Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 1450: Word of Mouth Soars After the Premiere

After the premiere in Los Angeles, local newspapers praised the film highly, especially the red ribbons at the premiere and the presence of many celebrities who supported Elizabeth Taylor, which just happened to be in line with the demands of the Donkey Party. In the Los Angeles Times, the film even jumped out of the entertainment section and made the front page of the news.

This made TriStar Pictures very happy, and they expanded the scale of the premiere in New York overnight, inviting all the celebrities they could, trying to stir up a wave of enthusiasm in New York, the base of American media.

The marketing strategy of "Philadelphia Story" follows the typical process of award-winning films, starting with a small-scale screening at the end of the year, and then cooperating with media hype to attract the enthusiasm of many potential audiences to watch the movie. However, the scale of the screening is limited to a limited number of theaters in New York and Los Angeles.

In this process, the audience is limited to celebrities, senior movie fans and other enthusiasts. There are two advantages to this. First, the audiences who watch are those who are particularly fond of this type of film, so the reputation will be very good. Second, because the number of screenings is limited, the tickets are sold out quickly, and a good figure of $30,000 or more can be achieved for a single theater on a weekend.

"Ronald..." A woman who looked like a model, with neat bangs and long hair draped over her shoulders, a classic Hollywood female star hairstyle, wearing a brown corduroy dress, and with very elegant gestures, walked over slowly, hugged Ronald, and gave him a kiss.

"Christy, long time no see..." Ronald, wearing a black knee-length navy blue coat, also came here to personally attend the event.

It was Christy Turlington, who was now in New York and had a very successful modeling career. She had been dating the multimillionaire actor Roger Wilson for a while and had recently broken up with her boyfriend, so she was invited to the premiere. It marked her reappearance in the social scene in New York and Los Angeles, signaling that I was single again.

"Oh, sorry..." Turlington wiped the lipstick from the corner of Ronald's mouth and put on a very sweet smile.

"Keep smiling..." Ronald also smiled and lightly put his arm around Christy Turlington's waist, posing for the camera. The handsome man and beautiful woman instantly attracted many photographers.

For the sake of the movie, Ronald also took the initiative to stand on the stage and became a prop for a photo. He never refused anyone who wanted to be on the news and fulfilled their requests for a photo.

This was also because Helen Slater was also attending the premiere today, and if he took a photo with her alone in the newspaper, it would be too conspicuous. In order to prevent Helen and Diane from feeling left out and getting angry, he had to sacrifice his own appearance and even took a few photos of Shirley MacLaine, who lived in New York, hugging her to look like a couple.

"Honestly, it's been a while since we last met..." Christy Turlington wanted to test whether Ronald was interested in renewing their relationship.

"It's been a long time indeed. Are you interested in actually turning to a career in film?"

After filming "Street Fighter", Ronald hadn't heard that Christy Turlington wanted to enter the film industry. Her appearance was based on temperament, and in the eyes of male audiences, she was indeed not as beautiful as Cindy Crawford, so not many people wanted to invest in her in the film industry, unless they had other ideas about her.

"Oh, I've tried it. It's totally not my style." Christy Turlington seemed to be under a lot of pressure. This time Ronald gave her a chance to return to the social circle. She was a little nervous. Although her appearance just now was perfect, Ronald made it clear that he had no intention of continuing to be her regular temporary girlfriend. So, she became anxious and quickly found a place away from the reporters. She took out a pack of cigarettes from her bag, lit them and started smoking.

"Hey, Come On, you have to stop smoking at the premiere of a movie about...? I have a group here who are against smoking in movies..." Ronald went over and half-jokingly expressed his dissatisfaction. Because this movie is a rare one that cares about...people, many groups that care about other diseases also came to support it.

"Sorry, sorry, I'm under a lot of pressure right now..." Christy Turlington quickly threw the cigarette to the ground, stomped it out, and waved her hand as if to fan away the smoke in the air. "My modeling career is also quite stressful right now. You see, she's the hottest model right now, and I'm a bit out of fashion."

"Nonsense, in my heart you will always be one of the best models in America, right? Why does the modeling industry like models like this now?"

Ronald looked up and saw that Turlington was talking about another very popular model in recent years, Kate Moss. She was wearing a trench coat, blonde curly hair, long black stockings on her feet, and a pair of white high-heeled sandals, which attracted reporters and audiences to stare at her legs.

Ronald could see clearly from a distance that Kate Moss had high cheekbones, sunken cheeks, and two protruding front teeth with a gap. How could he say that? Although Moss also had the unforgettable features of a catwalk model, and exuded a unique temperament, this temperament was not what Ronald appreciated.

Entering the 1990s, the healthy, positive, and well-built model standard seemed to be gradually moving towards the decadent, flat-chested, unkempt (but actually well-dressed) direction of Kate Moss, which was completely different from Ronald's old-fashioned aesthetic.

Looking back at Christy Turlington, Ronald still felt that such a woman was in line with his aesthetic standards.

"Ronald..." Of course, Turlington noticed that look, and she immediately came up with a smile.

"I'm telling you, you have to quit smoking and stop trying to lose weight. I'll let Richard help you think of a solution, but the aesthetics in Japan and Hong Kong are still stuck in the America of the 1980s. If you can..."

"Of course, I'll start quitting smoking today..." Turlington threw away the cigarette box immediately. It turned out that Ronald liked his past self, so it was easy to deal with. "I'm practicing yoga every day now, and I'll be able to recover soon. The aesthetic changes of those designers are driving us crazy..."

"Don't worry, see you next time..." Ronald took note of this matter. In fact, some of his old contacts still admired the beauties from America. It wouldn't be a big problem to promote this kind of beauties.

It was freezing cold outside the Ziegfeld Theater in New York. Unlike the warm climate in Los Angeles where you can wear a suit and go out, New York is very cold in winter. The models also had to wear something thick. Ronald asked Turlington to go in quickly, tightened his windbreaker and continued to take pictures with the beauties at the door.

Unlike the relaxed look in Los Angeles a few days ago, Tom Hanks wore a very thick white scarf, Denzel Washington wore a cashmere coat, and his wife Pauletta was even more exaggerated, she dazzled the audience in a mink coat.

"Good guy, don't let those environmentalists see us." Ronald was also sweating. These black stars might be afraid of the cold or have backward aesthetics, so they like to appear in mink.

"Ronald!"

"gold!"

Another acquaintance of Ronald was Kim Cattrall. She came with her new boyfriend, a musician. The two of them were dressed in a way that was more in line with the tastes of New York's upper class. Even in the coldest weather, they would wear coats so that they could take them off after entering the mansion, which was heated very well.

"This is my friend, Anton Sanko, Anton, Ronald." Kim Carrotel didn't have many good movies to shoot right now, and she came to the premiere just because Ronald was coming. As for this poor "friend", he still hadn't figured out whether he was a boyfriend or a friend.

"Anton, nice to meet you, thank you and Jin for coming. Sorry, I have to borrow your Jin for a while, the reporters know that we have worked together, and I have to take some appropriate photos..."

Ronald put his arm around Kim Cattrall's waist and took a few photos. Then he pulled over the Russian-looking musician and said, "Friends, this is my friend Anton. Anton is a rising music producer in New York..."

Although the number of reporters taking photos of Anton and Kim was much less than that of Ronald and Kim, Anton, who had just entered the New York social circle, was still very excited. After the photo shoot, he kept holding Ronald's hand to express his gratitude.

"Is there any role?" Kim Cattrall took the opportunity to secretly pinch Ronald's butt while taking a photo and asked softly in his ear.

"Call my agent Richard." Ronald also answered softly in his ear. This woman was really too bold. Her boyfriend was right next to her, and she was flirting so blatantly in public.

"Winona, Winona..."

Just as two people were sent in, reporters saw another big-name star arriving.

Winona Ryder has had some bad luck lately, having just broken up with her ex-boyfriend Johnny Depp in a high-profile manner. Her next scheduled award-winning film, "Shattered Dreams," was aborted due to the death of its lead actor, River Phoenix.

In order to maintain a high exposure rate, she also participated in the MV shooting of the popular rock band "Soul Asylum" and dated band member David Pirna. This time she also attended the premiere with him.

Ronald kept his distance from this eccentric female star, took a photo and invited them in. He stamped his feet in the cold winter night, and exhaled a breath of cold air in the air. The photo session was almost over, why didn't Helen come yet?

"Helen..." Finally, when the reporters were about to put away their cameras, Helen Slater, wearing a black coat, hurried over.

Ronald saw that Helen's hair was not well-groomed. She used a fast curling iron on her head, and a lot of hair was sticking out everywhere, making it a mess.

Fortunately, she is naturally beautiful and looks good in photo without heavy makeup. Her hair looks a bit like Meg Ryan in a romance movie. Photographers unscrewed the caps and started taking pictures.

"Helen, this is for you..." Ronald took the opportunity to take a photo with Helen Slater while handing her a red ribbon.

"I spent too much time playing with Linda and almost missed it." Helen said with a smile as she walked. She was now in a maternal mood and actually didn't care so much about occasions where celebrities appeared.

"Slow down..." Ronald pinned the red ribbon on her.

"I heard that you were the one who promoted the new policy of the President?" Helen stroked Ronald's collar in the dark movie theater and asked. This was the kind of thing she loved to hear.

"Oh, Helen, how can I influence policy? The most I can do is give the President inspiration for a slogan."

"Really, I just like how humble you are. The news has spread throughout my mom's circle. Those...people and people with minority orientations are very grateful to you. They are cursing Larry Kramer from Los Angeles in their circle and say they want to expel him from several minority organizations."

"I'm a filmmaker, not a politician..." Ronald refused to admit it.

"Yeah, right, right..." Helen smiled. Ronnie was really funny. He didn't take credit for things he had no intention of promoting. But those groups in New York and even on the East Coast were well-informed and had a lot of collusion with the upper echelons of the Donald Party. In their minds, Ronald was on par with David Geffen and became the biggest contributor to the equal status of minority groups. And... his reputation among patients and their families was also very good. They all agreed to book a theater to watch the movie after it was released.

"Oh, is this true?" Helen asked with tears in her eyes, pulling Ronald's arm.

After the film was over, the lights did not turn on immediately, but subtitles kept appearing. There were names of several extras who unfortunately passed away during and after the filming of this film. They disregarded their own health just to show the real crowd in this film and dispel the misunderstandings of ordinary people about them.

"It's all true. They really burned their lives to fight for something for their companions..."

"Oh, this is really heartbreaking. I feel a bit like those old Hollywood movies I watched as a child." Helen wiped away her tears quietly. Jonathan Demme's editing was very smooth and just the right amount of sensationalism, making people sad but not hurt. There was no tear-jerking crying, but it made people have greater sympathy for these unfortunate people.

Because these people are not miserable or pitiful, but ordinary people like everyone else, living a life of ups and downs. The protagonist Andy, on the contrary, found the greatest luck in life in misfortune, the lover who accompanied him to the end, the understanding family, and the fairness he found in the court.

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"This is a groundbreaking work. Just as 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' was the first big-budget movie about an interracial marriage, this is also the first mainstream movie to react to... Tom Hanks and Antonio Banderas have amazing chemistry, replicating his romantic persona from 'Sleepless in Seattle'..."

The next day, Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times unexpectedly gave the film three and a half stars (the highest score in the second tier), and compared it to the film and television classic "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", which was very helpful to the film's reputation.

Film reviews from other media outlets have also come out, generally with high scores. The most surprising one was the review from the Washington Post.

"The film is more like the best of Frank Capra than it is of any current director. It is not only clever, corny, and overtly patriotic, but also compassionate, engrossing, and emotionally heartbreaking. According to the White House, the President was inspired to push for a subtle approach to the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy after watching the film."

"Haha, this is probably the reward from President William." Ronald looked at the most influential newspaper in the Washington area, which was full of praise for the movie. It seemed that after the policy was passed, President William's popularity increased, and he was so happy that he gave himself a little sweet treat.