Chapter 563

"The ban on film critics will not be lifted until after the large-scale filming. Universal has not put much effort into public relations with film critics, and the evaluation will not be high. The Phantom has rushed. Modern Stone Town has stamina but not much. During the three-week schedule on April 4th, we can only support us. Beimi opened 1,600 theaters, and an additional $5 million in publicity and distribution funds. See the situation of the first weekend of Beimi theaters and then add global publicity and distribution resources. This week is our honeymoon period, until August 5th when Amblin Entertainment produces and distributes Little Rascals worldwide..."

Yeremov was nagging about reporting work, but Song Ya didn't listen very carefully, "They have already said it in the meeting just now..."

He was in Xue Linfen's small villa in Los Angeles, smiling at the little Robb in her arms, and he couldn't get enough of it, although the little guy was sleeping soundly.

"Forrest Gump is so powerful. It is simply a spiritual history of American people in recent decades. Only less than 1,600 theaters opened in the first week, and the box office of a single theater is as high as 30,000 dollars. 48 million at the box office."

Yeremov is much more nervous than him. This is his first shot back to Hollywood as the president of A+ Film Studio and the executive producer of Dancing Out of My Life. Naturally, he doesn’t want to see it misfire. “Conservative mainstream white people are very I like this movie. In their eyes, Forrest Gump’s stupidity is a perfect personal quality. He is extremely firm in love and faith, attaches great importance to family and friendship, and absolutely keeps his promise. If the country asks him to carry a gun to the battlefield, he will go. He practiced table tennis day in and day out. His mother, girlfriend, and officer asked him to run, so he ran. In order to save his friends in the army, he ignored the rain of bullets and bombing, bought a shrimp fishing boat for his dead friends, and took them in. The chief who has retired legs, tolerates and helps the naive hippie girlfriend again and again... His unrivaled good luck can also tickle the itch in the hearts of conservative white people. Hippies and politicians are like clowns in front of them... ..."

"Okay, okay, haven't I seen that movie? I watched it with you."

Song Ya interrupted him impatiently, and turned her attention to Xue Linfen's blond hair, where there was a small black hairpin. Could it be that she really used it during the two nights she spent with her as Harley said? This hairpin is secretly pierced...

Forget it, it doesn’t matter anymore, no matter what her motivation is, Little Robb has already been born, just like the girlfriend of Forrest Gump played by Robin White quietly gave birth to a child for Forrest Gump, this is the best gift...

Xue Linfen didn't notice the focus of the man's eyes, thinking that he was looking at her obsessively, her pretty face in her late thirties couldn't help but blush, "Actually, you don't need to come here often, little Robb doesn't know anything yet, I guess I can't remember things until I'm three years old."

"I would like to come, are you not welcome?"

Song Ya had secretly observed her residence before, and there was no sign of making a new boyfriend.

"Whatever you want." Xue Linfen smiled and shook little Robb in her arms.

"What book are you reading recently?" Song Ya wanted to chat with him about literature, and reached for the woven rattan basket with books next to the stroller.

"Hey, you..."

She didn't have time to stop it. Song Ya saw GQ magazine from the bottom of several books. The latest one reported her engagement ceremony in a big way. On the cover was a group photo of herself, Mariah Carey and friends, the best capture In a photo, everyone in the picture is smiling very brightly, and he and Mariah Carey are looking at each other affectionately.

There was a slight embarrassment on the woman's face, but Song Ya didn't poke it, picked up an early childhood education book, and chatted with her about the contents of the book.

"What about you? How are you doing in college?" Xue Linfen asked.

"This semester has just ended, and the grades are not bad." This time, the three courses brought the GPA back to 3, Song Ya boasted proudly.

"Boss, I have an appointment with the Emperor Cinemas in Los Angeles this afternoon." Linda came over to remind.

"Okay, I should go."

Song Ya stood up, kissed little Robb, and when she raised her head, she happened to meet her beautiful eyes, "Come to see you and the little guy next time. She is holding the baby, and the farewell ceremony is a bit awkward convenient,

Then their lips met.

"Goodbye." Whispering on her shoulder for a while, he bid farewell and left.

"On the 15th, Fox's True Lies opened as many as 2,300 theaters during the same period, and Disney's Baseball Angels had 1,700 theaters, all above us."

Back in the car, Yeremov continued the topic just now.

"Baseball angels..."

According to Forrest Gump’s box office and reputation this week, Song Ya can’t afford to compete. The real lie is Schwarzenegger’s super action blockbuster, and there is no need to make trouble. Only baseball angels can use some tricks.” What are your plans."

"We mainly attack Phantom Man and Baseball Angel, but the producer of Phantom Man has said hello through Amblin Entertainment, and they are also very restrained. The intensity of mutual blackmail between the two sides will not be high. Baseball Angel is a Disney-based Bo Wei movie. Katzenberg didn’t say anything about it. He recently took over Disney’s position and suffered setbacks. Eisner did not give Franklin Wells, who died in a plane crash, the position of vice chairman. he……"

Yeremov said.

"Will Katzenberg lose in Disney's power struggle?" Song Ya asked.

"It is possible, hearing that Eisner prepared a secret document that was only allowed to be opened after he died on the heart bypass surgery table, the position of Disney chairman and CEO will be officially revealed at that moment." Yeremov answer.

"WTF? Legacy? Fourth elder brother?"

Isn't this a secret reserve? Song Ya didn't expect that professional managers in Hollywood would engage in feudal dynasty succession.

"Eisner single-handedly saved Disney, and he is now the emperor of Disney." Linda said.

"Anyway, what do you and Universal plan? Baseball Angel is a movie produced by Disney. Will we be unhappy if we hacked Katzenberg?" Song Ya asked, anyway, Katzenberg is still undergoing surgery at Disney at Eisner The first person behind the room, it is best not to offend.

"Dancing My Life is rated PG-13. Baseball Angel is a PG-rated movie. There are no flaws from the main creation to the plot. If you force black actors...actors who play professional athletes are generally not well-known. It may be counterproductive, but it will help the other party heat up."

Yeremov said: "Universal intends to use its strength on the subject matter. There have been too many inspirational sports films in recent years. We can guide the audience's boredom."

"OK, so be it." Song Ya nodded in approval.

Generally speaking, because several blockbusters are too strong, it will be very uncomfortable to dance out of my life, but the advantage is that the investment scale is small, and it should be possible to make a bloody way out of the summer blockbusters that start at a production cost of 30 million. The Phantom There are too many benefits of throwing away, and Universal's current support is strong enough. With Universal's huge resources, there must be no problem with a guaranteed box office of 30 million.

However, due to the different proportions of theaters' weekly accounts, the box office in the first week and the second week is still the top priority.

Song Ya has been attacked a lot during this period, but they are very restrained. Those criticisms of her acting skills are not painful. No one expects a singer to show some acting skills in his debut work, and he will not be noticed by the Golden Raspberry Awards Even if it was a big success.

The fatal weakness of baseball angels is that their ability to attract attention is too weak, and they simply cannot compete with the news exposure of Song Ya and Mariah Carey. The news that Amy and Fergie are rebuilding the old good shopping can suppress each other. Leading role, of course, the basics of baseball fans in the United States are there, and the Major League Baseball League is being suspended, because the stadium is to be given up for the fierce football World Cup, and the fans who have nowhere to go should be very enthusiastic about watching movies.

"APLUS, this way, Maria, this way..."

On July 14th, 1994, the premiere of Dancing Out of My Life was selected to be held in Chicago at the Midnight Show. A large number of copies and posters from Universal were in place, and the previous media advertisements had been bombarded for a week. The original soundtrack CD of Sony Columbia Records is in full swing in various audio-visual product stores, and the order will be available after midnight. There are also various T-shirts of A+ clothing, luminous belts in Universal peripheral stores and T-shirts worn by myself in the play, long and short styles Two of each are also available.

"Harry! Amy! Look at this!"

Song Ya and Mariah Carey stood at the entrance of the theater, the absolute center of all the cast and crew, and kept waving and smiling at the fans on the inner, third and outer floors.

"Let's go in."

I have invested more than a year and a lot of energy in this film. For this reason, I didn’t even invest in the technology industry in 1994. Song Ya couldn’t help but feel a little nervous at this time. Nine million dollars is nothing. In other words, the time and energy lost is not worth it if there is no satisfactory return.

"Hmph."

Mariah Carey accidentally pinched his arm, and he looked up, just in time to see the huge poster of himself and Amy embracing affectionately in the theater hall.