Hollywood Domination Chapter 340: The loss of strong luck?

"The show is on, the show is on."

As the little actor playing the young Guido ran around in the studio, the whole backstage seemed to be mobilized. The characters who had appeared in the film were all wearing costumes, one after another, They walked up to the stage with different expressions—surprised or smiling, but after the confusion, confusion and pain of the whole film, the emotions carried by all of them are positive, which also makes the film The ending naturally has a reassuring positive energy.

In this hallucinatory stage, the gypsy dancer is still vicious, and her lover Carla, with a look of loss and nostalgia, is standing by her husband after all. Claudia half-smiles, while the two mothers are stern and ridiculed in relief, but there is no figure of his wife Luisa-after all, the women in the hallucinations are a thing of the past, and they have become the ones that Guido put down. complex, and Luisa was not yet a thing of the past in his life.

"Get ready." Someone shouted, and the scene fell silent. Guido looked at the set in front of him with eyes that were complicated but simple, longing and nostalgic. The actors in reality were preparing in the set room. Unaware of the gorgeous stage behind her, and unaware that in the darkness, Luisa had quietly pushed open the door of the studio, looking at her ex-husband's back with an elusive expression.

In the silence, appeared many times in hallucinations, symbolizing Guido's childlike innocence and primitive *Little Guido ran down from the stage, he sat next to Guido, and the big Guido tolerantly took him Holding her in her arms, she said a word. "."

The lights suddenly turned on, and the stage in the hallucination was shining brightly, but the real set, except for the area where the actors were, was still in the dark. In the lively and silent dance of the hallucination stage, Guido and The camera rose together, he looked down at the set condescendingly, and the film ended there. After a low and rapid '1, 2, 3, 4', it entered the end credits and bonus time.

It has been released for two weeks, and this is the morning show on weekdays. The attendance rate of "Nine" is destined not to be too high. , stood up lazily, and walked out of the auditorium dully. The movie didn't seem to arouse their interest in discussion. Only one audience applauded vigorously a few times, and saw some shooting highlights with the subtitles at the end of the film. After walking a few steps, he sat down again and carefully watched the rehearsal process presented in the extras.

"So, this is "Nine"..." In addition to this fan who is likely to be a fan of the musical, there are two other audience members who sat in place and did not get up, but they did not talk to each other. There was silence until the subtitles were almost halfway through, and one of the audience broke the silence and said in a low voice.

His tone contained neither emotion nor anger, and it was difficult to distinguish the specific attitude from these words, so the companion had a hard time coping, "Yes, this is "Nine", "Slumdog Millionaire" It will be released next Friday, and after this week, its box office may be further compressed... If marketing expenses are included, it is impossible for the North American box office to break through. Afterwards, he should not adopt such a large-scale publicity method, but still use the method of small-scale screenings to accumulate word-of-mouth, and give it a little room for long-term operation.”

Two weeks after it was released, all the suspense is no longer suspense. What kind of response the movie "Nine" has received is now completely revealed: the reputation of the movie after its release was actually higher than that of the movie after it was released. It was better before, although most of the audience said it was 'too profound', 'too many characters', and 'the plot was fragmented', but there were also a small number of audiences, especially those who are familiar with musicals, who gave it very enthusiastic praise. , The imdb score is also stable at 8.2, which is considered a classic masterpiece, and therefore, this movie looks expected to be the same as "Memento", "Fatal id", "Fight Club" and other niche films, although it cannot be said at the box office There are no good results, but word-of-mouth has been very stable, and it has become a recognized genre masterpiece after a few years. ——Usually such movies can make money on DVD sales, so to say that the project "Nine" failed very badly, and it was a Waterloo for the director and even talented investor Jennifer, this is a bit too extreme, but this movie Although she participated, the box office did not explode as expected. Even from the speaker's point of view, this is mostly Weinstein's fault: "Nine"'s trend is too ugly. It was 30 million, but it started to fall the next day, and it became a diving trend on Monday. Now two weeks have passed, and the total box office is only less than 100 million, which means that 70% of the box office is brought in five days before the release , and this movie is not the kind of commercial work that can conquer most audiences, and the reputation before it was not good. rush.

If you look at it from the perspective of an art film, "Nine" can still attract two to three million box office a day. In terms of theaters, there are so few that are ridiculous. Such a theater will only make theater operators desperately reduce the number of films, forming a vicious circle-people who want to see can’t see it, the box office is even worse, and the film schedule is even worse. If "Nine" had any potential, this kind of marketing strategy completely ruined it, which also shows the importance of distribution to a movie. At least for the speaker, he felt that he had a better way to make this movie - obviously he should use the most traditional screening strategy, "Avatar" is a commercial blockbuster, and the fear of colliding with it is actually a It is unreasonable to start screenings in rotation before December, assist in attracting attention with some means of hype, fully publicize the Oscars, wait until the Oscar nominations come out, and then start large-scale releases. This kind of Olympic films is conventionally used in this way of distribution , not without reason. ——Dissociated audiences will indeed be attracted by award nominations, at least this will give them a reason to watch the movie, and the small-scale screenings at the beginning will also help to build word of mouth, which will form a virtuous circle, not like it is now, even if it is The positive reviews on the Internet are attractive, and it is difficult for them to see the filming of "Nine" during the prime time. If you want to say that they come to watch the morning show like them, how many people would be so idle and have nothing to do?

"You are inferior to Weinstein in releasing low-budget films." This seemingly reasonable point of view was not recognized by the first person. He shook his head, a little bit sharply He said, "Warner's failure to continue independently has a lot to do with the negligence and rigid thinking of the decision-makers. If you do this, the reputation of "Nine" may be better than it is now, and the score on Rotten Tomatoes will also be higher. It will be higher, but it will be more difficult to pay back."

"This..." In the face of the boss's objection, even if the second person was not convinced, it was impossible for him to refute, so he could only remain silent.

"Hehe, Jeff, I know you must be scolding me in the bottom of your heart: I am an old man, no matter how many years I have been publishing, how much do I know about publishing? This is just nonsense when I don't drink coffee, isn't it?" The current president of Warner Entertainment, Jeff Bewkes laughed, and said in a relaxed tone, "Of course you can look down on me in this regard, because I haven't been in charge of specific distribution for many years, but you can't look down on Weinstein, And I don't think he made such a choice for a while-you saw his advantages in Oscar PR, but you didn't see the 80 million cost of "Nine". For Erinstein Films, this is not a small investment, so Harvey bears a lot of pressure to pay back. Besides, unless he wins the best picture, the effect of increasing the Oscar nomination will become less and less effective. Obviously, relying on the Oscars to boost the box office is a naive idea right now. Will "Nine" win best picture? Can it take the limelight during awards season? Before its release, the lukewarm response from the critics has already said it all , Maybe you have seen the good reputation of the audience and think that the reputation of film critics will change after the movie is released, but it is more likely that if "Nine" is screened on a small scale after "Slumdog Millionaire" If it is released in the form of the movie, it will not even get the current box office, and the word-of-mouth will not be as good as it is now-of course, the sales of DVDs will definitely not be too high, and several profit points of this movie will be based on this decision. It's ruined once, isn't it?"

Jeff Robinov has nothing to say. Although he is a little reluctant, he can't help secretly admiring his immediate superior. All points are very convincing, and it also sees through Weinstein's sophistication. This vision is worthy of admiration: In this awards season, no one doubts that the real protagonist will be absolutely politically correct, completely projecting the favor of critics, Moreover, "Millionaire", which can be enjoyed by both refined and popular tastes, is destined to go down in history. If it is released after it, it is likely that it will not even stir up splashes, because its selected release time is rather annoying, after November. Half, the influence of this kind of film with a high degree of unity of commerce and art is very easy to spread for a month. It is hard to say whether "Nine" can break out of the encirclement during this period, because there is also a blockbuster film starring Jennifer released during this period. , which makes Jennifer's card difficult to use. After all, a leading role, a commercial film, a supporting role, or a literary film, which one is more attractive to the audience is a question that does not need to be considered.

However, in the short vacuum of November, when the Olympic films have not yet been released, the large-scale Jennifer Center promotion in the past few months has been released outrageously. In this way, one-third of the total cost will be recovered outrageously - this is really a bit too high for this movie. If it is a real small production of one thousand or more than 20 million, it will be completely recovered this week. Ben, will also be called a box office miracle. After that, the accomplishments in the Olympic Awards are completely added. Anyway, according to the usual practice, it will definitely be released until January. If the attitude of the judges has changed because of the good reputation of the audience, if it can be nominated, it will be revived. It is not impossible to increase the number of games as much as possible. The current strategy is indeed a return to the maximum extent and avoids risks. It cannot but be said to be a manifestation of Weinstein's many years of skill.

Just...

"It's just that it's not fair to the movie itself." Jeff Robinoff said, he couldn't help but sighed a little self-deprecatingly, but continued, "It made it bear some angry scolding Sound...it's a good movie and it shouldn't have been treated this way."

This is also the focus of debate in netizens' movie reviews now - this movie has indeed attracted a group of genre fans, and their combat effectiveness is very strong. The imdb score is scored by this group of active core fans. Now it is on Rotten Tomatoes There are also many audience film reviews with a lot of words and sincerity, but the anger of ordinary people should not be underestimated: most of them were deceived into the movie theater by the propaganda centered on Jennifer. To put it bluntly, they just wanted to watch Jennifer sing It came from dancing, but it turned out that Jennifer only had a few minutes of acting from the beginning to the end, and there were only a few exciting songs and dances. A strong sense of being cheated? Especially after watching "Chicago", many people went in with high expectations, just wanting to watch Jennifer sing and dance, and they ended up serving such a dish. I feel really sorry for myself.

"You know, it's the crew's job to make a good movie, and they need to have feelings for the movie itself." Bewkes didn't laugh at Robinov's sentimentality, but said casually, "But how to make money from the movie is our responsibility." After work, our highest principle is to be responsible for the rights and interests of shareholders and strive for profits for them..."

So, distributors and bosses don't need to have feelings for the movie itself. As long as it can make a profit, whether the movie itself gets the treatment it deserves, whether a masterpiece will be destroyed in their hands, and buried forever. , this is not something they should consider.

"However, since this is not a Warner movie, I agree with you this time." Before Robinov could speak, Bewkes changed the subject, "This is indeed a good movie, time will tell It's worth it."

As for the box office, awards, and general audience evaluations, he did not mention them, nor did Robinov. Certainly, many good movies suffered from cold reception in the early days of their birth. For example, the famous "Stimulus 1995" - that is, "The Shawshank Redemption". When it was first released in 1995, the box office was dismal. The Oscars were also completely suppressed by "Forrest Gump", but this movie has proved its worth after all, and now it is ranked first on the p250. As well as the original "Eight and a Half" of "Nine", ordinary audiences can't understand it at all, but this does not prevent it from becoming a classic. As long as people who can really understand understand it and like it, this movie is valuable and meaningful Yes, and the professional lives of actors and directors will last for a long time through these works, and this existence will even last longer than their lives. It’s hard to say whether a film that will be forgotten in a few years is more important than a film that is full of money and awards, or a film that was born unsatisfactory but will eventually be recorded in history. This is really hard to say, at least many people will Choosing the latter is probably also a common pursuit of artists.

Although he could feel all the emotions in Bix's words, Robinov did not find the joy of his bosom friend—of course he entered this industry because he liked movies, and he watched them when he was young. So outdated "Eight and a half", so he really appreciates the movie "Nine", and he didn't lower his evaluation of the director and many actors because of its box office failure and word-of-mouth not as expected. However, he and Bewkes, the two CEOs, came to the movie theater early in the morning, of course not just to watch the movie, in fact, Robinov had already enjoyed the movie, this time it was just a companion That's all, his mission is to accompany Bewkes, and Bewkes' perception of the movie may even affect Warner's plan to absorb the big dream-whether this plan led by Robinov can still get Bix's support may depend on his thoughts, and judging from his somewhat heavy tone, although Bix said words of appreciation, Robinov dare not be too optimistic about the future.

"Time will tell its profit. I'm still optimistic about the DVD sales of "Nine"." It seems that he didn't take advantage of it at all, and it is absolutely not an exaggeration to say that he is tolerant. If it is for a longer-term goal, ok, this is no problem. No one can use this to attack him, but if Warner is no longer Planning to buy a big dream? What if Big Dream is not as good as before?

As far as he is concerned, Robinov also believes that there is no need to shake Warner's strategy for the big dream just because of a film's mediocre performance at the box office-it is a bit reluctant to say that it performed poorly-if Therefore, it would be even more ridiculous to lose confidence in Jennifer. He considered his words, "However, it is indeed difficult to make back the money at the domestic box office. Next, we have to see if there will be a good response from Europe. You know, they have always liked literary films, and this film has a strong European color-maybe Dameng has realized the risks in it, and they have no investment at all. Most of Jennifer's roles are for the director and Weinstein's face, otherwise, with her current status, it is impossible for her to play Claudia."

Although Claudia played by Jennifer does not have many roles, she is indeed remarkable. The kind of inseparable, seemingly real and illusory style is vividly erupted in Rob's lens. If you are a newcomer, just With such a brief appearance, it is enough to find his place in the film industry, and opportunities will follow. However, for Jennifer, Claudia is just a repetition of Monroe. Both characters are big beauties and big stars with some birth characteristics, and Jennifer does rarely repeat herself in performances. From this From a different point of view, her participation is more to repay her love, which also shows her personality-in Hollywood, as long as you have talent and box office, you can indeed live arrogantly, but when things come into company When it comes to areas such as business cooperation and business cooperation, people start to think about more than just these. Sometimes this invisible element is the key to the decision of the big shots. From what Robinov Bix understands, he himself Not to be honest, but he values ​​the character of his partner, and if there is anything that will help him continue to be determined, it should be this.

The excuse also excused the dream, and also said good things for Jennifer. If he continued to talk, it seemed to be pleading. He didn't want to say anything more. As for Bix, he chuckled twice and didn't express any opinion on Robinov's words. Instead, he stood up and said, "Let's go, leave space for the fans. , don’t bother him to enjoy the movie anymore.”

Luxury cars and drivers are waiting in the parking lot. These two middle-aged and elderly people are dressed casually. They look no different from ordinary passers-by who can be seen everywhere. Of course, no one will come up to ask for autographs on the road. , come over here to take pictures——When it comes to the power in your hands and your own freedom, the two Jeffs have blasted Hollywood's big-name stars into outer space. Approachable, quite service spirit. After holding down the door open button and helping a lady with big bags out of the elevator, Bix let go, and then brought up the topic just now.

"Actually, you don't need to convince me of anything, Jeff, I don't disagree with your point of view-are people saying that Jennifer's picks are not working? No, her sense of smell is still as sharp, It's a good movie, and it's going to outlive Marilyn even, maybe not at the box office, but it's loaded with something a little more hefty. She didn't make a mistake in terms of choices, and that's The place I am most worried about.”

"You mean?" Robinov made a posture of listening attentively.

"It's actually not difficult to make a good movie." Bix said, "We all say how rare a good movie is, but that's not the case. good movies, but bad movies are rare. This shows that making a good movie is more like an arithmetic problem. As long as you master the formula, no matter how the data changes, you can always get it right. Jennifer is a math problem There is no doubt about this. I dare say that no one in the Big Six can pick films better than her. Almost all the art films she personally participated in are good films, even commercial films. It's not easy."

Of course, the reputation of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and 3" is not very good, but as a commercial film, it is actually very good, and worse commercial films can be found everywhere. It is rare to be able to integrate special effects, characters, and fighting to this point, so Robinov did not refute Bewkes, but nodded obediently.

"Ah, the first floor is here." Bix took his subordinates out of the elevator without intending to go to the underground garage immediately, and wandered around the lobby of the shopping mall. He was still very interested when he saw frozen yogurt He bought two glasses on the ground and handed one to Robinov. The two of them sat in the rest area of ​​the mall, enjoying it among a bunch of young mothers who brought their children to the mall.

"What did I just say?" Bix ate a few mouthfuls of frozen yogurt, recalled it, and said with a smile, "Oh, yes, it's not difficult to make a good movie. ——But on the contrary, making a blockbuster movie is a very risky thing, far less simple than the former. If the former is an arithmetic problem, all you need to master is the correct solution, then As far as the latter, I think the latter is all about a gamble, a gamble that relies on one's own luck—if you know what I mean, Jeff."

This is the feeling that almost everyone who works in distribution and film companies will have, but there are not many people who can sum it up as brilliantly as Bewkes. Approved, but Robinov nodded, feeling a lot of emotion, "In this matter, anyone can only resign themselves to fate, the production cycle of the film is too long, and there are too many variables, no one can accurately predict In the future, all we can do is prepare a few more options for the future.”

"Yes, it's a corporate choice, and we can spread the risk in various ways," Bewkes said. Any blockbuster movie seems to have a reason for its success. In fact, in my opinion, all of this is complete nonsense-there is no blank market in Hollywood, and there are several hidden behind every movie. As good as or even better competitors, why did the market choose it instead of other films? Who can explain? In this matter, there are not so many things that can be influenced by manpower, and there are even fewer factors that can be predicted There are very few, in the final analysis, relying on the strong luck of investors, producers, directors, or an actor. Strong luck can't make a bad movie hit, but it can make a good movie burst into incomprehensible The results - and then analyzed for countless reasons, but we have seen too many blockbuster movies, we understand their behind-the-scenes production, did they really realize this during production? No, many people Not realizing anything, just doing it instinctively - it's their luck that makes them appreciate."

Taking a bite of frozen yogurt, he pointed to the glass, "In 70 years, no one knew what it was, people were saying, we need to promote healthy dairy products to replace those unhealthy junk sweets, and there was a No less than 10 kinds of healthy dairy snacks, and then, frozen yogurt shops opened all over the streets, and who can predict all this? Movies are frozen yogurt, they are all products, and they all need strong luck—from this perspective Said, I am a superstitious person, the reason why I am very supportive of you to buy the big dream is because Warner needs Jennifer Jefferson—and maybe the luck of Cesare Vigeri. Jennifer can not only pick For a good movie, she can find blockbuster movies instinctively. This is her core competitiveness. This is what Warner needs most. Are Mission: Impossible and The Fast and the Furious doing well? This is despising the six major studios, but we do lack her intuition and confidence in the market. To put it bluntly, it is her luck——this girl keeps saying that she Her success is due to her keen intuition, many people think she is hypocritical, she is hiding her cards, but I believe in her, and I respect her because of this, she sees the reasons for her success very clearly, and is not confused by vanity, She didn't believe in her own strength, professional quality... these bull*, she was very frank, she just relied on her luck."

"And now what you are worried about is... Has Dameng's luck expired?" Robinov said hesitantly, he quickly found an argument in his favor, "But as I said, Dameng Did not invest in "Nine"..."

"This has nothing to do with investment, the focus is on the fate of this film," Bix shook his head, "I have been paying attention to this film, and it has been extremely difficult since its preparation, and its pre-screening reputation is even worse. It is far below the level it deserves, and now the box office is out of the embarrassing curve. Of course, we can find many reasons for it, but in the final analysis, this is a bad luck movie, it has no luck. To find reasons, " The Fifth Sally and Michael Crichton have too many reasons, but back then, Jennifer Jefferson could do wonders, but this time, her magic didn't work, this is a good movie Not overperforming, not even playing evenly, and that's just a symptom of Jennifer's luck waning."

Putting the frozen yogurt on the table, he wiped the corners of his mouth, "Think about it, over the years, Weinstein has almost never used such a forceful trick. Although I gave him a reason, you must not I don't admit it, he is more like the kind of person who will take the public relations route - this is indeed his strong point, there is no reason to give up without giving it a try. Of course, his actions are in pursuit of profits, which is understandable, who I can't accuse him of anything, but objectively speaking, this has already had two impacts on the upcoming "Avatar."

He curled a finger, "First, we should all admit that the 70 million box office in the first week, or the 30 million box office on the first day, reflects Jennifer's box office appeal-this data tells us , as long as you can let most people know that there is such a movie she participated in, no matter what the genre is or how high the threshold is, so many audiences will go to the movie theater to watch it.”

30 million on the first day, nearly 60 million on the first weekend, such a strong box office appeal should be unique in Beverly Hills, even Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Christopher Hank I don't dare to say that my art film can have such a box office-of course, this is also because Jennifer's first three art films all starred, and this time the film's promotion is misleading, making people think that she has enough roles. , and "Monroe" did cater to the appetite of mainstream audiences...

"But we all know that this kind of box office appeal is more like an actor's credit line in the hearts of the audience. It will be discounted, and there will be obvious fluctuations. "Nine" is tantamount to overdrawing before "Avatar" In addition to the high credit line due to "Monroe", all the audience who came here this time are disappointed, will they go to watch "Avatar" for no reason because of Jennifer's starring?" Bewkes Shaking his head, he said affirmatively, "No, Jennifer's appeal will definitely weaken, and the amount is hard to say, but judging from the drop in the box office, ordinary audiences are really disappointed this time. If the girl realizes that it is Jennifer's own money, she will be extremely angry-the damage is sometimes irreversible, and it directly targets the foundation of her popularity. Many times, some actors It's just that all of a sudden it seems like she's lost all attention, and no matter what she does, people just don't care about her - maybe it's because they're old and the audience is tired, but it's also very possible that they hurt the audience so much They lost their interest in her. It’s not Jennifer’s fault. She couldn’t have foreseen that “Nine” would be completely ignored in Cannes, and even “Millionaire” which she picked out by herself. Weinstein, if he had other options, if the cost of this movie wasn't so high...can't even blame the critics who didn't appreciate this movie, they all have valid reasons, it's just... "

"Unlucky." Robinov really felt that he was almost convinced. From this point of view, everything was indeed the case, "It's all just... bad luck."

"Yes, the most unlucky thing is that it just happened on the eve of the release of "Avatar"," Bix spread his hands, "Even if Fox realized something from the bad reviews from ordinary audiences, in half a year's After the publicity, everything is irreparable—the focus of the publicity of "Avatar" has always been Jennifer. She didn't even show her face in the movie..."

Sometimes, audience test screenings can’t actually explain the problem too much, like "Nine", the test screenings will not respond well, so Weinstein has to forcibly recover blood, not to follow the word-of-mouth route, if he can Predicting in advance that the core audience's evaluation of this movie is not bad, he might not take this kind of self-destructive route, and although the audience preview organized by Fox has a good reputation for "Avatar", but these The audience was obviously not "deceived" by Jennifer once, and the emotions and mentality of both parties were different. No one really can tell how much impact this had on the box office of the movie-it seems that only 6 million people were "deceived" by Jennifer. Lie' arrived, but who knows if each of these 6 million people is very disappointed with Jennifer, and they don't even want to support "Avatar" anymore? And who knows if there are tens of millions of people outraged after the first week of feedback, and then stop there, refusing to support the cheater movie? If the audience thinks that "Avatar" is also a liar movie, under the guise of Jennifer, but she actually did a dubbing job...

Robinov shivered, and asked himself in a low voice, "So, do the audience think so?"

"Who would know?" Bix smiled wryly and shook his head, "At least I don't know..."

Throwing the yogurt cup into the trash can, the two middle-aged men stood up again and walked towards the elevator - Robinov didn't notice just now that a poster of "Avatar" happened to be spray-painted on the elevator door .

Facing the female alien with a wide nose and big eyes in the poster, although she still has the characteristics of Jennifer, she is clearly a CG product, Bix's voice seemed a little secretive, and he said softly, "The filming cost is 300 million yuan, and the marketing cost is at least 200 million yuan-for the industry, this is Fox's foolishness, but I was still very optimistic about this movie in the past. There is a guarantee, but now..."

A movie with a total cost of 500 million! Even as the head of Warner Films, Robinov still can't help but feel a chill: If it fails like "Nine", what will it mean for Fox? It really could be on the brink of bankruptcy again because of a movie failure! What a gorgeous and spectacular fall, what a breathtaking scene?

"Is "Nine" just an exception, or has J.J's luck really come to an end? "Avatar" will tell us the answer." Kex's voice is still light and fast, like a whisper, "It doesn't even have to go to the end, it's just a little bit weaker, and it can no longer bless this movie to do wonders-this is for "Avatar", Fox and her. They are all considered irreparable failures, this 500 million film, if not forging the steps for them to ascend to the throne, it will become a elegy for their funeral..."

"Just like Paramount, Universal and even Disney, all we have to do now is wait for this movie to give us the answer, Jeff, you have to stay vigilant and seize the opportunity-if the big dream falls, You have to recover the losses for the company. In "Code Shero", you can take as much profit as you can, and this is your only chance to save yourself..." Bix looked at the elevator light without even glancing at the end of his eyes To Robinov, he was as calm as if he hadn't kicked this subordinate for many years away at all, and announced his decision to let him take the blame. ——Although it was led by Robinov, if it weren't for Bewkes' full support, Robinov would not have been able to dominate Warner to sign such a "disgraceful and humiliating" clause.

With a sound of 'ding', the elevator door slid open, Biggs didn't seem to see Robinov's pale face at all, he enthusiastically pressed the up button, and greeted several people who were waiting Elevator moms, "Ladies ryou - thanks, watch out, baby seems to be asleep - need help honey -"