Chapter 124: Feed the paparazzi
"This is Hollywood's super A-class star." Melissa walked beside Daniel and squeezed out of the huge crowd to pick them up in the RV, "Of course, to be precise, the treatment of a popular superstar, Meryl can't have such momentum." β
Daniel saw the car chasing behind him in the mirror, "So, those paparazzi in the back are also part of this treatment?" β
"Of course, you have to be careful next, these paparazzi are absolutely pervasive, even your hotel room, the surveillance video anywhere, they can get their hands on it. If you can get any information about your new relationship, you can definitely sell it for a sky-high price. β
"Luckily, I don't have any new relationships."
"If you show up with that lady and you're photographed at some intimate angle, then you're in a new relationship."
Daniel shrugged his shoulders helplessly, no one can stop these things, European and American laws give people the right to peek into the private lives of celebrities.
"Has MGM already given you the itinerary?" Daniel turned to Andy and asked.
Andy flipped through his bag and took out a piece of paper, "Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, three cities." β
Yes, in July, MGM officially launched the "Legally Blonde" promotional program "National Blonde Day", and the beauties can get a discount when they go to Vidasha Hair to dye their hair blonde, in fact, Witherspoon has already started her journey, and Daniel's workload is pitiful compared to Reese, but it is also normal. Reese waited for this small production to turn over, and Daniel didn't care, even if it was a five percent share, but it was a surplus share, which was really unexciting.
Daniel flipped through the itinerary, which was almost a week away, and then the premiere in Los Angeles.
"MGM is going to spend some money?" Seeing that the scale of the premiere arrangement is quite different from before, according to this plan, it will almost cost a budget of one million.
"Now the box office forecast of "Legally Blonde" has risen to 80 million, compared to the box office of tens of millions, don't you think it's a good deal to spend 1 million on a past premiere."
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Back at his Malibu house, Daniel thought about what Melissa had told him about changing houses.
Triver has mentioned before that he is still living in a rented house, which is indeed a bit of a mismatch for him, after all, he is not the kind of male star who focuses on wandering and playing in the world, he represents the dream of Hollywood - glory, money, and enjoyment.
"Melissa has already helped you find it, villas in Beverly Hills, ocean-view mansions in Malibu, we're letting the wind out, and these real estate agents are fluttering like flies."
Andy was busy cleaning up the house, and he didn't live for more than a month, even if the cleaners were dutiful, it always made people feel that it was not very clean.
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Daniel left the house in Andy's car, a Chevrolet that cost several thousand dollars, and couldn't compare to the Mercedes Benz RV Daniel himself bought.
"Do you think you can dodge?"
Andy looked at the paparazzi behind his car and expressed his helplessness at Daniel's "whimsy".
"It's okay, you just put me in the center of the Highlands."
"Jerry is waiting for you inside?"
Yes, Daniel is here to see Jerry Bruckheimer today, "Pearl Harbor" will not exceed 200 million in North America has become a foregone conclusion, this box office can certainly be in the top ten of the year, but in terms of investment, it is far from recovering the cost. However, coupled with Hollywood's one-stop money-making methods such as overseas box office, peripherals, and DVDs, the loss will not be large, but such a large amount of investment in the operation of the fund will eventually come back in vain, and in any case it will be a touchstone and even Disney's big defeat and loss.
Coming down from the center of the Highlands, the speed with which the paparazzi gathered around them was simply astounding.
"Danny, are you here to shop?"
"Alone? What about Cameron? β
"Hey, Danielβ"
The paparazzi asked halfway through, and suddenly there was no way to continue. Daniel is indeed hot, but there is very little lace, and there are not many people who believe in Cameron's scandal, and after such a period of time, the two have almost no intersection, admit it, deny it, and there is no one.
"Man, you need to go back and do your homework."
Daniel teased him and turned into the mall, where the paparazzi were stopped outside by security. Of course, they can also go in, but not like this now, and it is clear that they are paparazzi.
After a few rounds, Daniel entered a quiet French restaurant.
Jerry looks a little tired, and it is inevitable that a watch like "Pearl Harbor" wants to get enough screens in theaters, and the tongue that needs to be spent can definitely make Jerry tired.
"You're right."
"In any case, 200 million is already a good number. It was a little lower than predicted, but it was not a loss. Daniel skillfully comforted him, lower? No, the previous prediction agencies all thought that this masterpiece could pass the 300 million level, and now it has shrunk by a third, which can't be said to be a little bit, not to mention, the poor reputation also means that the performance of overseas, surrounding and other aspects will not be too good.
Barely staying within an acceptable range of losses, that's the reality.
Jerry met him because his previous attitude was very clear, and Jerry thought that this was a "good friend" and could communicate at this moment.
But Daniel decided to sell Disney and Jerry a little face.
When he and Jerry left the restaurant together, most of the paparazzi didn't leave, and it was a bit special for Daniel to come shopping alone, most likely because there were already customers inside.
Sure enough, when Jerry and Daniel walked out.
"Finally, it was not in vain."
"Pearl Harbor" is very topical, and some people think that it is a failure of Jerry, so Jerry is also under pressure right now.
"I haven't had time to see it, you know I've just come back from New Zealand. I'm good friends with Jerry, and I'm confident in his talents, and I think Pearl Harbor must be a good work, and I'll do my best to see it. Miss Kate Beckinsale is beautiful, isn't she? β
After answering a question, Daniel got into Jerry's car and left with him.
"Thank you, Danny."
"Gotta give them some news, or I'll never have a good day."
Indeed, the answer just now excites the paparazzi the most, of course, is the mention of Kate Beckinsale, the new force that broke into Hollywood with "Pearl Harbor", and there have been a lot of topics recently, Daniel took the initiative to praise her, and the paparazzi can write too much.
Not to mention that he clearly praised "Pearl Harbor", but to use the news to blur the bad reviews of the movie, it is also a big favor to Disney and Jerry.