Chapter 252: Black Cauldron
When Leigh Zimmerman came out after taking a shower and changing in the bathroom, Eric had just finished reading a pair of newspapers, and after a glance at the girl who was a little overwhelmed, Eric said, "Li, go downstairs and help me and Jeffrey pack two breakfasts, whatever you want." β
"Oh, well," Leigh Zimmerman nodded quickly, picking up her handbag and walking out of the room, relieved that at least Eric hadn't just asked her to leave.
"Do you seem a little reluctant?" asked Jeffrey, teasingly.
Eric didn't care about Jeffrey's tone in the slightest, and smiled, "Of course, last night was a wonderful experience. β
"Alright, let's get down to business, what do you think of these reports?" Jeffrey reluctantly pointed at Eric rummaging through a pile of newspapers.
Eric also put away his cynical look and said, "If I hadn't asked you to do this yesterday, then today we would have been completely in a passive situation, because ordinary people will always have preconceived notions, and it will be very difficult for us to defend ourselves in the future." It's not bad now, at least, the water is muddled by us, and public opinion will not crusade against us one-sidedly, so as long as we do all kinds of public relations, there will be no big problems. By the way, I spoke to Robert on the phone last night, and he'll be flying in the morning to help, and he's definitely more experienced than you do. β
"Well, actually, I was about to tell you about it, but I think you might ......"
Eric smiled, "Probably what, you don't mean to say that I've always treated Robert as an outsider, right?"
"Isn't that so?"
Eric denied: "Of course not, although I do mind the 15% he took away, but." Now that the two companies have merged. I'm sure I'll treat him like one of my own. As long as Robert doesn't start the infighting first, I definitely won't do it first. β
Jeffrey, who was already quite familiar with Eric, gave Eric a rare look of disdain: "What you say is really unconvincing. β
"No, I'm telling the truth," Eric retorted, "Jeffrey, my goal is much bigger than you think, and if I start arguing with people right now over interests, then it's going to be hard for me to move forward." β
"Your ...... What is the goal?"
"Hollywood!"
Jeffrey was stunned, not understanding. "What?"
"Hollywood," Eric repeated, with a youthful frivolity in his tone, "and one day, when people mention the word 'Hollywood,' the first thing that comes to mind is not Los Angeles, not the major studios, not any of the movie stars remembered on the Walk of Fame, but me." Eric Williams. Hollywood is me, I am Hollywood!"
Eric's heartfelt words sounded very infectious. Jeffrey glared and wanted to say a few words to hit Eric, but opened his mouth, but turned into a blessing: "Then, I hope you can succeed." β
"It will be," Eric nodded solemnly, "So, Geoffrey, do you think that my goal is so far and so long, that I will stop and fight with a companion who might help me go a little faster, for a few rations of dry food?"
Jeffrey shook his head with a wry smile: "I see." β
The two briefly discussed what to do, and Leigh Zimmerman knocked on the door with a few breakfasts.
"I guess I'd better go back to my room and eat," Jeffrey said unbearably as he looked at the couple leaning against each other on the couch, and before Eric could speak, Jeffrey picked up his share and walked out.
"Leave him alone, we'll eat," Eric said, seeing the girl's look.
"I'm not going to bother you, am I?"
"Of course not, it's all said and done. By the way, you said last night that in addition to modeling, you're also doing a stage show on Broadway?"
Leigh Zimmerman nodded: "yes, I love acting." By the way, Eric, I've got a show on Broadway next month, will you come back then?"
Although the girl looked at Eric expectantly, he could only shake his head: "I'm sorry, Leigh, I'll have to rush back to Los Angeles as soon as Home Alone closes the film." β
Leigh Zimmerman let out a lost sigh and lowered her head to play with the salad in front of her. Although she was tempted to take the initiative to ask for some opportunities, the girl who knew the rules of the industry knew that if she took the initiative to ask Eric for something, she could only get a blank check.
So this kind of thing can only be said by Eric's side, if the other party doesn't mention it from beginning to end, she can't complain about anything, just treat it as an ordinary one-night stand.
After all, Leigh Zimmerman had also heard that it was Eric who chose himself as a little-known newcomer among a bunch of supermodels, and whenever she remembered that her roommate, who was also a model in an elite model management agency, heard that she had won the role, the girl felt proud.
Because as a newcomer who has only been in the industry for less than a year, when she heard that there was this opportunity, she didn't think about coming over to fight for it, because she felt that she couldn't compete with that large group of supermodels, or her roommate instigated her, and the two of them submitted their resumes together, and she was selected inexplicably.
But at the same time, because of the jealousy caused by her good luck, she and her roommate quickly became friends, and these days after listening to a few sour cynicisms from each other, she stopped talking to each other, and planned to move out as much as possible. Compared to this opportunity, a friendship that is not very solid is nothing, not to mention that the roommate did not regard himself as a friend wholeheartedly, and often used his posture as a senior because he entered the industry relatively early. To put it bluntly, the competition between models is so fierce that it is difficult to generate real friendship, except for ...... LaceδΈ¨Silk edge.
Eric sniffed the faint smell of perfume emanating from the girl's body and ate his breakfast before asking, "Do you want to develop in the direction of a professional actor?"
Leigh Zimmerman was overjoyed and nodded hurriedly.
"Just right, I'll give you another chance to do that. Eric said, "You should know Friends, right?"
"Of course I do. I also know that the sitcom was also written by you yourself. I watch it every week. Probably because she heard something familiar, the girl said excitedly: "I like the character of Rose the most, I think he is the kind of stupid perfectionist, which is much better than her sister's obsessive-compulsive perfectionism, and Phoebe......"
The girl Brabra said a few words, and soon realized that something was wrong, and quickly closed her mouth and looked at Eric in embarrassment.
Eric smiled and said, "Thank you for enjoying this TV series." That is true. There's an episode of "Friends" about a power outage in New York and Chandler and a famous model being locked into the lobby of a bank ATM, which is about the length of an episode, and I can recommend you to try it. β
According to the original script, this episode was supposed to take place in the seventh episode of the first season, and Chandler met a Victoria's Secret lingerie model, but now Victoria's Secret is not very famous, so Eric changed the girl's identity to a famous model, and the script was modified. This plot has also been postponed to episode 20, and it is definitely not filmed yet.
Leigh Zimmerman couldn't help but confirm, "Really. Eric, what do you think of me...... Does it really work?"
Eric nodded again, there will definitely be many similar roles in the movies or TV series he will prepare in the future, rather than cheapening some unscrupulous casting assistant director to sneak a little actress, it is better to use it as a favor. "Friends" is now much more influential than the first season in its previous life, so being able to make a cameo in one episode is equivalent to mixing up in front of more than 20 million viewers across the United States, which is much better than shooting the covers of several magazines.
Of course, there's only so much Eric can offer Leigh Zimmerman.
Presumably having shown her face twice in a row in a hit TV series and a blockbuster movie, it is easy for a girl to get some more roles, and whether she can go further in the future depends on the girl's own efforts and luck.
Leigh Zimmerman saw Eric's affirmative look and immediately pounced on him and kissed him the cheek.
"Alright, alright," Eric licked a warm little tongue on his face, and quickly pushed the girl away, "Don't make a fuss, let me finish breakfast." β
After dinner, Alan came to talk to Eric about the day's schedule as usual, and when Alan finished talking about business, Eric pointed to the girl next to him: "Alan, you contact Los Angeles, I remember that there is a model role in episode 20 of "Friends", so leave it to Miss Zimmerman." β
Alan quickly jotted it down in the memo, looked at the woman beside Eric, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Eric, are you talking directly to Mr. John Aniston?"
Eric almost forgot about it, except for Eric, the most powerful person in the crew of "Friends" is John Aniston as a producer, if he pushes Leigh Zimmerman over, John Aniston will not only not let the girl get the role, but will definitely call and scold him.
After thinking about it, Eric beckoned Alan to come over, leaned into Allen's ear and said, "In this way, you say that it was recommended by Jeffrey, he has been single for so long, and he is a little old, it is not easy to make a girl, let John worry more about it." β
The corners of Alan's mouth twitched, but he still asked, "Eric, do you want to ...... Would you like to let Mr. Hansen know?"
"You don't care, I'll sue him. β
Alan Xin said that such a big black cauldron, you are willing to sue him is weird, but he just nodded helplessly, closed the memo and left in a hurry.
"Eric, I didn't expect you to be so bad," after Alan left, Leigh Zimmerman glared at Eric with disgust, although Eric leaned into Alan's ear, but his voice was not so suppressed that she couldn't hear it: "I'm just a cameo in one episode, and I won't be unreasonable to clash with your little girlfriend." β
Eric smiled, "If you don't say that, you won't even get the role." β
Leigh Zimmerman asked for some reason, "Why, wasn't Friends your Firefly investor?"
"yes, but the producer of Friends is the dad of my little girlfriend. β
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Although because of Eric's prior arrangement, public opinion did not overwhelmingly crusade against the "bad behavior" of the crew of "Home Alone 2" for destroying the ecological environment of Central Park. Still, it had a big impact. While some sane people believe the views of Jeffrey's PR newspapers, there are also many who believe the opinions of others.
As a result, over the next two days, there was a huge debate over whether the Home Alone 2 crew should continue filming with artificial snow in Central Park, and it quickly spread across the United States, becoming a hot topic.
The $500,000 that Eric had Jeffrey donate to the Central Park Preservation Board in advance also helped. When the reporter asked the chairman of the preservation committee, Tim Flick, whether the filming of "Home Alone 2" in Central Park had a serious impact on the environment, Mr. Flick said a lot of good things for the crew of "Home Alone 2", listing a series of measures made by the crew. and said that the crew of "Home Alone 2" is a very responsible crew.
Of course, the committee accepted a $500,000 donation from the crew, and Tim Flick didn't hide it, otherwise it would have been even more troublesome to be caught by the media. But Tim Flick can't say that this is compensation for the damage that artificial snow may cause to the vegetation in the park, otherwise it would be tantamount to a slap in the face. Instead, the crew saw that some of the public facilities in Central Park were old, so they donated the money to replace the park with a number of new public facilities.
Because the interview with Tim Flick was broadcast in prime time, many people saw the news, and with a series of PR from the crew of Home Alone 2, the format gradually became clear.
Finally, the Manhattan district government issued a statement saying that it would send a special monitoring team to monitor whether the crew used artificial snow during the filming in Central Park in accordance with the promised rules, and the monitoring team would also select a few volunteers from the citizens to ensure the impartiality of the supervision team.
After this statement was issued, the crew of "Home Alone" also immediately issued a statement, saying that they would not only cooperate with the work of the monitoring team, but also be willing to bear the expenses outside the budget of the Manhattan government government.
The two sides went back and forth to show goodwill, and News Corp also secretly made efforts at this time, and finally the matter was properly resolved.
And the so-called environmental protection organization GEPO did not stop the filming of the crew afterwards.
In late October, "Home Alone 2" was closed smoothly, and in addition to rushing back to Los Angeles In addition to the late stages of the two films, the release date of "Island Cry" has also arrived.
This is the first shot of Firefly Thanksgiving - Christmas file, if it can get off to a good start, then it will have a certain box office gain effect on the next few movies, so Eric also attaches great importance to this matter. (To be continued......)