[US Entertainment] Superstar

Chapter 104

The remuneration and box office dividends will not be brought up during this meeting, especially not negotiated in front of the actors, it is all exchanges between the agent and the producer in private.

This time it was just a meeting between the two parties to get acquainted and confirm that the other party is the best choice.

In fact, Robert didn't want to sign the contract so soon, because he still had an unused trump card, and that was Eve's love affair.

If the relationship status is exposed, Eve's exposure and attention will definitely be unprecedentedly spectacular. For a small-investment film, the advantages will definitely outweigh the disadvantages.

Although Eve didn't want to hype it up, Robert knew that it was inevitable, and it would always become gossip among the people, so it would be better to guide it and become a help for his own side.

Of course, these are all his private thoughts, even if he told the MGM producer quietly, he would not admit it in front of Eve.

"By the way, when I went to the bowling alley with Keanu last night, I met Andy, the director of "The Matrix", and he thought I would be a good fit for a movie adapted from DC comics, called "V for Vendetta". "Eve didn't have a chance to mention it before, but now she feels that the time is ripe to tell her agent, hoping to let her agent be on the same front as her.

Robert slammed on the brakes and stopped on the side of the road. If Mandy in the passenger seat and Eve in the back seat hadn't been restrained by seat belts, they might have crashed directly in front of them. Just a name made the manager turn pale with fright!

"What are you doing?"

Eve supported the backrest in front of her with her hand, and questioned sharply.

Both she and Mandy were terrified. Fortunately, the driving speed was not too fast, otherwise it would be too dangerous.

Only then did Robert realize what stupid thing he had done, and quickly apologized: "Sorry, it was my fault, I was too excited just now."

"It's too dangerous to brake suddenly, how can you do that?" Eve didn't expect that the news she inadvertently revealed would cause confusion to the manager, she patted the manager's shoulder: "Don't drive today, Come on, Mandy."

Mandy nodded again and again, not wanting to put his life in the hands of others, immediately unbuckled the seat belt and got out of the passenger seat, then went around the front of the car to the driver's seat, and knocked on the glass to signal Robert to get out of the car.

Before, she was telling Eve to be careful during the Christmas holidays, but in the end, she herself became the source of danger.Robert desperately opened the car door and gave Mandy the seat.

For a while, the three people in the car panted silently to calm down, and did not leave in a hurry.

Robert broke the silence, feeling really suffocated in his heart: "I'm really sorry, what you said just now was too shocking. Are you saying that Andy Wachowski invited you to star in that comic movie?"

"That's right, I was indeed invited, but the movie was just written by their brothers, the director is unknown, and the shooting time is unknown. It is estimated to be two or three years later, and I need to shave my hair. What do you think of this proposal?" Eve told her everything she knew in one breath, so as to avoid another crisis when driving on the road later.

Robert became entangled now. After all, the Wachowski brothers are too famous. Now every production company in Hollywood wants to poach these two brothers from Warner, and every agent wants to recruit them. The artists under the banner are stuffed into the films they direct.

This year's Oscar technical awards and special effects awards have basically been determined, and there is no other choice except for the sweep of "The Matrix".Keanu is the most popular actor among actors, and the Wachowski brothers are the most sought-after directors.

""V for Vendetta" is a comic? It sounds like it should be a niche, but I have no impression."

"Yes, it is indeed relatively niche, because it is not about superheroes, but about politics. Its author is quite famous, do you have any impression of Alan Moore and David Lloyd?"

Eve used the computer at Keanu's house to check the corresponding content of the comics a little bit last night, which made her even more rejected.Once Hollywood stars get involved with politics, they are likely to be confused and abandoned by the public and the media.

After mentioning the names of these two painters, Robert immediately regained his spirits, "I know Alan Moore! He is the painter of "Watchmen" and has also painted a certain series of "Doctor Who" and "Batman". An artist who seems to be the Hulk and Hellfire. I didn't know they did V for Vendetta!"

Speaking of it, Robert is not an otaku who really likes comics, he only knows some famous comics, and now he also knows that shooting this movie is very risky.

First of all, political-themed comics are somewhat unflattering. Film critics and the jury of various awards despise it because it is a comic. The audience will not see superheroes in the movie, but will see some political metaphors. Contrary to their original intention of entering the cinema.

Even if the verdict may be reversed later because of the quality of the work, there will definitely be unpredictable consequences at the beginning.

What's more, Eve needs to shave off her hair. Robert can't imagine what it will look like. What's the point of being disfigured and ugly in a movie that can't be shot in the Olympics and has worrisome commercial prospects?

He is a very realistic person. After taking a movie, he needs to gain something, otherwise why would he shoot it.

"You said there are still two or three years left before the filming, right? Then we'll put it aside for the time being and ignore it. Anyway, just don't refuse. It's not worthwhile to offend a pair of top director brothers."

Only then did Eve show a smile, "This is what I think. Maybe they will change their minds when they are ready to shoot the film, or I don't need that film anymore."

Robert patted himself on the chest and exaggeratedly said: "My heart hurts so much. Can you imagine that we are discussing and rejecting the invitation of a top director? This is simply crazy!"

"Yeah, no one thought it would turn out like this. No one would believe that I wanted to say no to Wachowski."

After all, her fame has risen, and she has more choices, instead of only choosing "V for Vendetta".

"So you must win this chick movie today and show your strength to the commercial producers, so that more commercial blockbusters will open the door to you."

"Then let's go with the flow." Eve smiled at Mandy who was in the driver's seat, "We have to start, otherwise it will be ugly if we are really late."

Mandy turned the car key, the sound of the engine boomed, and then merged into the traffic ahead.

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Living in the United States, it is impossible to quit coffee, which has become an indispensable part of daily life.Whether it's getting up early for work or going to school, or watching dramas in the middle of the night, working overtime, or even sitting down and chatting with friends, a cup of coffee is indispensable.

Located next to the Music Plaza in downtown Los Angeles, this coffee shop is transparent from north to south, and the colors are very bright. Customers can sit on the second-floor terrace of the Music Plaza and feel the sunshine. There are 300 days of sunshine a year, and the people of California are very happy.

As soon as Eve appeared, several men over there stood up one after another. Stars are always more dazzling than passers-by.

Robert hurried forward and greeted the three, "Nice to meet you."

Rick Kidney shook hands with Eve and praised: "Miss Campbell is basically the same as Ellie we imagined."

Sunny, sexy, kind and easy to get close to, the smile on his face is as warm as the sun in the California sky, but it is not the standard American sweetheart appearance, but has a vague sense of mystery.

"Thank you for the compliment. After I read the script, I really want to thank you for making such a movie. She can justify the names of all women. Whoever said that beautiful girls have no brains is completely discriminatory! This story is so relieved, even if I don’t If you can act in it, you must go to the cinema to see this movie.”

Eve is not stingy with her praise. Although this movie starts from the point of saving love, the actual effect is far more than that. It may bring a certain amount of motivation and recognition to girls in North America and the world feel.

Who says women can't be beautiful and smart?Female characters like this appear a lot on screen, but they're not filmed in such a light-hearted way, and everyone loves to watch comedy.

Director Robert Luketic looks very young and handsome, even more like a movie actor than a director.If she hadn't read his related information, Eve would have thought that he would be the hero of the movie.

"I'm sorry, I'm late and I haven't been able to find a parking area." A woman with long blond hair walked over quickly and apologized repeatedly.

Producer Mark Pratt stood up and introduced to the others: "Everyone, this is Amanda Brown, the author of the original novel of the film."

Eve was a little confused. No one told her that "Legal Blonde" was based on a novel. Now she can only show her acting skills and shake hands with Amanda.

"Great to meet the author in person, the story is very well written and I think girls all over the world will love such a story."

Amanda nodded: "Actually, the inspiration for this movie comes from my own learning experience. When I was studying at Stanford Law School, no one was optimistic about me, and no one even thought I would be admitted to that school. Beautiful Girls are always labeled as vases, ignoring all their hard work and abilities."

"That's right, we want to tear off the label of the blonde girl through this movie, so that the public will be very relieved." Rick Kidney agreed, although he is a man, it does not prevent him from watching The spiritual core of this movie is much more positive than other love movies.

"I did a little research before I met Miss Campbell and found out that you were really good in the Grim Reaper movie."

"Thank you for the compliment. I am somewhat similar to Ellie. When I announced that I would apply to the USC Film Academy, both the teachers and classmates felt incredible, thinking that I would definitely fail. Even if I finally received the application, after entering the academy It is still considered a vase." Eve was talking about the deepest memory of the original owner, there were only a few women in the class, and the right to speak was firmly controlled by the men.

Eve feels that she is not as sexy and charming as Angelina Jolie, nor as sweet and pleasant as Meg Ryan, but like a tulip, constantly growing and exuding charm.

It can be seen that everyone has a good impression of each other. The film with an investment of 1800 million US dollars, the producer, director, and screenwriter are all newcomers to the production team. It is rare to have a Golden Globe nominated actress as the leading role!

The most important thing in a chick movie is the personal charm of the actors. If the actors can't attract the audience, then the story is of no use no matter how wonderful it is.

As the author of the original work, Amanda has no right to speak or make suggestions, but she still thinks that Eve is very suitable to play Ellie at first glance, except for the reason of hair.

Now Eve needs to be famous, to have good acting skills, to have good looks, and her personal experience is very similar to that of Ellie in the movie, so she must be able to empathize with her.Except for her, MGM didn't contact the rest of the actors at all, and decided on the heroine first.

"Our film may start shooting around June, can you arrange your schedule?"

Robert nodded, "Eve started filming Columbia Pictures' "Almost Famous" in January, and it will definitely be finished in half a year."

"That's good. We will start preparations for the crew in the near future, determine the rest of the actors, make choices for costumes, scenes and locations. I hope Harvard will allow us to go in and shoot."

Ellie in the movie is a law student at Harvard University. It would be great if she could go to this university to shoot scenes.

Now the crew has not yet completed the overall filming preparations. It happened to be half a year to prepare slowly. After filming, it will be released during Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Eve has heard about Harvard University for a long time, and it would be a great thing if she can go to filming. She said with a smile: "I will try my best to read the legal provisions in the near future, and try to learn some legal common sense, so as not to expose my shortcomings."

"Do you need me to list a few books on this topic for you?"

"Of course, maybe we can exchange contact information, so that if I have any doubts, I can ask you for help."

In the United States, the law is something that everyone can touch at any time. Therefore, there are many film and television works with the background of law, and the word-of-mouth, box office, and ratings are quite good. Americans like watching court scenes.

Leaving aside, let’s just say that Eve’s boyfriend Keanu Reeves has acted as a lawyer. He was a lawyer in "The Devil's Advocate", and he also played a lawyer who was unfortunately caught by a vampire in "400 Years of Surprise". .

Eve was thinking, maybe she could have a good chat with her boyfriend, and see what preparations are needed to play a lawyer and a law student.

Although it is a commercial film, Eve still wants to be perfect, to perform well, and to turn Elle into her iconic role!