After taking the pen, accompanied by countless screams, Duke signed his name on several posters, turned around and returned to the red carpet, after two consecutive blockbuster movies, he is no longer an unknown director, nor will he pass in front of fans and no one knows, at least in the eyes of those action movie fans, he is already a very good director.

What's more, looking at the whole of Hollywood, there seem to be only a few directors who can direct and produce at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars.

However, Duke didn't do much interaction, just signed a few names routinely under the advice of Warner's publicists, the director is not a star, especially in this era, if the work is not good enough, these people will not pay for his film like fans support idols.

Walking into the interview area, Nancy Josephson, who was waiting here, came behind Duke without a trace, so that she could give hints at any time in the following interviews.

Behind every public figure, there is always the support of a whole team, and in the era of more and more fluent information, an inappropriate word is likely to be amplified by someone with a heart to an extremely troublesome process.

The afterglow of his eyes was withdrawn from Nancy, Duke didn't say anything, although he didn't have a lot of experience in dealing with the media, he knew what to say and what not to say, and he wouldn't jump out of some brainless words, even if he encountered tricky questions that couldn't be answered, just shut up and be silent.

Fox reporters at the premiere were immediately greeted by the media that had been smearing him at the same time last year, but now showing the friendliest attitude.

The interview was more of a routine, and under the reporter's questions, Duke praised Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox and the crew, from the producers to the actors, and praised his own film.

"Director Rosenberg, this is a story of resisting the brutal invasion of aliens,"

Towards the end of the interview, a Fox reporter asked one last question, "What is your original motivation as a writer and director?" ”

"Mankind has created a glorious civilization, what should we do when our civilization is about to collapse?"

Talking about it or something, is the most important thing to do on this occasion, Duke looked stern, "I think human beings should put aside their disputes, unite to save their common destiny and interests." ”

There are some words, even if they feel disgusting when they are spoken, and they are extremely disagreeable in their hearts, but as long as they can attract audiences all over the United States, Duke will not hesitate to say them.

"As shown in the trailer, the United States is the world's top power, and it should also be responsible for leading this battle against aliens."

Resisting the urge to vomit, Duke waved his hand at the camera around him, fully showing the image of a native 'Great American' in front of the public, and then turned and walked towards the show's photo area.

"That's great, Duke."

Nancy hurriedly chased after her and whispered praise behind her, "The last sentence is likely to help the film increase the box office by millions of dollars, and if it is an awards season impact, this kind of words can help you increase your chances of winning the award." ”

Even though he was very nervous, Duke knew very well that what kind of position he stood in, he had to think about what kind of words he would say, which would be in his best interest.

From a certain point of view, he is now also the spokesperson of some capital in the foreground, and the interests of capital must be considered.

After greeting the actors and several producers one by one, Duke stood in the crowd, and after completing the routine group photo, he turned and walked towards the theater, and when his eyes swept to the side, Naomi Watts was standing there enjoying the treatment of a star.

Naomi Watts' smile is brighter than the Australian summer sun, Duke roughly understands the thoughts of these actresses, who have worked hard for so many years to finally usher in the moment of popularity, and what they really care about is under the spotlight.

Walking into the Grand Theater of the Temple, all the disturbances outside were left behind by Duke, because the crew was interviewed and took a group photo for a lot of time, and when he came in, most of the people had already entered the main hall of the theater, waiting for the screening to start.

The two production managers then walked in.

"Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox have fought for the maximum number of theaters possible."

The topic of the three of them is naturally inseparable from the upcoming movie, Charles Rowan stood opposite Duke and said softly, "2885 theaters, this is the best number of theaters to open this year." ”

"We don't have any strong competitors in the same period." Robin Grande continued, "Duke, your first two works have built a strong enough brand for yourself, and the films released this weekend are basically small productions under 10 million dollars, and it is impossible to bring an impact on "Independence Day". ”

"And it's been more than two weeks since the hit "The Lion King" was released in June." Charles Rowan seems to be in a very good mood, "It has passed the hottest stage of the box office, although the box office of "Forrest Gump" is stable, it has never exploded, and the highest weekend box office performance has not been higher than 25 million US dollars, and the two works that sold in June will not pose a substantial threat." ”

This is arguably the best time to be released, there are no strong films in the first week, there are no competitors in the same weekend, the biggest investment film in the next weekend is destined to be a street bargain, plus Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox have joined forces, Duke really can't think of a reason for the film's failure, not to mention that he also strengthened the special effects production.

If this is still on the street, his first two movies were really shot in vain.

"As long as we're good enough at the box office this weekend." Robin Grande spoke again, "There is still the possibility of expanding the scale of the release next week, there are so many theaters in North America, as long as we maintain enough theaters, we can squeeze the living space of newly released films and reduce their competitiveness!" ”

The actors who remained outside walked in one after another, and Duke tilted his head at the entrance to the main hall, "Then let's start this battle now." ”

After speaking, he walked towards the main hall first, and the people behind him followed one after another.

Before the screening, there were some routine small activities, and Duke basically became an invisible man, giving up his position to actors who were in dire need of fame and popularity, and spent most of his time standing on the sidelines and observing.

The media, guests and fans made up the main body of the audience for this premiere, since the preview screening did not invite film critics, Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox naturally would not be stupid enough to invite film critics at this time, and the premiere did not provide free ticketing services for film critics.

However, according to Duke's estimate, those film critics who are accustomed to being high above and always pointing fingers at the entire film industry, but do not have any substantive advice, will not lower their stature for the time being and queue up in the crowd to grab tickets.

The premiere was indeed attended by few critics, who were reluctant to compete with ordinary fans for the already scarried premiere tickets when the organizers did not provide free tickets and travel expenses.

The public relations costs saved by Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox were all invested in advertising, and judging from the number of feedback returns, the effect of this part of the funds is quite satisfactory.

Without participating in the test screening, without the invitation of the organizer to participate in the premiere, but the film critics themselves could not stop the film critics from entering the theater themselves, they would not let go of the opportunity to criticize or praise such a masterpiece, a commercial masterpiece means that there may be a wide audience base, the film critics will be seen by more people, and the influence will be further expanded, in exchange for more benefits.

Although they always show their tastes that are very different from those of the public and highlight the elegance of their appreciation, film critics are not fools, and they also understand that the film industry and ordinary fans are the basis of their existence, and if they do not have influence among fans, they will inevitably be abandoned by film companies and the media they work for.

The Los Angeles premiere dragged on a bit long and was still in progress, when the famous film critic Roger Albert walked into a Chicago theater to watch the midnight show of "Independence Day" so that he could write about it tomorrow.

Entering the front hall of the theater, Albert found that there were a lot of people here, and asked his assistants to know about it at random, more than 90% of whom were waiting to watch the midnight show of "Independence Day", as a celebrity in Chicago, many fans knew him, and many even came to say hello.

Dealing with these people, Albert did not go to the queue to buy tickets, as a well-known professional film critic, as long as he is not blocked by the distribution company, he has the right to enter without tickets, and the filmmakers of "Independence Day" have not canceled their privileges.

Sitting in the lounge chair and waiting, Roger Albert's eyes hidden behind his glasses shimmered faintly with a light of thought, since he became famous decades ago and gradually became a leader in this industry, he can't remember how long it has been since he came to the theater to watch a film in person like today, and the distributors of the past, even if they did not invite him to the preview or premiere, often sent a special copy early......

While Roger Albert was waiting, David Denby, the film critic for The New Yorker, walked into a theater on New York's Upper East Side, where he followed the two female fans and occasionally heard them talking.

"After months of waiting, it's finally time for Independence Day to be released!"

It was a young girl with brown hair and long legs, "Anna, if the film is exciting enough, shall we come and see it a second time tomorrow?" ”

"Erin, don't you have to go to work tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow is the weekend...... Irene's arm held her friend's arm, feeling unspeakable discomfort behind her, and when she looked back, she found that it was a bald and obscene middle-aged man, glaring at him viciously, and turned around and continued, "Although I still have to go to work, I have asked my mother for leave in advance!" ”

"Hurry up, Miss Lauder."

got the ticket, Anna pulled her towards the theater, and when she entered, she found that the bald middle-aged man behind her also walked in, and sat next to Erin, who should also be an audience member of "Independence Day".

Later in the day, the Tom Cruises, hooded and sunglasses, armed to the teeth, drove out of their Beverly Hills mansion and headed for the nearest theater, where they had booked a box early in the morning. R1152