Chapter 100 100. Classification of Women, My Head is Clear!

After having lunch with the three Olsen sisters at noon and promising to take little Elizabeth to the MGM studio some other day, Eric finally got away.

The cooperation with the Olsen sisters has officially begun. Let's give them some sweetness first and rebuild the brand, which will also be good for ourselves.

What is more important is to deepen the deep ties between Double Star Entertainment and MGM. When the product cannot be sold or the sales volume plummets due to the lack of MGM's support, that is when the Olsen sisters are most dependent on Eric.

Of course, 45% of the shares is not enough for Eric. Even if he does not pursue complete control, he must at least have absolute control.

Otherwise, if Eric could use some means to get rid of Robert Solnit today, he might become the new Solnit tomorrow.

Eric is willing to charge only a low copyright fee, and it is certainly not for charity. It's just that the Olsen sisters will have to pay a higher price in the future to pay this debt.

The next day, MGM and DoubleStar Entertainment’s official websites simultaneously announced their cooperation, as well as the production plan for “Blue Is the Warmest Color.” The word “lesbian” did not appear in the description, but was replaced by words reflecting the emotional lives of girls.

The Olsen sisters also attended an event and took the opportunity to promote the movie, saying that this will be a transformational work for the two sisters.

They want to use this movie to tell everyone that their children have grown up and the sisters are no longer the little girls they used to be. However, they also said that if they fail, they will choose to retire and focus on business.

The words "retire from the entertainment industry" were naturally highlighted by the media, and attracted a lot of traffic for a while. The two sisters who had not appeared in the entertainment section for a long time actually made it to the front page. Although it was not the headline, it was not easy.

There were also some speculations about the movie's plot and discussions about the two sisters on the Internet, and their fans seemed to have been resurrected.

On the other hand, "Get Out" has already started filming, and Eric went to take a look to show his respect. He still trusts James Wan very much.

Although his directorial skills are not very mature at this stage, as long as he is not given too much funding and the background of the film is not made too grand, James Wan will be able to handle it.

"Get Out" is precisely a horror film with a small setting. The plot mainly revolves around a country villa, and even other buildings in the town rarely appear.

For example, in the original time and space, after filming "Saw", James Wan produced two more films, and then Lionsgate invested 20 million US dollars to give him "Dead Silence".

Lionsgate thought that if Saw, which cost $1 million, could break $100 million at the box office, then I could do something big this time, and it would definitely take off! But it turned out that they were wrong, and James Wan and others overestimated their own directing skills. At that time, he couldn't control the big scenes, and he hadn't evolved to the level of shooting Fast & Furious and Aquaman.

"Dead Silence" performed very poorly in terms of both ratings and box office.

The total box office was just over 20 million, and the DVD market was already sluggish at the time, so the copyright sold very poorly, causing Lionsgate to lose at least over 20 million US dollars. This is one of the few failures in James Wan's film career.

However, the film has received very good response in China.

But what's the point? Can it contribute a dime to Lionsgate? The Internet is also full of piracy, and Youku Tudou and the like don't buy copyrights at all, and can't afford it.

There are many similar cases. Cultural differences lead to huge differences in the tastes of Eastern and Western audiences.

For example, MGM's upcoming "A Quiet Place" has been criticized a lot in China. Many people are criticizing the unreasonable plot, too many bugs, and the screenwriter is simply crazy.

Even the Douban score has lost its previous Hollywood halo and is only 6.3 points.

However, the movie was very popular in the West. IMDB gave it a score of 7.5 and its Rotten Tomatoes rating was over 90%, which is a very high score for a horror movie. The box office was also very impressive.

Why is there such a big gap between the East and the West? Is it because European and American audiences don't know how to appreciate it? Is it because they are all fools? Of course not. The bugs that Chinese audiences can see can also be seen by European and American audiences, but their focus is not on this aspect.

Unlike China, where spirits are not allowed to be created after the founding of the People's Republic of China, European and American horror films have always been a very popular genre with relatively low costs, so they are naturally the favorite genre for major film companies.

However, as the number increases, homogeneity is inevitable. If you look at the history of European and American horror films, you will roughly understand that the plots are almost all concentrated on supernatural, bloody, violent, erotic and other scenes.

The audience has become aesthetically fatigued, and no matter how high their adrenaline levels are, they can’t keep going for decades.

So when a high-concept horror film with a novel setting like "A Quiet Place" appeared, it naturally received rave reviews. There was even a scene where the audience and the big screen held their breath at the same time. The immersive feeling brought by the audio-visual images was quite good, and the bugs in the plot were ignored.

At AK Films, the filming of "The Purge" is already more than halfway completed and will be wrapped up in more than half a month. The release date is set for May 25th. With the help of the summer vacation, it is hoped that the box office will be able to reach a high point.

In addition, two more copycat movies have been produced, namely "The Lord of the Rings" and "Fox and Mouse Game". There is no need to say who they are copycats of, and they are currently in the stage of selling the films.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is April 15th.

Eric has been in the editing room for four consecutive days. Only he can do the editing. If other editors do it, it is very likely that the film will be distorted.

Fortunately, everything was in my head, and there weren’t a lot of unnecessary shots. I almost just edited them according to the numbers, and the operation was very smooth.

In just four days, the rough cut was ready.

Needless to say how explosive this speed is, here's a simple statistic: in Hollywood, the average editing time for a blockbuster like "Transformers" is about half a year.

The difference between 180 days and 4 days is only more than 40 times.

The next step is to send the rough cut to Weta Digital and then add special effects. This is the part that is really time-consuming and labor-intensive.

In the evening, Eric drove to Gadot's apartment.

Today is the day when "The Walking Dead" is aired, and Eric promised Gadot that he would watch it with her.

Knock, knock, knock. A moment later, Bar Rafaeli opened the door and saw Gadot vacuuming under the sofa.

"Why do you have to do housework at night? To help digestion after dinner?" Eric asked curiously.

Barlefali said sarcastically: "Not only does she want to make her house spotless, but she also wears beautiful earrings, which is a really nice style."

"Okay, but there's no need to do this. It's not my first time here. I'd be embarrassed if it was too grand."

Looking at the beer and snacks in his hands, Eric chuckled.

"It's true that this isn't your first time here, but it's definitely your first time staying for more than ten minutes. Some people are very concerned about this."

Hearing Bar Refaeli's teasing, Gadot suddenly felt embarrassed: "It's almost over. Wait, I need to clean myself. I'm sweating a lot. Please sit down first, Eric."

After saying that, she dragged the vacuum cleaner into the bathroom.

There were only two people left in the room. Although they had known each other for a while, to be honest, Eric and Barlefali were not particularly familiar with each other, and the two had never been alone together.

Seeing the other person looking at him with a pair of big eyes, Eric still felt it was better to say something.

"Lefali, The Walking Dead is finally going to air, and you're going to be a big star soon."

Barrefaeli curled her lips and said, "It's still too early. There's no scene for me in the beginning. I don't know which episode it will be cut to."

"The order of appearance is not important. The key is the charm of the characters. Some characters appear at the beginning of the plot but are never remembered, while some characters can be remembered by the audience even if they only have one scene."

"This argument is always mentioned, but I don't think anyone would want to have less screen time. Eric, do you think I belong to the former or the latter?"

"Of course it's the latter. Maggie is an attractive character. In my conception, this character will live until the end of the play. She will have a complete character growth arc, so I will give this role to you. And you are a beautiful girl, which is a big plus."

"Beautiful? Do you think I'm beautiful?"

After a pause, Barlefali suddenly asked.

She stared into Eric's eyes and her tone changed, and there seemed to be a hint of aggression and temptation in her eyes.

The more he spent time with women, the more sensitive Eric became to this feeling. He had felt that kind of look from many women.

"What is she doing? Seducing me?"

Seeing Eric looking at her with strange eyes and the sound of water coming from the bathroom again, Barlefali smiled slightly.

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She seemed to be deliberately twisting her hips and returned to her bedroom like a model walking on the catwalk. A moment later, she reappeared wearing a dress, with only her smooth back exposed to the air.

Turning her head slightly, with her eyes half open and half closed, Barlefali gently asked for help: "Eric, Gadot is taking a shower, can you help me zip it up?"

"Yes, this woman is seducing me!"

Having made up his mind, Eric chose to refuse directly and decisively.

Just kidding, I am not a good person, my private life is not very decent, and my moral level is not high.

But I have a clear mind!

Eric knew exactly which women he could sleep with and which he couldn't, and Barrafaeli was obviously one of those women he couldn't sleep with.

This woman is quite scheming. It can be seen from the first time they met that she is the same type as Zhang Ziyi.

Eric has a minimum requirement for his woman, which is that she is not required to be obedient. You can be a little bit capricious and you can make demands, but you must never stir up trouble.

He has a clear definition and scope of his woman in his mind.

People like Liu Xiaoli and Niki Caro don't count. They just have sex out of interest. It's impossible for me to give them much benefits just because I slept with them once. At most, I'll just sprinkle some benefits on them. It's not impossible to get them for free. After all, it's hard to say who will suffer the loss in the end.

For people like Chloë Sevigny and Elena Olsen, their cooperation is mutually beneficial. Talking about feelings is a luxury. If they keep in touch over the years, they might build feelings, but definitely not now.

Eric can talk about other women in front of them very easily, but he won't expose these things to Gadot, because Gadot is open to emotions, so he cares about the other person's feelings.

Nicole Kidman is the type who can develop a relationship. Although the two had a relationship, the feelings were not too deep, but more of passion.

Whether there will be any follow-up results depends on whether Eric wants to continue, and on Nicole Kidman's intention.

Their relationship tends to be equal. With Nicole's status and appeal, she doesn't need to ask Eric for resources, and she has constant film offers, which is different from Chloë Sevigny.

Then there are the Olsen sisters and Liu Yifei, who are the development type. Eric can give them decisive help in their careers. The only difference is that the former are raised in captivity while the latter are free-range.

After fattening them up, whether to eat or not depends on your mood. If you are in a good mood, you can eat it in one bite. If you are in a bad mood, you can take advantage of it to earn commercial value.

There are also people like Barra Farley and Zhang Ziyi, who are the sticky type. If you get involved with such sluts, you will definitely get into trouble, so don't touch them!

If it wasn't for Judy, Eric would not have paid any attention to her.

Seeing that Eric refused to zip her up, Barlefali did not react excessively. Instead, she zipped it up smoothly.

Then he poured a glass of water and handed it to Eric: "Are you thirsty?"

Just as Eric was about to take it, Refaeli hooked her hand and the cup returned to her. Then she opened her red lips and took a sip in front of him.

"Sorry, I'm a little thirsty too, Eric, if you don't mind."

Seeing that this woman was still being a bitch, Eric didn't intend to give her any face.

Knock, knock, knock. Just as he was about to scold her harshly, the door rang at an inopportune time.

"Rafaeli, are you done packing? Come out soon." Judy's voice came from outside the door.

“Forget it, it’s hard to scold you in front of Judy, I’ll spare your life this time!”

Eric thought as he opened the door.

Judy punched him as soon as she saw him: "Eric, you haven't come to the company for several days. Where have you been hiding?"

"I'm editing Transformers. I'll be there tomorrow. You can take Rafaeli with you."

Hearing the sound of water in the bathroom, Judy whistled and hooked her finger at Barra Farley: "Come with me, baby, let's leave some space for this young couple."

Then he winked again, took out a small box from his pocket and stuffed it into Eric's hand: "I prepared it for you, remember to use it."

"What?"

Bang! The door closed and the two left.

Eric opened the box and saw a small pill lying quietly inside.

"Fuck! This guy!"

(End of this chapter)