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Although Tracy was still in a very excited state at this time, her emotions had calmed down, and she began to try to calmly think about ways to fight.
In fact, as Martin said, the best way is to start with yourself. As long as you can continue to release excellent works, your power in Hollywood will continue to expand, and then you will seek opportunities. As long as Hugo relaxes once, it will be Tracy’s counterattack. time.
In Hollywood, this is the case, personal attacks, news hype, gossip... All these means can't compare to the work itself, Warren Beatty's romantic nature, Sean Penn's violent tendencies, Wu Dee Allen's aloofness, Marlon Brando's fiery temper, Vivien. Leigh's manic depression... These shortcomings are tolerated because of their talents in their respective works, and people ignore them Whether they are pleasing as a "person", they pay more attention to the light they shine in their works.
Therefore, what depends on one's Hollywood future and status is always a work, always. If it fails this time, it can make a comeback next time; if it succeeds this time, it does not mean that it can be replicated again next time.
But Tracy didn't want to wait. She didn't even want to wait for a moment. She had already missed the chance to hit Hugo three times before and after "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman", "The Righteous Sea", and "Sleepless in Seattle". These three works It all leaked through her fingers to Hugo, and Hugo succeeded. Now, she won't give Hugo any chance again! So, now is the time, the time to gamble!
So, where should the confrontation between the two works start? In fact, it is very simple. The quality of the work itself is the first step, then the film review, then the box office, and finally the rumors of the crew. These are the general directions.
They've missed the first step, and now they've missed the second, leaving them less and less room. First of all, "Farewell to Love" and "Schindler's List" are excellent works, there is no doubt that the quality of the works themselves is very good, which has also been recognized by film critics, so the next confrontation must not be To find a breakthrough from the work itself, it can only be the box office and the crew.
Exactly how much 'Schindler's List' box-office appeal is unknown, but there's not much room left for Tracy and them to gamble, Steven Spielberg plus Hugo Lang With Castor's reputation against the sky, it is difficult for them to make pessimistic predictions about the box office prospects.
At present, the first batch of comments did not predict the box office, but the attitude of people in the industry has obviously become clear, and the box office of "Schindler's List" should be a positive trend.
"What do you think the single-house box office of this movie will be?" Tracy pointed to the blurred "Los Angeles Times" on the table, and "Schindler's List" can be vaguely seen. Poster image.
Brad sat on the sofa and didn't speak. He was an actor and had no experience or knowledge in box office forecasting. Naturally, it was difficult for him to make judgments. In fact, box office prediction is very professional. Only professionals can make guesses after a series of data calculations. However, agents and producers who have been in the circle for many years will also have a certain ability to speculate.
Martin thought for a moment, "The previous prediction of 'Entertainment Weekly' was 20,000, and looking at the current evaluation, maybe 3,000 can be mentioned." Although it is said that "Schindler's List" currently has a bad reputation, but because this is a This is a very serious and heavy film, and the main audience will be Jews, which are all factors that restrict the film's outstanding box office performance in a single venue during the screening period. So, Martin's prediction has been very bold.
Tracy thought about it carefully. The single-house box office of $23,000 is not excellent, but considering the factors of politics, military affairs, racial discrimination, and the weakness of Jews in the United States, this data is already very rare, and it is more in line with her heart. The thought, "How many theaters are there in the Universal Cinema, twenty-five? I remember this number."
"That's right." Martin nodded affirmatively, then lowered his head and counted with the banknotes on the coffee table. "Then the opening weekend's box office should be around $575,000."
"Our box office last week was... 1.7 million, right?" Tracy recalled carefully, "Farewell to Love" last week won a weekend box office of 1.7 million US dollars in 200 theaters , This data is really bleak, and the prospects are not optimistic, "What is the scale of our expansion this week?"
"Five hundred and twenty." Martin knew that Tracy must be hoping to make a big fuss at the box office, although the expansion of "Farewell to Love" is more than 500, and "Schindler's List" It was only screened in twenty-five theaters, which is not a screening at all. It is a matter of course that "Farewell to Love" will surpass "Schindler's List" at the box office, but Tracy must be hoping Being able to get even better results at the box office in a single hall can help demoralize "Schindler's List", but... "What are you going to do?"
The box office is the most uncontrollable part of the film company. All the film company can do is to formulate distribution strategies and publicity strategies, and then implement them thoroughly. The rest can only be left to the market. But with a movie like Tracy trying to boost the box office during its release, there's not much the producers can do beyond publicity and hype.
Tracy did not answer immediately, but bit her lower lip tightly until the lip completely lost its color, and then released it, as if she had made up her mind, and said word by word, "I want to buy the box office!"
Both Martin and Brad were stunned, frightened by Tracey's madness, to be precise, once again.
Every industry has insiders, and insiders are naturally all aspects. For example, in the record industry, the record company buys a large number of albums by itself to boost sales for the singer; for example, the record company invites a large number of audiences to cheer for the singer's signing party... These are very normal, as long as the company has the financial resources, And with that confidence, you can do it. To put it simply, it is burning money to support and brushing data.
The same goes for the film industry. In order to make the premiere look more lively, it is not uncommon to pay to invite extras to arrive at the scene to cheer and shout; and it is not unusual for the film company to pay for the movie tickets and use this method to brush the box office. The world-shattering thing happened before. The box office of the movie was very good, but when I walked into the movie theater, I found that there was no audience. Such an embarrassing incident clearly shows that the film company is doing the box office.
However, because of the high cost of smashing the box office, and the fact that there are fewer and fewer rich people willing to take advantage of it, coupled with the stricter industry regulation, it has gradually disappeared. Of course, there are still people who are secretly swiping the box office on a small scale to make the movie's box office data look better, but the magnitude of the data is much more restrained than before, and the means are also much more concealed.
Now, in order to make "Farewell to Love" beat "Schindler's List", Tracy actually intends to shoot at the box office, which is simply crazy. You know, Tracy is a producer, not a consortium. She doesn't have countless banknotes to squander, and now that the film industry has been regulated, the box office is more and more strictly investigated, but things are not so Simple.
"Uh..." Even Martin, who had seen countless big scenes, was speechless at this time.
Tracy didn't notice the difference at all, but quickly completed the plan, "Don't worry, I'm not that stupid, let the union find out the difference. This week's first $500,000 will be enough for them to suffer. yes."
Since "Farewell to the Love of Love" was released in 520 theaters this week, if the box office is $500,000, it will actually increase the box office of a single theater by $100. This action is not a big deal, and for last week The box office of a single hall is only $9,000, and a $100 increase in the box office of a single hall is already a very good figure.
On top of that, a $500,000 gap means a $2,000 gap at the single-house box office to catch up for "Schindler's List," which opened in just twenty-five theaters.
Looking at Tracy, who was full of confidence, Martin swallowed the persuasion that came to his lips. He knew that Tracy had lost her mind. His persuasion was useless and might anger her, so he only Can you say, "You can get sponsorships?"
"No, I rely on my own savings." Tracy smiled lightly, she would do anything to snipe Hugo! This made both Martin and Brad shudder.
"Besides, hasn't the conflict between Hugo and Joseph been rumored in the circle recently? What the hell is going on?" Tracy obviously didn't want to stop there. She also wanted to make a fuss about the negative news and undermine Hugo's reputation. Box-office appeal, or diminish the success that Hugo can rely on this film to achieve.
Martin waved his hand vacantly, trying to hide his embarrassment in this way, "Uh, Lang, Lang wants to sign Hugo under the banner, you know, the competition within the International Innovation Management Company." This is already open within the industry It's a secret. Now many people are trying to snatch the artists from the International Innovation Management Company. So Martin knew it all too well.
"Very good, I think we can take advantage of it." Tracy would not miss any opportunity, she suddenly raised her head and looked at Brad who didn't say a word next to her, "Do you have any news?"
Brad didn't have time to react, so he just glanced at Martin subconsciously. Martin shook his head slightly and signaled Brad not to speak, but Brad involuntarily said, "I heard that Hugo drank in the crew. A lot of wine?"
"Drinking, you mean?" Tracy had seen this detail vaguely herself, but couldn't remember, she nodded slightly, "This is an entry point." Tracy's face showed a winning smile , those madness disappeared from the face, and was deeply hidden in the bottom of my heart, but those quiet eyes revealed more madness, "Hugo Lancaster, are you ready?"