CHAPTER 27, 97 MINUTES OF PROOF-I

After the Oscars at the end of March, the crew of "Monopoly" that was completed and disbanded before Christmas gathered again to start the non-stop publicity period.

Basically, the main cast of the film are some unknown person who is not famous or has had several works, Amy. Hecklin was better, but she was a behind-the-scenes worker, and her face was unrecognizable.

Paramount's promotional strategy is to arrange for them to participate in interviews with some industry magazines, then show some movie commercials, then go on a few TV talk shows, and then go back to each home to wait for the premiere.

This method is very conservative and not new, but the means of stirring up hot movies in this era are nothing more than several, the best use is to stir up scandals or something, after all, the peach news of the next three ways will always attract people's attention.

But the problem is that everyone's coffee position is very embarrassing, and the hype is likely to have no heat.

Paramount tentatively asked CAA if he would mind asking Josie to find a legitimate actor and run a suitable love contract.

Martha didn't want to turn down the bad offer.

So the group could only rely on Paramount's connections, and barely managed to mix an opportunity for an insider shooting and an interview with the main creator in the highly professional industry film newspaper "Variety".

"I really didn't expect that the movie I starred in was about to be released on a large scale nationwide."

While waiting for the photo shoot in the studio, Brettney couldn't help but sigh.

Stacy who was a little away from them. Dash glanced at this side lightly, leaned alone in the corner, and did not speak.

She is really honest, she just wants to quickly end the promotional trip of the movie, and she will never have to meet the first two Xiao Bichi in her life.

Especially the one named Josie. Horton's.

Obviously has a strange power, but likes to pretend to be innocent and weak, every time I tear X is like forcibly feeding to others, and I usually talk disgustingly.

And only disgusting trying to provoke her and everyone in her small group.

Paul. Luther smiled and said, "A good start, isn't it? "

"Of course, we're going to become popular soon." Josie also laughed and made a "BOOM" gesture, "Surprised or not, not surprised? Don't forget, my dear friends, I bet my career completely for this movie! If it's over, then I have to go back and inherit hundreds of billions of properties. "

Brettney's eyes widened, very cooperative with Josie's performance, "Hundreds of billions of family property? Then you don't want to invest in any movie, they have to make whatever they want to make? "

Josie said reservedly: "Just like that, please be the heroine when the time comes, Brittney little sweetheart." "

"Okay, okay." Brettney agreed without thinking, "You can sneak me as you like, I don't mind." "

Josie couldn't hold back a smile, "But I don't mind?" "

Paul on the side held back a laugh, debunked Josie and said, "Oh my God, Josie, don't lie to us, when I really don't know Bill. How much money does Gates have? "

"Uh-oh, you found out." Josie held her heart and pretended to cry with a sad face: "Okay, then work for one more year, for my future hundreds of billions of family property!" "

Brettney burst out laughing, of course Josie refused to stop, the two girls instantly fought together, and cheerful laughter came from the studio.

Until a studio worker informed them of the sad news.

"What, let's wait another three hours?" Stacy. Dash's temper was the strongest, and he was the first to express dissatisfaction.

"Anyway, that's the way it is." The staff member hurriedly said, "Either wait or leave early, I think you people know the consequences." "

He dropped the conversation and went to the other side to communicate with his colleagues in the other studios.

A man and three women who were left in place looked at each other.

"So, what do we do?" Paul asked.

"What else can I do?" Stacy. Dash couldn't help but roll his eyes and scoffed: "If you can wait, you can call your respective agents, but the result is the same, they will only make us quiet and patient, who makes us unknown." "

Josie was keenly aware of her key words and asked, "You mean, a big star temporarily snatched our studio?" "

Stacey pouted at Nunu behind them and replied, "Look, isn't this coming!" "

Outside the studio, there was a messy and noisy sound of footsteps and talking first, and just listening to the sound knew that there were definitely many people coming.

Immediately afterwards, a tall and strong white man wearing sunglasses walked in surrounded by everyone.

He chose a position in the center of the studio to stand, and immediately his assistant reminded the staff to move the folding chair with his nameplate affixed.

After sitting down, he took off his sunglasses and let his assistant catch them with both hands, revealing a picture that belonged to Hollywood action star Steven. Sigger's face.

He cleared his throat first.

Another assistant duly handed over a glass of soda freshly filled with ice cubes and lemon slices.

Steven. Seeger took it and took a sip.

The hairstylist and makeup artist then stepped forward to sort out his hair and touch up his makeup.

At this time, Steven . Seeger divided his gaze to the only girl with a beautiful appearance in the team of more than a dozen people he brought.

"What about the person you mentioned?" He asked.

The girl is the heroine of the movie "Violent Hidden Dragon", Ashley. Mills, after hearing this, quickly pointed to the reverse where Josie was: "That's her, the blond hair in the middle." "

Steven. Seeger looked in the direction Ashley was pointing and was surprised to find an impressive face.

"What's your name?" I remember you. He picked the corners of his lips.

"You! It's you! The prettiest girl! Sig's assistant immediately urged, "Come quickly, don't rub it, do you know who you want to see?" "

The four looked at each other.

Paul and Brettney gave Josie a look and asked: Are you going back?

Stacey showed a slightly happy and a little uneasy look.

Josie whispered: "It's okay, the past will pass, after all, he called me 'the most beautiful girl', the attitude is not bad." "

Her big eyes dripped and turned, and Stacey felt that she was going to be bad at the first sight, and subconsciously took a step back, almost hiding herself in the shadows.

Brettney and Paul said in unison, "Let's go too!" "

Josie's assistant brother El, has also quietly embellished it, perhaps planning to run away with his employer in case of a fight.

A group of four walked over.

Steven. Seeger saw Josie's familiar and unfamiliar face, and there was a faint pain in the corners of her forehead, but she was lucky to sign an agent with the ability and background, and that matter had already been revealed at that time, and as a deal, he could not continue to entangle or retaliate.

However, no one said that you can't play with the question.

"It seems that you have quite a few friends, Miss Horton." Steven. Seeger said, "I wonder if they find out that everything that happens next is because you brought it, will it still be your friend?" "

He said and snapped his fingers.

Ashley. Mills stood on Steven. Seeger was on his side, bent over and lowered his head, almost flatteringly asking, "Mr. Seeger? "

It can be said that she is Steven. The heroine personally chosen by Seeger, although until then the other preferred another named Catherine. Heigel's girl, but the girl was so crazy that he ended up being moved by Ashley.

Oh, who let her have a great mother, like Forrest Gump.

Steven. Seeger said, "I think there is some misunderstanding between you, today is a good time to fix it, right, Ashley?" Rest assured, I will only be a witness, you are fair. "

Fair?

There has never been fairness in this world.

Ashley smiled sweetly, "Yes, Mr. Sigger." "

She straightened up and walked towards Josie with a well-practiced smile, not looking at other little people in her eyes, only holding her arms in her hands and standing in front of Josie.

"I won't embarrass you too much, Josie, who made us once friends? I will only repay you well for what you have done to me. Ashley sneered, she glanced at the bodyguard brought by Seeger, and said: "Look at her, let them stand here together waiting for shooting, as actors to be dedicated, we will help them." You, come with me, Mr. Seeger has something to tell you to do. "

Ashley said and nodded to the person in charge of the studio, and talked with the other person in a corner for a while, until he looked embarrassed.

She looked at Josie distantly and made a lip sync: You lost.

Josie smiled back, gave Ashley a thumbs up, and then jerked her head down in Ashley's startled eyes.

No, it was you who lost.

She smiled so sweetly that she was completely silently mocking.

Ashley didn't know why, but when Josie was crazy with jealousy, she glared at the latter fiercely and raised her chin higher.

Filming in the studio began.

Steven. The entourage brought by Seeger and the staff in the studio were all busy, but no one cared about the life or death of the three newcomers, they would only dislike them for getting in the way and not measuring themselves.

Seeing such a scene, Ashley became more and more radiant, and the shooting state was very good, so that Seeger's agent frequently hinted that she should restrain and the photographer should highlight Seeger more.

Time passed minute by minute, and the blazing lights inevitably raised the temperature of the entire studio, and even if she was already standing in a relatively deserted corner, Josie inevitably felt stuffy.

After all, the air conditioner was cooled by a circle of big stars, and only his assistant followed with a fan.

Josie found that her face and neck were sweaty, her makeup had obviously been spent, and the other two girls were not much different, even if she had the opportunity to shoot next, it would greatly affect the photo effect.

She sighed inwardly and said to them, "I'm sorry, Brittney, Paul, and you, Miss Dash, for the sake of my own sake. "

Stacy was constantly fanning with her hand, and when she heard this, she glanced at Josie and did not speak.

"It's nothing, we're friends." Brettney said.

"Brettney is right." Paul shrugged, "My agent also said that in this case, it will be fine to be patient a little, after all, this is the studio of "Variety" magazine, they can't ignore Paramount and withdraw our interview, right?" "

Of course, "Variety" cannot withdraw the interview at will.

However, it can be postponed.

After waiting for four hours, Josie and the others were told that the photographer and editor were off work and that the studio was about to close, and asked them to leave immediately.

The next day, Paramount received news that Warner Bros. Pictures, which belongs to the movie "Hidden Dragon", personally sent someone to the public relations and postponed their interview in "Variety" magazine to two weeks later.

This directly disrupted Paramount's original publicity strategy.

Paramount's publicity department for "Alone" also did not respond positively, on the one hand, the two films were not competitors of the same magnitude, on the other hand, the focus of their summer publicity resources has long been determined.

Mel. Gibson's self-directed and self-starred "Braveheart", with an investment of $72 million;

Frank. "Congo Horror" directed by Marshall, with an investment of 50 million US dollars.

This is the same level of summer blockbuster as "Violent Hidden Dragon".

The chick film "Alone Leading" with a cost of only 10 million million is obviously unable to face the edge in the face of a behemoth such as "Violent Hidden Dragon" - but they are released one after another on the front and back feet.

"It became a conflict between the two films, she became smarter and learned to borrow."

After being informed of this, Josie was reading a book in the living room, and she covered her face with a book and gently fell on the back of the sofa.

Then she heard Brettney's cell phone ringing as well.

Apparently, Brettney was also informed of the bad news and was frustrating.

Josie took off the "Art of Performance" that covered her face, looked up, and saw walking around in front of the TV, cursing Ashley. Mills and Steven. Sig's Brettney, patted the position next to him, and said: "Hey, sweetheart, there's no need to be angry, it's just business, who made their "Walking Hidden Dragon" and our "Monopoly" films released at the same time, in other words, if it were me, I would also spare no effort to hit every opponent, and it would be better to be able to resolve personal grudges by the way." "

Brettney grabbed her hair fiercely, stopped in place and let out a scream, then walked over with a flat mouth, grabbed a throw pillow and threw herself into the sofa.

Josie rubbed Brettney's little brown curls and put Stella in her hand. Adler's book was put aside and said to Brettney: "Don't worry, the show has just begun, help me call Martha, just say that I have some ideas about movie promotion, and I want to talk to her." "

Only then did Brettney look up from the pillow, revealing a pair of big eyes full of surprise and a little hesitation.

"I'm not kidding, really." Josie smiled dumbly and patted her head, "'Those who can't kill me will eventually make me stronger.' ', isn't it? And there's nothing more fascinating than killing a commercial blockbuster with a chick movie. "

She gently stroked the hair that belonged to Brettney in her hand, and then again, her eyes were firm, as if everything was under control, which made Brettney slowly become calm and relaxed.

Brettney was a little reluctant to feel the touch above her head, but she still got up and took the landline and dialed Martha's number.

Josie took it and said directly: "Good evening, Martha, sorry to disturb your rest time, but I need you to contact Paramount's publicity department immediately, or I will pay for this at my own expense, find a few young men who know computers and little girls who love gossip... Oh, and I personally need to hire a programmer who specializes in website design to do something. "

It's 1995.

Due to the drastic price reduction of personal computers and peripherals, BBS quickly became popular among trendy young people.

College Light BBS, which is a non-commercial community, many active users are trendy people in colleges and universities or middle schools in the United States, and the proportion of women is not low.

Emily, a California girl who lives in Sherman-Oaks, a wealthy white neighborhood who is in twelfth grade this year, is one of the school's cheerleaders and is very popular.

Because her father worked in the IT industry, she came into contact with computers before anyone else and is now very proficient in surfing the Internet.

It's the same today.

"Hopefully there's something new lately."

Emily dialed the Internet, patiently waited for the connection, and opened the BBS page she frequented for a long time, just in time to see a new post that she had not seen before was going viral.