Hollywood Domination Chapter 446: This is J.J

"Jennifer, can you talk about your views on Salvi's "Kicking Declaration"?"

"Heath, is the reason why you didn't show up at the London premiere because you didn't want to see him again after being dumped by Salvi?"

This funny dialogue made the reporters laugh, and Heath Ledger, who was absent from the London premiere due to the blizzard, also smiled. Compared with the grand global premiere in London, the premiere in Los Angeles The ceremony will be much more relaxed, and it’s a bit like talking about family life. After all, the big stories are released in London. The two premieres in a row have amplified the news. The traces of hype are too heavy. He knew it well, so he gave up the idea of ​​fighting wits and courage with Genesis, and just chatted easily about topics that everyone liked.

"Salvi is of course a very good director, but as I said in London, for actors and directors, the appropriate freshness can stimulate inspiration, so it is not so much a 'kick man manifesto' ’, or rather a ‘break-up statement’—but if Salvi suddenly wants to make a superhero movie in the next few years, there will definitely be opportunities for us to work together.”

"Oh, j.j, you're embarrassing me—I thought you were just as upset about being dumped as I was." Does anyone else know? In fact, the blizzard is really just an excuse, I just don’t dare to see Salvi again—I’m afraid I’ll cry.”

Amid the laughter of everyone, the pre-screening interview for the premiere ended. The reporters went to the theater to watch the film, while Jenny and Heath were taken aside to rest——Jenny has watched the finished film several times I'm not interested in watching it again, just go in and talk later, and Heath is similar. After all, not every actor is interested in watching his performance over and over again, just like a writer. It's not like rereading it over and over again, it feels a little bit ashamed.

"Seriously, are you really not going to cooperate in the future? ——Could it be that something happened that I don't know about, j.j?"

"It's just for publicity effect," Jenny laughed. "Salvi didn't even attend the Los Angeles premiere, do you expect him to run for the movie? Something has to be done."

Speaking of which, the production of "Life Journey" is really not easy. As a result of the joint production of more than a dozen companies, there is no strong producer to negotiate with the star director. For example, now, Salvi has hyped up a bit, Immediately went to New Zealand to edit the film. It was clear that he would not cooperate with the follow-up promotion. Heath had no choice. The person came back, but his time was taken up by company affairs, so he could only express his heart at every turn. Time was so precious that even the 'premiere' time of the premiere was used for interviews.

——As far as the box office is concerned, the negative effects of this low-level publicity may be made up for by Salvigne’s golden partner, but in terms of Oscar promotion, then "Life Journey" is really broken The jar is broken, this year's seed contestants have almost all joined the promotional campaign for the Olympics, but what about "Life Journey"? The subject matter was not good, and the publicity seemed to give up treatment. The studio jumped in a hurry, but Salvi had already stated that he would not participate in the publicity. Now that everyone has run away, it is useless if they cannot be caught. , They also have nothing to do with Jenny.

“…that’s what we want to determine,” said Selena, an executive at Disney Touchstone — whom Jenny remembers seeing at a party — jumping at the Los Angeles premiere, Sitting next to Jenny as she touches up her makeup, she asks, somewhat overzealously, "Do you think 'Journey' has lost all momentum at the Oscars? — if that's the case, we'll adjust our pitch too Plan -"

Jennie glanced at Selena, saw her lower her head with flickering eyes, and smiled—it seems that Selena also clearly knew that she was taking advantage of Jenny—she signed an actor The appointment has nothing to do with the producer, or even the work of the PR. If he answered Selena's question so easily, wouldn't Sony want to vomit blood? In order to get Jenny's supervision, they paid part of the investment rights of "The Amazing Spider-Man".

Of course, this can also show her authoritative status in the Oscar field-many of the dozen or so independent film companies rely on Bo Oscar to pay back and forth. Come to ask Jenny for her opinion, it can be seen how shocking the pile of trophies and nominations in her hand is.

"If you want to say that you will win a mainstream performance award or a movie award, you really don't have much hope." Jenny didn't want to be too unkind, she said in a gentle tone, "In terms of technical awards, it should be safe. Can get the best cinematography - depends on whether the competition is strong, but as long as the box office is decent, even if there is not much publicity, nominations for major awards should not be a problem. Salvi may have the same judgment as me , so I gave up the subsequent publicity.”

She was sure that Salvi didn't care whether "Journey of Life" won an Oscar, but Jenny didn't want Selena to believe it.

"Of course, of course." Selena immediately showed her understanding, "We don't mean to blame Salvi—it's really hard for you to blame this Woody Allen-like character. , isn't it?"

Jenny smiled at her, with a little more enthusiasm in her smile, she glanced at Heath again, and said half-jokingly, "If you want to go to the Olympic Games, you can tilt your resources on Heath—if If you are willing to spend money, this may be his year."

Heath is not Salvi after all. Although he is also an out-and-out artist, he also became concerned when he heard Jenny's words, "Do you think I have hope, Jane? From "Benjamin Button Judging from the situation of The Stranger Things, Oscar doesn’t seem to be interested in this kind of age-segmented performance—and your performance is better than mine.”

He, Jenny, and even Selena never doubted that they would not be nominated, especially Jenny and his acting award, after the unanimous praise of the British film critics, it is basically a certainty, after all, the level is there , Even if it is to ensure fairness, no nomination will be denied.

"Brad has his star baggage - if your "Ten Things I Hate About You" is as famous as "Interview with the Vampire," then you probably need to worry about that too." Jenny laughed Said, "But to be honest, there are not many strong opponents among the male actors this year, and you have been nominated twice - of course, for many professional nominees, twice is far from enough, but for Oscar winners, Two nominations are already qualified, which makes it possible for you to win the award, doesn’t it?——especially you have a very favorable condition, that is, it is very difficult for Salvi to get the best director, he doesn’t like it too much Public relations, the film itself may not be eligible for the best picture, as for me-"

She shrugged her shoulders and didn't continue, but several people showed understanding expressions: Jenny is sure to be nominated, and she is sure to not be awarded. This is already at the level of common sense, and there is no need to analyze it at all.

Seeing Heath's rather emotional expression, Selena couldn't help but smile—it is a success to be able to persuade someone to participate in the promotion of the Olympics. As for the schedule, they will naturally coordinate with the crew. However, she was not satisfied with this, but continued to ask, "So, the box office—what do you think of it? Jennifer?"

If you don't know the age difference between the two, just from the tone of voice, people may think that Jennifer is at least seventy years old this year, and she is a highly respected psychic shaman——Jenny glared at Sai angrily and amused Linna took a look and shook her head: It seems that the sect with her as the core has been widely spread among the people, and it is time to formally establish a sect.

If it was before, she would use her intuition not to prevaricate the past. After all, maintaining this image of 'intuition is accurate' is very beneficial to the development of Dameng, but now that Dameng is infinitely close to ge investment, in Now after two films with Salvi, the most free-spirited guy in the world - Jenny's views have quietly changed, and the period of needing this kind of 'faith' will soon pass, take it or not When it comes to investment, Dameng will soon enter the stage of real swords and guns to fight for capital. Besides, the golden finger is about to expire, and it is time to pave the way for the future.

"I don't know," she shrugged, and said casually, "200 million in the first week, 800 million in the end? North America won't exceed 250 million, 220 million."

This series of numbers is not random, it is the result of Big Dream's data analysis department. Jenny just randomly took a value in the interval, but Selena has already quickly remembered it on the phone— — 800 million worldwide, the box office can basically pay back, and even make a slight profit. This ideal forecast also made her smile, and she almost gave Jenny some flowers and fruits. "This is so good—it's—I gotta go and share the good news with my friends."

"It's just a hunch, it's not guaranteed to be accurate." Jenny yelled at Selena's back, but Selena didn't even stop, she just raised her hand and waved vigorously, expressing her appreciation with gesture her confidence. And Heath also chuckled, "Hey, j.j, tell me, does your intuition respond to my Olympic award this year?"

"Fuck you, don't you not believe this?" Jenny kicked him, stood up and patted the folds on the clothes, and walked towards the interview venue with Heath.

"Who said I don't believe it?" Heath's tone was still a bit teasing, but he was not serious, "Is there anyone in Hollywood who doesn't believe it... Tell me, j.j, can I win an award this year... "

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Similar to the reaction of British film critics, Los Angeles filmmakers also responded enthusiastically to "Journey of Life". Such a profound topic, such cutting-edge technology, and such a romantic atmosphere can be combined so naturally. This makes "Life Journey" far surpasses its predecessors in the history of film, as can be seen from the writing of film review articles - for other 3D films, film critics talk about whether the plot is hot or not Interesting, but in "Life Journey", most people talk about the performance and the meaning of the film itself, and the shooting method... It can be said that with the raging praise from the British side, among film critics and industry insiders, " The momentum of "Life Journey" has already been created. Even without bombing publicity, it has become one of the films with the strongest presence in this year's awards season, and of course, it is also the earliest film to be released. After all, this is a film that costs a lot of money. Even if you really want to win an award, everything must be paid back as a priority.

On October 31, a week after the premiere in Los Angeles, the film was simultaneously released in 37 countries around the world, including almost all major ticket warehouse countries, except for Japan and South Korea, which have closed markets. In North America, it was screened in 3,600 theaters at the same time. It can be seen that even with Jennifer as a box office guarantee, some theaters still have concerns about the market's reaction. "It's a very beautiful movie. I think anyone with a sense of literature and art can appreciate its beauty, but according to our market research report, such a movie is not suitable for large-scale screening..."

Whether it is true or not, the publicity has been done to the extreme, and it has not failed its 200 million filming budget. In terms of materials and advertising, at least tens of millions have been spilled out, and it is also a first-line blockbuster in the world. Standard, "Life Journey" can be said to be the first film in the 21st century and the first such expensive art film after entering the 21st century. It is also a benchmark film for art films. From the director to the actors, the film There is no excuse for quality. Its box office is the market’s response to this type of film. Therefore, it is also of great significance to the industry. Art films will have a second spring in this regard, returning to the 8090s. The good years with equal weight at the box office, or is it still in a slump, returning to the art theaters to linger?

On October 28th, North America reported a close of US$25 million, which was lower than the industry's expected US$30 million to US$40 million. The media did not gloat or make negative comments...

It's not like the npcs in computer games, they only follow the basic procedures, and everyone is not stupid - they all remember "Avatar" 3 years ago, and they all remember this girl named Jennifer Jay Folsom girls, miracles created time and time again! The history of medical treatment for cheek soft tissue contusion written by countless people over the years with blood and tears vividly taught everyone a lesson: if you want to slap your face, it is best to wait until the dust settles...

Sure enough, although North America only received 60 million in the first week, the decline of "Life Journey" is quite stable. The box office statistics are complete, "Life Journey" has grossed 15 million US dollars in mainland China, and performed well in European countries, pushing the global box office to 201 million!

The most important thing is that, like the situation in North America, the decline in the working day is not very large, and the word-of-mouth is also spreading rapidly, which has sparked heated discussions in various countries-obviously, this is a long-term movie, and the world's 5 100 million should not be a problem.

"Our estimate is that the world will fall into the 800 million range."-However, the producer does not seem to be satisfied with this, Selena, the distribution director of Disney Touchstone, told reporters, "The figure of 500 million Maybe a little too conservative."

But is the forecast of 800 million too bold? In this regard, Selena just responded with a confident smile, "This is j.j's intuitive prediction-she said that the world's first week is 200 million, and the box office in the first week must fall to 201 million-this is j.j!"