Hollywood Domination Chapter 385: Reinject pressure burst

Oh, hoo hoo—this is really bad. The reporters present immediately became a sensation. Laughter and laughter immediately replaced the original professional and quiet atmosphere. Even the crew members on the stage couldn't help but smile. : This also shows that both Joss, Kerry, and Zachary have good personalities. After all, this is the premiere press conference of the movie, and the first question is so bad. It doesn't matter at all, if the main creator is that kind of serious personality, it is possible to turn his face on the spot.

What kind of new technology are you doing? You should name and answer the first few questions... Reporters from authoritative media such as "New York Times" and "Hollywood Reporter" looked at 'This is a big deal' In addition to the lively mentality, there is also a feeling of gloating: this question is not unreasonable to ask, and it is okay to ask in a joking tone in the subsequent one-person interview session, or even the second half of the press conference, but as an opening question It's too embarrassing, Jennifer can't answer right now - if she doesn't answer, it will definitely not work, turning her face and scolding the reporter, no matter how "deserved" the other party will destroy the atmosphere, but if you answer this question, it will also be true for the crew members A disrespect. Without extremely quick on-the-spot reflexes and excellent emotional intelligence, it would not be so easy to round this scene.

"You are—" Jennifer also laughed, at least on the surface, she couldn't see any panic or unhappiness.

"I'm Keith, a reporter from "Star." The young man said excitedly, he seemed too excited to pay attention to other people's reactions.

"Okay, Keith, thank you very much for your attention to my personal life-of course, I understand that this is also the concern of a large part of your magazine's readers, and believe me, I still enjoyed reading this magazine before. "Jennifer lowered her voice, "Actually, I still like to watch it now."

Everyone laughed, and Jennifer continued, "But the reason I like watching it now is that I can look at this news and say, 'Oh, there is such a thing?', and then call the person concerned. A phone call, 'Is it true what the magazine says?' It's a really good feeling, but even better, you can see it in the magazine-'So this happened to me? 'It really adds a lot of fun to my life."

Among the louder laughter, Jennifer spread her hands, "So, um, of course I'll answer the question, even though it has nothing to do with the launch, Josh was invited by me and my husband, If you know anything about Cesare, you know that when he was an agent, Josh was one of his clients, and there is a strong bond between our two families, friends for many years. And Zachary wants to do the same thing now, Josh has been focusing on stage plays for the past few years - and we really like this kind of actor, and Joss likes him, so, yes, we brought Josh Come."

This implies a gentle warning, but it is polite enough that people can't help but secretly nod for Jennifer's response ability: she is indeed outstanding in being able to do this in just ten years. And the reporters around Gies didn't let him continue to make a fool of himself, and pulled him down to prevent him from spoiling the atmosphere of the press conference. ——For Jennifer, who respects reporters and answers even boring questions, they also reciprocated the same respect.

"Jennifer," she tacitly did not use the answering machine this time, and the reporter sitting next to Gies took over the conversation, "First of all, congratulations to you and Joss, and everyone, this is really a good one. It’s a really good movie, and of course it’s probably too early to tell, but I think it’s going to be the standout movie of the summer — or one of the standout movies of the year.”

"Thank you." Several main creators smiled, and the reporters echoed their approval. Amid the applause, the first question that attracted everyone's attention was asked, "And we all know that you are You predicted the box office very accurately half a year ago—it caused an uproar at the time, but the final data proved your foresight. Have you made similar predictions for "Code Shero" this time?"

As this question was asked, even Joss and Zachary showed expressions of great interest, and the audience's eyes were all on Jenny, which also made her fully feel what is meant by' I can't live by myself": When I was predicting the box office of "Avatar" at the press conference, I just thought that the risk was far less than the possible profit. That's it, no one will hold on to it, but what she didn't expect was that after the prediction is accurate, this will definitely become a meme among reporters, and because of what she said at the time, there is also a set of theories for the prediction of "Avatar" Yes, if you want to refuse to respond now, you have to weigh it. You must not anger the reporter, lest the media will not cooperate in the follow-up publicity, and it is she, the main producer, who puts out the fire in the end.

"Well, I'd be lying if I said I didn't anticipate this issue," she said with a smile, "but I think this kind of thing should be predicted once and predicted twice—it feels like it's Grabbing the business of the box office forecasting agency—"

"Hahaha." Her joke caused a lot of laughter, but the reporters didn't let go of her meaning, "It is generally enough to give a number interval, and do not require accuracy to single digits."

It seems that Tai Chi can't continue...Jenny couldn't help but look at Cesare beside her, and she also meant to ask for instructions: Regarding the box office of "Code Shero", both Dameng and Warner must have something An internal expected goal is that its birth is also the result of research, rather than simply an ideal value, but it is really difficult for her to make a decision whether to disclose this number without the endorsement of Golden Finger. ——This is not the same as "The Devil Wears Prada" and "A Week with Monroe". Those movies have at least high-quality IP as the original work, and at the same time, they also have a good box office as a basis, and even the scale of the global box office, Jenny She has a vague impression. Regarding "Code Shero", after a few weeks in Yosemite, she can't say how terrified she is, but it is false to say how confident she is. No matter what the result of saying this sentence is, she will always There is a kind of stage fright, and I don't want to set up such high box office expectations, whether it is the same for the public or for myself.

Cesare is the only one in the world who can understand her entangled psychology, and after receiving her begging eyes, there seems to be an imperceptible smile on his commercially happy expression , This made Jenny a little bit depressed - always felt like she was being laughed at again... However, Cesare then nodded affirmatively: he is still very confident in the quality of "Code Shero".

"Okay, well, I admit it, I lost." Without a reason to escape, Jenny felt that she had no way out, she took a deep breath imperceptibly, and faced the reporters in the audience Laughed, "You won, the second and last time, okay? Make predictions before the release-yes, the company is still relatively optimistic about the prospects of this movie. We think internally that it Globally, there should be no loss-"

"boo——" Many reporters who were familiar with her, and it was not the first time to come to the premiere, all booed and jokingly expressed their dissatisfaction, "If even such a movie loses money, then the movie theater You can just close the door—if even the movie you act in will lose money, our belief in Hollywood will be over—"

"Hahaha, ok, ok, but one thing to consider is that not losing money means at least 600 million in the global box office - this is industry practice, and according to Dream's estimates, the global box office of "Code Shero" The ideal score will not exceed 1.5 billion. In fact, because her subject matter is relatively rare, and her visual organs are not as good as "Avatar", so I think 1.5 billion is still a relatively high number. For me, I will put My expectation range is between 8 and 1.2 billion worldwide, and I think this is a reasonable prediction." Jenny shrugged, "Sorry, I couldn't give you a bigger news, but "Avatar" will only have one, 3D is not the ultimate answer to everything, and it is impossible for the film industry to fully enter the era of 2 billion immediately.”

This pragmatic and sincere answer finally satisfied the reporters, and the press conference was completely on track, with in-depth questions being asked one after another. "Is this also your estimated box office for 3D movies in the post-"Avatar" era? Up to 1.2 billion?"

"If the subject matter is popular enough and the marketing investment is large, maybe it can go up to 1.5 billion or more, but generally speaking, 1.2 billion should be an appropriate number for a 3D masterpiece with a good reputation."

For a 3D masterpiece with a good reputation, 1.2 billion is an appropriate number-compared with the previous prediction of Jenny, this sentence has actually made it clear what Dream expects and positions for "Code Shero", a female superhero movie , Big Dream treats it as a male superhero movie, and it's still a well-made one. When Jenny said it, she actually expected to be opposed, or at least questioned and dismissed: unpopular subject matter, only one female lead with box office appeal, brand new IP, these are the weaknesses of "Code Shero", not a movie The quality itself can be overcome. It can even be said that even if the quality of Jenny's movie is not good enough, the goal of 1.2 billion is purely a dream...

However, the faces of the audience have not changed in the slightest. In the team of hundreds of reporters, photographers, and videographers, Jenny really didn't see anyone expressing disapproval—everyone Everyone seems to agree with her definition, everyone believes in the quality of "Code Shero", no one thinks she is exaggerating, yes, she can see that this movie has conquered reporters, just like it conquered Like the general audience, she, Joss, and Zachary really created a masterpiece...

Her heart beats faster again, and the feeling of happiness that fills her heart reappears - before every movie is released, she will have a slight anxiety, but as time goes by, she gets more and more excited. I can deal with it more and more calmly. In fact, this kind of indifference means separating this movie from myself in the bottom of my heart, lowering expectations and lowering the emotional connection... In previous film works, this is no longer difficult. But "Code Shero" is different. This one started from scratch, and it is really a story that she and Joss polished and created a little bit. This whole grand world——

At the thank-you ceremony just now, she had already felt this unique satisfaction and happiness. Now, Jenny realized the attraction of "Codename Shero" more clearly: At this time, the attraction of "Life Roaming" seems to be It's not that powerful anymore. Seeing the world she created, even these tricky professionals can conquer, this sense of power is really purer than when she won the Oscar...

After the focus question was answered sincerely, the rhythm of the press conference officially got on track, and Cesare became the second object of attention. "The scale of marketing investment of "Codename Shero" is not at the level of "Avatar", and it cannot even be said to be very generous. Is there any consideration behind this hidden by the publishing company?"

"I want to buy the advertising time before the Super Bowl. This is not a small sum-hahaha, but we think 3D is a very good selling point, and Jennifer herself has a strong box office appeal. , there is a formula at work here, not that the bigger the publicity, the better the box office, at least under the conditions of "Code Shero", word of mouth is the key."

"Trust me, word of mouth will be very good, this is really a good movie, this is a question for Joss - Joss, this is your first time directing a 200 million-level movie, what do you have? How do you feel?"

“Actually, since most of the budget is spent on special effects, mostly green screen, it’s not really that different from Serenity, where you still worry about not having enough money , because no matter how rich the budget is, special effects still cost the same.”

"Zachary, this is your first time working with j.j? And of course Joss, how was the whole shoot?"

"Very nervous because, you know, there's a lot of martial arts in this movie, and when I first came into the group and saw j.j and the boxer practicing, I was like—you know, I'm for This character has lost 20 pounds and is very thin, so when I filmed the final fight scene with her, I was really afraid of being knocked down by her fist, you have to know that j.j is very serious once he enters the scene , and her fists are really powerful."

"Cesare, this is the first work that Dameng Films is responsible for the simultaneous global distribution of. Does this mean that Dameng has entered the next stage?"

"I think it's a little exaggerated to say this, but it is true that after the brewing of the Big Dream Distribution Department in the past few years, it now has the ability to release simultaneously globally. This movie will be released in most countries around the world in July. Upshift..."

The distribution is done by Dameng, and the production is also led by Dameng. Warner's Carrie Oriente can only occasionally get one or two questions, and they should be friendly questions——in a normal press conference It is easy to see whether the problem has been discussed in advance. For example, "This time Warner and Dameng's cooperation, how do the two parties feel?" This question is purely for Warner to find a sense of existence. It is impossible for ordinary reporters to be interested. Questions of interest are often more acute.

""Codename Shero" gives people a feeling that this movie is very ambitious. Kelly Johnson is not only a movie character, but also a comic book character or even a novel character. Will she join DC? Or Marvel Universe ?”

This issue is indeed quite sensitive. Not only the reporters, but even Kerry looked at Jenny. , Derivation, these are all expressions of confidence in the box office. The more you talk at this time, the more chips you will bet on 'box office success'. If the box office is not satisfactory, the more she will be ridiculed Da... How to answer this question actually depends on one point: How confident is she in this movie?

Is this a good movie, in which she handles almost all key issues?

Rather than relying on Goldfinger, relying entirely on herself—her talent, her production ability, her understanding and prediction of movies, is the movie produced a good movie?

Does she really...have this talent and ability?

As Chen Zhen, she used to rely on her own ability to not get an audition. As Jenny Jefferson, relying on golden fingers and hard work—the hard work that anyone can put in, she reached today At this step, her ability has been overestimated or even deified, but from a certain point of view, she is just another charlatan, really...does she have such real talent?

Can she really create a movie with a box office of more than 1 billion and a good reputation?

Jenny couldn't help looking at Cesare again—the one who knew her best in this world, and the only one who knew the truth, she wanted to see a trace of disapproval, or even a subtle smile on his face , wanting to see his pertinent evaluation, she guessed that now that he already knew almost everything but still knew nothing about the performing arts space, he could still have a fair answer to this question: "Code Shero "It really has little to do with her acting skills, at least not the kind of very challenging roles, aside from the aura given by the outside world, in the field of production, Cesare should be able to answer this question - as a producer, Jenny .Jefferson, capable of making a successful movie? Do you have the ability to stand at the top of the industry and play the best poker games?

Without the slightest doubt, without the slightest unease, just like Cesare has always shown, he is so natural, as if she really has such a talent, such an ability, such a talent—— As if he had absolute confidence in her, Cesare gave her a somewhat urging look, signaling her to answer quickly: she has been silent for too long.

This...is a good movie. When she watched the sample, her aesthetics told her so, the audiences, film critics, reporters, directors, everyone's reaction told her so, "Code Shero "It's really a good movie, she really did it - but until now, she still can't believe it: she can really be so confident, she really has such ability, she really has...

Taking a deep breath, Jenny resisted the huge dizziness and answered calmly and forcefully. "Yes, we are very confident in the potential of this series. I believe you have already guessed that this movie will produce a sequel-and of course, related comics and animations will also start production in the near future. This should be an independent existence. The series is operated by the studio under the big dream, and it is not considered to join the dc universe or the marvel universe for the time being..."

There was a low noise, and Jenny took a breath—like a diver who suddenly emerged from the water. The sound of wind and waves filled the world with noise, and she felt dizzy. But I also began to gradually try to accept the reality——

Maybe..."Codename Shero" will really be one of the best and most memorable movies this year, maybe she can really be a little bit worthy of the fame she has now, maybe, maybe she is real With such talent.