Absolutely not. "Dirty Dancing" will definitely be a box office success, and I won't make that kind of terrible movie. Even if it fails...it doesn't necessarily mean it will fail...and I don't have to make the movie I dreamed of.

But... if the box office is not good and I lose most of my personal property, is there a possibility that I will be forced to make the kind of movie that I have always opposed?

"Ronnie...Ronnie..."

Ronald, who was getting more and more worried, found Aunt Karen holding the phone receiver to him.

"Ah, I was distracted."

"Your phone number is Douglas Jr."

"Doug," Ronald took the microphone, looked at it to distinguish the receiver and the microphone, and then said hello to the other side.

"Ronnie, the results of the film critics' special show are out. Those two bastards from Chicago said a lot of bad things to us."

"What? Why the hell didn't they do anything after they took the money..."

"Ronnie..." Auntie put her index finger on Ronald's mouth to signal him not to use bad words.

"Sorry, Auntie." Ronald picked up the receiver and walked to the other side of the room.

"Tell me, what the hell is going on?"

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"What happened was that Roger Ebert and Gene Sisko's review came in by fax, and they were very critical of 'Love Is Not For Sale', and Ebert even said it was a morally corrupt film.

"

An hour later, Ronald hurried to Daydream's New York office and sat down with distribution manager Michelle Cannold and Douglas Jr., who was on speakerphone with Los Angeles general manager Eddie Cohen.

Meeting by phone.

"Where are the reviews of "Dirty Dancing"?" Ronald heard that there was a big problem with the movie review of "Love Is Not For Sale". He breathed a sigh of relief and quickly asked about the reviews of "Dirty Dancing".

Both movies are scheduled to be released in mid-July, but the one that is vital to Daydream Pictures' financial situation is "Dirty Dancing."

The first batch of original soundtracks have been produced and packaged by workers, and they are already lying in the warehouse, waiting for their premiere before being put on the market in large quantities in retail channels around the world.

MTV's advertising time has been purchased, and trailers of many exciting dances of the male and female protagonists have been edited and sent to MTV.

The protagonists Patrick Schwytz, Jennifer Gray, and Cynthia Rhodes have already freed up their schedules and are preparing to attend an interview with Bobbi Wygant in Los Angeles, all the way to promote "Dirty Dancing", until New York to attend an interview with David

Letterman's late night show ended.

All the bullets are loaded, just waiting for the final critic to publish the written review after the two premieres in Los Angeles and New York.

The chain of movie marketing is like this. Film critics and TV advertisements attract the first batch of viewers. Then the quality of the movie determines the quality of word-of-mouth and how many subsequent viewers it can attract later.

At this juncture, two film critics in Chicago, who are the most influential in the country and have their own film review programs on PBS, actually went wrong and gave negative reviews to their own films.

"What did they say about Dirty Dancing?" Cannold was also anxious and asked Eddie on the other side of the phone.

"I'll fax it to you if it's a little over the passing mark."

"Read it to me." Ronald couldn't help but feel anxious.

"Um...okay..."

Eddie was a little surprised by Ronald's anxiety, so he took out a film review and read it to the two of them.

"Sisco said he gave the movie a just above the line recommendation because he liked Jennifer Gray's great performance in the movie."

"Damn it, this guy was bribed by a Jew to brag about being the only Jewish person in the main character of the movie." Ronald became angry when he heard this. Why did he receive money? No, he received sponsorship of the Chicago Film Critics Association.

, the most important members and families of the Film Critics Association received high-value travel vouchers, why didn’t they give themselves good reviews?

"Albert said he gave it a thumbs down and did not recommend it because the plot was too boring and too predictable, a boring love story between two men and women from different classes and different races."

"Fuck..." Ronald was about to curse again.

"Also, don't worry." Eddie continued, "But for those musical movie lovers, or fans who like director Ronald Lee's previous film "Break Dance", this is a very recommended movie, the dance is very good,

The leading actor Schwytz has a strong figure and sexy dancing, and the chemistry between him and Gray is very good. It is worth watching for men and women in love."

"Is this... a good review... or a negative review..."

Ronald was speechless after hearing this.

You may call it a bad review, but in fact, the two of them said a lot about the target audience - teenage couples, which are worthy of watching the movie.

You said it was a good review, but what about the cliche attacks on the plot?

…

"Ronald, you don't understand."

After discussing it, Ronald and Cannold still made a long-distance call to Roger Ebert in Chicago to ask him why he accepted money but did not do the work.

"You don't understand that when it comes to film reviews, it's not important whether it's well-received or not, but what I say is important. You said in the media package used for marketing the film that the target audience for 'Dirty Dancing' is teenagers.

Especially for young women, I just pick out what they like to hear.

When they heard that it was a romantic movie with a sexy male protagonist, how could they care about the literary nature of the story and whether it reflected reality? For a girl who wants to enjoy a romantic movie with her boyfriend or sister on the weekend, a clichéd story is better.

information."

"Is that so?" Ronald didn't believe it, "Then why did you give me a thumbs down?"

"You have to ask yourself, Preston Robert, the sponsor of the New York University School of the Arts, the chairman of the New York Giants, and the talker of the Tisch family, personally explained it. How did you offend him?"

"I just had a little friction with his son. Why did the old man invite him out?"

Ronald understood that this was because he scolded the younger one, and the older one came out to vent his anger on his son. The old emperor was spreading money everywhere to sponsor arts and sports, and everyone in the film industry wanted to sell his face.

"Little Steve is his only promising son, and Preston Robert values ​​him very much." Roger Ebert concluded. The Chicago Film Critics Association also received a lot of sponsorship from the Tisch Foundation.

"Okay, you can help." Ronald understood after hearing this. The Jews were still not satisfied with the plot of the movie, and some old diehards still wanted to mess up the movie. Jewish girls are all cute.

, how could he be abducted by Irish gangsters?

"I have a good reputation in the industry and I never speak nonsense that goes against the facts. If you have a good movie in the future, you can also come to me to watch the film critics' special show. Ronald, we have known each other for a long time. I am looking forward to your next movie."

Movie. I heard that Colombia likes your finished film very much."

"It's the end of the year," Ronald knew he was talking about, "The moonlight is sultry."

"That's it?"

"Hmm, huh?" Ronald was almost fooled by Albert.

"Dirty Dancing, you helped me. That movie is not for sale. What's the matter with you? Are you still accusing me of having moral issues?"

"Am I talking about you? Look again..." Albert also raised his voice, "I'm talking about director Rush, who paid to rent a cheerleader to be his girlfriend. What values ​​is this promoting?"

"This..." Ronald thought, and it was right. Film critics have to take into account the mainstream values ​​of society, and this plot is a bit deviant. A moral principle accepted by everyone in America is that between male and female lovers, women can

Fall in love with someone for the sake of their success (measured in money). But you can’t accept money. If you clearly mark the price and accept money to become the other person’s girlfriend, that’s selling.

"This is a movie," Ronald thought, and was almost confused by him again, "Besides, didn't it criticize this kind of value in the end?"

"Ronald, this is also very difficult for me. Your film company has two movies, and I am just one short of the number of negative reviews..."

"You bastard."

"Don't be like this. I can comment just to attract viewers for you. There are so many movies that I haven't commented on. If I tell you the plot, many male teenagers will want to see how to spend money to rent a cheerleader and become themselves.

His girlfriend?”

"Okay, you're right this time." Ronald hung up the phone.

"Fuck, whatever these movie critics say makes sense."

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The film critics in Chicago, at any rate, were very helpful in helping Ronald attract audiences.

But unexpectedly, film critics in Ronald's hometown actually launched a comprehensive criticism of "Dirty Dancing". In particular, "Times", a magazine with a huge readership across the country and even the world, criticized "Dirty Dancing"

The reviews for the film can be said to be very bad. They are almost openly scolding.

"If the minor flaw in Eleanor's script is that the ending is too tidy and inspiring. Then director Ronald's mistake is fatal. The low-brow sexy singing and dancing in the film can indeed attract some viewers, but the original script should have
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