Chapter 169 The Storm

"Hey, Mr. Yeremov." The phone rang again.

"You are?" Yeremov hesitated for a moment.

"Uh...you called me?" Song Ya was a little confused, "I'm APLUS."

"Oh, well, maybe I made a mistake, I'm a little dizzy, sorry APLUS, uh, wait a minute..."

There was a clatter of flipping papers from the microphone, "APLUS, that's right, can you mobilize fans to enter the cinema? Help us save the box office."

"I'm already doing it. When I'm interviewed, I will mention returning to the blue coral reef and call on everyone to watch it." Song Ya replied.

"Could you be more formal? Let's mobilize your singer friends again? Please, just treat it for Mira."

The last time I saw Yeremov, although he looked very tired, his speech and behavior still had a kind of high-spirited taste. For example, when he said Xue Linfen was a "poor child", he clearly had a sense of overlooking the ups and downs of stars in Hollywood. But now, the tone is hasty, and the words are so humble that they are almost begging. It only takes four days for a person to complete such a transformation in Hollywood.

"this……"

It's not a good thing for me to officially call on fans to watch a bad movie, let alone use my interpersonal relationship, "Is it that serious?" Song Ya didn't want to agree, even for Mira. Question, since the mud can't support the wall, why should it be unlucky with it?

It's just a movie.

"In the first three days of the weekend, the three films behind us have already finished screening, that is to say, as soon as the next four days are over, we will be at the bottom of the box office of the remaining 16 films in the first week. There is only one end, withdrawal. We must reverse the box office in these four days, at least keep a certain number of theaters released in the second week, and reserve opportunities for sales to pick up." Yeremov said.

"Withdrawal? In a week..."

Hollywood is very cruel, this Song Ya knows, but he didn't expect a movie shot in a few months, with a big production of tens of millions, a long period of pre-promotion, and then released in theaters, one week, one week of opportunity... …

"Yes, can you help? If it is withdrawn, the box office of a single theater in the first week will be more than 1,000 knives. From the producer to the theater, everyone will blame the entire crew, and we will announce it. I help Mi Pull down the exposure screen, and ask the company for an additional 2 million publicity budget, I will definitely become a scapegoat after the company is liquidated, I... my career in my life will be over..."

Yeremov choked up as he spoke.

"Uh..." Song Yaxin said, can't you see that it's a bad movie? It also added an additional publicity budget, which involved me, "I'll think about it."

"Please answer me as soon as possible?"

"OK."

Hanging up the phone, Song Ya had a conference call with Donovan, Hayden and others. They both disagreed with Song Ya's public encouragement of fans to enter the theaters to support the movie, "Don't mention that your public relationship with Mira is not enough So for the sake of helping, this movie has become a laughing stock, and even Mira has to withdraw early."

Midway, Mira's agent joined in, "Mira's previous decision was too reckless, and the appeal to fans has already been released and it is difficult to take back..." He was also very depressed, "Let's watch it one more night, if the box office hasn't It's getting better, I'll share some news through private channels tomorrow, get out of the quagmire of this bad movie, and blame Graham, Yeremov, and Brian Krauss on them. Now the focus of external attacks is The three of them. We can’t affect Mira’s follow-up films, Hollywood is very superstitious, and even a big star like Al Pacino will have to be quiet for four years before he recovers if his movie accidentally hits the street.”

"I agree," Donovan said.

"Okay." Song Ya also agreed, this is the best, without spending on her own fans, Mira's stardom will be affected, but that's the only way. As for Yeremov, who was kind to Mira... There is a good saying, business is business, and everyone is unfamiliar, very unfamiliar.

After the meeting, Song Ya looked at his watch, it was half past eleven in the morning.

"A little hungry," he said to Taraji.

Taraji turned and went out to have food prepared by the hotel.

At twelve o'clock, Song Ya was eating and reading the newspaper when the cell phone rang again, followed by Taraji's, and then the hotel landline.

"FXXK!" He was most afraid of this kind of scene.

"Watch the news, Los Angeles Channel 8!" Hayden shouted in a panic.

"Reporter from the Sun newspaper..." Taraji walked in, clutching the receiver of the mobile phone.

"Reject all media interviews." Song Ya pointed to the hotel landline for her to deal with, turned on the TV by herself, and tuned to Channel 8 in Los Angeles, a small local TV station that was hard to find.

The first thing I saw was Mira's photo, and there was a line of big characters below it, 'The true face of the idol actress? '

The TV station maliciously selected a snapshot of Mila laughing, with low resolution and high contrast, making her image very ugly, her eyes rolled up, and her gums were exposed in front of the audience when she laughed.

"What the hell is this..." Song Ya muttered to himself.

"Youth idol? Goddess of equal rights?" The hostess said, "Milla Jovovich's movie Return to the Blue Lagoon is being screened all over the world. Her cool and pleasant image has aroused the favor of many male audiences, and the fan base has also been organized. Get up, claiming to win this box office defense battle. But, what kind of person is Mira in real life?"

The accompanying picture was replaced with a sneak shot on the set. Mira lost her temper and kicked a small folding chair into the air. There were a lot of desks and chairs crooked beside her, as if she was thirteen or fourteen years old.

"According to people familiar with the matter, as one of the hardest 'serving' actresses in the industry, Mira is like an overindulgent child on the set. Playing big names, being late, not cooperating with the director, etc. are common things. Such violent destruction It happened more than once."

The picture changes, Mira is sitting in the car, her mouth is making an 'F' opening sound, and she reaches out to the camera to show her middle finger, and the TV station also "intimately" typed, "Her rebellion is also present in daily life. There are manifestations..."

The TV station exploded several similar rumors, "What do you mean? People from the same crew did it first? Blame Mira for the box office failure? Jump ship first?"

"It's possible, but the male lead, Brian Krause, probably doesn't have that much energy, and the director, Graham, wouldn't do such a thing."

While analyzing on the phone with Hayden, Song Ya saw herself on the TV screen...

The TV station didn’t seem to find a photo of him and Mira, so they had to juxtapose their single photos on the left and right, “It is rumored that he and APLUS, a very fast-rising African-American singer, have maintained an underground relationship for a long time. It is no secret inside SBK Records that the two became attached to the recording of De Klerk. APLUS is also very supportive of his girlfriend. He not only attended the premiere of Return to the Blue Lagoon, but also frequently appeared on talk shows in recent days Help build momentum.”

As soon as the hostess finished speaking, the TV station played a short video of the outdoor interview. The reporter asked, "Mila, have you got a boyfriend yet?"

Mira replied with a smile as she walked: "I won't think about it for the time being..." The strong wind blew her hair so that it stuck to her face, she shook her head habitually, and was accurately fixed on another ugly photo by the screen . "Okay, this station will continue to bring follow-up reports." The hostess ended this short paragraph.

"What a hatred..."

Song Ya is really convinced by this kind of TV station's smearing methods, deliberately not mentioning Mira's age of thirteen or fourteen, and the photos of losing her temper on the set are followed by big names and other content, which can easily make the audience think that she is filming and returning to the blue coral reef happened when. Then after spreading the scandal between himself and her, I received an interview with Duan Mira denying her boyfriend, suggesting to the audience that Mira likes to lie, and other things are also "lost fans" black material that can make Mira lose a lot of popularity.

Having said that, Mira was too rebellious before, that's why she gave others so many opportunities.

"Who would it be if it wasn't someone from the crew?" he asked.

Hayden replied: "I don't know, let me inquire. The most urgent thing now is to communicate with her to deal with the media with a unified caliber. The two of you will soon be bombarded by the media."

"This incident didn't come out from my side, isn't it a violation of the confidentiality agreement?"

"No, don't worry."

"Then you should contact her agent."

Song Ya hung up the phone, "Tell me what you really like, Baby I can take my time..." Humming and dialing Mira's number, the busy signal should be that the phone is turned off.

"You seem happy?" Taraji looked at him strangely.

"It's tiring trying to hide from the all-pervasive media. At least I don't have to come in and out of her house like a thief in the future." As for movies and so on, let's just admit that they are bad movies, what else can we do? Neither he nor Mira has the ability to bring the dead back to life.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Mira's call came back, "Hua Q, idiot, it's all your fault!" she cursed.

Song Ya laughed, and then she laughed too.

The two laughed like fools for a few minutes, "What are you going to do?" Song Ya asked her.

"Let's wait until the movie is released. By then, the non-disclosure agreement between us and Columbia Pictures will expire. I asked the agent to communicate with Revlon. If they agree, they will admit it publicly."

"What if they don't agree? Do you want to lose money?"

"My agent said that there is a high probability of disagreement. It depends on how much you pay." Mira replied.

The relationship was exploded, but the two felt a lot more relaxed this time, and they chatted endlessly.

"Wait until my royalties come down, or I can buy a house next to your home in Los Angeles." Song Ya said boldly.

"Hate……"

At half past one, Taraji came in again, pointing to the phone to remind silently.

Song Ya said goodbye to her, "What's the matter?" He took Taraji's cell phone.

"Louis reports." It was Hayden, and he read: "I said Milla Jovovich was pure on the surface, and she and APLUS fell in love very early. During the shooting of the CK commercial last year, there was Insiders broke the news that she and APLUS "fighted" all night in the exclusive caravan, and did not shy away from other people in the crew, and the staff had to fall asleep with her bold and unrestrained screams all night..."