The film is gradually coming to an end, the federal president on the screen stands in the dawn and gives a generous speech, the audience in the theater is so excited that they can't help themselves, but Roger Albert shakes his head, the film is full of simple and crude sensationalism from beginning to end, the biggest selling point is very realistic special effects, and the family relationship analyzed before can also resonate with the audience, but he just can't like it!

Dazzled by the firelight of the explosion, shocked to the point of tinnitus by the loud bang, and disgusted by the vulgar plot to the point of wanting to vomit, Roger Albert endured and analyzed it for a while, full of disgust for this film, which caused the audience to cheer and the entire theater to boil, made him extremely disgusted.

"July 4 will no longer be America's National Day...... Today, we're celebrating Independence Day!"

In the sound of the theater, applause and cheers rang out, and the audience in the theater erupted into even greater applause and cheers, as if they wanted people all over the world to hear and see their excitement.

Although he is a standard American citizen, Roger Albert, who thinks he is by no means vulgar, has endured this vulgar behavior of currying favor with American audiences and making them pay for it to the extreme, and the eyebrows hidden behind his glasses are almost wrinkled into a knot!

He stood up slowly, his eyes wandering around, and then walked out of the theater, looking back as he went, because this was Chicago, the city he had the most influence!

However, 99% of the audience in the theater was agitated by the film, and under the excitement of Shu Shuang, who would care about the reaction of the film critics, until Roger Albert walked out of the theater, not only did no one follow his footsteps, but he didn't even glance at the back.

Standing at the door of the theater, Roger Albert looked in again, and all the audience was watching the movie, as if no one remembered that he had greeted the famous film critic before the film started, and no one saw that he had left the theater early.

Even in the city of Chicago, audiences pay far more attention to the film itself than to film critics!

Roger Albert was a little annoyed by the sudden discovery of this, which is the most intolerable point of successful people - being ignored!

In the theater of New York, the fragments of alien spaceships falling from the sky are as gorgeous as meteors, and the whole world is celebrating this joint victory on Independence Day, but the film critic David Denby has a deep disdain on his face!

In his eyes, this is a standard super bad movie, with no depth of thought, no humanistic care, no soothing and gentle narrative rhythm, no scenes of actors competing with each other's acting skills, and no scenes that can leave him with good memories, just explosions and a collection of past Hollywood vulgar episodes!

With his hands on his chest, David Denby sat in a chair and looked at the screen coldly, as if he wanted to show his disdain completely, and wanted to drive the audience around him.

However, contrary to his performance, almost everyone in the theater stood up and spontaneously clapped their palms, eager to give the most enthusiastic applause for the film, which was mixed with cheers, even for people with ear problems, I am afraid they can hear it.

The audience is cheering for "Independence Day"!

"Vulgar, disgusting!"

The applause gradually faded, and Rodman's ears caught the voice ringing next to him, "Such a bad movie deserves applause?

Bad movie? vulgar?

Rodman blinked, and the bald man next to him seemed to be scolding the movie that had just ended, and by the way, they were also scolding the audience who liked the movie.

"Hey, what are you talking about?" he turned his head and stared at the bald man.

"What's going on?" Jordan asked, holding him down.

"He's scolding Independence Day!"

The situation here instantly attracted the attention of the people around him, Rodman's eyes widened, and he said extremely cunningly: "You also scolded the people who applauded "Independence Day" just now for being vulgar and disgusting!"

As soon as Rodman's words fell, more than a dozen knife-like gazes around him fell on David Denby.

David Denby is not flustered at all, but unusually calm, he is a well-known figure in the New York film critics, and he still thinks he is very influential.

"I'm David Denby, the film critic for The New Yorker. He said unhurriedly, "I ......."

"What happened to the critics?"

David Denby was interrupted by a young man in his twenties, "You can not like a movie, but don't insult those who like it!"

"That's it!" someone immediately chimed in, "Film critics are stupid people who ridicule directors and actors for being fools, but don't know that they are fools!"

"What happened to the film critics? Can the film critics talk nonsense?"

"Don't think you have a better vision than we do, what kind of are all those films you are touting!"

"Fuck, I even scolded "Independence Day"!"

Among them seems to be patriotic young people, "Do you know that this film is promoting the importance of America? Or do you think patriotism should be scolded?"

Seeing that the audience around him was excited, Rodman quietly made a triumphant gesture to Jordan, pulled him out of the aisle from the other side, walked out of the theater, and glanced back, the confident film critic was obviously overestimating himself and was being washed with saliva by dozens of ordinary fans.

Walking out of the theater and down the bustling streets of the Upper East Side, Rodman suddenly asked, "Is the film really vulgar? I think it's very interesting, even if it's a little too sensational, the president's speech can be very emotional." ”

"That's where Boss William is smart. ”

The two of them walked towards the team car, "This section is indeed full of great Americanism, but do you see the reaction of those people in the theater?

"I love it too. Rodman answered.

"Before making a movie, it is necessary to locate the target audience, which is the most important ability that a director should have. Jordan explained in detail, "It is impossible for any movie to please everyone, unless it is just shot for himself, and before the director makes a movie, he must abide by a principle - it must serve a certain type of people!"

Seeing Rodman nodding, Jordan continued: "Boss William is a director in Hollywood, of course, he must first please the audience in the United States, and whoever pays for the movie first ?—— the audience in the United States." Not the Far East, Europe. Presumably he also knows very well that movies that are sensational in North America can often sell well in overseas markets. ”

"I feel that if 'Independence Day' could be a big hit, Great Americanism would be one of the reasons for its success. ”

After listening to his friend's analysis, Rodman blinked his eyes and said with a slight exaggeration: "Then use the sensationalism of Great America to completely eliminate the world's box office resolutely, cleanly, and completely!"

"The big hit of the film has nothing to do with us. Jordan shrugged.

"I'm very happy that my favorite movie is a big hit, and more people like it. Rodman said of course: "I like the work of the director, the boss, whose films always bring joy and the most simple entertainment." ”

For many people, this is destined to be a sleepless night, especially for professional film critics who return to the studio to write film reviews after watching the film.

In the studio near Chicago, not only did Roger Albert not sleep, but his agent also rushed over, and it seemed that there was something extremely important.

"I received two offers for $500,000. ”

The agent sat across from Roger Albert's desk, his tone flat, as if it had happened countless times, "About Independence Day!"

"Oh......" Roger Albert put away his pen, raised his head and helped his glasses, "United States and Twentieth Century Fox?"

"It has nothing to do with the producer or the distributor. The agent didn't let Albert wait, and said directly: "From two different PR agencies, they want you to make some criticisms in the film review of "Independence Day". ”

Although what the agent said was very vague, Roger Albert didn't understand that the other party wanted him to smear "Independence Day", which would affect the reputation of the film and further affect the box office of the film.

This has been all too common in the past decade, and he has done it many times, but as a leader in the industry, he will not discredit films that have a big reputation for his own image and reputation.

Of course, some films with a strong commercial atmosphere and are not pleasing to professionals are certainly not among his concerns.

"Who exactly are they?" asked Roger Albert.

"It should be a star under CAA. The agent thought for a moment and said, "If you guess correctly, one is Sean Connery, and the other is also a first-line superstar of CAA." ”

"We don't even have to think about that. The agent shook his head, "In the process of every director or star's rise, there will always be a violation of the interests of many people, some people hope that King William Rothschild can succeed so that they can benefit from it, and some people naturally want him to be unlucky and step him down." ”

"What about your opinion?" said Roger Albert without agreeing directly.

The agent understands the psychology of his client, and is obviously extremely tempted by a million dollars, but he has to make a clear appearance and let himself convince him.

"Film criticism has a guiding role in the entire film industry, which can prevent the film from being too commercialized, resulting in a lack of artistry and humanistic care, and the commercial production of "Independence Day", which gathers the vulgar elements of the summer file, should be the target of criticism by the entire film critics! Roger, you are the leader of the film critics, and you have the responsibility and obligation to remind Hollywood!"

These words are righteous and awe-inspiring, and they seem to be thinking about the entire film industry.

"What about United States and Twentieth Century Fox?" is the focus of Roger Albert's concern.

"They didn't invite film critics as is customary, and they have broken the tacit understanding between the two industries. "Agents don't seem to care much about these two Hollywood giants," Independence Day is certainly not a film that critics like, so why don't we tell the truth? Presumably other critics will make the same choice." ”

Roger Albert nodded slightly, since there is no public relations, with his understanding of his peers, I am afraid that not many people will sing praises for "Independence Day".

The agent stood up, and he could see that Roger Albert didn't want a million dollars to slip through his fingers at all, "If Lianmei and Fox really faint enough to ban you in theaters for this, it will be a huge honor for film critics, and you can even use this to hit the Pulitzer Prize again!"

The pen he had just put away was back in Roger Albert's hand, he tapped his chin slightly, and the agent showed a look of surprise, turned and walked out of the studio, and under the starlight of the dark night sky, he dialed two numbers in Los Angeles in succession, and a satisfied smile hung on the corner of his mouth.

Although he is not as famous as an entertainment agent, he also earns a lot of money, and he knows the ability of the person in the studio to attract money, and the greed that hides behind the fame!

One million dollars, which is already more than the normal income of his customers in a year, it is strange not to be tempted, not to mention that this kind of thing is not once or twice.

As the night covers Chicago and the New York skyline glows white, David Denby sits in his study in his Upper East Side apartment, and a film review is nearing its end.

He is not in a very good mood, today he was surrounded by a bunch of fans and verbally attacked, the reputation of the film critic is not good at all, if he didn't take the initiative to offend "Independence Day" and apologize to fans who like Independence Day, I'm afraid it will be extremely difficult to get out, and the resentment and anger that has accumulated in it will naturally fall on the film review.

And it's not just the result of the theater, just as he was back in the apartment, David Denby received a phone call, a phone call that made him feel a little better, $250,000 was not a small number for him, and he was planning to attack the bad movie "Independence Day"!

As for the rest, David Denby doesn't care at all, the film reviews of "The New Yorker" have always been known for being vitriol, and since the distributor and producer have not paid for public relations, what else does he care?

He's not like Roger Albert, the industry's top vampire, who not only earns from TV shows, but also always gets reviews of old movies to fool fans who like nostalgia to cheat money, and the bulk of his income comes from columns, and this $250,000 is very, very appealing.

Professional ethics: Taking money to do things is the most basic professional ethics in the film review industry.

While David Denby was thinking so, a group of top professional film critics in North America, such as Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times and Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter, were considering the story of dollars and film reviews.