Legendary Hollywood Director

At the end of the event, Lehmann and his party successfully broke through the circle of fans and got on the Lincoln commercial vehicle.

The door closed and the car started slowly.

The agent Johnson began to report on the schedule of the past few days.

He took out the stenograph he carried with him, and after confirming it from beginning to end, he said softly to Lyman beside him: The recording of The Tonight Show is scheduled for around 7 pm, and I will leave for Chicago tomorrow, and then there will be There will be a phone interview with Entertainment Weekly, the exact time is subject to us...

Okay, I see. His tone was a little tired as he spoke.

Running publicity is indeed a very labor-intensive thing.

How much are we at the box office now? Leaning on the seat, Lehmann asked with energy and asked.

According to the data collected by Paramount, as of now, the box office has exceeded 100 million, with a total of 112.43 million US dollars.

112.43 million, has it exceeded 100 million?

Lyman muttered.

Hearing that the Bad Guy score exceeded 100 million, Tom Cruise and Nicolas Cage, who were dormant, also came to the spirit.

For them, the box office hits of the works they participated in can be regarded as the most useful driving force for their careers.

Oh, to mention that Heath Ledger couldn't squeeze in time because of the filming of Brokeback Mountain, so he didn't promote it with the group. He will go to Australia when it is released overseas next week, which is his Hometown to help publicity, attract popularity.

In fact, Hollywood is the most realistic circle. Compared with the imaginary and intangible things such as acting and ability, when the producer chooses an actor, more consideration is given to his market value, which is the so-called box office appeal.

And the easiest way to prove this thing is to look at the average box office of an actor's recent works...

Salary or remuneration for acting is also roughly calculated based on these, and the same is true for directors. Changes in voice and worth are inseparable from the market performance of past films directed.

Cage widened his eyes and looked at Tom Cruise, who was beaming, and then at Lyman, and said, Breaking 100 million in four days, so amazing.

It's also the best-selling film he's ever acted in.

Is the market changing? In the early ten years, breaking 100 million in the first week was a great thing. At that time, there were only a few screens in North America, but now, it is not a normal box office trend for a blockbuster if it does not break 100 million in the first week. Now, as the number of theaters increases, so does the ticket price, and the box office performance line will naturally go up. It’s a very simple truth, believe it or not, in a few years, there will be films that exceed 100 million in a single day.”

Lehman analyzed it rationally. Of course, he was telling the truth. When the superhero era of later generations begins, anything that breaks 100 million in a single day will become a standard and will be constantly refreshed.

Unbelievable. Tom Cruise still exclaimed. Although it sounds reasonable to analyze, but it really happened to me, I still feel very shocked.

This market expression is much stronger than the Mission Impossible series starring him.

Lehman waved his hand, It's only the first week, and the next screen time is still very long, and everything is uncertain.

In his words, he did not get carried away because he broke 100 million in 4 days, just like he said to Paramount Pictures that the celebration banquet was postponed,

Now is not the time to celebrate, after all, with so much investment, a lot of funds have been announced, and the cost has not yet been recovered.

It is too early to be happy, and there may be a lot of joy and sadness. When it comes to failure, there will be a lot of trouble.

If this movie hits the streets, regardless of whether the 10 million yuan invested by his studio can be recovered, his directing ability will undoubtedly be questioned. In other words, his personal future will be directly cut off, and To start over.

So, we're running publicity. Tom Cruise continued with a smile.

During the chat, the car arrived at its destination.

Violent cheers and screams were mixed with whistling, and Lehmann was quite accepting of this phenomenon.

With Tom Cruise around, there's no shortage of fans, let alone their whereabouts are no secret.

Sure enough, as soon as I got out of the car, I saw more than a hundred young men and women of all kinds waving the support cards in their hands, roaring at them, and launching sonic attacks.

The entire Tonight Show recording building was blocked by fans in front of the water. Under the maintenance of a group of security guards, they were struggling to move forward like a ship at sea that was enduring strong winds and waves.

Looking at these crazy movie fans, Lehmann felt the difference in importance between the workers behind the scenes and those in front of the scenes. No wonder many screenwriters or cinematographers always complain that the work and effort they put into a film is so important, even if it is not recognized by the public, even the remuneration is far inferior to other positions.

It's a pity that this kind of discrimination about industry work cannot be changed by Lehmann. He is just a director and only wants to be a director.

Under the strong escort of the security personnel, the group finally arrived at a safe place - the reception hall on the first floor of the recording building.

The surging crowd was blocked out, it was not a public place, they could not come in.

Stopping, Lehman looked back and found that the fans still hadn't left, holding up signs that read such as Forever God, Tom Cruise, You're irredeemably fascinated by me. , Tom or something like that. You can also faintly see Nicolas Cage's fan card, but compared with Tom Cruise's, it looks a lot colder.

Of course, the two people's development path is not the same. If the Idol Male God does not have the audience affinity and traffic attention like Cage, it will be a complete failure.

Walking into the lobby on the first floor, a small group of three immediately greeted them.

The neat and neat formal attire, the polite and decent smile, and the attitude of neither humble nor arrogant really make people feel good.

One of the women took the initiative to say: Everyone, welcome to NBC TV, our entire program team is very much looking forward to your arrival.

She shook hands with Lehman and the others as a courtesy, and said again: I'm Anlene Jessica, assistant to the recording crew of the Tonight Show. Everyone calls me Anlene. Come with me, everyone.

As she said, seeing Lehman and his party nodding, she turned to lead the way.

The staff at the front desk knew them and did not register, so they let them go.

The elevator went up to the fifth floor. Following An Lin's guidance, everyone entered the waiting room again. Before they sat down, the director and screenwriter of The Tonight Show came over to say hello.

Tom Cruise is an acquaintance of the show team, and he also joked with several members of the show team.

Great atmosphere...  

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