Chapter 178： Fight against competitors

In the wee hours of the morning, the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles was a little quieter. The spacious mansion was completely dark, but the lights from the study showed that the owner had not fallen asleep.

Sitting at his desk, Townsend Rothman, who has been busy all night, did not sleep at all. Twentieth Century Fox is the North American publisher of "Saving Private Ryan". The trend of the film will directly affect Fox’s performance this quarter, and from In terms of the income of "Independence Day", Duke Rosenberg's new work is extremely important even to the annual performance.

Looking at the time, the midnight show of "Saving Private Ryan" on the West Coast should be almost there. The box office statistics for the midnight show in North America will be released soon, and someone will pass it to him.

The study door was knocked lightly, and then a middle-aged woman opened the door and walked in.

"Aren't you sleeping?"

She stepped aside and made a cup of coffee for herself and her husband. "Are the statistics yet to come?"

"not yet."

Seeing his wife sitting opposite, Townsend Rothman said with concern, "It's getting late, you should go back and continue to rest."

The wife shook her head, "I'll wait with you for a while."

Time seemed to pass particularly slowly. Townsend Rothman's brows were always slightly frowned until -≦, the phone rang, and after he answered a few words, there was a little joy in his brows.

"Has the midnight show counted?" his wife asked.

"Arrived!"

Townsend Rothman nodded, but did not continue to speak. Instead, he turned around, took out a bottle of red wine and two wine glasses from the cabinet behind, and poured a glass for himself and his wife.

"It looks pretty good!"

Raising the wine glass and touching Townsend Roseman lightly, the middle-aged woman said, "You will only drink this bottle of wine when you are particularly happy."

"$6.23 million!"

Put down the wine glass. Townsend Rothman laughed, "Ninety-six percent of the audience in the midnight show is a grade!"

This midnight scene is not as high as "Independence Day", but the subject matter of the film has natural disadvantages. More importantly, because of the strong competition of "Brave Heart", the opening theater of "Saving Private Ryan" is also better than "Independence Day." Hundreds are missing. In this case, you can still get such a midnight box office, which is enough to prove the power of "Saving Private Ryan"!

"Is that young director so good?" The middle-aged woman seemed a little emotional.

"Better than you think!"

Townsend Rosman said with great certainty that although this is the midnight scene, he is confident in the whole film because this is the work of Duke Rosenberg! This name is the guarantee of success! It is the guarantee of the summer box office!

Ten minutes later, the Townsend Rothmans went to the bedroom. For the powerful Fox ceo, it was a very peaceful night to sleep.

In the luxury suites of Hilton Beverly Hills. Irene Lauder had just got up, and immediately called to get today's newspaper.

"So positive?" Anna said with a teasing tone.

After passing the tip, closing the door, Irene returned to the sofa holding the newspaper, "Because I like this movie very much."

With that said, she flipped through a list of newspapers. Almost all the front pages of the entertainment version could see the reports of "Saving Private Ryan" and "Brave Heart". Irene didn't care about non-American history. I'm not interested in anything about the Australian savages, and directly filter out the latter's news reports. All eyes were focused on the news about "Saving Private Ryan".

In Los Angeles, the first thing she read was a copy of the Los Angeles Times.

""Saving Private Ryan" is a great war movie. Its real war scenes, magnificent sound effects, exciting plots, unique narrative methods, etc., are all worthy of praise with the most gorgeous language..."

Throwing the newspaper aside, Irene took the New York Times from her hometown.

"This is the most authentic war film. This truth comes from the use of realistic lenses and smooth editing techniques. In the real atmosphere created by Duke Rosenberg, we feel as real and as tragic as our experience! In addition, "Saving Private Ryan" left countless contemplations!"

Although the film critics column of major media did not mention this film, there are not many news reports. There are also related entertainment reviews, and they are basically in a state of praise.

"It is worth mentioning that the war scene at the beginning of the film. Director Duke Rosenberg perfectly demonstrated his directorial talent in this scene. The fine processing of sound and pictures truly reproduced the **** and tragic war. It also shows the psychology of the characters on the battlefield very well, giving people a strong shock. It is not an exaggeration to call it "the most exciting war scene ever."

Anna walked over, sat next to her, picked up the newspaper that Irene had thrown aside, and looked through it.

"Why are film critics evaluating "Brave Heart"?" Irene dropped the newspaper and said with his chin on, "They collectively ignored "Saving Private Ryan"!"

"It's normal." Anna didn't raise her head. "It's not a secret that film critics see Duke not pleasing to the eye, but it is very troublesome to criticize a film like "Saving Private Ryan". If I were a film critic, I also choose to ignore it."

"It's not that there is no voice of criticism." Irene found a newspaper and said to Anna, "Some people are also criticizing this movie."

"Oh?" Anna was interested.

The criticism is not the theme of the film and the thought of reaction, but other aspects, which seem to be deliberately targeted.

After attending the premiere, a representative of the National Federation of Teachers and Parents publicly judged that the film had too many **** and cruel scenes, and the r-level classification was not enough to prevent mentally immature minors from entering the theater. Director Duke Luo Senberg is suspected of deliberately promoting violence.

There is also a black organization in the greater Los Angeles area, who believes that the film deliberately ignores the contribution of minorities to World War II and is suspected of racial discrimination...

"Suspected of racial discrimination?"

In the D-Day studio, Duke was a little surprised when he saw the news, "Did those people's heads get hit by a pig! Or do they really have less capacity than normal people?"

"Duke!"

Sophia Coppola pulled him, reminding him in a low voice, "Pay attention to what you say."

There is not only Sophia Coppola, but also Nancy Josephson and Penny Kellys. Duke also knew that racial issues were a restricted area that could not be touched. Although he didn't say anything substantive, he closed his mouth.

But, including Duke and experienced publicist Penny Kelly, everyone did not take the black protest seriously.

On the one hand, this is the basic game rule of Hollywood-white people dominate everything; on the other hand, the reaction of the film is very real, at that time the status of black people has not been significantly improved. Most blacks in World War II were in separate formations.

Compared with these, the protest of the representative of the National Federation of Teachers and Parents is a little bit troublesome. Although this is certainly not the voice of the entire Federation, it can also cause a lot of negative effects.

"Leave it to me." Pani Kelly took the initiative. "I ask for your authorization, Duke. I will call a press conference on this matter as soon as possible."

"Yes!" Duke nodded, then turned to Charles Rowan, "Are Paramount and Caa behind?"

"Probably."

This kind of competition sees too much. Charles Rowan has always seemed very calm, "We don't need to investigate, all news and actions that are unfavorable to "Saving Private Ryan" can be classified on them."

"Good, Charles." Duke did not hesitate. "You are responsible for contacting the public relations departments of Warner, Disney and Fox, urging them to launch a post-screening publicity plan, and you must invest sufficient resources."

He thought for a moment. "I remember that after I suggested that, Fox found someone to investigate Mel Gibson. I also got a lot of things, so they can choose the right time to release it."

Standing up, patted his palm, Duke said loudly, "You guys, can you win this competition? It depends on the actions in the next few days!"

It can be known from some media reactions that Paramount Pictures and caa are in action, while D-Day studios and co-producers that Duke temporarily dominates are also in action.

These actions are not only to promote their own films, but also to do everything possible to combat competitors!

After stopping the car, Sarah quickly crossed the passage. Into the "Los Angeles Times" editorial department, due to work arrangements, she missed yesterday's premiere of "Saving Private Ryan". She just finished watching it today. The reason why she can watch it during working hours is completely rewarded. With the support of the editor-in-chief, she wants to write a report on "Saving Private Ryan".

Whether this rescue is worth it or not, some media are already talking about it. As one of the three major newspapers in the United States, the Los Angeles Times, if this topic is the focus of the page, it will inevitably trigger a wave of discussion. Attract more people's attention to this movie.

While sitting in front of the typewriter, Sarah realized that she had to stand on Duke Rosenberg's side again, and the feeling of standing up with the winners was actually very good.

She has seen the film and determined the quality of the film, coupled with the persuasiveness of Duke Rosenberg's past achievements, almost no need to think about it. Sarah is also convinced that this will be an extremely successful film!

At the same time, the seventeen-year-old little Tyrese had just returned home, but he faced the sharp eyes of his father Tyrese, because just this afternoon, he ignored his father’s previous warning and went to the theater to watch " Saving Private Ryan".

"Dad, I assure you, the film is definitely not promoting violence!" Little Tyrese swears to his father, "This is a very touching war movie, and the best war movie. Those who say it is violent and bloody. Obviously biased, I swear in the honor of the Tyrese family that this is a movie worth watching repeatedly!"

Seeing his father seem to be hesitating, Little Tyrese continued, "Dad, the "Brave Heart" you proposed to watch is actually about a traitor and an informer, and it is about a Scot who has nothing to do with us..."

After a brief argument, just like what happened to many families and friends this afternoon, the Tyrese family changed their viewing options. Like most viewers this weekend, they decided to watch "Saving Private Ryan".

More than ten miles away from Tyrese's house, a dozen black people gathered together. (To be continued...)