Chapter 126 Spielberg

Shaking his head slightly, Eric explained: "Tom, the reason why "Dark War" is called Dark War is because its core is the rivalry of the two protagonists. If the scenes are too unbalanced, the brilliance of the movie will be greatly reduced. Moreover, I think you have the most room for play in this movie, Hanks still needs to share scenes with Joe Pesci and others, and your role is completely a one-man show, so there is no need to add it."

Hearing Eric's refusal, Cruise still showed a touch of displeasure on his face even though he knew that Eric was right.

Originally, Eric didn't have much opinion on Cruise's personal qualities, and he wasn't even interested in those rumors. Others have other people's ways of living. There are too many celebrities in Hollywood privately. Cruise is at least a very dedicated and hard-working person, which is also the original intention of Eric when he wanted to cooperate with each other.

But now, Eric is starting to regret it, because Cruise's desire to control is too strong, and Eric himself is also a person with a strong desire to control. It is estimated that during the filming of "Dark War", there will definitely be disputes. It is indispensable to think about it carefully. Eric feels that the main reason is that his qualifications are too shallow, and Cruise has a sense of superiority from the bottom of his heart.

"So, Eric, about the bus girl, is Brooke Shields... too tall?" The height of over 1.7 meters has always been Cruise's weakness, so she was rejected just now, in order to provoke impulsiveness After saying this sentence, Cruise regretted it. Isn't this slapping himself in the face.

Recalling that when he saw Bo Ji Xiaosi's six-foot (183CM) height in the information, Eric couldn't help but twitch at the corners of his mouth. If he wears high heels, it will be fine. It is estimated that it will be the same as today at the awards ceremony. Embrace yourself with an elevation of Geena Davis.

Eric resisted so much that he didn't smile in front of Cruise, and persuaded: "Tom, you don't have to worry about this at all, both of you will be sitting in the bus or in the restaurant. , without any footage of walking side by side."

"Okay," Cruise nodded shyly, took a sip of red wine to cover up the embarrassment, and hurried away.

Just as Eric turned around and was about to return to the crowd, Virginia got out of nowhere and stepped forward to grab Eric's arm.

"Heh, look too closely." Eric laughed mockingly, how could he not see Virginia's careful eyes.

The girl suddenly showed an aggrieved look and retracted her arm: "If you like any beauty, just go."

"Forget it, let's go back," Eric looked at his watch, "in case you're always worried, as if I'm going to fly away."

"Well," Virginia happily hugged Eric's arm again: "Can I go to your house tonight?"

"Okay, but you're in the limelight tonight, there must be paparazzi guarding outside."

Virginia has long thought of a countermeasure: "Let's take the elevator directly to the parking lot and drive away in Mr. Sid's car. Just be careful and you'll be fine."

If it weren't for the public, Eric really wanted to pinch the girl's face and praise her.

The two were about to leave when there was a commotion at the entrance of the banquet hall. Eric seemed to have heard a shout called 'Mr. Spielberg' and looked up. Sure enough, a large group of people were surrounded by a man with round glasses. The middle-aged man walked into the banquet hall.

"Sure enough, it's Steven Spielberg, why is he here?" Virginia asked curiously.

"Who knows,

"Eric shook his head, and then said: "Let's go up and say hello before leaving, otherwise it will be a bit rude. "

"Well," Virginia was also obviously eager to try.

The two were about to move forward, but Spielberg walked over to Eric.

In the eyes of everyone surprised, Spielberg reached out to Eric: "Eric, I thought you were going to the Hilton Hotel, but I didn't know you were here until I got there, but it was easy for me to find. "

"Really... I don't know how to say it, Mr. Spielberg, if you want to see me, you can contact my agent to arrange a meeting," Eric shook hands with him in confusion.

"Everyone's busy, and today is a special day, so I can take some time off," Spielberg explained. "Eric, I've had people find a room downstairs, let's go there. Oh. , this lady can come with you too."

"No problem," Eric nodded, and in the eyes of everyone in the banquet hall, he pulled Virginia along with Spielberg and left.

After Eric left, everyone whispered for a while, and started to go their separate ways. Although they lost a chance to get close to Spielberg, they didn't think they had much qualifications, but Cruise kept watching. As the figures of Spielberg, Eric and others disappeared at the door, I felt even more lost in my heart. He originally thought that Spielberg came to the "Rain Man" crew, or even to himself, but he didn't expect it to turn out like this.

Cruise is not too eager to cooperate with Spielberg. He just hopes to make friends with Spielberg. As a representative of Hollywood Jews, as long as he has a good relationship with Spielberg, it is equivalent to having a good relationship with Spielberg. Hollywood's Jewish circles forged relationships.

Hollywood is the world of Jews. This sentence is not just talking. Many film company executives such as Barry Diller and Michael Eisner are Jewish, and a large number of famous directors such as Spielberg and Harrison Ford are Jewish. And the star is also Jewish. Cruise broke away from CAA, and if he wanted to get rid of pure actor status and step into the ranks of producers, it was essential to make friends with Hollywood Jewish circles.

In a room downstairs in the banquet hall, the two parties sat down. After the waiter served coffee for a few people, he took the initiative to exit the room, leaving only Spielberg and his assistant, and Eric and Virginia four. personal.

"Eric, Drew is alright, I haven't seen her visit me for a long time." Spielberg didn't rush to get down to business, but chatted casually.

Eric was not in a hurry, but caught a glimpse of Virginia sitting upright next to her. She felt ashamed. She is a big director, and I am also a big director, okay? You are such a shame for me. , go back and pack a good meal.

"Dru is that heartless temperament," Eric said with a smile. "She happens to be at home today. I'll teach the girl a lesson when I go back. It's really rude not to visit you for a long time."

"I heard people say that Drew's relationship with you is very strange, like a father and daughter, I didn't quite believe it at first, but after listening to the tone of your speech, I thought it might be true. But it's also a good choice for the girl to follow you. , her parents... not to mention, Eric, treat her well."

"I will," Eric nodded, and did not delve into where Spielberg had heard the news. The other party's connections in Hollywood were completely unmatched by him.

Spielberg took a slow sip of coffee before saying, "Actually, I'm looking for you today for the copyright of your "Jurassic Park". , so I had to go out in person today, Eric, how about selling me the movie rights to Jurassic Park?"

Eric didn't answer immediately. He held up the coffee cup and lowered his head to think. In fact, he was very distressed. It was impossible to sell the movie copyright of "Jurassic Park" to Spielberg. Even if Spielberg was the director of this movie as in his previous life, Eric would not agree. Because he just remembered some data in his mind.

"Jurassic Park" in the previous life won the global box office of more than 900 million US dollars, including 350 million US dollars in North America and 600 million US dollars overseas. According to the average share of 55% of the local and 20% of the overseas, the film can finally get 3.1%. With a box office split of 100 million US dollars, Universal Pictures invested about 70 million US dollars in this film, which means that after subtracting the cost, this film can make a huge profit of 240 million US dollars, which seems to be an ecstatic The number, because even in the previous life of 1993, the box office profit of any movie giant for a whole year was only this number at most.

Everything has a divine twist, called a 'but'.

However, Spielberg deserves to be called the most shrewd film businessman. As the director of "Jurassic Park", Spielberg signed a high proportion of the contract with Universal with his personal strength and a series of negotiations. , The end result is that Spielberg personally took a $250 million share for the project of "Jurassic Park"!

That's right, the box office profit of "Jurassic Park" is 10 million more than that of "Jurassic Park". In 1993, the era of the DVD player had not yet come, and the video tape market accounted for only 30% to 100% of the film's revenue. Forty-fifths, other peripheral broadcasting rights income is relatively less. In other words, most of the profits from the movie "Jurassic Park" were actually taken by Spielberg personally, which is why the scene of DreamWorks was established in 1994. If it weren't for the huge profits from the peripheral products of "Jurassic Park" and the theme park, the executives of Universal would probably only be crying.

As for the rumors that Spielberg was dissatisfied with Universal's bundling of "Jurassic Park" and "Schindler's List" investment, which prompted Spielberg to set up DreamWorks solo, there is no credibility. .

I didn't invest a penny, and I took away 250 million before and after, and I am still dissatisfied. There is no reason for this in this world!

What Eric is worried about now is that if he can reject Spielberg tactfully and without hurt, he doesn't want to offend the Jewish director who has huge connections in Hollywood.

"Mr. Spielberg, actually... I wrote this book with the intention of directing myself, so..." Eric stumblingly organized the language: "So... I didn't plan to sell it. Lose the film and television rights to Jurassic Park."

Spielberg smiled like an elder, and analyzed Eric: "Eric, I have seen a few of your movies, and I think you are better at low-cost comedies or dramas, "Jurassic" I'm afraid you won't be able to shoot a science fiction novel like Ji Park" for a long time to come. I don't mean to despise you, but you are still too young and lacking in experience. I am actually the same. , I made my first short film in 1959, but it was not until 16 years later that I was able to make a sci-fi film like "Jaws". Although your qualifications are much stronger than mine, it will take about ten years. Let’s accumulate it, maybe at that time many people have forgotten the novel “Jurassic Park”, and it is very risky to shoot again, and it will be difficult to recover the cost if you are not careful.”