In front of the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, a large ceiling was erected with a red carpet inside to keep out the annoying drizzle.
Los Angeles has entered the dry and hot summer, but in the morning and evening, there will sometimes be a very annoying drizzle and fog, known as the blues of June. The weather forecast is the same today, so it is time for the premiere of Speed and Death
, a pergola was built so that the celebrities who came could not be disturbed by the drizzle.
The investment in this movie was not large, and there was not much marketing for its release. The two male and female leads, Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, stood under the pergola, posing according to the reporter's call.
Taking various poses to take photos for reporters at the scene.
The marketing budget is not large, and most of it was spent on this premiere. The cost of the Huaguo Theater is not affordable for ordinary movies. There are also many stars invited, and it hardly looks like a medium-invested movie.
premiere size.
This is Ronald's special marketing strategy for this movie. Before the editing of the subway battle at the end of the new version was completed, director Jan de Bont used pencil drawings of separate shots and put them on the screen to replace the ones that had not yet been edited.
The actual filming actually received extremely loud applause from the audience who attended the preview screening.
Later, after Ronald finished editing the movie, he secretly went to the test screening place and watched it himself.
It is no exaggeration to say that the plot of this movie is compact, with endless actions and big scenes. Just when the audience thinks that a big action scene is about to rescue the passengers from the bus, a bigger crisis will come...
The emotions of a movie audience are like that of a newly designed roller coaster. After a circle, there is another ignorant audience waiting in front.
It can be said that if the two leading actors were not so well-known, this movie would have had the potential to explode both at the box office and in word-of-mouth like a big production starring a popular action star. So Ronald didn’t care about anything else and only wanted to make the movie in the short time before filming started.
The first batch of audiences and film critics praised it unanimously. Try to attract as many first-weekend viewers as possible. The rest will be left to the audience's word-of-mouth to solve the problem.
Sandra Bullock is very cooperative with the publicity. She is one month away from turning 30, and she understands that this "Speed" is almost her last chance in Hollywood. If this movie is not a hit, the movie circle
No one would give a thirty-year-old actress a chance. Therefore, every time reporters asked him and Keanu Reeves to pose as a couple, Sandra Bullock hugged her tightly.
Tall Reeves.
"Sandra!" Reporters like this kind of female star who is very cooperative. They all think that this female star has no airs. Just like the character Annie in the movie, she is just an American girl next door.
She was wearing a long-sleeved top and a short skirt of the same color, and her long legs revealed her healthy beauty. After hearing the reporters’ screams one after another, she knew they were going to take some gimmicky photos. So Sandra
Bullock took the initiative and put one hand on Keanu Reeves' belly, while the other hand came around from behind and hugged the other side of his waist tightly.
The whole person is very close to Keanu Reeves, but maintains a safe distance between actors. The long hair is very close to Keanu’s face, and some hair strands have already caused irritation on the other person’s skin.
some reactions.
"Keanu!" The reporters were very happy and asked Keanu Reeves to be more affectionate. Keanu Reeves had good concentration and kept his head upright, neither getting closer nor farther away, keeping it like this
A distance that allows people to see that they are a couple on the screen, but not misunderstood as a couple in real life.
The reporters are also very satisfied with this. Both of them know how to press the shutter as fast as possible. They are both Hollywood Reporters and formal media like Variety. What they need is photos of this size and more intimate.
If you can't get published, you can only go to the gossip tabloids, and then cooperate with the made-up drama about love...
After finally taking enough photos, the two separated. Keanu Reeves' hair was a little longer, but he still kept his short hair, and he was extremely handsome. Sandra Bullock looked at each other and couldn't help but blush. Thinking
I wanted to hug him back, but I was afraid of being spotted, so I had to hold Keanu Reeves in my arms.
"Sandra..."
At this time, a man with curly hair and slightly buck teeth came over and called Sandra Bullock's name.
"Tate, I'm working..."
This man named Tate Donovan is also an actor, and he is Sandra Bullock’s real boyfriend. Of course he was dissatisfied when he saw this situation, so he hugged his girlfriend and took some photos.
Watch and listen.
"Hey..." Sandra Bullock was hugged by him suddenly, feeling a little uncomfortable, and her body involuntarily moved away from him for a while. Unfortunately, all the photographers and reporters ran to take pictures of other people, and only one reporter took pictures of them.
Got two.
"I'm Tate Donovan, I'm Sandra's boyfriend, and I'm also an actor..." The real boyfriend shouted to the reporters who were staying away. Unfortunately, no one looked back, and they all went to take pictures of the newly arrived Oscar winner.
Tom Hanks is gone.
Because of Ronald's reputation, Hanks posed with Gary Sinise and his wife who played Lieutenant Dan... "I heard Ronald say that this movie created a new kind of movie that doesn't require Arnold to be like that."
I'm very interested in the paradigm of action movies where muscles can also be shot. Maybe I can make action movies too..."
Tom Hanks made a face-saving nonsense, saying that this movie had received good reviews during internal test screenings, and he couldn't wait to see this movie that everyone in the industry was talking about.
"Oh, I'm looking forward to it. Ronald has an amazing magic ability of combining ordinary things to become classics. You will understand when you see the new film directed by him released at the end of the month. He is a magician and has been touched by him.
The movie is like being blessed..."
Gary Sinise began to praise the speed of life and death, while also warming up his own Forrest Gump.
"Isn't Ronald here..."
When the two couples starring in Forrest Gump arrived at the screening room, they saw Diane resting alone.
"Hey, there were thunderstorms and heavy rain in New York, and the flight was delayed..." Diane was a little worried. Ronald was supposed to arrive two hours ago, and now he didn't know if it was too late to catch up.
"New York has such weird weather at this time..."
Hanks' wife Rita Wilson understood the psychology of this kind of celebrity wife, and immediately took Diane's hand and gently comforted him.
Under the pergola outside, another emerging director is being interviewed. This is Quentin Tarantino, who made his debut film "Reservoir Dogs" two years ago. He is not a major, and worked in a video rental store when he was young.
With his strong learning ability, he can draw nourishment from movies. This year, another movie of his, "Pulp Fiction," will be released in the fall. He is now attending premieres and events to build up connections.
"I admire Ronald very much. I have watched all of his movies, especially Top Gun and Other People's Money. His close-ups of women's legs are really unique. I learned a lot from them."
Quentin Tarantino is still a bit green. At someone else's premiere, he talked about Ronald's directorial skills. The reporters didn't quite understand and wanted to make up a story about "Ronald is being bastardized by a new director."
The title "Lentino is regarded as a fan of beautiful legs" would definitely not be accepted by the editor in chief...it's really boring.
"Is Mr. Li here? I think he and I have a lot in common... Huh?"
Quentin Tarantino was poked by the actress next to him, Julia Sweeney, and told him to stop talking nonsense. The investor of Tarantino's new film is Harvey Weinstein. In the Oscar public relations battle
The loss to Ronald and Spielberg was miserable, and I couldn't even find the reason for the loss...
If Tarantino expresses his admiration for Ronald again, will Harvey Weinstein be shameless? Will he want to get investment and actor resources support from his Miramax in the future?
For example, this time Pulp Fiction used many actors, big names like John Travolta and Bruce Willis. How could it be that a newcomer would appear in this movie if not because Miramax had repeatedly won Oscars in previous years?
What about the director's second mid-level film?
"Hi, Ronald and I have a spiritual connection... This is a communication between two professional directors..."
"Who is connected to me?" Suddenly a voice came over.
"Ah, Ronald..." Many reporters pointed their cameras at him...
"Ronald, what do you think about the Knicks defeating the Pacers and advancing to the Finals?"
"Henry, when did you become a sports reporter?" Ronald made a joke to the reporter. Recently, his and Dolan's comments on the Knicks' record occupied the sports front pages of many New York newspapers.
There were no surprises under Pat Riley's leadership. Facing the other Eastern Conference finals opponent, the Indiana Pacers, they still managed to pass 4:3 in a thrilling manner. Especially in the fifth game, they were beaten fourth by the opponent's key player Reggie Miller.
Scored 25 points in the first quarter, turned defeat into victory, and left the Knicks one game behind...
The final decisive battle was evenly tied until the last quarter. It was only thanks to a key dunk by the star Ewing in the last 24 seconds that the game was over.
Because of this, Ronald has to go to New York to watch the game live. Otherwise, the fans will complain about the new boss.
Fortunately, we won in the end. Fans said that Ronald is the mascot of the Knicks' winning. With him watching the key games live, they can win every game.
"Aha, Ronald, I'm Quentin..."
When Tarantino saw Ronald, he felt like he was meeting a close friend and immediately came up to introduce himself.
"I know you. I read your Reservoir Dogs. Did you write the script? No wonder the script structure and directorial techniques are unique..."
Ronald smiled, showing his love for Quentin, a geek.
"I'm a fan of yours. I've watched every one of your movies..." Quentin Tarantino is a director who is a fan of movies. When it comes to other people's works, he knows everything about them, including how to arrange the shots and how.
Shoot the beautiful legs of a beautiful woman from a low angle...
Ronald listened for a full half minute. This person didn't look like a director, but more like a film studies scholar. He was similar to Peter Bogdanovich back then. He learned how to make movies by watching other people's movies.
of.
However, his favorite is not exactly classic Hollywood. He has also watched many movies in Hong Kong. He heard that Ronald and Jackie Chan have a good relationship, and he also wants to meet this Hong Kong movie boss.
"You are an encyclopedic expert on movies...but we are here for the premiere of Speed..."
Ronald quickly stopped this person from going off topic and entered the cinema with him.
"What do you think of my movie? You've seen Reservoir Dogs, right?" Quentin Tarantino is still very concerned about how Ronald judges his movies.
"You know enough about old movies, you should try to make movies from real life..." Ronald thought for a while and said.
"Hey?" Quentin Tarantino didn't expect Ronald to say such a thing. He didn't understand what it meant. Isn't making a movie just learning from the masters and then using all the good scenes they shot?
?
"The first person to make a movie must have never seen the movies made by others. In fact, I like the early Hollywood works best..." Ronald looked at the other person who still didn't understand, and smiled, "
You will understand later..."
Ronald stopped talking and walked inside. When he arrived at the entrance of the Chinese Theater, a woman wearing a Catholic school uniform suddenly rushed over from the bottom of the steps and wanted to get close to him.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Ronald’s bodyguard Daniel stepped forward and stopped him. The woman looked at Ronald furtively for a long time, as if she wanted to come up and intercept him.
I want autographs and so on. I don’t dress like an insider, white knee-high socks, a top with a lace collar, and a bag that looks like a schoolgirl’s bag.
"Ah... I don't mean any harm, I am an acquaintance of your boss... I have something to do with him..."
Ronald heard the voice behind him and discovered the woman. He looked at her and she seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember her.
"I'm Jennifer, Jennifer Tilly, Meg's sister..."
The woman was anxious. She was afraid that Ronald would ignore her. She was just a B-movie heroine in the industry. She couldn't talk to industry bosses like Ronald, and couldn't find her phone number. She could only rely on today.
Only on such occasions can we get close.
"Jennifer..." Ronald thought of this person, and past memories came to his mind, "I remember we never met, we only talked on the phone..."
The other party nodded and said that he would only delay his time for one minute...
Ronald motioned for her to follow him inside the theater and found an unoccupied seat next to the foyer.
"My sister broke up with Colin Firth, and he went back to Britain to develop his career. Meg also wanted to go back to Hollywood and continue to be an actress, but her former agent said that you banned her in Hollywood. Please be kind.
It was all my fault at the time, I shouldn't have encouraged Meg..."
"Ha..." Ronald thought to himself, who framed me? Do I have time to take revenge on an ex-girlfriend?
"I'm afraid your sister's ex-agent doesn't want to represent her anymore and she's telling lies. I won't do this kind of thing in Hollywood. Just ask her to come back and be an actress. If someone uses this ridiculous reason to tell something, you will
Have that person call my agent to clarify..."
Ronald settled the matter without hindering the other party from coming back, and without giving the other party any leverage. They had already settled the matter...
"Thank you..." Jennifer Tilly may not have wanted to use this incident to further the sisters' careers, but Ronald's handling made her understand the other party's attitude.
"Who is that?" Diane appeared in front of Ronald at this time and asked casually.
"When I first entered the industry, a friend's sister..."
"Isn't she?" Diane recognized this sister who is also a Hollywood actress...
"Yes, it's Sister Tilly. Now some people will use my name to falsely claim something. It would be quite troublesome for them if I don't clarify the misunderstanding."
"Oh..." Seeing Ronald speaking so frankly, Diane also remembered that when she was down in the past, it wasn't the other person's words that would stop her from filming, and she immediately grabbed Ronny's arm tighter.
The first weekend box office of "Speed" reached 14 million, beating The Flintstones and City Cowboy 2, which was released together as a new film, and won the box office championship in one fell swoop.
The film reviews were also very good. Roger Ebert even gave the year's first full four-star rating, saying that the director's editing made people full of feverish excitement, just like the 60-mile bus, and the mood was in the cinema.
Run wildly.
I got good news early on Monday morning. Ronald was in a good mood. Cinema Score gave it an A-level rating. According to the empirical formula, there is no problem for this movie to break 100 million at the domestic box office.
The good mood lasted until the afternoon, but was interrupted by unexpected news.
"There was a homicide on Bondi Avenue last night. A young woman and a young man were killed at home..."
"Shxt!" Ronald felt something was wrong. Bundy Avenue is a luxury residential area very close to Schwarzenegger's residence. A murder would actually occur there?
"It is reported that the LAPD has initially confirmed that the deceased is OJ Simpson's ex-wife and a waiter from a nearby restaurant..."