Chapter Thirty-Eight: Forming a Trend

After everyone sat down, Carl announced the start of the press conference, but no reporter raised his hand to ask questions, but everyone laughed, Carl felt more and more inexplicable, and couldn't help repeating: "The press conference of "Police and Thieves" begins, everyone can raise their hands to ask any questions. Finally, a female reporter asked, "Hello Mr. Carlos, I'm a reporter for the American Free Times, is your company going to hold a special press conference?" Carl felt more and more strange, but Julia grabbed the microphone first: "Hello, Miss Reporter, do you think that sentence is funny?" ”

The female reporter said: "Yes, this sentence posted behind Mr. Carlos's back will become a classic. Carl finally knew what was going on, and his hand hurriedly pulled down a note behind his back, which read: Since I became mentally ill, my spirit has improved much better.

"Oh, damn it, offending a woman is really sinned!" Carl secretly complained, but now in full view, he could only pretend that nothing happened, as if it had been arranged in advance by the company. Julia continued: "Yes, it's going to be a classic line, but there are countless lines like that in the film, and today I want to show you that 'The Cops and the Thieves' is definitely a high-quality film from a comedic standpoint." The female reporter smiled: "Yes, judging from your company's humorous propaganda methods, "The Police and the Thief" will also be a humorous film. ”

A Chicago Sun reporter asked, "Miss Roberts, how long have you been pregnant?" Is it a single or a twin? The child's father is not Mr. Liang Xiaolong. The man with glasses next to him gritted his teeth secretly: "Damn, he actually stole my interview words, the reporter of the Sun is really shameless enough!" Julie Adam immediately straightened her face, her status today is obtained by excellent acting skills, not by catering to the media: "You Sun always like to dig up some lace news, but today you are doomed to disappointment, I am still single, and it is impossible to get pregnant." Okay, let's ask another reporter, but if it's still a question like that, I won't answer it. ”

A reporter from the Los Angeles Times asked, "Miss Roberts, what do you think of Mr. Leung's directing ability?" Julia laughed, "Great, I think they know better, Jessica, tell me." Julia deliberately gave young actors more opportunities to appear, and Jessica lived up to her wishes and showed a sweet smile: "Xiaolong's directing ability is very strong, not only can convey his intentions to the actors, but also guide the actors' emotions, so I can improve my acting skills during the filming, so I have to thank Xiaolong, he is really an excellent director." ”

The Los Angeles Times reporter asked again: "Through the scene just now, everyone has little doubt about the comedy aspect of the film, but what about the action?" Is it also as good as the comedy aspect? Liang Xiaolong took the microphone: "Everyone can come here today, you must have seen the trailer, right?" I can safely say that the martial arts action in the trailer can only be counted as average in the film, and the really exciting parts can only be seen in the cinema. Brandon, tell me how you feel about the action in the film. Brandon took the microphone and said with a wry smile: "This is the second time I have worked with Xiaolong, to be honest, it is really painful to shoot and fight with Xiaolong." Especially this time, my opponent in the film, Wu Jing, is a Chinese martial arts champion, and he did all the difficult moves without the help of props, but in this way, those movements retained most of the power, and I was injured many times during the filming. ”

Wu Jing took the microphone: "Regarding this, I should indeed apologize to Brandon, during the filming, Brandon was injured no less than ten times, the most serious one, and there were large bruises on both hands and small arms. Brandon added: "Actually, you can't blame Wu Jing, you should blame Xiaolong, he not only needs to shoot action movies to be good-looking, but also to retain a sense of realism, which is really hard, but I believe that the quality of the film will not disappoint fans and friends." ”

This singing and harmony seems to be scolding Liang Xiaolong, but in fact, it is praising Liang Xiaolong's good movement guidance ability. The media reporter saw that there was no way to find a flaw in these adults, so he pointed his spear and short cannon at Kayla, thinking that this girl should be simpler at a young age, maybe she could explode something unknown to outsiders. A reporter from the American Express asked, "Hello cutie, who do you think is the prettiest among Julia, Rachel and Jessica?" Answering such a question is undoubtedly the most unflattering, saying who is the most box office, it will definitely offend the other two, but this girl is very ghostly: "Kayla is the most beautiful." The reporter was embarrassed, and then asked: "Yes, the cutie is the most beautiful, so which of the three do you think is more beautiful?" The little girl pretended to be confused and repeated, "Kayla is the most beautiful." ”

Liang Xiaolong almost didn't laugh, and secretly gave a thumbs up to the little girl, the effect of pretending to be confused at this young age is better than that of an adult, at least the reporter can't get down and compare it with a little girl. However, the reporter obviously didn't give up, so he changed the question: "Filming is very hard, right?" The little girl nodded, and the reporter asked again: "In the process of filming so hard, who is the director best for and who does he take care of the most?" The little girl smiled sweetly: "Kayla is the youngest, and Uncle Xiaolong takes care of Kayla the most." The reporter was embarrassed and hurriedly sat down, this is going to be asked again, I have to be driven crazy by this girl.

And the crew unanimously gave Kayla a thumbs up and said secretly: "This girl is so shrewd and decent to answer questions at a young age, she is really good material for the entertainment industry." The reporter asked a lot of questions, covering all aspects, but Liang Xiaolong and Julia mostly asked the young actors to answer and increase their exposure, so that they could better promote the film.

The next day, the major media reported on the matter, but what was surprising was that Carl's exposure rate actually surpassed Julia and Liang Xiaolong, as long as there were media who came to attend the press conference, Carl's back appeared, which read: "Since I got psychotic, my spirit has been much better." And this phrase quickly spread across the United States and became a trend, and the first joke that many young friends make when they meet is: Man, since you have been mentally ill, your spirit is much better. And whoever gets angry because of this incident will definitely be despised, because it shows that he doesn't know the source of this sentence and can't keep up with the popular footsteps.

"Uncle Xiaolong, am I a genius?" Kayla smiled smugly: "Such a good publicity plan, should you give me a planning fee?" Liang Xiaolong and Rachel looked at each other, they never thought that the original farce would turn into a successful propaganda plan, and looking at this posture, there is a tendency to spread from the United States to the sea: "Girl, you have helped me a lot this time, let's say, what benefits do you want?" The little girl smiled sweetly: "Uncle Xiaolong, when you go back to China to play, can you take me with you?" ”

"Carl. Carlos, the strongest psychopath in history. Looking at this title, Carl's eyes were like fire: "Damn big mouth, didn't I offend you a little, can I use it so hard?" But when the employee who went out to investigate came back, Carl smiled with satisfaction, because most people said that after the film was released, they must go into the movie theater to see if there are countless classic lines like Julia said: "Sacrifice the ego, finish beating me, don't worry about the damn big mouth, see how great my brother's love is." ”

The media is overwhelmingly publicized, a trend has been formed among the people, Julia is in charge, the film already has a strong influence, the box office in the early stage is basically guaranteed, and if the quality of the film is better, the box office can basically be predicted. And such a situation will naturally cause the eyes of major companies, Mark couldn't sit still at first, called and asked: "Xiaolong, your company shouldn't have the ability to distribute overseas and CD, right?" Liang Xiaolong smiled: "Mark, your call is too late, as soon as the film is finished, Paramount will call." Mark said, "That's a damn woman who moves really fast, but you shouldn't have signed a contract yet, right?" Liang Xiaolong said: "Mark, doing business is about integrity, I have promised to give the distribution rights to Paramount, and I will not regret it because I haven't signed the contract yet." Mark smiled bitterly: "Okay, this time I missed, but next time I will definitely not let that woman take the lead." ”

Mark Ji, Shirley is also anxious, after watching the news, immediately sent employees to investigate the market, the feedback back is very satisfactory, many people, especially 15-25 years old young people are very fond of the line since you have mental illness, your spirit is much better, and said that they are willing to go into the cinema after the film is released. The satisfaction of the people is the guarantee of the box office, Shirley couldn't sit still anymore, and immediately called Liang Xiaolong: "Xiaolong, do you have time today?" Liang Xiaolong had already guessed her intention, so he smiled and said, "Yes, what's wrong?" Shirley said: "It's good to have time, I'll take the evaluation team to your company to see the master film, if the quality of the master film is acceptable, we can start to negotiate the contract." Liang Xiaolong said: "I like this kind of good news, I won't tell you, Mark called me just now, but I refused." Shirley smiled, "I like honest young people like you." Liang Xiaolong said again: "But I suggest you come back tomorrow afternoon, because you can almost finish the first cut today, otherwise you will have to watch dozens of hours of master films." ”

After ending the call, Liang Xiaolong immediately called Carl again: "Carl, tomorrow Paramount will come over to review the quality of the film, today you have to draw up a plan, and tomorrow you will negotiate with Paramount." Karl smiled: "That woman is probably in a hurry, so it's okay to negotiate the price." But Xiaolong, I think we have to change the publicity plan, just because of that sentence, now most Americans know our movie, is it timely to expose another classic line, just choose that sentence: Sister smokes not cigarettes, sister smokes loneliness. ”

Liang Xiaolong hurriedly shook his head: "Your publicity plan is fine, but this line is not good, this line has to be heard by the audience's cinema after the film is released, change it to something else, anyway, there is no shortage of classic lines in the film." ”

ps: I stayed up late yesterday, just got up, and I'm late, sorry. The first shift will be sent first, and there will be two more. I wish my friends a happy and auspicious holiday!

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