"The explosions devastated New York and Los Angeles like dominoes, with fires spreading, vehicles flying, buildings toppling, and the whole world shattering in a sea of red fire, especially when the White House and the Empire State Building were blown into debris from top to bottom, and I felt the whole theater tremble."

Employees at the Los Angeles branch of App Research Consulting are destined for a busy weekend, gathering first-hand on-the-spot feedback after midnight screenings at major theaters.

"When the pilot piloted the plane to attack the alien spacecraft in a suicidal way to protect his family, I burst into tears!"

"A majestic alien invasion, an epic and magnificent Earth counterattack, an excellent and wonderful sci-fi blockbuster!"

"The film did not disappoint, I was simply shocked by the part where major cities across the United States were bombed! As it turns out, Duke? Rosenberg's work is really worth looking forward to! ”

"The plot is tight, the scenes are grand, the concept of energy shield is very interesting, nuclear strikes are ineffective, and the idea of using a computer virus to paralyze an alien spaceship is so creative!"

James, located in a movie theater near Beverly Hills, collected almost all positive reviews, and the midnight audience praised the film very highly, especially the explosion scene and the final battle, which were praised by countless fans.

Although there are also some inappropriate evaluations such as "the plot is too simple, there are hard injuries" and "there are no other highlights except for special effects", the number of people is very small, and even one-twentieth of his random interviews are not accounted for.

Give one gift after another. After retracting the questionnaires, Hames got the statistics of the midnight show from the partner theater, and the theater had 44 movies open the midnight show in the same period. The others are all direct competitors of Independence Day this weekend, and in terms of audience distribution, these competitors are clearly not in the stream.

Ninety-one percent of the people who walked into the theater to watch the midnight show chose "Independence Day," and the other three films could only share the remaining nine percent of the audience!

After collecting the questionnaires and materials, Hames walked out of the theater and rushed to the company. The company still has a larger scope of statistics and more detailed work to do, and it will have to give feedback to Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox as soon as it gets past dawn.

For these employees of the survey consulting firm. On the day of the opening of the big production zuò North America, there was basically no rest time, and it was normal to work all morning long.

And the people they interviewed actually had difficulty sleeping.

After saying goodbye to Alan and Jones. The collapsed Empire State Building, the blown White House and the Statue of Liberty on the beach will flash through his mind from time to time, and the nerves that had been stimulated to extreme excitement in the theater before were quickly awakened, and his body seemed to be in a state of adrenaline rush again.

And the evil face of the alien and the ** that destroys miè human beings occasionally make him feel inexplicably frightened. When you look out the window, do you fantasize that there will really be a visitor from outside the world to destroy the earth?

Not only that, but the film also brings excitement. At the moment when mankind was facing extinction, the United States and its leaders bravely shouldered their due responsibilities and led the world to victory.

There was a moment. Kunites had the idea of being drafted into the army......

Chicago's Jim just came out after midnight show. ran to the ticket window of the theater that had already gotten off work and asked to buy tickets for tomorrow, many people followed his pace, and the director had to temporarily open the ticketing system to sell tickets for the excited fans.

Jim, who had bought three tickets, came home, pulled out his older brother and brother, who had fallen asleep, and foamed at the mouth of the story, telling them what an amazing movie "Independence Day" was......

Pittsburgh's Dent and his friends went straight to the bar after watching the midnight show, drinking cold beer while discussing the highlights of the movie, which caused many people's side eyes, and many people inquired and drunkenly said that they would go into the theater tomorrow to see the "Independence Day" of the American president fighting aliens!

For many people, this is destined to be a sleepless night, especially for professional film critics who return to the studio to write film reviews after watching the film.

In the studio near Chicago, not only Roger? Albert didn't sleep, and his agent rushed over, as if something extremely important was going on.

"I received two offers for $500,000."

Agent sitting on Roger? Across Albert's desk, his tone was flat, as if it had happened countless times, "About Independence Day!" ”

"Oh......" Roger? Albert put away his pen, raised his head and helped his glasses, "Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox?" ”

"It has nothing to do with the producer and the publisher." The agent didn't let Albert wait, and said directly, "From two different PR agencies, they want you to make some criticisms on the Independence Day film review." ”

Although the agent said it was unusually vague, Roger? Albert didn't understand that the other party wanted him to discredit "Independence Day", which would affect the film's reputation and further affect the box office of the film.

This has been all too common in the past decade, and he has done it many times, but as a leader in the industry, he will not discredit films that have a big reputation for his own image and reputation.

Of course, some films with a strong commercial atmosphere and are not pleasing to professionals are certainly not among his concerns.

"Who exactly are they?" Roger? Albert asked.

"It should be a star under CAA." The agent thought for a moment and said, "If you guessed correctly, one is Sean?" Connally, another A-list superstar at CAA. ”

"We don't even have to think about that." The agent shook his head, "In the process of every director or star's rise, there will always be a violation of the interests of many people, and someone wants Duke?" Rosenberg was able to succeed in order to benefit from it, and some people naturally thought he was unlucky and trampled him down. ”

"What about your opinion?" Roger? Albert didn't say yes directly.

The agent understands the psychology of his client, and is obviously extremely tempted by a million dollars, but he has to make a clear appearance and let himself convince him.

"Film criticism has a guiding role for the entire film industry, which can avoid the film being too commercialized, and the lack of artistic and humanistic care of the director. Roger, you are the leader of the film critics, and you have the responsibility and obligation to remind Hollywood! ”

These words are righteous and awe-inspiring, and they seem to be thinking about the entire film industry.

"What about Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox?" Is this Roger? Albert's focus on concern.

"They didn't invite film critics as is customary, and they have broken the tacit understanding between the two industries." The agent doesn't seem to care much about the two Hollywood giants, "'Independence Day' is certainly not a movie that critics like, so why don't we tell the truth?" Presumably other film critics will make the same choice. ”

Roger? Albert nodded slightly, since there is no public relations, with his knowledge of his peers, I am afraid that not many people will sing praises for "Independence Day".

"Roger, the movie review show you host belongs to Disney's TV station, and there is also the Chicago Sun News behind it, with their support, why worry about Warner and Fox?"

The agent stood up, and he could see Roger? Albert didn't want a million dollars to slip through his fingers, "If Warner and Fox really get so stupid as to ban you in theaters about this, it will be a huge honor for film critics, and you can even use it to attack the Pulitzer Prize again!" ”

The pen that I just put away is back to Roger? Albert tapped his chin slightly, and the agent showed a look of understanding, turned around and walked out of the studio, and under the starlight of the dark night sky, he dialed two numbers in Los Angeles one after another, and a satisfied smile hung on the corner of his mouth.

Although he is not as famous as an entertainment agent, he also earns a lot of money, and he knows the ability of the person in the studio to attract money, and the greed that hides behind the fame!

One million dollars, which is already more than the normal income of his customers in a year, it is strange not to be tempted, not to mention that this kind of thing is not once or twice.

Chicago is covered at night, and the New York skyline is slightly white, David? Sitting in his study in his Upper East Side apartment, Denby nearing the end of a film review.

He is not in a very good mood, today he was surrounded by a bunch of fans and verbally attacked, the reputation of the film critic is not good at all, if he didn't take the initiative to offend "Independence Day" and apologize to fans who like Independence Day, I'm afraid it will be extremely difficult to get out, and the resentment and anger that has accumulated in it will naturally fall on the film review.

And it's not just the result of the theater, just back in the apartment, David? Denby received a phone call, a phone call that made him feel a little better, $250,000 was not a small number for him, and he was planning to attack the bad movie "Independence Day"!

As for the rest, David? Denby doesn't care at all, "The New Yorker" reviews have always been known for being vitriol, and since the distributor and producer didn't pay for it, what else did he care?

Isn't he like Roger, the top vampire in the industry? Albert, like him, not only has TV show income, but also always gets some reviews of old movies to fool fans who like nostalgia to cheat money, and his bulk of his income comes from columns, and this $250,000 is very, very tempting.

Ethics? Taking money to do things is the most basic professional ethics in the film review industry.

Just in David? When Denby thought so, Kenneth of the Los Angeles Times? Turan, Todd of The Hollywood Reporter? McCarthy and a number of top professional film critics in North America are considering the story of the dollar and film reviews. (To be continued)

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