Chapter 444: Target 400 million
"Seriously, Daniel, there's a lot of interest in your friendship with Paul, and it seems like in Hollywood you only have one friend -- I might be a little offended when I say that, but it seems like that?"
Daniel and Paul looked at each other, as if both motioning for the other to answer.
"I can't answer this question, in fact, I'm also curious, why? Daniel? β
Paul grimaced, and the audience was amused, but he may be telling the truth, but either way, it was up to Daniel to answer.
"It's really a problem, David from DD Pictures, and Mark from F2F, are friends I've known since I was a kid, so we've maintained our friendship. But in the circle, it cannot be said that Paul is the only friend, because although he does not communicate so much with some other friends, friendship does exist. "School Blues" was my first movie, and it meant a lot, even though that fat boy, I don't even dare to watch it now, haha. So maybe that laid the foundation for the friendship between the two of us. In fact, for a period of time, we also maintained a relatively bland relationship, but after deciding to cooperate with "Transformers", the communication was a little more.
I think that being busy makes people slack off making friends, because maintaining friendships requires an investment, and sometimes I really don't have the energy and time because I'm too busy, and when I'm not busy, I need to rest so much that it's hard to find time. To put it bluntly, I don't even bother to have a girlfriend, let alone a simple friend. β
Oprah was happy to hear the word "girlfriend," which meant she could steer the conversation to a hot topic.
"I know, Paul is a bachelor now, and Daniel has been in a relationship for a long timeβ"
"Sounds like they're going to go public?"
Megan. Fox interjected, triggering a chorus of cheers from the audience.
Oprah laughed and couldn't speak, "No, no, no, no." If it were true, girls all over the world would be crying to death. I just wanted to ask, what do you think about the relationship? What kind of girl are you looking for? β
"I think it's better to be alone." Paul said that as one of the best idols in Hollywood, he loves the outdoors, has never had scandals, and has a pure blonde and blue-eyed face like a Greek sculpture, his conclusion still makes many people feel sad, but not so much to everyone's surprise, since breaking up with Rebecca, he has never had a public relationship.
Daniel's answer is more positive. Truth be told, he's a little different from most Hollywood stars - as he slowly gains supremacy, his fans are more demanding of his significant other, and a lot of talk about Daniel's future partner ends with "no woman in Hollywood can match him".
"For me, it's really a small probability event, and it's all about the opportunity at work, and it's hard to just be able to feel for each other. So, I can't predict when I'll be able to have a new relationship. I'm looking forward to that day. β
The interviews generally continued the style of Oprah's talk show, without too many sharp questions. Most of them talk about daily life.
But there are still quite a few times when the girls scream like crazy.
Daniel and Paul, for example, flexing their muscles β not lifting their clothes, of course, just gym photos.
"He's from the gym, and I'm from nature."
Paul said proudly.
"It's like you've never been to the gym."
Of course, the male audience did not forget. Megan. Fox also showed off his fitness success, abs and vest line, unusually sexy. Full of youthful energy.
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In addition to the Oprah talk show, the creators of "Transformers" also participated in many other shows, of course, Daniel was not accompanied.
It wasn't until the eve of the release that he attended the preview screening intensively.
Exposure is rare in recent years.
"It's been a long time since we've seen Daniel attend the promotional trip so intensively, even with many of his own productions, such as Pirates 2. The promotion of "Transformers" can be said to be the work he has contributed the most in recent years, and it can be imagined how much he attaches importance to the first A-level production launched by DD Pictures.
When asked about the competition with the same films, that is, Disney's "Die Hard", Warner's "Marriage Certificate", and the fifth installment of the "Harry Potter" series, which was released a week later. Daniel's reply is also rare domineering, and he said that "Transformers" will be the strongest contender for this year's annual championship! This means that he set the box office of "Transformers" at least above 300 million, because "Spider-Man 3", which was released in May, and "Shrek 3" a little later, both got more than 320 million.
'I hope 'Transformers' will get 400 million, just like 'Pirates 2 did last year',' said Daniel, and it has to be said that even though critics generally agree that this is a great commercial blockbuster, it is not easy to achieve this result, especially since this is not his own work.
In response to a question about whether "Transformers" premiered on Tuesday to avoid "Harry Potter," Daniel laughed and dismissed the speculation and reaffirmed his confidence in the film's box office. β
-- Los Angeles Times.
"Why are you so confident this time?"
"I've always been confident." Daniel has a rare no itinerary today, after the release of "Transformers" the day after tomorrow, he will fly to Shanghai, China to attend the premiere in China, on July 11, the movie will be released in China, at this time in 2007, it is still quite effective, how Paramount did it before, Daniel is not very clear, but DD Pictures can do it, it does depend on the friendship between DD China and China Film.
Kusa was knocking on the itinerary with him, making small talk by the way, "But you rarely said such things before. β
"Don't you think that since I said that, everyone's expectations for Transformers have been higher?"
"Of course, they all want to know what kind of movie can make Daniel so uncharacteristically high-profile."
"Haha, that's enough, isn't it? All we want is the box office! β
"Premiere" magazine recently raised its box office forecast for "Transformers" from 2,2-250 million to 300 million-350 million.
"After a recent assessment, we believe that DD Pictures' promotional strategy has been very effective, that the popularity has increased significantly, and that the box office should be higher than previously expected from the accelerated pre-sale, so we have made the decision to raise the price upward." The magazine then added a quip later, "Of course, the most important reason why we chose to believe Daniel is the most important thing." (To be continued.) )
PS: Thank you, thank you, a little embarrassing, I feel like I sold a lot of monthly passes and rewards ^.^