Chapter 90: The hangover is coming
Mark has the intention to buy Brother Gu's equity, but he doesn't have so much money, he must make more than 40 million in "The Hangover" to be able to prepare enough, he is waiting for the rice to go to the pot, if he can't get so much, he can only buy about 10% of the shares, which is like sitting and watching a big piece of fat float past his mouth, and then float away.
The movie began to be released, starting with Warner's WB intro, followed by MM, and their film showing images of "This Man is from Earth", "Chainsaw", and "The Hangover" turned into two MM shapes, and finally turned into two silver MM letters.
Megan said with some pride and emotion: "I've been busy for more than half a year, and finally my own movie has been released." The premiere was cold, she also felt warm, but the most stress-free thing was her, she didn't care about money, she thought "The Hangover" was a good movie, it was worth it, she was sitting next to Scarlett and Rachel, and then Heath, David and Zack, Mason, compared to the three elegant and calm ladies, the four men's faces were tense, both unhappy about the premiere and worried about the box office, the success or failure of "The Hangover" will affect their fate.
Born in 63, he is 40 years old, he has been in Hollywood for almost 15 years, and he has always played the role of soy sauce, in the fifteen years here, he is used to seeing the warmth and coldness of people, Hollywood has devoured his youth and ideals, he has no enthusiasm for the year, he has plans to change careers before meeting Mark, he is not like Heath, he has a family to raise, and he has not squandered a lot of youth.
Sitting next to him is his wife Maggie, daughter Nicole, Nicole makes a cameo in the film, that is, the one who gives Allen the middle finger on the interstate highway, for David, he follows Mark in two consecutive hits, he is already a little famous, starring in the movie North Mi box office over 100 million, but the personal charm of the directors of the two films is too great, everyone thinks that it is the director's credit, and the actor's play has little to do with it, so "The Hangover" is crucial to him.
Also nervous is Blake, today she dressed up to attend the premiere, seeing Mark's carefully prepared premiere so cold, she felt sorry for him, Mark was expressionless, which made Blake, who knew him quite well, not know what he was thinking? Blake's soft little hand held Mark's big hand, and said a little nervously: "What are you thinking?"
Mark said, "You're beautiful today, I like it, and it would be nice if you didn't go back tonight." ”
Scarlett smiled, "You're not worried at all?"
Scarlett has been proud of the spring breeze recently, she starred in the low-cost literary film Beimi broke 30 million, and the cameo "Chainsaw" also won 90 million US dollars, her performance in it was well received, and now the awards season is also unlimited, winning a lot of awards, very showy, they are aiming for the Oscars.
Mark was still expressionless and cold, and said, "There's nothing to worry about, I'll win." ”
Rachel smiled, "Mark, your confident appearance is very mature man. ”
Scarlett said, "Yes, it's getting more and more fascinating!"
Mark saw Blake's unhappy look and said, "It's all thanks to Blake's nourishment, she made me a successful man." ”
After the movie started coming out, they stopped talking.
The movie begins with the scene of the Ghana family, a clean and elegant middle-class family, they are preparing for the wedding, a happy and peaceful atmosphere, followed by a conversation between Weng and his son-in-law, all of which is quite bland, and the laughter and stomach aches that the film party boasts, the audience is bored drinking soda and eating popcorn or snacks, but when the tailor measures Alan's pants, Alan exclaims: "You pervert, you touched my balls!" The audience couldn't help laughing.
The camera zoomed out and saw Allen's funny and wicked **, many people laughed directly, they began to feel that this movie was a bit interesting, and there were constant jokes in just a few minutes, laughter in the movie theater kept ringing, and the main characters appeared one by one, the timid and cowardly dentist Stu, the bad teacher Phil, in the relaxed rhythm, the jokes kept appearing.
The funny quartet drove a cool Mercedes and sped at interstate speed, and Allen was excited in anticipation of the trip to Las Vegas, shouting at people all the way to show the joy and excitement in his heart, who knew that he was humbly raised by a little girl with a middle finger.
This scene made many people burst into laughter, followed by their stay at Caesar's Palace, and in return, Mark gave a number of close-ups of its opulence and exoticism.
The front desk lady who checked them in was Blake, dressed in a professional suit, and her elegant and demure temperament was eye-catching and impressive, followed by a small low tide, the nonsense and small talk of their stay in the presidential suite, and then the drinking and heart-to-heart conversation on the rooftop showing friendship.
After all this foreshadowing was completed, it was the dinner that came to the stage, and under the stimulation of alcohol, the four of them fell asleep groggily, and when they woke up, they had no memory of what happened last night. It's nothing, but here comes the most troublesome problem, there are only three people left in the room, and the protagonist of this party: "Doug is gone!" What's even stranger is that there is a tiger in the bathroom, a chicken walking around the room, and a baby who looks less than a year old in the closet! Faced with such a chaotic situation, the three of them were completely helpless, but they knew that time was running out, they had to figure out what they had done last night, and the wedding was about to take place, and they had to find Doug in two days, otherwise even bigger trouble was coming. So the three of them began to look for the truth of last night by mistake, but as things developed, they faced more and more tricky things......
Starting here, the laughter is one after another, the audience is almost out of breath with laughter, and there is always laughter in the cinema, all of which puts the creators at ease, as a comedy, there is no need to talk about any visual effects or depth of connotation, as long as the audience laughs, they will succeed, and the box office will not be ugly.
A comedy producer said: "What is a horror movie, the audience is a horror movie if they don't laugh when they watch comedy." ”
Laughing bullets are thrown one after another, the audience in the movie theater is always in a state of excitement and happiness, the tiger is returned, Doug is also found, Doug shows up on time at the wedding and successfully gets married, at the wedding party Stu also says no to his control girlfriend Melissa, and Alan also finds the camera, maybe will know what happened to them when they get drunk.
Subtitles have risen on the right side of the big screen in the cinema, Mark Wang's work, many viewers have left, some rushed to the exit, so as not to wait for a long queue, and many people ran to the toilet, just now it was very cool, there was no time to go to the toilet, too much liquid was accumulated, who knew that there was a louder burst of laughter in the cinema, some turned back to see the competition, and some left.
There is never a picture or picture in the movie that shows how crazy they were that night, just the reactions of some people, the evidence after the fact, all show how crazy they were, and the pictures from the final digital camera show how crazy they really were.
At the door of the cinema, the reporter of WB TV is interviewing the audience's perception of the movie, there is a way, other reporters can run, but they can't run, if they run Kevin will let them run farther, but the strange thing is that almost all the interviewed viewers think that this movie is very funny, very interesting, worth watching, worth watching more, and will recommend people around them to watch.
After the movie ended, the crew held a premiere party to entertain those who have contributed to the promotion and distribution and crew members, "The Hangover" will be released on 6,000 screens in 3,700 theaters in North Mi starting in the early hours of Tuesday morning, which is the treatment of A-level billionaire productions, if it weren't for Warner and MM both having publicity and distribution teams, the cost of five million is far from enough, Warner doesn't know how much Mark paid, but the expenditure of its own MM Pictures is tens of millions, if it loses money, it is impossible to get financing, and it is possible that MM distribution will not continue to operate.
"The Hangover" has excellent beer in the test screening, and the ratings on IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes are also quite good, which is the reason why a starless little comedy has been released in more than 3,700 theaters, such a scale makes many blockbusters jealous, anyway, "50 First Loves" and "The Passion of the Christ" are not supported by so many theaters, of course, if the box office is not good, many theaters will exit in the first week and look for other business opportunities.
The day of the large-scale release of "The Hangover" is Tuesday, a weekday, although a lot of publicity has been done, there are still very few people who watch movies on weekdays during the day, and there are almost all the doors during the day, but at night it is different, there is a phenomenon of fullness, and some movie theaters have queued up to buy tickets, and the venue is full, and its beer begins to ferment gradually.
Las Vegas, it's Doug's place of escape, where he wants to detonate his inner universe one last time before the responsibility of marriage falls on his shoulders, it's Phil's place of indulgence, where he's no longer a serious teacher in front of a bunch of puckering students, no longer a family man, old and young, it's Stu's place of redemption, and after the loss of his upper right incisor, he suddenly discovers that there is still a lion alive in his body that hasn't been castrated, and swallows the ostrich that keeps burying its head in the sand; Sin City", he believes that "lost souls" can take root and grow into trees in this fertile land, so before coming here, you must first have the determination to "die", and then prepare a bag of nasty ideas.
The, pee, and fart route of the comedy in the United States, I dare not say that it will remain unchanged for a hundred years, and it will be consistent for at least ten years, otherwise there will not be a group of guys known as the "Rotten Boy Gang" who are now so arrogant that the film contract is flying all over the sky, "The Hangover" has not deviated in the direction of the general route, and its narrative arrangement seems to be quite a master's style: first throw out an uncontrollable mess, and then lead to a sound beginning, as for how the middle is fragmented, let the audience and a few decayed people in the movie find answers in the chaos.
Whether you say vulgar or cheap, it is like a master of love, poking at the hidden but stupid G-spot of countless married and prospective men, driving them to queue up at the cinema in the past, now, and future, buy tickets, enter the venue, and the four masters do those bad things, there are always some shadows that make people find déjà vu, as for the somewhat hateful but harmless men's mentality, it can only be understood, not spoken.