In the wee hours of the morning, the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles was a little quieter, and the spacious mansion was pitch black, except for the light in the study, indicating that the owner had not yet fallen asleep.

Sitting at his desk, Townsend, busy all night? Rothman did not feel the slightest sleep, Twentieth Century Fox is the North American distributor of "Saving Private Ryan", and the trend of the film will directly affect Fox's performance this quarter, and judging from the revenue of "Independence Day", Duke? Rosenberg's new work is even extremely important for the annual results.

Looking at the time, the midnight show of "Saving Private Ryan" on the West Coast should be about the same, and the box office statistics of the North American midnight show will be released soon, and then someone will pass it on to him.

There was a sudden knock on the study door, and then a middle-aged woman pushed the door and walked in.

"Don't you sleep yet?"

She stepped aside and brewed a cup of coffee for herself and her husband, "Isn't the statistics yet available?" ”

"Not yet."

Seeing his wife sitting across from him, Townsend? Rothman said with concern, "It's not too early, you better go back and continue to rest." ”

The wife shook her head, "I'll wait with you for a while." ”

Time seems to be running very slowly, Townsend? Rothman's brow remained slightly furrowed until the phone rang and he picked up a few words before his brow showed a little joy.

"Midnight show counted?" Wife asked! Road.

"It's here!"

Thomson? Rothman nodded, but instead of continuing, he turned around, took a bottle of red wine and two glasses from the cabinet in the back, and poured one glass for himself and one for his wife.

"Looks good!"

Raise your glass, with Townsend? Rothman touched it lightly, and the middle-aged woman said, "You will only drink this bottle of wine when you are particularly happy." ”

"$6.23 million!"

Put down your glass. Thomson? Rothman laughed, "Ninety-six percent of the audience at midnight was A-grade praise!" ”

This midnight show is not as high as "Independence Day", but the theme of the film has a natural disadvantage, and more importantly, because of the strong competition of "Braveheart", the opening theaters of "Saving Private Ryan" are also hundreds less than "Independence Day". In this case, being able to get such a midnight box office is enough to prove the power of "Saving Private Ryan"!

"Is that young director really so good?" The middle-aged woman seemed to be a little emotional.

"Better than you think!"

Thomson? Rothman said with great certainty that even though it was midnight, he was confident in the whole film, because this was Duke? Rosenberg's work! The name is a guarantee of success! It is the guarantee of the summer box office!

Ten minutes later, Townsend? The Rothmans went to the bedroom, and it was an unusually restful night's sleep for the powerful Fox CEO.

In a luxurious suite at the Hilton Beverly Hills. Erin? Lauder had just woken up and was the first to call someone to bring today's newspaper.

"So positive?" Anna said in a teasing tone.

Handing over the tip and closing the door, Erin returned to the couch with the newspaper in her arms, "Because I love this movie so much." ”

As she spoke, she flipped through the newspapers, and almost all of the front pages of the entertainment section saw reports on "Saving Private Ryan" and "Braveheart", and Erin didn't care about non-American history. I'm not interested in Australian savages or anything.,Just filter out the latter's news reports.。 All eyes are focused on the news related to "Saving Private Ryan".

In Los Angeles, the first thing she looked at was a copy of the Los Angeles Times.

""Saving Private Ryan" is a great war movie, its real war scenes, magnificent sound effects, heart-wrenching plots, unique narrative methods, etc., all deserve to be praised with the most gorgeous rhetoric......"

Tossing the newspaper aside, Erin picked up the New York Times from her hometown.

"This is the most realistic war film, and this authenticity comes from the realistic use of lenses and smooth editing. In Duke? In the real atmosphere created by Rosenberg, we feel the same real and tragic feelings! In addition to this, "Saving Private Ryan" also left countless contemplations! ”

Although the film was not mentioned in the critics' columns of major media outlets, there were not many news reports. There are also related entertainment comments, and they basically show a trend of praise.

"It is worth mentioning the war scene at the beginning of the film, director Duke? Rosenberg perfectly showed his directorial talent in this scene, and the fine processing of sound and painting not only truly reproduces the bloody and tragic war, but also shows the psychology of the characters on the battlefield excellently, giving people a strong shock, and it is not an exaggeration to call it "the most wonderful war scene in history". ”

Anna walked over, sat down next to her, picked up the newspaper that Erin had thrown aside, and flipped through it.

"Why are film critics commenting on Braveheart?" Erin threw down the newspaper and held her chin and said, "They collectively ignored Private Ryan!" ”

"It's normal." Anna didn't raise her head, "It's no secret that film critics don't like Duke, but it's a very troublesome thing to criticize movies like 'Saving Private Ryan', and if I were a film critic, I would choose to ignore it." ”

"It's not that there is no criticism." Erin picked up a newspaper and said to Anna, "Some of them are criticizing the film as well." ”

"Oh?" Anna came interested.

The criticism is not about the theme of the film and the ideas of the reaction, but on other aspects, which seem to be deliberately targeted.

A representative of the National Association of Teachers and Parents publicly judged the film for having too many bloody and brutal scenes after attending the premiere, and the R-rated rating was not enough to prevent psychologically immature minors from entering the theater. Rosenberg is suspected of deliberately promoting violence.

There is also a black organization in the greater Los Angeles area, which believes that the film deliberately ignores the contribution of minorities to World War II, which is suspected of racial discrimination......

"Alleged racism?"

In the D-Day studio, Duke was a little surprised when he saw the news, "Did those people hit their heads with pigs!" Or is it true that their heads have less capacity than normal people? ”

"Duke!"

Sofia? Coppola pulled him and reminded him in a low voice, "Watch your words. ”

Is there more than just Sofia here? Coppola, and Nancy? Josephson and Pani? Kelis et al. Duke also knew that the issue of race was a no-go zone that could not be touched, and although he didn't say anything substantial, he kept his mouth shut.

But including Duke and experienced PR Pani? No one, including Kelis, took the black protests seriously.

First, this is the basic rule of the game in Hollywood - white dominance is a qiē; Second, the film reacts very realistically, and the status of black people has not been significantly improved at that time. Blacks during World War II were mostly in separate formations.

The protest by the representative of the National Federation of Teachers and Parents was a little more troublesome than that, and although it was certainly not the voice of the Federation as a whole, it could have had a lot of negative impacts.

"Leave it to me." Pani? Kelis took the initiative, "I ask for your authorization, Duke, and I will do my best to call a press conference on this matter." ”

"Yes!" Duke nodded, then turned to Charles? Rowan, "Is Paramount and CAA behind it?" ”

"Quite possibly."

This kind of competition is too much to see. Charles? Rowan has always seemed calm, "We don't need to investigate, all the news and initiatives that are unfavorable to "Saving Private Ryan" can be classified on them. ”

"All right, Charles." "You're in charge of liaising with the PR departments of Warner, Disney and Fox to push them to launch a post-the-show campaign and invest enough resources. ”

He thought for a moment. "I remember that after I mentioned yì, Fox asked someone to investigate Mel? Gibson. I also got a lot of things that allowed them to choose the right time to release them. ”

Standing up, clapping his palms, Dukran said, "Guys, can you win this competition?" It's up to you to take action over the next few days! ”

From the reaction in some media outlets, it is known that Paramount Pictures and CAA are in action, while D-Day Studios, which is temporarily led by Duke, and co-producers are also in action.

These actions are not only to promote their own films, but also to use every means to defeat competitors!

Park the car and Sarah quickly crosses the aisle. Walked into the editorial office of the Los Angeles Times, because of the work arrangement, she missed the premiere of "Saving Private Ryan" yesterday, and just finished watching it today, the reason why she can watch it during working hours is completely supported by the editor-in-chief, she wants to write a report on "Saving Private Ryan".

Whether this rescue is worth it or not is now being discussed by some media, and the Los Angeles Times, as one of the three major newspapers in the United States, if it focuses on this topic, it will inevitably trigger a wave of discussion and attract more people to the film.

While sitting in front of the typewriter, Sarah finds that she is once again standing in Duke? On Rosenberg's side, it feels very good to stand up to the winners.

She had seen the film, was sure of the quality of the film, and added Duke? The persuasiveness of Rosenberg's track record is hardly to think about, and Sarah is sure that this will be an extremely successful film!

At the same time, seventeen-year-old Tyrese Jr. had just returned home, but he was confronted with the fierce eyes of his father, Tyrese Sr., because just this afternoon, despite his father's previous warning, he went to the theater to watch "Saving Private Ryan".

"Dad, I assure you, the film is definitely not promoting violence!" Little Tyrese swore to his father, "This is a very touching war movie, and the best war movie, those who say it is violent and bloody are obviously biased, I swear by the honor of the Tyrese family, this is a film worth watching again and again!" ”

Seeing that his father seemed to be hesitating, little Tyrese continued, "Dad, the story of Braveheart that you mentioned to see is actually a traitor and an informer, and it is a Scots who have nothing to do with us......"

After a brief altercation, as happened to so many families and friends this afternoon, the Tyrese family changed their viewing options and, like most viewers this weekend, decided to see Private Ryan.

A dozen miles away from Tyrese's house, a dozen black men gathered. (To be continued......) R1292