"'The Day After Tomorrow' won the championship for a second time, and 'Troy' failed miserably on both fronts."

Jason Berkeley's gaze stayed on the entertainment headlines of the Los Angeles Times, as if they were fixed by glue, and the bright and glaring headlines seemed to be a real stage of the fall of an empire, magnificent and pathetic, and a sense of powerlessness arose spontaneously in the soul.

Ryan Kavalaug sat on the opposite side of the boss's chair, his usual upright and majestic sitting posture was a little sluggish at this time, the stiff shoulder line leaked the true mood of the lust at this time, rubbing the chin of his clothes vigorously, trying to wipe the sweat off his palms, but to no avail, which made him more and more irritable, and cursed irritable and rough, "Hell,/! Is there nothing even Cliff can do? ”

Tucker Toure was also in a terrible mood at this time, scratched his head vigorously, and returned angrily, "It's already like this, do you want Cliff to open his eyes and tell nonsense?" The Los Angeles Times is not our backyard! After finishing speaking, he looked up and glared at Ryan, and turned his head again and again, but after thinking about it carefully, he was still upset, and directly pushed back, "Even Warner Bros. and Plan B Pictures are gone, what do you think I can do!" ”

This article in the Los Angeles Times was written by Cliff Robinson. Just a headline can see that even the "Los Angeles Times" is powerless, in the face of the "day after tomorrow" anti-sky box office curve, as well as the "Troy" suicide ruin, even if Cliff Robinson has the heart to cover for "Troy", he is more than enough. Therefore, the "Los Angeles Times" also had to cater to the market and put a footnote on this box office war that detonated the enthusiasm of the United States.

Seeing this title, Ryan and Tucker's mood is really like a rainstorm in London in December, cold and damp, foggy and dark. But for Jason, his mind was even more turbulent. It's almost out of control.

Did Lance really predict this day? Did Lance really know that "Troy" would fail miserably at the box office? Did Lance really deliberately dig a trap for them to jump? From "Harry Potter" to "Pirates of the Caribbean", from "Troy" to "The Day After Tomorrow...... All of them seem to be fables of real existence, so accurate that they are astonishingly accurate.

Jason's mind was full of thoughts, but he couldn't find an outlet. I recall the conversation I had with Lance at the Chinese/Chinese Theatre a few days ago. Jason felt a chill rising from the depths of his heart, and the fear that drove him into a corner, and the fear that swarmed in all directions made goosebumps appear on his skin, making him uncontrollably start to tremble his teeth.

Looking up, Jason looked at Ryan and Tucker. But he was always struggling inside, and he didn't know whether he should tell them about his speculation; He didn't know what was going to happen next; He didn't know who they were facing.

Ryan didn't notice Jason's upset at this time, he just opened the newspaper on the table in annoyance. As he wished, the name and poster of "Troy" appeared in the entertainment pages of almost all newspapers, but not in the way he expected, and all the media mentioned "Troy" with a sigh on their faces - imagine it. Even the Los Angeles Times had to defect, so what about the rest of the media?

In fact, the North American box office charts in the second week of May can't be said to be all in the limelight - because almost everyone is sure that "Troy" will win the championship, and the focus is not at all on the upcoming "Shrek 2" vs. "Troy" next week, but when the charts came out, it caused a seismic sensation - simply because the ending was beyond everyone's imagination.

Ryan took the "Los Angeles Times" in front of Jason and carefully looked at the box office charts this week, "The Day After Tomorrow" completed an incredible two consecutive championships with a score of 47.9 million, and "Troy" only narrowly missed the second place with a narrow margin of $900,000.

After these two works, "Mean Girl", "Furious Rescue", "Breakup Manual", "Girl Dream Thirty", "New York Moment", "The Law of Attraction", "Kill Bill", and "Ultimate Cheap Target" ranked third through tenth, respectively.

In fact. Except for the newly released "Troy" and "Breakup Manual" this week, the other rankings on this list are basically the same as last week, and there are not many differences. The highlight of this week's table is undoubtedly "Mean Girl", when the battle for the box office of the two works steals all attention. The box office drop of "Mean Girl" is only 25 percent, and this low-budget production launched by Paramount has begun to enter the stage of profitability.

However, Ryan's eyes finally fell on the champion and runner-up, and it is unimaginable that the cumulative box office of "The Day After Tomorrow" has reached 170 million in just two weeks!

170 million, what does that mean? This means: "The Day After Tomorrow" will not only surpass "The Perfect Storm" and become the most outstanding disaster movie at the box office since "Titanic"; This means that "The Day After Tomorrow" retains the hope of hitting the North American box office of 300 million, and if the overseas box office performance is excellent, "The Day After Tomorrow" will become the first disaster movie since the "Titanic" to achieve box office profitability; This means that the second film directed by Lance was another big win, and it also achieved a box office explosion in the face of adversity!

This means that Chaos Pictures once again has the upper hand in the head-to-head showdown with Diora Pictures.

From the dark horse leap of the Oscars to the explosive counterattack of the summer file, Chaos Pictures only took less than three months before and after to complete the triple jump from "nobody" to "small achievement". Although Chaos Pictures has only launched two works at present, it can only be regarded as a third-tier film production company, and Diorama Pictures still maintains a huge advantage; But the rise was fast enough to make everyone look sideways, and Chaos Pictures completed the situation that took three years of painstaking operation for Diorama Pictures.

If it continues at this pace, Ryan can't imagine what the ending will be.

"Wow", Ryan's hands couldn't help but clench into fists, rubbing the newspaper in his hand directly, the anger in his heart not only did not vent out, but was suppressed to the extreme, so that his hands began to tremble slightly, "Calm down, we need to be calm." Ryan spoke, his tense voice filled with unsettling emotion, "We can't mess with ourselves, think about it, the 'Twelve Arhats' at the end of the year, this is a work that is sure to win and not lose." As a sequel to the previous work with an excellent reputation, coupled with a strong cast lineup, "Ocean's Twelve" is indeed a work that will not fail, just like "Shrek 2".

"And then at the end of the year, we have the 'Rwanda Hotel', and as long as this work works well, it's very easy to get a place in the awards season. Nomination, we just need to nominate and Diorama Pictures can continue to maintain its edge in the field of art films! "Hotel Rwanda" is the work that Jason negotiated at Oscar Night, and the film is currently in full swing, and the main focus of Diorama Pictures is on this work.

Ryan's calm words rekindled hope in Tucker's eyes. From the "City of God" to the "Day After Tomorrow", they have suffered so many blows that they have almost forgotten about it, Diora Pictures still has a huge advantage, and Chaos Pictures still has a long way to go if they want to catch up, they should not panic, at least they should not lose their temper.

"What's more, 'Shrek 2' will be released next week, and the decline of all movies will not be too low, he wants to hit 300 million, and he has to ask 'Shrek 2' or 'Harry Potter' if he agrees!" Ryan's fists were completely clenched, and his body began to tremble slightly, this is the summer file, if the "day after tomorrow" wants to achieve unnatural results, not only need to face a competitor of "Troy", so, the battle is not over, bow your head now and say defeat, this is not the value that Ryan upholds, "We will next transfer the main propaganda position to foreign countries, especially Europe, relying on the overseas box office, we can not only recover costs, but even achieve profitability is not impossible!" ”

"But what if this qiē was all expected by Lance." Jason finally couldn't help it, interrupted Ryan's impassioned and ambitious ambition, and opened his mouth to voice his concerns, which made both Ryan and Tucker look at him suspiciously, "I mean, if Lance had expected 'Troy' to fail at the box office in the first place, so when we intervened, he would have given up lightly. Is all this a trap? ”

Jason's words were fluttering, but they were as heavy as a thousand pounds, and they pressed Ryan and Tucker's chests, making people breathless, "You're crazy! Tucker shouted incredulously, his eyes filled with doubt and anger.

Jason looked back without showing weakness, "Have you forgotten jì?" 'Harry Potter', 'Pirates of the Caribbean'? I can give more examples if you need them! ”

Tucker opened his mouth, but couldn't refute it, and then his feet trembled slightly, and finally he sat limply in his chair, dazed.

Ryan, who was sitting in the seat, was also stunned, and after recalling it carefully, his body began to shiver, and he was extremely frightened when he thought about it. The strong rise of the "City of God", the box office trend of the "day after tomorrow", and the fall of "Troy" into the abyss...... This strange thing, this detail, is like a blizzard. It's obviously a hot summer, but the whole office feels like you're in a snowy place, and the cold is so cold that you can't breathe, and even your heart is numb.

"Vomit", a muffled sound broke the ice in the office, Ryan knelt directly on the ground, aimed at the trash can next to him, and began to vomit wildly, "vomit......" The whole stomach turned over the river and the sea, and he couldn't stop. (To be continued.) )

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