Adriaan felt slightly regretful. Because of Drew, he missed the meeting between Kate and Monica. But it seemed like they didn't say anything too extreme. Otherwise, Kate wouldn't be sitting so calmly beside him and even have the interest to pay attention to the dinosaurs on the screen. Her personality wasn't so calm.
After exchanging a few words with Kate, he scanned the surroundings again. But he still couldn't find Monica. Adriaan couldn't help but laugh and shake his head. He must be crazy to look for her in such a low visibility theater. Therefore, after calming himself down, he immediately turned his attention back to the movie.
At this point in time, Professor Hammond, who created all of this, used the form of a short film to explain to the invited archaeologists and mathematicians how he achieved these results. This once again reflected Spielberg's ingenuity. Using an animated short film, he simply explained the situation of the dinosaurs clearly. Of course, as to whether the method of replicating dinosaurs in the movie was feasible, it wasn't within Spielberg's consideration. This was a movie, not reality.
Following that, carnivorous dinosaurs also appeared. Just like before, they could only hear their sounds but not see their figures. Well, the Velociraptor that hatched from the egg didn't count. The children and the professors waited for a long time in the T-Rex area. However, when night came, a storm followed. Dr. Hammond's fat son-in-law intentionally blackened the base in order to steal the embryo. Their tram stopped on the way back and finally encountered the giant T-Rex.
When the ugly head of the T-Rex appeared on the screen, many people jumped in fright. Many ladies even exclaimed softly. Even Kate who sat beside Adriaan couldn't help but hold his hand tightly. However, the first person to die in the mouth of the T-Rex was the man who went to the toilet. When he trembled as he looked at the huge head of the dinosaur, the scene of him being picked up by the T-Rex gave people an inexplicable sense of joy. Many people didn't know whether to be shocked or laugh out loud.
However, such a turn of events didn't seem out of place. Probably because of this, this movie was rated PG-13. He had to admit that Spielberg had a unique grasp of the camera language.
What followed was naturally chaos, escape, accident, smooth return, and other Hollywood routines. Spielberg's storytelling skills were on full display here. For example, when they crossed the electric fence, the power at the base was about to be restored, but the child did not dare to come down. At the same time, at the last second, he gave people a different feeling. He specially arranged the scene where the little boy was electrocuted. Of course, he was saved in the end. As for how reasonable it was, there was no need to discuss it. After all, this was a movie, and the audience did not want the boy to die.
In any case, after a series of unexpected twists and turns, the two sides finally reunited and prepared to leave the island. At this time, the two velociraptors had already chased them to the base. After chasing them for a while, they finally managed to block their path in the hall. Just as the audience thought they were about to witness a brutal battle, the enormous Tyrannosaurus Rex suddenly charged in, roaring as it bit down on one of the velociraptors. Its imposing manner was worthy of its name.
It was not until the subtitles were displayed and the hall lights were turned on for a while that the audience finally came back to their senses. They then gave an unusually warm applause. If "Terminator 2" was the first time people saw the charm of pure CG in a movie, then "Jurassic Park" was the perfect combination of CG and special effects. It was no wonder the audience had such an enthusiastic response.
"I can't see any trace of it being fake at all. To be able to achieve this level is really amazing." On the way back, the slightly excited Kate kept talking about the dinosaurs in the movie.
"Of course, you have to know that Lucas was able to produce special effects like" Star Wars "in the late 70's. Bringing dinosaurs back to life on the silver screen is a piece of cake." Adriaan echoed, not saying anything else.
Because the subsequent press conference had nothing to do with him, he left with Kate after the press conference ended. When he came out, Adrian finally found Monica in the crowd, but he couldn't even say hello to her because he was too far away. Moreover, when Monica saw him, she smiled and shrugged, then turned around and walked in the opposite direction.
Seeing this, Adriaan could only give up for the time being. At most, he would give her a call in a few days. Anyway, there were no other problems at the moment. Looking at the excited Kate beside him, Adriaan stepped on the gas pedal. He wanted to go back as soon as possible and thoroughly clean himself before Kate calmed down. When he came out just now, he smelled something different on his body.
On Christmas Eve, "Jurassic Park" was released in more than 2000 cinemas across the United States. It greatly shocked the Americans. The combination of special effects and CG with realistic dinosaurs was very popular. Therefore, in the first three days of release, it earned nearly 49 million dollars in the box office in North America, directly kicking the previous movie that occupied the top of the charts.
The critics who had been paying attention to "Howard Manor" for more than half a month finally refocused their attention on the commercial blockbuster. Needless to say, they unanimously gave "Jurassic Park" a good review.
"A wonderful movie that attracts your attention every minute and second until the end credits appear. Only then can you break free from the attraction of the plot." — The Hollywood Reporter
"The real star of the movie is the dinosaur created by Industrial Light & Magic. It can be called a miracle in today's film industry." — The Empire
"When the final shot shows the Tyrannosaurus Rex letting out a wild roar and the signature curtain of 'Jurassic Park' falling in front of it, you'll know that the main character of this movie isn't Sam Neill or Jeff Goblen. Instead, it's that giant Tyrannosaurus Rex. Although it doesn't appear much in the entire movie, every time it appears, it steals the limelight. "— Variety Magazine
It only took two weeks for the film to earn 150 million dollars in North America. Then, it took another two weeks for the total box office to exceed 200 million dollars. It became the biggest winner of the hot movie season at the end of 1992 and the beginning of 1993. For a time, it was the limelight.
"Do you remember what I told you? This investment will definitely make a lot of money. " Adriaan joked with Claude over the phone. "It's a pity you didn't go to the premiere."
Of the total investment of about 65 million dollars, Universal Pictures, Bosworth Pictures, and AC Media each accounted for one-third of the total investment. Now, it only took four weeks to recoup the cost and make almost double the profit. It was a huge profit. The popularity of the movie was far from subsiding, and it had only just begun to be released overseas. More importantly, the distribution rights of the movie were already in Adriaan's hands.
"Okay, I got it. From now on, you have the final say in the movie," Claude replied with a laugh.
Including "Ghost Pony" and "Pulp Fiction," Bosworth Pictures had three films that earned more than 100 million dollars in the North American box office this year. Although two of them were only investors, it was a fact that they made a lot of money. That was why Adriaan said those words over the phone. Of course, even though it was a hint, it was more of a joke. After all, the relationship between the two was obvious.
However, this was just the beginning. As time went by, this kind of situation would only increase, and then …
After spending Christmas and New Year's holidays, visiting his uncle and aunt in New York, visiting Kate's family in London, and living with Emma for a few days, Adriaan returned to Los Angeles and began to have some free time.
Without any urgent filming schedule to catch up on, he suddenly became a lot more relaxed. He spent more time on other aspects, such as exercising, attending all kinds of parties, cocktail parties, often shopping with Kate, and from time to time, meeting Monica. Adriaan asked her several times what she said to Kate that day, but Monica always smiled without answering, and there was always a hint of teasing in her smile. As time went by, Adriaan was too lazy to ask again.
Other than that, he would occasionally talk to Julia on the phone once or twice, but he never mentioned what happened that day. When he talked on the phone, Kate was usually by his side.
Taking this opportunity, he also sorted out things at work. Needless to say, the film company had Laffern as the CEO, so there was no need to worry at all. As for the publishing company, although they had opened up a part of the market through the novels "Resident Evil" and "Tomb Raider," they had also signed a few good first-rate and second-rate writers, and Ben Arndt had also begun to write a sequel based on the outline provided by Adriaan. However, if they wanted to become a first-class publishing company, it would still take some time, or they would wait for a certain magic series to come out.
Although according to the information collected by the private detective, J.K. Rowling was not in dire straits, Adriaan did not have any other ideas. Anyway, it was already like this. He planned to wait until 1994. There was no need to be so anxious. It was also worth mentioning that Dean Wilson's investigation of China had results at the end of 1992. As Adriaan thought, there was no other him in this world. This was good news. After receiving the fax, Adriaan immediately sent it to the paper shredder, which meant that he could do things more unscrupulously.
Well, this was all a digression. Next was the agent company. There was nothing to worry about. With Adriaan, they only needed to sign the actors that he thought highly of. Plus, the company already had several actors and directors that were not yet famous, so the future was very promising. Also, the company's system was based on the systems of many agent companies, including CAA. Plus, the CEO that was promoted was not innovative enough, but more than enough to maintain the system, so there was no need to worry about the possibility of the agent being poached by other companies.
What gave Adriaan a slight headache was the record company. Although it was a new company that was acquired this year, it had enough funds to ensure that the reorganization went smoothly and quickly. At the same time, it had also signed a few good producers. Also, under Adriaan's suggestion, the record company also began to try to create a teenage group. However, the single that they released was not successful. After thinking about it, he finally asked Claude to find a few songwriters to communicate with him and see if they could restore the classics in his memory.
Frankly speaking, although it was not a bad idea, it was not very good either.
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