Chapter 576 Leo's Confidence in Winning an Oscar Is as Strong as "Stinking Dog Shit"! "Interstellar" Is Officially Released!

Los Angeles, Weinstein Pictures.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the conference room was as depressing as the rolling black clouds before a storm, making people feel as if there was a heavy mountain behind them!

The latest newspaper was placed on the table, and the entertainment pages were all about the latest reports on "Argo".

Among them, the photo of Gal Dino being interviewed was particularly eye-catching.

The little confidence that Ben Affleck had accumulated with great difficulty disappeared at this moment.

The witnesses of the incident that year stood up and accused their film of being fictitious, which led to a lot of criticism in the media and dealt a huge blow to the film's award rush.

The box office performance was already bad enough, and now it's good, even the reputation has suffered a huge impact.

This has made them very passive.

There is not much time left before the Oscar votes are issued. If this matter cannot be handled in the short term, the difficulty of winning the award will soar!

Harvey turned his head to look at his brother and asked in a deep voice: "Bob, have you contacted this person?"

"I spoke to him yesterday." Bob Weinstein also frowned at this moment: "But the answer he gave me was that he was just describing the events that happened that year according to the facts, and there was no false statement."

"Fuck!"

Harvey said angrily: "All movies adapted from real events, except for the consistent main line content, how can they be completely restored 1:1 according to the events? These media are simply stupid as pigs!"

"There must be an inside story!" Bob changed the subject: "Gal Dino's life is actually very hard, with a meager salary, a son hospitalized in a car accident, and a daughter who can't afford tuition. These are his real life before accepting media interviews."

Harvey seemed to think of something, frowned and asked: "What about now?"

"Now his son is in the best local private hospital, all his daughter's high school tuition has been paid in full, and he himself has also obtained a high-paying job."

Hearing this, Harvey inexplicably had a familiar thought in his heart.

"Someone is messing with us!" He stood up suddenly, staring at Bob across from him: "Who is the one who did all this? Have you found out any specific information?"

"Nothing has been found yet." Bob shook his head, but he was obviously aware of something: "In fact, the target range is not large. There are not many crews that intend to compete for the Oscars this year and conflict with us in major awards."

Before Ben's accident, the primary goal of "Argo" was the Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Actor.

Now, because of Ben's personal reasons, the goal of competing for the Oscars is focused on the Best Picture, which is clearly shown in a series of outpost awards that have been issued.

It is not difficult for anyone who knows a little about the process of competing for awards during the Hollywood awards season to judge this.

Quentin, who remained silent on the side, suddenly said: "Except for "Django Unchained" directed by me, the remaining strong opponents are only "Life of Pi" and "Dallas Buyers Club". "Les Miserables" is not competitive in the Best Picture award."

As soon as these words came out, it seemed to trigger Ben's pain point.

He had been silent all the time, but suddenly he raised his head, his red eyes full of anger: "It must be "Dallas Buyers Club", it must be that yellow-skinned director, this must be planned by Voltaire!"

Harvey glanced at his face, his expression slightly impatient, but he still nodded.

"The facts are very clear, we don't even need to care who is behind the incident, we just need to know who our competitors are, and we can lock the target."

At this time, Bob suddenly reached out and took out a newspaper from the pile of newspapers on the table, and said:

"The "cross-dressing", "transgender", "same-minded" and other groups in New York, Los Angeles and other places are promoting "Dallas Buyers Club". They think this is a movie that can reflect the difficult survival of special groups in society, and they demand due respect and treatment..."

Harvey naturally understands the rainbow group of "LGBT".

And he understands it more deeply and thoroughly than ordinary people!

For the damn political correctness, many people at the official level of the United States strongly support this group and believe that they should be respected and free.

This custom has naturally been involved in Hollywood, and many Oscar judges have been "seriously affected by it."

Thinking of this, Harvey was in a state of panic.

The cards played by Chen Fei were too "big" for him to handle.

How can "Argo" compare with the entire "LGBT" community?

After careful consideration, he could only resign himself to his fate and said: "We can only give up the competition for the Best Picture."

As soon as these words came out, Ben Affleck was like a bereaved mother!

He had already decided to give up the Best Director and Best Actor, and now he has even given up the Best Picture. Doesn't that mean that "Argo" will completely give up the Oscar?

Just as he was in a trance, Harvey made a final decision: "We still have time. Next, we will invest all our public relations resources in "Django Unchained", and the goal is to win the 'Oscar Best Director'."

Ben Affleck was completely desperate, while Quentin, who was sitting at the end of the conference table, had his eyes lit up.

Oscar Best Director?

This is great!

He is 49 years old this year. With "Pulp Fiction", he has completed the charge for the Golden Palm, but he has never been able to get the Oscar for Best Director.

He has been nominated several times, failed several times, and been a runner-up several times. It can't be described with a simple word "miserable"!

If he can successfully win the award this time, it can be regarded as fulfilling his dream!

But soon, his excitement subsided, because he suddenly found that the competition for the Oscar for Best Director was not as simple as he imagined.

Chen Fei and Li An, these two Chinese directors have shown a determination to win the Oscar, and they have both won the Oscar for Best Director.

In comparison, his advantage is not clear.

However, just when he was about to explain the current situation, Harvey gave a specific way to rush for the award: "This time, we will not target the content of the film, but only the competitor, and defeat him from the root!"

Harvey talked freely, and a belly of bad water kept pouring out, as if it was endless.

The rest of the group would chime in from time to time and help come up with bad ideas.

This was actually a last resort, after all, "Dallas Buyers Club" was really too bad.

This movie was too "correct" in terms of overall style and content, and with the help of the "LGBT" group, it was definitely going to win the best picture.

…

At the same time, just as Harvey changed the direction of attack and targeted Chen Fei personally, "Interstellar" officially started its public release.

As the first A-level sci-fi blockbuster in North America in December, this weekend, more than 70% of the screens will show this movie.

If the box office performance of the movie is good enough, then this schedule can last at least a week until "Ghost Rider 2: Vengeance" and "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" are released.

The December 7th schedule was very well chosen.

Prior to this, Cloud Atlas, in which Zhou Xun participated as a guest star, ended with a box office of 27.108 million US dollars in North America, and Last Vegas, starring Morgan Freeman, only had a box office of 63.914 million US dollars.

Guardians of the Galaxy and Les Misérables also temporarily ranked behind with 43.25 million US dollars and 35.36 million US dollars in the first three days of the weekend respectively.

Under such a premise, the screening of Interstellar, directed by Chen Fei and starring Matthew McConaughey, the Venice Silver Lion winner, is naturally infinitely high!

Blockbusters should enjoy super high screening and publicity treatment, so that not only the producers can make money, but also the theaters can make a lot of money.

…

At this time, outside a flagship theater in Los Angeles, three people led by Jon Berg, president of Warner Bros. Pictures, and assisted by the vice presidents of New Line Cinema and MGM Pictures, walked into the theater together.

Because the premiere of Interstellar was too unique, the three people did not find a chance to watch the movie.

Like many movie fans, today was also the first time for the three of them to watch a movie.

The reason why Jon Berg chose to watch "Interstellar" was very simple, just to observe the quality of the competitor's film.

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" will be released on December 14th, North American time, only one week apart from the former, and can be said to be the most direct competitor.

Adhering to the idea of ​​knowing oneself and the enemy, and winning every battle, the three of them are ready to analyze the situation of the opponent and adjust the publicity and distribution strategy of their own movies in time.

Since the end of the Harry Potter series, Warner Bros. Pictures has fallen into a state of slump, which has lasted for many years.

The failure of "Green Lantern" brought a fatal blow!

If it weren't for the Batman series, I'm afraid the company's benefits would have become negative.

Now, the first movie in the "Hobbit" series is about to be released in theaters, and it is aimed at breaking the box office of one billion US dollars, and even winning the annual box office championship.

At present, the biggest competitors in front of them are Walt Disney Pictures and "Interstellar"!

Following the instructions on the movie ticket, Jon Berg brought two of his business friends and went straight to the front row.

As the three of them sat down, the film screening officially began soon.

The story of "Interstellar" is very simple. If you use a sentence to summarize it, it is actually a "self-rescue behavior."

Dust and blight have caused crops to wither one after another. The earth and humans are facing severe survival challenges. For the safety and survival of his relatives, the male protagonist Cooper chooses to listen to Professor Brand's advice and board the "Eternity" with the female protagonist Liu Yifei, two other colleagues and two robots to go to space and find a new home...

The main storyline is very consistent with the consistent style of Hollywood movies, and the main feature is "easy to understand".

The real selling point of the film is that it is based on the theory of physicist Kip Thorne, introducing concepts such as "wormholes", "five-dimensional space", "time and space shuttle", and "parallel universes", showing an extremely grand science fiction scene!

30,000 acres of huge cornfields, distinctive spaceships, terrifying sandstorms, galaxy backgrounds, galaxies, nebulae, wormholes...

When the cool, stunning, and breathtaking pictures were presented to everyone, as expected, exclamations gradually rang out in the theater.

Many people present had seen Chen Fei's previous "space parachuting" challenge.

Before the challenge began, Chen Fei once said: "The scenes shown in "Interstellar" are far more stunning than the current scene when you look down on the earth from space."

Many people didn't take it seriously at first and didn't take this sentence to heart.

But looking at it now, Chen Fei's words were still conservative.

It is no exaggeration to say that the rendering of space scenes and the display of various wonders in the film are even far beyond reality to some extent!

The film duration of 169 minutes, nearly three hours, simply made the audience ecstasy watching it!

Many people immediately run to the bathroom to drain the water after the movie is over to relieve the pressure on their bladders.

Jon Berg did the same thing.

Due to prostate and kidney stones, it took him more than ten minutes to pee.

In fact, he still had symptoms of frequent urination, urgency, and inability to urinate. The doctor had specifically warned him not to deliberately hold back his urine.

However, because he was unwilling to give up every frame and second of "Interstellar", he still held it in.

After walking out of the bathroom, he saw the vice presidents of the two cooperative companies who had been waiting for a long time.

Walking forward, he asked without blushing or heartbeat: "How is it? Are the audience statistics available?"

"Well, it's out." The vice president of New Line Cinema said solemnly: "Basically all the reviews are positive, and the average audience score is A+. Except for some people who said that the film's running time is too long, there are no other negative reviews. "

Jon Berg was suddenly silent.

The competition is too strong and will inevitably affect the release data of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey".

Big trouble!

"We must increase our promotional resources for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. We cannot be outdone by this movie!"

After listening to Jon Berg's words, the two vice presidents of New Line and MGM looked at each other subconsciously, and finally gritted their teeth and agreed.

"Okay, then increase publicity resources!"

The sunk costs are too high, and now they can only hope that the film will be a success at the box office, otherwise they will have to sell their underwear and lose money.

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Waltons Pictures, in the president's office.

Chen Fei did not go to the theater specifically to observe attendance and positive reviews. The method he chose was to watch fan reviews online.

As the movie is officially released, the ratings on lMDb and Rotten Tomatoes have been released.

The former has a score of 8.7, the latter has a freshness index of 89%, and the MTC comprehensive score is as high as 8.5.

Whether it is film critics, the media, or ordinary audiences, this film has received many praises.

"It's so majestic and profound that it can't be expressed in words! It gets better at 40 minutes, breathtaking at 80 minutes, burst into tears at 120 minutes, and feels like a different world at 160 minutes!"

"I have never been so close to the vast starry sky, surrounded by it, touched the strings of life, and escaped into a five-dimensional dream. A super stunning science fiction masterpiece, an unprecedented IMAX experience!"

"It is recommended that you drink plenty of water before entering the venue and prepare for a three-hour tear duct baptism!"

"Love is a force that allows us to transcend time and space and deeply feel its existence."

"Only after watching the end did I realize that love is the biggest cheat for the male protagonist. The love between father and daughter builds an indestructible bridge, and their love is quantified in a multi-dimensional space. Although this is a science fiction film, It makes love sublime, Fei is simply a genius screenwriter and director!”

If it's just good reviews from movie fans, it can only bring about some box office growth at best.

But what Chen Fei never expected was that the famous space physicist Stephen Hawking actually shared the movie on his personal Twitter account and made a very pertinent evaluation.

"nice!"

Two simple words are enough to prove everything.

For a time, more and more people responded to the call and entered the theater.

Even people from the scientific community came out to discuss the film.

Commentator Christina Warren said: "The design of the black hole in the film does not conform to scientific common sense. The accretion disk of the black hole will emit high-energy X-rays, and spacecraft and astronauts approaching it like in the film will undoubtedly Also, the color of the accretion disk in the movie doesn't make sense, it's supposed to look bluer and brighter due to the surrounding Doppler effect and relativistic beams..."

In response to this, Chen Fei also responded on his personal Twitter account: "The overall rationality of the movie is beyond doubt, and the profound scientific theories involved in the story should not affect the movie itself. In fact, These issues should be discussed by excellent and more professional scientists like Hawking."

The doubts and arguments from both sides did not affect the box office, but instead caused more people to go into the theater for verification.

There are so many ways of entertainment nowadays, and information is so developed. If a film cannot attract as many viewers into the theater as possible in the first two weeks, then the subsequent trend will be much more difficult.

After all, there are too few films with box office success like "Titanic", "Inception" and "Avatar".

The right time, the right location, and the right people are all indispensable.

On the morning of December 8, the first day box office of "Interstellar" was officially announced.

$130 million!

As an original non-sequel film, this result is undoubtedly very successful.

With the support of the overwhelming word-of-mouth, the box office rose again the next day, and the revenue on that day directly exceeded 150 million US dollars!

Let everyone see that at the end of 2012, a blockbuster movie was officially born!

Due to the great success of the film in North America, it also caused a strong response overseas.

Because it is not a sequel or an adaptation of a world-famous work, Walton Pictures adopted a conservative distribution strategy for the overseas distribution of "Interstellar".

The film will only be released in one market in North America first, and will be released overseas after the North American box office and word-of-mouth are released.

This also shows that Walton Pictures has strong confidence in the film and director Chen Fei!

In the first three days of the North American weekend, "Interstellar" had a huge reputation and a huge box office, closing at 390 million US dollars, successfully topping the North American box office ranking No. 1!

At the same time, overseas distribution kept up with the pace.

"The movie first entered the UK, France, Germany, Japan and South Korea, and the total overseas box office on the first day was as high as 140 million US dollars..."

In the office, Natasha smiled and reported to Chen Fei about the current box office situation of "Interstellar".

After reporting the box office results of "Interstellar", she also summarized the total box office results of "The Hunger Games 2" and "Now You See Me".

"The Hunger Games 2 has officially withdrawn from the Chinese cinema market, with a box office of 876 million yuan. In total, the global box office of this film is as high as 915 million US dollars.

And the current North American results of "Now You See Me" are 205 million US dollars, and the global total box office is 543 million US dollars, which is basically fixed..."

After chatting for more than half an hour, the box office results of various countries and regions finally came to an end.

At this time, Chen Fei asked again: "I heard that the peripherals of these movies are also selling very well?"

"That's right." Natasha nodded and simply added: "The box office share of the film only accounts for one-third of the total revenue. Offline, peripherals, DVD and Blu-ray discs are the bulk of the revenue.

Of course, if you want to keep the subsequent revenue going up, the early box office is also the key."

Chen Fei nodded: "That's for sure. The two complement each other."

As he said, he asked again: "By the way, when is the release date of "Dallas Buyers Club"?"

"On the 25th of this month."

"Huh?!" Chen Fei suddenly raised his eyebrows: "If I remember correctly, the "Django Unchained" produced by Weinstein Pictures seems to be on the 25th?"

"Yes." Natasha responded first, and suddenly covered her mouth and laughed.

Chen Fei was quite curious: "Did something interesting happen?"

Natasha nodded: "Leon plays a greedy Candy Manor owner in this movie. He not only defends slavery, but is also a racist. He behaves politely in front of white people, but is addicted to black duels and is brutal and fierce."

"WTF?" Chen Fei was stunned on the spot: "What is he doing? Doesn't he want to win an Oscar? He actually plays such a role?"

Natasha shrugged: "Sorry, I can't understand his idea either."

Chen Fei took out his mobile phone and called Leo directly.

After a moment, the call was connected.

When talking about the movie "Django Unchained", Leo said frankly: "If I can't get the Best Actor, then I will pursue the Best Supporting Actor. No matter what, I must win the Oscar!

Exaggerated performance style, controversial role, and devastated ending will definitely defeat all opponents!"

Leo's tone showed strong confidence, but Chen Fei was sure that he definitely did not observe the candidates for the Best Supporting Actor award at this year's Oscars.

Christoph Waltz is Harvey's direct descendant, and Jared Leto is a representative figure who has been strongly promoted by the "LGBT" community recently.

Facing these two strong opponents, even if Leonardo has super high popularity, it is not enough to support him to win the Oscar.

Chen Fei did not deliberately attack him, but just muttered quietly after hanging up the phone:

"No wonder old Jack said that Leo's Oscar PR operation was a piece of shit, focusing on blind self-confidence. As expected, this comment hit the nail on the head!"

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