Chapter 360

"Are you a reporter, miss?"

In the speeding taxi, the driver asked the blond lady sitting in the back, "It's still an entertainment reporter from the United States, right?"

When did you become so famous? Or is it the reporter on the face?

Sarah took off her sunglasses and asked curiously, "How did you guess?"

The taxi driver shrugged and turned onto a secluded highway. Then he said, "I think your accent should come from North America. At this stage, there are only two North Americans going to Blenheim."

He raised **** in the rearview mirror, "One is a member of the "Lord of the Rings" crew, and the other is an entertainment reporter. The crew members have dedicated pick-ups. Since you take a taxi, you must be an entertainment reporter."

"Your observation is very keen." Sarah couldn't help laughing. "You should consider changing your career."

"It's not that I am observant, but because I have met too many entertainment reporters in the past two weeks."

Taxi drivers in any place are basically good chatters, "From yesterday to now, you are the fifth reporter I sent to Blenheim."

"Oh?" Sarah became interested, "have so many people been there?"

"Although I don't know Hollywood well, I also know that Duke Rosenberg is now one of the best directors in the world."

The driver completely regarded it as a small talk, "The total investment of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy reached 350 million US dollars, plus the reputation of the original book, is it strange that you can attract you people?"

"Not surprising." Sarah nodded, thought for a moment, and asked, "Do you often come to Blenheim?"

"Of course!" the driver said proudly, "I am a native of Blenheim, and there are the best natural scenery in the world. Blenheim is the best tourist attraction. Think about it, Duke? Rosenberg's ability to shoot Shire's location in Blenheim is enough to explain a lot of problems."

He looked at Sarah through the rearview mirror again, and said mysteriously, "Tell you a secret, Duke Rosenberg personally said. If the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy sells, Blenheim The town will be famous all over the world."

"Do you think the film will be successful?" Sarah asked.

"It will definitely succeed." The driver said confidently, "This is a work directed by Duke Rosenberg."

"Everyone seems to have confidence in him."

With a murmur in her heart, Sarah thought of the purpose of her trip and asked, "Do you have the latest news about the crew?"

Seeing the taxi driver driving seriously and not hearing her expression at all, Sarah had to say again, "If you have news that interests me..."

She raised her brows in the rearview mirror.

The driver understands it. I negotiated the price with Sara in a few words, and quickly told a few valuable news while the car had not reached the destination.

"It is said that for filming, the crew stitched 250,000 fake leaves for a tree; every evening, the director always took his two female assistants for a walk on Kron Street. I heard that the new assistant who just arrived seems What daughter of a billionaire..."

Take out the notebook and write down what the driver said. Sarah is also full of expectations for this trip. It is difficult for other reporters to see Duke Rosenberg. She had an appointment with the Duke's studio before she came, and she must be able to dig up some exclusive news.

As an entertainment reporter with a keen sense of smell, Sarah has noticed that Hollywood is quietly changing in recent years, especially on the Internet where news feedback is extremely sensitive. The director is like a superstar and gradually has her own fans. Some are even like fanatical star chasers.

James Cameron and Duke Rosenberg are undoubtedly the best among them. The latter has also opened a personal website. No one knows how much of a role that website played in the sale of The Matrix. , But one thing has been determined by everyone in the industry-"Blair the Witch", which was sold this summer, actually borrowed from the viral network marketing of "The Matrix."

The production cost of this film is only $100,000. Horror films with a marketing cost of up to 25 million U.S. dollars can be sold, and they are recognized as the biggest winner of learning "The Matrix" marketing.

Even Sarah believes that without the network marketing enlightenment of The Matrix, there would be no great success of Blair the Witch.

It's just a pity that those two directors...

Slightly sighed. As a reporter from Run Entertainment, Sarah knows very well that the benefits that the two directors can get from it are extremely limited, and the benefit sharing is pitiful. This is also very understandable. If they don't sell the film copyright to Lionsgate, why did Lionsgate invest tens of millions of marketing expenses on such a film?

The major Hollywood companies are not in charity!

Perhaps the two directors are now well-known, but Sarah is not optimistic about their future. This super bad film, which is piled up entirely with marketing methods and large marketing expenses, has consumed the director's future credibility. Their new film Naturally, the audience will be equated with the quality of "Blair the Witch".

Although these two directors were touted by the gossip media as the rise of the Duke Rosenberg format, Sarah is sure that as long as no miracle happens, they will not do much in the future.

How many excellent directors have become famous by relying on this tricky method? How many directors who have become famous by this means have a future?

After getting out of the taxi and walking towards the studio, Sarah is still thinking about this issue. Duke's fame film quality is a real guarantee. Even if I look back now, it is still a classic in action movies. She is in the Los Angeles Times. Since the beginning of December, I have been counting the various types of films in the 1990s. Judging from the votes that have been collected, "Life and Death" and "Break in Death Island" have been selected as the top five of the top ten action movies. And "The Matrix" leads the list of the top ten science fiction films with absolute advantage.

Even in the literary drama category he is least good at, "Chicago" also squeezed into the top ten!

Such a director who is rich in classics can be compared to those who rely on overdraft credibility?

With a cold snort of disdain, Sarah walked to the resident of the crew and quickly contacted the press officer. She had a recommendation from the Duke's studio. She didn't take much effort, and she was in the enviable eyes of nearly a hundred colleagues. Walked into the filming location of "The Lord of the Rings".

Entering the set, Sarah complied with the tacit understanding between the crew and the reporters. She didn't shoot anything. She just looked at it with her eyes, recorded with a pen and a notebook, and wrote down all the things she thought were valuable. After going back, it becomes entertainment news that can attract the public.

Walking to the periphery of the shooting location, Sarah was asked to stop. The shooting was happening in front of her. She had to find a slightly higher place and tried her best to look for the target she wanted to interview.

Soon, she saw the director with short dark brown hair, standing behind the camera, seeming to be shooting some rural scenery. There was a tall blond girl standing behind, who should be his assistant.

Looking across the girl's face, Sarah faintly felt a little familiar, and suddenly remembered, this is the daughter of Donald Trump who is rumored to the outside world, right?

She couldn't help sighing secretly. If we talk about the origin of the assistant alone, I am afraid that no one in Hollywood can compare to Duke. The former assistant is Francis Coppola's daughter Sophia Coppola. The current assistant is Ivanka Trump, the daughter of a billionaire...

The director seems to have never lacked attractiveness to women.

"Duke..."

Just after a filming, Duke heard Ivanka's voice from behind. "The reporter from the Los Angeles Times has arrived."

"Yeah." Duke nodded and said to the photographer next to him, "Dave, you continue shooting."

He turned around, walked to Ivanka Trump, and asked. "Where? Remember to communicate with the press officer and keep the interview as brief as possible."

"I have talked to Livigny."

After speaking, Ivanka followed Duke and walked towards the periphery of the filming location.

Sarah who came to interview was an old acquaintance of Duke, and the Los Angeles Times could send her, the current deputy editor of the entertainment edition. It also showed sincerity and attention.

The interview was arranged by the press officer to be held by the bridge of the Liquor River. The two sides sat on the stump of props full of natural state and started this brief routine publicity activity.

After the Super Show, the crew has maintained a proper publicity enthusiasm. In addition to constantly throwing out some news and pictures, it will also allow the main cast and crew to accept media interviews in a planned way, and continue to spread the popularity of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. .

Duke himself is no exception, especially his personal website, which updates the latest pictures about the film every once in a while, attracting the attention of a large number of fans.

Of course, as a busy director, Duke only pays attention to the website occasionally. Like all future directors and stars, the personal website is handed over to a dedicated team to take care of it.

He never ignores the importance of publicity to the success of the film.

Therefore, in this brief interview, Duke also cheered up and answered various film-related questions raised by Sarah.

Taking out the pen and notebook, Sarah asked the first question of the day, "Duke, why did you choose to put "The Lord of the Rings" on the big screen? This is recognized by Hollywood as the most difficult work to adapt."

"I am a loyal fan of the novel "The Lord of the Rings" and I like this series very much." Duke gave the answer without even thinking about it. "Tolkien created a magical magical world with words, and he will be a global reader It was brought into it, and it aroused strong resonance, and even had a huge impact on the entire society, deriving the type of fantasy novel."

After a short pause, Duke continued, "The Lord of the Rings changed the entire entertainment industry. When we look back, we can find countless novels, videos, role-playing games, video games, comics, and movies all originated from this. Inspired by Tolkien, an unprecedented booming market was born."

"I always think that the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy itself is suitable for the big screen, but to faithfully shoot the essence of the original work, these trilogy will inevitably be the largest production in film history. I think The time has come-under the influence of the rapid advancement of visual effects, I finally have the opportunity to faithfully present Tolkien's magnificent fantasy world."

Sarah asked again, "Is this your purpose for filming the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy?" (To be continued...)