hollywood melon man

Chapter 423 Seize the opportunity
The promotional tour in South America lasted for a week, and this week is the third week of release in North America.

In the third week, the box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean" continued to decline, earning only 3824.5 million US dollars this week, successfully pushing the North American box office to 1.95 million US dollars.

However, this week's North American box office champion is still "X-Men 2". The film earned 6858.5 million US dollars in seven days this week, and the North American box office also reached 1.64 million US dollars.

This box office result made everyone at 20th Century Fox smile.

Not only did the film surpass the previous film's performance in North America in just ten days, it also surpassed the box office revenue of "Pirates of the Caribbean" in ten days of release.

So the people at 20th Century Fox started popping champagne, held a celebration party, and planned to invite Gilbert Jr. to attend, but Gilbert Jr. did not go.

The media were of course aware of this situation, so Gilbert Jr.'s Waterloo remarks, which had disappeared a few days ago, began to appear again.

In the Muskmelon Manor, Scarlett was quite unhappy looking at these newspapers: "Humph, these unscrupulous media believe everything they hear.

"Pirates of the Caribbean" is an original movie, why don't they mention it at all?"

Gilbert Jr. didn't care: "The media is like this, they only pursue popularity and ignore the facts."

"The fact is, the overseas box office of Pirates of the Caribbean was not as good as that of X-Men 2. That's why the media is predicting a pessimistic outlook on the film." Naomi Watts came over with a tray of snacks.

"Where's the little guy?"

"I just finished feeding and fell asleep."

Naomi Watts sat down next to Gilbert and continued, "Pirates of the Caribbean opened in a dozen more markets this week, but the box office didn't increase much, only taking in $1 million.

"X-Men 2" was released in several markets this week, including France, China, and South Korea, and easily took in $1 million at the box office."

Scarlett said dissatisfiedly: "The gap is not that big! Is it necessary to keep talking about Waterloo?"

"It is necessary," Gilbert Jr. understood the mentality of the media: "The media is like this, they usually like to praise a person to the sky, and then knock this person down from the sky and step on him in the dirt."

Scarlett was speechless: "Don't we have several media outlets? Let these media outlets speak for us!"

"Scarlett, you have to know that in the face of the public opinion created by most media, a few media outlets are useless." Little Gilbert smiled and continued:
"Besides, if I react to this kind of talk, wouldn't it prove that I'm really going downhill? Are you starting to panic?"

Scarlett thought it made sense: "That's true. We just need to make money. We don't need to pay attention to what the media says."

"Yes, you are right."

Little Gilbert touched Scarlett's head, but the girl pushed him away. She suspected that she was short because Little Gilbert often touched her head.

Gilbert Jr. continued: "You should also be careful not to pay too much attention to what the media thinks, otherwise they will lead you into trouble."

"Really?" Naomi Watts blinked. "You mean, we don't need to care about your scandals with Paris Hilton and Ivanka?"

"Uh," Little Gilbert explained immediately, "This is all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. They insisted on coming here. I didn't invite them."

"Oh, don't be nervous, I didn't say anything!" Naomi Watts covered her mouth and laughed.

"Really not, I've always refused. If you don't believe me, call Anna." Little Gilbert swore to God.

"Okay, okay, I believe you. You look so flustered. How can you look like a great director?" Naomi Watts chuckled. Little Gilbert's performance was so interesting.

In fact, little Gilbert was not like this before, but after all, Naomi Watts gave birth to a child for him, and she was a hero to the Landrini family.

According to ancient Chinese sayings, Naomi Watts is the eldest wife, the number one hostess of Cantaloupe Manor.

So when it comes to Naomi Watts, whenever there is a scandal with other strange women, Gilbert Jr. always feels guilty, even though he really didn't do it.

Fortunately, Naomi Watts was not a unreasonable woman. She just said a few words and let little Gilbert go.

Naomi Watts thought about it and realized that how could young Gilbert possibly be interested in a superficial woman like Paris Hilton?

On the contrary, Ivanka has some abilities, and I think little Gilbert would like her.

The new movie released this week is "Daddy's Rangers" released by Columbia Pictures, which is a funny and humorous family comedy.

The film tells the story of two unemployed middle-aged people who suddenly had an idea and opened a daycare center.

In the Hollywood summer season dominated by science fiction and action movies, this film has a unique style, so it grossed $3562.4 million in its first weekend.

Limited by the scale of the film's investment and the lack of participation of big-name stars, the film's box office was enough to make Columbia Pictures smile.

The reason why Gilbert Jr. paid attention to this film was not only because he became a father, but also because he saw a familiar name in the list of leading actors, Elle Fanning.

Don't get me wrong, no matter how perverted little Gilbert is, he would not have any thoughts about a four-year-old girl.

How can I describe this feeling? It's like a treasure hunt, the inexplicable joy of finding a celebrity in the previous life but now an unknown person.

But this feeling of joy cannot be shared, so little Gilbert can only enjoy the process alone.

Elle Fanning's sister Dakota Fanning is also a well-known child star. It is a rare scene to see the two sisters working together in Hollywood.

In his previous life, little Gilbert had a period of time when he was particularly interested in studying Hollywood sisters, such as the Olsen sisters, the Fanning sisters, etc.

However, I feel that the Fanning sisters have lost their cuteness and cuteness as children, and have become just like everyone else. So if you want to find the two sisters to act in a play, you may need to do it as soon as possible.

After returning from South America, Gilbert Jr. took a break and took some time to watch the production of 2 Fast Furious. "I heard that Vin Diesel lost his temper on the set?" Gilbert Jr. mentioned this when chatting with producer Derek Haas.

"Yes, it seems that he got angry because Paul Walker made him unhappy." Derek Haas also had a headache.

"But Miss Taylor stepped up and stopped Vin Diesel's behavior."

"Wow," Little Gilbert was quite surprised, "I didn't expect Liv to have this ability!"

"Hahaha, she said it herself. She was using your name to scare Vin Diesel," Derek Haas explained.

That's true. Compared to those women who had scandals with Gilbert Jr. but never had sex with him, Liv Tyler actually had sex with him.

Although this girl who was born in a rock family has the image of a good girl, she actually has a bad temper and even the director and producer have to coax her.

Otherwise, if Liv Tyler whispers something in Gilbert's ear, everyone will be in trouble.

Vin Diesel is very arrogant, and of course he is not afraid of Liv Tyler, but he is afraid of little Gilbert.

Although he is bald, he is smart and knows who he can offend and who he cannot afford to offend.

After Gilbert Jr. learned what happened, he immediately said to Derek Haas, “I will let Sheena warn Vin Diesel.

If he continues to do what he wants, he will be replaced in the third film."

"I feel much more relieved when you say that." Derek Haas said with a smile.

In fact, the crew is generally reluctant to meddle in disputes between actors, but if these disputes affect the filming of the crew, then the crew must intervene.

The conflict Derek Haas was talking about must have interfered with the filming of the crew, otherwise he would not have needed to tell Gilbert Jr. about it.

A few days later, Vin Diesel received a warning.

He personally called Gilbert Jr. to express his apologies.

"Don't apologize to me, apologize to Paul Walker. You are a unit, a family. If you can't even unite your family, how can you be a boss?" Gilbert Jr. educated Vin Diesel in a scolding tone.

This bald man with a bad temper has to endure it. What if he doesn't endure it? Will he have a conflict with little Gilbert? Will he still be a good person?
After being scolded by Gilbert Jr., Vin Diesel immediately assured: "Don't worry, I will definitely apologize to Paul and won't let you worry."

"That's good," little Gilbert felt much more relieved after hearing this assurance.

How can Vin Diesel still be a family hero when even his family members are in conflict?
The production of 2 Fast Furious went quite smoothly, and the reviews at the internal previews were all good, with people considering it a qualified commercial popcorn film.

Compared to the previous "Fast and Furious" series, this series produced by Gilbert Jr. has undergone quite a few changes.

First of all, the main characters have been replaced a few times, although it is still diverse, with Latino, black actors, and yellow-skinned actors.

But the core characters Vin Diesel, Liv Tyler, and Paul Walker are all white.

Secondly, the entire story structure has changed a lot compared to before, and Vin Diesel did not leave. He signed a five-movie contract with Fast and Furious Studios at one time. After this one, there are still three more movies.

According to the plan, new characters will join in the future. Gilbert Jr. is so impressed by Dwayne Johnson that it is impossible for him not to join the crew.

However, there was a conflict between Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson in their previous life, which is a point worth noting.

But little Gilbert believed that under his suppression, the two bald men would definitely live in harmony and friendship without any conflicts.

After watching 2 Fast 3 Furious, Gilbert went to watch Rush Hour . The film is as typical of Jackie Chan as always, with Chris Tucker's American humor.

Past experience has proven that this style is very popular, but this is the last one in the series and there will be no more in the future.

Maybe in a dozen years, when there is nothing to do, they might release a "Rush Hour 4" or something like that.

Gilbert Jr. also chatted with Cheng Long: "For the "Mystery of the Talisman" that started this year, I plan to shoot two or three parts in a row."

Cheng Long was surprised: "Wouldn't it be risky to do this?"

“No, the market research department has done a survey and found that the two films cost more than 2.6 million US dollars, but the final box office revenue will exceed billion.

The premise is to ensure the reputation and quality of the film, but I believe in the crew."

Cheng Long was relieved: "This is the best. In a few years, Shu Chang will be grown up, and it will be difficult to shoot then."

"It's like this," Little Gilbert nodded and talked about another thing: "I plan to attend the Shanghai International Film Festival held in Shanghai in June.

You can bring the crews of Rush Hour and The Spell to make an appearance, after all, they are people and movies that Chinese audiences are familiar with.”

Cheng Long agreed without hesitation: "Okay, no problem."

The deal was finalized, and now that the wave of Hollywood Kung Fu fever and China fever has gradually faded, it is not easy for Jackie Chan to stick to Hollywood and continue to develop.

Gilbert Jr. has always been paying close attention to changes in the Chinese market. He believes that with the global film industry landscape set, the only variable is the Chinese market.

This example has been well demonstrated in the previous life. Even if it was not for his yellow-skinned identity in the previous life, even if it was just for the simplest interests, little Gilbert needed to make some arrangements to seize the initiative.

Fortunately, this opportunity has now been seized by little Gilbert.

(End of this chapter)