Hearing Eric's slightly teasing tone, the three girls tugged at the corners of their mouths together, but they couldn't laugh out loud.
Penelope regretted it to the extreme at this time, and even hated Kate standing beside her. If it weren't for the instigation of this little smoker, she would never smoke here. You know, among the three, she is the least addicted to smoking. And this was the first time that I smoked during training. I didn't expect to be caught by Eric Williams on the spot. Although Eric Williams didn't look angry, it was bad. The impression is definitely left.
At this time, Charlize also felt a burst of remorse, and secretly vowed never to touch this thing again.
On the contrary, Kate Beckinsale quickly relaxed after her initial worries. She was born in the middle class of England, and her family situation is much better than the other two girls. Although her biological father died young, her mother and stepfather are both in the UK. Even if she lost the role and returned to the UK, she would not worry about not having a role. Therefore, after a short period of worry, Kate even secretly looked at the legendary Hollywood youth in front of her.
Although she knew that the young man in front of her was only twenty-three years old, Kate did not see from Eric any of the pride and impetuosity that young people of this age often have, and every gesture has the characteristics of adults who have experienced the world. , calm and indifferent.
Eric stood up when the three girls jumped up in fright, leaned on the balcony railing and looked at the three quail-like girls in the corner with a smile, and shook the cigarette case in his hand with a smile: "Who is this?" of?"
Penelope and Charlize both set their sights on Kate.
Kate, who had already relaxed, finally became nervous involuntarily following Eric's opening and the gazes cast on her by the other two women.
In fact, Eric already expected that the cigarette in his hand belonged to Kate Beckinsale, and there are definitely many actresses in Hollywood who smoke. But it is recognized that there are not many people who are addicted to smoking. Kate is one. This British rose with a somewhat maverick personality has been photographed by the paparazzi more than once smoking in public, even when facing the camera, she has no intention of hiding it.
Facing Eric's gaze, Kate was about to pluck up the courage to say something when she saw Eric slowly put the pack of cigarettes into his pocket, then looked at the two girls beside her and said, "Check it out!" Li, Petunia, help me watch Kate, and she will not be allowed to smoke in the future. At least before the contract of "Charlie's Angels" is completed, no matter who tells me that Kate is found smoking, once found, the two of you will be reduced by 100% ten."
When the three girls heard Eric's words, their eyes widened at the same time. Penelope couldn't help pointing at Kate: "Then... what about her?"
Eric showed a slightly mischievous smile: "Kate's salary remains unchanged."
Kate finally spoke at this time: "Mr. Williams, it's all my fault. If you want to deduct the salary, you can deduct it from me. It has nothing to do with Charlie and Petunia."
Eric shook his head slightly: "No way. If you don't feel bad about detaining you, just detain them."
From that first date. Charlize has always had some inexplicable resentment towards Eric in her heart. At this time, hearing Eric's outrageous punishment measures, she finally couldn't help but raise her voice to fight back: "You are so unreasonable."
Eric looked at Charlize's delicate face with a little baby fat at this time, and resisted the urge to pinch it twice, and said, "I'm so busy, I don't have time to reason with you."
"..."
Eric ignored the cute looks of the three girls rolling their eyes together, put out half of the cigarette in his hand and put it in the trash can next to him, clapped his hands, looked at the girls who were still standing in front of him, and said, "Go Change your clothes, Mr. Yuan said just now that you have performed very well in the past two months, as a reward, I invite you to watch a movie tonight, the premiere of "Clash of Heaven and Earth."
The three women looked at each other, Penelope walked towards the training room first, followed by Kate, Charlize wanted to say something, but just looked at Eric, Immediately dodged, and walked in with a little bit of reluctance in his heart.
Kate and Charlize walked into the changing room one after another, only to see that Penelope had already taken off her practice clothes in two or three steps, leaving only a sexy undergarment, but the Spanish girl was not in a hurry to change into it Instead of the usual clothes, I took out the makeup utensils from the bag, and carefully painted them in front of the fitting mirror.
Kate was the first to see this situation and couldn't help but tease: "Penny, I don't think you need makeup, as long as you go out in this outfit, Eric Williams will definitely be fascinated by you."
Penelope frowned unmoved, and said, "Hmph, you also said that if you hadn't encouraged Charlie and me to smoke, such an embarrassing thing wouldn't have happened."
Kate didn't have too much burden, and said while changing her clothes: "Don't worry, the big deal is that I won't smoke for a few months."
"Who knows if you can hold back."
Charlize folded the practice clothes she had taken off and put them in the cabinet, taking advantage of the gap between the two other women's bickering, she said, "Hey, haven't you ever wondered why Eric Williams suddenly came to visit us? "
Kate just put on a t-shirt that exposed her navel, and with jeans in her hand, she put one hand on her hip in front of the dressing mirror, posing a sexy little pose, looking at the fair-skinned girl in the mirror, who is a bit narcissistic Authentic: "It goes without saying, it's too obvious, but I will never let this playboy succeed." After Kate finished speaking, she still looked at Penelope with a bit of resentment.
Penelope couldn't bear Kate's eyes, and retorted: "What are you doing, you have a boyfriend, but I don't."
Kate said dissatisfied: "Who told you that I have a boyfriend."
"Then who was the man who called you last weekend?"
"It's just that I met when filming "Much Ado About Nothing" last time. I didn't agree to be his girlfriend."
Charlize listened to the two girls muttering in silence. After changing into her normal clothes, she looked at Penelope who had just put on her makeup and began to dress slowly, and couldn't help but untie the ponytail she had tied up because of her practice. Come on, slantedly facing the full-length mirror not far away, and combed the hair with your fingers.
Because of summer. All three girls wore cool clothes. In addition, they are all at the age of flowers. The youthful and invincible atmosphere exuded from all over his body, so that Eric couldn't help but feel a bright feeling in front of his eyes.
Noticing the slight change in Eric's expression, Penelope leaned over with a little joy in his heart and asked, "Mr. Williams, where are we going next?"
Eric pointed to the door, and said as he walked: "I originally wanted you to show up on the red carpet to warm up for "Charlie's Angels", but let's forget it now, the three of you will appear together. I'm afraid we will snatch it tomorrow." There are a lot of topics about "Clash of Heaven and Earth", let's talk about it at the press conference of "Charlie's Angels"."
Penelope ignored the two sisters behind him, and followed Eric step by step: "Then this time we..."
"I'll arrange for you to come in directly. How about having dinner with you after the premiere?"
"Okay, but I hear there's usually a party after a movie premiere?"
"do you want to go?"
"I... we will follow your arrangement."
"Oh, forget it this time, I have to go to Europe tomorrow, it's not suitable to play too late. I won't bring you to the party, next time."
"Yeah." Penelope nodded obediently.
Charlize and Kate, who were following Eric and Penelope, heard their conversation and curled their lips together, but did not object to Eric's arrangement.
Eric took the three girls downstairs, squeezed the girls into the back seat of his car, got into the co-pilot, and then told the driver to drive.
Although the premiere didn't start until seven o'clock, but at five o'clock in the afternoon, a long red carpet was laid out outside the China Grand Theater on the Avenue of Stars, and both sides of the red carpet were crowded with people who came to attend the premiere media and fans. Of course, it was impossible for Eric to take the three girls straight to the China Grand Theater. Instead, he stopped at a hotel not far away where the film creators and premiere guests temporarily stayed, handed the girls over to the staff, and started by himself. social entertainment.
Seeing Eric appear, some stars who came to the platform for the premiere came over to say hello. Eric socialized a lot before walking to Roland Emmerich, the director of "Clash of Heaven and Earth".
"Congratulations, Eric, the box office of "Jurassic Park" is really surprising."
"Thank you, Roland, I believe that "Clash of Heaven and Earth" will also achieve great results," Eric said, and then greeted Jon Landau, who was in charge of the producer of "Clash of Heaven and Earth" , asked: "What did you guys talk about just now?"
Jon Landau was originally Eric's official producer for Cameron, but Cameron would only make a movie in two or three years, so Eric let Roland Emmerich and Jon Landau and his partner started the project "Clash of Heaven and Earth", and judging from the results, the effect is very good.
Hearing Eric ask himself, Jon Landau pointed to Roland Emmerich: "Roland is still a little worried about the box office of "Clash of Heaven and Earth", this is his first movie with an investment of more than 50 million US dollars , To be honest, I was a little apprehensive."
Because "Jurassic Park" had the best box office results, as the second CG special effects blockbuster released by Firefly this summer, it attracted no less media attention than "Jurassic Park". The final production cost of the movie is almost the same, and Eric can also feel the psychological pressure Roland Emmerich is under.
However, compared to Roland Emmerich's thoughts, Eric is much more relaxed. Roland Emmerich has nearly ten years of directing experience since the earliest "Noah's Ark Guidelines", and his personal style has already changed. Very mature, coupled with Eric's personal checks, this version of "Clash of Heaven and Earth" is definitely much better than the original version in Eric's opinion.
Moreover, it is still 1993, and CG special effects have only just emerged for a few years. The film market in North America and even the world is still in a state of hunger for blockbuster CG special effects. There is absolutely nothing wrong with grades.
Eric didn't hide it either, and told the two of his thoughts.
Roland Emmerich also knew that what Eric said was very reasonable, so he nodded in agreement, but the anxiety on his expression did not dissipate too much.
Eric also knew that Roland Emmerich could be completely relieved only when the real box office results were released. This is a common problem of many directors before the film is released. Even Eric himself before "Jurassic Park" came out. I feel a little uneasy. So there is not much comfort.
The press conference for the premiere was arranged after the movie screening, so the red carpet link was much simpler. Eric still walked leisurely through the long red carpet alone, leaving his name on the signature wall. He quickly entered the screening room.
When he was about to walk to his seat in the front row, Eric heard a female voice with a slight accent on the left: "Mr. Williams."
Turning around, I saw three girls sitting side by side, and Penelope was talking. And waved at him.
Eric nodded slightly, and many people greeted him along the way, so the girl's actions did not attract many people's attention, but Eric felt in his heart that this Spanish girl really did not hide her Think carefully, compared to Kate who is a bit careless and Charlize who is inexplicably resistant to him, Penelope is like a little wild cat who has no hesitation and pounces on him.
In my memory, a Hollywood actor with a big mouth gave Penelope Cruz a very apt title: Trouble. In the original time and space, since this hot Spanish girl entered Hollywood, almost every time she shoots a movie, she can have some scandals with the leading actor. For this reason, several couples were also dismantled, and they were dubbed the "Hollywood Little 丨 Three Professionals". After Tom Cruise and Nicole parted ways in the previous life, he showed his love to Penelope in a very high-profile manner for a period of time. Obviously, it was for Penelope to be the third Mrs. Cruise. However, the two ended up The reason why they parted ways again, from Eric's point of view, was probably because Cruise felt that he couldn't subdue this restless goblin, so he made such a decision.
Thinking of this, Eric became a little interested instead. He wanted to see what little troubles this little elf who had just debuted in this time and space could make.
Eric found a seat and sat down. The host of the premiere said something briefly and announced the start of the screening.
The lights in the auditorium dimmed quickly, and the opening title of Firefly Pictures, which everyone had heard by heart, appeared on the big screen.
After many times of script revisions, this version of "Clash of Heaven and Earth" is very different from the original version. It can even be said to be two completely different movies. Deleted. After the comet that was about to hit the earth was discovered, Roland Emmerich focused his narrative on the federal government, the female reporter Jenny Lena, and the boy who discovered the comet, Leo Beideman. three lines. Through skillful plot interludes and ingenious suspense settings, during the first 40 minutes of the film, it has been firmly grasping the heartstrings of the audience in the screening hall.
During an astronomical observation, the boy Leo Beideman discovered a comet that did not appear on the star map, so he reported the news to his mentor. After calculation, an astronomer discovered the comet The orbit of the comet will overlap with that of the earth, that is to say, the comet is about to hit the earth.
When the astronomers were anxiously trying to transfer the news to the federal government, an accident happened. There was a big suspense in the plot here, and then the time jumped directly to a year later.
The female reporter Jenny Lena is tirelessly pursuing a scandal, and finally the breakthrough point of this matter is fixed on a woman named 'Elle'. During this process, the federal president suddenly appears, hoping that Jenny Lena Being able to stop this investigation, Jenny rejected the other party and continued her own accusations. The final discovery surprised her. It turned out that 'Ai Li' was not a person, but a comet, which was about to hit the earth. comet.
At the same time, Leo, the boy who discovered the comet last year, is still living an ordinary life in the small town like many American high school students. Everyone doesn't realize that a disaster is coming.
When Jenny was getting closer to the truth, the federal government finally planned to publicly reveal the truth to the public, and Jenny was also invited to be the first to ask the president a question at the press conference.
It turned out that although the astronomer had an accident in the process of transmitting the news, the news that the comet was about to hit the earth was still discovered. In order to solve this crisis, several big countries united together and spent a year building a ship. The space shuttle loaded with a nuclear bomb intends to blow up the comet with a nuclear bomb before it hits the earth. However, in order not to cause panic among the people as much as possible, the governments of all countries unanimously chose to conceal the news.
The plot starts here, and Roland Emmerich's ability to control the plot is gradually revealed. Just like "2012" where every minute is thrilling in memory. Beginning with the launch of the space shuttle headed for a comet. The choice of the federal government, the fate of the little people, and the struggle of human nature under the catastrophe undoubtedly did not grab the attention of the audience.
When the first failure to blow up the comet caused the huge tsunami scene caused by a part of the comet to crash into the earth appeared in front of the audience, a lot of amazed voices could be heard in the auditorium tomorrow.
The ten-minute-long tsunami scene was completely produced using the most advanced CG special effects technology in the digital field, compared with miniature models that can distinguish real from fake at a glance. The CG lens gave everyone a sense of indistinguishability between real and fake. When the huge waves rushed towards New York, and the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building collapsed one after another, the auditorium even sounded "Oh, my God" Such exclamations.
Eric felt the reaction of the audience in the screening hall, leaned over to Roland Emmerich who was sitting next to him and whispered in the ear: "Roland, you can rest assured now, maybe you can find time to discuss your next movie Now, what do you think of the script for Toxic Day?"
Apart from some film critics, most of the guests invited to the premiere were hardcore movie fans. Even if these people had such an obvious and strong reaction to the movie, it's impossible for the movie not to cause a stir among ordinary audiences. Roland Emmerich is very clear about this reason.
"If you can spare time, of course I have no problem," Roland said with a relaxed tone, "However, I seem to hear that you have to go to Europe tomorrow, and I don't know when you will be back."
"This is not a problem. I have to do everything myself, so what's the point of my boss doing it?"
The two smiled in unison.
Seeing that the movie had come to an end, Eric whispered something to the people around him, and got up to go to the bathroom.
Although most people in the auditorium focused on the screen, when Eric got up, someone still noticed his movements.
Penelope glanced at Kate, who was staring at the screen intently beside her, carefully bowed her body and left the seat, chasing after the figure that had been watching disappeared.
Kate, who was a little nervous, didn't care when she saw Penelope get up, but Charlize kept watching Penelope's figure until she saw the Spanish girl disappear behind a man in the soft light of the projection hall. When passing by the exit, he muttered something softly, a little unwilling, a little frustrated, and a little inferior, and soon these emotions were concentrated on a certain man, so Charlize gritted his teeth, I became resentful, and I couldn't put my mind on the movie anymore.
This is the only chance. If you miss it, you don't know when you will have to wait for the next time.
Thinking to herself, Penelope had already passed through a small door and came to a corridor, and just noticed the corner where Eric's figure disappeared, and chased after him without hesitation.
The Spanish girl had just chased around the corner, and immediately bumped into someone. Just as she was about to say sorry, she heard Eric's voice: "Girl, are you looking for someone?"
Penelope stood still and noticed Eric's playful eyes. Instead of feeling embarrassed, she boldly looked at Eric: "Mr. Williams, what a coincidence."
"Yeah, it's a coincidence," Eric said with a smile, and continued to walk a few steps forward, pushed open the door of the men's bathroom, went in to solve his physical problems, and after he came out, he found the Spanish girl pretending to be standing. Touching up the light makeup on his face in front of the sink.
The prey was delivered to his mouth, but Eric was of course disrespectful. He turned on the faucet next to the girl and washed his hands. He leaned into the girl's ear and whispered: "There is no one inside, do you want to go in and have a look?"
Penelope's body froze, and after a while, she showed Eric a charming smile, with a little provocation in her wild eyes: "Okay, as long as you are not afraid of being discovered."
Eric let the girl into the men's bathroom, and conveniently placed a cleaning sign outside the bathroom door. (To be continued..)