Chapter 77 77. Driving the tiger to devour the wolf? Bringing the wolf into the house? (Please subscribe, please reward)

"Have you finished reading the script?" Eric asked when he returned to the office.

Ashley Olsen nodded, "Yes, we have read the script, but there is a problem."

"Speaking!"

"Mary and I noticed that the script involved a lot of intimate scenes. As professional actors, we are not opposed to it, but can we delete those parts that are too explicit? What we mean is that we can just keep the kissing stage."

Eric thought the Olsen sisters' request was reasonable. After all, they were sisters and it would be unacceptable to have them do it too much on the big screen.

If the film really cannot pass the censorship, it can only be released on DVD. The more popular scenes can be put in the director's cut.

Moreover, "Blue Is the Warmest Color" is a relatively fresh and clean movie for girls. Both female protagonists are high school students, so the scale can be compromised.

"I think it's worth considering. We can discuss the details later. After all, this is not the final script. In fact, in my mind, I have already positioned you well."

"What?"

"As for your roles, Ashley, you are suitable for Adele, and Mary is suitable for Emma."

Next to her, Judy was still staying in the corner and refused to leave. Her eyes lit up instantly when she heard the words, and her expression gradually turned into that of a pervert. No one knew what she was thinking.

"Why? Why should I be Adele?" Ashley Olsen puzzled.

"Can't you see? Wait, I will give you the answer soon."

Eric called the makeup artist in and said, "Give them simple makeup according to these two characters."

The makeup artist looked at the images of the characters drawn by Eric, and then began to put makeup on the two of them. He quickly completed the simple makeup, and then took out a blue wig and put it on Mary Olsen's hair.

After putting on makeup, the two of them immediately showed their different feelings. Since the younger sister Mary Olsen has a pointed chin, after changing to short blue hair, she obviously had a tomboyish feeling and was more aggressive.

Her elder sister Ashley Olsen has a rounder chin, and after putting on makeup, she looks a little lost and depressed.

The two sisters standing together are clearly visible.

"See? The temperament and face shape of both of you have determined your respective identities, Judy, don't you think so?"

Judy laughed strangely a few times, which made the Olsen sisters even more puzzled. From the moment they saw them, there was something wrong with this woman. Her eyes were full of desire, as if she wanted to eat people.

"Ashley, Mary, you are perfect. You must be in this movie. I can't think of anyone better than you!"

Then he looked at Eric and said, "Can I be the producer? Please let me be the producer. You know me. I will do my best!"

Eric nodded slowly. "Yes, I am absolutely sure about this. Okay, Judy, you can go out first. I have something else to discuss with them."

After sending Judy, the nympho away, Eric said, "The script still needs to be polished, but it will take no more than two months. Anyway, please set aside time for it recently."

The Olsen sisters nodded in agreement. In fact, due to the series of failures, the two sisters have been unable to get any film contracts, otherwise they would not have to find someone to write the script themselves and then go around looking for investment.

Schedule? That thing is the most abundant thing they have now.

"Then the film is settled. The contract will be drawn up as soon as possible. Next, let's talk about the shares of Double Star Entertainment. What do you think?"

Ashley Olsen spread her hands and said, "Let me ask you, if we can't reach a consensus on this, will we not be able to have a role in the movie?"

"That's right! This is one of the terms of the deal, you should understand!" Eric did not hide it from them and said it openly.

"Yes, we have no problem with this as a business, but there is a problem at the moment."

"What's the problem?"

"Eric, you should know that since Mary and I debuted, we have always had a fixed agent. His name is Robert Solnit."

"He helped us get roles and set our future path. He even helped us found Double Star Entertainment. Our parents divorced very early, so it can be said that Robert's help in our careers far exceeded that of our parents."

"Although Double Star Entertainment is nominally Mary and I's company, the ownership does not belong entirely to us. Robert also owns a large portion of the shares."

"So if you want to buy shares, it won't work if only the two of us agree. You have to get his consent as well. That's the problem."

"How much shares does this Robert Solnit have?" Eric asked.

“45%!”

"So high! You actually let your agent own nearly half of your company's shares!" Eric was a little surprised.

Mary Olsen looked at Eric meaningfully: "That's why you need to convince Robert. Ashley and I have already discussed it. You can buy the shares, but only for Robert."

"If you can reach an agreement, Ashley and I will fully support it and promise not to interfere!"

After chatting for a while, Chen Xing took over Eric's job to escort the Olsen sisters out of the MGM building.

Looking through the floor-to-ceiling windows, the two sisters got into a red car and then merged into the traffic and disappeared without a trace.

The pencil on my fingertips was turning smoothly, and suddenly there was a crisp sound, and wood chips fell to the floor.

"You want me to help you clear the obstacles? Driving the tiger to devour the wolf! Hehehe!"

The red Lamborghini was completely unable to reach speed during the rush hour and could only move slowly in the traffic. The Olsen sisters sat safely in the back seat.

"Ashley, is this really a good decision? Are we really going to bring Eric Cooper into the company? I always feel like this is a dangerous path."

Ashley Olsen looked at her sister helplessly: "So do you want to continue to endure Robert's manipulation?"

After a moment's silence, Mary Olsen sighed, "No, it's been more than ten years. I've had enough of him, and he really can't keep up with the times. Look at the route he has chosen for us. He still treats us like the little girls he was ten years ago."

"Robert Solnit is no longer the man who made the world go round. Maybe he has some power in the TV industry, but he is no longer what we need. We need the big screen, and he can't do that."

Ashley Olsen also sighed: "Yeah, it's a pity that this man still regards himself as the godfather. It is difficult to get rid of him with our own strength."

"But Eric Cooper, I'm worried that he wants not just a part of the shares, but the entire Double Star Entertainment." Mary Olsen said worriedly.

"Mary, everything has risks. At least getting rid of Solni is what we need most right now. As for Eric Cooper, in the worst case scenario, even if he gets all of Solni's shares, it will only be 45%."

"We two own 45% of the shares, plus David and Ganetti own 5% each, so we still have absolute say."

"Well, I hope so. Oh, and here's little Elizabeth's gift. I almost forgot about it. Tomorrow is her 14th birthday."

"What did you buy?"

"I can't tell you that. We can compare and see which one Elizabeth likes better."

Today is the weekend, Santa Rosa High School is on holiday, and the crew is also on holiday. Eric does not plan to go to the crew, and it will not be too late to go until Monday.

Yesterday, the movie "Whale Rider", which was purchased at the Sundance Film Festival, was released.

Since this is an art film, the screening scale will definitely not be too large. There is no way around it. Even if MGM wants to screen it on a large scale, the theaters will not agree, as they are worried that the profit will be too low.

So in reality, the film was only shown in more than 600 cinemas, and there was not much publicity. Eric approved $1 million in funding as a token of his appreciation.

The money was not much, just enough to buy some space in some newspapers and then hire an army of internet trolls to hype the story, focusing on promoting it from the perspectives of environmental protection and animal protection.

Just like racial issues, gender discrimination, vegetarianism, etc., environmentalism and animal protection have always been popular in the West and are absolutely politically correct.

Those who oppose may oppose in their hearts, but once they speak out they often get into trouble. Both groups have die-hard fans and brainless fans.

Movies like "Barbershop" and "Get Out" made money from the little black guys, and "Whale Rider" made money from them.

Over at AK Films, Bemahadi and Warren found two novice directors from somewhere, and each of them recruited a group of extras, and are filming a script written by a third-rate screenwriter.

There is a movie called "Saw", and it goes without saying that it is a copycat.

The other one is called "Dragonfly", and its target is naturally Sony's "Spider-Man".

As for whether Sony will get angry and sue AK Films, there is no need to worry about this issue at all. Not to mention Sony, even if Disney came, it would not win the lawsuit.

Because in the laws regarding copyright and author's rights, there is a provision called transformative use.

The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!

The general meaning is that if you quote someone else's work but add your own secondary innovation in the middle, then this will form a new work and belong to new copyright.

The key is to have your own innovation, so that the audience can understand at a glance that the spiritual core of the work is completely different from the original work and can replace the uniqueness of the original work.

For example, Dimension's "Scary Movies" series spoofs a large number of well-known movies such as "Scream", "I Know What You Did Last Summer", "The Matrix", "The Exorcist" and "The Grudge", but it does not constitute infringement.

Because the audience understands that this is a funny shit and fart movie and has nothing to do with horror or thriller.

However, videos like film and television commentary, such as those by Liu Lao Shi and Lao Xie, the B-station UP hosts before Eric traveled through time, are strictly speaking considered to be infringing.

Because they are based on the commentary and complaints of film and television works, but they are just pure commentary and complaints without adding their own innovations. The audience is very clear that you are talking about other people's movie, and it is not innovation just to make a few witty remarks.

If the companies that own these works seriously take legal action, the UP hosts will almost be wiped out.

Cooper's home in Beverly Hills.

"Dad, Robert Solnit, do you know this guy?"

Charlie Cooper nodded. "He's the CEO of Twin Star Entertainment. I've dealt with him before. He's the agent of the Olsen sisters and he has some power in the television industry."

"What kind of personality does this person have? What kind of character is he?"

"I'm not sure about that. We haven't had any in-depth communication. I can't remember the last time I saw him. Now I can't even remember what he looks like."

Dad's eyebrows jumped as he spoke: "Why are you asking about him? Is it related to the shares of Double Star Entertainment?"

"Yes, Robert Solnit is our target."

Eric told his dad about yesterday's conversation with the Olsen sisters, and of course, a seasoned man like his dad saw through the clues immediately.

"It seems that the Olsen sisters do not plan to continue working with Solnit, but after all, they have been friends for more than ten years, and the sisters do not want to break up with Solnit directly. They are worried about their reputation."

"That's right, but MGM is determined to get its stake in Double Star Entertainment, so the question is how to convince Solny."

Xia Li Cooper pondered for a moment and slowly said, "How about this, I will first secretly learn about the situation of Shuangxing Entertainment, and then find out what Thorney has to say."

"If he plans to sell his shares, we can buy them at a premium, but the price must be within our acceptable range."

"If Solni refuses to sell, we will find another way."

"Well, I hope he knows when to advance and when to retreat. Otherwise, I can only set up a trap for him. Anyway, I have to make him sell it 'willingly'." Eric looked into the distance with cold eyes.

Santa Monica is not far from Los Angeles. Because it is close to the Pacific Ocean, it is a great place for vacation in the summer.

At this time, in a resort hotel, a waiter was pushing a cart and walking in the corridor.

When passing by room 706, the loud screams almost broke through the walls. You have to know that the decoration here is soundproof.

"Damn bitch, you're screaming so loudly, is someone going to kill you?"

She couldn't help but half-kneel down and put her ear against the door to eavesdrop. Now the originally vague calls became clearer.

I was so fascinated that I felt a surge of excitement in my heart. I didn't know how long I squatted there in a daze.

“Ouch!”

Feeling his legs going numb, the waiter fell to the ground. He looked around hastily, and when he saw that there was no one around, he left quickly with a red face.

"Oh it's so embarrassing, but it's so hard. By the way, call Francis. He always wants me."

Cough cough In the room, Chloë Sevigny coughed violently. The strong impact and the feeling of a foreign object rushing into her throat made her cough uncontrollably.

He rolled his eyes at the half-naked Eric: "You are still so rude, Eric Cooper!"

"But you like it, don't you?"

"Hehe! Did I say I like it?"

"No, but the body's honesty cannot deceive anyone."

"You damned fellow, you are just using me as a tool to vent your desires."

Eric frowned and said, "Sevi, that's a bit hurtful. In this world, everyone is someone else's tool. The only difference is the use."

Chloë Sevigny looked at him with complicated eyes: "Why can you say such shameless words openly? As a man, shouldn't you coax me, even if it's just pretending?"

"Well in principle yes, but you also said it was pretend, I think it's better for people to be real."

"But I feel uncomfortable." Sevigny pouted a little aggrievedly.

Seeing this, Eric's expression turned into a smile, and he gently helped her up from the ground: "Will this make you feel better?"

"Yes, at least you helped me up."

"What about this?"

"Snap! " With a crisp sound, Chloë Sevigny fell on the bed, covering her red cheeks, and looked at Eric in surprise.

Then her eyes became excited: "I like it more!"

(End of this chapter)