Rebirth In Hollywood

This matter didn't end immediately. Before the film was released, Ryan didn't want it to end. It was not harmful to the film to keep the topic hot.

In the face of the surging pressure of public opinion, Roger Albert quickly responded.

"A lot of people haven't seen the movie, they've just been deceived by some people, "Transformers" is really bad, they say it's good but they are still playing with toys, people with low education or cultural quality, those who have People with rich movie viewing experience and well-educated people will definitely think this is a bad movie after watching it!”

His blowback had just appeared in an online column, and it was satirized again.

"I think this kind of talent is the saddest thing to say about the level of education."

"The recent Transformers incident made me see the shamelessness and ignorance of some people."

"In a word, old man... This film was not made for you to see. If you agree, few people will watch the film."

"This old guy obviously jumped out to hype, I heard that the treatment of film critics has been very poor in recent years..."

The debate gradually moved from the Internet to the TV show. The TV show "The Ellen Show" invited the key members of one of Ryan's most ardent fan groups in North America -- the women's fan group on New York's Upper East Side. Declare war on Roger Albert directly in front of the TV camera.

"The quality of a movie is ultimately determined by the audience, and the box office is the most intuitive response."

The fan group was clearly prepared to say, "What's that guy called... what Roger Albert, how about we make a bet? If Transformers grosses less than $600 million worldwide, we'll start Streaking from the east coast to the west coast, if the global box office exceeds 800 million US dollars, you will no longer publish film reviews, dare you?"

It doesn't matter whether Roger Ebert wants to hype the eyeballs with a bashing, or he really hates "Transformers." After Ellen DeGeneres' talk show aired, he became the target of many media reporters, and after someone blocked him, he threw this question directly in front of him.

It's a pity that Roger Albert did not write a response. He is not a fool, and he has not yet got his head in the water to the point of agreeing to such an unreliable bet.

Perhaps, deep in his heart, he also admitted that the film had many factors that made it a big box office hit.

After all, those horrible pre-sale box office numbers. Enough to beat the final box office of quite a few Hollywood movies.

Although entering November,

"Transformers" has officially launched a global pre-sale event, but after all, it is difficult to count the specific numbers overseas. However, in North America, the home base of Hollywood, when Ryan and other relevant personnel of the crew boarded the plane to Seoul, "Transformers" The pre-sale figures at the box office are approaching $110 million.

Of course, 3d and imax contributed more than half.

The negotiations between Disney and the North American Cinema Alliance ended in October, securing 4,150 first-week theaters for "Transformers", including 3,500 3D screens and 220 imax theaters.

Another round of 3D and imax theater construction boom started from summer. More high-ticket screens for Transformers.

On November 19, slightly earlier than North America, the world premiere of "Transformers" officially kicked off at Seoul Tower.

At the very end of the red carpet is a one-to-one scale model of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee. After some South Korean stars walked on the red carpet, the front of the Bilt tractor and the Camaro slowly drove to the reserved positions in front of their respective models, triggering a wave of cheers from the fans.

The two cars stopped, and Ryan and Alessandra Ambrosio stepped out of the Camaro. Michael Bay and Josh Duhamel jumped out of the Bilt truck.

Almost all the reporters gathered around, and the "goddesses" of South Korea were ignored by the media.

If it weren't for the fact that security personnel would have surrounded the four people long ago. Hundreds of reporters could almost completely drown Ryan and the others with a wave of people. Even so, they stayed by the car for more than ten minutes amid a flash of flashing lights and incomprehensible Korean.

It wasn't until the security guards parted ways that Ryan took Alexandra Ambrosio into the interview area. The South Korean reporters that followed almost turned it into a vegetable market. With the addition of additional staff to maintain order, it gradually quieted down.

Afterwards, there must be a routine interview ceremony, and Ryan also answered a few questions through an interpreter.

However, after the South Korean reporter asked a few questions about "Transformers", the topic gradually shifted to South Korean movies.

"Mr. Jenkins, it is said that you advocated for the premiere of "Transformers" to be held in Seoul Tower. Why is this?"

When he heard the translation, Ryan had the urge to roll his eyes. Obviously, the South Korean side offered Disney a sponsorship fee, right?

"Film is a pan-world entertainment method, and the language of film can shorten the distance between any country and nation."

Probably dissatisfied with Ryan's obvious coping answer, another South Korean reporter asked, "In recent years, Korean movies have developed by leaps and bounds, I don't know which Korean movie and which Korean movie star has left you with deep impression?"

"This..." Ryan couldn't help frowning slightly. He seemed to have seen a few South Korean movies in his previous life, but he had no impression at all. "Sorry, I don't know much about South Korean movies and movie stars."

Although he was saying sorry, he didn't mean to apologize.

"But Korean films have already entered the North American market, and they have achieved good results."

It seems that these reporters will not give up if Ryan doesn't praise South Korean films. They continue to ask, "Do you think Korean films will have an impact on the domestic film industry in the United States?"

"Do you think it will?" Ryan asked back, and continued, "I don't answer questions that have nothing to do with Transformers."

"Korean films just won the Venice Film Festival..."

"Lee Byung Hun has appeared in many Hollywood movies, and I heard that Disney offered him $15 million for his role in Thor..."

"Can Korean female stars break into Hollywood? Will their entry into Hollywood affect the status of Hollywood's first-tier female stars?"

Listening to the more confident questions, Ryan simply gave his bodyguards a wink, and then left the interview area under their cover, leaving only the sound of "Smecta" behind.

"Why are they so confident?"

Alessandra Ambrosio, who had been holding Ryan, was very puzzled. When she walked into Seoul Tower, she asked puzzledly, "Perhaps arrogance is more appropriate to describe it?"

"They were always confident."

When entering the elevator, Michael Bay came up from behind and declined the entry of the South Korean staff. There were no more outsiders in the elevator, and the exploding Bei's words were even more rude, "You know, a South Korean reporter asked me just now, If their films beat Hollywood films globally, would I come to South Korea to develop?"

"God..." Alessandra Ambrosio murmured, "they seem to think completely different from ordinary people."

"Ryan." Michael Bay looked at this side and asked curiously, "Have you been studying oriental culture? Do you understand why?"

"I don't know much about this country, and what I know is only superficial things." Ryan looked at the elevator showing the changing floors, and said simply, "A country in history is only a dependent country, and it does not really belong to itself. A country with its own history and culture, which one day suddenly became one of the countries with the best economic conditions in the Far East, naturally wants to seek higher status elsewhere, such as culture, politics and history.”

"But in this regard..." Ryan made a gesture that you understand. "They really don't have much to be proud of, so they arbitrarily tampered with history, wishing to identify celebrities all over the world as descendants of South Koreans."

"I thought about it." Michael Bay suddenly realized, "You wrote "The Greatest Power in the Universe and the Zentraedi" a long time ago, and South Korea seems to be in the state described in that article."

"In fact, South Korea is the center of the universe." Ryan deliberately joked, "In the eyes of some of their own people, this is probably the case, so they think their movies will definitely conquer the world."

"It's just a dog raised in the United States." Michael Bay said disdainfully, "The culture itself is not even the mainstream culture in the Far East. What did they use to conquer the world?"

"Use cosmetic technology."

It seems that Alessandra Ambrosio paid attention to the Japan-South Korea online debate some time ago, and suddenly made a joke.

"South Korea's artificial beauties look much more refined than you." Ryan said after Michael Bay finished laughing. "You don't mind if I say that, Colin?"

"You said they were artificial beauties!"

The elevator door opened at this time, and Alessandra Ambrosio walked out first.

In public, all three, and later Josh Duhamel, became standard Hollywood celebrities, showing their graceful etiquette while maintaining enough distance from the South Korean side.

Facing a person introduced by the organizer, Ryan just nodded politely, and only when he heard the introduction of a title with enough weight, would he reach out and shake the other person gently, even if the person in front of him was the chairman of the South Korean Film Association or a cultural The head of the department is no exception.

Although these South Korean filmmakers are full of inexplicable self-confidence, even in the next few years, the so-called rising South Korean films can only prevail in South Korea, let alone enter the mainstream Western market, even in the film market of other countries in the Far East There is only one result of hitting the street.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is much easier for South Korea to conquer the world with plastic surgery than with movies. (To be continued..) ()