Chapter 497： work hard

After "Mist" was edited, it took more than a week to dub, subtitle, and insert narration and background music.

Once the film was completed, Lehman invited Liam, the head of Blue Butterfly Pictures, to screen it in-house.

In the spacious screening hall, most of the people sitting are the backbone of the distribution department, and the rest are the post-production staff of "The Mist", and Nicholas Cage also came to see how the film was shot.

This is the first time that Blue Butterfly Pictures has officially set foot in a large-scale theatrical distribution, and it cannot be ignored by everyone.

With the slight hum of the projector, the film officially begins in the bright and dark gallery...

Although the production staff in the screening hall were stunned when they saw the editing material, they knew exactly what "The Mist" was about, but with the progress of the plot and the appropriate soundtrack and narration sound effects, the feeling was different.

Nearly one hour and forty minutes of the feature film came to an end, and several publishers clapped unknowingly.

"The movie is very good, and it is much easier to negotiate with various theater chains. I think, boss, this time the company will definitely expand the theater chain channels." Liam said, looking confident.

"Then set the number of screens and schedule as soon as possible, and in a few days, the publicity can also start to build momentum for the film."

After Leiman finished his instructions, he gradually dispersed. After all, there is a lot of work to be done next, and Blue Butterfly Pictures' distribution business is not well-versed, so it is necessary to cooperate early.

After Liam left with the people, he quickly contacted the executives of the major theater chains and held another film viewing party.

In the past few years, Firefly Pictures has had a lot of projects, which are very profitable and profitable. The theater chain does not doubt Lehmann's appeal, and is very satisfied with the film itself.

After the initial negotiation, the Royal Entertainment and other theaters are willing to provide 2,000 screen support, about 35% of the film volume in the first week, and the rest depends on the follow-up results.

It’s common practice to increase if it’s good, or decrease it if it’s bad. In short, it depends on the profit of the film. The theater chain is not for charity anyway.

In terms of schedule, it has been cooperating with the Super Bowl for a week in early February, and is initially scheduled to be screened on February 11. If nothing else, that's how it was arranged.

Although it was half a month ahead of Lehman's expected early March, the theater chain didn't want too many vacant theaters, so Lehman agreed.

Anyway, there are no first-line productions that are very threatening throughout the spring schedule, and "The Mist" is not too afraid of anyone.

In February, Universal's mid-production "Rivals in Love" was first released, followed by Warner's "Hell Star," and "The Mist" came in third, with a very reasonable allocation of schedules.

Ryman is not worried about the stamina of the two works. "The Rival of All People" is a comedy love movie, starring Will Smith. also fast.

With less than 20 days to go before its release, the pre-promotion of the film is about to begin.

Coincidentally, the Super Bowl was officially set on February 3rd.

The streets and alleys also spontaneously heated up. Even people like Lehmann, who are immersed in work and who are not interested in football at all, can experience this frenzy.

Because, many people have changed into the logos and uniforms of the New England Patriots or the Philadelphia Eagles on these two days, and there are voices talking about the two teams everywhere.

Perhaps I am not a native American, and I cannot understand why this kind of competition is so influential.

At least, when Lehmann arrived at the moment of the live broadcast of the game, if he hadn't voted for the halftime preview of "The Mist", he would definitely not have spent time watching a group of men running around with the ball in their hands.

In the living room, Eva didn't feel much about the Super Bowl. She saw Lyman come down from the study and pour him a glass of water.

The scene of this finals was full again, and the cheering voices seemed to be full of atmosphere.

Of course, it's still boring for those who don't like it.

Finally, after the second quarter ended, a coquettish blue butterfly quietly danced after the Lamborghini advertisement.

At this moment, many of the audience were busy going to the toilet or buying snacks, and they didn't pay attention to the advertisements. But there were at least 100 million viewers outside the TV. The logo of Firefly Pictures flashed, and on the big screen, a place In the supermarket under the thick fog, pleading and crying came.

"I don't want to die, please... I want to go in, let me in..." The man was bleeding and begging through the glass door until he knelt down.

This tragic scene caught most of the audience at once.

The man was still pleading, looking at his clothes, he was still a soldier.

Fog, white.

Apart from the cold crowd watching in the supermarket, there was no sound at all.

Suddenly, a heavy background music sounded, as if in the depths of the fog, a dark shadow covered it.

After the man looked back in fear, he hit the glass door like crazy.

But that dark shadow monster quickly stretched out its tentacles and pinched it to death in an instant...

Then the shadows dissipated, leaving only a pool of blood on the ground and an inexplicably relaxed crowd in the supermarket...

The impression of this moment was when the footsteps of the shadow sounded, as if the heart had a brief resonance.

Just when everyone thought it was a movie similar to "Alien", soon, as soon as the camera turned, Cage appeared...

Although the trailer for "The Mist" is only 50 seconds long, Lehmann took a lot of thought to edit it, basically covering the main characters and the reasons for being trapped in the supermarket.

Of course, this is more to highlight the highlights of the movie, and the plot in general is still specious, in order to arouse the curiosity of the audience and go to the cinema to find out.

It is estimated that the film has finally come to the end, and in the final picture, only Cage's extremely determined eyes.

The screen turned black, but there were a lot of questions left.

For example, why are there monsters in the thick fog? Where did the fog come from? Why do supermarket survivors push people out to die? Why does Cage (David) say they've gone crazy and have to get out?

There are too many things that I don’t understand, but I only see a line of text frozen on the big screen: Director Lyman Rast once again joined hands with Nicolas Cage’s new film: “The Mist”, which will be released in North America on February 11. , stay tuned!

This trailer will be broadcast on the TVs of thousands of households, and many fans have temporarily put down the Super Bowl game and discussed it excitedly.

……

"Cool, what is that monster, I want to see it."

"This preview looks very interesting. Maybe after the release, you can go to the theater to support it."

"Why does the heroine feel so bad, did Eva take over the villain role?"

"Cage's acting skills are still so good. The films he collaborated with with director Lyman are all very good-looking. I bought the CDs for "Bad Guy" and "Fury" and watched them three or four times."

……

"Director Lehman has released a new film again? You have to go see it."

"I'll take him for a fast filming speed, and the quality is still good, but has he changed the genre again? Thriller and horror?"

"Why do I feel like it's a tragedy again? The hero won't die again in the end. I'm afraid of the old abuser of this director's work."

"Many directors like to seduce tears with tragic endings. If you watch too much, don't be sensitive and don't be fooled."

"I didn't want to take my girlfriend to the movies, but I came back crying and all the follow-up arrangements fell through..."

"You son of a bitch..."

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