I’m in Hollywood

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.

Halfway up the mountain in Beverly Hills, in a temporarily rented villa, Eric and Jeffrey are directing the staff to set up the scene. This will be the starting location of Pretty Woman.

Al Pacino is a standard method actor, and judging from the rumors that Julia was always too deep in her previous life when she was filming, she should also be a method actor.

Actors in this style of acting are accustomed to incorporating characters into themselves and then showing them off. If the shooting sequence is reversed, it will definitely affect the performance. In order to perfectly show the character changes of the two protagonists in the film, Eric decided to shoot in chronological order.

In the original film, the first scene was Edward attending a party at the house of Philip Starkey, a personal lawyer. This scene introduced the identity and character of the male protagonist through conversations between Edward and several characters.

Eric discussed with Jeffrey, and finally decided to shoot this scene first, and at the same time, we can really hold a party as the opening banquet of Pretty Woman. Even extras are not planned to be hired, most of them are played by crew members and family members. There isn't a lot of footage in this scene, so Eric isn't worried that something will go wrong.

Yesterday I went to Century City again. Fox still had doubts about our movie being released during Valentine's Day. I talked to Karta Heng for an hour before the other party promised to ensure that the movie would not be delayed. Launching a publicity campaign two weeks before Valentine's Day. Eric, two weeks, will definitely not achieve the best publicity effect. The Dragon Killing Array that Lianmei invited Richard Gere to star in also Only dare 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, now the entire American media is spontaneously doing this for my movie. Propaganda. It can be said that in the entire United States, there are not many who do not know Pretty Woman. Moreover, another blockbuster should explode by then.

Jeffrey asked curiously, What?

Eric's mouth has a faint confidence: Do the math, according to the current box office trend of Home Alone, how much box office will it reach by then?

Jeffrey made a quick calculation. At that time, Home Alone should have been released for about 12 weeks, and the box office is likely to reach 200 million US dollars.

Seeing Jeffrey's relaxed expression, Eric said, Do you understand?

Jeffrey nodded: At that time, the box office of Home Alone is likely to exceed 200 million. For three consecutive years, no film in North America has had a domestic box office of more than 200 million US dollars. Some time ago, it appeared in Variety magazine. I wrote an article that looked down on the local market in North America. Once Home Alone hits $200 million, the media will definitely be enthusiastic again.”

So, as long as the quality of my film itself is good, I don't have to worry about the box office failure due to publicity. On the other hand, Lianmei carefully put that Dragon Killing Array in Pretty Woman One month later, I can't borrow much of the wind from Pretty Woman in the Moon.

Eric didn't take it too seriously for Dragon Killing Array, which was completely unimpressed in his memory.

Richard Gere missed the opportunity to turn over in Pretty Woman, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to rise again in the future. After all, his acting skills are not too good.

Until Eric crossed, this one didn't get an Oscar nomination either.

By the way, Eric, when I went to Fox headquarters yesterday, Karta brought up the movie adaptation of the novel Jurassic Park again. And the Resident Evil you just released, Fox one Very interested, but I bypassed this topic.

With the efforts of Michael Krause, Resident Evil was successfully launched a few days ago, and this novel caused some controversy as soon as it appeared. Most of the newspapers were critical of the novel's reviews, and some book reviewers even suspected that Resident Evil may have been created by Eric with the gunman. After all, the styles of the two novels are too different.

Eric did not respond to these questions. He could think of anything in his normal mind. With his current fame and wealth, would he need to find a shooter for a few royalties?

But Michael Krause called after Resident Evil went on sale and said that the book was selling well, and that readers were very interested in this novel zombie science fiction. Moreover, many readers have written to Michael and Eric, hoping that Resident Evil can be adapted into a movie.

Jeffrey, if someone contacts the novel adaptation of the movie in the future, please decline it directly. I will definitely not let the two novels out, unless the other party can propose a cooperation plan that satisfies me.

Jeffrey nodded, suddenly remembered something, and smiled: The Golden Globes really give us face, and Home Alone can be nominated for Best Picture in the Musical Comedy category.

Eric also laughed: Whether it's the Golden Globes or the Oscars, they will bow their heads to the box office, just wait and see, even if the Oscar organizing committee is reluctant, they will definitely pinch their noses and give a few nominations to Home Alone .

Jeffrey tentatively said: You have arranged the shooting plan so tightly that we are afraid that we will not have time to attend the Golden Globes dinner.

Don't worry, Eric said after packing up the folder and clipping the pencil to his ear, The Golden Globes give us so much face, even if the filming is suspended, we will definitely be there. If we are all in Los Angeles, If you refuse to attend a dinner party because of filming, you may be hated before you know it.

Thinking of the plight of poor Xiao Li who returned empty-handed for many consecutive Oscar nominations, Eric would not make a mistake in this kind of thing.

Although many people say that Leonardo did not win the best actor because of his lack of strength, he always played all the roles as himself, which is not the same as refusing to attend the Oscar when Titanic was not nominated. relationship, but since that view has spread to the ears of the public, it will certainly not be groundless.

The two were chatting while setting up the shooting venue. They had lunch nearby at noon. Eric looked at his watch and said to Jeffrey, Jeffrey, you can arrange the afternoon affairs, I need to leave if I have something to do. .

Jeffrey is very curious, at this time, what else can make Eric put aside the preparations for the movie and ignore it.

Eric's tone was helpless: Drew starts school this afternoon. I'm going to take her to school. The girl got into trouble at school last time, and the principal called me personally.

Jeffrey was stunned for a while, then shook his head and laughed: You really raised that girl as a daughter?

Eric spread his hands: I'm spending money and playing tricks. The contract I signed with Edico is almost equivalent to getting Drew's custody. I don't care who she is in charge. I myself It all feels a bit self-inflicted.”

I did read someone in a newspaper complimenting you, saying you were kind to Drew by letting Drew out of her greedy mother's grip and sending her to boarding school.

Eric had no intention of concealing anything, he picked up the jacket on the back of the chair and put it on, and said casually: That's the gun draft I paid for someone to write, always let people understand that my good intentions are not, save money Some guys with ulterior motives always want to trouble me with the fact that Drew is underage.

Jeffrey, who was drinking coffee, heard this and couldn't hold back his breath: You really...

...

The headmaster of Drew's school for girls is a white woman in her fifties with a kind and amiable face. Eric sat alone opposite the principal, listening to the other's nagging: Mr. Williams, we don't want to give up any of our children in our hearts. It's just that Miss Barrymore is so naughty. The girls in the school are all Those young ladies from rich families are very quiet and ladylike. If their families know that their daughters have learned to skip classes, they will definitely question the educational environment of our school. And we can't take coercive measures to stop Miss Barrymore, So if this happens again, we'll have to ask Miss Barrymore to transfer...

Ms. Gullian, I have warned Drew severely.

That's good, Gullian nodded, and babbled for a long time before letting Eric go.

Walking out of the office, Eric looked at Drew, who had put on a beautiful school uniform, and said, Okay, I've already learned a lesson for you. You don't want to embarrass me a second time, right?

The girl smiled and held Eric's arm: Don't worry, absolutely not.

The answer is really insincere, Eric pouted, but he was a little helpless. The girl was simply indifferent. Even if she held down and beat her, she squinted her eyes for a little enjoyment.

Opening the car door, Eric sighed and looked around. There was no one around, so he said in a low voice, Don't make trouble again, I'll be very busy recently. Even if you want to skip class, don't get caught.

Hehe... I knew that Eric was the best for me. Drew quickly stood on tiptoe and kissed Eric on the cheek.

Eric smiled and rubbed Drew's head, turned to the car, waved his hand, and drove away under Drew's somewhat reluctant gaze.