hollywood melon man

Chapter 131 Anger arises from the heart

The movie market will always be dominated by young audiences, and this is supported by data.

According to a survey of theater audiences over the past ten years, 65% of the audience is in the age group of 35 to 17 years old.

Among the 65% of the audience, male viewers accounted for 57.3%, and female viewers only accounted for 42.3%.

This is not to say that women are unwilling to go to the cinema, but it is mainly due to the type of film.

If it's a romance film or a blockbuster with good looks like "Interview with the Vampire," the ratio of male to female viewers will be completely reversed.

This data shows that every generation has its own movies and movie stars.

The most popular ones today are undoubtedly the two popular Toms, Schwarzenegger, Stallone and others.

So whether it is Sean Connery or Roger Moore, they are essentially movie stars of the 1960s and 1970s, and they belong to the previous generation of movie fans.

In fact, after Sean Connery stepped down as 007, he starred in some good films in the s and had better luck than Roger Moore.

So the old man is quite famous. Putting aside the current 007, Burse Brosnan, he is definitely the most famous among all previous 007 actors.

However, things are different now.

Sean Connery's successor, Roger Moore, with the cooperation of the crew of "Into the Island", began to forcefully promote him and use his name to gain fame.

The current media slogan is that if Sean Connery is the most elegant and gentlemanly old man, then Roger Moore is definitely the coolest, handsomest and sexiest old man.

The word sexy once belonged to Sean Connery, but now it has become exclusive to Roger Moore.

In Sean Connery's view, this was Roger Moore and the crew of "The Island" using his name to promote the movie without notifying him in advance.

That period of history has gone far away, and many young people cannot understand the cruelty of war now.

So when young movie fans discuss Roger Moore's service experience during World War II, they usually find it very strange and have a feeling that this old man is very powerful.

And this is the effect that little Gilbert wanted. In the second version of the poster released by the film, Roger Moore is in the middle of the three leading actors, and his name is also the largest.

There is also a very inspiring sentence above: real experience, real existence, real story.

After seeing this promotional slogan, the audience can't help but wonder, is the story of "Bravely Entering the Island of Death" a story that really happened in reality?

Although many movie fans know that it is fake, in this country with a rich entertainment spirit, movie fans are willing to believe that the story in the film is true, and then their interest in exploring the film is aroused.

Want to know what story the film tells? Then go into the cinema!
  In promoting the film, both Roger Moore and Christopher Lee used this promotion to gain huge attention.

Sean Connery also received a huge amount of attention, but in reverse.

Because as soon as the media mentions "The Island" or the other two, they will pull him out and beat him to death.

Sean Connery became even more angry when he saw that no matter what he said, the media was not as complimentary as before.

He believed that it was Martin Bob's failure to do a good job that put him in a passive state, so the furious Sean Connery went directly to CAA and Martin Bob's office.

Martin Bob, on his side, was chatting with Lovett about the summer promotion work of the film project that CAA is responsible for.

"Mr. Connelly, you can't go in, Mr. Bob is talking about something."

The assistant did not stop Sean Connery, he went directly into the office and questioned Martin Bob face to face.

"I listened to what you said and endured it again and again. But you did nothing and let that damn bastard sit on my head and shit.

You said, what should I do now? "

Martin Bob also had a headache, and he tried to comfort Sean Connery with a gentle tone: "Sean, this kind of thing happens all the time in Hollywood, you should get used to it.

Moreover, this matter does no harm to us. Don't you find that your reputation is higher than before?
  As long as you seize the opportunity, make a difference at next year's Oscars, and win a Best Supporting Actor award, your bad reputation today will help you in the future.

It's an opportunity, Sean, to get back to being an A-list actor. "

What Martin Bob said is actually very reasonable. Don't look at the hype of "The Island" and turned him into the weakest 007.

But during this time, his name was mentioned much more often than before.

More importantly, it has made more young people aware of this veteran 007 actor.

Moreover, "The Island" did not destroy the image foundation that Sean Connery relied on for survival. Roger Moore took a completely different direction from Sean Connery.

There is no overlapping of images, and the vices that are well known in Hollywood are unknown to the outside world.

If Sean Connery could calm down and think carefully, he would realize that this is actually an opportunity to make a name for himself.

If "The Island" and Little Gilbert's side could communicate with CAA in advance, Sean Connery wouldn't have such a violent reaction.

But it is impossible for Gilbert Jr. to communicate this kind of thing with CAA, and he also doesn't care what Sean Connery thinks.

It's not like Tom Cruise is just an old man abandoned by the times. Sean Connery should be grateful to him.

How wonderful that I ignored the past grudges and still dragged him into hype...

But, as everyone in Hollywood knows, Sean Connery is no longer a normal person.

He listened to Martin Bob's persuasion and asked him to endure it. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became. The more he looked at Martin Bob, the more he felt that he and Little Gilbert had secretly formed an alliance to deal with him.

Looking at the ashtray on the table, Sean Connery became so angry that he picked up the ashtray and smashed it at Martin Bob's head.

"Fake, I'll beat you to death."

The ashtray hit Martin Bob on the head with a crisp sound.

Martin Bob screamed and covered the hit area, feeling some liquid flowing down his face.

Lovett and his assistant were stunned by this astonishing scene for a moment. Seeing that Sean Connery was about to pounce on Martin Bob and continue to attack Martin Bob, Lovett and his assistant quickly stopped Sean Connery. .

Martin Bob reacted and became angry. He shouted: "Security, security, drag him out, call the police, I want to call the police..."

Security arrived, pushed the furious Sean Connery to the ground, and dragged him out.

Before Sean Connery was dragged out, he shouted: "Martin, I will beat you to death. How dare you plot against me? Let me go..."

This shout attracted the attention of everyone in the CAA office building.

Lovett quickly went to find a doctor to check Martin Bob's injury. Seeing the crowd of onlookers, he glanced around coldly and warned: "No one can tell anything about what happened today, otherwise, huh!"

Unfortunately, he is not Martin Bob, nor is he Enoch Martin or Pat Kinlis, so this threat has little effect.

Seeing the door to the president's office close again, many CAA employees and agents who reacted began to discuss and find out what happened just now.

If I read it correctly, it seems that Mr. Sean Connery beat Martin Bob.

All the small agents couldn't help but shrink their heads. They didn't dare to get involved in this kind of thing. The big shots at the top were so confused! Martin Bob, for his part, has calmed down after the initial anger.

"Where's Sean?"

"I've had someone take him home and have someone watch him," Lovett said.

"Well done," Martin Bob nodded and said, "Don't let him appear in front of the media during this period, lest he talk nonsense."

Lovett hesitated: "President, he is like this, why can't we give up on him?"

"Not yet," Martin Bob shook his head and explained: "At least until after the Oscars next year. It would be detrimental to us to make this happen now."

"Understood." Lovett admired the president very much. After losing face after being attacked by Sean Connery, he was still able to compromise for the sake of interests and was thick-skinned.

Martin Bob only has this choice. If he abandons Sean Connery now and allows him to get angry in front of the media, all the previous work will be wasted.

When Sean Connery calms down, he should also know the appropriateness.

He now relies entirely on CAA, which has a lot of dirty information about him. If he dares to continue to go against his will, CAA can completely ruin Sean Connery's reputation.

Although Martin Bob didn't care about it for the time being and issued a hush order, the news inevitably spread.

There is nothing new in Hollywood. Within a long time, everything you need to know is known, not to mention that so many people at CAA have seen it.

It's just that there is no stakes, and everyone will have a tacit understanding not to use this matter as a handle, but will inevitably have a few private conversations.

"Did you hear that? Sean Connery beat the hell out of Martin Bob."

In the Melon Manor, Little Plum was happily telling Little Gilbert the news he had heard.

Because of their common interests and hobbies, Little Plum often comes to Little Gilbert's Melon Manor and goes fishing together at the beach. The relationship between the two is pretty good.

Without shaking his hands, little Gilbert swung the fishing rod to the fishing spot and said to Little Plum: "This is normal. It's been hyped up by our publicity. If he doesn't react, then it's not him."

DiCaprio smiled and said: "Fortunately, this matter was not reported by the media, otherwise Sean Connery and Martin Bob dog eating dog would be very interesting.

Who do you support? Little Gilbert..."

"Me?" Little Gilbert said indifferently: "I'm just watching the show. It doesn't matter to me who wins or loses."

"Me too, it seems we are all the same." Xiao Lizi agreed.

In fact, Gilbert Jr. came to see Leonardo DiCaprio not just for fishing. Although "The Island" is still being promoted, his next project requires DiCaprio's participation.

"Director Cameron's new film is about to start preparations. He asked me to recommend an actor, and I recommended you to him." Little Gilbert said.

Xiao Lizi was startled and asked: "What project is it?"

"I mentioned the remains of the Titanic to Director Cameron. He should be doing underwater photography now and has the idea to put the story of the Titanic on the big screen.

I think it's good, so I recommend you, but I have to use you for a while before I can release it to him. "Little Gilbert explained.

Two major Hollywood first-line directors took a fancy to him at the same time, which made DiCaprio a little dizzy. After he calmed down, he expressed his gratitude to Little Gilbert: "Thank you for your help, Little Gilbert."

"You're welcome, Leo." When a fish took the bait, little Gilbert tightened his grip on the rod and kept saying, "You have to be prepared. You will be very tired in the next two or three years."

Xiao Lizi gave a reassuring look: "I have been prepared since I entered the circle."

The project that little Gilbert was looking for for DiCaprio was the project in Normandy. He is not the protagonist, but he is still an extremely important role.

The original version of this character was played by Matt Damon. At first, Gilbert wanted to follow the same settings as the original version, but he thought he had not worked with Leonardo DiCaprio before, so he chose DiCaprio.

Let’s talk about this matter first, so that Xiao Li doesn’t take on other projects and miss the schedule.

The project of Cameron's big ship is also strange. James Cameron was so addicted to underwater photography that after returning to Los Angeles, he invited little Gilbert to visit his home.

Although the whole story was just a prototype in his mind, James Cameron did not hesitate to invite Gilbert Jr. to play the male lead.

Little Gilbert was dumbfounded for a moment: "You want me to play the leading role?"

James Cameron nodded seriously: "Yes, when I think about the whole story, the first choice for the male protagonist is you.

I think you are suitable and have the potential to be my leading actor. "

I never thought that one day I would be able to replace Leonardo DiCaprio and play the role of Jack, but acting like this is a bit unnatural for little Gilbert.

He refused: "I'm sorry, Director Cameron, I have my own projects to be busy with, I'm afraid I don't have the time to star in your movie."

"Please consider it carefully. I am sincerely inviting you." James Cameron spoke sincerely.

Seeing that James Cameron didn't look like he was joking, little Gilbert had no choice but to smile helplessly and recommend DiCaprio to him.

James Cameron was a little disappointed that Gilbert Jr. was not invited, and he was not very satisfied with the DiCaprio that Gilbert Jr. recommended. He just said he would audition to see the effect.

But little Gilbert knew that James Cameron would definitely choose DiCaprio.

The original male lead of Big Ship in the previous life was not DiCaprio, but in the end the truck driver chose him.

Perhaps when people recall this classic film in the future, they will also talk about this behind-the-scenes anecdote and the story of the legendary director Gilbert Jr. who almost became the leading actor of Big Boat Man.

This adds an interesting color to the film and makes the ship's legend even higher.

After talking about this matter, James Cameron went to play underwater photography again.

According to his idea, he wanted to do some technical verification for the big ship first, and then start fully investing in the preparation of the big ship when he returned to Los Angeles.

According to this plan, the staggered time is enough for DiCaprio to take time off to star in Little Gilbert's project.

In fact, little Gilbert really wants to advance the Normandy project, preferably to compete with "Braveheart" at the Oscars next year.

But he can withstand high-intensity continuous work, but the team may not be able to withstand it.

Moreover, the time and effort spent on continuous A-level large-scale productions are immeasurable. It takes at least half a year from preparation to completion of production.

Little Gilbert didn't have the ability to shoot a movie in a week like a Hong Kong director.

Hollywood movies are based on a mature market environment and industrial system, and A-level large-scale productions basically cannot violate the laws of commercial film production itself.

If works that are shoddy and rushed, especially large-scale productions, can sell well, it will be a miracle in the market.

But when Gilbert Jr. said he wanted to block Mel Gibson's Oscar, he wasn't just talking empty words.

After hiring a private detective to find out what happened on the set of "Braveheart," Gilbert Jr. immediately asked his agent, Sheena Boone, to come forward on his behalf and meet with the film's leading actress, Sophie Marceau.

(End of this chapter)