I’m in Hollywood

The summer of 1994 was very hot because of the two films Saving Private Ryan and True Lies. In the third week of June, Paramount Pictures' Star Trek 7 was released. Although the sci-fi film with a cost of only $35 million was adapted from a classic sci-fi drama, it did not seem to meet the visual needs of the audience. It only received $23 million at the box office in the first three days of the first weekend. True Lies and The third place, Saving Private Ryan, did not show any momentum to compete with the two blockbusters. Although The Mummy entered its fourth week of release, although the cumulative box office has reached 160 million US dollars, its box office potential is also basically consumed. Exhausted, lost the threat to True Lies and Saving Private Ryan.

Moreover, the possibility that The Lion King on June 27 will have an impact on the two live-action movies is also very small. After all, the audiences of live-action movies and cartoons are very different, not to mention True Lies and Saving Private Rui. Well, the two films are still R-rated films, so the possibility of mutual influence is even lower.

Eric was worried that Warner's $63 million Western Titan of Law would become a blocker for True Lies and Saving Private Ryan to harvest the box office, but compared to the Lion King small-scale preview The good reputation revealed. Although the Titan of Law Enforcement also held a preview, the entire film critics seemed to be silent. In this situation, anyone with a little common sense would know what happened. The word of mouth is definitely not ideal, but the film critics, under the PR of Warner, did not disclose the news before the large-scale release, so. Eric also confirmed a guess that had been hesitant in his heart. Law Enforcement Titans should not be a new film due to the butterfly effect. Instead, it should have been silently crashing into the street in the original time and space. In this case, Eric has no worries. After the box office of True Lies was released in the second week of the weekend, Firefly held a celebration banquet at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Beverly Hills.

Because the interview of the Victoria's Secret Angel did not end until more than 6 pm, Eric rushed directly from Playa Vista to the Sunset Tower Hotel.

True Lies is still in theaters, so this celebration party is quite high-profile, not only rolled out the red carpet, but also invited a large number of reporters. In order to continue to build momentum for the film's box office.

◎7style_txt; Eric was a little late for his departure, and he encountered a traffic jam on the way. It was already 7:15 when he arrived at the Sunset Tower Hotel. The media reporters who accepted the invitation thought that there would be no more celebrities. I was about to leave, and when I saw Eric's appearance, all of them rushed up. Fortunately, these invited reporters were very disciplined, and they didn't ask any sensitive questions because of their scruples about Eric's current status.

Eric patiently walked into the hotel after the interview, and some executives of Firefly and members of the True Lies crew had already greeted him.

Greet everyone. Eric came to Cameron and was about to make a joke about Saving Private Ryan. Seeing Linda Hamilton by Cameron's side, she didn't bring up this topic, and just warmly exchanged a few words,

Everyone went to the banquet hall together.

After a busy day of work, Eric didn't have much energy to entertain others. After a few words with some guests who took the initiative to chat up, Eric came to the Cameron couple and said to Linda Hamilton, Lin Da, can you lend me Jim, we have something to talk about?

Of course there is no problem, Linda Hamilton raised a glass to Eric and walked happily to other places.

Eric can see that Cameron and Linda Hamilton are no longer as enthusiastic as they used to be. In memory, the two delayed their marriage until 1997, but the marriage only lasted for a year and a half. It's gone, but Eric doesn't know if Cameron can meet Susie Amis, the woman who fits his character best this time.

Cameron followed Eric's gaze and looked at the back of Linda Hamilton leaving, and inexplicably sighed: Woman!

Eric could hear that Cameron's emotion was definitely not directed at Linda Hamilton alone, and said with a smile, You won't be really hit, will you?

Of course not, Cameron denied immediately, but hesitantly said, I went to see that movie, and Katherine did a great job.

Okay, let's not talk about her, Eric patted Cameron's shoulder: Since you lost this time, you will win next time, so when are you going to start preparing for Titanic?

Cameron thought for a while and said, Linda and I plan to go to Hawaii for vacation next month, and we can start preparations by the end of the year. However, Eric, I think 70 million is definitely not enough, so this time we might as well go directly Raise the cost of production to $100 million so I can better fund it too?

Eric held his chin and pretended to hesitate for a while before saying reluctantly: I can promise you this, anyway, you are already used to burning so much money every time you make a movie, but it's only 100 million US dollars, You must not overspend this time, you should know that Firefly Group is no longer owned by me alone, and if it exceeds the budget, those shareholders will definitely jump out and point fingers.

Cameron’s privately calculated production cost is 150 million US dollars, but Hollywood has never seen a movie with such a high cost. He feels that if he proposes it, Eric will definitely reject it on the spot, and may even cut off the project. Cameron Long has been thinking more and more about the making of Titanic lately, and the fact that the project was cut was something he definitely didn't want to see. Therefore, Cameron figured in his heart, first raise the cost with Eric to 100 million US dollars, and then... I can't help it. I ran out of money after half of the shooting. Besides continuing to add more, what else can I do? The project is unfinished.

Therefore, Eric said this, and Cameron readily 'promised', and clapped his chest and swore: There is absolutely no problem, Eric, this time I promise that I will never overspend, otherwise I will I don't even want a penny of the director's salary.

Two unscrupulous guys are holding their own little calculations. The specific plans for the project were soon discussed in a serious manner. And also brought Cameron's producer partner Jon Landau along with him.

When Eric and Cameron discussed the matter. No one has come over to disturb him ignorantly, but after discussing the topic of Titanic, Eric saw a man and a woman walking towards him as soon as they parted.

Eric looked at the tall girl with a beauty mole on the corner of her lips with interest, knowing that this was definitely not a coincidence, but he quickly retracted his eyes. He greeted the bearded middle-aged man beside the woman. Compared with a woman, Eric placed more importance on this fat man, Joe Silver, who was somewhat similar to Harvey Weinstein.

Although in Hollywood, producers such as Jerry Bruckheimer and Jon Landau are more famous, but in terms of status, at least before the new century, no one in the producer circle can surpass Joe Silver. , Silver Productions in his hands has participated in many well-known actions such as Lethal Weapon series, Die Hard series, Matrix series, Swordfish Action, V for Vendetta and so on. The development of big movies, and. In the mid-1980s, Joe Silver was one of Disney's leading candidates. Although he couldn't win over Michael Eisner in the end, it was enough to prove this man's super strength in Hollywood.

Joe, good evening, long time no see, Eric took the initiative to meet him, stretched out his hand to Joe Silver, and greeted warmly.

Joe Silver shook hands with Eric, laughed and said, Good evening, Eric, congratulations to your Firefly for two more box office bombs this year.

Eric let go of the other party's big hand, took a glass of champagne from the waiter, and asked, What about you, what movie are you busy with recently?

Joe Silver suddenly remembered, pointed to the beauty mole girl beside him, and said, My production company is making a shootout recently, this is my heroine, Cindy Crawford. Miss.

Eric raised his glass to Cindy Crawford and smiled, Congratulations, Miss Crawford, Joe's film will definitely make you famous.

Thank you, Mr. Williams, Cindy Crawford had already vacated her right hand holding the goblet. Seeing that Eric had no intention of shaking hands with her, she had to change the cup back without a trace. She had always been the focus of everyone's attention. She thought that Eric, the legendary playboy, would definitely pounce without hesitation, but Eric, including Joe Silver next to him, gave her a cold reaction, which made her the first time. Tried to unwilling frustration.

Immediately after that, Eric said without hesitation what made her even more frustrating: Miss Crawford, can I have a chat with Joe alone?

Cindy Crawford suppressed the anger in her heart, still maintaining a charming smile, and said, Okay, no problem.

When Cindy Crawford left, Joe Silver joked: Eric, there's no need to be angry with a woman who is not worth mentioning, it's not that you can't find enough beautiful women on the catwalk. , I heard that the Firefly Studios gathered a group of the world's top models today, enough to make you wonder.

Eric spread his hands and didn't mind Joe Silver's ridicule, and said with a smile, I'm a young man, so it's true that I often play with my temper. And since this woman has already got a big-budget movie The heroine is still unwilling to let go of the opportunity of being a spokesperson for Victoria's Secret, which seems a bit greedy, and I don't like women who are too greedy.

Joe Silver smiled noncommittally. There are too many people in Hollywood who hope that Eric is just a young and vigorous young man, but no one will naively think that this will be the truth. After thinking for a while, Joe Silver looked sly and said, Eric, let's not talk about the film I'm making, if you can convince me, I can immediately kick that little girl out. .

Even if Joe Silver didn't say anything, Eric knew which movie Cindy Crawford was about to star in.

If you don't count other films with cameo appearances, the film called Confrontation is the only film starring Cindy Crawford, and of course, the last film. Because Confrontation tells a very confusing and out of place story, a female lawyer stumbles on the KGB spy ship, Soviet KGB agents launch a series of assassinations on the female lawyer in order to eliminate the evidence, and the violence department of the United States seems to be in the process. Disappeared without a trace, completely left to the female lawyer and a police detective who was accidentally involved by a group of KGB agents who were chased by a group of KGB agents in the United States' own country like a bereaved dog, and nearly lost their lives several times. If it was before the disintegration of the Soviet Union, this kind of film might still have caused some repercussions, but now it is 1994. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the Soviet power collapsed, Russia fell into an economic winter, and the people could not eat enough. Relatively, American citizens His self-confidence is also unprecedentedly high. In this case, seeing such a film that completely runs counter to the 'main theme' and even has a somewhat absurd plot, the fate of the film can be imagined.

Joe Silver saw that Eric had no objection, so he told Eric the plot of Confrontation. Of course, he wanted to get some pointers from Eric, but after speaking, Eric But he just shrugged his shoulders, without any comment, instead he said to Joe Silver: Joe, after making this movie, why don't you come to Firefly, I will give you the same treatment as you were at Warner, and I will make mine soon. A movie version of The Matrix, this project can also be handed over to you.”

Eric's remarks are completely sincere. What Joe Silver is best at is making big-budget action films like Die Hard and Lethal Weapon, and has been recruited by Firefly and is good at it. Jerry Bruckheimer of the cg special effects film just complements each other. With the continuous expansion of Firefly's strength, Eric can't always maintain a hands-on state for his projects, and it is inevitable to win more outstanding producers.

Joe Silver was stunned when he heard Eric's words, and said tentatively, Eric, don't you like this movie?

Eric asked, How far have you made it?

Joe Silver said: The filming has already started. If it goes well, it will be released in the summer next year.

If the other party's project is still in the preliminary preparation stage and has not invested too much money, Eric, in order to show his sincerity in winning over Joe Silver, told the other party in detail about the joints and advised him to cut off the project decisively, but since The filming has already started, and a large amount of money must have been spent, so many things cannot be reversed, and Eric can only show his hands to Joe Silver, saying: If you believe me, let Warner pay as much as possible for the production funds. , In addition, if you want to join Firefly, I welcome you at any time, The Matrix will start in the second half of next year, and before that, as long as you come over, the project is always yours.

Confrontation is definitely a big production with an investment of more than 50 million US dollars. This project is smashed. There will definitely be a crack in the relationship between Joe Silver and Warner. (To be continued.)

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