Cesare's estimate of time is indeed accurate, when he walked into the New Zealand cinema with Jenny and felt the audience's feedback on "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", the midnight performances on the other side of the northern hemisphere, Los Angeles, New York and other places also ended one after another, and many fans who rushed to watch the midnight show discussed the ending of the movie in twos and threes, while walking out of the movie theater, or driving, or taking a taxi back to their homes, of course, there are some wilder young people who simply go straight to the bar to play all night.

"I didn't expect this to be the end of the day." Jon and Paula discussed as they walked to the parking lot: she had graduated from college and applied to graduate school at the University of California, Berkeley, and was going to San Francisco next month, and Paula had also applied for graduate school at the university. However, although Harry has gone to work in Silicon Valley, Paula has been interested in Josh lately, so it looks good in New York. "If only Elizabeth and Jack could end up together, this ending feels a bit of a deliberate tearjerker."

I have to say that this set of deliberate tear-jerking techniques is very effective, Paula was moved to tears, and she also very divergently linked the fate of the character with the actor himself, "Maybe this is a foreshadowing, after the movie, Jennifer and Josh broke up, I feel that the movie is a harbinger of reality, if you think about it like this, the ending just now is so touching." ”

Jon's thinking in this regard has never been in line with her friends, and now is no exception, of course, she also admits that the atmosphere at the end of the movie is quite good, especially the part where the captain and the first mate part of the way and sail away humming a song, which makes people feel a kind of sadness of the end of the legend - although the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series may not end here, Jennifer and Josh have both stated that they will not return to a possible sequel, and judging by all indications, the fourth part may only exist in the legend. However, even so, she also feels that it is a bit too pretentious to make Elizabeth and Will become a couple of years in the film, especially the plot of Will's assassination, which is more like an arrangement made to fulfill Jack's need not to be the captain of the Dutchman, which seems deliberate and reluctant, just like the storyline of the whole film, which makes people unable to invest in emotion, and most of the time is just appreciating the coolness of the characters.

Jon shook his head, though: the plot of Pirates of the Caribbean has gone in a direction that is difficult for her to appreciate since the second installment, but the point is that Jennifer is beautiful in it, isn't it? The special effects are good-looking, Jennifer's play is also very exciting, in the third part, she has at least three or more solo scenes, each of which is very distinctive, and the play is pleasing to the eye, there are many pictures that make Jon want to buy a DVD to watch and watch, which is enough for her, she didn't think about how good the plot of "Pirates of the Caribbean" would be before buying a ticket, after all, the second part left a lot of trouble, and the mystery was solved in the third part, and the rhythm of the story was definitely not as refreshing and interesting as the whimsical first part.

Despite this, I still had the hope of seeing the same beautiful and excellent work as the first one before watching the movie, this sense of regret because of the imperfect ending will not be understood by fans, Jon sighed, and echoed Paula sighed, "Yes, especially the scene where they kiss on the island, Jennifer's acting skills are really good, and the part where she watches Will sail away is too touching." ”

"That's right, that's right!" Paula was also excited, "I really understand why you like Jennifer so much, she is also very beautiful in fights, and she is usually dressed up in photos, she is really a charming girl." ”

Although I have watched "The Notebook" and "The Devil Wears Prada" before, Paula's perception of Jennifer has always been mediocre, not liking or hating, or not very interested. I don't know what "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" poked at her, after watching it, she was full of praise for Jennifer, and Jon also listened to the corners of her mouth upturned, "Of course, she is not only good-looking, but also very powerful!" ”

She said proudly, and while driving, she gave Paula Science about Jennifer. Jefferson's bits and pieces," ...... So, the "Unlucky Eros" you watched before was a movie made by her, and the "Twilight" you liked very much was also bought by her, and it seems that filming is about to start......"

However, Jon is looking forward to Jennifer's new work more than these popcorn films, "and her recent relationship with Daniel. Day-Lewis's Michael. Clayton", which is also very exciting! ”

After falling in love with Jennifer, Jon also fell in love with the movie, this mentality of loving the house and Wu, made her watch a lot of classic movies in her free time in the past few years, and therefore, "Pirate 3" is completely unable to satisfy her appetite, and compared with her, who is already half a movie enthusiast, Paula is much more 'ignorant', she thinks that "Pirate 3" is quite good, lively and exciting, handsome guys and beauties, and special effects are not lacking, but Daniel, who is famous in the hearts of some people. Day-Lewis, a very unfamiliar name to her.

"What kind of movie is this?" Paula said blankly, "When will it be released, is there a trailer?" What's the story? ”

"It should be a serious film of thriller and suspense." Jon has read a lot of film reviews, and has a general understanding of the story framework, and her biggest regret is that "Michael. The date of the release of "Clayton" in the United States has not been announced for a long time, no matter how you look at it, it looks like it will be released at the end of the year, before that, there are no ordinary audiences in the United States who can see it, most of them invite film critics and peers to watch the movie, unless she flies to Venice to participate in the Venice Film Festival, there is really no hope of seeing the film in the short term - if the film is released in art theaters, it will definitely be difficult to buy tickets, and it is not the same as watching "Pirates", you can easily buy tickets, after all, art theaters are small and the number of screenings is scarce, If there are many audiences, it is very difficult to grab tickets, and it is likely that you will not be able to grab movie tickets until the second or third round. "It's ranked No. 1 as the most anticipated movie by fans this year, and the feedback from the film reviews is very good - however, you shouldn't be interested in this genre, so let's wait for next year's "Iron Man", which also has J.J."

"Are you laughing at me, Joan?" Paula blinked and jokingly said, "Am I a blonde vase in your heart?" ”

The car suddenly resounded with the crisp laughter peculiar to young girls, and after a burst of laughter, Paula also said, "I will definitely go to see "Michael. Clayton, girl, remember to email me and remind me of the time to grab tickets - if I need to. ”

Although she was really never interested in serious movies, and her interest in watching movies was concentrated in chick-flicks such as "Unlucky Eros" and "Love Notebook", her interest in Jennifer, as well as the fact that this film had a good reputation and a legendary actor joined, still aroused Paula's curiosity, and she decided to contribute her first opportunity to test the waters of serious movies to "Michael. Clayton.

"Well, if you're still interested." Jon is not so optimistic, if "Michael. If Clayton really takes the route of art theaters and small-scale releases, referring to the phenomenon that "The Fifth Sally" is hard to find in the early days of its release, it will only be more difficult to grab tickets.

"It's a big deal to buy second-hand tickets, go to eBay to grab them, or ask for help in K." She secretly made up her mind: even if it was a high price, she would see "Michael" as soon as possible - although out of love for Jennifer, she would not say that "Pirate 3" was ugly, but after sitting in the cinema for three hours, as a movie lover, Jon still had some inexplicable grievances, and she felt that she desperately needed a good movie with Jennifer to appease herself. "It would be nice if I could find someone to take me to the preview screening, why didn't Big Dream hold some preview screenings with audience participation......

While Paula was still talking to Jon about the dazzling special effects scenes in "Pirates 3", the otaku Charles also stepped on his bicycle and shuttled through the streets of Los Angeles late at night, "Jennifer's fight scenes are still so good, of course, other than that, the rest of the movie is a mess." ”

He was originally a cult lover, and he didn't eat the love scene at all, and his evaluation of the movie was lower than that of Jon, "There are too many clues, the inner activity of the new characters is almost zero, and in order to be cool, the lines are not even coherent, and the time is too long, and it is really a bit boring to see the scene in the end...... But the part at the end of the world at the beginning was pretty good, and the atmosphere was well rendered. ”

If the second part still has the stimulation point of Jennifer's play, so that although the structure of the whole movie is divided and precarious, the atmosphere and rhythm have always been there, so that everyone does not feel bored when watching the movie, and there are still some highlights to discuss after watching the movie, then all the stimulation points of the third part are no longer fresh, but the length is still the most in the trilogy, and the viewing effect is 'good', so it is not asked, although as a fan, it is still served, so as not to be scolded' Bad movie', even for Charles, Jennifer's play is enough to make up for everything, but in the early hours of the morning, he pedaled his bicycle, and he still felt a little unfed, "Write an email tomorrow and ask again, I hope that "Michael. Clayton" hurry up and hold an audience preview screening, find a way for Jaime, he should be able to get tickets......"

Because he admires "Spy", he is also deeply confident in this serious subject, and hopes to see Jennifer show an action scene in the movie in the "Spy"-style fighting style - Charles is a 'no spoiler' party, and he has not read the film review article at all, but only roughly knows that the film is well received, so he still has this less realistic expectation, just waiting to see Karen played by Jennifer. Claude went on a killing spree, as for how this style of cinema is similar to Daniel. Day-Lewis unites...... Hey, he's not a screenwriter, so it's not his job, isn't it?

If even the actor's personal fans are not satisfied with the quality of the movie, it is needless to say how severe the public feedback this film will be, compared with the high box office and high evaluation of the first part, "Pirate 3" seems to have been reduced to those high-grossing and low-reputation commercial films. Depp got Ottie with "Pirates 1", and it seems that it can't be reproduced again: in the preview screening before the official release, the film critic bluntly said that the final cut version is really impatient, and the audience's feedback is similar. But helplessly, in order to close the plot line, end the trilogy, and maintain the original plot concept, the final cut version is no longer suitable for any changes, if it is short, the story will not be round. So even if Disney knew what the problem was, it still gave a 170-minute ultra-long release version, which directly led to a downward adjustment in the estimated figures given by the box office forecasting agency: the simplest truth, the length of the film, the number of shows, three hours a game, for those 90-minute romantic comedies, you can directly release two box office, and the long screening time will inevitably represent a higher ticket price, which will also make some audiences give up watching the movie, coupled with the unsatisfactory reputation of the film itself, " Pirate 3" broke the record again, and miraculously challenged the bold prediction of "Titanic", which now seems completely untenable, and the box office can be regarded as a victory if it can be equal to the second part.

But, just like Robert. As Iger had worried before, the dissatisfaction and bad reviews accumulated by "Pirate 2" finally showed consequences when "Pirate 3" was released: "Pirate 3" fell by 2 million at midnight, with only 9 million results, and 53 million on the first day, down 7 million from the previous work, this figure shows that after watching "Pirate 2", die-hard fans directly lost 2 million shares, but the requirements for the quality of the film are not so high, and the family audience churn rate is slightly lower than that for the schedule and their own entertainment needs. It's just that five million shares were lost.

After the first day of release, the IMDB score of "Pirate 3" was not good, with the influx of a large number of viewers to score, the score quickly fell from the expected score of 8.6 before the release to 7.3, which has been on par with the final score of "Pirate 2", because the audience on the first day must be the most tolerant and loyal supporters, and even their scores are not high, so it is foreseeable that in the end, the score of "Pirate 3" will definitely be lower than that of "Pirate 2", and it may even fall below the 7-point mark and come to the rotten area of 6 o'clock.

Compared with the 8.1 good film score of "Pirate 1", "Pirate 3" is completely inferior to one in terms of word-of-mouth, and "Pirate 4" seems to be unable to start in the short term, so it will have to wait a few more years, and wait until the audience's disappointment fades. However, what is reassuring is that from the box office, the trend of "Pirate 3" and "Spider-Man 3" is still relatively similar, both of which are the third to be released this year, and they are both word-of-mouth smashing, but the box office figures are not much different from the previous work, and the performance of "Pirate 3" is still stronger than that of "Spider-Man 3", because the global performance is good, although North America fell by 7 million on the first day, but the overseas first day made up for this number, and the global first day ended with 120 million, but it rose 10 million more than "Pirate 2".

This is not only because Disney attaches more importance to the release of the third part, and there are more countries and regions that will be released simultaneously, but also because the cultural traditions around the world are different, and the feedback on a film may be very different, but also because "Pirate 1" is only popular in the local area, and the splash overseas is not too big, at that time, the reputation of the leading actors has not yet started, and by "Pirates 2", overseas audiences have established a real and deep impression of these leading actors, and the distributor has only begun to cooperate with local manufacturers to promote, and wait until "Pirate 3" At the time of its release, this kind of public awareness, including the feedback of marketing methods, really began to be reflected, and this box office trend is also in line with the law of information diffusion, and the feedback from overseas is more sluggish, more violent, and more unpredictable than in North America. When the breadth of a market encompasses the whole world, experience and intuition are no longer useful, and there are so many influencing factors that ordinary people, even professional institutions, can easily make predictions.

Compared with 2006, the film industry in 07 was much more lively, "Spider-Man 3", "Transformers", "Shrek 3", "Harry. Potter 5", these heavyweight blockbusters are strong contenders for the North American crown, whether "Pirate 3" can retain the crown of the global and North American double championships, and temporarily withdraw without losing dignity, not only depends on their own performance, but also depends on the energy of their opponents. However, judging from the box office trend, there should be no big problem with the final box office breaking through the 1 billion mark, as for whether it can be improved compared with the previous work, it is difficult to say, there is another reason why the box office on the first day is 10 million higher, that is, there are more countries that will be released simultaneously this time, although they are all small countries, but plus one plus also has a box office of several million, and the improvement of traditional box office cities is not too high.

Disney's decision to shoot back-to-back films, how risky it seemed after the end of the first part, but how wise and far-sighted it seems now: compared to the cumulative box office of 2 billion, the total production cost of more than 400 million is nothing. It can even be said that they are still saving money, and signed Johnny and Jenny at a relatively low price, otherwise, after the explosion of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" in 2005, Jenny has risen one after another, and the asking price of "Pirate 3" will not be so conservative at all, and if they don't give a share, they will definitely not be able to shoot down. also benefited from the popularity of "Pirate 3", and its stock price rose again. Egger's position is more secure, while Jennifer. Jefferson's name, after a year-long hiatus, has once again become a name that the industry, the entertainment public, and even editors and reporters are talking about, and the hot word of Internet searches. The nickname 'The Girl Who Was Kissed by God' has also been turned out again, and it has become the best adjective for Jennifer fans and fans.

At the age of 26, the cumulative box office in the world has already rushed 4 billion, and this is the calculation of the movie starring as the protagonist, not the supporting role is also counted - or, in addition to the inexplicable Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars, she is regarded as a supporting role, Jennifer has basically not been matched since her debut, all of them are strong heroines, such a cumulative box office is definitely the first in history among actresses, even among male actors.

Even if you don't count the overseas box office, as far as the domestic box office is concerned, the only two actresses who can compare to her, one Cameron. Diaz, that's because of the light of the dubbing of "Shrek", if you cut this, you can't compare with Jenny at all, and the other is the veteran diva Julia. Roberts, she has made more than 30 films, with a total domestic box office of 2.5 billion, and Jenny, if you count the estimated domestic box office of "Pirate 3", 6 films have a total of 1.6 billion, with an average of 260 million, counting the average, she is the one who beat Will Smith, slaughtered the whole list, and won the first place in the national list.

What is this concept? In the North American box office accumulation list of actors (only the starring actors), there will be no more than 6 actresses in the top 50, and only 2 in the top 20, Hollywood has multiple patriarchal women, you can know a little bit about this list, although Jenny is not in the top 50 now, but the average has already ranked first, as long as she can maintain this momentum and continue to be active, it is only a matter of time before she enters the top 50 and top 10, and maybe even one day, people can see her at the top of the box office list-

In this world that belongs to men, a woman, a 26-year-old young actress can undisputedly surpass her predecessors who have been in the arts for 20 or 30 years with solid box office results and get the first place. Throughout the month of July, the whole of America was talking about Jennifer. Jefferson and her American dream: Just four years ago, audiences across the United States had seen her tragic life story on "The Oprah Show" and were moved and uplifted by her fighting spirit. Four years later, she won the Oscar, and she has become a legend - what is even more terrifying is that the legend continues, and she continues to struggle, wanting to create further miracles!

If last year the whole United States was still immersed in the wave of questioning and crusading against her double Oscars, then this year, when film critics have stopped criticizing Jennifer and the media has begun to hype the concept of "No. 1 in all departments", no one doubts whether her Oscars are boring, whether her acting skills are really that good, or whether she should concentrate on acting in art films instead of wasting her talent in commercial films. People are already on Jennifer. Jefferson's acting achievements are jaw-dropping, and we can only expect her to perform miracles again - any film critic who still thinks that she is just a chicken rib and a vase in "Pirates 3" must now deal with the question of 'sexism': Does Jennifer have to act in those low-grossing literary films? Will. Smith's cumulative box office is also very high, and his acting skills are also very good, why didn't you attack him when he played "Robocop"? Are you particularly actresses?

In the film industry, most of the men have the right to speak, and film critics are the same as the yang and the yin, and once the public begins to pay attention to the significant difference between male and female actors, the words feminism and sexism can make these unfortunate poor eggs scramble, and they don't know how to defend themselves: the data is all true, and it is not false that actresses are not as good as male actors, but this does not mean that they accuse Jennifer of suppressing actresses......

No matter what they say, as a native of white America, Jenny finally got an extra piece of 'feminist I' armor on her body after playing the 'girlpower' card for a few years, which is the same title as the previous 'ghetto light'. The spokesperson of the American Dream can avoid some very tricky troubles for her in many cases, at least, there are definitely not many people who dare to attack her out of nothing now, and even if someone still wants to become famous by stepping on her, it is impossible to gain many supporters in terms of morality and public opinion.

"The effect of this wave of image marketing is better than we expected." In the suite of the Hipriani luxury hotel in Venice, Mary said with some excitement while tapping on the keyboard, "You have returned to the number one IMDB filmmaker, and the recent search index has also risen sharply, back to the top three, and the most notable thing is that on Amazon and eBay, the DVD sales of your works are rising, which proves that this round of marketing has attracted the attention of many new fans for you, Cesare, it was right not to throw out the concept of 'number one in the department' last year, and the effect is much better this year." ”

If you want to talk about the division, Jenny has been the first since the fourth part, and the department is the first, but when Jenny was in a storm of doubts last year, Cesare did not throw this chip to fight back, but did not respond to let these doubts fade and dissolve by themselves, and this year, everyone has passed the most excited momentum, and after an authoritative film critic endorsed Jenny, this concept was thrown out, and Judy published a press release to hype, and the puppeteer cooperated to stir up the topic on the Internet, otherwise, How could the media suddenly notice Jenny's average data at this time?

"Actually, it's a bit reluctant to use it now," Chris said lazily as he moved around the handmade antique chair and rested his long legs on the mahogany desk, "After all, the number of J.J.'s works is still a little less, but if you don't play this card, it will expire, and it can only be played now." ”

In this lake-view living room full of antique furniture, the members of Jenny's team were standing or sitting, Cesare put his hands in his suit pockets, standing by the window and enjoying the bright lake view, hearing Chris's evaluation, he turned around and raised his eyebrows, "It seems that you are not very optimistic about "Michael. The box office prospects of Clayton. ”

Jenny's current average of 260 million is a pretty high number, which is 120 million higher than Will Smith's average of 140 million. Clayton" has no results, and she is still the first, but since it is news, of course, 'the big number is beautiful'. Chris shrugged his shoulders and said, "Judging from the finished film, it must be difficult for the North American box office to exceed 100 million." ”

"If you can collect 50 million, you will already have achieved the goal." Jenny interjected, looking at her watch and saying to Judy on the computer screen, "Well done, Judy, it's time to wrap up, and if this topic continues, it might provoke some people's disgust and make Michael's box office a target for attention, which may not be good for our Oscars." ”

"I understand." Judy laughed too. "It's time for some new news, isn't it? Chesa, speaking of which, is Josh's new film about to be released soon, do you have any ideas......

Cesare turned around and walked over to the computer, and slightly off-topic with Judy discussed Josh's new film strategy, intending to divert the media's focus from Jenny, which is also a benefit of the previous engagement relationship, which can be linked and connected in publicity. Later, they will also have a meeting with Chris's team to summarize his publicity strategy during this period - this kind of perennial publicity and public relations will eventually be reflected in the box office of the actors, no matter how big you are, public opinion control is also a job that cannot be left behind. It's just that for A-R, the front line of this job is longer, and the error tolerance rate is higher, like Jenny, who was scolded miserably last year, can be dormant until this year, and with fist works, this kind of confidence is indeed incomparable to newcomers.

Her meeting was basically over, and taking advantage of Cesare and Judy's digression, Jenny also sneaked up to Chris and put her hand on his shoulder - the whole team had been communicating and summarizing the recent publicity results since they met at the airport, and Jenny and Chris had only hurriedly greeted each other, and had not yet said anything.

Although they hadn't seen each other for two months, they talked on the phone almost every day, and it wasn't a private occasion, so Chris didn't show overly enthusiasm, but greeted her with a smile in his eyes, and motioned for his assistant Jack to take out a few folders and hand them to Jenny.

"This is the director and actor you're going to see these days." As soon as he opened his mouth, he was also talking about business, "Tonight we are going to talk to Salvi. Tuqi had dinner and talked about Monroe, which is his material and you can take a look at it when it's my turn to go to the meeting. ”

Salvi. Tucci is the director recommended by Arthur, and he is also the most close to Chris, he thinks the most thoughtful young director, he is only 28 years old this year, he is extremely young among directors, he has been shooting documentaries for the BBC before, especially good at biographical documentaries, Chris and Arthur think his shots are very aura, in addition, his rich knowledge accumulation in the 60s and his ability to be good at biopics are very outstanding advantages, Jenny has seen his documentaries and thinks he is very talented, so, although he is not very old, but still made it to the final round of interviews and became one of the director candidates. In addition, several of Colin's candidates will be coming to Venice one after another, and Jenny will be giving them final auditions - no way, her time is so precious that three days for the Venice Film Festival is already the limit, and it is impossible to make a trip to London for it.

“ok。” Jenny took the folder and gave Chris a light kiss in return, "Remind me to thank you so much these days." ”

Chris chuckled, kissed her affectionately on the cheek, and stood up and walked to the table, while Jenny sat down in the chair he had left behind, flipping through the folders.

"Uh, Jack?" She waved to Chris's assistant questioningly, lowering her voice, not wanting to disturb Chris's meeting, "Is there a mistake in the information?" I said, this should be the actor's profile, right? ”

Jack leaned over and looked at the folder, especially the photo Jenny was pointing to, and he said 'oh', "That's right." ”

He pointed to the brown-haired man in the photo with deep and handsome features, tall figure, wearing a three-piece suit, as if he was endorsing designer clothes, and said, "This is Savile. Tuzi, it says in the information that before he became a director, he worked as a model for two years-"