Chapter 64 Roland and the Talk Show
The first week of the film was 71 million, and the final North American box office given by the forecasting agency will reach 300 million. What does this mean?
Does it mean that "Home Alone" may become the fourth film in North American film history to break 300 million?
No.
This means that the movies of the same period were all hung up and hammered.
America has the most active movie market in the world, and a certain number of new movies are released every week, but even in such a place full of vitality, the total annual box office is only so much. Kong was born, took a bite of the cake desperately, and directly divided 300 million of it, which means that under the condition of a limited total amount, the money that others can earn will be much less, and directly The victim is Stallone and his "Rocky 5".
In Roland's previous life, no matter how unbearable the movie was, relying on Stallone's popularity, it earned nearly 15 million at the box office in the first week, but what about now? Of course, it is impossible for it to have one more point, but the first digit is still ruthlessly erased, and this result directly makes the investors of "Rocky 5" Lian Mei and MGM laugh, although they I really want to scold my mother, but in the face of a tsunami-like comedy storm, they swallowed back the words that came to their lips.
As for the film starring Stallone?
He was merciless and just started spraying.
"I've seen Home Alone, and I don't think it's a very good movie. To me, this movie is no different from "Baby Against Stars". The plot is too weak and illogical, Joe Pepe The thieves played by West and Daniel Stern are totally unreasonable. They are thieves, so why do they want to catch that kid Roland Allen? Stealing is their business, why do they want to catch children? What's more, after facing a series of blows, they didn't die, which is the most incomprehensible. This movie is obviously trying to teach bad children. You can still live safely and soundly, and I am very disgusted with this kind of plot, I am even very angry, they are able to make such a movie to mislead our future..."
Although Stallone is not the first guy to jump out to question the content of the movie, but he is the most famous one in the current trend. Except for those film critics who are not afraid of the sky and the earth, more people in the circle either choose to remain silent , or choose to stand on the Jewish side, and only Stallone, a guy who is extremely at odds with Schwarzenegger, will openly vent...
Yes, Stallone and Schwarzenegger do not deal.
And this was also what Columbus and others told Roland when he participated in the later promotion.
In Roland's previous life, although Stallone and Schwarzenegger collaborated on the "Expendable Squad" series, "Escape Plan" and "Unbelievable Love", they hated it for decades before—
Is it because they have experienced the golden age of Hollywood action movies, and one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers?
No.
Because Schwarzenegger cheated Stallone in order to marry Kennedy's niece.
"Arnold has known Maria since 1977."
"But at the time, no one thought they could get together."
"In 1984, "Terminator" became a hit, and Schwarzenegger gained a firm foothold in Hollywood."
"It is because of this movie that they have the opportunity to come together."
"But Arnold... how should I put it? He's too shrewd."
"After "Terminator", when filming "Queen Excalibur", he fell in love with the Danish actress Brigitte Nielsen in the crew, and the two became so hot that the other party directly pestered him. put."
"And when Maria found out about this, she gave Arnold an ultimatum. Ever since, in order to preserve his future, Arnold took the initiative to contact Michael (Stallone) who had just divorced, and put Brigitte in "Rocky 4 "Crew..."
"I don't need to say more about what happened later?"
"Bridget and Michael (Stallone) got married and divorced, and took away a lot of money, and Arnold, who worked with you, successfully married Maria, and through you, got in touch with Martin (Scorsese) Then."
This is what Chris Columbus, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern told Roland during the promotional break.
In their view, Stallone's act of revenge is really unwise.
However, they can also understand.
After all, people with a discerning eye can see what the movie "Terminator 2" will look like after Roland's fire...
The higher Schwarzenegger climbed, the angrier Stallone, who didn't deal with him, became more angry.
Of course, the grievances between Schwarzenegger and Stallone have nothing to do with Roland.
At least he himself thinks so.
What's more, he didn't think there was a problem with what Stallone said.
Although "Home Alone" is a comedy, the plot inside is indeed somewhat magical.
The two thieves played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern, how is it different from the "I'll be back" Big Big Wolf?
None of them can be killed.
In this case, if a child follows suit, then—
Definitely going to be big news.
However, although he agrees with Stallone's evaluation in his heart, Roland will not do something like slap himself.
Not only that, but when he was on the show, no one who didn't have eyes would ask questions related to Stallone because of the ratings, but - the media doesn't pick things up, it doesn't mean that Roland can relax After appearing on two or three shows, the question he was asked the most was how to make a fortune...
"Yes, you are the third one who asked me how I was selected by the project team." Faced with such a question, of course Roland couldn't tell Spielberg, who had never communicated with him directly, he could only smile Put everything, all on the Olsen couple who love themselves, "After my parents died, they gave me a new family. In order to let me come out of the grief, they managed to help me get an audition. , and the project team for that audition was "Home Alone", so..."
"It's just luck that made me successful. I would like to thank Director Chris and Producer John for their favor..."
"Oh, your story is so touching." The host blew his nose and expressed his feelings.
However…
This is actually the official draft.
Most of the time, if you think that something that happens in the entertainment industry seems to be true, then it will definitely be false, and what you think is fake cannot be fake, it is often true...
For example, no one thought that Taylor Swift would be tricked by her mother.
No matter who it is, they don't want the real inside story to be known to the public.
Who is my backer, and what did he help me?
Why should I let you know?
A lot of times, isn’t it good to make a fortune in silence?
Expose all the hole cards, isn't that sick?
Only those upstarts can't wait to reveal everything.
They want the world to see their achievements.
because-
They are poor and afraid.
Of course, such an answer from Roland will naturally not satisfy the host.
Because of this, these hosts also asked about the casting of projects such as "Terminator 2" and "Captain Hook".
Faced with such a problem, Roland also has a way to deal with it.
"The casting director of "Home Alone" is the casting director of "Captain Hook", and on the day I auditioned for "Captain Hook", Director James happened to be talking with Director Steven on the set, so..."
"It's just luck, it's just luck..."
Responding like this really gives people a feeling of needing to be beaten.
but…
People living in this era, how can they be so well-informed in the future?
The young viewers who were watching the show really believed Roland's words...
On the TV, that Roland Allen, who was about his own age, was so lucky?
Why!
Why can he find movie appointments wherever he goes?
Why?
If it was delayed for decades, Roland might be called a European dog by them.
Now, that deep envy has spread to the whole of America.
Of course, while envious, these children also discovered a problem.
Thinking that the Olsen couple had cultivated the hottest child star sisters in America before, and after adopting Roland, they made him the hottest child star. Shocked.
Of course, those little melon skins closest to the Olsen family, or in other words, the little chubby pier that is active in the middle of the little melon skins, can become fragrant steamed buns. This kind of sudden attractiveness is even blurred The host of the show took it as a question, "As far as I know, your good brother James Olsen has become a celebrity in the school you once attended, and many people have 'bought' you and Arnold from him. How do you feel after becoming famous? After signing for a long time, are your hands sore?"
Yes, a month ago, James, who was still angry at Roland, finally achieved the achievement of turning waste into treasure.
Those autographed books piled up at home are the greatest wealth he has ever handled in his life.
Nearly a hundred autographed copies were replaced by out-of-print comics and figures. As for the unit price?
In schools that are not short of money, they have already called one hundred dollars.
Although Roland already knew everything, for the sake of the program effect, he still pretended not to know.
"What? That guy James actually sold my autograph?"
"He told me that in order to get my classmates in school to support me, he needed my signature and Arnold's signature."
"Oh...According to what you said, you were deceived by James?" The host leaned forward and asked with great interest.
"If what you said is true, then I guarantee that he will only be a vegetarian for the next few days." Roland didn't answer the host's question directly, but clenched his right hand tightly, cos the one who was sipping on the beach little boy with lips.
The appearance of such annoyance directly made the audience on the live broadcast burst into laughter.
The host laughed even more, "Okay, okay, I know why Chris and John chose you."
"Your experience made me feel that the role of Kevin is tailor-made for you."
"Because you, like Kevin, will also face all kinds of troubles in growing up..."
Roland's appearance on the talk show is decided by Fox.
Fox's announcement was very professional. Before the movie was released, those already famous guys appeared on major talk shows to promote the movie. After Roland really realized his fame, when the follow-up announcement was made, it would be by He came to the finale to attract more children's interest. Although talk shows are not suitable for children to watch, who makes it one of the few intersections between big names in film and television dramas and variety shows? Not only because of their high ratings, but also because there is an unwritten rule in the American entertainment industry that only those guys on the C-list and below will appear on major variety shows. Guys above the C-list participate in variety shows, there is only one word to describe their behavior—
Down.
Although the final box office has not been released, and Roland's ranking cannot be defined, but—
No one would put Roland in those low-level programs when those big shots had already spoken out.
Leaving aside whether Roland will agree, they alone will not take the initiative to break the rules.
Because of this, the talk show Roland participated in actually had a script.
The questions asked by the host and what he can say are actually Fox's public relations, which have been confirmed in advance.
but-
Even if it is confirmed.
This is also full of pitfalls.
For example, after talking about the shooting content, the host who was signaled by Fox suddenly threw out a digression, "The movie "Home Alone" is so popular, do you have any plans to make a sequel?"
The movie is currently being released, and a sequel is on the agenda. This kind of thing is very common in Hollywood.
Capital is all about profit. When he finds that there is a golden mountain in his hands that has yet to be developed, they will naturally think about how to maximize their own interests; and developing a sequel to a movie is naturally the one that maximizes their interests. The best way, but the problem is that the film contract that David negotiated for Roland before was hanging over Fox's head like the sword of Damocles.
If they had known today, a year ago, they would never have signed such a contract with Roland.
Box office bonuses?
No…
has nothing to do with this.
Don’t say it’s a five million bonus, even if it’s a one-billion box-office signing and a reward of ten million, it’s not a problem.
What they want is a package contract! The kind that signs several copies at once!
They are willing to give money, but they are afraid that if you give money, you will not shoot.
Now, the initiative is actually in Roland's hands.
He wants to shoot, and Fox can sign a contract with him immediately.
And if he doesn’t want to shoot…
Fox begging grandpa to sue grandma is useless.
As for the smearing after becoming angry?
Save it…
This kind of method may be useful for a poor and white guy, but for a guy like Roland who has a lot of money in his pocket and has a special backer, who would use his brain to smear him!
Because of this, they can only test Roland's tone through a talk show.
But for Roland, these things are not urgent, right?
Wait until the box office bonus is received!
"I haven't heard the director mention such things as sequels."
"If you want to know the situation, you should ask Fox first."
"As for me, what I am most looking forward to now is of course the receipt of the box office bonus."
"Box office bonus? I've heard about it." Seeing that Roland didn't take the bait, the host didn't force it, but followed his words and said with a smile: "The current bonus has reached one million. If you get What do you want to do with this money?"
"How to spend it? Of course it's for Uncle David." Roland had actually thought about this question a long time ago, and it doesn't matter even if he tells the truth, "Uncle David and Aunt Canetti took care of me for a year, and they took care of me for a year. I invested a lot of energy and money, they hired teachers for me, met my various needs, and made a lot of efforts in various entertainments. I am very grateful to them, so after getting the box office bonus, it should be no problem to hand it over to them. What's the big deal?"
Roland is not creating a character design, and since Spielberg and the others published the article, he does not need a character design now.
Regardless of the inside or outside of the circle, there is no one who can match the status of the juniors of those bigwigs.
As far as he is concerned, returning the first pot of gold earned from "Home Alone" to David is a matter of human nature.
Without the Olsen couple, it would be impossible for Roland to get the audition, let alone the chance after that.
Opportunities are always more important than money. What's more, in order to allow himself to take the initiative, David paid out of his own pocket to solve the problem of the studio, and the money was as high as seven figures. In front of this series of caring actions, Roland felt that if he swallowed the box office bonus for the sake of development, he would really have no conscience.
Now that you have become famous, money is not important anymore.
If the Olsen family can always treat him like this, let alone box office bonuses—
Even if Aomei is given his surname, he doesn't mind!
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Of course, regardless of what Roland thinks, when this sentence spreads to every corner of America, many families who haven't seen the movie immediately moved to the cinema...
Regardless of whether Roland's words are true or not, the concept of family harmony conveyed by the entire crew is what everyone needs.
In their view, only a crew that implements the concept of loving each other and loving one family can produce actors like Roland, and they also hope that their children can learn from Roland, communicate more with adults, and live in harmony.
However, even if those viewers dug the thoughts contained in Roland's words into the Mariana Trench, these things are no longer important to Roland. Got on the plane, ready to fly back to the "Terminator 2" crew, to dismiss the big boss truck driver.
However, when he was on his way to the airport, the assistant sitting in the co-pilot turned his head, covered the receiver of the mobile phone, and said in a low voice, "Roland, I have your phone..."
"Who?" Roland, who had been running for seven days in a row, was stunned. While yawning, he began to think inwardly.
Ever since the movie hit, everyone he knew had already called to congratulate him.
And under such circumstances, who would bother him at this time?
And just as he raised his hand to take the phone, the assistant helped him out.
"He said-"
"His name is Mohamy."
Note: ① The matter between Schwarzenegger and Stallone was exposed by Stallone himself. Not only that, but when Bridget and Stallone were talking, the divorce agreement between Stallone and his ex-wife did not take effect. , was finally ruled by the court as derailment within marriage. The point is, when she was with Stallone, Brigitte was not divorced in Europe. She had a husband and children, and this scam made her earn a lot from Stallone. With so little money, Stallone, who was so angry, added a fortune to his biography. If he had a choice, he would not look at the photo Schwarzenegger gave him (Bridget's naked photo).
(end of this chapter)