Chapter 878: 878

The L.A. theater, which isn't often a venue for premieres, has only a seven- or eight-yard-wide sidewalk in front of it, and then there's a two-lane driveway in front of it. But in. In a place like the National Theater, where premieres are often held, there is a space of twenty-five to thirty yards at the entrance, which can not only build a red carpet, but also accommodate hundreds of fans and reporters. The Los Angeles Theater obviously There is no such condition.

So, when many reporters couldn't stand the torment and torture in their hearts, they persuaded themselves on the grounds that "reporting the news is their duty" and rushed over from the premiere of "The Hillbilly Conquers New York", they suddenly found out: The Broadway Avenue where the Los Angeles Theater is located, the section of Broadway between West Sixth Street and West Seventh Street can no longer be squeezed in. Although 20th Century Fox closed this section of Broadway a long time ago, it was hoped to hold an event. The grand premiere. But the situation at the scene exceeded expectations.

Crowds keep pouring in from West Sixth Street and West Seventh Street. The closer you get to Broadway, the more crowded it gets. Just by visual inspection, you can see that there are at least a thousand people gathered at the scene. The lively scene is easily over. There are two premieres today. Hollywood Boulevard.

This is Los Angeles. Although the name of Broadway Avenue is the same as that of the world-famous Broadway gathering place in New York, in Los Angeles, this is not the most lively place in the city. People who want to watch Broadway will choose the Los Angeles Music Center. If you want to watch movies, you will choose Hollywood Boulevard. People who want to travel will choose the Hollywood Hills... Los Angeles is down. Broadway in the city is an important part of the ghetto.

It can be said that the hustle and bustle of the Los Angeles Theater today has brought brilliance and excitement to the entire Broadway that has not been seen for several years. , as if carnival was coming.

The belated reporters were depressed. They had no way to get within 200 feet of the Los Angeles theater. They could only watch the excitement on the red carpet. So, are they continuing to block it? Or report it? Or, what about reports?

Hugo walked to the end of the red carpet and joined Jane de Bont, Sandra Bullock and others who had already arrived at the scene, and Alexander Lorraine, who was in charge of hosting the red carpet tonight, greeted him with a smile and took the Interviewed into the microphone, "So, how does it feel?"

Alex came back to Los Angeles on a special trip to attend the premiere of "Speed ​​of Life". He had no experience in hosting, but for Hugo's sake, he stepped forward. It was Rick's idea to use Alex as the host, because Alex has now won the love of many audiences as a "happy family" and has an innate advantage in topicality. The fact is also true, Alex stood on the red carpet and was greeted with cheers and shouts from fans, which made him look flushed and in a particularly happy mood.

"Wow, are you sure today is not the opening day of the World Cup?" Hugo's joke made everyone laugh, and after everyone laughed, the smile on Hugo's face also rose, "I think, this may be It's an experience I'll never forget, and it's rare to be greeted with cheers even hotter than a football match at the premiere of a movie."

"I'm never going to admit it's my fault, but..." Alex said with a smile, and then he yelled "Speed!" into the microphone, and the fans in front of him began to respond. "UP!"

The momentum of everyone shouting in unison was obviously more ferocious. The word "UP" was like a swept heat wave, which made people suspect that the air temperature exceeded at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit, as if everything at the scene would melt at any time. The crumbling LA theater lights were shaking.

However, Alex seemed to be still unfinished, and then shouted, "Speed!" The fans also happily responded, "UP!" This repeated five back and forth, but it brought the atmosphere to a new level.

Then Alex looked at Hugo with a smile, "I'll never admit it!" With a gasping and humble look on his face, "You know, maybe, I mean maybe, maybe it should be your credit. "Alex's humor made the audience burst into laughter.

Hugo also gave Alex a thumbs up, "As long as Sandra has no opinion." Sandra, who was standing innocently behind, widened her eyes with disbelief, and waved her hands in denial.

After the laughter calmed down a little, Alex looked at the reporters, and then made a look of embarrassment, "Hugo, actually I don't want to ask this question, but the eyes of the reporters are too I was under pressure, and I thought that the fans at the scene also wanted to know the answer to this question, so I opened my mouth and asked..."

Looking at Alex's expression and the way of asking questions, everyone guessed which news he was asking about. You must know that in the past 48 hours, there have been two of the most popular, powerful and lively news.

One is the provocation of the "New York Post" about the $100 million box office, which has caused a lot of uproar. At present, the overall momentum is undoubtedly that the "New York Post" has the upper hand. .

The other news is the most popular news in the entertainment and social pages of the major media in the past two days. In response to the excessive behavior of fans and the irrational behavior of crazy fans, the voice of condemnation has reached an unprecedented height, especially the "Los Angeles Times" ", "New York Times", "Wall Street Journal", "Washington Post" and other major newspapers have paid attention to this matter, and discussed fan culture from different angles, which is unprecedentedly enthusiastic.

What no one noticed was that the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post all began to vaguely lean toward Hugo after Schindler's List. This detail can only be noticed by real senior players in the circle.

But in any case, the combined influence of these newspapers can be said to cover almost two-thirds of the United States. They discussed John Lennon, who died young, and that he was always out of tune with Hollywood because of too much pressure. River Phoenix, brought up Kurt Cobain, who took his own life not long ago...their supporters - including fans and the media, their opponents, what do they stand for in this field, again to what effect.

In addition, the excessive behavior of fans during the rock band's tour has also become a hot topic.

From the incident of Hugo being poisoned by a female fan, to the entire fan culture, rock culture, and even entertainment culture, this upsurge has become more and more fierce. Now it is not only the few newspapers that initiated the discussion, but many other media—from print media to radio and television, everyone has joined the discussion one after another, and it is definitely the hottest focus in the past 48 hours.

Therefore, at the premiere of "Speed ​​of Life and Death", whether it is the box office issue closely related to the movie or the Houston time related to current affairs, it is considered by countless media reporters as the focus that cannot be missed.

"I heard that your partner in the movie originally belonged to me. Is there such a thing?" Alex asked with a serious face.

Not the box office nor Houston.

When this question was posed, the dislocated jaws of the audience could be clearly heard. Sandra couldn't help it when she stood behind, and clapped her hands and laughed. Even Hugo himself was stunned. Then he laughed, but still didn't forget to nod his head, "Yes, it is like this, in fact, I heard that the crew has mentioned this to your agent, but unfortunately your schedule can't be matched, It's really a pity."

After speaking, Hugo also showed a serious expression of embarrassment, as did Alex, "That's a pity, otherwise I can definitely be your best partner." Alex shook his head with a long sigh , and then quickly said, "I heard that you had a little accident in Houston the day before yesterday, is everything okay now?"

When everyone didn't expect it, Alex suddenly exploded a bomb again, which really caught people off guard. Objectively speaking, the influence of Houston's fan incident is obviously more far-reaching. Compared with the box office success or failure of a movie, it can almost be said to be an event that the entire entertainment industry pays attention to. Therefore, Alex's choice of this topic is also the result of 20th Century Fox's pre-instruction - reporters can block "life and death speed", but there is no way to ignore the Houston incident. So Twentieth Century Fox risked being distracted by getting Alex to bring it up.

Hugo chuckled and nodded, "Yes, everything is fine now."

"What the hell is going on?" Alex asked in a very loose way, basically asking Hugo to make an official statement. Before, it was Joseph who spoke to the outside world, and now it was Hugo's turn. That's why Twentieth Century Fox chose Alex to be the host—it's his own.

Hugo pursed his lips slightly, "Actually, it was an accident. I drank a cup of coffee that I shouldn't have tasted, but fortunately things were discovered early, I recovered quickly, and everything is fine now." Hugo The problem was exposed lightly. In fact, Joseph has already explained the specific problem. Now Hugo does not need to go into detail. It is enough to characterize the incident as an accident. hold on.

"I hope this kind of thing won't happen again in the future." Alex put an end to the whole thing. Even if a reporter asks about it again in the future, it is estimated that there will be no more gains.

But the reporters were obviously not reconciled, knowing that if they asked Hugo any more questions, they would only bump into a wall, but some reporters couldn't wait to ask loudly, "Hugo, how did the fan deal with it? "This question seems aggressive, because the way he asks is "fans", obviously wanting to make Hugo understand: this is a special existence, and if Hugo answers improperly, it will inevitably arouse the disgust of fans.

At this time, the reporters were all waiting for Alex to ask questions, so the reporter's voice was very abrupt, and everyone's eyes were gathered in an instant. As soon as Alex was in a hurry, he wanted to interrupt the reporter's rude question again - this was a forbidden part before the premiere, but Hugo smiled and said, "You What do you expect my answer to be?"

...In an instant, all the disturbances became silent, only the heat of the flash and the air was slowly flowing.