Chapter 327

A black Mercedes Benz drove out of the airport and headed for the San Francisco Bay area. David Ellison was sitting in the back seat with a green face. He was full of excitement and joy after success. It was the first time that he had been so happy since he left USC film school.

It's like swallowing a bowl of ice water in the hot summer No, it's better than that!

"Are you so happy?"

Sitting next to him was Megan Ellison. Tired of David Ellison's smile, the girl said sarcastically, "Hey, look in the mirror yourself. David, you laugh like a fool. "

"Is that exaggeration?" David Ellison rubbed his face.

Megan Ellison turned his head and didn't want to see his smirk again. "The look on your face is more exaggerated than I said."

David Ellison coughed, shook his head and tried to look serious, but he couldn't hide the excitement, excitement and smile in his eyes.

"Isn't the box office good on the first day?" Megan Ellison said with disdain, "is that necessary?"

"What is good?" David Ellison stares at his sister and corrects, "that's great! It's called explosion! It's a big sale! It's called harvest! It's a big profit

Megan Ellison still looked scornful.

"That's 18.4 million dollars! "Lost lover" earns $18.4 million a day! " David Ellison first drew one and then eight, but Megan Ellison didn't like the number, or the disdain and lack of interest expression. He had a feeling of being defeated, full of excitement and joy of success. He didn't know who to say it to, and waved his hand, "forget it, tell you, you don't understand."

"Why don't I understand?" Megan Ellison was unconvinced. "The lost lover's first day's $18.4 million doesn't mean that the box office in North America will definitely break the $40 million mark in the first weekend, or even hit $50 million?"

David Ellison pointed to her Stinky Face. "So you still do that?"

"I do it because of two points!"

Megan Ellison raised a finger and said, "first of all, it's only 50 million dollars. How can this money be put in your eyes?"

She shook her head and raised her second finger. "It's totally Murphy Stanton's project. As far as I know, it's almost dominated by Murphy Stanton from script to preparation to publicity and marketing. You just get a ride."

"That's all?" The disdainful person changed into David Ellison. When the car passed a crossroad, he also put up a finger. "First, the $50 million and even higher box office figures behind represent the success. There are my investments and profits higher than the bank interest rate. The money does not come from the family foundation or any other form of grant, but from myself I earned it by hand

"Honey, when you enter Hollywood in the future, you will understand that it's not easy to make money and develop in this circle. Ellison's surname is easy to use in Silicon Valley, but in Hollywood, few people care whether we are the children of Larry Ellison."

Speaking of this, he put up his second finger, "without Murphy, I would not have succeeded in this investment. I did get a ride with Murphy, but looking across Hollywood, there are countless people who want to get a ride with Murphy Stanton. Why can I get a ride with Murphy Stanton? And not someone else? "

After opening her mouth, Megan Ellison didn't know how to retort.

Even if she has just entered the Film Academy of USC, she has heard about Murphy Stanton, one of the most promising young directors in Hollywood, even the top three. The premiere she saw the night before yesterday also proved that he really has such strength.

The other side's film is not lack of connotation, also not lack of entertainment factors, it is a perfect combination of thinking and business.

Think about when you are sitting in the cinema, the film from the beginning of the suspense, to gradually solve the problem, the process is really sweat.

Where is the disappearing lover? According to the general thinking, it must be the murder of her husband. However, if it goes on, it is nothing more than a crime story of an ordinary murder case. But will Murphy Stanton let the audience go so easily? No, this film is merciless and cruel, and it can cool the backs of couples all over the world.

In retrospect, in the whole process of watching the film, her mood and thinking were firmly controlled by the director Murphy Stanton, and she could only devote herself to the development of the plot and the characterization

The most attractive or the best part of a movie lies in its suspense. If the suspense is set well, the plot conflicts and the relationship between the characters are complicated, the story will be interesting.

There is no doubt that "lost lover" is better than suspense. The laying of Murphy Stanton layer by layer is reasonable but unexpected. It seems that people can see the ending, but it always turns around.In a word, Murphy Stanton is like holding a kite by the hand, grabbing the thread in people's heart and bringing it into the trap he set time and again, which makes people want to stop.

Megan Ellison turned back and looked at David Ellison again. There was only one feeling that his brother was lucky!

Seeing his sister calm down, David Ellison stopped talking. Instead, he went to read a bunch of newspapers he had bought before, especially the section commenting on "the lost lover". The words praising Murphy Stanton and the film were like praising him.

New York Times: Murphy Stanton has always been a bold and fearless film director. He believes in the audience's understanding, not to mention arousing the audience's enthusiasm for the film in their blood. After watching the lost lover, we feel that we have experienced the same four films, not just one.

Out of 100, the New York Times gave such a score -- (100 / 100)!

Variety: Murphy Stanton's directing is as precise as surgery. The film is cold and interesting. The two hours from the beginning to the end are fascinating. This intense and forthright psychological thriller represents the extraordinary integration of film production and suspense setting. (100 / 100)

Los Angeles Times: Although the film has many implied meanings, the most attractive thing about the lost lover is its narrative process. After two plot reversals, director Murphy Stanton boldly makes the film absurd, humorous, tangled, and even turns it into a black fable, sublimating the whole film. It can be said that the young Murphy Stanton shot a unique literary style of the type of thriller and suspense this time, but it was very good-looking. Murphy Stanton, a young director, deserves his reputation. (100 / 100)

Hollywood Reporter: "the lost lover" is not Murphy Stanton's best work, nor is it the most satisfying traditional film, but it perfectly represents the excellent craftsmanship of Hollywood. (91 / 100)

Premiere: the lost lover is a work of art, but also entertaining. It is a thrilling thriller, a determined film popular with the general audience. (88 / 100)

since yesterday, all the comments David Ellison can see in the media have been applauding all the way. Whether it's media word-of-mouth or film critics' word-of-mouth, it can be described as bursting.

When he left Los Angeles this morning, he went to Stanton studio specially. Although he didn't see Murphy Stanton, he got a special word-of-mouth statistics from Paul Wilson.

The audience rating of the cinema is "a +", and the popcorn index is as high as 94%.

In terms of audience proportion, female audience accounted for nearly 60% on the first day, and audience over the age of 25 accounted for nearly 70%. In terms of media reviews, most of them were well received. Rotten tomato website included 98 media reviews, with an average of 6 points, and Quanwei media included 49 media reviews with an average of 81 points.

It has been more than a year since he dropped out of the Film Academy of USC and entered Hollywood. David Ellison has a basic understanding of Hollywood, especially the film industry. He knows that word-of-mouth can not be completely linked with the box office of a film. However, he is quite clear about what will be brought about by a film with good box office revenue on the first day and excellent word-of-mouth.

That's not only the first weekend's box office revenue in North America, but also an exceptionally strong aftereffect, as well as the overseas film market that can also trigger strong repercussions.

At present, the company's North American box office forecast for the lost lover has not been officially released, but David Ellison's special client has inquired about it. It is said that the professional investigation department thinks that the final North American box office of the film can't be less than 180 million US dollars!

That's four times the $45 million production cost!

David, no doubt, takes his father's eyes to Hollywood, but he doesn't think of them as rich or brainless!

Mercedes Benz stopped in front of a yacht club in the bay area. David Ellison and Megan Ellison got off and walked into the club.

"Hello, David."

An assistant like man was waiting for him at the door. "Mr. Ellison is waiting for you in entertainment room 15."

"Well." David Ellison nodded, followed the assistant and went to entertainment room 15.

Thinking of his father's harshness and his sarcastic remarks, David Ellison seems a little timid. But thinking of his first Hollywood investment and the possible follow-up cooperation with Murphy Stanton, he can't help but slightly hold up his head and fill his whole body with confidence he never had before.

He's a success now, not the loser he used to face his father. (to be continued). ）For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.