On Thursday afternoon, the North American premiere of "Gone Girl" kicked off on time at the Emirates Rock Theater in Hollywood. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

It was the most special premiere Murphy has ever experienced.

On both sides of the red carpet, a large number of fans held up posters of Charlize Theron, who seemed to have become fans of South African diamonds, and when Charlize Theron took her boyfriend Stuart Townsend onto the red carpet, they erupted into cheers from the Tsunami Gang, even with the popularity of Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio.

But the sound of 'Amy' shouted by fans frantically made Charlize Theron a little embarrassed.

After a series of hype combining reality and film, more and more people began to call her Amy.

Compared with Charlize Theron, James Franco, who walked the red carpet behind, received a cold reception, and the voices of 'murderers' in the crowd came and went.

In this society, it is not only reality that can affect movies and the Internet, but also the reverse is also possible.

James Franco is more open-minded and doesn't take any of this seriously at all.

At the end of the red carpet ceremony, when Murphy walked across the red carpet and came to the front of the Emirates Rock Theater, there was a chaotic sound not far away, and many people could be faintly seen holding banners.

Protesters appeared.

"Liar!"

"Shameless!"

"Boycott Murphy Stanton!"

"Refuse to watch 'Gone Girl'!"

These voices are faintly coming from there, and excessive marketing will inevitably bring certain negative effects.

"Don't worry." Carla Firth walked over, "It's just a small group of people. ”

Murphy shrugged, "I'm not worried either, any over-marketing will have a negative reaction. ”

Pointing over there, he added, "I thought there were going to be hundreds of people, but now it doesn't even look like a hundred." ”

Carla Firth rewarded him with a pair of white eyeballs, "So I'm worried." ”

She nudged Murphy, "Let's go for an interview." ”

Hollywood is not only like an assembly line production of films, but also premieres, the industry has developed to the present, except for Nicole Kidman who lifted her skirt at the premiere of "Eyes Wide Opener" and deliberately showed her panties once, which shocked the eyes of fans, it has become more and more difficult to play new tricks over the years.

For a film like "Gone Girl", all the tricks have been used in publicity and marketing, and the premiere is like a stable template.

Interviewed by reporters, taking photos with crew members, taking photos with sponsors, and greeting guests......

Entering the theater's vestibule and greeting some of the top executives of Twentieth Century Fox, Murphy saw David Ellison approaching, followed by a young girl.

"Hi, Murphy." He took the initiative to introduce, "This is my sister, Meghan. Megan, this is Murphy. ”

Murphy reached out, "Hello, Miss Ellison. ”

"Call me Megan." Megan Ellison tossed a strand of hair back and said politely, "I love your movie." ”

"Thank you." Murphy could tell it was a kind word.

"I heard there's a protest outside?" David Ellison came in early and didn't see, "Will it affect our film?" ”

"There will be a little, but it can be ignored." Murphy doesn't care about the people who are protesting outside, "more people will be drawn into the theater by our propaganda." ”

"Didn't you tell me that the first week of box office pre-sales was already around $15 million?" The speaker, Megan Ellison, who seems to know a lot about the industry, "This kind of pre-sale results seems to be in the top three of the films released this year." ”

David Ellison smiled at Megan Ellison, "This is my first investment, so it's normal to be a little nervous." ”

"Let's talk." Megan Ellison waved at him, "I'm going to take a picture with the heroine." ”

Like what I said, David Ellison really cares about this investment, "Murphy, there's $15 million in presales, how much do you think the opening weekend box office will be?" ”

"At least double it." Murphy also had a hard time saying, "It's also possible to triple it." ”

"It's better to triple it." David Ellison muttered to himself and said, "I have two more investments, can you give me some advice later?" ”

"Yes." Murphy nodded.

An investor like this who does not pursue high returns for the time being, has a large amount of money in his hands, and will not casually interfere with the crew is actually rare in Hollywood.

What's more, David Ellison's ability is not bad, and he is responsible for advertising negotiations, bringing up to $12 million in advertising sponsorships to the crew.

Most sponsors and crews sign floating advertising sponsorship terms, which are all based on box office, and if "Gone Girl" can exceed the $200 million mark at the North American box office, the maximum payment agreement in the terms will be automatically triggered, which is a total of $12 million in advertising sponsorship fees.

Although most of this money will not arrive until the film is released from North America, it is not an exaggeration to say that "Gone Girl" has not yet been released, and it has recovered nearly 10 million US dollars in investment.

The $200 million North American box office depends on the specific effect of the upfront marketing, but with $150 million, Murphy is still confident.

Murphy was about to leave, but David Ellison said, "By the way, I heard that you're going to invest in a TV series?" ”

"A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones." Murphy doesn't hide it, it's not a secret in itself, "The script has just been completed, and it may take a while to prepare." ”

He raised an eyebrow, "You want to invest?" ”

David Ellison scratched his head, "We can continue to work together in the same way we did before. ”

Hearing this, Murphy understood that David Ellison wanted to continue to hitchhike on his own.

"We'll talk about that later." Murphy thought for a moment and then said, "Stanton Studios will continue to work with Twentieth Century Fox, and if you are interested in investing, let people talk to Bill." ”

After a year, the script for "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" is basically completed, and all that remains is to continue to polish the details, and Murphy has also negotiated with Carla Firth and Twentieth Century Fox's executives to work with Twentieth Century Fox to produce the series, and specific negotiations will begin after the release of "Gone Girl".

Twentieth Century Fox was chosen because it could help Carla Firth on the one hand, and Murphy didn't have a TV station on the other.

Like this kind of TV series, he can't directly launch it to sell DVDs, it is self-defeating to do so, and it is impossible to put it in theaters to play, and the requirements for big-screen works are completely different from those of small-screen works, which is a big joke.

There had to be a wireless station with enough users as a platform for broadcasting and promotion, and Murphy knew this very well, so he basically chose the Fox cable network.

David Ellison was in a good mood and made a phone gesture, "I'll wait for your call." ”

Murphy reminded, "David, when you make investments, don't be obsessed with airplanes and air combat. ”

Looking at David Ellison who was stunned there, Murphy shook his head and walked away, if he was reminded that David Ellison still invested in those inexplicable films, it can only show that you really need to spend money to buy lessons learned.

The time was almost up, and Murphy led the crew into the theater and sat directly in the front row.

The noisy hall gradually quieted down, and media reporters, professional film critics, and ordinary audience members were eagerly waiting for the film to start showing all the time that had made so many waves throughout the summer.

As a staunch Murphy Stanton fan, Daisy also sat in the premiere theater and was hooked from the very beginning of the film.

This is a film that is very much in line with her appetite, and to put it simply, it is how to distinguish between the true ratio and the pretending ratio.

The answer is super simple, Amy is the former and Nick is the latter.

When Nick, the mortal who pretends to be Bi, first meets Amy, the genius of Zhenbi, he mercilessly mocks the stupid masses and tells the genius Amy: "I'm not a mortal like you."

The marriage proposal is even more obvious, Amy has to attend a party that bores her, and is interviewed by a bunch of stupid reporters, Nick once again acts "different", in an embarrassing way, pretending to be interviewed, loudly praising Amy's ****, and rescuing Amy from low-level stupid socializing.

After getting married, the genius Amy found that Nick had turned back into a mere mortal, or rather, the only genius of Nick was his outstanding "show" ability, which was also the only thing that the genius Amy admired about Nick.

And after getting married, Nick lost his desire to put on a show.

For example, Nick moved back to his hometown town, which is even more cheesy and unbearable, and the big New York, which is full of neurotics and weirdness, is always the best place for the talented and the different, like the small town in the United States where they live in the teenth line, a small town where they read a few more books seems out of place.

A little girl who opens bars, plays games, and has a big breast, Nick becomes like an ordinary man without any "difference", which is why the genius Amy can't stand it.

It's ridiculous that when the mortal Nick refuses to have children, he also uses "different" as an excuse: "We're not the kind of mortals who rely on children to maintain marriage".

That "different" genius Amy is forced to become a vulgar mortal, and she wants revenge.

In the plan, the genius Amy embodies the intellectual crushing and contempt of her neighbors, the media, and the police - how can such a person fit into small-town life.

And when Amy saw Nick's outstanding "show" performance again, she felt that the Nick she loved was back: that's it! It's so good! Use your charming smile to bewitch those stupid fools! Deceive them! Fool them! Turn them around! Crush their IQ just like I did! That's you!! This is the person I love for you!

So she used a little trick, killed the rich second-generation spare tire, changed her plan, and returned to Nick. And Nick had to continue his good show performance, and together with Amy, he became a model couple in the eyes of the public.

Nick is a mortal after all, he is afraid of the public's opinion and does not dare to leave Amy, he stays by Amy's side for the sake of his father's responsibility, fame, responsibility, these things make him have to stay by Amy's side, and from time to time he uses his good "show" skills, the genius Amy keeps the mortal Nick by his side like a pet, which is also her plan. (To be continued.) )