In the original plan, Robert. Shay plans to wait two weeks after the release of "The Silence of the Lambs" to drop attendance to a certain level, and justifiably transfer the 200 to 300 theaters of "The Silence of the Lambs" to "Sleep with the Enemy", making up 2,000 theaters for "Sleeping with the Enemy".

Following "Pretty Woman" and "Steel Magnolia", two consecutive movies with a box office of more than 100 million, Julia's box office appeal is undoubted, so the movies starring her can also support 2,000 theaters to be released at the same time.

It's a pity that the box office trend of "The Silence of the Lambs" far exceeded everyone's expectations, and the box office fell by less than 20% the next week. Shay is willing, and the theaters that signed the tiered account-sharing contract for "The Silence of the Lambs" will not be able to replace the film with "Sleep with the Enemy", so there are only 1,700 theaters for the premiere of "Sleep with the Enemy".

Of course, the scale of the 1,700-theater release did not affect the performance of "Sleeping with the Enemy" in the slightest, and within three days of its release, "Sleeping with the Enemy" received more than $18 million at the box office, which has exceeded the standard of $10,000 per game per week.

Although there have been box office successes of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" before, the credit for that movie cannot be attributed entirely to Robert. Shay, therefore, the first major film produced by Duli was a success, and Robert . Shay couldn't wait to start preparing for the celebration after the three-day box office over the weekend, as if he wanted to assert himself to Hollywood.

Anyway, there was already a decision, and before the end of the year, Eric did not plan to talk to Robert. Shay had any conflict, so he readily agreed that the celebration at the Hilton would be paid for by the fireflies.

After "Sleeping with the Enemy", Eric no longer goes to the Firefly headquarters every day, although "Ghost Love" has entered the final stage of publicity. But Eric didn't have a relationship with Nicholas. Cage and Brigitte. Fonda and other leading actors ran around like that to make the final promotion for the movie. If he were just a film director, he wouldn't have been able to escape these things, but. As the boss of the Firefly, Eric still has this privilege.

Several cars pulled up outside Dockweiler Beach Park, south of Santa Monica, Los Angeles. The car door opened, and seven or eight people came down one after another, and Eric skillfully put on his sunglasses and baseball cap before looking at the beach park with confidence.

The group soon gathered, wearing a visor and wearing a simple black T-shirt and dark jeans. Bigelow said: "This is it, I have been here once before, but I just took a cursory look at it, and I have made a comparison in the past few days. I found out that it's better here, let's go inside. ”

"In the cold and gloomy tone of 'Shocking Point,' it seems a little too beautiful here," said Eric, who followed Catherine. Bigelow said, looking at the scenery around him.

"I'm going to choose to shoot here again."

"Cloudy? It's hard to get this kind of weather in Los Angeles," Eric shook his head and turned to the director of photography of Shock Point following behind him, "Donald, do you have any good solutions?" ”

Donald. Peterman is a middle-aged man in his forties. And he is a very good cinematographer, who has participated in the shooting of many excellent movies before, since the budget of "Shock Point" is sufficient. Catherine. Bigelow and James. Like Cameron, the crew members all chose the best. In the early stages of the film, in order to confirm that the scene chosen by the director is suitable for shooting, the director of photography must be involved.

Hearing Eric's words, Donald. Peterman squinted his eyes and looked around, thinking for a moment before he said, "If I want the most suitable effect for the film, of course I also want the scene here to be shot on a cloudy day, but. Los Angeles doesn't have a few rainy days a year, so it's okay to shoot in the evening. But in that case, it's because of the change in light. The time suitable for shooting is very short, and we can't finish it after a few NGs, so we can only wait for the next day. ”

The group walked around the Dockweiler Beach Park, writing and drawing as if no one was around under the curious and puzzled eyes of the beach surfers, and from time to time to make some notes. Peterman also used a portable camera in Catherine. Bigelow took a few shots of the location he fancied, and he worked for nearly an hour before everyone left.

They didn't communicate with the park's management, because it's still early to start filming, and according to the plan, "Shocking Point" will not start until the end of July at the earliest.

After seeing the Dockweiler Beach Park, everyone quickly drove to the next goal, and after running for a whole afternoon, Eric also deeply appreciated the vastness of Los Angeles County, running more than 100 kilometers in a day, but still wandering around the streets and alleys of Greater Los Angeles, not even the suburbs.

In the evening, the group finished dinner at a restaurant in Santa Monica before going home.

"Hey, Kate, can you wait?" Eric stopped Catherine, who was about to drive home. Bigelow.

Catherine. Bigelow stopped by the car door and asked, "Eric, what's the matter?" ”

"That's right, tomorrow the fireflies will hold the celebration of "Sleeping with the Enemy" at the Hilton Hotel, would you like to come?"

Catherine. Bigelow shook his head very directly, "I'm sorry, Eric, I don't really like to participate in this kind of pie. ”

"I mean, you can be with Jim, and a lot of Hollywood executives are probably coming over tomorrow, and that's really good for networking."

"Jim went to North Carolina to pick a set for 'Terminator 2,'" said Catherine. Bigelow shrugged: "I can't go alone." ”

"You can come with me, I don't think Jim will," Eric said in as relaxed a tone as possible.

Catherine. Bigelow raised his eyebrows and said teasingly: "Little guy, I want to warn you, oh, don't beat my idea." ”

"Ahem......" Eric didn't expect Catherine. Bigelow would be so direct, he couldn't help coughing twice before saying, "Kate, I think you must have misunderstood." ”

"I'm 100 percent sure I'm not mistaken," said Catherine. Bigelow opened the car door directly and was about to leave, but after thinking about it, he turned around, hugged Eric like a big sister and patted him on the back, and said in a coaxing childish tone: "Okay, little guy, na, tomorrow we will choose the heroine for "Shocking Point", those young and beautiful girls are the targets you should aim for. ”

Although Catherine. The light fragrance on Bigelow's body smelled very good, but being coaxed like a child, Eric still resistantly broke out of the woman's arms: "Okay, okay, but can you stop calling me a little one?" ”

"Of course you can," Catherine said. Bigelow smiled and took two steps back, pulled the door open and sat in the driver's seat, waving his hand at Eric, "See you tomorrow, little one." ”

"See you tomorrow," Eric waved helplessly at the woman, looking at Catherine. Bigelow drove the Chevrolet SUV away, only to get his own car, looking at his current expression in the rearview mirror on the windshield, Eric rubbed his cheeks a few times before saying to himself: "It's so embarrassing to be picked out so bluntly, but I like this kind of character." (To be continued)

ps: Today all kinds of tossing, a lot of things, more than nine o'clock in the evening to start writing, tomorrow try to make up for it, sorry.