As Melanie Sloan said, there's no one who doesn't love a fairytale love story, let alone a story that has countless proofs of truth.

With the efforts of all parties, the live burial is undoubtedly a testimony to the perfect love between Chen Tian and Scarlett Johansson.

Although the Terminator 3 was defeated in second place at the box office in the first three days, the North American box office of 66,742,281 in three days has far exceeded Lionsgate's expectations.

Compared with the production cost of more than 10,000 US dollars, buried alive has climbed to the second level in history in the list of return on investment, second only to "Blair the Witch", the ancestor of pseudo-documentary, and is destined to be a miracle in the history of cinema in the eyes of countless people.

Rao is Lionsgate also had to sigh, the luck of burying this film alive is too good, before the release of the desire to incite the emotions of the masses, as a result, anti-war demonstrations broke out in the whole world, and Lionsgate became a direct beneficiary with almost no publicity.

Subsequently, although the wave of anti-war demonstrations tended to end, the crowd and word-of-mouth that the anti-war wave initially brought about gave great help to the live burial.

Roger Albert's anti-talk film reviews and scoring made many people question the printing error of the "Chicago Sun-Sun", but the next day Roger Albert specially gave a statement, which further drove the good reputation of being buried alive.

And the disc of Chen Tian and Scarlett's secret marriage was exposed again, and under the special publicity, it added a crazy fire to the live burial.

Although there is still a gap of more than 30 million yuan from the 100 million yuan mark in North America, and two super productions of "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" will be released next week, Lionsgate still has great hopes for being buried alive at the North American box office of more than 100 million.

A film with a production cost of only more than 10,000 yuan can get such a high box office, which is the envy of any company.

At the same time as the media exposed the secret marriage of Chen Tian and Scarlett Johansson, Chen Tian was also linked to superstar Julia Roberts.

While there are unscrupulous gossip media reports on private life, Yahoo Entertainment reports on Chen Tianxin's suspected collaboration with Julia Roberts.

This news is a signal in the eyes of major companies, although Chen Tian is a rookie director, and only this one movie has been filmed and buried alive.

But the success of burying alive can be seen by everyone, and the level of directing shown has been recognized by many people.

Coupled with the name of Scarlett Johansson's husband, Chen Tian has done a lot of things that directors have not done in a few years.

And Julia Roberts was originally ready to retire, but now he is associated with Chen Tianxin's film, Julia Roberts's status in Hollywood is obvious to all, and it is also a box office guarantee.

A talented director and screenwriter plus a superstar with status, box office and acting skills?

Everyone knows what that means, let alone the giants of the studios.

Eric Lomis, now MGM Publishing Manager.

"I've looked into it, Lionsgate asked for cooperation but he refused, and I felt like this was an opportunity for us. Eric Lomis looked at everyone present and said that today is actually the wrap-up meeting of Legally Blonde 2.

Legally Blonde 2 did not do well with Terminator 3 and Buried Alive, with only 40 million at the box office in the first week.

But for MGM, Legal 2, with an investment of less than $50 million, is one of the few films that MGM can make a profit today.

"Eric, are you kidding? Julia Roberts is a box office guarantee, yes, but it also means a high salary, and the salary of 20 million alone should be handled carefully.

Unless you expect her to be paid as little as Scarlett Johansson, and I don't think a guy who has only made a $10,000-plus film can perfectly manage a huge amount of money.

Erik, whether as an old friend or colleague I want you to think carefully, otherwise we're likely to give our entire company a quake like John Woo's The Wind Whisperer. ”

Ron Booth, the buying manager who came to power with Eric Lomis in the midst of John Woo's massive MGM loss, reminded.

Although the others did not speak, they undoubtedly supported Ron Booth, and no one wanted their position to be threatened because of this, not to mention that Chen Tian and John Woo were both yellow.

"Ron, I didn't mean that, or that this is my fault, I should have made it clear. Eric Lomis shrugged, "Actually, I don't want to invest in it, of course it would be better if I could, but the feedback I got was that he would invest on his own, still go through the independent production model and then seek cooperation with the company to get the distribution."

Lionsgate was rejected because they wanted to participate in the investment, not the distribution rights, but of course this was an opportunity for us, all we had to do was get the distribution rights, and we really won't have many films next year.

If we can't find good films, the company will continue to decline, and we can't always rely on the old stuff in the source library to make ends meet. ”

Eric Lomis's explanation relieved the hearts of those present, if it is just to seek the right to cooperate, the risk will be much smaller, even if it does not make money, then it will not be lost, and MGM is not the only one like MGM who has the idea of Chen Tian not yet starting to shoot a new film.

"Little Sunshine Beauty" is a huge challenge for Chen Tian, whether it is props, actors, or preparations, it is completely incomparable to being buried alive.

Wen Ziren is busy with the filming of "Super Burger King", Chen Tian can only rely on himself, everything needs to be considered by himself, tired is Chen Tian's most direct feeling.

After doing it beforehand, and then if the casting is successful, Chen Tian estimates that "Little Sunshine Beauty" will be officially launched in August.

The box office results of the second week of buried alive have also been released, as Chen Tian himself thought, burying alive is equivalent to a one-time product, and the box office results of films with the characteristics of North American viewing often decline sharply in the second week.

In the end, it was buried alive in the second week and got a box office of 32 million, and the total box office in the two weeks almost touched the threshold of the 100 million yuan club.

"Mannie, I think this matter needs to be more secure, now that you are divorced, only you know about it, but I think you can remarry first, so as to avoid accidents.

If those guys in the civil court accidentally reveal it, then your image will be greatly affected. ”

"Remarriage?" Scarlett didn't expect her mother to come up with such an idea, and the media's attention to this matter has slowly faded over the past week.

"Yes, remarriage, the sooner you are, the better, I don't think it's better to be careless about this kind of thing, and there are several talk shows that have sent me invitations to invite you and Justin to be on the show. ”

"No, it's not going to work, that's going to be a goof. Scarlett didn't think about refusing immediately.

"It's nothing, in my opinion, this is the best way to promote yourself, you are an actor, a good actor, don't you have confidence in yourself?" Melanie Sloan patiently persuaded into the phone, "Even if you don't need exposure, you should ask Justin, although you and her have become a hot topic for a while, there is never a topic in the entertainment industry that will never go away."

And I heard that he is preparing to make a new film recently, and it is a rare opportunity for him to be on the show, since he is willing to help you, why can't you help him once. ”

Melanie Sloan's words completely touched Scarlett: "Mom, if he has no problem......"

"Of course he's fine, I've talked to him in advance, but recently you need to take a day out and I'm thinking about which talk show to accept.

If nothing else, you'll go up to Oprah, it's a big platform, I want you to take advantage of it, and it's best to discuss it with Justin beforehand. ”

At 1 a.m. on July 15, 2003, Chen Tian and Scarlett Johansson quietly remarried in Las Vegas.

In the early morning of the 15th, the two got on a plane to Chicago, where they needed to participate in the ace show "Oprah Talk Show" produced and hosted by talk show queen Oprah Winfrey.