149 Quietly finished
Albert opened the latest issue of the Washington Post, and the front page headline was the latest development of the Iraq War's "prisoner torture gate", and under the headline was George Bush's positive response at the regular White House press conference, "The greenhouse effect is an issue that must be taken seriously, no doubt!" ”
A week into January 2004, it is clear that the debate over the greenhouse effect has not cooled down, but is still showing signs of getting worse. Open the inside page of the newspaper and you will see a professional article on the danger of the greenhouse effect:
"Under the current trend of global warming, it is very likely that the ice age will come again, and the melting of the Antarctic ice sheet will lead to a large amount of fresh water into the ocean, and the concentration of seawater will decrease. As a result, the oceanic conveyor belt gradually stops: the warm current cannot reach the cold sea; Cold currents cannot reach warm seas. Global temperatures are decreasing, and another ice age is coming. Much of the Northern Hemisphere is covered in ice, and blizzards and tornadoes will sweep across the continent. The ultimate danger hài may cause the age of dinosaurs to come again! ”
The article was funded by the Rockefeller Foundation's research project on the greenhouse effect.
Albert looked at the article dumbfounded, "This...... Isn't that our script? He only felt that his tongue was about to be knotted, and turned to the front page to confirm once again that this is indeed the "Washington Post", one of the top ten highest-selling newspapers in the United States, and also one of the most authoritative newspapers, especially after the Watergate scandal was exposed, the political correctness of the "Washington Post" is beyond doubt.
Then I turned back to the page just now and read it carefully, but Albert was still dumbfounded, "This is our script!" ”
Percy, who was sitting next to him, rolled his eyes directly, "You don't have to repeat the same thing twice, we are not deaf, and you have no speech barrier...... Wait, or do you really have a language barrier? ”
Albert chuckled dryly, "It's funny, the guy who licked the plate after eating yesterday is talking." A counterattack made Percy only fall on deaf ears. I can't admit it, I can't refute it. Albert also took it when he saw it, and turned his head to look at Lance on the other side, "Is this also what we arranged?" ”
"Nope. Of course not. Lance waved his hand repeatedly, "I don't have that much ability yet." "At the moment, Lance can only be regarded as a nobody, Theo, Ian, Gawain, and Twentieth Century Fox, he has done everything he can to push it. With the exception of Ian's instigation of environmentalists to take to the streets to demonstrate far more than expected, the results of the rest were predictable. There isn't much kicker.
The matter of the "New York Times" is not something that Lance can control, and he has made two sets of plans, one is that the "New York Times" will publish Javier's article according to the plan; If the New York Times refuses, then Havel will publish it on his blog, and then use the power of the "City of God" audience to hype up the article on the Internet, and Lance has even figured out how to fan the flames on the Internet.
Eventually, however, the New York Times was keen to capture the fighter and held on to it to maximize its impact. Compared to the "Troy" grand opening ceremony. The "day after tomorrow" that does things in a low-key manner does not spend a penny, but it is quietly extending the pre-propaganda front to five months. Although the current greenhouse effect problem has not been linked to the "day after tomorrow", once Lance exerts its strength, the influence accumulated in the previous five months will be directly pushed to the extreme!
As for the Washington Post article, it really has nothing to do with Lance.
"Lance, did you expect any of this?" Albert looked at Lance incredulously.
Percy, who was sitting next to him, rarely didn't disagree with Albert once, but he couldn't help but ridicule Albert and pick on the language in his words, "Lance is not a prophet. Then he first asked, "How can you be sure?" They must be unwavering in their belief that the problem of the greenhouse effect is getting more and more serious? ”
"Interests." Lance gave a simple answer, the greenhouse effect is not just about "saving" the planet, and those who are true environmental lovers are too simple and simple. They simply don't know that a so-called "environmental problem" can involve billions of dollars in interests, and can even rise to the level of national policy guidelines. Protecting the environment is important, but money, power, reputation, etc., are more important in real life than the environment.
"Protecting the environment" can be a vehicle for profit, destroying the environment in order to win profits. In the same way, it is also possible to protect the environment in order to win more profits. The greenhouse effect is such a problem, 99% of Javier's reports are the truth, this project has been promoted for almost a decade, maintaining too many interests, affecting the whole body, no one wants the "truth" to be discovered.
In fact, by 2015, it was suddenly discovered that the greenhouse effect was not as severe as expected, and the increase in average temperature was far from the height originally expected. Phenomena such as sea level rise, land desertification, and climate anomalies have emerged one after another, which cannot be ignored, but they are far from reaching the height of media alarmism. However, this "strict zhòng issue" must still be strictly zhòng, because of "interests".
"It's just that I didn't expect it to be so lively." Lance said teasingly.
Considering the situation in the previous life, Lance believes that the result of fanning the flames is at most to get the media to pay attention and spark more discussion, mainly to get more environmentalists to stand up and do free pre-publicity for the film. But now, things are out of control, and the clever use of news media, opinion leaders, and conflicts of interest has completely stirred up the matter.
The effect now presented is at least three times that of Billance, and it has even mobilized half of Hollywood, which is a complete windfall.
"And what's next?" Albert asked eagerly, and then glanced at Percy triumphantly, clearly embarrassed to ask before Percy did. This made Lance, who was watching coldly, really cry and laugh.
Without waiting for Lance to answer, Dennis Quaid also walked over, "yes, Lance, do we need to cooperate in anything after we go back?" ”
Just fifteen minutes ago, the crew of "The Day After Tomorrow" completed the filming of the last scene in Montreal, and it took nearly five months since joining the crew in September, and it was finally announced.
This year. Montreal had one of the coldest winters on record, and the temperatures were unbearably cold, both in the studio and outdoors. Especially in the scene of the snowstorm, even though the actors were wearing four or five layers of thick protective clothing, they were faced with artificial snow blowers, enduring the wind speed of eight kilometers per hour, and their mouths and noses were covered with thick snowflakes. Even with an eye patch, he can barely open his eyes.
In the past few months, the crew has been exhausted to the extreme, and today it is finally finished.
Lance looked up at the oncoming actors and thought about it for a moment, "Uh, do nothing?" This made everyone chuckle, "No, I'm serious." In recent times, the environmentalists have clearly been very excited, if this is the time to promote the film. It will only be self-defeating. If you have to be interviewed, you just have to say that the greenhouse effect must be taken seriously enough and the earth must be protected enough, otherwise the future disaster will be too much for us to bear. ”
Lance pondered for a moment, then nodded again, "Yes, emphasis on disaster. Say it according to your own thoughts, and if you can speak, talk more about how terrible the calamity will be. Not very good at dealing with the media. It would be enough to support the position of environmentalists. ”
Dennis spread his hands, looked back at the other actors, and said with a smile, "It's not that hard. Right? Everyone was amused by Dennis's teasing.
In the next period of time, the feelings of environmental protection will gradually calm down. But Lance couldn't let this love cool down so quickly, and now it was still not the time for the actors to walk to the stage, but to play the role of a trailer. A really good trailer not only gives people a basic understanding of the content of the movie, but also awakens people's curiosity and expectation. Attract people to the cinema to watch a movie.
The first trailer for "The Day After Tomorrow" is about to land at Super Bowl 38. At a critical moment when the enthusiasm for the greenhouse effect discussion is receding, a second flame is lit. So, now the real burden is on Lance, and he has to cut a brilliant trailer with Aaron Menke - one that focuses all his energy on the end of the world brought about by the greenhouse effect.
Lance glanced at the Washington Post in Albert's hand, and already had the manuscript in his mind.
What's more, the post-production of "The Day After Tomorrow" must be completed quickly, otherwise if you miss this year's summer file, then the brewing of more than half a year before will fall short, and what is even more terrifying is that it may lead to the collapse of Chaos Pictures.
So, for the next period of time, the actors can rest, but the heavy work behind the scenes has just kicked off vigorously.
"Lance." Jake Gyllenhaal stepped forward and brought Lance's attention back to it, "In two weeks, it's the Golden Globes, can I mention this work on the red carpet?" After Jack asked, he looked a little shy and reserved, "My agent is very eager for the media to publicize it." ”
In the eyes of outsiders, "The Day After Tomorrow" is almost silent and silent, even if the movie is completed, there is no media present. No wonder Jack's agent was so urgent.
Lance couldn't help but chuckle, "Of course, you can completely say, provided that you are not allowed to divulge any content about the plot of the movie, you can say that you participated in the filming of the 'day after tomorrow', and you can also say that there are actors in the crew, including your thoughts during the filming, but, the only one," although Lance still smiled, his eyes became extremely strict, "It is not allowed to say the plot of the movie." Do you understand? ”
Jack nodded nonchaldedly and smiled, "Of course." Of course! ”
The awards season, he almost forgot about it, and the first real awards season in his life has slowly kicked off. (To be continued.) )
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