"I'm terribly sorry I can't promise you that right now, Mr. Page."
"You know, I'll have to discuss this with my agent. Of course, I'm very grateful to you for inviting me to be the spokesperson for SpongeBob SquarePants."
Leonardo DiCaprio, who is only 23 years old, has to be said to have a high emotional intelligence. He even rejected Kyle so tactfully, and it made people unable to get angry.
Kyle didn't mind at all: "It's okay, this kind of thing should really be discussed with the agent. I'm waiting for your call at any time. Of course, I will take the initiative to invite you again."
You politely refused?
Can't I just pretend to be confused?
"Well..."
Even the emotionally intelligent Leo was intimidated by Kyle at this moment. He smiled and said, "Mr. Page, you are really... Anyway, thank you very much for your invitation."
Kyle immediately said, "Why thank you? This is a win-win situation. I want your popularity, and I'm also giving you money. Isn't this a good thing? Don't worry about responding. I'll have someone contact your agent tomorrow. Okay, that's it for now. Let's talk about the movie."
You want to refuse directly? No way!
I have said so much, and you still dare to refuse?
It didn't take long.
The premiere of "Titanic" officially kicked off in front of all the guests.
During the movie, many people at the premiere were discussing it in low voices.
"Nolan, what do you think of the movie?" Zack Snyder came over and asked.
Hearing this, Nolan frowned and said, "Director Cameron's filmmaking skills are beyond words. Whether it's the camera transitions or the colour rendering, they're all incredibly beautiful. Also, the film's hero and heroine's rejection of worldly love is incredibly captivating."
"Oh?"
Zack Snyder pressed, "So you thought the movie was great."
"Yes, I do not doubt it!"
Nolan's tone was very firm, unexpectedly firm. After all, the vast majority of people in America were not optimistic about the Titanic.
Director Zack nodded and said, "The movie is very good, but as many people have said, it is too long. This is extremely unfriendly to the audience, and few people can sit through it."
With the development of the times, fast-paced work and a fast-paced lifestyle have gradually become part of everyone's life.
Especially in the entertainment industry, many people watch movies just to pursue happiness. A movie is 195 minutes long and the pace is very slow in the early stages. How can moviegoers living in a fast-paced life easily accept it?
This alone is the consensus of many industry insiders!
For example: "Heaven's Gate", produced in 1980, was a film created by Oscar-winning director Michael Messino.
But what is the ending?
"The three-hour film Heaven's Gate directly led to the bankruptcy of United Artists, a studio with nearly a century of history founded by the King of Comedy Charlie Chaplin!"
Otherwise, why do you think that after entering the 21st century, most Hollywood movies are superhero movies? Because they are fast-paced and can be watched without thinking!
"Audiences watch movies to relax and kill time, not to see what directors call artistic pursuits," Nolan said in a deep voice.
Director Zack nodded immediately.
In fact, both of them are directors of commercial films, but they are also among the few directors who can incorporate humanity and philosophical thinking into commercial films.
Zack Snyder's "300", "Man of Steel", "Watchmen", etc.
Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Trilogy", "Inception", "Interstellar" and so on.
Both of them highly recognise Cameron's skills because they are also rare commercial film directors who have both commercial and artistic talents.
....
At the same time, other audiences in the theater were also discussing the movie.
"The picture is beautiful!"
"Yes, especially when Dawson and Ruth were standing at the bow. The beautiful sunset, the gently rolling waves, and the sound of them shouting 'I am the king of the world' were all very beautiful."
"I don't deny what you said, but it was too long and I just fell asleep."
"Haha, Joel, me too."
....
Finally, with the audience's discussion, the movie entered its climax.
The Titanic hit the iceberg and is about to sink!
"You jump, I jump!"
"Never give up, remember, Ruth. I will always love you!"
"Winning the ticket and being on this ship... is the best thing that has ever happened to me. It allowed me to meet you."
"I don't even have a photo of him. He only lives on in my endless memories."
I have to say that the ending of The Titanic completely captured the attention of everyone present, even the extremely picky film critics.
"I am Dawson, Rose Dowson."
Use your surname to name mine!
This is the ending of the movie "Titanic" and also the main theme. The whole movie revolves around it.
The world's largest and largest ship sank, but human virtue, humanity, and the kindness of humanity remained. Amidst this catastrophe of the century, they shone with an incomparably dazzling light! This is the spiritual civilisation that humanity collectively pursues. In today's high-tech modern society, this value is even more precious, as it is even more scarce.
Therefore, audiences of different skin colours, races, and countries sighed together, remembered together, and yearned together for that era, the dream of that civilisation, those great men, great women, and the glory of humanity that can never be drowned or sunk by the sea, under the screen of the movie "Titanic".
A love story that is worthy of praise and tears!
From another perspective, we have never had such love, so we yearn for it and are obsessed with it!
....
Is Titanic exciting?
Very exciting!
However, as many people expected, its overly lengthy plot seriously dragged down its box office!
On December 19, 1997, the day of the premiere of "Titanic", it achieved a North American box office of 28.63 million US dollars on its premiere day!
The box office on the first day looks pretty good.
However, you have to know that it was promoted by two Hollywood giants, Paramount and Fox, and it achieved a screening rate of up to 40% on the day of its premiere in North America!
At the same time, its publicity and promotion costs reached an unprecedented $100 million, higher than "Jurassic Park"!
With a production cost of $200 million and a publicity and promotion cost of $100 million, it only achieved a box office of $28.63 million, which directly confused the two giants, Paramount and Fox!
"Damn it, the movie lost a lot of money!"
"Yes, if the movie doesn't earn more than $600 million at the box office, it will incur losses!"
"Dude, wake up. With only 40% of the screenings on its opening day, it only grossed $28.63 million. How much can you expect from it at the global box office? We'd be damn lucky if it could even gross $300 million!"
Suddenly, both the film companies and major media outlets, without exception, expressed pessimism about the prospects of the Titanic.
Page Films.
CEO Victor's face turned grim. "Boss, the tens of millions of dollars we invested in the large ship project are probably going to be wasted."
Kevin Feige also smiled bitterly and said, "I just came from the cinema. The attendance rate for the Titanic was also very low today. I estimate that today's box office will be lower than the premiere day."
Upon hearing this, Kyle was happy.
Did you lose a lot of money?!
"Ding ding ding~!"
Just at this moment, Kyle received a call.
It was Alexander, Kyle's chief assistant, who called. He said, "Boss, Mr. DiCaprio's agent and he himself have agreed to our offer and are willing to become the spokesperson for SpongeBob SquarePants."
"Okay, then you contact the company's finance department and legal department and ask them to finalise the contract within these three days, okay?" Kyle ordered.
Why did Leonardo DiCaprio accept the invitation and become the spokesperson for SpongeBob SquarePants?
Don't talk about friendship!
He simply saw that the Titanic was weakening, otherwise, how could he sign this endorsement contract?