Chapter 469 Interview
After receiving $32.57 million at the first-day box office, "Independence Day" collected another $37.55 million on Saturday and $36.84 million on Sunday, successfully breaking 100 million in the first week.
If the super high box office and honor of "Forrest Gump" are based on public welfare, and John's superconductor's identity contains some water, then no one will question John now, because the box office of "Independence Day" proves everything, and John is fully qualified to sit in this position.
It's crazy to become a world-class director at the age of twenty-five, and John is the first person to achieve such a feat from the day the film was born to the present day.
And with John becoming a god, film critics collectively closed their mouths, not praising or belittling "Independence Day", they tacitly chose to forget about John as a person.
But the media has a good memory, and there is no shortage of good people in this world, and when film critics choose to forget about John, the media rack their brains to search their networks, trying to find an opportunity to interview John.
In the five years since John's debut, he has never been interviewed, whether it is a high-end "Warner's Weekly" or an unpopular tabloid, and no media has ever received John's interview.
But the more this is the case, the more interested the media is in John, and it is an eternal truth that is rare and unchanging, and it is the truth of truths for the media. Exclusive interviews, this is a temptation that can drive the media crazy.
In the Hollywood production division of the HBO television network, Maxwell Perkins, the head of the film program, is going crazy at the moment.
"Whoever can get an interview with the demon guide, I will give him a promotion and a salary increase!" Maxwell Perkins looked at a group of reporters with red eyes like a mad bull.
John is a god, all the media in North America want to get John's interview, and HBO is no exception, and in order to get John's interview, HBO offered a high price, and the promotion and salary increase are not bad, but the $100,000 bonus of the stripe is enough to make a group of reporters red-eyed.
"Roy, I think you can try, 100,000! If you can get your hands on it, you can solve a lot of things. β
"You're so naΓ―ve, Mel! It's not a good money, and it's common knowledge that the national media knows that you've never given any private interviews for five years. β
Amelia Roy and Steven Mayer whispered.
"It is precisely because of this that the company will offer such a high price, otherwise why would the company come up with so much money for an interview? High bonus means high difficulty, but this is also a rare opportunity, isn't it?"
"Okay! We'll try it when the meeting is over. β
Amelia Roy was finally persuaded by Steven Mayer, but what really convinced her was the $100,000 bonus, a small reporter like her is actually not very earning, and she is really stretched thin in a city like Hollywood, so she also wants to try her luck, if she is lucky enough to get a $100,000 bonus, then her life can be relatively easy, at least she doesn't have to be urged by the bank to repay the loan.
It's just that dreams are beautiful, but after all, they are just dreams, and when Amelia Roy and Steven Meier drove to the Crown Studio, and saw a group of reporters with long guns and short guns standing in front of the studio, they knew that it was difficult to make their dreams come true.
HBO is not the only major media in North America to offer high prices for John's interview, in fact, many media have long offered high prices, but none of them have yet won it.
Seeing the crowd of people, Amelia Roy knew that there was little chance of winning among so many people, so after some discussion with Steve Mayer, she decided to wait at the gate of John's manor, maybe there were few people there.
But they still underestimated the IQ of their peers, they could think of it, and their peers could think of it, so when they came to the gate of John's Manor, they also saw a group of reporters carrying long guns and short cannons, and the number was even more than the door of Crown Studios.
"What should I do? There are so many people, let alone an interview, you can't even squeeze in!"
Steve Mayer was a little discouraged, the gate of Purple Star Manor had been occupied by a group of reporters who came early, and they couldn't squeeze in at all, so they could only stand on the periphery.
Amelia Roy looked at the group of reporters in front of her, her brows were also furrowed, her wealth was moving, and there must be brave men under the high salary, although she didn't know what prices these media companies offered, but it must not be less, otherwise there would not be so many people standing at the gate of Purple Star Manor waiting in the scorching sun.
"Why don't you give the demon guide a call! maybe the demon guide still remembers you. When Steve Mayer said this, there was no hope at all. As Amelia Roy's best friend, he knows that Amelia Roy has a notebook signed by John, but signing is normal, and how can a great director like John remember who he signed!
Amelia Roy doesn't believe it either, not to mention that this was a few years ago, but even if she doesn't have hope, she has to try, this is an explanation to herself, she doesn't want to give up before she has done it.
The phone number of Crown Studio is not a confidential number, many media have it, but they can only contact the front desk reception of the studio, like John's private phone number, the media absolutely does not know, and there will be no more than ten people in the world who know John's number, and this includes old Morgan and Mrs. Morgan.
Soon the phone went through, and a crisp female voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Hello, this is Crown Studios, what's the matter?"
"Hello, I'm Amelia Roy for HBO, and I've got something I want to do with the Wizard. β
"If it's an interview, then I'm sorry, the demon guide doesn't accept any interviews. β
"That's right, I met with the demon guide a few years ago, can you please tell the demon guide my name!"
"Okay! β
The receptionist put down the phone and knocked on John's office, looked at John who was listening to a song and drinking coffee, and said, "Boss, a Miss Amelia Roy has called and wants to interview you." β
"Amelia Roy?"
John frowned slightly when he heard this name, and remembered his first signature, there are many experiences in this life, but the most memorable is always the first time, such as the first time to hold the hand of a female ticket, the first time to participate in work, the first time to get a salary, the first time to sign .......
So even after many years, John still remembers the first time he signed an autograph, which was after the launch of "Forrest Gump", signed by a reporter named Amelia Roy, and he still remembers that he wrote a sentence to the reporter at that time: Because the world is full of fog, it needs a group of detectives with pens.
"Tell her I'm free this afternoon and she can come to the studio for me. β
After recalling, John decided to give his first interview to the reporter with whom he had a relationship, he did not accept the interview, but in the past two days, the reporter has blocked the studio and the manor, which has affected his travel, in order to let these reporters leave, he can only give up some of his insistence.
Since he wants to give up, he naturally has to find an acquaintance, John doesn't know many reporters, or only Amelia Roy, so there is nothing to choose.
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