"You are a reporter, miss?"

In the speeding taxi, the driver asked the blond lady sitting in the back, "It's still an entertainment reporter from the United States, isn't it?"

When did you become so famous?Or does it have a reporter written all over its face?

Sarah took off her sunglasses and asked curiously, "How did you guess that?"

The taxi driver shrugged, turned onto a secluded road, and said, "Your accent should be from North America. At this stage, there are only two types of North Americans going to Blenheim."

He pointed two fingers at the rearview mirror, "One is a member of the "Lord of the Rings" crew, and the other is an entertainment reporter. The crew members are all picked up by someone. Since you are taking a taxi, you must be an entertainment reporter."

"You are very observant." Sarah couldn't help laughing, "You should consider changing your career."

"It's not that I'm observant, it's because I've met too many entertainment reporters in the past two weeks."

Taxi drivers anywhere are basically good at small talk, "From yesterday to now, you are the fifth reporter I sent to Blenheim."

"Oh?" Sarah became interested, "There are so many people there?"

"Although I don't know much about Hollywood, I also know that Duke Rosenberg is one of the best directors in the world today."

The driver took it as a small talk, "The total investment of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy reached 3 million US dollars, plus the reputation of the original book, is it strange that it can attract you people?"

"Not surprising." Sarah nodded, thought for a while, and asked, "Do you often come to Blenheim?"

"Of course!" the driver said proudly, "I am from Blenheim, and here is the best natural scenery in the world. Blenheim is the best tourist destination. Think about it, Duke? The fact that Rosenberg was able to film the exterior of the Shire in Blenheim speaks volumes."

He looked at Sarah through the rearview mirror again, and said mysteriously, "I'll tell you a secret, Duke Rosenberg said it himself. If the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy sells well, Blenheim The town will be famous all over the world."

"Do you think the film will be successful?" Sarah asked.

"It will definitely succeed." The driver said confidently, "This is the work of director Duke Rosenberg."

"Everyone seems to have confidence in him."

Muttering something in her heart, Sarah thought of the purpose of her trip, and asked again, "Do you have the latest news about the crew?"

Seeing the taxi driver driving seriously, he didn't hear her words at all.Sarah had no choice but to say again, "If you have news that I'm interested in..."

She frowned at the rearview mirror.

The driver understood it, and negotiated the price with Sarah in a few words. Before the car arrived at the destination, he quickly shared some valuable news.

"It is said that for shooting. The crew stitched together 25 pieces of fake leaves for a tree; every evening, the director always takes his two female assistants for a walk on Crown Street. I heard that the new assistant who just arrived seems to be What billionaire's daughter..."

Get out your notebook.After recording what the driver said one by one, Sarah was also full of expectations for the trip.It was difficult for other reporters to meet Duke Rosenberg, but she made an appointment with Duke Rosenberg before coming here, so she must be able to dig some exclusive news.

As an entertainment reporter with a keen sense of smell, Sarah has noticed that Hollywood is quietly changing in recent years.Especially on the Internet where news feedback is extremely sensitive, the director is like a superstar, and gradually has his own fans, some even like fanatical star fans.

James Cameron and Duke Rosenberg are undoubtedly the best among them. The latter also opened a personal website. No one can tell how much that website played in the "Matrix" sale. , but one thing has been confirmed by everyone in the industry-the "Blair Witch", which sold well this summer, actually borrowed from the viral network marketing of "The Matrix".

This horror film with a production cost of only 10 US dollars and a marketing cost of 2500 million US dollars can sell well, and it is recognized as the biggest winner in learning the marketing of "The Matrix".

Even Sarah believes that without the Internet marketing inspiration of "The Matrix", there would be no great success of "The Blair Witch".

It's just a pity for those two directors...

Slightly sighed, as a reporter who runs entertainment, Sarah is very clear that the benefits that the two directors can get from it are extremely limited, and the benefit sharing is pitiful. This is also very understandable. If they do not sell the film copyright to Lionsgate, why did Lionsgate spend tens of millions of dollars on promotion and marketing for such a film?

Hollywood corporations are not doing charity!

Perhaps the two directors are famous now, but Sarah is not optimistic about their future at all. This super bad film that is completely piled up with marketing methods and huge marketing expenses has already consumed the future credibility of the directors. Their new film Naturally, the quality of "The Blair Witch" will be equated by the audience.

While the two directors have been touted by the gossip media as a Duke Rosenbergian rise, Sarah is certain that as long as no miracle happens, there won't be much to come from them.

How many outstanding directors became famous by relying on this kind of trickery?How many directors who rely on this method to become famous have a future?

After getting out of the taxi and walking towards the studio, Sarah was still thinking about this question. The quality of Duke’s famous film is a real guarantee. Even if I look back now, it is also a classic among action movies. The "Los Angeles Times" where she is Since the beginning of December, I have been counting various types of films in the 12s. Judging from the votes that have been collected, "Speed" and "Into the Deadly Island" have both been selected as the top five of the top ten action movies, while " The Matrix leads the list of top ten sci-fi films with an absolute advantage.

Even in the literary and artistic drama category that he is least good at, "Chicago" has squeezed into the top ten!

Such a director who is rich in classics can be compared with those directors who rely on overdrawn credibility?

With a cold snort of disdain, Sarah walked to the station where the crew was stationed, and quickly contacted the press officer. She had a recommendation from the Duke's studio, and without much effort, she was in the envious eyes of nearly a hundred colleagues.Walked into the filming location of "Lord of the Rings".

Entering the set, Sarah complied with the tacit understanding of the crew and reporters, and did not shoot anything, but just watched with her eyes, recorded with a pen and notebook, and wrote down all the things she thought were valuable.After returning, it becomes entertainment news that can attract the public.

Walking to the outskirts of the shooting site, Sarah was asked to stop, and the shooting was going on in front of her, so she had to find a slightly higher place, try her best to look, and find the target she wanted to interview.

Soon, she saw the director with short dark brown hair.He is standing behind the camera, seemingly shooting some rural scenery, and behind him stands a tall blonde girl who should be his assistant.

Sweeping her gaze across the girl's face, Sarah felt a little familiar.Suddenly remembered, this is the daughter of Donald Trump who is widely rumored by the outside world, right?

She couldn't help but secretly sighed, if you only talk about the origin of the assistant, I'm afraid there is no one in Hollywood who can compare to Duke.The former assistant is Sofia Coppola, the daughter of Francis Coppola, and the current assistant is Ivanka Trump, the daughter of a billionaire...

The director never seems to be short of attractiveness to women.

"Duke..."

Just finished a shoot.Duke heard Ivanka's voice from behind, "The reporter from the Los Angeles Times has arrived."

"Yeah." Duke nodded, and said to the photographer next to him, "Dave, you continue to shoot."

He turned around, walked up to Ivanka Trump, and asked, "Where is it? Remember to communicate with the press officer and keep the interview brief."

"I've spoken to Livigni."

After speaking, Ivanka followed Duke and walked towards the periphery of the shooting location.

Sarah, who came to interview, is an old acquaintance of Duke. The Los Angeles Times can send her, the current deputy editor of the entertainment section, to show sincerity and importance.

The interview was arranged by the press officer to be held by the bridge of the Liquor River. The two sides sat on the tree stump full of natural props and started this brief routine promotional activity.

After the super show, the crew has maintained a proper publicity heat. In addition to constantly throwing out some news and pictures, the main cast and crew will also be interviewed by the media in a planned way, and continue to spread the popularity of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy .

Duke himself is no exception, especially his personal website, which will update the latest pictures of the film every once in a while, attracting the attention of a large number of fans.

Of course, as a busy director, Duke only pays attention to the website occasionally. Like all directors and stars in the future, his personal website is handed over to a dedicated team to take care of it.

He never underestimates the importance of publicity to a movie's success.

Therefore, in this short interview, Duke also cheered up and answered various movie-related questions raised by Sarah.

Taking out her pen and notebook, Sarah asked the first question of the day, "Duke, why did you choose to bring The Lord of the Rings to the big screen? It is recognized as the most difficult work in Hollywood to adapt."

"I'm a big fan of the Lord of the Rings novels, and I like this series very much." Duke gave the answer without thinking, "Tolkien created a magical world with words, and he will readers all over the world. It was brought into it, and it aroused a strong resonance, and even had a huge impact on the entire society, and derived the genre of fantasy novels."

After a short pause, Duke continued, "The Lord of the Rings has changed the entire entertainment industry. When we look back, we can find that countless novels, videos, role-playing games, video games, comics or movies are all derived from it. , inspired by Tolkien, an unprecedented booming market was born."

"I have always believed that the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy itself is a work suitable for the big screen, but to faithfully capture the essence of the original, this trilogy must be the largest production in film history. The time has come - thanks to advances in visual effects, I have the opportunity to faithfully represent Tolkien's magnificent fantasy world."

Sarah asked again, "Is this the purpose of your filming the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy?" (To be continued~^~)

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