A black Mercedes sedan drove out of the airport and headed for the San Francisco Bay Area, David Ellison sat in the spacious back seat, still with a green face, full of excitement and joy after success, he was so happy for the first time since leaving USC Film School. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It's like swallowing a bowl of ice water on a hot summer day...... No, it's even cooler than that!

"Are you so happy?"

Sitting next to her was Megan Ellison, a girl who was tired of David Ellison's smile and sneered, "Hey, look in the mirror for yourself." David, you're laughing like a fool. ”

"Is that an exaggeration?" David Ellison rubbed his face.

Meghan Ellison turned her head away, really not wanting to look at his smirk anymore, "The expression on your face is even more exaggerated than I said." ”

David Ellison coughed lightly, shook his head vigorously, and tried his best to make a serious appearance, but the excitement, excitement, and smile in the eyes at the corners of his mouth could not be concealed.

"Isn't it just a good box office on the first day?" Megan Ellison said disdainfully, "Is it necessary?" ”

"What do you mean by good!" David Ellison glared at his sister and corrected, "That's a very good call!" It's called bursting! It's a big sale! It's called a good harvest! It's called profitable! ”

Megan Ellison still looks that disdainful.

"That's $18.4 million! "Gone Girl" earned $18.4 million in one day! David Ellison first drew one, and then eight, but Megan Ellison was not interested in this number, or that disdain and lack of interest expression, he had a feeling of defeat, full of excitement and joy of success I didn't know who to talk to, waved his hand, "Forget it, tell you you you don't understand either." ”

"Why don't I understand?" Megan Ellison is not convinced, ""Gone Girl" got $18.4 million on the first day, doesn't it mean that the North American box office will definitely break through the $40 million mark in the first weekend, and even hope to hit $50 million? ”

David Ellison pointed to her face with a stinky expression, "And you're still like that?" ”

"I'm doing this because of two points!"

As she spoke, Megan Ellison held up a finger, "First, it's only $50 million, how can this money be put in your eyes?" ”

She shook her head and held up a second finger, "This is completely Murphy Stanton's project, as I understand it, from the script to the preparation to the promotion, he is almost always in charge, you are just a free ride." ”

"That's all?" The disdainful person was replaced by David Ellison, and when the car drove through an intersection, he also held up a finger, "First, the $50 million and the higher box office figures represent the success, there are investments that belong to me, and profits that are higher than the bank rate, and these money do not come from the family foundation or any other form of grant, but I earned it myself!" ”

"My dear, when you enter Hollywood in the future, you will understand that it is definitely not an easy thing to make money and develop in this circle, the surname Ellison is very useful in Silicon Valley, but in Hollywood, few people will care if we are Larry Ellison's sons and daughters."

Speaking of this, he held up a second finger, "Without Murphy, there would be no success of my investment, I did take Murphy's ride, but looking at the whole of Hollywood, there are countless people who want to ride Murphy-Stanton's ride, why can I take it?" And not someone else? ”

opened her mouth, but Meghan Ellison didn't know how to refute herself.

Even when she had just entered USC Film School, she had heard of who Murphy Stanton was, who was recognized as one of the most promising young directors in Hollywood, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was in the top three, and the premiere she saw the night before proved that he does have such strength.

The other party's movies do not lack connotation, nor do they lack entertainment factors, which simply perfectly combines thinking and business.

Think about yourself when you are sitting in the cinema, the film throws suspense from the beginning to the gradual resolution of doubts, and the process is really sweaty.

Where did the disappeared lover disappear? Judging by general thinking, it must have been murdered by her husband, but if you deduce it, it is nothing more than telling a crime story about an ordinary murder case, but will Murphy Stanton let the audience go so easily? No, this film is mercilessly cruel, and it can send chills down the spine of couples and lovers all over the world.

In retrospect, throughout the viewing process, her emotions and thoughts were firmly controlled by director Murphy Stanton without realizing it, and she could only devote herself to the development of the storyline and the shaping of the characters......

The most attractive thing about a movie, or the best thing to see, is its sense of suspense, the suspense is set well, the plot conflicts are interlocked, and the relationships between the characters are complicated, and this story is interesting.

There is no doubt that "Gone Girl" is better than suspense, Murphy Stanton's laying layer after layer, reasonable but unexpected, makes people seem to see the ending but always turns around.

In short, Murphy Stanton is like holding the hand of a kite, pulling the thread in people's hearts, and bringing it into the trap he has set again and again, which makes people want to stop.

Megan Ellison turned her head and looked at David Ellison again, with only one feeling that her brother had **** luck!

Seeing that his sister was quiet, David Ellison didn't open his mouth anymore, but went to look through the bunch of newspapers he bought before, especially the section on it that commented on "Gone Girl", and he didn't let go of all the words on it that praised Murphy Stanton and the film, as if he was praising him.

The New York Times: Murphy Stanton has always been a bold and fearless film director who believes in the audience's ability to understand, not to mention the passion for cinema in the blood of the audience, and after watching Gone Girl, we feel like we've experienced four films, not just one.

Out of 100 out of 100, the New York Times gave this rating - (100/100)!

Variety: Directed by Murphy Stanton with surgical precision, the film is cold and funny, and the two hours from start to finish are mesmerizing, this tense yet bold psychological thriller represents a transcendent blend of filmmaking and suspense. （100/100）

Los Angeles Times: Although the film has a lot of extraneous meanings, the most fascinating thing about "Gone Girl" is its narrative process. After two plot reversals, director Murphy Stanton made the film boldly go to absurdity, humor, tangled, and even turned into a noir fable, sublimating the whole film. It can be said that the young Murphy Stanton has made a unique literary and artistic style of the thriller and suspense genre this time, but it is also very good-looking. Murphy Stanton, a young director, deserves his name. （100/100）

The Hollywood Reporter: "Gone Girl" isn't Murphy Stanton's best work, nor is it the most satisfying film of all time, but it's a perfect representation of Hollywood's craftsmanship. （91/100）

"Premiere": "Gone Girl" is a work of art but also entertaining, a creepy thriller, a film that is sure and popular with the general audience. （88/100）

Since yesterday, the comments that David Ellison can see in the media have basically been applauded all the way, whether it is media reputation or film critic reputation, it can be described as bursting.

When he set off from Los Angeles this morning, he went to Stanton Studios, and although he didn't meet Murphy Stanton, he got a special word-of-mouth statistic from Paul Wilson.

The audience rating of the theater is 'A+', and the popcorn index is as high as 94%, and the audience has an excellent reputation.

In terms of audience ratio, the female audience accounted for nearly 60% on the first day, the audience over 25 years old accounted for nearly 70%, and the media film reviews were also mostly praised, with 98 media reviews on the Rotten Tomatoes website with an average score of 8.6 points, and an average score of 81 points from 49 media included in the authoritative media Metacritic.

It has been more than a year since he dropped out of USC Film School to enter Hollywood, and David Ellison has the most basic understanding of Hollywood, especially the film industry, and knows that word-of-mouth cannot be completely linked to the box office of a film, but he knows quite well what a film with a fairly good first-day box office income and such a good word-of-mouth will bring.

That's not only the stellar North American first-weekend box office revenue, but also the unusually strong stamina, as well as the overseas film market, which can also trigger a strong response.

At present, the company's North American box office forecast for "Gone Girl" has not been officially released, but David Ellison has specially commissioned someone to inquire, and the supposedly professional investigation department believes that the final North American box office of this film cannot be less than 180 million US dollars!

That's four times the $45 million production cost!

Although he didn't get a share, David Ellison was also quite excited, which would undoubtedly prove to his father, to Hollywood, and to those who only regarded him as a brainless rich second generation that he had an investment vision!

The Mercedes sedan stopped in front of a yacht club in the Bay Area, and David Ellison and Megan Ellison got out of the car and walked into the club.

"Hello, David."

An assistant-looking man was standing in the doorway waiting for him, "Mr. Ellison is waiting for you in Recreation Room 15. ”

"Hmm." David Ellison nodded, followed the assistant, and walked towards the fifteenth recreation room.

Thinking of his father's sternness and the words that ridiculed him from time to time, David Ellison seemed a little timid, but thinking of his first Hollywood investment and the possible follow-up cooperation with Murphy Stanton, he couldn't help but raise his head slightly, and a confidence that he had never felt before filled his whole body.

He is now a success, not the loser he used to be when he faced his father. (To be continued.) )