I’m in Hollywood

On July 10, the box office of Dark War was officially released in the first week. Although there was a storm of doubts among the public because of George Northam's article, the reputation of the Dark War movie itself was not affected much. , more than 70% of the film critics praised the film. Therefore, in the first week of Dark War, despite the pressure that Batman is still hot, it still won more than 27 million US dollars at the weekend box office for three days. , for this data, Colombia is mixed.

Happy because the box office during the summer weekdays will occupy 40% to 50% of the box office for the whole week. The box office of Dark War still has a chance to reach the $40 million mark in the first seven days of the week, although because of Batman, It will definitely not be able to keep up with the stunning first week of Ghostbusters 2 of 45 million, but this figure has already given the Colombian senior officials who have been worried about the box office of Dark War a good night's sleep. The first week reached 40 million, then the total box office There is still a good chance of breaking through $200 million.

The worry is that because of the previous experience of Ghostbusters 2, Columbia is very worried that this film will follow in the footsteps of Ghostbusters 2, and the box office will drop by more than 50% in the next week, although it will not appear again like Ghostbusters 2. A blockbuster like Batman, but just after the box office curve of Ghostbusters 2, it is inevitable that Colombia will have this kind of concern. Movies are like gambling, and no one knows what will happen next.

Therefore, when the turmoil caused by George Northam's questioning article just started, Colombia quickly called all executives to discuss countermeasures as if it were facing a big enemy. The consequences of this kind of thing are hard to predict. Maybe people read After that, I chatted a few times and forgot about it. However, Colombia also found that it seems that many parties do not want this kind of argument to be easily ignored by people, and many media began to add fuel to the flames in just a few days.

They will never allow the Dark War, which had a good momentum, to be affected by this question, what's more, Columbia has confirmed Eric's 'topical marketing' suggestion, placing advertisements in the movie and Eric's TV series. The clip is used as a hype topic to push up the box office in the second week, but if this plan is to be successfully implemented, this wave of doubts must be clarified first, otherwise it will be difficult for topic marketing to achieve the expected effect. questioning and superimposing a worse situation.

When a group of executives were a little nervous about how to clarify that Dark War was not the shooter's work, the small box of video tapes Eric moved into the conference room caught everyone's eyes, and after playing a few tapes , everyone quickly discussed the countermeasures.

In the CBS branch office building in Los Angeles, Eric is making final preparations with a female host named Sofia Temple, and will record a program called The Sophia Talk Show next. What better way to clear up your doubts as soon as possible than on a talk show show, in front of millions of viewers, on set tapes?

When an executive made this suggestion, the first thing Eric thought of was the famous Oprah Talk Show. After all, this show is so famous, but unfortunately his idea was quickly dismissed. Because the broadcast time of each season of The Oprah Talk Show is from September to May of the following year, and now it is just in the off-air period of this talk show. And, even if the Oprah show doesn't go off the air now, it's unlikely to be scheduled in just a few days.

Second, Columbia quickly arranged another show called The Sophia Talk Show through the well-connected CBS TV station. This talk show is obviously imitating The Oprah Talk Show, but unfortunately Ai. Rick had never heard of it in his previous life.

Sophia Temple is a very temperamental white woman,

Dressed in a decent burgundy professional suit, with black hair and blue eyes, and a straight nose, Eric felt that the other party was somewhat similar in appearance to Courteney Cox in Friends in his previous life, except that she was more similar to Courteney Cox. Cox was a little more bookish.

After exchanges, Eric also understood why this talk show was unknown in his previous life, and it is estimated that this follow-up work will not exist for long.

Because Sophia Temple's character is very polite and her conversation is quite satisfactory, Eric guesses that the other party must be from a wealthy family and has received a full set of elite education. Although this woman is very talented, her personality is somewhat conservative. Therefore, Eric felt that she was more suitable for a more serious high-end talk show, interviewing entrepreneurs, scientists or high-ranking government officials, rather than a talk show that needed to interact with guests and mobilize the atmosphere of the audience.

In comparison, Oprah, who came from the bottom, is different. In order to hype the influence of the show, the other party can reveal the experience of being sexually assaulted by close relatives in childhood, can make a variety of funny actions on the spot, and can cry and laugh with the guests on the spot. , and Eric can be sure that the conservative Sophia Temple can't do this.

Ms. Temple, Mr. Williams, the scene is ready to start recording. A staff member pushed the door into the rest room and said to Eric and Sophia, who were exchanging details.

Eric and Sophia left the lounge side by side and walked towards the studio.

Speaking of directors, the first impression in many people's minds must be those old men with beards, messy hair, and eccentric personalities, but since last year, a different kind of director has appeared in the Hollywood director circle. He is not only young and handsome. , and he is very talented. What's even more surprising is that this young man has achieved jaw-dropping box office results in several consecutive films. Oh, everyone must already know who he is. So, let's invite our live guests today, Mr. Eric Williams.

After a skilled opening remarks, at Sophia's suggestion, Eric walked in again holding the small box. The program team also suggested that the box containing the video tape should be placed directly on the scene, but Eric still refused. , The main purpose of appearing on such a show is to clarify the rumors of the gunman, so of course, the deeper the impression on the audience, the better.

Amid the screams of the girls in the audience, Eric smiled and waved to the camera before sitting down with Sophia.

Eric, is this the gift you prepared for everyone, do you want me to help you distribute it? Sophia smiled and pointed to the box that Eric held up.

Before Eric could answer, the girls in the audience shouted excitedly again. Several girls couldn't help but stand up and look at the things in the box.

Eric squeezed his hands slightly embarrassedly, signalling everyone to be quiet, and then explained: Sorry, everyone, I came here in a hurry today and couldn't prepare gifts. As for these, they are just some videotapes. As for the content, we will keep it a secret for now. , I'll give you a surprise later.

Although many people at the scene let out a disappointed sigh, they all quieted down.

Next, Sophia and Eric started the standard procedure of talk show interviews.

Most of the issues were negotiated in advance. In this regard, Sophia was indeed as conservative as Eric had given her before. Even a few small surprises occasionally did not make Eric feel difficult to deal with.

After chatting about Eric's past for more than ten minutes, the two began to turn the topic to the focus of the interview.

Eric, many people have said that compared to your previous films, the style of Dark War has changed a bit too much. What do you personally think about these people's comments?

Eric stared at Sophia's beautiful face, and began to talk nonsense seriously: Actually, to be honest, there were a lot of accidental factors in my first few movies. At that time, my father died suddenly, and I had to drop out of school. Working in a small restaurant, but that's not the life I want. I have been interested in movies since I was a child, so I came up with the script Return to Seventeen. Return to Seventeen is for me I wanted to enter Hollywood and prepared it for myself; Home Alone was my inspiration when I was chatting with little Stu. The little guy came to my house one night while I was filming Back to Seventeen. Stu asked me if he could make a movie as well, and I said yes, so Home Alone appeared. And the script of Pretty Woman also had a lot of chance. Therefore, Dark War is a movie that I really want to make completely from the heart. I had the idea of ​​making this movie a long time ago. For this reason, I even asked Tom before the filming of Fengyue. Mr. Hanks has issued an invitation.

Oh, then, your first few movies are all your jokes. If your words are heard by many directors in Hollywood, many people will be heartbroken. Sophia asked a little narrowly, And the audience burst into laughter again. If Eric really made a few movies with astonishing box office, it is estimated that many directors in Hollywood who have been struggling for many years will hit the wall.

Eric quickly denied it with a smile: Of course not. For every previous movie, I have been working hard to do it. I think if a person wants to achieve something, it is very important that even if you do something Not too interested, but also try to make it well.”

Sophia nodded thoughtfully: Eric, although you are still so young, with your achievements, you will definitely not be subject to too many constraints and restrictions when making movies in the future, does it mean that you Will future movies be in the style of Dark War?

No, I prefer to try new things, so my future films will definitely be varied, and I don't want to be labeled a certain type of film director at a young age.

However, I have heard such a view these days, that even the best film masters will definitely have similar factors in their films. However, some newspapers have analyzed that the film Dark War is closely related to Your first few films had absolutely nothing in common, like… like they were made by two people. Sophia stared at Eric and brought up this rather poignant topic.

The audience at the scene immediately became breathless. In fact, many people had already guessed and realized the reason why Eric came to participate in this talk show, so they were very curious about how Eric would defend himself.