The gladiator's two-month publicity period allowed Daniel to appear intensively on traditional media such as television, newspapers, magazines, and roadside billboards, and subtly, Daniel became familiar in the eyes of more and more people - this is the recent hot Hollywood star, this step is very important for Daniel, and Cusa has listed some of the most critical and difficult changes for him - if the Internet popularity, entertainment hotspots into real recognition is one of them.

The promotion period of "Gladiator" did help him a lot, in fact, if it was Joaquin Phoenix, he wouldn't be able to get the same attention, for Universal, Daniel's media value is not comparable to that of Joaquin, so they will have a big difference in the tilt of resources, secondly, in this era, the entertainment industry has not yet defined the Internet and reality so clearly, Daniel is "famous" in a certain way, and Universal also needs to rely on his popularity.

One of Melissa's most important recent jobs has been to contact media evaluation companies to obtain various indices such as Daniel's exposure.

"In these two months, you've probably walked the path of other people's five years." Melissa habitually puts the number form in front of Daniel, she and Kusa are completely different ways of working, Kusa likes to do things properly, and then report to Daniel, the two of them are not discussing specific things, but planning and development direction, Melissa belongs to the type of person who will report to Daniel about everything or ask for opinions.

In contrast, Kusa certainly makes Daniel more hassle-free. However, this is not to say that Melissa's way of working is bad, it can only be said that the habits are different, then the division of labor between the client and the agent will be different, from the moment Melissa came to Daniel's side, Andy completely took over the arrangement of Daniel's daily itinerary, and Melissa is committed to contacting Daniel's film work, planning personal image, and promoting Daniel's star effect.

As for Daniel himself, he began to truly take charge of his own future.

It was a great opportunity for him to exercise, with the help of the global publicists, and the CAA was not hindered for the time being - in fact, as the combination of Daniel and Melissa became more familiar with his work, the unified alliance within the CAA gradually showed signs of disintegrating, and if "Gladiator" really made Daniel soar, then the top partners of the CAA may be reduced to a laughing stock. And with the current trend, the public has more space for Daniel than they think, they follow his news, they follow his performances, and even because he is starting to learn about the Internet -- which is another bonus.

Among the older and more traditional population, they have been indoctrinated with the idea that Daniel is unknown to everyone on the Internet, thus making Daniel synonymous with a certain aspect of the Internet.

This is even being discovered by some companies in Silicon Valley.

"Gladiator" premiered in New York before its release - this time Universal did not hold a premiere in Hollywood, California, but came to New York, and it cannot be said that it had no other ideas.

Hollywood and New York are the two poles of American cinema, whether to hold a premiere in Hollywood or in New York often depends on what you want and what you lack. For "Gladiator", Russell Crowe's loss of the Oscar this year has already earned him a sympathy vote in Hollywood, and Universal, as a deep-rooted production and distribution giant, is proud of its influence in Hollywood. Comparatively, the word-of-mouth of "Gladiator" in New York critics is even more important.

So Daniel saw Haven Rupert in The New Yorker, Kent Turan in The New York Times, Brent Coster in the New York Daily News, and many other big names in New York film critics. In order to curry favor with these New Yorkers, Universal did not even invite Roger Albert to the scene, and of course they were not negligent, and a special copy and a large viewing fee were sent to Chicago.

Critics came a little later, because there was an earlier part of the premiere — like the red carpet.

After the red carpet, journalists can move to the screening room to watch the film with critics, guests and creators, and it is also the first time it has appeared in public.

Universal really takes "Gladiator" very seriously, and the red carpet is star-studded, with actresses such as Meg Ryan, Neve Kebbel, and Drew Barrymore vying on the red carpet and murdering countless films. The climax is, of course, the main creative team of "Gladiator".

Russell Crowe, Daniel Sandler and Connie Nelson are undoubtedly important triangles.

Compared with the mature and sexy Crow, and Connie Nelson, who shows a hint of old age, you must know that once European and American women get older, they can't look at it, Connie is well-maintained, but it is still difficult to hide the growing age. Of the three, Daniel is the only new face, at least for the red carpet reporters.

Such a tall, tall, strong, handsome little fresh meat is really easy to attract the camera.

On both sides of the red carpet were young girls screaming, blonde or dark-skinned.

They did look too young, perhaps thirteen or fourteen, but the frenzy on their faces was eye-catching, and in the eyes of shrewd media reporters, their attire showed that they were well-off.

The New York Tribune, a national newspaper in New York that has a strict but also entertainment section, noticed these people and became intrigued, and he decided to interview them.

"Hello, beauties."

It may be the first time to give a newspaper interview, and the two little girls are a little nervous and excited, "Hello. ”

"I want to ask, are you New Yorkers? Loved this movie? ”

"No, we're from Boston, and we're here to see Daniel, he's so handsome, isn't he? His films must have been very exciting, too. ”

"So, you're a fan of Daniel Sandler? Have you seen his films? ”

"Not yet, we know Campus Blues, but then it won't be found in movie theaters."

Cowell felt a little emotional, a group of fans who had never seen a star movie - this is an interesting group.

"Thank you and have a nice time in New York."

"Of course, we were really happy and excited to meet Daniel, it was amazing."

Daniel smiled charmingly and waved his hand to them, he was no stranger to these young fans, although they did not belong to him, but these young people could be said to have supported wave after wave of fresh meat beauties. They don't ask for much, and they don't even have to give them anything to enjoy themselves. If you can show them a little care and care from time to time, they can show you a little sensational.

Thanks to these young people, Daniel's prowess on the red carpet often means some kind of influence – at least in the eyes of the media these days.

"Andy, see no, press a reporter with brown hair and a blue stripe with a dolphin pattern on it. yes, the one over there. Off the red carpet, Daniel beckoned Andy over and pointed her to the reporter she had just noticed — the one who interviewed his fan, Cowell of The New York Tribune.

"The one with the gold-rimmed glasses?"

"Yes, that's him." Daniel stopped looking at Colwell and said to Andy without changing his face, "Give him a small gift, be generous, and tell him that I think it's not a bad thing for young people to have an idol, especially an idol that is inspirational enough." ”

Daniel's worries are not superfluous, parents are a terrible group in the United States, and if your film provokes a parent association or a large group of self-organized parents, then you have to worry - God knows how many parents in your audience, if it does make them upset, then the impact on the film is destructive.

Stargazers are a special group of people who are important players in Internet entertainment, but lack the spending power - this will become less and less of a problem over time, and their pocket money is enough to pay for a movie or even other merchandise. But the important thing is that this group is subject to both social and parental attention, and society has a set of standards that require young people to be sensible, calm enough, judgmental enough and appreciative, which is of course a joke, but the people who make these things are adults, so no one can change that. Parents are more pure, this must not affect my child, can not let him abandon his studies, can not let him develop wrong values, can not let him be tempted and encouraged by bad things.

Daniel is now the idol of these teenagers, he has to escort their "power", Cowell has obviously realized the value of this news point, so how to guide it is something Daniel has to hurry up to do.

Andy understood what Daniel meant, in fact, after Kusa left, Andy and Melissa had more and more contact with Fred, and they became more and more aware of how Daniel's seemingly "everybody knows" situation on the Internet was created. It is undeniable that Daniel has the necessary ingredients to become a high-quality idol, but the soil of the Internet today is still a bit shallow, and it is difficult to achieve the current situation without operation.

Opening up Fred to Andy and Melissa was also an adventure for Daniel.

But Fred is directly responsible to him and Kusa, and the exact operation is known only to the two of them, which provides Daniel with a little protection, and on this premise, the symbolism of being revealed to them is even greater.

Daniel and the main creators began to move to the screening room, and "Gladiator" was ready to be tested by the audience. Andy, on the other hand, approached Colwell without a trace and managed to get him out of the crowd.

(Updated things, I apologize to everyone, I have a graduation ceremony the day after tomorrow, and I leave school the day after tomorrow, and there are a lot of messy things)