When the entire Phoenix company was operating at high speed because of Laila's two big plans, saw's box office quietly came to an incredible number of $100 million.
An R-rated horror film with a cost of more than $2 million US dollars, quietly earning $100 million, how can these so-called big productions deal with it? Take a look at "Alien 4" with a cost of $70 million. Now that it has just won less than $40 million, it is almost impossible to squeeze out any box office. I can only pin my hopes on overseas screenings and CD peripherals.
And as the number of $100 million was confirmed, a campaign called "Looking for Cooper" was quietly launched among fans and the public.
Since being exposed by paparazzi a few days ago that he disappeared from his home, Cooper has been in a state of silence. Knowing that he is burdened with big hit news, whoever can find him first is equal to someone who dug a huge gem. But even so, the reporters who can be called supernatural powers still haven't found any information about him.
until...
He appeared! Appear in his home!
Several paparazzi, even in shock, still subconsciously picked up the camera and recorded him standing on the balcony on the second floor, holding a cup of coffee with a gentle smile on his mouth.
It was incredible. A few days after the paparazzi tried their best to verify that he had left his home, he reappeared on the balcony inside, as if he had never left. And from his expression, he couldn't tell that he was being troubled by the $100 million box office bet. On the contrary, it seemed as if he had just returned from vacation, and he only felt the sun-filled leisure on his body.
What exactly is going on?
"Mr. Cooper, can you tell me where you have been these days? How do you think "saw" has exceeded $100 million box office?"
A brave paparazzi asked questions directly outside the courtyard of Cooper's house.
And the answer to him was only Cooper's light smile and a dashing back.
He has no time or mood to play with them now. These tabloid paparazzi are not in his eyes at all. Only those influential media are what he needs, and only them can become his collaborator to complete his big plan.
And his refusal to answer did not surprise the paparazzi. They did not doubt the possibility that "he actually did not leave home" these days because they used some obscure little tricks to confirm the news of his departure. But how did he disappear and come back?
The paparazzi cannot find any reliable news, but they are paparazzi and not reporters. What they need is an imaginative brain, not so-called real evidence.
So all kinds of speculations may have been written by paparazzi in various tabloids. What are the reliable agents to help? What is unreliable is the theory of aliens, and the authentic theory that is closest to the facts has also been written. Still, Compared to other arguments that are more eye-catching, it is the most inconspicuous one.
The enthusiasm of public opinion came from Cooper's appearance, and everyone wanted to know what happened to that gambling agreement, whether it would be fulfilled or whether it would be rejected.
Because of being so noticeable, more and more paparazzi and reporters watched Laila's company. Later, even the employees who came and went were harassed. In order to make the company's work go smoothly, Laila exchanged a few questions with the outside reporters for an agreement not to surround the company. She promised that if they don't fulfill it, they will never get any news from 'Phoenix' and her.
If another person said this, neither the reporter nor the paparazzi would take it to heart, but who said it was Laila? With such a Moran Media Group behind, no matter how arrogant media people are, they have to weigh it.
So on a sunny afternoon, Laila appeared in front of the company and held an impromptu small press conference.
"Director Moran, what do you think of Cooper's recent disappearance?" A reporter asked the question before he announced the start.
The reporter, who was a novice, was immediately glared at by a group of people. Although they all wished that they were the first to ask the question, they were too angry when the first one was not them.
Louise frowned and was about to say something, but Laila raised her hand and stopped. Today she is in a good mood and doesn't care about such a little unruly.
"Since you have asked, let me say a few words. Recently, I have been traveling on vacation, and it has not been a few days since I returned to Hollywood. I don't know much about Mr. Cooper."
Well, this is pure nonsense with eyes open, and there will be no reporters who believe what she said, but who told her to say that, can't point her nose to tell her that she is lying.
The press conference started after Louise's brief explanation. What she said are also the things that need to be paid attention to are essential things in press conferences, such as a reporter can only answer one question, and the need to observe order, and so on.
In fact, this kind of impromptu press conference held on the street is the most straightforward. The reporters don't bother to get in front of you because it really hurts your identity. Only the little reporters and paparazzi who can't find the big news will like this scene.
But this time is different. Laila Moran, who has always been simple and mysterious, is finally willing to stand up and answer a few questions, even if the big-name reporters can rush over. It is true that the topics surrounding her are all too popular, and they may dig a crazy treasure.
"Director Moran, do you think Cooper will fulfill the gambling agreement between you?" A reporter hurriedly asked his question after announcing the start.
"That's his business. I don't know him well, and I don't know if he is the same as the film reviews he wrote. So I can't answer your question."
Laila's words made many onlookers and those who knew the inside story laugh.
If Cooper's film reviews are for other movies, they can be considered tangible. But since Laila turned out, some careful people discovered that he had been attacking the movies produced by Phoenix for a long time, whether it was r-rated or b-rated, as long as it's the company's films, they were all badly blacked by him.
In the past, this didn't attract much attention, because after all, it was a relatively small company, and it produced small movies that didn't make it to the table. But now it's different. Laila has become the new head of the Phoenix, and the two films she made are still regarded as black by Cooper as before. Can her fans just ignore it?