"Tom, there's been a rumor lately that your marriage to Nicole is in crisis and you're about to divorce?"

Standing in front of the red carpet at the dinner party, Tom? Cruise clasped Nicole? Kidman's fingers didn't seem to mind the question just now, "How is this possible?" As you can see now, the two of us are very nice, we love each other and we are trying to run our marriage and family. ”

"Do you have any plans for what's next?" A Warner reporter asked.

Tom? Cruise smiled charmingly, "I've put a lot of time and effort into Chicago, and I've spent too little time with Mary in the last year......"

"Well......" he thought for a moment, and said, "After Chicago is over, I don't plan to take on a job for the time being, I will mainly accompany Mary, we have already discussed, it is time to form a complete family, and we are going to have a baby, a child that belongs entirely to the two of us." ”

The surrounding reporters were in an uproar, driven by well-intentioned people, the uproar did not last long before it turned into applause, family is always the most valued value orientation in this land, especially families who want children......

The plan worked out completely, Tom? Cruise felt that his image instantly became extraordinarily tall, and his smile was unusually bright, Nicole? Kidman looked at him with a slight frown, leaning a little closer.

"It's time for you to kiss me." She struggled to keep her lips from rolling, and squeezed the reminder out between her teeth.

Tom? Cruise was then alerted. Leaning over to Nicole? Kidman gave a gentle kiss on the side of his cheek, and the two of them were an incomparably loving couple no matter how they looked.

In an instant, the reporters were full of emotion. The sound of the shutter sounded in unison, and the flashing lights almost turned the surroundings into daylight.

Tom? Cruise and Nicole? Kidman posed for a group photo in a variety of intimate poses before walking into the hotel a long time later.

This is a joint pull film party organized by Warner Bros. and Duke Studios, although the film will not be released for a while, but the work on the awards season has already begun, and Duke didn't stay at the pull film for too long, and gave up the lead role to Robin? Grande. He will strive to be nominated for Best Picture at various awards.

As for Tom? Cruise and Naomi? Watts, who wants to be nominated for an Oscar. On the basis of cooperating with the filmmakers, it is necessary to look at them and their public relations and agent methods.

In today's era, the Internet is not yet developed, and the Oscars have an obvious role in stimulating the box office of films. And "Chicago" is full of visual impact, and it is not a movie like "The Shawshank Redemption" that is not suitable for theaters at all.

Pull the piece will be after Tom? Cruise is the center, and the topic of "Chicago" has set off a new round of hype.

"We're completely underdogged in terms of publicity."

In Miramax's office, Bob? Weinstein put down the newspaper in his hand, and recently, the media has been full of news about "Chicago", but "The English Patient", which was released at the same time, has not been cared for, "The momentum of Warner Bros. hype is very strong." ”

"There's no way around it."

Harvey? Weinstein looked calm. "Ralph? How can Fiennes compare to Tom? Cruise attractive? Anthony? Minghella's fame, image, and ability are far inferior to Duke's? Rosenberg, even if we use the same means, we can't get the same attention. And Anthony? Minghella is an old-school director, and it can't be like Duke? Rosenberg was on his own. ”

"What do you think ......"

Don't wait for Bob? After Weinstein's words, Harvey? Weinstein said, "It must be fake, what do you think Duke?" Would a playboy like Rosenberg really fall for an actress? No kidding. ”

Then he shook his head at Bob. "I see what you mean, but it's not suitable. If we contact the media and accuse them of fake propaganda, it will inevitably cause another group of media to fight back, and the dispute will bring more topics and attract more people's attention, and what do we use to prove that this kind of thing is fake? As long as Duke? Rosenberg and Catherine? Zeta? Jones moved together, and all the rumors were shattered. ”

"Bob, we're aiming for the Oscars." Harvey? Weinstein said firmly, "All of our work revolves around the Oscars, and as long as we get a heavyweight nomination, the popularity of the film and the expansion of the screening will not be a problem." ”

"Therefore, we should focus on dealing with the impact that "Chicago" may bring to us at the Oscars!"

At Paramount Pictures' headquarters in the Hollywood area, Shelly? Lan Xin looked at the release list in his hand and couldn't help but shake his head.

"We're going to fight Duke again this time? Rosenberg's new film hits! ”

Although she said this, she didn't have any worried expression, "But this time we don't have to worry." ”

A vice president answered with a relaxed face, "Even if the director of "Chicago" is Duke? Rosenberg, even if the actor is Tom? Cruise, even if they hype it up, it can't change the fact that this is a niche song and dance film! Nor can commercial theaters invest a lot of resources in them in the first week! ”

"We also have to keep an eye on this film!" Shelley? Lan Xin said sternly, "Don't forget that its director is Duke? Rosenberg! ”

Paramount Pictures' new film "Star Trek: First Strike" also chose the Thanksgiving weekend, but did not do any promotion for "Chicago", because the two sides not only have obvious differences in audiences, but even the number of theaters opened is also a huge gap, and there will not be too much competition at all.

Duke Studios and Warner Bros. also did not mean to target the films of the same schedule, but just did their own publicity and distribution work, liaising with theaters, producing and transporting copies, hiring research consulting firms, and public relations media, so that Duke and Tom? Crews and other key cast members frequently attend various events, while actively negotiating with major cinema companies and independent cinema chains.

"The type of film has determined that we can't get thousands of theaters."

Doug, the head of Warner Bros. Distribution? Standing in the conference room of the Duke's studio, Walter said, "We talked to a number of commercial theater chains, and they insisted on a small screening of Chicago in the first week, and then made specific changes after the market reaction of the film. ”

Hearing this, Duke was not surprised, the audience reputation of "Chicago" was good, and it also won the audience choice award at the Toronto Film Festival, but none of this can change the fact that the song and dance film has long been in decline.

The theater chain used to support him, because he made a blockbuster summer commercial film, and now no one can predict the real market response after the release of "Chicago", not to mention the release of Paramount Pictures' commercial masterpiece this week, the theater chain will put a lot of resources into which side, in fact, there is no need to choose.

"Due to the limitations of the theater chain, Warner Bros. has developed a corresponding distribution strategy."

Doug? Walter continued, "We only have 100 theaters in the early stage, and the main target will be the nostalgic group, and they will drive the word-of-mouth spread of the film, and the theaters will be mainly placed in big cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, and when the word-of-mouth is completely fermented and the market has formed a certain level of hunger, we will contact the theater chain and ask for a large-scale release." ”

Duke has known this for a long time, and has no objection, among the new films with certain strength released on Thanksgiving, Paramount Pictures' "Star Trek: First Strike" opened with 2812 theaters, which is undoubtedly the most popular and commercially powerful film; Miramax's "The English Patient" is equally competitive, following a similar distribution strategy to "Chicago", with only 268 theaters open, a former Oscar winner if he remembers correctly; "Chicago" theaters were compressed, so they could only choose to be conservative, and the number of theaters in the first week was only 100.

This kind of distribution strategy of opening pictures with on-demand screenings is a typical niche film distribution method, which is only suitable for genre films such as singing, dancing and literary art with a relatively limited audience, and it is impossible for genre films themselves to get too many theaters.

Of course, this is a distribution strategy that is often used before awards season, and it is also a proven way to do so, and Duke and Warner Bros. would not make a real deal with a film of this investment.

The short pre-screening communication is over, Pani? Kelis put Duke and Catherine? Zeta? Jones shouted and went to the nearby meeting room, where no one was around.

"When the film is released, you can officially respond to this relationship." Pani? The person Kelis mainly advises is Duke, after all, Zeta? Jones has little capital to speak, "If Kate's role lives up to expectations, she'll move into your mansion when her fame can attract more to the media." ”

Catherine? Zeta? The glint in Jones' eyes flickered, and he seemed to be impatient.

But Duke's next words pulled her back to the real world, "None of this is a problem, what I want to ask is, when will Kate leave?" When does this temporary relationship end? ”

Duke didn't go to see Catherine at all? Zeta? Jones, the reason why he said it in front of her, was to remind her that he was not stupid, how could he not see the unrealistic thoughts of this woman.

This temporary relationship did play a role in promoting the movie, but Catherine? Zeta? Jones is also a beneficiary, and her PR and agent have borrowed Duke's fame and status to build momentum during this time!

To put it bluntly, it's just a win-win temporary relationship.

Pani? Kelis didn't understand what Duke meant, gave him a reassuring look, and said, "I'll make a suitable plan." Duke, you'd better prepare for the premiere of the film first, you have to walk on the red carpet hand in hand, don't let Tom? Cruise and Nicole? Kidman stole all the show. ”

"I'm just a director, and I can't compare to a big star like Cruise."

Turning around, Duke looked at Zeta, who didn't know what he was thinking? Jones, "Kate, have you chosen your dress?" If not, we can go and choose a dress together. (To be continued)