From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

Anson?

Wait, why is Anson here?

The knowledgeable Jesse's brain actually stalled for a moment, unable to function, and he almost choked on his own saliva, his eyes rolling back.

Last time, they witnessed history here; never would they have imagined that this time they would witness another miracle.

Thoughts surged in his mind, but his movements were not slow at all. Jesse quickly regained his balance and, calling out to Alexander, briskly rushed over—

Amidst the surging crowd, Anson simply stood there casually, without any special actions or words, but the sunlight seemed to gather naturally on Anson as if he were under a spotlight. The surrounding crowd blurred silently, making it easy to spot his figure.

Before he even realized it, the focus of his eyes was only on Anson.

So, people really can have their own halo.

Not only Jesse, but the people queuing around also gradually noticed Anson, their eyes involuntarily drifting towards the same spot.

By the time Jesse arrived, the surroundings were already subtly stirring, and some people were even taking the initiative to talk to Anson, creating a particularly relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.

This scene was becoming more and more magical.

Clearly, it was a queue waiting to watch "Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones", but when did it evolve into Anson's fan meeting?

Taking three steps as two, Jesse strode up to Anson.

"Anson, may I ask why you're here?"

With one question, all eyes in the venue gathered.

Bathed in the center of attention, Anson seemed particularly relaxed, "I'm here to watch a movie."

It was so natural and so upright that Jesse was uncharacteristically choked up—

Right, Anson is here, what else could he be doing but watching a movie? Just because Anson is the star of "Spider-Man", does that mean he can't come to watch a movie?

Precisely because people think "Spider-Man" and "Star Wars: Episode II" are enemies, they are surprised to see Anson here. But if you get rid of such stereotypes, this scene doesn't seem so amazing anymore.

Seeing Jesse stumble, the interview uncharacteristically experiencing a brief audio silence, Anson's smile lifted at the corner of his mouth, gesturing to the side, "I came with the director to support 'Star Wars'. Honestly, who can refuse 'Star Wars'?"

He confessed!

At this moment, Jesse came back to his senses and then noticed Sam Raimi standing silently beside him—

In the bustling commotion, Anson turned his head and responded, "Thank you for the compliment."

Boom.

A burst of laughter.

Then.

In San Francisco, Lucas was watching the morning news when his assistant changed the channel. Lucas unexpectedly saw a familiar face on Fox Morning News and almost choked on his saliva, coughing, coughing!

The subtitle below the TV screen read, "'Spider-Man' director Sam Raimi and star Anson Wood personally come to the cinema to buy tickets to support 'Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'."

And on the TV screen, Anson said that powerful catchphrase with a bright smile, "I'm here to watch a movie"—

Even Anson himself didn't expect this sentence to spark a full-scale discussion in North America.

Because it was taken for granted, going to the cinema was naturally to watch a movie. Were they going to play tennis there?

Also because it was forthright, expressing his love for the movie openly, even personally expressing support for a competitor without minding.

In 2002, this situation was very rare, very, very rare. During the summer season, the major film companies were in a life-or-death relationship. Actors even refused to mention the names of competitors during the promotional period, strictly guarding against inadvertently helping their opponents with publicity.

As a result, Anson took a different approach and broke through.

The entire North American market: ? ? ? Can it still be like this?

The reality is the best proof. Before Lucas could react, a colleague beside him who had never had any interest in movies looked over, "Lucas, isn't that your brother? I suddenly want to go to the cinema to see 'Spider-Man'."

Lucas was slightly stunned, then smiled wryly, "Okay, I'll buy the movie tickets, you buy the popcorn. After work today, shall we take the whole company to support it?"

Roar, roar, roar, a burst of noise around.

Moreover, this was just the beginning—

Through Fox Morning News, Anson and Sam's move to the cinema to watch "Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones" strongly broke out.

Before the summer season kicked off, the entire Hollywood showed a united front, with the seven major film companies working together, hoping that the audience could return to the cinema; but after the summer season kicked off, the slashing and collision of swords and shadows immediately turned into betrayal, and they were mortal rivals to each other.

Is this normal?

But the audience didn't realize this, because the film market had always been like this.

Until now.

Anson and Sam's consistent and coherent actions completed the echo:

Indeed, there is competition between movies. Audiences have limited time and money, and can often only choose one movie. Market potential is a relatively fixed value; but when the entire box office market is sluggish, movies should be partners and comrades fighting side by side. Winning or losing is no longer important, because this is the rise and fall of an industry.

Audiences can support "Spider-Man", and they can also support "Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones". Which movie to choose is not important, what is important is the movie itself, what is important is buying a movie ticket to go to the cinema to enjoy the feast of light and shadow.

This breadth of mind, this posture, this pattern, is truly worthy of special treatment.

When 20th Century Fox and countless professionals and news media were wholeheartedly trying to break the opening weekend box office record of "Spider-Man", Anson and Sam saw higher, went further, and were far ahead.

Instantly, a full discussion—

From "The Tonight Show" to "SNL", large and small talk shows started discussions and heated discussions. Anson even won praise from entertainment practitioners. This young actor under the age of twenty is really impressive.

The most incredible thing is that "SNL", which keeps up with the trend, even imitated Jesse's interview with Anson. Although it was a spoof comedy skit, it can still be seen that Anson is emerging in popular culture, even breaking away from the role of Peter Parker, making the actor's personal image of Anson Wood clear, which is the real unexpected gain.

Out-of-the-circle index, 100%.

This heat wave was definitely not expected before the premiere of "Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones". It was like pouring a pot of hot oil on a raging fire, and the flames that were already burning wildly instantly exploded—

Mighty, spreading all over.

Jay Leno said on the show, "'Spider-Man' has already made a move, now it's up to 'Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'."