"Eric, did you just want to say something to me?" Nicole washed the dishes and returned to the living room, finding that Eric was not going to the office as usual, but still sitting in the living room reading the newspaper, and the girl was very smart to realize that the other party was waiting for her.

Eric motioned for the girl to sit down across from her, and said, "It's expected to start in early September, and I've been a bit of a bit of a free time lately, so I think it's time for us to talk about the movie." ”

The girl just nodded, looking at Eric and waiting for the other to continue.

"It's been two months, and you already remember the script I wanted, so let's talk about your understanding of this heroine first. Eric put the newspaper back on the coffee table, looked at Nicole with his legs crossed relaxedly, and asked a question that is usually asked during an actor's audition.

Nicole has been in the past two months, and she has indeed memorized her own lines, and when she heard Eric's question, the girl only thought about it for a while, and replied neatly: " I think the biggest characteristic of Anne is that she is a very emotional woman, which is also the main factor in the fact that this story can happen, she just heard the deeds of the male protagonist on the radio broadcast, and she can fly to Seattle alone, just to see Sam, and just for the beautiful fantasy caused by a movie, she resolutely broke up with her engaged boyfriend and ran to the top floor of the Empire State Building. ”

"Doesn't that sound like you like this heroine?" asked Eric with a smile.

The girl pursed her thin lips, as a very shrewd and rational woman, Nicole would only scoff if she really met a woman like Anne Ryder in reality, but the girl was also very smart not to answer Eric's question directly, but said more tactfully: "This does not prevent me from being able to play this role well." ”

Eric shrugged his shoulders and pushed the newspaper he had seen earlier: "Let's take a look at this first, I see an actress who is more suitable for a heroine than you, named Meg Ryan." ”

The girl's slender hand, which had been placed on the maid's small apron, trembled slightly, and she raised her eyes to carefully examine Eric's expression, but found no useful information. I could only take the newspaper nervously and quickly read the propaganda advertorial.

Eric explained on the side: "The results of this movie are good, so the box office appeal of Meg Ryan, who was not very famous, must have increased greatly, and if she can be invited to play the heroine, it will be good for the box office to take over at the New Year." ”

"I ...... I've already signed a contract. The girl defended weakly and unconfidently.

"Of course, I didn't say I wanted to replace you, I just told you a possibility. Eric said: "If your watch can't satisfy me, our contract is also very clear, I have the right to replace the heroine halfway, but I believe that you have this potential, so I will give you a chance." ”

In my memory, Nicole did play this kind of sweetheart-like silly white sweet role, that is, in the previous life 05, the sweetheart-like witch Isabel created by the girl in the movie was very successful, completely subverting her previous sexy and cold screen image. However, the plot of that movie has too many flaws and no bright spots, and finally directed the failure of the movie, and the actor Will Ferrell was also very suppressed by Nicole in terms of acting skills, and it is estimated that the agent role who looks like Tom Cruise who appeared next to him from time to time stole the show, and many people think that the role was deliberately found by the producer to provoke the topic, because Tom Cruise did play the role of an agent in it, although he is a sports agent.

“…… Thank you," the girl breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Eric's last words.

"Well, to say another thing, you've been at my house for more than two months, it's time to leave. ”

"Ah, that...... Isn't there still a month left before the camera is turned on?" the girl raised her head, although there was no reluctance in her expression, but she was a little uneasy, because she knew that the reason why she was able to get this role was to be a little maid for Eric for a while, and now there was more than a month left, and the other party let herself leave, and the girl couldn't help but have a kind of idea of buying something in the convenience store, but not paying enough money, the money was not enough, and the boss had the right to ask for the goods back.

Eric didn't quite understand why the girl was upset, but he patiently explained: "Starting next month, the official preparations will begin, and some information will be slowly revealed to the public, such as the male and female leads." At that time, the media will definitely be curious about who you are, and you will definitely have to show up from time to time in order to warm up the publicity, and it will definitely not be appropriate to live with me again. ”

The girl nodded: "I understand, then I'...... Move out today?"

"Don't be in a hurry, I'll ask someone to find you a house first. And one more important thing, when you move out, you take the time to watch it a few more times, and I want you to get a feel for Meg Ryan's acting style, and my ideal Anne is similar to her image in this film. ”

"Do you want me to imitate?" the girl leaned forward slightly, and asked carefully.

Eric stretched out his hand and gestured and said, "No, it's not imitation, and you can't imitate it, the temperament of the two of you is very different." Meg Ryan is the standard sweetheart actress, and her acting career will be limited for a long time. If you imitate too much of it, you will definitely be labeled as a sweet actress in the future, which will not be good for your future development. What I want you to figure out is Meg Ryan's gesture, that kind of ...... Well, to put it bluntly, it's a little bit silly and small. ”

If she can successfully break into Hollywood, Nicole doesn't mind being labeled, and in Hollywood, sweethearts are always much stronger than vases. However, she could also tell that Eric was thinking about her future, so she nodded obediently.

After chatting a few more words, Eric stood up and picked up his coat and put it on: "Then, you can take the time to pack your luggage, find a house and move out immediately, I will go to the company." ”

Nicole also quickly stood up and smiled at Eric, wanting to send the man out.

Eric saw the girl's rare shallow smile and couldn't help but stop: "Nicole, you smile again and I'll take a look." ”

The girl was a little confused, but she showed a smile very obediently, a little more exaggerated than the light smile just now, revealing two little rabbit teeth.

Eric shook his head directly in disappointment: "Forget it, you better stop laughing like that, it feels like you're planning to do something bad, it's good to laugh like you did just now, practice more." ”

"I will," the girl sent Eric out of the door before returning to the villa, habitually doing a routine cleaning, and two hours later, the girl who had finished a qiē sat on the sofa in the living room with some dazedness, staring blankly at the qiē around her.

"Eric, here's the information you want for the two film companies, New Line and Miramax. In Firefly's office, Eric's assistant Alan placed two bags of documents in front of Eric.

"Let's put it here first, you contact Robert Shea and the Weinstein brothers of Miramax on the new line, when you are free, I want to have a separate meal with them, and as for the purpose, you don't have to hide it, you can reveal it to the other party a little. Eric confessed, looking down at something.

Alan jotted down Eric's instructions in the memo before looking up and saying, "Eric, is there anything else?"

"Well, wait a minute," Eric continued to write with his head down, handing the note to Alan after a while, "two more things, the first is to rent an apartment in Beverly Hills, not too expensive, the kind that doesn't cost more than five thousand dollars a month." The second piece is to register a shell film company in my name according to the name on the sticky note, and I am useful. ”

Alan looked at the sticky notes and read them again: "Flower-films?"

"Well," Eric nodded without explaining anything, "Go ahead and do it, the apartment should be faster, it's best to rent it for the next two days." ”

"I'll pay attention, though, is the apartment rent going through the company's account?"

"No, personally, you just find a good house and ask the real estate agent to prepare the contract. ”

Alan pasted a note on the booklet of his memo and checked a few more things with Eric before leaving Eric's office.

Waiting for the office door to close, Eric opened the two company materials, although the recent creation of Firefly's distribution channel, but Eric has no idea of starting from scratch, the most important thing is that his time is very tight, so it is most convenient and fast to acquire a film company with a distribution channel.

As for Lionsgate, which is almost about to become a new film giant in the new century, has not yet appeared, and film companies such as Orion, United America, and Samsung have also been closely linked with the Big Six, and there is no possibility that Zài will be acquired by him, even if he intends to buy it with a high price, and the Big Six will not let go lightly when he realizes that he wants to stand alone. Although in this era, there are still many second- and third-tier film companies that are as famous as New Line and Miramax, but Eric has never heard of it in his previous life, and it is estimated that those companies have either completely lost their independence after being acquired and have not even left labels, or they have gone bankrupt due to poor management or failed investment.