Chapter 50: Jackpot!
Clark Gable agrees to go to Hays's and meet Hays's eccentric wife. For Victor's film.
As the number one male star in Hollywood today, the only movie emperor in Hollywood history, whether in terms of fame, identity or innate haugar nature, if it were ordinary, Clark Gable would not be able to meet an old woman with an eccentric temper, especially not for his own business.
But after watching Victor's movie mastering, Gable didn't say anything, and after smoking a full cigar, he nodded.
"Victor, time is urgent, you guys are busy with your business, I'll just go there myself. I will do my best to complete this matter, and I will call you when there is news. Gable laughed.
"Thank you so much!" Victor was impressed.
Gable shook his head: "Don't thank me, thank you, thank you for making this movie." Hehe, if you want to thank me, then pay it back later, you remember that you owe me a favor. ”
"I take it to heart." Victor was a little embarrassed.
After Gable went in a hurry, Victor and Ford didn't stay long and drove back to Legendary Pictures.
In the factory, a group of people had been waiting for a long time, and after hearing about Gable, everyone was a little relieved.
It wasn't until the evening, almost midnight, that Gable's call came.
"It's done, and she promised to let Hayes help anyway." Gable's tone sounded strange, gasping for air.
"I don't know how to thank you, Mr. Gable, all I can say is that I will always remember your help." Victor Road.
Gable hahadaxiao: "You don't have to worry too much, I didn't actually do anything, I just had dinner with this woman, went to a party, danced a few times, not to mention, I still have to deal with it." “
"The premiere of the movie, are you coming?" Victor asked.
"Definitely." Gable hung up.
A group of people in the company suddenly jubilated.
The next afternoon, Victor received a call from Grant.
Grant's tone was extremely excited: "Okay, you guys! Gable was able to make such a big sacrifice for you, and if it had gotten out, it wouldn't have made headlines in the national newspapers anytime soon! ”
"Okay, stop, what's the result?" Ford has long been impatient.
"Passed. This morning, a group of people from the Film Censorship Committee came to re-examine the film, and it passed smoothly, without you having to cut or change any shots. This time, you've managed to escape. After Grant Daxiao, his voice deepened: "But Victor, I have to warn you, Meyer's revenge will be avenged, and if you offend him, he probably won't embarrass you only once." “
"I can't close it so much, I want this movie to be released smoothly now, thank God!" Victor smiled wryly.
The film passed the review, and everyone finally put their minds at ease, and the next thing went in an orderly manner according to the original plan.
The 200-cent copy was quickly produced, and Victor personally took Leo to carefully inspect the general to ensure that the quality was foolproof.
At the same time, there was good news from Nicholas: the 40 movie theaters in Los Angeles that had promised to show them were ready.
On Anthony and Sean's side, the premiere setup is also ready.
Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, and the first film of Legendary Pictures will soon reach the most critical time.
That night, Ford entered Victor's office and smiled at the people who had been waiting for a long time: "I've done it, and tomorrow morning, more than a dozen newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, will publish the same news that Hollywood's first heartwarming killer movie will premiere, and Clark Gable will participate." ”
"Wouldn't it be inappropriate to report Gable like that?" Victor Road.
"He appeared alone, and it worked better than any propaganda." Ford shrugged and said, "I've called him about this, and he himself agreed." ”
"This time, it's really bothering him." Victor turned to Anthony and said, "Anthony, you're done with it?" ”
Anthony laughed, "I did it one step ahead of John, and I did it properly." ”
"What the hell are you doing?" Leo and the others were curious.
"Now I'll tell you." Victor smiled mysteriously and said, "It's actually very simple, I asked Anthony to place an ad in these newspapers in Los Angeles. ”
"Advertisement?!" The crowd was amazed.
"Yes, advertisement, very bullish advertisement! Haha. "Anthony is hilarious.
Victor further explained: "The content of this advertisement is like this, tomorrow, that is, the day of the premiere of our movie, all the people who enter the theater to watch our movie will get a lottery ticket with the movie ticket in their hand, and this time the lottery, we set up a first prize, two second prizes, and three third prizes......"
"Such a small trick is too common." Leo was disappointed: "Jack, who sells hot dogs across the street, isn't there also a lottery, and everyone is interested in his little toys that are less than a few dollars." If you do it, you don't do it. ”
Anthony shook his head: "We're not some bullshit toys, whoever wins the first prize will get $100,000!" 100,000 dollars! ”
"How much!? 100,000 dollars?! Leo almost spit out the coffee in his mouth: "You're crazy!?" ”
However, after saying this, Leo's face changed: "Oh, I see, Victor, you guy wants to do marketing in the name of a lottery, but in fact, this hundred thousand dollars is a gimmick." “
"Nope." Victor shook his head: "I'm an honest person, and there will definitely be people in the audience who win awards." In addition, the second prize is $20,000 and the third prize is $10,000. ”
"You're crazy!" This time, even Ford jumped up: "You are doing this, but you can spell out all the money we have now!" ”
Victor looked helpless: "If you want this movie to be popular, in addition to the movie itself, a little stimulating marketing must be done." I can't bear the help of the wolf, and if you want to have a good effect, you can only spend a lot of money. Besides, if this movie hangs, the legendary film company will be gone, and our gang will be beaten back to their original shapes, and the remaining money will be useless, so it is better to use it where it should be. ”
"Victor, I thought you were a calm guy, but I didn't expect you to have such a crazy side." No one in the room, including Ford, could identify with this hand.
"Anyway, the money has been spent, and the wood is already in the boat, may God bless it." Victor stood up, looked at everyone, and gritted his teeth: "Everyone, we are now fighting against the water, whether we live or die, let's see the movie premiere tomorrow!" ”