Chapter Seven Hundred and Sixty-Eight Meeting

"That's good, if we disclose this news without authorization, it will probably make Eric Williams feel unhappy," Ron Rather nodded and added: "However, after the meeting tomorrow, no matter the outcome How, we can all contact the media, this will definitely benefit your development in the circle. Also, have you read the original book of Casino Royale?"

Cate Blanchett took out a book from her bag and said, "I've already read it, and there are still those pages of the script. Vesper Linde should be the only real female character in the history of 007. , instead of those hot and sexy vases in the past, I found that I now like this character."

"Of course, if "Casino Royale" continues to follow the previous production ideas, Eric Williams will not direct it himself, combined with the original, I think Vesper Linde may also be the only woman James Bond has loved. ." Ron Ruther obviously did a lot of work in advance. After saying these words, he looked at his watch and said, "It's almost time. The agreed meeting time is 12 noon tomorrow, and we are at 8 o'clock in the evening. Flight back to Sydney, there is still some time, follow me to the city center, you have to choose a suitable outfit, Kate, this is not the time to save money, make a good impression on Eric Williams That's the most important thing."

"Wait, Ron," Cate Blanchett stopped her agent and said, "I don't think clothes are the most important thing. You see, this invitation is so abrupt, any normal We don't even know how Eric Williams found me. Plus, the fact that the meeting is at lunchtime means the other person's schedule is very tight, and we may only have an hour or two. Time to get the other party's approval, in this case, what do you think Eric Williams wants to see most?"

Ron Rather, who was about to get up, sat down again and looked at the original "Casino Royale" book that Kate still placed on the table and the thin pages of the script from the other party, and suddenly understood: "You are Say, this is actually an audition?"

"Of course," Cate Blanchett said, picking up the script in her hand, "So, what we should do most is not to buy clothes, but to think about this role together, and I hope you can help me match the lines. ."

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It is already January 22, and Eric has been in Sydney for 10 days. Last night, the 53rd Golden Globe Awards ceremony was held at the Hollywood Hilton Hotel, and "Forrest Gump" won the plot unsurprisingly. Best film, best director, best actor three awards.

There were no major problems in the later stage of "The Matrix". In a week, Eric had almost discussed the final post-production and editing strategy with the main creative team. Rick handed the matter over to the R&D team responsible for the mp3 player.

Eric's schedule is very tight. After completing the meeting at noon, he will depart again in the afternoon to fly to Cairns, Queensland, northern Australia. After last year's preparations, Catherine Bigelow took over from Terrence Malick last year. The "Red Alert" I got has already started filming in Daintree Rainforest National Park near Cairns.

Since I came to Australia, I definitely still have to go to visit work.

After saying goodbye to the Wachowski brothers and others, Eric took his assistant and left the fourth-floor office building where the Digital Domain branch is located.

Except for the prosperous areas on both sides of the Parramatta River, most parts of Sydney are actually similar to ordinary towns. There are few high-rise buildings. Of course, this is mainly because the population of Australia is too small. The population of Australia at this time is only 1600. Even if it is the largest city in Australia, the urban area of ​​Sydney is more than 1,000 square kilometers, and the population is only more than 3 million. With the same area, this number is not even as high as 2,000 in the metropolis where Eric settled in his previous life. A fraction of the population of more than four million.

Although it is close to the University of Sydney, according to common sense, the flow of people around the school is always dense, but after Eric walked out of the digital domain office building, he stood on the side of the street and glanced around. There is a road at the southern end of the street, which is the University of Sydney. There are iron fences, but there are only three or two pedestrians in the whole street. Although he is a person who likes quietness in his bones, Eric is still a little uncomfortable with this kind of empty scene.

The bodyguard drove the car over, and Eric got into the car with his assistant and went straight to a nearby restaurant, where he and Cate Blanchett had an appointment to meet.

Although the script has not yet been finalized, the 007 crew has already begun to look for the protagonist. Pierce Brosnan will continue to play James Bond. There is no objection to this. Among the remaining roles, the most important is undoubtedly the new Bond girl Vesper Lind. Although Eva Green, who played the original Vesper Lind, has a lot of highlights in the movie, she is still just a Girls under the age of sixteen are naturally excluded.

In the process of looking for a replacement, the first thing Eric thought of was Nicole.

No matter her appearance or acting skills, Nicole can definitely stand up to Vesper Linde's image of a Bond girl with a proud appearance and a sensitive heart.

But because of the popularity in recent years, Nicole has already confirmed three film appointments last year, and the schedule has been scheduled to the end of next year. Moreover, even if Nicole reluctantly squeezed out the schedule, according to the preliminary budget, the crew could not afford her. After all, Nicole's current salary for commercial films is basically starting at 10 million, and Pierce Bruce is in the second film. The salary has only risen to 7 million.

Except for Nicole, most of the people recommended by the production team failed to satisfy Eric. When determining the Australian itinerary, Eric accidentally thought of Nicole's countryman Cate Blanchett.

Eric doesn't think Cate Blanchett is so beautiful, but in the original time and space, her acting skills are absolutely impeccable, and she has a wide range of scenes, which can almost be competent for any film. This can be seen from Cate Blanchett's series of nicknames such as 'Queen', 'Master' and 'Stepmother'. Behind each nickname is a screen image that impresses the audience. Man, it's almost a treat to watch Cate Blanchett perform.

The meeting place was chosen in a very casual restaurant.

Eric moved 15 minutes early, and the assistant went down to pick up the person. He sat in the reserved seat by himself, asked for a cup of coffee, and asked the waiter if there was today's newspaper.

Although the rough results of the Golden Globes have been won, Eric intends to read the detailed report.

The young waiter stared at Eric hesitantly for a few seconds, as if he could not be sure of his identity. The fact that Eric came to Sydney did not appear in the newspapers with great fanfare, nor did ordinary people There is no way to know. Hearing Eric's question, the other party realized that he was a little rude, put away his mind, pointed to a simple bookshelf by the wall, and said, "Sir, what newspaper do you need over there, I'll go get it for you?"

"No, I'll do it myself," Eric shook his head, got up and walked over, picked out a weekly magazine related to the movie, and was about to return to his seat when he glanced at the magazine column inadvertently, and was suddenly struck by A magazine cover called "dolly" attracted attention, which should be a girl's magazine, with a baby-faced girl in a pink skirt on the cover.

He took off the magazine and sat down at the dining table. Eric opened the magazine and found that the magazine was holding a girl model selection contest. The thirteen-year-old girl named Miranda Kerr was the latest one. Selection winner.

"I really can't tell, it's already a bit of a disaster at the age of thirteen," Eric said with a smile on his lips, looking at more photos of girls in the inner page with interest, but he thought of the two business elites in his previous life. Absurd news of the street fighting over Miranda Kerr.

Flipping through the magazine at will, Eric unconsciously had a bad taste in his heart again.

In the original time and space, several supermodels in the fashion circle after the new century should all be young girls who have just debuted.

Perhaps, you can take this opportunity to bury a deep easter egg in this 007.

The original "007 Casino Royale" just happened to have another cameo shot of supermodel Alexandre Ambrosio as a tennis girl.

In that case, why not gather a group of goblins later and make a cameo in this scene at the same time. After three or four years, when these supermodels are making their mark in the fashion world, it will be interesting to discover that all of them have made cameos in "Casino Royale".

Recalling that, in addition to Miranda Kerr, Alexander Ambrosio, among the supermodels who are about to debut recently, Gisele Bundchen must be counted as one, um, and Adriana Lima, the others ...

Eric shook his head, and absolutely no longer bothered. At night, he sent a few emails to major brokerage companies to directly ask for information, and then just selected from them. According to industry management, most of the supermodels who can emerge, have been contracted by model companies for training when they were thirteen or fourteen years old.

While thinking about this, Eric heard the sound of high heels walking in and looked up.

Wearing a white shirt and black trousers, with a large female satchel slung over her shoulders, Cate Blanchett, in a somewhat masculine outfit, walked up to him alone. Although she didn't pull up her bun, her blond hair, which seemed to be cut short, gave her a shrewd and capable workplace femininity.

Eric nodded slightly with satisfaction. Obviously, the other party had done very sufficient preparations. Judging from Cate Blanchett's temperament at this time, Eric could even feel the Vesper Lynn on her body. get breath.

Eric was about to stand up to shake her hand, but inadvertently caught the faint scrutiny and provocation in Cate Blanchett's eyes, smiled slightly, and continued to stay in his seat.

Judging from the other party's eyes and body performance, Cate Blanchett is obviously in the play.

Sure enough, Cate Blanchett sat down opposite Eric, gently dropped the satchel on the chair next to her, and said, "I am the money."

As a director, Eric certainly does not need to memorize his lines. However, this is not difficult for him at all. After all, Eric remembers the complete image of the owner's original version. Although the plot of the new version has been greatly adjusted, Bang The sparkling dialogue scene when De and Vesper first met was largely preserved.

Looking at Kate up and down with interest, Eric nodded in satisfaction and said, "It's really shiny."

Although she has entered the play, Kate still maintains a part of her autonomy. She was originally worried that Eric would be difficult to cooperate with, but when she heard Eric go down the lines, she was completely relieved, and she was more immersed in the role that had been brewing for a long time.

Pulling out a prepared card from her bag and handing it to Eric, Kate continued, "The Treasury Department has agreed to support your game."

Eric glanced at the card at random and said, "Vesper (Twilight), your parents really don't know how to name them."

Kate completely ignored Eric's ridicule, picked up the menu on the table and looked at it casually, with a mocking tone: "Your boss's relationship must be very hard, I have never seen the Ministry of Finance approve such a thing so quickly. A huge sum of money."

Eric took a sip of the coffee in front of him, didn't mind, and said, "And the huge sum of money is still showing up in such an elegant manner."

Kate glanced at Eric contemptuously, but did not answer.

Eric waved the waiter who came over to leave temporarily, and continued: "Let's ask where the money is now?"

"$10 million has been transferred to your Montenegro account, and I will transfer the remaining five million after I've confirmed that this 'investment' is safe," Kate looked up from casually flipping through the menu. After saying this, he said: "So, you have to know, Mr. Bond, if you lose, the government is funding terrorists, so can you be sure that you will win?"

Kate made a slight modification to the script that Eric sent over here, but this did not stumped Eric, and replied easily: "Unless you can conclude that others will definitely lose."

Eric also made some changes to the lines, and Kate also did not hesitate at all, saying: "So, everything depends on chance. God knows, what I worry about most is chance."

Eric shrugged and said, "Actually, you have to know that playing poker is playing against your opponent, not against yourself."

Kate glanced at Eric distrustfully: "So, you are very good at observing people?"

"That's right," Eric looked at Kate, who was on the other side of the aura, and said, "Also, I can observe it now, you have always been thorny in your words."

Kate leaned back in her chair and folded her arms, with a smile on her face, but the tit-for-tat mockery was more pronounced: "Looks like I've really given the money to the right person."

Eric originally planned to stop here. He was already very satisfied with Cate Blanchett's performance in just over a minute. However, he may have been unknowingly dragged into the plot by Kate's aura, subconsciously. Continue: "Why, you don't agree with my plan?"

"Oh, it turns out that this is a plan, why do I only feel that we have a sum of money and hundreds of lives to gamble on luck?" Kate's tone was sharp and fast, with a faint hint of anger, and her body moved forward again. Qing continued to ask: "So, tell me, Mr. Bond, what else can you observe?"