However, although Helena Christensen is a Victoria's Secret first-line supermodel, it is not enough to cause a commotion among the media and fans on the red carpet of the premiere of "Prison in the Sky", which is full of Hollywood celebrities. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The main reason for this is that Helena Christensen appeared on the red carpet with Leonardo DiCaprio.

After "Titanic", Xiao Lizi immediately rose from the original literary café Xiao Xianrou to a Hollywood superstar.

Seeing Xiao Li and Helena Christensen walking hand in hand after taking the photo, Eric immediately felt bad.

There are thousands of blonde and long-legged models in the circle, and if Xiao Lizi is in a relationship with other models, Eric naturally can't care about it, but when it comes to Victoria's Secret Angel, it won't work. It took a year to create this group of beautiful babies by himself, although Eric will not regard them as his own forbidden belly, but as a man, he is still subconsciously more resistant to the flowers he planted being picked by others, and if the name of the person who picks the flowers is Xiao Lizi, it will be even worse.

Although Xiao Lizi is only dating Helena Christensen at the moment, this guy obviously won't stop there, and will definitely arch to other Victoria's Secret angels.

Of course, now that he has seen it, it is clear that this kind of thing will not happen again.

When the two of them came to this side and saw Eric, Helena Christensen immediately walked over with joy, hugged Eric affectionately, and said, "Oh, Eric, I'm so glad to see you tonight." ”

Eric hugged the girl and smiled, "You're beautiful tonight too." ”

"Thank you," Helena Christensen nodded and greeted Drew, Bruckheimer, Simon West, and others.

It is estimated that seeing his girlfriend take off and walk to this side without hesitation, Xiao Lizi is obviously also very unhappy. Although he also came over to greet Eric and the others, his expression was obviously much more perfunctory.

Under normal circumstances, Hollywood's super-A-level stars, such as Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, etc., are basically the targets of the studio's high-level recruitment.

Fireflies have not been accustomed to any Hollywood superstar since their inception, and they obviously won't be in the future.

After shaking hands with Little Lizi, Eric said to Helena Christensen, "Come to me at the next party, I have something to talk to you about." ”

Eric's voice was not loud, but everyone could hear it clearly, Bruckheimer and Simon West had a strange expression, the girl was still smiling and holding Eric's arm, and the unhappiness on Xiao Lizi's face was more obvious.

Helena Christensen was stunned, glanced at Xiao Lizi, and nodded obediently.

After saying this, Eric did not linger any longer, and turned and walked towards the theater.

After the lively red carpet ceremony, the premiere officially began.

In the screening room, because they had seen the sample film more than once before, Eric and Jerry Bruckheimer, who was sitting next to him, did not put their minds on the screen, looking at the picture of Cage fighting wits with a group of prisoners, Bruckheimer leaned over and asked, "Eric, how much do you think this film will get at the global box office?"

"Haven't you read the box office forecast report of the distribution department?" Eric laughed, "I have the same opinion as them, more than $100 million in North America and 300 million in the world." ”

Bruckheimer said: "I just think that after "Titanic", it should be able to be higher, right?"

"Jerry, "Titanic" was completely an accident, and I dare say that a movie that replicates the miracle of "Titanic" basically won't end well. ”

Bruckheimer shook his head and said, "Hey, you're too absolute, aren't you?"

Eric laughed, "I can't do it either, in fact, you are the same, we can only be regarded as movie merchants now." We can basically guarantee that the film we make will be a commercial success, but it is unlikely to create a box office miracle like Jim, because there are so many things we need to think about, budget, cost, marketing, etc., and Jim will only think about the movie and nothing else, so he can focus on making a movie. ”

Bruckheimer nodded thoughtfully.

Drew, who was sitting on the other side of Eric, leaned over and asked, "So, Eric, how much do you think Paramount's "The Lion King 2" will get at the box office?"

Eric shook his head and said, "I really don't know about this, but "The Lion King 2" is not without disadvantages. ”

The girl smiled and said, "You mean marketing?"

"It's also an important factor, but there's another point. ”

The girl tilted her head and began to jam.

Bruckheimer smiled and said, "I think it should be the cost, right?"

Eric smiled and nodded: "Well, the salary contracts signed by Paramount and the hand-drawn animators have basically doubled, and the production cycle of "The Lion King 2" is nearly a year longer than last year's "Pocahonta", although Paramount has not announced the production budget of "The Lion King 2", but according to our speculation, the production cost of this animated film should be around $120 million. In comparison, the production cost of our "Finding Nemo" is only 90 million, and the production cost of "Ice Age" of Blue Sky Studio is even lower, only 59 million, which is less than half of "The Lion King 2". Therefore, "The Lion King 2" probably needs to recoup about $360 million at the global box office to break even. In comparison, the global box office return line of "Finding Nemo" is 270 million, and the return line of "Ice Age" is only 170 million. ”

The girl thought for a moment and said, "The global box office of the first part of "The Lion King" is more than 900 million US dollars, and the sequel reaches 360 million US dollars, shouldn't it be difficult?"

"Of course it's not difficult, and even if we jointly block it in marketing, with the influence of the first part of this animated film, it can still make Paramount a lot of money," Eric nodded, "But don't forget, Viacom spent $2.5 billion to buy Disney's hand-drawn animation division." Even if each of Paramount Animation's animated films can earn more than $300 million in net profit for Paramount after omni-channel operation, if they want to recover this part of the cost, they will need to make seven or eight animated films, not to mention, I don't think that with the rise of 3D animation across the board, 2D animation will be able to maintain its current popularity in the next few years. ”

Just like the original Blockbuster chain, the animation studio that Eric sold to Viacom is destined to be just a money-losing product, and even, due to the recent marketing ban of "The Lion King 2" by Firefly and News Corp., Viacom has already spread the news of its intention to acquire CBS, which is obviously another super pit, compared with Murdoch, Lei Shidong's business vision is really much worse.

After the premiere, after a press conference, most of the guests attending the premiere turned to a nearby hotel for the premiere party.

Eric and the girl had just walked into the party hall when they were stopped by Cage and Brigitte Fonda.

As a child of a veteran Hollywood family, Eric feels that these two are really a good match, and the tacit understanding between the two is very obvious in the original "Ghost Love". In recent years, Cage has not married his former wife, Patricia Arquette, but although he has maintained a very good relationship with Brigitte Fonda, he does not seem to have any intention of developing as a couple.

Occasionally, Iric's love to tease them over the years is a few words about it.

I found a place in the banquet hall and just sat down, and before Eric could say anything, Cage couldn't wait: "Eric, hasn't Firefly already started the Iron Man project, why haven't I received the news?"

Eric smiled and took the red wine handed over by the girl, and said, "What news do you want?"

Cage straightened up and said, "Don't you think I'm a good fit to play Tony Stark, I've always been a die-hard fan of the Iron Man comics." Hey, Eric, as long as you're willing to give me this role, the salary can still be discussed, and I've heard about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and I'm willing to sign a long-term contract. ”

Eric didn't immediately pay attention to Cage's words, but looked at Brigitte Fonda, "So, Bridget, are you planning to play Pepper too?"

"Oh, yes, I'm interested in the role," Brigitte Fonda said with a smile.

"Now, that's just right, you have the wedding tomorrow, and we'll sign the contract next. ”

Brigitte Fonda retorted with a disgruntled smile, "Eric, you're messing with other people's relationships again, Nick and I have always been just good friends." ”

"yes, man, can you be serious?"

"Okay, okay," Eric raised his hand and said to Cage, "Nick, it's not an easy thing to do, and if you're a good fit for the role, I'm sure I won't hesitate." But seriously, you're more suited to play, well, the kind of prodigal son who wanders the world. But I want Tony Stark to be a dude, a little crazy, a little neurotic, and even, a little asshole. ”

Eric's voice fell, and the girl who was tired of being beside her immediately began to 'mend the knife' with a smile: "Na, just like Eric." ”

Since the news that Marvel executives want Eric to play Iron Man in person reached Drew's ears, the girl has been quite enthusiastic about this matter, and even plans to play Pepper in person, and then let the Natasha sisters play Black Widow.

Eric's evaluation is that the idea is very good, but it is too messy.

It's just that Cage and Brigitte Fonda, who were in front of them, obviously didn't take the girl's words as pure jokes, but looked at Eric in surprise and asked, "Really?"

"Fake," Eric said, pinching the girl's white face, "It's just that they're just messing around." ”

Brigitte Fonda, however, still swept over Eric with a smart look in her eyes, and said with a smile: "Eric, I suddenly feel that you are really quite suitable. ”

"Of course, I think so myself," Eric laughed, "but it's not realistic to implement, okay, let's go back to the movies, Nick, you must like other comics besides Iron Man, right?"

"yes, a lot, you know, my stage name is based on the superhero character of Luke Cage. ”

Eric nodded and said, "In this way, the role of Iron Man will definitely not be given to you, but I think there is another character that you must be very interested in, but it is unlikely that filming will start in recent years, and you may have to wait for a long time." ”

Cage, though a little disappointed, asked, "Oh, what?"

Eric laughed and said a name: "Ghost Rider." ”

In the original time and space, Cage starred in two "Ghost Rider" movies in a row, but it was not too successful, which undoubtedly shows his love for this comic book series.

However, the character of Ghost Rider is also very popular in the Marvel superhero sequence, as long as it is re-planned, with the blessing of the popularity of the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, the possibility of success in the future is still very high.

As expected, Cage really came to the interest again, and said: "Wow, of course I'm interested in this, no, no, it should be said that I'm more interested in this role than Tony Stark, Eric, hasn't Firefly already started "Spider-Man" and "Iron Man" at the same time, why can't I also start filming "Ghost Rider" at the same time, by the way, I'm also willing to sign a long-term contract." ”

"Because the Marvel filmmaking program is on a phased basis, the series will be scheduled for the second phase, probably ten years later. ”

In Eric's plan, the first phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is mainly on the Earth plane, and the theme is also more inclined to Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk and other sci-fi series. But from the second phase onwards, the Marvel Cinematic Universe began to lean more towards fantasy and cosmic themes. At that time, series such as Ghost Rider and Doctor Strange on the Earth Plane will also be put on the big screen, as well as series such as Guardians of the Galaxy and Guardian of Infinity with cosmic themes.

Ten years is obviously a long time.

Cage obviously didn't have that much patience, and chatted with Eric for a while, hoping that he could change some plans a little, Eric naturally couldn't change it easily, but Brigitte Fonda's image of wanting to play Pepper, Eric solemnly said that he would think about it carefully.

After chatting for a while, Cage and Brigitte Fonda left, another tall red figure walked over. (To be continued.) )