novelraw Chapter 126 Spielberg's Invitation
Chapter 126 Spielberg's Invitation
There was obviously no show, but Eve followed the crew almost every day for a week, helping the staff with small favors from time to time, without any celebrity airs, and some people even regarded her as a behind-the-scenes person.
During this period, Mandy's daughter was finally discharged from the hospital, and Robert has been helping Eve with "Mulholland Drive". Anyway, she is hanging around in the Los Angeles crew and does not need additional assistants.
This is not only the first time for Eve to be a producer, but also the first time to participate in all the process from project approval to investment. Fortunately, there is an agent who has been helping, otherwise she can only distract herself from the acting state and worry about these things mundane affairs.
After reading the new version of the project proposal provided by David Lynch and Eve, ABC TV has basically agreed to the reshoot plan. They not only want to recover the investment, but also want to make a profit!
Alan Sade Films and France 600 TV each contributed US$300 million, and ABC TV took another US$1500, making a total investment of US$600 million. Including the previously used 2100 million, the actual cost is estimated to be US$[-] million.
As a producer, Eve can get 5% of the full copyright sales dividend, and as an actor, she can get 5% of the box office dividend. There is no prepaid film salary in the early stage, which saves costs to the greatest extent.
She is taking a gamble. If the reputation of "Mulholland Drive" is not good, then the follow-up DVD sales and rentals will be extremely limited, maybe tens of thousands of dollars a year.
When signing this contract, Robert did not object, because Eve had enough projects in his hands, even if "Mulholland Drive" failed, the responsibility could be shifted to the change of the TV series to the movie, and the negative impact on her was relatively limited .
The biggest impact is actually "Almost Famous". The box office and word-of-mouth pressure of this film with a cost of 6000 million US dollars is very high. Once it fails in the awards season, it will be a waste of effort.Whether there will be such good Olympic resources in the future will become a huge problem.
Eve's current situation is that she has not accumulated enough fans, nor has the film critics put it down, let alone a long-term cooperating director, and her foundation is weak.
She will return to the USC campus this afternoon. This time the alumni meeting will be held in the auditorium inside the school. Not only will there be graduate students, but there will also be outstanding student representatives who are studying for a degree. Only in this way can alumni be better recognized. They combine.
Considering the nature of the party, Eve chose a set of more dignified trousers for herself, which looked more neat and capable, rather than the charming and sexy of a female star.
Boyfriend Keanu is practicing martial arts moves with several other actors in the gym at this time. The Wachowski brothers have selected the main actors of "The Matrix 2", and now these actors who have action scenes are starting to train collectively.
Eve sat in the driver's seat, started the car skillfully, with simple and easy movements.Now this car has been closely watched by the paparazzi. She just left the gate of the community and was immediately followed by a series of small tails.
However, compared to the previous few days, it was still a little less, because she went to the set of "Almost Famous" every day a few days ago, and the paparazzi really couldn't hold on.
But today they saw a glimmer of light!
Because Eve's forward route is not where she has been going before, the group of paparazzi are worried that the crew has changed the location to shoot, and they are lucky, what if it is another place?
After following all the way like this, they suddenly found that Eve's car had arrived outside the gate of the University of Southern California. After registering with the gate guard, they went in directly. They could only watch Eve leave their sight.
"What is she going back to USC for?"
"A gathering of friends, or a visit to a teacher?"
"I'll go see if I can get in. UCLA can get in directly, no need to make an appointment."
"Wait...is the guy driving over there George Lucas?"
The paparazzi gathered to discuss and communicate with each other, they were both colleagues and competitors.Suddenly, a black Mercedes-Benz appeared at the school gate, and the gray-haired director George Lucas was lowering the glass to say hello to the guard. His face was the best pass.
Originally, they followed Eve all the way here, but unexpectedly they squatted behind a big fish!
George Lucas is one of the most famous alumni of USC Film School. Although his film works are few, "Star Wars" has become the most influential pop culture phenomenon in the United States.
"What is George doing here?"
"I don't know, let's talk about it first!"
"Could it be that USC is doing something? That's why these alumni come back?" A paparazzi gave the most likely answer.
Many paparazzi's eyes lit up, and they rushed to grab the good positions, waiting for another big shot to appear.
And a very few paparazzi turned their heads quickly, and quietly left the team, planning to bribe a few USC students or staff to see if they could sneak in.
It is too low-level to shoot outside the school. If you want to shoot, you have to enter the campus.It is obvious to enter this school gate, and the two paparazzi cleverly went around to the other side.For them, it is commonplace to disguise themselves and spend money to open their way.
After Eve, who managed to get rid of the paparazzi's stalking, put her car in the parking lot, she was taken aback by the surroundings. Her second-hand Ford was out of place here.
"It's crazy, this is a parking lot, it's an auto show for luxury cars!"
In Eve's limited car knowledge, she saw Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Bugatti Veyron, Mercedes-Benz and BMW all lost their luster against these vehicles, Phantom, Lincoln, Cadillac and so on.
She turned her head to look at her car, she was like an ugly duckling in a heap of swans, and for the first time she had the idea of changing a car.
Sometimes a car is a person's appearance. Excessive frugality is not respected in American society, and it may even make people feel disgusted and bored.
She carried her bag and walked towards the auditorium, but she was thinking about whether to buy a slightly better car after she took out the money in the stock market.
Anyway, sports cars can be excluded from the options first. Buying an Audi, Bentley, Land Rover, or Mercedes-Benz is a good choice. It is low-key and unassuming, and overall it will not lose face too much.
Now the rise of technology stocks in the stock market is getting more and more terrifying. Eve doesn't know when the peak will be. If she sells at this time, she will definitely be reluctant to sell. She always feels that it can rise a little bit more.But I was very afraid of holding it in my hand, and suddenly encountered a sharp drop, and it would be good to sell it at that time.
"Why don't we sell them in batches now? Don't wait for the Oscars."
Eve has almost 60 US dollars invested in the stock market, but the total value of the stocks has reached 130 million US dollars. Among them, the price of the Apple stock that he bought first has skyrocketed from less than 2 US dollars to 4.1 US dollars. The increase in Amazon's income is not obvious, but from $67 to $72.
She holds far more shares in Apple than Amazon, which is too expensive to buy many lots and enjoys little benefit.
Unlike the aggressive Americans, Eve is still conservative at heart. She believes that her pockets are safe, and it is extremely lucky to be able to double the value in a short period of time.If you are too greedy, you may lose all your principal.
At this time, the campus is still full of trees and trees. During the summer vacation, she will be filming "Legally Blonde" here. Now she can come back early to feel the atmosphere of the campus.
It is impossible for Eve to get lost on the campus of USC. After finding the auditorium with ease, she saw that there was a signature board at the entrance, and there were already many people's names on it.It's just that these words are flying around, extremely scribbled and concise, and I don't even know what they are writing.
I don't know if it was the staff or the students in the student union who handed her a black pen, "Miss Campbell, please sign here as a souvenir, thank you."
What they held in their hands was the alumni association application file that Eve submitted a few days ago, but this file was obviously an abbreviated version, with only photos, life, graduation time, current job and achievements, etc.
These juniors who have not yet graduated have known for a long time that there was a very powerful senior in the previous class. She was not outstanding at school before, but after graduation she devoted herself to Hollywood as an actress.
You must know that the USC Film Academy basically produces directors and producers. Graduates who choose to become actors are very rare, and actors who can make a name for themselves are even rarer.
Actresses themselves are weak in Hollywood, but Eve became a dark horse newcomer in the film industry in 1999. The first film she starred in was well received and well received. "Death Comes" not only sold well at the box office and DVD, but also helped her Won the Saturn Award for Best Actress.
Next year's MTV Movie Awards, Kids' Choice Awards, and People's Choice Awards will definitely be nominated, because this award is purely based on popularity, and Eve's popularity is growing rapidly.
She took the pen and wrote her name on the left margin of the signature board. It was also very scribbled, and no one could recognize it except herself.
After saying thank you to the group of juniors, she asked the photographer to take pictures again, probably to be published in the school newspaper or the internal website of the alumni association.
At this time, the auditorium was decorated very warmly, and there were many creative decorations related to movies.
Eve is unaccompanied here, and she plans to talk to Dalton Nathan who introduced her to the alumni association, otherwise it would be boring and embarrassing to stand alone.
But just as she picked up the champagne glass, a familiar voice came from beside her.
"Hi, Eve. Long time no see, you look like you've changed a lot!"
She turned around and said pleasantly, "Good afternoon, Brian! I thought you couldn't come over while editing. Thank God, I finally have someone I know."
Bryan Singer stroked his glasses above the bridge of his nose, sighed and said: "I was still in the editing room this morning, there are too many materials for this kind of blockbuster. But don't worry, your scenes are still there, uncut Lose."
He served as the director of "X-Men" at a young age, and it was difficult to relax with such a large amount of investment on him.
"It's great to be able to say that, this movie will definitely be a success!" Eve said confidently.
Brian took a sip of champagne and asked curiously, "Who recommended you to join the alumni association?"
"You should know Mr. Dalton-Nason. He is from CAA, and he just happens to have a recommended spot in his hand."
"It turned out to be him. He has come here ahead of time, and he is chatting with others over there. As a recommender, he is obliged to introduce you to others." Brian is also a contracted employee of CAA, so he naturally knows Dalton's identity very well. .
Eve's eyes lit up, "Really? Let's talk later, and I'll go say hello to him."
"Go ahead, girl."
Bryan Singer knows a lot of people here, and now he seems to be the leading figure in the new generation of USC Film Academy.Literary films include "The Media", which won the Sundance Film Festival jury award, and "The Usual Suspects", which was nominated for the British Oscar for best picture. Commercial films have also received the masterpiece "X-Men", which was adapted from comics. The future looks bright!
Eve didn't even touch a drop of champagne in her wine glass. She walked along the route pointed by Brian, and as expected, she found Dalton among a group of middle-aged people.
He saw Eve at a glance. No matter how dignified she was dressed, she couldn't conceal her star quality.There is a clear gap between the images of the people in front of and behind the scenes, and she is so young and beautiful.
"Hi, guys. Let me introduce to you, this is the Miss Eve Campbell I just mentioned. She is currently shooting a new movie with Cameron Crowe and Francis."
Eve walked up to these alumni and greeted them with a smile, "Hi, everyone, I am a newcomer who has just graduated, and I am very glad to meet you seniors. It is because of you that our college can attract more and more people." More and more people are coming."
Dalton pointed to the middle-aged man next to him and said, "You must have seen him. You must have met him at the Saturn Awards."
"That's right, but at that time I didn't know that Miss Campbell was also an alumnus." Stephen Sommers shook hands with Eve. "That night I witnessed Miss Campbell winning the award with my own eyes. Congratulations again."
Eve thanked her repeatedly, and said modestly: "At that time, I didn't know about the alumni, so joining the alumni association was really useful. At least I could know that everyone had studied in the same place at the first time."
Stephen's fantasy and fantasy masterpiece "The Mummy" this year has a lot of scenery, but he lost to the Wachowski Brothers in the Saturn Award for Best Director and missed the trophy.
To be honest, Eve and Stephen didn't even say hello, they were just passers-by.
A middle-aged woman with a good figure smiled and said: "Yes, this is the meaning of our alumni association. Girl, I have been paying attention to you for a long time. You performed very well in "Death Comes", and I like it too It's a pity that your acting skills in "The Girl Who Moved Soul" didn't get an Oscar."
"Thank you for the compliment. Oscar is over there. One day I can touch it. I hope that day will come sooner." Eve said with a little confidence. Americans are full of self-confidence. It must be hypocrisy to pass an Oscar.
"Susanne, since you like her so much, why don't you think about the new project in hand?" Dalton jokingly said, he turned his head and introduced Eve: "This is the famous Ms. Suzanne Todd, " "Ace Powers," "Golden Girl," "Predator," "Die Hard" are all her films."
She was friends with Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, and made many films starring them.
Eve was surprised, with a sincere light in her eyes, and said in surprise: "To be honest, I have watched these movies, it's so surprising. Ms. Todd, you are really an amazing producer !"
Suzanne heard too many compliments, but she didn't feel disgusted at all when she said it from the girl in front of her, because it sounded very sincere and natural, without any artificial elements.
In fact, it is true. It is very difficult for a female producer to get to this point in Hollywood. Suzanne has produced so many popular films, and she is indeed a role model for Eve to learn from.She also wants to be such a producer, although the road ahead will be very difficult.
"It's so sweet." Suzanne laughed, and she took Eve's arm as if she was familiar with herself, and said regretfully, "If I had known you earlier, then Jay and I would not have to choose the rest of the "Meet Your Father-in-Law" Man, your image fits well, doesn't it?"
Her old partner Jay Roach nodded and agreed: "I believe Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller will have a chemical reaction with you, but we have already signed, and you are also making new movies."
Dalton Nathan raised his glass, "The future is still very long, maybe we can cooperate in the future!"
Eve's head is running fast now. The names, identities, and previous works of these different alumni are all entangled and almost messed up.
Before coming to attend the alumni association, Eve did go to the official website of the USC Film Academy Alumni Association to download and print out the materials of the alumni, but just browsed briefly, and did not write down everyone and their names.
It is not so easy to memorize the information of hundreds of people. It is difficult for her to match the words with real people now.
Dalton can be the second child in CAA's film financing department, and a large part of it is these contacts at USC. As long as a few alumni release new films every year, he can find opportunities from them.
As a recommender, he definitely hoped that Eve would get better and better, who made the two belong to the same company.
"Good afternoon, Jennifer."
"John, long time no see. It's good to see you. We agreed to play golf together. Can you decide the time?"
"Whoa, look who's here! Dear Stacy, congratulations, is Danny taking the baby now?"
Together with Dalton, Eve finally saw what it means to be a social expert. He can accurately call everyone by name, and even stop and chat for a few minutes.
Some are directors, some are producers, and there are only a few cameramen and editors. Eve has almost forgotten the names of these people now, and she also doubts whether the elderly can remember herself.
However, Dalton did not take Eve to visit the top few people, because his CAA status was not so effective in front of these big directors, because George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Robert - Zemeckis, Lang Howard and others are considered to be the few people standing at the pinnacle of Hollywood power.
As a result, Spielberg came to Eve with a wine glass instead, hugged her with a smile, and said, "You must be Miss Campbell, the only member who joined this year, and you are welcome to join our big family!"
Eve's expression was a little dazed. She didn't understand why Spielberg knew her name. The hug ended without knowing how, "It's a great honor to join the alumni association. I didn't expect to be able to join it. Thank you for your support." It’s been maintained so well. Joining the Alumni Association is one of the biggest goals for each of our graduates!”
As the president of the alumni association, Eve's application for membership was reviewed by Spielberg. He had read the girl's profile, and Eve met the strict requirements, not to mention that she was starring in the film " Almost Famous", I naturally would not reject this application.
"Your future in Hollywood is limitless. Please work hard. No member of our alumni association has ever won an Oscar. I hope you will be the first." Spielberg said encouragingly. need money.
"Steven, do you have the right role for this girl?" George Lucas quipped.
"Not yet." Spielberg's words are more cautious, "My new film "Artificial Intelligence" is about to be filmed. After that, I may make a film based on Frank Jr.'s autobiography, about a criminal fighting wits with FBI agents. In the story of Dou Yong, there is a supporting role in which there are not many roles. If your schedule happens to be free at that time, you can consider this role.”
Everyone knows that Steven is an extremely prolific director who can make several films a year and is extremely energetic.
As soon as Eve heard it, she knew it was about "Catch Me If I Can Get Away"!
Although she didn't know which supporting role Spielberg was referring to, she agreed directly: "That is really wonderful! No matter what, I will be free, and I am looking forward to your movie."
The old man was a little mischievous, and deliberately repeated: "That's really just a supporting role, I will never lie to you, there are very few scenes."
"That's fine. You can have as few roles as you want. You're Steven Spielberg, not to mention a student at USC. All actors in Hollywood dream of appearing in your movie, even if it's one with no lines. Passers-by are fine too!"
Steven decided to give that role to Eve, not only because of the face of the alumni, or even without considering the factors of the alumni, but more because of Eve's own conditions.
First of all, the age is suitable, in his early twenties, he is just able to partner with Leonardo, and at the same time, he also has enough acting skills and popularity, and is the girlfriend of a superstar, who can bring topics.
With such good conditions, he is fully qualified to play the leading role!It's a pity that "Catch Me If You Can" is a movie with two male protagonists, and there is no female protagonist at all!
After Steven and the others went to greet the rest of the alumni, Eve entered a state of ecstasy.She turned her head and glanced at Dalton next to her, with an exaggerated expression: "If I'm not mistaken, Steven invited me to participate in his next movie just now?"
"That's right, congratulations, lucky girl!" Dalton was a little impressed by Eve's luck, and thought that recommending her to the alumni association would make him familiar with various directors and producers.
As a result, this person actually got the role in Steven Spielberg's movie directly. Which actress in Hollywood can refuse Steven's invitation?
Not at all!
"I need to calm down." Eve patted her chest and took a big breath, "Now my hands are shaking, that's Steven, that Steven!"
It's really hard for others to understand this kind of excitement. It's probably equivalent to studying mathematics, but being accepted as a student by Mr. Chen Jingrun.The top and most powerful existence in the entire industry not only knows his name, but also invites him to act in a movie, it's like a dream.
Dalton wanted to pat Eve on the shoulder, but after hesitating for a while, he didn't do it. Instead, he tried to let her ease the excitement: "Girl, this is something to be happy about, but you never want to Is it a gaffe here? Steven's movies basically don't praise the actors very much, especially the actresses are not very good, this role is not as important as you think."
Steven Spielberg's movies are basically white male protagonists with standard old white male aesthetics, which is why he is so popular in Hollywood and Oscars.There are really few outstanding female characters in the films he shot, and the starlight of the director even completely overwhelms the co-actors.
Eve quickly calmed down. Today, I was really stimulated. There are directors with excellent works everywhere, and producers who have made classic movies everywhere. I am really out of place in it.
The big guy just leaked a little resource between his fingers and made himself overjoyed, shouldn't, shouldn't!
She touched her hot and red face, pointed to the buffet table next to her and said, "Mr. Nathan, I'll calm down in the past, see you later, okay?"
"No problem, today you are one of the focuses of the audience, and everyone is very curious about you." Dalton knew enough was enough, and at the same time, he just had time to do his own things and continue to complete social activities.
Eve put the champagne on the corner of the dining table, quietly poured a glass of orange juice, and calmed down after drinking two sips. She still didn't see much of the world, and she hasn't been calm since entering the auditorium today.
She picked up a snack casually, and at this moment a young voice came from the side, "Did you come in with someone else too?"
Eve turned her head and saw that the young man holding the wine glass in front of her was the bald Kevin Fitch!
Those who are familiar with Marvel must know the master of the plane, and Eve knows that the plane must be bald because of worrying about Marvel movies. Right now, the plane's hair is very thick, and there is no sign of going bald at all.
"No, I came in by myself. What about you?"
She was curious why Kevin Fitch appeared here.
"I'm Mr. Lauren Downer's assistant, and I happen to be a student of USC. I just graduated in June this year. Mr. Downer took me in for a visit and said that he recommended me to join next year." He stretched out his hand and said: "Nice to meet you."
"Me too." Eve shook hands with him, "You will definitely succeed in the future."
"Can you see the future?" Kevin Feige just couldn't find anyone to chat with. He didn't expect to find someone to chat with in the dining area. Both parties wanted to pass the time to cover up the embarrassment that no one knew at the alumni meeting.
"That's right, I have a time gem that can see your future."
Kevin Fitch, who has been a fan of comics since he was a child, was a little surprised. There may not be many girls who know about the Time Gem. He asked, "Then what is my future like?"
Eve pointed to the top of her head and whispered, "My eyes look through the river of time, and I see that you in the future are bald."
"Impossible!" Kevin denied it repeatedly. He touched the short hair on the top of his head, which was very lush.
"Believe it or not, recall it and see if there is any inheritance in your family, Mr. Fitch."
After dropping these words, Eve turned around and left, teasing the big guy who hadn't grown up seemed to be very fulfilling, and the tension and excitement brought about by Spielberg just now were relieved all at once.
The author has something to say: there is still 300 bottles of nutrient solution to be added~~~
Regardless of whether it can be achieved or not, a new chapter will be added tomorrow!