Chapter 90: A Perfect Fit, Financial Giant

When John Connor convinces his mother to stop the other party's attempt to destroy the T-800, the plot continues to advance.

T-800, who didn't know what was going on in the outside world when he stopped for a check, became the most loyal support of Connor's mother and son, and after a night's rest for the two of them, the three of them went to a gas station, where they needed to take a break.

Throwing the knife to his mother, leaving him to go out to buy and wandering around with the T-800, John Connor hoped that he could be more humane, but unfortunately, his teaching plan was not successful.

After being frustrated in teaching the T-800 to learn to become an adult, the picture on the screen suddenly changed.

Sarah Connor, who has already been purchased, is munching on bread in the car, while John Connor is feeding himself with fries.

I saw John Connor, who was sitting in the driver's seat, leaning over his body, throwing the fries into his mouth, pouting at the same time, as if he had thought of something, his body turned right, and he put his shoulders on the seat seat in an experienced manner, his eyes glanced up, and his eyes continued to converge towards the figure with his back to him, "Do you want to eat some fries?" ”

In the face of his inquiry, Sarah Connor, leaning against the backseat door, staring blankly and munching on bread mechanically, did not say a word.

In this situation, John Connor shook his head helplessly and sighed.

didn't get too entangled in the body of the lost mother, after putting down the box of fries in his hand, John Connor, who was already full, skillfully wiped the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand, and then held the steering wheel, got out of the car, and leaned towards the front hood of the car with a little boredom.

"Do you need help?" Looking at the T-800 bending over and changing the brake fluid for the car, John Connor skillfully put his right hand on the frame, and his eyes kept glancing up while cleaning the brake fluid, and the inside was full of anticipation.

As a child who has been reunited with his biological mother for a long time, John Connor has a lot to say to communicate with, and as a guy who has no father and longs for fatherly love, John Connor wants to get along with this machine.

It's a pity that in the face of his inquiry, the T-800, who never leaves his machine because his thinking mother ignores him and never leaves his machine, rejects him with emotionless words.

“No。”

Ok…… Ok…… Ok……

John Connor shrugged his shoulders and didn't force it.

Because he understands that if this 'father' has something that can't be solved, then he ...... Estimates can't handle it either.

However, just as he was secretly thinking about how to communicate with these two guys whose faces said that no one should enter, two children with toy guns suddenly passed by them, and kept shouting-

"I killed you—"

"You're dead—"

"No—"

The children's game fights, the bravery and ruthlessness that came out of their mouths, and the tearing and pushing of their behavior, attracted the attention of John Connor and T-800, for T-800, the scene in front of him was just a manifestation of human inferiority, but for John Connor, it was the real experience of himself a few hours ago.

A day ago, John Connor might have been as addicted to all kinds of fighting games as these kids, but now, he has smelled the cruelty of death and doesn't want to remember it......

He didn't want to die.

John Connor, who was still on the hood, turned his head slowly, at this moment, his face was full of confusion that did not match his age, and his eyes were complicated and squinted at the two children, where was there any excitement about meeting his mother for the first time and meeting his father by chance?

The so-called thinking and trade-offs are all gone.

Instead, there are nightmarish memories.

His eyes blinked slightly, his cheeks twitched slightly, and while staring at the battle, what he thought in his heart was instinctively asked by him.

"We can't make it, can we?"

When this sentence blurted out, John Connor immediately felt that something was wrong.

Wanting to remedy it, he quickly turned his head and looked up at the T-800, trying to hide his inner uneasiness with a supplementary explanation, but the feigned composure on his face betrayed his true thoughts at the moment, "I mean human ......"

"Oh, good acting......"

"This kid is lying......"

"He wants to hide the uneasiness in his heart......"

When John Connor on the screen flashed worried eyes, expecting the learning progress of the T-800 machine to slow down a little, trying to deceive the other party's logical thinking by lying, the panic look that wanted to hide it reminded many viewers of their own children......

When they do something wrong, or when they want to hide some little secrets that belong to them, or when they want to hide some of their true thoughts, they will show all kinds of flaws - and at this time, some parents will pretend not to know, follow their children's wishes, and end the topic; And some parents will get to the bottom of it, want to strip everything to their children, and don't care at all, whether their own questioning will make their children feel embarrassed.

Is the T-800 the former or the latter?

The audience at the scene did not know.

However, in the face of two inquiries from John Connor, the originally emotionless robot blinked several times in a row.

In the end, he slowly turned his head and focused his eyes on the two children......

"Oh, it's great, it's great......"

"This is supposed to be the first time that the T-800 has had feelings, right? Or rather, he has extended his ability to think......"

"Although we don't know whether it was the program that made him ignore John Connor's instinctive questioning, or the emotional logic that made him choose to face the topic of human beings, all this on the screen is what all children want!"

"Sometimes, the child just wants to hide something that he thinks is important."

"In this case, it is better not to ask the parents who shelter them from the wind and rain."

"Although children's secrets may be trivial for adults, but for children, keeping privacy is the embodiment of a complete self, even parents, must have a certain distance from them, that distance is not a moat to isolate blood and family, but the construction and shaping of their own world......

"Terminator 2" is indeed a sci-fi action movie, but in the eyes of Kenneth and other film critics, it is more like a warm family movie, compared with its predecessor, this one's emotional line is more full, T-800's self-learning and John Connor's desires and extravagances, just like a boy who has just become a father pretending to be calm and wants to get his son, they don't know how to face their newfound life, but, they are trying to learn.

And Roland Allen on the screen has made them a big change, if in "Home Alone", he contributed a formulaic performance, like a comedian, with his exaggerated movements and expressions, to impress the audience and make them laugh, then in "Terminator 2", he is old like an adult, Kevin's lively self is gone, replaced by the maturity that comes to his face, the personalities of the two characters, extremely extreme, and this-

It's not a child star at all, a skill that can be mastered.

"Is he really only eleven years old?" A journalist who was invited to the scene made a strange inquiry.

"This ...... It's just two people......" Another person stared at the screen in disbelief, he couldn't understand at all, how did a child star who acted by instinct manage two movies and two faces?

However, some guys also feel normal about the soul torture issued by their companions.

"You don't want to think about how many guys are teaching him."

"The guy who taught him to act has already won the Oscar, on the way to the Oscar, how to understand the role, that is much clearer than us, instead of sighing here that he has thousands of faces, it is better to watch the movie well......"

Yes, Roland's different face hidden under the action movie Boom, Boom, and Boom has actually been discovered by everyone a long time ago, but before that, everyone's feelings were not strong, but after his one-man show was launched, the oncoming sense of growth was shocking, and they found it hard to believe that Roland was able to achieve a sudden change in style in the months after playing "Home Alone", and eat a role completely different from Kevin's personality.

It's not a question of whether the teacher teaches or not, it's a demonstration of individual talent.

Although the vast majority of child stars will be more mature than their peers, it is still difficult for them to show the way they think and do things as adults, but what about Roland? - It's a different person!

They don't believe that there are teachers who can do soul swap acting teaching, they prefer to believe that Roland has this talent! It's a pity - they don't know that substitutions are really simple for Roland.

Want to show the loneliness in your heart?

It's easy!

Just think about it in my previous life, I was sued by Di Mouse, and I was hammered by the heroine's fans of the heroine's drama!

Isn't acting another display of life experience?

Although he has lost his innocence forever, he is mature and steady, and no child star can compare to him.

And it is precisely because of this freewheeling change that the guest reporters and film critics on the scene look at Roland differently.

"If Julia Roberts and Roland Allen are the hottest screen stars in the 90s, then Roland Allen may be able to use this movie to directly throw Julia out of the taillights, right?"

"Her "Keep a Lover" has only 30 million box office in North America, "Sleep with the Enemy" has just broken 100 million, although there is also a "Captain Hook", but "Captain Hook" also has Roland Allen!"

If three hours ago, they still thought that Roland was the most popular child star at the moment, then now, the ambiguous commodity term child star has been easily removed by them.

Although Roland's performance was not yet as creepy and spine-chilling, these guys, who had been watching the movie for an hour, felt that he could afford to be called an actor.

As for predicting the box office of the film through his performance?

It's too early to say that.

Because the film is still nearly an hour and a half, it hasn't been released......

Who knows if there will be some incomprehensible plot in the future?

Of course, if Roland heard what these people were thinking, he would definitely smile and shake his head.

James Cameron is not Zack Snyder, he can't stretch the length of the whole movie infinitely in order to portray all the characters in the story.

Where you can pass it in one stroke, you will definitely not spend more pen and ink on portrayal, and, like Spielberg, this guy who can call a well-made commercial film an art film, knows better than anyone where the selling point of the whole movie is.

Is it the metaphorical thinking that these critics like?

Bullshit!

These things are for those idle and bored guys to analyze and play, and what can really make fans take the initiative to enter the theater is the hot scenes, fierce fights, and those adrenaline-pumping fights.

For him, the emotional lines that these film critics and reporters talk about are actually appetizing desserts before the big dish.

The relationship between John Connor and the T-800 is clearly portrayed, in fact, it is meant to be destroyed.

When everyone thinks that the T-800, who has begun to learn on its own, obeys John Connor's orders, prevents the other party's mother from killing the creator of Skynet, and goes to the research room together to destroy all the materials and equipment born by Skynet, in this case, only need to kill T-1000 like other sci-fi action movies, and get the final victory-

The self-termination after the decisive battle made those guys who thought that this movie would follow the family fun routine with a wry smile.

James Cameron isn't Spielberg, and those family events don't matter to him.

Creating a good thing and then destroying it with his own hands is his habit and his hobby.

Because he understands that in life, regret is always much more than good.

Not only that, but regret is also easier to remember than good.

When something that the audience likes completely disappears at the end of the film, the emotion of nostalgia because of love, so it will come to mind, and the kind of loss caused by regret will make them keep sharing their emotions with the people around them, and want to tell the depression in their hearts......

The so-called death is just a means to bring business and art closer together, and as a director who can carry it better than anyone else, Cameron certainly knows how important the box office is to him.

As long as the capital behind him is happy, then he will have the money to shoot what he wants to shoot more.

And all this, how can the public at the scene not understand?

When John Connor on the screen screamed and didn't want T-800 to leave, when John Connor on the screen cried bitterly and hugged each other, when John Connor on the screen silently accepted all this, watched T-800 end himself, and stared at the thumb that slowly fell into the molten steel, a painful emotion clinged to his heart.

Turning into his arms, trembling and crying, the pain that was about to overflow from the screen filled the entire theater.

As the guy who said, 'I really didn't say that' -

The most painful thing in life is that I wake up from a dream and have no way to go. ’

If an hour ago, everyone thought that Roland Allen's methods of wooing single-parent families did not seem to be extremely strong, now they have nothing to fuck about......

What children from single-parent families envy most is the happiness of others that they don't have.

And if Roland reaps his own happiness while wooing the children of single-parent families, it may backfire.

But now?

I woke up from a dream.

From getting to know the T-800, to accepting it, adopting it, teaching it, and attaching to it, the whole process is only a few days.

John Connor's short but rich life experience is like a sweet and graceful dream.

It's colorful, but there's always a day to wake up.

The self-termination of the T-800 heralded the shattering of John Connor's dreams, from none, to gain, to loss......

This joyful and sad encounter will make those children from single-parent families more sympathetic to Roland.

Not to mention, in reality, his parents died......

“Oh,my god! It's simply ...... This is simply a movie made for Roland! ”

Although John Connor didn't have any fight scenes, his relationship with T-800 is the brightest point in the whole film! Arnold, who has always been criticized by us for not being able to act, can now control emotional dramas! And Roland's performance is even more amazing! I really don't know how he switched and adapted! ”

"The rhythm is brisk, the characters are vivid, and the emotions are rich, which perfectly fits Roland's personal plot, which is surprising......"

With the appearance of the end credits, the lights in the theater are also lit up.

Looking at the excitement on the faces of their peers around them, the film critics and journalists who were invited to come knew how they should write their own articles - bragging rights? Of course! After all, this is the best sci-fi film they've seen since the nineties -

Not one of them.

Of course, before they go back to writing the article, they want to know what the original intention of the whole movie is.

Why does this movie fit perfectly with Roland's growth route?

Don't......

Is Roland the illegitimate son of a truck driver?

…………

"Bastard? How can it be! He was recommended by Steven! ”

"The day he came to audition, I happened to be talking to Steven about the project, and after seeing his performance, I chose him, as for why the script fits him perfectly? You have to ask God about this! ”

…………

"Uh...... You may be mistaken, sir, I'm just an actor. ”

"On the day of the audition, "Home Alone" had not yet been released, no one knew if this movie would be a big hit, and it was just a coincidence that James chose me, because we didn't know each other before that, and his script was already completed."

…………

"I can attest to that when James was talking to me about a sequel project and asked me to continue starring in the T-800, we didn't have the name Roland Allen on the project day, and it was all a coincidence."

"Isn't the focus of your attention on the film itself? Isn't it a good thing that Roland plays well? Could it be that you still hope that he will smash the performance? If that's the case, your mind is dangerous......"

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According to the custom, after the film is played, the distributor will prepare a party to entertain the movie stars, reporters, film critics, crew members and company executives who attended the premiere. Your mind is dangerous', and when they calmed down, they realized what a stupid question they had asked.

Even if the Jewish gang deliberately praises Roland, will they admit this kind of thing?

Publicly shining a smear at the premiere?

Isn't this the old birthday star hanging himself, looking for death?

In the case that all major media are controlled by entertainment companies, the wrong problems will make them lose their jobs!

As a result, the guys who wanted to find creative ideas from the main creative team to add popularity to their news reports and columns all wilted.

They dare to offend the truck driver, dare to offend the future governor, but dare not make a fuss behind Roland's back!

In this way, the grand premiere reception was 'cold'.

The atmosphere in the venue gradually tended to be on the right track, no one studied the relationship between Roland and the film, and everyone shifted the topic to the rhythm of the film, the fights in the film, the story of the film, and the connotation of the film.

As they came to an end, as the only man in the audience who didn't worry about box office results, and didn't have an insulator who continued to be harassed by reporters, Roland Allen was the most laid-back one on the scene.

is different from the self-promotion after the release of "Home Alone", when the news came out that Spielberg asked him to be in charge of the crew, it was no longer him who went to say hello to others, but every time he leaned on the table to eat a bite, there was a guy who would come over and disturb him, and the feeling of wanting to rub it up may be snobbery.

Of course, Hollywood has unspoken rules, but in front of a big enough fist, any unspoken rules are bullshit.

"Ah, Mr. Zach, it's a pleasure to meet you......"

"Hey Ms. Janet, thank you for the love......"

"Oh, group photo? No problem......"

When Roland sent away the first few guys who wanted to come up and set up a close, he felt that the energy in his body was about to be exhausted, not only that, but he also regretted it very much, he knew that this was the case, so he didn't come with the truck driver, and took the assistant David recruited for himself, at least he could block some guys who had nothing to do with the entertainment industry.

Of course, there are a lot of things that excite him, and those guys who come to greet him at least give good reviews.

And just when he was wondering whether he should pull the truck driver to retreat together, or follow Director Chris Columbus, who came to the scene to support the scene, the truck driver, who was holding a wine glass and socializing around, took the initiative to come to his side.

"Tired?" The truck driver had seen Roland's fatigue.

"I think you're talking nonsense."

Roland rolled his eyes and asked angrily, "I just want to know when we can leave." ”

"Leave? At least there's an hour, right? The truck driver didn't like this noisy environment, and before he finished eating, he quickly picked up a piece of meat from Roland's plate, regardless of whether it was hot or cold, and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

"You know, I'm more annoying than you, why do I ask the same question so many times? What does the sublimation of the film's idea have to do with me? I'm just a moviemaker! Writing articles is their forte! ”

Listening to the other party's unceremonious complaint, Roland, who was the only one on the scene who was stealing food, immediately laughed.

Although the adult world is full of socializing.

But most of the time, it's helplessness.

Unless you really have a special fetish, who likes to get drunk?

Enjoy the glitzy rights of drunken gold?

What a joke!

The box office of movies is their greatest right.

However, just when the truck driver wanted to take a break and forcibly occupy Roland's plate and fill his stomach first, a figure with a wine glass suddenly leaned up, and after seeing the other party's face, the truck driver, who was still there and Roland whispering and complaining, put down the plate in an instant, took out a paper towel naturally, wiped his hands clean, and then-

Greeted him.

"Ronald, I thought you didn't think the movie was good and had already left......"

"How is that possible...... I've seen it from beginning to end. ”

"It's just that I talked to the Fox guy just now, and I didn't come over in time."

The guy who was affectionately called Ronald by the truck driver was a bald head.

After seeing the smiling face of the truck driver, he shook his hand very kindly.

And just when they greeted each other cordially, Cameron's transformation like a Sichuan drama changed his face, and Roland was impressed.

Although the current truck driver belongs to Hollywood's first-line directors, he also has guys who can't be messed with.

And the bald head in front of him is obviously so.

However, Roland did not recognize the other party.

"Talking to Fox? You mean guy, it can't be Rupert Murdoch, right? Cameron smiled at the corner of his eye and directly reported the name of the Fox boss.

After hearing his inquiry, the bald head shook his head decisively, and said regretfully: "It would be better if it was Rupert, those people below them can't call the shots, it's really a pity......

"But alas, Rupert hasn't been here lately, and when he returns, I guess I'll have to go back to New York......"

Hold the grass?

Which big guy is this?

When Roland saw the truck driver shaking hands and hugging the bald head, he really didn't take the other person seriously.

In his opinion, an insider like him who can't even remember watching thousands of movies is estimated to be a minority shareholder of a film company.

Why did he do licking dogs?

But the problem is, Rupert Murdoch in the mouth of the truck driver, that's thunder!

News Corp.'s big boss, Fox's big boss, what a guy!

And in his mouth, how can it be the same as two or three kittens?

The guy who can judge Murdoch so casually is probably not a small shareholder, right?

Isn't that good-

Which consortium guy? Or is it someone from Wall Street?

Just as Roland was secretly guessing in his heart which big man the fat head and big ears bald head in front of him was, the bald head who had already finished hugging the truck driver had already turned his gaze-

Not only that, but he also took the initiative to extend his right hand to Roland.

"Roland Allen?"

"Nice to meet you."

"You played a great role, especially when Arnold was self-terminating, and the look in your eyes really made me sad."

Although Roland didn't know him, he always had to give face.

Especially when the other party is still greeting him so warmly, if Roland puts on a face, won't it embarrass him?

took the initiative to greet him, the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, and while showing a formulaic smile, he also responded politely: "Oh, thank you, I'm so happy to be recognized by you in terms of acting skills......"

"What excites me the most is that someone can just say the clip instead of saying it to me – hey, I think you're doing a really good job...... I've heard enough of those empty and boring words......"

"Haha......" The bald head laughed, and Roland's blunt words made him smile and narrowly squint.

Although he knew that Roland was just looking at the kind words on the trucker's face, but—it didn't matter, did it?

There is confusion between everyone when they meet for the first time, and when Roland understands himself, won't the estrangement disappear?

"I know you don't know me, but it doesn't matter, I can introduce myself......"

"My name is Ronald Perelman and I'm from New York."

"It's the chairman of Revlon."

Oh......

Roland suddenly realized.

It turns out that this one is the chairman of Revlon Group!

No wonder he can use a casual tone to narrate the affairs between himself and Murdoch.

However, before he could laugh for two seconds, he reacted and was immediately stunned.

And so on –

Chairman of Revlon Corporation?

Ronald Perelman?

Hold the grass!

This bald head, he remembered!

What bullshit Revlon!

This guy is a financial giant!

He is the majority shareholder of Golden State Bank Group!

The guys on the Forbes billionaires list!

Of course, none of that matters!

The important thing is that –

He is now, one of the two giants of American comics, the boss of Marvel Comics.