After the words and words were closer together, Shirley Lansing keenly felt that Terry Rucio and the other two were a little nervous. Although she was not clear about the inside story, she did not continue to increase her favor offensive. She took a graceful sip of coffee, put down the cup, and began to enter the theme, saying, "Terry, Ted, if possible, I hope you can leave that pirate film script in Paramount. What price do you think is appropriate?"

Terry Rucio's lips moved, but he looked at his friend beside him.

Ted Elliott hesitated for a moment and could only bite the bullet and said, "Ms. Lansing, we really want to cooperate with our company, but you know, that other companies contact us first, and it is not convenient for us to ignore each other directly."

Shirley Lansing nodded, with no displeasure on her face and said, "In this case, let me first talk about what we mean. Paramount can pay $2 million and a certain profit share. I hope you can think carefully about it. The company happens to be looking for a suitable special effects movie project. We work together with our own people, and this film will also gain more resources in the future."

$2 million is directly twenty times the Firefly's offer, not to mention the profit sharing. Terry Rucio and Ted Elliott feel that their heartbeats have accelerated a little. They are both over thirty years old, but they have been in Hollywood for so many years, not to mention the income of millions, and the inputs of more than 100,000 dollars have never been there.

However, because there was a ghost in my heart, the two of them did not dare to agree.

The more you get now, the more miserable they will end up being once the matter is exposed.

Leaving Shirley Lansing's office, the two soon found a coin-operated telephone booth and hurriedly called the agent Matt Gilson. Ted Elliot, who was holding the microphone, couldn't wait to ask: "Matt, is there any reaction on Firefly?"

On the other side of the phone, Matt Gilson's tone was obviously very excited and he said a series of words in a hurry.

Listening to the numbers that I never dared to think about in the past, Ted Elliott calmed down and interrupted the other party: "Matt, I don't want to hear any Sony Pictures offer, nor do I care about how much Warner Bros. I just want to know what the Firefly reacts?"

“…”

After a while, Ted Elliott looked at his friend beside him, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The situation is worse than I thought. Now, everyone seems to be sure that this is the script Eric Williams personally watched."

Terry Rucio also spoke a little anxious: "We haven't discussed it, but I just said it's possible, why did it turn out like this?"

Ted Elliott took out a cigarette from his pocket, looked around, put it back, leaning back a little depressedly on the door frame of the phone booth and said, "Maybe "Cutting the Throat Island" has impressed Hollywood too much. Everyone thinks that no one except Eric Williams will be interested in pirate films. Of course, it may also be that Matt deliberately used some misleading words when contacting these film companies, and you also know that person."

"I think," Terry Rucio hesitated, and said, "It is very likely that this script was really what Eric Williams saw in person. Think about it, it was just less than a day when things were spread. If this script had nothing to do with Eric Williams, Firefly would probably publicly refute these rumors instead of being cold-handled now."

"I'd be fine if this is the case," Ted Elliott said: "There were rumors in "Cutting the Throat Island" that Eric Williams deliberately set a trap for Michael Eisner? The seven major film companies are still competitors in the final analysis. Now everyone is snatching a pirate film script. If this matter has nothing to do with Eric Williams, do you think Firefly will take the initiative and trick others? Hollywood is not good at it. By then, the bigger the project is, the more unlucky we will be."

Terry Rucio was confused for a moment and tentatively said: "Or, let Matt choose the one with the highest offer and sell this book. Anyway, they would be voluntary. If each of us can get one million..."

Before Terry Rucio finished speaking, Ted Elliott shook his head and said, "Terry, I won't do this. I have a family to support me. And, just say you, Bonnie is a housewife, has no income, gets one million, we were kicked out of Hollywood, and it is impossible for us to find any decent jobs. Do you think this money can support our life for the rest of our lives? What's more, your Claire and Danny are already in high school, and both of your children have such excellent academic performance, so they will definitely be able to go to Ivy League in the future. Look at which Ivy League school has a tuition fee of less than 40,000 US dollars a year?"

After hearing Ted Elliott's words, Terry Rucio was not confident, but he was still a little unwilling to accept it: "This matter may not be as bad as you said. As long as we do our script with our heart, even if it has nothing to do with Eric Williams, the box office should not be too failed. Special effects films have been very good in recent years."

"The key is not here. The problem is that unless the box office of this project is very successful, we will be in trouble once the big company realizes that they have been cheated. There are a large group of lunatics in Hollywood, but there are not many fools, and there are no secrets in this circle. It is better not to be lucky." Ted Elliott said, turning around and picking up the microphone, taking out a coin and throwing it into the phone, saying, "It's better to chat with Matt in person again. We can't be cheated by our agents like Pierce Brosnan."

The thought that arose in Terry Rucio's mind was so dissipated by several pots of cold water from his friend. He watched him call and said, "Ted, you said, if this script was really something Eric Williams saw and Firefly contacted him again, what do we do?"

Ted Elliott understood that the situation that things had developed to this point, the possibility of the situation described by Terry Rucio was low. He listened to the beeping sound from the microphone and said, "If this is the case, you should be glad that we have passed this level."

...

For those in the circle, Hollywood is indeed no secret, and a lot of news usually spreads quickly.

Early in the morning, almost everyone in the crew of Gravity knew about the script of Pirates of the Caribbean. However, because of the possible leaks of commercial secrets behind the scenes, no one took the initiative to mention this topic in front of Eric.

So, the atmosphere in the studio, filled with curiosity, inevitably became a little weird.

Eric had already learned more detailed information at this time, knowing that this incident was not leaked from the Firefly Group, but the owner of the script simply relied on speculation and deliberately released the news, with his own purpose.

Katsenberg's opinion is that it is best to give up the script completely, otherwise, this situation will only emerge in the future.

Rationally, Eric naturally understood the correctness of Kasenberg's opinion, but other scripts are fine, but this is "Pirates of the Caribbean".

Although Eric, the butterfly, will bring a lot of uncertainty to this project, thinking about the brilliant results of three of the four episodes in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series that reached the global box office billion level, it is enough for Eric to ignore all possible risks.

Fortunately, since this incident has become well known, it is impossible to settle in a short time, Eric decided to temporarily observe the progress of the matter.

In the studio of "Gravity", the crew continued to be busy with the scene of the heroine Ryan's baby curled up in her mother's body.

After making various adjustments in the Wia state, Eric decisively began to seek other methods.

In front of the capsule model, everyone gathered together to express their opinions. Special effects director Robert Byron said: "The problem now is that we need a support, which must not only ensure that Judy completes the required movements, but also does not affect her showing a perfect sense of weightlessness in front of the camera."

"Is it okay to add a fixed robotic arm to my waist? I mean, if there is no problem in the later stage?" Judy raised her hand and gestured around her waist, but she couldn't help but glance at Eric's waist. Thinking about what happened yesterday, she still felt a little funny, but it seemed that this guy no longer hurts today.

Eric noticed Judy's eyes with a smirk at the corner of her mouth, and glared at her helplessly, but said seriously: "There is no problem in the later stage, just wipe the equipment off. But what you said is not good. If this shot wants to achieve perfection, all parts of your body must be very relaxed. Clutching your waist, curling your legs upwards requires force. It is impossible to be relaxed and free, so it will not be natural."

"Didn't you say that I'm completely forgetting the sense of direction?" Judy said: "Since that's the case, my legs don't have to bend upwards. I can hang the equipment from the ceiling and hang me horizontally."

Eric said directly: "Isn't this the posture you just had in the Wia state?"

"I mean fixed equipment. Viagra is so floating, I can't borrow any power."

Eric thought for a while and just wanted to try it, Robert Byron said, "Judy, this is not possible. If you want to meet Eric's requirements, the range of fixing equipment cannot be too large. You can only circle your waist like a belt. In a horizontal state, your entire body weight is only one line of support, and both parts of your body must sag down, making it more tiring to do the movements."

"Then you think about other methods. If it doesn't work, maybe I can try it later." Judy didn't mind that her plan was rejected continuously. She leaned relaxedly on the model next to her and waited for everyone to continue discussing. Her two smooth legs naturally crossed. She just put on a pair of slippers on her feet temporarily, with her toes facing down, and lightly lit a few times on the ground.

Eric happened to stand opposite Judy, and suddenly felt that if Judy had changed into a pair of red thick-soled high heels, a white wide-brimmed hat, and a rebellious expression appeared on her face, she would instantly return to the role of "Taxi Driver" that year, who was fascinated by a guy to assassinate the overall.

Of course, this is not the point.

The key is that when seeing Judy's move, Eric suddenly had an idea, snapped his fingers, raised his chin at Judy, and said to Robert Byron and Nickel, the others beside him: "Look, the support point has been found."

Everyone watched it together, Judy was confused and maintained her posture just now, and most of them were confused. Nickel joked: "It's a pity that the clothes are not in place, otherwise we can shoot a space version of "Taxi Driver" today."

Eric signaled Judy to change his position, stood sideways to everyone, and said, "Judy, you can support it with your right leg and try the posture we need."

When Judy heard this, she stood up with one leg open, bent her body, bent her arms and left legs, and tried it, and felt that this was indeed much easier than the solution she had just proposed. However, after showing it, she felt that her right leg was not fixed and her body was not stable enough, so she threw off her slippers and got up and climbed onto the model table half a person high behind her. Her eyes swept around and landed on Eric, and said, "Come on, help me fix it."

Eric walked over with a smile, tried it, then wrapped his arms around Judy's calf, which was holding the outer edge, and hugged it tightly in his arms, saying, "Okay, try again."

Judy raised one of the legs inside and shook them. She felt that her body was much more stable. She glanced at the man beside her and couldn't help but lit Eric with her toes. She said in a strange way: "Hold me so tightly, are you sure you are not taking advantage of me?"

"Of course, for such a legitimate reason, you don't take it for nothing," Eric smiled and said, "You should do your pose quickly. I'm afraid that my hands will run up later."

Judy immediately glared at Eric: "You dare!"

Everyone around was covered with black thread.

Big brother and sister, we are all living people, living people, living people.

Judy soon realized that what she said just now was wrong, and she stuck out her tongue awkwardly, and began to try the action. Nickel picked up the DV next to her and ran to the opposite side.

After a while, everyone gathered next to the computer to watch the sample taken by Nickel. Robert Byron said: "This method is feasible, that is, we have to make Judy a prosthetic leg and CG simulate the limb. This is another challenge."
Chapter completed!