Chapter 182 181. Good news from the military and the Emmy Awards are coming
Los Angeles Times: "I was invited to the premiere of MGM's new film Happy Death Day, and as a non-horror moviegoer, I didn't have high expectations for the movie."
"Although the Russo brothers are not new directors, there is really nothing much to introduce about their works. The only label I know of Gal Gadot is Transformers, but it's a pity that it hasn't been released yet."
"As for Benjamin McKenzie, he is a newcomer among newcomers. I have absolutely no impression of this actor."
"But when the movie started, I gradually immersed myself in it. It was similar to the time and space loop of Groundhog Day, coupled with the constant death and rebirth of killing."
"In the end, the heroine gradually unravels the mystery and finds the murderer, and comes to terms with her bad past."
"This is a horror movie that is not scary, but rather entertaining. I recommend watching it with your significant other or friends. You will enjoy the 100 minutes."
San Francisco Post: "Happy Death Day is an excellent chick flick. Unlike another horror film currently being shown at MGM, Get Out, Happy Death Day combines horror, suspense, humor and other elements very well."
“It’s not as deep as Get Out, but it’s more interesting than the former. I recommend girls to bring their best friends to the cinema. It’s worth the ticket price.”
ABC Entertainment Online: "As September came, I was looking for great movies in the cinema, and then Happy Death Day came into my sight."
"I admit that I was attracted by Gal Gadot's appearance on the poster and wanted to see what this Transformer girl is capable of."
"The movie hasn't finished yet, but my review is already out. I have to praise Gal Gadot. Her performance doesn't act like a novice at all."
“She was able to seamlessly switch between the image of a green tea bitch and a good girl, and showed determination and courage in her fight with the murderer.”
"It's rare to see such a variety of qualities in one actress. I can probably understand why she was chosen to be the heroine of Transformers."
“I give Happy Death Day a score of 75. It’s an excellent horror film.”
CBS Entertainment: "Happy Death Day is a movie that you don't expect much from, but it still surprises you."
"The film's ingenious conception and qualified logical reasoning allow it to be self-consistent without any obvious loopholes."
"All the actors' performances were up to standard. As a first-time leading actress, Gal Gadot, I have to say, conquered me."
Early in the morning, Eric and Gadot were still sleeping in bed.
After a tiring night, Gadot came at least 8 times.
She had a special body constitution, so it was difficult for her the first time. It took Eric more than half an hour to reach the climax.
But it became easy after that. When it was fast, it happened every few minutes. When it was slow, it happened every ten seconds. In the end, the whole person became a puddle of ice cream.
Even though she followed Eric's instructions and kept exercising, she was still overwhelmed by the waves of peaks.
Knock knock knock. There was a knock on the door. Eric slowly opened his eyes and patted Gadot.
The other person twisted his body, hummed in dissatisfaction, his eyes still closed, and hugged Eric even tighter.
"Who is it?"
"Me!" Judy's voice came from outside the door.
"Come in."
Rubbing his eyes, Eric didn't avoid her. When they were in college, Judy never knocked on the door, and she had already seen everything she should and shouldn't have seen.
Snap!
The door was pushed open and Judy walked in holding a stack of newspapers.
He shook his head and saw the two of them hugging each other naked, and a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Hey, looks like you guys had a great night."
"Please, don't smile so obscenely, okay? This expression is really disgusting. How did you know I was here?"
Judy showed her two rows of white teeth: "Then you should ask yourself, Rafaeli couldn't stand your screaming last night, so he went to my house."
"She said the screams were like murder, a man was going to kill a woman. If she didn't leave, the neighbors would call the police and she would be implicated."
"I'm a little curious, are you too strong? Or is Gadot too weak?"
Eric wanted to say, "You'll know if you try it," but luckily he held himself back.
"Uh, what's that in your hand?"
Judy threw the newspaper over. "Take a look. This is the media review of Happy Death Day. I know some people want to see this the most, so I sent it over specially."
Hearing this, Gadot's radar was immediately activated. Her sleepy eyes disappeared, and she sat up instantly. She snatched the newspaper into her hands and began to read it carefully.
The newspaper was flipping rapidly.
After a while, the room was suddenly filled with the girls' happy and hearty laughter.
"Honey, look at this, they praised me for my good looks, which is true, but they also praised my acting skills, hahahaha."
“And this, Happy Death Day is a wonderful movie, and Gal Gadot has a charming aura about her.”
"This, this, and this."
"Damn it! The Independent called us rubbish. Happy Death Day is a bad movie with no logical logic, a poor director and a lot of poor camera work."
"The leading actress Gal Gadot's acting is even worse. She really should go to school to learn professional acting, otherwise it will be difficult for her to gain a foothold in Hollywood in the future."
"Benjamin McKenzie's performance was equally terrible. His face was not suitable for the campus theme at all. He chose the wrong path."
Gadot angrily tore up the Independent newspaper and kept cursing.
Eric could only stroke her back like a kitten: "Don't be angry, baby. Ever since I publicly scolded the Independent, they have always been against me."
"Anyway, anything related to me is wrong in the eyes of The Independent. Learning to control your emotions is a must for an actor."
Gadot whimpered a few times in grievance, and then suddenly remembered something.
"Eric, should I really study acting? You enrolled me in USC last year, but I only showed up when I enrolled. It's been almost a year now."
Eric kissed her forehead and laughed, "Honey, there's really no need to take other people's opinions to heart. Going to school is just a waste of life."
"There is a saying in the entertainment industry that is the most effective. Do you know what it is?"
"ah?"
"You have to become famous as early as possible, so you just need to follow the route I arrange, and everything will be fine."
"Really? But I think my acting skills may really need to be polished."
"Hahahaha. Don't worry too much about acting. What is acting? To put it bluntly, it's the way the media and public opinion tend to perform."
"When I control public opinion in the future, I can package even a dog or a pile of feces into an acting talent."
"Besides, although your talent isn't that strong, you're not a fool. You'll have some acting skills, okay?"
Gadot snorted a few times: "It sounds like you are praising me, but when I think about it, I feel like you are belittling me."
A week later, even though there were newspapers like The Independent that deliberately smeared the film or gave it a bad review, "Happy Death Day" still won the recognition of the vast majority of media and audiences.
The current imdb rating is 7.6 points, which is already very good in the field of horror films. It is difficult for most horror films to get a score of 6.
The review from Rotten Tomatoes is even more realistic, with a freshness rating of 88%, which speaks for itself.
With the release of the film in 2,000 theaters, coupled with its good reputation and fun value, "Happy Death Day" took in $26 million in three days over the weekend and $48 million in a week, becoming the box office champion of the week.
Although it did not exceed the first-week box office of "Get Out", it was still a huge success.
After all, the production and promotion costs were only 13 million US dollars, and it has already achieved profitability.
The main creative team began to promote the company in major cities, appearing on variety shows and talk shows to increase their popularity.
Before the movie was released, Gadot had only 600,000 fans on Facebook, while Michael Jordan, who had the highest number of fans, had reached a terrifying 8 million, a huge difference.
But after the movie was released, Gadot's number of fans has increased to 1.8 million. It is certainly not comparable to Michael Jordan, but she has already squeezed into the top 100 public figures list, currently ranked 98th.
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Benjamin McKenzie also received more film contracts as a result, and the Russo brothers were praised as excellent young directors.
Some media have already stated that they will be the fourth pair of famous director brothers after the Coen brothers, the Wachowski brothers, and the Nolan brothers.
Anyway, the praise is very high, much more lively than when James Wan was praised, after all, he has white skin.
Art Records has been registered and settled in Burbank. As the second largest shareholder, Eric also paid out $10 million as start-up capital.
Mike's connections in the music industry are very powerful. With his charm and fame, he quickly recruited a lot of professional talents, and the company's structure has become almost complete.
In another week or two, we will hold the official opening ceremony, and then we will sign singers and get on track.
"Supernatural" has already started filming, and the roles of the brothers are still played by Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki.
Jensen Ackles, who currently plays the older brother Dean, is almost a pure newcomer.
Jared Padalecki, who plays the younger brother Sam, has been in the industry for several years and has starred in "Gilmore Girls". He is a little famous among teenagers, but his career has not been very successful.
Liu Yifei's role was scheduled for the fifth episode. After receiving the notice, she called to express her gratitude and said that she would fly over to participate in the filming in the near future, and she would definitely thank him then.
"Hannibal" and "American Horror Story" are currently forming crews and will start filming within half a month.
Eric has not had time to polish the script of "Breaking Bad", but there is no rush. The show is expected to be aired next year.
At this time, a Wrangler was speeding on the road and arrived at the Nevada military base a few hours later.
After careful questioning, Eric and the lawyer were allowed in, and a captain took them to John Defarge Adams' office.
After closing the door, John Adams made coffee for both of them.
"There's only coffee here, no tea, or you can have water."
"Coffee will be fine."
After a few pleasantries, neither of them was the type to waste time, so they got straight to business.
"Eric, you're lucky. The Ministry of Defense is preparing to upgrade the military intranet."
"Originally, some old equipment, lines and structures were to be phased out, but after I made a suggestion, they thought a small part could be retained."
"Uh, is this considered recycling?"
"If you must put it that harshly, then yes, you can think so."
"But you have to understand that even the junk that is eliminated from the military network is far superior to the civilian networks that are available on the market."
"Using it can ensure that your network is at least three to five years ahead of your competitors."
Eric nodded. Let alone five years, even a three-year lead would be a huge advantage.
He doesn't believe that other groups will not imitate YouTube and Lionheart Online after they go online. Competition is bound to occur.
"John, what about the risk of military leaks? Weren't you worried about this issue before?"
John Adams smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. The area reserved for you is specially isolated. It cannot be connected to the military network and will not involve military secrets."
"Another issue is the price. After discussion, the Ministry of Defense requested a usage fee of US$10 million per year."
"The contract will last for five years, and the price will be determined after five years depending on the situation. Of course, if civilian technology develops fast enough by then, you can terminate the contract."
"It's just recycling, right?"
They both laughed at the same time.
It’s worth it, very worth it, to spend 10 million US dollars to buy the right to use something that others consider garbage!
This is like developed countries transferring heavily polluting enterprises to developing countries. You have to accept them even if the pollution is serious.
Only with this can you have a foundation for development and lead other developing countries.
Moreover, the price of 10 million US dollars may be a bit high in the first year, but by the second year when YouTube and Lionheart Network develop, it will be a bargain.
He knew that John Adams must have put in a lot of effort to get things done, and it was time for him to repay him.
"Eric, here is the contract. Once you sign it, the matter will be settled."
John Adams took out a contract and handed it over. The lawyer took it and began to review it carefully. After confirming that it was correct, he nodded.
Eric signed his name and then took out a contract from his briefcase, which contained the share agreement of Lionheart Network.
"John, this is your technology investment agreement, 5% of the shares."
John Adams signed the agreement without even reading the content. He was confident that Eric would not play tricks on the agreement.
“It’s a pleasure to work with you!”
“It’s a pleasure to work with you!”
"John, although 5% of the shares may not seem like much, I advise you to keep them. Maybe in just three to five years, they will bring you amazing wealth."
Fast forward to late September, and as the producer and screenwriter of The Walking Dead, Eric received an invitation to the 55th Emmy Awards.
Although awards are not a measure of the value of a drama, they can increase the added value of a drama.
It's time to test the appeal of "The Walking Dead" in the eyes of these judges.
(End of this chapter)