Michael Krauss saw that Eric kept shaking his head, and finally played a scoundrel: "Eric, you can write anything, you can't let me run for nothing, right? After I was busy with things during this time, even my wife began to complain that I only cared about work, and you wanted to advance royalties for making a movie, and I gave you 200,000 yuan so readily." Aren't you a little moved?"

A short middle-aged man was playing the emotional card in front of him with his eyes open, Eric couldn't help but shudder for a while, thought for a while and said: "Okay, Michael, there is a good theme, and it is also science fiction, but it is just a general idea, and there is no specific outline yet." The story is inspired by George Romero's The Living Dead film series, about a virus leak that a biological company is working on, and the story of humans being infected into the living dead......"

Eric told the story roughly, he had seen a series of movies in his previous life, although he didn't like it very much, but because of the memory bank that changed after being reborn, he still retold the story in its entirety.

The Past Life series is the most profitable game adaptation, and the cost is not high, but the total box office of the series has reached more than a billion dollars. Since Michael Claus had to ask him to write something, let's take advantage of this pit first, although Eric was not an angry young man in his previous life, but he took advantage of the Japanese, and this kind of favorite thing is still very rewarding to do.

Michael Krauss was a little dissatisfied: "Will this story be too niche, Eric, zombie culture does have a lot of people who like it, but the audience is still too small, why not change it to another?"

Eric shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, looking like you like it or not, Michael Kraus had no choice but to agree: "Okay, you can write the story as much as you can, with your current fame, you don't have to worry about sales." By the way, you can add some adult elements to it a little, and you must be a little hot, anyway, you are an adult now, and no one will blame anything......"

While he was chattering about his own ideas, Michael Krauss suddenly noticed the unnatural look on Eric's face, and subconsciously turned around, and found Aniston standing behind him with his waist crossed and his mouth slightly pouted, looking like you were going to talk about it.

"Well, Eric, I suddenly remembered that I had some things to do, so be it, goodbye. Instigating someone's boyfriend to write an adult novel was caught, Michael was embarrassed to pick up his bag and was about to open it, but after opening the door, he couldn't help but turn around and instructed: "You must write it as much as possible." ”

After Michael Krauss left, Aniston asked, "Eric, you don't really write what that guy says, do you?"

Eric smiled and hugged Aniston, stroked Aniston's waist that had become very slender because of more than two months of weight loss, and said: "Of course not, I am now being promoted by Columbia and Fox as a model for teenagers in the United States, how can I damage my glorious image because of a little profit." ”

"Hehe, it's still a model, you're a big pervert, ah, don't. ”

After a few slight struggles, Aniston was pressed against the couch by Eric again.

……

After a period of publicity, another critical moment finally ushered in, the movie test screening.

On November 11, the two films were screened by critics at the same time, and there was no Internet hype in this era, and the promotion of the films was mainly through the newspapers, and the audience basically relied on the reviews of the films in the newspapers to choose the films.

Therefore, film critics are a hurdle that cannot be bypassed in the process of film promotion. Of course, after watching the movie, the film critics who participated in the test screening generally do not make too sharp comments on the movie as long as the quality of the movie is not so bad that it is unbearable, after all, film critics need movies, and movies do not necessarily need film critics, and doing too much can only make the film company block themselves.

The day after the test screening, the long-awaited comments appeared in major newspapers and magazines.

"Create a new pure comedy narrative mode, full of innocence and growth jokes and warmth, the conflict between the eccentric protagonist and the two stupid thieves is suitable for all ages, I have to say, Stuart Runkel, a seven-year-old actor, in the film can be described as amazing, and Matthew Perry, who is also a newcomer, is also remarkable, that face full of comedy style as soon as it appears, people can't help but laugh......

"The genius director and the genius of the little actors dedicate a Christmas feast to the audience. I advise the audience not to eat popcorn when watching the movie, otherwise it is likely to laugh in the necks of the audience in front of you......"-

It is a metamorphosis of Drew Barrymore, Drew completely got rid of the image of the previous cute little girl in the film, playing a rebellious daughter who is about to graduate from high school, and the acting skills shown by Drew in the film are amazing. Dan Aykroyd and Susan Sarandon are still excellent performances, I have to say that as the screenwriter and starring Eric Williams, the performance in the film is not at all like a newcomer with no acting experience, in the process of playing with Drew Barrymore, and he is also the director of the same release, I have to say, this is a genius who has been kissed by God, otherwise there is no explanation for why Eric Williams is so good...... - magazine

"Many people are always complaining about the unsatisfactory reality, and after reading it, you will find that it is not that you are unhappy, but that all kinds of negative feelings completely envelop you and isolate you from the happiness you have. But only the protagonist in the film can be lucky enough to break away from his original skin and examine his own ...... from another perspective."

There are many newspapers that praise the two films, and some criticism is inevitable, after all, no matter how powerful the two major media groups are, it is impossible to control all public opinion, not to mention that the other four major film companies will certainly not make Columbia and Fox too proud.

It is a nonsense work that is completely detached from reality, the plot lacks rationality, and the teasing of the two stupid thieves is impossible to happen in reality, so it is likely to cause wrong guidance to teenagers and children.

Another, on the other hand, made a more strident point, with newspapers making a fuss about the film's footage of Kevin holding a toy gun, calling on censors to re-examine the film's ratings. The news even attracted the attention of a Los Angeles television station, and Eric was a little worried when he learned about it, and he had the impression that although the United States was rampant with guns, it was very strict about the control of gun footage of minors in film and television works.

Nervously, he called the person in charge, Lester Reed, to ask about it, and Lester reassured him without any care, and revealed a little hidden secret.

The owner is a shareholder of Universal Pictures, which on November 18 has a competitor for children like an anime, and it is normal for this kind of thing to be done, and Colombia will fight back accordingly against this behavior.

Putting down the phone, Eric sighed, falling into the trap so quickly. At the same time, this little episode also gave him a sense of crisis. Now compared to those movie giants, he is still just an inconspicuous little shrimp, and he does not pose any threat to the giants, but once it is released and achieves great success as in his previous life, then his survival will definitely arouse the vigilance of those giants, especially Colombia, which is about to be severely pitted.

If at that time, he does not have enough strength and does not want to give up most of his interests, then what awaits him may be the giants who spare no effort to suppress him.

Tom Cruise in the previous life is an example, as the film starring Tom Cruise is a big hit, the power and profit sharing he asks for are getting higher and higher, and finally, when Tom Cruise made more money from making a movie than the owner Paramount Pictures, Paramount owner Sommer Lei Shidong directly tore Tom Cruise's face in the newspaper, and at the same time, Viacom's media smeared Tom Cruise for several years, which directly made Tom Cruise's career fall to the bottom.

"Hey, dear, what are you thinking, sad face?" Noticing that Eric had been staring at the phone in a daze after making the call, Aniston gently tugged at Eric's shirt.

"Oh, nothing. ”

Although Eric always looked confident, Aniston felt that he was worried about the box office of the two films. After all, Eric only had the car left behind by his father, and everything else that could be mortgaged was mortgaged, and once he failed in the bet, Eric would go bankrupt directly.

Holding her boyfriend's waist from behind and putting her face on Eric's back, Aniston whispered, "Honey, just talk to me if you have anything on your mind, although I can't help much, I can still be a qualified listener." ”

"It's just that I suddenly feel ......" Eric turned around, hugged Aniston tightly in his arms and said, "The road ahead may be difficult, Annie, will you always walk with me?"

"Of course, I will. Aniston didn't understand the meaning of Eric's words, but she decisively answered in the affirmative.

"Thank you, Anne, are you really not going with me to New York? I'll talk to James about it, it's just a plane ticket. ”

's release date is getting closer and closer, and the two crews are also going to New York on the East Coast to promote, but Aniston, as a dispensable supporting role, is not among the actors involved in the promotion.

Not wanting her boyfriend to bother with this little thing anymore, Aniston shook her head and said, "No need, I've lived in New York for many years, and there's nothing new about it." ”

After the two of them grinding their ears and temples for a while, Aniston pushed Eric away and turned to pack his travel luggage for Eric.