Hearing this question, Drew smiled and hilarious: "Curious, by the way, I also brought you a gift back, in my suitcase, and I will give it to you at night." ，”

"There must be something hidden from me," said Eric, knocking on the door of the girl's head, "If you get into trouble, you'd better not let the last one know, or I won't care about you." ”

"Well, you don't care who cares," said the girl as Eric sat down in his office chair before letting go of his arm.

Eric smiled and picked up the paper folder on the table and opened it, and said casually: "Heh, you still rely on me." ”

"It's a matter of obviousness," Xiao Nizi said, looking at the text in Eric's hand, and asked casually, "What are these?"

"The candidate list of the actors in "Ghost Love"," Eric replied, Xiao Nizi casually pulled out a few pieces of information, and also pulled a chair over to look at it, not making a sound like "wow" and "so handsome".

Eric shook his head helplessly and didn't speak, and continued to look through, the casting of "Ghost Love" is very different from the casting of Eric's previous films.

But with Eric's current status, he is using the casting method of fishing in a haystack, and the files received are estimated to crowd the mailroom of the fireflies, and there are also big problems in the selection, so this time the casting of "Ghost Love" is a series of prerequisites for the three major brokerage companies, so that the other party can recommend qualified actors to come over. Although many actors from small agencies may lose their opportunities because of this, this is also something that cannot be helped, Hollywood has always been so unfair. No one can change it.

Nevertheless. Eric now has hundreds of information about the actor in his hand.

As for the original hero and heroine of "Ghost Love". Eric didn't think about it at first, because of some information in his memory, Eric didn't like Demi Moore, and this reason was enough, with his current status, he didn't need to explain the reason to anyone.

As for Patrick Swayze, Eric still thinks that the other party is more suitable for acting in action movies. Sam, the male protagonist in the movie, is set to be a department manager at a Wall Street investment bank. However, no matter how Eric looks at it, he thinks that Patrick Swayze is more suitable to play the role of a security guard at the entrance of an investment bank.

In my memory, Demi Moore's performance in "The Ghost Is Not Over" is barely remarkable, but Patrick Swayze is completely a male vase, and he is still a very unbeautiful male vase.

Eric thinks that the male protagonist of this movie should first have the temperament of a successful person as a bank manager, and secondly, it is better to have a little literary atmosphere.

In fact, when he first thought about the male lead, he almost quickly thought of someone.

That's right. Tom Cruise.

Cruise, whether in terms of acting skills, image, or box office appeal. All fully echoed Eric's request. Although there was some estrangement between the two because of the cooperation in "Dark War" last time, Eric still asked people to send an invitation to Cruise, and the other party also responded, without specific content, just about meeting tomorrow.

Cruise has not produced a single film since he left CAA to become his own production company, but Eric also made it known that Cruise's production company is now working on a film, or it is the investment he received from Paramount, and Cruise and his partner Paula Wagner are also the producers.

Therefore, although Eric agreed to meet tomorrow, he did not have much expectations in his heart for whether Cruise would participate in "The Love of Ghosts". It's still right to patiently choose from the actors in front of you.

Eric looked at the materials in the study, chatting with Xiao Nizi from time to time, and before she knew it, the sky outside had all darkened.

It was just after seven o'clock that Nicole called the two of them to finish eating.

"Let's go, hurry up to dinner, I think you're hungry too. By the way, tonight is the premiere of "Who Will Become a Millionaire", and I have sandwiched all the questions you pondered in the question bank, and they may appear tonight. Eric said, and walked out of the study with little Nizi.

In the dining room, Drew sat at the table and Brabra talked about what he saw and heard during the filming of "The Silence of the Lambs" in Pennsylvania, while Nicole sat next to Eric, occasionally carrying dishes for men, looking gentle and considerate. If Xiao Nizi were ten years younger, she would look very much like a family of three.

After dinner, Drew rushed to a slightly smaller living room and turned on the TV to Fox TV, which had not yet begun.

Soon after, Eric arrived in the living room with a laptop, sat down in the middle of the couch, placed it on his lap, and tapped it casually. Although it is IBM's latest laptop, this notebook still looks very clumsy and ugly compared to its previous life, and the configuration is outrageously low. But it's impossible to find a good laptop on the market now, so Eric can only make do with it. Anyway, he just wrote a script on it to read the text, although the memory of the computer is very low, but it is enough for office.

Nicole finished washing the dishes and quickly came to the living room with a fruit bowl and sat down on the other side of Eric. Looking at Eric's fingers as if they were tapping on the keyboard, a little admiration flashed in his eyes, what else would this man not know.

"Wow, it's getting started, Eric, don't be busy, let's watch TV, okay. ”

Eric nodded and closed his notebook.

The design of the studio of "Who Will Become a Millionaire" is very simple, with a stage in the middle, the host and the answering guests sit on both sides, a circle of live audience sitting under the stage, and a big screen behind it, on which you can see the content of the question.

The contestants are divided into several groups, and each group has to go through a short round of competition, and whoever answers enough questions correctly first can get the opportunity to answer the questions face-to-face with the host on stage.

"Hey, Eric, how do I feel so different from the plans I've seen, a lot of the settings aren't used, and. There is also no classification of topics. I remember the plan you wrote. There are guests who can choose a certain type of topic and other settings. Hmm, I'm disappointed," Drew grumbled as he leaned back on Eric after looking at it for a while.

Eric casually explained, "It's a strategy. ”

"What strategy?" Drew asked curiously, and Nicole looked over as well.

"This is done to facilitate the upgrade of the program, to extend the life of the program, if the program is set to perfection from the beginning. Then, there will not be much room for change in the future, in this way, when the audience gets tired of watching it, the life of the show will be summed up, and now like this, the show doesn't look too perfect at the beginning, and some novel links are retained, and after a period of time, the audience will have aesthetic fatigue. When the ratings are declining, it is launched in time. That would re-interest the audience. Just like the clothes you girls wear, every year those clothing companies will launch new styles, although the change is not too big, but as long as there is this gimmick, and then after proper advertising, then customers can happily swipe their cards to pay for money. ”

"That's what it looks like," the girl nodded knowingly, and Nicole looked thoughtful.

On the TV, the first contestant has been selected, on the middle stage, and after a brief self-introduction, he soon began to answer the questions nervously.

Although some of the links at the beginning of the show are relatively simple, Firefly and Fox have put a lot of effort into setting off the atmosphere.

Every word of the host, every prompt sound from the TV, and even the countdown sound of answering the question all make the audience raise their heartstrings.

In addition, the initial questions are very simple, although a single guest on stage may hesitate, but if the family sitting in front of the TV is a family, it may be possible to come up with the answer after a few words, and this situation will also make the audience in front of the TV have a sense of superiority, and they will quickly like this kind of program.

"Wow, where is the highest plateau in the world at average elevation, I don't know such a simple question, even I know it, Eric, this can't be the nursery you found, deliberately to hang people's appetites. Looking at the hesitant gaze of the middle-aged Ohio man on the TV, Drew asked suspiciously.

Eric shrugged: "How is this possible, what this show pursues is truth, these people are selected from all over the United States, plus other TV stations and media are eyeing the attention, if we look for childcare, in case it is exposed, it will hurt the popularity of the show very much." Although this is indeed a very simple problem, everyone has their own knowledge blind spots, and no one can tell if they will get stuck in any place. ”

Drew nodded, barely believing Eric's words, and the guest on the TV completed the question smoothly after using the opportunity to ask for help.

Instead of following the British version of the fifteen-question system, Eric chose twelve questions, and also set two hedging points for the fifth and tenth questions.

Because it was the first show, the program team specially selected some very outstanding guests, and they didn't mind that a millionaire appeared in the first show, which could stimulate the audience's interest even more.

In the end, it was because he had just returned from the East Coast, Drew insisted on watching most of it, and then fell asleep on Eric's lap, and when the show was about to end, the phone rang in the living room, and Nicole consciously stood up and took the mobile phone.

Eric pressed the connect button, said a few words, and hung up randomly.

"What's the matter?" asked Nicole curiously, hearing a few words.

"It's the approximate ratings that have been counted," Eric looked at Nicole and said calmly: "The peak ratings are 33 million, with an average of 28 million, which is not as good as "Friends". ”

Nicole smacked her tongue secretly, with an average rating of 28 million, so after it stabilized, it must be another high-rated program with a rating of more than 20 million.

For such a show, the advertising fee for each episode is not less than $5 million, which is comparable to her current salary offer. And it's good that she can take on one or two movies a year, and her salary is also very unstable, but this show can make $5 million a week. If the film salary is maintained at the current level, the annual income of this show is estimated to be equivalent to her acting in movies for a lifetime.

"Eric, how much do fireflies get out of this show?" Nicole couldn't help but ask.

Eric glanced at the girl, though this kind of thing was not too sensitive. But it's also not appropriate to go around saying, "We share the copyright with Fox." So the advertising share is split in half. The producer and the broadcaster are also about half the point. Moreover, the profit around the tapes of such a variety show is very small, so even if the ratings are comparable to "Friends", the profit obtained in the end is far less than that of "Friends". However, such a show can bring more widespread popularity, and any TV series has an age limit for ratings, but this variety show does not have many restrictions. I'm sure people between the ages of eight and eighty will be very interested. ”

Although Eric said a bit much, Nicole was doing a quick calculation in her heart, and then she found out that Eric personally can get a share of one million dollars from this movie almost every week, one million a week, so compared to this, her current salary is simply not worth mentioning, it is really more popular than people.

Before the TV program was finished, Eric looked strangely at Nicole, who was still sitting on the sofa thoughtfully, and picked up the sleeping girl. said: "It's late, you should rest early." I sent Drew back to his room. ”

"Oh...... Well. Nicole nodded hurriedly.

Eric put Drew back on the queen bed in her bedroom, then went back to his bedroom to start washing, and not long after turning off the light and getting into bed, the bedroom door was gently pushed open.

"Drew, is that you?" asked Eric, thinking that Nizi was tired of him again.

"It's me," Nicole whispered in the darkness.

Eric's hand, which had been about to turn on the bedside lamp, stopped when it heard Nicole's voice.

The girl came up flutteringly, quickly climbed into the big bed, and got into his arms.

To be honest, Eric still enjoyed sleeping with a fragrant female body in his arms. He hugged the girl tightly in his arms, kissed each other on the forehead, and said, "Sleep." ”

"Hmm," Nicole whispered, her restless little hand grasping at Eric's vital point.

"Nicole, I'm a little tired today," Eric Mo said, rubbing the girl's back.

Nicole gasped softly and said, "Don't move, I'll just come." ”

The girl took off her clothes, then lifted the quilt and rode on Eric, and the point was swallowed deeply.

Eric reached out and grabbed the girl's waist, slowly enjoying the shaking of Nicole's hips.

I don't know how long it took, the two of them let out a satisfied sigh at the same time, Nicole lay weakly on Eric's chest, rested for a while, and then stretched out her little tongue, licked and played on Eric's chest, slowly slid all the way, carefully helped Eric clean up, and then quickly ran into the bathroom.

After a while, Nicole came out again, cowering in Eric's arms.

"No security measures, no problem, right?" asked Eric Mo, holding the girl's smooth bare back, whispering.

Nicole hesitated for a moment, but quickly said, "Don't worry, it's okay." ”

Eric paused, and at this time, he couldn't say anything serious, but said again: "I don't want to have children so early." ”

"I understand," Nicole nodded submissively in the dark, her eyes flickering a few times, then dimming. Although she originally had some thoughts in her heart, if Eric said so and she still ignored them, then nothing good would definitely come of it.

Eric also seemed to appreciate Nicole's frustration, and quickly said, "By the way, I have a date tomorrow with Tom Cruise, I need a female companion, you can go with me." ”

"Tom Cruise?" asked Nicole.

"Yes, about the male protagonist of "Ghost Love", to be honest, I don't like him, but he is indeed very suitable for this role, but I don't have much hope, just try to get in touch with him. Cruise now has his own company, and I think the other party's offer will definitely not be too low, and the possibility of negotiation is very good. ”

"Oh," Nicole nodded noncommittally.

At noon the next day, Eric took Nicole with him to a famous restaurant in Beverly Hills.

After saying a few words to the waiter, a waiter took her and Nicole to the agreed seat, looked at the time, it was almost twelve o'clock, less than five minutes away from the agreed time, Eric originally thought that Cruise should have arrived early, but he didn't expect the other party to come yet. Therefore, he had even less expectations for this date.

Nicole looked at the menu in her hand and asked Eric curiously, "It should be here, right?"

Eric smiled awkwardly: "Don't worry, that's right, but, in Hollywood, there is still someone who can make me wait"

Nicole nodded noncommittally, she could see that Eric was already a little absent-minded, so she also swept away, and the meeting here would not be too smooth.

Twelve o'clock came quickly, Cruise's voice still didn't appear, Eric played with the cutlery in his hand, and was about to tell the waiter to serve the two of them a cup of coffee or something, when he remembered Cruise's voice,

"I'm so sorry, Eric, there's a traffic jam on the road," Cruise said apologetically, but there wasn't much of an apologetic look on his face.

"It's okay, we've just arrived," Eric shook hands, followed by Paula Wagner, who was next to Cruise. (To be continued......)