I’m in Hollywood

Nicole and Patkinsley were walking out of a restaurant after lunch when they got a call from Paula Wagner.

Although the sound quality of Motorola relying on analog signal transmission is not very good, Nicole and Paula Wagner can still hear the helplessness and loneliness of each other's tone when talking with Paula Wagner.

Watching Nicole hang up the phone, Pai Jinsili, who had been listening to the conversation between the two, asked, Paula refused?

Nicole hummed, Paula Wagner chose Cruise this time, but Nicole was not discouraged. Although Paula Wagner gave up Mr. and Mrs. Smith for Cruise's production company, there was already a relationship between the two sides. gap. If the next Cruise movie is a big success, it's all good to say, but if things go in the opposite direction, the breakup of the two sides is a matter of time.

It's very understandable, Paula has worked with Tom for so many years, and between them... Patrick shrugged and didn't say any more, but Nicole also knew that it was nothing more than a relationship between an agent and an actor. But with Nicole's understanding of Cruise's character, Paula Wagner between them must have been accommodating Cruise.

Nicole also had no interest in talking about the gossip with Patkinsley. She was about to call Eric to tell her about it, when Patkinsley's cell phone rang.

Hey, I'm Patkinsley... Paula, Patkinsley raised her eyebrows, glanced at ≈Nicole next to her, and continued, Is there anything you want to do with me...

After a few minutes, Piekinsley hung up the phone with a complicated look and stood there. Paula Wagner called. Inform her that Tom Cruise is releasing her from her brokerage contract.

Nicole heard this too. Looking at Pi Jinsili's hair, he said, Sorry, Pat, I didn't expect this to happen.

It's not your fault, Nicole, Patrick Kingsley quickly smiled in relief: Actually, that's fine. I've always wanted to represent a few more artists, but I just signed you one more. That's all he has. It seems that sooner or later we part ways.

Nicole stepped forward to hold Pi Jinsili and whispered, How about I invite you to dinner again?

Okay, I said it's not your fault, Pai Jinsili was several years older than Nicole. Seeing Nicole's appearance like a little girl, the grudge in her heart disappeared. Yes, I remind you that you have eaten enough just now. For your body's sake, I suggest you exercise at least half an hour at night. Don't care about these things. Many actresses do not pay attention to these small things. Details, the figure is slowly out of shape.

I know I know, Nicole nodded obediently: So,

What are you doing this afternoon?

My contract with Cruise still has one and a half years left. He wants to unilaterally terminate the contract. Of course, I have to discuss the compensation with him, Pai Jinsili replied: Also, I have already taken a fancy to it. A few good actors, since they are about to terminate the contract with Cruise, I just happened to talk to them about the signing, hey, you won't sign someone else like Cruise, will you?

Of course Nicole didn't care. After Cruise left, she was the biggest trump card in Pai Jinsley's hands. Even if she signed someone else now, Pai Jinsley would focus most of her energy on herself for a long time in the future. Body: Although you have signed it, if they are good at acting, I can also help you to tell Eric about getting auditions for a few roles, but it's just an audition, I'm not sure if it's going to happen or not. on their strength.

The audition quota directly obtained from Eric definitely involves a large-scale production movie directly operated by Eric Kuang. Although those commercial movies limit the space for actors to play, they are definitely an excellent opportunity to gain popularity. Therefore, Even the supporting roles in these films have made many lesser-known second- and third-tier actors snatch their scalps.

Listening to Nicole's words, Pi Jinsili certainly wouldn't be polite: Then it's settled.

Of course, Nicole smiled, then leaned into Piekinsley's ear and said, I'll tell you something secretly, don't you say it, you know about Jurassic Park, right?

Pie Kingsley nodded, of course she couldn't have been unaware of this.

Eric said that all the actors in this film can only get the minimum wage stipulated by the union, so, you understand?

Pai Jinsili's eyes flickered, and she quickly understood that actors can only get the minimum wage of the union. This is a measure that many well-known directors often take to save production budgets, but very few directors in Hollywood dare to propose such conditions. , Eric is now of course enough for this qualification.

However, since this condition has been put forward, unless it is an Olympic film, those well-established Hollywood first-line stars will not easily consider joining the film, so the opportunity is left to those second- and third-tier actors.

Most of the popular Hollywood stars already have a stable team of agents. The ones that Jinsili Pai planned to sign are those actors who are in the second and third tier but have great potential. Nicole told her the inside story in advance, so that Kingsley could prepare ahead of her agency, and maybe get a few Jurassic Park roles.

Thank you, Nicole, Kingsley Pai almost wanted to hug Nicole and give her a hard kiss. She even made up her mind to put aside the need to ask for compensation from Cruise for the time being. Let it go, get the agent contracts of those actors as soon as possible, and concentrate on deploying the role of Jurassic Park.

Nicole, who got into the car after being separated from Piekinsley, sat in the driver's seat and was also a little excited. The three women from the tg film company formed a small circle around Eric, and of course she was not reconciled to being alone. Now, a good first step, isn't it?

...

Since Paula Wagner is relinquishing the position, I'll do it myself, Eric said after hearing from Nicole.

When Kathryn Bigelow was filming Shocking Point, Eric had already served as a producer once. In fact, the work of a producer is not as mysterious as ordinary people think, most of the time. The producer is like a silk thread. It perfectly connects all aspects involved in filmmaking. Apart from being cumbersome and requiring a lot of control, this job doesn't involve anything too esoteric.

Moreover, unlike those ** producers in Hollywood who need to be hands-on, when Eric is in this position, he only needs to talk about many things, and someone will do it well.

When Disney and Columbia, who co-developed Mr. and Mrs. Smith, learned that Eric would be producing himself, they certainly agreed. No long incubation period at all. Mr. and Mrs. Smith quickly entered the stage where the script has been fully funded, and several teams also started the early stage of the film according to the requirements of the script.

As for the director, Firefly's invitation through Golden Harvest was quickly passed on to Wu Baige. Although this is not a big deal for Hollywood, the news of Wu Baige's acceptance of Hollywood's invitation to direct the film caused a sensation throughout Southeast Asia, and local newspapers continued The news was reported on the front pages for days.

Hollywood has always been a film sanctuary coveted by Hong Kong filmmakers or filmmakers from all over the world. Because of their racial superiority, it is much easier for Western filmmakers to join Hollywood than for Eastern filmmakers. Therefore, every oriental filmmaker who can make a name for himself in Hollywood will be welcomed by the local people.

therefore. This incident also became surprisingly smooth. After Wu Baige accepted the invitation, he rushed to Los Angeles in mid-March. Because he attached great importance to this opportunity, although there were not too many boxing scenes in the movie, Wu Baige still He brought a martial arts team at his own expense.

The Firefly photography base in Playa Vista is very close to Los Angeles International Airport. After Wu Baige got off the plane, Eric asked someone to bring him directly here.

Hello, Mr. Wu, welcome to Los Angeles, Eric and Wu Baige shook hands and greeted with a smile at the gate of the studio base.

Hello, Mr. Williams, I'm also honored to meet you. I like your movies very much, Wu Baige said in a familiar and polite manner. Hong Kong is still a British colony, and many Hong Kong people don't speak Mandarin. But most people speak English with no problem.

Thank you, let me introduce, this is Mr. Stan Winston, he is a very good special effects artist, and he is also a special effect company in the digital domain. This is Robert Huggins, the vice president of Columbia Pictures, this is The heroine of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Miss Nicole Kidman, this is my assistant, Alan Feisman... Eric introduced them one by one, and Wu Baige shook hands with each other one by one.

After the introduction here, Wu Baige thought about it, but still did not introduce his few followers. Compared with these Hollywood tycoons, he himself can only be regarded as a small person. Although the martial arts instructor he brought came from Yuan Jiaban in Hong Kong, But couldn't get it out.

On the contrary, Eric took the initiative to ask very considerately, and Wu Baige gave a brief introduction.

After chatting for a while, Eric took Wu Baige and others into the studio base. As soon as they entered the park, everyone including Wu Baige showed a surprised look in their eyes. The studio here can only be described as spectacular.

At the beginning, Eric set out 100 hectares of land in Playa Vista. In addition to the studio, there are also a large number of supporting facilities. Now the fixed number of employees at the studio base has exceeded 200. Count employees in the digital space.

What we have seen are just conventional studios. In addition, there are two virtual digital studios dedicated to shooting special effects scenes under construction, which are expected to be put into use next year, said Eric himself. After Wu Baige and others walked around, they walked into the office of the administrative building together.

At this time, only Nicole, Wu Baige, and the two assistant producers of Mr. and Mrs. Smith were left beside him. After the vice president of Columbia showed up, he left directly.

It was just a coincidence that Stan Winston returned to the office in the digital field after saying hello. Although the special effects work on Tornado had ended, and the Jurassic Park project had not been started, it has not started since last year's Terminator. 2, the special effects movie project received by the digital field has already kept him busy. Several assistants brought by Wu Baige were taken to the resettlement place by Allen in advance.

Mr. Wu, I have a vacant villa in Beverly Hills. During the filming, you can live there temporarily. If you need anything else, you can call my assistant. Of course, you can also contact me directly. .

Wu Baige was obviously a little flattered. Before he came, he got some information about Eric from Mr. Zou, Jiahe, and he had also heard of some cases of Hollywood discriminating against future people. Courtesy of Eric , Wu Baige even felt a little uneasy: Thank you, Mr. Williams, but let's talk about the movie, shall we?

Of course no problem, Eric nodded with a smile. He also felt Wu Baige's personal emotions. However, after a few years, he finally saw a peer on the other side, although this peer was not famous in the mainland in the original time and space. That's great, but it doesn't hinder his natural intimacy.

A complete script of Mr. and Mrs. Smith was handed to Wu Baige. Because of the need for confidentiality, Wu Baige only read a simple outline of the story when he was in Hong Kong. Watching Wu Baige open the script, Eric said again: Mr. Wu, you can read the script slowly in private, let's talk about the production ideas of this movie first, you have read the outline of the story, you can Tell me what you think first?

Okay, Wu Baige said, took out some prepared documents from the briefcase he was carrying, handed a copy to Eric, and said, Here are some of my thoughts, Williams. Sir, you can take a look first.

Eric flipped through it and found that there was not much text in the document, most of which were just sub-shot drafts. However, because of the ready-made movies in his mind, Eric quickly recognized the scenes involved in these drafts.

According to my humble opinion below, although this 'Mr \u0026 Mrs. Smith' is an action movie, it is a metaphor for marriage between men and women, so during the shooting process, I hope to use some external scenery to hint This point, for example, the villa where the two lived, I hope the style is simple and cold, symbolizing the estrangement between the male and female protagonists, and this villa was eventually blown up, which is also equivalent to the estrangement between men and women from now on. Disappearing, the emotional turning point of the hero and heroine in the movie also started from the scene where the villa was blown up. (To be continued. . . )

...