Chapter 305 No Expectations

Remember [Chinese Website] www. in one second, to provide you with a high-speed text starter. Hearing this question, Drew laughed and said, "I'm curious, by the way, I brought you a gift back. It's in my suitcase and I'll bring it to you at night."

"There must be something to hide from me," Eric knocked on the door of Ya's head and said, "If you get into trouble, it's best not to let me be the last to know, otherwise I won't care about you."

"Hmph, you don't care who cares," said the girl when Eric sat down on the office chair, letting go of his arm.

Eric smiled and picked up the folder on the table, opened it, and said casually, "Oh, you are still relying on me."

"This is an obvious thing," Nizi said, looking at the documents in Eric's hand, and asked casually, "What are these?"

"The shortlist of actors in 'The Unfinished Love'," Eric replied. Nizi pulled out some information and pulled a chair over to look over it, instead of saying 'wow', so handsome Ah' kind of sound.

Eric shook his head helplessly and didn't speak, and continued to read. The casting of "The Unfinished Man" is very different from the casting of Eric's previous films. In the past, the audition news was released, and then the actors were accepted. Actively submitted files will be audited.

But with Eric's current status, he is using that kind of casting method of fishing for fish in a haystack. It is estimated that the received files will crowd out the firefly's mail room, and there are also big problems in selecting them. Therefore, this time, "People" The casting of the unfinished ghost is to stipulate a series of prerequisites for the three major brokerage companies, so that the other party can recommend qualified actors. Although many actors of brokerage companies may lose their opportunities, it is also impossible. Hollywood has always been so unfair. Nobody can change it.

Nonetheless. Eric also has hundreds of actors and actresses in his hands.

As for the original male and female protagonists of "Human and Ghost Love Unfinished". Eric didn't think about it at first. Because of some information in his memory, Eric didn't like Demi Moore. This reason was enough. With his current status, he didn't need to explain the reason to anyone.

As for Patrick Swayze, Eric still felt that the other party was more suitable for action movies. The hero Sam in the movie is set to be a department manager of a Wall Street investment bank. However, Eric felt that Patrick Swayze was more suitable to play the security guard at the gate of the investment bank.

In my memory, Demi Moore's performance in "The Unfinished Love" is barely acceptable, but Patrick Swayze is completely a male vase, or the kind of very unattractive male vase.

Eric thinks that the male protagonist of this film should first have the temperament of a successful bank manager.

Secondly, it is best to bring a literary atmosphere.

In fact, when he first thought about the male protagonist, he almost immediately thought of a person.

That's right. Tom Cruise.

Cruise is in terms of acting, image, or box office appeal. All fully agreed with Eric's request. Although there was some estrangement between the two due to the cooperation in the last "Dark War", Eric still sent an invitation to Cruise, and the other party also responded. There is no specific content, but an interview is scheduled for tomorrow.

Since Cruise left caa and became his own production company, he has not produced any film yet. However, Eric also let people know that Cruise's production company is now preparing a film. , or an investment from Paramount, with Cruise and his partner Paula Wagner serving as producers at the same time.

Therefore, although Eric agreed to the interview tomorrow, he didn't expect much in his heart about whether Cruise would participate in "The Ghost Story". It is only reasonable to patiently choose from these actors in front of you.

Eric was looking at the information in the study, chatting with Nizi from time to time, and before he knew it, the sky outside had all darkened.

When it was more than seven, Nicole called the two of them to finish their meal.

"Let's go, let's go to dinner, I think you must be hungry too. By the way, tonight is the premiere of "Who Will Be a Millionaire. I have all the questions you pondered in the question bank. Tonight Maybe it will appear." Eric said, and walked out of the study with Nizi.

In the restaurant, Drew sat at the table and Brabra talked about what he saw while filming "Silence of the Lambs" in Pennsylvania, while Nicole sat next to Eric, holding dishes for men from time to time, with a gentle and considerate look ground pattern. If the talking Nizi was ten years younger, it would look very much like a family of three.

After dinner, Drew couldn't wait to go to a small living room and turned on the TV to tune to Fox TV, the show had not yet started.

Not long after, Eric came to this living room with a laptop, sat down in the middle of the couch, put the laptop on his lap, and tapped casually. Although it is ibm's latest laptop, compared with the previous life, this laptop still looks very clumsy and ugly, and the configuration is also outrageous. But it is impossible to find a good laptop on the market now, and Eric can only make do with it. Anyway, he just wrote the script on it and looked at the files. Although the memory of the computer is very low, it is enough for office use.

After Nicole washed the dishes, she quickly came to the living room with a fruit plate and sat down on the other side of Eric. Watching Eric's fingers flexibly tapping on the keyboard, a glimmer of admiration flashed in his eyes, what else could this man not know?

"Wow, it's started, Eric, don't be busy, let's watch TV, okay?"

Eric nodded and closed the notebook.

The studio design of "Who Will Become a Millionaire is very simple. There is a table in the middle. The host and the guests who answer questions sit on both sides. There is a circle of live audiences under the stage, and there is a big screen in the back. You can see the questions on it. content.

The contestants are divided into several groups. Each group has to go through a short round of competition. Whoever answers enough questions correctly can get the opportunity to answer the questions face-to-face with the host.

"Hey, Eric, why do I feel so different from the plans I've seen? Many settings are not used, and the topics are not categorized. I remember the plan you wrote. There are The guests can choose a certain type of topic and so on. Well, I'm so disappointed," after watching for a while, Drew complained, leaning on Eric.

Eric explained casually: "This is a strategy."

"What strategy?" Drew asked curiously, and Nicole also looked over.

"This is to facilitate the upgrade of the program and prolong the life of the program. If the program is set to be perfect from the beginning, then there will be little room for changes in the future. In this case, the audience will get tired of watching it. Now, the lifespan of this show is summed up, and now, the show didn't look too perfect at the beginning, and some novel links were kept, and after a period of time, the audience experienced aesthetic fatigue. When the ratings declined, Launch it in a timely manner. That way it can reignite the interest of the audience. Just like the clothes you girls wear, those clothing companies will launch new styles every year, although the change is not too big, but as long as there is this gimmick, and then through appropriate ads, then customers can easily pay by swiping their cards.”

"It turned out to be like this," the girl nodded clearly, and Nicole also showed a thoughtful look.

On the TV, the first contestant had already been selected and boarded the stage in the middle. After a brief self-introduction, they quickly began to answer the questions nervously.

Although some of the links at the beginning of the show are relatively simple, Firefly and Fox have made great efforts to set the atmosphere.

Every word from the host, every beep on the TV, and even the countdown sound for answering questions, all made the audience lift their hearts.

Moreover, the questions at the beginning are very simple. Although a single guest on the stage may hesitate, if the family is sitting in front of the TV, the answer may be obtained after a few discussions. This situation will also Let the audience in front of the TV have a sense of superiority, so that they quickly like this kind of program.

"Wow, where is the plateau with the highest average altitude in the world? I don't even know such a simple question. Even I know that. Looking at the hesitant look of the middle-aged man from Ohio on the TV, Drew asked suspiciously.

Eric shrugged: "How is this possible, what this show pursues is truth, these people are selected from all over the United States, and other TV stations and media are all eyeing and watching, if we are looking for nurses , if it is exposed, it will hurt the popularity of the show very much. Although this is indeed a very simple question, everyone has their own blindness of knowledge, and no one can say that they will get stuck when they encounter something. ."

Drew nodded, reluctantly believing Eric's words, and the answering guest on the TV successfully completed the question after using the opportunity for help.

Eric did not use the fifteen-question system in accordance with the British version, but chose twelve questions, and also set up two hedges for the fifth and tenth questions.

Because it was the first show, the show team specially selected some very outstanding guests, and they didn't mind that a millionaire appeared in the first show, which would stimulate the audience's interest even more.

In the end, it was because he just came back from the east coast that Drew insisted on watching more than half of it and fell asleep on Eric's lap. When the show was about to end, the phone rang in the living room, and Nicole consciously stood up. He got up and took his mobile phone.

Eric pressed the connect button, said a few words, and hung up randomly.

"What's the matter?" Nicole asked curiously after hearing a few words vaguely.

"It's the approximate ratings statistics," Eric glanced at Nicole and said calmly: "The peak ratings are 33 million, and the average is 28 million, which is not as good as "Friends."

Nicole smacked her tongue secretly, with an average rating of 28 million, so after it stabilizes, it must be another high-rated program with a rating of over 20 million.

For such a program, the advertising fee for each episode is no less than 5 million US dollars, which is equivalent to her current salary offer. And it's not bad that she can take one or two movies every year, and the salary is very unstable, but this show can make $5 million a week. If the film remuneration has been maintained at the current level, the one-year income of this show is estimated to be equivalent to her acting in a whole lifetime of movies.

"Eric, how much can Firefly get from this show?" Nicole couldn't help but ask.

Eric glanced at the girl, although this kind of thing is not too sensitive. But it's not suitable for propaganda everywhere: "We share copyright with Fox. So the advertising is divided into half. The producer and the broadcaster are almost half-divided. Moreover, the profit around the video tapes of such variety shows is very small, so even if The ratings are comparable to "Friends, but the profit in the end is far less than that of "Friends. However, such a program can bring more widespread popularity. Any TV series has an age limit for viewing, but this variety show. There aren't many restrictions. I'm sure anyone from eight to eighty years old will be very interested."

Although Eric said a lot, Nicole was calculating quickly in her heart, and then she found that Eric could get a million dollar share from this movie almost every week, every Monday A million, compared to this, her current salary is simply not worth mentioning, it is really more popular than the dead.

The program on the TV had already ended before he knew it, and Eric looked strangely at Nicole, who was still sitting on the sofa thoughtfully, and picked up the sleeping girl. Said: "It's late, you should rest early. I'll take Drew back to the room."

"Oh... um." Nicole hurriedly nodded.

Eric put Drew back on the big bed in her bedroom, and then went back to his bedroom to start washing. Not long after turning off the lights and going to bed, the bedroom door was gently pushed open.

"Drew, is that you?" Eric asked, thinking that Nizi was tired of him again.

"It's me," Nicole said softly in the dark.

Eric's hand that was going to turn on the bedside lamp heard Nicole's voice and stopped.

The girl floated over, quickly climbed onto the big bed, and got into his arms.

To be honest, Eric still enjoys sleeping with a fragrant female body in his arms. He hugged the girl tightly in his arms, kissed the other party's forehead, and said, "Sleep."

"Well," Nicole said softly, but restlessly grabbed Eric's vitals.

"Nicole, I'm a little tired today," Eric said, rubbing the girl's back.

Nicole breathed lightly and said, "Don't move, I'll do it."

After the girl finished speaking, she took off her clothes, then lifted the quilt and rode on Eric, and the vital point was swallowed deeply.

Eric reached out and supported the girl's waist, slowly enjoying the shaking of Nicole's buttocks.

I don't know how long it took, the two of them let out a satisfied sigh at the same time, Nicole lay weakly on Eric's chest, rested for a while, then stuck out her tongue and licked on Eric's chest, all the way slowly. He slid down slowly, carefully helped Eric clean up, and then quickly ran into the bathroom.

After a while, Nicole came out again, shrinking into Eric's arms.

"No safety measures, no problem?" Eric asked softly, rubbing the girl's smooth bare back.

Nicole hesitated for a while, but said quickly, "Don't worry, it's alright."

Eric paused. At this time, he couldn't say anything serious. He could only say again: "I don't want to have a child so early."

"I understand," Nicole in the darkness nodded obediently, her eyes flickered a few times, and then it dimmed. Although she had some thoughts in her heart, if Eric said so and she still ignored it, then there would definitely be no good results.

Eric also seemed to feel Nicole's loss, and quickly said: "By the way, I have a date tomorrow with Tom Cruise. I need a female companion. You go with me."

"Tom Cruise?" Nicole asked.

"Yes, about the male protagonist of "The Unfinished Love", to be honest, I don't like him, but he is indeed very suitable for this role, but I don't have much hope, just try to get in touch and see. Ruth now has his own production company, I think the other party's offer will not be too low, and the possibility of negotiating is very high."

"Oh," Nicole nodded noncommittally.

At noon the next day, Eric took Nicole to a famous restaurant in Beverly Hills.

After saying a few words to the waiter, one of the waiters took her and Nicole to the seat where the agreement was fulfilled. Looking at the time, it was almost twelve, and it was less than five minutes before the appointed time. Rick originally thought that Cruise should have arrived early, but he didn't expect that the other party hadn't come yet. Therefore, he had even less expectations for this date.

Nicole flipped through the menu in her hand and asked Eric curiously, "It should be here, right?:"

Eric smiled awkwardly: "Relax, yes, but in Hollywood, there are still people who can make me wait"

Nicole nodded noncommittally, she could see that Eric was already a little absent-minded, so she also swept away, the meeting here would not be too smooth.

Twelve came soon, and Cruise's voice still did not appear. Eric was playing with the tableware in his hand, and was about to order the waiter to serve them a cup of coffee or something, when he remembered Cruise's voice,

"I'm so sorry, Eric, there's a traffic jam on the road," Cruise said apologetically, but there wasn't much of an apologetic expression on his face.

"It doesn't matter, we just arrived," Eric shook hands with the other party, and then shook hands with Paula Wagner who was following Cruise. To be continued. .