Made in Hollywood

In the office building on Wesher Street, Michael Ovitz stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows and looked out into the Hollywood area. He seemed to want to see the Chinese Grand Theater there, the premiere held there, and the station Crowd protesting at the premiere.

Behind him, Michael Bay sat quietly on the sofa, the brows on his long face almost twisted into a pimple.

This face is simply the best portrayal of "Pearl Harbor", which is high and low.

"It's really related to them?" Michael Bay suddenly asked.

Ovitz didn't look back, but still looked into the distance, "Who can tell the remarks on the Internet? I don't know if it has anything to do with Duke and Warner Bros. I only know that they are the beneficiaries of the "Pearl Harbor" attack. By!"

It doesn't matter who is standing behind the surging tide of negative comments on the Internet, it's enough to see who the beneficiaries are.

After the second weekend of "Pearl Harbor", the box office suffered a considerable impact. Even if Disney and the artist management company launched a crisis, it would not have much effect. A wave of criticism extending from the Internet to the real society has already formed. Under the impetus, it is impossible to completely suppress it.

Although there is no evidence, Michael Ovitz can also think with his toes that Warner Bros. and Duke Studios must be the initiators, and "The Mummy Returns" and "Shrek", which were screened at the same time as "Pearl Harbor". The distribution companies, namely Universal Pictures and DreamWorks, have definitely not stood by and watched. The main audiences of these films are indeed different, but there is also a certain competitive relationship. Since there is an opportunity to suppress "Pearl Harbor", fools will miss it in vain. .

And it's not without merit.

In the past three working days, the film, which is reputed to use the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor as a foil for the bloody love triangle, has slipped below $2.4 million at the single-day box office. The shrinking rate was so fast that even Michael Ovitz felt a little unbearable, not only because the film was definitely far from meeting expectations, but also a considerable amount of the number of theaters was cut off by the theater chain.

Originally, "Pearl Harbor" had been shown in about 3,200 theaters, but before the new weekend, 300 theaters were cut off. Among them, 100 screens were divided between "The Mummy Returns" and "Shrek", and the other 200 screens were collected by "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"!

The epic masterpiece created by Duke Rosenberg and Warner Bros. will open with an unprecedented 3,802 theaters in North America!

Just thinking of this number, Michael Ovitz couldn't hold back the anger in his chest.

Of course, he has never been someone who can only passively defend and does not know how to take the initiative, since someone wants to profit from him. Then there must be a corresponding counterattack.

However, because the time was too tight and the other party used the means within the rules, it was impossible for him and Disney to break through the bottom line, and also pushed behind certain events.

The premiere came with a wave of protests. It's also very special.

In front of the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, there was a huge crowd, and star after star stepped onto the red carpet. Ivanka Trump sat in her car and flipped open the mirror behind the front seat. After looking at his makeup and clothes, once again confirming that there is no problem. Sitting carefully on the seat so as not to wrinkle the goose-yellow evening dress, waiting for the next moment to walk on the red carpet.

Unlike Tina Fey, she has an unusually high-profile father. He has also appeared in some media several times. Although he has no interest in entering Hollywood, he does not exclude appearing in front of the media.

Which North American business leader is not the focus of media attention?

Through the car window, Ivanka could see the flashing lights on one side of the red carpet, and it seemed that even the sun to the west had lost its brilliance in the light.

Obviously, the "The Fellowship of the Ring", which was fired up by the film party using various propaganda activities, has attracted enough attention!

However, when Ivanka lowered the window slightly, the loud protest sounded like a howling hurricane and blew into her ears. The protest was so loud that it almost completely suppressed the support of fans before the red carpet. down.

Host a premiere amid protests? Those people who protested in New Zealand were not enough, and they appeared here again?

Ivanka's face was a little ugly. When the car stopped and she walked on the red carpet, her face was always tight, and her eyes couldn't stop turning to the left. She could see faintly, not too far away, there were hundreds of demons. The book fans of the ring, holding signs and banners, shouted in bursts to express their dissatisfaction with the film adaptation.

Even in front of them, there are media taking pictures and videos, which seems to be the ABC TV station owned by Disney.

She heard Tina Fei mention that big productions released in the summer often encounter all kinds of inexplicable troubles. These troubles are not natural and often have various connections with the films released before and after.

Ivanka is well aware that Hollywood is waiting to see Duke jokes, and there are many people who want to make him unlucky.

"Unfortunately, you won't see it!" She said to herself confidently, walking quickly across the red carpet, ignoring the reporter's request to take pictures, and went straight to the interview area.

She came a little late. The crew members had finished taking a group photo and were standing together in twos and threes to be interviewed by reporters. Ivanka looked at the familiar figure and walked directly into the Hollywood Chinese Theater without disturbing the past.

Entering the VIP lounge in the theater, Ivanka basically didn't know the people here. Although many of them are big stars who often appear in the media, they often stand next to Duke, a top director, and have long been immune to them. , looked around in the huge lounge, and immediately walked over after finding the middle-aged woman accompanied by Tina Fei.

"Hi, Tina." She simply greeted Tina Fei, and then greeted the middle-aged woman very politely, "Hello, Aunt Leah, it's nice to meet you."

"Hello, Evie." Mrs. Leah nodded affectionately to her, "You look taller again."

"It's a little taller." Ivanka looked distressed, "I think I'm a little too tall."

She's six feet eleven now, and she's always inexplicably thinking about what someone says about her height and width, and then gets irritated.

At this moment, there was a lively noise from the door of the lounge. Everyone in the entire crew came in one after another. The three of them looked over there, chatting about fashion and other women's topics, and waited for ten minutes. Duke simply After a circle of entertainment, he walked over quickly.

It's just that when Ivanka saw a woman walking beside him, she couldn't help but frown slightly.

The other party greeted Tina Fei familiarly, and even hugged Mrs. Lia gently, as if they were very familiar with them.

"Hi, Evie."

"Hi, Erin."

She shook the hand that the other party stretched out. This was her best friend's sister.

Ivanka turned to look at Duke, he didn't say hello to her, because of the familiarity between the two, he didn't need these courtesy, he went directly to Tina Fey, as if he was talking about work, Mrs. Leah The energy was also put on him.

"Irene, I didn't expect you to come here." She said something deliberately with a bright smile.

Erin Lauder frowned slightly, but didn't care, "I have been friends with Duke for many years, and I basically never miss his premiere."

"Where's Jane?" Ivanka was also a smart person, and immediately changed the subject, "She didn't come with you?"

"Jane stayed at the company for an internship." Irene replied, and then prepared to leave, "I'll go say hello to the others."

She works in a fashion-related industry, which itself is closely tied to Hollywood, and it's unavoidable to socialize on such occasions.

Watching Erin Lauder go somewhere else, Ivanka showed a thoughtful look and shook her head again, seeing Duke finish her conversation with Tina Fey and walked over.

"Someone is protesting outside." She was very concerned, "Will it have an impact?"

"There will definitely be an impact."

Duke took Mrs. Leah's arm, made a gesture of please, and walked towards the screening hall together, saying to Ivanka as they walked, "But it doesn't matter, they continue to protest, we have done enough publicity. Work, as long as the film can be recognized by the audience, the spread of good word of mouth can completely offset the negative impact of the protests of hardcore book fans.”

The former "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, from "The Fellowship of the Ring" to "The Return of the King", has been accompanied by protests from many book fans. These protests have come from nowhere and are really just because of dissatisfaction with the adaptation, no one can say Not sure, but the trilogy finally crushed all obstacles with its excellent announcement and the hard power of the film.

Duke has confidence in himself.

Sitting in the front seat, Ivanka said to him in a peppy tone, "We will definitely succeed."

Not only the crew members have confidence in Duke, but the fans who have seen the trailer also have confidence. Norman Shearer entered the screening room early in the morning. For this premiere, this hacker fan has made sufficient preparations. He hasn't drank water since an hour before departure. The first thing he did when he walked into the Chinese Theater in Hollywood was to go to the toilet to clear all the inventory, so as not to miss the movie for even a second because of going to the toilet after the movie started. lens.

After watching the trailer, he began to evolve from a hacker fan to a Lord of the Rings fan. The last step is to wait for the full movie to be watched. He believes that Duke will not let them down, and he has never let them down!

Well, he did let them down by throwing away the hackers and making the Lord of the Rings, but if the Lord of the Rings was good enough, they could have forgiven him and supported him with their loudest voices.

"Bly, why are we watching this movie!"

Suddenly there was a voice next to him, it was a middle-aged man speaking to another man in his fifties beside him, "What we should do now is to stand outside and protest with others... "

Shearer's eyebrows rose immediately, is this a protester? (To be continued ~^~)