Made in Hollywood

"This is a disregard for all black people!"

In the spacious living room, Luther stood in the middle and uttered a sonorous voice, "This is Hollywood ignoring the contribution our ancestors made to this country. They have been ignoring us, and we must make our voices heard!"

"Luther is right!"

Another black man who once appeared at the premiere of "Saving Private Ryan" also stood up, "The Omaha landing scene was actually all white! Hollywood has once again unilaterally denied the contribution of blacks to World War II!"

"Then what should we do?"

No one knows the status of black people in this country better than them, "Tell me, what should we do!"

"Try to gather as many people as possible..." Luther thought about it and said, "Starting tomorrow, we will be divided into two parts, one part will go to the Los Angeles City Hall Cinema, and the other part will go to the Fox Building in Century City."

"It's not good to do this." Someone said worriedly, "Will it trigger a sensitive response from the California state government? The 92 years have just passed."

Thinking of the black riot that was brutally suppressed, some people looked hesitant.

"We are just sitting in protest." Luther's head is not stupid, "Just protesting "Saving Private Ryan", calling on all blacks to boycott this movie and not do other excessive things."

These black people left one after another to use their influence to call on more people tomorrow to participate in this protest about the dignity of black people and their ancestors. Only a few of Luther were hiding at home and happily counting checks. numbers on.

In the Latin community not far from here, Rodriguez is doing the same.

Under the darkness of night, in the suburbs of Chicago, nearly ten young people walked into a theater together. When I came to the lobby, I found that there was a long queue for the first time this year at the ticket booth where tickets could be easily purchased in the past.

"Kim, "Saving Private Ryan" is really as good as you say it is?"

When queuing up, the leader heard his companion's doubts, spread his hands and said helplessly. "This is the second time I've watched it in a day. If the film is not good, will I come a second time?"

"Mitt, it's my second time too!" Another companion also said, "If Jin himself is a fool and was deceived by the movie, then will the two of us become fools at the same time?"

"I just ran to the front to take a look."

A fellow who came came back from the front. "Most of the people who bought the tickets chose "Saving Private Ryan", which is more than half."

"So, when you walk into the theater and don't know which movie to choose, just follow in the footsteps of most people."

Standing behind the ticket window, Criswell saw nearly a dozen people buying tickets for Saving Private Ryan. There was a rare smile on the corner of his mouth. Of course, he was not happy for the film, but for the number of tickets sold in the theater.

From the afternoon onwards, the cinema's traffic surged. Nearly two-thirds of them were for Duke Rosenberg's new "Saving Private Ryan," which reminded Criswell of last year's "Independence Day." That young director is definitely the best friend and partner of the theater chain.

Even if every week... no, a Duke-like film is released every month, the theater's performance will not have to worry about it.

Hollywood directors like Duke Rosenberg are still too few!

With such an emotion. Criswell returned to his office with the sales records from today to now.

Today, his theater sold a total of $25,075 in movie tickets, of which $16,756 came from "Saving Private Ryan," while "Braveheart," which was previously thought to be able to compete with Private, can only be described as a complete defeat, only $3,231 of sales.

Not to mention that this figure is compared with "Saving Private Ryan", even the $4,214 of "Die Hard 3", which has been released for a week, easily crushed it!

"Braveheart" is really a movie with high expectations and low trends!

With a sigh, Criswell suddenly remembered the reactions of many viewers he heard, and thought it was normal.

After all, the story of the Scots, and the hero who was hyped up as a traitor by the media before the screening, really has no advantage in the film that tells the story of the hero and the Americans themselves, and the release time period chosen by 20th Century Fox is also very good. Targeted.

Memorial Day is just around the corner, and the past few days have seen a steady stream of commemorative events across the United States, many of which are closely tied to the largest war in history.

Putting down the report, Criswell's eyes flashed with determination, it's time to make up your mind!

He called the manager of the sales department and said in an unquestionable tone, "Starting tomorrow, the filming rate of "Saving Private Ryan" will be increased to 75%! Only one theater will be reserved for "The Brave" "Heart"! Except for an evening room reserved for "Die Hard 3", the rest of the vacated theater is used for "Saving Private Ryan"!"

Audiences love watching this movie, and it can bring a lot of operating income to the theater, and Criswell just made what he thinks is the right choice!

…………

"Honey……"

Demi Moore walked into the room and kissed Bruce Willis on the face, "John is here, it seems like something important."

After getting dressed, the Willis couple appeared in the living room hand in hand, and greeted the middle-aged man who came over. The other party was the PR person in charge of "Die Hard 3".

"Is there any good news, John?"

The other party came back so late, there must be something important, Willis asked, "Is it about the movie?"

"There is indeed good news." John didn't mean to sell off, and said directly, "I just got the news that "Die Hard 3" beats "Braveheart" at the box office today!"

"Oh, that's really good news." Demi Moore asked tentatively, "What about "Saving Private Ryan"?"

"You're too greedy, Demi!" John shook his head. "There's no comparison."

"We can't beat Duke Rosenberg's." Bruce Willis seemed self-aware. "It's good to beat Braveheart in its second weekend."

"The good news doesn't stop there." John continued, "I got the exact news from the North American Cinema Alliance that the theater chains headed by AMG, Emperor Entertainment and the National Cinema Alliance have decided to lower the rating of "Braveheart" starting tomorrow. If there is no improvement in the box office of the other party's single hall, it will greatly reduce the scale of their release from next Monday!"

"Bruce, what do you think?"

The other party is one of the big investors in the film, and John takes his opinion very seriously.

"Competing with Duke Rosenberg's film in the summer is a very stupid mistake!"

After thinking for less than two seconds, Bruce Willis made a decision. "Contact Duke's agent, contact D-Day Studios and 20th Century Fox, and we will work with them to suppress the 'Braveheart' theatrical chain!"

"I'll do it now!"

After speaking, John turned and left the living room.

The invisible competition is like gunpowder shrouding this battlefield called Hollywood. The silence at night will not let the gunpowder smoke dissipate, and the rising sun during the day will make the gunpowder smoke even hotter.

Wearing a cropped tracksuit, Duke ran through the garden. He went directly to the side door of the villa, went back upstairs to take a shower, changed into formal clothes and went downstairs from the main stairs. When he entered the restaurant, Tina Fei was already waiting here.

"Morning. Duke." The female assistant greeted him.

"Morning, Tina."

Nodding, Duke sat at the dining table and made a casual gesture to Tina Fey. Get ready to enjoy your own breakfast.

Tina Fey took the coffee from the servant and said thank you. Open the folder you are holding, "Yesterday's statistics are out."

"Go ahead," Duke said, slicing the omelette. "Try to relax here. I don't have that many rules."

"Well..." Tina Fey nodded, looking at the report in her hand, and sighed that some media called Duke the king of the summer program. Well” got $20.54 million!”

"It's really good news."

Holding up the cup of oatmeal, Duke raised it to Tina Fey, "It's important for us to have a drink to celebrate."

"very necessary."

Tina Fey smiled, took a sip of her coffee, and went back to work. She knew what Duke cared about, and added, "Braveheart... only got $1.22 million after the midnight show. , well below expectations, only $2.75 million was in on the first day.”

"Paramount Pictures is going to be sad. I wonder if Shirley Lansing will step down because of this."

Muttering in a low voice, Duke swallowed the fried egg in his mouth and asked, "Number two in a single day?"

"No." Tina Fey shook her head gently, "Bruce Willis' Die Hard 3 was released in its second week, and it got $6.21 million yesterday!"

"It seems that "Braveheart" is going to pounce?"

Although I don't know its box office, Duke believes that Mel Gibson's life will never be easier under the attack of GI and Willis.

It is not only the quality and publicity that affects the box office performance of a movie, but the performance of competitors in the same period is equally important.

"And word of mouth, the audience praise for "Saving Private Ryan" dropped to 93%, maintaining a normal and healthy decline... Well, the audience word of mouth for "Braveheart" quickly dropped to 69%. "

In such a situation, "Braveheart" simply can't resist the combined impact of "Die Hard 3" and "Saving Private Ryan", just last night, Duke received a notice from Nancy and Penny Kelly , Bruce Willis wants to jointly suppress "Braveheart" with this side!

Of course, Duke and Fox will not refuse to divide up the "Braveheart" theater line as soon as possible.

After breakfast, Duke and Tina Fey rushed to the Fox Tower in Century City, where there was also a press conference about responding to the film's bloody brutality. (To be continued ~^~)

PS:   A new month has begun, and it is a new week at the same time. First of all, I would like to congratulate the big friends and children on a happy holiday! The new book month has passed. Thank you for your support. As a holiday gift, I will send it to the fourth edition today. At the same time, I beg for support!