I’m in Hollywood

Just two days after the Tornado trailer was completed, the Super Bowl finals, America's largest television spree, are coming soon. On this day, almost half of Americans watch the National Football League championship game on the TV.

As the heroine of Tornado, Eric originally invited Joanna Pakula to watch the Super Bowl together at Point Angle Manor, and by the way, enjoy the trailer of Tornado he cut out. But as the evening approached, a white car drove into the manor, but two beautiful women got off the car.

Why did you two come together? Eric looked at Joanna and Virginia, who were tied together with some surprise.

Virginia, wearing a black v-neck dress, heard Eric's words and gave him a charming glance: Why, don't you welcome me?

Of course not, Eric shook his head and made a gesture of invitation, but his eyes quickly noticed that the two women had a striking rose-colored ring on the ring finger of the left hand, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help showing a smile .

Seeing Eric following, Joanna explained softly in a low voice: Vicky and I were planning to go to Minnesota to watch the live finals together. The tickets were all bought, and it was temporarily cancelled after hearing your call.

Eric politely opened the villa door for the two girls in person, and said with a smile, I'm just curious when the relationship between the two of you became so good?

It was that Vicky visit to Oklahoma, and we kept in touch after that, and you're so busy, you never see anyone.

Eric smiled awkwardly when he heard the faint resentment in Joanna's tone. Said: That's not bad. You two are about the same age. There must be a lot of topics to talk about.

Why are you still lonely here? Virginia said, looking around the villa. After Frightening Island, Virginia moved out of Malibu and bought another house in Beverly Hills, so The frequency of going to the manor does not have to be much higher than that of other women.

Eric said: Because I like this, you don't want me to find some beautiful little maids to fill in, right?

How can we control you? Virginia raised her left hand with a smile and gestured towards Eric with the ring on her ring finger: Hey. How many have you sent out?

Joanna also showed curious eyes when she heard this question.

Call you together another day, and you'll know.

You are fooling around,

One day, Joan and I can't take it anymore, and we'll move to San Francisco, Virginia said in a somewhat resentful tone, but there was a smile in the corners of her eyes, obviously not really angry.

Hang the rainbow flag on the door, oh, then you will be famous.

The three of them chatted and laughed for a while. Made dinner together.

For ordinary Americans, this night. Their focus is still more on the outcome between the Washington Redskins and the Buffalo Bills, but for the seven major Hollywood studios, many executives are focusing on the upcoming Super Bowl trailer.

Warner's Batman, Sony-Columbia's Dark War starring Tom Cruise, Universal's Falling Long, Fox's Alien 3 and other films have all chosen to appear in the Super Bowl. And the most attention is undoubtedly the special effects blockbuster Tornado, which is the flagship of Firefly this summer. Compared with several other films, which have started various promotions early, Tornado has only briefly announced the list of some actors. Apart from that, Firefly has not disclosed any specific information about the film. Eric, who has always been known for his high output, did not direct any movies for the whole year last year. The special effects blockbuster created by two years of sharpening a sword can be imagined.

The sky was already dark, but Michael Eisner did not get off work. He still stayed in the office of Universal Pictures headquarters, watching the live broadcast of the Super Bowl with a few confidant executives who had been recruited. Although it was not stated explicitly, several confidants knew that Michael Eisner paid more attention to Eric Williams' Tornado.

After accepting global management rights from Panasonic, after a period of iron-fisted governance, Michael Eisner managed to barely control the company, but he also knew very well that all of this was only temporary. If it improves, those forces suppressed by him will surely have a bigger rebound.

Similar to Michael Eisner, the two heads of Sony-Columbia, Peter Cooper and John Peters, also gathered in a luxury villa in Beverly Hills to watch the Super Bowl finale together.

In the two years since Sony acquired Columbia, several blockbusters such as Total Recall and Captain Hawk have been continuously produced. This summer, The Prequel, which has obtained all copyrights from Eric, will also be launched. 'Prosperous', but everyone in the Hollywood circle knows that Sony Pictures has been losing money in the past two years, and it has been a huge loss. Those big investment films are all made by Sony Pictures at a loss. Even if there is some profit, it is basically lost. Spielberg, the famous Hollywood filmmakers, divided it up.

Not only that, but the two prodigals, Peter Cooper and John Peters, also squandered Sony Pictures' funds on parties, yachts, private jets and even high-class prostitutes. And after Sony Chairman Akio Morita, who came to inspect in person, was complimented by the two of them on a yacht full of Hollywood superstars and celebrities, not only did he not question Sony's performance, but he was very satisfied with the performance of the two, and gave Sony a compliment. The losses in the past two years have been attributed to the normal ups and downs of performance due to the Sony acquisition.

In the past, Peter Cooper and Jon Peters wouldn't waste such a good night's time watching a football game. However, since Japan's Panasonic forcefully removed Universal's current management, the two leaders of Sony Pictures have also felt the crisis. The Japanese are not fools. If Sony Pictures continues to lose money like this, there is a lesson from Panasonic's replacement of Universal's management. When Sony's headquarters wake up, they will definitely be swept out of the house.

In addition to Universal and Sony, people from Warners, Paramount, Fox and other companies are also closely watching the Super Bowl.

Compared with the nervousness of others, Eric is much more relaxed. Had dinner. Prepared a whole bunch of snacks with the two women. They huddled together on the soft sofa in the small living room and watched the live broadcast of the final on TV. Speaking of which, both Eric and Joanna are not interested in the Super Bowl, and they only occasionally commented casually, and cheered for any mistakes without any standpoint, but Virginia seemed a little fanatical.

When I was 12 years old, I remember very clearly that year. My brother took me with me at the Los Angeles Memorial Stadium. Unfortunately, we didn't buy tickets. We could only watch the live broadcast in a small cafe outside the stadium. I cried with grievance. In order to coax me to use the rest of the money, my brother took me around Los Angeles, and even went to Disneyland, and then we could only hitch a ride back to New York. Fortunately, nothing happened along the way. , or I will regret it to death.

Eric comforted Virginia's waist and said with a smile: Your brother is not a good person at first glance. If something happens, your worries are obviously unnecessary.

Virginia rolled her eyes at Eric angrily: My brother is just a little rough. But he is definitely a very good person, not like you. He gave birth to a good skin, but he is a bad embryo inside. .

Eric listened to the girl's teasing, leaned in and kissed Virginia's cheek, and said with a smile, I usually think this is a compliment to me.

Virginia pushed Eric's face away and said angrily, Cheky.

Although she had a good relationship with Virginia, she felt like she was being left aside, and Joanna couldn't help but ask, Eric, why hasn't the trailer for Tornado started yet?

We didn't get a good spot after the third quarter, but that's okay, you'll be surprised.

The three of them were talking, the second quarter of the game ended and the regular advertising period began. Eric was a little surprised to see Apple Computer's laptop advertisement, but thinking of the huge profits that the latest release brought to Apple, It's no surprise that Apple ran ads at the Super Bowl.

After Apple's notebook commercial ended, the screen went dark, and the Warner Bros. logo appeared. Eric lifted his spirits slightly, knowing that the next trailer for Batman Returns must be.

In the dirty and dark sewers, a fat figure with an umbrella gradually appeared. In the narration, the penguin showed the shady, hooked nose image as described in the comics.

It's disgusting, the two women obviously felt a little uncomfortable, and leaned on Eric, but Eric didn't feel anything. Looking at the rich comic-style shots on the screen, the exaggerated set and the dark style of painting, Shaking his head secretly, it seems that nothing has changed in this sequel. Although Warner Bros. will not lose money, it will definitely lose a lot of popularity because of Tim Burton's weird style.

After a few scenes, the catwoman played by Michelle Pfeiffer appeared. The urban white-collar worker who was surrounded by wild cats fell from the upstairs, and the mad woman who was persecuted by her boss to drink milk binge, stood in front of a store with a violent explosion. The sexy catwoman with weird cat meowing... After the two villains, the Batman played by Michael Keaton appeared in the Batmobile.

After the 1 minute and 30 second Batman Returns trailer was played, Virginia said with some regret: Catwoman's image is so sexy, Warners originally invited me to play Catwoman, but it's a pity that part The time slot cannot be adjusted.”

Catwoman is not suitable for you. If you want to play a superhero, I will find you a role in the future.

Oh, so which superhero do you think is right for me?

Eric recalled all the movies he had seen and the Marvel superhero movies, and then shook his head: Forget it, you should still play a female ghost, superheroes are not so easy to be.

Amid Joanna's laughter, Virginia raised her fist and hammered Eric's shoulder.

In front of thousands of TV sets in North America, compared to Eric's bland reaction to the Batman Returns trailer, many fans of the comics are very excited, because in the original comics, the Penguin is more Batman than the Joker. The villain with a headache is far more popular than the clown in the previous movie, and the sexy Catwoman is undoubtedly another very popular character. In the original book, he fell in love with Batman and wanted to kill him, and he also accumulated a large number of fans. The simultaneous appearance of two heavyweight original comic characters in the movie is enough to drive many fans of comics and movies crazy. Many people have already decided to watch this new work for the first time when the trailer is halfway through.

It's too dark, and the style is a bit exaggerated, Michael Eisner said in his heart after watching the trailer for Batman Returns in Universal's office. Return was released on June 19 at the same time. Originally, this schedule was also subject to some opposition from Universal. However, seeing that this Batman Return tends to be in an extreme and weird style, Michael Eisner's original concerns and worries Also dropped a lot.

Compared with Batman Returns, Michael Eisner is even more worried about Tornado which was released two weeks earlier and Firefly's other Geek in Disguise, although the time difference between these two films and Flying Long is the same. In two weeks, one will be released on June 5, and the other will be released on July 3. But because of Eric's previous film achievements, Michael Eisner did not dare to take it lightly.

Eric originally had some expectations for the famous Super Bowl halftime show, but the actress who had never heard of it still disappointed him. It seems that we can only look forward to next year's Super Bowl halftime show. In my memory, next year's halftime guest will be Michael Jackson. Speaking of which, 1993 can be regarded as the peak of Michael Jackson's career, but it is also a turning point in his life. The famous child molestation case is also about to happen next year.

After the halftime show, the game entered the second half, Eric and Joanna still played the role of laymen watching the fun, and could only hear a few expert analysis explanations from Virginia from time to time.

The time ended minute by minute, and the three of them solved a lot of snacks, and finally made it to the end of the third stage of the game.

After the already much-talked-about title of Firefly, a scenic aerial shot flies across the vast Oklahoma farm amid the brisk music.

After the pleasant scenery shot, the picture quickly turned to the tornado expedition led by the heroine Qiu Harding. Joanna was wearing a white vest and a coat tied around her waist, standing on top of a car and showing a charming smile to the hero. Then he jumped down.

After a few montage silhouettes, the heroine finally said her first line: The biggest storm group in twelve years is approaching here!

Immediately, the rhythm of the music suddenly became urgent. (To be continued..)

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