Although the premiere was chosen to be held in Sydney, this does not mean that "Iron Man" gave up the pre-promotion in the North American continent, as early as the Super Bowl weekend, in the advertising time of every second, "Iron Man" put a 30-second trailer, in just 30 seconds, mecha battles, Tony. Stark's humorous tricks, and Pepper's glimpsed appearance have attracted people's attention - in 2008, humorous, funny, and light-hearted superhero films are definitely the only one, and the previous second-tier superhero films such as Spider-Man, Batman, Superman, and even Konstantin have almost no miserably, and people's perception of superheroes is almost fixed in 'life experience, inner suffering, Encounter suffering' these three sufferings, the tone is serious and bitter, although there is humor, but the main line must also be tragic and grandiose, the protagonist rises again and again from serious blows - this tone has lasted from the last century to the present, the audience has indeed felt tired, and suddenly saw this kind of life winner-style superhero, not only playboy, but also cheap, funny, just the trailer, it has aroused a lot of people's enthusiasm for watching movies, even the audience who has no preference for superhero films, now they want to go to the cinema to see, Tony. Why did Stark announce to the public that he was Iron Man, after all, in previous movies, superheroes must hide their identities, which is also an unwritten rule, and this design is indeed a thrill for most people.

"I hope J.J can have some drama here," Otaku Charles once again opened his k, checking his reminder box: "Iron Man" K homepage held a like-gathering event, in addition to the 30 viewers who collected the most likes, 30 lucky viewers will also be selected to participate in the preview screening held in Los Angeles on April 2. Jefferson interacted face-to-face, and in addition to watching movies, there were also some figurines, posters and other gifts.

Charles didn't expect to squeeze into the top 30 anymore, he knew that Jennifer. Jefferson's fans are very organized, and there are some fan forum admins who can easily organize likes to grab the 30 spots, but he still has a glimmer of hope that he will be drawn, "How nice would it be if it was a premiere in Los Angeles?" Even if I can't make it to this event, I won't be too disappointed. ”

After browsing the official K and not seeing the announcement of the end of the lottery, Charles closed the page with some uneasiness, and then calculated: Even if you don't get drawn, you can buy a lottery place at a high price, isn't it? If it is 500 yuan, the probability of rejection should be relatively low. Either way, it's a full month in advance, and it's cheaper than flying to Sydney. ――Besides, wasn't the previous film critic's test screening very high? The critics on Rotten Tomatoes even gave a 90% score, so the possibility that I didn't like the movie should be very small, right?

For an otaku like him, he usually has no social activities, is engaged in the IT industry, and has a very good income, and his enthusiasm for spending money is not something that ordinary people can understand, Charles has received several versions of the DVD of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series alone, not to mention the corresponding soldiers and dolls, if he can see "Iron Man" a month in advance for 500 yuan, he will spend this money without blinking an eye - however, he is not sure if 500 yuan can buy such a ticket for him, after all, as far as he knows, Jennifer. Among Jefferson's fans, there are quite a few geeks like him.

"Hah!" In an apartment in San Francisco, Jon smugly patted his thigh, "We really beat Hegirl and got first place!" Harry, Harry, did you hear that? ”

"Hear that," said Harry, slumping on the thick lazy couch, and with some sourness, "what reaction do you want from me?" Congratulations? Congratulations on being a student and going to Los Angeles while I can only earn next month's rent in my office? ”

Jon laughed, "If that's what you want, I can give you the ticket, I really can - but, since you don't like J.J. that much anymore, give me this chance." ”

"If it's Michael. Clayton," Harry admits, "is nothing for a month, but Iron Man is different—it's Iron Man after all, and the trailer looks pretty exciting." ”

As a boy, in addition to the literary side, Harry also has some boyish preferences, "Iron Man" is the comic he has been buying and supporting, and after watching the film on the Super Bowl weekend, he has been interested in this movie, so he is looking forward to this movie very much, and this is not entirely because of Jennifer, of course, Jennifer must have greatly added points to the expectations of the movie.

"Yes, it feels like this movie is quite interesting," Jon didn't all watch for Jennifer, and she could even say that she was more enthusiastic about "Iron Man" than "Michael. Clayton" is much higher - although the latter is certainly a good film that can stay in classic history, but I can't help but admit that when you watch such a film, in addition to being moved, you will also have a sense of exhaustion after using your brain and emotion, and "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Iron Man" This kind of commercial popcorn gives people a sense of relaxation and refreshment, which is indeed incomparable to art films, and ordinary people like Jon who have little willpower, of course, like popcorn more. "So that gives me another reason why I can't give you the ticket, hahaha! Don't worry, I'll take a good look at it for you-"

"Ah, I was really drawn!"

"Gotta look at the ticket to Los Angeles, if it's not expensive, then drop by Hollywood, and if I can't afford it, it's good to resell this ticket......"

Half a month passed in a flash, at noon on April 2, at the door of the internal screening room of Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles, 80 fans flew from all over the country, even from another corner of the world, while waiting for the entrance, they couldn't wait to talk, most of them were Jennifer fans, Downey fans and Iron Man comic book fans are relatively rare - in the corner of the crowd, Charles wiped the sweat beads from the corners of his forehead, he did not complain about the slightly higher temperature at the door, Instead, I was glad that I really became one of the 30 lucky fans who were drawn. You know, after he was selected, the price of the ticket he wanted to transfer was up to 2,000, or even 3,000 US dollars, just like two Asians flying from Japan in the corner of the crowd, and it is said that they used 3,000 US dollars to impress lucky fans and get tickets to the meeting.

"I thought it would be very good to be able to buy it with money, after all, last year's SDCC couldn't be resold at all, even if Jennifer went, it had nothing to do with me, but now it seems that there will be similar activities in the future, and I may not be able to afford the price of reselling." Charles didn't know whether to worry or be happy: Jennifer was getting more and more popular, and there were more and more people who wanted to see her, and he seemed to be happy for her, but this also made it more and more difficult for Charles to meet the real person.

"Where are you from?" As an otaku, his shy nature makes him afraid to talk to those excited girls, but Charles is excited enough now, when his eyes meet his peers in the corner, he rarely takes the initiative to talk, "Is it also a fan of Jennifer?" ”

This is a boy who is also dressed as geek, he doesn't look very old, and he was a little panicked by being accosted rashly, but he hasn't answered yet, the entrance to the screening hall has been opened, and several security guards have walked out, beckoning the crowd to line up in two lines to accept the security check, "Please don't bring mobile phones and photographic equipment into the venue, we will have someone responsible for taking photos and distributing group photos-"

Unlike previous events, Charles raised his eyebrows in surprise when he saw that fans were divided into men and women and had to undergo a rough security search, but the unhappiness disappeared when he thought of Jennifer's previous death threat case that caused a sensation in the United States.

Retracting his eyes, he also wanted to talk to his kind, it was best to sit together, but after a short confusion just now, the young man had disappeared, Charles turned his head to look for a while, but he didn't see his shadow, he had a brief doubt in his heart, but it was only a short moment, when he heard the excited shouts from the audience who had already entered the audience, Charles completely forgot about it, he stood on tiptoe and looked at the entrance of the black hole, looking forward to the layout of the venue......

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The fans' anticipation was not in vain, it was a very pleasant meeting, and Robert Jr. Donnie, Jennifer. Jefferson and Terrence who plays Roddy. Howard was all present, and although Downey had few fans, after seeing the real person and listening to his humorous conversation, many fans had a strong affection for him. Jennifer, not to mention, until she left the scene, Charles's eyes never left her - her real person was thinner than on the camera, her face was very small, so beautiful that she didn't even look like a real person, giving him a feeling of unreality, every time Jennifer's eyes inadvertently swept to Charles, Charles's heart would beat a few beats faster, he had always been quite satisfied with his life, but at this moment, Charles suddenly understood why so many people went forward to fight for higher social classes: just the thought, The Emirati royal family Saeed that is being hinted at in the newspapers. Who cares what his last name is, he can pursue Jennifer in a grand manner, and have so many opportunities to meet and talk with her, and he, after seeing this side, the next one is not at all - just the thought of this makes his heart tighten, even full of sourness and pain, and it can be said that for the first time, he feels a little incompetent......

"Oh my God, when J.J and I met her six or seven years ago in real person - no, just like when we took pictures of her the first time or the second time she went to the Oscars," the pretty girl next to him excitedly discussed with her friends - and she was a long-time fan when she heard it, "and still so kind, so good!" If anything, it's that she's prettier, and I don't know how to say it, she seems to be more visible, more majestic and powerful now than before...... I guess maybe it's an inevitable side effect of three Oscars and countless awards......"

Because the fans were very excited after just meeting the idol, the screening room was full of buzzing discussions, until the lights dimmed, these conversations slowly quieted down, and soon the screen lit up. Downey plays Tony. Stark appeared in a rickety jeep, bragging and farting with a few soldiers with a stinky face of red wine, and a soft laugh immediately rang out in the movie theater - many people had a thought in their hearts: the movie looks hard to see, and the critics should be right, little Robert. Donnie is so likable! He is not only handsome, but also humorous, and more importantly, that strong sense of coquettishness and cuteness makes people feel that his character stands up at once, which is more advantageous than well-known heroes such as Spider-Man and Superman......

As the plot progresses, the cinema sometimes exclaims, sometimes laughs, Tony. Stark won the audience's affection with little effort - his figure house, genius and rich personality are very much in line with the trend of young people, and the legendary experience makes people think he is cool, but at the same time, such a background setting is not lacking in realism, because the audience of these superhero movies is almost all grown up during the Silicon Valley boom. Jobs, Bill. Gates is a genius who has changed the world by the power of one person, and this is an era of legends, the Internet, smartphones, ...... Technology is changing all of that more and more rapidly, and Tony. Stark's on-screen image, those high-tech details: futuristic, but not very mysterious, holographic projection systems, AI butlers, machine assistants, and those professional and fast terminology lines...... It's only ten minutes, and many viewers already feel that their trip is not in vain, this feeling of completely catering to the demand point is like enjoying a spiritual massage, just looking at those cool special effects, the mansion shots that make people gasp, and Tony's cool and handsome lifestyle, all make people's blood boil, and look forward to the next plot.

As for Jennifer. Jefferson plays Pepper - of course, her rare red hair style is indeed an excitement, and this kind of workplace elite role has never appeared, which also makes people feel very fresh, and the audience can also see the spark between Pepper and Tony: they can't say any terms, but they think this kind of acting is still cool, the movie does not arrange any bloody and gloomy clips, emphasizing the chemistry between Tony and Pepper and the objective reason why they can't be together, and there is no common veinal emotional camera scheduling, On the contrary, the conversation between Tony and Pepper can be said to be businesslike, except for Tony's 'I don't like you have other arrangements', there is almost nothing wrong with it, but the occasional eye contact between the two and the subtle change of expression show that there is a spark between Tony and Pepper, which also makes them look forward to how the next love scene will play out - thankfully, it seems that there will be no such vulgar bridge, and maybe some highlights will be contributed - but, Twenty minutes into the movie, it was clear that this was Tony. In Stark's movie, Pepper is not the main character, so let's focus on Iron Man.

"I really don't know why J.J came to this movie as a vase, is she very short of money......" Jon, who minded this the most, thought of such a sentence, and was attracted by the attack scene in the movie and held his breath: Although she drove six hours to Los Angeles, she didn't have too much dissatisfaction, because the movie itself is really exciting. Downey is also very cute, she is already a little smitten by him.

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"Ah, here you are." While the audience is immersed in the story, Jenny is not idle, as she is working in a nearby office to sign the products provided for the marketing campaign after the film's release: posters, drinking glasses, T-shirts, and Iron Man's armored figures. Even when Mary pushed the door in, she didn't stop moving, but greeted her while signing a sign.

The attentive Paramount also arranged for a photographer to take pictures of her autograph, which can be predictably released as promotional materials, or included in DVDs - or simply nothing and just sealed up. This phenomenon is very common on set, especially after digital photography takes over, producers are eager to film every move of the actors on the set to provide selling points and materials for the DVD, and actors like Jenny who need to pay attention to their public image can relax under the camera, it is not within their consideration.

"The response from the audience was pretty good." Mary reported, "It's the kind of reaction to a good movie, and the audience seems to like Tony. ”

Generally speaking, the first 30 minutes can determine the audience's impression of a movie, and the second hour will not make people turn down too many points as long as it is not so bad that it is unbearable, and whether the audience likes a movie or not is actually easy to see: whether the laughter is excited or not, whether there is screaming, whether the atmosphere in the cinema is tense, engrossed, or loose, most people are absent-minded......

Although she is not a soul character, she is not even the protagonist of the heavy role - the only heavy character in this movie is Tony. Stark, what Jenny is doing now, can be said to be using her own popularity to bring prosperity to this movie, prompting Robert Jr. Downey returned to the ranks of the front line faster and more high-profile, and now these fans who came for her seemed to be suspected of 'defecting' to Downey, but as one of the investors of "Iron Man", Jenny still curled the corners of her lips because of Mary's return, she put down her pen and said to the photographer, "Can you give us some privacy?" ”

It's been shooting for so long, how much material has been filmed, of course the photographer won't talk back to her - Jenny didn't hide her intentions, as soon as the photographer turned off the machine, and before the person left, she handed the pen to Mary, twisted her sore index finger, picked up the water glass and sat aside to rest: CAA receives a lot of letters asking for autographed photos every month, and sometimes they will write back to give away photos, and there are many signed DVDs and other peripherals, if Jenny signs them alone, Sooner or later, she will die of exhaustion, and Mary, Jim, and even Claudia and Nicholas will imitate her special autograph, which of course belongs to one of the stars' 'dirty little secrets'.

"They're just giving too much." She looked at the office full of autographs and couldn't help but shake her head, "How long are we left until our next trip?" Two hours? Even if I work with you, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish so much work. ”

"No one thinks there are too many autographs," Mary said, looking up after signing a few posters, "and we're leaving in an hour, and it's about half an hour to get from here to the Chinese consulate in Los Angeles, so it's better to get there early." ”

At the mention of the word Chinese consulate, she was a little reluctant to speak, and Jenny was also well aware of her emotions, she smiled, "It seems that you are on Cesare's side in this dispute." ”

"It's too late to push it off," Mary said sincerely, not denying Jenny's opinion, "but there's still a week to go, and we haven't announced it yet...... Jen, are you really not thinking about it anymore? ”

"I'm just going to pass a torch," said Jenny, "and it's a rare honour – hasn't Aniston carried it too?" It was in '04, I remember that she still occupied quite a lot of space at that time. ”

"But she's going to Greece - and she's Greek!" "And we're talking about China-Jane," said Marie, "and Cesare is right, the political cost is too high. ”

Seeing that Mary, who didn't even finish high school and went directly to an acting school, said the word 'political cost' so eloquently, Jenny couldn't help but sigh secretly: The children of the wealthy class are too advantageous in many places. Jenny. Jefferson had almost no idea about politics, but Mary was different, and although she was considered uneducated in her class, she was much more politically sensitive, which of course was not good news at times like these, because the original Jenny. Jefferson was not averse to China (Asia was a fog in her memory, and Japan made up a large part of it), while Mary was more familiar with the '□□' and more convinced that it was a terrible red country, perhaps as civilized as Libya, and that dealing with their officials was almost like throwing dirt on herself, which was devastating for her public image.

Of course, some of the more elite and intellectualized groups are not so superficial in their view of China, and they are talking about the big rising economies, the challenged authority of the United States in East Asia, and, of course, the huge US Treasury bonds held by China, and the tendency for Beijing to become more vocal in world politics and militarily tougher. Chinese mainland may still be an irrelevant market for Hollywood, with hopelessly slow growth and pitiful share, and it doesn't deserve much attention at all, but in many other areas of the United States, almost everyone is talking about China, and the vast market represented by 1.3 billion people - Cesare is one of them, and he is not averse to China, but is interested in China's protective policies that will expire in a few years: China's accession to the WTO is an important step in China's rise. This also means that Beijing must make concessions in a number of areas, including the protective policies of the film market, the quota system will either end completely in a few years, or there will be a major adjustment, the number of shares may not be so harsh for foreign film companies, plus the number of theater screens in China is increasing rapidly, in this regard, he recognizes Jenny - in a few years, the Chinese market will definitely be promising, and it is not worthless to carry out some marketing activities aimed at the Chinese people in advance, but, He is still not at all enthusiastic about participating in the torch relay in China, and can even be said to be quite resistant, for the reason that Mary said that the political cost of participating in this event is too high.

It is not a problem that the masses can be brainwashed, although what the Chinese government usually does in the minds of ignorant people is to hunt down dissidents, lynch them, hunt down poor people who violate family planning for no reason, and maybe have perverted hobbies such as eating human flesh and sleeping on human skin carpets. Spread Buddhism has been praised as a mystical and ancient representative of oriental culture full of truth, goodness and beauty, and is leading the poor people in their efforts to escape the terrible rule. And Jenny's participation in the Beijing Olympics is likely to be considered as a flattery to the □□, but this is not worth worrying too much about, because it can be very obvious that anyone who will believe this is quite ignorant and stupid, and Jenny's team can come up with a lot of convincing excuses, and through them and Disney's powerful network, it is easy to brainwash them back, believing that Jenny is doing this out of support for the Olympic spirit, great love, influence and any other sensational reason, Anyway, no matter how far-fetched it is, as long as it makes sense, and she seizes several important public opinion positions first, this matter will not damage her popularity. In any case, it is no longer the Cold War, and no foolish people can regard her as a traitor to the country just because she passed the torch.

And if her impression of Beijing is more normal and her IQ is higher, then there is nothing wrong with her behavior, let alone affecting anything. And the fact is that the political sensitivities of most people are nothing more than that, and Jeanne's participation in a sporting event in a faraway country does not seem to be any different from her participation in charity activities - although Cesare thinks that the work of communicating with the media is cumbersome and costly, and it seems a little uneconomical, he also admits that passing the torch and attending the opening ceremony of the Olympics can be a good way to repay Director Zhang's favor, and it also has a strong effect on the Chinese power of the Venice Film Festival. However, the reason why he is quite opposed to this idea is mainly because in Los Angeles, there is a very politically sensitive and naïve political leaning, which is easy to □□ and control, and it is also a force that Jenny has to pay attention to - Hollywood film and television practitioners, or more specifically, the Oscars, Golden Globes, the judges of the big and small outpost awards she needs, they represent the political tendencies......

"You have to know that I have heard that there are many groups that are already planning to use this opportunity to express their political demands," Cesare repeatedly pointed out during their meeting, "and that these groups are closely related to many names, one of which you are familiar with is George. Clooney, I've heard that he might even come out in person to speak out. Of course, he's always wanted to go into politics, but even if he didn't have that idea, he'd do it just for the sake of the Oscars, do you think he knows China very well? How much do you think he hates the Olympics? Jefferson, this man is thinking about the Oscars entirely, otherwise why would he make so many political films? ”

George. Clooney's choice undoubtedly shows the tendency of the Oscar judges, in fact, Jenny also knows this, because the Oscars in the selection of the best foreign language film, it is enough to explain everything, for the □□ region they think, the Oscar judges prefer to reveal the scar of gloomy works in addition to artistry, and from the selection of the best foreign language film in China, there is no doubt that the judges know about this region about the same as the ignorant people, and it also belongs to the kind of infinite blackening. It is needless to say who Clooney and she will prefer between her.

"Even if you think the Chinese market has a lot of potential, you can wait until it really starts to explode," Cesare always insisted on, "Jumping into the water before everyone jumps in time proves that you have a unique vision, but more often than not, it will drown you in the water, which will become a stepping stone for future generations to land." ”

Jenny certainly understands this - not to mention George. Clooney, that is, Angelina. Julie and Brad. Pete, after China continues to release 300 million or 200 million local satellites, there is no longer a clear banner to shout those slogans that Beijing considers taboo, in Hollywood, no one will get along with money, and even American dramas that have been committed to making China a villain will naturally re-set the villain base to Russia or the Middle East after the Chinese Internet begins to buy American dramas on a large scale. From this point of view, Cesare's proposal made sense: to attend the opening ceremony, but not to run the torch, would maximize the benefits and minimize the disadvantages.

"I know, you're going to talk about the Oscars." Seeing that Mary still had the intention to say more, Jenny waved her hand helplessly, "Talking about how unfavorable and incalculable this will be on the Oscar of "Monroe", I don't want "Monroe" to win the Oscar?" Of course I want to, otherwise why would I go to all the trouble making this movie? Am I going to run the torchbearer—"

She druffled her voice, and Mary couldn't help but look hopeful—

"I still will." Jenny said that she couldn't help but laugh when she saw Mary's face change instantly, "Yes, I still will." ”

"But—" Mary was still struggling.

"I think it's an honor," said Jeanne, who didn't want to go any further, and said in an unquestioning tone, "a very rare honor -- and I'm willing to pay the price of choosing it -- of course, as I said to Cesare, and I think it's a very advantageous option in the long run -- don't ask me where it is, you know how I'll answer you." ”

Mary's lips quirmed, and she muttered the word 'intuition' silently with an expression that bordered on rolling her eyes, and Jeanne burst out laughing—Marie's expression reminded her of Cesare, who was almost as exaggerated as she was when he heard her ultimatum-like 'intuition,' and of course, far less exaggerated than Mary's.

"Well, you'll know for sure." She said in a relaxed tone, "Now hurry up and sign autographs, we still have fifteen minutes-"

Before she could finish speaking, Mary's phone rang, and Mary spread her hand at her, and while picking up the phone, she insisted on giving her back the pen in Jenny's constant wave of rejection, and responded with a 'uh-huh, uh-huh',

He left his seat in relief. Jenny grimaced at her back, reluctantly picked up the pen and signed her name on the mug.

"Your attitude to work should be harshly criticized." Hearing Mary's footsteps turn back, she complains, "Seriously, Mary, you can't just ...... because we disagree"

Mary never replied, and Jenny interrupted her signing - after seeing Mary's expression, she put down her pen, "What happened?" ”

"It's Shef. Cohen," said Mary, her expression strange, and her lips even trembling slightly, "he's dead—"

"What?" Jenny said she hadn't quite reacted yet.

"He's dead," said Mary, blinking incessantly and adding in a dazed tone, "—the murderer is your fan." ”