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   Chapter 422 There are Takeshi Iwata everywhere in Hollywood!

   "What? What's the box office? ... God."

   There is another person who cares about the movie "Pulp Fiction" besides Martin, the big director, and she is Barbara.

  As Martin's longest-standing partner, even longer than Martin's wife, Barbara has been staring at Pulp Fiction early in the morning.

   This is Takeshi Iwata's film, and Martin Scorsese's latest masterpiece is based on the Japanese director.

   No, to be exact, this movie is related to Takeshi Iwata, not entirely his.

   This movie was made by Quentin, but Iwata Takeshi supervised the production and ran a trick.

   However, it gives people the feeling that it is his Iwata Takeshi movie.

   Especially the woman Barbara, who is also a producer herself, and also hangs the title of producer in the movies in many cases.

   Moreover, right now this "Pulp Fiction" happens to be on the same level as "The Departed".

   Although it is said that the schedules of the two films are quite different, it is inevitable that they will not be compared.

   So, of course, we have to keep an eye on the box office.

result…

   When Barbara inquired about the box office data, her red-lipped boss couldn't close.

   This box office is too exaggerated!

   In just one week, Pulp Fiction has already grossed over $10 million at the box office!

   This level of surprise is really...very surprised.

   Most people who know the North American box office market will know that in September, which is the end of the summer season, the movies released at this time are generally speaking.

   If you can have a box office of 8 to 9 million, you can already be sure to win the weekly championship.

  This is mostly the case, there are some better years, maybe higher, but that is rare.

  What is the situation now?

   Over $10 Million!

  Then this is likely to be a phenomenal box office blockbuster!

how is this possible! ?

   Regarding this matter, Barbara felt that she should observe and observe again.

   That's right, maybe this is just the false fire of a new movie.

   You must know that many movies are like this, that is, the box office in the first week exceeds half of the total box office.

   Well, just wait another week.

result

"what!?"

   After waiting for Barbara for a week, she was even more dumbfounded this time!

   Because "Pulp Fiction"'s second weekend box office, not only did not decrease, but increased!

   Over $16 million!

   And, in terms of gross box office, the movie has already grossed over $36 million!

   This is too much, right?

  Barbara really doesn't believe it, she even doubts this data.

  Why is this happening?

   In general, wouldn't the box office drop in the second week?

   Of course, that is the general situation.

  Sometimes it will increase, and if it is generally in a state of growth in the second week, then the box office of such a movie will…

   The more Barbara thought about it, the more wrong it got.

   Moreover, this is because North American movie box office statistics generally only count the box office for three days on weekends.

   In other words, this movie is actually very popular in normal times.

This is how to do?

  Wait a minute, isn't it weird to think so?

  Barbara also knew that it was a big problem for her to think so, but she had to think so.

   Because if "Pulp Fiction" performed well this time, or it was phenomenal, then what about his old friend Martin's Oscar dream?

Yes!

   is definitely affected!

   In fact, everyone in any circle understands a truth.

  The Oscar award, many people criticize it for being too commercial, which is very reasonable.

   The simplest, just look at the Oscar-winning films, there are almost no films with very poor box office.

   Even, there is also a particularly typical example.

   "What a Wonderful Life" is a movie released in 1946, and this movie is a recognized classic movie, which can be ranked in the top ten in many classic movie rankings.

   However, when the film was released, the box office was terrible.

The results of it?

   As a result, the Oscars gave many nominations, but not a single award!

   Therefore, the Oscar awards are like this, no matter how good the movie itself is, as long as there is no box office, it will never be able to support it.

  After all, the voting mechanism of the Oscars determines this result. Those members may not necessarily watch all the films. If the box office is poor, then members must watch less films.

  Barbara felt she had to do something.

How to do?

   She thought of that fellow Zelman.

   So, will she get help from Zelman?

  …

   "Hey! This movie is amazing!"

   "Wait a minute, you guys don't just say yes, does any of you understand this movie?"

   "What's so incomprehensible about this? Isn't it simple?"

   "I mean, does anyone understand what this movie is about? Why don't I see the central idea of ​​the story?"

   "This...it seems to be a little hard to find."

   "Yes, what is the core of this story?"

   "Idiot! What the core! Just leave Fake!"

   "Yes! Fake is finished!"

   has entered its third week, and the film "Pulp Fiction" can already be described as a box office miracle.

   is really too strong!

   is completely the attitude of a super dark horse.

  Other people's box office is constantly decreasing, but this movie's box office is going backwards.

   In fact, the reason is relatively simple. At the moment, no movie can compete with this "Pulp Fiction".

  With no rivals at all, North American theater companies are very happy to arrange the film.

   Can make money, they are happier than anyone else!

   And even more interesting is on the web.

   That's right, Cuban's actions are really fast, and the website of Rotten Tomatoes was quickly built.

   In fact, from a technical point of view, it is not that difficult to build a website. It is really not a deep thing, and the key to the success of a website is actually in the aspect of promotion.

   Now, there is no shortage of promotion at all.

  Cuban directly linked Rotten Tomatoes to the sports live broadcast network he started, just click on the link and go.

   was originally to promote this "Pulp Fiction", but now it's even better, let's discuss it together, how great it is.

result…

   Indeed, this movie seems to be really messy in terms of the main line.

   Each character is dressed together through some small things.

   is originally an anti-plot movie, so there will be some relatively abrupt linkages between characters.

   Just like this guy Travolta, why was he killed by that guy.

   Everyone thought this guy was the protagonist.

   It seems that he is indeed the protagonist, but if he is killed, he will die.

   Such a strange film, let’s watch it…

   Yankee said that the plot may not be well understood, but the word Fake is really impressive.

   More interesting are the two robbers at the very beginning.

  These two guys actually wanted to rob the restaurant, but they were taught a lesson by Samuel L. Jackson.

   But in the end, Samuel L. Jackson didn't kill them.

   He felt that it was God's will, and this guy turned out to be a good person.

   And the robbers, one of them is Tim Ross and the other is Quentin.

   It was supposed to be Tim Rose and a beautiful blonde girl. Isn't Quentin's place taken by Takeshi Iwata.

   Never mind, anyway, this movie can be said to have no main line, but in the end it returned to the beginning.

  Maybe, the real core of this movie is the excerpt from the Bible that Samuel L. Jackson read, right?

   Well, very likely.

   In other words, we must retaliate with direct retribution and retaliation.

   Actually, there's really no need to worry about this, as long as you watch such a messy movie, it's quite fun, and it's very Fake, and it's fine.

   Interestingly, Rotten Tomatoes.

  This movie has not been smashed by many Rotten Tomatoes. Most American fans actually think that this movie is very 'fresh'.

  So and so, Cuban is very happy.

  Because of this success, it’s the same as his broadcast of NcAA.

   All because it created a hot spot, that is, the NCAA's Michigan Five Tigers = "Pulp Fiction".

  You know, in fact, in terms of popularity, these two are really similar.

  The Michigan Five Tigers are very popular and scary at the moment.

  But, Barbara couldn't take it anymore, and what made her even more uncomfortable was after seeing Zelman.

   is still such a mansion, there are still so many beautiful women, and there are so many fine wines and delicious things.

  Zelman is such a fun guy.

But…

   "What about Martin's Oscar?"

   "What else can I do?"

   "Don't you care at all?"

   "Hey, Barbara, why are you so worried about this? Why?"

   "What is why? Martin needs a golden man!"

   "Okay, I admit, but what can we do?"

  Let's put it this way, Barbara was going to explode when she saw Zelman like this.

   What happened to this guy?

   Looking at Zelman now, he is much fatter than before. The most conservative estimate for this body is 200 pounds.

  Why does this guy have no fighting spirit now?

  Barbara wanted to question him, but when she thought about it…

  Zelman is not too young, and he is now worth billions in dollars.

   has long passed the time of rushing and fighting, he enjoys it so much, who can say anything?

   But, what annoyed Barbara the most was still behind.

   "Well, Oscar, in this case, I can introduce you to a team that should be able to help Martin."

   "What team?"

   "You'll know when you go."

   What team is it?

  Barbara waited to get to the place, and then met people, she just…

   "It turned out to be you?"

   "Ha, is there anything wrong with that?"

   "Our Weinstein team will provide a one-stop service for Oscars, but... we do not guarantee that we will get a golden statuette, we just help you improve the success rate."

   Good guy, it's the Weinstein brothers!

   Isn't this the previous opponent?

   Well, in this place in the United States, opponents are all about capital.

   Not to mention ordinary people, even the Democrats and Republicans who seem to be dead and alive.

   Unexpectedly, sometimes people from the two parties will exchange plots, that is to say, today is still the Republican Party and tomorrow will be the Democratic Party, which is not even uncommon.

   So, forget it, let’s work with these two guys once.

result…

   "Too expensive!"

   "Our operation also has a cost."

   "Then how to guarantee success?"

   "I can't guarantee success, but... By the way, if you don't believe it, you can ask Director Iwata."

   "Iwata Takeshi?"

   "Yes, he will explain it to you well."

   "Did you cooperate with him?"

   "What's wrong with that?"

  Barbara was shocked, but also furious.

what happened?

  Why do I always come across this Takeshi Iwata?

   When the shock and anger passed, Barbara had an odd sense of horror.

  Iwata Takeshi already has such a big influence in Hollywood?

  Why are there his shadows everywhere?

   In fact, Barbara didn't know that Takeshi Iwata was teasing his little baby at this time.

   Well, Ming Cai really gave him a daughter.

   This guy has both sons and daughters, I already feel that I have the world.

  …

  PS: Happy Lantern Festival everyone.

   (end of this chapter)