Chapter 523： Suffocating

Eric also remembered some information about "Nothing is wrong". Since the film was directed at Oscar, it seems that the first one went wrong. I don’t know who came up with the idea of ​​being released in May. Now, if it doesn't cause too much impact, then the popularity of the annual lucky season movie should also be dissipated.

Eric estimates that the production company wants to take back some of the box office in the hot period of the summer file. However, he did not think of any connection between the film and the Oscar. It is estimated that there was no splash on the box office and nothing was awarded in the prize.

However, these are not the concerns of Eric.

When Michelle Simmons finished, Eric got up and thought for a moment and said, "Let's do it, I will send you some script clips, you will let them record some audition videos, then send the videotape. I am here."

Although Michelle Simmons realized that Eric was more optimistic about the two actresses, he still asked: "Mr. Williams, I brought back eight girls together. I think maybe they can all Participate in an audition."

Eric heard Michelle Simmons’s hesitant tone and immediately realized the difficulties of the other side. The girls brought back by Michelle Simmons must have been entrusted to her by the acquaintances in the European movie circle. If the other party came to Los Angeles, but did not even participate in an audition, then Michelle Simmons would have a hard time: "Well, let them all participate in the audition."

"Mr. Williams, maybe, I can take them to New York, can you see for yourself?" Michelle Simmons made another suggestion.

Eric snorted. Laughing: "Michelle, you should know my recent situation, I don't want to show up, you can do it, and you can find Drew to arrange this audition. She will be responsible for "Charlie's Baby" in the future. Production, you can get familiar with it in advance."

"Well, then I know," Michelle Simmons said no more, and after a few more chats, he hung up.

Two days later, a group of girls’ audition tapes were sent to Eric. Eric spent a few hours reading the videotape and didn't see the talented girl who was too amazing. She sent her original decision to Michelle Simmons in Los Angeles. Subsequently, through the introduction of John Wu, the fireflies found the original Yuanjiaban martial arts guide from the other side of the ocean. Responsible for training three women.

Time is always flying fast, and in the end of May, all the movies in the summer file have entered the final propaganda period, although the main propaganda of Jurassic Park is a line of actors in the movie, but Erik It’s too much for the director to not attend any occasion during the entire promotion process, at least Jeffrey and others think so, in a call. Jerry Bruckheimer also complained that some of the propaganda occasions that should have been attended by Eric, most of them were replaced by his producer, and jokingly asked Eric to give himself a raise.

Two months time. Eric basically only contacts the outside world by phone and email, and even rarely goes out. However, people often come to visit, but everyone knows Eric's scruples. When they came to visit, they were careful, and the original small manor went to the building. The paparazzi thought that Eric had left the island with a woman, so. Eric’s residence has never been photographed by a paparazzi.

However, as the release date of Jurassic Park is getting closer. After all, Eric had to rush back to Los Angeles to host the final stage of the film, and, at the premiere of the film, Eric’s director could not be absent.

Peter Cooper got off the bus and walked into the Firefly Film Headquarters building with his assistant. After the front desk informed him, he quickly walked into the elevator and went all the way to Eric's top-floor office.

Speaking with the assistant outside the Eric office, he knocked on the door and pushed Eric’s office door and saw the young man sitting behind the desk. Peter Cooper saw his loved one. , smiled and walked over: "Eric, you are finally back."

Eric smiled at Peter Cooper and hurriedly said a few words on the phone before he got up and smiled: "Peter, you just heard that I have heard more than a hundred times in these two days."

"Haha, that shows how much you miss you, yes, my gift to the little guys, have you received it?" Peter Cooper and Eric hugged and asked.

"Of course, thank you, they like it very much, let's sit there." Eric pointed to the sofa, and then pressed the phone to let the secretary help the coffee, and then sat down on the sofa with Peter Cooper. .

When the secretary sent the coffee and left the office, Peter Cooper couldn’t wait to say: "Eric, the global release of the "Smiths" is almost over, we can’t wait any longer, when you leave, But told me that I will consider the things of our next few movie projects."

"Of course, Peter, I have always kept this matter in my heart," Eric took the coffee and blew it, and said, "Don't worry, try the coffee first."

Peter Cooper had been dragged by Eric without temper, had to take a few mouthfuls of coffee, and quickly put down the coffee cup: "Eric, I heard that you are preparing for Charlie's Angel. "The movie version, if you have no other projects for the time being, I think this movie is also possible. We must know that we have four films, but only less than two years left."

Eric heard Peter Cooper say this, put down the coffee cup and said: "Peter, "The Angel of Charlie" is definitely not good, I have arranged this film."

Peter Cooper was just a temptation. When he saw Eric disagree, he said, "So, let Wu immediately prepare for the sequel to the "Smiths", we can't do nothing at all?"

"Don't worry, Peter, wait a moment," Eric said, getting up and finding a folder next to the filing cabinet and coming over and handing him: "I said, I will take this matter to heart, Look. I have found the project."

Peter Cooper saw that things had finally come to the fore, and couldn’t wait to open the folder that Eric handed over.

"The Game of the Brave, what type is this?" Peter Cooper asked, opening the information, just reading a few pages, some did not know how to say it: "This. Children in 1981. Literary works, amount, how do I not know that there is still a right to adapt such a work in the copyright library in Colombia?"

Eric heard Peter Cooper say this, couldn't help but roll his eyes, and this day I thought about taking advantage of Colombia, and I have time to pay attention to this kind of thing.

"The Game of the Brave" is the work of the famous American children's literature writer Chris Osberg in 1981. Telling a magical board game similar to Monopoly, this board can summon a variety of characters and animals in time and space, which leads to a series of magical stories.

A few years after the release of the novel, it was bought by the then Columbia Film Company, but because the film required a lot of special effects. However, the performance of the Columbia Film Company is not very good, and the special effects technology is very immature. The management does not dare to risk spending huge sums of money to make such a movie, so the copyright has been put on hold.

When Peter Cooper urged Eric more than two months ago, Eric came to Colombia to have their copyright reserves, so he discovered the adaptation rights of this novel, together with the "Brave Game". There is another adaptation of the comics.

Watching Peter Cooper look through slowly. Eric said directly: "Peter, this is just the first project. There is one below."

"And?" Peter Cooper turned down in surprise. Soon I found the name of another movie: "Black people, I seem to have heard of this, this is a comic book of the previous two years, I can't think of it..." Here, Peter Cooper's expression finally revealed a trace Hey: "I don't think that the copyright of this comic is here in Colombia."

Eric no longer urged Peter Cooper this time. Let the other party slowly read the information and said: "Peter. According to the agreement we signed, the copyrights of the five films are shared by both parties. So if you want to make two projects, you need to sign the copyright sharing agreement in advance."

Peter Cooper succumbed, the rights to edit these two works can be enjoyed by the Columbia Film Company alone, and if you want to say that according to the original agreement, the copyright becomes a firefly in the blink of an eye, and several years If there is no sequel, the copyright of Colombia will even return to the fireflies.

This kind of thing that I think is very bad, makes Peter Cooper feel very uncomfortable. Looking up and looking at the coffee again, Eric, who was slowly drinking, produced a thought of throwing away the fireflies to make the two films separately.

However, this thought just flashed in my mind. Soon, Peter Cooper was a little discouraged. In the information I just saw, these two movies are all special effects, a monster beast. Everywhere is the aliens running around. If the fireflies are thrown away, then the digital field is likely to stop participating in the special effects of these two films. In Hollywood, I want to find enough technical strength to make these two movies. The special effects company is not so easy. Even the industrial light magic that has been out of the way for a few years may not be able to play. In the past two years, anyone in Hollywood knows that because of the rise of the digital field, the industrial light and the devil have begun to walk. Downhill. Especially in the computer cg, the industrial light magic is opened a few streets by the digital field.

Moreover, if you open the fireflies, Eric will certainly not give any guidance to these two projects, then, when it is not successful, it is not necessarily the case, "cutting the throat" that recorded the Guinness record of the defeat of the box office now But it is still a topic that many people in Hollywood are 'relishing'.

Although Eric pretended to be casual, but the rest of the light has been paying attention to the change of Peter Cooper's expression. Seeing that Peter Cooper's expression gradually loosened, Eric said in a timely manner: "Peter, the copyright of the "Smiths" is originally exclusive to fireflies, but I did not hesitate to take it out. As long as you can use the "Smiths" to give Sony's headquarters a beautiful financial report, as in the last quarter, your position will be more stable, and Sony's headquarters will not care about these details."

Peter Cooper knew that this boring Colombia must have been decided, but Peter Eber also reacted to Eric’s words, and these losses eventually fell on the Japanese.

When he hired him, Sony headquarters set up a bonus fund worth a total of 50 million US dollars. Because of the outstanding achievements of the "Smiths", Sony headquarters cashed in some rewards, and as long as the next movie can still achieve good results, Then, in the next few years, Peter Cooper will be able to honor these rewards one after another. Coupled with the vast benefits of his own private use of this shell in Colombia, he will be able to use his savings to retire early to enjoy life. As for what will happen to Colombia in the future, it has nothing to do with him.

"Well, Eric, I will arrange people to negotiate the relevant contract as soon as possible. However, it is already low in May. According to the fastest production schedule, these two movies should also be released in the summer file next year. In this case, we can have no co-production film this year?"

Eric sees the copyrights of the two series "The Game of the Brave" and "The Man in Black", and also knows that 'Ting Tao Bao Li', very refreshingly said: "In this case, let John Wu make another gun battle film. Well, I will be personally responsible for this matter. You know, the speed at which Xiangjiang’s directors make movies has always been very fast. Plus the non-special effects films, there will be no problem at the end of the year."

John Wu’s most successful films in Hollywood, Eric just remembered.

Hearing Eric said, Peter Cooper opened his mouth and smiled unabashedly. He said: "Since the three films have been confirmed, Eric, it is better to take this opportunity and make the last movie. It’s also a matter of guessing that there are so many fireflies that you are incubating, and it’s not a big deal. And if all four movies are confirmed, then I can immediately announce the announcement, which will give investors some confidence.”

Eric did not think about the right movie for a while. The project in the firefly plan could not be easily given to Colombia. After thinking about it, Eric said: "If this is the case, then you will simply publish it directly. Coupled with a sequel to the "Smiths", anyway, the other three are true. By then, the plan for the sequel will die for various reasons, and the public will not doubt anything."

"Good idea," Peter Cooper took a shot: "But, Eric, why not just make a sequel to the "Smiths"?"

"Also, but I don't have time to conceive the script for the sequel, so I have to find another scriptwriter and try to write a script for the sequel. If the script can satisfy me, I will make the sequel. (To be continued)