367 Unexpected
"Stop!" Jason could barely control his temper, and he was extremely irritable, roaring angrily, his hoarse and rough voice echoing through the office. Jason, who has always been docile, suddenly became angry, which made Ryan, Tucker, and George all stunned, and even the other staff members outside the office stopped and looked at the still picture in the office with a stunned expression.
George realized that the office door was not closed, and quickly kicked Tucker's calf and gestured, and then Tucker walked over briskly and closed the office door. But when he turned around, Tucker froze in the doorway, seemingly at a loss for what to doβit was the first time he'd seen Jason get angry.
After Jason vented all the anger in his chest, and then looked at the three people in the office who were in a static state, a sense of powerlessness hit his heart, and he felt a thick frustration, took a deep breath of air, tried to calm his voice, and repeated again, "Stop, we must stop." If such bottomless propaganda is stopped now, it will still be too late. β
Tucker looked at Jason, who was a little strange in front of him, and after months of filming in Morocco, Jason's skin became dark, and even his cheeks were dry, and the whole person seemed to be haggard and vicissitudes, but it made his eyes have a magnified effect, protruding abruptly, and the terrifying and weird vision made it impossible to look directly at all, just like the grunts in "The Lord of the Rings".
"Jason, there's no way we can stop now." Tucker swallowed a gulp and broke the silence in the office, "The situation is terrible for our films, all the public opinion is blaming Penelope and Matthew, and there are even rumors that the 'Saharan Cavalry' is pimping. If this continues, the movie will ...... after its release"
"No, it's not." Jason uncharacteristically interrupted Tucker. Shaking his head vigorously, "We've cleared up the rumors now, and we'll leave the rest to time to let all the rumors settle slowly." Let's not get involved in this storm of public opinion anymore. The movie may not be released until next summer, and these seven or eight months are enough time for all of them to settle down, and the negative impact will be minimized. β
"But what about when the movie comes out?" Tucker retorted. "You know those reporters aren't going to let go of the news. Yes, these news will no longer be hot, but as long as there is an opportunity, reporters will inevitably bring it up again. β
After all, Jason is not an expert in the media, and he was immediately exhausted, but he was still unwilling to give up, "Don't you realize? This is a conspiracy, this qiΔ is a conspiracy, and all qiΔ is like a whirlpool. Involve everyone in it, and then drag us into the abyss little by little, and finally ...... Finally......" Jason's words paused here, and Lance's wicked, confident smile came to mind.
Instinct told him that this qiΔ happened not by coincidence, and that it was Lance who stood behind it, although he had no evidence or direct clues. But...... That's what his instincts did, and he was unwavering that it was the truth. He wanted to condemn Lance. He wanted to warn his companions, he wanted everyone to come together against Lance, but ...... He couldn't help it. Thinking of what happened before, remembering what they did to Lance, thinking of Lance's crazy and cold-blooded eyes, he couldn't help it.
He was not in a position to reproach Lance. Isn't it? There's no way he can shirk responsibility, can he? He had anticipated the causal cycle, hadn't he?
Raising his head, Jason saw the gaze of everyone, and the name "Lance" swirled around the tip of his tongue a few times. After all, I still can't say, "We've invested too much in publicity, haven't you noticed how crazy the numbers are for propaganda?" Now can't we put all these tricks aside and concentrate on the post-production of the film to ensure the quality of the work. At the end of the year, we will relaunch the campaign. β
"And what about our previous efforts?" Tucker looked at Jason intently, but such a simple sentence made Jason feel a deep sense of powerlessness, "Jason, we all know that the appearance of opportunities is unpredictable, and we seized the opportunity to carry out the maximum publicity with the least investment. If we stop now, we will not only go back to square one, but even start to regress, which we cannot afford......"
Tucker also felt extremely heavy on his shoulders, and slowly closed his eyes, "Do you think this qiΔ is that simple?" Calling Cliff in person, and then personally pushing "killing with a knife" on the front page of the Los Angeles Times, this torture was even worse than killing him directly, but he knew that there was no way out: this was the mall, the mall, he needed to kneel down to the enemy if necessary, he needed to kill his pride with his own hands.
As a last resort, Tucker's voice deepened, and he said emptyly and lost, "This time, we can't afford to lose. β
After the huge losses of "Troy", Diorama Pictures did not break its bones, but the flexible funds were drained. You must know that Diorama Pictures currently has three works on hand at the same time, and then it must continue to look to the future and prepare for the investment of new works, this machine needs to continue to operate, so the impact of the loss of "Troy" on Diorama Pictures is definitely not so simple.
If the "Sahara cavalry" fails again, the consequences will be unimaginable.
A deep sense of powerlessness dragged Jason down slowly, like a puddle of quicksand, knowing that he was sinking, but to no avail. Suddenly, Jason remembered the confrontation between him and Lance at the premiere of "Troy", "I will do whatever it takes to achieve my ends!" That's what Lance said at the time, the demon's wings were gently stirring, and he could even smell the smell of rotting death.
He's tired, he's really tired. Sometimes, he couldn't help but wonder if Lance's decision was right in the first place, and whether his decision was right; Or maybe if he could build a bridge and get a deal between Lance and Ryan, what would Diorama Pictures be now? Looking back at the www.biquge.info of the dream of Biqu Pavilion, what was their original intention of establishing Diorama Pictures for? Memories have become blurry.
"Don't be like a, man!" "Things aren't that bad right now. Now that Tom's misunderstanding has been cleared up, we must seize the opportunity to make the public realize that all the dirty water was deliberately spilled on our crew......" At this point, George paused, seemed to think for about half a second, and then said firmly, "and then turn his attention back to Brad and Angelina." If necessary, I will convince Jennifer to speak up. β
Jason looked up at George abruptly, with an inexplicable obscurity in his eyes.
Compared to the tense atmosphere in the office of Diorama Pictures, the office of Chaos Pictures is much more joyful.
Albert kept chewing on Lance's words just now, "The only way out." "There are countless thoughts in his mind that begin to burst out, he is not an innocent child, it is impossible to be ignorant of the filth and squalor in the Hollywood circle, he can smell the blood behind this sentence, but he does not intend to ask, sometimes, it is happier not to know than to know; Sometimes, trust is the right thing to do. "So, do you think they're going to continue? I mean, it's not just the propaganda of 'killing with a knife,' there's also a media war. β
"It depends on whether they can control their greed and unwillingness." Lance's answer seemed lighthearted, because he knew that his efforts had been done, and that the rest was the human heart, which was precisely the most uncontrollable. Even if Ryan is sensible enough to restrain his unwillingness and greed, and stop there, there will be no loss for Lance, just look at the bad situation of the "Sahara cavalry" now.
Percy and Albert were silent, "greedy" and "unwilling", these are perhaps the two most uncontrollable feelings in the world, how many people have fallen into hell because of greed, and how many people have buried the good situation because of unwillingness. Even they themselves can't swear that they can control it.
Albert let out a long breath, "Good, at least we know that this storm won't end so quickly in a short period of time." "Now the fermentation of public opinion has entered a new stage, and it will continue to be lively for a long time.
"Got it, Mr. Wise." Percy said sarcastically: This is an obvious fact, and there is no need for Albert to draw conclusions.
Not to be outdone, Albert said, "So do you have anything else to say?" Mr. Know-It-All? β
Ignoring the bickering between the two men, Lance lowered his gaze and continued to flip through the "Los Angeles Times" in his hand, this issue of the newspaper was undoubtedly successful in promoting "killing with a knife", as long as Tom performed well during the interview, it was almost foreseeable that the film would have an absolute advantage in terms of topics.
After a cursory glance at the headline article, Lance was about to put the newspaper away when a message flashed through his mind, he reopened the newspaper and browsed it, and then saw a short text at the end of the article about "killing with a knife".
"After finishing the filming of 'Kill with a Knife', Strello has not stopped his steps, and he is currently preparing a comic book adaptation of 'Sin City', in which Ben Affleck has already been confirmed to star. The up-and-coming Hollywood director has apparently been filled up lately. β
It's just a short two-line word, just a mention of "Sin City" while reporting on "killing people with a knife". This happens in almost every news story. But the news caught Lance's attention, and he read it twice and again, and the uneasy strangeness began to grow bigger and bigger, gradually forming a black hole. (To be continued.) )
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