Chapter 161 Premiere

In the early morning, Song Ya opened her eyes, and the white girl next to her pillow had already put on her pajamas, and was sitting on the bed intently reading the newspaper.

"So hard?"

Song Ya teased her. She has met many hard-working women, including Halle Berry, Mariah Carey, and the newly hired Taraji Hansen, but she and Fergie are definitely not included.

"I'm so nervous..."

Mira quickly rummaged through the news, and threw it on the ground without finding the target, and changed to another newspaper or magazine.

This is her first starring movie, and it is normal to be nervous, "Isn't your movie released in 20 days?" Back to the Blue Coral Reef is scheduled for August 2nd.

"But I've seen the finished film," Mira said.

"Then it's over. What do you think of the quality of the movie?" Song Ya asked.

"Uh..." Mira scratched her head in distress, "I can't say it well, have you heard of a theory? When people look in the mirror, their brains will automatically filter out the blemishes on their appearance and beautify themselves. Now I see myself starring It’s the same with the movie, I think it’s good everywhere.”

"Okay..." Song Ya also agreed. When recording, she was always satisfied in various ways, but Walt and the others picked out a bunch of flaws.

"Hmph, yours!" Mira suddenly angrily covered an American weekly magazine on his head.

Song Ya opened this gossip magazine with the same name as American music, and introduced the single "Trumpet" on a whole page. The accompanying picture is a still photo of him and Fergie posing intimately in the MV, "Genius Teenager APLUS once again released a brand new single, showing off his trumpet talent by the way, and American audiences also liked it. The single ranked No. 23 on the Billboard in the first week. '

'However, APLUS's performance in the MV seems to be a little too much. The big grinning smirk combined with the four-faced dance moves made the tone of the MV too joyful. To cover up the lack of dancing skills...'

‘His solo dance for the camera was too narcissistic and feminine. '

'The highlight comes from Fergie. The cute little girl in the children's company has finally grown into a big girl. She showed her beautiful figure to the American audience for the first time and unexpectedly transformed into a hip-hop dance style. According to reliable sources, she has signed a contract APLUS' A+ record, and appeared in Atlanta to accept BABYFACE's devil special training. '

'To be honest, the editor personally has no love for this little yellow song with a style similar to I Feel It Coming,

The lyrics are vulgar and the style of music is conservative. I don’t know if I will have the chance to watch APLUS and Mariah Carey’s live collaboration Empire State of Mind again. Their chorus at the Billboard Awards Ceremony is a perfect, amazing and epic Enjoy, the best live show of 1991 so far. '

With a 'whoosh', Song Ya also threw the magazine on the ground, "Isn't there a word from your movie?" He asked Mira.

"Yes." Mira took out several well-folded newspapers and magazines.

"It's all cold data predictions..." Song Ya flipped through the pages, "How about the critics who watched the finished film in advance?"

Mira shook her head.

According to data prediction and comparison, Return to the Blue Coral Reef will open in more than 1,300 theaters at the same time in the first week, which is more than 600 in the first week of Jungle Fever, with a maximum of more than 800, and more than 800 theaters for Song Ya's premiere at night. The painting data is much higher, which fully shows that Columbia Pictures has high hopes for this movie.

"Just do a simple calculation. The production cost of Jungle Fever was 14 million, and it was only released in more than 600 theaters in the first week. After more than a month, the box office was more than 28 million. It has already recovered the cost and made a profit. You The production cost of the film is 11 million lower than it, but there are more than 1,300 theaters showing it at the same time in the first week. If calculated in this way, the box office revenue will be twice that of Jungle Fever at the same time, with a box office of more than 50 million. Absolutely great money, wow..."

Song Ya counted her fingers and pulled her into her arms, "Song, film, model and superstar, it's done!"

Mira was so teased that she giggled and lay down happily on the bed to fight with him.

At noon, he secretly left in the gardener's minivan, and Taraji picked him up at the agreed place, and they came to the William Morris headquarters together.

"I'm going to interview some security personnel later. Take this and buy some clothes for yourself. Donovan will send someone to help guide the shopping." Song Ya wrote a check to Taraji, "When you attend the premiere of Boys on the Block tonight, you want Wear a business suit, dark, decent but blend in with the crowd. Then we’ll go to Escube’s party, and you’ll change into an evening dress, but it’s also decent and low-key. The outfitting fee is a company expense, remember to put Keep the shopping receipt."

After all, she was a twenty-year-old girl, and Taraji's eyes inevitably lit up when he saw the amount on the check, "Don't worry, I'll be back on time to pick you up for the premiere."

"Well, let's go."

Song Ya broke up with Taraji at the door, and led by Secretary Donovan to his office on the top floor.

"Hello, APLUS."

"Mr. APLUS."

"Hello, Mr. APLUS..."

As one of the brightest signings of William Morris in the downturn in recent years, Song Ya is well-known within the company, and people kept greeting him friendly along the way.

Seeing Donovan, before the security company arrived, the two chatted about Mira's movie, "Columbia Pictures seems to have publicized film critics and asked them to keep their mouths shut before the movie was released. This is not a good sign." Donovan analyzed: "The motivation for doing this is either very confident and deliberately left the suspense until the last moment, or there is no confidence and is worried that the bad reviews of film critics will affect the box office in the first week."

"Which one is returning to the blue coral reef?" Song Ya immediately knew that this question was a bit stupid as soon as she said it. A remake of a classic movie has no suspense to be guaranteed anyway.

Donovan smiled. At this time, the security company came, and he ended the topic.

"Goodbye, I will think about it for a while before replying to your company."

After Song Ya seriously interviewed the two tall black bodyguards, she felt dissatisfied, and when they left, "I want to hire bodyguards, not guardians, and they come up with a lot of what to do and what not to do... "

"You're a star, so you don't want to be controlled, right? But there are no shortcuts to security issues, and you can't be sloppy." Donovan persuaded.

"Let's discuss it when I go back." Song Ya replied.

In the evening, Taraji, who put on a professional suit, came to pick up Song Ya on time in a Cadillac Wood rented by the film crew, and the two drove straight to a movie theater in Compton.

As the worst law and order area in Los Angeles, it is another purely black film, and the security on the scene is very strict.

The premiere, which was produced at a small cost of 6.5 million, was also very simple. The guests did not go in, but gathered at the entrance of the theater to wait for others. Every time a guest came, a group of people would come to greet them warmly.

Mira will not come. Although she has such a persona as a pioneer of equal rights, her audience is still mainly white.

"APLUS!" The guest DJ was one of Cooper's attendants, who also participated in the big A last time. He waited for Song Ya's car to stop, and shouted loudly with the microphone.

The girls in the audience on both sides suddenly screamed excitedly, Song Ya's current female popularity is good.

"After I get out of the car, the car will continue to drive forward for a while. You get out of the car when the time comes, and then come and find me." Song Ya instructed Taraji, who was still a rookie, and then waited for the car door to be opened from the outside, and jumped out with a smile , waving to the audience energetically.

"YO! APLUS! My brother! This way!" Eskub greeted him loudly.

Song Ya quickly stepped forward and fist bumped him, and then the two hugged each other to accept the photo taken by the reporters on the scene.

When taking pictures, Eskub seemed to make a lame gesture, emmmmm... Song Ya could only pretend that he didn't see it.

"Thank you for coming." Escube introduced the cast and crew to him affectionately.

"We are friends." Song Ya said half of it, mainly because he stole Cooper's idea of ​​bringing goods, and then cooperated with Cooper's enemy N.W.A, feeling a little sorry

This is a small production, and most of the main creators are first-timers. John Singleton is the first director, and the starring Cuba Godin is a newcomer. The habit of picking up the tune is easy to get along with.

"Hey……"

Song Ya saw Halle Berry. The other party was wearing a recently popular imitation ethnic robe made of African flower cloth, which completely covered up her sexy figure. There was a sense of innocence. The two smiled and hugged like old friends who had been apart for many years .

"Long time no see." Halle Berry whispered, both of them knew that the other would be there.

Although she often said 'Where are you, I'll go to your place', the two had indeed not seen each other for a long time.

"Let's dance for a while!" At this time, a male audience shouted, "Harry! I Feel It Coming!"

"Yeah, let's do a dance, the cooperation between you two was wonderful." Cooper and others also booed, and the DJ even played the music of I Feel It Coming directly.

Song Ya and her were suddenly attacked, so they could only look around the situation with a smile, feeling as if they couldn't escape, the two twisted to the music generously and tacitly, Harley seemed to have not forgotten the scene when recording the MV Dance steps, first put your arms on Song Ya's shoulders, then twist and turn your back along the beat, and stick your hips to his crotch. Black people are naturally masters at setting up the atmosphere, and they can also enjoy impromptu performances. The men and women immediately yelled and twisted, and the premiere gradually tended to be an open-air dance party.

Of course, this is impossible. It is a small production, yes, it is a pure black film, but after all, it is produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures, and the announcement of the production is basically dominated by white people. field.

"Hahaha." In the dim movie theater, the two held hands together while dancing, and Halle Berry sat down beside him, "It's been a long time since I attended such an exciting premiere."

"Do you often attend premieres in Hollywood?" Song Ya asked.

"Well, try to go as much as you can." There is no doubt about Harry's enthusiasm.

"And go to the party at Cooper's house later?"

"Of course, does his house have many rooms?" Harry leaned close to his ear and exhaled, then fumbled for the zipper of his trousers like a snake.

Being with a woman who can play is a different kind of stimulation. Song Ya took a deep breath and glanced around, trying to shift her attention to the screen as much as possible.

The picture is taken to the black district of Los Angeles in the 1970s when the protagonist was a child.

"Hey, what the hell is this? How could there be such a nice house in the black area in those days." An old black man in the back row immediately muttered displeased.

"Um?"

Song Ya looked at the rows of white single-family houses on the screen and the neat green grass in front of and behind the houses, it seemed that they really didn't look like the style of the black district.

"They seem to have directly used sets from other Columbia Pictures projects. Small productions, understandable."

Harley knows a lot about filmmaking, she explained to Song Ya in a low voice.