[US Entertainment] Superstar

Chapter 324

Accompanied by two managers, Eve drove to the MGM office building.

What she wants to sign is the top contract that Hollywood actresses can get now. Whether it is in terms of salary or project influence, "Legal Blonde 2" and "Bond 20" are projects that others dream of.

Romantic comedies are the most popular heroines, especially this kind of world-famous movie, and they chose inspirational and feminist elements in advance, ensuring that it will not be forgotten in the next ten or even 20 years.

While waiting for the elevator, Eve suddenly said, "I just remembered something. "The Notebook" is also planned to be released in the summer, tentatively scheduled for July. My schedule from this year to the middle of next year is already full. If there is a script handed in, then it can only accept the film that will be shot in the second half of next year."

"It's also in the summer file?" Evan's face changed. The time is too tight, and it will definitely be affected if they are crowded together.

If the previous films had a bad reputation, Eve's appeal would definitely be discounted.

And Robert's focus is on the issue of schedule, "Isn't there only one "Lost in Translation" left this year that you haven't filmed yet? Why is the schedule so full?"

"I have my own arrangements for the second half of this year, let's talk about it later." Eve didn't want to talk about this matter in the elevator of other companies, because it would definitely cause controversy.

Evan asked suspiciously, "Do you really want to be a director?"

I have mentioned this matter before, but both Robert and Evan are against it and do not approve of Eve's filming.

I didn't expect that I still can't escape now.

"I've already found the project. Let's find an experienced producer to work together."

Eve didn't hide it, she even needed the support of CAA to help pack up the actors and behind-the-scenes staff, and put a crew to work.

Evan also knows the principle that the customer is God, and now that they have made up their minds, all they can do is to get Eve's project done.

The elevator stopped on the 16th floor. When it dinged, a female assistant stood outside the door not far away: "Welcome to MGM."

The last time Eve came to sign the contract, she didn't have this kind of treatment. It was purely an agreement signed with the producer in the conference room. This time, it was a high-level meeting, because she could bring enough benefits to the company that was on the verge of bankruptcy.

Gary Barber stepped forward to give Eve a hug, and said with emotion: "Miss Campbell, your schedule is too full. I am very glad that we finally met."

As CEO, Gary Barber's performance has finally rebounded, and the board of directors is very satisfied with the rise in stock prices.

Originally, those retail investors who were locked up quickly got rid of the stock price when they saw the stock price rising, only to find that the stock price of MGM even rose again and again, and began to regret that they should not have sold so early.

And those who got on the bus afterward were looking forward to what the film company would do next, to see if they would get on the bus at a high point, become a catcher, and be cut leeks.

Eve shook hands with Gary, apologized and said, "Originally, this contract should have been signed very early, but the filming task in Charleston was too intense, so I couldn't come back. I hope Mr. Barber can understand."

"It's nothing. You can take a look at the content of this contract first. It's the version we negotiated before. If there is no problem, you can sign the contract. In addition, I have an outline from the movie script here."

Eve smiled and handed the contract to the two agents for comparison, while she picked up the outline and said, "If you don't mind, I want to take a serious look at the outline."

"Of course, this is a script that our screenwriter specially created for you and Pierce. If you have any questions, you can ask them, and if you can solve them, please do your best."

Of course, the subtext is that problems that cannot be solved will not be solved.

Eve knew that it would be very difficult for MGM to treat her like this. Naturally, she wouldn't bother with logic or overly detailed things on commercial blockbusters, which obviously didn't make much sense.

The scripts of commercial blockbusters are basically not very good. Basically, it is enough to pass the pass, and it is enough not to hold back the rest of the elements.

Robert and Evan directly took out the printed contract on their side, saving the time to check the MGM version, and happened to chat with Gary Barber.

Eve didn't care what they were talking about, she grabbed the two thin sheets of paper and looked at them carefully. This was what she had worked so hard to get.

The name of the movie has been tentatively decided, it is called Die Another Day.

"After this movie was messed up by me, it should be very different from the script in my previous life."

In fact, she has never watched the original version of "007 Die Another Day", and she doesn't know who that Bond girl is, let alone what kind of story it tells.

I only know that the version I see in front of me does meet the previous requirements, but the story is very novel, which is both a good thing and a bad thing.

James Bond went to the Korean peninsula at the beginning to stop the illegal transactions between the anti-government-armed forces in Africa and North Korea. After being exposed, his identity was leaked and he was detained by North Korea and tortured.

This beginning allowed Eve to see MGM's determination, because in the past 19 007 movies, James Bond has never been captured by the enemy.

He can be injured, bleed, and suffer setbacks, but this is the first time he has been captured and tortured by the enemy!

Seeking innovation and change is the truth. James Bond, who has been guarding the original God of War, will hardly attract the audience.

At the same time, the film is also following hot issues in the international community. At present, everyone is concerned about the affairs of the Korean peninsula, which represents the unstable factors in the world.

If the villain is set as a North Korean, it will not affect the movie's evaluation and box office.

Because this film will not be released in North Korea at all, and the target audience is the rest of the world.

After MI[-] learned that Bond was alive, they exchanged Bond with a villain, but Bond, who had just returned, was suspended by M because the upper management worried that Bond would accidentally leak relevant information in prison.

Under such circumstances, Bond escaped with the vague help of M, and pursued the whereabouts of the villain alone.

From Hong Kong to Cuba, Bond pretended to be a tourist and met Jinx, an agent of the US National Security Agency, in Havana, the capital of Cuba.

Eve plays Jinx, a beautiful and capable agent.

In terms of character setting, she finally fulfilled her dream of shooting action scenes, and she needs special martial arts training before shooting.

Jinx was not attracted by James Bond, but instead made the other party feel amazing. The two parties were in an ambiguous form, drinking and chatting together in a seaside bar.

But the next day, Jinx pretended to be a patient and sneaked into the genetic clinic. Here she showed the side of an agent, killed the doctor, burned her own information, and found the location of the villain in the clinic from the computer.

The lone hero is not just a man, she can do it too.

But when she wanted to kill the villain, James Bond sneaked in and had a fight with the villain, but let the man go and became a drag.

Seeing this, Eve couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips. MGM really gave herself enough face by swapping the genders of the characters.

In the previous movies, it was usually the task of the Bond girl to drag the oil bottle and do bad things, but here it was replaced by Bond to drag the legs.

Of course, it is impossible for the screenwriter to really write Bond badly. In the ensuing shootout, Bond united with Jinx, but was put together by Jinx.

Because when Jinx was pointed at by soldiers with guns, he chose to stand on the cliff, then jumped back directly, and then entered the water in a high-diving posture. Just take her away, leaving James Bond alone.

Of course, Bond will not be bothered by these problems. He found a diamond with the imprint of the British rich man Gustav from the villain when he was in the clinic, and then used the diamond to find the billionaire and deliberately created a scene. In a situation where they don't know each other, they successfully blended into Gustav's celebration.

"Tsk tsk, no wonder MGM agreed to my request. It turned out that a second female lead was cast as the villain." Eve laughed in her heart, and it was only then that she realized that the role she was playing was to fall in love with Bond. , but it is another female character who actually goes to bed.

This ensures the tradition of the 007 series very well, and at the same time meets Eve's requirements. It really kills two birds with one stone.

On the surface, the female No. [-] is the fencing champion of the Sydney Olympics. She won the championship because the villain helped to slander the original champion. In fact, she is a spy placed by MI[-] next to the rich man Gustav. On a deeper level, she is The ghost who betrayed Bond.

Jinx, played by Eve, has many scenes with the second female lead, from verbal attacks to fist fights to physical fights.It is precisely because she defeated the female number two that Bond can compete with the male villain one-on-one.The gun battle and hand-to-hand combat between the two of them were evenly divided, but it was ended with a single shot by Jinx who rushed over at the end.

In addition, the escape scene in the 007 movie must be indispensable. This time the speed chase scene has drawn a clear line from the past, and has become a chase in the middle of the glacier in Iceland.

The heroine and the hero both have car chase scenes. Of course, stunt actors must have helped during the filming. Eve didn't dare to race cars on the ice.

As an enduring series of films, almost every new film is better than the previous one, and the challenges it faces will be greater.

So this "Die Another Day" is really innovative. The first time the hero was captured and became a traitor for the first time, and it was also the first time he was defeated by the heroine, and he couldn't win Jinx at all.

The heroine also has innovations. She can still keep her heart in Bond's sweet words, and she is not captured by him. She also becomes a partner in the later stage of the plot. The two work together to catch the villain and prevent the world from turmoil. conspiracy.

Perhaps Eve didn't know that it was because of her joining that "Die Another Day", which could have been classified as a sci-fi movie in time and space, returned to the field of action movies and spy movies.

There seems to be no problem with the overall logic of this outline. After all, 007 has been saving the world, and Eve is quite satisfied with the script, so naturally there is nothing to modify.

It can be said that this is completely a two-protagonist scene. Eve has a lot of weight in it, and there are many highlight scenes, but the story line is relatively weak, and Jinx's real name is not explained, as if it is a cloud of fog.

Obviously, it will make the audience curious about Jinx's identity. If the response is better, perhaps the sequel will reveal Jinx's background and dig out her character.