Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 95 Link's Explanation

"No! This statement is one-sided."

"Oh?"

Hearing Link say this, everyone perked up and wanted to see how he would make up stories.

"I admit that before the release of Paranormal Activity, I released some recent supernatural events through the media, using these news to arouse the public's interest in supernatural events.

Our publicity department staff issued approximately thirty press releases and planned to promote the work for two weeks.

However, during the publicity process, the media discovered that the public was very interested in these news reports, and the sales of media reporting these news soared.

Therefore, after we started our publicity, many media followed suit and published similar news. The number of reports was hundreds or thousands of times more than what we published. This was also the reason why the media was flooded with supernatural news during that period.

This shows that we are not promoting supernatural events, but that everyone is very interested in these things and actively pursues such reports.

Seeing that everyone is interested in this kind of news, our confidence has increased greatly, which is why we dared to invest a large amount of money in the early stage to promote the film. "

"Is what Link said true or false? When your newspaper reported the supernatural incident, was it because of the benefits of Guess What? or was it just following the trend?"

At The Edison bar, Los Angeles Times reporter Al Simmons turned to look at several of his colleagues.

"It was indeed PR in the early stages. Later, many tabloids saw that reporting on supernatural events could increase sales, so they followed suit and reported similar news. During that period, when you opened a newspaper, it was full of ghost stories. This kind of publicity could not be achieved by PR alone."

said Thomas Miller, a reporter for the Tribune.

"So, Link is really lucky."

USA Today reporter Michael Ferguson said.

"If this one wasn't the work of Guess What, the other two certainly were, seeing as how this guy denied he used 'Murrieta Murders' to market his movie."

On TV, Link continued with the second point.

After admitting that the promotion of the paranormal activity was the work of Guess What Films, Link denied using "The Murrieta Murders" to bundle the marketing of "Paranormal Activity".

“Whoa~”

When they heard his denial, many people in front of the TV booed, not believing that this matter had nothing to do with him.

Even at the recording site of the show, some audience members shouted in disbelief.

"Haha, Link, no one believes what you say. How are you going to convince them?"

Billy Crystal laughed.

"It's true, and I'm going to spend a year trying to convince everyone of this."

Link said confidently, holding up his index finger.

"Oh?"

"Let me first explain why it is true. I completed the first draft of the script for Paranormal Activity in March and started filming in April, but the unfortunate case in Murrieta happened in May, which meant that I could not draw on that case.

Secondly, more than a month after the release of "Paranormal Activity", Ms. Tina Weston issued a statement saying that "Paranormal Activity" was similar to her personal experience.

And we all know that there are some similarities between "Paranormal Activity" and what happened in Tina Westerton's house.

After watching the movie, Ms. Tina Weston, the person involved, may have suddenly remembered what happened that night, and replaced herself with the heroine Katie and her husband with the hero Mika, mistakenly thinking that "Paranormal Activity" was filming what happened in her home.

I heard that Ms. Tina Worsterton was in a bad mental state after experiencing those terrible things. After watching the movie, she felt more deeply involved, so she filed a complaint in court.

We have consulted a psychology expert, who believes that given Ms. Worsterton's mental state, the probability of this happening is higher than that of an average person.

This is also why I decided not to sue Ms. Worsterton after being defamed.

Finally, I hope Ms. Worsterton will recover soon.”

Link said.

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There was applause from the audience.

Billy Crystal also clapped his hands, "Link, what did you just mean by taking a year to prove it?"

"Billy, don't be impatient. Please listen to my explanation of the third point first." Link waved his hand and said, "Not long ago, an accident occurred in Fowler County, New York. A viewer died unexpectedly while watching Paranormal Activity. According to the court's appraisal, it was a sudden death from a heart attack. I was very surprised to hear this news, and I feel sad for the person involved.

After the incident, I immediately contacted several cinema chains and asked them to ensure audience safety. I would rather sell fewer movie tickets than let the accident happen again due to negligence in prevention.

Despite these arrangements, I also anticipated that the box office performance of Paranormal Activity would be affected by this incident.

After seeing the news, director Quentin Tarantino called me and told me that Paranormal Activity’s luck had run out and that no one would watch the movie anymore.”

"Quentin, is this true?"

Lawrence Bender asked in front of the TV.

"It's fake. Don't believe a word Link says on TV."

Quentin said with a pout.

On TV, Link continued, "I told Quentin it was okay, as long as this unfortunate thing didn't happen again, it would be okay if the movie box office stopped growing.

At that time, not only director Quentin Tarantino thought so, many media also said in a joking tone that my good luck had come to an end. "Paranormal Activity" was finally going to stop gobbling up the box office, and other movies could also breathe a sigh of relief.

Billy, have you seen any of this on the news in the last week?"

Link stopped chattering and looked at Billy Crystal, who had been silent for a long time.

"Yes, not only have I heard it, I also said it on the show. I said that this incident is a misfortune for Dr. Holt and his family, and for Paranormal Activity. But it is a blessing for the movies of the same period. Without the competition from Paranormal Activity, everyone can successfully earn back some box office revenue."

Billy Crystal shrugged and said, "But I didn't expect that under such circumstances, Paranormal Activity's box office performance would not decline but increase. In the tenth week, the box office performance reversed the decline. This is indeed very surprising."

"Yes, I originally thought that watching Paranormal Activity caused people to have heart attacks and that other people were afraid to watch it.

But surprisingly, the fans were braver than expected and some deliberately went to see "Paranormal Activity" when no one was in the theater to experience the best viewing experience.

Some people even launched a 'coward challenge game' to see who would not be scared when watching "Paranormal Activity" and so on.

With the support of many movie fans, the box office performance of "Paranormal Activity" has increased instead of decreased.

This is not only surprising to you, but also to me and everyone else, including the media.

Also because of the decline in the movie box office, many discordant voices began to appear in the media, saying that this incident was hyped up by Guess What Studios and that they were making money from other people's misfortunes.

I can’t deny that I’m making more money because of the increased box office sales.”

Link spread his hands, revealing a helpless expression.

"So it's impossible that you are hyping this up."

Billy Crystal said.

"That's right, Paranormal Activity has currently grossed 2.8 million U.S. dollars. I made a movie with 2 U.S. dollars and it got so much at the box office. What else can I be dissatisfied with? Moreover, it is very uneconomical to hype the movie at the end of its release. The revenue is lower than the cost. No one would do such a stupid thing."

Link said with a serious expression.

"Is what Link said true? These recent news hyping up the 'movie murder incident' have nothing to do with him?"

Miramax Films, Bob Weinstein asked.

"It's fake. If there was no one behind this, this incident wouldn't have attracted so much attention."

A producer said.

Bob Weinstein looked at his brother Harvey.

Harvey took a drag on his cigar, puffing smoke from his mouth, "Whether it's true or not, Link made the money, so he deserves to be scolded."

"It is said that this guy made more than 2 million US dollars from Paranormal Activity. 2 became million. He is really good at making money."

Bob Weinstein gnashed his teeth with envy.

"Don't be envious. Hollywood is the territory of entertainment capital. It's not easy for a Chinese like him to take 200 million alone. Someone will come to him for blood soon. If he doesn't want to, then forget about gaining a foothold in Hollywood."

Harvey stared at the handsome young man on TV and sneered.

(End of this chapter)