[US Entertainment] Superstar

Chapter 114

"Sorry, did I hurt you?" Hairstylist Lydia was taken aback by Eve's sudden movement, and thought it was because she had braided her hair too hard.

Mandy next to her also stood up in an instant, and looked at Eve without knowing it, wondering what happened.

Eve was very excited at the moment. She knew that her actions were a bit weird, so she waved her hand and said, "No, I just remembered something very important. Lydia, why don't we continue after a short rest?"

"Okay, can I come back in 10 minutes?"

"No problem, thank you. The hair looks amazing, just like my own."

The braiding had been going on for almost two hours, and the top third of her head was barely done, leaving two thirds of it.

Lydia happened to be able to take a rest. Doing the same job all the time was tedious, and her eyes and arms were a little tired.

After watching the hairdresser walk out of the room, Mandy asked, "Is there anything urgent that I need to do?"

Seeing Eve temporarily ask the hair stylist out of the room, she knew that there must be something important, so she was mentally prepared.

"You like to watch some love stories, so can you help me find out when this movie was published, and whether the author has sold the right to adapt the movie."

Eve has now confirmed that the one in her hand is "The Notebook", which is regarded as a classic love movie!

There are many romance films released every year, but there are always only a few romance films that can stay in the top 250 of Douban movies for a long time and not be squeezed out by other high-reputation new films.

She didn't know how the film was evaluated in the United States, but it was definitely not bad if it became popular in China and made both male and female stars popular!

Mandy looked at the name, thought for a while and said: "It should be a while, I remember I saw it appear on the New York Times bestseller list last year or the year before. The author seems to be quite famous. This year Kai Vince Costner, Robin Wright, Paul Newman, and Paul Newman did that "Message in a Bottle," which he wrote, and it was No. [-] at the weekend."

"Has it been so long?" Eve was a little disappointed, it seemed that she was really slow.

"Maybe there is a problem with my memory. I'll check it out now. How about giving you an accurate answer later?"

"Okay, thank you. If possible, help me find all the author's information."

Mandy nodded, and immediately walked out of the room. This type of work of collecting information is not too difficult.

Eve sat back on the chair again, took a sip of the bottle of mineral water in front of her, shook her head and said, "It seems that I will have to pay attention to the best-seller lists of the New York Times or some other newspapers in the future, maybe You can get some new books that are just emerging."

Works like this that have been selling well for several years must have been bought or targeted by film and television companies long ago. Even if they have not been sold, the writer's agency knows the value potential in it, and it is impossible to pick up leaks at a low price.

Even though she has not become a producer yet, Eve has already started to prepare for her future production company. IP suitable for adaptation into movies and TV series must be reserved in advance, otherwise there will not be so many suitable scripts.

A good script must be divided up by several big companies in the first place, and the small companies can basically receive some crooked projects, which are leftover projects after a round of screening by others.

If you really can get the film adaptation rights of "Lian Lian Notebook", whether you play it yourself or find someone else, it is a good choice.

Within a few minutes, the hair stylist Lydia knocked on the door and walked in, looked at Eve's hair and the wig on the workbench next to her, and asked, "Miss Campbell, shall we continue now?"

Eve replied: "Of course, I was a little too impatient just now, didn't I scare you?"

"Absolutely not."

Lydia continued to help her braid her hair carefully, but Eve didn't have the heart to read at this time, just waiting for Mandy to come back with good news, even though she knew that the good news might be very slim.

There is a TV in this VIP room. Eve turned on the TV with the remote control, and then watched "Oprah's Talk Show" extremely bored. When she saw the preview of the next episode, she was shocked!

Oprah actually invited the legendary Mandela to the studio!Needless to say, I know that the ratings and topic volume of the next program will definitely explode.

Traveling to this point in time, I can indeed see many characters that I have only heard about before. Eve knows that she must record the next episode and watch it at home after the script reading session is over.

"Miss Campbell, I have some bad news for you."

Mandy returned to the hairdressing salon with her mobile phone and a few printed papers, her expression was not particularly happy.

Eve had already had a hunch, so she didn't let Lydia leave, and replied directly: "I already have a hunch, I can accept it."

""The Notebook" was published as early as October 1996. It has been more than three years now. The author has written several international bestsellers, all of which are about love. I told his literary agent Teresa Parker I made a phone call and found out that the film and television adaptation rights of "Lian Lian Notebook" were sold to New Line Films last year, no, in August of the year before last."

"New Line Cinema..." Eve frowned, "This is a bit difficult."

If it is a small company or an individual producer, they may be able to buy the film adaptation rights from the other party, but New Line Films is not a good deal, no one can get the film and television copyright from them, The company has amassed quite a few titles, from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Lord of the Rings, Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Golden Compass, Love in the Time of Cholera, to Blade, Freddy, Jason, and more.

Nebula Awards, Hugo Awards, and New York Bestseller Lists are all sources of their goals, and they always have a pair of eyes that can see through the value of IP.

"Lianlian Notebook" was published by this company first, and Eve was not too disappointed, because she saw a slight possibility.

"Has New Line already started preparations for this film?"

"According to the news disclosed by Teresa during the chat, New Line Films has no plans to develop recently, but the contract signed at that time was to start filming within 5 years, maybe New Line will wait until the copyright is about to expire. It’s time to start the project.”

Teresa Parker naturally wanted to make friends with as many Hollywood producers as possible. Although Mandy did not reveal her identity, she still told some details.

Most popular books have a time limit when selling film and television adaptation rights. If there is no filming for a few years, the copyright will automatically return to the owner.

Just like Marvel Comics' "Fantastic Four", if no movies of these characters are made within ten years, the copyright will automatically return to Marvel.In the beginning, the copyright was in the hands of Constantine Films. In order to keep the copyright, it took 25 days to shoot "Fantastic Four", and it didn't even enter the cinema, so it used loopholes to keep the copyright.

Then the copyright was handed over to 2005th Century Fox. After making two movies in 2007 and 2014, the old fox suspended it. But in order to keep the copyright, he invested hundreds of millions of dollars in [-] to shoot a bad movie "New Magic". Four Heroes", but in the end the old fox was swallowed by Mickey Mouse, and the Fantastic Four returned to Marvel.

Eve calculated silently in her heart. She bought the adaptation rights in 1998. Based on the calculation of 5 years, New Line Pictures will start filming in 2003 at the latest.

Due to the small size of the company and the large number of films produced and distributed every year, "Lianlian Notebook" was not approved as a project.

She really wanted to know if the movie would work if she came to her door to actively seek cooperation.

Right now is definitely not the right time, the filming schedule has been arranged until June, and there is not so much energy at all. Eve doesn't just want to be the leading actor, but wants to be one of the producers.

Being a producer of "The Notebook" is definitely more difficult than "Mulholland Drive". Here, David Lynch and ABC TV just want to keep themselves.

Eve currently has only one supporting actress nomination for the Golden Globe Awards. If she wants to be the leading actor and producer, she has to prove her box office appeal, so "Legal Blonde" has become a key point instead.

If the box office can explode, then New Line Films will definitely welcome Eve as the leading role and participate in the creation.It just so happened that Eve had worked with New Line Films on "Reaper is Coming" before, and the two parties have a good cooperative relationship, and she will also guest star in the sequel of "Reaper is coming", which will become a bond of cooperation.

"Mandy, please help me pay attention to this project. If New Line Films approves the project, you must tell me. Of course it is best not to approve the project."

"I will try my best to collect these information, but I can't guarantee that it will be in time, so I need the help of Mr. Owen."

"Then I'll tell Robert about this later. He has friends in New Line Films."

If the project starts, she can only be the lead actor.If she recommended herself to start this project, she would have the leading role or part of the power of the crew.

Lydia is a top hair stylist in the hair salon. She has served many big-name celebrities and heard many inside stories and gossip with her own ears, but she kept her mouth shut and never leaked any news.This is the key to staying in Hollywood for a long time, and confidentiality is very important.

Her hands were sore from braiding the last strands of hair, and her hands began to deftly help unfurl the fluffy golden curls on the client's head.

Eve turned her head and looked at herself in the opposite mirror. It took more than five hours to change her short blond hair into long hair like seaweed. The overall temperament has undergone a great change. It seems that there is still a trace of innocence in the sexy charm .

The key point is that there are no traces of these hairs at all. Even if the camera moves close to take a close-up, no one can recognize that it is the hair that has been grafted, and it is naturally fluffy.

She stroked her hair and praised, "Lydia, I don't know what to say, you really have magical hands!"

At the beginning of time travel, Eve hated her instant noodle hair very much, but after being cut into short hair, she missed those days with long hair very much. Now this hair makes her look brand new.

"You're welcome, you have a face that suits every look. I can't wait to help you with your next hairstyle!"

Lydia was the actual hairstylist for Eve's next film, Legally Blonde, and the great hairstylist, Vader Sassoon, was just here to offer advice, and it was up to Lydia to do the actual work.

"Don't worry, we will meet again soon, looking forward to a new look." Eve hugged her, and then followed Mandy to the underground parking lot.

Who knows that Mandy's expression was a bit tangled at this time, and after hesitating for a while, he asked: "Miss Campbell, can I take two days off? My daughter is sick and hospitalized, and my ex-husband can't take time off from work, so I want me to take care of her temporarily." one time."

"Ill? Is it serious?" Eve asked with concern. She knew that Mandy had been divorced before and had a daughter in elementary school. Mandy bought many toys and clothes for her daughter at Christmas.

"Appendicitis requires surgery."

Eve immediately said: "Go and take good care of the child. Anyway, my side is the script reading meeting, filming, red carpet, and Robert will come if necessary. Don't worry about me. I will settle the salary for these weeks in advance. You, you wait, I'll write you a check right now."

The little girl needs her mother by her side when she is sick and hospitalized. If Mandy is forced to stay, she will definitely be absent-minded at work. It is better to let their mother and daughter reunite temporarily.

"Thank you, Miss Campbell, you are such a good person. As soon as my ex-husband can ask for leave, I will come back to work immediately." Mandy's eyes faintly mist, and it is not a last resort, she is real Don't want to ask for leave.

Eve took out the checkbook from her bag, then bent down and leaned against the front of the car to fill out the check, which not only paid the wages for the next four weeks, but also added an extra $1000 for emergencies.

Although Mandy has not been an assistant for a long time, she is really very professional, not only in work, but also in life. Eve tore off the check and handed it over, "If you have any questions, please contact me. Don’t rush back to work.”

"I really don't know what to say, thank you." Mandy was not usually so emotional.

Eve hugged her, patted the assistant on the back and said, "We are a team, we are friends, we are family. Go and take care of poor little Cathy."

Mandy took the check carefully and put it in the car before watching Eve drive away. After wiping away her tears, she also drove to Los Angeles Children's Hospital.She didn't say hypocritically that she didn't want money. The hospitalization may incur a lot of expenses, when money is officially needed.

It is really nothing to say that the employer can do this. She secretly made up her mind that she must work hard in the future in order to repay the trust and care.

Eve knew that appendicitis was actually a minor operation, so she wasn't too worried.After driving all the way back to the villa, she was going to change a set of clothes and dress up to give her boyfriend a small surprise.

Of course, the new look had to be shown off, and it happened that Keanu also had his hair and beard done, but not in the same hair salon, all for the preparation of "Almost Famous".