On the office building on Wiescher Street, Michael? Ovitz stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking out toward the Hollywood area, as if he wanted to see the Chinese Grand Theater there, the premiere there, and the crowd of protesters standing next to the premiere.

Behind him, Michael? Bei sat quietly on the sofa, his eyebrows on his long face almost twisted into a pimple.

This face is simply the best portrayal of "Pearl Harbor" that drives high and walks low.

"Is it really about them?" Michael? Bei asked suddenly.

Ovitz didn't look back, still looking into the distance, "Who can say clearly what is said on the Internet?" I don't know if it has anything to do with Duke and Warner Bros., I just know that they were the beneficiaries of the wave of Pearl Harbor bashing! ”

It doesn't matter who stands behind the tidal wave of negative online rhetoric, it's enough to see who the beneficiaries are.

After the end of the second weekend of "Pearl Harbor", the box office took a considerable hit, even if Disney and the artist management company launched a crisis public, it did not have much effect, and a wave of criticism extending from the Internet to the real society has been formed, and this wave is simply impossible to completely suppress under the impetus of people with intentions.

Although there is no evidence, Michael? Ovitz can also think with his toes, among which Warner Bros. and Duke Studios must be the initiators, and the distribution companies behind "Return of the Mummy" and "Shrek", which were screened at the same time as "Pearl Harbor", that is, Universal Pictures and DreamWorks, are definitely not sitting idly by.

And it's not without benefits.

In the past three working days, the film, which is known as a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor to accompany the bloody love triangle, has slipped below $2.4 million at the box office in a single day. Shrinking so fast, is Michael? Ovitz felt a little unbearable, not only because the film was definitely far from meeting expectations, but also because the theater company cut a considerable amount of theaters.

Originally, "Pearl Harbor" has been screened in about 3,200 theaters, but by the time the new weekend arrived, 300 were cut. 100 of them were divided between "The Mummy Returns" and "Shrek", and the other 200 screens were won by "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"!

Duke? Rosenberg and Warner Bros. have teamed up to create an epic masterpiece that will open with an unprecedented 3,802 theaters in North America!

Just think of that number, Michael? Ovitz couldn't suppress the fire in his chest.

Of course, he has never been a person who can only defend passively and does not know how to take the initiative, since someone wants to profit from him, they must bear the corresponding counterattack.

However, due to the tight schedule. The other party also used means within the rules, and it was impossible for him and Disney to break through the bottom line, and they also pushed behind some incidents.

The premiere accompanied by a wave of protests was also very special to think about.

Hollywood's Chinese Theatre was crowded with people, and one star after another walked on the red carpet, Ivanka? Mr. Trump sat in his car, turned the mirror behind the front seat, and looked at his makeup and clothing. Once again, I made sure that there was no problem, and sat down carefully in my seat. Just in case you crumple your goose-yellow evening dress, wait for the next moment to walk on the red carpet.

She and Tina? The Philippines is different, has an unusually high-profile father, and has appeared in some media several times, although he has no interest in entering Hollywood, he does not rule out appearing in front of the media.

Which business leader in North America is not the focus of media attention?

Through the car window. Ivanka could see the flashing lights on one side of the red carpet, and it seemed that even the sun that turned to the west lost its brilliance in the bright light.

Obviously, "The Fellowship of the Ring", which was hyped up by the filmmaker using various publicity activities. Enough attention has already been raised!

However, when Ivanka lowered the window slightly, the loud protest sounded like a howling hurricane, blowing into her ears, and the protest was so loud that it almost completely suppressed the support of fans in front of the red carpet.

Premiere amid protests? Those people protesting in New Zealand weren't enough to show up here again?

Ivanka's face was a little ugly, when the car stopped and she walked on the red carpet, her face was always tight, her eyes couldn't help but turn to the left, and she could faintly see that not too far away, there were hundreds of Lord of the Rings fans, holding slogans and banners, shouting with bursts of shouts to express their dissatisfaction with the film adaptation.

Even, in front of them, there are media taking pictures and videos, which seems to be Disney's ABC TV.

She listens to Tina? Fei mentioned that the large-scale production zuò released in the summer file often encounters all kinds of inexplicable troubles, which are not born naturally, and often have various connections with the films released before and after.

Ivanka knows very well that Hollywood is waiting to see Duke jokes, and there are not a few people who want to make him unlucky.

"Unfortunately, you won't see it!" She was full of confidence, and while talking to herself, she walked briskly across the red carpet, ignoring the reporter's request to take pictures, and went straight to the interview area.

She came a little late, the crew members had finished taking a group photo, and were standing together in twos and twos to be interviewed by reporters, Ivanka looked at the familiar figure, did not mean to disturb in the past, and walked directly into the Hollywood Chinese Theater.

Entering the VIP lounge in the theater, Ivanka basically didn't know anyone here, although many of them were big stars who often appeared in the media, but often stood next to Duke, the top director, and had long been immune to them, and her eyes turned around the huge lounge and found Tina? The middle-aged woman who was accompanied by Fei immediately walked over.

"Hi, Tina." She simply talked to Tina? Fei greeted her, and then greeted the middle-aged woman very politely, "Hello, Aunt Leah, it's a pleasure to meet you." ”

"Hello, Evie." Lady Leah nodded affectionately to her, "You look like you've grown taller again." ”

"It's a little taller." Ivanka looked distressed, "I think I'm a little too high. ”

She was now six feet eleven inches, and she was always annoyed by the thought of what someone had said about her height and width.

At this moment, there was a lively commotion at the door of the lounge, and everyone from the entire crew came in one after another, and the three of them looked over there, chatting about fashion and other women's topics, and waited for more than ten minutes.

It's just that Ivanka couldn't help frowning slightly when she saw a woman walking next to him.

The other party is also familiar with Tina? Faye greeted each other and even gave a gentle hug to Lady Leah, who seemed to be very familiar with them.

"Hi, Evie."

"Hi Irene."

She shook the other's outstretched hand, which was her best friend's sister.

Ivanka turned his head to look at Duke, he didn't say hello to her, with the familiarity between the two, and without these politeness, he walked directly to Tina? Fei's side seemed to be talking about work, and Mrs. Leah's energy was also focused on him.

"Erin, I didn't expect you to come." She smiled brightly and said something deliberately.

Erin? Lauder frowned slightly, but didn't care, "I've been friends with Duke for many years, and I basically don't miss his premiere." ”

"Where's Jane?" Ivanka is also a smart person and immediately changed the subject, "She didn't come with you?" ”

"Jane stayed at the company for an internship." Erin replied, and then prepared to leave, "I'm going to say hello to the others." ”

She works in a fashion-related industry, which itself is closely linked to Hollywood, and it is inevitable that such occasions will be entertained.

Looking at Irene? Lauder walked somewhere else, Ivanka showed a thoughtful look, and shook her head slightly, seeing that Duke was finished with Tina? Faye talked and walked over.

"There's protest outside." She was very concerned, "Will it make a difference?" ”

"There will definitely be an impact."

Duke grabbed Mrs. Leah's arm, made a gesture of please, and walked towards the screening room together, saying to Ivanka as they went, "But it doesn't matter, they continue to protest, we have done enough publicity work, as long as the film can be recognized by the audience, the good reputation that spreads can completely offset the negative impact of the protests of hardcore book fans." ”

The former "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, from "The Fellowship of the Ring" to "The Return of the King", has been accompanied by the protests of many fans, and these protests have never come from again, really just because of dissatisfaction with the adaptation, no one can say, but in the end, the trilogy still used excellent publicity and the hard power of the film to crush all the obstacles.

Duke has faith in himself.

Sitting in the front seat, Ivanka said to him in a cheering tone, "We're going to make it." ”

Not only the crew has confidence in Duke, but also the fans who have watched the trailer, Norman? Shearer entered the screening room early in the morning, for this premiere, this hacker fan was fully prepared, he did not drink any more water from an hour before departure, and the first thing he did when he walked into the Chinese Theater in Hollywood was to go to the toilet to get rid of all the inventory, so as not to miss even a second of the film after the film started.

After watching the trailer, he began to evolve from a hacker fan to a Lord of the Rings fan, and the last step was to wait to watch the full film, and he believed that Duke would not disappoint them, the audience, and he never let them down!

Well, he did disappoint them by throwing away the hackers in favor of the Ring, but if the Ring was good enough, they could forgive him and support him with the loudest voice.

"Bligh, why are we coming to see this movie!"

Suddenly, a voice came from the side, it was a middle-aged man talking to another man who was about fifty years old next to him, "What we should do now is to stand outside and protest with the others......"

Shearer's eyebrows immediately raised, this is a protester? (To be continued......)