Chapter 67 68. People who have taken the wrong path
The Olsen sisters are not very famous in China. Even people who don’t pay attention to the fashion circle probably haven’t heard of them.
However, the third sister, who is a few years younger than the twins, is much more familiar in China. She is Marvel's Scarlet Witch, the YY goddess of many people, Elizabeth Olsen.
The Olsen sisters entered the film and television industry at a very young age. They can be said to be the daughters that the American people watched grow up. Especially during their childhood, they influenced the aesthetic tastes of a generation of young girls.
With the help of her two older sisters, the third sister Elizabeth also entered the film and television industry. She is currently appearing on various TV shows, but her fame is definitely not as great as her two older sisters.
Relying on the influence of their childhood, the agent founded Twin Star Entertainment specifically for the Olsen sisters, which operates various peripheral products of the two sisters and has been doing very well in the past few years.
The net worth of the two underage girls once exceeded 100 million yuan, and they became the envy of countless young people.
However, the Olsen sisters' influence covers almost all little girls under the age of ten. As the two sisters grow older, their fans also grow up.
As fans grow older and become more conscious, it becomes harder to reap the benefits, so Double Star Entertainment’s performance has clearly begun to decline in the past two years.
The Olsen sisters were anxious and wanted to break through themselves on the big screen, hoping to change their image and spread their influence to the youth group.
Unfortunately, as the saying goes, those who come out of the small screen will never be able to appear on the big screen, except for George Clooney.
The two sisters either play small supporting roles, such as in "Charlie's Angels", or continue to appear in TV and movies, such as "Challenging Sisterhood" and "Dad's Clearance", but cannot even appear on the big screen.
Their career development can no longer be described as reaching a bottleneck period, but rather as a serious decline. When Eric saw them, he thought of Jackie Chan and Hao Shaowen.
Countless child stars are like this, they are brilliant when they are young, but become just like everyone else when they grow up.
This time, the two sisters asked a screenwriter to tailor a script for them, called "New York Time", hoping to make another attempt.
And they wanted to make the scene bigger and more elaborate, so the budget investment was 40 million US dollars.
After the script came out, the two sisters began to lobby major companies, hoping to get investment.
Unfortunately, they really overestimated the quality of the script, and more than a dozen companies showed little interest after reading it.
A few days ago, the two sisters flew to New York again, intending to lobby Warner and Disney for investment. After arriving in New York, they naturally lived in their aunt's house.
She accidentally heard about her aunt's relationship with Eric, and then set her sights on him, the upstart at MGM.
In the room, the aunt, niece and three daughters looked at Eric, hoping to judge something from his expression.
Unfortunately, Eric just looked at the script in his hand with an expressionless face, flipping through dozens of pages in his hands quickly.
He only read it for a while and only flipped halfway through the script before throwing it on the table.
It's mediocre, with no highlights, no novel conflicts, and old-fashioned characters. It's the type that would be thrown into a warehouse for decades and no one would think of it.
Eric recalled in his mind. He had no impression of the movie "The New York Hour", but he had seen some TV movies starring the Olsen sisters.
As a result, the next one came silently without even causing any waves.
This kind of rubbish dares to ask for 40 million investment. This is not just a fantasy, it's simply crazy. It's not even as good as Ryan Reynolds' "The King of Repeaters".
No wonder the Olsen sisters have made no achievements in movies; their vision speaks for itself.
When they saw Eric throwing the script, the three aunts, nieces and daughters felt a sinking feeling in their hearts and thought something was wrong.
Elena asked cautiously: "Eric, is the script not very good?"
Sighing, Eric said tactfully: "The plot is a bit too old-fashioned. Hollywood makes dozens of such movies every year, but how many of them have you seen become popular?"
"But Ashley and Mary"
"No, no, no, Elena, you don't understand. The core of a movie is always the story. Actors are just a bonus, but not a necessity. Otherwise, wouldn't it be good for Nicole Kidman and Charlize Theron to make ten movies every year?"
"The script of 'New York Time' lacks polish. I suggest you change the screenwriter."
The Olsen sisters looked at each other. Eric's conclusion was similar to that of those companies, but after all, they had their aunt's relationship, so they still didn't want to give up.
Mary Olsen blinked her beautiful eyes and began to flirt: "Eric, we will accept your suggestion and find a screenwriter to rewrite the script."
"So after the script is revised, will MGM be willing to invest? Actually, Double Star Entertainment can also contribute a portion of the $40 million. We can split it in half."
After the sister finished speaking, Ashley Olsen came over and sat down, and her eyes also began to sparkle.
Seeing that they were still daydreaming, Eric was speechless. Even if you two slept with me, you are not worth 20 million US dollars! You really think you are worth gold!
Just put it bluntly: "Mary, you don't understand what I mean. To put it bluntly, this script is a bunch of garbage."
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"Don't even mention you two sisters coming to film it. Even if Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor were to star in it, it would be useless. You can't dig gold out of mud."
The room went quiet, the words were harsh, and the Olsen sisters were extremely embarrassed.
Thinking about their recent setbacks and the setbacks in their careers over the past few years, the two 17-year-old girls couldn't help but feel sad. They lowered their heads and stopped talking.
Seeing her niece whining, Elena got a little angry: "Eric, you're going too far!"
"The truth hurts, I hope you don't mind." Eric sighed, "Is there no way to remedy this? You are the captain of MGM, and you hold enormous power. Please help these two children, otherwise they will have no choice but to leave the entertainment industry."
Eric was ready to leave.
"Elena, moral kidnapping won't work on me. You know I'm not that kind of person. Besides, I have to be responsible for the entire MGM. Unless there's a profit to be made, I can't just waste money."
"Then go and dig for profits. They are the Olsen sisters, children that the whole nation has watched grow up. You can always find something bright in them, right, Eric?"
Elena held Eric's hand tightly and said, "You can always create and seize opportunities. Facts have proven that. I think the same is true for these two children, as long as you are willing to put in some effort."
Eric broke away from Elena's hand and retracted his raised leg.
Looking carefully at the two sisters in front of me, I suddenly felt that what Elena said made sense.
"The New York Hour" is undoubtedly garbage, but the Olsen sisters are not, and I can make a fuss about them.
These two sisters have a good foundation. They are the type that will not turn back even if they take the wrong path and hit a wall.
It will be on the shelves next Tuesday. I’ll give you a preview and I’ll try to write as much as possible in the next few days.
(End of this chapter)