"Tina, you stay here."

Walking onto the second floor of the preview theater, Duke asked Tinafe to park outside a lounge, "Don't let others come in."

"I understand." Tinafei nodded.

Although she has only been in Hollywood for two months, Tinafei has discovered that she has imagined Hollywood too simply in the past. The competition here is fierce, the relationship between actors, directors, agents and major companies is so complex that it is not comparable to the small circle she has been in. These people are often still working together yesterday, and will become enemies tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow will become a front...

"Robin, Charles."

Entering the lounge, Duke greeted the two producers, sat in a chair, and asked, "How is the specific situation?"

"I'll have someone submit the specific materials to you tomorrow..."

Raising his hand, Duke interrupted Robin Grande, "Tell me a little bit."

It is also necessary to succeed if the film wants to be successful and understand the situation of its competitors in a timely manner. "Brave Heart" held a preview a few days ago, and media reporters who participated in the preview responded to Warner and Fox.

"In terms of audience reputation, 357 ordinary audiences who participated in the trial gave 83% A-level praise." Robin Grande did not mention professional ratings or other things, and talked about factors that can really affect the film market. "The major theater vendors of the North American Cinema Alliance have sent film watching groups, and the overall evaluation is A."

"It's our strong rival!" Charles Rowan looked serious, "From the theaters to the audience, there will be some impact."

Competition is inevitable, and it is the case at any time during the summer season. Duke asked again, "Where is the content of the video?"

"It was William Wallace who led Scotland against the British and fought for Scotland."

Hearing Charles Rowan's answer, Duke tapped the armrest of the chair a few times, "Since you're sure, there's more to do."

"I remember there are many self-proclaimed orthodox Mayflower descendants in North America, and they must be extremely dissatisfied with this content." Duke thought, "I remember Fox and News Corp are close to 10 Downing Street?"

"Well..." Charles Rowan nodded. He obviously guessed Duke's idea, "Forbid or delay the release of "Brave Heart" in the UK and even the entire Commonwealth, thereby distracting Paramount Pictures' focus in the North American market and creating more opportunities for us?"

"I think the English people certainly don't like seeing this movie."

After this, the three of them laughed. The UK is one of Hollywood's main overseas markets, and Paramount Pictures cannot give up.

“And Sean Connery.”

Although the other party was seriously injured, Duke didn't mind dragging him out again, "It can ask the media to remind the audience. This guy is still full of scandals."

"Mel Gibson is not a good person either," Charles Rowan said without hesitation. "We can also move some tricks on him."

As long as it is a means to attack competitors without directly contacting the law, no one will let go of the three of them, and competition will never be as simple as firing a cannon.

Upstairs, Duke and others discussed ways to suppress their competitors before the trial began. Mike Scott, a reporter who accepted the sponsorship of Caa and Paramount, had already walked into the screening room, found the right seat, sat down and waited for the film to begin.

A few days ago, Mike Scott received a sponsorship, which was quite generous. The work he did was neither dangerous nor too much, and there was no reason to refuse. He also knew that there must be other people in this cinema that received similar jobs.

Eyes swept around, Mike Scott did not see Duke Rosenberg. Instead, he saw Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio and Claudia Shiver, who have been hyped up by News Corp tabloids recently, and...

What happened to those old men sitting in the front row with medals hanging on their chests?

Soon Mike Scott figured it out. This is a film about the Normandy landing in World War II. Those people must be veterans who participated in World War II.

A pretty smart propaganda method isn't it? Mike Scott can only admit this in his heart.

Relying on the back of the chair, David Brown, who was in his seventies, was still strong. As a member of the Pennsylvania Second Commando, who participated in the Omaha landing war, he responded without thinking.

It was a cruel memory, a period of blood and fire, and a moment he would remember for the rest of his life.

When he came to Los Angeles at the invitation of Fox, he found that a large number of veterans gathered here. The one sitting on the left was the veterans of the 101st Airborne Division that year...

Just ahead of David Brown's left, Stanfinam Broth took out his pen and notebook to prepare to record his impression of the film. Of course, he is not a film critic. With the experience of last year, D-Day Studio will naturally not spend a lot of money to invite film critics to participate in the trial.

Stanfinambrose is a famous historian and writer, an authoritative scholar at the Battle of Normandy. He has a certain influence throughout the United States and is well-known in the academic community.

It was not until the film began to be screened that Duke, along with Robin Grand and Charles Rowan, walked into the screening room, found their respective seats, and sat down.

Duke looked around calmly. When he came, he noticed that there were nearly 100 veterans invited by the studio. If the film could resonate with them as it once did, it would definitely become an excellent publicity head.

“Hi, Duke.”

Someone from behind took the initiative to reach out and Duke grabbed it, "Hello, Josman, I'm happy to see you."

"We value this movie very much."

As an expert in watching movies at Imperial Theater, Josman did not hide his expectations for the film. "Imperial Entertainment likes your production style the most."

"Thank you!" Duke said politely.

Not only Josman, Duke also saw Lynch from Amg, Carter from American Artist Theater, etc.

This can only be said to be one situation, and theaters across the United States regard him as a money tree.

The video kicked off, and since there was no opening, a flying star and striped flag appeared on the screen...

From the moment the cemetery appeared in the camera, David Brown's fist clenched tightly. It was the US military cemetery on the Omaha Heights, where many of his old friends were sleeping forever.

However, the following scenes made him widen his eyes. Although the war in the film is far less cruel and bloody than the Omaha Beach back then, it is the closest movie among all the war films he has seen. Just watching this opening scene is enough to make people understand the cruelty of war.

The scene is a steel helmet, face, steel helmet, face, steel helmet... They all seem to have just woken up from a nightmare and then go on to have the next nightmare. With the dim sky, a suffocation feeling arises naturally. A ball of worms spurted out from a soldier's mouth, and the soldier sitting next to him swallowed his saliva into his throat - and then extended it until the entire landing craft.

David Brown seemed to have returned to the past years, and the memories buried deep in his mind kept echoing in his heart.

The success of the beach was exchanged for the blood of countless warriors. Similarly, the road to Berlin was paved with the blood of countless warriors. In "Saving Private Ryan", blood also became the most eye-catching protagonist on the battlefield.

There is no character who will never die, and there is no unrealistic dying rebellion. Death comes so fast, so fast that it almost makes people breathless. Death gradually increases, one, two, three... countless, and ultimately creates a tragic scene on the screen.

The more fragile life is, the more cruel the war is! This is David Brown’s biggest feeling in the war.

Different states of mind, different positions, and different angles of observing movies. In Josman's eyes, he could not see the cruelty of war, the humanistic care in it, the fragility of life, and the paradox of eight saving one.

He wanted to see and find only one thing, what are the selling points of the film?

"A real big-selling war movie is to make the audience feel that someone is shooting at them!"

In the past few years, countless examples have confirmed the words that Sam Fuller said. At least the business achievements of war-themed films that can do this will not be too bad. In Josman's view, Duke Rosenberg's "Save the Private Ryan" almost perfectly interprets this sentence.

The opening scene can easily pull him into the atmosphere of the battlefield, and the urgent and deadly rhythm can obviously infect everyone.

"A very outstanding opening scene, not to mention anything else, if I were an audience, just this war scene would feel worth the ticket price."

Josman nodded. The opening scene of the film was full of selling points, but it was the latter...

The sensationalism behind it is quite good, which shows Duke Rosenberg's progress in narrative techniques and emotional expression. The setting of the film is also attractive enough. Although the scenes of people dying in the squad in constant battle will arouse some viewers' disgust, it can also attract a group of viewers.

However, the soldier named Urban would never like the audience, and he was particularly eye-catching.

Yes, this is an extremely real character with flesh and blood. His existence can improve the depth and thinking of the film, but characters that the audience hates are very likely to be brought to the film, thus arousing the audience's disgust with the film.

Based on years of experience in watching and selecting films, Josman judged that without the role of Urban or making some adjustments, the film might have responded better among ordinary audiences.

However, even so, it is enough to pay attention to the Imperial Cinema. This is a rare masterpiece!

Unlike Josman, Mike Scott's biggest task is to record the flaws he thinks of the film. The shaking footage of the film is dazzling, and the bloody scenes are unbearable... (To be continued...)

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Chapter 170: Viewing the movie:
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