At the end of the screening of "Ocean's Twelve", the audience gave a standing ovation, and the whole Chinese/Chinese Theater looked lively, and the applause lasted for two minutes before stopping. For a commercial film, this is undoubtedly a perfect premiere, and it is impossible to find fault with any shortcomings.

Standing in front of him, Brad looked at the crowd in front of him, a satisfied smile appeared on his face, he looked sideways at George, raised his chin slightly, as if he was proudly saying, "I just said that we will succeed." ”

George elegantly pumped his hands, seeing Brad's eyes, the words poured cold water came to his lips - they are not chicks anymore, they should all know that the current prosperity is only part of the publicity, and the real feedback must still depend on the audience ratings and film critics' evaluations, and it is really too anxious to be proud now. However, George swept it with the rest of his eye, and he could see that Brad was clapping his hands vigorously, his legs slightly apart, standing confidently and strongly, and he could feel the positive energy in his body between his gestures, and the words were swallowed in the end, why did he ruin this moment? What's more, more than anyone else, he hopes that the "Ocean's Twelve" will succeed.

George also smiled at Brad and responded.

In a blink of an eye, it entered the question session, and the enthusiasm of the reporters made the atmosphere even more brisk, "This is the reporter's question session, not a fan meeting." Conan O'Brien's teasing sparked a burst of laughter, and he then gave the San Francisco Chronicle his first chance to ask questions, but interestingly, it was not Brian Barlow, a well-known figure in the circle, who was present, but another reporter.

"Brad, in this work, you and Catherine have established a love line, did you ask for this? Because in the previous work, only George enjoyed the treatment of a beauty. The first question was witty and humorous, which once again sparked laughter from the audience, and Brad showed a rare hearty smile.

Michael Katenbach, who was standing in the crowd, seemed a little distracted and did not show much interest in the reporter's question session.

When "Ocean's Eleven" came out, the plot was exciting, the characters were distinct, the rhythm was tight, the story was attractive, and the sesame-sized humor was indeed eye-catching, and the all-star lineup carnival was a gluttonous feast for the audience, so the success of the movie was completely expected; But tonight's "Twelve Arhats" is a big disappointment, the main plot line seems chaotic, and the structure of peaks and loops has become a mess because of the lack of reasonable ideas; There are too many characters who want to be comprehensive, so that the narrative rhythm is broken up, the all-star cast becomes a burden, the whole story becomes fragmented, and both the plot and the idea are completely reduced to mediocrity.

To be honest, in the process of watching the movie, he not only wandered frequently, but even bred a little sleepiness. Not funny, not exciting, not exciting, not even high/low, the movie is lackluster. Even George and Brad's personal charm can hardly support the whole movie.

Michael turned his attention to the reporters, and as expected, all the questions were focused on the actors, and the topic of the film disappeared completely—not that the reporters didn't want to ask, but there really wasn't anything to ask.

Most of the questions are similar, "Matt, I heard that you asked to cut the scene because you worked too hard to shoot 'Spy 2', but you didn't get permission", "Brad, while filming this work, you are busy with another work, how do you manage to do it", "George, with such a large cast, is it possible to shoot a sequel in the future", "Katherine, as a new character, how do you get along with Julia"......

All the questions revolve around the actors, hoping to get the mood in the mood for the show - of course, a strong cast is the biggest bargaining chip for "Ocean's Twelve". However, Michael turned his head to look, and the audience at the scene had begun to wander, many people were busy with their own things, and even a small number of viewers took the opportunity of the bathroom to leave directly.

The atmosphere at the scene was still lively, but it seemed a little scattered.

Warner Bros. dotted up and down, the publicity and public relations were very in place, the question session was full of flowers and lively, more than 200 reporters were not cold, coupled with Conan's hard work, the scene would erupt into laughter from time to time, but it was like the emperor's new clothes - very gorgeous, but no one could see it.

The Q&A session lasted for half an hour and finally ended. Michael looked at the stage in front of him, and about 50 reporters flocked to surround the star-studded cast of "Ocean's Twelve", but other than that, other reporters had already begun to leave the stage one after another. He didn't hesitate either, turned around and left the Chinese Theater.

Standing on Hollywood Boulevard, there are crowds in the line of sight, hundreds of people vent out in an instant, making the whole road crowded, but the emptiness and coldness after the noise slowly begin to spread in the air inexplicably, different expressions can be seen in the sight, and there is a fragmented sound in the ears.

"George and Brad are really handsome!" , "I'm so bored, I'm almost going to fall asleep", "How do I feel like watching the movie, I don't see anything, I don't have any impression in my mind", "Catherine Zeta-Jones is so sexy/sensual", "So many stars, but it's a mess, I feel like no one sees it clearly", "At least I've seen so many stars", "I knew I would have gone to the Los Angeles theater......

The excitement of loss, dazedness, and discouragement flickered in the neon of the night, and the atmosphere of discouragement was like water vapor in the middle of the night, swirling in the mist, invisible and intangible, but wrapped around everyone's ankles. The audience scattered in different directions, and it seemed that it was empty in the blink of an eye, if it weren't for the red carpet under their feet still dazzling, as if today was just another ordinary day.

"Michael!" A voice came from a distance, "Variety" reporter Rex-McCain (Rex-McCain) with a mobile phone in his hand, walked up quickly, he and Michael represented "Variety" today to attend the premiere of "Ocean's Twelve", but the two people were in different areas, "Michael, it's over." I'm going to drive the car over now, I'm going to go back to the office and write the manuscript, what about you? ”

"Hey, Michael." A man trotted by quickly, and said hello by the way, it was Mark Caro, a film critic for the Chicago Tribune.

Michael looked in the direction Mark was running, "Hey, Mark, where are you going?" ”

Mark turned around and ran backwards two steps, "Los Angeles Theater." With that, Mark turned again, ran away quickly, and disappeared into the crowd.

Michael raised an eyebrow curiously and looked back at Rex, "How's going on at the Los Angeles Theater?" ”

Rex waved his right hand and showed the phone in his palm, "The audience still hasn't left." This made Michael show a look of surprise, "I heard that 'killing people with a knife' is beyond imagination, and many people have mentioned 'City of God'." Rex had just contacted his colleague and was curious about the situation there.

Michael thought in silence for a moment, as if he had made up his mind, "I'm going to go over and have a look, what about you?" ”

Rex shrugged, "Why not?" ”

When Michael and Rex arrived at the Los Angeles Theater, the audience had already begun to leave, and the two of them walked in the direction of the theater entrance by parking their cars on the side of the road.

"God, have you ever seen a Tom like this? Eyes can kill people! ”

"I think Lance is the biggest surprise, unimaginable, really unimaginable."

"Yes, yes, do you remember that scene? Max went to see that underworld boss, God, I'm going to have a heart attack......"

The bustling shouts wafted through the air, and several young people discussed hand to hand, pausing from time to time, foaming at the mouth, and the expression flying between their eyebrows was not concealed. Michael's footsteps couldn't help but slow down, "Oh, oh, I'm sorry", there was an apology in front of him, Michael hurriedly stopped his steps, in fact, he was distracted just now, and his eyes followed the young people, so much so that he forgot to look at the road, "No, no, it's my fault." Michael quickly apologized.

Standing in front of them was a middle-aged couple, the two of them nodded politely again and apologized, and then walked away, only to hear the man speak, "I never thought that commercial action movies could be filmed like this, Lancelot is really a genius, do you see his use of light and lens?" ”

"I just heard an interview with a reporter, and Lancelot said that in fact, the relationship between the characters in the story is related to the light and the camera." There was also a hint of excitement in the lady's elegant voice, "I think I'll come back again on the weekend, what do you think?" ”

"Of course! Or tomorrow night, call out to Allen, and they ......" The man's voice faded away and gradually became indistinct.

"Michael!" Rex's voice came high, Michael looked back, found that he was already a big step behind, walked up quickly, and then saw Rex and the "New York Times" Javier standing together, Javier took the initiative to say hello, but then took his leave, "I need to go back to writing, otherwise it will be too late." ”

"Don't be in such a hurry, how is the movie? You're breathtaking! Rex grabbed Javier's arm and asked quickly.

Michael saw an irrepressible happiness and excitement burst out between Javier's eyebrows, "Wonderful! It's really exciting! It's like...... Uh, when 'Spy Shadows' first came out? However, it's a different kind of exciting! It's true! Javier's footsteps were almost jumping, expressing his true feelings all over his body, "Needless to say, I'm really going back, and it's best to write the manuscript before the midnight show is over." With that, Javier trotted and waved hello and disappeared into the crowd.

"I'm in a hurry." Rex shook his head and sighed.

Michael couldn't help but sigh lightly, "This is the real excitement." (To be continued.) )