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There are many reasons why the media are unwilling to report a work. The most likely possibility is that there is no report value. Hollywood will have new works almost every day, but most of them have no news value. Naturally, no media is willing to report. But obviously "Death Row" does not belong to this type.

From DreamWorks’ investment to Tim Robbins’s self-directed writing, from scripts adapted from real stories to the joining of Susan Sarandon and Hugo, "Death Row" really has too much attention. , Enough to attract news media to report. Even if it wasn't a long discussion, it wouldn't be the situation like it is now: Except for the Los Angeles Times, there is no media coverage, not even a newsletter, which is really abnormal.

Dawes Carter knows why.

The "seven deadly sins" that were just completed not long ago really offended a large number of people. The confidentiality and closed filming of the crew is not a big problem. After all, there are a lot of crews that need to be closed for filming. What's the hardline attitude of the crew not willing to cooperate, this makes many media reporters very angry.

Director David Fincher is a tough guy, and his violent and uncooperative attitude makes reporters particularly troublesome; Morgan Freeman, one of the main actors, has always been a low-key personality. When he sees media reporters, he smiles and then quietly leaves. , Let the reporters want to use their strengths but did not have a foothold; what is surprising is that Brad Pitt, who has always been willing to cooperate with the media, also appeared distracted this time, and several interviews ended hastily. The attitude seemed very perfunctory and even stranger. However, Brad's agent Martin Baum actually acquiesced, which left the reporters completely confused.

Of course, the most important thing is Hugo.

From the absence of the start-up press conference, Hugo completely rejected all interviews by reporters. Even if the heavy incident of Michael Jackson occurred during the period, Hugo still looked indifferent, which made reporters. Very aggrieved: they were the passive side facing Hugo. They needed to ask Hugo to conduct an interview, and Hugo's arrogant attitude made them feel shame.

Reporters know that this is the law of Hollywood. When actors are unknown, they begged reporters for interviews and cherished every opportunity for interviews. When actors became popular, reporters begged them to conduct interviews, because this newspaper did not conduct interviews, so that newspaper would replace them. , The competition is extremely fierce.

Therefore, even if the reporter is not pleasing to the eyes of these "big-name, ostentatious" actors, even if the reporter yells and sneers at these actors behind his back, he still has to rush up with a smile while working. This is the industry rule and their job.

In the past three years or so, the Hugo's upward momentum has been unmatched, so the reporters have eaten the most times in Hugo, not to mention the stigma that occurred during this period. The scars of the witch trial have not been completely eliminated. Michael- When Jackson washed away his grievances, it was the pretentious uncrowned kings who were the first to be condemned. This has become a nightmare for the news media, and it is estimated that it will not completely retreat within the past year or two.

Reporters always want to see Hugo deflated, but they fail every time, and they have failed again and again. When "Life and Death Hour" was released before, reporters teamed up to boycott this work-or, to be more precise, jointly boycotted Hugo, but unfortunately they seemed to be insufficiently prepared. Before the blockade had time to exert its power, the "Life and Death Hour" was so powerful. The box office plundering posture killed a piece of armor.

In the end, the media compromised.

But this time it’s different. After “Death Row” determined that the actor should be played by Hugo, it was published in “New York Post”, “National Inquirer”, “Daily News”, “Houston Chronicle”, and “USA Today”. "The leading newspapers and magazines took the lead in this movement and wanted to teach Hugo a severe lesson.

They will not report on the "Death Row" in any form!

The reason why the "New York Post" chose "Death Row" is complicated, but also very simple.

The first is that the film’s main creative lineup has limited influence. Tim has a wide network of contacts, but he has always been a tepid and good old man, and his friendship with everyone is also limited. Although Susan is quite influential, as a female The actor, her network tentacles and influence radiation are also very limited.

Secondly, although this is the project of Steven Spielberg as the producer, everyone knows that he is investing in Hugo's face, so he is bound to be less concerned about this project. An investment of 10 million US dollars is not painful or itchy. What's more, this is a work under DreamWorks. DreamWorks, which has just been established for half a year, does not have so much energy and resources to invest in a low-cost work such as "Death Row"-this is also the choice of the first two works of DreamWorks An important reason for low investment independent films.

The last and most important point is that "Death Row" itself is not a work with potential, just like "before sunrise." This type of literary and artistic works will have an impact even if the word of mouth is against the sky, even if the actors' appeal is strong. Power is limited. The 1990s is not the time when independent films are shining, because the time has not yet arrived. After "Pulp Fiction" broke out, it still takes time to make a real change in the environment.

To put it simply, "Death Row" is a soft persimmon. It is impossible for an upset situation similar to "Life and Death Speed" and "Seattle Sleepless" to happen-at least the possibility is very small.

Moreover, this time they are fully prepared. They are going to cold-process from the start of the "Death Row" to the shooting, finishing, post-production, and the pre-publication and release of the film.

This is the information age. When a movie lacks media support, it is almost impossible to open the situation. The reporters really want to see what kind of results the "Death Row" will achieve, and then whether Hugo is willing to lower his arrogant head to plead for an interview with reporters-they are all looking forward to this day.

In other words, the uncrowned kings are all looking forward to this day.

Therefore, when newspapers such as the "New York Post" launched this campaign, they needed to get a response from many newspapers. As the biggest competitor of the "Los Angeles Times" on the West Coast, the "San Francisco Chronicle" is very willing to cooperate in combating competitors' trump cards; the "Chicago Tribune", the most humorous newspaper in the top ten sales in the United States, glamorously supported it. They are quite curious about what the outcome of the uncrowned kings’ bullying the small with the big this time — bullying a soft persimmon with an investment of only 10 million US dollars is originally invincible. What’s more interesting is that it bullied the big one. The small result seems to be in suspense.

In addition, many neutral media have also expressed their support, not because they hate Hugo, but because "Death Row" has no gimmick to report. See what happens in the end-maybe there will be an explosion in time.

But it is obviously impossible for all the media to "shut up". Not to mention that Hugo’s powerful appeal has been supported by a large number of media. Even if there is a controversy, many media are willing to speak for Hugo, not to mention the current situation. This kind of absurd situation; even the appeal of the three media outlets, the Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times, is enough to influence the direction of public opinion.

This is the weirdest part of this campaign: The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times have all shut up, and other media supporting Hugo have also shut up. Even the Los Angeles Times is just The newsletter was reported.

This situation makes "Death Row" look like a college student pulling his classmates to shoot a graduation project. From the cast to the script, there is nothing worth paying attention to, so even local newspapers and school magazines are reluctant to report. Even without Hugo, relying on the influence of Tim and Susan, this situation should not have occurred.

In fact, the "Los Angeles Times" originally prepared an official report. Although there is no full page, it does have a half-page arrangement. Nicholas wrote a special report for this. He interviewed Tim and talked about Yu. Guo and Susan expressed great expectations for the sparks generated by the rivalry.

In addition, the "New York Times" also prepared an official report. They cut into the report from Steven's perspective and discussed the reasons why he chose the "Death Row" project. This will also be a special article, arranged for publication in an important position.

But at the last moment, Rick persuaded the "New York Times" to withdraw the report, and the "Los Angeles Times" also changed the detailed report to an official press release, so the report was withdrawn. News media including the "Washington Post" and "Wall Street Journal", which have good cooperative relations with Hugo and Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company, all got Rick's call and withdrew their reports.

That's why this has caused a weird and quiet situation today.

Rick learned of the New York Post’s calculations from Dawes for the first time. He knew that the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times had prepared relevant reports~www.wuxiaspot.com~If confrontation is to be formed, this is not the case. It's not difficult. He even has a way to join forces with innovative artist agencies to make the news of "death prisoners walk" overwhelming. But in this way, the "New York Post" their abacus succeeded: They are the ones who get the cheap and sell well, and they become the focus of the topic without any effort.

Rick thought about it carefully. First, "Death Row" originally required a relatively quiet environment. This is an independent film that does not require much attention; secondly, Hugo also needs a quiet environment to study acting skills and harassment by reporters. It's the thing he doesn't need most now.

Thinking about it this way, the cold treatment of the media actually meets their needs, so why not take advantage of the trend and let all news media shut up completely. This can make the "New York Post" their position become awkward: there really is no news, then they will report or continue not to report? If you continue to not report, where is the news value? They launched this campaign for the purpose of disgusting Hugo, but the ultimate goal is to get a hit and win sales. As long as they can get profits, they don't care what Hugo did.

Therefore, Rick created such a situation after obtaining the consent of Tim, Steven and others.

All the media collectively shut up, all the media! So, what should the "New York Post" and others do now?