Made in Hollywood

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Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the cool sea breeze swept over the Alcatraz Island, dispelling the sultry heat in the afternoon, and the tourists who used to shuttle around disappeared, replaced by countless men and women in Chinese clothes, as well as the indispensable cameramen. reporter.

It was May 6, 1993, and the night was about to fall on Thursday. Although "Breaking the Dead Island" will not be released in North America until tomorrow, the premiere was the first to kick off on Alcatraz.

"Kevin Costner, Mel Gibson, Demi Moore..."

The cameraman pressed the shutter and said to the female reporter next to him, "I just received a call from Col Statham, and almost all the big names of CAA in "Interview with the Vampire" have arrived! Why send us to the devil? Island? Instead of another premiere?"

"Movies always rely on the box office to speak."

Although she is only 25 years old, Sarah has been in the industry for many years and is also a very powerful reporter for the entertainment page of the Los Angeles Times. She tied her long brown-red hair into a neat ponytail and said, "Even if the red carpet lineup is prosperous again, , if the movie is not good enough, the audience will still not buy it.”

"Do you think Duke Rosenberg's new book can really compete with Interview with the Vampire?"

Hearing the cameraman's words, Sarah's mouth curled slightly, "I have interviewed Duke, who is a confident and talented young director. Even if "Brave to the Dead Island" is not as good as "Interview with the Vampire" at the box office, it will not Too bad."

The auditorium opposite the press area suddenly burst into shouts, but it was Christopher Lee, who had been hyped by the media for a while, walking on the red carpet. This old actor with a legendary experience obviously won a certain amount of fandom. Acknowledging that, Sarah even faintly heard many people calling him the most handsome and cool old man.

After Christopher Lee passed by, the red carpet was a lot quieter, and the person walking behind was obviously not very familiar with the fans.

"Sarah, the most handsome director in Hollywood is here."

The cameraman reminded that Sarah took the small tape recorder and went around the interview area.

Wearing a neat dress, Duke walked across the red carpet almost as fast as possible. Even if someone greeted him in the press area, he just turned his head and looked at it. He had no intention of stopping to take pictures. He was waiting at the entrance of the area, and he wanted to directly enter the open-air entertainment plaza of Alcatraz Island.

Just entering the interview area, Nancy Josephson walked over to Duke faster than the reporters, so as to remind herself of the biggest possible financial sponsor in the future.

There is nothing special about this kind of interview. What Duke said were all the clichés made by Nancy and Warner's PR in advance. The media that can appear here must be selected by Warner and will not ask too many questions.

"Duke..."

When he was about to leave, there was a slightly familiar and crisp female voice. Duke only glanced at it and recognized that the other party was a female reporter who had interviewed him, but he forgot the exact name.

The female reporter has a slender waist, red hair, long legs, and a beautiful face. She should be a model rather than a female reporter, but the questions she asks are never as pleasing to the eye as she looks.

"Who do you think will win this week's box-office charts from "Brave to the Dead Island" and "Interview with the Vampire"?"

""Brave the Dead Island"!"

Abandoning this sentence, Duke turned and walked out of the interview area.

The entertainment plaza of Alcatraz has already changed its appearance. After the coordination and communication between Warner and the management, a huge open-air movie theater was temporarily built here. Although the viewing and sound effects of the premiere will definitely be affected, it is excellent. Propaganda boo.

In the absence of enough big-name stars, with the illustrious reputation of Alcatraz, the premiere still attracted hundreds of media.

"Why did you come here?"

As he walked toward the entertainment plaza, Duke asked Nancy, who followed, "Where's my mother? You didn't accompany her?"

"Don't worry." Nancy Josephson took a few quick steps and walked side by side with Duke, "Sophia is with her."

Although the premiere was held in the open air without a specific VIP reception room, Duke was accompanied by Nancy and greeted many people in the circle. Now he does not have the ability to run over like a truck driver in the future. Hollywood's capital, tedious interpersonal relationships and relationships also need to be carefully managed.

It took nearly half an hour for Duke to walk out of the crowd and find his mother sitting in a quiet place.

The seats in the Alcatraz Entertainment Plaza are not in the traditional theater mode, but in a banquet style with nearly 100 round tables, whether it is the invited guests and media, or ordinary movie fans who are fortunate enough to buy tickets to enter Alcatraz , you can enjoy food and watch movies at the same time.

Walking to a table on the far left, Dukra opened the chair beside Sophia and sat directly on it, "Mom..."

"Busy working?"

Mrs. Leah was talking to a little girl beside her when she raised her head.

"Dealing with them..." Duke used a slightly exaggerated tone, "It's more tiring than making a movie."

After speaking, his eyes also turned to the little girl. The girl was about ten years old, with beautiful long blond hair, wearing a pink speckled dress, with a big bow on her head, slightly babyish. Above the fat face are a pair of big, smart eyes. The color of the eyes is relatively rare, one is a deep blue, and the other is a bright emerald green.

Duke remembered this little girl, the little actor on the crew, and the only scene in the film was Alcatraz.

"Godmother..." The little girl jumped off the chair and behaved very well, "I'm going back to my mother."

Godmother?

After the little girl left, Duke looked at his mother suspiciously.

"This is the goddaughter I recognized when I went to New York some time ago." Mrs. Leah explained, "She is also Jewish."

Hearing his mother's words, Duke nodded. As we all know, Jewish people are famous for hugging together, and it is normal for his mother to recognize a Jewish girl as her goddaughter.

"She's an actress."

That girl obviously pleases her mother.” Her mother has written and executive produced several commercials for Santa Fia, and last month she starred in one for Santa Fia. Duke, in your capacity Within range, take care of her more."

"Okay, Mom."

Just as he was about to ask what the girl's name was, Nancy came over with a few people, and Duke was caught up in the entertainment again.

Over Devil's Island, a meteor pierced the sky, went from north to south, and dragged out a long beam of light, reaching the City of Angels and passing over the Grand Theater of the Temple.

However, no one paid attention to the long-awaited meteor in the past. The flashing lights below almost turned the evening into day, and the bustling crowd made the road in front of the theater too crowded.

Pulling Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise rushed out of the circle of reporters and finally entered the Shrine Grand Theater, but did not enter the VIP lounge under the arrangement of the staff, but turned to the stairs on the side, Go directly to the second floor, push the door and enter a private room.

"Pat!"

Looking at the middle-aged woman in the room, after Nicole Kidman closed the door, Tom Cruise directly asked the female agent, "How are things going?"

"I contacted Roger Albert's agent." Pat Kingsley gestured to the two of them to sit down, "His agent intended to accept the $500,000, but he himself refused. already."

"When did Roger Albert become aloof?" Tom Cruise's tone was full of sarcasm.

"Don't forget, Tom." Kingsley reminded him, "Those vampires are greedy, but they also follow certain rules, Roger Albert has accepted the PR of Warner Bros., it is impossible to accept it without a bottom line. Our request, to slander "Brave the Dead Island"!"

Taking money to do things is the most basic rule in this circle, Tom Cruise knows this, and then asks, "What about the progress of the box office?"

"The $3 million has been distributed to major cities across the United States." Pat Kingsley rubbed his eyes, "Our people bought a $1 million ticket for 'Interview with the Vampire' tomorrow, and the remaining $2 million will follow. Put it on the box office of the film tomorrow and the next two days."

"No, Pat! I've changed my mind." Tom Cruise said in an unquestionable tone, "You go to the notice immediately, all three million dollars will be put into tomorrow's box office, and Saturday and Sunday as the case may be. Put in $500,000 to $1 million and I'm going to be the box office winner this weekend!"

Although there was some disapproval in his heart, Pat Kingsley knew the arrogant character of his client, so he nodded and left the private room.

From the beginning to the end, Nicole Kidman stood beside Tom Cruise without saying a word. She knew that she had no right to speak. Get used to it, this isn't the first time Tom Cruise has done it, nor will it be the last.

To be precise, it is extremely common in Hollywood for big-name movie stars to pay for their own money in order to generate a beautiful first-week box office. The theaters and distribution companies also acquiesce to this behavior. Whose money is not earned?

At the same time, in a villa in Chicago, a man who looked like an agent was speaking generously to Roger Albert.

"Roger, they have changed their requirements. They no longer demand to discredit "Brave to the Dead Island", but only ask you to give a good review of "Interview with the Vampire"! You have seen the film, it is enough to be highly praised, and it will not affect to your reputation."

Roger Albert was clearly thinking about it, with his right index finger lightly clasping the arm of the chair.

The agent continued, "It doesn't touch Warner's bottom line, and it doesn't violate the default rules of Hollywood and film critics, and it's half a million dollars!"

The last number seemed to be magical, and Roger Albert's right hand stopped moving and nodded slowly.

This is the real opening night of the summer program in 1993. Two big productions with a production cost of 50 million US dollars fought each other in the air. Under the gorgeous premiere, the box office and media reviews were far from being as real as they seemed.