"It's really the best movie I've seen this year, if not years, in terms of special effects, and congratulations, James, you've really done a masterpiece."

At the press conference after the premiere, a reporter from The Times took the first question, and with his words, the audience spontaneously burst into applause, expressing the recognition of the film by the journalist community, and the main creative members sitting on the stage couldn't help but smile - compared to the general response at the Tokyo Film Festival in September, this time the choice of Imax for the premiere did achieve the effect that the organizers wanted. "But we all know that this movie costs a lot of money, and before we see the finished product, everyone is wondering how the $350 million will be used, but now I think everyone's question should be the other way around, is $350 million enough for such a grand effect?"

There was a burst of laughter on and off the stage - so far, Fox has not disclosed the cost of the movie, and 350 million is just speculation from the outside world, which may have a lot of concerns, after all, if the movie is not good, the high cost may be bad for the box office and the company's stock price, but now, in such a unanimously praised atmosphere, this concern seems to be completely dispelled, and it is time to use the budget facts to do the final wave of strong publicity, as long as Fox Ken shows his tone at this press conference, Journalists will also have one more news point to hype, which is a win-win result.

"The numbers circulating in the media are indeed a bit different from the real results," said Fox President Jim. Gian Ropoulos, who was also personally at the global launch of the film, showed the importance he attached to "Avatar", and at this time also took the initiative to take over the conversation, showing an unfathomable smile, "Avatar is indeed the most expensive film in history, Fox's total expenditure is more than $550 million, but we still believe that the project can be profitable. ”

550 million to go up? How much exactly? The reporters spread the wings of their imagination, and Jenny on the stage exchanged a knowing smile with James: in fact, Fox's total expenditure is also at this point, and Jim is now completely using the situation to put gold on his face. -- However, if we take into account some of the conveniences provided by News Corporation, the parent company of Fox, the marketing cost of "Avatar" is indeed more than the current figure, which is also the benefit of having a large company as a backer, at least in the past few months, Fox TV's prime-time advertising fee is not a small amount, and under the direct attention of Murdoch, the group's president, Fox TV has not charged a cent of the film company's fees - at least not for the time being.

"Will there be a sequel to Avatar?"

"If the box office is good, some of the huge money spent on this film is to build the world of Pandora, and it leaves us with a reusable legacy worth millions or tens of millions, and it is a waste not to shoot a sequel."

"In the 11 years after Titanic, were you completely focused on creating Avatar?"

"Actually, the inspiration for "Avatar" was even earlier than "Titanic", but at that time the technical level was not enough, I could only hide this idea deeply, after filming "Titanic", I got a sum of money, or a credit card, and I decided to push the technology in the direction I wanted to develop and make it mature, so you can indeed say that I have been preparing for this film for 11 years, but the actual preparation work has been going on for about 4 years, which is not very long for an animated film......"

In the face of this masterpiece, too many people have too many things to ask, and Cameron has also become the focus of the crowd's attention, but he did not monopolize the limelight for too long, so he directed the attention of the crowd to Jennifer in his answer, "It's true that the filming of the film was difficult, because this is a field that no one has ever entered, we are faced with a completely new problem, and many times solving it means extra money, but bypassing it would have harmed the quality of the film, if it were not for my friends and colleagues, Jennifer. Jefferson, Jon. Landau and, of course, Kevin. Riley's help, maybe "Avatar" can't meet everyone at this time. ”

For Jon. Landau, who is very familiar to everyone, is Cameron's golden partner, but now in the thank you list, he has fallen to Jennifer. Jefferson's subtext - without mentioning the names of higher-level investors such as Murdoch, which shows that in Cameron's heart, Jennifer really played a big role in the filming of the film - these subtexts made some agile reporters look at Jennifer differently, and the target of the question immediately shifted, "Jennifer, we all know that Big Dream is the investor of this film, and you are also one of the producers, what kind of role did you assume in the production of the film?" ”

Most of the time, as an egg man, Jenny is very modest in life and interviews, but in the face of this implicit challenge, she knows that this is not the time for Taoguang to be obscure, but to show her strength in a timely manner, "Of course, the main job of all producers is to find money, and I think I have done a particularly good job in this-"

The reporters all laughed, and Gianropoulos duly added, "Jennifer played a very big role in strengthening Fox's investment determination, and it was she who made us determined to make the whole film 3D and push the film into the 3D era completely." ”

With Gianlopoulos' endorsement, her role in financing negotiations has been decided, but Jenny didn't expect Jim to be so overtly overtly overlooked, she looked at the other party and smiled gratefully, and continued, "Also, of course, as a producer, I also helped James with the whole story - when we talk about production, you can basically think of me as an assistant like Jon, and it doesn't really matter if I'm a star or not......"

"Was this story what attracted you to the Avatar crew? Or is it the concept of 3D shooting? How do you see the future of 3D? ”

"I think in five years, the technology used in Avatar will become mainstream, and as James said, people are now more and more accustomed to watching movies on their mobile phones, and we have to use some film-specific technology to attract them to the cinema, which is one of the reasons why I joined the crew, 3D will definitely be the mainstream in the future, including Imax, big screen, differentiated experience, this is the way of the future development of movies. Of course, this does not mean that we don't value the story, a good story is the foundation of everything, and I think the story of Avatar is very successful. ”

"Yes, we think so too, but you don't show your true face in the film at all, would you mind that?"

"I had already thought about it systematically when I joined the crew, and if I minded, of course I wouldn't join, would I? I can understand what you mean, without the real person, the connection between the actor and the movie seems to be severed, the acting no longer exists, and Neytiri's charm doesn't seem to have anything to do with me, you feel that way, don't you? But what I'm trying to prove is that even animated characters have room for acting skills, and I'm talking about Andy. Serkis, he went ahead of me in this regard, and he also gave me a lot of confidence that even if you are acting through facial capture technology, the audience can still feel your acting skills, and they can still be moved by you and be emotionally attached to you. Of course, I don't recommend this type of character to newcomers, because it is difficult for people to associate the character with a real person when the audience is not recognized, especially since the Na'vi are dehumanized more deeply than Gollum and King Kong. ”

I didn't expect Jennifer's thinking to be so clear!

Entertainment correspondent from The Times, Anthony . It was the first time Hill had interviewed Jennifer, and he listened to Jennifer's answer with some surprise, constantly adjusting his opinion of her in his heart. Of course, Jefferson is often interviewed, but Anthony is almost always suspicious of the words in newspapers and magazines, especially Jennifer, there are so many news related to her that if they are all accepted, Jennifer's image has too many contradictory elements. Over the years, his main impression of Jennifer is still these keywords: actress, acting is really good, good luck, always falling in love with young handsome guys, and the level of education doesn't seem to be very high.

Because of this stereotype, although there are some high-profile reports in newspapers and magazines from time to time, Anthony really finds it hard to believe that Jennifer is as shrewd and great as the legend, and will be the next generation of leaders in the film industry, even if she single-handedly produced "A Week with Monroe", he also believes that this movie must have a behind-the-scenes hero, including her company's big dream, and there must be someone else behind it. Because judging from Jennifer's itinerary, it is almost impossible for her to juggle these tasks, and this can only be a propaganda ploy - of course, this does not mean that she herself must be unbearable, Anthony just believes that she will be the character of an artist, more romantic and casual, and has no interest in this complex field of production and financing.

However, in today's interview, from the moment Jennifer began to answer questions, he constantly felt the error of his previous impression: She is not highly educated? But long words abound in her speech, and even a little bit of a sense of dragging the text, some of them began to stutter as soon as they got off the line during the interview, and even some celebrities who didn't reach their meaning couldn't compare with her, as well as those proper nouns related to 3D, she said it very slippery, and she could feel it, this is not a fake understanding, it is indeed really good. Including Fox and Cameron's attitude towards her, and there is no feeling of treating mascots and nominal producers at all, it can be seen that Jennifer is a member of the team and really played a big role in the production process. And her calm, indifferent professional feeling is completely different from the excited and passionate confession at the Oscars - she is like a standard artist in several of Oscar's speeches, but now she is like those elite people who graduated from Ivy League schools, thinking quickly and intellectually superior to others.

"Can you talk about your decision to invest as the decision-maker of Big Dream?" - Still a little skeptical, Anthony raised his hand and asked a somewhat tricky question.

"Very interesting question," Jennifer smiled at him, her eyes flashing with humor, "so you're assuming that the boss of every company ignores the quality of the film and only wants to make money-making movies?" ”

In the laughter of the reporters, Anthony had a feeling of being reversed, and he was really taken aback by Jennifer's agility - this underlying logic is a common feature he has found in many interviews, and it has not been pointed out just now, if Jennifer does not understand how the company's decision-makers view the problem, or follow the meaning of the film itself to answer the question, then it is almost certain that she has no management experience in the company.

"But, of course, it's a very correct assumption, of course the managers have to be accountable to the shareholders, and we have to make movies that are at least logically profitable, right, Jim?" Jennifer, who was wearing a Dior dress today and dressed more ordinarily, not like many premiere actresses, smiled and said to the president of Fox Films, and Jim also nodded in response to the chuckles of the audience, "So one of the questions that everyone is concerned about must be whether "Avatar" can be profitable, for example, maybe the box office of the movie will not get its cost back, but I think it can be profitable from the DVD market - yes, this is a good question, I think "Avatar" It's going to have a good DVD sales because even if you remove the 3D, it still has very nice views and details, which will entice viewers to buy it and revisit it again and again. ”

Although she seemed to be the only star at the reception, for insiders, whether it was Jon. Landau or Jim. Gianopoulos is a rare big-name figure, not to mention the king of the world Cameron, this is his work once in 11 years, and his exposure rate is much lower than Jennifer's in normal times, and the interview opportunity is even more rare, however, at this big-name reception, Anthony found that Jennifer effortlessly grabbed the attention of the audience, her calm and calm attitude, humorous and professional conversation, so that she is not inferior to Gianopoulos next to her, exudes her own 'CEO charm' - this charm is very different from her screen image, and when you listen to Jennifer's story, you don't even think of her as the world-famous movie star, but accept her as an entrepreneur: realizing this also gives him a thin layer of goosebumps all over his body, although he doesn't know why - he has long known that Big Dream has developed extremely well, but witnessing Jennifer's demeanor as an entrepreneur still makes him awe-inspired, I feel like I'm witnessing a miracle.

While the reporters were unconsciously attracted by the content of her conversation, or nodded their heads, or took quick notes in their shorthand books, Jennifer continued, "And I can also tell you that when I first came into contact with this story, thinking about whether to invest, and really looking at it from the perspective of a company owner, I really didn't think about how great 3D technology is, in fact, what I saw was that after years of brewing in the market, this technology has a good profit prospect, in Avatar Previously, many blockbusters have adopted this technology, and people have begun to recognize, accept, and be attracted to this technology, and they think that 3D is advanced, and it is the representative of the next generation, just like the computer trend that has swept the world. - Just like the holographic projection in science fiction films is very popular, this kind of three-dimensional visual effect was difficult to achieve 20 years ago, at least it is difficult to achieve without damaging the viewing effect, at that time, red and blue 3D was an outdated old shareholder, but now, polarized 3D has redefined the word, and the whole industry has gradually realized that this may be the direction of the development of the film, and it is thanks to the attempts of these pioneers, including James's experiments and public relations, that the box office of "Avatar" has exploded. ”

James waved at her, as if to get Jennifer to stop slapping her ass, which caused a chuckle, Jennifer smiled and continued, "This is the first full-film 3D, live-action movie in 10 years, with a lot of special effects, and it has an incomparable advantage in this regard, I think it will make a good box office in China, and of course it doesn't guarantee that the film will pay for itself at the domestic box office - but my team and I think that Avatar The box office potential overseas is huge. Because when we look at the global box office situation in the past 10 years, we will find that the movies that make money in the United States may not make money in the United Kingdom, and the movies that make money in the English-speaking culture circle may not make money in the rest of the country, and many good movie genres, such as Jim Carrey and the comedies of the Rotten Boys, are very profitable in China, but the audience around the world does not like them, ah, I have seen several British friends show confused expressions when I mention the Rotten Boys, which fully explains my argument. Generally speaking, the higher the cost and the more special effects, the more likely it is to do well at the box office worldwide."

"But your film is an exception." Anthony couldn't help but give Jennifer a kick - even he was a little surprised, because he was usually more reserved, even a little tricky, in interviews.

Everyone chuckled again, Jennifer followed James's example, and waved at Anthony, and this made Anthony's heart seem to rise a few centimeters - because of his profession, he has seen many beautiful women, and there are not a few who can compare with Jennifer in terms of appearance, but Anthony has never been so proud, proud, and even unbelievably dreamy about any interaction from each other.

"Yes, I have two films that are exceptions," Jennifer admits with a laugh, "but that's just the exception, and by and large, special effects are still a common excitement for audiences around the world, even if we're allowed to mention other films here—"

She looked at Gianropoulos and the others inquiringly, and several people on the stage laughed and let her play freely, and Anthony even had a feeling that even Jon. Big names like Landau and Gian Ropoulos were attracted to Jennifer's conversation and wanted to hear more from her.

"It's even like 'Transformers' and 'Harry'. Porter", their box office performance in the United States cannot be compared with overseas, and these two films have the characteristics of high cost and high special effects, and it can even be said that they rely on special effects. Jennifer said with a smile, "This is very beneficial for Avatar, so I think this project has a very high profit potential, and the focus of profit is overseas - I even think that the global box office of this film may exceed that of "Titanic", or even 2 billion, 3 billion-"

There was a low exclamation at the reception, and even James and the others were shocked, and Anthony raised his eyebrows in surprise: Interesting, hasn't Jennifer ever expressed this opinion before? Isn't this the reception they've already thought of?

Of course, these bold words may not be able to pass the review of the public relations department, 2 billion? 3 billion? Is this a dream? Such a prophecy is no longer a sign of boldness and confidence, but a foolishness. - But if Fox and Jennifer had discussed that she would use her celebrity status to make such a sensationalism, and add some heat to the promotion of the movie......

"yes, that number sounds incredible, like 10 years ago someone said, 'Hey, you know what, I think one day mobile phones will rule the world and even start to reverse the elimination of computers', 3 years ago someone said, 'Has anyone considered doing away with the phone keyboard, I mean, just touch operation', it's counterintuitive, so it sounds like crazy talk," Jennifer didn't look like she was casually saying a number on a whim, on the contrary, on the contrary, now she has a gentle smile, "But the truth is, if you can see this BiggerPicture, you will find that such an assertion is not unfounded, and the technical reserves have reached this point, and there may be lucky ones at any time - and at the same time, very powerful people, become the chosen ones, and realize the steps that will push the times forward." Like when I say now, 'China will be the second or even the first market in the world in 10 years, surpassing the United States,' you will definitely think that I should be high for the premiere today."

She was interrupted by laughter again, and Jennifer shook her head self-deprecatingly, her fingers spinning around her temples, "But if you consider China's population base of 1.2 billion and the fact that it is entering a period of rapid economic development and starting the process of urbanization, you will see that the idea is not so ridiculous, it has solid data as a foundation." The same is the market's fascination and thirst for 3D technology - I am very glad that I can join "Avatar", because film shooting needs thresholds, as I said, to push the times forward, you need luck and strength, and "Avatar" is currently the only film that has the strength to achieve this level, I believe it will also have this strength, and what will be the total amount of the global market? Will $3 billion be the limit for a movie? Note that we're talking about a market of 6 billion people. ”

There was silence as Anthony searched for a loophole in Jennifer's logic - he was shocked to find that he had been somewhat convinced, at least ...... At least from the perspective of Jennifer, 2 billion is not impossible, after all, 3D ticket prices are indeed more expensive - and Cameron has proven before that a movie can go to 1.8 billion at the global box office, and if you count inflation and market growth, maybe $3 billion is not crazy......

"Very fresh opinion, but what I want to know is," before he came back to his senses, someone had already asked the question, "The "Harry Potter" and "Transformers" you said are indeed very beautiful at the overseas box office, but they are also based on the foundation formed by the world's best-selling cultural carriers, "Avatar" has a first-mover disadvantage in this, are you sure it can achieve the good results you envisioned?" ”

"Avatar is indeed an original story and the first episode of the movie, which is a detrimental effect on the box office, but to say that it does not have a global best-selling cultural carrier......" Jennifer dragged out her voice, suddenly showed a mouthful of white teeth, and laughed innocently, "Well, Fellas - aren't James and I a global guarantee?" ”

……

Under her confident, frank and innocent smile, the atmosphere in the venue was a little crying and laughing at first, but in the end, I don't know who started it, the reporters still commended Jennifer for her clear understanding of herself with enthusiastic applause and laughter......

"You just said that this prediction is based on a large amount of data, and we have also heard rumors, Dameng seems to have an independent data analysis team, can you introduce this situation?"

"Do you think that even if you don't show your face and are completely CG, it won't affect your fans at all?"

This rare and high-quality press conference has been held for more than an hour, which is rare in terms of time, but the reporters have no intention of stopping asking questions, on the contrary, their enthusiasm is already very high, and now it has reached a new level......

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Cameron's epic masterpiece, which took more than ten years to build, presents a unique and magnificent scene, following the 12 years of "Titanic" being the world box office champion, Cameron once again dedicated

A film that will capture the global gaze. - "Variety"

James. Cameron proved that he is indeed the king of the world, and he brought science fiction into the 21st century in a jaw-dropping way, and this is "Avatar"! - The Hollywood Reporter

A hugely surprising experience, out of five stars! - "Empire"

No cinematic event has surpassed Avatar, a film that redefines cinema. -- The Times

The expectation that Avatar would be a bad film didn't come true, and it was a good movie. The Guardian

This is the most dazzling film of the last decade. - The Sun

The special effects are impeccable, the story is a bit old-fashioned, but the actors' performances save everything, Anthony . Ryan's performance was a pleasant surprise, while Jennifer. Once again, Jefferson proved his superstar nature. ――BoxofficeMojo

Nearly all of the media that attended the premiere gave it perfect reviews, a passion that contrasted with the tepid response to "Avatar" from critics, and at the same time, the entertainment headlines were dominated by Jennifer's rhetoric – normally, premieres don't make entertainment headlines, but now almost all magazines, newspapers, and websites, from serious and professional media outlets to vulgar gossip tabloids, are reporting Jennifer's rhetoric.

Jennifer. Jefferson suspected of a mental disorder? The premiere proudly said that "Avatar" will take down 3 billion box office"

"Will Avatar surpass "Titanic" at the box office and become the new global No. 1? No, Jennifer could have dared to think more than that."

"At the premiere, Jennifer's optimistic statement took both the Fox CEO and the king of the world by surprise?"

- Although hundreds of media outlets have reported on the incident, the headlines have been nothing more than a change of soup, focusing on the sentence 'Jennifer thinks 'Avatar may win 2 billion at the box office', and although critics have said good things about Avatar before, they have also expressed caution about her arguments in the report.

"It's a good movie, and I think the threshold of 1 billion may not be too big a problem for Avatar, but 2 billion is an unimaginable number." Todd of Variety. McCarthy praised the film in his reviews, but he was mildly disapproving of Jennifer's remarks, while some fierce critics were less polite.

"I think it's a bit of grandstanding, maybe it's Jennifer's insurance for Avatar after the box office failure of Nine, but it did get the hype." One film critic, who asked not to be named, said this when asked, explaining why he did not want to be named, "I was worried that Jennifer's crazy fans would attack me, and I knew it was a feature of her fan base, and even she herself was plagued by this problem." ”

"I'm not an expert when it comes to overseas markets."

"It may be theoretically possible, but until it happens, I'm sure Gianlopoulos, not even Murdoch, would have expected such a good thing in his dreams."

Maybe it's because of Jennifer's fame, maybe it's because she has always had a good relationship with film critics, and has been almost the darling of film critics for many years, maybe it's because she has always had the potential to discover blockbuster movies, and no authority or celebrity openly says that Jennifer's words are delusional, but their mild opposition is enough to say it all. Many fans are secretly anxious, thinking that Jennifer is looking for something for herself - from the perspective of public opinion, after Jennifer says this, even if "Avatar" gets a box office of 1 billion, she will still not be praised by public opinion as a wise investor, but will become a laughing stock, even if she has such an idea, is it not good to think about it casually? Why do you have to say it at a press conference?

Of course, in addition to Jennifer's fans, the public's attitude towards this matter is more of schadenfreude, wanting to wait to see how she wrestles, as for the real fans, they are just watching and laughing at such news, and they are more concerned about what those who have seen the premiere of the movie have said on movie websites such as IMDB.

@petershall: "Avatar hasn't received enough praise before, and this movie is unbelievable. Neytiri even subverted my view of mate selection, it turns out that I don't even have a problem with alien women! ”

@MikePereira21: "In 150 minutes I was a kid again, thanks to Cameron!" The 3D of the video is amazing! ”

@SayyidAlN: "Compared to Avatar, all the sci-fi movies released this year have become children, J.J. Abrams is a great director, his Star Trek Reboot is a great movie, quite well received by critics and audiences, and Todd thinks there are some exciting shots in it (except that Abrams is too fond of glare). But in front of "Avatar"? These two don't feel like works of the same era at all, and it's not Star Trek's fault, it's Avatar's problem, Avatar is a whole redefinition of special effects movies and 3D, it's completely out of step with all science fiction movies - if you think my statement is too exaggerated, go to the movies, go see the 3DImax movies, and if you don't think it redefines your life after watching it, you can come back and scold me. ”

On IMDB, there have been some movie reviews marked with spoiler warnings, but the number is much smaller than after the premiere in previous years, and more spoiler-free movie reviews are emphasizing 3D and Imax, and it is certain that the audience who watched the premiere scored highly, and this has made some fans look forward to a pure visual feast - in this era, most of the people who still like to go to the cinema are greedy for the big screen of the cinema, and the sound that cannot be prepared at home, etc., they are of course very obsessed with visual effects, especially this legendary subversive visual effects, it must be even more exciting, many people have begun to inquire about the nearest Imax theater to their homes, and many less trendy movie fans have begun to Google the word Imax, understanding this concept that is still unfamiliar to them.

In fact, because the world premiere of "Avatar" started very late, the world premiere on the 10th, and the United States on the 16th, so the whole crew is now flying around the world to do premieres, and whether it is in New York or Los Angeles, this question is the most asked by the crew - As far as the current data is concerned, the box office of "Avatar" is not very ideal, and the midnight show is only nearly 10 million. And because of the bliards raging on the East Coast and further blizzard warnings over the weekend, this number is on a downward trend: all East Coast ticket warehouse cities are at risk of ticket refunds. Saying the number of 2 billion at such a start, I don't know if it means that Jennifer is blindly optimistic, or that she is completely crazy. At least a lot of reporters are very interested in using this question to test the director and the rest of the lead actors, to see how they start to go around the bend and do tai chi after they are embarrassed.

Of course, this news also caused a certain repercussion in Hollywood, and based on the difference in their relationship with Jennifer, their reactions were not consistent-

"20 to 3 billion?" Murdoch laughed on the phone angrily and amusefully, "Jim, you should have controlled her, this girl must have been too excited." ”

Picking up a newspaper and flicking it, he said humorously, "Hehe, but her biggest mistake is not here - the media are right, even if I am in a dream, I dare not think of such a beautiful thing, from now on, I have one more thing to look forward to, and it is very likely to fail, which is really quite tormenting and annoying." ”

"3 billion?" Robert. Egger's eyes widened, and his hand almost immediately grabbed the phone - but it quickly stopped in mid-air, and after a while, he pursed his lips and calmed down, shaking his head and sighing in disappointment, "Should I want it to come true or not......

"2 billion!" Michael, Sony. Linton laughed, "I think a few old friends must be in a hurry right now, and maybe it's our luck that Sony didn't negotiate a partnership." ”

"This girl is crazy." Warner's Jeff. Robinov muttered, "But I hope God will pamper her one more time and fulfill her crazy ......"

He walked to the window and casually drew a cross on his body—Robinov had been quite religious lately.

"20 to 3 billion ......" Paramount's Brad Brown. Gray browsed the page, he frowned: "It is impossible for her to throw such a bold statement aimlessly, and suddenly take the initiative to provoke controversy, what is her purpose, is she setting up some game?" ”

Regardless, the tycoons didn't make any moves, and in fact, they were patiently waiting for December 17 to arrive, when the first-day box office would be settled, and whether Jennifer would work another miracle or be revealed, and they could have waited a week before that.

And James. Cameron, Jon. Landau ...... These people who are rushing to promote the movie are not extremely concerned about this date? Even if they were on the road and the jet lag was chaotic, they all made notes for this day in their own ways, and the big gamble worth 500 million US dollars was about to announce the initial results on this day, which one of the people involved in this matter was not excited, expectant, and afraid of being hurt?

At 5 a.m. on December 17, East Coast time, and 2 a.m. on the West Coast, the market report on December 17 finally had results, and I don't know how many people stayed up all night, paying attention to this short report, and in a nanny car that had just driven out of the airport, there was also a crisp exclamation.

"29 million?" Jennifer. Jefferson's voice was full of consternation, and she was already shouting, "Oh my God—how can it be so low!" "Well, it's relatively early today

I...... I don't say it, I don't say it, I definitely don't say that, haha......