mousepad-d2 Chapter 218 The Sequel Storm of May
Chapter 218 The Sequel Storm of May
"Vanity Fair" once did an interesting survey. In the eyes of Americans, the most famous figure in the Galaxy Film Group is actually Jed Sherman.Ordinary Americans are still very interested in this rich man who appears on the entertainment and social pages from time to time. After all, under the concern of the paparazzi and entertainment reporters, many things about Jed have been confessed to the media, so unlike those who only appear in the The financial version of the rich is just a name.Since Jed has such a great reputation, it is inevitable that Jed will come out on the stage when the movie of Galaxy Pictures is released.
The movie released this time is "X-Men 2" produced by Galaxy Fox Studio under the Galaxy Film Group, and the movie's public theater is also the flagship theater in Los Angeles under the AMC Theater Line-Galaxy Theater.In order to avoid "antitrust" lawsuits, Galaxy Pictures Group is affiliated with Galaxy Entertainment Group, while AMC Theaters is affiliated with AMC Entertainment Group.Although the largest shareholder of AMC Entertainment Group is Sherman Holdings, and Sherman Holdings is the major shareholder of Sherman Media Group, the parent company of Galaxy Entertainment Group, legally speaking, it no longer constitutes a monopoly .
The first "X-Men" was actually perfect under the operation of 20th Century Fox Film Company. The reason why the sequel was transferred to Galaxy Fox Studio was purely for copyright relations. Therefore, the creators and cast members of the film almost no change at all.Since the first "X-Men" performed well, Yahoo Entertainment still gave a "worth looking forward to" evaluation.
At present, there are mainly three professional movie review websites on the Internet, IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes and Yahoo Entertainment. The style of IMDB is more academic, so the style is basically in line with the Oscar judges. The movies that can get high scores on IMDB are basically the Oscar hits of the year.The taste of Rotten Tomatoes tends to be young people, because the double ratings of film critics and audiences make this a community where young movie fans gather, especially Rotten Tomatoes also reviews DVDs and Blu-ray discs, so it has become a lot of collectors. Our great reference site.
On the other hand, Yahoo Entertainment has become the most important film review force on the Internet by virtue of the authoritative status of the Yahoo portal. Yahoo Entertainment has two scoring rules. reviews.The audience scores are accumulated mechanically, and finally a total score is given.However, since both IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes have shares of Sherman Media Group, many of the ratings involving Galaxy Film Group are still used to watching Yahoo Entertainment.After all, the grievances between Yahoo and Jade are still known to everyone. Fortunately, the editors of Yahoo Entertainment did not treat Galaxy Pictures' films differently because of the company's relationship, so the relationship between the two parties is still good.
As with previous premieres, Jade was still the first celebrity to appear on the red carpet.Shannity originally planned to let Jade appear last, but most of the reporters who interviewed Jade were from the social, current affairs, and financial pages.These reporters don't have much interest in entertainment stars, so it's better to let them finish filming Jed to warm up the scene early than force them to stay until the end.After all, finance, society, and current affairs are all powerful departments of major media. If they were there, entertainment reporters would be squeezed to the back, which would be detrimental to movie promotion.
When Jed appeared on the red carpet, there were only flashing lights and low-pitched reports from the reporters. They didn't make any noise to ask Jed to cooperate with them in taking pictures. Anyway, they knew that Jed would be interviewed in the media area.Sure enough, when Jed walked to the side of the red carpet, the staff held a microphone for him.
"Mr. Sherman, has the marriage certificate between you and Mr. Colombo been successfully registered? Because according to a Los Angeles city government official, your marriage certificate has never been successfully registered, so there is no so-called cancellation. asked a reporter from the Los Angeles Times.Although such questions are a bit sharp, readers like them, and reporters can't help them.
"I hope that this official can explain with his real name, instead of hiding behind and saying something." Jed said coldly, "I also hope that journalist friends will abide by one of my rules in the future. I will try my best to respond to him. But I will not respond to this kind of questioner who refuses to sign. I don’t even have the courage to stand in front of me. Why should I respond to cowardly questions? The marriage certificate between me and John is It was provided by the City of Los Angeles, but then they canceled it by citing California's "Civil Law" and "Family Law". All procedures and results can be found on the official website of the Los Angeles City Government. I don't know that this kind of coward is hiding Does it make sense to stir up water behind your back?"
"Mr. Sherman, what do you think of "X-Men 2"?" The "Hollywood Reporter", which has a good relationship with Jed, immediately shifted the topic to today's movie, which can be regarded as helping Jed.
Jed's mood suddenly eased, and he said: "I have watched the first "X-Men", and what I want to say is that Director Singer completely captured the X-Men in my mind. As for me As for the second part, I think it's an excellent summer movie. Actually, I don't have much demand for the box office of this movie, because this is our gift to Marvel fans."
"So what do you think of last weekend's box office champion "Fatal Identity"?" The reporter asked.
Identity is a very good low-budget horror film from 2003, directed by a very sophisticated director who went on to direct Wolverine 2013 in 2, so Jed didn't want to mess with the director .He replied: "I watched Director Mangold's "The Girl Who Moved" in 1997, and he made Angelina Jolie win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress that year. Later, I also watched him in 2001. His collaboration with Hugh Jackman was perfect in "Falling in Love with You Across Time and Space". Of course, I didn't miss "Fatal Identity" released last week. I must say that director Mangold made a contact film Horror and thriller movies, but such low-budget movies are often powerless when they meet Hollywood blockbusters. I am not saying that the works of director Mangold are not good enough, but that is the way the market chooses. Therefore, I am very happy I would like to invite director Mangold to shoot a Hollywood commercial blockbuster at a convenient time to test the market's reaction to him."
After accepting the reporter's interview, Jed first went to the VIP lounge of the Galaxy Theater to rest, which is also Jed's exclusive lounge.There are not only the red wine and mineral water that Jed loves to drink, but also the Havana cigars that Jed loves.Jed doesn't like smoking very much, but he has a soft spot for Havana cigars. Even if he uses smuggling channels, he still wants to get the best cigars in Cuba.It's just that because he is still recovering recently, John has strictly controlled the number of cigars Jed smokes.Fortunately, the antioxidant properties of red wine are good for heart recovery, so John allowed Jed three glasses of red wine a day.
There are Shannette and John in Jed's lounge. Because Jed is working with Hualin Investment to short international oil futures, it is imperative to keep an eye on the international situation.From March 3, when the Iraq war officially started, international oil prices have been fluctuating constantly.At this time, international oil was mainly provided by the oil fields in the Middle East controlled by OPEC and the North Sea controlled by the United Kingdom, and the oil fields in the Middle East accounted for the vast majority. Therefore, the US war against Iraq triggered OPEC members’ dissatisfaction with the United States, and they cut production to protest the United States.In South America, Chavez set fire to the backyard of the United States, causing the American economy to be forced to go bankrupt by the international oil price.
"We will gradually close positions before July. I believe that the US military will arrest Saddam Hussein or completely control Iraq around July. By that time, not only Iraq's oil fields can resume oil supply to the international market, presumably OPEC members will have no choice but to Accept this ending." Jed ordered, "And don't forget the Russians! Their President Putin is not a simple character. He frantically purges the oligarchs to control the domestic energy and mineral lifelines. Once Putin controls Russia Russia’s ability to transport oil to the outside world will definitely double. Now the Russians don’t have much money, and oil is the only thing they can make us excited! Everyone, be careful recently, and decisively close your positions if there is any trouble. goods!"
Although Jed and others were concerned with international oil prices, "X-Men 2" performed really well, with a box office of $8600 million in the first weekend, beating the Disney movie "The Commoner".This movie is the movie version of the Disney teen idol TV series "Growing Troubles". Originally, the summer file was a good time for this kind of campus youth comedy to make money, but this time Disney only earned 1700 million at the box office, less than "X-Men 2" "One-quarter of.
In the second weekend, "X-Men 2" still led the list with 4000 million US dollars at the box office, and Columbia Pictures' new comedy "Daddy Rangers" came in second with 2800 million box office.Just after "X-Men 2" won the weekend box office champion for two consecutive weeks, Galaxy Pictures Group announced that the second part of "The Matrix" "The Matrix: Reloaded" directed by the Wachowski Brothers will take over the Galaxy summer file.
The first "The Matrix" left a very good impression on the audience, and Jed invested a lot of manpower and financial support in the two sequels. I hope that the second and third are not hasty sequels, so Although the Wachowski brothers completed the shooting of the second and third parts this year according to historical practice, the effect of the film is completely different.In particular, the Wachowski Brothers made the second and third films into 3D versions entirely with IMAX cameras, so many 3D fans said that this is the most anticipated sequel film in recent years.
The actual screening situation did not disappoint Jed. After "X-Men 2" won the weekend box office champion for two consecutive weeks, "The Matrix: Reloaded" took over the championship with a box office of 9200 million US dollars.To the surprise of Hollywood, because of the release of "The Matrix: Reloaded", no film company dared to arrange a new film to snipe "The Matrix: Reloaded" this week.With the exception of some small-budget films produced by independent film companies, the rest of Hollywood giants have treated this week as if it didn't exist.
However, the follow-up of "The Matrix: Reloaded" is insufficient, and Jim Carrey's appeal is too strong. The new film "Fake God" released in the second week surpassed "The Matrix: Reloaded" with a box office gap of 3000 million. He rushed to the throne of the runner-up.Even so, "The Matrix: Reloaded" also grossed 2 million box office in North America in two weeks, which surprised the major entertainment media.