Under the night, the neon lights blooming in Century City are more dazzling than the stars. As one of the most prosperous commercial areas in Los Angeles, this place is definitely a veritable city that never sleeps.

In Century City Square, Ronan parked the car and pulled Jessica Felton into the elevator. He took the elevator and went directly to the top floor of the Commercial Plaza. He picked up the booked movie tickets, entered the cinema, and arrived at the last seat and took a seat.

This is the screening hall of "Pharaoh and the King".

Thanks to the famous director Ridley Scott, he is a first-tier commercial production with a production cost of up to $130 million. In addition, on Friday night, there were quite a few viewers in the theater. Ronan roughly took a look and there were about a dozen people.

Ronan put the paper tube in his hand between the two and asked, "Do you eat popcorn?"

Jessica Felton looked at the cream and syrup wrapped on it and shook his head without hesitation: "This is a woman's natural enemy."

Ronan didn't force her, but gave her a bottle of water and said, "You can indulge her occasionally."

Opening the bottle cap, Jessica Felton took a sip and asked, "Isn't this a 20th Century Fox movie? I remember the company's relationship with 20th Century Fox was not very good. Why did you think of sponsoring them for the box office?"

Ronan threw a popcorn into his mouth, and the sweetness of the syrup drew straight into his throat. He coughed lightly and said, "You may not know that this project adapted from "The Prince of Egypt", 20th Century Fox will release "Ten Thousand Years of Prehistoric" and the subsequent "Robin Hood", which were originally intended projects by Shahai Entertainment."

Because the matter is extremely confidential, only a few people involved know that Jessica Felton didn't know at all. She looked at Ronan with a little surprise: "Why did it get to the hands of Twentieth Century Fox?"

She understands Ronan and the management of Relativity Entertainment, and it is impossible for others to snatch the meat from the bowl.

Ronan shrugged: "The news leaked, Twentieth Century Fox is moving very quickly."

Jessica Felton subconsciously felt something was wrong because she knew Ronan and asked, "Is someone poached?"

"What are you thinking?" Ronan held Jessica Felton's arm and said, "Don't tell anyone about this, remember to keep it secret."

"I understand." Seeing that Ronan did not say anything, Jessica Felton did not ask, but turned to the movie that was about to begin: "This movie has average attendance."

Luo Nan nodded slightly: "It's the prime time on Friday night, with only a dozen viewers, so it's not optimistic."

Jessica Felton saw the classic opening of the 20th Century Fox on the screen and said, "Let's watch the movie."

As a person in the industry, she is watching movies very seriously.

Ronan also looked at it very seriously, but he just couldn't quite understand. Is Colin Farrell so popular in big Hollywood companies?

After "Alexander the Great", Colin Farrell once again became the main actor in the first-line epic blockbuster. This time he did not play the male lead Moses, but instead played Moses' brother Ramses.

That big bald head is really the same as the videos like Colin Farrell that are rumored on the Internet.

The male protagonist is very unfamiliar, he is a male actor that Ronan has never met before.

Ronan still doesn't know very well. Hollywood directors and producers like Colin Farrell so much?

Since the beginning of making his mark in Hollywood, Colin Farrell has obtained the resources of the film to be first-class, but the tragic level of the movie after it was released is also first-class.

Do those directors and producers especially appreciate Colin Farrell's appearance?

Ronan vaguely remembers that most of the movies that Colin Farrell once starred in were screwed up, and later he still got good projects and roles.

Seeing Colin Farrell's bald head and the costume epic type, Ronan was basically relieved of "Pharaohs and the Gods".

Together, if you don't mess up a movie, that's a hell.

To be honest, as a veteran director with considerable qualifications and abilities, Ridley Scott's film was not bad.

Especially the special effects and large scenes, it is very epic.

Ridley Scott's ability in this area is beyond doubt. It can even be said that he showed a magnificent ancient dynasty through the camera, retelling a well-known biblical story in a completely new way.

The beginning and ending of this film are quite exciting, and they are consistent with Ridley Scott's consistent standards.

But the rhythm in the middle part is really a bit slow. Ronan can roughly see that Ridley Scott wants to try to downplay the myth and shoot it as a human story. But how can this story ignore the existence of God?

Especially when Moses's process from rejecting religion to devout belief in devoutly, not only did Ronan not understand it as a bystander, but Moses would probably be confused after reading it himself.

Jessica Felton is very professional and has been watching it attentively since the beginning of the movie, and has not even spoken to Ronan in the middle.

When the subtitles fell, she looked at Ronan and said embarrassedly: "Sorry..."

Ronan didn't understand Jessica Felton, shook his head and said, "It's okay." He turned to ask, "How do you feel?"

Jessica Felton said from the perspective that he is best at: "There is obviously a problem with the editing. I have heard that Twentieth Century Fox gave the final editing rights to Ridley Scott to avoid "Dynasty"-like mistakes. Now it seems that it is not very successful."

Ronan said without any concealment from her, "If Ridley Scott's edited version of "Dynasty" is released in theaters, the result will not be much better. It is too long and too slow."

Sitting in the theater and watching movies leisurely at home is definitely not a feeling, and the latter often has a higher tolerance.

Perhaps this possibility exists. The media and movie fans praised the director's editing version of "Dynasty" too harshly, which affected Ridley Scott to a certain extent, resulting in Ridley Scott being more or less affected when editing "Pharaohs and the Gods", making the rhythm of the film as slow as "Dynasty".

Jessica Felton thought about it and said, "It's pretty good overall, it's better than the epic productions in previous years."

Ronan nodded slightly: "Actually, I think the photos taken by Ridley Scott are very interesting."

To downplay the myth and shoot it as a human story, this subversive approach may arouse dissatisfaction among many people.

But for people like Ronan who have never read the Bible, it is quite interesting.

Ridley Scott handled it very ambiguously. Is God real or Moses fantasized? For example, the "Ten Disasters" are said to be the punishment given by God. Apart from the final "death of the eldest son", the other nine Disasters are more like a chain reaction, which can be explained at least from the perspective of modern science.

It is hard to say whether people who grew up reading the Bible can accept it.

"Let's go." Ronan pulled Jessica Felton out of the theater together: "Go back."

Jessica Felton followed Ronan into the elevator and asked, "Go to my place?"

Ronan said, "Go to my place."

The two of them got on the elevator and came downstairs. A bodyguard had already driven the car over.

Jessica Felton has become accustomed to the two-person world when dating, and he suddenly entered the bodyguard during the day. He can see that Ronan is a person who attaches great importance to safety and has never said anything more.

She is a mature adult who knows that Ronan has an extraordinary identity and represents too many.

After getting in the car, Jessica Felton lowered her voice and said to Ronan: "I want to go back first and get my clothes."

Luo Nan smiled and said, "No need, I have prepared a lot for you."

Jessica Felton asked, "Are you sure it's right for me?"

"Of course." Ronan nodded gently: "I have actually measured your size, so there will be no error."

Jessica Felton was speechless, and it was true that she had been measured too many times by Ronan from head to toe.

Ronan leaned into her ear and said, "I'll measure it tonight to avoid any errors in the previous calculations."

In the early morning of the same day, the box office of "Pharaohs and the Gods" on the first day of its release in North America was released, with only $6.86 million on Friday.

For first-tier commercial blockbusters with production costs of up to US$130 million, the box office results are not only not ideal, but also really bad.

By Saturday, the box office trend of "Pharaohs and the Gods" did not improve, with a daily report of $7.24 million.

At this time, it was clear inside and outside the industry that this epic masterpiece of 20th Century Fox was tragically defeated.

Indeed, the film was quite tragic, with a box office of only $18.11 million in three days of the North American premiere weekend.

The most conservative estimate is that even the production cost and publicity and distribution costs are very likely to reach US$200 million.

This video is destined to lose all its money.

Although Ronan did not help Twentieth Century Fox collect seven dragon balls in the end, the first dragon ball was so hot that even if the Twentieth Century Fox had a great career, he would feel pain.

Moreover, in the past two years, in addition to the "X-Men" series, other first-line commercial productions invested by 20th Century Fox have not received very ideal market response.

But most people in the industry don’t find it strange. This is how film production is, with success and failure.

No one can guarantee that a video will be 100% successful.

James Murdoch, who came to Los Angeles from London, didn't say much when he saw the first week of box office data of "Pharaohs and the Gods".

After looking at Jim Prous who was cautious in front of him, James Murdoch said generously: "It's just a movie that failed. Twentieth Century Fox is not unbearable. Don't take it too seriously. Summarize the experience and lessons. The subsequent films in production should be avoided as much as possible."

Jim Prous said quickly: "I'm already doing it."
Chapter completed!