484 Hand of Hype
"Ding", Chris couldn't even wait for the elevator door to open automatically, grabbed the edge of the door with both hands, pulled it out hard, and waited until the passage allowed a person to pass through was opened in the middle, and the whole person couldn't wait to go out sideways, and his footsteps were rampant, and the angry appearance was like a runaway train, so that everyone couldn't help but retreat.
The quiet office was suddenly in shambles, and countless eyes were bustling with them, and as soon as Chris's back disappeared, the gossip echoed in silence.
"Chris, Chris, Fisher is in a meeting......" The voice stopped by the secretary Jasmine-Francis (Jasmine-Francis) was like a weak and helpless reed pole, and it was directly pushed down without much resistance, and before the words were finished, Chris directly pushed open the office door, and a muffled "bang" echoed softly in the corridor.
Jia Siming had done her best, she grabbed Chris with both hands, but the whole person was still dragged away, so that the high heels were crooked, and the bun was a little messy, and she looked really embarrassed, but she couldn't take care of herself, and turned her head to look at Fisher Morgan behind the desk, "Mr. Morgan, I'm sorry." ”
Fisher was holding the telephone receiver in his hand and was talking, but he was interrupted by such an accident, he temporarily removed the receiver a little, raised his eyelids, glared sharply and sharply, and slapped the table hard, "/me quiet!, or I'll make you worse than dead!"
The fierce and brutal appearance, without the slightest reservation, was like a giant hammer, smashed down and slammed into Chris's chest. Chris, who was angry and menacing one second, was completely arrogant and shrunk in the next second, standing in place obediently, like a little milk cat.
Fisher gave Jasmin a look, motioned for her to go out, and then glared at Chris again. A layer of cold sweat immediately crept up on Chris's back, but after thinking about it, he seemed to have gained courage again, so he straightened his waist again and sat down on the sofa next to him.
Ignoring Chris, Fisher picked up his phone again, changed his face in the blink of an eye, and talked with a smile, "Sorry, I just broke into a kitten and made the whole office ......"
The conversation didn't last long, about two minutes, and then Fisher hung up, his smile disappeared again, and he said fiercely, "I told you! Don't be impulsive! That will make you look like a brainless fool! No one wants to see a Thor. ”
did not pursue the episode just now, but settled on Chris's attitude. Chris could only listen obediently, and he didn't dare to come out until Fisher asked, and he puffed up his chest again, "I was surrounded by two paparazzi." Recalling the grievances just now, his anger rekindled, and he also had a little more confidence.
"It must be Lan Li! Who else but him, with the wishful thinking of malicious hype, wants to gain popularity! Deliberately release the news, smear me, and then create a hot spot, so that he can also stand on the moral high ground. Not long ago, he excused himself by borrowing the crew, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is absolutely nothing; this time, we must let the reporters know his true face!"
Looking at Chris's gritted teeth and righteous indignation, his face was full of indignation, still immersed in his emotions, and he couldn't get rid of it.
"So, what did the paparazzi ask?" Fisher's reaction was unexpected, he didn't hug or appease, but paid attention to the paparazzi's questions, which made Chris stunned, and his emotions stopped in mid-air for a while, not up or down, and Fisher had to repeat his question again
Chris came back to his senses and repeated it in a confused manner, but he was incoherent and incoherent. Fisher was very patient, repeatedly asked about the details, and after confirming the whole ins and outs, he fell silent, leaned back in the boss's chair behind his desk, and fell into thought.
This unusual behavior confused Chris, and he cautiously asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong? This is obviously Lan Li's trap, for hype, and to discredit me. Chris couldn't help but puff up his chest slightly, emphasizing his firmness and confidence, "That script was what he didn't want in the first place, and I was just using it." It was me who actually passed the audition, and I relied on my absolute strength to even beat Liam, didn't I?"
Liam-Hemsorth, Chris's younger brother, also made it to the final round of the audition for "Thor." In fact, Kenneth likes Liam, who is infinitely close to signing, but at the last moment, Chris kills out, snatches the role from his brother, and becomes the first Thor.
Fisher raised his eyes, glanced at Chris, and said lightly, "It's me." ”
Chris froze in place as if struck by lightning, his head reacting a little too fast to keep up with Fisher's pace: what did he say?
"I let the wind out, and the paparazzi also led it through indirect means. Fisher's simple words, but they couldn't be clearer, he ignored Chris's mournful expression, and continued, "Your performance is good, although it is a little stiff and jerky, it is estimated that those paparazzi have smelled something wrong, but it doesn't matter, it is still in my expectation......"
"Why?" Fisher interrupted by Chris, who was so excited that he stood up, "Why? I don't want to have anything to do with that guy! He's a little actor in an independent film now, except for those lovers of literary films, who knows him? Who would want to know him? Nobody, no one at all!
The more Chris thought about it, the more angry he became, the more anxious he became, and he began to walk back and forth in the office, babbling, "But, I'm Thor, I'm the new Thor! You don't know what a cunning guy he is, he's definitely going to take this opportunity to step on my shoulder to get more attention, why? Why are you doing that?"
In the face of Chris's bloody questioning, Fisher remained unhurried and waited for Chris to stop before he said, "Because you need hype like this." ”
A concise and clear sentence, but Chris was pinned to the spot, his face full of disbelief and incredulity.
"In the 'Thor' crew, there was Natalie Portman, there was Anthony Hopkins, almost all the media focus was on them, and when Paramount was promoting, all the focus was on them. "One is an old and strong Oscar actor, and the other is a new Oscar actress who is hot, it can be said that the time and place are favorable, and an old fox like Paramount Pictures naturally and accurately grasped the psychology of the public and carried out fierce publicity.
"You're the protagonist, you're Thor, you're the heart of the whole movie. Fisher went on to explain, "We need the public's eyes to be on you. Paramount is definitely not willing to cooperate, so why don't we push it?" he is Chris's agent, and the focus of his consideration is naturally different from Paramount, Paramount values the success of "Thor", while he focuses more on Chris's money.
"Lan Li is a clown, but you can't deny that he has been the most topical in the past few months. What's more, 'Fast & Thrill/Emotion 5' is about to be released. It just so happens that the duel between you and Lan Li is naturally very interesting through the media hype. Fisher concludes that he needs everyone's eyes to be on Chris, and in short, it's a personal vendetta rather than a showdown between two films.
Chris opened his mouth, only to find that his brain had become a mess of mush, and stammered, "You mean, you mean...... I need to leverage his popularity?"
"Yes. Fisher, however, did not care about Chris's intentions in the slightest, and answered crisply and without hesitation.
In an instant, Chris seemed to be drained of his energy, lost his soul, his straight shoulders also drooped, and his whole person became listless.
Fisher was surprised and continued, "But trust me, you'll be the winner." Even if you don't have faith in me, don't you have faith in Thor? It's going to be a North American 300 million, I'm pretty sure, and as for the world, I'm already expecting 800 million, what do you think?"
Sure enough, Fisher understood Chris, and with just two simple sentences, Chris regained his confidence, and his spine straightened again.
Indeed, the success of "Thor" is doomed, especially after the internal test screening, the response was very good, and they all have great expectations for the box office of this work. 300 million in North America and 800 million in the world, if this goal can be achieved, it will be the second "Iron Man", or the second "Pirates of the Caribbean", it is not difficult to become famous in one fell swoop, and he even needs to worry about whether he is too hot.
At that time, not to mention the blue ceremony, not even Robert Downey Jr. After all, he's a fresh face, he's fresh meat, and people always love new things, don't they?
Fisher could see that Chris's face had regained his vigor little by little, the corners of his mouth hooked slightly, and he said confidently, "Now, I need you to concentrate, and then Lan Li is bound to fight back, and the media is bound to hype." Rest assured, I'm in control. ”
"You need to take a firm stance and show that this is a 'duel between men', do you understand? No matter how the paparazzi ask, you insist, this is a contest between men and men, hard to beat, fist to fist. Fisher babbled out, "And, most importantly, you and Lan Li are friends. Noticing Chris's rebellious look, Fisher quickly cut through the mess and didn't give him a chance, "This is the conclusion, you and Lan Li are friends." In front of the media, this must be insisted upon. It's a man contest between friends!"
Chris hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and nodded, his face showing heroic determination and decisiveness.
As Fisher expected, the paparazzi were like hyenas smelling treasures, and they were so excited that they began to look for Lan Li. But Elliot couldn't laugh: it's Lan Li again?