Ace Hollywood

From the premiere of a movie, it has embarked on the road of box office and awards. According to different demands, there will be some emphasis. Some movies strive to make money-the fight for the number of screens, the commercial reputation, the attention of the hype, etc. Other means are used to the extreme, and some of them are hoping for awards, trying to figure out the preferences of the Oscar judges, avoiding the deterioration of word-of-mouth, and spending a lot of money in public relations.

"Gladiator" is certainly more important to Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott, "L.A. Confidential" and "Breakthrough" have made the unruly Australian man into Hollywood's best One of the men who can act, but he really still lacks a trophy that can best prove himself - the golden man. Not to mention Ridley, who, in Brent’s words, “would be thinking about the Oscars like crazy”—so much so that he made such a pure Olympics film to win the academy’s judges’ favor.

As for Daniel Sandler, he also focuses more on acting and word of mouth. After all, this is his supporting role. There are big directors, first-line superstars, and luxurious production teams. He is not so sensitive to the contribution of the box office. But Daniel, who is in the limelight, desperately needs some recognition for his acting skills - preferably an award that has some influence but is not particularly difficult to get, such as the Chicago Film Critics Association Award, for which he asked Melissa and Kevin Gurley to negotiate It’s been a few times, and even started to look for a public relations company. These jobs are still easier for them to do. If the cooperation is pleasant, the blood-sucking lice on these stars will indeed be inseparable, although they will take a lot of money and even share .

It can be seen that the purpose of the main creators is relatively consistent. In fact, DreamWorks and Universal agree on this point. You must know that when they decided to make Ridley's film, they understood the positioning of "Gladiator". Of course, the goals of the two parties are different. One is to use the awards to further boost the box office, and the other is to use the awards to prove their status, but this is not important, the important thing is the same goal.

After the premiere, the publicity and distribution department of "Gladiator" was at full capacity. The film critics who watched it on the spot and sent copies all needed your constant negotiation. These movie robbers are all glamorous bitches. With money, he will do things, but you can't directly give a standard for how to do it - this is to **** their freedom and will, they have to write it themselves, how to write it depends on how well you manage it and how he feels , also look at the quality of the film - this is all aimed at first-class film critics such as Haven, Kent, Brent, and even Roger and Richard. Of course, small film critics have no right to speak, because they have no influence, no Some audience will go to the tabloids to read movie reviews, and then decide whether to go to the cinema. The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times are more reliable.

The next morning, Daniel got up earlier, and of course Andy got up earlier, with a pile of newspapers in her hand.

Daniel was more relaxed, and he was even in the mood to make a joke.

"Andy, you look like you haven't slept well, haven't you had a strong embrace for too long? Oh, by the way, we also had an appointment with Kevin this morning, right? Let me take a look first, There are still a few previews, so I'm so busy."

Indeed, after the event ended last night, he rushed back to Los Angeles without stopping. Today, he was going to meet Kevin from CAA. Daniel thought that the top agent league might have loosened up a bit—he had to put on a show this time. .

"Daniel, something is wrong."

Daniel's face became serious. Andy was a reliable girl. If she said no, then something must have gone wrong.

"what happened?"

Daniel put down the milk, he has been exercising, it is very important to maintain the intake of protein and calcium. Take the newspaper from Andy and open the relevant pages of "Gladiator".

"Early this morning, everyone from Universal contacted me, saying that you were blocked."

"Block?"

"Yes, because according to the reaction last night, your performance conquered almost everyone, they took it lightly, and the focus was almost all on the movie and Russell Crowe, but this morning the paper came out and they found that there were not many Few film critics gave you **. Your performance is excellent and we will not deceive, in fact, it has been proved last night. So, this can only mean one thing, someone is getting your performance results After that, some film critics were publicized. The worst thing is, because Universal did not make a clear request for your part, these film critics can even get two dollars with peace of mind.”

"We really need PR personnel." Melissa, who came in a hurry, also got the detailed information, "Otherwise, it will be too passive, and you won't receive any information."

Daniel didn't speak. He started to flip through the newspaper. This was the first time since "School Blues" that he appeared in the newspaper because of his movie performance. Even in "The Blues", he was not reported much because of this.

"Daniel **** is a rookie -- it's a little bit out of line with his reputation."

"I expected to see some talent from Daniel Sandler, but to be honest, I was a little disappointed."

"It's over, over, it's an overkill performance, of course, it's understandable, it's the first time he's played such an important role - although I don't know how he passed the audition."

Andy is indeed very characterful. She put **** at the top, so Daniel turned several pages in a row with some yin and yang movie reviews.

"The following is positive. You can look at the "New Yorker" film critic Brent. He posted it on his blog and will be published in the next issue of the magazine." At this time, the print media and the Internet were not mutually exclusive. , it is normal for film critics to put their articles on the Internet for the first time, and then publish them through newspapers and magazines.

"Gladiator can get four stars, and the one deducted is that the film is a little careless about the marginal plot, and some branch lines are obviously not in place, which makes people have to regret. Of course, this will not prevent it from becoming a A classic work, the vast atmosphere of ancient Rome, the thrill of the arena, the shocking realism of the war scenes, are enough to make you go to the theater to watch it again.... As far as the actors are concerned, Russell Crowe may rewrite the charm of Hollywood men The direction, the creamy little face of Jack Dawson (Titanic) is attractive, but the hard-core warrior who calls out to the wild may also make your heart sway, and there is no doubt that Crowe has contributed himself. Outstanding performance... The biggest surprise for me in the movie is Daniel Sandler, this young man who is more handsome than Leonardo is really not easy to get my approval at first - too handsome, it is unlikely Can act, this may offend many people, but the truth is. No one can catch two birds at the same time. Although the appearance of Hollywood is generally higher, this law still works on a relative level. The appearance is a bright spot - at least I think that's how ancient Roman princes should be, as immaculate as those sculptures... His performance is very creative, and even creates a sense of anticipation outside the plot, which Surprisingly... I think he's really the darling of Hollywood."

Brent's review was full of compliments, which made Daniel feel a little better.

"What did the Universal say?"

They also have to collaborate on "Bourne Bourne". In fact, the news will be released when it is released, which will give the movie the last fire, so Universal is still more concerned about his affairs. After all, the two sides are still in the same boat.

"They will track who it is. In addition, I also contacted Jones, and Jones will also find out. By the way, she also asked about Kusa and asked if we had any news about him." Melissa sat down and opened her own notebook.

Daniel turned to look at Andy, and Andy shook his head, "I don't know, but his uncle called my mother recently, so it seems that the situation should improve."

Daniel nodded, "Melissa, you replied to Jones, now we need her help very much, you try to evoke her good memories."

The matter of Cusa Damon is not something he can intervene, whether it is just the New York gang or the FBI.

"Stalking? Do Universal people think that the most important thing now is to track the culprit?" Daniel frowned. If so, then the idiots at Universal will really make people doubt their IQ~www.novelmt.com~No , they will pay attention to your part in the next publicity, but if we want insurance, we better do something ourselves. "

"Can we afford it?"

Andy shook his head honestly, "This expense is at least hundreds of thousands of dollars, and we don't have this way, CAA - by the way, I just forgot to say, Kevin's assistant called me, you guys The meeting needs to be postponed.”

Daniel chuckled, "It's really advancing with the times, why? We have to wait for the word-of-mouth reputation after "Gladiator" is actually released?"

After thinking for a while, "Well, Melissa, don't think about the CAA side now. You discuss it with the accountant, make a budget of 100,000 US dollars, and do public relations with the people from the world. But it’s also better than just grabbing it.”

The result is easy to find out. Fox's "X-Men" has been released for a week, and when "Gladiator" is released, it has already passed its golden two weeks, so it can't commit a deadly fight, but it will add some block to "Gladiator". And it is a good move to crush Daniel Sandler, who has a lot of variables.

Universal can't do anything about this. It's almost an obvious rule that movies of the same schedule will attack each other. All they can do is to pay attention to the following, and they can't be exploited by Fox anymore.

Jones, however, brought another piece of news.

"UTA and WME are behind Fox."

Daniel didn't even have to turn his head to understand that the enemies were always those.