Made in Hollywood

"What? You're quitting our protest?

Walking to the junction of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Boulevard, Chrissy looked at Brad Miller with incredible eyes and reminded, "Don't forget, Bly, you started this protest in the first place!"

"I'm worried that the film will ruin the original book." Brad Miller was calm, obviously not on impulse, "I've seen the film, and The Fellowship of the Ring has indeed changed a bit, but all the plots in the film are better than those in the film. The original is even better!"

He emphasized again, "It turned my fantasy into a realistic picture!"

"Yeah! Yes!" Pete echoed loudly, "The movie is surprisingly good, so please don't protest, just watch the movie first."

"No, I won't give up protesting!"

Thinking of the benefits he received, Chrissy insisted, "As a qualified book fan, you should protest all adaptations of The Lord of the Rings!"

The quarrel of the leading figures has reached the ears of other people, most of whom are die-hard book fans, many of them at the call of Brad Miller. Now that the leading figures have been shaken, they have also begun to agitate.

"Is the movie really that good?"

"Brad is a staunch anti-adapter, he says he's very good..."

"We'd better take a look."

"Well, there seems to be a midnight show tonight. After a while, we will buy tickets directly..."

Brad Miller vaguely knew something about Chrissy. Seeing that the differences could not be resolved, he simply said loudly, "I officially launch a protest against the movie version of The Lord of the Rings..."

"And me!" Pete interjected.

The two exchanged a look, and Miller continued, "I'm so sorry for some stubborn and old-fashioned ideas. I've wasted so much time and energy, but I'll say the film is more than you can imagine. Be wonderful!"

After he finished speaking, he stopped and returned to the Chinese Grand Theater together with Pete. Get ready for the next midnight show!

The gathered crowd was slowly dispersing, and many of them were aroused by Brad Miller's words and deeds, and even followed.

This massive protest organization inevitably embarked on the road of division.

Some people choose to leave, some people choose to continue protesting, and some people choose the nearest theater, ready to see how wonderful the film is. It can change the position of the diehard Brad Miller.

Midnight in the western United States is coming. From San Diego to Los Angeles to San Francisco, all the theaters have not become quiet because of the late night, but have become extraordinarily lively due to the influx of fans.

Outside the Santa Clara Theater on the San Francisco Bay. Zhou Xin was busy in the store and kept giving suggestions to the boss.

"The midnight show is about to open, Boss Ke, based on my experience selling 'The Matrix' merchandise. We should put Duke's new movie merchandise on the shelf most prominently!"

"George, you're right!" The young boss Ke was obviously of Chinese descent. He looked out through the glass window, "There are several large chain theaters on this street, and our store is located right in the middle of them, if the "Lord of the Rings" peripheral products. There can be sales of "The Matrix", this time... …”

"BOSS, I've been in the film-related industry for a few years."

Zhou Xin, while instructing the clerk to distribute the goods, said, "Duke's films have brought not only the box office, but also the hot sale of peripheral products."

Last year, he jumped from the Santa Clara Cinema to this newly opened gift shop in the San Francisco Bay, and served as the store manager. Although this is a gift shop, he spends a lot of time selling various products related to movies. For example, after entering the summer season, the boss named Ke Peng, by virtue of his relationship with a high-level executive of Duke Studio, grabbed a lot of shares from the rather tight distribution of Lord of the Rings peripheral products.

Watching Zhou Xin lead the clerk busy, the Chinese owner Ke Peng looked calm and confident. Although it was the first time to open the store in the San Francisco Bay, he was not worried about the profit. This is a famous gathering place for movie fans in the San Francisco area. He prepared There are far more Lord of the Rings related products than others. As long as "The Fellowship of the Ring" can have the same influence as "The Matrix", this store will definitely be able to generate huge profits!

It was getting closer and closer to midnight. Through the glass window, Ke Peng could see the place not far away, and more and more people walked into the two theaters, which seemed to exceed any time before.

Obviously, these people are coming for the newly released "The Fellowship of the Ring".

The roar of a huge motor sounded, and a black Maybach supercar suddenly stopped in front of the store, and then walked into a Chinese man who was somewhat similar to Ke Peng.

This is San Francisco, the largest Chinese-American community in the United States. From the man's clothes and car, it is not difficult to see that he is very expensive.

He glanced at the busy store and asked, "It's not closed so late?"

"Hi, Yang Ge!" Zhou Xin greeted him when he saw him.

"Hello, George." He waved over there and turned to the boss.

Ke Peng felt a little helpless and said, "Don't you know there's a new Duke movie coming out tonight?"

Yang Ge shook his head.

Pointing to the various Lord of the Rings-related products on the shelf behind him, Ke Peng said, "They will soon usher in a sales peak."

"Tonight?" Yang Ge obviously didn't believe it. "It's almost early morning. You are not a nightclub here, so you can still have peak sales?"

"Aren't you going to pick up female stars tonight?" Ke Peng asked, seeing him shaking his head, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "I'm worried about the lack of manpower, so stay and help, by the way, let your non-movie hobby work. Readers, what is the Duke Rosenberg effect!"

"Duke Rosenberg? Didn't he make movies..."

Midnight shows on the West Coast have just begun, and some theaters in the Mideast are coming to an end.

At a movie theater chain in downtown Chicago, Kirkland, from the investigative company, was finishing his job and chatting with a female reporter for NBC's Chicago local station.

"If other theaters have the same attendance," he told the female reporter, "The Fellowship of the Ring will set a new North American midnight box office record!"

"Who does the original midnight box office record belong to?" the female reporter asked curiously.

"Duke Rosenberg." Kirkland spread his hands and said with a helpless smile, "It belongs to him in The Matrix."

The female reporter immediately showed a surprised expression, "God. He's so scary!"

Kirkland shrugged, and it's no surprise that he worked with movie statistics.

Isn't it normal for a Duke Rosenberg film to set records and Duke Rosenberg's next film to break records?

"The attendance rate of the midnight show is very high?" the female reporter asked again.

Kirkland nodded slowly, "Very high. Although there is only one theater for The Fellowship of the Ring, it has 422 seats and sold 395 tickets!"

Even if it was not long before she entered the TV station, the female reporter couldn't help but widen her eyes. Such a midnight attendance rate was absolutely terrifying.

Of course, she also knew that this was a famous theater in a bustling area. Not universal.

However, this can also illustrate quite a few problems.

Footsteps suddenly sounded. The female reporter immediately stood up and called her cameraman to the exit. Kirkland picked up a pile of questionnaires and followed.

When the female reporter saw the audience who came first. There was a look of surprise on his face, as if he had just won the jackpot.

She immediately greeted her. "Hello, Mr. Roger Albert. I'm..."

After a little self-introduction, she hurriedly asked. "You just watched The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, didn't you? Can you rate this film?"

In recent years, the market and film companies have received a lot of cold attention. When Roger Albert saw a reporter interviewing him, he immediately took on the style of a top expert and pondered a little. He said, "The Fellowship of the Ring presents a Middle-earth that doesn't exist in reality, but it's boring..."

"The Fellowship of the Ring is a fantastic and fantastic journey!"

The high-pitched excited voices near the two of them interrupted Roger Albert, a movie fan in his twenties. In the questionnaire survey by Kirkland, he obviously did not feel the emotion of watching the movie. Sober up, "I am completely immersed in the Middle-earth world created by the film. If possible, I really want to experience that magical world for myself!"

Roger Albert frowned and looked over there, a face that had been authority over the years in Chicago's cinematic contexts.

The 20-year-old movie fan noticed his eyes, turned his head and glared at Roger Albert, took the gift from Kirkland, and walked away.

Neglect is sometimes the greatest harm!

But in the face of the camera lens, Roger Albert has to show the best demeanor and continue the topic just now, "This is a mechanized work, full of unnecessary special effects, and its narrative theme is relatively mediocre, Especially those boring battle scenes..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the excited voice of another ordinary movie fan next to him, "This film is so outstanding, the scenes shown by the special effects make me dreamy and completely intoxicated. Its magical degree, I don't think the Star Wars series can compare to... well, there are fights, and every battle between good and evil is so intense that my blood boils, I've seen the original, and the original is definitely not as good as Duke's film!"

No matter how good Roger Albert's self-restraint was, his face began to look a little ugly.

The new female reporter didn't seem to see it, and asked again, "Mr. Albert, so you think this film is very ordinary?"

"A very mediocre piece of work."

Thinking of the blindness of the fans just now, and the director of the film, even if he is Roger Albert, some psychological changes inevitably occurred, "This film is C at best!"

"What? Our score?"

Kirkland was surrounded by more than a dozen young movie fans. They seemed to have come together. At this time, they said in unison, "Let's play A+!"

These young people returned the answer sheet, saw the microphone in the hands of the female reporter and the camera behind them, and immediately gathered around, looking like they wanted to be interviewed.

Their eyes just looked at the reporter, as if Roger Albert, who was opposite the female reporter, was just an ordinary person.

Roger Albert left a very low rating and left the theater with a gloomy face.

It was an uneasy night, some people were frustrated and some people were proud. (To be continued ~^~)