Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 99 Violent Law Enforcement
"Just give me five to seven weeks to adapt this script!"

In the conference room of Dawn Pictures, Nora Ephron spoke quickly after reading the script of Sleepless in Seattle;

After screenwriters Jeff Akey and David Ward, it was Nora Ephron's turn.

Gary Foster and Aaron Anderson looked at each other and said, of course, it's okay.

Nora Ephron is good at adapting romantic comedy scripts. "Fire and Fire" and "When Halle Met Sally..." have proved her ability!

Aaron looked at the other person and said, "Actually, Ms. Ephron also wants to direct a movie, right?"

Nora Ephron nodded. "I've written several scripts and worked as an assistant director and producer. I'm definitely planning on starting my own directing career."

Aaron is never afraid to use new directors. "If your directorial plan can impress us, then this "Sleepless in Seattle" can be your directorial debut!"

There was no problem in asking Nora Ephron to adapt Sleepless in Seattle, but Gary Foster suggested that she could just direct it;

Aaron was willing to listen to the advice.

Nora Ephron's eyes lit up and she nodded immediately.

In mid-March, "Boyz N the Hood" officially opened in 3 theaters!
"boom……"

"Hiss, that hurts!" In a sports center ring, Jack Wells was knocked flying by Aaron's punch.

"Hahaha, watch this! This punch, the power of twenty years, how can you block it?"

Aaron took off his boxing gloves and wiped the sweat off his face with a towel.

Jack Wells stood up, rubbed his chest repeatedly, and smiled helplessly, "As expected!"

Anything can be knocked away.

"The day before 'Boyz N the Hood' was released, dozens of theaters suddenly withdrew. What was the reason?"

Aaron asked as he took a sip of water.

Columbia had prepared nearly 850 theaters for the opening of "Boyz n the Hood," but suddenly before the release, more than theaters said that showing the film would cause violence, so they canceled the screening plan?

Aaron didn't believe it. Someone was deliberately using this incident to damage the reputation of "Boyz n the Hood". It didn't matter that dozens of theaters canceled their release plans. After all, some theaters refused to show the film earlier.

However, the temporary cancellation of the release has caused some newspapers to follow suit, making it seem as if "Boyz on the Hood" will really trigger violent incidents!
"Last week, Warner Bros. released a similar black work, "The City of Sin," which mainly depicts gangs in the black community in New York;"

"'All Evil City' and 'Boyz on the Hood' are our most direct competitors. Their opening scales are similar to ours, so I guess they're the ones making the move."

Aaron shook his head. They were all genre films, so why bother?
Originally, Aaron always thought that the competitor of his "Boyz on the Hood" should be the New Line sequel "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Age of Ultron" which was to be released a week later.

"Okay, it's not a big deal. The theme of our movie is to oppose violence and care about the growth of black teenagers!"

Aaron smiled as he spoke, "Also, the timing is perfect to connect the film to the recent Rodney King incident." Earlier this month, Rodney King, a black parolee, was arrested and beaten by four white police officers for speeding while drunk. The truncated video, which was repeatedly broadcast on television, sparked protests against police brutality among all black people.
Even though the full version of the video has been released, the protests that were previously triggered cannot be quelled, and four white police officers have been detained!

At present, this incident has not subsided. There are many protests and marches by black people, especially in Los Angeles.

"'The City' opened with $860 million. I heard from Brad that Warner Bros. deliberately moved up the release date for this film after the Rodney King incident."

Jack Wells also smiled. Columbia had indeed chosen a good time to release "Boyz on the Hood".

"Yes, it obviously has a promoting effect!"

The Rodney King beating video certainly played a significant role in promoting "Wicked City" and "Boyz on the Hood";
The box office of a movie has always been closely related to the social relations at the time of its release. It requires both the right time and the right place.

"By the way, Jack, you need to be more careful at the Angel Theatre. Don't let those black people come to our theater and buy things for free."

Jack Wells' eyes widened. "Fuck, if they dare to cause trouble in our theater, they will not only be beaten;"

"I'll send them straight to God!"

Soon, "Boyz on the Hood" grossed $1020 million in the first three days of its weekend, and its reputation was better than "The City of Sin";
The media commented that "Boyz n the Hood" is an American film with great practical significance, which presents the aesthetics of black realism films.

The following weekend, "Boyz on the Hood" was shown in more than 900 theaters, with a box office of $730 million, and a cumulative box office of $2250 million in ten days!
New Line's sequel, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Age of Ultron," opened in 2 theaters in North America, grossing $2868 million in its first weekend.
At the same time, the 1991rd Academy Awards in 63 was also held at the Shrine Auditorium near USC.

Jennifer Connelly, who is on spring break, also came to Los Angeles!
"Boyz n the Hood has grossed over $2000 million. It's looking pretty good."

In the hotel room, Jennifer Connelly leaned in Aaron's arms, and the two sat on the sofa watching the Oscars live together.

"It's okay. Luck is also an element. Recently, African Americans in the United States have been making a lot of noise," Aaron said, thinking of the riots in Los Angeles in the 1990s where Korean Americans rioted against blacks!

Aaron used to live in Koreatown in Los Angeles, where there were many Koreans and blacks.
Many black people like to shop for free, and they don’t know when a riot will break out.

"The Rodney King incident!"

Jennifer Connelly understood it immediately, after all, many black people were criticizing white people's violent law enforcement and racial discrimination.

Aaron nodded and continued, "What I'm looking forward to now is The Silence of the Lambs, which will be released next month!"

The upper limit of the box office for "Boyz n the Hood" is only about 50 to 60 million US dollars, and the international distribution rights have been sold out long ago;

But "The Silence of the Lambs" is different. This is a work that Aaron values and it is expected to break 100 million in North America.

The rival of "The Silence of the Lambs" at the same time was only a low-cost black action film "For Justice" starring Steven Seagal produced by Warner Bros.
"The Silence of the Lambs" doesn't seem to have any strong competitors!
"Really? It's a horror movie, right? Are you so confident?"

Jennifer Connelly didn't quite understand it, and although the leading actress Jodie Foster was famous and had won an Oscar, she didn't really have any commercial masterpieces.

"Haha, horror movies, horror movies can also have high box office..."

(End of this chapter)