Chapter 217: Don't frame up
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On the second day of the preview screening, the number of theaters in the first week of "Sin City" in North America was really determined, and the film will be released on the last weekend of April, and the number of theaters released is unprecedented in Murphy's films, setting a new personal record, and the latest announcement from Miramax is 2850!
Although it cannot be compared with the number of theaters that will often be 4000+ in the future, Murphy is very clear that in 2003, this can be classified as a super-large-scale release.
Miramax uses almost all the resources available in the North American market.
CAA is also working hard, the company's film department actively contacts the media, pushes promotional materials related to "Sin City", and constantly uses the opportunity to hype its four actors, Robert Downey Jr., James Franco, Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill, and of course, Murphy.
Pictures of the five people and related news frequently appeared on print media and Internet platforms, and the intensive propaganda bombardment also made the popularity of their small group spread rapidly.
"I've already contacted Vanity Fair, and they do want to do an interview!"
In a reception room on the top floor of the Death Star Building, Bill Rosis looked at the Murphy Five sitting lazily on a single couch, "However, I think the interview will work best after the film is released." ”
Grace, the agent in charge of public relations and media publicity next to him, also said, "I have discussed with Bill, the reputation of the film's test screening is very good, if after the official release, the market reputation and the box office in the first weekend can have a brilliant performance, we will take this opportunity to launch an exclusive interview, will bring the film to your maximum effect." ”
Murphy nodded, "I have no opinion, you are experts, and this matter is up to you." ”
At the end of yesterday's test screening, he mentioned the interview with Jennifer Monaer to Bill Rosies, and Bill Rothes immediately realized that this was a good opportunity, and communicated with the company's senior management that night, and got in touch with Tina Brown, the editor-in-chief of "Vanity Fair", to finalize the interview as quickly as possible.
"I have a question," Seth Rogen, scratching the back of his head, asked puzzled, "This is Murphy's interview, what are you looking for us to do?" ”
"Because it's not just Murphy's interview, Grace and I finalized a plan," Bill Rothes took a few pieces of information, stood up and distributed them to the five Murphy people one by one, "In the promotion of Planet Terror, the team publicity used worked very well, and the public loved to see celebrities...... Or rather, the brotherhood between you ......"
Hearing this, Murphy couldn't help but laugh, as did Robert Downey Jr., James Franco, Seth Rogen, and Jonah Hill.
"Of course," Bill Rothes added, "you have a good relationship, so why don't you keep showing it to the public?" ”
This is not a false propaganda that will be exposed, as anyone who knows them a little knows that this is a small group of solidarity and mutual assistance.
Murphy exchanged glances with the other four people, nodded and said, "Of course." ”
By all accounts, this is a good thing.
"The plan I made with Grace," Bill Rothes pointed to the materials they had, "you're still in a team position this time, but this time the focus is no longer on Downey and Jim, it's Murphy. ”
Robert Downey Jr. flipped through the information and said without hesitation, "No problem." ”
They are not averse to such a method of propaganda.
Later, Grace explained a few precautions, and asked the five people to be as high-profile as possible recently.
"Now we are in the promotion period of the film, and every time you appear in the news media, it is possible to bring more attention to your work," the female agent is very skilled in news and public relations, "If you have a girlfriend, take your girlfriend to popular places to go shopping, if you don't have a girlfriend, it's best to have some scandals, and I will communicate with the media and the paparazzi." ”
Now that the business was over, Jonah Hill stood up first, stretched, and said deliberately, "Why don't I hang out with Seth?" ”
"That's not news," James Franco scoffed, "it's a scandal!" ”
Seth Rogan gave Jonah Hill a pair of rolling eyes, "If you want to make a fool of yourself, go yourself, please don't drag me." ”
"You're so unjust!" Jonah Hill glared at him, and Seth Rogan shrugged his shoulders with an expression of what can you do with me, "I won't tell you, I'll ask someone to go around Rhodell Avenue now, and you continue." ”
Murphy waved his hand casually, "Let's go." ”
As he spoke, he also stood up, "It's almost noon, I have a lunch date, everyone, see you at the premiere." ”
"Hey, put us on!" Robert Downey Jr. suddenly said, James Franco touched his stomach, "I didn't eat breakfast, is it difficult to take you without a treat?" ”
"You can go to the restaurant below," Murphy said, holding up his briefcase, "and put it on Jonah's account." ”
"You're so generous!" Jonah Hill gave him a middle finger, "Did you date that Miss Israel?" ”
Murphy waved his hand, ignored the guys, turned around and walked out of the reception room, took the elevator to the first floor, left the Death Star Building and got in the car, walked around Century City to make sure there was no tail behind him, and then drove towards Rodell Avenue in Beverly Hills, where he and Gal Gadot had made an appointment to meet early this morning.
As a famous commercial street, Rhodel Avenue is not very spacious, Murphy did not drive in, found a parking lot, parked the car, walked into the street, and saw the tall figure of Gal Gadot under a coconut tree in the distance.
Gal Gadot wears a sun hat with wide-brimmed sunglasses under the hat that the brim and sunglasses cover most of his face, and Murphy wouldn't have been able to recognize it at the first time if it weren't for the long legs wrapped in shapepants under a cropped skinny T-shirt.
Walking to the three-way intersection, Murphy was standing right opposite Gal Gadot, who also saw him and raised his arm to wave this way, with a smile on his face that was brighter than the sun overhead.
Murphy beckoned to her as well, and when the light was green, he strode over.
"Are you in a hurry?"
Walking under the coconut tree, Murphy hid in the shade where Gal Gadot stood, "I can't put off the morning's events. ”
"I haven't been here for long," Gal Gadot shook his head with a smile, "Work matters. ”
"Let's go," Murphy pulled Gal Gadot up and left, "I'll show you around." ”
Gal Gadot struggled slightly, and seeing that Murphy had no intention of letting go, he followed him.
The two walked slowly down the street, like all young men and women, and when they came across a store or product of interest, they would turn in and have a look, and Murphy tried to give Gal Gadot a gift several times, but she forcefully refused.
"I just wanted to come and see this street," Gal Gadot said to Murphy seriously, "and I don't want to shop." ”
However, at Murphy's insistence, she still accepted two souvenirs that were not very valuable.
Murphy also knows very well that with the current relationship between the two people, giving too valuable things will only have the opposite effect, and the two have been together for a while, and he knows that Gal Gadot's family background is not bad at all.
Most of the time, the two of them walked side by side along the street, and Gal Gadot was obviously more interested in the decoration style of the store than the goods inside.
This avenue is home to all of Southern California's most prestigious stores, and each one has its own unique architectural style.
Of course, the famous quote here is: "Don't ask the price when you buy something, if you ask, it means you can't afford it." ”
All designer jewellery and apparel are found here in the most opulent showroom, each store is decorated with gold, not only is it more imposing than other shopping areas, but the buildings are designed with great care in and out of the city, reflecting the perfect combination of art and commerce.
There are many famous shops on both sides of the street, but unfortunately Murphy is not a follower of fashion, and many brands are too new to him.
"Are you tired?"
Walking outside an ice cream shop, Murphy saw a lot of sun umbrellas erected on the side of the road, and there were tables and chairs for passers-by to rest under the sun umbrellas, and pulled Gal Gadot over, "You sit down for a while, I'll go buy a cold drink." ”
"I want water." Gal Gadot reminded.
Murphy nodded, went to the cold drink shop and asked for two bottles of mineral water, and came back to sit opposite Gal Gadot.
"I'm not very familiar with this place either," Murphy said, handing over a bottle of water, "I haven't been here much before." ”
"I can see that," Gal Gadot unscrewed the cap and took a sip, "hasn't someone analyzed that men have a natural aversion to shopping." ”
"I asked Uncle Nivo about it, and he said that you are a very hard worker, and such a person is certainly not interested in shopping. ”
"It's not that I'm not interested," Murphy gently turned the water bottle in his hand, "My current friends are all men, so I can't take men out shopping with me, right?" That's weird, too. ”
Gal Gadot suddenly pointed to a table twenty feet away, and under the umbrella were two men, still behaving intimately.
She leaned closer, covered her mouth, and said in a low voice, "Don't discriminate against comrades. ”
Murphy raised his eyebrows and leaned closer to Gal Gadot, "Don't frame you!" ”
The two faces were less than a foot apart, and the breath exhaled could be smelled by each other, and Gal Gadot could see some faint scars on Murphy's face, and Murphy could faintly see his own shadow in her bright eyes, as he felt it, and he was stepping into the girl's heart.
The two pairs of bright eyes finally met, and after only a second of entanglement, Gal Gadot looked away.
Murphy tilted his head slightly, and just as he saw the two red lips, he suddenly noticed that less than thirty feet behind Gal Gadot, a bearded man held up his camera in this direction.
Due to his own experience, Murphy immediately judged that this was a paparazzi! (To be continued.) )