Most men love sports cars, and Eric is no exception, but he only showed up once on the first day of training with Julia and Al, tried his hand on the training ground, and never showed up because he was busy.

Halfway up Beverly Hills, in a temporarily rented villa, Eric and Jeffrey are directing the crew to set up the scene, which will be the starting point.

Al Pacino is a standard method actor, and judging from the rumors that Julia always 'used too much affection' with male actors when filming in her previous life, she should also be regarded as a method actor.

Actors with this style of acting are accustomed to incorporating the character into themselves and then showing it. If the shooting sequence is reversed, it will definitely affect the performance. In order to perfectly show the personality changes of the two protagonists in the movie, Eric decided to shoot them in chronological order.

In the original film, the first scene is Edward's participation in the pai duì at the house of his personal lawyer, Philippe Starkey, and this scene introduces Edward's conversation with several characters, introducing the identity and character of the male protagonist.

Eric and Geoffrey discussed it for a while, and finally decided to shoot this scene first, and at the same time, they could actually have a pie duì as a start-up banquet. Even the extras were not invited, and most of them were played by the crew and family members. There aren't many shots in this scene, so Eric isn't worried about anything going wrong.

"Yesterday I went to Century City again, and Fox was still skeptical that our film would be released during Valentine's Day, so I talked to Karta Hen for an hour before he promised to launch a publicity campaign two weeks before Valentine's Day to make sure the film would not be delayed. Eric, two weeks, certainly not the best publicity. The film that United America invited Richard Gere to star in only dared to advance to the Easter holiday in March. ”

Eric was writing notes on the text folder with a pencil, and when he heard Jeffrey's words, he thought about it for a moment and said, "Don't worry, Jeffrey, now the entire American media is spontaneously promoting my movie." It can be said that in the whole of the United States, there are not a few who do not know. Moreover, there should be another bombshell by then. ”

Jeffrey wondered, "What? ”

The corners of Eric's mouth were faintly confident: "Do you calculate, according to the current box office trend, how much box office will it reach by then?" ”

Jeffrey quickly calculated that at that time, it should have been in theaters for about 12 weeks, and the box office was likely to reach $200 million.

Seeing Jeffrey's expression gradually relaxed, Eric said, "You understand? ”

Jeffrey nodded: "By then, the box office is likely to exceed 200 million, and no film in North America has exceeded 200 million US dollars at the local box office for three consecutive years." Some time ago, there was also an article in the magazine that was bearish on the North American domestic market. Once the $200 million is broken, the media will definitely be enthusiastic again. ”

"So, as long as the quality of my movie itself is okay, I don't have to worry about the box office failure due to publicity. However, Lianmei, cautiously put that part a month later, but it can't borrow much east wind. ”

For the one who has no impression in his memory, Eric doesn't pay much attention to it.

Richard Gere missed this opportunity to turn around, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to rise again in the future, after all, his acting skills are not too good, and he has not won a single Oscar nomination until Eric crosses.

"By the way, Eric, when I went to Fox headquarters yesterday, Karta brought up the film adaptation of the novel again. And the one you just released, Fox One was very interested, but I bypassed the topic. ”

Thanks to the efforts of Michael Krauss, it was also released a few days ago, and the novel set off some controversy as soon as it appeared. Most newspaper reviews of the novel were critical, and some even suspected that Eric might have asked the gunman to write it, after all, the two novels were too different in style.

Eric didn't respond to these questions, and his normal mind could think of it, with his current fame and wealth, would he need to find a gunslinger for a few royalties?

However, Michael Krauss, after it went public, called to say that the book was selling well, and readers were interested in this novel zombie science fiction novel. Moreover, quite a few readers have already written to Michael and Eric, hoping that it will be adapted into a movie.

"Jeffrey, if anyone contacts the novel about the adaptation of the movie in the future, just excuse it. I will definitely not let these two novels out, unless the other party can come up with a cooperation plan that satisfies me. ”

Jeffrey nodded, suddenly remembered something, and said with a smile: "The Golden Globe Awards really give us face, and it can be nominated for Best Picture in the Musical Comedy category." ”

Eric also laughed: "Whether it is the Golden Globe Awards or the Oscars, they will bow to the box office, wait and see, even if the Oscar organizing committee is reluctant, it will definitely pinch its nose and give a few nominations." ”

Jeffrey tentatively said, "You've planned the shoot so tightly, I'm afraid we won't have time for the Golden Globes dinner." ”

"Don't worry," Eric put away his clip, put a pencil on his ear, and said, "The Golden Globe Awards give us face so much, even if filming is suspended at that time, we will definitely attend." If we're all in Los Angeles and refuse to attend dinner because we're making movies, we're probably going to be hated before we know it. ”

Thinking of the embarrassment of poor Xiao Li who returned empty-handed after many consecutive Oscar nominations, Eric would not travel for this kind of thing.

Although many people say that Leonardo didn't win the Best Actor because he was not strong enough and always played all the roles himself, which has nothing to do with refusing to attend the Oscars without being nominated, but since that point of view has reached the ears of the public, it will definitely not be groundless.

While chatting, the two set up the shooting venue, and after lunch together at noon, Eric looked at his watch and said to Jeffrey: "Jeffrey, you can arrange the afternoon things, I have something to leave." ”

Jeffrey wondered what else could make Eric put aside the preparation of the movie at a time like this.

Eric said with helplessness: "Drew started school this afternoon, I want to send her to school, the girl was in trouble at school last time, and the principal called me personally." ”

Jeffrey was stunned for a moment, shook his head and smiled, "You really raised that girl as a daughter?" ”

Eric spread his hands: "I spent money and played tricks, and the contract I signed with Adiko is almost equivalent to getting Drew's custody, and I don't care who she is in charge of." I felt a little self-defeating. ”

"I did read in a newspaper that someone praised you for freeing Drew from her greedy mother's control and sending her to boarding school."

Eric didn't mean to hide it at all, picked up the jacket on the back of the chair and put it on, and said casually: "That's the gun manuscript I paid someone to write, I always want people to understand whether my good intentions are or not, so that some guys with ulterior motives always want to trouble me with the fact that Drew is underage." ”

Jeffrey, who was drinking coffee, heard this, and couldn't help but squirt: "You're really ......"

……

The principal of Drew's girls' school was a white woman in her fifties with a kind face and an amiable appearance. Eric sat alone across from the principal, listening to the other man's nagging, "Mr. Williams, we don't want to give up on any of our children in our hearts. It's just that Miss Barrymore is just too naughty. The girls in the school are all young ladies from rich families, who are very quiet and ladylike, and if their families know that their daughter has learned to skip class, it will definitely question the educational environment of our school. And we can't take coercion to stop Miss Barrymore, so if it happens again, we'll have to ask Miss Barrymore to transfer to another school......"

"Lady Guryan, I've warned Drew severely."

"That's good," Gurlian nodded, and babbled for a long time before letting Eric go.

Walking out of the office, Eric looked at Drew, who had changed into a beautiful school uniform, and said, "Okay, I've already learned a lesson for you, you don't want to embarrass me a second time, do you?" ”

The girl smiled and grabbed Eric's arm: "Don't worry, it won't be." ”

"The answer is really insincere," Eric pursed his lips, but he was a little helpless, the girl was simply not immersed in water and fire, even if she held down and beat it, she squinted her eyes and enjoyed it a little.

Opening the car door, Eric sighed and looked around, but there was no one around, before he whispered, "Don't get into trouble anymore, I'm going to be busy lately." Even if you want to skip class, don't get caught. ”

"Huh...... I know that Eric, you're the best for me. Drew quickly stood on tiptoe and kissed Eric on the cheek.

Eric smiled and rubbed Drew's head, turned to get into the car, and waved his hand before driving away under Drew's reluctant gaze.