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Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the cool sea breeze passed over Alcatraz Island, dispelling the residual sweltering heat in the afternoon, and the tourists who shuttled back and forth in the past disappeared, replaced by countless men and women in fancy clothes, and the indispensable people with cameras. reporter.

This is May 1993, 5, and the night of Thursday is about to fall. Although "Brave to the Deadly Island" will be released in North America tomorrow, the premiere will take the lead in Alcatraz.

"Kevin Costner, Mel Gibson, Demi Moore..."

While pressing the shutter, the cameraman said to the female reporter next to him, "I just received a call from Kirstenson, and almost all the big names in CAA from "Interview with the Vampire" have arrived! Why did you send us to the devil?" Island? And not another premiere?"

"Movies always rely on the box office to speak."

Although only 25 years old, Sarah has been in the industry for many years and is also a very powerful reporter on the entertainment page of the "Los Angeles Times". She tied her long brown-red hair into a neat ponytail and said, "Even if the red carpet lineup is at its peak , if the movie is not exciting enough, the audience will still not buy it.”

"Do you think Duke Rosenberg's new novel can really compete with 'Interview with the Vampire'?"

Hearing what the cameraman said, the corners of Sarah's mouth curled up slightly, "I interviewed Duke, he is a confident and talented young director, even if the box office of "Into the Dead" is not as good as "Interview with the Vampire", it will not Too bad."

The auditorium on the opposite side of the press area burst into cheers, but it was Christopher Lee, who had been hyped by the media for a while, walking on the red carpet. This veteran actor with a legendary experience was obviously affirmed by fans. Yes, Sarah even faintly heard many people calling him the most handsome and coolest old man.

After Christopher Lee walked by, the red carpet was much quieter, and the person walking behind was obviously not very familiar to movie fans.

"Sarah, the most handsome director in Hollywood in your opinion is here."

The cameraman reminded her, and Sarah took the small tape recorder and walked into the interview area.

Wearing a straight dress, Duke walked across the red carpet at almost the fastest speed. Even if someone greeted him in the press area, he just turned his head and looked at him, without any intention of stopping to take pictures. He was waiting at the entrance of the district, and he wanted to go directly to the open-air entertainment plaza of Alcatraz.

Just entering the interview area, Nancy Josephson walked up to Duke at a faster speed than the reporters, so as to remind herself of the possible biggest benefactor in the future at any time.

There was nothing special about this kind of interview. What Duke said were all the formulas formulated by Nancy and Warner's public relations in advance. The media that could appear here must have been selected by Warner and would not ask excessive questions.

"Duke..."

When he was about to leave, he heard a slightly familiar clear female voice. Duke only took one look and recognized that it was a female reporter who had interviewed him, but he forgot the specific name.

The female reporter has a thin waist, red hair, long legs, and a pretty face. She should be a model rather than a female reporter, but the questions she asks are by no means as pleasing as her appearance.

"Who do you think "Into the Dead" or "Interview with the Vampire" will win the box office this week?"

""Into the Deadly Island"!"

Throwing down these words, Duke turned and walked out of the interview area.

Alcatraz’s entertainment plaza has already changed its appearance. After the coordination and communication between Warner and the management, a huge open-air movie theater was temporarily built here. Although the viewing and sound effects of the premiere will definitely be affected, it is excellent. Propaganda boo heads.

In the absence of enough big-name stars, relying on Alcatraz's great reputation, the premiere still attracted hundreds of media.

"Why did you come here?"

As he was walking towards the entertainment plaza, Duke asked Nancy who followed, "Where's my mother? Didn't you accompany her?"

"Don't worry." Nancy Josephson walked a few steps quickly, walking side by side with Duke, "Sophia is with her."

Although the premiere was held in the open air and there was no specific VIP reception room, Duke still greeted many people in the circle accompanied by Nancy. Now he is not as capable as a truck driver in the future. Hollywood's capital, cumbersome interpersonal communication and personal connections also need to be carefully managed.

It took nearly half an hour to go around in this circle, and Duke managed to get out of the crowd and found his mother who was sitting in a quiet place.

The seats in the Alcatraz Entertainment Plaza are not in the traditional theater mode, but in the form of a banquet, with nearly a hundred round tables, whether it is invited guests and media, or ordinary movie fans who are lucky enough to buy tickets to enter Alcatraz , can enjoy delicious food while watching movies.

Walking to the table on the far left, Duk opened the chair next to Sofia and sat directly on it, "Mom..."

"Busy working?"

Lady Leah was talking to a little girl beside her when she looked up.

"Dealing with them..." Duke used a slightly exaggerated tone, "It's more tiring than making a movie."

After finishing speaking, his eyes turned to the little girl. The girl was about ten years old, with beautiful long golden hair, wearing a pink spotted dress, with a big bow tied on her head, slightly baby-like. On top of the fat face is a pair of big smart eyes, the color of the eyes is relatively rare, one is deep blue, and the other is bright emerald green.

Duke remembered that this little girl was a young actor in the crew, and the only scene in the film was Alcatraz.

"Godmother..." The little girl jumped off the chair, and behaved very well, "I'm going back to my mother."

Godmother?

After the little girl left, Duke looked at his mother suspiciously.

"This is the goddaughter I met when I went to New York some time ago." Mrs. Leah explained, "She is also Jewish."

Hearing what his mother said, Duke nodded. As we all know, the Jewish people are famous for their cliques. It is normal for the mother to accept a Jewish girl as a goddaughter.

"She's an actress."

That girl is obviously very fond of her mother, "Her mother has worked as a screenwriter and producer for several commercials in Santa Fia. Last month, she starred in a commercial in Santa Fia. Duke, in your ability Within the range, take care of her more."

"Okay, Mom."

Just about to ask the girl's name, Nancy came over with a few people, and Duke fell into socializing again.

Over Alcatraz, a meteor pierced the sky, heading from north to south, dragging out a long ray of light, reaching the City of Angels, and passing the Grand Theater of the Temple.

However, no one paid attention to the shooting star that had attracted much attention in the past, and the flashing lights below almost turned the evening into daytime, and the bustling crowd even crowded the road in front of the theater to the point of being impenetrable.

Pulling Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise rushed out of the reporter's encirclement, and finally walked into the Temple Grand Theater, but did not enter the VIP lounge under the arrangement of the staff, but turned to the stairs on one side, Go straight to the second floor, open the door and enter a private room.

"Pate!"

Looking at the middle-aged woman in the room, after Nicole Kidman closed the door, Tom Cruise directly asked the female agent, "How is things going?"

"I contacted Roger Ebert's agent." Pat Kingsley gestured to the two of them to sit down, "His agent intended to accept the $50, but he himself refused gone."

"When did Roger Ebert become aloof?" Tom Cruise said with strong sarcasm in his tone.

"Don't forget, Tom." Kingsley reminded him, "Those vampires are very greedy, but they also follow certain rules. Roger Ebert has accepted the public relations of Warner Bros., and it is impossible to accept it without a bottom line." Our request is to discredit "Into the Deadly Island"!"

Taking money to do things is the most basic rule in this circle. Tom Cruise knew this, and then asked, "How about the box office?"

"The $300 million has already been distributed to major cities across the United States." Pat Kingsley raised his eyes, "Our people bought tickets for "Interview with the Vampire" worth $100 million tomorrow, and the remaining $200 million will be distributed one after another. Put it on the box office of the film in the next two days."

"No, Pat! I've changed my mind." Tom Cruise said in an unquestionable tone, "Immediately go and make an announcement. All 300 million US dollars will be invested in tomorrow's box office, depending on the situation on Saturday and Sunday." Put in $50 to $100 million, and I'm going to pick this weekend's box office champion!"

Although she disapproved in her heart, Pat Kingsley knew her patron's arrogant character, so she nodded and left the private room.

From the beginning to the end, Nicole Kidman stood next to Tom Cruise without saying a word. She knew that she had no right to speak. Get used to it, it's not the first time Tom Cruise has done it, and it definitely won't be the last.

To be precise, it is extremely common in Hollywood for big-name Hollywood movie stars to pay out of their own pockets in order to get a good first-week box office. Theater chains and distribution companies also acquiesce in this behavior. Whose money is not earned?

At the same time, in a villa in Chicago, a man who looked like a broker was speaking generously to Roger Ebert.

"Roger, they have changed their requirements. They no longer want to discredit "Into the Deadly Island". They only ask you to give "Interview with the Vampire" a good review! You have seen the film, and it is worthy of a high rating without affecting to your reputation."

The index finger of his right hand gently tapped the armrest of the chair, Roger Ebert was obviously thinking about it.

The agent continued, "This will not touch Warner's bottom line, nor will it violate the default rules of Hollywood and film critics. This is $50!"

The last number seemed to have magic power. Roger Albert stopped his right hand and nodded slowly.

This was the real opening night of the 1993 summer season. Two big productions with a production cost of 5000 million US dollars fought each other. Under the gorgeous premiere, the box office and media reviews were far from being as real as they seemed.