Chapter 858： Old man

As time passed, the sky was already dim, and the giant Titanic model, located in the northeast corner of Firefly Studios, also lit up all the lights, against the backdrop of the surrounding twilight, really like a giant wheel drifting in the sea.

As the most watched party in Los Angeles after the "Vanity Fair" dinner in March, "Titanic" global box office broke through the $1.8 billion celebration feast, bringing together more than 700 Hollywood stars, singers and celebrities, due to the party gathering Most of the most powerful people in Hollywood, many people have spared no effort to get the invitation of this party. Eric also saw the phone call from Shantou to ask for an invitation letter last night.

At seven o'clock, the party officially began.

Since everyone is not the kind of person who likes to drag and drop, there is no lengthy speech. Kasenberg and Cameron respectively issued a simple speech and officially announced the theme exhibition "Titanic" for the invited media. The news, the carnival will officially begin.

Although most of the Titanic model has not yet been opened, due to its inherently large size, more than 700 guests and a large number of service personnel are scattered in the banquet hall, restaurant, bow and top deck, and do not appear at all. Crowded.

Eric took Drew and a group of more important guests to chill and went to the restaurant to eat something. In order to prepare for the party, Eric was busy for an afternoon, and was already hungry.

Taking two servings from the buffet table, Eric and Shantou had just found an empty table, and Elizabeth and Julia walked in from the door.

The two women did not avoid the strange eyes of other people in the restaurant. When they took the food, they walked straight.

"Good evening, Eric," Elizabeth glanced at Eric's left hand in the eyes of Julia. She nodded to him and looked at the girl again: "You are good, small." Bichi."

Seeing that the **** is picking up the fork, it is necessary to play darts. Eric hastened to hold it down: "Well, don't make trouble. Liz, apologize to Drew, don't talk like this in the future."

Elizabeth was very reluctant, grinning, said: "I'm sorry, small... Drew."

"Hey," Shantou shook his tableware unwillingly, saying: "If there aren't too many people here, I will let Natasha slap you."

Elizabeth did not fear, and raised her small chin: "You have the ability to come by yourself."

"I'm afraid to disfigure you, oh, it's not so beautiful, in case, hey, that would be too bad."

Eric was helpless to the habitual bickering of the two women and had to threaten: "If you bother again, I will go to other places with Julia."

Elizabeth and Drew had not had time to respond, and Julia immediately looked forward to Eric with a look of hope, and she was nodding her head. "Hmm."

Elizabeth’s reaction to Julia was very dissatisfied: "Well, ah, I really have no position."

"Liz, if you dare to murder me, I won't make a film for Fox in the future."

Shantou immediately saw the needle: "Yes, Julia, come over MGM, I will give you 20 million pieces."

Elizabeth shouted: "20 million, you have the ability to bring the contract now, I signed for Julia."

Eric promptly interrupted the mutual reluctance of the two kittens and picked up a slightly serious topic. "Say, this film, how many remunerations did you give to Julia?"

Because of the entanglement of the two women in a half-truth, in recent years, Julia has basically filmed Fox.

After last year's "Shakespeare Love Story", Julia quickly cooperated with Fox again with a love film. Eric also inserted a little bit, so it was easy to pick the one that Julia had a good reputation. "My best friend's wedding", just after joining Claudia Schiffer into the crew, Eric did not pay attention to this matter. He recently only saw "I'm best on the summer movie release list." The friend's wedding is scheduled to be in mid-July, along with "Ice Age", which is the main film of the Fox Summer.

"Julia 15 million, Claudia 5 million," Elizabeth did not hide, said: "The total cost is only 40 million US dollars, the two of them accounted for half, and now the actor's pay is really higher and higher. I feel In the future, low-cost commercial films will be difficult to invite to A-level stars. Especially after the "Titanic", everyone will definitely concentrate on several big films every year. First-line actors will definitely prefer these movies, or Only these movies can afford A-level stars."

"Oh, also in recent years, I heard that Germany has begun to discuss the topic of modifying the tax law to prevent capital outflows."

Since Kim Kerry first received the first $20 million paid from Sony Pictures, most of the A-level superstars have increased their prices in recent years. However, Eric also knows that this phenomenon is mainly caused by a large number of tax-free funds from all over the world flowing into Hollywood, especially Germany. In recent years, the funds flowing into Hollywood have exceeded 3 billion US dollars each year, accounting for almost all movies in Hollywood. Make a quarter of the budget.

However, the good days of Hollywood superstars are actually the last few years.

In the next few years, the bubble of new technology will burst, and some important movie capital exporting countries will tighten their investment. Hollywood superstars will return to rationality. Even if they still mark 20 million, they can actually get 20 million US dollars. Not many.

Eric was chatting with the three women. Cameron hurried from the restaurant door and greeted the three women. Then he said to Eric: "Eric, come with me, take you there. See an individual."

Eric got up and curiously asked, "Who?"

Cameron smiled and said: "Peter Parker."

Eric immediately understood that Cameron had begun to look for the actor for "Spider-Man" for a while, and Eric had no feelings about the past few Spider-Man players, so he did not intervene. Let Cameron himself toss.

Only a gesture to the three women, Eric was very confident to leave with Cameron. In fact, without him, Elizabeth and Drew can be more harmonious, the two women are very smart, and will not really make a conflict in public to make people laugh.

Cameron was mysterious on the way, and Eric was too lazy to go to the bottom. The two came together on the top deck. Following Cameron’s guidance, Eric immediately saw a family of four standing together. mouth.

A couple, a sixteen-seven-year-old boy, a five- or six-year-old girl.

Just a glance, Eric recognized them. In the first two steps, he patted the shoulders of a young boy with a little green face on his face, and then hugged and hugged him. It was a bit like a worldly emotion. Hey, Stu, I haven't seen you for a long time."

In front of this family, it was the neighbor of Eric when he lived in North Hollywood, the Langkel family.

The boy that Eric embraced was naturally the hero of the "Little Ghosts", Stewart Langkel.

After the filming of "Little Ghosts 3", Stewart Longkel was not suitable for continuing the child star road because of his age, and he was silent in these years. Eric later only vaguely heard that their family had moved to New York and had never seen it again.

In fact, Eric is more fortunate that Stewart Langkel did not take the old road of the original time in the air Macquarie Calkin.

"Eric, I am so happy to see you again," Stewart Longkel was obviously a little excited. After the hug, the boy immediately turned around and pulled the five-year-old girl over and introduced: "Eric, this It’s my sister, Linda.”

"Hello, little guy," Eric reached over.

The little girl was obviously taught carefully, and she clenched her hand and held it with Eric. She said in a soft voice: "Hello, Mr. Williams, I like your movie very much."

Eric laughed and joked: "Have you seen your brother in the movie?"

The little girl nodded: "I saw it, my brother was very good at that time, and I want to be like him."

"Oh, then your mom and dad will have a headache," Eric said with a joke, then greeted the Langkel couple.

Although there was some unpleasantness in the later cooperation, it was already a long time in the past, and Eric certainly would not care about it anymore.

The Langkel couple's attitude is much more humble and more sophisticated than a pair of children. They carefully say the words of compliments, and the words do not forget to mention some old things of the year.

After a few minutes of conversation, Eric did not rush to ask Cameron what was going on. After all, everything was already understood.

In the original plan, Eric hoped that the new version of "Spider-Man" began in Peter Parker's high school period. Although most of the high school students in Hollywood's youth movies are basically played by actors over the age of 20, this is also a helpless way to maintain the actor's standard. After all, the young actors who are really in the high school age are not so good at acting. .

If there are actors who are fully acquainted with the acting and meet the requirements, the film company will certainly not refuse.

At this time, in the face of the upcoming "Spider-Man" movie, with the reputation of "Little Ghosts", it was already the 16-year-old Stuart Langkel, which is the most appropriate.

Eric just didn't think that Cameron had not greeted himself before, and he brought the other person to himself.

Cameron brought Eric to here and was quickly taken away by other guests. Eric and the family chilled for a while and took Stewart to the railings not far away.

Casually leaning on the railing, Eric looked at the teenager who faced himself with a little restraint and smiled. "How are these years?"

"Alright, it's mainly going to school, and occasionally one or two plays," Stewart leaned against the railing. He said: "My parents are very disappointed. There is no such thing as the previous years. I think so. Very good, when Cameron’s director called, I even hesitated to go back to my old life.”

Perhaps it is a premature experience of the world, Stewart's tone is a bit beyond the maturity of young people.

Eric nodded slightly and said: "I finally decided to try?"

"Well, you know my parents," Stewart said. "However, Eric, if I can pass the audition, I hope to sign another two months."

Eric wondered: "A few months, why?"

Stewart said frankly: "My 16th birthday in July."

Eric also understands that according to federal law, adolescents can already have independent financial autonomy when they are sixteen years old. Stewart obviously does not want his parents to rely on guardian rights to toss something out.

"This is no problem, just over two months. I will say hello to help you drag."

Stewart laughed: "Eric, I haven't audition yet."

"Oh, I am still very confident about you," Eric also smiled and said: "But, in fact, this character is not as good as the outsiders think, Jim must have told you about this role. Some requirements?"

"This, he hasn't told me yet."

"This is the case," since Cameron has not had time to say it, Eric explained: "We plan to build a very large series of movies, so once this role is determined, you must sign at least six pieces at a time. ""

Stewart obviously has the intelligence of the year. Although the firefly has not publicly announced the Marvel movie universe plan, he can guess the guess and say: "Like MGM's agent movie universe?"

Eric nodded: "Yeah, so if you are sure to participate, you may have to be tied to this role for at least the next ten years."

Stewart’s expression was a little hesitant. Some of the most ideal actors are not expected to be too long to be tied to a character.

Eric will not be forced to do anything. In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the Marvel movie universe, it is necessary to sign the packaging contract in advance, and this will not change because of anyone. Eric does not want to have a variety of singers in the future.

After a while, Stewart asked again: "Eric, isn't there a lot in the six, isn't there a film that Hollywood can shoot for the six-part?"

"Our general plan is three single-player movies, three cross-movies, just like MGM's agent movie universe. So, if extended, the six may not even be enough."

Eric simply explained that these details were mentioned when they were not signed with the actors, so it was not a secret. After breaking down, Eric added with a smile: "However, there is one more, our The pay plan is also very rich, which will adopt a floating mechanism linked to the box office. On the basis of the guaranteed pay, the higher the box office, the higher the pay of the protagonist. Moreover, in order to show fairness and reciprocity, In the event that the contract cannot be executed due to fireflies, the actor can also get some compensation."