Chapter 924 The Next Movie

A few years ago, the Cruz sisters were charming and young, and it was easy to tell them apart.

However, looking at Monica Cruz, who is now 20 years old, Eric really didn't feel any difference between her and his sister for a while.

"I'm so sorry, Monica, you are more beautiful than a few years ago," Eric looked at Monica Cruz and introduced Cindy beside him: "Cindy, this is Monica Cruz , Penelope Cruz's sister, look, are they two sisters alike?"

"Yeah, I thought it was Penelope just now," Cindy shook hands with Monica politely, gave Eric a playful smile, and said, "Then let's talk, I happen to have something I want to talk to Anna."

After Cindy finished speaking, she secretly pinched Eric's arm before walking towards Anna Wintour not far away.

Now that he was on the dance floor, Eric reached out to Monica: "Would you like to dance with me?"

"Okay," Monica nodded, stepped forward to hold Eric, and walked towards the dance floor.

Accompanied by the soft music, Eric hugged Monica's waist and danced slowly. He just saw that Monica didn't seem to want to mention Penelope, so he asked about other things: " I haven't seen you in a few years, what have you been doing recently?"

"I've been in acting classes and acted in a few plays." Monica looked up at Eric with some expectation in her eyes, but she was obviously not as bold as Penelope at the beginning, and her expression was timid. of.

She started taking acting classes after high school. With her status as Penelope's sister, it was easy to get some roles. However, there are not too important roles in this, because the mainstream studios basically prefer her sister to play in the movies, rather than her sister who is far less famous, so there is no improvement in a few years.

Monica used to hope that her sister could help her, but after staying in Hollywood for a long time, she gradually understood that although her sister became a Hollywood first-line actress with her role in "Charlie's Angels", as a Latina, she is not an American. Penelope actually doesn't have much say in Hollywood, and naturally it can't be of much help to her.

Even, because the two sisters were so similar in appearance, she gradually felt that her sister was guarding her. In the past six months, her sister had hinted more than once, hoping that she would go back to Spain to develop.

Feeling Monica's expectant gaze, Eric smiled and said, "Is that so, then I'll pay attention to see if there are any suitable movies for you."

The girl in front of me appeared in Hollywood entirely for her own sake. Eric wondered if the two sisters had a conflict. However, it didn't take much effort to grab the girl at this time. Hollywood is full of stars with siblings, and there's more than enough room for two Latinas.

Monica Cruz's age and appearance are also just right for the teen movies that have become very popular in Hollywood in recent years. This type is the focus of New Line's development, and it is not the same as Penelope's main action and art films. What conflict will arise.

Eric's casual remark made Monica Cruz extremely excited. She still knew very well how powerful Eric was in Hollywood. My sister was brought to her current status by a movie by Eric.

"Eric,

Are you serious, don't lie to me. "

"Do I need to lie to you, this little girl, but I'll give you a chance, and you have to catch it yourself. If your acting skills in the audition room don't meet the requirements, you still won't be able to get the role."

Monica Cruz nodded excitedly. She has studied acting for two years. She is still very confident in her acting skills. Hollywood always emphasizes the talent of actors. Some also have to honestly attend acting classes.

After thinking about it, Monica carefully pressed her body over and whispered, "Eric, I can go to your place tonight."

Eric came with Cindy tonight, so it's not good to leave with other women, which is too inconsiderate.

Shaking his head, Eric smiled and said, "I'll invite you to dinner when I have time, not today."

Monica didn't dare to bother. After a dance, she left Eric with a string of phone numbers, and the girl turned around and went to other parts of the party.

The next morning, Cindy Crawford was awakened by the ringing of her mobile phone. She opened her eyes and found that Eric was no longer around, but the ringing of the mobile phone was uploaded from the balcony.

After being confused for a while, Cindy put on a nightgown and walked to the balcony with bare feet. Eric sat at the round table on the balcony and just hung up the phone.

This apartment is near the East River on the east side of Manhattan. New York, which has been gloomy for several days, finally cleared up today, and the balcony was covered with sunshine. It's just that the sunlight in autumn always looks a little pale, giving people a feeling of weakness.

Holding Eric from behind and kissing him on the cheek, Cindy asked curiously, "Who is it?"

"Giselle," Eric posted on Cindy's cheek and smiled: "I called to ask for a relationship and wanted to recommend one of her best friends to the Victoria's Secret stage."

"Hehe, did you promise?"

Eric didn't answer, but asked, "Curse Gauff, what do you think?"

"She, I know, baby-faced, very beautiful, many people in the circle call her 'lovely-baby'," Cindy said about her impression of Qusi Gauff, and suddenly laughed again, saying: " What an ambitious Brazilian girl."

In all fairness, Cindy felt that she didn't necessarily have the courage to push her bestie on the Victoria's Secret show. Gisele herself had not yet logged on to Victoria's Secret, so she already had the idea of ​​establishing her own small circle.

Eric also smiled and said, "I like ambitious women. There are too many mediocre people around, and life is too boring."

"So, it seems like I should be a little more ambitious," Cindy said, noticing that Eric had his own folding board on his lap, and he drew some sketches with an eyebrow pencil on the notebook, curiously. He took it and looked at it, and said casually: "Speaking of which, I thought you left me and took the girl away last night, sister flower."

"Yeah, it's just that my sister is not here, it's so disappointing," Eric threw the eyebrow pencil in his hand on the table in front of him and asked with a smile, "Do you have a sister?"

"Yes, two, Chris and Danielle," Cindy gave Eric a charming glance, and said, "However, I will never bring them to you. Well, you drew what is this?"

"The draft of the shot, I'm going to make a music mv, a very interesting music mv."

Cindy didn't see anything interesting from the sketches in her hand, and asked, "What's interesting, I didn't see it?"

"You'll know when it comes out."

"Then I'll wait for your surprise," Cindy handed the notebook to Eric again, and said, "Go ahead and draw, and I'll prepare breakfast."

Eric took the notebook, picked up the eyebrow pencil again, and started to draw again.

The music mv he wants to make is "wannabe", which once made the Spice Girls a hit. The rhythm of the song itself has the potential to become a brainwashing song, so it is so popular. However, Eric was also very interested in the MV of "wannabe", which was shot in one shot.

Due to the difficulty of shooting, one shot is not widely used in movies. So far, the more famous one is Hitchcock's "The Rope".

If you don't have enough control over the lens, forcibly using the one-shot-to-the-end shooting method, the effect will definitely be very bad. However, once or twice used occasionally, it is still very refreshing.

Eric does not respect the one-shot shooting method, but he likes some classic long-lens movies very much. In memory, Eric enjoyed the long shot as smooth as water in the "Birdman" that satirized the flood of Hollywood superhero movies.

He casually scribbled the idea of ​​"wannabe" on the notebook, but Eric was thinking about the camera movement technique of "Birdman" photographer Emmanuel Lubezki. Agreed to Emily to be the photographer for this year's Victoria's Secret show. Eric planned to find another photographer for "wannabe", but at this time, he couldn't help but feel a little ticklish, and planned to pick up the camera and operate it himself.

After pondering about "Birdman" for a while, Eric was still unfinished, and collected another film "Gravity" with Emmanuel Lubezki as a photographer from his mind.

The long shot of more than ten minutes at the opening of "Gravity" is even more impressive. Eric tasted it carefully, but unconsciously gave birth to a long-lost impulse in his heart.

This is my next movie.

After "Jurassic Park" and "Casino Royale," Eric has actually been thinking about what to do with his next film. While he could easily single out one or two movies that still have the potential to make a billion dollars at the global box office, those movies didn't give him much interest.

However, this "Gravity" that I suddenly think of now is different. This film not only needs to operate a large number of brand-new special effects technology, which is very challenging, but also because of its potential for a visual spectacle film, this film is also An opportunity to promote the reform of film broadcasting methods.

In my memory, around 2000, the North American film market was already saturated. In order to maintain the stability of Hollywood's North American box office, in addition to raising the ticket price, Eric has been promoting the popularization of 3D and imax technology in advance. things to consider.

It's just that the "Avatar" that caused the 3D trend is too difficult to make. With the current level of special effects, it is impossible to achieve that effect, but "Gravity" does not have such restrictions, and does not even require The 3D camera was introduced in advance, because the previous "Gravity" was a movie that turned 2D to 3D but still received rave reviews.

Whether it is 3D or imax technology, it has been around for decades, and it has never been widely promoted in the past. It has never been a technical reason. It is mainly a traditional Hollywood film, and there is no need to make a 3D version.

In recent years, with the rise of special effects blockbusters across the board, 3D and imax technologies that provide a higher level of visual experience have also gained a market.

However, Hollywood has always been very conservative. In the past, before the advent of "Avatar", although some people in Hollywood have always tried to use 3D and imax technology to make movies, the people who are keen on these technologies are basically directors who have no decisive say in Hollywood.

In the absence of sufficient benefits, the upper Hollywood has always been very negative about promoting 3D and imax.

Traditionally, the only way to get Hollywood to change is to lure it.

But now, Eric no longer has to take this bumpy old road. He can force this change with the control he already has over Hollywood. At the same time, the Firefly system can also enjoy this change. the most lucrative part of the benefit.

Thinking of this, Eric turned a page in the notebook in front of him and began to conceive his plan.

The first thing to solve, of course, is the theater problem.

In recent years, with the global rise of Hollywood, a wave of theater construction has emerged again in the United States and even Europe.

At present, although the number of screens in North America has become saturated, although the overall economic upturn in the United States will increase the cost of Firefly's involvement in the cinema industry, the number of screens has skyrocketed, and the brutal internal competition will definitely make some cinemas unsustainable. Provide enough opportunities.

Of course, this matter still needs to be investigated in detail before making a decision.

However, it is imperative to build a high-end 3d or imax theater line under firefly control.

With the broadcast theater, the next thing to solve is naturally the source of the film.

According to the average frequency of one 3D movie source per month, 12 3D movies are needed in a year. Compared with the annual output of hundreds of thousands of movies in Hollywood, 12 movies may seem insignificant, but if you want to meet the conditions, it is not. an easy thing to do.

After all, ordinary low-cost independent films have no value on the 3D screen at all. No one would be willing to spend millions to shoot a low-cost movie and then spend millions to convert it to 3D.

Therefore, in the early stage of 3D technology promotion, film sources can only be selected from mainstream large-scale commercial films, and not all large-scale production films are suitable for 3D.

In the past, the main reason why 3D movies did not become popular until after the release of "Avatar" in 2009 was actually the source of the film. Whether it was 3D or imax, it was impossible for the cinema to invest without the source of the film. To build high-end cinemas, in turn, there are not enough 3D and imax screening rooms, and the producers are also unwilling to invest in additional 3D and imax movies, which is simply a dead end.

Now, Eric can naturally untie this dead knot easily.

In the next few years, the three film companies of the Firefly system, Firefly, MGM, and Fox, have set up projects that can be converted into 3D source blockbusters.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the 007 series, the Charlie's Angels series, the Spider-Man series, the Iron Man series, and more, plus animated films from Pixar, Disney, and Blue Sky Studios, all have Potential for conversion to 3D source.

Therefore, it is definitely more than enough for the three major studios to work together to provide enough film sources for a 3D and imax high-end cinema line every year.