219 Take the initiative
Lance and Brad stood opposite each other, their right hands clasped together in a friendly and polite manner, both with charming and bright smiles on their faces, but the air between the two people was surging, and the hot eyes collided head-on, filled with a tense tension, as if it only took a ray of sunlight to directly ignite the sparks on the scene and detonate them, and the magnificent sense of confrontation and ritual was pushed to the extreme at this moment, with a suppressed and restrained sense of epic, and the waves were magnificent.
Even if there are no words, let alone any collision, the tension of the confrontation is blood-pumping, and the adrenaline is like thousands of butterflies flying together, dazzling. Brian Barlow was so excited that he calmed down completely, and when everyone fell into a brief moment of stunned and sluggishness, he quickly pressed the shutter, and one after another, quickly recorded the moment full of countless stories.
Lance's presence was completely unexpected by everyone, his appearance seemed to freeze the air in the audience, making everyone fall into a state of sluggishness for a short time, and the only thought in everyone's mind was: How did he get here? Even the Warner Bros. production crew was a little caught off guard, with only Barry Meyer standing in the room of the Chinese/Chinese Theater, looking meaningfully at Lance's proudly standing figure, thoughtful.
"I hope my arrival doesn't disrupt the rhythm of this pie." In a gentlemanly tone, Lance said half-jokingly, "I was a little flattered by the sudden silence of everyone in the room who welcomed me. ”
Brad knew he had to stand up and deal with Lance, but because this qiē happened so suddenly, and at this time in full view, he couldn't say what was really going on in his heart, ", you're not welcome here, get back!" "Coming forward and showing the generosity and hospitality of the host, and welcoming Lance, this is already a reaction from Bradburn/Neng. But at this time, it was necessary to deal with Lance's hypocritical politeness, and Brad's mind fell into a brief blank for a moment, and reflexively replied, "Hospitality is one of the characteristics of Los Angeles. ”
This kind of boilerplate politeness. In fact, it is a standard course in the process of teaching etiquette for Hollywood actors, which will not be brilliant, but it will not make mistakes.
But it wasn't until he said that Brad realized that by saying this, he was acknowledging that Lance's presence was welcome—that there was nothing at all. Pai duì was meant to be welcome to everyone, but the problem was that this way, the media would not know that Lance was there without being invited.
This really made Brad a little aggrieved.
"I never thought of it, I never thought of it." At this moment, a hearty laugh came from behind him, which made Brad's heart grateful, and finally someone spoke. Looking back, it was Conan-O'Brien, the host of today's premiere. The red-haired middle-aged uncle walked over with a bright smile on his face and smiled, "Just when everyone is looking forward to the two movies Mars hitting the earth, how can we imagine that we really saw the spokespersons of the two movies appear on the scene, which is definitely the high/tide of today's premiere." ”
is worthy of being an outstanding talk show host who is currently rising rapidly, Conan only used one sentence to make everyone on the scene laugh. What's more profound is that Conan put the confrontation between "the day after tomorrow" and "Troy" on the table, omitting secret speculation and speculation. And also pushed Lance's position to the position of "outsider", Brad almost bit a small handkerchief and tearfully thanked Conan for coming forward.
There are some things that Conan can say. But Brad can't say.
Lance didn't seem surprised by Conan's appearance, he chuckled and shook his head, "Dennis Quaid was going to break when he heard such a conversation. What Lance meant by this was that the spokesperson for "the day after tomorrow" was Dennis, not him. "I'm here today for the premiere as a friend of Brad's. Don't talk about business, just about friendship. ”
Brad looked at Lance's chattering and laughing face, as if all the arguments about "the day after tomorrow" and "Troy" had not existed in the last week, and suddenly felt choked - Lance didn't care at all, he was alone and uneasy to hold on, and the battle of temperament had already fallen.
"Haha, it's definitely a good story." Conan glanced at Brad and found that he didn't speak immediately, and realized that the current situation was still too tricky for Brad to speak, so he continued, "I didn't know that you and Brad were actually friends, which was really unexpected." Lately, the media has been talking about the competition between your work and Brad's work, and as a layman, the fierce competition makes me tremble. ”
Conan, as the host of the premiere, is actually relatively neutral, although he has to shout for "Troy", but at the same time he also needs to interact with reporters to ensure that after the premiere, reporters have enough talking points to promote the film. It can be seen from these words that Conan has always put Lance in the position of "opponent" to start the conversation, but he has not left the hottest topic in the past week, and that hostile posture is like a needle hidden in the cotton, which is difficult to deal with.
The smile on Lance's face still didn't fade, and he turned to look at George, "This is Hollywood, isn't it?" We are friends, but we are also competitors to each other. George received Lance's gaze, and at this time he was really in a dilemma, he couldn't blatantly help Brad, but he couldn't say good things for Lance, but even so, George knew that if he didn't respond, he would be exposed, so he still walked over hard. However, Lance did not mean to embarrass George, and continued, "In fact, in the preparation stage of 'Troy', I was also trying to achieve my first cooperation with Brad, but unfortunately, in the end, the cooperation could not be achieved. ”
Quietly, Lance broke the news again: the director candidate of "Troy" is actually Lance - although Lance did not mention whether he is a director or a producer, but it is obvious that reporters have already begun to make up for it. So, why didn't Reims get the project in the end? Is it because of Brad?
Recalling the previous-for-tat confrontation between Brad and Lance, this suddenly made the reporters excited, and they had already automatically written a 10,000-word intrigue court drama in their heads.
Brad knew that he had to speak at this point, so he also pinched the moment and said with a smile, "I believe that there will always be opportunities in the future, after all, Lance's recent appearance is obvious to all." A polite word defused Lance's attack. However, at this time, Brad has already occupied a passive position, and the reporters' brains will not stop for a short time.
At this time, George also understood the true purpose of Lance's move today: to take the initiative and turn the situation around!
During the entire publicity period of "The Day After Tomorrow", Lance was absent from the publicity, but handed over to the three leading actors to walk to the stage; But with the recent confrontation between "the day after tomorrow" and "Troy", the hype has become more and more hot, especially the confrontation between Lance and Bullard, which has become the front page headline of major newspapers. In such a situation, Lance simply pushed the boat and accurately grasped the timing to appear on the premiere of "Troy".
Lance's move itself was a surprise to everyone, allowing him to take the relative initiative. It is conceivable that the confrontation between the two films will become more and more heated after today, and the media attention will continue to rise, and both "Troy" and "The Day After Tomorrow" will benefit, but the real winner is the latter. "Troy" spent more than five million dollars to create today's world premiere, and Lance did free publicity for "The Day After Tomorrow" just by making an appearance, not to mention that Lance's live performance Xiàn also sparked more discussion.
This is really a good move!
George looked at Lance in his eyes, and it suddenly became meaningful—this was not the Lance he knew, so scheming, so wise, so steady, no, absolutely not. So, what went wrong?
It seems that everyone has forgotten that the premiere of "Troy" today is a simultaneous global premiere, with a grand premiere in five cities: London, Berlin, Tokyo, New York and Los Angeles. In other words, now that Lance is on the global stage, although for most people in the overseas market, Lance is an unfamiliar face with almost no impression, but after today, things will start to look different.
"Who is this?"
In addition to New York, audiences in London, Berlin and Tokyo all asked the same question. Although after the Oscars, Lance's face is no longer completely unfamiliar, but no one can deny that in terms of recognition, Lance is indeed far from outstanding, not to mention, "The Day After Tomorrow" has not yet launched global publicity. Even at the premieres in Los Angeles and New York, a small part of the audience was confused:
Who the hell is this guy? Why did Brad and George greet them in person? As soon as he appeared, why did all the reporters go on alert, and what was going on? And also...... Even standing next to Brad and George, his all-round bearing is not inferior, and people can hardly take their eyes off it, who is he!
"That's Lancelot Strello, the director of 'The Day After Tomorrow.'" Some people in the crowd had already begun to eagerly popularize science, and after finishing speaking, they screamed excitedly, "He's so charming, isn't he?" God, I almost wanted to fall at his feet, even though Brad and George were right next to me. ”
George Clooney and Brad Pitt, Hollywood's famous sexy/sexy handsome guys, are popular all over the world, but at this moment, Lancelot Strello standing next to them is no less, or even better, and the charm that precipitates like red wine makes people blush and heartbeat.
This summer drama has just been unveiled! (To be continued.) )
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