Vol 2 Chapter 396: The premiere in protest (seeking a monthly pass)

On the office building on Wischel Street, Michael Ovitz was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking far into the Hollywood area. He seemed to want to see the Chinese Grand Theater located there, see the premiere held there, and see the station. Crowd protesting at the premiere.
Behind him, Michael Bay sat quietly on the sofa, the brows on his long face almost twisted into a lump.
This face is simply the best portrayal of "Pearl Harbor" which is driving high and low.
"Really related to them?" Michael Bay asked suddenly.
Ovitz did not look back, still looking into the distance, "Who can make clear what is said on the Internet? I don't know whether it has anything to do with Duke and Warner Bros. I only know that they are benefiting from the wave of attacks on Pearl Harbor. By!"
It doesn't matter who is behind the torrent of negative online comments, it is enough to see who the beneficiaries are.
After the second weekend of "Pearl Harbor", the box office suffered a considerable impact. Even if Disney and the artist management company launched a crisis, the public would not have much effect. A wave of criticism extending from the Internet to the real society has already formed, and this wave is in the heart. Under the impetus, it is impossible to completely suppress it.
Although there is no evidence, Michael Ovitz also used his toe to 7↙. It can be imagined that Warner Bros. and Duke Studios must be the initiators, and the "Mummy Returns" and "Shrek" screened at the same time as "Pearl Harbor" The publishing companies behind Universal Pictures and DreamWorks absolutely did not stand by. The main audiences of these films are indeed different, but there is also a certain degree of competition. Since there is an opportunity to suppress "Pearl Harbor", fools are Will be missed for nothing.
And this is not without benefits.
In the last three working days, the film, known as the attack on Pearl Harbor to set off the blood love of the triangle dog, has dropped to less than $2.4 million in a single day at the box office. The shrinking rate was so fast that even Michael Ovitz felt a little unbearable, not only because the film was definitely far below expectations, but also a considerable number of theaters were cut off by the theaters.
Originally, "Pearl Harbor" had been screened in about 3,200 theaters, but before a new weekend arrived, 300 were cut off. One hundred of the screens were divided between "The Mummy Returns" and "Shrek", and the other 200 screens were included in the "Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring"!
The epic masterpiece created by Duke Rosenberg and Warner Bros. will begin with an unprecedented 3802 theaters in North America!
As long as he thinks of this number, Michael Ovitz can't suppress the anger in his chest.
Of course, he has never been a person who only passively defends and does not know how to take the initiative to attack. Since someone wants to profit from him, he has to bear the corresponding counterattack.
However, due to time constraints. The other party used the methods within the rules. It is impossible for him and Disney to break through the bottom line, and they also pushed behind some incidents.
The premiere accompanied by the wave of protests is also very special.
The Chinese Theater in Hollywood was crowded with people. One star after another stepped onto the red carpet. Ivanka Trump sat in his car, turned the mirror behind the front seat, and looked at his makeup and clothing. After confirming that there was no problem again, he carefully sat on the seat. In case the goose yellow evening dress is crumpled, wait for the next moment to step onto the red carpet.
Unlike Tina Fei, she has an unusually high-profile father who has appeared in some media several times. Although she has no interest in entering Hollywood, she does not exclude showing up in the media.
Which of North American business leaders is not the focus of media attention?
Through the car window. Ivanka can see the flashing lights on one side of the red carpet, and it seems that even the sun turning to the west has lost its brilliance in the bright light.
Obviously, the film party used various propaganda activities to get the most popular "Guardian Expedition". It has attracted enough attention!
However, when Ivanka lowered the car window slightly, the huge protest sound was like a howling hurricane, and it blew into her ears. The protest was so loud that it almost completely suppressed the support of the fans in front of the red carpet. Down.
Hold the premiere amidst the protests? Those people are not enough to protest in New Zealand, but they are here again?
Ivanka’s face was a bit ugly. When the car stopped and she walked onto the red carpet, her face was always tight, her eyes could not stop turning to the left, she could see faintly, not too far away, there were hundreds of demons. Ji's book fans, holding up slogans and banners, shouted in bursts to express their dissatisfaction with the film adaptation.
Even in front of them, there are media taking photos and videos, which seems to be Disney's abc TV station.
She has heard Tina Fei mentioned that the big productions released in the summer archives often encounter all kinds of inexplicable troubles. These troubles are not natural, and often have various connections with the films released before and after.
Ivanka knows very well that Hollywood is waiting to see Duke's jokes, and there are many people who want him to be unlucky.
"Unfortunately, you won't see it!" She said to herself confidently, walking quickly across the red carpet, ignoring the reporter's request to take pictures, and went straight to the interview area.
She came a little bit late, and the crew members had already finished their group photo. They were standing together in twos and threes to be interviewed by reporters. Ivanka looked at the familiar figure and walked directly into the Chinese Theater of Hollywood without disturbing her in the past.
Entering the VIP lounge in the theater, Ivanka basically did not know the people here. Although many people are big stars who often appear in the media, they often stand by Duke, a top director, and have long been immune to them. After turning his eyes around the huge lounge, he immediately walked over after seeing the middle-aged woman accompanied by Tina Fei.
"Hi, Tina." She simply greeted Tina Fei, and then greeted the middle-aged woman very politely, "Hello, Aunt Leah, it's nice to meet you."
"Hello, Evie." Mrs. Leah nodded to her affectionately, "You look taller again."
"It's a little taller." Ivanka showed a distressed look. "I think I'm a little too tall."
She is six feet and eleven inches now, and she always thinks of someone's evaluation of her height and width inexplicably, and then becomes annoyed.
At this moment, there was a lively noise from the entrance of the lounge. Everyone from the entire crew came in one after another. The three people looked over there, chatting about fashion and other women's topics, and waited for ten minutes. Duke simply After a lap of socializing, he came over quickly.
It's just that when Ivanka saw a woman walking next to him, she couldn't help but frown.
The other party greeted Tina Fei very familiarly, and even hugged Mrs. Leah gently, as if they were very familiar with them.
"Hi, Evie."
"Hi, Irene."
She shook the hand that the other party stretched over, this is her best friend's sister.
Ivanka turned to look at Duke. He did not say hello to her. With the familiarity between the two and without these politeness, he walked directly to Tina Fei, seeming to be talking about work, Mrs. Leah. His energy was also put on him.
"Eileen, I didn't expect you to come over." She showed a bright smile and said deliberately.
Irene Lauder frowned slightly, but didn't care, "Duke and I have been good friends for many years, and I will almost never miss his premiere."
"Where's Jane?" Ivanka is also a smart person, and immediately changed the subject, "She didn't come with you?"
"Jane has stayed in the company for an internship." Irene replied, and then was about to leave, "I'll say hello to others."
She is engaged in a fashion-related industry, and this industry itself is closely related to Hollywood, so socializing is inevitable on this occasion.
Seeing Irene Lauder walking elsewhere, Ivanka showed a thoughtful look, then gently shook her head, seeing Duke ending the conversation with Tina Fey and walking over.
"Someone is protesting outside." She is very concerned, "will it have an impact?"
"It will definitely affect."
Duke took Mrs. Leah’s arm, made a gesture of please, and walked towards the theater together, and said to Ivanka as he walked,
But it’s okay. They continue to protest. We have done enough publicity. Work, as long as the film can be recognized by the audience, the spread of good reputation can completely offset the negative impact of the protests of hard-core book fans."
The once "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, from "The Fellowship of the Ring" to "The Return of the King", has been accompanied by protests from many book fans. These protests have always come because they are really dissatisfied with the adaptation. It's not clear, but in the end, the trilogy used excellent publicity and the hard power of the film to crush all obstacles.
Duke has confidence in himself.
Sitting in the front seat, Ivanka said to him in a cheering tone, "We will definitely succeed."
Not only people in the crew have confidence in Duke, but fans who have watched the trailer are also confident. Norman Shearer entered the theater early in the morning. For this premiere, the hacker fan made enough preparations. He didn’t drink any more water from one hour before he set off. The first thing he did when he walked into the Chinese Theater in Hollywood was to go to the toilet to clear up all the inventory, so as not to miss even one second of the film because of the toilet. Lens.
After watching the trailer, he began to evolve from being a hacker fan to a fan of the Lord of the Rings. The last step is to wait to watch the complete film. He believes that Duke will not disappoint their audience, nor has he disappointed them!
Well, he threw away the hackers and made the Lord of the Rings, which really disappointed them, but if the Lord of the Rings is good enough, they can forgive him and support him with the loudest voice.
"Bly, why should we watch this movie!"
Suddenly there was a voice from the side. It was a middle-aged man talking to another man who was about 50 years old beside him, "What we should do now is to stand outside and protest with others... "
Hiller's eyebrows were raised immediately. Is this a protester? (To be continued...)