„Futurematterwill sayin the futureagain. ◇↓◇↓small◇↓ said that”
“将来的事情将来再说吧。◇↓◇↓小◇↓说,”Ericshakes the headto say with a smile, actually is too not worried aboutthisissueat heart, the Metro Goldwyn Mayerbasic issuealsoin the operation concept.艾瑞克摇头笑道,心里却不是太担心这个问题,米高梅的根本问题还在经营理念上。Until now, Metro Goldwyn Mayeras beforemaintains the verticaloperation concept that the bigsquaretimeis spreading, butsincethe 80's, otherHollywoodseveralbigFilm Studioone after anotherstartedto try the multiplexdevelopment, made a connectiondiligentlywith the movierelatedaudios and videos, books, phonograph records, toy, the theme parkand other peripheralindustry chains, maximum limitdisplayed the Film Industryservice‚railway engineeffect’, through the development of profitchannel, increased the ability of Film Studiowithstand risk.
直到现在,米高梅依旧保持着大片场时代流传下来的垂直经营理念,但从八十年代开始,好莱坞其他几大电影公司都陆续开始尝试多元化发展,努力打通与电影相关的音像、图书、唱片、玩具、主题公园等周边产业链,最大限度地发挥电影业务的‘火车头效应’,通过盈利渠道的开拓,增加了电影公司抵御风险的能力。Butbecausesame periodMetro Goldwyn Mayerhas a bad husband, fellingambling citybig shotKirk Kerkorian who likedplaying the capital operation, thisgambling citybig shottransformed the interest of hotelobviouslyto be much bigger than the manufacturemovieMetro Goldwyn Mayer, thuscausedthisestablishedfilm giantsto miss the bestopportunity of reforming.
但同时期的米高梅因为遇人不淑,落到了更喜欢玩资本运作的赌城大亨科克.科克里安手里,这位赌城大亨把米高梅改造成酒店的兴趣显然比制作电影要大得多,因而导致这家老牌电影巨头错过了转型的最好时机。Butnow, made a connection withHollywoodFilm Studio of industry chainto startnewlyroundwith the conformitytrend of mediagroup, oncethistrendwere completed, Metro Goldwyn Mayerwill drop outthoroughly, simplydid not have the opportunityto pursuethesewith the step of colleagues the mediagroupmerged into one organic whole.
而现在,打通了产业链的好莱坞电影公司又开始了新一轮与传媒集团的整合趋势,一旦这种趋势完成,米高梅将彻底被抛下,根本没有机会追赶那些与传媒集团融为一体的同行们的步伐。In this case, EricisMetro Goldwyn Mayerprovidessomehigh-qualitymovieprojects, will only letthisFilm Studioprosperouslyfor a while, will wait forallpeopleto carve up the benefitin the futurelively, Metro Goldwyn Mayer of Metro Goldwyn Mayeras beforethatdecline.
这种情况下,艾瑞克为米高梅提供一些优质的电影项目,只会让这家电影公司繁荣一时,等将来所有人热热闹闹地瓜分完利益,米高梅依旧还是那个衰落的米高梅。AfterChrissaid goodbye, Ericreturns to the roomto changeclothes, thenrode in a carriageto go to a SeinebankNew Yorkeverybody'sdining room. TonightwhathemustseeisCrédit Lyonnais S.A.investment armMarcel NovaresVice Chairman, as well asMetro Goldwyn MayerFilm IndustrycurrentChairmanJohn Calley.
与克里斯道别之后,艾瑞克回到房间换了套衣服,便乘车前往塞纳河畔纽约大家的一家餐厅。他今晚要见的是里昂信贷银行投资部门一位名叫马塞尔.诺瓦雷的副总裁,以及米高梅影业的现任总裁约翰.卡利。
In 1990Kirk Kerkoriansoldby the 1.3 billionUSDpriceMetro Goldwyn MayertoItalyinvestorGian Carlo Menotti, butin a while, United StatesFederal Securities and Exchange Commissiondiscovered that thistransactionhad the major issue, the company of Gian Carlo MenottithisItalyinvestorwas only a spatialshell, the entiretransactionprocessswindled the fundto purchaseMetro Goldwyn Mayerthrough the cheatway of spatialgloveBailangcompletely.
1990年科克.科克里安将米高梅以13亿美元的价格出售给了意大利投资人吉安卡洛.帕瑞蒂,但没过多久,美国联邦证券交易委员会就发现这起交易存在重大问题,吉安卡洛.帕瑞蒂这位意大利投资人的公司只是一个空壳子,整个交易过程完全是通过空手套白狼的欺诈方式骗取资金收购了米高梅。BecauseGian Carlo Menottifinallythisforgery casejails, but the biggestbitter fruitwas actually swallowedbyCrédit Lyonnais, becauseFrenchCrédit Lyonnais S.A.is the friendlycapital of thistransaction, at the end of last year, thisforgery casejudgedfinally. Giancarloobtained the properpenalty, butthistransactionwas announcedas beforeeffectively, Gian Carlo Menotti the 75%Metro Goldwyn Mayerstocks of the Kerkorianhandattainingis shiftedtoFrenchCrédit Lyonnais S.A.name, Crédit Lyonnais S.A.tolet goMetro Goldwyn Mayer. Has organized an auction, actuallynobodydaresto take overthismess, Crédit Lyonnais S.A. can only the managementtoMetro Goldwyn Mayerreorganize, digsFrank MakassoandJohn Calleyforms the newmanagement team, hopes that canenable the Metro Goldwyn Mayerachievementto have an improvement. Thensuccessfullyfound the taking over a businessperson.吉安卡洛.帕瑞蒂最终因为这次诈骗案锒铛入狱,但最大的苦果却被里昂信贷吞下,因为法国里昂信贷银行是这起交易的融资方,去年年底,这起诈骗案最终宣判。吉安卡洛得到了应有的惩罚,但这起交易依旧被宣布有效,吉安卡洛.帕瑞蒂从科克里安手中拿到的75%米高梅股份被转移到法国里昂信贷银行名下,里昂信贷银行为了脱手米高梅。组织了一次拍卖,却没有人敢接手这个烂摊子,里昂信贷银行只能对米高梅的管理层进行重组,挖来了弗兰克.马卡索和约翰.卡利组成新的管理团队,希望能够使米高梅业绩有所起色。然后顺利找到接盘人。But the presentresultis, twonewhelmsmenare frustrated, summertwomovie«CertainlyRangeBearPeak»and of «Last Action Hero»fileslarge sum of moneyreleaseends in failurecompletely.
但现在的结果是,两位新任掌舵人出师不利,暑期档重金发行的两部电影《绝岭熊峰》和《最后的动作英雄》全部以失败告终。Ericwas ponderingall the wayreconcilesplan that EuropeFilm StudioandMetro Goldwyn Mayercooperate, after car of hotelstops, Ericjustgot out, saw that twowhite menwelcomedwarmly.艾瑞克一路上都在思考撮合欧洲电影公司与米高梅合作的方案,酒店的轿车停下之后,艾瑞克刚刚下车,就看到两个白人男子热情地迎了上来。EricrecognizedJohn Calley about 60years old grey hair, Erichad seen the opposite partyinsomeLos Angelesactivitiesbefore this, butbefore the 《Fanfan》reception party, theydid not haveanyoccurring together, John Calleywas the WarnerFilm Industrymovie-makingdepartmentmanagement. Startsto workinWarnerfromthe late 60's, was the old person of Steve Rosstime, after the Steve Rossdeath, becauseWarnertwounitedChairmantocompete forin the CEOpositionfoughtintensifiesgradually, in addition the invitation of Crédit Lyonnais S.A., John Calleylefthas workedmanyyears of master, held the post ofMetro Goldwyn MayerFilm IndustryChairman.艾瑞克一眼就认出了60岁左右一头灰白头发的约翰.卡利,艾瑞克此前在洛杉矶一些活动上见过对方,不过直到《芳芳》的庆祝酒会之前,两人都没有过任何交集,约翰.卡利原本是华纳影业地制片部门高管。从六十年代末就开始在华纳工作,是史蒂夫.罗斯时代的老人,史蒂夫.罗斯逝世之后,因为华纳两位联合总裁为了争夺ceo的位置内斗逐渐激化,再加上里昂信贷银行的邀请,约翰.卡利离开了工作多年的老东家,担任米高梅影业的总裁。Ericbuckled the matter of previous«CertainlyRangeBearPeak»social climbing«Jurassic Park»hypeonCarlockFilm Industrythatbad luckCEO, thereforedoes not know that in factwascheap trick that the Metro Goldwyn Mayertwohelmsmendid. However, even ifknowsthatEricwill not carenow. The Metro Goldwyn Mayertwomoviestomiserablythrowto endin any casenow, nothasanyinfluenceto«Jurassic Park».艾瑞克将上次《绝岭熊峰》攀附《侏罗纪公园》炒作的事情扣在了卡洛克影业那位倒霉的ceo身上,因此并不知道实际上是米高梅两位掌舵人搞出来的幺蛾子。不过,即使知道,艾瑞克现在也不会太在意。反正米高梅的两部电影现在都以惨扑收场,并没有对《侏罗纪公园》造成任何影响。Saw that John Calleyledanother40-50years old of noseverybigFrancemento warmly welcome, Ericalsofaced the smilehalf stepto walk.
看到约翰.卡利带着另外一个四五十岁鼻子很大的法国佬热情地迎了上来,艾瑞克也面对微笑地快步走了上去。„Eric, youcancomevery muchhappilytonight.”John CalleyhuggedwithEricvery muchoriginallyripe, thenintroduced: „ThisisCrédit Lyonnais S.A.Mr.Marcel Novares.”
“艾瑞克,很高兴今晚你能过来。”约翰.卡利很自来熟地与艾瑞克拥抱了一下,然后介绍道:“这位是里昂信贷银行的马塞尔.诺瓦雷先生。”„Hello, Mr.Novares,”Ericputs out a handtoward the opposite party.
“你好,诺瓦雷先生,”艾瑞克朝对方伸出手。Marcel NovaresandEricexchanged greetings, threetalented peoplewalktoward the dining room . The attendantshave guidedinthreepeople a peacefulcorner, has ordered food. Marcel Novaresthenimpatientlystartsto enter the subject.马塞尔.诺瓦雷与艾瑞克寒暄了一番,三个人才朝餐厅内走去。侍应生将三人引导了一个安静的角落里,点过菜。马塞尔.诺瓦雷便迫不及待地开始直入主题。AlthoughMetro Goldwyn Mayerin the Hollywoodsevenbigmiddleranksfinal, buttoEuropeanyFilm Studio, the Metro Goldwyn Mayerscalecan be said asbiggest.
虽然米高梅在好莱坞七大当中排行最后,但相对于欧洲的任何一家电影公司,米高梅的规模都可以说是最大的。Let the Ericaccidentbutthinkwhatinreasonis, Crédit Lyonnais S.A.actuallyhopes that Fireflycanoveralltake overMetro Goldwyn Mayer.
让艾瑞克意外但又觉得情理之中的是,里昂信贷银行竟然希望萤火虫能够全盘接手米高梅。Marcel Novaresproposed after thissuggestion, notes the Ericsurprisedlook , to continue saying: „Eric, so long asyoucomplyto take overMetro Goldwyn Mayer, Crédit Lyonnaisis willingto give a veryreasonableprice. Moreover, wewill also be responsible forlobbyingUnited StatesFederal Securities and Exchange Commission, throughthistransactionrequest.”马塞尔.诺瓦雷提出这个建议之后,注意到艾瑞克略带惊讶的神色,继续说道:“艾瑞克,只要你答应接手米高梅,里昂信贷愿意给出一个非常合理的价格。而且,我们也会负责游说美国联邦证券交易委员会,通过这项交易请求。”Firefly Pictureshas reached a Hollywoodpeakat present , to continue to expandinFilm Industryservice, definitelywill involve the issue of monopoly, canwantto see, ifFirefly PicturesmergesotherHollywoodseveralbigFilm Studioonce more, will receive the pressurefromall partiesabsolutely, but, Eric is very clear, Film Studio outside Firefly Pictures, othergoalimmediatelysituationsare very difficultto realize, butonlyinitiates the purchasetoMetro Goldwyn Mayer, the resistance of encounteringwill be much smaller, evensomepeoplesecretlywill also facilitatethismatter.萤火虫影业目前已经达到了好莱坞的一个顶峰,继续在电影业务方面扩张下去,肯定会涉及到垄断的问题,可以想见,如果萤火虫影业再次并购好莱坞其他几大电影公司,绝对会收到来自各方的压力,不过,艾瑞克却很清楚,萤火虫影业之外的电影公司当中,其他目标当下的情况很难实现,但唯独对米高梅发起收购的话,受到的阻力会小得多,甚至还会有人暗地里促成这件事。
The ruling of Federal Securities and Exchange Commissioncomes undercapital forcesinfluence is also verybig, but the Fireflypurchasethis timeMetro Goldwyn Mayerwords, quiteinJiang a bigburdenembraces into the bosom, thisbigburdenwill implicate the step that Fireflyexpandsabsolutely, will also affectinvestment institution'sappraisalto the Firefly Pictures.联邦证券交易委员会的裁决受到资本势力影响也是非常大的,而萤火虫收购此时的米高梅的话,就相当于将一个大包袱揽入怀中,这份大包袱绝对会拖累萤火虫扩张的步伐,还会影响投资机构对萤火虫影业的评估。
If othertime, facing the Metro Goldwyn Mayerrichdatabaseresources, Ericdid not mindtakes overto adjustactuallyMetro Goldwyn Mayerslowly|teaches, butfollowingseveralyears of Fireflywill keep the fallow landincreasing the expansionstep, at this timeis absolutely impossibleto receiveMetro Goldwyn Mayerthismess.
如果是其他时间,面对米高梅的丰富的片库资源,艾瑞克倒是不介意将米高梅接手过来慢慢调丨教一番,但接下来几年萤火虫将毫不停歇地加大扩张步伐,此时绝对不可能接下米高梅这个烂摊子。SinceMarcel Novaresis so direct, Ericdid not beat around the bush. Refusesto saystraightforwardly: „Marcel, was really sorrythatIdo not have the meansto acceptyourrequests, becauseIcannot find outnowanytake over the reason of Metro Goldwyn Mayer.”
既然马塞尔.诺瓦雷这么直接,艾瑞克也不拐弯抹角。直截了当地拒绝道:“马塞尔,真是抱歉,我没办法答应你们的这个要求,因为我现在想不出任何接手米高梅的理由。”
The Crédit Lyonnaisaspectis certainly impossibleto guessEricregarding the strong interest of Metro Goldwyn Mayerdatabase. Therefore, the response of Erichas not stemmed from the expectation of Marcel Novares, hecomplied withthismatternot to hugtoErictooin a big wayexpectedthattoEricproposedthissuggestion, morealsostems from an idea of turning to any doctor one can find when critically ill.里昂信贷方面当然不可能猜测到艾瑞克对于米高梅片库的强烈兴趣。因此,艾瑞克的反应并没有出乎马塞尔.诺瓦雷的预料,他本来就对艾瑞克答应这件事不抱太大期望,向艾瑞克提出这个建议,更多的也是出于一种病急乱投医的想法。Crédit Lyonnaisis one of the Frenchthreebigbanks. Not onlymanagementtraditionalbanking, but alsoinvolves the investment bankas well as the insurancedomain, the Europeeconomy that becausein the early 90's the turbulence in Soviet UnionandEastern Europecreateddeclined, makingCrédit Lyonnais S.A.fall into the large amountlossconsecutively forseveralyears, this year'slossquotaestimated that wasreaches as high as11billionfrancs( is equalto2.2 billionUSD), receivedMetro Goldwyn Mayer that the cheatcaseinfluencetook overto occupya large part, Crédit Lyonnais S.A.impatientlywantsto leveragenowthishot potato.里昂信贷是法国三大银行之一。不但经营传统的银行业务,而且还涉及到投资银行以及保险领域,因为九十年代初苏联和东欧的动荡造成的欧洲经济衰退,使得里昂信贷银行连续几年都陷入巨额的亏损当中,今年的亏损额度预计更是高达110亿法郎(相当于22亿美元),其中受到欺诈案影响所接手的米高梅就占了很大一部分,里昂信贷银行现在迫不及待地想要将这个烫手山芋套现出去。
Without the expectationat heart, after Marcel Novareshears the Ericrejection, againhas not pestered, waits for the dining roomattendantto carry the cooked foodone after another. Marcel Novaresgentlysignaled with the eyestowardJohn Calley.
因为心里不抱期望,马塞尔.诺瓦雷听到艾瑞克拒绝之后,就没有再纠缠,等餐厅侍应生陆续端上菜肴。马塞尔.诺瓦雷才轻轻朝约翰.卡利使了个眼色。John Calleynods the headslightly, puts down the knife and fork, turns headto saytoEric: „Eric, does not know that youare interestedin007series?”约翰.卡利微微颔首,放下刀叉,扭头对艾瑞克道:“艾瑞克,不知道你对007系列感不感兴趣?”Ericshows a faint smile, thinksreallythis, but, said that Metro Goldwyn Mayertrulycould not put outanythingwith the chip that hecooperated, but the onlymatter that Crédit Lyonnais S.A.wantsto donowstimulatedMetro Goldwyn Mayerlets go, suchhas not wantedto invest the FireflyFilm IndustryservicewithotherEuropeFilm Studio.艾瑞克微微一笑,心想果然还是这样,不过,说起来米高梅也确实拿不出什么与他合作的筹码了,而里昂信贷银行现在想做的唯一一件事就是将米高梅盘活脱手,并没有和欧洲其他电影公司那样想要投资萤火虫电影业务。But007seriesregardingMetro Goldwyn Mayer, just like the ginsengs that hangs the life. Wheneveris terminally illcutsonepiece, thencanbarely manage to maintain a feeble existence for severalyears.
而007系列对于米高梅来说,犹如一根吊命的人参。每当病入膏肓就切一片,然后就可以苟延残喘几年。Before16 th 007, the United Artiststimeor the Metro Goldwyn Mayertime, 007manufacturecyclesaretwoyearsone. Reason thatthisprosperousseriesstops shortfouryears ago , to continue the turbulenceas well as the reason of copyrightdisputebesidesMetro Goldwyn Mayer, mostmainlybecause of16 th «007: Licence to Kill»Box Office and reputationthrow the street, «Licence to Kill»thenbudgetwas32 millionUSD, butmerelyonlyhas also harvested3more than 3 millionBox Officein the United Statesnative place, ifwere notin the globalrangehas made up for the lossone after another. «MurderManufacture»almostbecomes the sequel that 007series of first partlose money.
在第16部007以前,无论是联美时期还是米高梅时代,007的制作周期都是两年一部。这个长盛不衰的系列之所以在四年前突然中止,除了米高梅持续动荡以及版权纠纷的原因外,最主要还是因为第16部《007:杀人执照》的票房和口碑都太扑街,《杀人执照》当时的预算是3200万美元,但在美国本土也仅仅只收获了3300多万票房,如果不是全球范围内陆续弥补了损失。《杀人制造》差点成为007系列第一部亏损的续集。Regarding a legendaryagentclassicalseries, a loss of investmentnaturallyis notanything, what Metro Goldwyn Mayeris afraidis the reputation of thisseriesis destroyed in a momentthoroughly, if17 th 18 th as beforecannot evenobtain the approval of movie fan, thenthisseries likely thoroughlystops. Therefore, Metro Goldwyn Mayerinstarting the 17 th 007producuction processesrepeatedlyhesitantseveralyears, does not haveanyresultto the present.
对于一个传奇特工经典系列来说,一部投资的亏损当然不算什么,但米高梅更害怕的是这个系列的口碑彻底毁于一旦,如果第17部甚至第18部依旧不能够获得影迷的认可,那么这个系列很可能彻底中止。因此,米高梅在启动第17部007的制作过程中反反复复犹豫了好几年,到现在也没有任何结果。„Mentionedon«Licence to Kill», although the reputation of thissequelwas very bad, butIthought an settingwasveryinteresting,”Ericreplied, has remembered at heartonceactsSamto elapsewife'sCarey Lowellin«Sleepless in Seattle», Carey Lowell«Licence to Kill»Bond girl, EricandCarey Lowellalsooncehad an eveningto be happyinSeattle, but after thatwas late , the girlleft, Erichad not seen the opposite partyagain.
“说起上一部《杀人执照》,这部续集的口碑虽然很糟糕,不过我觉得其中一个设定还是非常有意思的,”艾瑞克回答道,心里不由想起了曾经在《西雅图夜未眠》中扮演山姆逝去妻子的凯莉.洛维,凯莉.洛维正是《杀人执照》的邦女郎,艾瑞克与凯莉.洛维在西雅图还曾有过一夕欢愉,只是那晚之后女郎就离开了,艾瑞克也再没有见到过对方。John CalleyheardEric saying that verynaturalasked: „Whatestablishes?”约翰.卡利听到艾瑞克这么说,很自然地问道:“什么设定?”„The hypotheses of twoBond girl, «Licence to Kill»isonlyonetimepresentstwoBond girlto be rivals for sexual favorforBond, 007movies that but alsothereforecries, were only a pity that on a plot of screenwriterideastressedon the revengepiece, insteadlost the essence of Bondmovie, thereforehas not highlightedtwoBond girlthistwopoints . Moreover, Ialso thought that twoBond girlsomesettingissues.”
“两个邦女郎的设定,《杀人执照》是唯一一次出现两位邦女郎为了邦德争风吃醋,还因此落泪的007电影,只可惜上一部的编剧构思的剧情更侧重于复仇片,反而失去了邦德电影的精髓,因此才没有凸显出两位邦女郎这个两点,而且,我也觉得,两个邦女郎的设定有些问题。”John Calleyhas hesitated, has chosen the firstemphasis point in Ericwords, asked: „Eric, youthought that what the essences of 007moviesare?”约翰.卡利迟疑了下,还是选择了艾瑞克话语里的第一个侧重点,问道:“艾瑞克,你觉得007电影的精髓是什么?”SomeEricwickedinterestshave smiled, said: „Naturallysaves the world.”艾瑞克有些恶趣味地笑了下,道:“当然是拯救世界了。”John Calleyandanother sideMarcel Novaresstare, immediatelyhas smiledwithErictogether. But after having smiled, John Calleyrealized, Ericjustthose words, althoughsomewhatteasedmeaning, buthas actually hit007series of cores, thereforehealsoasksimmediately: „TwoBond girlhypotheses that youjustsaidhave the issue, iswhatmeaning?”约翰.卡利和另一边的马塞尔.诺瓦雷都是一愣,随即跟着艾瑞克一起笑了起来。但笑过之后,约翰.卡利才意识到,艾瑞克刚刚那句话虽然有些调侃意味,但却是击中了007系列的核心,于是他立刻又问道:“那你刚刚说的两个邦女郎设定有问题,是什么意思?”Ericalsocame the interest. Simplyputs down the tableware, said: „In the traditionalmanufacturementality, Bond girlhas held the post of the Bondassistantor the spousalrole, even ifwerein the middle of16 th presentedtwoBond girlleads. Cannot escapethisthoughtformatas before. But why wedo not do things the other way round, establisheviltwoBond girl, assistsBond, anotherachievementBondenemy. LikeWarnerrecenttwo«Batman»such, althoughBatmanactorMichael Keatonis quite popular. Butfirst partorsecond part, in whichvillainsattractedaudiencemoreattention. The comedian clown who Jack Nicholsonactswas needless saying that absolutelywill become the classics that the successorimitated, but the catfemale and penguinperson who Michelle PfeifferandDanny DeVitoplayedalsogave the audienceto make very deepimpression, thisexplained that an issue, watchedin the movie the sense of justicefullleads, the audienceanticipated that brightvillainsilver screenrole, thishas given007series of verybigenlightenment.”艾瑞克也来了兴致。干脆放下餐具,说道:“在传统的制作思路中,邦女郎一直都担任邦德的助手或者爱人角色,哪怕是第16部当中出现了两个邦女郎主角。依旧逃不脱这种思维定式。但我们为什么不反其道而行,设定一正一邪两个邦女郎,一个辅助邦德,另外一个作为邦德的敌人。就像华纳最近的两部《蝙蝠侠》那样,虽然蝙蝠侠的扮演者迈克尔.基顿颇受欢迎。但无论是第一部还是第二部,其中的反派都吸引了观众更多的眼球。杰克.尼克尔森扮演的小丑不用说,绝对会成为后来者模仿的经典,而米歇尔.菲佛和丹尼.德维托饰演的猫女和企鹅人也都给观众留下了很深的印象,这说明一个问题,看多了电影中正义感十足的主角们,观众还是非常期待性格鲜明的反派银幕角色的,这就给了007系列一个很大的启示。”Marcel Novaresis listening to the Ericwords, butthoughtsubconsciouslyis very reasonable, not the toodeepfeeling. Buthas made more than 20years of movie-makingworkJohn.马塞尔.诺瓦雷听着艾瑞克的话,只是下意识觉得很有道理,并没有太深的感受。但做了20多年制片工作的约翰.Calley is actually at presentonebright, as the formermanagement of Warnermovie-makingdepartment, after John Calleyalsoexperienced«Batman»first partattainedto be successfulgreatly the joy, what Warnerwere morewas onlygives credit the result of «Batman»seriesto the popularity that dozensyears of cartoonserializedto accumulate, had not actually ponderedin the tooprofounddirection.卡利却是眼前一亮,作为华纳制片部门的前高管,约翰.卡利也经历了《蝙蝠侠》第一部大获成功后的喜悦,但华纳内部更多的只是将《蝙蝠侠》系列的成绩归功于几十年时间的漫画连载所积累下来的人气,却并没有朝太深刻的方向去思考。Ericchattedat this time the words, madein the John Calleyhearthave a feeling of suddenly seeing the light, perhapsWarnersurpassedshare of 50 millionUSDforJack Nicholsonthatcomedian clownrolepayment, was not too undeserved. SimultaneouslyJohn Calleyalsoadmires the Erickeenthought and vision, sighedthisyouthto be so youngdarklyobtains the sodazzlingsuccess, andhad the truth.艾瑞克此时闲聊般的话语,却让约翰.卡利心中产生一种豁然开朗的感觉,或许华纳为了杰克.尼克尔森那个小丑角色支付超过5000万美元的分成,并不算太冤枉。同时约翰.卡利也不由地佩服起艾瑞克敏锐的思维和眼光,暗叹这个青年如此年轻就获得如此耀眼的成功,并不是没有道理的。Althoughsighedat heart. John Calleyactuallydoes not forgetto strike while the iron is hot: „Eric, sinceyouhavesuchidea, whysimplydoesn't hold the post of17 th 007Director? Will Metro Goldwyn Mayercertainly start outoneto letyoursatisfactoryoffer?”
虽然心里感叹。约翰.卡利却不忘趁热打铁:“艾瑞克,既然你有这样的想法,为什么不干脆担任第17部007的导演呢?米高梅一定会开出一个让你满意的报价的?”Ericcarriedred wineto drinkone, did not have the invitation of direct reactionJohn Calley. Butsaid: „Since John, has Metro Goldwyn Mayerbeen resignedmaintainsto007series of intensities of?”艾瑞克端起身旁的红酒喝了一口,却没有直接回答约翰.卡利的邀请。而是说道:“约翰,难道米高梅就甘心一直保持对007系列的强烈以来吗?”In the John Calleyheartmovesslightly, in the surfaceactuallymaintains composure, sighedgently, said: „Eric, youknow. Wenottoomanychoices.”约翰.卡利心中微微一动,表面上却不动声色,轻轻叹了一口气,道:“艾瑞克,你知道。我们并没有太多的选择。”„At presenthas a verygoodopportunity,”Ericputs down the wine glass, looked atMarcel Novares saying: „But, thisneedCrédit Lyonnais S.A.brought both sides together.”
“眼下就有一个很好的机会,”艾瑞克放下酒杯,又看了眼马塞尔.诺瓦雷道:“不过,这需要里昂信贷银行从中牵线搭桥了。”AlthoughMarcel Novaresknows not manytomovie, actuallyalsosensitivelyrealized that the Ericfollowingwordsdefinitelywill have very tremendousinfluenceto the Metro Goldwyn Mayerpresentaspect: „Eric, ifCrédit Lyonnais can help, wecertainlywhole-heartedly, saidyouridea.”马塞尔.诺瓦雷虽然对电影方面知晓不多,却也敏感地意识到艾瑞克接下来的话肯定会对米高梅现在的局面产生很大的影响:“艾瑞克,如果里昂信贷能够帮上忙,我们一定会全力以赴的,还是说说你的想法吧。”Ericsaid: „RecentlyseveralFilm Studioas well as the moviefoundationwantedto investHollywood, butFireflymovie-makingplans within twoyearshave determined the larger part, adjustsverynot to be convenient, cannot the maximum benefit, thereforeIthought that perhapseverybodycancooperate, Iwas responsible forchoosing the appropriateproject, andparticipated in the manufacturesuitably, EuropeFilm Studio and foundationwas responsible forinvesting, Metro Goldwyn Mayerwas responsible formanufacturinganddistributing, thisalreadycansolve the Metro Goldwyn Mayerpresentoperationpredicament, canmake full use of the fundsuperiority in Europeaspect.”艾瑞克道:“最近有几家电影公司以及电影基金会想要投资好莱坞,但萤火虫两年之内的制片计划都已经确定了一大半,调整起来会很不方便,也不能利益最大化,所以我觉得或许大家可以合作,我负责挑选合适的项目,并且适当地参与制作,欧洲电影公司和基金会负责投资,米高梅负责制作和发行,这样既可以解决米高梅现在的运营窘况,也可以充分利用欧洲方面的资金优势。”
The Marcel Novaresentire processfreelyis nodding, listened toEricto sayearnestlythatturned the headto looktoJohn Calley, look that in the John Calleyvisionalso the beltplanned, butwas relative toMarcel Novares, implementationdifficulty of John CalleyactuallyclearerEricthissuggestion. Althoughinthiscooperationsuggestion, Ericstrivespersonallyseems likeisleast, buthisparticipationis the gold content is also actually highestthatpart, on the inverse imagespace and time, because of the Steven Speilbergformidablerallying point, DreamWorksjustto the outsideannounced the establishmentshortly, has the investors in worldto throwto offertenhundred millionUSDstartfunds. Butat this time, if notEricacts, perhapstheseEuropeFilm Studio will again not considerandMetro Goldwyn Mayercooperates, after allsummer the twobigpieces of fileshave fearedtheirpit.马塞尔.诺瓦雷整个过程都在不住地点头,认真地听艾瑞克说完,转头看向约翰.卡利,约翰.卡利目光中也带着意动的神色,但是相对于马塞尔.诺瓦雷,约翰.卡利却更清楚艾瑞克这条建议的实施难度。虽然这份合作建议中,艾瑞克个人出力看似是最少的,但其实他个人的参与才是含金量也最高那部分,就像原时空中,因为史蒂文.斯皮尔伯格的强大号召力,梦工厂刚刚对外宣布成立没多久,就有世界各地的投资人扑上来送上十多亿美元的启动资金。而此时,如果不是艾瑞克出面,或许那些欧洲电影公司根本就不会再考虑与米高梅合作,毕竟暑期档的两部大片已经把他们坑怕了。Meanwhile, Metro Goldwyn MayerpresentconditionEuropemajormovieinfluencesis clearest, even ifthere isEricto coordinate, the possibility that theycomply with is very as before uncertain.
但同时,米高梅现在的境况欧洲各大电影势力却是最清楚不过,即使有艾瑞克牵头,他们答应的可能性依旧很渺茫。„Eric. To me, Ianticipatethiscooperation, but......”John Calleyjust about tocontinues, notesMarcel Novaresto signal with the eyestowardoneself. Has stopped the words, hisstatusafter all is only a Metro Goldwyn MayeroccupationManagerperson, saw that Marcel Novares seems to be earnesttothisplan, John Calleyis not goodto pour cold waterimmediately, can only transform the mouthair flue: „Butwemustconsultwithvariousaspects.”
“艾瑞克。就我个人而言,我是非常期待这种合作的,但……”约翰.卡利刚要继续说下去,注意到马塞尔.诺瓦雷朝自己使眼色。就打住了话语,他的身份毕竟只是米高梅的一个职业经理人,眼看马塞尔.诺瓦雷似乎对这份方案非常热切,约翰.卡利也不好立刻泼冷水,只能转换口风道:“但我们还是要与各方面协商一下。”Marcel Novaresalsoimmediatelyinserts the tastes: „Eric. Wewill giveyouto answeras soon as possible . Moreover, the Crédit Lyonnaisaspectwill facilitatethismatterwith every effort.”马塞尔.诺瓦雷也立刻插口道:“艾瑞克。我们会尽快给你答复,另外,里昂信贷方面会尽力促成这件事。”„Iwait foryourgoodnews,” the Ericnodsaid.
“那我就等你们的好消息,”艾瑞克点头道。
The followingtopicwas more relaxed, John Calleycontinuedto closely examineEricvery muchcuriouslyjust the opinionaboutvillainsilver screenrole, Ericwas not parsimonious, previous lifesawsharedsometheoriesandJohn Calley that. To9 : 30, threetalented peoplefinishedthissupper.
接下来的话题就轻松了很多,约翰.卡利很好奇地继续追问起艾瑞克刚刚关于反派银幕角色的见解,艾瑞克也不吝啬,将前世看到的一些理论与约翰.卡利分享了一番。一直到九点半,三个人才结束这次晚餐。
After paying up, John CalleyandMarcel NovaresdeliverEricto walktoward the dining roomoutsidetogether, leave the dining room. Ericis standingin the roadsideleaveswithtwohumanity, saw that in the brightdining roomhallwalksanotherprettybeautiful figure, Sophie Marceau that severaldayshave not seen, at this timesidegirlalsowithone about 40years old tallmiddle-aged person, typicalFrenchappearance, middle-aged personwalkwithSophieoutward, whilewere sayinganythingendlessly.
结账之后,约翰.卡利和马塞尔.诺瓦雷一起送艾瑞克朝餐厅外走,离开餐厅。艾瑞克正站在路边与两人道别,就看到明亮的餐厅大厅里走出来另外一道靓丽倩影,正是几天没见的苏菲.玛索,此时女郎身边还跟着一个40岁左右身材高大的中年人,典型的法国人长相,中年人一边与苏菲向外走,一边喋喋不休地说着什么。John CalleyandMarcel Novaresalmostsimultaneouslyfollow the Ericvisionto look that nightJohn Calleyalsoattended the 《Fanfan》celebration of Seydoux, slightlywill knowsomeinside stories, signaled with the eyestowardMarcel Novares. John CalleysaidtoEric: „Eric, sincethis, wefirstsaid goodbye.”约翰.卡利和马塞尔.诺瓦雷几乎同时顺着艾瑞克的目光看去,那天晚上约翰.卡利也参加了赛杜家的《芳芳》庆祝就会,略微知晓了一些内情,朝马塞尔.诺瓦雷使了个眼色。约翰.卡利就对艾瑞克道:“艾瑞克,既然这样,我们就先告辞了。”Ericdid not mindteasinganddim daylight that John CalleyandMarcel Novarestheysimultaneouslyappear|dark, said the soundsaid goodbye. On own initiativewalkedtowardSophiethat side.艾瑞克也不介意约翰.卡利和马塞尔.诺瓦雷两人同时浮现出来的调侃和暧丨昧,道了声再见。就主动朝苏菲那边走了过去。Arrives atthem, althoughEriccannot understandFrench, can actually the clearidentification the Sophieimpatientlook. After adapting tooutdoorssomewhatdarkray, SophiealsosawEric, the expression of girlfirstissomewhatsurprised, afterwardmischievouslyblinkedtowardEric. Alsotowardmiddle-aged personunder the smallmouth, is hintingEricto break throughforherobviously.
来到两人近前,艾瑞克虽然听不懂法语,却能够清晰的辨认出苏菲不耐烦的神色。适应了户外有些暗的光线之后,苏菲也一眼就看到了艾瑞克,女郎的表情先是有些惊讶,随后就朝艾瑞克调皮地眨了眨眼。又朝身边的中年人努了下小嘴,明显是在示意艾瑞克替她解围。
The middle-aged peoplenote the change of Sophielook, lookstoward the frontthatthisdiscovered a 20-year-oldyouthwalkedtowardoneself, the youthwearsappropriateblackwestern-style clothes, the faceedges and cornersare distinct, the makingsare indifferentandcalm, actuallygivespeopleonetype the lightconstriction that is hardto neglect. Althoughfelt that some appearancefaces of youthare ripe, but the middle-aged personactuallysuddenlycannotrecognize the Ericidentity, butBasic Instinctactuallyproduces a vigilance.
中年人注意到苏菲神色的变化,朝前方看去,这才发现一个20多岁的青年朝自己走了过来,青年身着一身得体的黑色西服,脸庞棱角分明,气质淡然而沉稳,却给人一种难以忽视的淡淡压迫感。虽然感觉青年的外貌有些脸熟,但中年人却一时间没能认出艾瑞克的身份,但本能地却产生出一丝警惕。
Before seeingEricarrives attheirtwopeople, the middle-agedtalented personslightlyfaces forwardonestep, puts out a handtowardEric, saidinFrench: „Hello, IcalledFrédéric Boulon, were you?”
看到艾瑞克走到他们两人身前,中年人才微微朝前一步,朝艾瑞克伸手,用法语道:“你好,我叫弗雷德里克.布隆,请问你是?”Those whosurprise the middle-aged personis, in the presentyoutheyesactuallyappears a confusedlook, lookshand that heextended, the meaning of not having responded, butchangesSophie the vision.
让中年人意外的是,眼前的青年眼中却浮现出一丝迷茫的神色,看了看他伸出的手,却没有回应的意思,只是将目光转向苏菲。Sophieknows that Ericcannot understandseveralFrench, smiledmischievously, but must testEricto break throughat present, Sophiemustfasttomiddle-agedhumanity: „Hecannot understandFrench, youuseEnglish.”苏菲知道艾瑞克听不懂几句法语,促狭地笑了笑,不过眼下还要考艾瑞克解围,苏菲只得飞快地对中年人道:“他听不懂法语,你用英语吧。”Frédéric BoulonhearsSophiethese words, in the eyeflashes throughcontemptuous, againintroduced itselfinEnglish.弗雷德里克.布隆听到苏菲这句话,眼中闪过一丝轻蔑,却还是再次用英语介绍了一遍自己。Ericthenput out a handto grasptowardhimunder: „Hello, IamEric Williams.”艾瑞克这才朝他伸出手握了下:“你好,我是艾瑞克.威廉姆斯。”If were just onlysomelooking familiar, Ericsaid that ownname, Frédéric Boulonhas remembered immediatelyhisstatus, similarlywasperson in the cinema world, hemust certainlyknow that Ericthishad created the youngHollywoodbig shot of Firefly Picturesmiraclein several years, thought ofthese, Frédéric Boulonreceivesone that justreappearedimmediatelycontemptuously, earnestlysaid: „Mr. Williams, seesyouvery muchhappily, Iam the producer of TF1movieproduction company.”
如果刚刚只是有些眼熟的话,艾瑞克说完自己的名字,弗雷德里克.布隆立刻就想起了他的身份,同样是电影圈中的人,他当然不可能不认识艾瑞克这个短短几年就创造了萤火虫影业奇迹的年轻好莱坞大亨,想到这些,弗雷德里克.布隆立刻就收起了刚刚浮现的一丝轻蔑,热切地说道:“威廉姆斯先生,很高兴见到你,我是tf1电影制片公司的一名制片人。”„Oh, TF1, Iknow that”Ericnods, just about toblurts outsuch as«Paddington Bear»and«Non-Stop»and《Lucy》and so onname, butrealizedimmediatelythattheseare the severalyears later movies, the thoughtstagnate, somewhatwas awkward, looked atSophie, said: „That, Sophie«L'Étudiante»isyourcompany?”
“哦,tf1,我知道啊,”艾瑞克点头,刚要脱口而出诸如《帕丁顿熊》、《空中营救》、《超体》之类的名字,但立刻就意识到,这些是十几年后的电影,思维一滞,就有些尴尬,看了看苏菲,道:“那个,苏菲的《心动的感觉》是你们公司的吧?”Sophienotes the Ericsomewhatawkwardappearance, threwto smile. Frédéric Boulonactuallydoes not dareto have no scrupleswithSophielike this, the nodsaid: „Yes, thatisweandGaumont (Film) Companyjointlyinvests.”苏菲注意到艾瑞克有些尴尬的模样,扑哧笑了出来。弗雷德里克.布隆却不敢和苏菲这样毫无顾忌,点头道:“是的,那是我们和高蒙公司联合投资的。”„Oh,”Ericnods, notagainwith the meaning that the opposite partypulls, referred tonot having the vividplaceSophie of smallmouthto sayvery much: „IandSophie, did not mindlong time no seemakesuschatalone?”
“哦,”艾瑞克点点头,没有再与对方扯下去的意思,指了指还很没形象地咧着小嘴的苏菲道:“我和苏菲好久不见了,不介意让我们单独聊聊吧?”What does not seefor a long time, am Ivery ripewithyou?
什么叫好久不见,我跟你很熟么?
The girlsare thinking, showed the whites of the eyestowardEric, had not denied.
女郎心里这么想着,朝艾瑞克翻了个白眼,却没有否认。„Naturally, sincethis, Ifirstsaid goodbye,”Frédéric BoulonalsosaidwithSophieseveral, said goodbye, walkstoward the parking lot.
“当然,既然这样,那我就先告辞了,”弗雷德里克.布隆又与苏菲说了几句,道了别,就朝停车场走去。„Shouted, bumped intoyouluckily, otherwiseIhave not known how mustget rid ofthisrepugnantfellow,”Sophie, when the form of middle-aged persondisappearedin the middle ofwhiteBMWcar, relaxedsaid.
“呼,幸好碰到你了,要不然我还不知道要怎么摆脱这个讨厌的家伙,”苏菲等到中年人的身影消失在一辆白色宝马轿车当中,才放松地说道。Erichas given a hand signaltowardnot far awayhoteldriver, has referred totowardstreetanother sideSeine: „Wevisit that side.”艾瑞克朝不远处的酒店司机做了个手势,朝马路另一边的塞纳河指了指:“我们到那边走走吧。”„, That, good,”Sophiethenrealized that anythingresembles, has not actually rejected the invitation of Eric, passes through the streetwithhimtogether, arrives at the Senerriverside, theydownwardarrived in the stream bank of Seinefollowing the stair, the dim light of nightis just strong, the lover who in the stream banktakes a walkare many, nobodywill focusinthemactually.
“啊,那个,好吧,”苏菲这才意识到什么似的,却没有拒绝艾瑞克的邀请,跟着他一起穿过马路,来到塞纳河边,两人顺着台阶一路向下来到了塞纳河的河堤上,夜色正浓,河堤上散步的情侣不少,倒是没有人将注意力放在他们两个身上。Looked at the eyeas ifslightlyto shrinkSophie of neckbecause of the nightcool feeling, Ericis asking: „Sincedislikesthatfellow, howyouwill eat mealwithhimtogether?”
看了眼似乎因为夜晚的凉意而微微缩着脖子的苏菲,艾瑞克问道:“既然讨厌那个家伙,你怎么会跟他一起吃饭?”„Wasmymanagerjusthad met a movietome,”Sophiehas as if rememberedjust not happyexperience, was indignant: „Tonightunexpectedlyreceives the invitation, said that mustchat the scriptmatter, finallyDirectorandscreenwriterahead of timevery muchearlyleft, remainingjustthatrepugnantfellowhas been entanglingme, earlyknows that Ido not come, Ilookin the Dumasface, receivesthisscript.”
“是我的经纪人刚刚给我接了一部电影啦,”苏菲似乎又想起了刚刚的不愉快经历,忿忿道:“今天晚上突然接到邀请,说是要谈谈剧本的事情,结果导演和编剧都提前很早离开了,就剩下刚刚那个讨厌的家伙一直缠着我,早知道我就不过来了,我可是看在大仲马的面子上,才接下这个剧本的呢。”Listens toSophieproudto mean that the fullintonation, Ericsmiledgently, said: „Is the Dumaswork, which?”
听着苏菲傲娇意味十足的语调,艾瑞克轻轻笑了笑,道:“大仲马的作品,是哪一部?”Sophiesaid: „«The Three Musketeers»sequel, whatnarratedwasDagnantdaughter'sstory, snort|hum, ifheentangledmeagain, Ido not shoot, Icould not find the movieracket.”( To be continued.)苏菲道:“《三个火枪手》的续集,讲述的是达达尼昂女儿的故事,哼,如果他再来缠我的话,我就不拍了,我又不是找不到电影拍。”(未完待续。)
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