I’m in Hollywood

After Christina left, Eric lay in the bathtub and closed his eyes, thinking about the things that had just happened, and unknowingly produced some thoughts.

I changed my clothes and went down to the floor.

Los Angeles in December is a short day. After seven o'clock, the outdoor is already twilight, but the villa hall is brightly lit and the people are moving.

The party has already begun.

Noting the appearance of Eric, many people came up to say hello, Eric smiled and dealt with. After a while, Drew walked over with a brown-haired woman in her thirties, and several people chatting around Eric recognized Drew and the identity of the woman beside her, knowing that several people might have something to do. Talk, all leave with interest.

The brown-haired woman next to Drew is called Barbara Brockley, the current head of the 007 series behind-the-scenes family.

Since the creation of the first 007 film "Dr. Novo" in 1961, the control of the 007 series has been in the hands of the Brockley family. Most of the audience used to associate the 007 series with MGM, but in fact, before the 1980s, 007 did not have much to do with MGM. The copyright of this series has always belonged to the Ion controlled by the Brockley family. Production company, in the 1970s, the relationship between Harry Sazman and the Brockley family, the partner of Ion Film Company, broke down and sold half of the company’s shares to United Company. Later, United was also because of Paradise. The door was bankrupt and was acquired by MGM. Then MGM had half of the copyright of the 007 series.

However, although neither MGM and Ion's production companies have absolute control over the 007 series, but these years have been struggling in the operational difficulties, MGM needs to continuously open the 007 series to maintain the company's operations, so in In the 007 series, MGM, one of the seven major film companies, was in a weak position, and the film from the script to the distribution was firmly controlled by the Brockley family.

The Brockley family can be said to rely entirely on the 007 series for a living. Barbara Brockley is about 35 years old this year, but since the age of 20, this woman has been an assistant director in the production of the 007 series. Then, from the assistant director and assistant producer to the position of the producer, and after her father Kobe Brockley retired, he thoroughly mastered the production of the 007 series with his own half-parent Michael Wilson. And for more than a decade, she has only done this film series.

Of course, the strong position of the Brockley family in the 007 series has disappeared with MGM's mergers and acquisitions in the recent year.

In the past 30 years, although the 007 series has had many lows, but the 17 007s that have been released so far have not lost a lot, all of them made money, which also caused MGM to the 007 series. Strongly dependent, had to make compromises on the Brockley family.

But with MGM now having a series of hot-selling copyrights, this dependence no longer exists, and MGM does not need to make compromises to the Brockley family in order to start the project, but instead in Eric. When I proposed to integrate the "007", "Mission Impossible" and "Jiaojiaowa" series to create the MGM movie universe, the Brockley family, despite the unwillingness of the heart, still agreed to the plan.

Although the initiative was taken back, Eric did not kick the Brockley family. After all, they can say that most of their energy has been spent on building the 007 series. The production experience is definitely completely stranger than the opening. The producers had to be too rich, and the two women came to the front. Eric was very familiar with Barbara Brockley and said, "Good evening, Barbara, you are so beautiful tonight. ”

Barbara Brockley hugged Eric gently, let him smile, said: "Thank you, Eric, this villa is really the same as everyone said, I hope that I can There is such a house."

"Then you can come and visit often, right, why didn't you see Michael?"

Eric refers to Barbara Brockley's half-brother Michael Wilson, Barbara Brockley explains: "He recently handled some companies in the UK."

After a few words, Drew pointed to the rest area not far away, saying: "Eric, let's talk over there."

Eric nodded and took a glass of champagne from the passing waiter tray and sat down on the sofa in the corner with the two women.

"Eric, I heard that you intend to personally direct the next 007. I am so happy that even Dad has personally asked this question." After the three sat down, Barbara Brockley immediately The topic moved to the 007 series, saying: "However, I have read the first draft script. I think that compared with the past, even if it was just released in the summer, is the style change of this 007 a bit big?"

Eric asked without hesitation: "Barbara, can you say more specific?"

Barbara Brockley said: "Like this script, I always feel that Bond in this sequel has developed in the direction of a tough guy. Pierce should be more gentleman, and, in recent years. We can all see that the representatives of Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger are all going downhill. The 007 series tough line is not a wise choice."

"What you mean is that we should continue to maintain Pierce Brosnan's performance style in "Golden Eyes", right?"

Barbara Brockley nodded and said: "Golden Eyes is very successful, so I don't think there is anything wrong with this."

Eric looked at Barbara Brockley, who was staring at his eyes, reminiscing about the words and understanding the other's intentions. After all, Barbara Brockley still just wants more control over the 007 series.

"If I remember correctly, the global box office of "Golden Eyes" should now be around 350 million. The main ticket warehouse countries have probably been released, so the future numbers will not change too much. The $350 million global box office Compared with the production cost of 70 million US dollars, of course, it is very profitable. According to this kind of thinking, the future will give us a good profit. But Barbara, don’t you want 007 Going further?"

Barbara Brockley bit his lower lip and reluctantly said: "Unless you can predict the outcome in advance, no one knows if he is moving forward or backward."

Hearing that Barbara Brockley had a tendency to compete with Eric, Drew, who was leaning against Eric, lifted his chin and just said something, feeling Eric patted on the back of his hand. Quiet again.

"When others are moving forward, if you stop, it is actually a kind of retreat." Eric comforted Xiao Nizi, and the spreader said to Barbara Brockley: "So, we still don't want Discuss these inexplicable philosophy of life. Let's talk about some more practical questions. On the change of style of the script, at a deeper level, I don't want to make the Bond series a tough guy. I just want to shape Bond. It’s more **** and fleshy. He should be hurt, he will fail, and he will even cry. Instead of chasing a car after a series of fighting explosions, he still looks like a gentleman who is neat and tidy.”

"But Bond should have been a gentleman, and the audience wouldn't mind the details you said. They just want to see what makes them excited."

"With the development of special effects technology, there will be more and more movies that will make people excited, and the requirements of the audience will become more and more demanding. At this time, if you can't make Bond more soulful, the audience will be very Get tired of it and then abandon this series."

"..."

Barbara Brockley still wants to say something, but Eric grabs it and says, "Let's say it, Barbara, I can make a clear promise to you, the power of the Brockley family in the 007 series. Continued, the share of benefits you have enjoyed in the past will not change. If you want, you can always be the producer of the 007 series, but the premise of all this is that the 007 series must meet the overall interests of MGM development, if You still want to control all the power of the 007 series as you used to, and I can tell you now that there is no such possibility. Moreover, MGM now does not compromise on the Ion production company. Now, when we leave 007, we can still survive well, but Ion Production Company will not be named."

When I heard Eric's more and more serious tone, Barbara Brockley gave birth to a strong anger, but this gas quickly disappeared.

Eric patiently left Barbara Brockley to consider the time, holding the champagne in his hand, looking around at the guests, looking intently to catch a pink figure around, laughing, facing Christina waved her hand and the girl floated away.

"Hey, Drew," Christina came to a few people, but she cleverly greeted Drew first, and made Eric laugh and laugh. It seems that Shantou’s weight in this Nizi’s heart is a bit higher than him. .

Drew just nodded casually, Eric patted himself on the other side, and Christina sat down in a restrained manner, curiously looking at Barbara Brockley on the diagonally opposite sofa.

"Eric," Barbara Brockley said again after a moment, and there seemed to be a bit more compromise in his tone. "The 007 series is the life of my father's life. I only hope that, anyway, you You can treat it very carefully."

"Of course, if I don't really like this series, I won't personally direct a sequel," Eric listens to Barbara Brockley, knowing that the other party has no intention of seeking any further control. Dao, when he finished, he patted Christina’s thin shoulder next to him and said, “Yes, Barbara, I have an idea recently. Well, let me introduce you first. This is Christina Aguile. La, Christie, this is Ms. Barbara Brockley. All the 007 series movies you have seen are produced by their family."

"It's nice to meet you, Ms. Brockley, I really like the 007 series," although I don't understand what Eric is, Christina is very clever to get up and shake hands with Barbara Brock, and not Forget the little compliments.

"Hello, Christie," Barbara Brockley also had some doubts, and even felt a little bad, coupled with the compromise that had just been made, the tone was absent-minded.

"This is the case. The second part of the "Devil's Baby" series is already in the late stage. There is one more left. After the trilogy, although there will be interspersed, the angels will probably enter the renewal period. This is Early on the established strategy, and in front of me, I think Christina may be one of the angel heirs of the next generation."

Eric’s voice fell, Christina’s eyes suddenly lit up, and Drew smiled and looked at the little girl, but Barbara Brockley was even more confused.

Eric did not sell the lawsuit, saying: "Since 007 and "Jiao Jiaowa", "Mission Impossible" will have various crosses, so, you think, the youngest girl in the history of the 007 series, how about this girl? ”

"what?"

"Wow!"

"really?"

Looking at the different reactions of the three women, Eric patted Christina's small head and said to Drew and Barbara Brockley: "Of course it is true, and this is the result of my deliberation. ”

Since the original time and space has the gimmick of the oldest state girl, then, why can't there be the gimmick of the youngest girl in this world? At this time, Christina is still under the age of sixteen, after the aura of this ensemble girl, In the future, plus the identity of another Charlie angel, it can even be used as a kind of link, so that several movie series can be better connected in series.

Drew is absolutely trusting to Eric. Although there are some small eyes that are unclear in his eyes, looking at Christina’s expression also makes the little girl have the urge to narrow his neck, but what is Drew’s final? Did not say.

But Barbara Brockley kept a very cautious attitude, saying: "Eric, if this is the case, the original script can completely overturn and rewrite."

"No, it won't be so troublesome. Haven't we been looking for a more reasonable reason for Visper to eventually betray Bond?" Eric said, taking another shot of Christina's head and saying, "You Look, this is not the case. In the original script, in order to save the boyfriend who was kidnapped, this reason is too far-fetched. Now, she has a sister who was kidnapped and then betrayed Bond. This reason seems more reasonable. "(To be continued.)