Chapter 058: The Prince of Complexity
"Eric, Drew...... Moved into your house?" asked Aniston as she leaned on Eric's chest, gently scratching at Eric's pectoral muscles.
Eric nodded and told Aniston what had happened.
Aniston said with sour suspicion in his tone, "But...... You are not related to her, why do you have to spend so much money for her, a million, you haven't spent so much money on me, hmph, there must be some intention. β
Eric reached out and patted the girl's smooth buttocks in the quilt and said, "I just treat Drew as a sister, you are my girlfriend, if you want, even if it is 10 million, 100 million, I am willing to spend it for you." β
Aniston heard a sincerity in Eric's tone, and her heart was a little sweet, but she pouted and said, "Don't spend your money." As the girl said this, her little hands fumbled under the quilt with emotion, and soon Eric was again interested.
"You brought it on yourself, little girl. With a laugh, Eric pinned Aniston under him.
"Ah...... It's not there, it hurts ......" Aniston, who was held in place by a pair of strong hands, cried out in pain, twisting her waist desperately, but to no avail.
After tossing and turning for a while, but still unsuccessful, Eric had to give up some evil intentions
The voice was glutinous: "Eric."
"Don't even think about it," Eric joked
Knowing that Eric was joking, Aniston's body trembled with nervousness
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"Al Pacino, Al is so masculine in the series, but it's a pity that he hasn't made a movie in the past few years. β
Aniston, who was heavily moisturized last night, had a radiant face and carefully tied a tie for her boyfriend. Seeing Eric's somewhat tasteful expression when he heard himself praising other men, he hurriedly stepped on his boyfriend's cheek and kissed him: "Okay, okay, my Eric is the most handsome, and Al Pacino is already an old man." β
"I was going to invite you to Al on Broadway in the evening, but I decided to forget it. β
Aniston refused with a smile: "Even if you really have this kind of plan, I really don't have time, it's Christmas vacation soon, and the director has been catching up with the filming schedule these days and needs to work overtime." Eric, will you stay in New York over Christmas break?"
Eric shook his head, "I'm not sure, if Al Pacino accepts the invitation, I'll be able to stay for Christmas, or I'll have to go back to Los Angeles to audition for the actor." β
"Oh," Aniston said with a sense of loss.
"Annie, why don't you come back to Los Angeles with me, aren't your family all in Los Angeles?"
Aniston shook her head and said, "No, I don't want to go back, they ...... I have a family of my own, and I feel like it's a bit redundant to plug in. β
"Why, they still love you. β
"You won't understand, Eric," Aniston sighed lonely and tugged at her boyfriend's collar, "Alright, Eric, let's go." β
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"Hello, Mr. Pacino," although he has seen countless images of Al Pacino in the movies, Eric is still a little excited to see the real person.
"Hello, Eric, just call me Al. β
Under Kapoor's introduction, the two shook hands and sat down together.
Without much of a pleasantry, Al Pacino asked, "Eric, I've seen the outline of the script, and you may have known it before, because of the incident in '85, I haven't acted in a movie for four years." While I'm grateful for extending an invitation to me while others are still hesitant, I still feel that this script is a bit of a bad fit for me. β
Eric asked, "Al, can you explain why?"
Al Pacino said, "This script is a heroine-based film, and, I asked Kapoor before, if you want a newcomer named Julia Roberts to play Vivian. I went to see the one that Miss Julia Roberts was showing, and to be honest, her acting skills were very sparse and ordinary. If the script is not modified in any way, I will play the role of Edward, and the performance of the heroine Vivian will be completely suppressed by me, and when the strength of the actors is completely unequal, the film will look nondescript. β
Speaking of this, Al Pacino paused, stared at Eric with blazing eyes, and said confidently: "Eric, it's not that I'm arrogant, I've been nominated for five Oscars, although I haven't won the award because of the academy's prejudice against new actors, but that doesn't negate my strength." β
Eric thought for a moment, and soon a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he had understood Al Pacino's intentions, this playworm actually wanted to take on the role, but he was a little dissatisfied with the script based on Vivian. That's why I tried to invite myself to New York for an interview, trying to convince myself to revise the script.
Eric asked curiously, "Al, if you were to play Edward, what changes do you think should be made to this script?"
Al Pacino's eyes lit up, and he sorted out his thoughts and put forward his own ideas: "First of all, we must increase Edward's role and design this character to be fuller, and I don't think Edward's character characteristics are outstanding enough......"
After more than ten minutes of talking, Al Pacino completely said his opinion, I have to say that as an old actor, many of Al Pacino's script revisions made Eric have a feeling that if there is no background of the reborn, and the script is his original, Eric almost nodded and agreed.
But now, that kind of thing is definitely impossible: "Al, actually, you really want to be in this movie, right?"
Al Pacino was stunned for a moment, saw Eric's clear expression, and quickly spread his hands freely, and said with a smile: "That's right, I really want to take this movie, because this is the first script I received after showing my comeback style, and other film companies are still hesitant to invite me to star in the movie, I don't know how long this hesitation will last, so I have to seize this opportunity." β
"Al, what you just built is very pertinent, and I am even a little moved. However, the script certainly cannot be modified in any way. It's a clichΓ© fairy tale of the prince and Cinderella. If you follow your advice, you will definitely create an image of a 'prince' with a distinct personality, but it will complicate and make this fairy tale realistic. A fairy tale is a fairy tale because it is almost completely detached from real life and gives a beautiful fantasy. β
Al Pacino nodded in disappointment, his lips twitching twice, as if he wanted to say something.
Eric was the first to speak, "Al, you know what?"
"Of course, Eric, although I haven't acted in a movie in the past few years, I pay a lot of attention to Hollywood news. β
"Well, you must know that I will get a lot of money in the future because of the gambling agreement with Colombia, so, if you take it, I can promise you that after this movie, I will invest in another movie with you as the leading actor, and I guarantee that you will definitely be satisfied with the role. β
Al Pacino hesitated, "Can you tell us about the movie you talked about in advance?"
"Of course," Eric nodded, "I've seen an Italian movie called it before, and I'm going to buy the rights to adapt it." I envisioned a script adaptation in which you would play a blind lieutenant colonel who has lost interest in life because he is blind, and intends to have a good time before committing suicide. So I hired a middle school student as a guide and started a series of indulgent tours such as traveling, pickling girls, and drag racing. In the end, under the guidance of the middle school student, the lieutenant colonel found the direction of his life again. The lieutenant colonel was a combination of violence, conceit, depression, ** and integrity. It's a pretty complex character that gives you plenty of room to play......"
Al Pacino became more and more excited as he listened to Eric's narration, and his mind couldn't help but wonder how to play the role of blind lieutenant colonel.
After Eric finished speaking, Al Pacino was still addicted to the script and couldn't extricate himself, and after five minutes, he suddenly raised his head and said, "Eric, I took this script, and I can even play it for nothing." β
"But, Al, I'll have to finish the film before I can think about anything else. β
"No problem, I'll take it together, I'll follow your arrangement when shooting, I'll ...... I will try to restrain my acting skills so as not to affect Miss Julia's performance. β
Eric keenly felt that this was a good time, and tentatively said, "Al, I heard that you don't have a brokerage company at the moment, why don't you come to UTA?" Kapoor is a pretty good agent......
Al Pacino hesitated a little this time and said, "Is this a bondage condition?"
Eric hurriedly shook his head: "Of course not, this is a very sincere invitation, even if you don't agree, I will still let you star in those two movies." β
Al Pacino thought about it for a moment and said, "Okay, but I know you have some friction with CAA, and if I am hindered in the future for this reason, I hope I can leave freely." β
Eric now just wants to recruit this talented actor first, and as for the future, Eric is confident that with so many excellent movies in his head, it is no problem to tie Al Pacino to the UTA: "Of course, no problem, I will ask Kapoor to draw up a fairly lenient brokerage contract, and you can even leave the UTA at any time." β
"Well, I agree. Al Pacino nodded quickly.