Chapter 987 I'm Not a Horse

Listening to Eric's words, Elizabeth felt a little sweetness in her heart, but without hesitation she held down Eric's strange hand that wanted to drill in from the hem of her shirt, gave him a blank look, and asked, "Hey, What's going on here on your side?"

Eric had to stop and asked, "What's going on?"

"That's right, your mother," Elizabeth said with a probing expression on her face, "The girl called me yesterday and said she wanted me to keep an eye on you. There might be a bad woman trying to beat your property."

Eric smiled, knowing that what the girl said was just angry words, if she really doubted the identities of Caroline and Olivia, the girl would have killed herself, instead of going to Europe: "I didn't want to break it, but , accidentally said something, and then she wanted to come and see me, it's that simple. But why did Drew call you, the two of you are reconciled?"

"I don't want to make up with her," Elizabeth pouted and said, "Then what are you going to do in the future?"

"Probably, it's business as usual, she should go back after a while."

"I don't think so," Elizabeth rolled over in Eric's arms, and added: "However, I asked about the Wilson family, they are still very powerful in the UK, huh, I didn't expect you to have aristocratic blood."

Eric was not at all interested in the bloodline theory that Westerners were keen on. He shook his head and smiled: "I'm not a horse, what kind of blood do I want."

"Many people don't think that way," Elizabeth shook her head and added, "Speaking of horses, did you ask for the audition materials for "The Horse Whisperer" some time ago?"

Eric said casually: "Well, someone asked me to help me pay attention to the casting, and I just took a look."

The roles of "Horse Whisperer" have all been finalized, and shooting will start next month. Although Eric did not intervene, the role of his daughter fell to Scarlett Johansson.

Elizabeth just mentioned it casually. This kind of thing is very common in Hollywood, but she didn't ask much, just said: "Actually, you just need to say hello to Harvey."

"I'm not a very acquainted person, no need," Eric shook his head with a smile, lowered his head and kissed the cheek of the girl in his arms, and began to rub the hand around her waist again: "Hey, don't talk about these boring things. Now, have you missed me during this time?"

Elizabeth's face began to turn rosy, and she no longer resisted Eric's actions. She just refused to admit defeat and said, "I'm bored to death, there's no time to think of you asshole."

"Okay, I didn't even think about me, it seems that I have to teach it a lesson," Eric got up and hugged the girl in his arms, walked to the lounge next to him, and said, "I asked Cage to have dinner at twelve o'clock. , we have to hurry, there is not much time."

Elizabeth slapped Eric angrily: "It's only ten o'clock."

For the matter of the male protagonist of "Public Enemy", Eric specially invited Cage to have a meal at noon, but Jerry Bruckheimer was still in contact with Will Smith, and Eric did not completely disrupt The original plan of Bruckheimer was to let Cage cooperate to release some rumors. If Bruckheimer really did not negotiate a film contract with Will Smith, Cage would take over.

On the other hand, although the two parties are still in the negotiation stage, the news that Firefly and Sony are about to sign a supplementary copyright contract for the "Men in Black" series soon spread.

Once the five-year clause that no sequel rights will automatically belong to the Firefly Group is abolished, Sony Pictures is destined to not be as eager as before, and naturally there is no need to favor Will Smith on the issue of remuneration.

Possibly influenced by these news, Jerry Bruckheimer called Eric a few days later to tell Eric that Will Smith had agreed to sign with the crew of "Public Enemy" for $11 million. This number is higher than what Eric asked for, but in order to ensure that "Public Enemy" can be released next year's Easter schedule, Eric did not insist too much this time.

It's just that in terms of "Men in Black 3",

Will Smith still didn't mean to give in, and Eric naturally wouldn't take the initiative to let go.

On the following Thursday, the first season of brvao's "Desperate Housewives" finally ushered in the finale. The highest viewership of the last episode reached 7.07 million, breaking the 7 million mark as expected, and the average viewership of a single episode reached 6.81 million. , the ratings are also as high as 4.6, ranking thirteenth among all TV programs at the same time on Thursday, and it is also the only cable TV program that ranks in the top fifteen in the same time period. It can be said that it is not a big deal. Small miracle.

The end of the first season of "Desperate Housewives" also means the end of the spring season of the TV series.

The next day, on May 15, the first summer blockbuster "Lethal Weapon 4" officially opened on more than 3,100 screens in North America.

Although it was the most popular police and gangster film series in the late 1980s, there was a full six years between the two sequels of "Lethal Weapon 4" and "Lethal Weapon 3", and many fans have lost interest in this series.

Therefore, in this sequel, although Mel Gibson, who has shown his old age, is under the banner of the end, and at the same time turns to the mainstream North American values ​​of returning to the family, but after the film was released, it did not get the acclaim of critics and fans. Media Comprehensive The score is only about 5 points, and even the passing grade is not achieved.

On the first day of its release, the single-day box office of "Lethal Weapon 4" was only US$11.28 million, which was not even as good as "Ace of Power 2" on the Easter schedule. Many people clearly remember that a month ago, "Ace of Power 2" Spy 2 grossed more than $15 million on its first day.

Moreover, the comparison between the two films is even more disparate. There is no doubt that the production cost of "Lethal Weapon 4" is as high as 140 million US dollars, but the production cost is almost five times that of "Ace of Power 2".

The first-day box office was 11.28 million, which means that the first week of "Lethal Weapon 4" will only be about 50 million US dollars. The word-of-mouth is mediocre, coupled with the bombing of blockbusters in this summer, it is unlikely that the film will break out of a very good box office curve, and the total North American box office will be around 100 million US dollars.

There is no doubt that the situation facing Warner is still very bleak this summer.

Although Jett Lee was in "Lethal Weapon 4" as the original, Eric didn't find time to watch it.

Caroline stayed at the Sharphorn Manor for two days, and then returned to the apartment she shared with Melanie. Olivia Wilson naturally stayed, but the other party did not intend to be too involved in Eric's life. There were still very few words between them. She just helped Eric prepare breakfast every morning, and sent him to work after eating together. In the evening, if Eric returned to the Sharphorn Manor, the two would also have dinner together.

Although it felt a little strange to get along, Eric gradually lost his resistance.

The celebration banquet for the three films of "Ace Power Spy 2" was scheduled on Saturday night. Eric still did not rest during the day. He didn't return to Jiaojiao Manor until after get off work in the afternoon to change his clothes and plan to go to the party at night.

In the villa, Eric changed his clothes and went downstairs. Olivia stepped forward to help him adjust his tie, then took a step back, looked at him with satisfaction, and said softly, "Go, don't drink too much. liquor."

Eric nodded, hesitated, and said, "How about you go with me?"

Olivia shook her head: "Then how are you going to introduce me to others?"

Eric was stunned for a moment, at a loss for words.

Olivia just smiled and said, "I've already bought the ticket. The flight at noon tomorrow, you can come to the UK later, if you have time, you can come and see me. Also, take care of Carly."

"I will," Eric replied, "Then, goodbye."

"Goodbye," Olivia waved her hand and stared blankly at Eric's figure leaving the villa, only a trace of loss flashed in her eyes.

The venue for the celebration party was selected at a hotel in Beverly Hills. Aniston bought a villa in the wealthy area halfway up the north of Santa Monica. Eric passed through Santa Monica by car and picked up Aniston. The two went to the party together.

Since reuniting at the end of last year, this is the first time the two have publicly attended a party together. Aniston is in high spirits and has carefully prepared an evening dress.

However, Eric's emotions were somewhat lost. Along the way, he was struggling with a problem. It seemed that it was no big deal to give each other a hug when he just said goodbye.

Walking into the hotel and entering the elevator, Aniston hugged Eric's arm and asked coquettishly, "Eric, if we meet her later and we fight, who will you help?"

Eric came back to his senses and said, "Who are you talking about?"

Aniston gave Eric a white look: "Don't think I don't know anything."

Eric smiled and said, "Oh, if you guys fight, I'll just watch the fun. However, Drew went to Europe and won't be here tonight."

"And what about her," Aniston asked again.

Eric didn't pretend to be stupid, and explained: "Her father and mother are getting divorced, and they flew to New York yesterday. So, you are the only heroine tonight."

The thoughts that Aniston had been thinking about suddenly relaxed. She was actually uneasy all the way, and didn't even notice Eric's emotions. However, she was still not to be outdone: "Who knows if you have anything to do with other women at the party."

Eric thought for a while and nodded honestly: "Well, this, there should still be some."

"You bastard, don't talk to other women later."

Eric vowed: "I promise."

At this time, the elevator door opened, and the two had just stepped out of the elevator when they saw Amy Pascal and her husband Bernard Weinraub walking towards this side from the other corridor.

Eric stopped, smiled and reached out and shook hands with Amy Pascal's husband, Bernard Weinlab, and said, "Good evening, Bernard, oh, say hello to Amy for me, My girlfriend won't let me talk to other women tonight."

After Eric finished speaking, Amy Pascal and his wife were stunned together, and then laughed. Aniston blushed with shame, and pinched Eric's arm angrily.

After Amy Pascal laughed, she winked at Aniston with a playful tone: "In that case, Jenny, also say hello to Mr. Williams for me."

"No, this guy did it on purpose," Aniston explained indiscriminately, and then reached out and pinched Eric's arm, helplessly saying, "Okay, you can talk."

Everyone chatted and laughed for a while before entering the banquet hall together.

The main participants in this celebration were the creators of the three films "Ace of Power 2", "The Wedding Singer" and "Alien", as well as some executives from several companies. The three films are all about to go offline, so the media has not been invited. Of course, several companies in the Firefly system will definitely release some press releases tomorrow.

Up to now, the North American box office of the three films has successfully exceeded 350 million US dollars, and it is expected to reach the expected 360 million US dollars before going offline.

Including the announcement budget, the total investment of 140 million US dollars, only North America received 360 million US dollars at the box office, although the overall revenue of the three films may not reach a "Jurassic Park" or "007 Casino Royale" ", but the marketing case of the 'Easter Movie Package' is definitely the most classic commercial operation in Hollywood in recent years.

In addition to the Firefly system, other Hollywood film companies have also begun to contact each other recently, trying to bet next year's Easter. There are naturally many who want to cooperate directly with the Firefly system. However, since the three companies have proved the feasibility of the current cooperation, they no longer plan to introduce other partners.

The lively party continued until late at night, and Eric left with Aniston. It was too late, and Eric did not go back to the Sharphorn Manor, but stayed at Aniston's villa in Santa Monica. down.

Maybe it was because he drank too much alcohol last night, or maybe it was too late to toss with Aniston. When Eric woke up the next day, he found that the bright golden sunlight outside the window had filled the whole bedroom.

Rubbing his forehead, he was stunned for a while before Eric quickly looked around. An exquisite alarm clock on the bedside table showed that the time was already 11:40.

Recalling that when Olivia left last night, Olivia said that he bought a plane ticket for today's noon, Eric quickly picked up his mobile phone and quickly dialed back to Sharphorn Manor.

No one answered, Eric called the twins again, but this time they got through. Olivia had already arrived at the airport. Eric quickly put on his clothes and rushed out of the bedroom without thinking.

Aniston was busy in the kitchen humming a song. When he saw Eric going downstairs in a hurry, he ran out quickly: "Eric, are you leaving now?"

"Well, I'm in a hurry," Eric explained. Looking at Aniston's unhappy expression, he took her little hand and walked out, saying, "Let's go together."

Fortunately, Santa Monica is not too far from Los Angeles International Airport. Ten minutes later, the two got out of the car, and the twins took them to the terminal together.

Olivia was holding a suitcase in her hand and was whispering to Caroline when she saw Eric appear with a faint smile on her face: "Eric, you are here."

"Well, I'm sorry, I drank more alcohol last night," Eric explained. Hearing the boarding tone for the flight to London sounded in the waiting hall, after hesitating, Eric walked over. Reach out to Olivia.

Olivia was stunned, took a step forward, and hugged Eric, a tear still came out of the corner of her eye.

It was not until Olivia disappeared at the boarding gate that Aniston looked at Eric with a question mark on his face.

After making a random gesture, Eric explained: "She, um, should be my mother."