From the beginning of the premiere of a film, it has embarked on the road of fighting for box office and awards, and according to different demands, there will be some emphasis, some films strive to make money - that compete for the number of screens, strive for commercial reputation, hype attention and other means to do everything, and some want to win awards, figuring out the preferences of the Oscar judges, avoiding the deterioration of word of mouth, public relations and so on have become the main work.

"Gladiator" is of course more important to Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott, "L.A. Confidential" and "Inside Out" have made the unruly Australian man one of the best acting men in Hollywood, but he does lack a trophy that can best prove himself - the Golden Man. Not to mention Ridley, who, in Brent's words, was "crazy to think about the Oscars" — so much so that he created such an all-Olympic film to win the affection of the Academy judges.

As for Daniel Sandler, he also focuses more on acting skills and word of mouth, after all, this is his supporting role, there are big directors, first-line superstars, and luxury teams, and his contribution to the box office is not so sensitive. But Daniel, who is in the limelight, is in desperate need of some acting affirmation - preferably the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, which are influential and not particularly difficult to get, for which he has asked Melissa and Kevin Gorley to negotiate a few times, and even began to look for a public relations agency, these jobs are still easier for them to do, and if the cooperation is happy, the next step is indeed inseparable from the vampire lice on these stars, although they will take a lot of money, and even share.

It can be seen that the purpose of the main creators is relatively consistent, in fact, DreamWorks and Universal also agree with this, you must know that when they decided to make the film Ridley, they understood the positioning of "Gladiator". Of course, the goals of the two sides are different, one is to use the award to further boost the box office, and the other is to use the award to prove their status, but this is not important, the important thing is that the goal is the same.

After the premiere, the publicity and distribution department of "Gladiator" is in full swing, and the film critics who watch it on the scene and send copies need you to constantly negotiate, this group of movie robbers are all glamorous bitches, give money, he will do things, but what kind of work, you can't directly give a standard - this is the freedom and will of rape them, they have to write themselves, what kind of writing, see if you are in good shape, look at his mood, and watch the quality of the movie - this is all for Haven, Kent, Brent and even first-class film critics like Roger and Richard, of course, small film critics have no right to speak, because they have no influence, and no audience will go to the street tabloids to read film reviews, and then decide whether to go to the cinema, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times are more reliable.

The next morning, Daniel got up early, Andy certainly earlier, and she had a bunch of newspapers in her hand.

Daniel was more relaxed, and he was even in the mood to make a joke.

"Andy, you don't look like you've slept well, haven't you slept in a strong arms for too long? Oh yes, we also had an appointment with Kevin this morning, right, let me see it first, there are still a few test screenings, I'm going to die. ”

Indeed, after last night's event, he rushed back to Los Angeles non-stop, and today to meet with CAA's Kevin, Daniel thought that the top agent league should have loosened up - he had to set up a good score this time.

"Daniel, something isn't right."

Daniel's face turned stern, Andy is a reliable girl, she said no, there must be something wrong.

"What's going on?"

Daniel puts down the milk, he has been exercising, and it is very important to maintain the intake of protein and calcium. I took the newspaper from Andy and opened the page related to "Gladiator".

"Early this morning, people from all over the world contacted me and said that you were blocked."

"Block?"

"Yes, because according to the reaction last night, your watch Xiàn conquered almost everyone, and they took it a little lightly, and the focus was almost entirely on the movie and Russell Crowe, but this morning the newspaper came out, and they found that quite a few film critics gave you **. It's not a delusion that you're doing a good job, in fact, it was proven last night. So, this can only mean one thing, someone PR some film critics after getting the results of your table. Sadly, because Universal doesn't have a clear request for your part, these critics can even take two pieces of money with peace of mind. ”

"We really need a PR person." Melissa, who came in a hurry, also got detailed information, "Otherwise, I will be too passive and I won't receive any information." ”

Daniel didn't speak, and he began to flip through the newspapers, the first time since "School Blues" that he had been in the newspapers for his film performances, and even "Blues," for which he hadn't been reported much.

"Daniel Sandler is a rookie -- which doesn't match his fame."

"I was expecting to be able to see some of Daniel Sandler's talented performances, but to be honest, I was a little disappointed."

"It's over, it's overdone, it's an over-exerted performance, and of course, it's understandable that it's the first time he's played such an important role - although I don't know how he auditioned."

Andy does have a lot of character, she put ** on the top, so Daniel turned several pages of weird movie reviews.

"Here's the positive, you can look at Brent, the critic of The New Yorker, who posted it on his blog and will be in the next issue of the magazine." At this time, the print media and the Internet were not mutually exclusive, and it was the norm for film critics to put their articles on the Internet for the first time, and then publish them through newspapers and magazines.

""Gladiator" was able to get four stars, and one of the deductions was that the film was a little careless about the marginal plots, and some of the subplots were obviously not in place, which made people have to feel regretful. Of course, that won't stop it from becoming a classic, with the vastness of ancient Rome, the thrilling gladiatorial arenas, and the shocking realism of the war scenes all enough to make you go to the theater to watch it all over. …… As far as actors are concerned, Russell Crowe may be rewriting the glamorous direction of Hollywood men, Jack Dawson (Titanic) is attractive with his creamy little white face, but Maximus is a hardcore warrior who calls for the wild, and there is no doubt that Crowe has contributed his outstanding performance...... The biggest surprise of the movie for me is Daniel Sandler, this young man who is even more handsome than Leonardo is really not easy to get my approval at first - if you are too handsome, you are unlikely to act, which may offend many people, but to be honest. No one can catch two birds at the same time, and despite the generally high looks in Hollywood, this law works on a relative level. The appearance of Commodius is a sight to behold—at least I think the ancient Roman princes should have been, as immaculate as the sculptures...... His performance is very creative, and even creates a sense of anticipation outside the plot, which is surprising...... In my opinion, he is indeed the darling of Hollywood. ”

Brent's film review was full of praise, which made Daniel's mood slightly better.

"What does Universal say?"

They also want to cooperate in "Spy Shadows", in fact, this news will be released when it is released, giving the movie the last fire, so Universal is still more concerned about his affairs, after all, the two sides are still in the same boat.

"They're going to track who it is, and I've reached out to Jones, and Jones is going to find out, and by the way, she's going to ask about Cusa and if we have any news of him." Melissa sat down and opened her notebook.

Daniel turned his head to look at Andy, who shook his head, "I don't know, but his uncle called my mom recently, so it looks like the shape should be better." ”

Daniel nodded, "Melissa, you replied to Jones, now that we need her help so badly, you try to bring back good memories for her." ”

Kusa Damon's affairs are not something he can meddle in, whether it's just the New York gangs or the FBI.

"Tracking? Do people around the globe think the most important thing now is to track down the culprit? Daniel frowned, if so, then the idiots around the world are really going to make people doubt their intelligence.

"No, they'll pay attention to your part in the next promotion, but if we want insurance, we'd better do something ourselves."

"Can we afford it?"

Andy honestly shook his head, "It's going to cost at least hundreds of thousands of dollars, and we don't have that way, CAA - by the way, I just forgot to mention that Kevin's assistant called me, and your meeting needs to be postponed." ”

Daniel sneered, "It's really up to date, what?" Do you want to wait until the word-of-mouth after the real release of "Gladiator"? ”

"Well, Melissa, don't think about it now on the CAA side. You discuss with the accountant, make a budget of 100,000 US dollars, and do public relations with people from all over the world, we will come with it, although the effect is a little worse, but it is better than holding it back. ”

It's easy to find out that Fox's "X-Men" has been in theaters for a week, and when "Gladiator" was released, it had already spent two golden weeks, so it couldn't be a dead end, but it was indeed a good move to add a bit of blockage to "Gladiator", and to crush Daniel Sandler, who had a lot of variables.

There is nothing Universal can do about this, it is almost an obvious rule for movies in the same schedule to attack each other, all they can do is to pay attention below, and they can't be exploited by Fox again.

But Jones brought another piece of news.

"Both UTA and WME are working behind Fox's back."

Daniel didn't have to turn his mind to understand that sure enough, the enemies were still those ones.