Chapter 153 151 Shancai Tongnu

Chapter 153 Shancai Tongnu

"Michael, this is my sister's record, for you.

Little Elizabeth put a set of hardcover collection in Michael's hand.

Michael smiled and touched her head: "About seven or eight years ago, your sisters also came to Neverland. It was a beautiful memory. Please say hello to them for me."

"Well, I will. I will also give you this set of dolls. It is my heart, and there is my signature on it."

Michael happily took it: "Thank you, Elizabeth, you will definitely become an excellent actor."

"Of course, Eric will help me, and I will definitely become a big star."

Gadot and Michael hugged: "I didn't bring any gifts, I can only wish you happiness every day and end this nightmare quickly."

"I hope so. You can come to the scene when the trial is held. I hope to see you all come. It will give me courage."

"Of course, I will definitely come to cheer you up. "

Eric started the car, and the two women opened the door and got in.

"Michael, let's go, see you another day!"

With Michael waving his hand, the car drove out of the Dream Manor.

This trip only took one day, and they came and went in a hurry.

There was no way, many things were waiting to be dealt with, and the two beauties, one big and one small, also had work to do.

Gadot's "Happy Death Day" is now in the post-production stage. The Russo brothers were going to hand in the first cut of the film the day before yesterday, and the results of the internal preview at MGM were not bad.

This design of time-space cycle death is very fresh and gives people a bright feeling.

In addition, the Russo brothers are very good at time-space montage techniques, and everyone is quite satisfied with the overall quality of the film.

However, some logical problems were also raised. This kind of movie involving time is most likely to have logical bugs.

After discussing the opinions, the Russo brothers could only gather the actors to reshoot them quickly. Some shots, try to make up for the logical flaws, at least not too obvious.

Then go through the review process, scheduled to be released at the end of August.

"A Quiet Place" is not in a hurry to be released, but this is Elizabeth's first big screen role, she cherishes it very much.

Although the little girl is small, she hopes to do her best and must not lose Eric.

Especially now that the crew has spread that she was the boss who decided the role, this has doubled the pressure on Elizabeth.

"Get Out" has also been completed and is now going through the review process.

James Wan and Ray Whannell are indeed good partners, as always, they are fast shooters and can take quality into consideration.

This film is scheduled to be released on August 1, 28 days away from "Happy Death Day", at least it will not compete with itself.

At present, James Wan plans to take a break Work will resume in a while, while Ray Whannell is busy with the preparations for "Saw 2".

This time he will serve as one of the producers, and MGM gave him a 7% investment share, and the corresponding script dividend was cancelled.

As for the entire July schedule, MGM simply gave up.

Because Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" is coming, the Black Pearl is scheduled for July 9.

This is a special time, because it does not follow the custom of Friday, which is the first weekend. July 9 is Wednesday.

Those who dare to play non-mainstream are not completely unconfident in themselves, and no one can beat them if they give up.

It means that they have absolute confidence in themselves and firmly believe that no one can beat them.

What's more, this movie has a huge investment. It is a masterpiece that Disney spent two years to build, and it is also endorsed by the Disneyland scenic spot.

No one dares to underestimate this group of pirates, especially since they include Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and other popular handsome men and beautiful women, and young people like them very much.

Eric naturally knows how terrible the pirates are and must avoid the Black Pearl.

In addition to "Pirates of the Caribbean", there is another blockbuster in July, "Season 2" starring Tobey Maguire.

This is Tobey Maguire's first commercial blockbuster after the explosion of "Spider-Man".

The investment amount is as high as 90 million US dollars, telling the story of horse racing in the 1930s, and it is also highly anticipated.

Arranging "Get Out" on August 1st just avoids the first week of "Season 2" and can also avoid the impact of the Black Pearl.

Then "Happy Death Day" will be released at the end of August, and "Hold Your Breath" will be released at the end of September.

Recently, MGM's schedule is full of horror and thriller movies, and it is almost becoming an independent film company.

In addition, the preparation of "House of Cards" is on the agenda, especially Kevin Spacey, the soul figure, must be dealt with.

After more than two hours, I returned to Los Angeles and sent little Elizabeth home first.

"Eric, Gadot, come to my house to play for a while."

"Next time, I have something to do, little guy." Eric refused immediately.

Just kidding, if Ashley and Mary meet Gadot under the same roof, there may be something that happens.

"It's okay, Ashley and Mary are not at home, only my mother is." Elizabeth added.

Gadot was a little confused, why did she emphasize that the two of them were not there? What does this mean?

"Really, I have something to do, Elizabeth, next time."

After saying that, without waiting for Gadot to speak, Eric stepped on the accelerator and drove away.

After sending Gadot upstairs, he left without entering the house. Last night at the Dream Manor, he had been squeezed for juice several times, and he was full and not hungry.

MGM Tower, Eric's office.

He had just sat down for less than five minutes, and soon Chen Xing knocked on the door, and then Judy walked in holding a stack of documents.

Without reading it, he knew it must be a script.

After finishing her work as a producer of "Adele's Life", Judy returned to her regular job and once again took on the role of screening scripts.

"Judy, Judy, my good friend, you always bring me good luck. Let me see what good stuff you found this time."

Putting the script on the table, Judy said: "We have carefully selected all of them. These dozen or so are either hugely topical, or the stories are exciting enough, and they all have the potential to sell well."

"Haha, then let me test your vision this time."

As he spoke, Eric took the top folder and opened it. The first notebook gave him a heavy blow, with "The Passion of the Christ" written on it.

Putting down the coffee in his hand, he glanced at Judy with a complex expression: "You are really telling the truth. The Passion of the Christ is not only a huge topic, it is simply a huge topic."

Seeing Judy holding a stack of folders, it was estimated that the two of them wanted to talk for a while, so Chen Xing made another cup of coffee and brought it in.

"Thanks."

After taking the coffee, Judy took a big sip: "Religion is indeed very sensitive, but there are also many believers, more than a billion people around the world."

"Whether they are Catholic, Orthodox, or Jewish, some of these people will always enter the cinema. As long as they enter, they will contribute to our box office."

Eric glared at her: "Then have you ever considered that MGM may be attacked by crazy believers, and you may encounter rocks or rotten eggs after get off work?"

"And it's really satirizing the Jews. I can already predict that Mel Gibson will be in trouble."

"In the near future, this superstar may disappear for a while. In short, this movie is a hot potato."

Judy chuckled: "If it's not hot, it won't be our turn. Mel Gibson actually doesn't want to attract investment. The filming of the movie is almost completed."

"Mel Gibson's own company has invested US$30 million. He is now asking for distribution, but many companies are avoiding religious films and do not dare to take over them."

"If he can't find a distribution company, the film will have no choice but to be thrown away, and he will have to lose a lot of money."

Eric tilted his head back and began to carefully recall the information related to "The Passion of the Christ".

The popularity of the movie was very high at that time. Even though he was young, he had seen it in magazines and newspapers, but he was not interested in religion, so he didn't watch it much.

I just vaguely remember that the movie must have made a lot of money, and the actress in it is quite famous, especially in China.

That is Monica Bellucci, who is known as the ball flower. A few years ago, the movie "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily" made Bellucci, who has been in the industry for many years, finally become popular.

Since then, the 36-year-old has become an Italian sex goddess and the dream lover of countless men.

The scene of countless men lighting cigarettes for her was also made into an animated graphic and widely circulated.

Eric has naturally fantasized about this woman, but now that he is surrounded by beautiful women, he has no special attitude toward a 39-year-old woman.

What's more, Monica Bellucci now has a husband. Unlike Theron, who only has a boyfriend, this is a real marriage and is protected by law. It is somewhat unethical to poach someone like this.

"Eric, what are you thinking? If you feel it's inappropriate, forget it." Judy said.

Sitting upright again, Eric patted the folder, having already made up his mind that he would not be a bastard if he had money.

"Tell Mel Gibson that MGM took over the distribution job."

"But on the surface, I asked him to sign a contract with AK Film and Television. No matter what, it's better to keep it under wraps. It's still useful to hide one's ears and steal the bell. But the general audience of fools is enough."

As he said this, he picked up the second notebook, and his eyes suddenly lit up again.

Because this is also a very famous youth campus movie, Lindsay Lohan's masterpiece "Mean Girls".

This movie directly made the heroine Lindsay Lohan famous, and became one of the reasons why fans are still willing to forgive her even after she became addicted to fans, took drugs, drank alcohol, crashed a car, stole, went to jail and other numerous crimes.

Audience popularity is a strange thing. Winona Ryder just stole something and was abandoned by the market. She has been silent for many years. Although she has participated in some excellent works, she has never become popular again.

Lindsay Lohan did much more than she did, and she was forgiven many times. In the end, this crazy girl became more and more excessive, and everyone finally gave up on her.

Of course, "Mean Girls" is a must-win, but the heroine doesn't have to be a crazy diva like Lindsay Lohan.

Moreover, Eric thought she was average-looking, not ugly, and not even remotely beautiful, so he didn't like her at all.

On the other hand, Rachel McAdams, who plays the villain in the movie, is obviously much more good-looking, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to make her the heroine.

Or just let the Olsen sisters come on, one to play the heroine and the other to play the female villain.

There are no real villains in campus youth movies, they are all relatively popular character settings.

"Mean Girls is a good book. If you can buy it out, buy it out. If not, you can figure out how to deal with it optimally."

"Okay, I understand."

Eric continued to scroll down.

"Time and Space Cop", haha, it's garbage at first glance, and the investment is huge, which reminds him of Will Smith's shitty movie "Wild Wild Wild Wild".

"Speed", a deadly theme at first glance, racing, but racing motorcycles, and crazy racing are more reliable than this stuff.

Although it doesn't need a lot of special effects, it involves a lot of racing stunts, and the cost is not low.

Throw it away, and then "The Stepford Wives", a movie starring Nicole in her previous life. Eric has probably seen it a little, and it's really unremarkable.

After Nicole won the title, she did continue the Oscar curse. The reputation and box office of several works she starred in afterwards were all failures, only "Dogville" and "Cold Mountain" were still watchable.

However, "Dogville" was well-received but not popular, and she was not the star of "Cold Mountain", so her career development was not smooth. Eric didn't know the specific box office of "The Stepford Wives", but it was definitely a money-losing movie.

But now it's different. With Eric's escort, Nicole didn't take on these movies at all. She is now preparing for "La Vie en Rose", and next year she will naturally shoot "Inception".

After throwing away more than a dozen scripts, the stack of scripts was about to run out.

Judy asked helplessly, "No, none of them work? This is the one we picked out from hundreds of scripts. The "Fast and Furious" should be popular in the market."

Eric shook his head, "No, motorcycles are too niche. If you want to play drag racing, just race cars. "Fast and Furious" is what we imitate."

"But we don't have the copyright of "Fast and Furious". No one can compete with it in the car theme. 007 can play with cars, but the 007 series is not a drag racing movie."

"If there is no suitable one, don't shoot it. It's not right, or you can go a little crooked."

"What?"

Eric grinned unconsciously, and an idea flashed through his mind.

Now that the "Fast and Furious" series has just begun, he can completely cut it off.

For example, directly put the most popular "Fast and Furious 5" on the big screen in advance, change the name, change a few leading actors, and a re-skinned masterpiece will be born, right?

Then he started the "Fast and Furious" series of MGM. When the time comes, the fake will kill the real one, and I don't believe that it can't beat Universal's "Fast and Furious".

"Eric, what are you laughing at? Why are you so strange today?"

"Nothing, I thought of something interesting."

He threw away another notebook, then opened the last one, and then his mouth, which had just closed, opened again.

"Judy, you are really my lucky star, just like the name of this script, a treasure worth millions of dollars."

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