[US Entertainment] Superstar

Chapter 385 Fighting Together

Denver, together with Munich and London, is known as the world's three largest beer festivals, and this name is naturally well-known.

Not only beer producers in the United States, but also manufacturers, experts and enthusiasts from all over the world gather in Denver in the crisp autumn season.

Perhaps it was because there were too many people, no one thought that there would be two top superstars mixed in.

Eve and Keanu left all the trivial matters behind and played happily for a weekend, releasing all the stress.Eve, who doesn't usually drink much, couldn't help but taste a few sips of various beers.

Compared with Budweiser, Carlsberg, Merlot, and Corona, these products participating in the Oktoberfest are definitely not as large, but the feeling of drinking with a big cup is different, fresher and more delicious.

"You can come here to ski in winter. I heard that the ski resort here is very good." Keanu thought about it seriously. He wanted to turn his fiancée into a real wife, so he wanted to make a serious proposal on the top of the snow mountain.

Eve shuddered and shook her head again and again: "No, no, I still like the sunshine in California, it's too cold in winter and uncomfortable."

Keanu's plan came to a dead end. "Actually, it's not cold at all. I wore ski suits while skiing, and I was still exercising. Every room has heating or a fireplace, which is totally fine."

"Honey, don't forget. We went to Alaska to watch the aurora last Christmas. The scenery there is really beautiful, and it also made me realize that the cold is not my favorite. Let's go to Hawaii or Tahiti this year, Or go to New Zealand."

The tropical islands are too hot for vacation, and the temperature in New Zealand is very suitable. It just so happens that "The Lord of the Rings" will be released this year, and Eve wants to go and see the filming location of Lord of the Rings before it is overcrowded.

Since his fiancée insisted so much, Keanu didn't say anything, anyway, it was the same everywhere for him.

"We can travel by car in New Zealand and come back after having fun."

"Hopefully, Christmas may be very busy this year. Your movie is going to be released, and I'm also going to promote two movies. I guess I can only stay here in Los Angeles."

The Christmas holiday may only last for three to five days. If you go to New Zealand, the flight will take two days, and you will have no chance to go shopping.

Keanu looked at his fiancée and asked, "Are you really going to release "Little Miss Sunshine" in this year's awards season? Wouldn't it be too late?"

"It doesn't look like there are too many competitive movies coming out this year, or everyone is hiding it as a killer weapon." Eve adjusted her sitting posture and looked out the car window. The wind blew her blond hair into the air.

"Focus Pictures has received strong support from Universal. Mr. Doug Liman called me quietly yesterday to tell me that this time Universal will turn Focus into the most successful independent film distribution label under the entire group. If the movie can’t make a name for itself, then we have to spend more time in the future.”

Judging from the current situation, Eve actually overestimated the allure of "Little Miss Sunshine", because apart from Focus Pictures, the conditions given by Sony Classics and Fox Searchlight are relatively harsh.

It is true that the combination of myself and my fiancé is very eye-catching, and it is estimated that it will have an advantage in the box office in the first week.

But the film is still being filmed, and Eve can't come up with enough strong evidence to prove the excellence of the film, and those companies must believe in the works of famous directors more.

What's more, at the current stage, almost every company has already determined which work will be promoted this year. It has been planned for a long time to go to the Olympics. It is impossible to let the new director Eve jump in the line now out of thin air.

CAA is well-informed and has inquired a lot of useful information about who the seed players of each company are this year.

After the Weinstein Brothers' Miramax was acquired by Disney, they launched the number one bomb of this year's awards season with Touchstone Films-"Gangs of New York"!

Directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Leonardo, with Cameron Diaz and Liam Neeson as supporting actors and actresses, the production lineup is very luxurious.

The film has not yet been released, and both audiences and film critics have been waiting anxiously and can't wait to see this film.

Director Roman Polanski, who has fled to Europe, also has a work this year, the film "The Pianist", which tells the story of a Polish Jewish pianist.It can be seen from this description how much it tastes to Hollywood bigwigs.

The US-Iraq war started this year, and there was the 911/[-] incident before, so the anti-war sentiment must be very serious.At the same time, Jewish directors, Jewish starring actors, Jewish stories, Hollywood and even American political and business circles are all controlled by Jews, and the number of votes is self-evident.

In addition, retro and nostalgia are essential.

The musical "Chicago", also produced by the Weinstein brothers, held high the card of retro feelings, reminiscent of the golden age of movies and musicals.

Not only these, "The Hours", "The Quiet American", "Infidelity", "Lord of the Rings", "Road to Perdition" and so on, are almost all the films she has watched in the future.

Even Sophia's "Lost in Translation" has found a publisher in advance, and will not announce halfway through the awards season, it is all carefully planned in advance.

Unless Eve is willing to postpone "Little Miss Sunshine" for a year, she can only face this embarrassing situation.

Fortunately, Focus Pictures is just a merger, not a new establishment. It also has many years of experience in Oscars and award seasons. In addition, the CEO of the other party flew here specially.

Nothing can be perfect, even if Eve has the memory of the future, she always faces various accidents.Focus Pictures is currently the best solution. If you miss this company, you will really miss the awards season.

"It's only August now, and there's still one week left before the filming ends. At that time, I will immediately proceed to the material arrangement and editing. I already have a complete idea for the film, and I have already communicated with the composers about the soundtrack. Some of them are original. Some with classic country songs."

While driving towards the filming location, Keanu reminded, "Aren't you going to participate in the Venice Film Festival in early September? Today it was officially announced that the film you starred in will be shortlisted for the main competition."

Problems that had been left behind had to be resolved. Delay was no solution at all.

Eve curled a few strands of hair with her fingers and sighed, "It's hard for me to make a choice now. The film production can take one day longer, but "Lost in Translation" was made with a lot of thought, so I can't make it any longer. No publicity."

In addition, that "Lost in Translation" also has its own box office dividends. At the beginning, the remuneration was converted into investment, and it was also a nominal producer.

And when the contract was signed, it was also stipulated that she must attend some occasions for publicity, and she had no reason to break the contract.

"Then let's go there when the movie premieres, and fly back after the premiere. It's very convenient to have a plane." Keanu joked, "Fortunately, we bought a plane."

Speaking of this matter, Eve felt a little headache.

The utilization rate of this plane is indeed quite low, and it is only during the publicity period of the two that they need to fly frequently.The location of filming or post-production is relatively fixed like now.

The depreciation and maintenance costs of that plane every year, as well as the salary of the maintenance staff are enough for them to rent a private jet every time they travel!

"Why don't we listen to the maintenance company's advice and rent it to others when we don't use it?" Eve suggested. Although the money is not much, it won't be on the apron all the time.

But Keanu didn't agree at all: "You can't make much money from renting to others. The two of us can afford it. Besides, you don't know what other people are doing on the plane. I don't want others to sleep on our plane." bed."

The plane was bought by the two of them together, it was regarded as a token of love, how could it be rented to someone else!It's not bad at all.

At the same time, if the media finds out that they have rented out the plane, they may think of financial crisis, economic problems, emotional rifts, and so on.

Eve thought about it seriously, and it really was the truth. I really didn't like others to use my own things.

She took out her mobile phone from the bag in front of the car. This Motorola mobile phone has already lost a lot of weight. "Finally, there is a signal. I will call Sophia to explain the specific situation."

The scene in the movie is really not a joke. The United States is sparsely populated. There are only a lot of communication base stations near some big cities, and there is no signal at all in rural areas or even wilderness areas.

"Good afternoon, Sophia, I hope I didn't disturb your rest." Eve said into the phone.

Sofia Coppola on the other end of the phone was trimming flowers and plants in the garden of her villa. After hearing this, she replied: "Of course I didn't bother you. In fact, I've been waiting for your call, girl. How about it? Have you decided?" ?”

"I just checked the schedule. I will attend the premiere of "Lost in Translation" at the Venice Film Festival and related follow-up interviews and photocall sessions. After the screening, I will go back to Los Angeles directly." Eve sighed, "You know Yes, it's my first time as a director, and there are too many things that I need to do."

"No problem, as long as you are willing to attend."

Sophia actually has a good relationship with Eve. She knew about Eve's going to be a director when she was in Tokyo at the beginning of the year.

Now Sophia does not regard her as a competitor, because Hollywood is indeed not very friendly to women, and it is not easy for women to stand out.

Even if they want to part ways, it is too early for the two films to threaten each other's status and nominations after they are released.

"In addition, regarding the lack of female power in Hollywood and the neglect of female directors, my public relations manager thinks the entry point is very good, and we will participate in it when the time comes."

"Of course, I hope that in the future I will be able to act in more works by female directors. I believe that the work of directors does not distinguish between men and women, and it only depends on everyone's own ability!"