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Chapter 807808 The premiere of "The Pentium Age" (1)(1/3)

Just when we were in a dilemma for the premiere of "The Pentium Age", Lemmer's words made my eyes shine.

The group of people next to them all applauded.

I remember that the premiere of "Imperial Hotel" was not held in the First Cinema, but chose to premiere in the grand square in downtown Los Angeles. The premiere of more than 100,000 viewers achieved unprecedented success, and because of this film, the vigorous civil rights movement, caused a huge response in society. So many movie fans are still talking about the grand occasion of the premiere of this film. This premiere is also the most successful premiere in DreamWorks and even the entire Hollywood history.

Lemmer's meaning is undoubtedly to tell me that since an accident occurred at DreamWorks' No. 1 cinema, why not just transfer the premiere to the big square in the city.

In this way, not only can the problem of borrowing MGM No. 1 Cinema can be easily solved, but it may also bring unexpected benefits.

"Boss, I think Lemmer's method is good! You can do this!" Yassel on the side smiled.

"The movie "The Pentium Age" is very different from previous movies, and it is also very different from the movies shot by major Hollywood film companies this year. Our movie is based on the economic crisis, in other words, it cheers all Americans. In such a movie, the more people you participate in, the better. The more people you have, the more the atmosphere will be, and maybe it will attract the attention and sensation of the whole society like "The Hotel of Empire"."

Yasselza said a little and continued: "Also, this time we invited George V and President Hindenburg, plus President Hoover and many celebrities of governors. Such a scene has probably never happened in Hollywood history. The premiere in the First Cinema is carefully planned, but it will never be more than the premiere in the Grand Plaza. At that time, it will not only make George V and others feel more respectful, but also reflect the appeal of our DreamWorks. Not to mention anything else, holding a national premiere in the Grand Plaza will definitely make Hollywood movies record in history again."

Yassel's words made everyone nod.

"So, you all agree?" I narrowed my eyes.

Everyone nodded, only Munau frowned and didn't know what to think.

"Monau, do you have anything to say?" I asked.

Munau murmured, “Boss, I agree with the premiere in the Grand Plaza, but I’m also a little worried.”

"What are you worried about?" I laughed.

"There are still a few hours before the premiere. Will changing the decision after death surprise those people who have prepared in advance? In these hours, can I do all the preparations for the premiere held in the Grand Plaza? In addition, we sold out tickets in many theaters in Los Angeles. If we hold the premiere in the Grand Plaza, many of those who bought the tickets will refund the tickets, which will affect our box office." Munau talked endlessly.

His questions were indeed very well raised.

I nodded and said, "Monaudi is a good question. There is indeed a lot of time left before the premiere, Calvin, and you have to report to the people of Los Angeles in this extreme time, on radio and television, our premiere will be held in the Grand Plaza, and explain the reasons."

"There is no problem with this, I'll do it now." Coolidge turned around and walked out of the door.

"YaSel, you are responsible for the refund of tickets in theaters. All cinemas in Los Angeles, as long as the audience returns tickets, we will handle them. Although this will have some impact on our box office, the impact will be very small. After all, it is just a city of Los Angeles. Compared with our premiere, it is self-evident to see which one is more important than our premiere."

"I will inform the theater system of this." Yassel agreed immediately.

"The others, all went to the Grand Plaza to prepare for the evening premiere. No matter what method you use or how much you spend, I must see the premiere of the movie successfully start in the Grand Plaza at 8 o'clock in the evening. Is there any letter?

"Yes!" The rest of the group of people were full of confidence.

"Go to work!" I smiled and waved at everyone. Everyone scattered and went to work on their own business.

The news that "The Pentium Age" temporarily changed its premiere location and finally appeared on major radio stations in Los Angeles and Lockett TV stations, which immediately attracted unprecedented attention from the public.

Most of the people arrived and were stunned for this news, but after being stunned, they all expressed their understanding and welcomed it.

First of all, DreamWorks changed its premiere because it was not allowed. The people all stood on DreamWorks' side, and many people attributed this matter to the group of people in the Rockefeller Consortium, and there were calls for the criticism.

The second reason why the public welcomed this is that Los Angeles people have never forgotten the unprecedented premiere in the Grand Plaza. Los Angeles people are born to like lively in the premiere of such a situation. What's more, you can also see George V, President Hindenburg, and Hoover at this premiere.

After learning the news, major film companies were mixed. Lei Dianhua, Fox, and Columbia were obviously gloating about the fact that DreamWorks' No. 1 Cinema was set on fire, but like other film companies, they were even more worried. The premiere of DreamWorks was originally larger than these companies in terms of scale and momentum. If a national premiere was held in the main square and attracting the entire Los Angeles people to the main square, who would pay attention to the premiere of other film companies? In this way, there would definitely be a scene of being lively and miserable while being miserable.

As for DreamWorks changing its premiere location, George V, Hindenburg, Hoover and other guests who came to attend the premiere were very welcome. Who doesn’t want to attend such a lively premiere, and who doesn’t want to enjoy the cheering scene.

Among the group, George V was the most excited. The guy was so happy that he couldn't stop talking and said to me excitedly: "Mr. Corleon, when I was in London, I heard that the premiere of "The Hotel of Empire" was held in the Los Angeles square. More than 100,000 people participated, and the crowds were crowded with people and shouted loudly, which kicked off the civil rights movement. I was so sorry that I didn't witness this grand occasion. It was great to be able to participate in it in person this time!"

Looking at George V's face trembling with excitement, I smiled helplessly.

What should I do if I don’t want to plant willows and willows into shade? That’s it.

I think the guy who set fire in DreamWorks First Cinema and wanted to destroy the premiere of "The Pentium Age" would have been a big help to DreamWorks if he learned that their deliberate plan was not only not realized, but would have greatly helped DreamWorks, and he would definitely vomit blood.

After deciding to change the premiere location, DreamWorks was busy. In order to ensure that the premiere could go on time, at Grant's call, Hollywood began to organize personnel to assist DreamWorks. The Los Angeles city government also sent considerable police forces to maintain order, and the second brother's Hollywood Police Department was dispatched to all dispatches. In addition, the Burbank Party was also fully prepared to deal with emergencies.

What moved me even more were the ordinary audiences. Although there were still a few hours before the premiere, after learning the news, they began to occupy a seat in the main square early. Many people rolled up their sleeves and took the initiative to join the crowd to help arrange the arrangements. The villagers on Harvey Street were even more obsessed. Under the leadership of Mr. Locke, they transported equipment and cleaned the site, and became the main force on the scene.

When DreamWorks were busy, I was not idle either. I had to entertain George V and the others. These people stayed at DreamWorks for the whole afternoon. In the evening, I invited them to a very sumptuous dinner, both George V and Hindenburg. They all enjoyed their meals and praised them.

After a short rest, at 7 o'clock in the evening, under the personal escort of Hollywood police led by my second brother, George V and Hindenburg's special car drove to the Grand Plaza in Los Angeles.

Cheering people could be seen everywhere along the way, and this evening, the whole of Los Angeles was bright.

"Boss, tonight, our DreamWorks is a solid and outstanding person! None of the premieres of eight Hollywood movies is our DreamWorks! National premiere. Haha, it sounds majestic with a name barely!" In the car, the fat man looked at the crowd outside, so happy that he couldn't find Bei.

"Now almost everyone in Los Angeles has come to the Grand Plaza, and other places outside the Grand Plaza have basically become dead cities. I watched the premiere of other film companies. It was absolutely tragic." Coolidge smiled wickedly.

"I just asked about the situation of the theaters and heard that other film companies attend the theaters in Los Angeles by more than 10%. All people in Los Angeles were attracted by us. Boss, this time those guys hated us." Yassel couldn't help laughing.

I lit a cigarette and smiled and said, "We can't blame us. If you want to blame, blame those who set fire. They are all forced to force me."

"I see that Carrey Rockefeller guys shot themselves in the foot this time. I guess they are crying but not crying yet." The fat man shook his head.

"Fatty, I'll tell Darren Oliver to find out this matter for me. No matter what method he uses, I must dig out the messenger behind the fire! Fortunately, we were lucky this time and thought of a way to deal with it. If not, we would be miserable by them." I told the fat man.

"Don't worry, Darren Oliver and the others have already started investigating. These guys can't escape." The fat man also gritted his teeth.

While talking, the car entered downtown Los Angeles. At the entrance of the large cafe in the city center, the car slowly stopped. Amid the warm cheers of the people, George V and Hindenburg walked along the red carpet along the red carpet to the premiere.

"There are so many people who have been raised by bitches! I'll still enjoy the premiere like this!" Looking at the crowds around, the fat man screamed.

Around the huge square and above the tall buildings, dozens of huge searchlights were installed, which made the entire square look like daytime. More than a dozen districts were divided into the square, each district was filled with people, and a huge square was filled with people. Even the buildings around the square were crowded with people.

I'm sure that almost all the people in Los Angeles have arrived here. At first glance, there is no end. Above the big square, the sleeves are raised into clouds and the breath is raining.

"Mr. Corleon, I have never attended a premiere of this size, nor have I watched a movie with so many people at the same time." George V whispered, pulling me.

"Your Majesty, this is America, this is Hollywood." I pointed at the surroundings, full of pride.

"In terms of movies, the United States is much better than the United Kingdom. Nowadays, only Hollywood knows Hollywood, and not many people know about British movies. British film talents are basically not developing in China. As long as they have the chance, they will come to Hollywood. I looked at the resumes of some famous people in Hollywood last night. I found that many of them are British people, such as Mr. Hitchcock from Thunderbolt Film Company, who is British filmmaker and Mr. Chaplin. Unfortunately, they are all here to the United States now." George V began to chat with me about the situation of British movies, but looking at his expression, he obviously didn't know that Hitchcock and I were mortal enemies.

"Mr. Corleon, British films are now not only behind Hollywood, but also behind any European country, whether France or Germany. Whether it is Italy or Sweden, movies are more developed than ours, and even the Soviet Union's film art level is much stronger than ours. The influence of British films is simply not comparable to a big country like ours. Every time I want to fight this, I feel very sad." George V talked freely, and it was not until this time that I discovered that this arrogant British king actually had a deep understanding of movies.

"Mr. Corleon, what do you think is the factor that has affected the British films to stop moving forward?" George V looked at me with a serious attitude.

I immediately laughed: "Your Majesty, this question is too big. I can only talk about my personal opinion. The British culture has a profound background, and at this point it is not inferior to the United States, France, and Germany, but British films have never performed much. I think there are three main reasons."

"Please say, please say." George V raised his ears.

"First of all, Britain does not have a good film tradition and a mature film industry like the United States, France, Italy and the United States. The film tradition has good traditions. The people's film quality and appreciation level are generally high, and there are many film talents. The UK obviously lacks in this regard, and many people do not realize the importance of film. In addition, in the United States, France and other countries, films have embarked on a very mature path of industrialization and specialization. Like our Hollywood, we have a mature film development model, and major film companies have also formed very healthy competition and development. Britain is not able to do it. Not only does it not even have a basic film base, but the film companies are pitifully small. Without a system, it is naturally impossible to have much impact."

"Well said it! What about the second one?" George V asked while asking to accept me and wrote down my words.

"Secondly, I think the British government and all sectors of society invest too little in films, and the people's awareness is insufficient. European countries, governments attach great importance to the development and role of films and have made great efforts to develop the film industry. France held the Cannes International Film Festival this year, and Italy has also invested heavily in film construction. Even the Soviet Union believed that films are the most important art and included the development of films in the national task. Let's look at you, Britain, from top to bottom, there is obviously insufficient investment in films. Without investment, it is impossible to strengthen the film industry, and it is impossible to make the country's film companies bigger and stronger. If the country does not create a good development environment for films, movies will become abnormal and film talents will naturally be lost. This is an inevitable thing."

"Third, I think it is also a more important point, which is the impact of American movies. The United Kingdom and the United States understand culture and language, which is a good thing in communication and saves a lot of trouble, but it is not a good thing for movies. Among the local movies in the British now, 90% of the movies are American movies, and the British local screens are all American pronunciations. You have fallen into laziness. You think that there are so many good American movies that don't have to be too late to shoot their own movies. This idea has a big market in the UK, and it is precisely this idea that greatly hinders the development of British movies. You subconsciously equate Hollywood movies with your movies. The result is that Hollywood movies have developed and occupy most of your domestic movie markets, while your own movies are declining and dying."

"Of course, I'm talking about this. It's not about letting you British reject American movies, but about letting you look at the problem clearly, work hard to develop your own movies, and shoot works with their own characteristics, rather than following behind Hollywood as a simple Hollywood movie consumer."

My words made George V nodded repeatedly. As a British king and his most self-censor, George V had a deep understanding of the dilemma of British films and the stale development situation. But for him, perhaps because of the reason for being in it, he did not see the real reason that affected the backwardness of British films.

It can be said that in terms of overall strength of the country and its influence in the world, there are not many countries that can be compared with Britain. Although this empire that never sets has declined compared to before, no one will doubt its identity and status as a world power.

However, the status of British films in world movies is obviously not consistent with the strength and influence of Britain. Nowadays, when it comes to movies, the first thing people think of is the United States and Hollywood, followed by France, Germany, Italy, followed by Russia, and Sweden. The United Kingdom is to be placed very much behind.

For a long time, many British people have been thinking about why such a situation occurred in British movies, but basically they have not found the fundamental reason. Or even if some reasons are found, they cannot solve it.

Overall, British films are not without glory. The Brighton School and Grierson films are very influential, but their appearance always seems so slim.

British movies are like a big garden, with only one or two flowers, obviously unable to support them.

Compared with Hollywood and other countries, the UK is really far behind.

I am very happy that George V, as the king, has this intention and the intention to think about his own films. Although he is not a film director, he is the king. Although he does not play much role in politics, his suggestions should be said to be very influential in these cultural undertakings.

The reason why I told him the reason why British movies were stagnant was that I hope that after he went back, he could do something, even if it was a small thing, as long as he could help the development of British movies, that would be enough.

"Mr. Corleon, you said it too deeply! After I go back, I will definitely convey these words to the relevant departments of the government." George V admired my words and was full of conscience.

"Mr. Corleon, how great it would be if he could see such a premiere in London!" George V looked at the Grand Plaza with a blurred look and let out a long sigh.

At 7:30, when we arrived at the Grand Plaza, many guests had already arrived in advance. After all, no one would come late after George V, President Hindenburg and Hoover.

The center of the entire premiere is naturally the Lincoln statue in the square. Just above the statue, a huge screen is hanging high in the air, extremely huge. There are about hundreds of large speakers around the entire officialdom, so as to ensure that the audience in every corner of the square can clearly hear the sound of the movie.

Under the high memorial platform with Lincoln statues erected, there is a VIP area about dozens of meters away. All the celebrities invited were arranged here. The row of seats in the middle was reserved for George V and others. As the person who accompanied and watched, I was naturally among them.

Behind the VIP area is an ordinary audience area. In order to ensure safety, enough police were arranged in the middle of the two areas to maintain order.

Above the square, the flags were flying. Some people waved the American flag, and some people waved the red dragon flag representing DreamWorks. More people were holding canned posters. The scene was lively and cheered one after another. In the empty space before the movie began, the audience actually started to play with human waves, which opened the eyes of a simple and easy-to-understand man like George V.

At 7:45, there was still a quarter of an hour before the start of the movie, Hoover walked up to the high memorial platform under the attention of the crowd and walked under the statue of Lincoln.

Overwhelming applause sounded above the big square, like thunder.

Los Angeles people used applause to express their respect and support for Hoover. Since Hoover implemented the New Deal, his image and support among the people have been increasing, and the people's respect and love for him are obviously much stronger than when he first took office.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today, in Los Angeles. On this great square symbolizing honor and freedom, we have ushered in the premiere of the most important film in the United States this year. On behalf of the people of the United States, I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Corleon, and to all the employees of DreamWorks Film Company for their continuous making good movies for the United States and making movies that can become the pride of our entire country! I would like to thank every film company and every filmmaker in Hollywood for their hard work. It is your efforts that have brought warmth to our people! Thank you!"

"Long live Hollywood!"

"Long live Dreamworks!"

"Long live Corleon!"

Hoover's words completely mobilized the enthusiasm of the people. More than 100,000 people shouted at the same time on the square. The shouts echoed in the sky.

Such shouting made George V, Hindenburg and others sitting beside me wait and be stunned. They obviously had never seen such shouting, and had not seen the collective madness of so many people working together.

Hitler in the distance had a look of admiration and desire. I think at this time, he hoped that the local people standing on the podium would be him.

Looking at the Hollywood filmmakers behind me, whether they are famous or not, they all have excited expressions. This call is the greatest affirmation of their hard work by the US government and the American people! It is the greatest affirmation of the Hollywood film industry, which makes them deeply proud.
To be continued...
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