Chapter 151 151. Shancai Tongnu
"Maikou, this is my sister's record. I give it to you."
Little Elizabeth put a set of hardcover collection into Michael's hands.
Michael smiled and patted her head. "About seven or eight years ago, your sisters also came to Neverland. It was a wonderful memory. Please say hello to them for me."
"Yes, I will. I'll give you this set of dolls as well. It's a token of my love. There's my signature on it."
Michael took it happily: "Thank you, Elizabeth, you will definitely become an excellent actor."
"Of course, Eric will help me. I will definitely become a big star."
Gadot and Michael hugged each other and said, "I didn't bring any gifts. I can only wish you happiness every day and end this nightmare as soon as possible."
"I hope so. When the trial comes, you can come. I hope to see you all here. 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 now. See you another day!"
As Michael waved his hand, the car drove out of Dream Manor.
This trip only lasted one day, and we came and left in a hurry.
There's no way. There are many things waiting to be dealt with, and the two beauties, one big and one small, also have work to do.
Gadot's "Happy Death Day" is currently in the post-production stage. The Russo brothers were about to hand in the rough cut of the film the day before yesterday, and the results of the internal test screening at MGM were pretty good.
This design of time and space cycle death is very fresh and gives people a bright feeling.
In addition, the Russo brothers are very good at time and space montage techniques, so everyone is quite satisfied with the overall quality of the film.
However, it also raises some logical questions. Movies like this that involve time are most prone to logical bugs.
After discussing the opinions, the Russo brothers could only gather the actors to quickly reshoot some shots, trying to make up for the logical flaws, or at least make them not too obvious.
Then it will go through the review process and is 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, which she cherishes very much.
Although the girl is small, she hopes to do her best and must not lose Eric.
Especially now that word has spread among the crew that the role was chosen by the big boss, this has actually 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 a good pair, they are quick shooters as always, while also taking quality into consideration.
The film is scheduled to be released on August 1, 28 days later than "Happy Death Day", so at least it won't compete with itself.
Currently, James Wan plans to take a break for a while before returning to work, while Ray Whannell is busy with the preparations for "Saw 2".
This time he will serve as one of the producers. 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 about to come out, the Black Pearl is scheduled to be released on July 9th.
This is a special time because it does not follow the custom of being released on a Friday, which is the opening weekend, and July 9th is a Wednesday.
Those who dare to play non-mainstream games do not have no confidence in themselves. If they give up, they will not be able to beat anyone.
It means having absolute confidence in yourself and firmly believing that no one can defeat you.
What's more, this movie has a huge investment. It is a blockbuster production that Disney spent two years to create, and it is backed by the Disney theme park.
No one dares to underestimate this group of pirates, especially since they include popular handsome men and beautiful women such as Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley. Young people like them very much.
Eric was naturally more aware of the terrifying nature of the pirates and had to 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 success of Spider-Man.
The investment amount is as high as 90 million US dollars. It tells the story of horse racing in the 1930s and is also highly anticipated.
Scheduling "Get Out" on August 1st just avoids the first week of "Season 2" and the impact of "Black Pearl".
Then "Happy Death Day" will be released at the end of August and "Don't Breathe" will be released at the end of September.
Recently, MGM's film schedule has been filled with horror and thriller movies, and it's almost becoming an independent film company.
In addition, the preparations for "House of Cards" are on the agenda, especially the soul figure Kevin Spacey, he must be dealt with.
We returned to Los Angeles more than two hours later and sent little Elizabeth home first.
"Eric, Gadot, come to my house and play for a while."
"Maybe next time. I have things to do, little guy." Eric refused immediately.
Just kidding, if Ashley and Mary met Gadot under the same roof, there's no guarantee that something dramatic would happen.
"It's okay, Ashley and Mary are not at home, only my mother is here," Elizabeth added.
Gadot was a little confused. Why did she emphasize that the two of them were not there? What did this mean? "Really, I have something else to do, Elizabeth. Maybe next time."
After saying this, without waiting for Gadot to speak, Eric stepped on the accelerator and drove away.
He sent Gadot upstairs and left without entering the house. She had been juiced several times last night at Neverland Ranch and was not hungry.
MGM building, Eric's office.
He had just sat down for less than five minutes when Chen Xing knocked on the door and Judy walked in with a stack of documents.
Without even looking at it, he knew it was definitely a script.
After finishing her work as producer of "Blue Is the Warmest Color", Judy returned to her original 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 either have great topic value or have exciting stories. They all have the potential to be big sellers."
"Haha. Then let me test your vision this time."
As he spoke, Eric took the folder on top and opened it. The first book gave him a heavy punch. It clearly said "The Passion of the Christ".
He put down the coffee in his hand and looked at Judy with a complicated expression: "You are really telling the truth. The Passion of the Christ is not only a huge topic, but a huge topic."
Seeing Judy holding a stack of folders, Chen Xing guessed that the two would talk for a while, so he made another cup of coffee and brought it in.
"Thanks."
Judy took the coffee and 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, among so many people there will always be some who go to the cinema, and as long as they go in they contribute to our box office."
Eric glared at her and said, "Have you ever considered that MGM might be attacked by crazy believers, and you might encounter rocks or rotten eggs when you get off work."
"And this is a solid satire on Jews. I can already foresee that Mel Gibson is going to be in trouble."
"In the near future, this superstar may disappear for a while. In short, this movie is a hot potato."
Judy laughed and said, "It wouldn't be our turn even if it wasn't hot. Mel Gibson isn't actually trying to get investment. The filming of the movie is almost complete."
"Mel Gibson's own company invested $30 million in the film. What he is seeking now is distribution, but many companies shy away from religious films and dare not take it on."
"If he can't find a distributor, the movie will be a waste and he will lose a lot of money."
Eric tilted his head back and began to recall the relevant information about "The Passion of the Christ".
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The movie was very popular at the time. Even though he was young, he had seen it in magazines and newspapers. However, 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 actresses in the movie were quite famous, especially in China.
That is Monica Bellucci, who is known as the Ball Flower. A few years ago, the movie "Monica Bellucci" made Bellucci, who has been in the industry for many years, finally become famous.
From then on, the 36-year-old girl became the sexy goddess of Italy and the dream lover of countless men.
The scene in which countless men lit cigarettes for her was also made into a GIF and widely circulated.
Eric had naturally fantasized about this woman, but now he was surrounded by beautiful girls, so he didn't have any special attitude towards a 39-year-old woman.
What's more, Monica Bellucci is married now. Unlike Charlize Theron who only has a boyfriend, hers is in a real marriage protected by law. It is somewhat immoral to steal her boyfriend.
"Eric, what are you thinking? If you don't think it's appropriate, then forget it," Judy said.
Sitting up straight again, Eric patted the folder and made up his mind that it would be a bastard not to make money.
"Tell Mel Gibson that MGM has taken over the distribution."
"But on the surface, let him sign a contract with AK Films. No matter what, it's better to put on a veil. It's helpful to cover up one's mistakes. But ordinary stupid audiences are enough."
As he spoke, 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 her fans were still willing to forgive her even after she committed countless crimes such as taking drugs, drinking, crashing cars, stealing, and going to jail.
Audience appeal is a very strange thing. Winona Ryder was abandoned by the market just because she stole something. 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 excessive things than her, but 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 the script for Mean Girls had to be picked up, but the heroine didn't have to be a crazy troublemaker like Lindsay Lohan.
And Eric thought she was average looking, not ugly, but not pretty at all, 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 beautiful, so it is not a bad idea to let her be the heroine.
Or just let the Olsen sisters play the heroine and one plays the female villain.
There are no real villains in campus youth movies. They are just popular character settings.
"The script for Mean Girls is pretty good. If you can buy it out, buy it out. If not, you can do the best deal with it."
"Okay, I understand."
Eric continued to scroll down.
"Time Robbers", haha, it's garbage at first glance, and the investment is huge, which reminds him of Will Smith's shitty movie "Wild Wild Wild West".
"Speed", a subject that will make you fall in love with it at first sight, it's more reliable than racing a car, but racing a motorcycle or a racing car.
Although it doesn't require a lot of special effects, it involves a lot of racing stunts and the cost is not low.
He threw it away casually, and then watched "The Stepford Wives", which was a movie starring Nicole in her previous life. Eric had watched a little bit of it, but it was really unremarkable.
After winning the title, Nicole continued the Oscar curse. Several works she starred in afterwards failed in terms of reputation and box office, with only "Dogville" and "Cold Mountain" being acceptable.
However, "Dogville" was well received but not popular, and she was not the lead actress in "Cold Mountain", so her career development was not smooth. Eric didn't know the exact box office of "The Stepford Wives", but it was definitely a money-losing movie.
But now it’s different. With Eric’s protection, Nicole has not taken on these movies at all. She is now preparing for "La Vie en Rose" and will naturally shoot "Inception" next year.
I lost more than a dozen scripts in a row, and my pile of scripts was almost empty.
Judy asked helplessly, "Nothing works? This is the one we picked out from hundreds of scripts. There should be a market for "Speed"."
Eric shook his head and said, "No, motorcycles are too niche. If you want to race, just race cars. The Fast and the Furious is what we should imitate."
"But we don't have the copyright to The Fast and the Furious. No one can compete with it in terms of cars. 007 can play with cars in a variety of ways, but the 007 series is not a car-racing film."
"If there is no suitable one, don't shoot it. It's not right. Or you can take a crooked approach."
"What?"
Eric grinned unconsciously, an idea already flashing through his mind.
Now that the "Fast and Furious" series has just begun, I can totally play a game of cutting off the opponent's waist.
For example, if they just put the most popular "Fast and Furious 5" on the big screen in advance, changed the name, replaced the leading actors, wouldn't a re-skinned masterpiece be born? Then they can start the "Fast and Furious" series of MGM. When the time comes, the fake will kill the real one, and it is hard to believe that it will not be able to beat Universal's "Fast and Furious".
"Eric, what are you laughing at? Why are you acting so weird today?"
"Nothing, I just thought of something interesting."
As he said this, he threw away another notebook, then opened the last one, and then his mouth, which had just been closed, opened again.
"Judy, you are really my lucky star, just like the name of this script, a million-dollar treasure."
Thanks to Luciferhx for the 500-coin reward.
Thanks to book friend 20200510022929734 for the reward of 100 coins.
Thank you everyone!
(End of this chapter)