America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 282 281. Show you off!

"It's quite good to watch. The fighting scenes are exciting, but I always feel that the style is somewhat different from the first film. Do you feel this way?"

In the cinema, Eric and Theron hid in a corner watching the just-released "The Bourne Supremacy". Matt Damon's performance was still very exciting.

As a commercial blockbuster, it is very qualified, and the popcorn taste is very good, reaching above the level.

Universal invested US$75 million in this movie. It seems that they are also full of confidence. No wonder they were pushed to snipe "Frozen" because the quality is indeed excellent.

But there is definitely no chance of defeating "Frozen". Universal's plan is doomed to fail, and sniping may become a counter-sniper.

"The separation is normal because the director has changed. The director of this one is Paul Greengrass, and the director of the first one was Doug Liman. The style is of course different."

"But judging from the viewing, I think this one is more powerful and more suitable for the style of commercial movies. The box office will definitely be much better than the first one."

"Your senses are never wrong. Are you threatening Frozen?"

Eric chuckled: "How is that possible? Even if the two "Bourne Supremacy" movies are tied together, they are still no match for Elsa and Anna."

"Even if it means giving me another James Bond, it's a pity that the big screen rights of 007 are in my hands."

"If it hadn't been filmed yet, it would be quite interesting to let "Casino Royale" compete with "The Bourne Supremacy" and the secret agent battle, right?"

Theron looked at his man with interest: "My dear, why do I feel that you are not worried at all? Aren't you panicked by the six major sieges?"

"Even if you exclude the despicable means in reality, "Million Dollar Baby" was so heavily suppressed by "The Polar Express" and "The Day After Tomorrow", aren't you worried?"

"Worry? Worry? Is it useful? You still don't understand my character. I am the kind of person who can laugh without crying, and I don't like to keep troubles in my heart."

"Anyway, it's not MGM that has to pay for it. They also have to pay for sniping at me."

"What everyone is doing now is to injure the enemy by one thousand and hurt themselves by eight hundred. It depends on who can't withstand it first. Even if MGM loses 1 billion US dollars this year, I will follow suit."

"I have to thank them. After this incident, the number of members of Lionheart increased by more than 10 million. They all came to watch the live broadcast, and then they were attracted by the content."

"The member retention rate in the first month reached 86%. If this batch of new members continues to maintain this figure, the number of paying people next month will be at least more than 25 million, which is equivalent to helping me achieve my goal half a year ahead of schedule."

"I can get more than $200 million in cash from Lionheart every month, so what if MGM loses?"

"Don't talk about 1 billion US dollars, even if I lose 2 billion US dollars, I will fight with them to the end!"

"Brother, we're in a movie theater. You'd better be quiet." He spoke louder when he got excited, which immediately aroused dissatisfaction from the guy in the front row.

Eric waved his hand in an apologetic gesture.

However, seeing his man being attacked, Theron felt a little unhappy, and he immediately wanted to tease him.

She leaned close to Eric's ear and said softly: "My dear, seeing your high-spirited look makes me feel a little moisturized."

"Huh? Now?"

"Now, don't think I don't know, you and Nicole have fucked many times in the movie theater."

"No, has she told you these things?"

"Hmph! You bastard bought a house next to it. You must have made up your mind a long time ago. When we played mahjong the day before yesterday, that bitch showed off very much."

"Uh, is it necessary to show off this kind of thing? And can you please stop calling me a bitch? We will all be good sisters from now on."

"Stop talking nonsense, are you coming?"

"Hmph! If you want to fight! Then fight!"

The man and woman began to rub their ears together, and from time to time they made a slight hum. The sound was not loud, but it was just enough for the guy in the front row to hear.

Soon the other party couldn't bear it anymore, turned around and glared, and then walked out of the cinema dejectedly.

The next day, when the first-day box office of "The Bourne Supremacy" was released, everyone around the world didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

The box office of 23 million US dollars is quite good. It obviously has the potential to be a hit, and it also has good reputation and high audience satisfaction.

But compared to "Frozen", it's a bit worse. It's obviously a sniper failure like "National Treasure". They underestimated their opponents too much.

When the three-day box office of the first weekend was released, this speculation was further confirmed. "The Bourne Supremacy" took in a box office of 35 million US dollars.

Under its impact, the box office of its friend "National Treasure" was cut in half. The box office in three days was only about 17 million US dollars, which was almost a cliff drop.

This is the result of large blockbusters getting together, squeezing and crushing each other, harming others and not benefiting oneself.

However, "Frozen" is still going strong. Many children took their parents into the cinema to watch it for a second time on the weekend. The power of tap water is too strong.

"So, this movie is actually a counter-convention, from my perspective." Ellen DeGeneres said.

"You're right. After all, the audience is probably tired of the old model after decades of watching it. The animation market needs innovation."

"Wow. I hope you were just talking about the movie and nothing else."

"Of course, I'm not talking about Disney!"

Ha ha ha ha

The audience in the audience was immediately amused and laughed heartily.

Today, Eric took a group of people to attend the Ellen Show to promote. This is the second time he has appeared for a movie after "Transformers", which shows how much MGM attaches importance to "Frozen".

It just so happens that The Ellen Show is a program owned by CBS, and as CBS and NBC are TV stations with the participation of the Newhouse family, some senior executives do not reject Eric.

The first episode of this show started last year. Its popularity has continued to rise since its broadcast, and it has quickly caught up with established talk shows.

The TV station also hoped to use the influence of "Frozen" to push the show's popularity even higher, so the two sides hit it off.

"I have a few questions that are of great interest to the audience. Do you mind answering them?"

"mind."

"ha?"

"Hahaha, just ask."

Allen looked at the Olsen sisters: "Ashley, Mary, when you were dubbing, did you feel that the lines were strange?"

"Strange? In what way?" Mary looked over.

"It's just a little shameful, like in 'Adele's Life,' you know."

The two sisters looked up at the sky at the same time: "OMG! It's the same question again. Of course it's gone. This is just a normal line."

Ellen DeGeneres nodded, but the uncertainty in her eyes gave her away.

In her experience, the relationship between the Olsen sisters was a bit strange, and this strangeness was reflected in occasional casual glances and small movements.

Seeing Allen's expression, Eric knew what the other person was thinking.

The problem of the audience, the problem of the audience's farts, is just the TV station's own choice of gimmicks and topics.

How can he know if others don't know? Ellen DeGeneres was a lesbian, and later came out publicly and married a wife.

Thinking of this, he took up the topic: "Ellen, have you seen "American Beauty"?"

"Of course I have seen it. It is an Oscar-level masterpiece. I still remember several classic scenes, such as the flying petals. You also remember it, right?"

Yeah!

Many male spectators booed.

"Whose performance do you like best?"

Allen hadn't yet realized why Eric was talking about this movie, and casually said: "Kevin Spacey, his acting skills are great. I remember he won the Oscar."

"Yes, I also like Kevin Spacey, so I asked him to film "House of Cards," but the thing that impressed me the most in this movie was actually Frank played by Chris Cooper."

Ellen was even more confused about what the other party was trying to say, but the stand-up comedian's intuition told her that she had to end the topic.

"Do you know why? Because Frank plays a gay, but he suppresses himself all the time."

"He hates gays and portrays himself as a straight man, but in fact he desires to release himself more than anyone else, so much so that he ends up killing people."

"Alan, he can clearly reflect a phenomenon, which I call homophobia, that is, being closeted. Do you understand?"

Homophobia means hiding in the closet. This sentence suddenly hit Allen's heart like a heavy hammer.

She instantly felt that her deepest secret had been seen through. This feeling was very bad and gave her a strong sense of crisis.

As a stand-up comedian, Allen's instinct was to fight back.

Eric continued: "I want to tell everyone that Frozen is really about releasing who you are and accepting who you are."

"What we are describing is family love, but when the movie is presented to the public, it may be interpreted in countless connotations."

"This is the freedom of the audience and the right of the audience. I always welcome everyone to exercise this right and respect any interpretation you have."

bang bang bang bang

The Olsen sisters took the lead in applauding, and the audience also applauded in admiration.

Very beautiful words, almost watertight, Eric Cooper's eloquence is always convincing.

However, Allen, who was defeated by an army, obviously wants to regain his place. This is his own show, how can he be turned away from the guest?

She smiled and said: "Eric, I agree with you very much, and I like the song "Let it go" very much. I have listened to it more than a hundred times."

“Not only am I listening, my family is listening, you hear it everywhere you go.”

"And I noticed that this song was composed by you. Now people in the music industry say you are a genius. Do you know this?"

"It must have been spread by Celine Dion. She wanted to pay less royalties. I know that."

Eric shrugged, and his humorous answer immediately made the audience laugh.

"Haha. As far as I know, this is almost a consensus. You helped Michael Jackson win a Grammy, and it seems that you will help Celine Dion win another one."

"How about a piece? Let everyone feel the charm of musical genius. Do you want to listen?"

Yeah!

The audience immediately started to cheer and cheer.

Allen pointed to the excited audience and made an invitation gesture to Eric, clearly forcing him to speak.

It is no secret that Eric cannot read music scores. Many people in the circle have heard this rumor.

Allen naturally seized on this point to attack. Attacking actually doesn't count. After all, this is a talk show.

Although talk shows in general are not like complaining conferences where parents pee and pee, it is normal to make jokes and have fun.

Back then, the Golden Retriever was about to be president, and even when he appeared on a talk show, he had his hair messed up and teased.

Maybe it's a campaign tactic to build rapport, but that's the style, it's innocuous.

However, if you mess up on your own, it might become a piece of black history. For example, Tom Cruise’s couch jumping scene will still be retold and ridiculed twenty years later.

Seeing the audience booing, Ashley and Mary tugged on Eric's clothes to signal him not to be fooled.

But this is the United States, and people are taught from a young age to be confident and dare to do something even if they can't do it, otherwise it would be embarrassing.

Eric's mind was racing, and after a moment he got off the sofa and stood up.

Seeing this, Allen couldn't help but be surprised.

She didn't expect Eric to really dare to accept the move. She originally thought that the other party would refuse, and then she would give him a step, regain his position, and then move on to the next party.

Seeing that the audience's emotions were rising, she could only go back and ask: "Eric, what do you need?"

But Eric doesn’t know accompaniment or music scores. What do you need from him?

He doesn't know what he needs!

"Just keep up with my rhythm."

"Huh?" Sister Olsen looked at each other, confused.

"OK, if you want to hear me sing, then I will sing a cappella. This is a very relaxing piece of music. Just enjoy it. This is also my attitude towards music."

As he spoke, he took a few steps forward, picked up the phone and pointed it at his mouth.

Just when everyone wanted to see what he would sing, what came out was a whistle.

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The clear and melodious whistle resounded throughout the audience and reached the ears of every audience member instantly, leaving them stunned.

When I co-wrote it, you always said it was a cappella, but it turned out that you were accompaniment yourself.

But this whistle doesn't sound like a hooligan at all. Instead, it sounds a little nice. Why?

That's right, what Eric sang was the whistle song "whistle". When you don't have accompaniment, singing it is the best choice.

Can you blow my whistle baby whistle baby

Can you whistle like me, baby?

Let me know

let me know you can do it

Girl I'm gonna show you how to do it

Girl, let me teach you how to blow

And we start real slow

Let's learn slowly

You just put your lips together

You just put your lips together

And you come real close

then you can do it

Can you blow my whistle baby whistle baby

Can you whistle like me, baby?

Here we go!

Black feed the dog!

A few simple lyrics and a catchy melody immediately made many people's eyes light up.

After singing a few lines, Eric also found the feeling he had back then. At that time, he was playing in the room with the girls on the periphery, whistling and flirting a lot.

Na! This is called applying what you learn.

But usually he only sings this song, and then enters the fierce artillery battle stage.

In addition, he has no interest in rap, so he didn't have much impression on the latter part.

But it doesn't matter, the reason why the song "whistle" is a god is because of this short section of the intro. He can just shout randomly during the rap part.

So Eric moved around the stage, swaying from side to side, speaking garbled lyrics with forced rhymes.

If I couldn't hold it in any longer, I would use onomatopoeic words such as um, ah, hum, etc. to get over it.

Unexpectedly, the effect was good, because it seemed more real, and the audience realized that it was either a planned plot or Eric just made it casually.

Soon, the entire scene began to sway gently with him, like a boat floating on the lake.

Can you blow my whistle baby whistle baby

Let me know

Girl I'm gonna show you how to do it

And we start real slow

You just put your lips together

And you come real close

Can you blow my whistle baby whistle baby

Black feed the dog!

When Eric sang back to the whistle prelude again, he became more and more relaxed, making his hands like trumpets while swinging and whistling.

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The audience was also completely infected, and followed the twisting and wandering, and some even pouted their lips together.

After Eric said a bunch of rap words that he didn't understand, the audience understood that it was time to whistle again, which made people feel very relaxed and comfortable.

At this point, the emotions were already quite high. Eric hooked his finger at Ashley and Mary, and they immediately stood up and whistled together.

He looked at the audience again, and after saying "Here we go", the entire studio was filled with a sea of ​​whistles.

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