As an independent investor in "Air Combat Heroes", David? Ellison held a grand premiere for the film, and perhaps money was really just a numbers game for him, and the premiere was definitely the first of all the films released in Hollywood this year in terms of luxury.

The premiere was not only held at the Kodak Theater at the junction of Hollywood Avenue and Highland Avenue, but even at the entrance of the theater, five vintage propeller planes produced in the twenties and thirties of the last century were arranged. Ellison's collection of genuine vintage airplanes.

David? Ellison and Larry? Ellison, father and son, are both avid airplane enthusiasts.

In addition to the big scenes, there are not a few Hollywood celebrities and well-known wealthy people in the United States who participated in the premiere.

Despite Larry? Ellison is a well-known big mouth, and his reputation in the media is not very good, but like Ryan, there are not a few rich people who have accepted his invitation and come to cheer.

Like David, one of the Big Three at DreamWorks? Geffen, Viacom's media mogul Summer? Lei Shidong, Apple's current CEO Tim? Cook and so on.

Even Larry? Ellison's old nemesis, one of the founders of Microsoft, Paul? Allen has appeared on the red carpet.

In fact, to put it bluntly, these tycoons, like the companies they control, not only have zài competition, but also maintain a certain degree of cooperation, in such a trivial matter, it is still more face-saving.

Walking quickly across the red carpet, Ryan walked through the interview area with Taylor in his arms, and heard Larry? Ellison's trademark loud voice.

"What? The first-week box office of "Air Combat Heroes"? ”

The Silicon Valley madman is being interviewed by the media, and as in the past, he is arrogant, "As early as the last century, I said that David is a man who can be compared to Ryan? Jenkins' cinematic genius. Of course, he's just getting started, but it's certainly not a problem for "Air Combat Heroes" to get $60 million in its first week in North America. ”

"Why don't you go and say a few words?" Taylor teased Ryan in a low voice. "Oh, you're a movie genius."

"Don't be naughty."

Ryan gave her a pull, and the two walked briskly into the Kodak Theater, and under the guidance of several receptionists, they went straight to the hall.

They were almost the last to arrive, and when they entered the theater hall with a giant screen, the front row belonged to the guests, and it was almost full.

David, who reached out one after another? Geffen, Somer? Lei Shidong and Tim? Cook and the others shook hands, and Ryan walked to his seat, except for Taylor on the left. On his right hand is Paul, one of the founders of Microsoft? Allan.

The two of them don't know each other very well, but they've always met on other occasions before, and they've greeted each other casually, Paul? Allen's conversation turned directly to Walt Disney's increasingly obvious takeovers.

"Your people have been in contact with me, Ryan."

"Interested in Disney's Tiyì?"

It's a purely commercial deal, and Ryan doesn't beat around the bush," Paul, Disney is imperative for DreamWorks Animation Studios. ”

Back in the last century, when DreamWorks was founded, Paul? Allen is one of the investors in DreamWorks. Later, after the separation of DreamWorks Animation Studios, he was also a shareholder after Ryan and the DreamWorks Big Three.

"If you look at it from the investment level, my investment that year achieved more than five times the profit." Paul? Alan also showed his true colors as a businessman, "But. Ryan, what good is it for me to transfer my stake in DreamWorks Animation Studios to Disney? ”

"Heard your Seattle Seahawks have been playing against New Englanders quarterback Tom? Brady interested? Ryan didn't give him a chance to answer, and said to himself. He is a contracted player under the sports department of KK's agency, and her girlfriend Giselle? Bonson is also a contracted model of KK, and she is still friends with Miss Theron. So ......"

Ryan gave Paul? Alan, an expression you understand.

Just thinking about it for less than ten seconds, Paul? Alan held out his hand to Ryan, "Good to work with." ”

"It's a pleasure to work with." Ryan shook it gently in his hand.

A Tom? The addition of Brady is enough to make the Seattle Seahawks even more attractive, and the New Englanders quarterback was not only the NFL's Most Valuable Player last year, but also surpassed Tiger Woods on the Forbes celebrity list to become the No. 1 celebrity in American sports last year.

For American football, the number one sport in the United States, the importance of quarterbacks is something that even Ryan, a layman, knows a thing or two.

Since it is going to acquire DreamWorks Animation Studios, Disney will naturally make targeted preparations. Allen, who's been trying to get Vince back from the Super Bowl since he bought the Seattle Seahawks in 1997? Lombardi Cup, for which several times want to sign Tom? Brady, however, did not succeed for various reasons.

This is an obvious exchange of interests.

"That's how we control other people's destinies?"

After Ryan turned back, Taylor whispered in his ear, "Without the other party's knowledge, you decided his future path?" ”

"Our people only persuade." Ryan also lowered his voice, "And won't help anyone make decisions." ”

The latter words, even if he doesn't say it, Taylor will understand.

Like those football stars in the Euroleague, if you want a sports star to change owners, in addition to enough money temptation, the persuasion of agents and people around you often plays an extremely important role.

Don't say Tom? Brady signed to KK Agency, his current girlfriend and future wife Giselle? Bangchen is definitely a smart woman.

As the screen lit up, Ryan shifted his focus to the movie.

In his previous life, he had heard of the name of this movie, but he had never seen it, because people who had seen the movie always told him that the picture of the film was beautiful, and then ...... There is no then.

After calming down and watching it for a while, Ryan couldn't help but sigh, if the propeller planes in the film were replaced by horses, it would be like a hodgepodge of science fiction and cartoon elements.

For example, the first actor in the film, James? Franco's pilot escaped to France on the other side of the Atlantic with a record of beating and absconding, and brought the free and loose style of cowboys to the army that should have been uniform, and he could even ride ...... I'm sorry, I drove a fighter plane to go on a date with a French girl......

Like a lonely cowboy in a western, he was able to calmly land the plane on the battlefield that should have been plowed into a sieve by artillery fire from both sides, and he rescued his comrades who were trapped in the crash in the distance unscathed, making people feel that they were not facing the Germans armed with a large number of Maxim machine guns and heavy artillery, but just Indians with throwing axes and bows and arrows.

As for the scene where he finally killed the German pilot with a pistol at a high altitude, although it draws on real events in history, it looks like a cowboy playing tricks on horseback, except that his crotch is replaced by a biplane fighter with a speed of 100 miles per hour, and the classical laws of physics and mechanics will not have any effect on such a ruffian and a scientifically blind cowboy.

In fact, on the bright side, the director and screenwriter of the film understand that the subject matter has natural flaws, and if it is shot according to the real scenes of World War I, it will be difficult to please those audiences born after the 80s.

They tried their best to use the lines and mannerisms of the post-80s new humans to package the characters belonging to their great-grandfather generation in the film, but no matter the protagonists and supporting roles in the film, the positive and negative angles, in the handling of the characters and related plots, they are either too old to lose their teeth, or they are ridiculous to the point of ridiculousness.

Of course, movies are movies after all, not history, after all, this is a commercial entertainment film, as long as the audience is willing to buy it, these problems are not a problem.

The question is, will the audience buy it?

Perhaps the comments on the Internet are representative.

"A lackluster plot, a completely mentally retarded screenwriter, formulaic and unsurprising performances, and what's worse is that such a rubbish war film has entered theaters?"

"There's no need to make a film at all."

"Except for the special effects footage of the air combat, it's a completely boring French-style movie, and it's impossible to watch it properly."

"Whether it's a wartime adventure story or a love story, this film isn't very good. Even the special effects set in a historical context are lethargically boring and can't save this overly lengthy and tedious film. ”

"I think that battle back then must have been more exciting than the movie."

"After watching the whole film, the real impression left is neither a few leading actors, nor the planes and air battles inside, but the fierce pet lion ......"

This is not the opinion of film critics, but of the average audience, except for a few female viewers who post something like 'James? Frank is so handsome', 'I'm just aiming at James?' In addition to Frank's go's nymphomaniac remarks, the film was unanimously badly criticized, and even the bad reviews only lasted less than two days, because there were too few viewers who went to see the film later.

As for Larry? Ellison's $60 million first-week box office, even if the integer of 50 million is removed, there is still no shadow of the first-week box office figure of the film "Air Combat Heroes".

The film opened in North America with 3,033 theaters, and the box office figures for the first three days were ...... $6 million, which quickly slipped to more than $2 million in the second week.

The North American box office fiasco, the ongoing overseas distribution negotiations for the direct director zhì film are over, even if it is Larry? Ellison called personally, but Paramount Pictures still refused to be the overseas distributor of the film.

Perhaps, David? Ellison could only negotiate with one of the second- and third-tier publishing labels. (To be continued......)