Hollywood Director 1992

"Scene 106, Take 2, Action!"

The main plot of this scene is that Detective Mills' wife, Tracy, upon hearing that Mills' relationship with his partner, old William, isn't very harmonious, takes the initiative to invite old William to their home as a guest to ease their relationship.

The actress playing Tracy in the film is Jennifer Connelly.

"It smells so good!"

Morgan Freeman, playing old William, says as he walks into the living room.

"What?"

Jennifer, playing Tracy, is cooking in the kitchen next door.

Old William points to the location of the kitchen.

"Oh, thank you!"

Tracy is wearing a white casual shirt, an coffee-colored apron, and her golden-brown hair is draped over her shoulders. Under the light, her appearance is exceptionally delicate, and she also possesses a gentle and virtuous temperament, the wife of every man's dreams.

"Please, sit anywhere. What would you like to drink?"

Jennifer Connelly smiles in front of the camera.

"Thank you, I'm fine. I'll have something later."

Old William takes off his coat.

"Okay, you can put your coat anywhere. Sorry the room is such a mess, we just moved in and haven't had time to tidy up."

Tracy says from the kitchen.

Old William smiles nonchalantly, looks around the room, and asks, "Did you two start dating in high school?"

"Mhmm!"

Tracy shrugs her shoulders and smiles, "Isn't it very traditional? You know, the first time we went on a date, I decided I was going to marry him."

"Really?"

Old William says in surprise.

"Yes! He's the most interesting person I've ever met."

Tracy comes out of the kitchen, holding a few wine glasses and placing them on the dining table.

Old William looks at Detective Mills, who is playing with two dogs in the next room, and says expressionlessly, "That makes sense!"

"It's really rare these days, I mean, to see a couple as loving as you two."

Old William comments.

"Cut!"

"Next shot!"

The next scene is the three of them eating. Detective Mills and Tracy moved from their hometown to live in New York. Because they were deceived by a real estate agent, Mills bought an apartment located underground, beneath the subway tracks. Every five minutes, the subway passes overhead, and the house and furniture shake together.

However, Tracy has never complained about Detective Mills and continues to live happily with him here.

This scene is one of the few scenes in the entire film that depicts the actors' personal lives.

The purpose of adding this scene is to explain Tracy's beauty, gentleness, and virtuousness, and that she is very much in love with Detective Mills, and also to lay the groundwork for the final scene where the murderer kills the pregnant Tracy, enraging Detective Mills.

While filming, Link also takes the time to pay attention to the box office and publicity of 'Seven'.

'Final Destination' earned $17.54 million at the North American box office in its fourth week, with a cumulative box office of $116 million.

This week's box office decline is close to 40%, which is larger than the distribution department expected.

According to the public relations department's analysis, there are three reasons for the sharp decline in 'Final Destination'.

First, after four weeks of the film's release, the heat has decreased, the attraction to the audience has become smaller, and the box office growth rate has also slowed down.

Second, the quality of several films released during the same period is good, and the publicity is also very strong, including the newly released 'RoboCop 3', and 'Demolition Man', 'Addams Family Values', 'A River Runs Through It', etc. released in the previous weeks.

These films were released in the weeks before and after 'Final Destination', which greatly affected the film's box office.

Third, there has been an increase in negative news about Link and 'Final Destination' in the media. It seems that not only CAA is hyping up Link's black material, but other forces are also stepping on Link and Guess Pictures.

This negative news also has a great impact on the film's box office.

In response to these points, the publicity department, led by Jon Gordon, and the public relations department, led by Liu Xiaoli, have also taken some remedial measures.

For example, increasing publicity efforts, having several extras divided into several groups to do publicity in major cities across the United States; the public relations department and the legal department making a strong counterattack against the rumors in the media that framed Link, suing more than 30 media outlets to court, and so on.

But the effect is average.

'Final Destination's box office declined by $10.38 million in its fifth week, with a cumulative box office of $126 million.

'Total Film' magazine predicts that the film's North American box office will be around $180 million, with an error of no more than $10 million, and it will be difficult to break the $200 million mark.

It will also be difficult for 'Final Destination' to surpass 'The Firm's $202 million at the North American box office.

Most media outlets believe that CAA actors, represented by Tom Cruise, have a high probability of winning this bet.

For this reason, major casinos and betting companies in the United States have increased the odds of Link winning the bet to attract gamblers to place bets.

According to media reports, the casino with the highest odds is Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The odds of betting on Link to win are 1 to 4.2. If you bet 1 US dollar on Link to win, the gambler can get 5.2 US dollars if Link wins the bet.

And the odds of betting on 'The Firm' to win at the box office have dropped to 1 to 1.19.

"Tsk tsk, Link, if you can win, go to the casino and bet another 10 million. You can earn more than 100 million US dollars from this bet."

While the crew was eating, Chris Bauer flipped through the newspaper, eating pizza, and said, "Link, why don't we also find some celebrities to book out theaters? Think about it, invest 40 million to book out theaters and push the film's box office to over 200 million US dollars. If you win the bet, you can earn tens of millions afterward. It's very cost-effective."

"It's not cost-effective to do that. You earn too little."

"Do you have a better way?"

"There is a way, but I don't know if it's good or not."

Link eats pizza and looks at an article in 'Rolling Stone' magazine. Recently, a newly formed group called 'Backstreet Boys' has appeared in the American music scene. There are four members in total. It was established at the beginning of the year and has released two singles, which are relatively influential among young people in the United States.

In addition to the 'Backstreet Boys', several pop music groups have become popular recently, including 'Destiny's Child', whose lead singer is the future black queen Beyoncé, and the English boy pop group 'Take That', etc.

With the changes in the music market, in recent years, there has been an increase in pop music singers who debuted in the form of 'groups', and their influence is gradually increasing.

After learning about these situations, Link thought of a good idea.

He called Marty Bauer, president of the UTA agency, and asked him if he was interested in creating a pop band.

After the release of 'Final Destination', several of the main actors have also become youth idols who are popular throughout the United States due to their outstanding appearance, and their fame is no less than that of first-line singers.

Given this situation, Link suggested that Ryan Phillippe, Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Joaquin Phoenix, Angelina Jolie and others form a youth group, and invite several musicians to tailor several singles for this group.

Among these main actors, Liv Tyler was influenced by her father, Steven Tyler, and received music training when she was a child, and has a certain foundation.

When Joaquin Phoenix was a child, he made a living by acting, performing and singing on the streets with his brother River Phoenix, and has performance skills.

Angelina Jolie played in a band when she was a teenager.

Although Ryan Phillippe and Edward Norton do not have this kind of foundation, they are more handsome in appearance. After receiving a period of training, they can be the face of the group.

UTV President Marty Bauer listened to his proposal and said that he was very interested.

Their agency not only manages actor agency affairs, but also has more than 20 clients who are star singers and famous musicians, and has also participated in the training, packaging and promotion of many singers.

Taking advantage of the fame of 'Final Destination' to create a band and make a quick buck is a great proposal.

Marty Bauer immediately expressed his approval, saying that he would fully support him and was willing to arrange a professional brokerage team to help this new group with music training and promotion.

Link called Jon Gordon and Liu Xiaoli again to discuss promoting the film by forming a band.

Jon Gordon and Liu Xiaoli were also shocked by his idea. After hearing his plan, they also expressed their full support.

However, when communicating with several of the main actors, Edward Norton said that he was not interested in singing, and Guess Pictures did not force him.

In the end, the group consisted of Ryan Phillippe, Liv Tyler, Angelina Jolie, and Joaquin Phoenix.

The Death Group was thus established.