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This small island in the Caribbean Sea belongs to a business group and is specially used for renting out. It not only has church rooms, but also has all kinds of entertainment facilities. When you come out of the residential area and turn around a coconut grove, the space suddenly opens up. In front of you is a soft sandy beach, which is dyed golden yellow under the reflection of a large bonfire; further away, there is a quiet sea, the seawater slowly buffers the edge of the beach, as gentle as a lover's wet kiss.

However, none of these can attract people's attention. The most eye-catching thing is the beauties on the beach. Their bodies are healthy and well-proportioned in swimsuits, and their smooth lines represent the rigorous training they have undergone. Looking at the past with my own eyes, I can guess that these people are either models or have been models.

After the relatively rigorous wedding ceremony and banquet, the theme of this bonfire party is naturally carnival.

Compared with those who have no family and no freedom, Murphy, Robert Downey Jr. and others deliberately stayed away from that area and lit a bonfire alone. Murphy even stood by the grill and turned on the simple electric stove. He took out some meat skewers and put them on the oven to show off his skills.

Mutton, cumin, chili powder... Murphy used to have a self-service barbecue in his hometown, and the barbecue stalls there are the hottest places in summer and autumn.

"Come here and get it..." Murphy put the tested meat skewers on the tray and greeted, "Eat it while it's hot."

Gal Gadot came to take the meat skewers and distributed them to the people sitting at the long dining table near the campfire.

Murphy grilled some beef kebabs again, washed his hands in the basin, and returned to his seat with the hands. He drank a big sip of cold beer before asking, "Bill, you just said that there is an invitation from the media." Gail?"

Since "Man of Steel", Bill Rossis has also served as a broker for Gal Gadot's acting business.

"Gail's reputation is huge, and Wonder Woman is very popular." The person who answered the call was Robert Downey Jr., "As far as I know, Gale's fan organizations have been established in many places, and they are still calling for She went on to play Wonder Woman."

"Really?" Gal Gadot shrugged, "I guess there won't be a chance."

She only signed a film contract with Warner Bros. and DC Comics at the beginning, but now Murphy's cooperation with Warner Bros. has completely broken down, and she never thought about continuing to play Wonder Woman on the screen.

Even if the role is interesting, it's perfectly fine to role-play with Murphy in private.

"What Donnie said is true. Gail really has a lot of fans."

After Robert Downey Jr., Bill Rosses found a chance to speak, "The media wouldn't have invited me otherwise."

Murphy asked with interest, "What invitation?"

Bill Rossis replied, "Victoria's Secret invited Gale to participate in the Victoria's Secret annual show this year, and Anna Wintour wants Gale to be on the cover in July."

"Yeah." Murphy nodded slightly.

As long as he knows about this matter, as for whether he accepts it or not, he will not interfere, and Gal Gadot is the one who decides.

Gal Gadot is very assertive, "Push off the Victoria's Secret invitation, I haven't practiced stepping for many years, and I don't have that much time to practice."

Although she has worked as a model before, she has given up the industry for many years.

"Anna Wintour's invitation..."

An invitation from a fashion magazine is a great temptation for every woman, and Gal Gadot is no exception. She thought for a while and said, "I need to think about this."

No need for Bill Rosses to elaborate, Murphy also knows that the Anna Wintour he is talking about is the prototype of Meryl Streep's character in "The Devil Wears Prada", which is the American version of "Vogue" magazine editor-in-chief.

Perhaps because of the relationship between being a model, Gal Gadot is very interested in fashion.

After eating kebabs, the two bachelors, Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen, just found a reason to say goodbye and leave.

I went to the place where beauties gathered on the beach to have fun, and the topic of the remaining few people gradually turned to movies, especially "Thor" and "City of Chaos", which are still in theaters, are the focus of discussion.

"This is the fifth weekend of its release..." Bill Rossis knows the dynamics of Hollywood well. Now that blockbuster films are being released one after another, and the film schedule is severely squeezed, the final North American box office of this film should be between US$125 million and US$130 million."

James Franco chimed in, "I remember overseas being a little bit better than North America."

"Yeah." Bill Rosses nodded, "Overseas accumulation is almost 140 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office of this film is hard to break through 300 million U.S. dollars."

"What about "City of Chaos?" Lily Collins put down the vegetable skewers, wiped her mouth with a napkin, and said, "Can it be three times that of "Thor?"

Murphy was drinking beer, Gal Gadot saw that he didn't speak, and said, "Impossible, after this weekend, the North American box office is estimated to be close to 245 million US dollars."

Lily Collins said enviously, "The $250 million must be fine."

"But overseas is at most 300 million U.S. dollars." Gal Gadot sighed, "The world is probably around 580 million U.S. dollars."

Although this result is good, it is still not ideal compared to the huge investment in the film.

"It has exceeded 20th Century Fox's expectations." Bill Rosses continued, "This film plus other peripheral income, it should not be a big problem to recover the cost. The most important thing is a good audience reputation, which will establish a certain The audience base, when the second part is released, the situation will be completely different."

Murphy put down his glass and said, "So, Bill, you need to communicate more with 20th Century Fox. The word-of-mouth marketing of this film cannot be stopped."

The follow-up word-of-mouth marketing is very important, and it can be directly converted into the box office of the second part in the first week in the future.

"It's a pity that "Thor"..." Robert Downey Jr. shook his head, "It became the cannon fodder for "City of Chaos."

Susan Downey took the paper towel from Robert Downey Jr., wiped her hands, and said, "This film was supposed to pave the way for "The Avengers", and the box office of around US$300 million is not bad."

Robert Downey Jr. spread his hands, "The problem is that the film's reputation is too bad. Not only will it not be able to help "The Avengers", but it will actually hinder it."

He looked at Murphy and said, "Under your influence, the critics' attitude towards superhero movies is completely different from before. It is difficult to get good reviews for the simple and brainless pure popcorn."

"The summer movies..." Murphy said with a smile, "the critics don't have much influence."

Robert Downey Jr. shook his head, "Under normal circumstances, this is indeed the case, but the problem is that the professional reputation of "Thor" is too bad."

Speaking of this, he changed a weird tone, "The biggest failure of this film is the addition of a plot, no plot, as long as the muscular man is flying around in the air and knocking out lightning, that's all. What kind of plot, the plot of wanting eggs..."

"These film critics..." Robert Downey Jr. couldn't help shaking his head, "Nowadays, film critics can only abuse people indiscriminately."

Murphy also quite agrees with Robert Downey Jr.'s point of view, "The older generation of film critics, as the new generation of movie fans become the main players in the market, their influence is getting smaller and smaller, and the professionalism of the newly emerging film critics is indeed relatively low."

"Iron Man 2" has been bombarded by film critics, and Robert Downey Jr. seems to have deep resentment towards film critics. What is the status of professional film critics when the original group of film critics with extremely high professionalism and professionalism retire?"

Without waiting for someone to answer, he said, "The quality of film critics is getting lower and lower. They can't write any film reviews with real insights except for swearing. Their knowledge level and professional quality are very poor. They write insults What is a film review? What Andre Bazin wrote in the film manual is the film review. Andre Bazin not only made comments, but also played a vital role in the development of the film. , although he is not a director, but his theories about film have guided the development of the film industry."

The now fully commercialized Robert Downey Jr., like Tom Cruise and Johnny Depp, is not the dish in the eyes of professional film critics.

Correspondingly, Robert Downey Jr. has been scolded a lot, and he doesn't have any good impressions of professional film critics. He continued, "A real film critic must have profound cultural connotations, not only an understanding of popular culture, but also a professional understanding of films. It should also be equally profound. Originally, film criticism should be a very high-end profession, but now it is low-end, and many people with very low professional quality are mixed in. Apart from using vicious and sensational words to win readers' interest Nothing."

Robert Downey Jr.’s words are not unreasonable. Even though he is more touted by professional film critics, he has to admit that the overall quality of the new team of film critics is not as good as the influence of the older generation of professional film critics is getting smaller and smaller. With a serious decline, it is not easy to see outstanding film reviews.

Most of these film critics will only follow the trend, knock down all commercial films, and disdain all fast-paced films full of visual impact. How can they have their own opinions? Even if sometimes they are right and a film is really bad, when they ask why it is bad, the reasons they say are really shocking, and they don't have the most basic professionalism at all.

During Robert Downey Jr.'s denunciation of the film critics, the bonfire party came to an end. Murphy stayed here for one night, and flew back to Los Angeles alone the next day to meet his lawyer Robert.