Chapter 878: 878
The Los Angeles Theater is not a venue that often holds premieres. It has only a seven- or eight-yard wide sidewalk at its doorstep, and then a double-track lane is in front of it. But in a place like the Chinese Theater, which often holds premieres, there is about twenty-five to thirty yards at the door. It not only can build a red carpet, but also can accommodate hundreds of movie fans and journalists. The Los Angeles Theater obviously does not have such conditions.
So, when many reporters could not withstand the inner torture and torture, convinced themselves on the grounds that "reporting news is your responsibility" and rushed over from the premiere of "The Countryside Conquer New York" in shame, they suddenly discovered that Broadway Avenue, where the Los Angeles Theatre is located, the section of Broadway between West Sixth Street and West Seventh Street was completely unable to squeeze in. Although 20th Century Fox closed this section of Broadway Avenue early in the hope of holding a grand premiere, the scene was still beyond expectations.
The crowd kept coming from West Sixth Street and West Seventh Street. The closer to Broadway Avenue, the more crowded it became. Just by visual inspection, you can find that at least nearly a thousand people gathered at the scene. The lively scene easily broke out. Today, there were two premieres of Hollywood Avenue.
This is Los Angeles. Although the name of Broadway Avenue is the same as that of New York's famous Broadway gathering place, in Los Angeles, this is not the most lively place in the city. If people want to watch Broadway, they will choose the Los Angeles Music Center, if people want to enjoy movies, they will choose the Hollywood Avenue, if people want to travel, they will choose the Hollywood Hills... Los Angeles is located in the lower city Broadway Avenue, but it is an important part of the slums.
It can be said that today the hustle and bustle of the Los Angeles Theatre brought rare glory and excitement to the entire Broadway Avenue in several years. The deafening "speed!up!" made nearby residents come out and join the hustle and bustle, as if the Carnival is coming.
The belated journalists were all depressed. They could no longer enter the Los Angeles Theater within two hundred feet, and could only watch the excitement on the red carpet. So, should they continue to ban it? Or should they report it? Or, what about reports?
Hugo walked to the end of the red carpet and met with Jane De Bunt, Sandra Brock and others who had arrived at the scene. Alexander Lorraine, who was in charge of hosting the red carpet tonight, greeted him with a smile and interviewed with a microphone, "So, how do you feel?"
Alex made a special trip back to Los Angeles. He had no experience in hosting in order to participate in the premiere of "Speed of Life and Death". However, he still stood up for Hugo. It was Rick's idea to use Alex as the host, because Alex has now won the love of many viewers as a "Happy Family" and has a natural advantage in topic. This is true. Alex was cheered and shouted by the fans after cheers, which made him look red and in a particularly happy mood.
"Wow, are you sure today is not the opening day of the World Cup?" Hugo's teasing made everyone laugh. After everyone laughed, the smile on Hugo's face also rose. "I think this may be an experience that I will never forget. It is so rare to feel the cheers that are even hotter than football games at the premiere of the movie."
"I will never admit that it is my credit, but..." Alex said with a smile, and then he shouted "speed!" and then the fans in front of him began to respond to "up!"
The voices of everyone shouting together were obviously even more fierce. The "up" was like a wave of heat sweeping over, making people suspect that the air felt the temperature exceeded 100 degrees Fahrenheit, as if everything on the scene could melt at any time. The shaking Los Angeles theater light sign began to shake.
But Alex seemed to be unsatisfied and then shouted, "speed!" The fans also responded happily, "up!" and repeated five rounds and turns, which brought the atmosphere to a higher level.
Then Alex looked at Hugo with a smile, "I will never admit it!" He gasped and said with a modest expression, "You know, maybe, I mean maybe, maybe it should be your credit." Alex's humor made the audience burst into laughter.
Hugo also gave Alex a thumbs up, "As long as Sandra has no objection." Sandra, who was standing behind innocently, widened her eyes, looked disbelief, and waved her hands repeatedly to express her denial.
After the laughter calmed down a little, Alex looked at the reporters and then looked embarrassed, "Hugo, in fact, I don't want to ask this question, but the reporters' eyes were too stressful, and I think that the fans on the scene also hoped to know the answer to this question, so I asked..."
Looking at Alex's expression and this way of asking questions, everyone guessed which news he was going to ask. You should know that in the past forty-eight hours, there were two of the hottest, strongest and most lively news.
One is the provocation of the New York Post about the $100 million box office, which has caused a lot of controversy. At present, the overall momentum is undoubtedly the New York Post that the box office has the upper hand. After all, it is too difficult for the "speed of life and death" to exceed 100 million yuan.
Another news is the most popular news in the past two days for major media entertainment and social pages. The condemnation has reached an unprecedented level of condemnation in response to excessive behavior of fans and crazy fans' unreasonable behavior. In particular, several major newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post have paid attention to this matter and discussed fan culture from different angles, which is unprecedentedly enthusiastic.
What no one noticed is that the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post were all "Schindler's list" and began to vaguely tend toward Hugo. This detail can only be noticed by real high-level players in the circle.
But no matter what, the influence of these newspapers joining forces can almost be said to cover two-thirds of the fields in the United States. They discussed John Lennon, explored River Phoenix, who was always out of touch with Hollywood due to excessive pressure, and mentioned Cott Coben, who ended his life not long ago... Their supporters include fans and media, and their opponents, what role does it represent in this field and what role does it play.
In addition, the extreme behavior of fans during the rock band tour also became the focus of hot discussion.
Starting from the incident of Hugo being poisoned by female fans, it is extended to the entire fan culture, rock culture, and even entertainment culture. This craze is getting more and more fierce. Now, not only are the newspapers that initiated the discussion, but many other media have developed from paper media to radio and television. Everyone has joined the discussion, which is definitely the hottest focus in the past forty-eight hours.
Therefore, at the premiere of "Speed of Life and Death", whether it is the box office issues closely related to the movie or the Houston time related to current affairs, it is considered by countless media reporters to be the focus that cannot be missed.
"I heard that your partner in the movie was originally played by me. Is there something like this?" Alex asked with a serious look on his face.
It's not box office or Houston.
When this question was raised, you could almost clearly hear the sound of the audience's chin dislocated. Sandra stood behind and couldn't help but clapped her hands and laughed. Even Hugo was stunned by the momentum, then laughed, but he still didn't forget to nod, "Yes, that's right. In fact, I heard that the crew had mentioned this to your agent, but unfortunately, your schedule was not able to cooperate, which is really a pity."
After saying that, Hugo still showed a regretful expression, and so was Alex. "That's a pity, otherwise I could definitely be your best partner." Alex shook his head with a sigh, and then quickly said, "I heard that you had an accident in Houston the day before yesterday. Are everything okay now?"
When no one expected it, Alex suddenly exploded another bomb, which really caught people off guard. Objectively speaking, the influence of Houston fan incident is obviously more far-reaching. Compared to the success or failure of a movie, this can almost be said to be an event that the entire entertainment industry is concerned about. Therefore, Alex's choice of this topic was also the result of the 20th Century Fox's instruction in advance. Journalists can ban the "speed of life and death", but they have no way to ignore the Houston incident. Therefore, 20th Century Fox did not hesitate to distract the focus and let Alex mention this matter.
Hugo nodded with a chuckle, "Yes, nothing is wrong now."
"What's going on?" Alex asked a question very relaxedly, basically asking Hugo to make an official statement. Before, Joseph was speaking to the outside world, but now it's Hugo's turn. This is also the reason why 20th Century Fox chose Alex as the host. This is his own person.
Hugo pursed his lips slightly, "Actually it was an accident. I drank a cup of coffee that I shouldn't have tasted, but fortunately things were discovered early and I recovered quickly. Now it's okay." Hugo exposed the problem lightly. In fact, Joseph had explained the specific problem clearly. Now Hugo didn't need to say it in detail. It would be enough to characterize the incident as an accident. Anyway, he was not seriously injured, so there was no need to keep holding on.
"I hope this kind of thing will not happen again in the future." Alex put an end to the whole thing. Even if a reporter asks about it again in the future, he probably won't get more.
But the reporters obviously would not be willing to accept it. Even though they knew that if they asked Hugo again, they would only hit a wall, some reporters could not wait to ask loudly, "Hugo, how did that fan deal with it?" This question seemed aggressive, because the way he asked was "fans", obviously trying to make Hugo understand: this is a special existence. If Hugo answered incorrectly, it would inevitably cause disgust among fans.
At this time, the reporters were all waiting for Alex to ask questions, so the reporter's voice seemed abrupt, and everyone's eyes were gathered in an instant. Alex was anxious and wanted to interrupt the reporter's rude question again. This was a banned part before the premiere, but Hugo looked over with a smile and said loudly, "What are you looking forward to my answer?"
...In an instant, all the riots became silent, leaving only the heat of the flashlight touching the air slowly flowing.
Chapter completed!