Reborn Hollywood Ladies

Chapter 99 The biggest opponent
"Oh." She sighed, it's a good thing she can think that way, at least she won't be under such heavy pressure as she feared.

"You are right, the value of SAW is unquestionable. But our threat is not only the four movies released on the same day, but the movies that will be released on a large scale in the next two weeks are our biggest opponents."

"Tell me." Laila asked her to sit down on the sofa next to her, and asked Demi to bring two drinks.If she wasn't allowed to relax, she felt like she was about to faint.

Louise took two sips of the coffee made by Demi before continuing: "The second week of November is "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil". You should have heard of this novel. It has been on the bestseller list for five consecutive years. The director is Clint Eastwood, and I know John Cusack and Kevin Spacey in the cast."

Lila nodded to show that she knew that Kevin Spacey won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 96, and he has also won many awards in later generations. He is an actor with considerable acting skills.

If SAW wants to win a box office of [-] million, it is impossible to rely on the first week alone. The second week and the third week are the key. If it is split by other strong movies at the box office, even classic movies may make the box office. Greatly shrunk.After all, you don’t have to go to the theater to watch a movie. In the future, CDs can be bought or rented to watch at home.Only in that way, Laila's bet would be in trouble.

"We're in even more trouble in the third week, and "Alien 4" is released. I really can't think of a place where we can overcome it." Louise smiled wryly and shook her head.

Laila took a sip of the tea and fell into deep thought.

Because of her relationship, SAW, which was supposed to be released a few years later, was produced in advance, and unfortunately it hit a box office bomb like Alien 4.

As Louise said, if she wants to reach a box office of [-] million, she must ensure that the large-scale screenings in a few weeks have good income, otherwise the theater will lose the income and will only give her the screen allocated to others .Fewer screens means that the box office will be more compressed, which is definitely not the result she hoped for.

Alien is a good movie and a classic that will still be entertaining to watch decades later. Released in 1979, it won a box office of more than 1100 million at a cost of 1 million.You must know that it was 1979 million in [-], not the [-] million after inflation today.

An Alien made the crew win the Best Visual Award at the 1980nd Academy Awards in 52, and also made the leading actor Sigourney Weaver a first-line actress that attracted worldwide attention in one fell swoop.Director Ridley Scott is even a great director. He not only filmed the Alien series, but also has many masterpieces, such as Black Hawk Down, Gladiator, Blade Runner, Prometheus and the controversial Kingdom of Heaven. etc.

Louise was right, there was really nothing to overcome compared to her side.

The heroine Sigourney Weaver is an absolute acting school, an Oscar-level character, and also played an important role in the Avatar of later generations.

Alien screenwriter Joss Whedon may not have heard his name very much, but when it comes to the cabin in the woods and the Avengers, it is estimated that not many people do not know it.That's right, those are all works written and directed by him!
Under such a combination, no matter how conceited Laila is, she can't say that she will definitely surpass the other party.All she can rely on is her experience of rebirth and her grasp of the future.

But no matter how strong the opponent was, she didn't think they were really doomed as Louise said. In her opinion, they were not completely hopeless.

"Louise, I think you miscalculated one thing." Laila, who was thinking thoroughly, smiled again with "everything is under control".

Louise raised her head and looked at her blankly: "What is it?"

Leila smiled slightly: "Alien is very powerful and has created good results, but it was the work of Ridley Scott. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the director of Alien 4? Who is he?"

If it was still the same Ridley, maybe Laila would find it a bit tricky, after all, he is a real big director.But Jean-Pierre Jeunet, a director from France who doesn't even have a masterpiece, what is there to be afraid of?

A good director can turn a bad script into a drama, and a bad director can turn a good script into a bad movie.Can be selected to replace Ridley as the director of Alien 4, of course, it shows that this person does have some skills.But in terms of skills, Laila is also not lacking. It can be said that they are on the same starting line.

As for the fan effect caused by the previous work of Alien will bring a lot of box office, in Leila's view, it is also a double-edged sword.The same idea is staged again and again, and there will definitely be fans who feel tired of watching it.And some of the diehard fans will be dissatisfied with the director change. No matter how hard the French director works, he will be compared with Ridley, and may be tragically criticized.

These invisible gunpowder will undoubtedly be reflected in the box office, so Laila believes that she and Alien 4 are not invincible.

And for Laila who knows the future direction, whether it's a movie that changes from a bestseller or a sequel to a popular movie, what really makes her care about is the shipwreck!The Titanic that made James Cameron king of the world!
If this movie hits her date, she promises to advance or postpone her movie screening date no matter what.Thanks to the current lack of confidence in Cameron and his shipwreck, the premiere will be held in Tokyo on November 11st.When the shipwreck that crashed into Tokyo continued to crash into other countries and returned to North America for release, the release date of SAW was also missed.

Louise stared blankly at Leila as she did on the first day she met her. What she saw in her eyes was not a 19-year-old girl, but more like a queen looking down on all sentient beings.This reminded her of what she was like when she was 19 years old. At that time, she was also a girl with ideals. She had already decided on the path of film, and she knew how to learn more about film to enrich herself.
But the reality is that she didn't get the chance to actually do her favorite movie until nearly a decade later.Reynolds and Cooper at that time, the newborn phoenix at that time...

All kinds of memories emerged in her mind, making her eyes hazy.

"Lila, I will support you." Even if there is a cliff ahead, she will make herself a stepping stone, even if it allows her to go one step further, she wants to see the scenery ahead!
Seeing her solemn expression, Lila raised the teacup in her hand with a smile: "I believe that we will have a bright future." A future that no one else can destroy no matter what!

(End of this chapter)