In a fine dining room, Eric finished his order, smiling and watching with interest as Julia gracefully communicated with the waiter, skillfully fiddling with the cutlery in front of him.

"What are you looking at?" Julia quickly felt Eric's gaze and asked curiously.

Eric shook his head, "It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly remembered the first time I met you in Jeff's restaurant, and it feels like you've changed a lot now." ”

Julia obviously didn't want Eric to mention her most depressed period, and glared at the other party with disgust: "Are you asking for credit?" ”

"Of course not," Eric laughed, "I just think ...... It's funny, Cinderella turns into a princess in the blink of an eye. ”

"Don't say anything about 'Hollywood Cinderella' in front of me, I'm almost annoyed by this title." Julia rolled her eyes, and while the title contained the envy of the media and the public, it was also mixed with a lot of ridicule.

"Okay, then, why did you come back all of a sudden?"

"I took an endorsement and rushed back to shoot a commercial, by the way...... By the way, I would like to visit you. ”

Julia said, with a small stumble behind her.

In fact, she mainly came back to visit Eric, and it can be said that filming commercials is an excuse, and if she wants to, it is not a problem at all for commercials to be filmed in Louisiana, anyway, she is in a crew, and a lot of equipment and personnel are readily available.

But after all, Eric was in a coma for more than ten hours before, and although he was safe and sound in the end, this incident caused a stir in Hollywood, she was single-handedly promoted by Eric from an unknown young actor to a Hollywood superstar, if in the process of Eric's injury completely recovered, she did not show up from beginning to end, it is inevitable that some media will be called ungrateful.

And the reason why she waited for Eric outside the studio today, instead of visiting in private, was a little bit of caution on Julia's part, without him, in order to be able to create a little exposure, Julia was also self-taught in this regard. Although it is still in theaters, she herself has disappeared from the media for a whole month, the small town of Louisiana where the filming took place is too remote, and the director Herbert Ross is worried about being disturbed by reporters, so the news of the filming location is still tightly blocked, even if the paparazzi of three or two kittens find it, they can't get any valuable news.

At the same time, Julia's heart was also a little frightened by visiting Eric in private, she still remembered the situation of secretly visiting Eric in private, and every time she recalled that she was reprimanded by Eric harshly and harshly, Julia hated this incomprehensible man.

"Thank you for your concern, Julia," Eric replied earnestly, and asked curiously, "By the way, what kind of advertisement?" ”

"Lancôme's perfume endorsement," Julia shook a few fingers in front of Eric with a little smugness: "A year, this number." ”

"Wow, that's a ...... Huge amount of money, "Eric is too lazy to tease, we don't mind if you have a little vanity, but if you want to show off, you can find a suitable object, is it really appropriate to do this in front of my brother?"

"Okay, I know you don't like it, don't use that expression," Julia pursed her red lips dissatisfied, and remembered that her mouth would appear bigger if she did this, he was dissatisfied with himself, and quickly put away the corners of his lips: "I'm not as good as you, I was a little injured, and the eyes of the whole United States were attracted, and even the Oscars just held stole the limelight." ”

"It should be said that I made a shield for this Oscar, if I hadn't been injured, this Oscar would have been scolded more." Eric shrugged and replied, "Actually, the academy should thank me." ”

"I don't know much about this, but I've only seen Alan Carr, the director of this year's Oscars in Louisiana, announce that he will never accept an invitation to be a director of the gala again, but it shouldn't be as bad as you say, right?"

"It's a lot worse than you think, but I can't go into too much detail because I, along with a lot of other presenters and performers, have signed a non-disclosure agreement promising not to mention anything about this Oscars for 20 years. And in the past few days, Disney has also come to join in the fun, threatening to sue the awards ceremony for using Snow White's portrait without permission, anyway, it's a mess, if it weren't for the fact that my injury attracted most of the media's attention, the college would at least have to make a public apology to calm the anger of the media and the public. ”

Julia listened to Eric's narration with wide eyes, but she couldn't appreciate much after all, she didn't participate in this Oscar in person after all, and even couldn't find time to watch the awards ceremony that night because of some shots at the Oscars. The conversation quickly shifted to Eric's injury, and the girl was most concerned about the injury on Eric's forehead.

"Hey, it was inconvenient in the car just now, now let's talk about it, what's the matter with the wound on your forehead? I don't believe it's as simple as falling down the stairs, there must be something hidden? ”

Eric spread his hands helplessly and said, "But that's the truth." ”

"Definitely not," Julia said with a sly smile, "I've read the newspaper the other day, and it was Drew who took you to the hospital with your girlfriend named Jennifer Aniston after you were injured that day." ”

"And then?"

Julia leaned forward slightly, and said in a low voice, "I think it must be that your girlfriend Aniston suddenly came to your house that morning and found you and Drew in the same bed, impulsively picking up a vase or something, right?" ”

The surprise on Eric's face flickered, although Julia's guess was far from the truth, but one thing was true, he was hit by Aniston's sadistic talent again, fortunately Virginia was smart enough to show up during the whole incident, and only after his injuries were completely stabilized did he go to the hospital with the others to visit him.

Julia keenly grasped Eric's instantaneous change in expression, and her red lips opened slightly, revealing a surprised expression: "No, did I guess right?" ”

"Absolutely not, I swear by the lamp," Eric smiled and pointed to the crystal chandelier above his head, "I just accidentally fell, my pathology report has been in many newspapers, you must see, I have contusions in many places all over my body, you don't think Aniston has the ability to inflict such extensive injuries on me, right?" ”

"Not necessarily," the girl looked Eric up and down unconvinced, as if wondering what to do if she wanted to inflict that kind of injury.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this unpleasant topic, let's talk about it, after all, I only communicated with Mr. Herbert Ross on the phone a few times, and it just so happens that you, the client, are here, how do you feel?"

Julia shook her head honestly, she was still unsure why Eric had watched the movie, and she was adamantly suppressing her pay to let her participate. In Julia's view, it is a trivial story with no central point at all, a group of housewives living an ordinary life day after day, all kinds of festivals, all kinds of life and death, all kinds of trivial things in life.

"I still think that this story is a little too mundane and has no ...... Nothing to do? ”

Eric was about to answer, the waiter brought the dishes ordered by the two, and opened the red wine for the two of them in person, and waited patiently for the waiter to finish this qiē before Eric fiddled with the dishes in front of him and asked, "Then what do you think should be the highlights of a movie?" ”

Julia took a sip of red wine, put down the glass and thought for a moment, waved her hand, "At least...... At least ......"

"At least there must be an unforgettable love story, the death and life of the hero and heroine's love, or the big scene, flying cars, explosions, flames or something?"

The girl nodded hurriedly: "Yes, at least there should be these things, right?" ”

"In public, I won't criticize you. If you want to know why, come to my house in the evening and I will give you a detailed analysis of what makes a movie successful. Eric said, squinting at the girl across from him, a wicked smile on his lips.

"Uh...... That's it. Julia seemed to be scratched by Eric's gaze, and subconsciously leaned back, and quickly refused, she knew that if she went, she would be properly trained again, and maybe she would be dragged to bed by this hateful flowery man at night.

Eric only teased the girl a little, and quickly put away his cynical expression, and analyzed seriously: "Actually, the success or failure of a movie depends on whether the director's story can resonate with the audience." I have carefully studied the script, this is a good story that puts the warmth in the ordinary into the trivialities, which will cause the audience to resonate with déjà vu at the same time, and will unconsciously tear people. ”

Julia gave an unclear look, nodded convincingly, and then asked the question she was most concerned about: "That...... How much do you think this movie will get at the box office? ”

"What do you think?" Eric asked rhetorically.

Julia hesitated for a moment, stretched out two fingers, and soon felt that the number was underestimating herself, and added two more, hesitated and then withdrew one. She thinks that this movie can get 30 million box office is already good, and with the scale of investment in the movie, Firefly can make a small profit. In fact, Julia felt that if she was allowed to continue to star in romantic comedies, even if it was a relatively similar theme, with the influence it caused, the movie would properly get 50 or 60 million box office, but for this family trivial-like movie, Julia really couldn't raise her confidence.

"You don't have faith in me, huh?"

"I just...... It's just that I don't have confidence in this movie. Julia said honestly.

Eric wiped his mouth with a napkin unhurriedly and said with a smile: "Otherwise, how about we make a bet, I bet that the box office of this movie will not be less than 50 million." ”

"What's the stake?" Julia asked curiously.

Eric gave another wicked smile: "If you lose, come to my house as a maid for a week." If I lose, I'll be a driver for a week. ”

If it weren't for Eric's expression being too evil when he said the word maid, Julia would almost blurt out that she felt that her chances of winning were more than seventy percent, and that maids in this era were still very serious professions. But noticing Eric's expression, Julia keenly sensed that something was wrong, and decisively refused: "No, I don't want to bet with you." ”

"Or, sixty million?"

Julia was not only unmoved, but refused even more firmly: "Don't think about it." ”

Because Eric still has shooting work in the afternoon, the meal will end in half an hour, but it also provides a lot of photo material for the paparazzi, in short, there will definitely be an affair between Eric and Julia in the media tomorrow.

After lunch, Julia returns Eric to the studio.

"When are you going to go back to the crew?" As they parted at the studio door, Eric asked.

"A four-o'clock plane." Julia didn't get off the train, and replied in the car: "By the way, Eric, the crew's filming budget doesn't seem to be enough, maybe at least two million dollars more." ”

"Mr. Ross told you to say that?"

Julia nodded, Herbert Ross didn't know that Eric had sensed that his crew was on a tight budget, and was even ready to add to it. Considering that Julia and Eric are relatively close, when Julia returns, please ask the girl to test Eric's tone.

After all, this is a small-budget movie, and if you add another 2 million to the budget, the cost will reach 10 million US dollars, and the box office will have to reach more than 33 million to recover the cost. Despite Julia's joining, Herbert Ross himself is not sure whether his family-style comedy film will reach more than 30 million at the box office.

"That's fine," Eric nodded, "You just tell Mr. Ross and ask him to ask Jeffrey for money." ”

"Then I'll thank you for Mr. Rose," Julia said goodbye to Eric with a smile before driving away.

The first thing to shoot in the afternoon was the scene between Andy and Yoyo in the small restaurant, I don't know why, after a meal, Brooke Smalls returned to the state of the morning's unenlightened, this scene was repeated several times, although the girl repeatedly apologized with that pitiful expression, Eric couldn't help but get angry, and at the same time drew a big cross for Brooke Smalls in his heart.

If you don't cooperate anymore, this beautiful vase is really a toss-up, so many Golden Sour Plum Awards are really not wronged, let's continue to harm others in those independent movies.

At the same time, Eric also dismissed the idea of having a super friendship relationship with Brooke Rose, Hollywood is so big, there are so many beautiful girls, and this one is not bad.

After tossing for half an hour, the scene in the restaurant finally ended.

"Eric, I'm sorry, I'm a little bad," Brooke Smalls finished her shot, which meant that today's work was all done, packed up her things, went to the changing room to change clothes, and was about to leave, and came to Eric again.

At this time, the girl's clothes are no longer the black professional girl dress in the shot just now, I don't know whether intentionally or unintentionally, the girl is wearing a tight dark blue high-waisted jeans at this time, and the hem of the shirt is tucked into the waistband of the pants, and the straight hip curve and slender legs are displayed in front of everyone without hindrance.

Almost all the men in the crew consciously or unconsciously cast their eyes on the girl, and at the same time remembered Brooke Small's famous jeans advertisement, and even many people had a thought in their hearts, will there really be nothing between the girl and the jeans now?

Although Eric dispelled some thoughts, he didn't mind eating this kind of tofu delivered to his door, admiring Becke Xiaosi's delicate appearance and perfect body curves, his expression softened slightly: "It's okay, Brooke, I hope you can seriously appreciate the rest of your scenes when you go back, those are all location scenes, if you waste too much time like now, it will definitely affect the filming schedule, and it will also consume unnecessary budget." ”

"Well, I'll definitely try," Brooke Smalls nodded, looking at Eric earnestly, his high heels rubbing against the floor a few times, and the long legs also followed in a slightly sultry pose, waiting for a few seconds, only to find that Eric had withdrawn his gaze, and had no intention of inviting him to dinner or anything like that.

Brooke Smalls didn't dare to make it too obvious, if she was still rejected by Eric, then she might be ridiculed by the crew, especially Cruise, who was explicitly rejected by her before, so she could only say with some loss: "So, goodbye, Eric." ”

"Goodbye, someone will inform you of the next scene," Eric raised his chin and nodded at the girl, pinching his pencil and making a few marks on the script, turning to begin to tell the assistant something.

Brooke Shields paused for a few more seconds before leaving in disappointment, as she had hinted at so obviously, but Eric remained indifferent, much to Brooke's frustration.

"How long will it take for Hanks to arrive?" Eric didn't care about Brooke Small's departure, and although he noticed the other party's hints, now that he had made a decision, he would definitely not change it. In Hollywood, if you can't resist temptation, it is likely to bring very bad results.

"Ten minutes to go," Alan said.

"Alright, let's clean up this place and move on to other scenes."

Eric looked at his watch, thinking to himself.

Cruise's one-man show has been completed, next, Eric plans to shoot a few scenes between Cruise and Hanks in a small bar, and today will also be the first duel between the two protagonists.