"You're a reporter, miss?"

In the speeding taxi, the driver asked the blonde lady sitting in the back, "It's still an entertainment reporter from the United States, is it?" ”

When did you become so famous? Or is it a journalist with a journalist written on his face?

Sarah took off her sunglasses and asked curiously, "How did you guess?" ”

The taxi driver shrugged his shoulders and turned onto a secluded road, before saying, "Your accent should be from North America, and at this stage, there are only two North Americans who go to Blenheim." ”

He raised two fingers in the rearview mirror, "One is a member of the Lord of the Rings crew, and the other is an entertainment reporter. The crew members have special pick-up and drop-off, since you take a taxi, you must be an entertainment reporter. ”

"You're very observant." Sarah couldn't help but laugh, "You should consider a different career." ”

"It's not that I'm observant, it's because I've seen too many entertainment reporters in the past two weeks."

Taxi drivers everywhere are basically good at small talk, "From yesterday to now, you are the fifth reporter I sent to Blenheim." ”

"Oh?" Sarah came interested, "So many people got there?" ”

"I don't know much about Hollywood, but I know Duke? Rosenberg is now one of the best directors in the world. ”

The driver was completely idle talk, "The Lord of the Rings trilogy has a total investment of $350 million, and the reputation of the original book can attract you people, isn't it strange?" ”

"Not strange." Sarah nodded, thought for a moment, and asked, "How often do you come to Blenheim?" ”

"Of course!" The driver proudly said, "I'm from Blenheim, and it's home to some of the best natural scenery in the world." The town of Blenheim is the best place to visit. Think about it, Duke? Rosenberg's ability to shoot Charles' exterior in Blenheim speaks volumes. ”

He looked at Sarah in the rearview mirror again, and said mysteriously, "Tell you a secret, Duke?" Rosenberg said it himself. If the Lord of the Rings trilogy were a hit, Blenheim would be a world famous. ”

"Do you think the film will be a success?" Sarah asked.

"It's going to work." The driver said confidently, "Is this Duke?" The work of director Rosenberg. ”

"Everyone seems to have confidence in him."

Muttering in her heart, Sarah thought of the purpose of her trip and asked, "Do you have any updates on the crew?" ”

Seeing that the taxi driver was driving seriously and didn't hear her words at all, Sarah had no choice but to say, "If you have any news that I'm interested in......"

She raised an eyebrow in the rearview mirror.

The driver understands it. In a few words, he negotiated the price with Sarah, and quickly said a few valuable news pieces before the car arrived at its destination.

It is said that for filming, the crew spliced 250,000 fake leaves for a tree; Every evening, the director always took his two female assistants for a walk on Crown Street, and I heard that the new assistant who had just arrived seemed to be the daughter of a billionaire......"

Take out your notebook and record what the driver said. Sarah is also full of anticipation for this trip, and it is difficult for other reporters to meet Duke? Rosenberg. She had made an appointment with the Duke's studio before she arrived, and she was sure to dig up some scoops.

As an entertainment reporter with a keen sense of smell, Sarah has noticed that Hollywood is quietly changing in recent years, especially on the Internet, where the news feedback is extremely sensitive, and the director is like a superstar, and gradually has his own fans. Some even look like fanatical star chasers.

James? Cameron and Duke? Rosenberg is undoubtedly the best of them, and the latter also has a personal website, and no one can say exactly how much of a role that website played in the "Matrix" sale, but one thing is certain for everyone in the industry - "Blair the Witch," which sold this summer, is actually a reference to the viral online marketing of "The Matrix".

The film cost only $100,000. Horror films, which cost up to $25 million in marketing, were able to sell well and were recognized as the biggest winners of learning from The Matrix marketing.

Even, Sarah believes that without the online marketing revelation of "The Matrix", there would be no success of "Blair the Witch".

It's just a pity for those two directors......

sighed lightly, as a reporter who runs entertainment, Sarah knows very well that the benefits that the two directors can get from it are extremely limited, and the benefits are pitiful, which is also very understandable, if they don't sell the film copyright to Lionsgate, why would Lionsgate invest tens of millions of publicity and marketing expenses on such a film?

Hollywood's biggest companies aren't philanthropy!

Maybe the two directors are now famous, but Sarah is not optimistic about their future at all, this super bad film that is completely stacked with marketing methods and large marketing expenses has consumed the director's credibility in the future, and their new film will naturally be equated by the audience with the quality of "Blair the Witch".

Although the two directors were touted by the gossip media as Duke? Rosenberg format rises, but Sarah is sure that as long as no miracle happens, they won't do much in the future.

How many excellent directors have become famous by relying on this kind of trickery? How many directors who rely on this method to become famous have a future?

got out of the taxi and walked towards the set, Sarah was still thinking about this problem, Duke's famous films, quality is a real guarantee, even if you look back now, it is also a classic in action movies, her "Los Angeles Times" has been taking stock of various types of films in the nineties since the beginning of December, judging from the ballots that have been recovered, "Life and Death" and "Brave Island" have been selected as the top five of the top ten action movies, and "The Matrix" is leading the list of top ten science fiction films with an absolute advantage.

Even in the literary drama category that he is not good at, "Chicago" has squeezed into the top ten!

Such a director who is rich in classics can be compared to those directors who rely on overdraft credibility?

With a cold snort of disdain, Sarah walked to the crew's station, and soon contacted the press officer, she had a recommendation from the Duke's studio, and it didn't take much effort, just in the envious eyes of nearly a hundred peers. walked into the filming location of "The Lord of the Rings".

Entering the set, Sarah abided by the tacit agreement between the crew and the reporters, did not shoot anything, just looked with her eyes, recorded with a pen and notebook, and wrote down all the things she thought were valuable. When I go back, it becomes entertainment news that will attract the public.

Walking to the periphery of the filming location, Sarah was asked to stop, and the shooting was in front of her, so she had to find a slightly higher place and try her best to find the target she wanted to interview.

Soon, she saw the director with short dark brown hair, standing behind the camera, seemingly filming some idyllic scene. There was also a tall blonde girl standing in the back, who was supposed to be his assistant.

Eyes swept over the girl's face, Sarah faintly felt a little familiar, and suddenly remembered, this is the Donald rumored in the outside world? Trump's daughter, right?

She couldn't help but sigh secretly, if you talk about the origin of the assistant alone, I'm afraid there is no one in Hollywood who can compare to Duke, the former assistant is Francis? Coppola's daughter Sophia? Coppola. The current assistant is Ivanka, the daughter of a billionaire? Trump......

The director never seemed to lack an attraction to women.

"Duke ......"

Just after a shoot, Duke heard Ivanka's voice coming from behind. "A reporter from the Los Angeles Times has arrived."

"Hmm." Duke nodded and said to the photographer next to him, "Dave, you keep shooting." ”

He turned around and walked over to Ivanka? Trump, next to him, asked. "Where? Remember to communicate with the press officer and keep the interview as brief as possible. ”

"I've already talked to Levigny."

With that, Ivanka followed Duke and walked towards the periphery of the filming location.

Sarah, who came for the interview, was an old acquaintance of Duke, and the Los Angeles Times was able to send her, the current associate editor of the entertainment section. It also shows sincerity and attention.

The interview was arranged by the press officer to be held by the bridge of the Liquor River, and the two sides sat on the stump of a prop tree full of natural conditions, and began this brief routine propaganda campaign.

After the super show, the crew has maintained a proper amount of publicity, in addition to constantly throwing out some news and pictures, it will also allow the main cast and crew to be interviewed by the media in a planned way, and continue to spread the popularity of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

Duke himself is no exception, especially his personal website, which updates the latest pictures of the film every once in a while, attracting the attention of a large number of fans.

Of course, as a busy director, Duke only pays attention to the website occasionally, and like all future directors and stars, his personal website is handed over to a dedicated team to take care of.

He never lost sight of the importance of publicity to the success of his films.

So, in this short interview, Duke also cheered up and answered various questions about the film raised by Sarah.

Taking out a pen and notebook, Sarah asked the first question of the day, "Duke, why did you choose to bring "The Lord of the Rings" to the big screen, which is recognized as the most difficult work to adapt in Hollywood. ”

"I'm a big fan of The Lord of the Rings novels and love the series." Duke didn't even think about it, but gave the answer, "Tolkien used words to create a magical and magical world, and he brought readers from all over the world into it, and it resonated so strongly that it even had a huge impact on the whole society, and gave birth to the genre of fantasy novels." ”

After a pause, Duke continued, "The Lord of the Rings changed the entertainment industry, and when we look back, we can see that countless novels, videos, role-playing games, video games, comics, and movies were born from it, and Tolkien inspired a booming market like never before. ”

"I've always thought that The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a good fit for the big screen in its own right, but to be faithful to the essence of the original book, it will be the biggest production in film history, and I think the time has come – with the rapid development of visual effects, I finally have the opportunity to faithfully represent Tolkien's magnificent fantasy world."

Sarah asked, "Is that what you did for the Lord of the Rings trilogy?" (To be continued......)

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