"That's good, if we leak this news out without permission, it will probably make Eric Williams feel unhappy," Ron Rather nodded, and added, "However, after tomorrow's meeting, no matter what the outcome is, we can contact the media, which will definitely be good for your development in the circle." Also, have you finished reading the original Casino Royale?"

Cate Blanchett took out a book from her bag and said, "I've read it for a long time, and I still have those pages of script." Vesper Linder is probably the only truly female character in 007's history, rather than the sexy vase of the past, and I find that I love the character now. ”

"Of course, if Casino Royale had continued to follow the previous production lines, Eric Williams would not have directed it himself, and combined with the original book, I think Vesper Lind may also be the only woman James Bond has ever loved. Ron Lasser had obviously done a lot of work in advance, and after saying this, he looked at his watch and said, "It's almost time, the agreed meeting time is twelve o'clock tomorrow noon, we will fly back to Sydney at eight o'clock in the evening, there is still some time, come with me to the city center, you have to pick a suitable outfit, Kate, this is not the time to save money, it is the most important thing to make a good impression on Eric Williams." ”

"Wait, Ron," Cate Blanchett called out to her agent, "I don't think it's the clothes that matter, you see, the invitation was so abrupt, there was no normal invitation process, and we didn't even know how Eric Williams found me." What's more, if the meeting is at lunchtime, it means that the other party has a very tight schedule, and we may only have an hour or two to get the other person's approval, in this case, what do you think Eric Williams would like to see the most?"

Ron Latser, who was just about to get up, sat down again, looked at the original book of "Casino Royale" that Kate still put on the table, and the thin pages of the script from the other party, and suddenly understood: "You mean, this is actually an audition?"

"Of course," Cate Blanchett picked up the script in her hand and said, "So, the most important thing we should do is not to go shopping for clothes, but to think about this role together, and I hope you can help me get the lines right." ”

……

It's January 22nd, Eric has been in Sydney for 10 days, and last night, the 53rd Golden Globe Awards were held at the Hollywood Hilton Hotel, and "Forrest Gump" unsurprisingly won three awards for Best Picture in the Drama category, Best Director, and Best Actor.

There were no major problems in the post-production of "The Matrix", and within a week, Eric had almost discussed the final post-production and editing strategy with the main creative team, and negotiations on buying out the patented WIFI technology had also begun, and Eric handed over the matter to the R&D team in charge of the MP3 player.

Eric's schedule is very tight, and after the noon meeting, he will depart again in the afternoon to fly to Cairns, Queensland, northern Australia, after last year's preparations, Catherine Bigelow's "Red Alert" from Terrence Malick last year has already started filming in Daintree Rainforest National Park near Cairns. Since I came to Australia, I must go over to visit the class.

Bidding farewell to the Wachowski brothers and the others, Eric left the four-story office building where the Digital Domain branch was located with his assistant.

In addition to the bustling areas on both sides of the Parramatta River, most of Sydney City is actually similar to ordinary towns, with few high-rise buildings, of course, this is mainly because Australia's population is too small, the population of the entire Australia at this time is only more than 16 million, even if it is the largest city in Australia, Sydney urban area is more than 1,000 square kilometers, and the population is only more than 3 million, the same area area, this number is not even a fraction of the population of more than 24 million people in the metropolis where Eric settled in his previous life.

Although it is close to the University of Sydney, according to common sense, the flow of people around the school is always relatively dense, but after Eric walked out of the digital field office building, he stood on the side of the street and looked around, and at the southern end of the street was separated by a large road, which was the iron fence of the University of Sydney, but the whole street was only deserted by three or two pedestrians. Although he is a quiet person at heart, Eric is still a little uncomfortable with this kind of empty scene.

The bodyguard drove the car over, and Eric got into the car with his assistant and headed straight for a nearby restaurant, where he made an appointment with Cate Blanchett to meet.

Although the script has not yet been finalized, the 007 crew has long been looking for a leading role, and Pierce Brosnan is about to continue to play James Bond, which has no objections. Among the remaining roles, the most important is undoubtedly the new Bond girl Vesper Linde, the original Vesper Linde actor Eva Green has many highlights in the movie, but she is still only a girl under the age of sixteen at this time, so she naturally has to be excluded.

In the process of searching for a replacement, Ric's first thought was Nicole.

Whether it is her appearance or acting skills, Nicole can definitely support the image of Vesper Linder, a proud and sensitive Bond girl on the outside.

But because of the popularity in recent years, Nicole has already confirmed three film contracts last year, and the schedule has been scheduled until the end of next year. Moreover, even if Nicole reluctantly squeezes out the schedule, according to the preliminary budget, the crew can't afford to hire her, after all, Nicole's salary for starring in commercial films is basically 10 million, and Pierce Bruce's salary in the second part has only risen to 7 million.

Except for Nicole, most of the people recommended by the production team failed to satisfy Eric, and when he decided on his itinerary in Australia, Eric happened to think of Nicole's fellow countryman Cate Blanchett.

Eric doesn't think Cate Blanchett is pretty, but in the original time and space, her acting skills are absolutely impeccable, and she has a wide range of scenes, and she can be qualified for almost any film. This can be seen from Cate Blanchett's series of nicknames such as 'Queen', 'Young Master', 'Stepmother', etc., behind each nickname, there is a screen image that impresses the audience, and for a person who likes movies, watching Cate Blanchett's performance can almost be said to be a pleasure.

The meeting point was at a very casual restaurant.

Fifteen minutes earlier, Eric's assistant went down to pick him up, and he sat down at his reserved seat alone, asked for a cup of coffee, and asked the waiter if he had the newspaper for the day.

Although he has already won the rough results of the Golden Globes, Eric plans to take a look at the detailed report.

The young waiter stared at Eric for a few seconds with hesitant eyes, as if he was not sure of his identity, and the fact that Eric had arrived in Sydney did not appear in the newspaper with great fanfare, and ordinary people would not know about it. Hearing Eric's inquiry, the other party realized that he was a little rude, put away his thoughts, pointed to a simple bookshelf by the wall, and said, "Sir, over there, what newspaper do you need, I'll help you get it?"

"No, I'll do it myself," Eric shook his head, got up and walked over, picked out a weekly magazine related to movies, and was about to return to his seat, his eyes casually glanced at the magazine column, and was immediately attracted by the cover of a magazine called "DOLLY", which was supposed to be a girl's magazine, and the cover showed a baby-faced girl in a pink dress.

Picking it down and sitting down at the table, Eric opened it and found that it was holding a teenage model contest, and a thirteen-year-old girl named Miranda Kerr was the winner of the latest audition.

"I really can't see it, thirteen years old is already a bit of a disaster," Eric smiled at the corner of his mouth, looking at more photos of the girl on the inside page with interest, but remembered the absurd news that two business elites fought for Miranda Kerr in the street in his previous life.

Flipping through the magazines at random, Eric unconsciously had some kind of bad taste in his heart again.

In the original time and space, several supermodels in the fashion circle after the new century should all be girls who have just debuted.

Perhaps, you can take this opportunity to bury a deep easter egg in this 007.

The original version of "007: Casino Royale" happened to have another supermodel supermodel Alexandre Ambrosio dressed as a tennis girl.

In that case, why not bring together a group of goblins from later on and make a cameo appearance in this scene at the same time. Three or four years later, when these supermodels are making a splash in the fashion industry, people suddenly find out that they have all made cameos in 007: Casino Royale, and how interesting it will be.

Recalled, in addition to Miranda Kerr, Alexandre Ambrosio, among the supermodels who are about to debut recently, Gisele Bundchen must be one, well, and Adriana Lima, the others......

Eric shook his head, absolutely no longer bothered, sent a few emails to major brokerage companies in the evening to ask for information directly, and then just choose from them. According to industry management, most of the up-and-coming supermodels have already begun to be contracted and trained by modeling companies when they are thirteen or fourteen years old.

As he pondered this, Eric walked in and looked up at the sound of clattering heels.

Cate Blanchett, dressed in a white shirt and black trousers, with a large women's satchel slung over her shoulder, walked towards him alone. Although she didn't pull her hair up in a bun, her blonde hair seemed to be deliberately cut short, making her whole person exude a shrewd and capable working woman's atmosphere.

Eric nodded slightly with satisfaction, it was obvious that the other party had done very well prepared, and judging from Cate Blanchett's temperament at this time, Eric could even feel the aura of Vesper Linde displayed on her body.

Eric was about to get up to shake her hand, but inadvertently caught the faint scrutiny and provocation in Cate Blanchett's eyes, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and continued to stay in his seat.

Judging from the other party's eyes and body performance, Cate Blanchett has obviously entered the play.

Sure enough, Cate Blanchett sat down across from Eric, gently dropped her satchel on the chair next to her, and said, "I'm the money." ”

As a director, Eric certainly doesn't have to memorize lines, but this is not difficult for him at all, after all, the complete image of the original version of the owner in Eric's memory, although the plot of the new version has been greatly adjusted, but the sparkling dialogue scene when Bond and Vesper first meet is basically retained.

Looking Kate up and down with interest, Eric nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's really shiny." ”

Although she has entered the play, Kate still maintains a part of her autonomy. She was originally worried that Eric would be difficult to cooperate, but when she heard Eric follow the lines, she was completely relieved and more immersed in the role that had been brewing for a long time.

Pulling out a prepared card from her bag and handing it to Eric, Kate continued, "The Treasury has agreed to support your gamble. ”

Eric glanced at the card casually and said, "Vesper, your parents really don't know how to name them. ”

Kate completely ignored Eric's ridicule, picked up the menu on the table and flipped through it casually, with a mocking tone: "Your boss's relationship must be very tough, I have never seen the Ministry of Finance approve such a huge sum of money so quickly." ”

Eric took a sip of the coffee in front of him, didn't mind, and said, "And the huge amount of money still appears in such an elegant posture." ”

Kate glanced at Eric with some contempt and didn't answer.

Eric waved the waiter away for a moment, and continued, "Shall we ask where the money is now?"

"Ten million dollars have been remitted to your account in Montenegro, and when I confirm that this 'investment' is foolproof, I will remit the remaining five million," Kate looked up from a nonchalant glance through the menu, and said this, "So, you know, Mr. Bond, if you lose, the government is financing terrorists, so, can you be sure that you will win?"

Here, Kate made a slight change to the script that Eric had sent him, but that didn't bother Eric and replied easily, "Unless you can be sure that someone else will lose." ”

Eric also made some changes to the lines, and Kate also did not lag in the slightest, saying: "In this way, everything depends on chance, God knows, what I am most worried about is chance." ”

Eric shrugged and said, "Actually, you have to know that playing cards is playing with your opponent, not with yourself. ”

Kate glanced at Eric in distrust, "So, you're very good at observing people?"

"That's right," Eric looked at Kate, who was exalted from the aura on the other side, and said, "Moreover, I can observe it now, you have been prickly in your words." ”

Kate leaned back in her chair and folded her arms, although there was a smile on her face, but the-for-tat mockery was more obvious: "It seems that I really gave this money to the right person." ”

Eric originally planned to stop there, he was already very satisfied with Cate Blanchett's performance in just over a minute, but perhaps unconsciously dragged into the plot by Cate's aura, and subconsciously continued: "What, you don't approve of my plan?"

"Oh, that's just a plan, why can I only feel that we're gambling on luck with a sum of money and a few hundred lives?" Kate's tone was sharp and fast, with a faint hint of anger, leaning forward again, and continuing to ask, "So, tell me, Mr. Bond, what else can you observe?" (To be continued.) )