Eric flipped through the pages of the script from the company, noticed that Gwyneth Paltrow had come over again, and in order to prevent her from continuing to pester herself, he casually pulled out a few pages of the heroine's role in "The Seven Deadly Sins" and handed it over: "Now, look, are you interested?"

Gwyneth Paltrow took it in surprise and said excitedly, "Eric, is this for me?"

Eric shrugged: "If you're interested, this role is for you." ”

Gwyneth? Paltrow didn't say more, and hurriedly lowered her head and looked at a few pages of the script in her hand, but she was soon disappointed again, and after Eric handed over a few pages, she didn't continue to give her the script, indicating that this heroine only has a few scenes in her hand, she can be regarded as having made a few films, and knows some common sense of the script, and after a little calculation, she knows that these scenes add up to less than ten minutes, and the role does not have much room to play, just some daily life with the male protagonist, basically belongs to the kind of role that the audience will quickly forget after watching it。

What's more, the script still looks like a low-budget crime thriller.

The heroine of a low-budget thriller with a scene of less than ten minutes, if someone else gave her this script, Gwyneth Paltrow may not be so picky, and after a little consideration, she will follow, she is still self-aware, the influence of the Paltrow family in Hollywood, at most, can only help her receive some low-budget actresses from independent film companies, and the films produced by the seven major studios, her parents' connections are basically inaccessible, even if it is her godfather Spielberg. At the beginning, she only made a cameo role in "Captain ****", a small role that only showed her face a few times. And after that time. In recent years, she has not been able to get any more roles in Spielberg's films.

However, the script from Eric fell far short of Gwyneth Paltrow's expectations.

With Eric's status in Hollywood, with a little help in matchmaking, she can get a leading actress in an A-grade production, even those film companies that compete with Firefly, Gwyneth Paltrow does not doubt that Eric has this influence. And the script in her hand gives her the feeling of being a super-rich person with a net worth of billions. He pulled out a penny coin.

Eric read the script in his hand, comparing the differences with what he remembered, and inadvertently glanced at Gwyneth Paltrow, who was holding a few pages of the script next to him, with a somewhat disapproving expression, and could probably guess her thoughts, and smiled inwardly. The film in her hand was something she helped herself think of, and if she was willing to have this role, Eric wouldn't mind handing over the heroine to her, even if it was a return, but if she couldn't like it, Eric wouldn't do anything more.

I remember a lot of films about Gwyneth Paltrow. But what is impressive is not at all, even Pepper in "Iron Man". Eric also clearly knows that the main reason why Marvel chose her is two words, cheap. In a large-scale commercial film with a cost of more than 100 million yuan, it is rare to have a queen with a salary of 3 million US dollars, even if it is a pure acting actress who does not have much box office appeal, it is impossible to act in a commercial film after winning the Oscar, and the salary cannot be as low as 3 million. Perhaps this also indirectly proves how much water Gwyneth Paltrow has in the actress.

Gwyneth Paltrow didn't know what Eric was thinking, but seeing that he was intently reading the script in his hand, he didn't bother, boredly flipping through the few pieces of paper in his hand, thinking about how to talk about how to further engage with Erekla.

After a while, she was getting a little impatient when she heard the doorbell ringing.

Eric also raised his wrist and looked at his watch suspiciously, it was only more than half an hour before calling the new line, he thought that David Fincher would not arrive until at least noon even in Los Angeles, he didn't expect it to be so soon.

Listening to the doorbell ring several times in a row, Eric looked up and looked at Gwyneth Paltrow.

Gwyneth Parrott sat there puzzled for a moment, then quickly got up and smiled kindly, "Eric, you sit, I'll just open the door." ”

Looking at the back of the woman walking away, Eric tugged at the corners of his mouth and got up to clean up the messy papers on the table.

……

Three years ago, he was lucky enough to be picked by Fox to take over the third part of the "Alien" series from Ridley Scott and James Cameron. The cost of "Alien 3" is more than twice that of the previous two, and after the film was released in North America, the box office and word of mouth hit the lowest in the series. Moreover, the various conflicts with the producers during the filming also made David Fincher realize that Hollywood is not so fun. After the box office failure of "Alien 3", David Fincher had to leave Hollywood temporarily and continue to shoot music videos.

In the past three years, although some film contracts have been received during this period, most of them have ended up in the negotiation stage, and the contradictions are basically focused on the control of the film. David Fincher didn't think that the failure of "Alien 3" was entirely on himself, at that time, he not only did not have the final editing rights, but even the power to modify the script was in the hands of Fox, and the final film was not at all what he originally conceived.

I was discussing the production of a music video with a singer living in Beverly Hills, when I suddenly received a strange phone call, saying that Eric Williams wanted to see him, David Finch even felt at the first time that the other party must be joking, no one in Hollywood does not know Eric Williams, that's for sure, but he is also sure that Eric Williams almost impossible to know.

After some exchanges, he finally realized that this was eighty percent true, so he hurriedly said goodbye to the singer and drove to the location mentioned on the phone.

Until the doorbell rang, David Fincher's doubts did not dissipate, and he remembered some recent Hollywood rumors. I heard that Eric Williams handed over Firefly's major film project for next year to two fledgling rookie directors. Although the media has tended to be cautious in their comments on this matter. But privately, a lot of people are looking forward to seeing the fireflies get their hands on it.

Then, Eric Williams suddenly found himself, and it must have something to do with the movie.

The door of the mansion opened, and a girl in a knee-length black dress appeared in front of him, and David Finch pulled himself together and stretched out his hand to the other party, but he was a little speechless, not knowing what to call him.

"Hello. I'm Gwyneth Paltrow," Gwyneth Paltrow didn't know David Fincher's identity, and when she looked at the casual outfit of the other party in a white baggy long-sleeved T-shirt and sweatpants, she didn't immediately show contempt and shook his hand politely.

"I'm David Fincher, Mr. Williams asked me to come here," said David Fincher, who said this, but still had a little weakness in his tone, and couldn't help but wonder again about the call not long ago, in case it was a prank. It's going to be a big mess today.

Fortunately, reality did not disappoint him. Gwyneth Paltrow nodded, let David Finch in, closed the door, and said, "Come with me." ”

Seeing David Finch coming, Eric stood up and greeted him, shook hands with the other party, and motioned for him to sit down at the long table on the terrace, seeing that Gwyneth Paltrow was also about to sit down, Eric pointed to the coffee pot on the table helplessly: "Gwynnie, can you make us two cups of coffee?"

"Oh, okay," Gwyneth Parrott paused, picking up the coffee pot a little reluctantly, until she turned her back to the two of them, and then pouted.

Eric's attention turned to David Fincher, who at this time did not have the fat appearance of a middle-aged uncle, in his early thirties, thin and tall, and his clothes at this time still had a bit of a hippie meaning.

Looking at the confusion and restraint in David Fincher's expression, Eric directly handed over the script of "The Seven Deadly Sins" and said with a smile: "I think you must be a little puzzled about how I found you, but let's not talk about these boring details, I have watched "Alien 3", and I just have a script in my hand, I think I can let you try it." It's still a little unfamiliar, but I think we'll get acquainted with it in the future, oh, you can call me Eric. ”

Eric's words also made David Fincher relax, took the script over, smiled the same, and read it unceremoniously.

Gwyneth Paltrow lingered for a while before bringing the coffee to him.

Eric took the tray and said, "Gwynnie, if you're not in a hurry to leave, you can watch TV for a while." ”

Gwyneth Paltrow was stunned, this time she really couldn't hold back, pouted in front of Eric, but still obediently walked towards the villa, all the way into the living room, kicked hard on the sofa, and said indignantly: "Really, bastard, can I still steal your script?"

……

Eric sat next to him, sipping his coffee, and quietly dealing with his emails for about half an hour, before David Fincki put down the script and said, "Eric, I'm done." ”

"Oh," Eric said as he sent out an email he had just written, closing his mailbox and turning to David Fincher, "How do you feel?"

"The theme of the script is pessimistic and gloomy, but the plot structure is very clever, and maybe it can make a very special film. Without waiting for Eric to answer, David Finch retracted his expression and said solemnly: "Eric, although I would love to be able to cooperate with Fireflies and you, there is one thing that I hope to be able to make clear in advance. ”

"Please," Eric made a gesture of please.

David Fincher said: "My collaboration with Fox three years ago was not very pleasant, and I spent the whole filming process in a state of contention, and I didn't feel like Alien 3 was my work. I don't want to do that again, so if you're just looking for a director who does exactly what you want, I'm afraid we're going to have a hard time working together. ”

Eric nodded, "Understandable, Jim, oh, it's James Cameron, he doesn't recognize Piranha 2 as his work, you two are quite similar." So, you can start by talking about your requirements. ”

David Finch didn't expect Eric to be so talkative, but he didn't dare to ask too much, and from the bottom of his heart, he really wanted to work with Eric. After a moment's deliberation, David Fincher said, "I want to have the power to make appropriate changes to the script, and I don't want people to be around me during the filming. Also, there is the budget for this film, I saw that there is only $8 million in the notes, which is not enough, as a feature film, we have to have enough budget to invite great actors to support this film. As for...... Final Editing Rights," David Fincher felt that he had gone too far, scratched his head and hesitated for a moment before saying, "If possible, I would like to be able to participate in the final cut." ”

"So, I'll tell you what I'm asking for," Eric said with a smile, "The directors I've worked with know my habits, and if you continue to work with me in the future, this rule won't change." First of all, we will discuss and agree on the script, and at this stage you can propose your own changes, and if I think it is reasonable, I will accept it. Since I want you to direct this film, I approve of your shooting style. So, as long as the script is finalized in the preparation stage, I don't interfere too much with the director's shooting, but my request is that once the script is initially decided, I don't want the director to make major changes during the filming stage, so that we can limit the differences to the initial preparation stage, and if we can't reach a consensus, we won't waste too much time on both sides. Also, the budget is not an issue, as for the editing rights, I can't make too many concessions in this regard, I reserve the power to make the final cut, but I usually give the most power to the director, and you can talk to the directors who work with me in this regard, and you can roughly understand how far I can delegate authority. ”

For films directed by Cameron, Roland Emmerich and others, Eric will basically trust them with the final editing rights, because both of them are pure commercial film directors and will not have much personal will to express. But for David Fincher, Eric has reservations. David Fincher's personal style has always been very strong, and the "Seven Deadly Sins" in his previous life was also the result of the final game between him and the new line. (To be continued.) )