Chapter 68: Shelf

"Sean Connery's history of domestic violence?"
Seeing the eye-catching headline in the newspaper, Duke's mouth turned up slightly, and Sean Connery's son and wife called a press conference on Monday, which broke the Connery scandal. This is simply delightful. Almost all the media nowadays are reporting relevant news intensively, and I can’t wait to describe Connery as the spokesperson of Satan in the world.
"last night……"
Right next to Duke, Sophia Coppola moved her body in the chair and took a newspaper. He flipped through and said,
A talk show on Fox TV invited Connery’s ex-wife Diane Chiron. Too, they have shaken out all the black history of his past, and they even drove the live TV car to Connery's mansion."
"this is a good news."
Although the sky outside can not be seen in the theater lounge, Duke still wants to admire the good weather today.
"What did you do?" Putting down the newspaper, Sophia tilted his head and looked at him. Duke shrugged and denied without hesitation, "This is actually nothing to do with me. Do you think I have the ability to do this now?"
"Warner?"
Although she said so, Sophia still stared at Duke. She knew that this should be Warner's hands and feet, ±↖, but she definitely couldn't get rid of the guy next to her.
Gently shook her head, Sophia temporarily discarded this thought. After getting along for so long, the two of them are not only work partners, but also friends. She knows what Hollywood is, and kind people will only be trampled by countless big feet. Stepping stones, only those who can take advantage of all conditions can succeed.
Obviously, Duke next to him is one such person.
It is no exaggeration to say that Sean Connery has become a falling dog, and there may be a few voices sympathizing with him, but in Hollywood, where rallies and lows, he will only get more beatings, even if the caa does the foot Public relations work cannot fundamentally reverse this trend.
Even media owned by caa partners such as Twentieth Century Fox and Walt Disney are all in full swing, let alone other media.
This situation is entirely within Duke’s expectation. Caa is in a natural opposition to major Hollywood companies due to its packaging services and film commissions. The basis for cooperation between the two parties is interest, but when the opportunity comes, the latter will inevitably Will suppress the relatively strong caa, after all, there is no production and distribution company, I want to see a giant brokerage company.
"By the way, Duke."
Moving here, Sophia lowered her voice, "You and Warner have evidence of Sean Connery?"
"No..." Duke shook his head. "This kind of thing doesn't need evidence."
If the opponent was accidentally injured by him and Warner, then he can only blame himself for the bad luck. There must be a bad luck to bear Warner's anger in this matter.
"It took caa ten years to build him into the most famous gentleman in Hollywood." Sophia sighed, seemingly a little bit sick, "but it was destroyed by the media in less than a week..."
"The most valuable thing about Connery is this gentleman image." She paused and continued, "In the past few years, his outstanding roles have been based on this image. It is difficult for him to lose this image. Stay on the front line again."
"Front line?" Duke sneered, "Without the image of a gentleman, there are domestic violence and drug abuse scandals, he is not good at acting, and there is no room for growth. He is destined to be forgotten by Hollywood."
"He can play the villain!" Sophia replied habitually.
Duke shrugged and said something lazily. If nothing else, Sean Connery's position in caa will inevitably plummet. Even if he is the oldest customer, in the eyes of vampires, the focus is always The most delicious and delicious blood.
In addition, there is bound to be a divorce lawsuit in the future, and the division of production must be particularly exciting. Perhaps I can introduce a few excellent lawyers to the poor mother and son, so that the lawsuit can be prolonged and the benefits that can be won for them a bit more.
Looking at his watch, Duke stood up, "Time is almost up, let's go to the theater."
This afternoon, Warner Bros. held a trial screening for "Break in Death Island". In addition to fans, film critics and media reporters, there were also many representatives from theaters, such as Emperor Entertainment Group and AMG Academy. Online film selection experts.
Whether the film is excellent and whether it can sell well is also related to the interests of the theaters. A commercial masterpiece can eventually win many theaters. In addition to the efforts of the publishing company, it also depends on the attitude of the theaters. It seems that it will rush to the production of the street, so no matter what the publisher says, the theater will not put out too many resources.
Theatrical circuit is an important part of the distribution. The quality of the film is directly related to the income of the theater operator. Any film can not casually win thousands of theaters, just like a film. Like production, there are complicated procedures in it, and the theaters also have strict audits on this.
The release strategy of "Brave to Death Island" and "Speed ​​of Life" is completely different. The latter has shown great potential in the screening, and subsequent large-scale releases seem natural, while the former will inevitably be launched in North America on a super large scale. For painting, the cinema will definitely conduct the most basic inspection of the film to make sure it is not a bad film.
The kind of small company that releases a movie can easily win thousands of theaters, even if the theaters do not even refer to the trial screenings and click-through screenings, in the highly specialized Hollywood, it only exists in the fantasy world. in.
"Hello, Director Rosenberg."
When entering the arena, Duke met a selection expert from the Emperor Entertainment Group, and shook the hand that the other party stretched over, "Hello, Mr. Josman."
The cut samples have already been previewed inside Warner Bros. Warner Bros. is full of confidence in the film. From the invitation lineup of the preview, it can also be seen that "Brave to Death Island" enjoys completely A-level commercial production treatment.
Needless to say, the representatives of the nation's largest cinema chains, the media and film critics also have a prosperous lineup.
When entering the theater, Duke glanced roughly. Among the film critics he could recognize were Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times, Todd McCarthy of the Hollywood Reporter, etc...
And he heard from Robin Grande that Warner Bros. set a six-figure PR budget and invited the famous Roger Albert from Chicago!
Although he did not see the other person, Duke knew that he must be in the theater, and perhaps at the event after the film, he could see this top professional film critic who was praised by countless people.
Because Warner was asked to provide Malibu’s beach house as a temporary residence, Roger Albert arrived at the Burbank cinema a little later than the scheduled time, but others could only complain privately. When facing him, he would only greet him with a smile, who didn't know the power of his thumb and film reviews.
As a super authority in film critics, Roger Albert really deserves the attention of any film company.
"Hi, Turan."
Walking to the seat, Roger Albert and Kenneth Turan beside him waved casually, "It's been a long time."
"Yes, I didn't expect to see you here." Kenneth Turan said politely.
"That little guy's movie is good." Roger Albert pointed to Duke standing in front of him and greeted others. "Although this is just a popcorn movie, the bomb perspective in the trailer gives me some Surprise, I have reason to like this film."
Of course you have a reason! Kenneth Turan was slanderous, or wouldn't the hundreds of thousands of dollars in public relations fees of Warner Bros. be for nothing?
Just in front of them, Josman of Emperor Entertainment just sat down. He looked at the person who was two seats apart. That was the representative of amg. The two sides are the biggest competitors in the North American theater market. If not, If memory is wrong, this person should be Lynch, the chief selection expert of AMG West Coast.
Amg appointed a team headed by him. Obviously, like Emperor Entertainment, he is very optimistic about the prospects of "Break into Death Island".
"Warner's people are among ordinary fans."
Sitting in the front row, Sophia leaned closer and whispered to Duke, "The questionnaire has also been distributed, and the opinions of film critics and the reputation of film fans will be fed back in time."
At the trial meeting, the company's internal observers were mixed with movie fans, which is almost the practice of Hollywood companies.
"Be confident in our film, Sophia."
Hearing a slightly rapid breathing, Duke patted Sophia's hand, "We will definitely succeed, give yourself some confidence!"
"I have confidence in myself." Sophia said stiffly, "I don't have confidence in you. The audience will get tired of your explosive scenes."
"Not now!" Duke looked confident.
Yes, if any director maintains a style for a long time, there will always be a day when he is abandoned by the audience, and the pure sensory and commercial drama of explosions and collisions will have a shorter period of preservation, just like the explosive madman once. After the high-intensity bombardment of several consecutive films, the audience is bound to be aesthetically tired.
However, he has just embarked on this crazy road of explosion, and the preservation period can last a long time.
The big screen slowly turned on, and the lights suddenly went out. In the noisy theater just now, it immediately became quiet, because there was no opening movie, no buffering and subtitles, and the big screen was opened!
"This is..." Roger Albert frowned slightly, "This is a high-speed slow motion!"
The opening slow motion of this section uses montage switching and high-speed slow-motion production techniques, which makes people feel depressed and heavy. Just like the fast-paced beginning of "Life and Death", it throws enough suspense. And the scene that attracts people to continue watching.
"Duke Rosenberg has improved a lot."
Roger Albert said to himself, "The use of the shots in the opening scene is so simple that the shots are very beautiful. Generally speaking, no director will make the film too prominent!"
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