Chapter 064 Don't Get Caught
Most men like sports cars, and Eric is no exception, but he only showed up once on the first day of Julia and Al's training, tried it on the training ground, and never showed up because of his busyness.
Amidst the hills of Beverly Hills, in a temporary rented villa, Eric and Jeffrey are directing the staff to arrange the scene. This will be the starting location of "The Pretty Beauty".
Al Pacino is a standard method-subject actor. According to the rumors that Julia always had "too deep love" when filming in her previous life, she should also be considered a method-subject actor.
Actors with this performance style are used to integrating the characters into themselves and then showing them. If the shooting order is inverted, it will definitely affect the performance effect. In order to perfectly show the personality changes of the two protagonists in the movie, Eric decided to shoot in chronological order.
The first scene of the original movie is Edward attending a party at the house of private lawyer Philip Stucky. This scene introduces the identity and personality of the protagonist through Edward's conversation with several characters.
Eric discussed with Jeffrey and finally decided to film this scene first, and to really hold a party as the opening banquet for "The Pretty Beauty". Even the extras did not even plan to invite them, and most of them were played by crew members and family members. There were not many scenes in this scene, so Eric was not worried about any mistakes.
"I went to Century City again yesterday. Fox still had doubts about our movie being released during Lover's Day. I talked to Carta Hen for an hour, and the other party promised to ensure that the movie would not be postponed, and launched a propaganda offensive two weeks before Lover's Day. Eric, two weeks, will definitely not achieve the best publicity effect. The "Veyron Killing Formation" that United States invited Richard Kiel to star in was only dared to advance to the Easter holiday in March."
Eric was writing notes on the folder with a pencil. When he heard Jeffrey's words, he thought about it and said, "Don't worry, Jeffrey, the entire American media are spontaneously promoting my movie. It can be said that there are not many in the United States who don't know "The Pretty Beauty". And then another bombshell should be blown out."
Jeffrey curiously said, "What?"
Eric's mouth was filled with a faint confidence: "Do you think about it, according to the current box office trend of "Home Imperial", how many box office will it reach then?"
Jeffrey quickly calculated that at that time, "Home Imperial" should have been released for about 12 weeks, and the box office is likely to reach 200 million US dollars.
Seeing Jeffrey's expression gradually relaxed, Eric said: "Do you understand?"
Jeffrey nodded: "At that time, the box office of "Home Imperial" is likely to exceed 200 million. There has been no movie in North America for three consecutive years, and the local box office of more than 200 million US dollars. Some time ago, an article appeared in Variety magazine that looked down on the local market in North America. Once "Home Imperial" exceeds 200 million US dollars, the media will definitely become enthusiastic again."
"So, as long as the quality of this movie itself is fine, I don't have to worry about losing the box office due to promotional reasons. However, Lianmei carefully placed the "Vehicle Killing Array" one month after "Fengyue Pretty Beauty", but she couldn't borrow much of the east wind of "Fengyue Pretty Beauty".
Eric didn't take "The Viagra" to the point where he had no impression of it in his memory.
Richard Keel missed the opportunity to turn things around in "The Pretty Beauty". It is estimated that it will be difficult for him to rise again in the future. After all, his acting skills are not very outstanding. Until Eric traveled through time, this person had never received an Oscar nomination.
"By the way, Eric, when I went to Fox headquarters yesterday, Carta mentioned the adaptation of the novel "Jurassic Park". And the "Resident Evil" you just released, Fox Yi was very interested, but I went around this topic."
"Resident Evil" was successfully launched a few days ago with the efforts of Michael Klaus. The novel caused some controversy as soon as it appeared. Most newspapers were critical of the comments on this novel, and some book reviewers even suspected that "Resident Evil" might have been created by Eric for the Gunners. After all, the style gap between the two novels is too big.
Eric did not respond to these questions. He could think of it at all. With his current fame and wealth, can he find a gunman for a few royalties?
However, after "Resident Evil" was released, Michael Klaus called to say that the book sold well, and readers were very interested in this novel zombie science fiction novel. Moreover, many readers have written letters to Michael and Eric, hoping that "Resident Evil" can be adapted into a movie.
"Jeffrey, if someone contacts the novel adaptation of a movie in the future, I will refuse. I will definitely not give up these two novels unless the other party can offer a cooperation plan that satisfies me."
Jeffrey nodded, suddenly remembered something, and smiled: "The Golden Globes really give us face. "Home Imperial" can actually be nominated for the best music comedy film."
Eric laughed, "Whether it is the Golden Globe or the Oscar, they will bow to the box office. Let's wait and see. Even if the Oscar Organizing Committee is reluctant, it will definitely pinch its nose and give several nominations to "Home Imperials"."
Jeffrey tentatively said: "You have planned the shooting so tightly, so I'm afraid we won't have time to attend the Golden Globes dinner then."
"Don't worry," Eric packed up his folders, put his pencil on his ears, and said, "The Golden Globes give us face, even if the filming is suspended, we will definitely attend. If we are all in Los Angeles and refuse to attend the dinner because of filming, we may be unknowingly held a grudge."
Thinking of the embarrassment of poor Li returning empty-handed after many Oscar nominations, Eric would not make any mistakes in such matters.
Although many people say that Leonardo cannot win the Best Actor because he is not strong enough and always plays all roles as himself. It has nothing to do with the fact that "Titanic" refused to attend the Oscars without being nominated, but since that view has reached the public's ears, it will definitely not be groundless.
While chatting, the two set up the shooting venue. After lunch together, Eric looked at the watch and said to Jeffrey: "Jeffrey, you can arrange the afternoon matters. I need to leave if I have something to do."
Jeffrey was very curious. At this time, there was something else that could make Eric let go of the preparations for the movie and ignore it.
Eric's tone was helpless: "School starts this afternoon, and I want to take her to school. The girl caused trouble at school last time, and the principal called me in person."
Jeffrey was stunned for a while, shook his head and laughed: "You really raised that girl as a daughter?"
Eric spread his hands: "I spent money and used tricks. The contract I signed with Eddieko was almost equivalent to getting Drew's custody. I don't care who will take care of her. I feel a little bit self-inflicted."
"I saw someone in a newspaper praising you, saying that you let Drew out of the control of her greedy mother and sent her to a boarding school, which is a kind of care for Drew."
Eric had no intention of hiding it at all. He picked up the jacket on the back of the chair and put it on, and said casually: "That was a gun draft I spent money to ask someone to write. We must always understand that my good intentions are not, so as to save some guys with ulterior motives from trying to cause trouble for Drew's underage."
Jeffrey, who was drinking coffee, couldn't help but squirt out in one breath: "You are really..."
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The principal of Drew's girls' school is a white woman in her fifties, with a kind face and a kind face. Eric sat alone opposite the principal, listening to the other party's nagging: "Mr. Williams, we don't want to give up any child in our hearts. But Miss Barrymore is so naughty. The girls in the school are all the ladies of rich families. They are originally very quiet and ladylike. If their family knew that their daughter had learned to skip classes, they would definitely question the educational environment of our school. And we could not use coercive measures to stop Miss Barrymore, so once this happens again, we have to ask Miss Barrymore to transfer..."
"Ms. Gulian, I've warned Drew hard."
"That's good," Gulian nodded, and then talked for a long time before letting Eric go.
Walking out of the office, Eric looked at Drew who had already changed into a beautiful school uniform and said, "Okay, I've learned a lesson for you. You don't want to embarrass me for the second time, do you?"
The girl smiled and held Eric's arm: "Don't worry, absolutely not."
"The answer is really insincere," Eric curled his lips, but he was helpless. The girl was simply indifferent to water and fire. Even if she held her down and beat her, she squinted her eyes and enjoyed her a little.
Opening the car door, Eric sighed and looked around. There was no one around. Then he whispered: "Don't cause trouble anymore, I'll be very busy lately. Even if you want to skip classes, don't be caught."
"Haha... I knew Eric, you are the best for me." Drew quickly tiptoed and kissed Eric on the cheek.
Chapter completed!