Chapter 57 58. The Dove Occupies the Magpie's Nest (Please collect and read)
Utah.
Today is the opening day of the Sundance Film Festival.
The so-called Sundance Film Festival, or more accurately, the Independent Film Festival, is a festival created specifically for independent films.
Everyone knows that independent films require small investments and often take an artistic rather than a commercial route. Such films are difficult to distribute and even more difficult to recoup.
In order to prevent good films from being buried, the Sundance Film Festival was born.
Many famous directors have come out of here, such as the Coen brothers, Christopher Nolan, Quentin Tarantino, etc. It is a veritable Hollywood blood-making machine.
This year's film festival will last for 10 days. Eric is currently on his way to Park City by taxi. That small town with just over 10,000 residents does not have an airport.
The phone rang . It was another more private number that not many people knew.
"Hi! Elena!"
"Little guy, is this your plan? When I woke up, Hasbro's stock price had fallen by 5 percentage points."
Eric frowned. "Only five percentage points? So little? It seems that the market is still optimistic about my being a director, hahahaha."
"What are you thinking? Even I know this is totally unreliable. One reason why the stock price hasn't fallen is because someone is supporting it. There's no doubt that it must be the Hassenfeld family."
"Another reason is that the news broke so quickly that many people are waiting and watching, perhaps thinking it's just fake news."
"I see, you want me to make things bigger, right?"
Elena said anxiously, "What else? I have violated the rules by lending you money, which is enough to send me to jail. Don't let me down, Eric Cooper! Otherwise, I will drag you to hell with me."
Eric could feel the other party's emotions across the phone, and hurriedly comforted her, "Don't worry, this impulsive tone is not like the woman I know."
"Right now I'm on my way to the Sundance Film Festival. Today is the opening ceremony. Entertainment media from all over the United States are gathered there. They are all bloodthirsty sharks who will help us make things bigger."
The person on the other end of the phone took a few breaths and calmed down: "I hope so."
More than half an hour later, the taxi arrived at the destination. In the snowy town, a huge venue was cordoned off, filled with screening rooms. Countless people were crowding in. They were movie fans from all over the country.
Huh. Eric exhaled a puff of white air and took off his hat and mask. It was a bit cold, but he had to endure it in order to allow the media to better capture himself.
I directly chose to buy a pass, which cost $2,000. Most people really can't afford it, so I usually buy the movie I want to watch.
Looking at the hundreds of movie titles in the manual, Eric began to look for any familiar ones, and then he saw a movie on the second page - "Lelan's America".
Although the director is not well-known, there are several familiar names in the starring roles, including Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams.
Don Cheadle is the black man who played War Machine in Iron Man, not the one in the first movie.
He has been in the film industry for more than ten years and has already gained a certain degree of fame. Although he is certainly not as famous as Denzel Washington and Will Smith, he is also a relatively well-known black movie star.
Needless to say, Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams are both promising stars of the younger generation in Hollywood. The former is currently being promoted and even auditioned for "Transformers" some time ago.
After selecting the target, Eric went straight to the theater of "Leland's America". The movie would start soon and if nothing unexpected happened, he would meet a few media.
After squeezing through the crowd for a while, I found a theater in a good location. When I walked in, I saw that a small press conference was indeed being held there.
There weren't many media outlets, only seven or eight, so they made do with what they had. Eric simply found a front row seat and sat down.
The handsome man is unforgettable wherever he goes, like a shining star. The moment he arrived, Ryan Gosling's eyes followed him.
"Eric Cooper, it's him. Why is he here? Is he interested in my movie?"
With this thought in mind, Ryan Gosling nodded at Eric during the interview, and Eric smiled and nodded back at him.
This strange behavior naturally aroused the interest of others. Several people looked over at the same time, and the media naturally followed suit.
The film's creators may not be aware of Eric's identity, they just think this young man is very handsome.
The media was different. They immediately surrounded Eric like sharks that smelled blood, as if they were afraid that he would run away.
"Mr. Eric, is it true that you are going to be the director of Transformers?"
"Mr. Cooper, can you please respond to the news in the early morning? Was it a mistake made by MGM?"
"Mr. Cooper, you want to be a director, is that true or false?"
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Seeing the enthusiasm of these reporters and then looking at their indifferent attitude towards them just now, the director and the actors felt uncomfortable.
This is our home court! What the hell! Eric motioned for everyone to be quiet: "I will answer your questions, but only after the movie is over. This is an excellent work, with excellent directors and actors. Let's focus on them first, okay?"
After saying that, he leaned back in his seat and stopped talking. Seeing this, the media did not dare to ask any more questions. Anyway, Eric Cooper had already promised, so they just waited until the movie was over.
This was of course one of the reasons why Eric didn't want to answer, but the more important reason was that there were too few media present, and they were all tabloids, which did not have enough influence.
But as long as the news of his presence gets out, I guarantee that after the movie is over, the theater will be packed with reporters.
Let the bullets fly for a while.
Seeing that the media's attention had returned to them and was even more enthusiastic, the directors and actors couldn't help but feel grateful.
He is a pretty nice person.
Before they knew it, more than an hour had passed and the movie was over. Eric applauded along with the few other audience members. Although it was an art film, the quality was pretty good.
After the creators came on stage to express their gratitude, the audience began to leave.
Then the director took Ryan Gosling and other main actors to Eric. There were not many opportunities to meet such a big man, and no one wanted to miss it. Maybe he would be the buyer of the movie.
However, the media's actions were obviously faster than theirs. In addition to the original seven tabloid reporters, dozens of media outlets seemed to suddenly appear and blocked Eric from all directions.
In an instant, cameras and bullets were almost pointed at his face, and there was a chaotic mess of people talking at once, while the film's main creators stood there awkwardly on the periphery.
On the first day of three rounds of recommendations, the data is very bad and it feels like it’s at the bottom.
(End of this chapter)