Chapter 318: Inside Information at the Dinner Table
Francis Coppola hurriedly said: "No, no, Sophia, believe in yourself, you have a lot of potential, don't listen to that little guy's old-fashioned words, he can achieve that kind of achievement at the age of nineteen, and of course my daughter can do it." ”
"Dad, I think Williams is right," said Sofia Coppola's brother, Roman Coppola, who suddenly looked up.
"Roman!" Francis Coppola glared at his son in dissatisfaction.
Roman Coppola shrugged his shoulders and quickly lowered his head, while Cage didn't mean to say anything, although he agreed with Eric because he had seen his cousin perform before, and that feeling was ...... Don't talk about it.
Sophia saw that the atmosphere began to change a little, and hurriedly said: "Dad, don't say it, I know you love me very much, and I love you too, so I hope that "Godfather 3" can be even better." I've made up my mind to try my hand at small roles like Nick, and didn't Mr. Tim Burton recommend a girl named Winona Rader to you before, and I heard that she has a great performance, maybe you can let her try it. ”
Francis Coppola glared at his son, and quickly turned to his little daughter with some doting: "Okay, Sophia, I'll let that Winona Ryder try." ”
Roman Coppola was helpless about his father's partiality, and after thinking about it, he smiled evilly and said to his sister: "Sophia, since Eric Williams built you like this, then you should let him pay you a role." ”
"Hmph, I'm not as cheeky as you," the girl snorted softly, and went on with her breakfast.
Francis Coppola did not reprimand his son this time, but said with some emotion: "Indeed, the star-making ability of Eric Williams movies is too powerful. From the little boy in "Home Alone" to the actress from Australia at the end of the year, it seems to be named Nicole Kidman. Now they have become first-line actors. I heard that Tom Cruise not only rejected the invitation of "Ghost Love", but also made a lot of nonsense about this movie. What a stupid guy. ”
"Hey, Dad, Cruise is one of my idols, how can you call him that?" said Sofia Coppola, looking up in dissatisfaction.
"Sister, what Dad said is not wrong at all, Tom Cruise is indeed a little stupid this time, although he has been popular for ten years, but. The box office results of his personal films are very unstable. What's more, Tom Cruise also has a fatal flaw, he doesn't have a blockbuster series of movies, in this case, once the movie he starred in has suffered several box office failures in a row, he will quickly retire from the A-list star position. ”
The girl asked unconvinced: "Many famous actors in Hollywood don't have a series of movies to rely on." ”
Roman Coppola continued: "It doesn't matter if many people don't have it, such as Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and other acting stars, they can gain enough popularity with their acting skills. But Cruise is different, do you remember the very popular "Grease" and "The Officer and the Gentleman" a long time ago?"
The girl nodded: "Yes." ”
John Travolta, the lead actor of "Grease", and Richard Gere, the lead actor of "The Officer and the Gentleman". They were all idol stars back then, but who can still see their shadows in Hollywood over the years? It's because of these two masterpieces that they were unlucky and didn't encounter any more blockbuster movies. Tom Cruise is on the same route as them, except that he is lucky, and every few years he can meet a blockbuster movie, which keeps him in the first line of Hollywood, but in Hollywood, luck is the most unreliable thing. ”
Francis Coppola also nodded approvingly to his son.
Sofia Coppola also looked thoughtful: "You mean if he has another best-selling series. Even if the popularity drops, you can restart the sequel to gather popularity, right?"
"Of course. Look at Harrison Ford, his popularity has dropped a lot in the last few years. But last year's "Raiders of the Lost Ark", he easily returned to the ranks of A-list stars. Roman Coppola said, suddenly lowered his voice again, and said in a somewhat gossipy tone: "Moreover, I heard on a pie duì before that Tom Cruise's very capable agent, who seems to be called Paula Wagner, originally looked for a series of film projects for Cruise, but the adaptation rights of the related TV series were obtained by Eric Williams. ”
Sofia Coppola immediately gossiped towards her brother and asked with great interest: "What TV series, I'm going to find a video to watch?"
Roman Coppola held his fork and stirred it in the plate in front of him before saying, "It seems to be called "Mission Impossible", but that TV series is very old, and you will definitely not find the tape." ”
"Ahem, let's stop talking, let's eat quickly," Francis Coppola looked at a pair of children's heads together, and the two conspiring little rats muttered dissatisfied, and then said to Cage on the other side: "Nick, try to work hard in "Ghost Love" this time, try to have a good relationship with Eric Williams, it will definitely be of great help to your future development." ”
"I know, uncle," Nicolas Cage nodded.
Jennifer Connelly listened to the family chatting casually about many Hollywood rules that most people would never know, and although the Coppola family always talked to her from time to time, so that she didn't feel left out at all, the girl still felt that she shouldn't be here at all.
After breakfast, Jennifer Connelly hurriedly said goodbye to the Coppolas, and she had another thing on her mind, the one that Eric had asked her agent to go to the Fireflies to find him at ten o'clock today.
As soon as she walked out of Coppola's mansion, Jennifer Connelly saw a silver-gray sedan parked more than ten meters west of Coppola's gate, and his agent Jim Rester was looking anxiously at the door.
Receiving a call from Eric last night, Jim Lester didn't sleep well all night, and was in a slightly excited state, but he couldn't contact Connally, and it wasn't until the morning that Jim Lester cheekily called Tony Brandt's phone, and although the other party's tone was very stinky, he still told him Connery's whereabouts.
Therefore, Jim Rester came to Coppola's house early in the morning, but after arriving, Jim Rester was a little unsure how Jennifer Connelly could be staying here, which is the home of Francis Coppola, one of the four major Hollywood directors.
Therefore, he didn't even have the courage to step forward, so he could only wait stupidly near the gate, expecting Jennifer Connelly to come out early, so that he could take the girl to Firefly Film Company together, although Eric did not say on the phone that the two of them would go together, but Jim Rester naturally felt that Eric must have meant this, and with Jennifer Connelly, Jim Rester could have more confidence in his heart.
"Good morning, Jim," Jennifer Connelly said hello as she walked over to her agent.
The agent didn't have so much time to greet her, and said in a rapid tone: "Jenny, get in the car, let's talk on the road." ”
"That, I...... Am I going too?" asked the girl, hesitantly.
Jim Lester nodded, "Of course, Eric Williams definitely wants to see you." ”
The girl was dragged into the car by the agent in a daze, and then soon arrived at the headquarters of Firefly Films, where Jim Lester led the girl to the front desk and said a few words to the front desk.
The receptionist looked at the record and said politely, "Sir, you're Jim Lester, aren't you?" Mr. Williams has greeted you, just go up to him, but he didn't mention this young lady. ”
Jennifer Connelly's gaze suddenly became a little gloomy, but Jim Rester said: "Mr. Williams must have forgotten, can you inform him, just say that Miss Jennifer Connelly is also here, I believe he will let us go up together." ”
The front desk lady looked at Jennifer Connelly, nodded reluctantly, picked up the phone and dialed for a while before saying, "Please go up, Mr. Williams's office is in Room 706 on the seventh floor." ”
Jim Rester thanked him and led the girl to the elevator.
"Jenny, this time...... Don't be willful, okay?" said Jim Rest, who hesitated for a moment in the elevator.
Jennifer Connelly fell silent and nodded silently.
Jim Rester breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but convince him: "Eric Williams is single now, Hollywood doesn't know how many women are eyeing him, and he obviously likes you, if you can become his girlfriend, it will be of great help to your future development." Hollywood is very realistic, and I think you must have experienced it deeply this year. ”
"Hmmm......"
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In the office, Eric was dedicated to two things, listening to Allen's description of his work arrangements in the past few days, while looking down at the information about the Hollywood special effects company submitted by the consulting company, Eric did not look at the specific details, but only looked for the information to see if there was a better special effects team in his memory.
He is still very superstitious about memory, if some people have done a good job in the memory of his previous life, this time and space, with his help, will definitely be able to do even better.
Yes, Eric found a familiar name, Stan Winston Studios. (To be continued)