The words were friendly and brought the relationship closer, Shirley Lansing keenly felt that the emotions of Terry Rucio and the two were a little tense, although she didn't know the inside story, she didn't continue to increase the human offensive, took a sip of coffee elegantly, put down the cup, and began to get into the topic, and said: "Terry, Ted, if you can, I hope you can leave that pirate film script at Paramount, what do you think is the right price?"

Terry Rucio's lips moved, but he looked at his friend beside him. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Ted Elliott hesitated, but could only bite the bullet and say, "Ms. Lansing, we very much want to cooperate with our own company, but, you know, that, other companies contacted us first, and it is not convenient for us to ignore each other directly. ”

Shirley Lansing nodded, without the slightest expression of displeasure on her face, and said, "In this case, let me first tell you what we mean, Paramount can pay 2 million US dollars, as well as a certain profit share, I hope you can think about it carefully." The company happens to be looking for a suitable special effects film project, and we will be able to get more resources in the future. ”

$2 million, which is directly twenty times the price of Firefly, not to mention the profit sharing, Terry Rucio and Ted Elliott feel their heartbeats a little faster. Both of them have passed their prime, but they have been in Hollywood for so many years, let alone millions of dollars, and they have never received more than $100,000.

However, because there was a ghost in their hearts, the two didn't dare to agree.

The more they get now, the more miserable their fate will definitely be once the matter is exposed.

Leaving Shirley Lansing's office, the two quickly found a coin-operated phone booth and hurriedly dialed the phone number of the agent Matt Gilson, and Ted Elliott, who was holding the microphone, couldn't wait to ask, "Matt, is there any reaction from the fireflies?"

On the other side of the phone, Matt Gilson's tone was visibly excited, and he hurried a series of words.

Listening to the numbers that he couldn't think of before, Ted Elliott calmed down a little and interrupted the other party: "Matt, I don't want to hear any Sony Pictures offers, and I don't care how much Warner Bros. wants to give, I just want to know, what is the reaction of the Firefly?"

“……”

After a while, hanging up the phone, Ted Elliott looked at his friend next to him, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's worse than I thought, and now, everyone seems to be convinced that this is the script that Eric Williams personally fancied." ”

Terry Rucio's tone was also a little anxious: "We didn't discuss it, we just said that it was possible, why did it become like this?"

Ted Elliott took out a cigarette from his pocket, looked around, put it back again, leaned against the door frame of the phone booth with some dejection, and said: "Maybe "Cut Throat Island" has made too much impression on Hollywood, everyone thinks that no one will be interested in pirate films except Eric Williams." Of course, it could also be that Matt deliberately used some misleading words when he contacted these studios, and you know him. ”

"I think," Terry Rucio hesitated, "and it's very likely that this script was really Eric Williams' own." If you think about it, it's just less than a day before things get so big. If this script had nothing to do with Eric Williams, the Fireflies would probably have publicly refuted these rumors, instead of the current cold treatment. ”

"It would be nice if that was the case," said Ted Elliott, "wasn't there always rumors that Eric Williams had set a trap for Michael Eisner in the original "Cut Throat Island"? When the time comes, the bigger the project is piled up, the more unlucky we will be if it fails. ”

Terry Rucio's expression was entangled for a moment, and he said tentatively: "Or, let Matt choose the one with the highest price and sell this book, anyway, they are also voluntary." If we could each get a million ......"

Before Terry Rucio could finish speaking, Ted Elliott shook his head and said, "Terry, I wouldn't do that, I have a family to support." Moreover, let's just talk about you, Bonnie is a housewife, she has no income, she gets a million, we are kicked out of Hollywood, and it is impossible to find any decent jobs, do you think this money can support us for the rest of our lives? What's more, your Claire and Danny are already in high school, and their two children have excellent academic performance, and they will definitely be able to go to the Ivy League in the future, do you see which Ivy League school has tuition fees for less than $40,000 a year?"

Hearing Ted Elliott's words, Terry Rucio didn't have much confidence, but he was still a little unwilling: "This matter may not be as bad as you say." Our script, as long as it is done carefully, even if it has nothing to do with Eric Williams, it should not be too a failure at the box office, and special effects films have still sold very well in recent years. ”

"The point isn't here, the problem is that unless the project is a box office success, we're both out of luck once the big companies realize they've been scammed. There are a lot of crazy people in Hollywood, but there are few fools, and there are no secrets in this circle, so it's better not to take any chances. Ted Elliott said, turned around and picked up the microphone again, took out a coin and threw it into the phone, and said, "It's better to talk to Matt in person, we can't be killed by our own agent like Pierce Brosnan." ”

The thoughts that rose in Terry Rucio's heart were dissipated by a few basins of cold water poured on his friend, and he watched him make a phone call, and said, "Ted, you say, if this script is really read by Eric Williams, and the fireflies are contacted again, we are going to do this?"

Ted Elliott understood that the odds of a situation like Terry Rucio's description were low, and he listened to the beep coming out of the microphone and said, "If that's the case, you should be glad we've passed this point." ”

……

For people in the circle, Hollywood really has no secrets, and a lot of news usually spreads quickly.

Early in the morning, almost everyone in the "Gravity" crew knew about the script of "Pirates of the Caribbean". However, because of the leakage of trade secrets that may be involved behind the scenes, no one took the initiative to mention this topic in front of Eric.

As a result, the atmosphere in the studio, overflowing with curiosity, is inevitably a little strange.

Eric already knew more details at this time, and knew that this matter was not leaked from within the Firefly Group, but just a rumor deliberately released by the owner of the script purely relying on speculation, and the purpose was self-evident.

Katzenberg's opinion was that it was better to abandon the script altogether, otherwise it would only continue to happen in the future.

Intellectually, Eric naturally understands the correctness of Katzenberg's opinion, but other scripts are fine, but this is "Pirates of the Caribbean".

While Eric's butterfly will bring a lot of uncertainty to the project, it's enough to ignore all possible risks when you think about the success of three of the four Pirates of the Caribbean franchise reaching the billion-dollar global box office.

Fortunately, since this matter has been known to everyone, and it is impossible to settle the dust in a short time, Eric decided to wait and see how things unfold for the time being.

In the "Gravity" studio, the crew continued to be busy with the footage of the heroine Ryan curled up in the mother's body.

After making various adjustments in the Wia state, it was still impossible to complete it, so Eric decisively began to look for other methods.

In front of the capsule model, everyone gathered to express their opinions, and Robert Byron, the special effects supervisor, said: "The problem now is that we need a support that can allow Judy to do the movements she needs without compromising her ability to perform the perfect weightless levitation in front of the camera." ”

"Is it okay to add a fixed robotic arm support to my waist, I mean, if it's okay later?" Judy raised her hand and gestured at her waist, but she involuntarily glanced at Eric's waist, thinking about yesterday's events, she still felt a little funny, but it seemed that this guy didn't hurt anymore today.

Eric noticed the look on the corner of Judy's mouth with a wicked smile, and glared at her helplessly, but said seriously: "It's no problem in the later stage, just erase the device." But what you said doesn't work, if you want to be perfect in this shot, all parts of your body have to be very relaxed, you have to tie your waist up, you need to curl up your legs with force, you can't do it easily, so you can't get up. ”

"Didn't you say that I had completely forgotten my sense of direction?" said Judy, "In that case, I don't have to bend my legs upwards to hang me horizontally from the ceiling." ”

Eric said directly: "Wasn't this the posture you were in when you were in the state of Wia just now?"

"I mean, the fixed equipment, Wei Ya floated, I can't borrow it at all. ”

Eric thought about it, and just wanted to try it, Robert Byron said: "Judy, this is not good, if you want to meet Eric's requirements, the range of fixed equipment cannot be too large, you can only circle your waist like a belt, in a horizontal state, your entire body weight is only so much support, both parts of the body have to sag, and it will be more tiring to do the movements." ”

"Then you guys think of other methods, if it doesn't work, maybe I can try it later. Judy didn't mind that her plan was rejected continuously, and she relaxed on the model next to her and waited for everyone to continue the discussion, her smooth two long legs naturally crossed, and her feet were only temporarily put on a pair of slippers because of the needs of the performance, and her toes were pointing downward, and she lightly clicked a few times on the ground.

Eric happened to be standing opposite Judy, and suddenly felt that if Judy changed into a pair of red platform heels, a white wide-brimmed hat, and showed some unruly little expressions on her face, she would instantly return to the role of "Taxi Driver" who fascinated a guy to the point of assassinating the whole person.

Of course, that's not the point.

The point is, seeing Judy's action, Eric suddenly had a flash of inspiration, snapped his fingers, raised his chin at Judy, and said to Robert Byron and Nichol beside him: "Look, the support point has been found." ”

Everyone looked at it together, Judy kept the posture just now in confusion, most of them were also confused, and Nickel also joked: "It's a pity that the costumes are not in place, otherwise we could have filmed a space version of "Taxi Driver" today." ”

Eric motioned for Judy to change her position, stood sideways to everyone, and said, "Judy, you use your right leg to support and try the position we need." ”

When Judy heard this, she was very open and supported the ground with one leg, bowed down, bent her arms and left leg, and tried it, feeling that this was indeed much easier than the plan she had just proposed. However, after showing it, I felt that my right leg was not fixed, and my body was still not stable enough, so I threw off my slippers and got up and climbed onto the half-person-high model platform behind me, and my eyes swept around, falling on Eric, and said, "Come, help me fix it." ”

Eric walked over with a smile, tried it, and wrapped his arm around Judy's calf on the outer rim and hugged it tightly in his arms, and said, "Okay, try again." ”

Judy briskly lifted one of the legs inside and shook it, feeling that her body was much more stable, her eyes glanced at the man next to her, and she couldn't help but point on Eric with her toes, and said in a somewhat ghostly manner: "Hug so tightly, are you sure you're not taking advantage of me?"

"Of course it is, for such a legitimate reason, don't take it for nothing," Eric smiled and said, "You hurry up and do the pose, I'm afraid my hands will not be able to help running up." ”

Judy immediately glared at Eric, "You dare!"

All around, everyone is a black line.

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Judy soon realized that there was something wrong with her words, and she stuck out her tongue in embarrassment, and began to try to move, and Nichol picked up the DV next to her and ran to the other side.

After tossing and turning for a while, everyone gathered around the computer to watch the sample shot by Nikkle, and Robert Byron said: "This method works, that is, we are going to make a prosthetic leg for Judy, CG simulation of the body, this is another challenge." ”

"Try to do it as well as you can, after this time, you will definitely be able to use this technology in the future," Eric said, "and for the time being, we can only think of this more feasible method, of course, if you can think of a better way, feel free to let me know." ”