Chapter 1082 1082 Colin Mailer

Regarding the box office discussion of "Before Sunrise", although only eight media participated, but there were different opinions, and it was impossible to find a clear context.

Among the eight media, the "Salt Lake City Weekly" has the highest single-hall box office forecast, and they believe that "Before Sunrise" definitely has the strength to achieve a single-hall box office of $25,000; while the single-hall box office forecast is the lowest. The New York Post", they believed that this work should be aimed at $1,500 at the single-hall box office.

As for the highest total box office forecast, the "Chicago Tribune", although they continued to ridicule, finally believed that the total box office of "Before Sunrise" was likely to achieve a success of more than seven million US dollars, in other words, also It is to break the score of "Crazy Store Clerk" and become the new box office champion of the movie from Sundance; and the lowest total box office forecast is still the "New York Post", they proposed that the goal of this work is not the box office of the movie theater, or the videotape. It is more practical to give priority to the market. If the movie box office can get 500,000 yuan, it should be celebrated, and then rely on the success of the video tape to recover the cost. "If you are lucky, maybe, maybe, probably will be able to make a profit - the premise is publicity. Strategies can work."

It can be seen that due to the particularity of "Before Sunrise", the major media are a little confused.

In fact, it can be seen from another aspect that after experiencing the pattern of the previous works—the media slammed badly, and ended up slapping their own face—the media have now realized that Hugo has grown into a veritable name within three years. 's top star, his box-office appeal has been verified multiple times, so they no longer blindly assume that Hugo's selection of works is bound to fail, even with the tricky label of "indie." This is the Matthew effect, and at the same time, it is also the earth-shaking change in media cognition in a subtle way.

The $7 million box office forecast by the Chicago Tribune is a very bold and audacious figure for a special work like "Before Sunrise", and it can even be called a big win. score.

Half of the media believe that "Before Sunrise" can still achieve good results, perhaps not as brilliant as Hugo's previous works, but there is no problem in recovering costs and achieving profitability; half of the media believe that "Before Sunrise" is restricted As for the independent attribute, it is still difficult to do anything. The overall environment of Hollywood and the overall environment of the North American film market still does not form an atmosphere that is suitable for art films and independent films in mainstream theaters like the European market.

In this chaos, the sarcasm and firmness of the "New York Post" is unique and has become a beautiful landscape.

Objectively speaking, it is difficult for news media and artists to fall out completely. This is the same as the relationship between artists and film companies, because Hollywood is still a business after all, and only has absolute interests. There is no absolute enemy. This is especially true between the media and the artists. Even if the artists hate the media to the core and even fight, the media will not give up any chance of breaking news.

But the relationship between the "New York Post" and Hugo is very special. Originally, there was no hatred or any connection between the two. To be honest, the "New York Post" did not even really interview Hugo. But things are so subtle.

In the Michael Jackson incident, the "New York Post" accidentally got on the wrong side -- or it wasn't an accident, but just happened to be the typical perpetrator of the witch trial whirlpool created by Hugo. Of the Hugo-related news events, the New York Post has not been able to pick the right side—or, more accurately, not have the upper hand. As a result, this led to the "box-office gambling game" that started to stir up, went through prosperous, and ended without anyone caring about it, which was really a shameful humiliation.

After the "New York Post" has suffered several blows, its sales are now even lower than before Colin Myler took office. Among the top ten newspapers and magazines in the United States, it once climbed to sixth place. It has now slipped directly to ninth place, only temporarily ahead of the "Houston Chronicle".

It's an insult to Colin: "The Houston Chronicle," that's a country paper at all! The "New York Post" is a long-established newspaper stationed in Greater New York, and it is absolutely incomparable!

News Corp, the parent company of the original "New York Post", also wanted to promote Colin, but now there is not only no promotion, but also the existing position is not guaranteed. In the first half of 1994, Rupert Murdoch criticized Colin by name, which was the biggest stain on Colin's career. Rupert also bluntly said that if Colin didn't want to be in charge of the "New York Post", there were many people who were interested in the position.

Of course Colin knew this.

This created an irresolvable hatred between Colin and Hugo, which was a conflict of essential interests. Colin spent so much energy to climb to where he is today, he naturally won't let it go, let alone let his efforts be destroyed.

But Colin learned a lesson. He knew what happened to Tracy Jacobs. He also understood the predicament of Anthony Bond Stewart. More importantly, he experienced several painful losses. So, Colin has a lot of experience.

Colin knew that their failure was not because Hugo was too strong, but because they were too urgent and too aggressive, such as "box office gambling". In fact, if Colin didn't provoke Hugo directly, but only hinted through the newspaper, the result might be It's different: he can provoke Hugo, anger Hugo, but at the same time not get burned. Even if the bet loses, he can continue to hype and become a new round of topics-although it will lose face, but the face of the media is not worth mentioning in the face of real interests.

Because for the media, in fact, it is almost normal for the media to accuse artists, secretly photograph artists, and smear artists. At the same time, it is also one of the important means for the media to deliberately anger artists to create news. As long as the scale is well controlled, the media can be invincible thanks to the protection of the freedom of the press and the freedom of speech by the law.

This is not a conspiracy, but a cycle that Hollywood has developed over the years, which is why the artist is always at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the media. Take Marlon Brando and Ron Clara as an example. Malone had already beaten Ron to the hospital, but Ron followed Malone with a football helmet again, stunned to make the grumpy Malone helpless.

So, Anthony Bond Stewart has grown up, he is looking for the right way to spy on Hugo, and he has gained some news, but unfortunately, his inner shadow is too big, and it will take a while; at the same time, Colin himself is also looking for An effective way to deal with Hugo, he will not raise his hand and surrender, on the contrary, he will use Hugo to make the "New York Post" to a higher level, this time, he does not want a promotion, what he wants is to make "New York Post" better. The Post has earned countless benefits through Hugo, but Hugo has no way to stop it. This is the most happy revenge.

Colin has always been lurking and looking for opportunities. After "Life and Death", there are actually not many opportunities. Before "Pulp Fiction" was released, it had the momentum of the Palme d'Or in Cannes. He really didn't need to be involved in it. , so the New York Post disappeared for a while during the release of Pulp Fiction. The results also proved Colin's correct judgment. The box office of "Pulp Fiction" completed a feat against the sky, a feat that would have caused the "New York Post" to slip further into the abyss.

But the current "Before Sunrise" is different. This work is simply a "turnover" tailored for Colin. From the theme to the content, from the cast to the production, it is almost a work full of loopholes.

However, this time Colin will not be too radical. He clearly knows that now that Hugo is already a top star, even if "Before Sunrise" really fails, he will not be able to shake his status - not only because of this work. The investment is only 2.5 million, even if it fails, it will not hurt at all; more because this is just a work: to destroy a superstar, it takes a heavy punch.

Therefore, in Colin's view, he should take a long-term view, be more careful and cautious in this confrontation, and seek future development is the right thing, "'before sunrise' is really a wise Choose?" The New York Post reported under the headline.

In the report, Colin said, "After experiencing the great success of many consecutive works, Hugo seems to have been carried away by the success, thinking that he is omnipotent, and the selection of works has become more and more eccentric. From' From 'Life and Death' to 'Pulp Fiction', and now to 'Before the Sunrise', each one is more personal, one is weirder, and one is more dangerous. The success of the previous bold choices blinded the rain Guo's eyes made him become arrogant, thinking that his choices can always create miracles, and the audience will always cheer, but he forgot that the audience yearned for wonderful movies, not Hugo's movies. The film itself is the core, not Hugo. And Hugo is just a link in the film industry.

When Hugo rejected the cooperation requests of major film companies time and time again, when Hugo ignored the works that paid 10 million US dollars again and again, this was not only an expression of Hugo's arrogance, but also a behavior that broke the rules of the industry. It is hard to imagine that an actor who has five consecutive films with a box office of more than 100 million dollars still receives a salary of hundreds of thousands of dollars. How can a film company be willing to pay other actors a salary of tens of millions of dollars to make a movie? "

This is Colin's cunning, and his usual method: showing a gesture of worrying about Hugo and speaking for the industry, putting himself on the moral high ground, and winning the trust of readers. On the surface, Colin was actually worried about Hugo's career prospects. Every word was for Hugo, and he spoke earnestly as if the elders were caring about the younger generation.

But as soon as the conversation changed, the content changed again.

"About 'Before Sunrise', I think the movie is too bold, for better or worse, but everybody knows that London Fashion Week clothes are genius, but it doesn't work for everyone, that's the truth As an experimental film, Hugo has made too many attempts, and it seems too radical, maybe this will become a disaster, and I hope this can sound a wake-up call for Hugo.

Due to the film's personality and niche, it's hard for us to hope for a movie's box office. A single-house box office of $1,500 and a total box office of $500,000 is a more sensible goal.

I just hope that this disaster will not be too turbulent. "

Colin is indeed wise to take a bite out of it. This time the provocation is obviously more subtle and effective than the "box office gambling" period. At the same time, it also clearly expresses the position of the "New York Post": the whole article is released. A message, "'before sunrise' to hit the streets".

"Before Sunrise" has not yet been released, and the controversy over its box office has been very noisy, which is really a strange phenomenon. However, whether it is a mule or a horse, it is still necessary to take it out and let the audience decide.

Colin vs. Hugo, the second round, what will be the result this time?