Six Hundred and Seventy-Two-The Calm Before the Storm?

Compared with Schroeder a few years ago, he has changed a lot today. In the past, Schroeder needed to wear a security uniform to remind people around him and himself that he had a legitimate job, unlike those African Americans who naturally like to "get something for nothing."

However, as the Wayne fan organization grew stronger, and the public relations department of Warner Bros. and Wayne's representative Nina continued to push behind the fan organization, although it was inevitable that his pure love for the movie would become It's not that simple, but it turns a hobby into a career, which can be said to have both gains and losses.

From Daisy, the earliest leader, to the need to organize long-term staff to watch "The Dark Knight" the year before last, as well as organizing events from time to time for the sake of cohesion, Schroeder and the other early members simply resigned from their jobs and left their jobs. Treat this as your own career.

Indeed, one thing is very important, and that is the amount of income. When these things that you have done voluntarily in the past can bring you a salary that is far beyond normal work, I am afraid that few people can refuse it. At least now Schroeder no longer needs to rely on a security uniform to show his innocence.

"Hey, man, hey!"

Austin, who came back in a hurry, was sweating profusely. Seeing his companion in a daze, he helplessly stretched out his hand and patted the other party's back. They, the senior members of the early fan organization, all knew that this strong African-American man with tattoos all over his body was actually a rare good-natured man.

Schroeder was stunned for a moment when he came back to his senses. He immediately shrugged apologetically and said, "Sorry, I didn't sleep well last night."

"It doesn't matter."

Austin could no longer care about anything else. He pointed at the longer and longer queue in the hall, completely ignoring the hair on his forehead, and said with considerable pressure: "The eldest sister is already contacting the manager of this theater. She is in the screening room." Let us not worry, but we must organize these movie fans who come to us and make sure there is no chaos."

The two of them looked at each other as they spoke, and looked at the fans who were chatting and waiting. There were now nearly three hundred people here. As the number of people increased, the pressure on them increased.

They all know that Wayne's "The Flash" this time is controversial. Once these fans are dissatisfied and someone takes the lead in looking for trouble, big trouble is likely to occur. If that happens, organizing movie fans to watch movies on a large scale will not only be useless, but will actually outweigh the gains and losses.

Just look at it and it will be clear. Ninety-nine percent of the fans who come through the IMDB Wayne movie discussion section are young people around the age of 20. It is precisely the North American youth of this age who least understand what rules are. , born with the gene for causing trouble.

"We have figured out why so many people suddenly appeared."

Schroeder looked at the crowd and was still under great pressure, but in order to make his companions relax, he changed the subject and talked about the news he had just heard from the fans.

"Not only the IMDB website, but North American film forums and fan discussion sites are all filled with positive reviews of "The Flash". Especially several portal websites, almost all of them are filled with news related to "The Flash" when opened, Barry-El Posters of Len, Clark Kent, Diana Prince, etc. have flooded the North American Internet..."

Hearing this, Austin nodded in agreement. He is also a young man, so of course he can understand the urgency of these fans. Who hasn't grown up watching these famous superheroes? The emotional bonus of youth is sometimes so powerful.

Especially when he heard that information about "The Flash" had flooded the North American Internet, he immediately looked into Schroeder's eyes.

"Invincibility starts with sacrificing the ancestor"

Both of them had already guessed that this year, the "Water Department" formed by members of the movie fan organization was completely transformed into the public relations department of Warner Bros. It was probably the first large-scale effort to achieve an unexpected publicity effect.

They know too well that although the so-called "spoil army department" has separated from the fan organization, this department is not just a troll force. With the strong financial support of Warner Bros.'s public relations department, these people will transform into the so-called "spoil army department". "Black Fan Leader Department".

"internet....."

Times are changing, and the way and speed of information dissemination are also changing, Austin muttered to himself.

At this time, the large number of movie fans gathered in the theater, Austin and Schroeder who were working on the front line, and even the executives of the theater companies who suddenly poured into the theater probably would not have thought that this time "The Flash" How much impact does the horrifying marketing of "trolls" have on Hollywood movie companies.

"The theater is ready. Please organize the fans to go in first and make sure there is no chaos, okay?"

As time passed, when the hands just reached nine o'clock in the morning, the theater manager Mirko Ramsey frowned and approached with a hint of worry.

"No problem, we will organize everyone to line up now."

Schroeder was relatively familiar with the theater manager. After a hurried nod, he immediately joined Austin in shouting to guide the crowd.

It wasn't until more than 300 people gathered at the scene slowly walked into the two prepared halls that Mirko Ramsey let out a sigh of relief. As the manager of a theater, he has certainly seen larger crowds gather. Whenever a movie becomes a hit, a similar situation will always happen.

But those fans who come spontaneously are completely different from these organized fans. Just like there are more than a hundred people waiting to enter the hall, even if the scattered people gather together, there will not be too many people. For major troubles, the theater's own security personnel can usually handle it.

"It seems that your performance this month is guaranteed again, isn't it?"

As more and more people lined up to enter, the hall gradually became much emptier. Just as Mirko Ramsey was about to return to the office to report this morning's events to the head office, a friendly joke sounded behind him. .

Turning around, he shook his head with a smile, took the initiative to extend his right hand, and shook hands with the middle-aged man standing behind him. "Yes, Sean, it seems that the performance is guaranteed, but this situation this morning is something I didn't expect. This is not normal!"

"Are Wayne Greenberg's movies normal?"

The middle-aged man named Sean joked again, and the two of them smiled together.

Mirko Ramsey took the lead and walked to the rest area and sat down together. He looked into the eyes of the man next to him and spread his hands. He simply said directly: "You should understand what I mean, Sean. I think Warner Brothers also Did you find it?"

"That's not my business. I'm only responsible for the movie fan survey in this theater. Everything else has nothing to do with me." After hearing what the other party said, Sean's eyes slowly narrowed, he shook his head slightly and whispered.

"Whatever you think, I just want to remind you." The theater manager knew that the other party was pretending to be stupid and did not continue the topic. "Not normal."

In fact, the abnormality he said has nothing to do with the sudden large-scale appearance of movie fans in the theater. After all these years of Wayne's movie, theaters have long been accustomed to making preparations in advance. Once the movie is released, it will be a big hit, and there will be no such thing. A hectic situation.

"The Flash" has opened in about 3,400 theaters in North America, but theaters in better locations, such as this one in a commercial center, all have a tacit understanding with Warner Bros. to get one or two more copies of the movie. , because of such a sudden situation this morning.

What is abnormal is actually the public opinion environment. Last night's premiere was not just "The Flash", but also Sony Columbia's "Godzilla". To be honest, both are one of the six giants, and no one can say that they are afraid of the other. Could it be that Sony Columbia will happily make the films released by Warner Bros. easier?

The opposite is also true, Warner Brothers will not make it easy for the other party. Usually when this happens, the two companies will spill dirty water on each other early on the day of the release.

However, the public opinion this morning is very strange. "Godzilla" opened in about 3,000 theaters, and its publicity was obviously not as big as "The Flash", but it was uncharacteristically silent, as if it was about to compete with "The Flash" It's like a gentleman's struggle. He only promotes his own films, but everyone in the industry knows that this situation is abnormal.

To say that Sony Columbia is unwilling because it is impossible for a movie to offend Warner Brothers, this reason is simply not valid. If Sony Columbia wasn't willing to offend Warner Bros., it wouldn't have chosen this release date to go head-to-head with "The Flash."

Not to mention hundreds of millions of dollars, no matter in that era, one million dollars was enough to make people jealous and desperate. Neither of the two film companies would be willing to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in a project because the other would lose the existence of the other. Therefore, only One explanation, something is brewing at Sony Columbia.

"The calm before the storm..."

After a few words of greeting, looking at the theater manager's leaving figure, Sean, a senior investigator at Warner Bros., shook his head and whispered.

A veteran Warner Bros. employee like him actually understands everything. This morning, in newspapers, TV stations, radio and other media platforms, an argument suddenly appeared, "Godzilla is a book monster!".

This is like a kind reminder to movie fans, constantly telling them through various media channels that this monster has nothing to do with our country.

There is no doubt that this is Warner Bros.'s first wave of competition. Although it is just some soft hype, the effect will definitely not be bad, because ordinary people in this land are too exclusive. If this argument becomes popular, I am afraid that except for those monster fans, most casual movie fans will choose to abandon this film.

The strange thing is that no matter whether Warner Bros. insists on this topic or not, except for the regular promotion of "Godzilla", Sony Columbia has no reports on "The Flash" at all, as if Warner Bros. A punch hit the cotton.