In the years before Eric's rebirth, the Oscars had become less and less popular. Even though many movies won the best picture, they did not make much improvement at the box office. Of course, this situation was also different from the general environment at that time. related. But in the 1990s, the gold content of Oscar awards was still very high. Winning an Oscar for a movie brought not only fame, but also real benefits.
Moreover, the treatment received by Oscar nominees and Oscar winners is also very different. Only Oscar nominees can only have a little glory before the awards that year, and few people will mention it afterward. Once it is recognized by the Oscars, the film will be recorded in Hollywood film history forever.
Since "The Silence of the Lambs" was released in early June, it has not only earned over 100 million US dollars at the box office, but also won a lot of praise from film critics. It can be said that it has become the gold medal seed in the next Oscar player.
But if it can't win several important awards at the Oscars next year, then "The Silence of the Lambs" will definitely not have such a wide and lasting influence as it did in its previous life. Just like the sensational "The Exorcist" in the 1970s, if you don't mention the Oscars, "The Exorcist" is better than "The Silence of the Lambs" in terms of box office and fame, but because of "∫, Silence" in the previous life The Lamb" has won many important Oscars, but the status of this movie in many people's hearts is much higher than that of "The Exorcist". This is also the reason why many directors and actors are tirelessly pursuing Oscars.
After the success of "The Silence of the Lambs", Elizabeth, who originally wanted to do something in Hollywood, became more ambitious. It is a very important part of Elizabeth's plan to operate "The Silence of the Lambs" to make it win the next Oscar, because this can expand the influence of TG Films in the shortest possible time. Gaining Hollywood recognition for the three-girl film company. Attract more outstanding filmmakers to cooperate with it.
therefore. After Eric finished the analysis, Elizabeth paid more attention to it than the other two girls beside her. The girl temporarily ignored Eric's "deep hatred" when he just slapped her ass, and said seriously: "Eric, since this movie is currently It is not favored by the industry, maybe we can find a way to postpone the release of this movie until next year. Well, I remember that the current holding company of Orion is Metropolis Media, and my father and John Kruger, the boss of Metropolis Media, are good friends. Maybe Mr. John Kruger can say hello to Orion's CEO."
Although Elizabeth has shown her shrewdness in operating the project of "The Silence of the Lambs". Even though the influence of the family was used in the process, she successfully completed an excellent film as a producer for the first time without much experience. Elizabeth's ability is definitely the best among Murdoch's children .
But hearing this, Eric felt that the girl was still a little tender, or lacked aggressiveness. Eric was sure that if Murdoch was sitting across from him, the old guy would not negotiate with others for an extension. Most likely, he would instruct his subordinates to take the movie and distribute it himself.
"Liz, this is a business. It involves tens of millions of dollars in business, how much favor do you plan to ask your father to spend to help you mediate?" Eric asked back.
Elizabeth saw that Eric rejected the proposal. Quickly realized his purpose: "You mean, we're taking this movie away from Orion?"
"Bingo," Eric snapped his fingers.
Elizabeth frowned slightly: "Didn't they all sign the publishing contract? This should be very troublesome, right?"
"Of course, it's troublesome for a film that is expected to be released, but "Dances with Wolves" is obviously not the case. You know, the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" at the beginning of the year was because Fox was not optimistic about the release prospects. We were very relaxed. I bought the distribution rights..."
Before Eric finished speaking, Elizabeth slammed a pillow into his face: "Also! You bastard, take advantage of my family!"
Eric quickly caught the pillow and threw it back, but it fell into Julia's arms. Seeing Elizabeth picked up another pillow, Eric immediately said, "Stop, hit me again."
Elizabeth paused, pouted her lips and reluctantly put the pillow on her knees and rubbed it fiercely, murmuring and complaining in a low voice: "You just like to take advantage of my family."
"This is a business. I'm willing to take the bet and admit defeat. Do you think your father never thought of taking advantage of me? It's just that he didn't succeed."
Elizabeth still hummed twice angrily before asking reluctantly, "Then what should I do?"
"It's very simple, and you are also very good at it. Next, you are going to play the eldest lady."
"I was originally the eldest lady," Elizabeth said proudly, raising her chin.
Eric nodded in praise and said, "Yes, that's the taste, but it should be a little more exaggerated, you have to act like a spoiled little princess."
After saying this, not only Elizabeth, but also Julia and Drew showed expressions of curiosity and doubt.
Eric didn't make a fool of himself, and then said: "The following story is like this. Miss Elizabeth of the Murdoch family made a critically acclaimed movie. In order to make this movie win an Oscar, the spoiled The little princess unscrupulously used her family's influence in Hollywood to snipe at those films that might win awards. It just so happened that a movie called "Dances with Wolves" got good reviews after an internal test. "Dancing Together" will participate in next year's Oscar competition. Elizabeth unreasonably requested that the film be postponed. The distributor of "Dances with Wolves" did not bow to the evil forces of Hollywood. The price bought out all rights to the film, and now, that's the end of the story."
"Tsk tsk, the plot is ups and downs, full of negative energy, you can make a movie," Drew said with a smile.
Julia also smiled and 'admired' and said: "It is indeed a gold medal screenwriter in Hollywood."
Elizabeth rolled her eyes: "Why do you want me to be this villain, why don't you play that 'Hollywood villain' yourself?"
"Of course I won't let you do it for nothing," Eric took out his checkbook and quickly wrote a check and handed it over: "Hey, spend my money, can this be all right?" (To be continued. .)