1novels Chapter 172
Chapter 172
AMC's flagship hall in Hollywood, Los Angeles has been renamed "AMC Galaxy Theater", from which we can know the relationship between AMC and Galaxy Movies.Although American law strictly prohibits film production companies from being connected with theater companies, Galaxy Film is a Galaxy Film Company under the Sherman Film and Television Entertainment Group, and AMC Theater is an investment project under Sherman Industries.This company is a project proposed by John. In addition to AMC Cinemas, it also holds shares in Starwood Hotels and Resorts Group, and also participates in MGM International Hotel Group and Trump Real Estate Group.Unlike Jed, who prefers high-tech industries, John is more interested in traditional industries and real estate companies.As the first film launched by Galaxy Films in 2000, "Patriot" was naturally arranged to have its premiere at the "amc Galaxy Theater".Although there are many big scenes in this movie, Jed claimed that in order to highlight the sense of history, he did not make an imax version, which made many fans regret.
Since "The Patriot" is a historical movie, and the protagonists are only Bruce Willis and Heath Ledger, in order to make the red carpet look better, Jed also specially invited some models as guests on the red carpet. catwalk on the carpet.As the producer and director of the film, Jed naturally made his finale appearance, but something happened that shocked the reporters present.In the past, Jed walked alone on the red carpet, except for the Oscars and other awards ceremonies where he would bring his crew together.If it's another film company, they will usually put a few new actors around the famous director, so that they can blog about tomorrow's newspaper.But Jed seldom walks the red carpet with women, so reporters are used to Jed's solitude.But what surprised the reporters this time was that Jed actually brought his companions along the red carpet, and he was also a man.
Anyone who knows anything about Hollywood knows that Jed Sherman is one of the most famous "comrades" in Hollywood. Unfortunately, he has changed from a "playboy" back then to a "family man" now, so there is no more Which paparazzi or Yuji can take a picture of Jed hugging left and right.In fact, according to many people's thinking, Jade is now a high-ranking and powerful man in Hollywood. I'm afraid it's just an order that all Hollywood's first-line male stars have to clean up and go to Sherman Manor to "bend down and offer chrysanthemums."But the problem is, Jed has never been rumored to go beyond friendship with any actor.Even Tom Hanks and Bruce Willis, who have worked with Jed the most, don't have much personal interaction.
Even when some people maliciously speculated that Jed was messing with starlets or young models in private, Tom Hanks said righteously: "If there are gentlemen in Hollywood, Mr. Sherman must be one of them. The ones I know Mr. Jed Sherman is the most gentlemanly person I know in showbiz, he is humble and polite and never puts anyone down. I am disgusted by the malicious speculation in some media, Mr. Sherman's private life is his private life, but he has never used his power to coerce or induce others to do immoral transactions. Not in the past, not now, and I believe there will be no future!"
The red carpet partner that Jed brought out this time is John, and the dresses of the two were specially ordered by Mr. Giorgio Armani.Mr. Armani also joked during the fitting: "My dear Jed, are you finally going to come out of the closet?"
Maybe it's Giorgio Armani's bad taste. Although Jed and John are wearing Armani men's suits, they look like wedding dresses under the spotlight of reporters.Many reporters felt a "thump" in their hearts. Could it be that the rumors back then were true?Are these two masters really together?When John gave up his job as district attorney to become Jed's personal attorney, many thought it was a difficult career change.And when John gave up his life to block the bullet for Jed in the original assassination incident, and at the same time provoked Jed to retaliate against the entire Japanese gang in the United States, many reporters privately speculated whether the two were really together.But soon the news about the two died down. I didn't expect the two to make such a high-profile debut in the new century.Many people who are familiar with the news of current affairs suddenly discovered that the Netherlands is about to vote on the "Same-Sex Marriage Law" this year.According to the tonality of the Netherlands, the chances of this bill being passed this year are very high. Is this couple planning to go to the Netherlands to get engaged?It's a pity that the red carpet show did not arrange for reporters to interview, so the reporters could only ask questions after watching the movie.
The story of "The Patriot" begins with a montage of flash clips. The farmer Benjamin has a happy life. He has his own farm and supports his family with his hands.His family has a gentle wife Charlotte and eight children, they live a simple but happy life.But in the happy life fragments, Jed kept inserting some memories of Benjamin.Benjamin is of French descent, and he came to the New World to find his new life.Here he met his first wife and became involved with the French team.Benjamin lost his first wife when the French and Indians clashed.Discouraged, Benjamin leaves the army and goes from a heroic display to a clumsy farmer.But he enjoys this kind of life, quiet and peaceful.In his opinion, maybe heaven is nothing more than that?But soon the British clashed with the colonial people, but Benjamin chose to endure, but his son Gabriel joined the local resistance against the British army.After Gabriel was arrested, on the one hand, Benjamin warned his other children not to join the rebel army, but on the other hand, he tried his best to rescue his son.But just when Benjamin was powerless, his youngest son was killed by the British army in order to rescue Gabriel.The unfortunate experience of his son completely changed Benjamin's compromising character. Both he and Gabriel joined the ranks of the rebels and mobilized more colonial people to oppose the brutal British rule...
"This story is a bit boring." A film critic couldn't help complaining to his friends, "It stands to reason that such a movie should not be directed by Mr. Sherman! It's not like he hasn't made a movie that reflects on war. Just look at how well shot "Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan" are! Whether it's the splendor of the screen or the depth of human thinking in the movie, it's amazing. But this movie? Although the war scenes It's pretty good, and the conflict between the hero and his son is well portrayed, but I always feel that something is missing. Compared with "Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan", this The work can be regarded as the graduation work of Mr. Sherman's directing department, right?"
There were quite a few people who shared the same views as this film critic. After the film screening, at the press conference, the film critics and entertainment reporters finally couldn't help but fired up one after another. The film critic Phil of the "Los Angeles Times" asked very bluntly: "Mr. Sherman, I want to know what kind of mental state you were in when you finished this movie? In terms of the level of detail of the war scenes, it can't compare with "Saving Private Ryan"; the degree of thinking about the contradictions of human nature is not as good as "Schindler's List". Maybe these two movies are so classic that you can't surpass them, but why is the production level of "The Patriot" the film? Dropped so much?"
Jed was taken aback, but still replied calmly: "Every movie is a unique work, and it is meaningless to compare it with other works, even if the two works being compared are both directed by the same director. significance."
At this time, Jed already had some bad premonitions in his heart. "The Patriot" was not a profitable movie in history. It can be said that the North American box office has just secured its breakeven, and the international box office is a small profit.And relative to international reviews, American film critics dismissed the film.Sure enough, "The Patriot" actually ranked second at the weekend box office in the first week of its release, and it was only half of the box office of the champion, which was only a little bit more than No.3.What you need to know is that the No.3 movie was released last week. Seeing such a show, Jed knew that negative reviews should be coming.
Not to Jed's surprise, film critics across the United States finally seized the opportunity to criticize Jed.It's no wonder that the film critics are aggressive this time. It is really the director Jade who puts too much pressure on North American film critics.Jed has a lot of popular and well-received works, and some of them are considered milestone works in film history.And other works are either box office hits or have excellent reputation, so that film critics have to praise Jed.But in fact, it has been touted for a long time, and everyone still has a little bit of displeasure in their hearts.Now I just ran into a "Patriot" that was neither well-received nor well-received, and film critics poured out all kinds of complaints.Some people say that Jed is willing to degenerate to start some TV station, this time it's okay, his IQ is comparable to that of a TV producer.Some people think that Jed fell in love and lost his head, throwing out a movie that has not been edited.Facing these accusations, Jed didn't respond a word.And to the dismay of the reporters, he actually took John to New York, a media metropolis, for a vacation.Under the siege of reporters, Jed took John to all the Michelin-starred restaurants in New York.Although Jed loves Los Angeles, he has to admit that New York is the culinary capital of America.
Jed and John threw off a group of following paparazzi, hid in an alley and laughed, but they unexpectedly provoked the people who were filming.Jed quickly apologized, and when he was about to leave with John, the model who was shooting suddenly said, "Is this Mr. Jed Sherman?"
Jed was in a good mood at this time, stopped and asked, "Do I know you?"
The black female model came over and said with a smile: "You don't know me, let me introduce myself, my name is Tyra Banks. I am a contracted model of Elite Modeling Company, and I am also a registered actor of the Screen Actors Guild. I I hope you can get to know me and help me enter the entertainment circle."
Jed was taken aback for a moment, he naturally knew what the future achievements of this female model would be, but he would not agree so easily. "You know, modeling is synonymous with 'no acting'. If you really want to, drop everything and come to Los Angeles!"