Chapter 886: Interview with the San Fernando Valley Edition

Chapter 886: Interview with the San Fernando Valley Edition

Standing in front of the mirror in the cloakroom, Duke was like a plastic model, letting Scarlett Johansson fiddle with it. Scarlett, who thought she had great fashion sense, kept picking up the dress and gesturing in front of Duke, then shook her head continuously. Apparently not very happy with Duke's reserve gowns.

Your clothes are either gray or black. Scarlett muttered rather dissatisfied, It looks old.

Honey, I'm already old. Duke shrugged indifferently, You know, I've basically been wearing dresses of this color and style all these years.

He is not a star who needs to attract attention, and he doesn't pay much attention to his appearance every time he attends the premiere.

Helping Duke put on a newly ordered dark dress, Scarlett Johansson took a few serious glances, pulled the drooping blond hair behind her head, took a bow tie to try the matching effect, shook her head, Pulled another tie.

Knowing that Duke didn't care about the dress, she simply changed the subject, Are you sure it was made by the North Korean government?

How to confirm such a thing?

Standing opposite Scarlett, Duke looked at her carefully arranging the dress for himself, However, the sources of funds for the accounts of the three hackers all point to North Korea, but that is a non-governmental organization. My dear, you know...

The tie didn't fit very well either. Scarlett patted him and walked towards the cloakroom where the bow tie was hanging. Duke looked at her beautiful back and continued, The North Korean government is not an idiot. The organization's excuse is enough for them to explain to the international community.

But so their international reputation...

While talking, Scarlett shook her head and walked back, I forgot that North Korea has no international image for a long time, and they don't care about the country's image in the eyes of Western society.

She walked up to Duke and tried the tie on his neck. Then he said, Don't you think we are going too far?

Hey, dear. Duke spread his hands to her, This is a spontaneous behavior of the American media, and it has nothing to do with me.

Okay, okay. Scarlett helped Duke put on the tie. Deliberately squeezed his chin, My boyfriend is a pure, kind and good person...

Before she finished speaking, she couldn't help laughing.

I just go with the flow and push it a little bit.

Duke shook his head, This matter really has nothing to do with me. The real culprit in discrediting North Korea is the federal government, not us.

The federal government is the biggest scapegoat in the United States. Scarlett muttered. Then he looked at his watch, Isn't Ou Heitan going to speak? It's almost time.

Duke nodded, walked to the rest table, took the remote control, and turned on the LCD TV installed on the wall. Tuned to CNN, the White House press conference is about to begin.

After the CIA and the FBI released evidence that a series of hacker accounts were linked to Iran, the anti-North Korean movement climaxed across the United States. Large-scale protests in support of freedom of speech, Against the terrorist threat' march. The media even criticized the North Korean government verbally and in writing, which further stirred up anti-North Korean sentiment among the people.

The government still supports and approves of Warner Bros. releasing films like The Interview.

on the TV screen. Ao Heitan personally expressed the views of the Washington authorities on the Warner Bros. hacking incident into the microphone, The United States strongly supports these filmmakers and film production companies, as well as the freedom of belief they express. We believe. This form of artistic expression is It is commendable not to surrender to intimidation and threats just because it touches someone's views and ideas.

Austria Heitan directly raised the incident to a serious national security issue, North Korea attacks American companies with the intention of causing destructive effects, and threatens American artists and other individuals with the intention of restricting their right to free expression. The United States takes this matter 'seriously' , will impose sanctions on individuals and entities associated with the North Korean government.

As a powder keg that exploded at one point, the North Korean government also issued a corresponding statement at almost the same time—O Heitan is a stupid pig!

In addition, the North Korean government has declared a state of emergency, some troops are gathering near the 38th parallel, and they are preparing to fire on South Korea again.

North Korea has always had two magic weapons to deal with the pressure of international public opinion. One is to speak out loudly, no matter how ridiculous the remarks are, or to keep announcing some absurd and incomprehensible declarations; the other is to beat anyone who dares to provoke me. Bangzi, no matter who provoked them, Bangzi is the target of beating...

It seems that we have nothing to do now.

After turning off the TV, Duke went to the rest table, poured a cup of tea for Scarlett, handed it back to her, and said, We can watch the North Korean government and the federal government gossip. It can save a lot of expenses and achieve results far exceeding our expectations.

North Korea and South Korea... Scarlett took a sip of tea and asked worriedly, Will there really be a war?

Without even thinking about it, Duke said, Of course not.

War will definitely not break out, at most, they will shoot some shells at each other. Although North Korea is shouting fiercely now, and looks like it does not hesitate to start World War III, anyone who knows enough about this country knows that North Korea is letting go. A connoisseur of cannonballs.

Honey.

Reaching out and pinching Scarlett's tall nose, Duke smiled, If war really breaks out, let's set up a relief fund.

After helping Duke wear the dress, Scarlett found her own again, and of course she will attend the premiere.

Are you going too? Duke frowned.

To be honest, he was somewhat worried. Who knew if North Korea would do something like jumping over the wall? He could take risks, but he didn't want to watch Scarlett take risks too.

On October 31, 2013, the focus of the entire United States was on the Hollywood area of ​​Los Angeles. Tens of thousands of Americans holding high the so-called freedom banners spontaneously gathered in and around the Capstone Theater to support the inviolability of their hearts with the most practical actions. the so-called freedom of speech.

Although The Interview is only a small production with an investment of 25 million US dollars, although many people declined the invitation to the premiere due to concerns about safety, and although the North Korean government continues to issue various protests, it is difficult to prevent Hollywood and the American public from appreciating the premiere. enthusiasm.

Under strict protection, there were no accidents at the premiere. Amid the protests in North Korea, this film was not only released in North America, but will also appear in other countries of English Five Friends.

As for the film itself, it is a typical piece of feces and fart. Not only does it directly kill Jin Sanpang, but it also mocks Eminem and Miley Cyrus, who are very controversial in the United States, especially for the latter. The discussion of Camel Toe is appropriate. As for other aspects, there is nothing to say. Just look at the reaction of the North Korean government to understand what kind of movie this is.

The North Korean government is condemning, the North Korean government wants to ban the film, the North Korean government wants to take countermeasures against Hollywood, and the North Korean government interferes with the freedom of speech in the United States...

This is the publicity strategy that Warner Bros.' publicity and public relations department formulated for the film. It must drag the North Korean government into the water and gain the attention of the world.

And who would really care about the protests of the North Korean government?

Even if there are so many disputes surrounding this film, it is impossible for a feces and fart comedy to be as popular as a summer commercial production. Even if many people shouted for the release of this film, they are only safeguarding the so-called freedom of speech in their hearts. The idea of ​​​​does not necessarily buy tickets to enter the theater.

Killing the so-called largest dictator in the world recognized by Western society is undoubtedly the biggest selling point of the film, and it is also one of the few things that can attract the North American public to enter the theater.

More than 2,600 theaters in North America and a box office of 37.21 million US dollars in the first week can be said to be the biggest limit of this niche comedy. In addition to making sure that Warner Bros. can recover the cost, the biggest advantage is that with the release of the film, let Hollywood sees another profitable direction - spoofing the leaders of hostile countries!

After the film was released at the North American weekend box office, Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures and Sony Columbia have put similar film plans on the agenda, especially Sony Columbia Pictures, which is very active in contacting Warner Bros. and James ? Franco and Seth? Rogen, ready to shoot Interview sequel.

Not only Hollywood, San Fernando Valley, which has always liked to shoot adult versions of popular Hollywood movies, has also obtained authorization from Warner Bros. to shoot the H version of Interview. Man, there will be a lot of scenes like Rodman fighting the first lady...

When such news reached Duke's ears, he couldn't help being dumbfounded, but it wasn't too surprising. After all, he had a vague impression that the previous Interview had indeed filmed an adult version.

Hollywood doesn't care what North Korea thinks, and neither does the San Fernando Valley.

All kinds of news that broke out are conducive to the spread of Interview, and after the film was released, word of mouth exploded to an astonishing level in a short period of time. Tan came forward and waited for many times. Interview has risen from a simple black shit, urine and fart humorous film to the level of a masterpiece. It has been rated as a perfect score by many fans on the Internet, and even The Dark Knight was once rated on IMDB. Squeezed down and briefly occupied the top position of the TOP250 list with a score of 9.9.

On IMDB, more than 20,000 fans gave this film a perfect score.

Although Interview is unlikely to change the short lifespan of shit, shit and fart comedy theaters, by the end of December when the film was released, the North American box office had accumulated more than 100 million U.S. dollars, plus more than 100 million U.S. dollars earned overseas. A small production with a production cost of only 25 million U.S. dollars, the global box office revenue alone is as high as 278.62 million U.S. dollars.

With such a return on investment ratio, it is normal for other companies to follow suit. (to be continued ^)

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