Hollywood Domination Chapter 276: Film Criticism and Charles’s Urban Legend

"What's going on here?" Jon muttered a little frantically, causing the classmate sitting next to her to look at her with dissatisfaction, and she quickly apologized and smiled at him. The keyboard continued to type, "Three days have passed, even if the film critics have not moved, but what about Charles? Why is he missing?"

As the host of the forum, and also a predestined person who attended the "Iron Man" preview, Jon and Charles quickly got in touch, and the relationship is relatively close among netizens. She was very close from the beginning. Knowing that Charles got a ticket for the preview screening of "Monroe", she envied it for a long time. If it wasn't for the fact that she was taking an exam on the day of the screening, Jon would have the cheek to ask Charles to get a ticket for her too. For this reason, I did not hesitate to fly to Los Angeles to have a sneak peek. Even if the trip was not possible, she had already told Charles to show her the movie repo as soon as possible, and tell her about the quality of the script without violating the confidentiality agreement—of course, if he himself is willing to Jon would never mind if he violated this confidentiality agreement.

When the screening started, Jon was taking an exam and didn't question Charles for the first time. However, when she didn't hear from Charles until the evening, Jon knew something was wrong, Charles and all Otaku like to show off, according to her understanding of him, he should contact her as soon as possible to satisfy her appetite, and at the same time post a postscript full of pictures and texts in the forum, molesting everyone, harvesting a round of envy That's right. In the fan forum, there is another lucky netizen who was selected to watch the movie. In order to grab the premiere with him, Charles will definitely spare no effort: the first fan comment post of the first premiere is very likely to be quoted by the media in the report , this is of course not a big honor for the fans, and it will also become their capital. If such things happen again and again, if the agency leaves an impression on the fans, he may get some unexpected convenience , even if this is not the case, Charles is likely to accumulate resources, gain attention, and embark on the road of film critics.

But Charles didn't post that night, nor did he post the next day. There are already two or three return posts in the forum, but the poster obviously doesn't have as much vanity as Charles. I said a few words in general, j.j is beautiful, and the quality of the film is very good-any fan will say these words, which are not satisfying and reassuring at all, and will only make people feel more frustrated and anxious. Charles, who was expected to jump out and show off, has never been seen, making Jon restless during the exam week.

"Where did he go?" After checking Charles' K status for the 10,000th time, and leaving him a message on google+, Jon cut into the group chat and said frantically, "Couldn't he be Had a car accident - I even started checking the news about the latest car accidents in LA when I should be brushing up on my Mass Communications by now!"

"You should give him a call." In the group chat, there were quite a few people who wanted to see the specific repo, and they were the most active in persuading Jon, "Just in case, you know , Many geeks died at home only to be discovered after a long time.”

"Oh, it's horrible for you to say that!" Jon frowned. She knew everyone's purpose, but she was still a little hesitant-she and Charles held each other's phones, but it was because of the trial screening The audience will be drawn, and they are kept just in case. Neither of them have used this number before. She felt that calling rashly would be a bit of a breakthrough, so although she was very anxious, she did not plan to use the number—of course, As time went on, this persistence became weaker and weaker. "Well, I know your purpose, but I don't think he called me for this purpose."

"This is a real event, I didn't make it up."

"If he's okay, he shouldn't be angry. If he's okay, this is when he needs us to care. Charles doesn't feel like he has too many friends."

The dialogue jumped out of the box one after another, and Jon could hardly see it. Her already fragile persistence was even more shaken——

"Should I contact Charles?" She ignored the group chat, but turned on her phone, sent Harry a text message, and added a ":(" symbol to express her feelings.

Harry replied quickly: "If you don't contact, then you will always think about this matter, and your chances of failing the test will increase. If you contact, he may Angry, but it won't do you any harm, so I think, you should contact him."

Harry's thinking is always a bit weird, but generally speaking it is quite effective, Jon chuckled into the phone, and then closed his mouth after a while, she smiled apologetically at the students around her , slipped out of the reading room of the library, turned on the phone in the stairwell, and dialed Charles' phone number——

To be honest, when the phone was connected, Jon was indeed a little surprised. Although it was rude to think so, she did agree with what the group of friends said, and thought that something might have happened to Charles—if it hadn’t been for an accident. In a car accident, what reason does he have for not posting on the Internet? Apart from a life-threatening injury, Jon couldn't think of anything that would stop Charles from showing off online.

"Hello," Charles sounded a little tired, but he was undoubtedly in a good mood. Even if Jon didn't speak immediately, his tone was still very gentle, "hello?"

"Charles." Jon had no choice but to speak before he could think of anything to say. She greeted in a panic, and then bit her lower lip, unable to restrain herself from feeling that her phone call Somewhat stupid, "Uh, I'm--nothing--just--you said you'd come over and post--"

"Ah, I understand." Thankfully, Charles seemed to be in a really good mood. Instead of getting angry, he said understandingly and happily, "I understand, of course you will call me , sorry, I should have contacted you as soon as possible—but you know, things have changed, I haven’t been on the Internet these days—"

It's unusual for an otaku like Charles to say this. As far as Jon knows, he spends at least half of his time online every day. She tried her best to suppress the surprise in her tone, "Ok, okay, since you If it’s okay, then we can rest assured, you must know, Charles, your absence has made many users in the forum a little worried—”

Based on social etiquette, she didn't ask where Charles disappeared, but the other party was obviously emotional, and before Jon could speak, he gushed, "You won't believe where I am now, Joan Well, I think my experience these few days is enough to make a movie, ah, but my mobile phone is almost out of balance, we will contact online later."

Still not waiting for Jon to reply, he hung up the phone on his own. Jon stared at the phone for a while, then turned and rushed back to the computer, just in time for Charles to go online.

"You won't believe where I am now." After going online, the distance between the two seemed to disappear again, and they became intimate again. Charles' words were still the same, but this time Jon could speak freely. Replied him.

"Where the **** are you now!!!" She sent three exclamation points, "Stop hanging people in mid-air, I guess you will definitely have an adventure after the preview, so, tell me, you now Where!"

Charles sent three smug smileys, and then a photo of him in a robe and a turban, with the sand behind him and a rather luxurious tent.

"Abu Dhabi!" he announced, "If you don't know the name of this place, just go to Google, my dear, I have now come to the United Arab Emirates, a kingdom floating on oil!"

Of course, Jon took a deep breath—but this time, she didn't need to ask any more questions, she just expressed her feelings with a lot of capital letters, exclamation marks and Internet search terms, and she was just as excited And the triumphant Charles couldn't wait to share with her his legendary experience in the past few days.

"You really won't believe it, the person sitting next to me at the preview is a prince from Abu Dhabi... We chatted quite speculatively..."

"...Then the movie ended, and everyone wanted to watch it again... That annoying man in Dameng, that manager, just let us watch it one more time, and refused to show it for a third time , he said that there will be a special film critic session in a few days, and this makes those annoying film critics instantly mutiny, and then, and then you can't believe what Syed did, I turned to him and said, 'Isn't this the most annoying film critic in the world? What do people hate? Knowing that other people have the original disc of the movie you want to watch, or even all the extras, but you can only see it again after half a year. If you want to see the DVD and extras, you even have to A year!'—and Saeed said, 'Yeah, that's the most annoying thing ever' and guess what he did?"

Charles paused dramatically before announcing, "He approached an agent on the spot and wanted to buy a copy of Monroe. He said he would not disclose it, but would only watch it privately. He could sign a non-disclosure agreement. As long as the film is stolen, he will bear all the financial losses of the company, of course, he has the money, he deserves it, he seems to be a prince in Abu Dhabi or something—"

Jon was too surprised to type, but Charles's triumphant narration continued, "Said said he offered one million, but the agent said it was impossible, it wasn't about money, Then Saeed directly called the price to five million. He stared at the agent and said——God, I really wish I could imitate his tone with you. Let me tell you, Joan, even though I am a man, that one In an instant I really fell in love with him a little bit - he said, 'If you want, I can also ask for 10 million.'”

"oh my god," Jon cupped his face, trying to swallow the scream, she now hated herself for being in the library, "oh! my! god!—and then what, then what? Cesare called out Are you sure?"

"No!" Charles replied quickly, "Then that Cesare turned away and broke the eye war first, you know, it's almost like he's throwing in the towel, you really should listen to him The change of voice, it's a classic — and he says, 'No, Mr. Al Nahyan, five million is enough.'”

Jon made a sound that was almost stalked, and she kind of guessed what happened next, "And then you got the copy, didn't you? You lucky old dog, Charles, and then that Syed Invited you to watch the copy with him?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Although he couldn't hear it, judging from the speed of the reply and the number of exclamation marks, Charles' tone was very forceful, "Because we were talking speculatively, so he Invited me, he said he had his own movie theater, but we might have to travel some time, I thought his movie theater was in New York or something, and I made up my mind to quit anyway, you know , so I called the company and told them I was taking my annual leave and got on the plane with him and then I knew we were going to Abu Dhabi! Saeed said he was coming back for a What meeting, in short, when we were on the plane, I described my vision to him, he was very interested, and said that he would let his investors call me, and I may have won the first sum of money for myself Angel investment - but this is off topic, we didn't discuss this topic again after that, I fell asleep after arriving in Abu Dhabi, and Saeed may have been to a meeting during this time, and after he came back we started watching " Monroe, over and over again, until, let me see, a few hours ago, we went to rest."

Charles typed a long paragraph in one breath, without letting Jon interrupt his glorious moment, and Jon really didn't have this ability-her hands had covered her chest: Charles is an enviable, An enviable old guy!

"So," she took a few deep breaths before typing again on the keyboard, "what the **** is the movie-don't think about me screaming at what happened to you, Charles, I'm going to save this moment for you I'll reply! You **** guy, what good deed did you do to get such a blessing? Please don't tell me that this Arabian prince is very handsome—"

As soon as it was sent, Jon knew that something was wrong, but it was too late, and she immediately received a triumphant reply from Charles.

"And he's also very handsome," he said, almost spilling his pride on the page. "Seriously, would you like to see a picture of him? You know there are many handsome men and women in the Arab royal family, but I promise Saeed Definitely the handsomer of his brothers - I've seen their family photo -"

Jon typed a series of uppercase garbled characters, and she could imagine Charles' laughter. However, he still had some conscience, and he quickly gave Jon a positive answer.

"As for the movie," he said, "I can't talk about the specific plot, because the non-disclosure agreement is also valid for me, and I certainly don't want to upset an Arab prince, especially if he is also my angel investor. However, I can talk to you Guaranteed, Jon, take all your worries to heart, it's a—let's just tell you, we've watched it seven or eight times in a row No boredom, it feels like you see something new every time, it's definitely a movie to watch and watch again, trust me, I'm not saying this because I'm a fan, you know, I'm the relatively sane type I’m a big fan, even if it’s Pirates of the Caribbean 2, I can’t watch that many times in a row, because it’s not the kind of movie that people can watch that many times, if you know what I mean.”

Seeing his words, on the one hand, Jon felt strong jealousy welling up in her heart, on the other hand, she was also strongly relieved: Ever since she knew that Jenny was going to play Monroe and a new director had been appointed, this is Her biggest worry, now with Charles' words, she can finally feel at ease temporarily before she sees the movie and draws her own conclusions.

"Really?" She quickly replied to Charles, "Tell me more, is "Monroe" that kind of movie to you? What do you think of Salvi's director?"

"Oh, trust me," Charles replied quickly, "Monroe is definitely that kind of movie, and Salvi - this guy is absolutely amazing, I don't know where j.j found him, I I feel that the two of them are definitely in love, absolutely, otherwise they would not be able to make such a movie."

Jon took another breath, but this time it was for a completely different reason. Of course, her mood was also very complicated: 'They really have an affair', 'Ah, they are really in love, Then this pair of movies——'

"Don't worry," Charles dismissed Jon's concerns understandingly before she could type, "The quality of the movie is so good, you can't believe how beautiful j.j is in it, let me describe it to you like this Well, this movie needs to be watched at least three or four times. The first time you can't think of anything, you can only immerse yourself in Jennifer's beauty. You won't believe how beautiful she is in the movie. It's like It was Columbus who rediscovered the American continent, Salvi definitely rediscovered her again, and those scenes, the camera... Let me tell you, this guy is a peerless genius, you can only see these as still lifes the first time The beautiful scenery like a painting, really, this kind of beauty alone is enough to occupy your whole mind. I only got out of the shock of this kind of beauty after seeing it for the third time, but I think the number of times should vary from person to person. Since Saeed definitely took more time than me, I can't even tell if he's been obsessed with Jennifer's beauty all the time - anyway, it's hard to notice on the first or second watch The plot and Jennifer's acting skills, but from the third time on, you will find that Jennifer's acting skills have improved, and the movie itself, jesus, Jennifer's performance has reached a whole new level here, and The movie itself is also very good, many shots feel profound, and I can still get a lot of new gains when I watch it for the fifth time. It's like Salvi designed a multi-layered gift box, you have to go through it again and again Watching it again and again to remove the wrapping paper, even watching it continuously like this will not make people tired, I think if I watch it one more time, maybe I will have new gains..."

When Charles' narration was in full swing, and Jon was also feeling ups and downs, and could hardly help screaming excitedly, he suddenly disappeared for a while, and he came back online after a while, sorry I quickly sent a few words, "Sayed, it's time to start again, sorry, we'll talk when we have time."

"You——" Jon couldn't help but get angry, she issued a series of exclamation marks and changed the letters to uppercase, "Charles, at least you have to finish your sentence—"

No matter how much Jon screamed, cursed, and begged here, there was no response from Charles. Obviously, this lucky **** had turned off the computer, and once again immersed himself in "Monroe" with his Arabian prince. "In the world of...

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"Sayed really called the price to 10 million?"

Just as Jon was typing and explaining Charles' luck to Harry, sulking with envy and jealousy, Jenny was also typing and chatting with Cesare—this was quite new to her Experience, because she is on the plane back to the United States, this is a new service of Pan American Airlines, first-class passengers can enjoy the wireless network provided by the crew throughout the whole process, and realize real-time interconnection with the outside world.

"Yes," Cesare said, "but I thought ten million was a little too much, so I reached an agreement with him on five million—he wrote me a check, writing It is your name, if you wish, we can credit it to your little dream studio.”

Jenny did not continue to ask Cesare why he thought 10 million was inappropriate. She absolutely trusted Cesare's judgment on these issues. What Saeed bought was only one year. According to the usual practice, the dvd will be on the market about half a year after the movie is released. If Saeed can wait, he can buy it at a price of tens of dollars a year later. The product he got now, and for this kind of non-essential consumer goods, Jenny couldn't accept spending five million dollars just to own it a year in advance, no matter how rich she was.

Of course, if Said's price is not high, he will not get the right to watch in advance, and Jenny actually doesn't want to give him this right casually-but when the price reaches five million, all that It's different again, this price is even comparable to the copyright fee that "Monroe" can sell in many countries, let alone a copy, even if Cesare gave him the full version of the extras, Jenny would think that The business is worthwhile--if you have a customer but don't kill them, what kind of businessman should you be?

Of course, the reason why she thinks this way is because she is far from being able to care about money—if this is the case, she and Cesare will not discuss whether to take the money, she It will also directly let Cesare credit the money to the big dream.

"Disney shouldn't care about this with us," she thought for a while, and typed a reply, "Of course, the bigger possibility is that they will never know about this matter—we will split the money equally Alright, how to enter the account, you can discuss it with Mary, and let me know the result."

Cesare used an expression of approval. This rare playfulness was like a tacit joke, which made Jenny chuckle, and then he sent back, "Understood, besides, there is Regarding Warner, have you received my email? Warner has revised their offer after watching "Monroe", hoping to sign the contract within this week, and my opinion"

The screen of his conversation was very abrupt, without the following words and periods, more like he accidentally clicked the send button. Jenny waited for a while, and was about to type to ask if he was okay. At the same time, Chesa Ray also typed a few lines.

"I just received a notice that Alan Morrison sent a film review of "Monroe". This should be its first film review. I will send you the online address."

This is indeed the first film review that "Monroe" has received, and it is also the first time that this highly anticipated film has received external reviews. Jenny has to admit that, like all artists, when a new work comes out At that time, she was the most hungry and impatient for comments. She didn't care to reply to Cesare, and immediately clicked the hyperlink.

——I don’t know if she intends to oppose her. The Internet on the plane happened to be a little stuck at this time, and the web page stayed blank for a long time. Lisson's title and first sentence: "Marilyn Monroe, Jennifer Jefferson's Nirvana Growth" - She conquered me and will conquer you, she and her movies are like Julius Caesar's iron-shoe army , will surely sing the carol of 'I come, I see, I conquer' all over the world...