After a brief pleasantry, Joey Fournicello, Jodie Foster's manager, took the initiative to hide in the reception area not far away, giving up the communication space to Eric and the two, and Eric also asked Caroline to return to her office in the studio. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

After explaining to Jodie Foster the purpose of the lightbox and the robotic arm, Eric turned on the computer in the studio and showed her the samples shot with the lightbox and the robotic arm, saying, "Technically, that's about it." In addition, the film will also be the first near-full CG live-action film, and in the future, it will also be the first film to be released simultaneously on 2D screen, 3D screen, IMAX screen, and 3D-IMAX screen. I'm going to make a revolution to the traditional way of playing movies, and I hope you'll get involved. ”

Jodie Foster sat at the computer desk with Eric, listening to him talk about this, but she was a little unaccustomed to it.

In the past, Hollywood directors or producers have either turned her away with a pretentious contract, or they have been eager or even a little groveling when they have negotiated a film contract with her.

It was only the young man in front of him, after telling her a lot of technical problems, that he said such a sentence 'I hope you can participate', and his tone was confident and flat, as if she was dispensable as a heroine. Moreover, in the process of telling this, this guy was obviously looking at her exquisite appearance, but she found that it was difficult for her to be disgusted by his just right appreciative eyes.

Feeling that after Eric finished speaking, there was a light smile on the corner of his mouth, and his eyes became more neat, and Jodie Foster couldn't help but avoid his gaze.

Glancing around the studio, he noticed a screen-sized LED screen and another oblique baffle standing not far to the left, so he pointed curiously: "Eric, what is that?"

"Well, it's for taking pictures of facial expressions. ”

Eric stood up and made a gesture of please, and Jodie Foster naturally followed Eric.

While Eric went to turn on the LED screen, Jodie Foster also noticed that the side of the diagonal baffle was green, which should be a green screen, but she didn't know how to use it.

Eric turned on the LED screen, asked Jodie Foster to stand on the footrest of the diagonal baffle, leaned on the baffle half-reclining, picked up an astronaut's helmet and handed it to her, and said: "There are a lot of close-up close-ups of faces in the film, and in this case, the usual way of shooting, the actor's eyes and the reflection of the helmet glass are prone to bugs." ”

Eric said, turning on the LED screen, on which a space background picture began to play: "Actually, this is similar to the principle of the light box. In order for the actor's eyes and the reflection of the helmet glass to give the cosmic background, you need to perform in front of this screen. ”

Jodie Foster put on his helmet and watched a documentary of space scenes played on the LED screen, although he admired Eric's excellence in details, but still said: "Eric, haven't you thought about the budget?"

Eric was a little puzzled at first, and noticed Jodie Foster's eyes looking at the documentary on the LED screen, shook his head and smiled: "This high-definition video is only used to test the shooting effect, and the reflection on the eyes and glass does not need to be too high resolution, so when the time comes, you can just make a very simple picture according to your needs, and it won't cost too much money." ”

Jodie Foster took off his helmet, shook off his short pale blonde hair, realized that Eric was still looking at her, and suddenly felt that he seemed to be a little passive today, so he subconsciously wanted to gain some initiative, and said: "Eric, according to your description, this movie seems to pay more attention to visual effects, and there shouldn't be too much room for the heroine to play." ”

"If you've read the script carefully, you'll see that it's not like that. There are only two clear roles in this film, and most of them are still one-man shows of the heroine. In order to make such a movie exciting, we have to dig into all the details. Every breath and every look of the heroine sometimes needs to convey some emotions to the audience. Therefore, on the contrary, the heroine has a lot of room to play, and the film also has very high requirements for the heroine's acting skills. ”

Speaking of this, the corners of Eric's mouth showed a light smile again, and said, "So, if your acting skills don't meet my requirements, even if you have a pair of beautiful blue eyes, I won't send you an invitation." ”

Jodie Foster sensed from the smile on Eric's lips that he might have realized that he had just deliberately found fault, and was a little embarrassed.

However, hearing the last sentence and remembering the script she had read, Jodie Foster raised her head and involuntarily blurted out: "But I do have a pair of beautiful blue eyes." ”

When these words came out, Jodie Foster felt that something was wrong, but this time she did not look away, but confidently met Eric's gaze.

Eric shrugged and said, "That's really a problem, I'll fix this line." ”

Jodie Foster said, "Eric, didn't I say I agreed to appear in this film?"

"Any questions?"

"Of course," Jodie Foster nodded, her chin slightly raised, "I'm going to take a year off and have a baby with my girlfriend." ”

"Forehead ......"

A beautiful woman threatens to have a baby with another woman, which is really frustrating.

"Huh. ”

Looking at Eric's stunned appearance, Jodie Foster finally laughed. After a while, she continued: "However, my agent wants me not to give up this opportunity, and I myself am also interested in this script, so, Mr. Director, what should I do next?"

Eric shook his head helplessly and smiled, "Regarding this movie, what you need to do in the next half a year is to exercise to ensure that your physical strength is enough to support high-intensity shooting." ”

Jodie Foster nodded, "I've always had a fitness routine. ”

"It's best, but the crew will still arrange some special training for you. In addition, what you have to do is to figure out the character as much as possible, and the deeper your understanding of the character, the more comfortable you will be in your future performances. ”

Seeing Eric reaching out to him, Jodie Foster handed over the helmet in his arms, stepped off the baffle, and said, "This is also what I want to ask you today, the information in the script is very limited, so I hope you can tell me more about the heroine Ryan Stone." ”

Eric took Jodie Foster to a workbench, poured a cup of coffee that Caroline had just brewed, thought about it for a while, and said, "This matter may start from the very beginning of the story." ”

Jodie Foster held the coffee cup, looked at Eric's serious expression, and made a joke: "long-long-ago......"

"Yes," Eric smiled and nodded, "A long, long time ago, Stone added a little girl to the family, but Old Stone wanted a boy more, so he named the little guy a boy, Ryan."

Because of Old Stone's obsession with boys, Ryan was always very cold to this daughter when he was growing up. This inevitably had a very profound effect on Ryan, who became inferior but desperate to prove herself, so she was not good at communicating with people and had no friends, but she excelled in her studies and eventually became a medical doctor.

Because of this upbringing, Ryan has a high IQ, high education, and high income as an adult, but because of the defects in emotional intelligence, she is not good at getting along with people and running a family, so her life is not happy, she is married, divorced, and lives alone with her daughter.

Her daughter died in an accident, leaving her without her most important spiritual sustenance. As a result, she gradually became numb, depressed, began to close herself, feared change, and devoted all her energy to boring work day and night.

Flying to space to repair the Hubble telescope became the biggest change in her life. I took this job just to ensure that my research funding would not be cut, still out of fear of change.

On the last day of the space mission, a catastrophe struck.

The death of her companion made Ryan realize the fragility of life again, but she was still not a strong person. In the face of danger, she will shout in fear like a little girl, and in the face of a desperate situation, she will even close her eyes and wait for death to come......"

As Eric narrates like a hypnotist with a somewhat demagogic tone, Jodie Foster involuntarily begins to mentally construct the character of Ryan Stone.

By the time Eric finished speaking, Jodie Foster had already entered the play before she knew it.

She felt that she should hate noise, even hate people talking loudly, like to be quiet and alone in a daze, or stay in a laboratory and do an experiment expressionlessly, over and over again, until nightfall, and then drive home.

Mechanically solving dinner, a man curled up on the couch through a few episodes of soap operas that I don't know what they were.

Then take a shower and lie in bed in a daze until sleepiness hits.

A person shouldn't be like this, so she thinks she should have some hobbies, even if it's a pair of revealing clothes to go to a nightclub to look for ons.

However, she found that due to the unsatisfactory life, she had unconsciously lost interest in anything, and occasionally a childish little face appeared in her mind, reaching out, but she could not touch any warmth, so tears flowed out.

No, it's not your own tears, you won't live this walking dead life.

The two personalities began to clash, and she came to her senses.

Noticing Eric beside him who was looking at him with a serious expression but indifferent, Jodie Foster suddenly became a little angry, wiped the tears from his face, and said dissatisfiedly: "Eric, do you like to see women cry?"

Eric shook his head: "Of course not, women are usually ugly when they cry, and it's even worse if they wear makeup." ”

Jodie Foster was immediately a little flustered when she heard this, remembering that she didn't wear makeup today, so she put her mind at ease, but she couldn't help but glare at Eric: "You just deliberately brought me into the role?"

"yes," Eric nodded, pulling a pack of tissues out of his pocket and handing it over, "You're a great actor." ”

Jodie Foster took the tissue handed by Eric and wiped the tears on her face, but her tone was a little teasing: "You must rarely praise people." ”

Eric picked up the coffee pot and refilled the two of them, and smiled, "Don't you feel honored?"

"It's far worse than when I took the statuette," wiped the tears from his face, and after a few gags, Jodie Foster recovered from Ryan Stone's emotions just now, and said, "Eric, go ahead and tell me about Matt Kowalski." ”

Eric nodded and said, "Matt Kowalski is probably the opposite of Ryan Stone, his life is also not complete, but he has never given up his love of life, he likes antique cars, listens to very old songs, and shares the troubles of life with people over and over again during the spacewalk. In fact, throughout the story, Wachowski did not change Ryan's character, he just stimulated Ryan's survival instinct again and again. Compared to Ryan, this role is a lot simpler. ”

"But I like the character more," said Jodie Foster, "Eric, I suddenly felt that if I could write it, it would be a very good novel, so why don't you write it?"

"I'm actually curious about what will happen to Ryan when he survives, whether he will continue to be muddy or rekindle his zest for life. Eric said, "But I don't have that much time to do this right now, well, why don't you write it?"

"Me?"

"yes, as a talented woman in Hollywood, how can you not even write a novel, so, why not try. In the future, after publication, I won't share the royalties or anything with you. ”

"Hehe," Jodie Foster laughed, but was visibly moved, and after a moment's hesitation, she said, "Well, can I write it the way I want? I want to focus the narrative of this story before space travel." And Kowalski's story, I also wanted to write some of it, it's a very interesting person. ”

Eric nodded, "Of course, you can write as you like." I only have one condition, the novel must be released after the film is released. ”

"It's natural. ”

"So, one last thing, now that you've agreed, let's talk about the salary. While it's more appropriate for your agent and my producer to talk about it privately, I don't want this to bring any twists and turns to the project, so how much do you think is appropriate?"

Jodie Foster didn't expect Eric to bring up this topic, she was really unprepared, and after thinking about it, she pushed the question back with a sly look in her eyes: "Eric, how much are you going to come up with?"

"Your salary in "Time and Space Contact" is 9 million US dollars, this time you are 10 million, how about it?"

Jodie Foss nodded, although she has won two Oscars, she is not a box office star. Eric's salary offer is still very sincere.

However, she couldn't help but tease: "Eric, everyone is right, you are really not generous at all. ”

Eric looked pained and said, "Why don't you have another dinner?"

Jodie Foster felt that it was still very pleasant to get along with Eric, and after thinking about it, she nodded, "Okay, but I'm going to bring Joey with me." ”

"Why bring another man, no, you can call your one, well, girlfriend, how about it?"

"It's Joey," Jodie Foster said, glancing at Eric with a smile on her lips, "Joey actually occasionally worked as my bodyguard, and I still remember him punching me in the face with the unscrupulous producer who wanted to take advantage of me." ”

Eric glanced at the sturdy middle-aged man who had been sitting not far away reading the newspaper, and asked in a worried whisper, "Does he dare to hit the director?"

The smile on the corner of Jodie Foster's mouth was even stronger, and with Eric's expression of 'being a thief', he also lowered his voice and whispered: "Dare." (To be continued.) )