Chapter 93 Good Luck Comes Again

As Link expected, the "shocking death" of a dentist in Fowler County, New York, attracted a lot of attention after being reported by CNN, USA Today and other media.

Because this is not the first accident, but the third.

A film is involved in death cases one after another.

What does this mean?

This shows that "Paranormal" is not normal.

This movie was already scary enough, and now it has caused accidental deaths among moviegoers one after another, making "Paranormal Activity" even more scary.

Major media outlets such as the Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and American Forum have all reported on the event.

Some media are stating the facts.

Some are hyping up the supernatural elements in "Paranormal Activity", deliberately extending the three accidental deaths to supernatural events, making the case even more mysterious.

Among these media, World News Weekly was the most active.

In order to join in the fun, the newspaper published a special issue in advance, in which it claimed with extreme certainty that the evil spirits in "Paranormal Activity" were real.

Three deaths were also linked to the film's ghosts.

However, the number of people killed by the ghosts in "Paranormal Activity" was not just three, but 28.

"World News Weekly" listed in detail the identities, time of death, cause of death and other information of the 28 dead in the newspaper.

The common point is that all 28 victims had watched "Paranormal Activity" before their death.

The newspaper also invited three doctors who have done research on the paranormal to do an interview, explaining the reasons for the birth of ghosts, what classic ghost murders there have been in the past few years, and what they have in common with the "Paranormal Activity Murder Case."

Through the mouths of the three doctors, readers are told that the ghosts in "Paranormal Activity" are real and highly contagious.

After watching this movie, there is a high possibility that the audience will be targeted by the ghosts in the movie, or even followed by the ghosts into their homes.

At the same time, the doctor also told readers that ghosts are born and grow by absorbing negative emotions.

In order to deal with ghosts and avoid being harmed by them, it is best to maintain a good mood and do happy things in the next period of time.

Remember not to be troubled by negative emotions. Once you are troubled by negative emotions, ghosts will take advantage of the opportunity and everyone is likely to be in danger.

On the last page of World News Weekly is an extended reading.

The article talks about the numerous deaths caused by the "forbidden song" "Black Sunday". "Black Sunday" was created in 1933. The main content of the lyrics describes the creator's grief after losing his lover and he once wanted to commit suicide.

The lyrics and tune are very sad.

In the more than ten years since the song was released, more than 130 people have committed suicide after listening to it.

The news was published in Time magazine in 1936, causing a global sensation.

Later, many countries in the world publicly banned the release of "Black Sunday", and the song became a "banned song in the world".

World News Weekly brought up this matter to prove that Paranormal Activity, like Black Sunday, can also lead to accidents and should be banned worldwide.

After the special issue of the newspaper was released, 350,000 copies were sold in North America within three days.

This incident also caused a huge sensation and controversy in the United States and was called the 'Paranormal Activity Murder Case'.

Many people protested to the American Theater Association and the US government, demanding a ban on the release of "Paranormal Activity".

In eight relatively conservative regions, including Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, more than 100,000 people launched a signature campaign demanding a ban on the screening of "Paranormal Activity" in local theaters.

Lawmakers in several cities also came out to express their support for the people's choice and suggested removing "Paranormal Activity" from the shelves ahead of schedule.

Since the movie was released, its removal from theaters has had little impact on Link, but has had the greatest impact on the cinema chains.

Theaters don't want to miss this opportunity to make money, but they cannot ignore the public's reaction.

After consultation, major theater chains jointly issued a statement.

Starting next week, the number of theaters showing "Paranormal Activity" will be reduced from 1,217 to 665.

In order to ensure the personal safety of moviegoers, it is recommended that theaters in various regions do a good job of counting the number of people before the screening, and the number of viewers in a single show should not be less than 30. If there are too few people, the movie will be more thrilling;

It is recommended that audiences watch the film in groups, preferably two or more;

It is recommended that cinemas across the country ensure safety during the screening of "Paranormal Activity" and arrange two or more staff members or medical personnel to prevent accidents to the audience.

At the same time, the theaters once again issued a warning: The plot of "Paranormal Activity" is highly thrilling, so viewers suffering from high blood pressure, heart disease and other diseases should not go to the theater to watch it.

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"Haha, Link's good luck will eventually run out. With half of the theaters cut this time, Link will lose millions of dollars."

Miramax Films, Bob Weinstein pointed to the statement in the newspaper and laughed.

Harvey Weinstein was also reading a newspaper, but he didn't smile and his face looked serious.

"What's wrong? Isn't this good news?"

Bob Weinstein asked, puzzled.

Although the huge sales of "Paranormal Activity" have little impact on several films under Miramax Films, competitors are enemies, and a powerful Guess What Pictures is not a good thing for Miramax.

Also, "Paranormal Activity" has been very popular recently. Link made a lot of money from this movie. Now there is no one in Hollywood who is not jealous of him.

Seeing him in trouble is like eating ice cream in the summer to those who envy him. It's so refreshing.

Harvey stroked his stubble, "Could this be a conspiracy?"

"conspiracy?"

Bob Weinstein was puzzled.

“With the Murrieta murder case a few weeks ago, everyone initially thought Link was going to be in trouble, but it turned out to be a marketing scheme from beginning to end to make Link tens of millions more.

Now that the movie is in its final stages of release, the media suddenly broke out about this death case after watching Paranormal Activity, which has made the movie even more popular and the plot more topical. From this point of view, it also seems like a marketing campaign for the movie. "

Harvey Weinstein said.

"That's impossible. Link isn't a lunatic. Why would he kill a few people just to promote a movie?"

"Link is a very capable person. We must not underestimate him before the results come out."

Harvey Weinstein said, narrowing his eyes.

After Guess What Pictures and theater chains issued statements, Hollywood peers and those who were hostile to Link predicted that the box office of "Paranormal Activity" would be affected and Link would lose tens of millions of dollars.

However, the result was unexpected.

After the restricted release of "Paranormal Activity", many viewers who had never seen the movie could no longer resist their curiosity and went to the cinema to watch the movie.

Many viewers who have watched this movie deliberately chose to watch the show with fewer people in order to seek excitement. Some people even started a "chicken game" to see who has the greater courage.

At the same time, they also recorded the movie-watching video and sent it to Guess the Movie Theater, hoping that it would be selected by Guess the Movie Films and broadcast on TV stations.

Affected by these factors, "Paranormal Activity" saw its box office decline again in its tenth week, from 11.35 million US dollars last week to 15.03 million US dollars.

"Paranormal Activity" has grossed a total of $276 million in North America.

The media predicts that the movie has a high probability of breaking the $300 million box office mark in North America.

It surpassed commercial blockbusters such as "Home Alone", "Batman 1" and "Terminator 2" to become the highest-grossing movie in North America in the past five years.

The data predicted by the media drove many filmmakers crazy.

Everyone worked hard to invest tens of millions to make a movie, but in the end it is not as good as a horror movie that only cost 20,000 US dollars.

This kind of thing would make anyone feel unbalanced.

Many filmmakers made no secret of their hostility towards him when interviewed.

Sean Thorpe, a famous Hollywood film critic, called Link a "destroyer" of the Hollywood film market order, an insatiable "devourer", and an "ambitious man" who would do anything to hype his films in the Los Angeles Times.

Last month they used the Murrieta murder case to hype up the issue, and this time they are using several accidental deaths to hype up the issue, which is like eating "human blood buns".

Dustin Hoffman said in an interview that movie promotion requires moderation and should not be offensive, but some of his colleagues failed to do so.

Tom Cruise praised Link as an excellent film businessman and hoped to have the opportunity to work with him.

When Robert Downey Jr. participated in "Saturday Night Live", he said with disdain that the audience who were deceived into going to the theater to watch "Paranormal Activity" were all stupid.

Link could not refute the above accusations.

Although the series of reports on the 'Movie Murder Cases' had little to do with him, the movie box office rose against the trend and he became the actual beneficiary.

If you get benefits, you have to take the blame.

In order to clarify the misunderstanding, Link accepted the invitation and went to TNT TV again to participate in the new episode of "Billy Talks Movies".

(End of this chapter)