At the Film Academy of Southern California, students in groups of three or three walked into a set-style classroom. Ax came to an empty seat with a shoulder bag on his back, sat down and took out a pen and notebook, preparing to review the contents of the previous class, but the discussions around him made him unable to feel at ease.

These people seem to be discussing a video?

Because he couldn't review with peace of mind, Ax simply closed his notebook. This is the USC Film Academy. The movie that can be discussed publicly is definitely not mediocre.

"A friend of mine knows Paul Wilson." The person who spoke was a girl. "She got a few tickets for the premiere and I went to see the premiere. God, this is incredible, this new film by Murphy Stanton is incredible."

Another boy nodded, "Well, I haven't watched such a wonderful drama in recent years. This is not a mystery. The first reaction you have after watching is to laugh, but after laughing, you will feel a chill on your spine."

Next to the boy was a Latino, he said in admiration, "Murphy Stanton is definitely the best among the younger generation of Hollywood directors!"

"You're wrong!" The first woman who spoke first retorted, then raised a thumb, "He is the well-deserved leader among the younger generation of directors!"

Where there are supporters, there is often no shortage of opponents. A white young man hummed twice and said, "You guys have been too much. He is just a director who only knows how to be clever."

Others glared at each other, and the white young man said disdainfully, "Just say how many basic mistakes did you make in the "The Lost Lover" you praised?"

"The most basic mistake?" The second boy who spoke was dissatisfied, "Why didn't we see it."

The white young man pointed to his eyes, "Because you don't have the same gaze as me."

Seeing that the others were not convinced, he sneered, "Then let me tell you, first..."

He raised his right index finger, "Why didn't the male protagonist immediately find the gifts in the cabin? When he found the gifts in the cabin, he didn't immediately find the police for help. When the police came to investigate, he had to say that the gifts could be completely destroyed during this period!"

Another finger was raised, "Secondly, the heroine's money was stolen, and she had no choice but to find her ex-boyfriend for help. In order to return to her husband, she killed her ex-boyfriend and fabricated fake facts. If the money was not stolen, she would not find her ex-boyfriend. Then how could she return to her husband? Judging from the plot, the heroine just wanted to control her current husband, and the part she found her ex-boyfriend seemed accidental, but it felt like the heroine had designed it at the beginning."

Finally he raised his ring finger, "Third, how could the public believe her trick so easily? Does the director really treat everyone as a fool?

Hearing the most basic mistake of the white young man's resounding remarks, Ax stood up without waiting for others to speak.

He has also watched this video. Although it is not as unlimited as those people before, he also thinks it is a masterpiece. The words of the white young man so ignorant also aroused his dissatisfaction.

"Your so-called mistakes are not valid at all!" Ax replied with the same cold snorting and began to refute one by one, "One is gifts. When Nick discovered the gifts, they were already paid attention to by the media. There are basically reporters near their homes. If you don't talk about dealing with these things at this time, even if you just move them out, you will probably be discovered by the media immediately."

"Second, finding your ex-boyfriend is not in the plan, because she was robbed because of an accident. She was not in the plan when she returned to her husband. The plan was to frame Nick by suicide, so she found her ex-boyfriend and decided to go back after seeing her hints to herself in front of the TV. They were all her temporary plans to change."

"Third, it's about public opinion trial. The basic group is a group of mobs. They are only willing to believe what they believe. Under the pressure of public opinion trial, add some bureaucratic habits to close the case as soon as possible to avoid causing greater negative social impact. Those less obvious loopholes are basically ignored, and Murphy is obviously using this to satirize the media."

As if telling the most basic facts, Ax's tone was extremely calm, "In the end, Amy actually wanted her husband to die at first, so she was going to frame him by suicide. But after watching Nick's performance on TV, she found that this was the one I love, so she wanted to go back, but at this time, it was not that easy for her to leave, but she could actually kill someone in order to go back..."

He shook his head, "This is really a fucking love."

"Good words!" several others agreed, "Ax, you're so right!"

Looking at the white young man, Ax sneered, "Don't use your superficiality and ignorance to measure directors like Murphy with unique style."

The people around him looked at the white young man with obvious mockery.

Although Murphy Stanton was not an academic director, he was the object of their worship.

"I don't know when the college can invite him to give a speech."

Someone muttered, but received a response.

Excellent publicity and marketing, a huge reputation among media audiences, hot topics that spread very quickly, the first choice for couples to date...

These are all favorable factors for "The Lost Lover" and are constantly driving the attendance of the film.

According to current practice, if a film's first day box office will be counted, the box office of the early stage will be counted, and the more than 6 million US dollars in advance will be counted. On Friday day, the actual box office of "The Lost Lover" was more than 12 million US dollars.

Films with themes and grades like this cannot have a big hit on the first day. Murphy is very clear that what really determines the final result of "The Lost Lover" is the strong stamina.

In fact, Murphy and Twentieth Century Fox were still a little worried. "The Lost Love" created a lot of topics in the early publicity. Many passers-by were attracted to the theater on the first day, which led to such excellent single-day box office results. However, a day passed, and the topics created by relying on publicity and marketing must have been consumed a lot. In the next day, it was the real test of "The Lost Love".

Just like the topic about the magical Amy that was hotly hyped before the release, the reputation popularity of "The Lost Love" has increased compared to the beginning, especially the "first movie for couples' dates", "movies that destroy marriages", "who want to test your lover, go watch "The Lost Love"" and other topics that have been successively raised by 20th Century Fox ensure that the film continues to attract attention.

With Sunday on, Murphy also got box office statistics for Saturday.

During the day on Saturday, the screening rate of "The Lost Love" and attendance rate rose all the way compared to Friday, closing at $19.2 million that day.

Compared with the more than $12 million actually received on Friday, the film surged by 50% on Saturday.

This almost indicates that "The Lost Lover" will have a strong reputation.

In order for the film to achieve a strong box office, Twentieth Century Fox used all the conventional publicity methods that could be used, and even Roger Albert, who had just undergone surgery and was in recovery, invited him.

No one can deny the influence of the name Roger Albert among movie fans.

Of course, Roger Albert did not agree to Twentieth Century Fox. When he reached his level, he would not be impressed by ordinary small profits. His agent's reply to Twentieth Century Fox was very simple, and he would talk about everything after watching the movie.

With Roger Albert's physical condition, it was impossible to go to the theater to watch movies by himself. Twentieth Century Fox specially sent someone to send a copy to his mansion in the suburbs of Chicago.

Twentieth Century Foxconn did this mainly because he had enough confidence in Murphy in the film, and Roger Albert has always admired Murphy's production style.

A private doctor and agent accompanied Roger Albert to watch "The Lost Love" in a private theater in the mansion.

Then, the famous critic locked himself in his study until a few hours later, his agent got a review and hurriedly left by car to the editorial department of the Chicago Sun.

This review will not be published on the newspaper the next day, but in the afternoon of that day, it appeared on the official website of the Chicago Sun and Roger Albert's personal blog.

"This is Murphy Stanton's best and most representative film to date, cold, mysterious, precise, and a super integration of story and rhythm. This is Murphy Stanton!"

"For a movie, it is very difficult to vividly present the dull, happy, sick, and crazy multifaceted nature of marriage life in a limited time, and deeply reveal the truth of marriage. Murphy Stanton did it incredibly in "The Lost Lover". I have to say that this is a perfect creation! Of course, this is not just a marriage story, but fundamentally it is a suspense and mystery film."

"Murphy Stanton not only uses images to show a series of twists and turns, but also cleverly stirs up the original desire in everyone's heart and reaches the darkest corner of human nature, creating a magical and unpredictable movie that catches people's eyes and is fun. Some people say, 'Murphy Stanton is the director of the movie that can make a 50-point story into 100 or even 120 points', which is indeed not an exaggeration!"

"Someone can bring the audience a real movie and a complex, conflicting ending like Morpheus Stanton. "The Lost Lover" is simple and conciliatory, with a powerful but not straightforward approach. The pipa is half-covered until the last moment."

"Whether you are disappointed, happy, excited or disgusted after watching the movie, Murphy Stanton's film is still quite profound and connotative compared to other films. It is a highly purposeful and profound film. Whether from the dramatic conflict, social metaphor, or cultural level, "The Lost Lover" is an outstanding and fascinating work!"

Finally, there is an iconic raised thumb!

As mentioned before, Roger Albert's influence, especially on older movie fans, is undoubtedly unquestionable, and his reviews can also drive many people to enter the theater.
Chapter completed!