Chapter 330 Goat in the film industry
The summer season will never be short of commercial blockbusters. In May, "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" got off to an excellent start, and then "Shrek" also performed well.
Although the subsequent performance of "Pearl Harbor" was not as good as outside expectations, the performance of "Rush Hour 2" in the North American market continued the hot momentum of the summer season.
The only pity is that, in addition to performing well in markets such as North America and East and Southeast Asia, "Rush Hour 2" did not perform as expected in Europe and Latin America.
This is normal, after all, Hollywood movies are popular around the world, but not every Hollywood movie will be popular. In terms of global box office appeal, Cheng Long definitely cannot compare with Hollywood superstars.
Cheng Long is actually very well-known around the world, but his popularity does not necessarily translate into box office.
Therefore, "The Adventures of Cheng Long" can be regarded as giving Cheng Long an opportunity to turn his fame into box office appeal and become a Chinese superstar in the true sense.
An interesting thing about "Pearl Harbor" is that Gilbert Jr. also filmed "Saving Private Ryan", which is also considered a World War II blockbuster.
Therefore, "Pearl Harbor" will inevitably be compared with "Saving Private Ryan", just like Michael Bay is always compared by the media with Gilbert Jr.
But honestly, that's a little unfair to Pearl Harbor.
One is one of the best World War II-themed films in history, and the other is a war movie about a bloody love triangle. There is no comparison.
But even so, some anti-Gilbert media still forcibly elevated the height of "Pearl Harbor" in order to make Little Gilbert fall from the altar.
This is the same as A Zhan later, what kind of prison, prison, library and Deng? Even LeBron James doesn't look down on me, Jordan just barely does it, and I, LeBron James, am the Goat in the basketball world.
The key point is that Goat said it himself, and Michael Bay was pushed to the shelves by the media.
I don’t know what Michael Bay is thinking, but he rarely says that he is better than Gilbert Jr. in front of the media.
Little Gilbert had watched the Bulls play and was invited by the Bulls owner.
To be fair, even during the two years Jordan played baseball, Gilbert Jr. estimated that Ajan would have been swept by the Bulls led by Scottie Pippen.
And Ajan controlled the media to praise himself, and there were indeed media to praise him. Michael Bay was manipulated by the media and used to compare with Gilbert Jr.
Ajan has become famous in the high school basketball world in the past two years. Little Gilbert can often see reports about Ajan in some sports newspapers.
Seeing Arjan's face, little Gilbert remembered the classic movie "Planet of the Apes" series.
"War for the Planet of the Apes" directed by Tim Burton and starring Mark Wahlberg has been scheduled to be released in July this year.
Regarding the flattery from the media, Michael Bay said in his heart, I am not a Goat. Don't compare me with Gilbert Jr., they can't be compared.
The result of the anti-Gilbert media manipulation was counterproductive. The box office of "Pearl Harbor" was getting worse day by day. The North American box office struggled to exceed 100 million, and the overseas box office barely managed to get 120 million US dollars.
But for such a big-investment World War II movie, this box office is obviously not enough to allow "Pearl Harbor" to recover its costs.
It will take a long time to recover the cost, just like it took ten years for "The Shawshank Redemption" to become profitable.
But there is no way. Among the new generation of directors in Hollywood, Michael Bay is already one of the short ones, quite reluctant.
If they don’t want to glorify Gilbert Jr., but don’t want to remain neutral, the anti-Gilbert Jr. media must find someone who can compete with Gilbert Jr.
And there is a story here. Previously, members of a certain island club had always wanted to show little Gilbert a lesson and teach him a lesson.
It turned out that Little Gilbert's movie was not affected at all and was still a hit around the world.
This made those people feel very shameless. In their knowledge, no one dared to ignore them like this. Little Gilbert refused to talk, refused to communicate, and refused everything related to them.
This made those on the island wonder whether little Gilbert was actually a squid.
Little Gilbert is a liberal, but there are devout believers among liberals, and little Gilbert's behavior doesn't look like those devout believers!
Still on this island, Nate and Marvel were chatting again, but this time they didn't ask a dozen girls to accompany them.
Nate's face looked a little too good: "We have done so much work, but we can't stop little Gilbert from succeeding.
Just last week, on June 24, the North American box office of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" reached 478 million US dollars, and the global box office reached 988 million US dollars.
The results are no worse than the previous one, or even better.
Is there nothing we can do against him? "
Marvel's face looked a little uncomfortable. Although he did not agree with Nate's method, he believed that little Gilbert's temper would not accept such a threat.
But I didn't expect that they didn't care at all, no matter how they threatened me, it was useless.
And little Gilbert really doesn't need to care. In the final analysis, although his ideas are different, little Gilbert is a squid with good roots and is one of his own.
Some drastic methods that can be used on outsiders cannot be used on little Gilbert, otherwise they will cause a vicious reaction.
After all, if you even mess with your own people, who will dare to hang out with you in the future? I'm afraid I won't be fucked by you one day.
But this leads to a problem, that is, the method is not drastic enough. For little Gilbert, it is just scratching an itch, and he doesn't care at all.
Marvell also said in a deep voice: "Many people are looking at us now. If we can't handle little Gilbert, it may have some bad effects.
Nate, you miscalculated. "
Nate knew what Marvel was talking about. Their group had always had a myth. They give people the impression that if they don't join my group, they will be punished, which makes people feel fearful.
But now little Gilbert is ignoring them, and the reaction to the outside world is that there seems to be nothing you can do against little Gilbert.
In this way, the myth will be dispelled and others will no longer be afraid of them. This is quite fatal to them, because they always offend many people in the process of doing things.
These people used to be afraid and did not dare to come back for revenge, but now that little Gilbert is fine, those who have grudges are bolder.
Nate suddenly felt that little Gilbert was very disgusting. He just stood there carelessly, but there was nothing he could do about him.
Nate thought about it and asked Marvel: "How did little Gilbert's father withdraw from the Hollywood circle?"
Marvel's heart moved: "You mean, start with little Gilbert's father?"
"That's right," Nate paced back and forth: "Let's get little Gilbert's father to the island first. With his father, I don't believe that little Gilbert refuses to submit."
"That's what it is," Marvell was a little worried: "But his father has retired after all. Is this okay?"
Nate interrupted Marvel: "We can't control that much now. If little Gilbert can't join us and doesn't receive any punishment, the consequences will be very bad."
Marvel pondered for a long time, seeming to be thinking. Finally he made a decision: "Okay, Nate, I hope your decision is correct. I'll go find someone to check."
"Please, Marvel..." Nate said solemnly.
Nate and Marvel were discussing countermeasures, and little Gilbert was not idle either. He went back to the old man's place to stay for two or three days.
"Ellie will graduate from college next year. You can arrange a job for her." The old man said.
Little Gilbert was thinking about the lovely Ellie, but he didn't expect that she would grow up in the blink of an eye.
Arranging work is a trivial matter. Little Gilbert nodded and agreed: "No problem, what does she want to do, go to Melon Studio or other companies?"
"Meryl means that she wants to place Ellie in Banana, but Ellie admires you and Sophia and wants to break into the film industry. The two of them are currently having conflicts!" The old man said, feeling helpless.
Little Gilbert smiled and said: "On my birthday, my aunt's family will come from San Francisco, and we will talk about it then."
"Okay, just look at the arrangements." The old man was still relieved about this matter.
He quickly mentioned another thing: "I heard that you bought a house in China?"
"Yes, a courtyard house with a good area. I lived there for a while when I was working in China." Little Gilbert asked curiously: "Why do you ask this?"
The old man used his unique keen sense of smell to remind little Gilbert: "You have a festival with those people on the island, and you are still fine. This is what others don't want to see.
I think they may take some actions in the near future. I am thinking that after your birthday, I will go to China to hide away. "
It's hard to say anything else about the old man, but his sensitivity to danger is quite high.
As soon as Nate had an idea, the old man was already thinking about running away.
Little Gilbert knew it was those people on the island, but he didn't know who they were.
So he asked the old man: "I want to know who is targeting me this time? It's impossible for the people on the island to agree on everything, right?"
"This is true," the old man gave a reassuring look: "Don't worry, I have already asked my friends to inquire, and there will be news soon."
"In this way," little Gilbert said after thinking for a long time: "If you know who it is, ask that person to make an appointment with me and let's meet."
"You want to go to the island?" The old man thought that little Gilbert was going to compromise!
But little Gilbert denied it: "Going to the island? Do I want to go to the moon? I just want to make an appointment, so that big things can be reduced to small things, and things can be settled."
I make my movie and they are the owners of their island. It’s good that everyone doesn’t interfere with each other. "
“I’m afraid your wish is very difficult,” the old man thought. “The current situation is that your refusal has caused a series of chain reactions.
They have been too radical over the years and have offended many people, but they dare not retaliate because of fear.
But if they can't deal with you, the so-called illusion of invincibility will burst, and then they will be in danger. "
"So, there is a fundamental conflict between us that cannot be alleviated, right?"
"Yes," the old man was curious: "What are you going to do?"
"How?" Little Gilbert smiled mysteriously: "I can't go to the island, but I can let them go upstairs."
June 29th was Little Gilbert’s thirty-first birthday. On this day, countless fans sent their blessings on Little Gilbert's personal official website.
However, little Gilbert did not participate in any commercial activities this time, although "The Matrix: Reloaded" also premiered nationwide on this day.
Since the first "The Matrix" in 1998, countless hacker fans have been looking forward to "The Matrix: Reloaded" for a long time.
Although the director has been changed, movie fans still feel familiar when looking at Keanu Reeves in leather clothes and sunglasses and Charlize Theron with sexy long legs.
A series of previous trailers have been studied by hacker experts on the Internet, and the audience has long been looking forward to the release of the feature film.
Little Gilbert did not attend the premiere, but fans still held banners wishing Little Gilbert a happy birthday at the premiere, and interviews with the creators were also inseparable from Little Gilbert.
Keanu Reeves said in an interview at the premiere that his action scenes this time have been fully upgraded compared to the previous one, and there are also scenes with a dozen and a hundred clones.
Regarding Little Gilbert, he said: "Director Little Gilbert always has a special place in my heart. My famous work "Speed" is the work of Little Gilbert.
I am very grateful to him and wish him a happy birthday. "
Director James Gunn said: "When I was making the follow-up two parts of "The Matrix," Director Gilbert Jr. gave me a lot of advice.
He is the producer of the film. The story of "The Matrix" has already set the framework for us, and I believe that the fans will not be disappointed. "
Italian goddess Monica Bellucci also said: "It's a pity that if I were ten years younger, I would definitely pursue Director Gilbert Jr."
He is a genius and a man full of charm and mystery..."
Monica Bellucci is suspected of trying to gain popularity, but she does prove that little Gilbert is very charming. She also had a black and white kiss with Jada Smith, which ignited the atmosphere.
Zou Zhaolong, who appeared in the film, showed off a 360-degree volley kick, which made the audience exclaim.
Charlize Theron's beautiful appearance aroused wild shouts from male fans, which was no less loud than when Keanu Reeves appeared.
However, Charlize Theron's next words made male fans burst into tears. She said: "After attending the premiere, I have to go celebrate little Gilbert's birthday!"
The beautiful Trinity turned out to have belonged to little Gilbert for a long time, which made the male fans helpless and furious.
And "The Matrix: Reloaded" has caused a good response after being released in the United States. The film is more commercial and less mystical.
As a result, it has indeed been criticized by many film critics, who believe that James Gunn did not capture the philosophical essence of "The Matrix".
But in fact, this is the effect that little Gilbert wanted.
With the lessons from his previous life, little Gilbert is sure that the audience will not like it or even be disgusted by any philosophical discussion.
Therefore, on the basis of the first part, it is necessary to be appropriately biased towards commercialization.
Judging from the box office and audience reputation, Gilbert Jr.'s decision can be considered a success. At least most of the audience still gave affirmation to the sequel.
(End of chapter)