The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1347 Intertwined Destinies
As always, Focus Features kept calm and remained sane.

No matter how turbulent Hollywood is, and no matter how the media hypes it up, Focus Features has always remained sober and has not been carried away by the heat wave:

There are only 300 screening venues for "Eternal Love", less than one-tenth of the number of venues for "Dawn of the Dead".

Of course, this does not mean that "Eternal Love" cannot achieve good results, but if Focus Features puts the wrong focus and spends its energy trying to create more waves or even trying to overturn "Dawn of the Dead", isn't this putting the cart before the horse?

Moreover, the cost to achieve this goal may be far beyond imagination.

Therefore, the focus is not on how "Dawn of the Dead" is, but how "Eternal Love" is. Focus Features always focuses on itself, sticks to the plan, and proceeds step by step.

The craze spread quietly in big cities.

New York was hit hardest, with the Angelica Cinematheque being the center of the spotlight. After "The Elephant", it once again stood in the eye of the storm, facing a tsunami.

In recent years, Hollywood Boulevard in the north of Los Angeles is becoming the focus of the film industry. The Chinese Theater, the Chief Theater and the Kodak Theater on the avenue are attracting more and more attention. Not only premieres, but award ceremonies are also slowly converging here.

It is not difficult to see the push behind this wave from the top executives of the Hollywood pyramid, who are preparing to build this place into a new landmark. Coupled with the Avenue of Stars, Madame Tussauds and other attractions that run through here, this place will become a new attraction in Hollywood in the future, attracting millions of tourists.

Behind the birth of a landmark attraction, there are more than just hundreds of millions of dollars in profits; however, this will inevitably lead to the loss of the city’s naturally formed cultural atmosphere. This is an inevitable result with both advantages and disadvantages.

Now, on the other side of the North American continent, the Angelica Film Center is rising strongly in another way. It represents a gathering place for independent films, art films, and niche works, which perfectly fits the image of New York and will inevitably attract the attention of more film projects.

This should be a good thing, right?

When Ripley arrived at the Angelica Film Center, she was full of questions.

She deeply felt that she could not keep up with the way of thinking of the younger generation. Coming to the Angelica Film Center to check in was outrageous enough, but even more outrageous and ridiculous things were yet to come.

After asking, Ripley finally understood the situation:
Come for the "warmth within the light".

This is not surprising. After the hustle and bustle of last night's preview and the excitement of the all-night revelry, Ripley also expects that the official release of the movie today should create some waves.

So, Ripley kindly advises the audience:
Angelica Film Center has limited seating and cannot accommodate so many viewers.

Moreover, not all screening halls at Angelica Cinema Center are showing "Eternal Love" today; they still have their own screening plans.

After the last packed screening of "Elephant", Ripley learned her lesson; but considering that there are quite a few screening venues for "Eternal Love", and New York is the top priority, according to Ripley, Focus Features has arranged at least 40 theaters in New York, which tops the list in terms of both the number of theaters and the number of screens.

Because of this, the Angelica Film Center did not arrange too many venues. While trying to avoid disrupting its own screening schedule, Ripley arranged three venues for "Eternal Love of Dreams" for the first time.

result--

This scene appeared.

Ripley seemed particularly sincere and gave advice to the audience: go to other theaters, don't worry about not having seats, and you may not even have to queue.

It's not that Ripley is selfless and doesn't want to generate revenue for the Angelica Film Center; it's that Ripley doesn't want to be as profit-driven as those large theater chains.

Profit is very important, very important. Without profit, there would be no Angelica Film Center, and the dream that Ripley and her friends insist on would lose its platform for display. However, Ripley will not put the cart before the horse——

Their ultimate goal in pursuing profits is to give art films, independent films, and films that are not favored by the market a chance to be released.

If now, like the cinema chains, they only care about profit, and are willing to damage the screening opportunities of art films and independent films, and even exclude films rejected by the market, then what is the meaning of their persistence and hard work?

Profits must be considered, but they are not the only criterion for Angelica Film Center to arrange screening schedules.

Last time, in the midst of the “Elephant” craze, Angelica Film Center stuck to its bottom line; this time is no exception.

Therefore, Ripley gives advice sincerely, hoping that these audiences can see their favorite movies. Just like she treats her favorite movies, Ripley always believes that the pure love of these fans for movies is equally important and worthy of respect.

However, it was rejected.

Ripley: ???

These viewers said they didn't care whether they saw the movie "Eternal Love of Dreams", the key was to watch the movie at the Angelica Film Center.

Therefore, even if they have to queue or there are no showtimes, it doesn’t matter. They can buy movie tickets for tomorrow or even the day after tomorrow. They don’t even need to buy tickets. They just need to experience the atmosphere of queuing.

“There aren’t many queues like this in New York.”

Ripley was confused and couldn't understand, absolutely couldn't understand, did these young people hear what she said? Those words didn't make sense, okay?

What kind of nonsense is this that you don’t care whether you see “Eternal Love of Mind” or not but you must watch “Eternal Love of Mind” at the Angelica Film Center?
After much persuasion to no avail, Ripley turned away with a question mark on her face, and ultimately did not continue to insist:

Anyway, the Angelica Film Center suffered no losses.

So, this scene appeared.

Led by Fox, a total of three TV stations and more than a dozen newspapers and magazines appeared on the scene to broadcast the event live.

The last time "Elephant" was screened, the huge queues caught everyone off guard. People didn't expect it at all and missed the opportunity.

But this time, the news media refused to miss it again.

Then, the Angelica Film Center became popular, and more and more people came to line up, not even knowing what was going on, just to join in the fun.

"Dawn of the Dead" crew: ??? Things, can it be like this?
The actors, led by Anson, did not even attend the preview in person. They just connected via audio. There was no premiere and no supporting publicity. As a result, this wave spread rapidly and easily caught all the focus.

As for "Dawn of the Dead", it was quietly pushed aside. Its grand premiere was only lively for a few hours, and before it even had time to be promoted, it was extinguished in the blink of an eye, without even a spark left. It seemed that no one realized that the movie had its premiere last night.

No such person found.

(End of this chapter)