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The cool sea breeze swept across Alcatraz in the afterglow of the setting sun, dispelling the remnants of the sweltering heat of the afternoon, and the usual wandering tourists were nowhere to be seen, replaced by countless men and women in fine costumes and the indispensable camera-wielding journalists.

It was May 6, 1993, and Thursday was about to fall, and although "Death Island" would not be released in North America until tomorrow, the premiere was the first to kick off on Alcatraz.

"Kevin Costner, Mel Gibson, Demi Moore, ......"

The cameraman pressed the shutter and said to the female reporter next to him, "I just received a call from Cole Statham, almost all of the CAA's first-line big names over there in "Interview with the Vampire" have arrived!" Why did you send us to Alcatraz? And not another premiere? ”

"Movies always rely on the box office to speak."

Although only 25 years old, Sarah has been in the industry for many years and is also a powerful reporter for the entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times, she tied her long brown-red hair into a neat ponytail, and said, "Even if the red carpet lineup is at its peak, if the movie is not exciting enough, the audience will still not buy it." ”

"Do you think Duke Rosenberg's new book can really compete with Interview with the Vampire?"

Hearing the cameraman's words, the corners of Sarah's mouth curled slightly, "I interviewed Duke, a confident and talented young director, even if the box office of "Death Island" is not as good as "Interview with the Vampire", it will not be too bad. ”

The audience across the press area suddenly erupted in cheers, but it was Christopher Lee, who has been hyped by the media for this time, who walked on the red carpet, this old actor with legendary experience, obviously got a certain recognition from fans, Sarah even faintly heard many people shouting that he was the most handsome and cool old man.

After Christopher Lee walked by, the red carpet was a lot quieter, and the fan who walked behind him was obviously not very familiar.

"Sarah, the most handsome director in Hollywood in your heart is here."

The cameraman reminded her, and Sarah grabbed the small tape recorder and walked around into the interview area.

Dressed in a crisp dress, Duke walked the red carpet almost as fast as he could, and even when someone in the press area greeted him, he just turned his head to look at it, and had no intention of stopping to take pictures, if it weren't for the fact that Warner's people were waiting at the entrance of the interview area, he would have wanted to go directly to the open-air entertainment plaza of Alcatraz.

Fresh off in the interview area, Nancy Josephson walked up to Duke faster than the reporter to remind himself of what could be the biggest financier in the future.

There is nothing special about this kind of interview, Duke said all the clichés formulated in advance by Nancy and Warner's PR, and the media that can appear here must have been selected by Warner and will not ask too many questions.

"Duke ......"

As he was about to leave, a slightly familiar and crisp female voice came, and Duke recognized the other party as the female reporter who had interviewed him after just one glance, but he forgot the specific name.

The female reporter has a thin waist, red hair, long legs, and a beautiful face, and should be a model rather than a female reporter, but the questions she asks are by no means as pleasing to the eye as her appearance.

"Who do you think will win this week's box office charts in 'Death Island' or 'Interview with the Vampire'?"

"Brave Death Island!"

Throwing down the words, Duke turned and walked out of the interview area.

Alcatraz's entertainment plaza has long since changed, and after coordination with Warner and management, a huge open-air movie theater has been improvised here, and although the premiere and acoustics are certainly affected, it is an excellent publicity boo.

In the absence of enough big-name stars, the premiere attracted hundreds of media outlets thanks to Alcatraz's fame.

"Why are you here?"

As he walked towards the entertainment plaza, Duke asked Nancy, who was following him, "What about my mother?" You didn't accompany her? ”

"Don't worry." Nancy Josephson walked a few quick steps and walked side by side with Duke, "Sophia is with her." ”

Although the premiere was held in the open air and there was no specific VIP reception room, Duke was still accompanied by Nancy and greeted many insiders.

It took nearly half an hour for Duke to get out of the crowd and find his mother, who was sitting in a quiet place.

The seats at Alcatraz Entertainment Plaza are not traditional cinema models, but banquets, with nearly 100 round tables, whether it is invited guests and media, or ordinary movie fans who are lucky enough to buy tickets to enter Alcatraz, they can enjoy the food while enjoying the movie.

Walking to a table on the far left, Dukra opened the chair next to Sophia and sat directly on it, "Mom......"

"Done?"

Lady Leah was talking to a little girl beside her when she looked up.

"Dealing with them......," Duke said in a slightly exaggerated tone, "is more tiring than making a movie." ”

After speaking, his eyes also turned to the little girl, the girl was about ten years old, with beautiful long blond hair, wearing a pink spotted dress, with a big bow tied on her head, and above her slightly baby fat face, there were a pair of smart big eyes, the color of the eyes was relatively rare, one was a deep turquoise, and the other was a bright emerald green.

Duke remembers this little girl, who is a young actor in the crew, and the only scene that appears in the film is Alcatraz.

"Godmother......" the little girl jumped out of the chair and behaved very well-behaved, "I'm going back to my mother." ”

Godmother?

After the little girl left, Duke looked at her mother suspiciously.

"This is the goddaughter I recognized when I went to New York some time ago." Mrs. Leah explained, "She's also Jewish. ”

Hearing his mother's words, Duke nodded, as we all know, Jews are famous for huddles, and it is normal for a mother to recognize a Jewish girl as a goddaughter.

"She's an actress."

The girl was clearly very pleasing to her mother, "Her mother had written and produced several commercials for Santa Fea, and last month, she starred in one of the Santa Fea commercials. Duke, take care of her a little more if you can. ”

"Okay, Mom."

Just as she was about to ask what the girl's name was, Nancy came over with a few people, and Duke was caught up in the social scene again.

In the sky above Alcatraz Island, a meteor pierced the sky, from north to south, dragging out a long ray of light, reaching the City of Angels and passing the Grand Theater of the Temple.

However, the meteors that had been watched by the crowd went unnoticed, and the flashing lights below almost turned the evening into day, and the bustling crowd even crowded the road in front of the theater.

Pulling Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise rushed out of the circle of reporters, and finally entered the Temple Grand Theater, but did not enter the VIP lounge under the arrangement of the staff, but turned to the stairs on the side, went directly to the second floor, and pushed the door into a private room.

"Pate!"

Looking at the middle-aged woman in the room, after Nicole Kidman closed the door, Tom Cruise asked the female agent directly, "How are things going?" ”

"I contacted Roger Albert's agent." Pat Kingsley gestured to the two to sit down, "His agent offered to accept the $500,000, but he refused. ”

"When did Roger Albert become tall?" Tom Cruise's tone was heavy with mockery.

"Don't forget, Tom." Kingsley reminded him, "Those vampires are greedy, but they are also following certain rules, Roger Albert has accepted Warner Bros. PR, and it is impossible to accept our request to discredit Death Island without a bottom line!" ”

Collecting money and doing things is the most basic rule of this circle, and Tom Cruise knows this, and then asks, "What about the box office?" ”

"$3 million has been dispersed to major cities across the United States." Pat Kingsley cupped her eyes, "Our people bought $1 million tickets for "Interview with the Vampire" tomorrow, and the remaining $2 million will be released at the box office next two days tomorrow. ”

"No, Pat! I changed my mind. Tom Cruise said in an unquestioning tone, "You immediately go and give me a notice that all $3 million will be invested at the box office tomorrow, and another $500,000 to $1 million on Saturday and Sunday, depending on the situation, and I will be the box office champion this weekend!" ”

Although she disagreed with her, Pat Kingsley knew the haughty nature of her patron, so she nodded and left the private room.

From beginning to end, Nicole Kidman stood next to Tom Cruise, without saying a word, she knew that she didn't have any right to speak, and she was used to this kind of buying box office out of her own pocket, this is not the first time Tom Cruise has done it, and it will never be the last.

To be precise, Hollywood's big-name movie stars, in order to brush up on a beautiful first-week box office, pay out of their own pockets, which is extremely common in Hollywood, and theaters and distribution companies also acquiesce to this behavior, whose money is not earned?

Meanwhile, in a villa in Chicago, a man who looks like an agent is speaking generously to Roger Albert.

"Roger, they have changed their requirements, no longer asking for a discredit for "Brave Island", only asking you to praise "Interview with the Vampire"! You've seen the film, and it's enough to be highly praised without affecting your reputation. ”

With his right index finger lightly clasped on the arm of the chair, Roger Albert was clearly thinking about it.

The agent continued, "This doesn't touch Warner's bottom line, and it doesn't violate the default rules of Hollywood and film critics, which is half a million dollars!" ”

As if by magic, Roger Albert's right hand stopped moving and nodded slowly.

It was the night of the real opening of the summer season of 1993, and the two-part Zuò costing $50 million in the big production Zuò fought in the air, and under the gorgeous premiere, the box office and media reviews were far from as real as they seemed.