At the Burbank Theatre, hundreds of representatives from the media, theater managers, and general movie fans watched "Wanted" on the screen.

Preview version, no opening and ending credits have been added yet.

In the private room on the second floor, Louise Mayer, who had returned from an overseas vacation, was a little nervous.

Pacific Pictures, like Gray Films, smashed all the proceeds of "Eyes from the Mountain" into this film.

Another tragedy similar to "Alexander the Great", Louise can't afford it.

Martin sat down on the sofa chair and saw her walking back and forth, and said, "Honey, you're shaking my head and I'm dizzy." ”

Louise straightened down the lady's suit and pushed up the black-rimmed glasses: "If this one is messed up, I will go to South Korea and Japan to invest." ”

Martin said casually: "Aren't fattened pigs just used to kill and eat meat?" ”

As the gunshots rang out in the theater, the picture was fixed on the actor Martin, and the test screening ended.

The seats belonging to the audience in the back seven or eight rows were the first to erupt in extremely warm applause.

There are even quite a few people shouting: "Cool! ”

The best thing about this film is that the action scenes are cool enough.

The theater managers also applauded, this film is strong enough to be commercial, cool, and in line with the taste of the public.

This is the film they like, and they won't lose money on a large-scale schedule.

In contrast, the reaction of media reporters and film critics was slightly muted.

"Hollywood Reporter's Todd McCarthy" frowned slightly: "Martin is obviously very talented, why did he act in a movie that focuses on playing cool and handsome?" ”

"Actually, he played pretty well."

Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times next to him has a different opinion: "The actor performed the transformation process from a loser to an avenger, and the performance can score 65 points." ”

Todd McCarthy nodded: "Much better than Angelina Jolie, Julie...... Hey, it's hard to be an actor with peace of mind. ”

Kenneth remembered what Martin had said: "Actors always have to make ends meet, business and art are not completely in conflict, Martin's next film is Scorsese's "The Departed", I specifically inquired, Scorsese and Nicholson both rated him extremely highly. ”

McCarthy said: "It shows that he is still a young actor with artistic pursuits. ”

After the test screening, the general audience returned the questionnaire and was the first to leave.

Media reporters and critics then entered the lounge next to it, and the crew had their own gifts.

Martin joined the main creative staff of the crew and sent these people away together.

The statistics were compiled as quickly as possible, and half an hour later, in the theater's office, Daniel, Louise, Martin and director Leterrier were all together.

Louise urged, "There are no outsiders, let's start." ”

Daniel, the representative of the publisher, picked up the statistics of the trial audience: "The average score of the general audience is A. ”

Martin nodded: "A good start." ”

Daniel picked up a second one: "Theater managers give an average A+!" ”

Louise smiled immediately: "It seems that our film schedule will not be very bad, 3,000 theaters is not a problem, right?" “

"Although it is R-rated, with the reputation of today's theater manager's test screening, I can guarantee that there will be 3,300 theaters." Daniel is confident: "A+ shows that the commercial managers who are really on the front line of the film market are very optimistic about the prospects of the wanted warrant! ”

Louise asked, "What about film critics and the media?" ”

Daniel looked at it: "It's okay, there are mostly positive and moderate reviews, and there are fewer negative reviews." ”

Martin also has the title of executive producer, and has a say in many things, asking: "Can you do word-of-mouth marketing?" ”

"Of course!" Daniel said: "Start today. ”

The good reputation of a film is related to the quality of the film, but the operation is also the key.

The best so-and-so film can be said to be a masterpiece.

Louise breathed a sigh of relief, and as she walked out, she came to Martin's side: "Are you going to my house at night?" ”

Martin originally wanted to take a shift tonight and give himself a vacation, but this is going to be a wheel war again?

He had a headache and said, "Don't stay night, go now." ”

Louie was not ambiguous: "Let's go, get in the car." ”

Martin looked at Bruce, who made a phone call and shook his head slightly.

The two bodyguards who hid in the shadows did not find the paparazzi who were following and waiting.

Martin drove Louise on a Mercedes and drove her to the south slopes of Sherman Oaks.

Halfway through, passing by the Olsen sisters' house, Martin saw the closed door and asked, "They moved away?" ”

"Nope." Louise said simply, "The whole family went on vacation to New York. ”

Martin didn't ask any more questions, and drove into Louise's mansion, and as soon as she entered the living room, Louise dialed Kelly's phone.

Kelly Gray scolded and went online, but didn't hang up.

On this afternoon, while the crew and Warner Bros. hyped the heroes and heroines of "Wanted", they launched an offensive of word-of-mouth marketing.

The ban on Rotten Tomatoes was lifted as soon as possible, and the freshness reached 84%.

MTC also announced the film's comprehensive media score - 75 points!

This is a pretty good media reputation among R-rated action movies.

In fact, from the media reputation, there is a rough standard for judging whether a good film is a bad film before the screening.

After the test screening, those films that open all aspects of the score early and publish the review data are often not very bad.

On the other hand, some films that waited until the film opened in the United States before the ban on Rotten Tomatoes and MTC was lifted, the probability of bad movies increased exponentially.

Hollywood is particularly skilled in methods such as controlling reviews.

As a result, all kinds of praise about "Wanted" poured into traditional print media and the Internet.

Entertainment Weekly published an advertorial with a large and black headline.

"Wanted, definitely one of the best action movies of the year!"

On the Internet, a similar article was published: "Wanted is the best action movie from Martin Davis!" ”

Kenneth Turan praised the film in a column for the Los Angeles Times.

"I think 'Wanted' sets a new benchmark for the aesthetics of violence, and the actor Martin Davis has consistently performed brilliantly, successfully interpreting the character's personality transformation from weak and depressed to outburst......"

At the same time, Jolie appeared on Oprah's talk show, and when the two women who were pretentious hugged each other vigorously, the poster of "Wanted" was in the background.

Martin has participated in many roadshows such as the University of California, the University of Chicago and Las Vegas, and dragged Blake out to show his affection at every turn, gaining attention for the film.

Every bit of exposure of the heroes and heroines before the screening, and every bit of attention they attract, may be converted into real box office figures after the release.

The combination of heroes and virgins is attractive enough, at least in North America.

At the end of October, the North American Cinema Alliance announced the number of theaters for "Wanted", which reached 3,350!

The theater side is extremely optimistic about the box office prospects of this film.

On Martin's blog, the fan group that Jessica and Emily joined all mobilized and called on Martin's fans to go to the theater to watch the movie as soon as possible.

Jolie has also won a large number of people's support in the past six months, which has also been effective at the box office.

Even Morgan Freeman has some appeal, especially among middle-aged and elderly audiences.

With Hollywood's mature operation model, the success or failure of a film can basically be determined in the period before its release.

The "Wanted" has received all positive feedback from the market.

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The vine estate bar, because it is not yet dark, there are very few people here.

As soon as Brad Pitt entered the door, he saw Matt Damon, who had worked on the Rohan series of movies, sitting at the bar and drinking himself.

He strode over, pulled out a barstool and sat next to him, and asked, "How is it alone?" ”

Damon turned his head to look at him and said, "I suddenly wanted to drink, so I came over, what about you?" ”

Pete asked for a drink and raised his glass to Damon: "I'm a happy bachelor now." ”

Damon was curious and asked, "Did Julie really break with you?" ”

Pete pointed to the television hanging on the wall, which was showing Julie for an interview, her mouth full of refugees, children and war, and her words were full of humanity, as if the Virgin Mary were alive.

Damon looked at it for a moment, and then suddenly said, "I've heard some rumors that aren't very good. ”

Pete wondered, "Huh? ”

"About Julie and Martin Davis." Damon briefly described: "They filmed "Wanted" together, and many people said that during the filming, Julie was ...... with Martin"

He shrugged his shoulders and didn't say anything more.

Pete understood what Damon meant: "There have been rumors in the gossip media. He thought of Julie's transformation and desperation: "It's not just rumors, I see. ”

Damon persuaded: "Women, we don't lack them, the next one will be better." ”

Pete looked up at the TV again: "I gave up Aniston for her and divorced her for her!" ”

Damon said no more.

Pete subconsciously touched his head, always feeling awkward, and just saw the wanted poster of Martin and Jolie on the TV screen, and said: "This pair of dog men and women!" ”

Compared with Pete, Damon is much more conservative in the relationship between men and women, and can't help but scold: "Is this scolding yourself?" ”

Pete whispered, "I stepped on the horse and used Julie as a stepping stone to the hype, so that she successfully turned over from the loser." ”

Damon pointed to the TV series: "Now it seems that she and Martin Davis are going to succeed again." ”

Pete would like to see the wanted warrant pay for the bankruptcy of the investor, but it is difficult to see the current situation.

Damon then said, "I don't like Martin Davis and I hope their film is finished." ”

The film is distributed by Warner Bros., and Pitt's biggest collaborator is Warner, and he can't do anything but pick up his glass and clink glasses with Damon: "I wish them all the time!" ”

Damon had a drink with Pete, thought for a moment, and said, "There's a party in a few days, initiated by Harvey Weinstein, and Ben Affleck and I will attend." In addition, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez will also be on the spot, so if you are interested, you can come and play. ”

Hearing Quentin's name, Pete did get interested: "I'll be there." ”

(End of chapter)