hollywood melon man

Chapter 591 Movies and Games

Chinese people may find it strange that Zhonghua cigarettes are sold in the United States.

There is nothing strange about this. In fact, if you go to any large supermarket in the United States today, you will find that more than 60% of the goods come from China.

Among them, the most popular products are Lao Gan Ma and Zhonghua cigarettes.

It’s no wonder that the advertisement of Zhonghua cigarettes can be seen in a Manhattan shopping mall, next to the huge poster of "The Last of Us".

Lao Gan Ma is understandable, but why is Zhonghua on the list? It can only be attributed to the butterfly effect brought about by Little Gilbert.

The hotel where Gilbert stayed had a good view of the billboards in the commercial square and the scenery of New York Bay. The weather in New York in May was still cool and not too hot.

In the cinema less than two blocks away from the Little Gilbert Hotel, several theaters were basically packed with enthusiastic movie fans.

I went to see the movie at midnight, and there were basically only loyal fans.

There is no doubt about the appeal of Gilbert Jr. and Tom Cruise. This is the third film they have collaborated on, so naturally it has attracted a group of CP fans.

In fact, many fans think that women should go aside and let Gilbert Jr. and Tom Cruise live their lives. It seems pretty good when you think about it.

As a reporter for Toutiao.com, Zoe is mainly responsible for feedback and research from theater audiences.

She didn't have a media pass, so she had to buy a ticket to get into the cinema. In recent years, with the weakening of film critics, many cinemas basically no longer look at media passes, and even professional film critics have to buy tickets.

Of course, big media outlets like The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times still have privileges, but reporters from Toutiao.com do not have this privilege.

Zoe praised it as a good movie while observing the fans' reactions.

Needless to say, except for a few passers-by who were able to attend the midnight show, most movie fans were very, very satisfied with the movie "The Last of Us".

However, she noticed a family who seemed to be a father and mother who brought their child to watch the movie. However, the scenes of the zombie tide in the movie were a bit scary and scared the child.

When the show was over, Zoe immediately found the family for an interview.

Sure enough, the mother began to complain: "I like Gilbert Jr.'s movies very much, and this movie is not bad. But in terms of movie ratings, why is this movie rated PG-13?"

While comforting the frightened child, the father complained: "The rating system today is becoming more and more unbelievable. We originally planned to watch a light-hearted movie, but it turned out to be such a movie."

Zoe complained in her heart, it says on the screen that it is a science fiction thriller, not a family movie, you guys come here to watch it on your own.

However, Zoe didn't say this, and what the couple said was also material, which can be regarded as a small explosive point.

After interviewing the family, Zoe interviewed seven or eight fans, most of whom gave positive reviews. One sentimental fan kept crying after leaving the cinema, seemingly deeply moved by the plot of the movie.

However, no one laughed at this sentimental fan. Many fans who considered themselves strong could not help but shed tears after watching several clips in the film.

At this time, the most taboo and annoying thing to hear is: "Isn't it just a movie? What's so moving about it?"

Fortunately, no one said this, so everyone can still empathize with it.

Of course, a few fans have complaints about Joel's final behavior, thinking that his choice was not a good one. But from Joel's perspective, they think he did nothing wrong.

One big-bodied fan said excitedly during an interview: "If I were Joel, and someone wanted to hurt my Ellie, I would do something even more extreme than Joel."

Indeed, the characterization of Ellie is so successful that it even surpasses Joel played by Tom Cruise. Most people who have seen the movie like this special little girl very much.

Zoe also held a small vote to see which character the fans liked the most. As expected, Ellie was the most popular one. Joel ranked second, and Sarah, who had a small role, ranked third.

I heard that Saoirse Ronan was a little Irish actress who was selected by Gilbert Jr. from an audition. Zoe couldn't help but sigh that this little actress had made great progress.

What is certain is that Saoirse Ronan has become the most watched young actress overnight. I hope she can catch this overwhelming wealth.

In fact, in the online film reviews, Saoirse Ronan is the one who received the most praise.

Everyone suddenly discovered that Saoirse Ronan's performance was so outstanding. This unknown little girl instantly became an actress on par with Emma Watson.

There is no way, no matter how popular the Harry Potter series is, the book series has a huge added value.

Saoirse Ronan plays Elle, but there is no bonus. Of course, Gilbert Jr. and Tom Cruise don't seem to need any bonus either.

Among those who are working on original script films nowadays, it seems that only Gilbert Jr. can achieve a relatively high level.

Christopher Nolan once said that when a movie is released in theaters, a director's work is done.

However, this may not be applicable to Gilbert Jr., because he is not only a director but also a producer.

Although he drank some tea, little Gilbert did not feel refreshed, but a little sleepy. Unable to hold on any longer, he quickly washed up and went to sleep.

Naomi Watts got the statistics of the midnight show and took a look. They were quite good.

"Where's that asshole?" Cameron Diaz looked left and right.

"Forget it, let's not call him. He must have been too busy recently and fallen asleep." Naomi Watts said with a smile: "He will probably be very satisfied when he sees the midnight box office data of 1254 million US dollars tomorrow morning."

"Indeed," Cameron Diaz nodded, "He did it again, he always does."

Over the years, both women got used to it. Gilbert Jr.'s films started shooting, his films were released, and his films were big sellers.

After repeating this cycle for more than ten years, everyone has gotten used to it.

"How's the online reputation?" asked Naomi Watts.

"IMDB hasn't released the score yet, but I estimate it won't be lower than 8.6. I've read most of the reviews, and most of them are positive."

Cameron Diaz said: "Gilbert said that this movie is very suitable for game development, and asked me to discuss it with Warner's game department to see if there is any interest.

If Warner doesn’t want to do it, it can be handed over to Xigua’s game company.”

Many IPs are suitable for adaptation into games. Recently, Warner planned to release a DC-related game called "Batman: Arkham City".

In addition, series such as "The Lord of the Rings", "Harry Potter", and "Mystery of the Talisman" have relatively large operating space and are suitable for making games.

Gilbert Jr. believed that the revenue of the gaming industry would definitely exceed that of the film industry in the future, so he started planning in this area very early and also invested in and acquired many gaming companies.

But the most correct one seems to be the new thing that little Gilbert will come up with next.

Gilbert has always proposed a new concept called cinematic narrative, which is to make the game into a movie style, with players being both participants and audiences.

However, the current configuration of consoles and PCs is not enough to achieve this goal, and the hardware must be continuously updated.

(End of this chapter)