America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 206 Annual Shark Festival

"The Life of Adele" became a hit in a way that no one expected.

Now in the film circle, it is the most widely discussed and deeply discussed, on par with "Lord of the Rings 3".

Even among lovers of literary and artistic films, "The Life of Adele" is more popular than "Lord of the Rings 3", and many people said they cried after watching it.

Many people, especially the gay community, shouted that this was the best film of the year and that it must have a place in the Golden Globes and Oscars, otherwise it would be a loss to the awards ceremony.

Seeing NBC, ABC, Fox and other major channels broadcasting similar news, Eric couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Such a big thing must not be ignored. If you don't ignore it, you have to mention some details, which means free promotion for the movie.

“Eric, Mary and I’s Facebook followers have increased again and are now close to 6 million. This feels great!”

Ashley kept squirting on Eric's face with pleasure.

"Hahaha. Now I wake up laughing every night from my dreams. I made the right decision to go to Boston."

"Eric, have you seen it? A lot of people are shouting, demanding that Ashley and I be given Golden Globes and even Oscars."

Mary said with the same excitement, but it was inevitable that she would not be able to take care of other things when she spoke.

The warm environment disappeared and she felt a hint of coolness. Eric stretched out his hand and pressed her down again.

Uh-huh-huh!

"That's right. Now it seems that what we did is very correct. For less than two million US dollars, we have achieved a publicity effect that cannot be obtained by 20 million US dollars or even 200 million US dollars."

"Now the same-sex group and those who support the same-sex group have praised you two very highly, which is very beneficial for winning prizes."

Bo!

The stick popped out and hit Mary on the chin. She looked at Eric with wide eyes.

"The next step is up to you. After this incident, the box office of "Adele's Life" is estimated to be over 100 million, and MGM will make a lot of money again. You have to continue to help us promote it."

"Hehe, judges are human beings too, and they will also consider factors other than movies. Although it is a bit disgraceful to use political correctness to win awards."

"But we just happened to have the opportunity, and we didn't deliberately take advantage of it. I will definitely help you win at least one of the Golden Balls and Oscars."

Ashley giggled and untied her clothes, Mary ate and vomited more carefully, and the three of them started a new round of white sex.

Compared with less than 500 theaters in the first week, the second week was too exaggerated.

Except for those states where religious influence is too strong and too conservative, theaters in the remaining areas come to MGM to ask for the secret key to the film source.

As a result, the number of theaters showing in the second week increased by more than 600, and the screening scale of more than 1,100 theaters also made "The Life of Adele" break the record in film history.

It has become the gay-themed film that has been shown in the most theaters and in the most states.

This is still early, and there are still a number of theaters that have not signed the contract in time, so they have to wait until the third week to release it.

The time came to the end of December, and the box office results of "Adele's Life" were released for the second week, and it became a hit as expected.

More than 1,100 movie theaters received more than 35 million US dollars in box office, and the number of moviegoers increased greatly. It was undoubtedly a hit, and it firmly maintained its position as the runner-up in the weekly box office.

The champion is naturally "Lord of the Rings 3", which set a new film and television record with a box office of 87 million U.S. dollars, winning the second-week box office championship in film history.

Although not many people paid attention to the unwelcome numbers in its second week, Knights of Middle-earth showed extraordinary box office potential and resilience.

Under the influence of the wave of public opinion, "Transformers" has also gained gains. Some viewers who did not buy tickets for "Adele's Life" will choose to watch "Transformers" again.

Coupled with the strong support of the same-sex people, "Transformers" has achieved a box office of US$14 million in North America this week, only a 17% drop, creating a small miracle.

The overseas box office earned more than 26 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office exceeded 900 million U.S. dollars, officially surpassing "Finding Nemo".

It won the North American annual box office championship with a lead of 19 million US dollars. It took more than a month and a half to finally achieve this brilliant achievement.

According to this trend, it can be screened for about two more weeks.

However, the hope of breaking through 1 billion US dollars is relatively slim. Breaking through 900 million US dollars is far beyond Eric's expectation, and he is already satisfied.

Once this achievement is achieved, it will at least increase MGM's stock price by another 10% in the near future.

While "Adele's Life" was making great progress, "Sharknado 2" and "The Devil Wears Prada" were also released.

The former is extremely sandy and the latter is extremely dark.

There is no doubt that after experiencing the devastation of "Sharknado 1", the audience, far from hating this series, is looking forward to its arrival.

Many die-hard fans have long been clamoring on the Internet to push the limits of IQ and want to see what method the screenwriter can come up with this time to rub the audience's IQ to the ground.

Just like "The Life of Adele", there has never been a sandbox movie that has achieved such a large-scale release as "Sharknado". In a sense, it is also a record-breaker.

The release of "Sharknado 2" has become an annual carnival of sand sculptures.

The media that did interviews last year scored twice this year and started shooting randomly again.

A beautiful female reporter from ABC walked on the street with a microphone: "This is the Comcast Theater. Last year we witnessed the craziness of the first release of "Sharknado" here."

"I still remember that young people at that time were going crazy. Let's see if this year's Sharknado 2 is still popular?"

The female reporter walked across the street and approached the cinema. Behind her, a group of young people suddenly rushed out, joking and walking quickly towards the cinema.

The female reporter didn't pay attention at first, but when she saw the skin of this group of young people, white skin, black skin, yellow skin, and brown skin mixed together, she felt a little familiar.

Hearing some familiar voices again, the scene from last year suddenly came to mind.

"Wait a minute, kids, wait a minute." The female reporter greeted hurriedly.

Hearing this, the group of middle school students stopped.

"Hello kids, I'm a reporter from ABC Entertainment Channel. I'm glad to meet you. Would you like to be interviewed?"

A group of middle school students' eyes lit up, and then they pointed at the female reporter and shouted excitedly.

"It's you! I remember your face. It was us you interviewed last year. It was also during Christmas, "Sharknado 1", right?"

The female reporter immediately burst into laughter. There was nothing wrong with her memory. It was really these children.

"Haha, yes, it was me last year. After the interview was broadcast, are you famous?"

"Yeah!"

A group of middle school students immediately cheered.

"My mother told people everywhere that I was on TV. This was the first time she was proud of me."

"A female classmate in my class is willing to date me, and now we are a couple."

"What are you going to interview today? It won't be about "Sharknado", right?"

The female reporter nodded: "Yes, I revisited my old place and met my old friends. It seems that everything is God's arrangement."

"No, it's the arrangement of Sharknado!"

Xiaobaizi said loudly, and then a group of young people began to shout loudly.

"Sharknado!"

"Sharknado!"

"Sharknado!"

The cheering appearance immediately attracted the attention of passers-by.

Last year, many people would have looked at them strangely, but this year it was different. Many people showed understanding expressions, as if this was the way they should be.

"Okay, okay, kids, stop for a moment. You all know that "Sharknado 2" is bound to be another bad movie. Why do you still go to the cinema?"

"Are you kidding me? It's absolutely beautiful. It's just not as beautiful as a regular movie."

"Everyone in our school is watching Sharknado now. If you don't watch it, you won't be able to keep up with the times."

"Yes, "Sharknado" is indeed a bad movie, but it is so bad that it has style, height, and uniqueness. It is so bad that you have to take a high look."

Xiao Huangzi, wearing glasses, made an ingenious summary like a classmate, and his companions nodded in agreement.

"Okay, it's almost time, it's about to start!"

The others hurriedly ran to the cinema, while Xiao Heizi pointed at the camera and said like last year: "Mom, eldest sister, second sister, third sister, fourth brother, little brother, I love you!"

The female reporter nodded emotionally: "He still loves his family as much as he did last year. He is such a good boy."

"No, why does it seem that there is one more brother than last year, and why is there still no mention of his father?"

"Without a father, how could there be another little brother?"

In the movie theater, Eric and Theron sit together.

Watching Ryan Reynolds knock a shark away with a baseball bat and hit a home run is exactly the same as killing a shark with a pool cue in the first movie.

Theron was already grinning from ear to ear, just like everyone else around him.

Wait until the family fights sharks at the Empire State Building and 10,000 meters above the ground, holds wires to guide lightning into the body, and competes with gods in a mortal body.

Everyone felt that their brains could no longer think, because as long as they thought, they would shut down.

The average moviegoer will try to keep quiet, but in "Sharknado," the noisier the better.

"Hahahaha I laughed so hard that I almost shed tears. How can Ryan Reynolds be so funny without changing his face?"

"It is completely impossible to equate the character on the screen with the second male lead in "Transformers". The separation is too strong."

"A good actor is versatile. Once you watch The Hangover, where he stars, you will know that this kid can not only act handsome, but also do shit and shit with ease."

Theron wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes: "Who are the screenwriters and directors? Why do they have such big ideas!"

"The director is the Wayans brothers, and I don't know the screenwriter. Alan doesn't know where to find a first-rate screenwriter."

"Hahaha, is this really a disaster movie? Honey, I'm sorry I haven't watched the first one, but how about we catch up tonight?"

"No problem. In fact, if you think about it from another angle, from a human perspective, "Sharknado" is indeed a disaster movie."

"But if you look at it from the perspective of a shark, this is a "Death Comes", where you kill the shark in a fancy way."

"If you think about this kind of movie for a second, it means you don't trust the screenwriter and are irresponsible to the director."

"It's a huge waste of the frontal lobes of my brain, and it's a huge disrespect for the special effects level of the print shop owner."

"Brother, what you said is great!"

In front, an old man turned his head and extended his thumb.

In the same cinema, The Devil Wears Prada starring Theron was showing in the theater next door.

Contrary to Sharknado's overjoyed side, the audience here looked solemn, and no one made any noise except for the occasional cough.

Under the operation of MGM, the plot of "The Devil Wears Prada" is darker than the original version.

Infidelity, pedophilia, drug use, alcoholism, abuse, lesbianism, violence, robbery, homicide

The heroine Erin, played by Theron, was born with full-level debuffs, as if she had gathered the darkest elements in the world.

There was no minor in this theater, and it was rated NC17 because it was too dark and too dark.

The vast majority of viewers are unable to connect the tough, foul-mouthed woman with no eyebrows on the big screen to the sexy and glamorous Charlize Theron.

The contrast is much greater than the two Ryan Reynolds movies, at least the little bitch's face has not changed.

And it also involves the relationship between lesbians. "The Devil Wears Prada" is very lucky, just in time to catch up with the bonus period created by "Adele's Life".

There is now strong demand for this genre, with the film opening in more than 800 theaters in the first week.

If it is issued by a small company and cannot catch up with the special period, it will be very popular if there are 200 companies.

However, Eric doesn't have high expectations for the box office performance of "The Devil Wears Prada" because that's the same reason: it's too dark and gross.

Now is the period of celebration and joy among peer groups. What everyone wants to watch is true love, preferably comedy.

Although "Adele's Life" ends in tragedy, at least the process is sunny and refreshing, giving people a warm feeling.

"The Devil Wears Prada" is just the opposite. The title of the movie gives people a bad feeling.

Late at night, after watching the movie, Eric and Theron returned to their apartment.

After watching the first part of "Sharknado", the two lay on the bed and made out.

"Honey, do you think I can win an award for "The Devil Wears Prada"?"

"Why not? Your performance is excellent, but you gain weight and become ugly. Oscar likes actresses to act ugly."

"And judging from this year's situation, there have not been any outstanding female-perspective films so far."

"Commercial films are excluded first. Maybe Naomi Watts in "21 Grams" is good, and Diane Keaton's performance in "Love Is a Compromise" is also good."

"Although the film "Lost in Translation" is good, Scarlett Janssen's performance is obviously not up to the master level, and the threat is not strong."

"Generally speaking, the competition for Best Actress next year is far less intense than this year. My dear, you have a high chance of winning."

Theron bit him on the chest: "Are you pretending to be a fool? Why can you leave out "Adele's Life"? The Olsen sisters are very popular right now."

"Many people say that the two of them will definitely win the Best Actress crown. They are all directed by you."

"Jealous?" Eric raised her chin.

"No, that's your work, and the Olsen sisters are really good at it, I can see it."

"It's just hard to get such a good role again. I'm afraid this is the only chance. I won't even be qualified to be a finalist in the future."

Eric chuckled and hugged her tightly: "Baby, I will try my best to tilt my resources towards you. Whoever makes me love you the most is you. We will try our best to compete for the best actress."

"Do you mean what you say?"

"It doesn't count."

"Hate!"