New York 2006

Chapter 191 She is my bodyguard

Time flies so fast, a week has passed in the blink of an eye. On June 2008, 6, the movie "Twilight" will have its premiere today.

Premieres are usually held before the official release of a movie. Fans, reporters and some insiders are invited to the premiere. The main purpose is to promote the movie and attract more people to go to the cinema to buy tickets to watch the movie.

To put it bluntly, the purpose is to take advantage of free promotional resources.Let the reporters have fun and hope they can give the movie some good reviews and news.

In the afternoon, Luo Ji, Zhu Haowei, Stephanie, Catherine Hardwicke, Kristen Stewart and other film creators gathered in the Logic Film Conference Room in Burbank, Hollywood.

Zhu Haowei smiled and said: "The number of people who want to watch "Twilight" on the Fandango ticketing website has become the first in the same period. Based on this data, the theater has recently increased the number of theater screens in the United States and Canada from 2900 to 3600 theaters. Number of screens.”

When everyone in the conference room heard the news, smiles appeared on their faces. The anxiety and anxiety that everyone had felt these days suddenly disappeared a lot.

The speed of the Internet is undoubtedly the fastest. The number of viewers who want to watch the movie on the Fandango ticketing website represents to some extent the audience's expectations for the movie.

This data has become an important reference indicator for the number of screens in movie theaters. Unlike before when the Internet was not popular, everyone could only do questionnaire surveys through survey companies.

Luo Ji looked at the data from the ticketing website on his laptop, and then looked at the data from other movies. He was a little confused: "Why is Anne Hathaway's movie "The Fool" missing?"

Zhu Haowei smiled and said: "They have changed the schedule and it will be released next week."

Luo Ji said with a smile, "I still like Anne Hathaway very much, but it's a pity that I can't meet her anymore."

"Hahaha……"

Persimmons are looking for someone to pinch them. It seems that their producers are very smart. They immediately ran away when they saw that the situation was not right.This is what smart people do.

Luo Ji looked at the remaining four movies in the same period. The one that threatened the most was undoubtedly "The Incredible Hulk", which was a big production, and the two films had similar schedules.

The next one that is slightly threatening is the sci-fi thriller "The Cataclysm". This movie is produced on the same level as "The Twilight Saga", and the production cost is about 5000 million US dollars.But it's not as good as "Twilight".The discussion in the media is also relatively low.

The other two movies, "Children of Yellowstone" and "Quid Quo," are not threatening at all. They have few screens and not much publicity. If you don't pay special attention to them in life, you will hardly receive news about these two movies. .

"Okay, let's do it!"

Luo Ji looked at the watch Taylor gave him, and then said to everyone, "It's getting late, let's go."

The group of people took the company's business car and headed to the Limelight Cinema.This is a relatively famous movie theater in Los Angeles, where many movies hold their premieres.

"There are so many people!" Christine said.

At the entrance of the Limelight Cinema, both sides of the red carpet were crowded with fans, mostly women. Luo Ji saw a woman holding a sign that said she wanted to buy tickets to the "Twilight" premiere at a high price.

The popularity of the "Twilight" novels is still high!Of course there are many Luo Ji fans among them.

"Are you nervous about tickets?" Kristen asked.

"Ah."

Luo Ji explained: "Most of the tickets for the premiere were given free of charge to Internet bloggers, reporters, forum administrators, and fanatic fans of the novel who had publicity resources. Some of them were given to the production team and celebrities around them, and they were distributed to the market. a bit less."

"Oh."

Luo Ji looked at Christine and said with a smile, "Let's get out of the car!"

Luo Ji walked down from the right side first, then walked to Christine's side, opened the car door for her in a gentlemanly manner, and stretched out his hand to help her get out of the car.Today she is wearing a blue dress, very beautiful.

Fans around them shouted loudly when they saw the two: "Logic! I love you!"

"Bella, I like the trailer very much. Your appearance is very good." Several girls shouted to Kristen.

"Twilight, Twilight..."

Christine held Luo Ji's arm, and the two of them walked toward the theater with smiles.From time to time, he waved to the fans around him.

Arriving at the entrance of the theater, Luo Ji turned around and shouted to the fans, "I love you."

"I love you too! Logic." Many girls blew him kisses.

When we walked into the theater, many behind-the-scenes staff, reporters, and venue managers were already there.Luo Ji, Christine and Catherine waited at the door.

Luo Ji, Catherine, Christine and others, as the main creators of the film, have to receive some important visitors.So I stood at the door and waited, and from time to time one or two celebrities would walk in.

"Oh, Avril, thank you for coming." Luo Ji enthusiastically stepped forward and hugged her.

"It's okay, I happen to be in Los Angeles."

Avril smiled mischievously and said, "Looking forward to your movie!"

"Haha, I won't let you down."

After Luo Ji finished boasting, he introduced the people around him to Avril: "Here, let me introduce you. This is the director of the movie, Catherine. This is the heroine of the movie, Kristen Stewart. This is Taylor Lott. Na, this is Ashley Greene..."

Avril didn't bring her husband with her today, so she came alone.During this time, some tabloids said they had a quarrel and were having a cold war.

After a few people chatted for a while, she went to her location under the guidance of the staff.

The duration of the red carpet was short, not many celebrities came today.

Luo Ji's foundation in Hollywood was still too shallow, and he didn't even know many Hollywood celebrities.Many little stars were invited by Christine and director Catherine.Increase the popularity of the premiere.

Director Catherine walked in with a couple. She smiled and said, "Come on, Logic, let me introduce them to you."

"This is Evan Rachel, who I worked with on '[-]'."

"Hello, Logic, thank you for accepting my funds." Evan Rachel smiled and shook Luo Ji's hand.

"Hello, it's all thanks to Catherine."

Evan Rachel is a standard blonde beauty who looks very elegant.

I don't know if it was to match her boyfriend, but she was wearing sexy black stockings today. Luo Ji didn't like this style very much, but he preferred her good-girl dress in movies.

"This is Marilyn Manson, Rachel's boyfriend."

Luo Ji shook hands with him politely: "Hello, Manson."

"Hello, Logic."

Marilyn Manson sang heavy metal industrial rock. Most of the content of his songs were related to topics such as violence, sex, and anti-Christ, and were full of darkness and death.Luo Ji neither liked nor disliked his music, but his dress made Luo Ji feel a little uncomfortable.

His face was painted very pale, and he was dressed in a dark gothic style.Pale face, blood-red lips, heterochromatic pupils, gender-ambiguous attire.

It reminds people of "perversion", "thriller" and "Satan".

Although this style is difficult to become mainstream, it has a strong market among niche groups. Some young people in the United States love it to death.

Luo Ji looked at Marilyn Manson and wondered whether he was pretending to be like this for publicity, or whether he was really like this in his heart and was a little perverted.

"Hi, Rachel, what are you doing recently?" Luo Ji said a few words to Marilyn Manson and then started chatting with Rachel.Luo Ji looked at her, wondering how a 19-year-old girl could end up with Marilyn Manson.Manson is now 38 years old.

However, as they chatted, a video screen appeared in Luo Ji's mind and began to play quietly.

At the beginning of the video, Rachel was sitting naked on a stool, and a man in his 30s was talking. Her eyes were dull, as if she was being controlled...

At the end of the video, Rachel is wearing a light blue dress, probably a retro dress from before World War I.She leaned against a wooden fence and stood quietly in front of the camera, smiling. Suddenly a fly flew to her neck. She swatted the fly to death on her neck.

Rachel asked with concern: "Logic, what's wrong with you?"

Luo Ji came to his senses: "It's okay, it's okay."

The two chatted for a while and then left. When Rachel walked away, Luo Ji thought about the video clip of Tianqi just now. There was too little information to determine what work it was.

Time passed very quickly, and the movie ended in a blink of an eye. Luo Ji and the other creators walked onto the stage, nodding to the audience below.The audience below immediately burst into warm applause and were very cooperative.

Luo Ji made some observations and found that women applauded the most intensely, while men applauded less intensely. It seemed that men did not like movies from a female perspective.

However, when couples go to the movies, it’s usually the women who take the lead.It should bring in a lot of male viewers.

Kristen told the audience: "When we were filming the scene on the beach, the weather was extremely cold. But our costumes for that scene required us to wear very thin clothes. We almost froze to death. There was no Logic in that scene. , we complained to him after we went back, and he was very embarrassed and showed off to us that he had slept in the hotel all day and was very comfortable and warm."

"What happened then?" the audience below asked.

Kristen said with a smile: "A few of us girls beat him up."

"Hahahaha." The audience below laughed.

Luo Ji spoke into the microphone: "I'd like to give you a piece of advice: never make women angry."

"Hahaha."

The production team chatted with the audience for a while about interesting things during the shooting, played some documentaries from the shooting, and then ended the interview.

Next, Luo Ji, Kristen and Catherine said goodbye to their celebrity friends who came to support them. Luo Ji naturally found Avril first.

"The movie was good."

Avril smiled and said to Luo Ji, "I like your character in the movie very much. He is very handsome! The movie will definitely be a hit."

"Haha, thanks for your good words."

"Are you in Los Angeles during this time?"

"Of course." Luo Ji said, "I will stay in Los Angeles for at least a month."

Avril smiled and said: "My sister Michelle will come over in a while. She wants to meet you, and of course Bella, she is an avid fan of "Twilight". Is that okay?"

"No problem at all."

Luo Ji hosted Avril Lavigne twice, once at a concert in Los Angeles and once at a concert and camping trip in Canada.They are considered acquaintances.

"By the way, the fund during this period..."

The audience in the venue left one after another, the two chatted for a while, and Avril left.She has an announcement tomorrow.

Evan Rachel saw that Luo Ji was empty, so she walked up with Marilyn Manson: "Logic, your vampire image is so handsome. Many girls will definitely fall in love with you. This It’s a perfect romantic movie, a great innovation for the vampire genre, and should lead the trend.”

Luo Ji smiled and said, "This recognition from Hollywood professionals has greatly boosted my confidence!"

Rachel chuckled: "I am just a young actor. How can I be a professional?"

Marilyn Manson tugged her arm unhappily, and Evan Rachel stopped smiling: "Logic, it's getting late, we have to say goodbye and come to say hello to you."

Luo Ji thought for a moment: "Rachel, I have something to tell you alone."

Hearing this, Marilyn Manson looked a little unhappy, but Luo Ji had already walked to an open space not far away. Evan Rachel was a little confused, glanced at Manson and then spoke.

"I went to see him, maybe it was about a movie. His company recently acquired novel scripts in Hollywood."

After Rachel finished speaking, without waiting for Manson's reply, she jogged to follow Luo Ji: "Hi, Logic, what's the matter?"

Luo Ji smiled and said, "Are you free tomorrow? I'll treat you to a meal alone."

Evan Rachel smiled and stroked her long blond hair on her shoulders: "No problem."

Luo Ji said, "Then I'll contact you then. Your phone number hasn't changed, right? It's the one left by the investment company."

"No change." Evan Rachel smiled sweetly.

"Okay, see you tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow!"

Things went smoothly, and Luo Ji had a smile on his face.

Christine came closer and saw the smile on Luo Ji's face. She always felt that she had seen him before, as if it was the scene when he asked her out after the two met for the first time.

But she quickly got rid of this idea, looked at Luo Ji and said, "The reporter's interview will begin soon."

"Logic, what do you think of your acting in the movie?"

Several main creators were sitting at the table in front, and a reporter named from behind asked a question.

"Of course it's very good." Luo Ji said seriously, "I think it captured the heart of the male protagonist."

Luo Ji then spoke: "The next reporter is you, the Hollywood Daily."

"Logic, why are you here?"

Luo Ji knew that Hollywood was quite xenophobic, especially when singers went to make movies. The attitude of the media was generally very unfriendly and they would find faults in all kinds of ways.Luo Ji thought for a moment and prepared to retort.

As a result, before Luo Ji could say anything, Kristine next to him got angry and loudly shouted to the reporter: "Are you asking why he appeared in this movie?"

"Yes."

Kristen continued: "So what do you think he should do? If he has the ability and wants to make movies, why not. What the hell are you asking, how did you get in today."

The reporters below suddenly laughed, and Luo Ji also found it a bit funny. He didn't expect that Christine, who had always been relatively quiet, had such a side.

Luo Ji said to the reporter, "Don't worry, she is my personal bodyguard. Don't always think about bullying a movie star. An 18-year-old girl can take care of you."

Hahahaha, there was a happy smile underneath again.

　I've been busy these two days, so I'll make up for the missing chapters later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)