But it's not over yet, after the start of the second week, according to box office statistics, the box office trend of "Island Cry" has not slipped at all, and even in the first few working days, the box office has risen slightly.

"It's simple, because of the suspense!" said Eric in response to Jonathan Demy's curious inquiry in the banquet hall of the Sunset Tower Hotel: "In 'Island Cry', I set up enough suspense, such as the fog in Grace's house, such as the dream that Grace had at the beginning, and the deep meaning hidden in many lines. The most important thing is the unexpected ending of the reversal of the man and the ghost at the end, which attracts fans who want to get to the bottom of it and go to the cinema repeatedly. You know, humans are the most curious animals, and I deliberately gave Disney ideas to guide them in newspapers or TV shows to arouse the curiosity of movie fans as much as possible, so this situation is now. ”

"So, if enough analysis of the plot of the film appears in the newspapers and all the suspense is gradually solved, does that mean that the box office potential of the film ends here?" asked Jonathan Demy.

Eric shook his head and smiled slyly: "It's inevitable that this kind of analysis will appear in movie reviews, but, don't worry, this can't happen as you said." Because a lot of issues will end up being controversial. As with the question of why Grace killed her two children, even in the three-hour cut of the Venice exhibition, there is no clear answer, only some specious hints in the characters' words. Based on these hints, one might think. It was because the Nazi soldiers occupied the island. In order to evade the enemy's hunt. Grace blindfolded her two children to keep them silent, and by mistake, she killed her own children. It will also be said that, according to the hint, Grace killed the child most likely after the war, so it is likely that she killed the child insanely, or there was another reason for it. All in all. It's hard to come up with a unified answer, and in order to find more evidence to convince the other side, someone will read it again. ”

Jonathan Demmi seemed to understand something and nodded. Immediately, he asked, "Eric, when I was filming this movie, I almost memorized the script, but I really didn't find out why Grace killed her two children, you must know, right, what the hell is going on?"

"This. I don't know. ”

Jonathan Demmy looked at Eric in disbelief and raised his voice in surprise and asked, "Are you ...... You don't know either?"

"yes. Because I had never thought about it, I didn't think of any reason why Grace would kill the two children in the first place. I just wrote this story, in which Grace killed her two children, and then there was a qiē in the mansion. ”

Jonathan Demi laughed and suddenly realized: "No wonder you didn't worry about anything just now, I think, not only this matter, maybe there are many suspense in it, you don't have the right answer yourself, right?"

"Bingo!" Eric smiled and snapped his fingers.

The two laughed a few times together, and Jonathan Demi said, "By the way, Eric, Miss Murdoch contacted me about the script of The Silence of the Lambs, and I heard that you liked it, so I agreed." ”

Eric was stunned, thinking that Jonathan Demi would not bring it up for no reason, and asked, "Is there a problem?"

"Yes," Jonathan Demi nodded, "yes, Miss Murdoch, you recommended Jodie Foster to play the lead role." But after reading the script a few times, I thought maybe Michelle Pfeiffer would be a better fit. ”

Eric recalled, and quickly remembered the woman's profile.

Although Michelle Pfeiffer's acting skills are good, and she has been nominated for several Oscars in her previous life, she has never had any masterpieces, and this blonde beauty has little resemblance to the Clarice played by Jodie Foster in "The Silence of the Lambs" in memory.

Although Eric really wants Jodie Foster to play the heroine, if Jonathan Demie insists, he will not interfere too much, after all, Eric still feels that this film has nothing to do with him. Because of Xiao Nizi's deliberate concealment, Eric noticed that the last time he saw Xiao Nizi's credit card information, he found that the money spent a little bit more to acquire the adaptation rights, but he didn't think that Xiao Nizi would hide his $3 million, and even if he found out, he would only hold Xiao Nizi and spank him. So he doesn't know about Drew's 30 percent stake in TG Films.

"Why do you think Michelle Pfeiffer is the right fit?" After thinking for a while, Eric pushed the question to Jonathan Demy.

"I've seen a few of Michelle Pfeiffer's films, especially 'Dangerous Liaisons,' which earned her an Oscar nomination last year, and 'The Witches of Easttown' starring Jake Nicholson, Cher and Susan Sarandon. ”

Eric nodded, because of the success of "Island Cry", Jonathan Demi has become a first-line director, although he knows that if he makes a statement, Jonathan, who is still grateful for the opportunity he gave him, will definitely compromise. But he's not a producer now, and meddling in this matter will only make people offended

And, perhaps, it would be interesting to imagine if the heroine of "The Silence of the Lambs" had been replaced by Michelle Pfeiffer, and that would have been the same effect, isn't it?

According to Jonathan Demmy's style, then, this movie is definitely not much different from the previous life, and changing the heroine can once again verify whether the role makes the actor, or the actor makes the role.

"Then do it on your own terms, I'm sure you'll be able to make this movie well, as long as you can convince Liz that whoever plays the lead role is no problem. ”

Jonathan Demmi nodded confidently, talked a few words, and the two separated.

Eric was socializing as he walked through the pie, and when he passed a table, he overheard several people coming together and seemed to be talking about something, as if it had something to do with "Island Cry", so he curiously leaned in. (To be continued......)