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Just don't say it.

The kind that loves to do whatever, the big deal is not to be a director.

Entering the movie palace, the broadcast link is about to begin.

Except for the unclear attitude whether it is sitting on the Diaoyutai or the boss who is also broken, no one in Daenerys Entertainment is optimistic about this movie. However, in terms of publicity, they still did not slack off because of the rules set by Simon. In this way, you can have problems with ability, but not with attitude.

Therefore, Mark Belford, the vice president of global operations of Daenerys Entertainment, came to arrange to host the premiere in person.

Mark Belford caught Simon's attention with the announcement of "Scream" and has been promoted all the way. Over the years, he has been in charge of Daenerys Entertainment's global production and distribution network outside of North America, and has also extended his business to games. And music and other business areas, with outstanding achievements, belonging to Daenerys Entertainment Insider, the fifth executive after Simon himself, Amy Pascal, Nancy Brill and Robert Iger.

Mark Belford is personally responsible for the operation of the premiere of "Titanic", which also shows that Daenerys has not given up on this project.

It's actually quite understandable.

Who dares to give up on a record-setting super blockbuster that cost [-] million?

It's just that only each person knows whether he is doing his best and obeying the destiny.

At least some media have judged that Daenerys Entertainment's confidence in "Titanic" is obviously insufficient based on various clues.

For example, the film chooses to premiere today, which is neither the opening nor the closing of the film festival, which is a bit uneven.

With the energy of Daenerys Entertainment, it would be a no-brainer to snag a festival opening or closing film for Titanic, if it wanted to.

In addition, the film did not use the first hall of the movie palace that can accommodate thousands of people, but the sub-hall with only 1032 seats, so it is not full, except for more than 200 guests from all walks of life, they are just carefully selected 500 ordinary fans, a total of less than 800 people.

This series of actions actually shows that Daenerys Entertainment is obviously keeping a low profile on purpose.

Why keep a low profile?

Obvious.

In case the word-of-mouth of the film is not recognized after the premiere, it can also be handled in a low-key manner, so as not to completely rot before it is released at the end of the year.

Inside the Venice Film Palace.

Seeing Cameron and the others appear, Mark Belford left Jane Campion and the others who were chatting, walked to this side, and greeted Cameron with a warm smile. any negative emotions.

After the greeting, other people entered the screening hall one after another. Mark Belford personally checked the preparation status of the publicity team in charge of the questionnaire survey. Everything was detailed, including the small gifts that the audience could get after submitting the questionnaire. Finally, Stepping into the projection hall at the moment when the lights just dimmed.

It's exactly six o'clock.

On the big screen, the opening title of Daenerys Pictures' Phoenix Reborn appeared, announcing the official start of the film.

Not only is the heroine replaced by Rachel Weisz, but many details of the new version of "Titanic" are inevitably different from the original version. However, under Simon's personal intervention, as before, this new version of the big ship is still 194 hours long. minute.

At 3 hours and 14 minutes, for a commercial film, it is suicide.

Many executives of Daenerys even felt that their boss probably gave up on this film completely, which is why they made such a movie that lasted more than 3 hours.

One of the important questions in the batch of public questionnaires planned this time is whether the audience thinks the length of the movie is too long?

If everyone thinks so, next, there is still time to shorten the movie.

Of course, Simon definitely didn't intend to shorten it.

As the film screening began, in the hall, James Cameron stared straight at the big screen and let himself fall into the situation of oblivion. In any case, this film is like his child, and it may be him in The last 'kid' of Hollywood, no matter what other people think, Cameron is very satisfied with this 'kid', he has done everything he can.

The film begins with an expedition to find the famous gem 'Heart of the Sea' which is said to have sunk with the Titanic.

The treasure-hunting team found a safe. After opening it, they found a sketch of a woman instead of gems, which attracted a centenarian who claimed to be the person in the painting, Ruth.

With the memory of the old man, a past event that has been dusty with the Titanic for decades is revealed to everyone.

Inside the screening hall of the Cinema Palace.

The movie lasted until 20 minutes. In the camera, on the crowded pier, the audience finally saw the big ship half a century ago for the first time.

Some journalists or film critics who are inevitably prejudiced against this project have the first feeling that they understand where the [-] million US dollars was probably spent. Such a big ship with such a realistic texture is obviously not something that can be made by pure CG. In fact, it is located in The big ship model on the Gold Coast, a resort south of Brisbane, Australia, has been exposed by many media, and it still exists.

It's just because of the out of control of this project, under all kinds of negatives, since it is a 'loser', not many people pay attention to the big ship model.

After all, those who hold prejudices are a minority. Most people in the screening hall, especially ordinary movie fans who are lucky enough to get the chance to watch the movie, see the huge body of the Titanic on the big screen for the first time. The shock of its environment.

Even if the tonnage of cruise ships has reached more than 20 tons at this stage, there are still a small number of people who have taken a giant cruise ship.

Then, Rachel Weisz and Xiao Lizi, both of whom are at the peak of their looks, appeared on the stage one by one. Together with the giant oil tanker itself, they became three good catalysts, making most of the audience in the screening hall fully integrated into the smooth plot. .

I don't feel the passage of time.

Rhythm.

In the final analysis, it is rhythm.

Simon has always admired the kind of movies that can make people forget the time. Cameron's "Terminator" is a typical example. The whole story is completed in one go. It is not until the subtitles rise that the audience realizes that the movie is over.Even if "Titanic" is more than three hours long, James Cameron, who has integrated certain techniques into the director's instinct, has actually done the same.

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Inside the screening hall of the Lido Film Palace.

Mark Belford did not choose to sit in the front row like the main creative guests, but sat at the end of the hall with several staff members.

The attention of the surrounding audience was on the film, and Mark Belford spent most of the time silently observing the audience's reaction to the film.

During the screening of more than 3 hours, except for a few viewers who left briefly to solve their physical problems, no one left early because of the length of the film, which made Belford feel a little relieved.

After the sinking of the big ship, many audiences in the screening hall began to wipe their tears, which made Belford increase his confidence in the film again.

When the story of the feature film ended, the subtitles began to rise, and the lights in the hall had not yet been turned on, and some people could not wait to start applauding. Belford confirmed that it was not his own staff who arranged the final applause in advance to avoid the silence, but the spontaneous behavior of the audience. For this film The movie, the mood is finally no longer heavy.

In the end, the movie was completely over and the lights were turned on. As the audience once again stood up and applauded the movie in the hall, Mark Belford was completely relieved.

Of course, the first to get up was the staff arranged by the family in advance, but since other audiences are willing to follow up, it is enough to show the excellence of the film.

Mark Belford is a pragmatist, and he has no psychological barriers to these small actions arranged in advance. The photographer must have photographed this scene, and this scene will be recorded in major media tomorrow. It will last for a year from last year All kinds of negative public opinion about "Titanic" will disappear.

Next, the film will have a fairly favorable environment for publicity.

The applause that lasted for more than a minute gradually subsided, the main creator came to the stage and began to interact, Mark Belford sat down again, Tim Fogelman, a vice president of the publicity department of Gaomen Films who was in charge of the film festival, asked : "Mark, it seems that the global guarantee of 3 million should be no problem, right?"

Burning 3 million US dollars, and the expectation of [-] million US dollars at the global box office, at first glance, it is really worthless.

However, even Mark Belford himself basically had the same idea before today's premiere. As long as the global box office of "Titanic" can reach 3 million US dollars, the loss will definitely still be a loss, but at least it will not be so embarrassing .

As for now?