"It was once a tribe of Indians, and it is said that the name of Malibu was also derived from the Indian language,"

As she walked down the palm-lined path toward the hotel, Lisa Hewitt was self-conscious and deliberately left behind, and Murphy and Gal Gadot, dressed in sporty clothes, talked about the city at their feet, "In the Indian word, Malibu means a roaring beach." ”

With his hands in the pockets of his sports jacket, Gal Gadot slowly moved his long straight legs and followed Murphy unhurriedly, "Indeed, sometimes I can hear the sound of the waves, especially in the middle of the night, when the waves are very special. ”

"It may have something to do with Malibu's location," Murphy said, gesturing to the mountain peaks looming to the left, "Malibu is backed by the Santa Monica Mountains and faces the Pacific Ocean, which I think may be due to the crashing of the waves being echoed by the mountains, which also makes Malibu famous for its waves and beaches." ”

"You know a lot," a hint of cunning flashed in Gal Gadot's eyes, "Did you do your homework before you came?" ”

Murphy shrugged his shoulders and said unabashedly, "Gail, how can you not do enough preparation if you want to pursue a girl as good as you?" ”

Gal Gadot turned his head to look at Murphy, but took the initiative to divert the topic, "I heard that there are many Hollywood celebrities living in Malibu? ”

"Malibu used to be a low-key city occupied by wealthy elderly hippies," Murphy said along Gal Gadot's note, "and since the mid-nineties, there have been more movie stars, directors and producers than in Beverly Hills." ”

"This city doesn't have the hustle and bustle of Santa Monica, the luxury of Manhattan, the viva of Beverly Hills, but the freedom of wild fun, the ubiquitous seagulls and mallards, and egrets," he said. ”

Hearing these words, Gal Gadot laughed, "Are all directors as eloquent as you?" ”

"Almost," Murphy also smiled, "can speak well, in order to attract investment for his project, and to face media reporters and paparazzi without stage fright......"

The restaurant and the hotel were not far away, and as they approached the hotel, Murphy suddenly asked, "Gail, should you rest for the weekend?" ”

Gal Gadot thought about it, but still nodded, from the earliest contact to the present, she has been very happy with Murphy, and she has no disgust with this person.

Walking to the side door of the hotel, Murphy stopped, turned to look at Gal Gadot, and invited, "This weekend, there will be a preview screening of my new film by the press and critics, are you interested in going and seeing it?" ”

"Sin City?" Seeing Murphy nodding, Gal Gadot thought for a moment and said, "Look at the time." ”

Murphy shoved a note into her hand and gestured to make a call, "This is my number, I'll wait for your call." ”

Lisa Hewitt caught up from behind at this time, and should have heard Murphy's invitation, and asked, "Can I go and see?" ”

"Of course!" Murphy replied in the affirmative, "Warm welcome." ”

Gal Gadola gave Lisa a pause and said, "We should go back." ”

"Hmm," Murphy nodded, "goodbye." ”

"Goodbye." The two girls beckoned to him.

Back at the hotel, the roses in the lobby were gone, and when I passed by the front desk, a waiter brought a card, the card was the person who delivered the flowers, the name was very unfamiliar, Gal Gadot took it and just glanced at it, and threw it into the trash before getting on the elevator, and the note that Murphy gave her kept holding tightly in her hand.

Arriving at the floor where she was staying, Lisa did not go back, but followed Gal Gadot into the room.

Gal Gadot closed the door, sat down on the couch, and looked at the numbers on the note, his eyes beginning to wander.

"Shall we go?" Lisa came over and sat down next to her, "I haven't been to the movie premiere yet!" ”

"It's a test screening!" Gal Gadot can still tell the difference, "It's not a premiere that will make you showy." ”

"That's not bad!" Lisa seemed to be yearning, "Maybe I can meet some Hollywood celebrities." Go, go. ”

Gal Gadot turned his head to look at her, "Did he buy you when I went to the bathroom?" ”

"No, absolutely not!" Lisa raised her hand, looking innocent, "I just think it's a pity......"

"What's the pity?" Gal Gadot shook his head and said again, "The game is over, I'm going back to Israel." ”

Lisa sighed and asked, "Are you going for the weekend?" If I don't go, I'll have to go by myself. ”

Opening the note in his hand and looking at it again, Gal Gadot still hesitated a little, and after a while, he said, "Go, why don't you go." ”

It's better to go to a movie.

Like all upcoming films, Sin City will also hold a preview screening before it officially enters North American theaters, and the audience for the preview screening is mainly related media reporters, film critics, theater representatives and a very small number of audiences.

This is a Hollywood practice, under normal circumstances, as long as the film is not too bad, it can get a good test screening, which can allow the distributor to continue to promote the film.

If the film is too bad, bad reviews are inevitable, although bad reviews will definitely affect the box office after release, but it is not entirely a bad thing, and the producer and distributor can also improve in time according to the word-of-mouth of the test screening to avoid the complete failure of the film.

Of course, the word-of-mouth of the test screening is only the reaction of a small number of people, and it may not represent a wider audience. The films that have a poor reputation for test screenings but can be a box office hit are not something that can be counted on two hands.

In short, the word-of-mouth of the test screening is just a reference data like a weather vane.

In the case of guaranteed film quality, what can really determine the box office figure after its release is Miramax's promotion and marketing of "Sin City".

For such a film, $15 million in North American marketing expenses is quite sufficient, and after using multiple channels to create buzz, Miramax once again targeted Murphy as a director.

The reason is very simple, "Chainsaw" ended all the overseas screenings of the rights sold, and the overseas box office also broke through the $60 million mark, so that the global box office figure of the film also successfully crossed the $100 million level, and Murphy also stepped into the ranks of the global box office 100 million yuan club.

More than 90% of Hollywood's directors can't cross this hurdle in their lifetime.

This also became the capital that Miramax could use to promote.

In addition, although the overseas screening of "Terror Planet" did not end, it also received nearly $50 million at the box office, and the global box office of this film combined exceeded $80 million, and the market performance was also excellent.

As a result, the latest masterpiece of "Saw Horror" and "Terror Planet" director Murphy Stanton also appeared on the latest promotional poster of "Sin City".

In any case, after directing three films in a row, Murphy also has his own influence, especially among some Cult fans, and is quite popular.

These fans, like Sin City comic book fans, are the film's base audience.

In today's era, the promotion of films is more nutritious, especially the rise of the Internet, which has made important changes in the promotion and marketing of films.

Miramax's promotion of Sin City certainly can't ignore the Internet as an important front.

In addition to traditional Internet campaigns such as online news, videos, materials, and posts, Miramax also teamed up with a game company to launch a Sin City map game, which was officially released before the film's preview to warm up the market for subsequent screenings.

This is an unprecedentedly powerful, easy-to-use, interactive interactive map game through which players can reach every corner of Sin City, and even further observe the people and events that have lived in these places, where they can see the entire structure of Sin City and the many complex relationships between the characters.

Through the map of Sin City, viewers can reach locations full of temptation and sin, including Nancy's apartment, Sin City Hospital, Gael's residence, Sin City prison, Mimi's Inn, Motel, Docks, Farm, Locke's Castle, Old Town, Cadie's Bar, Tarmac Pit, Shelly's House, and many more scenes from the film.

When the player enters these locations, they will not only be able to see everything that happens here, but they will also be able to meet the people who have been here in the past through the system, and learn about their stories and the people and events related to them through these people.

For example, if the player tries to go to a corner of Sin City, when he arrives at the "Cadie Bar", which is a mixed bag, he will be able to see all the things that happen here, and he will be able to learn about the characters who have been hanging out here all year round.

To find out what happened to Muffle in the bar, click on his avatar, and the player will be presented with an introduction to the character, after which the player will be able to access a new menu where they can continue to see all the characters involved in the event in the selection bar at the top of the screen, or see other things that happened to Muffle.

And so on, all the locations, events, and characters in Sin City can be connected in this way, and the whole link content is never-ending, and there are almost thousands of combinations, so where to start? How to play? It's up to the player to make up their own minds.

The launch of this highly interactive map game also announced that the pre-release of Sin City has entered a new stage.

The highlight of this phase is also the preview screening, where Miramax has gathered a large number of journalists and well-known film critics. (To be continued.) )