It was a hot premiere and a deserted premiere.

The popularity was due to the fact that hundreds of media reporters and thousands of protesters were surrounded outside the Chiefstone Theatre, where the premiere was held.

Journalists' cameras were focused on the protest crowd for most of the time.

The chaotic protest scene is not far from the indispensable routine outside the Oscars every year.

Deserted, referring to the red carpet.

In addition to the main creators of "The Passion of the Christ", there are also die-hard friends like Mel Gibson such as Sylvester Stallone, and basically no guests walk the red carpet.

Although the film is super popular, people with a little bit of brains understand the possible risks of this film, if it is not a hardcore like Stallone, who wants to walk the red carpet and wade into this troubled water?

Ronan certainly doesn't invite his friends and longtime collaborators to the premiere.

The Passion of the Christ has gained momentum.

The film was bought out by Embassy Pictures, and in fact, many people came to attend the premiere for Ronan's sake, but they didn't go to the red carpet, but quietly entered the theater through the side door.

"I didn't expect you to come. ”

In the VIP room, Ronan and Scarlett Johansson hugged lightly and asked, "Have you been busy promoting lately?"

Scarlett Johansson said with a hearty smile: "You helped me get the nomination for Best Supporting Actress, why should I fight for that little golden man." ”

Ronan patted her arm lightly, "Good luck." ”

As early as early February, the Academy announced the list of nominees for the 76th Academy Awards, and "Lost in Translation" won five nominations for Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actress and Best Picture.

The Oscars will be held in a week, whether Scarlett Johansson can win the award or not, the work that needs to be done has been done, and now it can only depend on luck.

Scarlett Johansson is confident: "I've always had very good luck. ”

Ronan nodded slightly: "My luck is also good. ”

Both of them laughed tacitly.

Speaking of which, the process of "Lost in Translation" was not all smooth sailing, Bill Murray was quite opinionated that he did not get the Best Actor nomination, and once publicly complained about the producer, but he is also an old actor, and he only dared to go to the level of Shahai Entertainment when he said it, and he never mentioned Ronan's name at all.

Relativity Entertainment invests limited resources in the award, even from the perspective of controlling costs and risks, it will not invest too much money, and the more resources are scattered, it may lead to an accident in a target award.

After chatting about the Oscars, Scarlett Johansson instead asked, "Is the schedule for Dawn of the Living Dead confirmed?"

This is her first commercial film in which she really plays the heroine, which is directly related to the future of money.

Ronan thought for a while and said, "It may be September or October, and it will definitely be released within this year, and it will not be delayed until next year." ”

Scarlett Johansson said: "I hope the film will sell well, and my salary will go up a lot." ”

Ronan asked, "You're short of money?"

Scarlett Johansson shrugged: "For this best supporting actress, I owe a lot of money to the bank, it's not easy to be a female star, I can't make ends meet." ”

"Hold your breath. Ronan smiled, "It's going to get better soon." ”

How would Natasha Normanoff appear in the first Marvel films?

Ronan said: "Scarlett, you go and contact Connie, I remember that she has invested in a styling studio, and the Oscars are next week, so let her prepare for you." ”

Scarlett Johansson understood that Ronan was paying for her Oscar styling expenses, saying, "I'm not going to be polite to you." ”

She had planned to borrow another $100,000 from the bank.

Ronan saw a familiar figure walking over, the other party obviously knew him, and before he came closer, he took the initiative to stretch out his hand, and said angrily, "Hello, Mr. Anderson." ”

"Good evening, Mr. Stallone. Ronan shook hands with Sylvester Stallone and said, "Welcome to the premiere." ”

Stallone's voice is very special, a little whining, the words are not very clear, but it is very special, which makes people unconsciously think of Rambo when they listen to it.

After a brief chat, from the physiognomy point of view, Stallone's appearance is particularly in line with the image flaunted by several generations of old Americans, with few words, melancholy eyes, cold expressions, strong body, calm head, unyielding, tenacious and unyielding, and courageously moving forward for the goal, these tall and mighty classic images should meet the appreciation taste of Americans.

It's not for nothing that Rambo and Rocky can be red through half the sky.

Stallone came to the premiere today, not only to cheer on his die-hard friend Mel Gibson, but also for other purposes.

On the former side, he is a typical conservative right in Hollywood, and he is not afraid of the so-called rumors at all.

The latter aspect is directly related to the career in the following years.

"I heard that Relativity Entertainment acquired Artisan Pictures?" Stallone got to the point: "Ronan, is the copyright of "First Blood" also in the hands of Relativity Entertainment?"

Ronan glanced at Stallone, guessed in his heart, but he was not slow, and said: "That's right, all the copyrights of the "First Blood" trilogy now belong to Relativity Entertainment. ”

Stallone is a straight man and doesn't like to beat around the bush, so he asked directly, "Have you considered continuing to shoot a sequel to this series?"

Ronan smiled: "If you are willing to take over the filming of the fourth part, there is no problem on my side." ”

Stallone was just about to answer, and Ronan put the ugly words in front: "I personally like this series very much, but from the producer's point of view, traditional action movies have declined, if I am asked to make "First Blood 4", I must control the scale of investment, and the production cost will not exceed 20 million US dollars." ”

Hearing this, Stallone's enthusiasm was instantly extinguished, and he said: "Action movies are hugely expensive projects. ”

"If you're willing to come back, I can squeeze out a $20 million budget," Ronan said. ”

With the appeal of the name Rambo, it should be able to recoup the $20 million investment, but no matter how much investment you make, plus the cost of publicity and distribution, the risk is too great.

Stallone didn't expect his proposal to get such an answer, thought for a while, and said, "I'll think about it." ”

Ronan nodded slightly: "Yes." ”

It doesn't matter if you have this kind of project or not.

Stallone originally had an idea about action movies, but seeing that Ronan didn't pay attention to it at all, and even despised traditional action movies, he simply stopped talking about it.

A good film project should be reserved for those who can appreciate it.

Ronan greeted a few more of the guests and saw Mel Gibson approaching with a man of about forty.

This man is not tall, dressed in a formal suit, and walks crookedly, always with a ruffian, as if he is not doing right.

Ronan recognized who this person was with just one glance, after all, he had left such an impression that even if it was the first time he saw him outside the screen, he could instantly determine his name.

Mel Gibson greeted Ronan politely, pointed to this middle-aged man who always made people feel like a fool, and said, "Ronan, introduce me to a friend for you." ”

Ronan nodded slightly, and the middle-aged man's eyes were also scrutinizing him.

"This is Robert Downey Jr., the son of Robert Downey Sr., a talented actor. Mel Gibson introduced both sides: "Donnie, this is Mr. Ronan Anderson, the owner of Relativity Entertainment Group. ”

Robert Downey Jr. was a little slow to react, squeezed out some smiles at the corners of his mouth, and shook Ronan's hand: "It's an honor to meet you, Mr. Anderson." ”

Ronan shook his hand gently: "Good evening." ”

Mel Gibson saw that Ronan's reaction was very flat, and quickly said: "Downey is very talented in acting, and he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in the early nineties. ”

Robert Downey Jr. hasn't completely said goodbye to the most asshole stage of his life, standing aside and letting Mel Gibson tout him.

With Ronan's current status, of course, there is no need to pretend to Robert Downey Jr., and it is just a polite and cold response.

Frankly, Mel Gibson is a good friend, and he brought Robert Downey Jr. to Ronan just to help him develop his network.

Ronan secretly observed that the current Robert Downey Jr. is not the Tony Stark he once was.

Robert Downey Jr. was able to break out of the quagmire at that time thanks to the help of two people, one was his future producer's wife, and the other was Mel Gibson.

The three of them said a few words lukewarmly, and Mel Gibson saw that Ronan was not interested in Robert Downey Jr., so he had to take him to another place, and soon chatted with Stallone.

Because of the Avengers program, Ronan knows much more about Robert Downey Jr. than Mel Gibson thinks.

Robert Downey Jr. was imprisoned several times for drugs, most recently in 2001 and only came out of prison at the end of 2002.

Drugs are arguably one of the biggest scourges in this world, ruining so many talents and families, and Robert Downey Jr. is just one of the many actors in Hollywood who have been destroyed by drugs.

After being released from prison, no producer dared to use Robert Downey Jr. easily, and Robert Downey Jr.'s limited number of roles were also obtained with Mel Gibson as a guarantor.

Even so, the work wasn't much better, such as being a "stand-in" for singer Elton John's song "I Want Love."

used to be an Oscar-ready actor, but now he has to lip-sync pop singers.

This can also be said to be a typical example of not being immortal.

But who would have thought that Robert Downey Jr. had extraordinary perseverance, achieved a counterattack, and reached the pinnacle of life.

Tony Stark, a mechanic who can fix things.