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Although it is far away on the east coast, the status of the "New York Times" in the American press not only exceeds that of the "Los Angeles Times", but also has a very significant influence internationally. Any news in such a newspaper may cause a very wide range of social response.

There is a three-hour time difference between the east and west coasts of North America.

As a result, the sky in Los Angeles has just dawned, and the article in the "New York Times" that strongly questioned Simon and "Lola Run" has spread rapidly throughout Hollywood.

Accompanying this article are North American box office figures from the past weekend.

From March 6th to March 8th, although there will be two new films this week, "Lethal Weapon" starring Mel Gibson of Warner Bros. and "Angel Heart" starring Robert De Niro of MGM. The box office momentum of "Lola Run" has not been affected in the slightest.

Due to the large-scale release of "Lola Run" on the east and west coasts, a total of 1,176 screens brought in $18.51 million at the box office in three days, and once again easily won the North American box office chart this weekend.

At the same time, in the fourth week of its release, the total box office of "Lola Run" also exceeded the $50 million mark, reaching $50.6 million.

In comparison, "Lethal Weapon", which also caused a lot of heated discussion at the original script transaction price of 250,000 US dollars, although it has a good reputation after its release, the box office in the first three days of the first weekend was only 6.12 million US dollars, although it was on the list. It ranks second on the list, but this number is less than one-third of the number one "Lola Run".

As for the other new film "Angel Heart", the box office for the first three days in the first weekend was only 3.28 million US dollars, and it even ranked fifth on the list after "On Elm Street 3" and "Field Ranking".

Perhaps because of the fierce competition, North American media reporters have a very keen sense of smell.

It was obvious from the article in The New York Times that a major event was about to happen. Simon had planned to rush to the headquarters of Orion Films in the morning to discuss coping strategies with Mike Medova and others, but found that the swarms of reporters had already taken his mansion down. The mountain road that is not wide outside is crowded.

Considering that going out today will definitely be more frantic than ever, Simon simply called Mike Medova and others to come to Palisades.

About half past nine.

Since he also lives in Palisades, Simon now has close interests with Fox Films, and Fox Films Vice President Amy Pascal also rushed over as a high-level representative of Fox Films.

Scraping through the crowd of reporters, Amy Pascal drove into Simon's mansion, where several cars were already parked in the yard.

Amy had just gotten out of the car when Janet greeted her.

After a few simple greetings, Janet took Amy to the backyard. Amy followed Janet, looking around.

One acre in the imperial system is equivalent to about 4,000 square meters. The mansion in front of you is more like a small manor, surrounded by a cliff, surrounded by green trees, Mediterranean-style villas, swimming pools and gardens. Well-proportioned, there is also a private tennis court in the front yard.

Amy Pascal is not too sure how much the mansion is worth, but remembers that Spielberg also bought a 13-acre piece of land in Palisades a few years ago, and then only invested 400 yuan in the construction of the house. million dollars.

Los Angeles housing prices have skyrocketed in recent years.

Although less than 30 years old has become the vice president of Fox Pictures, especially as a woman, this is very rare in Hollywood. However, Amy Pascal found with a little frustration that such a mansion was still too far away from him.

Thinking of this, Amy Pascal couldn't help but imagine the scene of Simon Westeros recruiting him at the Saturday party.

For a small moment, even suddenly felt.

perhaps.

Can you really take a risk?

Soon he came to the backyard, looking around, there should be four people sitting around a set of sofas on the edge of the lawn, which should be used for sunbathing, and Simon was among them. Not far away, there are two or three younger men and women under the eaves of the villa who are busy answering the phone. They should be the secretary assistants of a few people on the sofa.

Seeing Amy coming, everyone got up and said hello.

Of the four, Amy knew three of them, in addition to Simon himself, as well as Orion Films president Mike Medova and Simon's manager Jonathan Freedman. The last middle-aged woman looked to be in her forties or fifties. After an introduction, Amy knew that the other party was Pat Kingsley, the PR manager Simon had just hired.

Finding that she was the last to arrive, Amy apologized a little embarrassedly. Janet helped Amy pour a cup of coffee, handed her a folder, and then turned to the side under the porch, and everyone took their seats again. .

After sitting down, as soon as he opened the document in his hand, Amy Pascal heard Pat Kingsley next to him say: "Simon, and everyone, it is now basically certain that this was an obviously premeditated incident. Public opinion attack, and it is only the beginning, a temptation. If we cannot respond immediately, the next situation will be even more unfavorable for us.”

Amy Pascal had read the article more than once before she came. Although she was not a naive person, she still asked with some doubts in Pat Kingsley's determined tone: "Pat, there is evidence. Yet?"

Pat Kingsley and Amy were unfamiliar. Hearing the question suddenly, he just shook his head subconsciously.

When Simon saw Amy and looked at himself, he said, "Amy, if you want to prove that "Lola Run" was not filmed by me, who should you investigate the most?"

Amy Pascal thought about it for a while, and then she understood it a bit, and said, "The crew."

"That's right, the crew."

Simon nodded and gestured towards Pat Kingsley.

Pat Kingsley went on to add: "Ms. Pascal, you should have read that article. Mark Horrington simply started from Simon's growth experience, according to the usual cognition of most ordinary people. To conclude that 'Lola Run' could not have been done by Simon himself is very flippant and ridiculous. If he really cares about the truth of the film, he should have contacted the staff involved in 'Lola Run' production."

Amy nodded earnestly and said, "Pat, just call me Amy. So, what should we do next? I've spoken to Mr. Goldberg on the phone before, and Fox will try to cooperate with him."

Although the contract for "Death is Coming" has not been officially signed, it will even be delayed for a while because of this incident. However, "The Butterfly Effect" will be released on April 10, and there is only one month left. As a close stakeholder, Fox does not want the "New York Times" article to make too much waves.

The box office situation of "Lola Run" was very good, but such a move came suddenly. Among the five people present, Mike Medova was obviously the most anxious one, otherwise he would not have called Simon before dawn. At this moment, he couldn't help but say: "Simon, the negatives of "Lola Run" must be still there. I think you should cut a film as soon as possible. This is obviously the best way to clarify."

Simon shook his head and said, "Mike, there is no such thing as you want. In order to save the budget, I even hoped that every shot could be passed through, and it is impossible to waste film to shoot insignificant things."

"Then let the crew members come forward to endorse," Mike Medova said, thinking about it and then adding: "Orion can pay a sum of money for this, even if it is included in the announcement fee."

Listening to Mike Medova's eager tone, Simon's agent, Jonathan Friedman, couldn't help but say, "Mike, I think it's not a good thing for us to be too eager to clarify."

Mike Medova was a little puzzled, but Simon nodded slightly.

Pat Kingsley also said with approval: "It is indeed the case, we immediately jumped out to clarify, we will only usher in more doubts, because the people who manipulated this matter did not want to see the truth at all, they only Wanting to damage the public image of Simon and 'Lola Run' keeps fans questioning."

Mike Medova just cares about it for a while, and has been in Hollywood for many years. Pat Kingsley just explained it a little, and he immediately woke up, and he also knew that Pat Kingsley had not finished speaking.

Some people do this, and the ultimate purpose is to curb the box office of "Lola Run".

After all, "Lola Run"'s $18.51 million box office figure this past weekend has already surpassed most blockbuster hits.

The annual number of moviegoers in North America is basically fixed, and it has been around 1 billion in recent years.

"Lola Run" is expected to gross between $150 million and $200 million at the box office. Based on the current average ticket price of around $4, this is equivalent to about 37 million to 50 million moviegoers, which is out of 1 billion total moviegoers. It is already a very conspicuous or dazzling proportion.

The box office of "Lola Run" is too high, so it is destined to change and affect the box office of other films.

Even, according to the strong box office curve of "Lola Run", not to mention the recently released "Lethal Weapon" and "Angel Heart", even if it is the Easter schedule a month later, or even the early summer films in May, it is possible Affected by "Lola Run", the box office has shrunk.

Thinking of this, Mike Medova couldn't help rubbing his temples.

He even had a hunch that, for this reason, even if there was no one behind the scenes behind the New York Times article, if such a spark splashed, there would definitely be a bunch of people scrambling to pour a few barrels of gasoline on it.

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