Just two days after the "Tornado" trailer was completed, the Super Bowl, the largest TV binge in the United States, is coming soon. On this day, almost half of Americans will stay in front of the TV to watch the National Football League championship game.
Because of being the heroine of "Tornado", Eric originally invited Joanna Pakula to watch the Super Bowl at Angle Manor, and enjoy the "Tornado" trailer he cut out by the way. But when the evening approached, a white car drove into the manor, and two beautiful women got out of the car.
"Why are you here together?" Eric looked at Joanna and Virginia who were holding each other in surprise.
Virginia was wearing a black v-neck dress, and when she heard Eric's words, she gave him a charming look: "Why, don't you welcome me?"
"Of course not," Eric shook his head and made a gesture of invitation, but he quickly noticed a striking rose-colored ring on the ring finger of the two women's left hands, and couldn't help showing a smile on the corner of his mouth .
Seeing Eric following up, Joanna softly explained in a low voice: "Vicki and I were planning to go to Minnesota to watch the live finals together. The tickets were all bought, and we canceled it temporarily when we heard your call."
Eric politely and personally opened the door of the villa for the two girls, and said with a smile: "I'm just curious when the relationship between you two became so good?"
"It was that time when Vicky went to Oklahoma to visit the class, and we kept in touch after that, and you were so busy that you never saw anyone."
Eric smiled awkwardly when he heard the faint resentment in Joanna's tone. Said: "This is not bad. You two are about the same age. There must be a lot of topics to talk about."
"Why is your place still deserted?" Virginia looked around the villa and said, after "Island Cry", Virginia moved out of Malibu and bought another house in Beverly Hills, so The frequency of going to the manor is not much higher than that of other women.
Eric said: "Because I like this, you don't want me to find some beautiful little maids to fill in?"
"How can we control you?" Virginia smiled and raised her left hand, and gestured to Eric for the ring on her ring finger: "Hey. How many have you sent out?"
Joanna also showed curiosity when she heard this question.
"I will call you to get together some other day, and you will know."
"Just mess around, someday Joan and I can't take it anymore, and we'll move to San Francisco," Virginia said although her tone was a bit reproachful, but there was a smile on the corners of her eyes and brows, obviously she wasn't really angry.
"And hang a rainbow flag at the door, heh, then you will be famous."
The three of them talked and laughed for a while. We made dinner together.
For ordinary Americans, this night. They are still more concerned about the outcome between the Washington Redskins and the Buffalo Bills, but for the seven major Hollywood film companies, many executives are focusing their attention on the upcoming Super Bowl trailer.
Warner's "Batman", Sony-Columbia's "The Dark War" starring Tom Cruise, Universal's "One Fleet", Fox's "Alien 3" and other films have chosen to appear on the Super Bowl. And the one that has attracted the most attention is undoubtedly Firefly's special effects blockbuster "Tornado" this summer. Compared with the other films that have started various promotions early, "Tornado" has only briefly announced the list of some actors so far. Besides, Firefly has not disclosed any specific information about the film. And Eric, who has always been known for his high production, didn't direct any movies for the whole year last year. The special effects blockbuster created by two years of hard work, the fans' expectations can be imagined.
The sky had already darkened, but Michael Eisner did not get off work. He still stayed in the office of the Universal Pictures headquarters, watching the live broadcast of the Super Bowl with a few confidant executives who had been recruited. Although he didn't say it clearly, several confidantes understood that Michael Eisner paid more attention to Eric Williams' "Tornado".
After accepting the global management right from Panasonic, after a period of iron-fisted governance, Michael Eisner barely took control of the company, but he also knew very well that all this was only temporary, if he could not make the global business situation appear as soon as possible If it gets better, those forces suppressed by him will definitely have a bigger rebound.
Similar to Michael Eisner, Sony-Columbia's two heads Peter Cooper and Jon Peters also gathered in a luxury villa in Beverly Hills to watch the Super Bowl final.
In the two years since Sony acquired Columbia, it has successively produced several blockbuster films such as "Total Recall" and "Captain Hawk". 'Prosperous', but everyone in the Hollywood circle knows that Sony Pictures has been losing money for the past two years, and it has been a huge loss. Those big investment films are all made by Sony Pictures at a loss. The famous Hollywood filmmakers like Spielberg divided it up.
Not only that, Peter Cooper and Jon Peters, the two prodigal sons, also squandered Sony Pictures' funds on parties, yachts, private jets and even high-end prostitutes. Sony Chairman Akio Morita, who came to inspect in person, was taken by the two to a yacht full of Hollywood superstars and celebrities for compliments. The losses over the past two years have been attributed to the normal performance ups and downs brought about by the Sony acquisition.
If it was the past, Peter Cooper and Jon Peters would never waste such a wonderful nightlife time watching a rugby game. However, since Japan's Matsushita strongly replaced Universal's current management, the two leaders of Sony Pictures have also felt the crisis. The Japanese are not fools. If Sony Pictures continues to lose money like this, with the lessons learned from Panasonic’s removal of Universal’s management, when Sony’s head office wakes up, they will definitely be kicked out.
In addition to Universal and Sony, people from Warner, Paramount, Fox and other companies are also paying close attention to this Super Bowl game.
Compared with other people's nervousness, Eric was much more relaxed. Had dinner. Prepared a whole bunch of treats with the two women. We huddled together on the soft sofa in the small living room and watched the live broadcast of the finals on TV. Speaking of it, Eric and Joanna are not interested in the Super Bowl, but occasionally make a few random remarks in a layman's way, and boo for any mistakes without a stand, but Virginia seems a little fanatical.
"When I was 12 years old, I remember that year very clearly. At the Los Angeles Memorial Stadium, my brother brought me together. Unfortunately, we didn't buy tickets. We could only watch the live broadcast in a small cafe outside the stadium. Weeping with aggrievedness. In order to coax me, my brother used the remaining money to take me around Los Angeles and Disneyland, and then we had to hitchhike all the way back to New York. Fortunately, nothing happened along the way. , or I will regret it to death."
Eric caressed Virginia's waist comfortingly, and said with a smile: "Your brother is not a good person at first glance, and what can happen, your worries are obviously unnecessary."
Virginia gave Eric a white look angrily: "My brother is just a bit rough and crazy. But he is definitely a very good person, unlike you. He gave birth to a good skin, but inside he is a bad embryo with a heart .”
Eric listened to the girl's teasing, leaned up and kissed Virginia on the cheek, and said with a smile: "I usually think this is a compliment to me."
Virginia pushed away Eric's face and said angrily, "Cheek-skinned."
Although she has a good relationship with Virginia, she felt left alone, and Joanna couldn't help but ask, "Eric, why hasn't the trailer for "Tornado" started yet?"
"After the third quarter, we didn't get a good spot, but that's okay, you'll be surprised later."
The three of them were talking, the second quarter of the game ended, and the routine advertising period began. Eric was a little surprised to see the notebook advertisement of Apple Computer, but he thought of the huge profits brought by the latest Powerbook to Apple. , it's no surprise that Apple is running an ad on the Super Bowl.
After Apple's Powerbook laptop commercial ended, the screen went dark and the Warner Pictures factory logo appeared. Eric lifted his spirits slightly, knowing that the trailer for "Batman Returns" must be next.
In the dirty and dark sewer, a fat figure holding an umbrella gradually appeared. In the narration, the penguin showed the image of a hooked nose like the one described in the comics.
"It's disgusting," the two women obviously felt a little uncomfortable, and leaned against Eric, but Eric didn't feel anything, looking at the strong comic-style shots on the screen, the exaggerated scenery and the dark painting style, Shaking his head secretly, it seems that this sequel has not changed in any way. Although Warner will not lose money, it will definitely lose a lot of popularity because of Tim Burton's weird style.
After a few shots, Catwoman played by Michelle Pfeiffer appeared, an urban white-collar worker surrounded by wild cats who fell from upstairs, and a mad woman who was persecuted by her superiors to drink milk, standing in front of a store with violent explosions. A sexy catwoman with a strange meow... After the two villains, Batman played by Michael Keaton appeared in a Batmobile.
After the "Batman Returns" trailer, which was also 1 minute and 30 seconds long, Virginia said with some regret: "The image of Catwoman is so sexy. Warner originally invited me to play Catwoman, but unfortunately that part The time slot cannot be adjusted."
"Catwoman is not suitable for you. If you want to play a superhero, I will find you a role in the future."
"Oh, so which superhero do you think would suit me?"
Eric recalled all the DC and Marvel superhero movies he had seen, and then shook his head: "Forget it, you should play a female ghost, superheroes are not so easy to be."
Amidst Joanna's laughter, Virginia raised her fist and hammered Eric on the shoulder.
In front of the televisions of thousands of households in North America, compared to Eric's dull reaction after watching the "Batman Returns" trailer, many fans of DC comics are very excited, because in the original comics, the penguin is more exciting than the clown. The big villain with headaches is far more popular than the clown in the previous one, and the sexy catwoman is undoubtedly another very popular character. In the original book, he fell in love with Batman and wanted to kill him endlessly, and he also accumulated a lot of fans. . Two heavyweight original comic characters appearing in the movie at the same time is enough to make many fans of comics and movies crazy. Many people have decided to watch this new work as soon as possible when the trailer is halfway through.
"It's too dark, and the style is a bit exaggerated," Michael Eisner commented in his heart after watching the trailer of "Batman Returns" in Universal's office. "Return" was released on June 19 at the same time. Originally, this schedule was met with some objections within Universal. However, seeing that "Batman Returns" tends to be extreme and weird, Michael Eisner's original concerns and worries Also let go of a lot.
Compared with "Batman Returns", Michael Eisner is even more worried about "Tornado" and Firefly's "Grandmaid in Disguise", which will be released two weeks earlier. For two weeks, one will be released on June 5th, and the other on July 3rd. But because of Eric's achievements in previous films, Michael Eisner did not dare to take it lightly.
Eric originally had some expectations for the famous Super Bowl halftime show, but the actress who had never heard of it made him very disappointed. It seems that we can only look forward to next year's Super Bowl halftime show. In my memory, next year's halftime guest is Michael Jackson. Speaking of it, 1993 can be regarded as the pinnacle of Michael Jackson's career, but it was also a turning point in his life. The famous child molestation case will also happen next year.
After the halftime show, the game entered the second half. Eric and Joanna still played the roles of laymen watching the fun, and could only hear a few expert analysis and explanations from Virginia from time to time.
The time passed minute by minute, and the three of them finished off a lot of snacks, and finally made it to the end of the third stage of the game.
After the opening title of the firefly that has been talked about by people, amidst the sound of brisk music, a beautiful aerial shot quickly passed over the vast farms of Oklahoma.
After the pleasant scenery shot, the scene quickly turned to the tornado expedition team led by the heroine Jo Harding. Joanna was wearing a white vest and a coat tied around her waist, standing on the roof of a car and showing a charming smile to the heroine. Then he jumped down.
After several montage silhouettes, the heroine finally spoke her first line: "The biggest storm group in twelve years is approaching here!"
Immediately, the rhythm of the music suddenly became urgent. (To be continued..)