Chapter 36 36 It Was Obviously Me Who Came Here First (Asking for Monthly Tickets and Rewards)

Chapter 36 I was obviously here first (asking for monthly tickets and rewards)

Time flies and it’s mid-October. In the meantime, Eric has been playing with Gadot and paying attention to the progress of several major projects.

The box office of "Red Dragon" in the first weekend was close to 60 million US dollars. This result also stimulated the actors and directors. Everyone worked hard to promote it.

The box office represents the results, one’s resume, and it is more related to one’s box office appeal. Who would dislike that their resume is not good?

In addition, the reputation is also good, and the stamina of suspense movies is also stronger, so the box office of "Red Dragon" in the second week actually only fell by 45%, winning 31 million US dollars.

At the same time, the first weekend box office of several other countries was also released, with 8.5 million US dollars in the UK, 6.9 million US dollars in France, 8.8 million US dollars in Germany, 6.2 million US dollars in Italy, and 6.3 million US dollars in Spain.

These five countries are considered the big ticket bases in Europe. Other countries such as Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Belgium, etc., are far less capable of contributing to the box office than these five countries. The total box office of general movies can only reach about one-third to one-quarter of these five countries.

In addition to Europe, the big ticket bases in Asia are RB and South Korea, but the release time of these two countries is later, and it will be delayed for another week.

As for China, it had not yet risen in 2002. Because there was no film rating system, the censorship was very strict, the share ratio was low, and it was very dependent on the type of film, so it was not considered at all.

For thrillers and suspense films like "Red Dragon", the large-scale shots must have been deleted, and even if they were really released, they would not be well received.

Eric remembered that Jiang Wen's "Looking for the Gun" was released in 2002, and the box office was not even 10 million.

Even the suspense of the country is not good, "Red Dragon" is definitely not good, and only action and love blockbusters like "True Lies" and "Titanic" can make money.

Now the total box office of "Red Dragon" in North America has reached 90 million US dollars, the overseas box office is 62 million US dollars, and the total box office is 500 million US dollars.

After the film is released in RB, South Korea, Australia and other countries, analysts predict that the final box office is expected to reach 300 million US dollars.

In "Saw", Ray Whannell finally gave up playing the leading actor. He wanted to focus on polishing the script.

Then he contacted the people recommended by Eric. After reading the script, Ryan Reynolds and Patrick Wilson expressed their interest in playing the role.

Ryan Reynolds also called Eric to inquire. After learning some inside information such as publicity and sequels, he tried his best to get the role.

However, it seems that some things are destined, and some people are destined to be together.

Ryan Reynolds had contacted Wen Lei in advance and obtained their approval, but when Patrick flew from Broadway to Los Angeles, everything seemed to change.

The crew of "Sharknado", the sun set, and the day's work was declared over.

In order to catch up with the progress and meet Eric's requirements, the whole crew has been very nervous recently. Warren and director Anthony Ferrante thanked everyone and encouraged everyone.

Especially Ryan Reynolds, Ferrante said a lot of good things, there is no way, although Reynolds is not very famous, but he is already the biggest star of this crew.

Fortunately, Ryan Reynolds has a good personality, does not seek special treatment, and works hard in acting.

Many people are gossiping about him privately. Why is he acting so seriously in a big bad movie that he knows is a bad movie? He is like a dead dog.

But perhaps this is an actor with faith. They have professional ethics and dreams.

It doesn’t matter if the play is bad, as long as I am not bad!

As long as Eric Cooper can see it! As long as he doesn’t forget his promise!

After removing his makeup, washing off the plasma on his body, changing into light clothes, and saying goodbye to everyone, Ryan Reynolds took out his mobile phone from the box.

As he walked out of the studio, he lowered his head, and what caught his eye was the missed call from James Wan, and a bad feeling lingered in his heart instantly.

He was familiar with this feeling because he had rich experience. It was the feeling of having his role taken away and the feeling of being unlucky again.

He hurriedly called James Wan back.

"Director, this is Ryan Reynolds. Sorry, I was working and didn't find the phone. What's the matter?"

After a moment, Ryan Reynolds stood there, mumbling mechanically: "I understand, yes, it's all for work, thank you for letting me audition, okay, okay, I understand, goodbye!"

After hanging up the phone, this old man, who is now 26 years old, has been in the circle for 12 years but still has no success, stood there stupidly.

He screwed up, and screwed up again. He screwed up countless times in the past 12 years. He should have been numb. But with such a good opportunity, he still felt confused and heartbroken.

I don't know where I lost. You obviously think highly of me, and everyone has already agreed. Why did it change?

I was here first!

What made him even more uncomfortable was that this opportunity was recommended by Eric Cooper. He didn't know what he would think of him, whether he would think he was an incompetent fool.

"Hey! What's wrong, Ryan? You've been standing here for half an hour!"

Suddenly, someone patted him hard on the back. Ryan Reynolds staggered and looked back, only to see Warren standing behind him.

After a long time of contact, the two got to know each other very well. Although Warren was a producer, he was very kind. Although he was not popular with women, he was very popular with men.

Ryan Reynolds also knew that he was Eric's henchman, and he did not hide it and told the truth.

After listening, Warren sighed: "Ryan, this kind of thing is inevitable. You have been in Hollywood for a long time, and you know it in your heart."

Ryan Reynolds said in a low voice: "Yes, I'm used to it."

Looking at his miserable appearance, Warren felt a little reluctant, and he knew that the other party was really working hard and wanted to get a chance.

Patted his shoulder: "Ryan, how about this, I will contact Eric, maybe I can help you get this opportunity."

Ryan Reynolds' eyes lit up. If Eric Cooper was willing to speak, even James Wan would have to obey.

But his relationship with Eric was not strong enough, so he certainly couldn't open his mouth. If Warren came forward, maybe it would really work.

In fact, the Actors Guild strictly prohibits using connections to get roles. If you find that your opponent is engaging in unfair competition, such as bribing the director, you can report it to the union.

But looking at the human society for thousands of years, which circle does not rely on connections? Therefore, this kind of thing has always been based on who has the strongest hand, and almost no actors will report it, similar to the law that civil servants must be paid overtime, but it is never enforced.

Ryan Reynolds asked hopefully: "Is it really possible? But is this not good? Will Eric have an opinion of me?"

Seeing his anxious look, Warren laughed: "It's just a try. Don't hold too high hopes. If it doesn't work, forget it. Besides, he and I haven't played together for a long time. Let's do it now. Is there a suitable place?"

Gulp...

Ryan Reynolds swallowed his saliva: "How about Avalon?"

"Good taste!"

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