Although only eight media participated in the box office discussion about "before sunrise", there were many different opinions and it was impossible to find a clear context.

Among the eight media outlets, the highest box office forecast for single-care is "Salt Lake City Weekly". They believe that "before sunrise" is absolutely capable of achieving a single-care box office of $25,000; while the lowest box office forecast for single-care box office is "New York Post", they believe that this work should be set at a single-care box office of $1,500.

The highest total box office forecast is the Chicago Tribune. Although they kept mocking each other, they still believed that the total box office "before sunrise" is likely to achieve a good result of more than 7 million US dollars. In other words, it means breaking the "crazy store clerk" and becoming the new box office champion of Sundance movies; the lowest total box office forecast is still the "New York Post". They proposed that the goal of this work is not the box office of the cinema, but it is more realistic to focus on the videotape market. If the movie box office can get 500,000, it should be celebrated, and then rely on the successful recovery of the videotape. "If you are lucky, maybe, maybe, maybe, the premise of making a profit is that the publicity strategy can work."

It can be seen that due to the particularity of "before sunrise", major media are a little confused.

In fact, we can also know from another perspective that after experiencing the mode of the previous works, the media has slapped themselves in the face, and now the media has realized that Hugo has grown into a veritable top superstar in three years. His box office appeal has been verified many times, so they no longer blindly believe that the works Hugo chose will definitely fail, even if it has the tricky label of "independent movies". This is the Matthew effect, and it is also a subtle change in media cognition.

The seven million dollar box office predicted by the Chicago Tribune is already a very bold and decisive data for a special work like "Before Sunrise", and it can even be regarded as a great victory.

Half of the media believe that "before sunrise" can still achieve good results, which may not be as brilliant as Hugo's previous works, but there is no problem in recycling costs and achieving profits; half of the media believe that "before sunrise" is subject to independent attributes and it is still difficult to achieve success. The overall Hollywood environment and the entire North American film market have not yet formed an atmosphere that is as suitable for art films as the European market and independent films are popular in mainstream theaters.

In this chaos, the mockery and firmness of the "New York Post" is unique and has become a beautiful landscape.

Objectively speaking, it is difficult for news media and artists to completely break up. This is the same as the relationship between artists and film companies, because Hollywood is still a business after all, with only absolute interests and no absolute enemies. This is especially true between media and artists. Even if artists hate the media to the core and even fight, the media will not give up any opportunity to hit the news.

But the relationship between the New York Post and Hugo is very special. There was no hatred or any relationship between the two. To be honest, the New York Post did not even really interview Hugo. But things are so subtle.

In the Michael Jackson incident, the "New York Post" unexpectedly took the wrong team or was not an accident, but it just happened to become a typical perpetrator in the witch trial vortex created by Hugo. In the last few news events related to Hugo, the "New York Post" was unable to choose the right position or did not gain the upper hand. Therefore, this led to the "box office gambling game" that began to be very popular, but after a prosperous and unscrupulous ending, it was really a shame.

After suffering several blows, the New York Post now has even dropped a little bit compared to before Colin Meller took office. Among the top ten sales newspapers in the United States, it once climbed to sixth place, and now it has dropped to ninth place directly, just temporarily leading the Houston Chronicle.

This was an insult to Colin: The Houston Chronicle is a completely rural newspaper! The New York Post is a long-standing newspaper stationed in Greater New York and is definitely not comparable!

News Group, the headquarter of the New York Post, wanted to promote Colin, but now not only does not have the promotion, but the current position will not be guaranteed. At the summary meeting in the first half of 1994, Rupert Murdoch criticized Colin by name, which was the biggest stain on his career for Colin. Rupert said politely: If Colin does not want to be responsible for the New York Post, many people are interested in this position.

Colin certainly knew this.

This has caused an irresolvable hatred between Colin and Hugo, which is a conflict of essential interests. Colin spent so much energy to climb to where he is today, so he naturally would not surrender, let alone let his efforts be ruined.

However, Colin learned a lesson. He knew the fate of Tracy Jacobs, and he also understood Anthony Bond Stewart's dilemma. More importantly, he experienced several painful defeats in person. Therefore, Colin has rich experience.

Colin knew that their failure was not that Hugo was too strong, but that they were too urgent and radical. For example, "box office gambling". In fact, if Colin did not directly provoke Hugo directly and just hinted through newspapers, the result might be different: he could provoke Hugo and anger Hugo, but at the same time he would not cause any trouble. Even if the gambling failed, he could continue to hype and become a new round of topics. Although it would be a bit embarrassing, the face of the media was not worth mentioning in the face of real interests.

Because for the media, in fact, the media accuses artists, secretly photographs artists, and discredits artists, which is almost the norm; at the same time, the media deliberately angers artists and creates news is also one of the important means. As long as the standards are mastered and the law protects the freedom of the press and freedom of speech, the media can be invincible.

This is not a strategy, but a cycle formed by Hollywood after years of development. This is also the reason why artists are always at a disadvantage in confrontation with the media. Taking Malone Brando and Ron Clara as examples, Malone has beaten Ron to the hospital, but Ron followed Malone closely with a football helmet, which made the irritable Malone helpless.

So, Anthony Bond Stewart grew up. He was looking for the right way to spy on Hugo and gained some news. Unfortunately, his inner shadow was too big, and it would take some time. At the same time, Colin himself was also looking for an effective way to deal with Hugo. He would not surrender. On the contrary, he wanted to use Hugo to make the New York Post a higher level. This time, he did not want to be promoted. What he wanted was to make the New York Post earn countless benefits through Hugo, but Hugo could not stop it. This was the most enjoyable revenge.

Colin has been lurking all the time. After looking for opportunities, there are actually not many opportunities. Before the release of "Pulp Novel", it was accompanied by the momentum of the Cannes Palme d'Or. He really didn't need to mix it in it. Therefore, during the release of "Pulp Novel", the "New York Post" disappeared for a while. The result also proved Colin's correct judgment. The box office of "Pulp Novel" completed a feat that would cause the "New York Post" to slide further into the abyss.

But the "before sunrise" is different now. This work is simply a "turnaround work" tailored for Colin. From the subject matter to the content, from cast to production, it is almost a work full of loopholes.

However, this time Colin would not be too radical. He knew clearly that Hugo is now a top superstar. Even if he really failed "before sunrise", he could not shake his status not only because this work only invested 2.5 million yuan, and even if it failed, it would not be a problem at all. Moreover, it is just a work: what is needed to destroy a superstar is to attack hard.

So, in Colin's view, he should look at it for a long time, be more careful and cautious in this confrontation, and seeking future development is the right thing to do, "Is 'before sunrise' really a wise choice?" The New York Post reported on this title.

In the report, Colin said, "After experiencing the great success of many consecutive works, Hugo seemed to be blinded by success, thinking that he could do everything, and choosing works became more and more distorted. From the speed of life and death to "pulp novels" to the present 'before sunrise', one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one. The success of the previous bold choices blinded Hugo's eyes, making him become arrogant, thinking that his choices can always create miracles, and the audience will always support him, but he forgot that what the audience longed for was wonderful movies, not Hugo's movies. The movie itself is the core, not Hugo. And Hugo is just a link in the film industry.

When Hugo rejects cooperation requests from large film companies again and again, when Hugo ignores the work of 10 million dollars of films again and again, this is not only a manifestation of Hugo's arrogantness, but also a move to break the industry rules. It is hard to imagine that an actor with five consecutive works with a box office of over 100,000 dollars of films is still paying more than 100,000 dollars of films, how is the film company willing to pay other actors tens of millions of dollars to shoot a movie?"

This is Colin's cunning, and his usual method: he shows his attitude of worrying about Hugo and speaking for the industry, so as to stand on the moral high ground, thereby winning the trust of readers. On the surface, Colin is actually worried about Hugo's career prospects, and every sentence is considered for Hugo, and his earnest tone is like an elder caring for his juniors.

But as soon as the topic changed, the content changed again.

"About 'Sunrise', I think the movie is too bold, not to mention good or bad, but everyone knows that the clothes design at London Fashion Week is genius, but not for everyone, that's the fact. As an experimental film, Hugo has made too many attempts and seems too radical. Maybe it will become a disaster, and hopefully it will sound a wake-up call for Hugo.

Due to the personality and niche of the movie, it is difficult for us to hope for the box office of the movie. The box office of a single museum is 1,500 US dollars and a total box office of 500,000 US dollars. This is the wiser goal.

I just hope that this disaster will not be too turbulent."

Colin did learn from his mistakes and learn from him. This provocation was obviously more concealed and more effective than the "box office gambling" period. At the same time, he also clearly expressed the position of the "New York Post": the whole text releases a message, "Before sunrise, it will be a failure."

"Before Sunrise" has not been released, and the controversy over its box office has become very noisy. This is really a strange phenomenon. However, if it is a mule or a horse, it will still have to be taken out and left to the audience to make a decision.

Colin vs. Hugo, the second round, what will be the result of this time?
Chapter completed!