Chapter 313 The Hangover State
Bang!
Without warning, there was a burst of explosion sound in the air, as if a hole was broken in the sky, and all the sunlight and stars in the universe would be released in the next second; but the wonderful thing is that the sound fell on There was a time lag above Anson's eardrum, leaving waves of reverberations that made his reaction slow.
Before Anson could stand up, there was a shout in the air.
"I'm fine. I'm fine!"
"Don't worry."
The slightly vague voice, if not mistaken, should be James Franco.
Anson thought in his mind that he should go over and take a look, but his body still sat motionless. Against the will of his brain, his body had no intention of moving.
I sat there blankly for a while, my mind was blank, I had no thoughts, I was in a daze for a while, and then my body finally reacted slowly.
I dragged my tired body into the bathroom and took a hot shower. My sore and tight muscles relaxed a little. I almost fell asleep while standing under the shower head, but I finally woke up in time and left the steamy space. The heavy weight that had accumulated in my head was finally lifted, and I felt relaxed.
He left the room, stood at the top of the stairs, and looked around for a while, but he didn't see James, and he couldn't tell the source of the loud noise just now.
When you step into the lobby, you can see Brad Renfro curled up on the sofa holding an empty whiskey bottle.
Anson patted and called, "Brad?"
Unexpectedly, Brad did not respond. Instead, a figure sat upright among a pile of wine bottles next to him. , James Franco, who was holding a chicken coop on his head, looked around blankly, "Who? Who called me?"
"Seth Rogen." Anson threw a name casually.
James was too confused to distinguish reality, "Ask him to come back later, I'm not free now." After saying that, he actually lay back again, with his mouth open, as if he was welcoming flies to visit him.
It’s dumbfounding.
Anson looked around, found an open space on the sofa diagonally opposite and sat down. He stared blankly at the mess on the floor in the hall. The sense of reality finally slowly returned to his body, and the scattered memory fragments blurred. The awakening light, although incomplete, he can be very sure and certain of one thing:
Yesterday, the first premiere of his career as an actor really happened.
To be precise, it was not just the premiere of "The Princess Diaries". Three weeks ago, another movie previously shot by Brad Renfro also hit the summer schedule.
"Ghost World".
Until recently, Anson didn’t know that the independent film Brad shot last year was actually a collaboration with Scarlett Johansson. It was a weird work, full of personality and edges; however, there was no Thinking of it, this movie also chose to be released in the summer season to meet the audience.
Twenty years later in Hollywood, this situation will be very rare; however, now, there is still room for these independent films to survive in the summer season.
However, even now, "Ghost World" faces severe challenges in the summer season. The film is not released in full, but on demand.
In the North American film market, different types of films have different distribution strategies, which can generally be divided into three types:
Spotlight. Small-scale public release. Full release.
The so-called screenings are often special screenings in less than fifty theaters, or even one or two theaters, relying on word of mouth to spread. Awards season movies and independent films often use this kind of screening The method is to wait for word-of-mouth to spread before increasing the number of theaters.
There is no exact numerical standard for the so-called small-scale public release, but generally speaking, more than 100 theaters and less than 700 theaters fall into this range. For independent films that lack distribution funds, It is said that controlling the theater chain to such a range can often achieve better results——
Because the audience of such movies is relatively fixed, even if it is released on a large scale, it will not get the attention of the general public, that is, Those senior movie fans and literary and artistic groups are willing to go to movie theaters to watch, so there is no need to release it in more theaters. It is enough to control it in a small area.
As for the so-called comprehensive release, as long as it is more than 700 theaters, it falls into this range, but more often the number of screening theaters will be more than 1,500, because entering this range also means The movie hopes that the general public can see it, and the work has more ambitions for the box office. "Ghost World" belongs to spot screening.
Three weeks ago, five theaters.
Two weeks ago, eight theaters.
This week, the movie will be released in 23 theaters and is still in the screening stage.
As for whether the movie can enter a small-scale public release or even a full-scale public release, it needs to be decided based on the box office performance of the weekly expanded screenings, one step at a time.
It is precisely because of this that James held a small party for Anson and Brad to celebrate the two friends' debut on the summer stage.
Or to put it another way, it’s an excuse to drink, revel, and party openly.
Fortunately, "Ghost World" has no promotional schedule, and the main promotional task of "Princess Diaries" is not on Anson, otherwise they would go to work today with a hungover body.
However, it's not unusual even if it does happen, Hollywood actors regularly show up on shows hungover just because the party never ends.
Cang Dang Dang.
Amidst the sound of a bunch of bottles colliding, Brad finally sat up straight and glanced at Anson sleepily. However, he felt a stinging pain when he saw the light. He quickly closed his eyes and saw in a daze. Anson, who was sitting on the sofa with his eyes in trance, his old brain slowly started to work.
Brad thought Anson was worried about the feedback from the premiere, "Don't worry, wasn't it said that the audience's response last night was particularly good?"
Indeed, the movie is released, this is only the second step. That's all, after the second step after making a movie, the next third step is the most critical -
Accepting the judgment, waiting for feedback, and box office results.
However.
The decision-making power on these matters is no longer in their hands. When the actors and directors finish shooting the movie, they have lost control. Now everything will be left to the audience.
Everything is unknown, and this is the scariest part.
"Princess Diary", what is the reputation?
Actually, Anson was still hungover, his brain was not functioning, he was unable to think, and he was just in a daze just now.
When I heard Brad’s words, I remembered, “Ah, the comments will come out today, right?”
I looked around, but my vision was still unfocused.
Brad finally opened his eyes, carefully avoiding the sun, like a vampire, muttering in a low voice, "It should be out by now."
"Ah, Chris isn't here. We all forgot to get the newspaper..."
After a moment's delay, Brad remembered this important thing, and then looked towards the door, "The answer is there, we should get the newspaper."
Stop talking, Brad didn't move at all. He obviously didn't have the will to move. He seemed to be incapacitated the day after his hangover.
Anson was also stunned, and then his brain finally came up with some ideas, "Ah, wait, I thought of another way, a more convenient way."
(End of this chapter)