Movie Master

Cliff glanced at Brian Barlow not far away. At this time, Brian was talking to the staff of the Paramount Pictures promotion department. For the past thirty minutes, Brian had been digging around and scouting for news. , trying to find out the real reason why "Borrowing a Knife" put its premiere in a Los Angeles theater, and the heavy gimmick of today's premiere, obviously Brian doesn't believe that the old fox Shirley Lansing will really retreat without a fight , not to mention Lancelot Strelow, who has been in the limelight for the past two years...

He didn't believe it either. But he will not use such straightforward and simple methods like Brian. The "San Francisco Chronicle" has indeed become more and more depraved in the past two years, even using paparazzi to achieve its goal. If you want to find out the truth, everything will be revealed when Lance or Shirley appears...

Just when he was about to look away, Cliff couldn't help but froze, his eyes filled with disbelief, and he quickly walked up to him. When passing by Brian, Cliff didn't stop in his footsteps. Brian noticed Cliff's movements and couldn't help turning his head. When he saw the direction Cliff was heading in, he was overjoyed. He knew that Paramount would definitely It is impossible to disarm and surrender easily!

"Joe!" Cliff greeted with a loud voice, and shook hands enthusiastically with an elderly gentleman with silver hair, "Jesus Christ, why did you come here? I thought you were going to the Chinese/Chinese Theater!"

The silver-haired gentleman laughed, "I did go to the Chinese/Chinese Theatre." He looked at least sixty years old, but he didn't look too old. A loose suit with a dark gray bowler hat, the attitude of a gentleman from the golden age of Hollywood has a special flavor, "talked to the old guy Barry for a while, met George and Steven, and then came over gone."

"Old guy", dare to call Warner Bros. CEO Barry Meyer like this, there are only a handful of people in Hollywood, and the intimacy of George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh is also evident.

The gentleman in front of him is Jonathan-Gerrard (Jonathan-Gerrard), an old man who is a reporter, a senior reporter, and now works for "Vanity Fair". He has been a reporter for more than 40 years, experienced the golden age of Hollywood, and also experienced the glory of the 1990s. Now the famous "Oscar Night" can be seen in the early days of his strong promotion behind the scenes. It can be said that it is one of the few old bones in the industry.

In terms of qualifications, Jonathan is now fully qualified to sit in the editor-in-chief's office and take charge of the steering wheel of a newspaper or a magazine, but he has no interest in the editor-in-chief job at all, and has always had a strong enthusiasm for the work of reporters running around the streets. Therefore, he is always active on the front line. Due to his qualifications, contacts, and of course his ability, on general important occasions, "Vanity Fair" will use him as a representative, and bring several other senior reporters to attend together.

Jonathan has a strong personal relationship with Warner Bros., and he and George Cruise can also be called friends who have forgotten their years. Brad Pitt and Matt Damon have also appeared in his private parties. He should have attended the premiere of "Ocean's Twelve", both in public and in private.

Therefore, when Cliff saw Jonathan, he was not only stunned, but also shocked, which made him lose his composure.

Jonathan noticed Cliff's undisguised surprise, and he laughed, "There is no need to worry at the Chinese Theater, there will always be someone to take care of it. I am very curious about how this play here should go on."

As Jonathan said, the Chinese/Chinese Theater must be very lively. The "Los Angeles Times" sent a total of four reporters, three to the China/China Theater and one to the Los Angeles Theater, to show the importance it attaches to Warner Bros. I believe this is the case for "Vanity Fair", "San Francisco Chronicle", "Us Weekly" and other media, even the "New York Times" and "Washington Post" on the East Coast are no exception. However, out of curiosity, Cliff took the initiative to take the job in the Los Angeles theater.

In fact, for those new journalists, the Los Angeles theater is a hard job, not only because the location is in a run-down lower/urban area, but Paramount is far less generous than Warner Bros. Buffet and media treatment can be seen What's more important is that the "Twelve Arhats" is full of stars, and the interview is effortless, and the work is easy and enjoyable, not to mention the potential network resources.

However, as a senior reporter, in Cliff's view, if a reporter's job is too easy-it often means boring, no news value, lack of gimmicks, and news that can really sell well still needs conflicts And accident, which is why he chose the Los Angeles theater.

Strange goods can live, this is the eternal truth of the journalism - don't be afraid of the bleak and disastrous premiere of "Murder by Borrower", or the surprise success of the premiere of "Murder by Borrower", or even the lackluster premiere of "Murder by Borrower", because no matter what the result is, Their uniqueness can become the best topic of the media.

Several faces flashed back in Cliff's mind, Brian from the "San Francisco Chronicle", Darius from the "U.S. Weekly", Javier from the "New York Times"... and Jonathan in front of him, he suddenly revealed Ridiculous smile, "It seems that all of us think the same."

Jonathan had just arrived at the scene, and when he heard Cliff's words, he looked around for a while, and then he reacted, the smile on his mouth became more playful, "It seems that this chess game has not reached the end, The outcome is still unknown.”

The Chinese/Chinese Theater has gathered more than 300 reporters at this time, and the lineup of interviews is already comparable to that of the Golden Globes and Oscars. The scene is extremely lively. Coupled with the enthusiastic fans who arrived at the scene, there is a crowd of nearly 1,500. Drive the whole Hollywood Boulevard into a frenzy. This is not the end yet, because the actors have not yet arrived at the scene. After the premiere officially kicks off, the temperature at the scene will only continue to rise. No matter in terms of scale or scene, this premiere is incomparable.

In comparison, the reporters at the Los Angeles Theater at this time... Cliff turned his head and looked around, and was surprised to find that there were already more than a hundred reporters on the scene, although it was completely incomparable with the Chinese Theater , but far exceeded expectations. You know, the block where the Los Angeles theater is located is too old and narrow, and can only accommodate six or seven hundred people at most.

More importantly, two-thirds of the more than 100 reporters who arrived at the Los Angeles theater are senior reporters from various media, even mainstays like Cliff and Jonathan. The news they write will undoubtedly be more With weight, it will generally occupy a more important position in newspapers or magazines.

In short, quality trumps – or, to be more precise, “quality” far outweighs “quantity”.

Whether Paramount intended it or not, the move was ingenious and eye-opening for both Cliff and Jonathan.

Unknowingly, night fell gradually, the night temperature began to rise gradually, the entrance of the Los Angeles theater became more and more lively, and the crowd of onlookers also exceeded 600 people. Reminds me of Miami Beach every spring break. Not only the main street, but even the residential buildings on both sides of the block were fully occupied. Everyone stood on the balcony and looked down at the bustle by the window. There was an illusion of being completely surrounded in a trance, as if the scene Not 600 people, but 6,000 people—no, if you add the reporters, the number of people at the scene has exceeded 700, so that is 7,000 people?

The whole neighborhood has a tense feeling that a balloon is about to burst, even more lively than the spacious and bright Hollywood Boulevard.

At this moment, a black extended Lincoln slowly drove into the block, everyone was stunned, and then screams and shouts came out, breaking through the sky. The first or third floor of the platform becomes a natural sounding wall, constantly bouncing the sound back, stirring up more turbulent noise, and putting everyone's eardrums under severe test.

Javier Ulliel only felt a strong thrust behind him, but at this time he was no longer a rookie, so he took a small half step forward, and after removing most of the strength, he stabilized himself. Looking up, he saw that the limousine was close at hand—because the block itself was narrow, and there were too many onlookers on both sides, most of them had overflowed to the street, which made the driving passage even narrower , It’s like a one-way passage now, but Javier didn’t expect that the distance between him and the car is just one step away, the distance that can be touched by stretching out his arms...

Javier subconsciously looked left and right, and then saw that the audience on both sides stretched out their arms and tried their best to touch the car in front of them. The whole scene was like hundreds of octopuses fighting in groups, chaotic but still An inexplicable sense of joy. Javier only felt that his forehead was full of black lines.

The car drove in at a snail's pace, and finally stopped slowly at the entrance of the Los Angeles Theater. The waiter standing at the door in evening gown hurried forward, opened the door, and saw a pair of dark gray suede Leather casual shoes came out of the carriage and stood on the red carpet.

It's not a formal suit, but a casual outfit with a polka-dot shirt and a knitted cardigan, and a smoky gray short plum coat. The casual but formal home style that permeates the British afternoon tea is instantly eye-catching. As soon as it shines, some of the noble and straight formal suits are missing, but some of the old-fashioned and formal three-piece suits are also missing, and some of the casual clothes are more casual, and at the same time, there are more of the lazy and comfortable dressing up, just like winter Like the warm sun, it hangs obliquely on the bare dead tree branches, blooming in the shape of plum blossoms, dazzling but not dazzling, I can't help but want to get closer, and get closer.

Lance stood on the red carpet so freely, and appeared on the premiere of "Murder with a Borrowing Knife". Javier couldn't help being stunned, and stretched out his right hand unconsciously, as if the man named "Lancelot-Steel" Lei Luo"'s man is within reach, and he can't control his desire/desire to get close.