I’m in Hollywood

Near noon, Julia was busy preparing lunch in the kitchen with the maid. The phone rang. Julia shrank her neck subconsciously, and the big bowl that was stirring eggs in her hand almost fell.

In the past two days, she had a slight phobia of the phone ringing, because that night Elizabeth not only rejected Eric's request, but also hung up the phone before the man could finish speaking. I was apprehensive, worried that Eric would call her to 'settlement'.

In fact, the next day, she wanted to take the initiative to call Eric many times and tell Eric that she didn't want that role.

Although Eric is very hateful many times, Julia knows very well that she can have everything she has today in Hollywood, which is given by Eric. Eric just wants her to give up a role that is not too important. , this requirement is not at all excessive.

But a few days later, Julia has not called. Deep down, she is actually looking forward to Eric calling again and saying something nice to coax women... Well, this possibility is not too big. , and she is not used to it, Eric is more likely to reprimand her unreasonably, and then she will give up the role.

The phone rang five or six times in a row and no one answered. The maid next to her saw Julia standing blankly, mechanically stirring the eggs in the bowl with a mixer in her hand, and reminded aloud: Roberts Miss, how many times has the phone rang?

Julia came back to her senses, handed the whipped egg to the maid, and walked out of the kitchen: Hello, Liz. Drew. The phone has been ringing several times. Why don't you answer?

After shouting, he passed through the main living room and glanced into the side hall. There were still a lot of scripts in it, but the two girls disappeared. Julia listened carefully, and Elizabeth and Drew faintly came from outside the window. The two might be playing badminton in the backyard, and Julia walked to an extension and picked up the microphone.

Why did it take so long to answer? I'm outside your house. Open the door for me, before the girl spoke, the familiar voice came from the microphone, simple and direct, no doubt.

Ah, Eric, okay... okay, I'll be right here, Julia put down the phone in a panic and walked towards the door.

Open the door by hand. The girl looked outside the villa and saw a black Chrysler car parked outside. It looked very ordinary, but the girl recognized Eric in the driver's seat at a glance.

The car slowly drove into the yard, Julia closed the door, and when she came back, she saw that Eric had parked the car and got out of the car.

What are you doing, it took so long to answer the phone? Eric asked casually, took out the briefcase from the car and stuffed it into the girl's arms.

Turned over and went back to get the mobile phone.

Julia took the bag and explained, I didn't notice.

Oh, Eric just asked casually, took the mobile phone, and closed the door before asking again: You're home alone? Didn't you say Liz and Drew are here?.

They're in the backyard, Julia pointed to the back of the villa, and when Eric walked towards the villa holding the mobile phone, the girl hurriedly followed behind the man.

It's so fragrant, it seems that I arrived at the right time, just in time for dinner.

The middle-aged maid named Mary heard the man's voice, and looked curiously at the living room. She didn't recognize Eric for a while, and quickly withdrew her interest. As a servant of the star's family, Mary took The salary received is not low, but the employment agreement signed is also very harsh. The most important thing is that you can't inquire about or spread the employer's information, otherwise you will face a high price claim.

Julia put the briefcase that Eric brought aside, did not sit down on the sofa with the man, and said a little cautiously, I'll call them.

Seeing Julia appearing, Elizabeth, who had missed Drew's serve again, put down her badminton racket and said, I'm going to eat, I won't play anymore, Julia, I still think we should turn this place into a tennis court.

Julia did not argue with Elizabeth this time, and said, Eric is here.

Elizabeth asked uncertainly, What?

Drew had already dropped the tennis racket in his hand and ran towards the villa.

Elizabeth looked at Drew's back and shrugged: Okay, I understand, her master is here.

Julia chuckled and slapped Elizabeth and said, Don't keep saying that, be careful that Drew will hear it casually.

So what, maybe she's still very happy, Elizabeth said nonchalantly, and then lowered her voice again: Eric, how about that?

I... I didn't dare to look carefully. Who knows if he is angry or not. Anyway, you hung up the phone that day.

I'm here for you, can you be a little bit more responsible! Elizabeth said in a tone of hatred.

It's not facing Eric, so Julia immediately retorted: If you don't have a guilty conscience, why ask this.

I'm not guilty, it's just... just that guy is too hateful, Elizabeth retorted immediately, looking at the villa, Drew's figure had disappeared, Elizabeth immediately hugged Julia and kissed: Baby , we must share the same hatred and never give in, this is not a role issue, it is related to the dignity of our women.

Julia flinched from Elizabeth's arms in a panic: Don't, Eric is here, it would be bad if he saw it.

Let him see that it's just right, and he'll give up completely, Elizabeth said.

The two women walked into the villa together and saw Drew muttering something beside Eric.

Seeing two people coming in, Eric looked up and said, Julia, let the maid take a holiday when lunch is ready. We have something to talk about, which is not suitable for outsiders to hear.

Elizabeth was about to reflexively retort, but Julia pulled her sleeves.

I'll tell Mary later, Julia said.

The lunch was ready quickly, and the maid obeyed Julia's instructions and left the villa without any objection.

I tell you, Eric. We will never give in this time. On the table. Elizabeth raised her chin and said to Eric with an oath.

Eric, who was cutting the steak, looked up at the girl sitting across from the dining table, with a wicked smirk at the corner of his mouth: It's okay, I'm very experienced in treating such minor problems of women's dissatisfaction, just slap a few times on the buttocks. , I'll start with you later, the first ten times are free.

You, you... If you dare to do this, I will call the police. Elizabeth said immediately.

But Julia immediately recalled the situation that night, a faint numbness spread from her buttocks to her whole body, her cheeks quickly turned red, and even... there was some kind of inexplicable anticipation in her heart.

But this kind of expectation made Julia a little scared. The girl knew very well that this kind of emotion was absolutely abnormal, so she quickly said: Eric, I won't act in Captain Hawk, I will Call Kapoor in the afternoon to cancel the contract, and give it to whoever you want.

Eric proudly raised his eyebrows at Elizabeth. Elizabeth slapped the tableware in her hand on the dining table and glared at Eric angrily. He gave Julia another look of contempt, and stood up abruptly: I'm full, you eat slowly.

After the girl finished speaking, except for the restaurant, she walked towards the second floor.

Julia thought that Eric had achieved the purpose of the trip and should leave after lunch, but the man did not act according to her wishes, until she and Drew cleaned the dishes together, Eric did not means to go.

Seeing the two women come out, Eric, who was watching TV in the living room, said, Go and call Liz down, I have something to discuss with you.

Julia just nodded, but Eric stood up: Forget it, let me go.

Eric, don't... don't bully Liz all the time, Julia finally said weakly as she watched Eric walk towards the stairs.

Eric reluctantly made a reassuring gesture to Julia and walked up to the second floor. Because he had been here once, he already knew the distribution of the two people's rooms. He walked to the door of the second bedroom on the left. Rick knocked twice, pushed open the door, and saw Elizabeth lying slantingly on the big bed, her head buried in the pillow in her arms.

Liz, are you asleep? Eric asked when he walked over to the girl and sat down on the edge of the bed.

Hearing Eric's voice, Elizabeth turned over, hugged the white pillow to her chest and looked at Eric: Hmph, bastard, I don't want to talk to you.

Don't make trouble, go downstairs to have something to eat, I have something to say, Eric said seriously, pulling away the pillow that the girl was holding on his chest.

Elizabeth waved her arms, snatched the pillow childishly, and held it in her arms again: Isn't your purpose already achieved, what else do you say?

Okay, if it's just about the character of Captain Hawk, I won't come here. It's another very important thing. Be obedient and follow me downstairs.

I'm in a bad mood today, I don't want to hear it, Elizabeth said in a long voice. At the same time, she turned over again and buried her head in the pillow, lying on the bed. The sandals on the floor were thrown on the floor.

Looking at the girl who seemed to be about to lie on the bed, Eric thought of the ostrich with his head buried in the sand. Then, Eric raised his hand with a smile and patted the girl's little buttocks.

what……

Elizabeth jumped up screaming.

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Have you read this book?. Eric persuaded Elizabeth to go downstairs, three women and one man gathered in the living room, and Eric took out a book from the briefcase and put it in front of the three of them.

Elizabeth took the book in front of her and glanced at the title, Dances with Wolves by Michael Blake.

I haven't read it, what are you doing here with this book? Even if you want to get the copyright to make a movie, why bother looking for the three of us, I can tell you, this time we have to choose the script by ourselves, and we will never let you intervene. One cent, Elizabeth's tone was still a bit resentful, although she wanted to reach out and rub her butt that still hurts, but the girl was unwilling to show weakness in front of Eric.

Eric just smiled and explained: This is a story about a lieutenant named Qiang Dunbar who was wounded and sent to the west to get along with the local Indians during the Civil War. You can take your time for the specific content. Take a good look, it's important to you.

The three women turned their eyes to the book together, and Elizabeth said, I didn't understand, can you explain it a bit more?.

The thing is actually like this. This book was just a script at first. It was written in 1980. It seemed to be called xx knight at the time. I couldn't find the exact name. Breg got the script in his hands, but Kevin Costner ran for several years without finding any investment from the production company. Until the previous year, Michael Breg, at the suggestion of Kevin Costner, wrote the original script into The novel Dancing With Wolves, because the novel sold well, finally a small production company was interested in investing in the film, but then failed to find a suitable director, Kevin Costner had to go into battle himself, since I directed this film. According to the information I collected, the film was completed last year. Because of Kevin Costner's excellence, after the original 15 million investment was spent, the small production company refused to invest any more. , he had to pay 3 million US dollars to make up the money, and then the release of the film was not smooth. None of the seven major film companies were willing to release it. The production was completed at the end of last year, and only recently did the film find a distributor. , it's Orion Films, you should know about this film company, right?

Elizabeth nodded: Yes, but why are you telling me this?

I'm expressing to you the fact that this film has been very underrated since it was made and it's very beneficial to what you're going to do in the future.

Elizabeth seemed to understand something: So, do you like this movie?

Yes, but I'm late, the small company that made this film has signed a distribution contract with Orion, just over a month ago. Also, they plan to release it on a small scale at the end of the year, taking the Oscars for the Olympics. The route is to expand the influence by winning awards, and then slowly recover the investment through theater release, video tape distribution, etc. This is the key point I want to say. The threat is very big, you should know how discriminating against horror films the Oscars are, and as long as there is another choice, the Oscars will never award an award to a horror film.

Elizabeth was still very confident in Silence of the Lambs. Hearing Eric say this, the girl wondered: If this movie is really as good as you said, why is no one willing to release it?

A high-quality film doesn't necessarily get a high box office. You can find out by looking at the Oscar winners over the years, so it is understandable that those studios are reluctant to release. What I want to say is that Orion is right. The positioning of this film is to go to the Olympics, and according to the novel, the theme of the film should be the racial integration of whites and Native Americans. This kind of film can often be favored by the taste of Oscar, coupled with Orion's public relations The Oscars are also amazing, so if you don't do something, at the Oscars next year, this movie will definitely be the biggest enemy of Silence of the Lambs. (To be continued...)

Chapter 374 The biggest enemy:

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