[US Entertainment] 1994

Throughout the month of May, Josh was busy and dizzy, with TV shows, media interviews, and theater promotions... Josh swears that after he became an actor, there was no time when he was busier than this month, starting to work every morning, It's only after dark, and most of the sleep is solved on the plane.

But his hard work has paid off.

Thanks to the publicity across most of the United States, more and more audiences know the existence of the movie "Speed". It still left a deep impression on the audience. After each event, many audiences stayed and asked for Josh's autograph. After Josh promised, they all expressed their support for the movie at the cinema.

Because of these promises, Josh quickly regained his motivation.

Carlos is right, "Speed" was originally an excellent movie, precisely because of its classics, even though the filming time of the film is very close to that of "Shawshank Redemption", Josh still took it decisively Lost it, and even paid the price of being injured during the filming.

He should have had confidence in his own work.

Not only that, Josh also firmly believes that "Speed" is a movie that can prompt audiences to go to the cinema to watch it. Although there are no exaggerated special effects, the thrilling plot of the movie is enough to make all audiences adrenaline surge - everyone is trapped In a bus, fear, anxiety... One crisis after another will keep the audience's heart hanging in the air, because they never know what will happen in the next second.

From this point of view, "Speed ​​​​of Life and Death" has been successful.

It successfully provoked the audience's curiosity, and curiosity is the first step to success.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, Josh and the "Speed" crew met in Los Angeles.Because they were not satisfied with the publicity work arranged by Fox at the beginning, the crew did not carry out the publicity [-]% according to the requirements of [-]th Century Fox. After a while, because everyone worked hard and the publicity effect was really good, Therefore, Fox Corporation also acquiesced in the behavior of the "Speed ​​​​and Death" crew.

On the contrary, Mr. Mark Tillerson from the public relations department was called by the president of Fox and scolded severely.

It was only later that Josh found out that [-]th Century Fox planned to invite him to participate in the big production "Titanic" jointly funded by Fox and Paramount Pictures. As for candidates for director and actor, their preferred director is naturally the great director James Cameron. The latter has just finished directing "True Lies" starring Schwarzenegger, and he also expressed a strong interest in the theme of the Titanic. interest.

As for the leading actor, although both companies have candidates, Josh must find a young, handsome and well-known actor.

After all, Josh, who was born in 70, is an out-and-out young man among Hollywood actors, but he has the statuette trophy that many people dream of. His face is also recognized as handsome, and his magazine sales volume is published on the cover It's always amazingly big, not to mention that as long as the movies he participated in can achieve excellent results at the box office.

For such a young man, [-]th Century Fox does not want to offend him. After all, no one can guarantee that future [-]th Century Fox films will not use him as the leading actor. In addition, film companies always have a kind of superstition when it comes to the choice of leading actors. Since the movies starring Josh can be successful, maybe the box office of "Titanic" that invited him as the leading actor will also be a big hit?

You know, since "Schindler's List" exploded, Universal Pictures actually called Josh a mascot in private, and even the lead actor Liam Neeson didn't enjoy such treatment!

But everything is really amazing. Josh only participated in four movies, and two of them broke 10 million. The box office is also several times the cost, and "Uninhibited Sky" even made [-] times more than the cost!

The box office results of "Scent of a Woman" and "Schindler's List" also far exceeded the investment cost. Although these results cannot be counted on Josh, the big sales of "W" magazine, "Saturday The skyrocketing ratings of "Night Live" and the Oscar statuette...all these facts prove that Josh is a lucky man favored by God!

Even for this reason, some agency contacted Serena without giving up, asking her if she was interested in joining Hollywood.

Of course, Serena refused coldly, but Josh heard that the agency believed that Josh and Serena were siblings, so Serena should be lucky to do this, and Josh heard the news The first reaction was to be speechless, but after his sister laughed at him, Josh gritted his teeth, wanting to roll up his sleeves and beat up that idiot from the brokerage firm.

This is what Serena said to Josh: "Should I put your picture on the table and pray to you every morning?"

Josh: "...it's better not to use it."

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Back in Los Angeles, everyone in the "Speed" crew is very excited.In just over a month, everyone seemed to have lost a lot of weight. The fat around Jane De Bont's waist shrank, and Sandra Bullock's chin looked more angular.

"Ah, I've never been so tired." Seeing Josh, Sandra was very excited, and even screamed in her voice, "Josh, it's so nice to see you again!"

"Me too!" Josh stretched his body, "I've been really exhausted during this time. After the promotion period is over, I must take a good rest and stay at home and not go anywhere."

"Me too." Sandra pinched her shoulders, "I still admire Dennis the most. We are so tired that we are going crazy every day, but he is not tired at all."

Dennis Hopper smiled: "That's because you don't like exercising, and you like eating chips and hamburgers."

Josh had a bitter face: "I exercise every day, and I don't like eating burgers at all."

"Then you must like to eat potato chips!" Dennis Hopper patted Josh on the shoulder jokingly, blinking his eyes slightly, "Young man, you must have physical strength!"

Josh immediately showed disgust in his eyes: "No, my physical strength is great!"

This time the crew of "Speed" participated in a talk daytime program on ABC TV. This was almost the last program during the promotion period of the crew, and it was also one of the few programs where the whole crew participated together. Before that, Josh and Sang Della, and Jean de Bont have all participated in an event together, but this is the first time that the entire crew has been dispatched like this time.

Even screenwriter Graham Yost and producer Mark Gordon were in attendance.

After the show started, the actors sat on the sofa on the left, and the production team sat on the sofa on the right. As soon as they sat down, the host asked a question: "Director Bont, after the filming of "Speed" is over, Soon, Josh won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, how did you feel at that time, the movie is scheduled for June, is it also related to Josh's Oscar win?"

This program is ABC's daytime ace program. The host's hosting style has always been known for its spicy style. Fortunately, Jane de Bont is also prepared. He smiled: "The film is scheduled for summer vacation. "Speed" is a thrilling movie, and the audience is mainly young people, especially non-office workers."

"The moment Josh won the Oscar, I was so excited, as if I had received an important recognition, because Josh is an excellent actor, and during the time I worked with him, I knew better than anyone how good he is. , I think he deserves a statuette, not just because he's my hero, and frankly, I didn't realize at first that Josh getting a statuette would have an impact on the box office of "Speed."

"Josh, Richard Gere and the "National Enquirer" have been expressing unfavorable attitudes towards "Speed" recently, and some film critics also think that this movie will not do well at the box office, you What do you think?"

Josh smiled: "My mind has never changed. Before the data comes out, all speculations are not true. If the box office data can be predicted, there will not always be upsets and dark horses in the summer, right? "

"That's right. The host smiled, "What is the selling point of the movie "Speed"?Can you tell the audience in front of the TV in detail, Mr. Mark Gordon? "

Producer Mark Gordon talks eloquently.

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After the recording of the show, Josh couldn't help asking, "Richard Gere is still staring at me?"

"I never knew that a person could have such great perseverance." Sandra said with emotion, "Maybe he should be engaged in space research so that he can discover the secrets of the moon. The housing prices in Los Angeles are too expensive. Consider going to the moon and buying a house."

"To be precise, he is not staring at you, he is staring at the entire "Speed" crew." Jane de Bont summarized, "Because of him, I realized for the first time that I could be so evil. , I can't understand his thoughts at all."

After returning home, Josh couldn't help complaining to Carlos.

"My good friend Brad Pitt didn't say a word this time, and Richard Gere has replaced him as my new friend." He touched his face, "Is it because I'm so handsome? Now, so all the handsome guys in Hollywood look at me annoyed?"

First Brad Pitt, then Tom Cruise, and then Richard Gere, Josh couldn't think of any other reason except being handsome.

Carlos touched his soft hair: "No, I like you very much, and I am very optimistic about you."

Josh smiled: "Yes, you are also a super handsome guy."

What's the matter with this inexplicable feeling of being comforted?

But I have to say that Carlos' words made him very satisfied.

The author has something to say: In fact, I also think that the promotion period is rather boring, but if I don’t write it, it feels awkward to write about the box office all at once. I will start writing about the box office tomorrow