Chapter 219: Surprise Attack
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Sin City boasted a grand North American premiere.
At the preview screening, the film's media, critics and audience reputation were quite good, and the subsequent publicity went well, Miramax had great expectations and confidence in "Sin City", although the film was not scheduled for the highly competitive summer season, but it was also placed on the last weekend of April, and it had a great attitude of competing with the super big productions of the summer file.
Miramax also invested heavily in the premiere, which was held at the Hollywood Chinese Theatre, an iconic building in the Hollywood area.
Sitting in the back seat of the RV, Gal Gadot watched the buildings on the Walk of Fame flash through the windows, his right hand clasping Murphy's left.
"Nervous?" Murphy asked, looking at her with concern.
Gal Gadot shook his head first, then nodded, and finally took a deep breath and said, "A little." ”
"It's normal," Murphy said, taking her hand, "I'm a little nervous too." ”
"You're nervous too?" Gal Gadot doesn't believe it.
"This is the first major premiere I've attended in North America," Murphy's calm face could be seen with a hint of nervousness, "I also want to make a good impression, and the response to the film ......"
Gal Gadot understood what Murphy was really nervous about, and relieved, "Didn't all the reactions after the test screening be very good? ”
Murphy shook his head slightly, "That's a handful of people after all. ”
The film appeared a few years in advance, and he also made a lot of his own changes, such as the action scenes are mostly high-speed slow motion, and there are larger female characters, and the actual effect of these will only be known after the large-scale release.
"Usually you always look confident," Gal Gadot retracted his gaze from the window, looking at Murphy's good-looking side face, "It turns out that there are times when you are worried." ”
Murphy smiled, "Such a big investment in the film, if I mess up." Gail, a lot of what I've been getting before will turn into a bubble and I'll have to continue to fight in the independent film world. ”
"I believe in you!" Gal Gadot leaned over and kissed him on the side of his face because of his makeup, "You're the best." ”
The car gradually approached the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, slowed down, and there were probably several cars waiting in front of it, and finally stopped in front of the Egyptian Theatre near the Chinese Theatre.
"By the way," Murphy suddenly thought of the events of the other day, "the tournament organizers didn't bother you, did they?" ”
The photos of him shopping with Gal Gadot unexpectedly appeared in the newspapers, and several tabloids also carried headlines such as "Hollywood's emerging director finds true love", but the photos were all Gal Gadot's back, and the paparazzi did not take a frontal shot of her.
"And no one can recognize me, what can they say?" Gal Gadot shrugged playfully, "But the coaches and directors in charge of my group weren't very happy about me taking time off for your premiere, and some people said I would be eliminated in the first round." ”
She didn't care, "It doesn't matter, I didn't expect to get a good place." ”
"That's fine," Murphy didn't care about Miss Universe or anything, "Gail, remember what I told you to suggest?" If you want to study law, Berkeley College is a great place. ”
"You were planning then, weren't you?" Gal Gadot tilted his head and snorted softly, "I'm going to think about it for a while." ”
This kind of thing can't be decided immediately, and Murphy didn't say anything more, there was still time for later.
Cars stopped in front of the red carpet, guests got out of the car and walked on the red carpet, in order to attract attention and win publicity, Miramax and Murphy's CAA have invested a lot of money.
Couple Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas had just walked past and Gwyneth Paltrow was on the red carpet again, and behind her, Quentin Tarantino was helping Uma Thurman out of the car......
The most shocking thing is that CAA invited Tom Cruise, one of its ace actors, over, as soon as Tom walked on the red carpet, there were overwhelming cheers on both sides, and the fame and appeal of Hollywood's super A-class superstars were fully revealed.
In contrast, the stars of "Sin City" are much weaker, but Robert Downey Jr., James Franco and Jessica Alba also received a round of applause when they appeared.
The black RV finally stopped in front of the red carpet, and Murphy was the first to get out of the car, and the camera lenses of a large number of media reporters were pointed at him.
Although far less famous than Tom Cruise, he is the director of the film after all and one of the protagonists of this premiere.
In the midst of countless flashing lights, Murphy turned around and lowered his head and held out a hand towards the car, and Gal Gadot took his hand and got out of the car.
As she stood next to Murphy, the lights came on more often.
Murphy wore a black gown, Gal Gadot wore a white fishtail evening gown, and the two held hands tightly, both of which clearly told reporters what their relationship was.
"Who is this woman?"
Many reporters muttered while filming, "Is it Murphy Stanton's girlfriend?" ”
"Didn't you hear he had a girlfriend?"
"With such a good figure and such a strange face, isn't it a model?"
Another reporter couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart and asked loudly, "Director Stanton, is this your girlfriend?" ”
As if he hadn't heard, Murphy smiled and beckoned to the reporters, pulling Gal Gadot up and walking down the red carpet towards the main entrance of the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
"She's so pretty!"
"What a good figure!"
Escorted by the staff, as he walked through the place where the reporter was, Murphy heard a lot of talking.
"Do you hear that?" Murphy leaned into Gal Gadot's ear, "They're all complimenting you." ”
"You're not bad either." Gal Gadot whispered with a smile.
She has undergone rigorous physical training, participated in the Miss Universe contest, and benefits and makeup are compulsory items, and after the tension on the red carpet disappeared, whether it was her appearance and temperament, or her smile and demeanor, her performance was perfect.
Walking on the red carpet hand in hand, she and Murphy did attract a lot of attention.
Arriving at the auditorium area, Murphy whispered to Gal Gadot, let go of her hand, and walked to the audience, where many people were holding up Sin City posters and a small number of signs that read 'Murphy Stanton'.
Yesterday when preparing for the premiere, Bill Rothes and Grace specifically told Murphy to sign autographs for some of the audience.
It's a routine on the red carpet, and it's not important to sign autographs, it's important to show that you value your fans.
"Murphy, this way! This way! ”
There was a high-pitched female voice that was unusually loud, Murphy smiled at it, and then came to the audience, and immediately someone handed him a pen, and after Murphy took it, he kept marking his name on the various posters and signs that fans stuffed in front of him.
These fans are very enthusiastic and very gossipy.
"Murphy, are you married?"
"Are you really only twenty-three?"
"What's next? I love your cult films! ”
That high-pitched fame sounded again, this time much quieter, and it was very crisp in a male voice, "Murphy, is she your girlfriend?" ”
Murphy glanced up at her, a young girl in her early twenties, smiled, and replied, "She's my girlfriend." ”
The girl stuffed the poster in her hand, "Can you write it for dear Daisy?" ”
"To dear Daisy!" Murphy wrote this line directly on the poster, and signed his name on the back, and the girl said loudly, "Murphy, I love you!" Remember, my name is Daisy! ”
Shoving the pen to her, Murphy took a step back, stopped signing, nodded to the girl, turned back to Gal Gadot, didn't stop any longer, and walked straight into the photo area in front of the theater.
The rest were routine activities, but Robert Downey Jr., James Franco and others were surprised that Gal Gadot could come to the premiere.
"Let me introduce you to you,"
After the crew's routine group photoshoot, Murphy called Gal Gadot over and officially introduced him to his friends, "This is my girlfriend, Miss Gal Gadot." ”
He introduced Gal Gadot one by one, "This is Robert Downey Jr., this is James Franco, this is Seth Rogan, this is Jonah Hill, they are my best friends." ”
After Gal Gadot finished greeting the four guys, Murphy took her to Bill Rothes and Grace and introduced them to both parties.
"Murphy, can I talk to Miss Gadot alone? Just a minute. ”
Hearing Grace's words, Murphy looked at Gal Gadot, saw that she nodded slightly, and said, "Of course." ”
The two men were the first to walk into the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, with Murphy and Bill Rothes walking behind.
"Can you notify me of this kind of thing in the future?" Bill Rothes looked at Murphy with obvious grumbling in his tone, "No agent likes a surprise attack like this. ”
Murphy understood that he was negligent and said, "I'm sorry, Bill. ”
He patted Bill Rothes on the back, "I'm just a director, and I'm sure this kind of thing won't bother you too much." ”
At the end of the day, he's a director, not a star.
Bill Rothes nodded, "You still have to inform me in advance of this kind of thing in the future." ”
"No problem." Murphy smiled in response.
As soon as he walked into the front of the theater, Murphy saw Gal Gadot slow down, and Bill Rothes nodded, picked up a little speed, and came to her.
"What did Grace talk to you about?" He asked.
"Ask me if I've dealt with the media before," Gal Gadot grabbed Murphy's arm and followed her to the crew, "telling me not to ask questions if a reporter or paparazzi came up to me and asked me." ”
Murphy is not worried about this, Gal Gadot is Israel's Miss Universe and has some experience, and the two followed the crew into the main hall of the theater. (To be continued.) )