Chapter 454 [Movie Premiere, Wonderful Film Critic]
In addition to inviting teammates, Guo Xu also invited some friends in Los Angeles to cheer, which is a hype method.
Without Robert Smith's involvement, Guo Xu would not be able to play movies even if he has money to invest, the water in this industry is very deep, and if he takes a little wrong step, the box office of the movie may be seriously affected and decline sharply.
Robert has not been in the industry for a long time, but his family has found experienced people to assist him, and a series of promotions in the early stage of the film have been successful. Several versions of the trailer, Guo Xu and Megan, Dunst, Avril Lavril and other scandals have given the movie enough attention.
The movie did not engage in spot screenings and test screenings, but was directly released for a grand premiere.
Preview screenings are nothing new in Hollywood. Back then, Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" started from screening, and then became famous in one fell swoop. The preview screening will be an important part of audience research, and the commercial films produced by the six major companies generally begin to interact with the audience from the script stage, constantly solicit suggestions from the audience, and continue to debug until the final release version is determined, which is related to the box office performance of the film.
This costs money and time, Guo Xu and others will definitely not be able to do it, not only will the test screening not only not increase the box office, but may also be completely messed up, because there will be professional film critics to come to see the movie and write film reviews.
Film critics in the United States are a rather strange industry, and most of them make a living by spraying people and finding faults. How can a critic say good things about a movie with a basketball star as the main character? A group of people were ready to find fault with him and spray him fiercely.
As long as it is not a literary film, film critics basically won't say anything good, and of course there are commercial films with a good reputation, but there are too few, there are only a few a year, and they may have sent public relations fees.
Many people think that Hollywood is very good and must produce high-quality products. In fact, Hollywood also produces a large number of bad movies every year, and the good ones are a very small part, but those parts are released all over the world and are well known by fans.
Film critics look down on small-budget comedies and commercial films, even if reality and the box office are slapped in the face again and again, they have never thought of changing their tone. If they are not civilized, they will spray, if the actor is not a bitter look, he will not frown and think about life, and cry silently, then he has no acting skills.
There is no depth, the plot is vulgar, and film critics repeatedly say these things, trying to make them look very high. If a commercial movie is too high at the box office and it's really hard to find fault, they still have a way.
There are no blacks, no Asians, no women, no old people, the politics are not correct enough, and the crew's ass is too crooked! They will try their best to bring a crooked rhythm, and strive to make the movie finished, and others will be comfortable if they don't have money to make them.
To put it bluntly, American film critics are composed of a group of people who are full of sour stomachs in the entertainment industry and pretend to be criminals who like to find the meaning of life. As long as these people who stare at other people's butts all day long participate in the comments, the reputation of commercial films and comedies will definitely plummet.
If Robert doesn't hold a test screening, critics won't be able to get a sneak peek, and there will be no chance to bring rhythm.
Guo Xu invited celebrity friends to come to the show, the movie was very hot, and the fans of these stars will also be attracted to watch the movie, as long as the audience feels good, the reputation will go up all of a sudden.
In the midst of attention, the premiere of "The Innocence of the Dancer" kicked off.
ABC radio reporter Audrey Jones also came, and it was fun to talk about Guo Xu's entertainment news occasionally on NBA shows.
After arriving at the scene, Audrey was taken aback, not that there were too many people, but that there were too many people, which was not at all what she imagined a 10 million investment small-budget movie should look like, it was simply the sense of déjà vu of a blockbuster premiere.
From the beginning, the stars walked the red carpet as an alternative landscape, they were much taller than the fans, and they were all giants. Not only the Suns players, but the "big shark" O'Neal also came to join in the fun, and the Lakers just didn't play in the past two days.
After the Hollywood star arrived, it caused many fans to scream.
"Look, Keanu Reeves is here."
"Keanu and Jason are really like brothers, but they're older."
"Is that Frank from Extraordinary Human Traffickers?"
"Is this the premiere of a kung fu movie today? JetLi is also here......"
Jet Li is a basketball fan, he met Guo Xu in 2001 and was invited to bring his wife to the court.
Guo Xu and Meghan appeared together, and the fans on the sidelines still held up his NBA posters, the most of which was the poster of his leaping over Peeler dunk, which made him even more popular.
Walking on the red carpet, Guo Xu was not nervous at all, after experiencing two NBA championship parades, he has long been accustomed to seeing any big scenes, and compared with the number of fans during the championship celebration, the number of people at the premiere is much smaller.
Meghan held his arm in one hand, and the two smiled and waved to the fans on both sides together.
They are all dressed stylishly and have a dedicated stylist. Guo Xu wore a black casual suit, handsome and straight, while Meghan wore a shoulderless gold dress with a convex front and back very charming.
Both of them have very good figures, and Megan put on high heels and stood with Guo Xu today, feeling a bit like a golden boy and a girl.
After walking the red carpet, they went to the media area, and several people stood together in front of countless photojournalists, posing for the reporters to take pictures of in carefully practiced poses, and they will be on the news tomorrow.
Then they went to the media area to be interviewed by reporters.
The reporter asked: "Jason, what do you think the box office results of this movie will eventually get?" ”
"I guess it's going to be over $20 million in the first week, and I'm sure my fans." Guo Xu did not avoid this question and said confidently and loudly.
Another reporter asked: "If the movie grosses more than 20 million and is likely to be the box office champion of the week, do you think you have a chance to attend the Oscars in the future?" ”
"If Oscar invited me, I would definitely be willing to go."
The reporter asked: "Film critic Armond White said that he is not optimistic about the movie you starred in, thinking that as a non-professional actor, it is difficult for you to pass the acting skills, what do you think?" ”
"That ......" Guo Xu paused for a moment and asked the reporters at the scene: "Who can tell me, how should a professional actor answer this question at this time?" ”
Everyone let out a burst of laughter, and this was Guo Xu's answer.
New York film critic Armond White is quite famous in the circle, and has always been known for his sharp words and unique opinions (that is, raising the bar), so he has offended many filmmakers and actors.
In Guo Xu's previous life, this person did several famous things, such as in 2010, he criticized the movie "Black Swan" for not being as good as a MV work, which triggered a scolding war between him and the director.
He also vehemently rejected "12 Years a Slave" and argued that the film did not deserve the Best Director award, and it was reported that he loudly questioned director Steve McQueen in public at a banquet. As soon as the incident was revealed by the media, it caused an uproar, and the outside world accused Amund of not being so disrespectful.
Guo Xu doesn't know this neurotic now, and said with a smile: "Skip this question, I can't answer it, whether the movie is good or not, whether I have acting skills or not, everyone will know when they enter the theater and watch it, so let 'that who' watch it yourself." ”
Guo Xu showed his attitude, and the person who can't even remember his name is black, what special feelings can he have? He wasn't interested in slapping that person in the face, because he didn't have time to interact with every cat or dog who hated him, and he was very busy.
After the main actors were interviewed, they stood in a row with the rest of the main creative staff of the crew and took a group photo together, and then the movie was about to start.