Hollywood Road

A black Mercedes-Benz car drove out of the airport and headed towards the San Francisco Bay Area. David Ellison sat in the spacious back seat, with a young face full of excitement and joy after success. It was the first time he was so happy after leaving USC Film School.

That feeling is like swallowing a bowl of ice water on a hot summer day... No, it's even better than that!

"Are you so happy?"

Sitting next to her was Megan Ellison, and the girl, tired of seeing David Ellison's smile, sarcastically said, "Hey, look in the mirror yourself. David, you're smiling like an idiot. "

"Is that an exaggeration?" David Ellison rubbed his face.

Megan Ellison turned his head away, and really didn't want to see his smirk again, "The expression on your face is even more exaggerated than what I said."

David Ellison coughed lightly, shook his head vigorously, and tried his best to put on a serious look, but he couldn't hide the excitement, excitement and smile in the corners of his mouth and eyes.

"Isn't the first day's box office good?" Megan Ellison said disdainfully, "Is it necessary?"

"What's good!" David Ellison corrected his sister, staring at his sister, "It's called very good! It's called bursting! It's called a big sale! It's called a bumper harvest! It's called a huge profit!"

Megan Ellison still looked disdainful.

"That's $18.4 million! "Gone Girl" earned $18.4 million in one day!" David Ellison first gestured a one and then an eight, but Megan Ellison didn't understand this number. Cold, with the same expression of disdain and lack of interest, he felt defeated, full of excitement and joy of success, he didn't know who to tell, he waved his hand, "Forget it, tell you that you don't clear."

"Why don't I understand?" Megan Ellison was unconvinced, ""Gone Girl" got 18.4 million US dollars on the first day, doesn't it mean that the North American box office will definitely break through the 40 million US dollar mark in the first weekend, and there is even hope. Hitting $50 million?"

David Ellison pointed to her face with a stinking expression, "Then you are still like this?"

"I'm doing this because of two o'clock!"

While talking, Megan Ellison raised a finger, "First, it's only 50 million US dollars, how can this amount of money be put in your eyes?"

She shook her head and held up a second finger, "This is entirely a Murphy-Stanton project,

As far as I know, from the script to the preparation to the publicity and marketing, almost all of them are led by him, and you just hitch a ride. "

"That's all?" The disdainful person was replaced by David Ellison, and when the car passed an intersection, he also raised a finger, "First, the 50 million US dollars and even higher Among the successes represented by the box office figures, there are my investments and profits higher than bank interest rates, these money are not from family foundations or any other forms of grants, but earned by myself!"

"Honey, when you enter Hollywood in the future, you will understand that it is definitely not an easy task to make money and develop in this circle. The surname Ellison is very useful in Silicon Valley, but not many in Hollywood." Individuals would care if we were Larry Ellison's children."

Having said that, he raised his second finger, "Without Murphy, I would not have succeeded in this investment. I did take a ride with Murphy, but looking at the whole of Hollywood, I want to take advantage of Murphy-Stanton. There are so many people who ride on the windshield, why can I get on it? Not others?"

Opened his mouth, Megan Ellison didn't know how to refute.

Even though she had just entered USC Film School, she had heard about Murphy Stanton, who was recognized as one of the most promising young directors in Hollywood, even the top three. The night before yesterday The premiere scene I saw also proved that he does have such strength.

The other party's film does not lack connotation, nor does it lack entertainment factors, it simply perfectly combines thinking and business.

When I think about sitting in the movie theater, the suspense is thrown out from the beginning of the film, and the mystery is gradually solved. The process is really sweaty.

Where did the lost lover go? Judging by the general thinking, it must have been murdered by her husband. However, if the deduction goes on, it is nothing more than telling a crime story of an ordinary murder case, but will Murphy Stanton let the audience off so easily? Nope, this movie is relentlessly brutal and will send shivers down the spines of couples everywhere.

In retrospect, during the entire viewing process, her emotions and thinking were firmly controlled by director Murphy Stanton without knowing it, so she could only devote herself wholeheartedly to the development of the storyline and the shaping of the characters...

The most attractive part of a movie, or the best thing to watch, is its sense of suspense. The suspense is well set, the plot conflicts are intertwined, and the relationship between characters is complicated. This story is worth seeing.

There is no doubt that "Gone Girl" wins because of the suspense. Murphy-Stanton lays down layer after layer, which is reasonable but unexpected, making people seem to see the ending but always turn around.

In short, Murphy Stanton is like holding the hand of a kite, grabbing the thread in people's hearts, and bringing it into the trap he set up again and again, which makes people want to stop.

Megan Ellison turned her head and looked at David Ellison again. She only had the feeling that her brother was lucky!

Seeing that his sister had calmed down, David Ellison stopped talking. Instead, he went to read a bunch of newspapers he had bought before, especially the section that commented on "The Gone Girl". -Stanton and the film's words, it's like praising him.

"New York Times": Murphy Stanton has always been a bold and fearless film director. He believes in the audience's understanding, not to mention the passion for movies in the audience's blood. After watching "Gone Girl", we It felt like going through four movies instead of just one.

Out of 100 points, the "New York Times" gave such a score - (100/100)!

Variety: Murphy Stanton directs with surgical precision in a relentlessly funny film that captivates from start to finish in two hours of intense, brash psychological thriller that epitomizes filmmaking Superb integration with suspense setting. (100/100)

"Los Angeles Times": Although the film has many overtones, the most attractive part of "Gone Girl" is its narrative process. After two plot reversals, director Murphy Stanton made the film boldly absurd, humorous, entangled, and even turned into a black fable in the end, sublimating the whole film. It can be said that the young Murphy Stanton took the thriller and suspense genre this time with a unique literary style, but it is also very beautiful. Murphy Stanton, a young director, deserves his reputation. (100/100)

"The Hollywood Reporter": "Gone Girl" is not Murphy-Stanton's best work, nor is it traditionally the most satisfying film, but the film perfectly represents the excellent craftsmanship of Hollywood. (91/100)

"Premiere": "Gone Girl" is a work of art but entertaining, a chilling thriller and a sure-fire hit with general audiences. (88/100)

Since yesterday, the comments that David Ellison can see in the media are basically applauded all the way. Whether it is the reputation of the media or the reputation of film critics, it can be described as overwhelming.

When he left Los Angeles this morning, he made a special trip to Stanton's studio. Although he didn't meet Murphy Stanton, he got a special word-of-mouth statistics from Paul Wilson.

The theater audience scored "A+", the popcorn index was as high as 94%, and the audience's reputation was excellent.

In terms of audience ratio, the female audience accounted for nearly 60% of the audience on the first day, and nearly 70% of the audience were over 25 years old. Media critics were also mostly positive, and Rotten Tomatoes included 98 media reviews with high ratings. Eighty-eight percent, with an average score of 8.6 points, and the average score of 49 media included in the authoritative media MetaCritic is 81 points.

It has been more than a year since he dropped out of USC Film School and entered Hollywood. David Ellison has a basic understanding of Hollywood, especially the film industry. Yes, he is quite clear about what a movie with such an excellent reputation will bring.

That is not only the dazzling box office revenue in the first weekend in North America, but also the extremely strong stamina, as well as the overseas film market that can also trigger strong repercussions.

At present, the company's North American box office forecast for "Gone Girl" has not been officially released, but David Ellison has specially entrusted him to inquire, and it is said that the professional investigation department believes that the final North American box office of this film cannot be lower than 1. $80 million!

That's four times the $45 million production cost!

Even though David Ellison couldn't get a share, he was quite excited. This will undoubtedly prove to his father, Hollywood, and those who only regard him as a rich second generation with no brains that he has an investment vision!

The Mercedes-Benz car parked in front of a yacht club in the Bay Area. David Ellison and Megan Ellison got out of the car and walked into the club.

"Hello, David."

A person who looked like an assistant was waiting for him at the door, "Mr. Ellison is waiting for you in the entertainment room No. 15."

"Yeah." David Ellison nodded, followed behind the assistant, and walked towards the entertainment room of No. 15.

Thinking of his father's sternness, and his sarcasm from time to time, David Ellison seemed a little timid, but thinking of his first Hollywood investment and the possible follow-up cooperation with Murphy Stanton, he couldn't help raising his head slightly , An unprecedented self-confidence filled the whole body.

He is now a winner, not the Loser he used to be when he faced his father. (To be continued.)