Chapter 768 (1/2)
Near ten o'clock, James Mangold and his party arrived at the Egyptian theater in park city from their hotel.
It was a real shock to see the crowd outside the theatre.
The road outside the Egyptian theater, which was not spacious, was almost completely blocked at this time, and some vehicles could only stop at the same place with dispirited flameout. Among the crowded people, the most noticeable ones were probably many signs holding high for tickets.
Seeing mangaud approaching, it seemed that he was going to go straight into the Egyptian theater. A young man in a black assault suit immediately came up and followed his girlfriend: ”Hey, man, do you have tickets for this man from the earth? How about selling them to us? I'll pay $1500 for two tickets.”
Hearing the young man's offer, James Mangold, who was not well off in fact, could not help feeling a little excited. He just quickly suppressed his idea and refused. He pulled his girlfriend around him and continued to move forward: ”sorry, man, we don't sell tickets.”
The young man seemed to notice Mangold's intention and didn't give up. He immediately said: ”2000 dollars, man, this is the highest price. My girlfriend and I can only stay in park city for one weekend, so we hope to see the new film of westero today. With the 2000 dollars, you can wait until other shows on weekdays, can't you?”
James Mangold didn't stop. He just shook his head and said, ”I'm sorry, man, but I really can't sell it.”
Seeing that Mangold was resolute, the young man turned to the other three men who were with him. He still failed and had to look for other goals.
In a short distance of more than ten meters, James mangaud and his party finally entered the Egyptian theater.
Different from the shows a few days ago, today's Egyptian theater has also set up a security check. Audiences who enter by ticket not only have to go through the security door, but also have to be scrutinized by security personnel who are obviously not ordinary bodyguards. Moreover, the spectators with backpacks will be politely invited to one side to deposit the packages, which are not allowed to be carried in at all.
Probably in order to appease the resentment of the audience receiving the security check, today's audience can get a snack and drink for free.
James Mangold passed the security check and received free popcorn and coke. Thinking about the $2000 he had just given up, he still felt some flesh ache. However, from the details of the security check, you can be sure that Simon westrow will be present today.
It's more exciting than today's movie.
James Mangold is not a pure audience, he is a director, this time with his own works.
It's a long debut.
Before that, Mangold, 31, had been in the film circle for ten years. He graduated from the California Academy of Arts and joined Disney. He once worked as a screenwriter for the Disney animation the adventures of Olivia. A few years later, he left Disney and moved to New York. While studying in the film school of Columbia University, he continued to look for various opportunities.
In recent years, the film industry has become more and more prosperous. With the continuous expansion of danilisi entertainment, many interested entertainment industry capitals have seen opportunities to enter the market, so that many film makers with shallow qualifications can show their skills.
It was in this context that James Mangold was lucky to get the investment of his first feature film ”unspeakable love words”, and then all the way to the main competition unit of Sundance.
It seems that this is the beginning of fortune.
James Mangold's film won't premiere until next Wednesday, but a person in charge of gaomen film, who has seen the film in advance, has contacted them, trying to buy the distribution right of ”unspeakable love words” in advance, and also directly hopes to sign three film contracts with Mangold.
If you see a new movie player in the circle, you will only carefully sign a contract for one or two movies.
Gaomen pictures is trying to sign a three-part deal with mangaode at one time, and people who have no good reaction can foresee the unusual.
Not only that, mangaud also received an invitation to Simon westrow's hilltop villa party tonight.
Although the reply to gaomen film is that he needs to think about it again, James Mangold has decided to agree. Maybe other film companies will offer higher prices after the news comes out. However, he knows that no matter from which aspect, the cooperation with Denise entertainment, which has the most momentum in recent years, is his best choice.
Because danilisi entertainment provides not only salary, but also career development prospects. The new directors discovered by danielis entertainment in recent years can be described as a rising star.
Entering the screening hall, the Egyptian theater with more than 500 seats is almost full.
There is no seat limit for tickets in the old theater, but there are some vacancies in the front row, which obviously belongs to today's important guests. Mangaode and his party can only find the last few positions, but they are not connected. Only mangaode and his girlfriend Cathy Conrad sit together, and the other three friends can only go to other scattered positions.
After sitting down, feeling the hot atmosphere in the theater, James Mangold is inevitably looking forward to it.It's hard to expect to compete with Simon westero, but at least he hopes his movie premiere will be so popular one day.
Just a little distracted, his girlfriend Cathy patted him and reminded him, ”look, westero.”
In the sudden silence of the theatre, James Mangold looked up.
Simon westero and Robert Redford walked out of the backstage side by side, laughing and talking, accompanied by other celebrities who were quite familiar with each other. The remaining seats in the front row were quickly occupied by these celebrities.
His girlfriend Cathy still whispered in his ear: ”that's Nicholas Cage. It's so cool. And Quentin. It's ugly. Trish Goff doesn't seem to be that tall. She's obviously suppressed by Cindy Crawford. Hey, Jim, you see, they seem to be competing with westrow. The Cohen brothers are here too. They lost so much money in the Empire last year. They didn't expect to cooperate with danielis entertainment immediately. The new film should return to the type they are good at. Whit Stillman, his metropolitan is very interesting. Last year's Barcelona was much worse. Nicole Kidman, wow, I didn't expect that she would come too. Last year, this woman was so beautiful. She made three big movies in a row. It's said that she recently joined Gus Van Sant's new film. She's very smart. She knows to take part in the art film to maintain her style, but she didn't sit next to westrow. It seems that she's out of favor. Hey, Jim, do you think that's Steven Soderberg, the director of sex, lies and video? He won't join Daniels, will he
In fact, James Mangold is also looking at a series of celebrities in the front row. When his girlfriend asks, he follows her instructions. He is not familiar with Soderberg, so he can only make a general judgment and nods: ”it should be.”
Cathy Conrad returned to her position and suddenly lowered her voice: ”so many big names are under danielis. Jim, do you think it's a good idea to join this company again?”
It's not that James Mangold didn't think about it.
Danielis entertainment is now almost half of Hollywood, and in recent years, there have been many good movies. However, due to the large number of top filmmakers, the competition for internal resources will also be very fierce.
However, just a little loose, James Mangold once again made up his mind and said to his girlfriend, ”if danielis just signed an appointment with me, maybe I would hesitate. Now it's three at a time, which shows that some people in danielis entertainment are very optimistic about me. It's silly to miss this opportunity.”
Kathy Conrad listened to her boyfriend's words, thought about it, nodded her head, and said, ”you say, is Simon westrow himself optimistic about you, or else he won't sign three movies at one time.”
Of course, James Mangold thought about this, but he didn't dare to expect too much: ”maybe there will be an answer tonight.”
If a young tycoon treats Simon westrow differently at the hilltop villa party in the evening, some things may be certain. But if not, James Mangold will not change his mind.
After Simon and his party took their seats, the time soon came to ten o'clock in the morning.
Robert Redford personally took the microphone to the stage, glanced at the people in the projection hall, and said with a smile: ”this is a very interesting film. I just asked Simon why he had such an idea, and it's a small film with a production cost of only 1.5 million US dollars, which is too insignificant for him now. He said, I hope you can see a possibility, a possibility that movies have unlimited creativity. As long as you play your creativity, any other external factors are negligible. So, let's enjoy this man from earth. ”
Amid the applause, Robert Redford stepped down and the lights were dim in the screening hall.