CHAPTER 28, 97 MINUTES OF PROOF-II

"Beverly Seven-Day Dress Manual? Seems like fun. "

She quickly clicked in.

[Hi everyone! I'm Nikki, and today I want to share my new outfit on the street...]

The first thing that came into my eyes was a self-statement about the Beverly girl Nikki, followed by a photo that Nikki put up, and due to the limitation of Internet speed, only the view of the mansion exposed in the background of the photo can be seen.

Glorious California sunshine and tall palm trees, incredible blue skies and sparkling private pools, vaguely visible mansion facades and roofs, loungers and sculptures in the backyard.

Just the corner of the photo, there is a fascinating smell of money.

After a while, the screen showed Niki with beautiful blonde hair, and at the first glance of the photo, Emily couldn't help but lengthen her tone and exclaimed: "O-M-G!" "

Above was a full-body photo of a young girl.

She wears a close-fitting blue and white plaid skirt, a flat-mouthed high-waist design, which can reveal a pair of invincible long legs, covered with a simple white organza shirt, slightly revealing the undertone of the skin, with a pair of baby blue sneakers and a chain pouch that can only hold the latest Motorola mobile phone.

The girl posed to the camera with her hands covering her mouth, and her face was hidden in a pair of exaggerated vintage sunglasses, revealing only her smooth forehead. Her legs crossed in the shape of an inverted V, and her leg line looks very slender due to the tilt of the lens.

In just a split second, the girl hit Emily in the heart.

Just like the online rush children she had previously attracted to every point to come in and browse□□ before.

"Oooh! These legs are too long..."

"This little Bichi, how can she be so rich and beautiful! the old nyony! "

"On top of that, her dress/coat/shoes/bags/necklaces/sunglasses... Which brand does it all come from! "

The same screams appeared in the rooms of many young girls, and like every single one of them, Emily, after being amazed, sped through the trending post, trying to find the brand message she wanted.

But sadly, Nikki didn't seem to be crouching in front of the computer, but went out to play in that beautiful dress, until the post turned several pages, and even some discordant doubts, Emily found her latest reply with sharp eyes.

[Beverly Girl Nikki: Oh, sorry, I just went for a ride in the Ferrari given by my father, it's really good weather today. ]

[Beverly Girl Nikki: The brand of clothes? I don't pay much attention to the brand, I swipe my card when I see it when I go shopping! How much do they cost? I never look at the price when I buy something. ]

[Beverly Girl Nikki: Is my family rich?] Oh sweetheart, you really asked a stupid question. I'm not rich, I'm very rich. ]

Netizens in this era are still very simple, have not experienced this post-information era dimensionality reduction blow, and for a while the forum is boiling.

Nikki's addition obviously raised the popularity of the post to another level, but the superiority she showed between the lines and the arrogant attitude she hid quickly led to opposition voices on the BBS.

[That suddenly popular landlord, how to look at the is a...]

[Her outfit is just like that, but she is a rich man with a flaunting fetish, and it is not worth pursuing at all. ] ]

[But to be honest, am I the only one who thinks her outfit really looks good?] I love that plaid skirt so much! ]

[Indeed, I want that dress too.] ]

[Me too...]

[I also ...]

Several tall buildings were built in the BBS until someone posted interview stills from "Variety" and "The Hollywood Reporter".

The landlord wrote disdainfully: [Ahhh, the image of Beverly Thousand Gold collapsed. I thought Miss Nikki had such elegant or unusual taste, it turned out that she just copied the costume of the heroine of this movie one step ahead of everyone. ]

It didn't take long for someone below to ask a question in a timely manner: [God, this actress is too sweet! ] Who is she? What kind of movie is this? ]

[Paramount's chick film, "Alone Leader", will be released on July 19. ] ]

[The heroine is newcomer Josie. Horton, she's so beautiful, I'm hooked on her. ]

[Is that banker's father in jail Bai Fumei? ] ]

[That's right. But even if my father is in prison, people still have a family trust as soon as they are born... Tears of poverty were shed. ]

The promotional ideas provided by Josie worked perfectly.

"Alone" and "Josie. Horton" two keywords began to spread word of mouth among a large proportion of local middle school students in Los Angeles, and the research company hired by Paramount sent back the results of the survey that 80% of middle school students knew about the upcoming movie and the lead actress, and the proportion of girls reached a staggering 95%, which means that only one in twenty girls did not know the movie.

On campus, the most popular girls talk about the costume styling of the movie, the cool boy who pursues the trend and the otaku, who is addicted to surfing the Internet, are indiscriminately attracted by the sweet and lovely smile of the heroine, and around their small circle, "Alone" quickly became a buzzword like radiation, and many teenagers went to the cinema box office to inquire before it was released.

Paramount's head of distribution department therefore hummed songs to work for several days in a row, and sent a check to the heroine who came up with this good idea at the market price, although the money was not much, but the heart was there.

But the other party just smiled, did not immediately go to pick up the check, but asked: "Do you want to play a bigger one?" "

The next day, several new posts appeared on BBS -

[It's really interesting, this level of clothing fascinates you like this, only I think Josie, the heroine of "Alone". ] Is Horton mediocre? Her outfit in the movie is just average, look at mine, this is the style that girls who are really about to enter college or college should wear. ]

[Where is the naïve high school student who speaks out on behalf of our academic outfit?] One thing to say, I myself have seen the patch advertisement of "Dominant" in the cinema, and the heroine's appearance and outfit are not picked, especially a set of white shirt plaid short skirt and cardigan, which is completely a universal matching formula that I often use...]

[Your West Coast people's clothing level is also like that, maybe you should take a look at the post posted by our East Coast Miss Luo: Manhattan Seven-Day Dress Manual. ] ]

[Anyway, I like Beverly Girl Nikki anyway, and by the way, some people copy ideas that are really tasteless.] ]

[Come on, they don't dare to show their faces, so please open your eyes and look at my goddess Josie. Horton! By the way, the goddess's new film "Monopoly" will be released nationwide on July 19! ]

[Goddess? But that's it. An ordinary girl who is just plain, like Josie. Horton has several of them in our school. ]

[That said that there were several Josie in his school. Horton's level, report your school name, I'll fly to verify whether you are dreaming! ]

Due to the artificial secret war, the College Light BBS community was noisy until the topic caused an uproar and quickly spread to other websites, such as the Manhattan vs. New York War, the Nikki vs. Lowe fan war, and Josie. Horton's fans and real and fake passers-by black battle, the Internet popularity of "Alone" has exceeded the plot discussion of the latest season of "Friends" or "Emergency Room Story", or the latest Hollywood couple Johnny. Depp and Kate. Mousse, Brad. Pete and Gwyneth. Patras' News.

The heat on the Internet quickly fermented, and NBC sent an invitation, Amy. Hecklin and Josie appeared on the highest-rated morning talk show "The Today Show" in the United States, and then the main creators of "Alone" appeared on "Saturday Night Live", and Paramount's publicity department made timely efforts to invite journalists from all over the country to Los Angeles to participate in a small reception and give away some souvenirs.

During the publicity period, the crew member was Josie as the heroine, basically got up at four or five o'clock to do makeup and hair styling, and at six o'clock had appeared on a morning show, ate some sandwiches at noon or something, and then rushed to another TV station for an evening interview until the end of the day's trip in the early morning.

Effort always pays off.

With a total investment of more than 10 million US dollars, the film "Leading the Way" has maintained the popularity of the film from the summer to the last month of the summer file, that is, mid-July, relying on the east wind of the emerging media platform such as the Internet community forum, and with the high-density interview manuscript.

Fans who like this movie, as well as ordinary audiences who often hear the discussion of this movie, and even the opposition who do not like this movie, all the people involved, are invisibly full of expectations.

On July 18, 1995, the day before the North American zero premiere of "Alone", this much-awaited film finally kicked off.

That night, Paramount made a small premiere.

The creators of "Alone" are reunited again, but the treatment of the three female leads is obviously different, and their small number of fans has begun to appear on both sides of the road at the premiere site, with many holding up movie posters and shouting their names.

Markey, who contributed a wonderful performance that made a difference in "Edge Diary". Mark walked the red carpet, causing a flash of magnesium lights, and it was said that his name would appear in the movie "Dominant" as a buzzword.

Oh yes, he's not the rapper Markey who is busy taking off his pants and showing off his sexiness anymore. Mark up, his name is Mark. Wahlberg, a real Hollywood actor.

Just as the red A-list star Denzel. Washington also appeared with a family, he and Australian newcomer Russell. Crow's partner's "Time Titan" is Paramount's last blockbuster this summer, which will enter theaters two weeks later.

In addition to the star-studded friendly lineup who came to the scene, the youth idol star Ashley who suddenly appeared at the premiere scene. Mills also attracted a lot of attention.

Yes, youth idol stars.

As a sequel to the blockbuster movie, "Violent Hidden Dragon" just released a week ago, became the box office champion of the week, and the heroine with beautiful appearance and pleasing personality also made people remember that it belonged to Ashley. This face of Mills.

"Violent Hidden Dragon" reported a box office of $12.62 million in the first three days, breaking Mel. Gibson's "Braveheart" starring 9.93 million US dollars, the premiere audience randomly surveyed a score of B+, it is foreseeable that the next box office trend tends to grow, Ashley has also become a rightly popular girl star.

Not surprisingly, the appearance of this super newcomer made a group of reporters very excited, because before Ashley. In an interview, Mills revealed that he had auditioned for the film, but was brushed off in the first round.

And the current situation is that Ashley's star path is smooth, as for Josie -

Oh, they just made a chick film with a low budget, and there is no exciting bridge, it is nothing at all, is it?

After leaving the reporter's camera and entering the movie theater, the well-dressed Ashley hooked her lips at the seemingly shocked Josie and said, "I found that being ignored is actually crueler than anything, especially in this circle." Josie. Horton, the two of us are no longer opponents, because you don't deserve it at all. "

Josie was originally too lazy to pay attention to her, but looking at Ashley's look of impatience to say cruel words, she cooperated for the first time, making a pitiful look that was deeply shocked and shaky.

She pursed her lips and responded without any confidence, "You... Don't rejoice too soon! "

Oh, this trembling tone is really helpless.

"Ha, let's go and see." Ashley left satisfied.

Stacy. Dash hated that iron could not become steel, and said angrily: "Hey, you, aren't you very good at saying usually, why didn't you refute that little Bichi just now?" Or did you really just throw in the towel? "

Brettney glared at Stacey with condemnation.

Josie then looked up from the Brettney neck socket, revealing a small face without any frustration, and laughed: "Just let her be proud for another 97 minutes, our movie will prove everything, sister, and then her expression will be more exciting." "

Anyway, she was ready to kill Ashley, what about letting the other party for another 97 minutes?

Stacy is a little unpleasant.

But, she called her "sister" huh... This little Bichi doesn't seem to be so annoying.

97 minutes is exactly the length of the movie "Dominant", and anyone with a slightly normal aesthetic concept will not like it.

Two female students from Dalton Middle School, a prestigious school on New York's Upper East Side, Christine and Kelly, sit arm in arm in a movie theater.

"I'm just a little curious about what campus life is like in the West Bank." Christine, who wears nearsighted glasses, mutters, "Not really wanting to watch this boring popcorn movie." "

Christine is a good girl in the eyes of the public, even a little nerdy, she likes Salinger and Maugham, and this year's favorite film is Ethan. Hawk starred in the romantic film "Love Before Dawn".

Kelly's dress is much brighter and more stylish than Sven's Christine, and she likes the dashing energy of the Manhattan girl Lowe, wearing a short white top and ripped jeans, and straight blonde hair that just reaches her collarbone.

Kelly nodded perfunctorily: "Got it, you have different tastes from those cheerleaders on the BBS, but you were pulled to watch the movie by my low-grade fun friend, okay?" "

Christine blushed slightly and did not refute.

The lights in the theater dimmed, and the screening of the zero o'clock field began.

After Paramount Pictures' classic snowy mountain logo and highly saturated fluorescent color credits, the heroine drives her white convertible Wrangler buggy, carrying a car of her friends, to the cheerful background music, on the iconic roads of Los Angeles.

The palm trees lining the road are receding, and the heroine Cher's daily life is also presented on the big screen in a quick clip: nothing to visit the brand-name store, swipe her father's credit card, dance to the heart's content, have a pool party in her mansion... A group of handsome guys and beauties are unbridled with youth, and the background is the wonderful scenery of Beverly Hills, a wealthy area of Los Angeles.

The current consumerism makes the heroine's life very enviable, and the smiles of these young people make this hedonistic luxury not stained with too much money decay.

Because their smile is like the golden sunshine that California has never changed, bright and without haze, it is unpleasant to look up.

At this time, the narration belonging to the heroine sounded, and the camera also shifted from her colorful life to the room full of princess dreams that she wakes up every morning, the fluffy bed full of European classical temperament, the elegant and silky silk bedding, the dressing table full of various cosmetics, and a large gold-plated floor-to-ceiling dressing mirror.

The crystal lamp in the center of the room is reflected in the mirror, shining the opulence and romance of the entire bedroom.

This is a close-up shot, and the heroine Cher, like every young girl, smiled at herself in front of this mirror, as if admiring her beauty crit today.

That's it, newcomer actor Josie. Horton's fresh and lovely beautiful face was all presented to the audience in the cinema without warning: perfect blonde hair, invincible sweet smile, and the best thing is the innocence and arbitrariness of the flower of the greenhouse in the eyes, which are clearly shining.

Until the lens zooms out and zooms, people are still immersed in the shock brought by this face.

Promotional materials on TV or magazines are always different from close-ups facing the big screen, because this kind of delicate close-up can make people feel a very impactful visual beauty, especially the heroine's delicate and flexible eye flow, which is absolutely incomparable in still photos.

With just a quick glance, exclamations rang out in the cinema, and both men and women gasped in almost unison: "Wow-"

"She's so beautiful?" Kelly's action of delivering popcorn to her mouth stopped, her eyes fixed on the heroine on the big screen, "Is she so beautiful?" I've seen stills on BBS, and that's it... Above average, right? "

She said with some uncertainty.

But in fact, the debut of the movie heroine Cher surprised most people in the cinema, and regardless of men, women, children, and sexual orientation, it is almost difficult for the audience to dislike this heroine.

Oh, for God's sake, her round and full little face is too flattering, coupled with those big watery eyes, it can be sweet to people's hearts at once!

Even some of the parents who accompanied their children became loving.

A local movie theater in New York.

"I bet, Amy. Hecklin was photographing her as his most beloved little daughter! The audience lowered his voice and said to his friend sitting on the right: "She is simply reluctant to let her get the slightest negative emotion, and stuff everything that parents want to give their children to her heroine." "

"Hey Vincent, isn't that nice, I haven't seen such a relaxing movie in a long time." His friend laughed and said, "As film critics, we occasionally need to change our tastes, after all, work and life are already so hard." "

Vincent shrugged and said: "But I insist that the movie must have an artistic core, David, this kind of campus comedy without brains is not my dish at all, I dare say that the heroine will have to meet her Prince Charming in a while, and then start tearing with the female number two, and the end is of course that the heroine gets the prince's heart." Aha, boring. "

As a professional film critic for the New York Daily News, the largest daily newspaper in the United States, Vincent . Camby basically inherited his mentor, Posley, president of the New York Film Critics Association. Crosser's artistic taste is considered to be the spokesman of the middle-class moderation, always favoring a gentle and bland petty bourgeoisie.

His friend, New York Magazine film critic David A. Danby, with a much broader taste, does not write film reviews as sharply as Vincent.

Of course, the influence of "New York Magazine" is not as good as that of "New York Daily News", but the film critics of the film company always love to invite him, because David . Danby's praise was able to neutralize Vincent. Canby's bad comment, as everyone knows, is a strategy that the pair of friends have long discussed.

David. Danby said, "Don't be like this, Vinson, maybe Amy. Hecklin's chick movie, will there be something different and new? Besides, just the face of the heroine is enough to get me through an hour and a half of watching time. "

"You're too superficial, David." Vincent. Camby muttered, "Well, you're right, she's pretty beautiful." What's your name? "

"Josie. Horton. "David. Danby replied.

"I remembered." Vincent. Canby wrote the name on his notepad.

"Would you be a little more tolerant of this pretty girl?" David. Danby poked his head over and asked.

"Aha, don't kidding, David, they will only make me more harsh, this is a must." Vincent. Camby rightfully said, "We've got to make the blonde goofies who hype the top understand that Hollywood isn't that good to mess with." "