Movie Master

Dylan is a paparazzi, a freelance paparazzi, every time a photo is secretly taken, the one with the highest price will get it. He has been in this industry for only three years, but he has seen many big scenes. He clearly knows that when paparazzi appear in any corner of Hollywood, almost everyone shouts and beats them.

Last time, in order to secretly take photos of Sean Penn carrying his wife Robin-Wright on a date with an underwear model, he not only waited outside a restaurant for four hours, but was also covered in mosquitoes The bag that was bitten out; and was chased by Sean and fled around. Under the rage, Sean completely lost his mind and almost avoided the tragic fate of being beaten violently by rolling and crawling. But the scoop earned him $100,000.

Now, Lance looked at himself with a calm and calm expression. The eyes hidden behind the glass at the bottom of the glass bottle made people unclear, which made Dylan's heart contract suddenly, and his head turned. After two laps, he laughed softly, "As you said, the crew really has nothing worth filming. I wandered here for half an hour, but I didn't find any valuable news." Dylan slowly retracted His martial arts posture showed a relaxed posture, trying to match his words to confuse his opponent, but in fact, his muscles became more tense and could be activated at any time, "So, I was thinking, Should I leave so as not to disturb the normal work of the crew?"

Lance stood with his hands behind his back, loosely standing on the spot. His appearance couldn't be more relaxed, but his eyes were like falcons, staring firmly at the person in front of him without any slack, and the smile on the corner of his mouth greeted Outlined, "Hehe, if that's the case, you don't mind if I check your camera?"

Dylan gritted his teeth secretly, but still smiled on the surface, "I don't think so, this is my personal property, and it will make me feel uneasy if it is handed over to a stranger for inspection."

From a legal point of view, the paparazzi have the upper hand. Thanks to the law's strong protection of freedom of the press, even if the other party is a paparazzi, if the artist uses force to forcefully request to check the camera, the artist will instead be fined or warned. In other words, Dylan is invincible.

Lance shook his head with a chuckle, and said in an intimate tone, "I'm not asking you to give me the camera, I'm asking you to show me the results of your photoshoot tonight." This is a reasonable request, "You now Standing on my site, strangers invade, which makes me feel uneasy." The same words shot back, which made Dylan's heart tremble, and sure enough, Lance immediately said, "I believe you will Make the right choice, don't you?"

While speaking, Lance slowly took out a pack of Skittles from his pocket, and started to eat the candy leisurely. Dylan only felt his throat tighten, and his first reaction was to "turn around and run away", but with a slight turn of the soles of his feet, the clear rubbing sound came over, and instead, noises swarmed from all directions, and Dylan raised his voice The raised heart instantly appeared in a state of free fall.

The meaning of Lance's words is obviously implying that this is the site of "borrowing a knife to kill people". All the staff members of the crew surrounded him, and Dylan couldn't fly even if he had wings. These two simple sentences were both soft and hard, and the absolute strength did not leave any reason for Dylan to refuse.

Dylan tried his best to support his back, unwilling to reveal his nervousness. He knew that he was the one with the upper hand, but when facing Lance, he always felt that his aura was a little lower. Too bad. Dylan showed a friendly smile, took the digital camera out of his pocket, but didn't turn it on, but weighed it in his hand, "Actually, I really didn't take any pictures, only Tom Cruise's Some photos, and a photo of Kate Beckinsale laughing with a small character."

It's the truth—at least nine out of 10 are the truth.

What Dylan didn't say is that he also took photos of Kate and Lance in the same frame. Of course, these contents have no substance. He hid here just now to check the photos he took, but unfortunately there is no It was too big a hit, and he was thinking about how to find more gimmicks next. If it's just these things, he can only make up some gossip at best, and his power is really limited.

But what Dylan didn't know was that Lance didn't mind gossip. If Dylan just made up gossip, it wouldn't have any impact on the crew at all. Because the cooperation scandal during the filming process is actually the most basic—or the lowest—propaganda method. When the crew has no news to hype, they hype the scandal or disagreement between the male and female protagonists. This is hype at no cost. . So, even if Dylan reported it, Lance wouldn't care.

What Lance really cares about is the photo of Tom Cruise.

Tom not only dyed his hair gray for the filming of "Borrowing a Knife", but also restrained his expression, looking like an inconspicuous middle-aged man-even a little downcast. What does this mean? It means that Tom has made a huge sacrifice for the new movie.

After the announcement of this news, it will not achieve a sensational effect, but it will trigger a lot of discussions, and more importantly, it will make people wonder what work and role Tom is in. And that's exactly what Lance wants to avoid.

If "Borrowing" is going to make a difference during awards season, the publicity strategy has to be carefully planned. In Lance's view, since Tom's performance is not the kind that shocks everyone, he must lower expectations and attention, and promote "Murder With a Knife" as an ordinary commercial movie, so that people can draw their attention to the box office.

Without any expectations, after the movie was released, Paramount was asked to contact the intimate media and quietly lead the topic to Tom's acting skills. The strong contrast will allow Tom's performance to get more attention and praise, and with a series of auxiliary publicity, it will open the door for Tom to hit the Oscars.

Is it okay to announce Tom's look in advance? Sure, it's not a well-kept secret after all, the movie was filmed on the road, and passers-by have more or less seen it—due to social networking and smartphones, it didn't start circulating on the Internet; but it did Affecting the follow-up publicity plan - this is the case with the publicity strategy of "killing people with a borrowed knife" in the previous life. In the early stage of publicity, Tom's "shattering transformation" was taken as a highlight and publicity was launched, but when everyone was expecting Tom to come When the earth-shaking changes, but saw a "Tom - Vincent" image.

It's not that Tom hasn't transformed. He did make a breakthrough in playing the role of Vincent, but he still retains Tom's charismatic image. It met the expectations, but failed to detonate word of mouth, which directly led to the ending of Tom missing the Oscar nomination.

Therefore, if such a situation can be avoided, it is naturally the best.

"It's a pity. I don't know if anyone is willing to buy these photos." The thoughts in Lance's mind did not leak out at all, and there was still a friendly smile on his face. "However, I still need to check it with my own eyes."

This was a natural request, but Dylan raised his right hand and said with a smile, "You know this is impossible. I have shown my sincerity, and I think this is enough."

Originally, this was just Dylan's habitual self-protection, but Lance's eyes flickered slightly, and Dylan's intuition keenly captured the information——Lance seemed to be protecting some secret of the crew, although he didn't know it was What, I don't know if he captured it, but... as long as he goes back and searches slowly, he can always find it.

Dylan held the camera tightly with his right hand, shook it lightly, and finally smiled naturally, "Maybe, I can look forward to it. Many times, surprises always come at unexpected times."

The implication of this sentence is obviously obvious.

In fact, Lance has countless choices at this time. He can snatch the camera and delete all the photos; he can also directly trigger a physical conflict and destroy the camera... But the problem is that once the other party finds out the secret he is trying to hide , the other party will definitely not let it go easily, and it is very likely that they will be entangled endlessly afterwards; once the incident becomes a big deal, it attracts the attention of other paparazzi, and they swarm in, then it will be really hard to guard against.

Therefore, the simplest and most effective way is to eliminate it fundamentally, ask for the memory of the camera in exchange for benefits, and shut up the paparazzi in front of him. After the "killing with a knife" is completed, the matter can calm down. .

However, how much is the bargaining chip for this benefit exchange? What kind of chips can be regarded as equivalent exchange? What kind of bargaining chip will not let the other party perceive his true purpose? What kind of chips is a good deal? More importantly, is there such a bargaining chip that will not harm the interests of "killing people with a borrowed knife", but can help the crew instead?

For a moment, countless thoughts flashed through Lance's mind. He even thought about it, or just give up. Even if the other party leaked Tom's appearance, it would not be fatal, but... Lance quickly This idea was rejected, and now this seemingly ordinary link is likely to affect the entire game of chess afterwards, and it will really affect the whole body.

Thinking of this, Lance not only stopped panicking, but calmed down more and more. As long as there are things that can be exchanged for benefits, there are actually solutions. What's more, even if the transaction is not successful, the other party may not be able to break the news even if the other party is allowed to break the news. get the point.

Lance nodded lightly, "That's true. If you look carefully, the surprise may be hidden behind you." Then, Lance didn't go around in circles anymore, but said straight to the point, "I have a deal here. I wonder if you are interested?"

Dylan's eyes lit up!