Kapoor glanced at it and said, "That's right, probably in 1985, Al Pacino starred in a Warner blockbuster with an investment of nearly $30 million, but only got more than $300,000 at the box office, and he chose to take a break from filming because of too much pressure." I heard that Al was looking to make a comeback lately, so I added him to his list. ”

Thinking of the delicate and violent blind lieutenant colonel who showed the charm of a man to the extreme with a powerful aura from the inside out, Eric couldn't help but ask, "Kapoor, is it possible for us to sign Al to UTA?"

Kapoor hesitated, "I can try as much as I can." After all, Al Pacino is one of the four talented actors who rose to prominence in the 70s, and although the film in '85 was a box office disappointment, there was nothing wrong with Al's performance, and he was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor four times. Now that he has released the signal of his comeback, I believe that many brokerage companies will compete for it, and we have no advantage. ”

Eric knew that what Capper said was true, so he had to say, "Anyway, we're going to try to get in touch, and by the way, I'm going to send the lead actor as much as possible, and if possible, I'd like Al Pacino to play Edward." ”

"Okay," Capper replied, gesturing to the list of actors Eric had picked out, "So, Eric, do you want to notify these people of the auditions?"

"Not for now, you can contact Al Pacino first. If they refuse, we'll contact them. ”

In the next few days, Eric began to audition for supporting roles, film scenes, contact shooting locations, and draw storyboards until late at night every night.

At the same time, Eric also took the time to contact a girls' boarding school in Los Angeles and threw a sponsorship fee. Although it's less than ten days before the Christmas holiday, the pseudo-Lori who is still in the villa is driven to school.,It's terrible to have nothing to do and a girl full of cranky thoughts.,And I awakened the night attack skill without a teacher.,If you make trouble, there will definitely be chaos.。

"Eric, good news, bad news, hear that first?" One day, just sitting in the office and reading the budget report for a while, Jeffrey forgot to knock on the door and rushed in.

Eric saw that Jeffrey's expression was still mostly happy, and smiled: "Let's have a good one, suppress the shock." ”

Jeffrey took out a contract from his briefcase and handed it to Eric, "Lamborghini agreed to our sponsorship proposal, they are about to launch a new Lamborghini ghost sports car, and after listening to my explanation of what you said earlier, the other party quickly agreed." You see, it's a contract, a whole $1 million. When the news spreads, those peers must be jealous and crazy, and no matter how many movies are busy in the end, they may not earn 1 million. ”

Eric took the contract and looked at it, Lamborghini did promise to pay $1 million in advertising costs, but the premise is that the North American box office reaches $100 million, according to this base, the box office is less than $100 million, and the advertising fee needs to be refunded proportionally, of course, the higher part, Lamborghini will also add it proportionally.

This kind of product placement sponsorship was common in later generations, so Eric didn't feel much excitement, and even joked to Jeffrey: "Jeffrey, you're too happy too soon, if our movie doesn't meet expectations at the box office, we will have to refund the advertising fee." ”

Jeffrey calmed down, thought of this possibility, and hesitated: "It should be...... Wouldn't you, Eric, have you always had a lot of faith in this movie?"

Eric waved his hand, "Okay, let's stop making fun of you, let's talk about the bad news?"

"The bad news is that I contacted several well-known jewelry companies, and none of them were willing to pay a penny for sponsoring Vivian's jewelry, and only one jeweler reluctantly agreed to provide us with a set of jewelry to help with the shoot. ”

It's strange that the other party is going to agree, Eric laughed and said: "Jeffrey, although it makes me happy that you draw inferences, but you may have forgotten that Vivian's identity is a prostitute, and it would be good if the other party could agree to provide jewelry shooting." ”

"That's true, I'm a little inconsiderate" Jeffrey quickly understood, and tentatively said, "Eric, if Vivien is changed to a white-collar worker, I'll be able to ......"

"Don't even think about it, Jeffrey, it's stupid to change the script for the sake of advertising sponsorship, you better be your producer honestly, don't think I'll listen to you in terms of the content of the film. ”

"Okay, okay, I know I have a criminal ......" Jeffrey smiled awkwardly and said, "Eric, has Al Pacino responded, I heard that you want to invite him to play the leading role?"

"Kapoor is in contact, but last night Kapoor called me and said that Al Pacino was in New York and that he was supposed to want to play on Broadway for a while. ”

"Then you have to make up your mind," Jeffrey advised, "It's Christmas vacation soon, and if the actor hasn't decided by then, the plan to start filming immediately after the Christmas holiday will definitely be put on hold." ”

Eric nodded confidently: "Don't worry, I'm measured." ”

……

In this era, the dollar was still quite strong, and the $1 million advertising sponsorship was definitely a huge amount of money, and the Beverly mansion worth tens of millions of dollars twenty years later is now only a million. Lamborghini's upcoming Goblin series of sports cars is priced at just $240,000. After spending such a large amount of money, Lamborghini quickly released the news in order to achieve the best publicity effect.

For a time, all kinds of words of envy, jealousy and hatred filled the newspaper pages.

"It is rumored that Eric Williams' new film production cost only seven million, and only one of the investment was recouped through an advertising sponsorship by Lamborghini, it seems that our young miracle director is not only a film genius, but also a business wizard." ”

However, he questioned: "With a million dollars in sponsorship money, is Eric Williams planning to make a sports car commercial that lasts more than 100 minutes? According to the title revealed by Firefly Films, it is difficult for me to associate it with a Lamborghini sports car, and I began to doubt the quality of Eric Williams' new film." ”

These are just the milder words, and the latest issue of the article fiercely criticizes it: "Eric Williams is like a bastard who broke into Hollywood, and the million-dollar advertising sponsorship is nothing short of blasphemous to the art of cinema." Once Eric Williams' product placement model is successful, it is conceivable that those mercenary producers will implant ads into movies on a large scale in order to make more profits, driven by huge profits. Therefore, we urge all those who love the art of cinema not to go to the cinema to see the new Eric Williams film. ”

It's a pity that the style is somewhat high-end, and although the American people like to watch movies, they are not too interested in this kind of strict film magazines, so this remark only caused some waves in the circle of old-fashioned filmmakers, but it did not have much impact.

The disturbance from the outside world did not affect Eric, and he continued to make preparations in an orderly manner.

Of course, except for the actor who has been undecided, the preparations have come to an end, and the rest of the trivial things Eric basically doesn't have to come forward, and Jeffrey is running around.

"Eric, if you insist on inviting Al Pacino, you may need to make a trip to New York. Kapoor said as he sat across from Eric with a tired face.

Eric got up and made Kapoor a cup of coffee and asked, "Can you tell me why?"

"Al Pacino has some doubts about your script and has been hesitant. So he offered to talk to you in person, but he couldn't come to Los Angeles because he was performing in a theater on Broadway during this time. ”

Eric thought about it, he had planned to go to New York to see Aniston during Christmas, and if he didn't show his face to declare his sovereignty, he would lose a lot if he fell into someone else's arms.

"No problem, I'm just going to New York, Kapoor, can you come with me then? Maybe we can try to convince Al to join the UTA?"

Kapoor nodded: "I also have this plan, Al currently only has a personal manager, and there is no agency, no matter what, I always have to fight for it." ”

"That's it, buy a plane ticket as much as you want, tonight or tomorrow, if you can't talk, I'll have to fly back and contact other actors to audition. ”

After deliberating the matter, Eric drove away from the office and drove to a girls' school near the Rose Bowl in northern Los Angeles, where Drew had just been sent the other day.

As soon as they met, the girl began to cry and chatter with a mournful little face: "Eric, please, can you change me to another school, or I will convert to Scientology, Satanism or something? Catholic schools are so boring, and they are all women, I will be taught stupid." ”

Eric smiled and tapped on the girl's head, his own soul came from the East, and he had no faith. The reason why Drew was sent here was to listen to Jeffrey's advice. The school spirit of the Catholic boarding school is very strict, and it can be properly restrained to polish Drew's overly out-of-the-box and unscrupulous character.

"Alright, Drew, I can't transfer to another school, but I've paid a lot of money for sponsorship. I'm here to tell you, I'll be going to New York in the next two days, and if it's a qiē shun lì, it's estimated that I won't come back until Christmas. You have the keys to my house, if you don't want to go home on vacation, you can go where I am, call Jeffrey if there is anything and he will help you. ”

Drew heard Eric's words and said sullenly, "Are you going to find Aniston?"

Eric didn't deny it, nodded, and explained a few more words before driving away in a hurry under Drew's resentful gaze.