Movie Master

Jason sat quietly in the movie theater, watching the subtitles slowly rolling up on the big screen. He didn't move for a long time, and there was an extremely excited discussion behind him, God, this is so wonderful! I want to watch it right away The second time, my God, I couldn’t close my mouth just now, and I forgot many details!”

Yes, yes, tell me, the killer appeared again in the end, does it mean something? Why don't they solve the traitor by themselves, and pay for the killer?

Do you know that those prostitutes are the killers? Maybe it's other forces?

I think this means the formation of an underground world, and everyone must act according to the rules and regulations. You can kill people if you want, but you must have a license. So the prostitutes also hired professional killers, just like the opening. This It also means whores live up to the scale of Sin City.

Return the license to kill, and I return 007.

The voices of discussion behind him faded away, and the group of young people shared their opinions one by one. It was obvious that watching the movie was over, but the reflection had just begun. Raising his head slightly, he could see that the couple sitting obliquely in front were still in place without moving. This reminded Jason of the couple in front of him when he watched Saharan Cavalry just now. Dark, making out all the time, from beginning to end, as if a movie theater is a good place for a tryst. Jason couldn't help but think of the time, long ago, when movie theaters played B-movies to attract couples.

Ironically, the San Francisco Chronicle called Sin City a B-movie. But the couple in front of them were not making out.

The girl asked curiously, Why did Sin City become like this? Does the government ignore it, even superheroes? Is there no justice in this city?

But the boy next to her looked left and said to him with great excitement, How do you think Lance was shot? Why is the picture contrast so strong? Why does the whole thing feel like a caricature, but it is completely different from the caricature? Those How on earth did the intense colors come out?

The girl punched the boy speechlessly, Don't you think the movie has a lot more to say than the pictures?

The two of them were chatting and discussing like this. There might be disagreements and disagreements, but what is certain is that after watching the movie, the brains of both of them started to spark.

Not only other audiences, but also Jason himself, the agitation and reflection in his mind couldn't be stopped at all. This reminded Jason of watching Sahara Cavalry a few hours ago. Since he had already watched the finished film, he had more time to observe the reactions of other audiences, but he was disappointed in the end. Some audiences are watching the movie attentively, and occasionally they can hear sparse chuckles, but such moments are really too rare. More often, the audience is either whispering, or the sound of popcorn and Coke continues, and even He also saw several people falling asleep directly.

Jason tried to enlighten himself, the quality of the audience varies, it is inevitable that such a situation will happen, this is also a long-standing ailment of the movie theater, just now no one called or left early during the viewing process, which is already lucky. But the viewing process of Sin City broke all Jason's fantasies.

Ups and downs, exclaimed again and again, concentrated. The breath-holding tension could be felt in the entire auditorium. During this time, someone answered a phone call, but the entire auditorium performed the staring ceremony in unison, and left the auditorium disheartened.

The gap, this is the gap, extremely real, extremely profound, extremely cruel. Not to mention the relatively obvious attendance rate, Sin City was packed, and the 100% attendance rate was astonishing; Sahara Cavalry only had less than 30% attendance rate, and the huge gap was simply appalling.

Jason suddenly remembered a small thing, a very small thing, when he was in London, he forgot whether it was 1996 or 1997, a group of them went to the screening hall to watch a movie, not the latest movie , but the kind of nostalgic place where old movies are shown. That day they watched a poorly made independent movie. lol.

At that time, Lance's date asked a question casually, What's your favorite movie? I mean, regardless of professional issues such as the depth of the movie and the quality of the work, it's just a simple liking that can really make you Happy. The first movie that pops into your mind right now.

Jason no longer remembers the face of Lance's date, but he does remember her answer, Jinyumeng, a cliché but irrefutable answer; Lance's answer at the time was beyond all Unexpectedly, he originally thought that Lance would say Walk with me. All of them knew that it was the opportunity that really made Lance fall in love with movies, but Lance gave an unimaginable answer. At that time, all of them I have never heard the name of that movie, and everyone's face is confused.

Now, Jason inexplicably remembered that answer. Looking at the big screen in front of him, he finally began to understand the meaning of that answer, but, is it too late now?

Rudy. That was Lance's answer.

Ryan stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the office, surrounded by silence, as if the whole world had quieted down. The extraordinary silence gave people an illusion of the end of the world, as if the whole world was left alone so-so. Looking at the unremarkable scene outside through the floor-to-ceiling windows, the low bungalows, the golden sunshine, the lush bushes, the busy traffic, everything is so ordinary, there is no imaginary stormy sea, no imagined swords and swords, It was not as thrilling as imagined, and even the air did not become more tense, and life continued.

Only he knows that this is the final battle.

Saharan Troopers is out, the premiere is over, all the hard work has been done, all the cards have been shown, it's all about success or failure. They don't need critical acclaim from the media -- of course, it's always good if the media reviews are good, but what they need more is the box office, waiting for the reaction of the film market, waiting for the reaction of the audience to the movie, opening box office The explosive data of 2019 would be a good start. if there is not……

The final decisive battle is not like the one in the movie, where swords are on the verge of breaking out, trembling with fear, and step by step. In real life, the end often comes inadvertently, and more often than not, things are over without even realizing it. This is true, and so is death. Such is life.

The tide ebbs and flows, silently.

In the past, he was always excited about the final battle. He liked the tense atmosphere of life and death, competing for a final winner. Winners enjoy all the cheering and losers have no one to remember. For example, the Super Bowl, such as the Football World Cup, such as Western movies.

He still remembers the day when Roger Davis officially announced the news of the equity transaction to Lance, he carefully prepared his posture, and even designed his own movements while sitting in front of the computer, and then kept thinking about it. Deducting the direction of the situation, imagining the possible reaction of Lance. Just repeating that process in his mind can make him extremely happy; when he closes his eyes, he can still see Lance's despairing eyes because of anger, and the whole person becomes fragmented, Lance's embarrassment and The grandeur pleases him because it makes him look like a winner.

He thought it was the final battle, a decisive battle divided the two people into two completely different levels, one in the sky and the other in the underground.

There is no similarity between today and that day, and the scene of that day is still vivid in his mind, as if he witnessed a tornado hitting a high-rise building with his own eyes, magnificent, shocking, and surging; but everything today is so calm, flat as if He can forget it tomorrow, and he even forgets whether he had breakfast today.

Now he finally knows that that day is not the final decisive battle, and the matter is far from over; then, is today right? Or is today just another ordinary day, nothing special about it.

Knock knock, the knock on the door broke the silence, Come in. Ryan raised his voice, and then heard the voice of his secretary, Ryan, the estimated box office for Friday is out.

Generally speaking, the movie theater will make an estimate of the box office of the day based on the real-time data of ticket sales and the data of pre-sale tickets. The closer to midnight, the more accurate the data will be. The box office data on Friday can often infer the trend of the box office throughout the weekend. It may not be 100% accurate, but the reference value is very high.

Where's Tucker? Ryan turned around and took over the data, which Tucker is usually in charge of.

The secretary shrugged, He didn't come to the company today. Then he turned and left, closing the door behind him.

Ryan thought his hands would tremble, but he didn't; Ryan thought the envelope in his hands would be extremely heavy, he didn't; Ryan thought he would hesitate, he didn't. He directly picked up the data and read it from top to bottom. This data is the statistical data of seven states on the west coast, and the data on the east coast obviously needs a little time.

The box office figure for the seven West Coast states currently stands at $1.8 million. Not 18 million, but 1.8 million, Ryan counted the zero after the number three times. At the end of the data, the exhibitors estimated that the Friday box office of Sahara Cavalry should be around 5.5 million.

Therefore, this is indeed the final decisive battle, because it is very likely that Diorama Films will have the last opportunity to perform, and it will end in the disastrous defeat of Saharan Cavalry. There is no thin ice victory or defeat, no last-minute danger and danger, no suspenseful moment of ebb and flow... It seems that the answer has emerged since a long time ago, but he refuses to admit it. Now, He must face up to this ending: finally, it has come.