Nicole quietly listened to the conversation between Eric and Wu Baige, although Wu Baige was the one talking most of the time, but from Eric's words from time to time, "This is not possible..." and "I think it can be like that... ' and other words, Nicole still quickly understood that the rhythm of the conversation between the two was still controlled by Eric, which made her completely relieved.
Although Nicole has only been in Hollywood for two or three years, with the improvement of her fame and status, Nicole has already regarded herself as a part of Hollywood. Outsiders have an instinctive distrust. If the project had nothing to do with Eric and the producer insisted on using a Hong Kong director, she would have voluntarily quit the crew long ago.
Time passed by minute by minute, and when the sky outside the window was getting darker, Eric said contentedly: "Mr. Wu, let's stop here today, I am very glad that we agree on many shooting ideas. It will be a pleasure to cooperate with us in the future.”
Wu Baige also stood up with a smile: "I hope so too."
Although many of his shooting ideas have been rejected by Eric, the current situation is much better than he imagined. At least, Eric personally promised that as long as the two sides reach an agreement on the shooting concept before the filming starts, then During the filming process, [↑, he will gain enough power, which is what Wu Baige wants most.
After all, in Hollywood, most of the time, the director is just a higher-level wage earner than the rest of the crew. Especially for those big-budget movies, the director will not only be constrained by the producers, but even have to accommodate those big-name actors. And Eric gave him such a promise. Wu Baige has absolutely no doubt that his power in the crew will be watered down in the future. After all, although the young man opposite was young, he was one of the most powerful people in Hollywood.
A group of people walked out of the conference room side by side. When they passed through the corridor, several people including Nicole were left behind. Eric said to Wu Baige next to him: "Mr. Wu, I think you must have paid attention to Hollywood before you came." fully understood."
Wu Baige nodded, not knowing that Eric would suddenly mention this.
Eric continued: "I know there are many outstanding filmmakers in Hong Kong. However, Hollywood is very exclusive, and the exclusion of people of color will be more obvious. You will definitely encounter these when shooting in the future."
Wu Baige is not like the colored people in the United States who have been subjected to all kinds of implicit discrimination all year round. Of course, he can't understand the deeper meaning of Eric's words. He just said: "Don't worry, Williams If that happens, sir, I will have the bigger picture in mind."
"No. It's no use holding back," Eric shook his head. Dao: "If you want to gain Hollywood's recognition, the only way is to bring enough benefits to the film studio. As long as you can make the film company make money, no matter you are yellow or black, they will treat you as a Your honored guest."
"I will try my best," Wu Baige said, but his tone was not confident. Any movie is an investment gamble. Who can be sure that he will win
"I've seen a lot of your movies, "True Tomorrow", "Blood Fighter", "Brave Heroes" and last year's "Across the Seas", which is why you got this film offer, but, I just The reason why many of your filming ideas are rejected is because those things may be suitable for Hong Kong movies on the other side of the ocean, but they are not feasible in Hollywood. Therefore, although we have reached an agreement, I will give you enough power, But I also hope that you can maintain your own shooting style and at the same time be more compliant with the rules of Hollywood, you also know my identity, I can afford the success or failure of a movie, but you can't afford it."
Of course Wu Baige could hear that Eric's words were out of good intentions, although he didn't know where the young Hollywood tycoon's kindness came from when they met for the first time, but this could not stop him Wu Baige's gratitude: "Mr. Williams, don't worry, I will never let down your trust."
Eric smiled and didn't say anything else. As a fan of gunfight movies in his previous life, he made these reminders to Wu Baige, but now the positions of the two sides are quite different after all. Couple" messed up, then he can only return to Hong Kong obediently. However, due to the rush of time in this life, Wu Baige did not say "rhetoric words" such as "no longer going back to Hong Kong to make movies", and even if he went back, he would not have any psychological burden.
After the director is in place, the next step is to choose the leading actor. In "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", the male and female leading roles account for 80% of the total length of the film. Therefore, in addition to being handsome, the leading actor also needs to be handsome Enough acting skills and aura.
Because Eric wrote the script himself and also acted as the producer, so, as long as Hollywood has a schedule and meets the requirements, basically all the first-tier male stars have expressed their intention to participate in the performance, and even many second- and third-tier male stars with relatively wide connections have passed various Various relationships connect Eric himself.
"Eric, I think Mel Gibson is pretty good. He is the leading actor in "Lethal Weapon 3" that Warner Bros. will focus on in the summer, and he will definitely be able to boost the box office of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," said the discussion about the leading actor. , Peter Guber said so.
The age limit for the male lead in Mr. and Mrs. Smith is between 30 and 40 years old. Hollywood male stars have a long shelf life. Male stars at this stage are often the most masculine stage. Listen, Eric According to Peter Cooper's words, he lowered his head and flipped through the materials in front of him. So far, the candidate actors that the crew has screened out include Mel Gibson, Bruce Willis, Liam Neeson, Kevin Costner, etc. Wait, even Sylvester Stallone's agent sent him an audition application.
After the fiasco of "Rocky 5" at the box office, Stallone has been at a low ebb in his career for the past two years. Although the other party's agent directly called Eric and offered very sincere conditions, Eric was still very quick. Just refused, Stallone is an action star, but that paralyzed face must be a disaster for an action movie with a slightly comedy style.
"No. Peter. Mel Gibson can't. He gives people too much wild and unruly feeling. The actor I want should be sexy with a hint of gentlemanly demeanor. Mel Gibson is not a gentleman," Eric shook his head and said, although Mel Gibson was notorious for being hacked for anti-Semitic remarks in the original time and space, but this has nothing to do with Eric, in Hollywood. It is difficult for a person with moral cleanliness to survive. He just feels that Mel Gibson is not suitable.
"What about Bruce Willis?" Peter Guber named another heavyweight actor, Bruce Willis, who is at the peak of his career with many action movies.
Eric raised his head helplessly, and said, "Peter, what we need is a suitable actor, not just considering their box office appeal, you let Bruce Willis replace Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, Or put Mel Gibson in Die Hard, do you think those two movies will still be successful?"
Peter Guber waved his hand: "Okay, Eric. Then you must have a candidate. We have been discussing for a week. Can't it go on like this?"
Eric packed up the materials in front of him, stood up and said, "Let's stop here today. I'll think about it when I go back. I will arrange an audition in the next two days. If it doesn't work, expand the scope of the audition."
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Back at Sharp Point Manor, just as Eric got out of the car, he saw a red Ferrari sports car driving through the corridor of the manor, with a gust of wind when it passed Eric.
After the Ferrari came to a stop, the tall girl in a tight black leather suit didn't get out of the car immediately, she lay on the steering wheel, took off the toad mirror on her face and smiled charmingly at Eric: "Hey, dear, I don't recognize you coming?"
Eric smiled and shook his head, looking at Famke Janssen with a wild smile on the Ferrari, Eric felt a flash of light in his mind, but failed to catch it.
Famke Jansen didn't know what Eric was thinking, he opened the door and got out of the car, came over and took Eric's arm and said, "Let's go, what are you doing standing here?"
"No, I seem to... let me think about it."
Famke Jansen stopped, looked at Eric suspiciously, and waited patiently.
"Forget it, let's go." After a while, Eric gave up struggling, and pulled Famke Jansen towards the villa: "Why did you come here today, it will be Oscar soon, don't you need to attend the PR party?"
"Am I nominated? What's the use of going to a party," Famke Jansen said helplessly. "Thelma & Louise" received multiple Oscar nominations. It didn't show up. Famke Jansen originally wanted to win a nomination for a female lead actress to gain popularity, but tg only nominated Susan Sarandon for the best actress, and said she was just a rookie. Even if it is reported, it may not necessarily be nominated, and it will waste tg's public relations resources. Of course, Famke Jansen knows that Elizabeth and those women are playing tricks. I guess if Eric hadn't spoken in person, she would have taken it at all. Not a character in "Thelma and Louise", but Famke Jansen didn't bother to tell Eric about these things.
However, seeing Famke Jansen's sullen look, Eric roughly guessed the ins and outs of the matter: "Your performance in "Thelma and Louise" is still very good, I will talk about them later Yes, how could this be?"
"Tch, if you're willing, that's three," Famke Jansen said teasingly.
Eric put his arms around Famke Jansen's waist and said seriously: "In my heart, you are all unique, and no one is more important than the other."
"You're really brazen, um..." Famke Jansen was about to speak again when Eric kissed his red lips.
After kissing for a while, feeling Eric's hand slowly slipping down from his waist, Famke Jansen quickly pushed Eric away: "No, this is outside."
"Then let's go back to the villa. How about I cook for you in the evening?"
"It seems... I don't look forward to it at all," Famke Jansen laughed. Eric's cooking skills are just average, and the habits brought by his previous life made Eric's cooking not suitable for his surroundings. woman's appetite.
Eric showed a 'dissatisfied' look: "Hey, it's too inconsiderate. I've been busy all day, and I still cook for you when I come back. You should at least boast a few words, right?"
"Forget it, let me make dinner," Famke Jansen said.
"Then let's go together."
The two walked into the villa talking and laughing. After dinner, Eric went into the study, followed by Famke Jansen.
"It's been a long time since I saw your wall," Famke Jansen walked along the wall covered with drafts with his hands behind his back, reaching out from time to time to take down a draft for a closer look, and carefully Post it back.
Eric responded in a low voice, sitting at the desk and flipping through the actor audition list brought back, holding a pencil in his hand and occasionally taking notes.
For many Hollywood movies, the script that takes the longest is often the script, and many movie scripts have to go through multiple revisions. However, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" directly passed the most difficult hurdle. The two major film companies have given the green light, and the preparation of this film can be called extremely fast. Now as long as the male lead can be selected, the crew can enter the early stage of running-in.
Famke Jansen wandered around in the study room, and finally came to Eric's desk, stretched out his hand to prop up the table and lightly jumped onto the large desk, and took out a pencil and paper from the pen holder in front of Eric With a knife, he pulled the ashtray over and carefully sharpened the pencil.
"Hey, why do you always use pencils?" Famke Jansen asked curiously after sharpening a pencil and fiddling with it in his hand.
Eric smelled the faint body fragrance of the girl next to him, and said casually: "I'm used to it, it can make me stand out, and occasionally I can use it to pick up girls. Look, I got hooked again."
Famke Jansen was stunned for a moment, and soon understood, he raised his long legs with a smile and picked Eric up: "You can't be more serious."
"Be serious, that's habit, nothing else," Eric put a document aside with a smile, turned the leather chair and looked at the girl: "Okay, seeing how you've been hesitating to talk, let's talk , what's the matter?"
Famke Jansen twitched a bit, and then said a little embarrassedly: "Did you start another movie recently?"
"Brad Pitt?" Eric asked with a half-smile.
"Okay, you guessed it all, he invited me to dinner yesterday," Famke Jansen said, noticing Eric's face, he quickly explained: "It was with his manager, you that time It freaked him out, he didn't even dare to be alone with me."
Of course, it’s not that Eric didn’t think of the original male lead in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. However, even if he agrees to it regardless of previous suspicions, Fox, which owns half of the copyright of “X-Files”, will firmly oppose it. After all, if Brad Pitt The movie is popular, so how to make "X-Files"? (To be continued..)