Chapter 618

"That kind of growth, who doesn’t know what happened, Tom Cruise bought the box office!"

The bald middle-aged executive told the truth in one sentence.

The middle-aged executive who helped speak for"Mission: Impossible 3" said:"Don't worry about whether he bought the box office, we are still the ones who make the profit."

"But compared with"The Dark Knight", this profit is negligible. Unless Tom Cruise spends five million a day"

"That wouldn’t mean that all the screening rooms for"Mission: Impossible 3" would be removed, right?"

"We should remove them all, and not show blockbusters like"The Dark Knight" but movies that don't make much money. This is a waste and a crime!"

"Okay, stop arguing."

Adam Allen saw that these two guys should have been publicized by Warner and Cruise Films respectively.

He thought about it and said:"Other movies can be removed, or the screening time will be"520". Moving to the midnight show,"Mission: Impossible 3" still has some potential. Let's reduce the screening hall by 15% to"The Dark Knight", that's it. Oh, Beckett, you go urge Warner and ask them to send 300 copies as soon as possible. The bald middle-aged man looked happy and said,"No problem, I'll make a call right away.""

…………

"What, to reduce the number of screenings of"Mission: Impossible 3"?!"

"Farke!"

The phone was shattered again.

After a thunderous roar, Tom Cruise skillfully found the phone card among the phone fragments on the floor, put it into a spare phone, and called his agent

"Brian, get started, now, now! Brian

Kyle didn't mean to refute at all. He didn't bother to scold him and said,"Okay, I understand.""

………… the next day.

NBC News Channel aired a video news item during prime time.

In the video, a convenience store near the WBCT Public Pier in Los Angeles was robbed. In the footage, two robbers ran out of the convenience store. Both guys had pale paint on their faces and painted on their lips. The bloody mouth is clearly the clown's costume in the movie!

As the video played, the host explained:"Movies have an impact on reality. It is undeniable that the character of the clown in"The Dark Knight" is very charming. The clown's makeup has not only become a favorite for many ordinary people to do face painting. The first choice is that even many robbers and zero-dollar purchasers have painted their faces with clown paint or put on clown masks, as if this can bring confidence to their actions." Following the host's voice, the camera turned , this time it was on a street corner. It could be clearly seen that it was secretly filmed with a mobile phone. Three robbers wearing clown masks were robbing an Asian couple.

"It is reported that since the release of"The Dark Knight", American gangsters seem to be obsessed with clown makeup. Many gangsters claim to be fans of the clown. These gang members even regard the virtual character of the clown as their godfather.……"

The camera turned again, this time it was a street fight, two groups of gangsters wearing clown makeup were fighting each other!

…………

New York.

Jennifer Aniston's farm.

In the bedroom.

Martin, who had just played a game of"Three Heroes vs. Lu Bu" with Jennifer Aniston, Anne Hathaway, and Natalie Portman yesterday, was still asleep.

The phone rang. (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Martin woke up in a daze, picked up the phone with one hand to answer the call, and moved the other hand around in the bed, causing a burst of humming.

"Who is looking for me?"

"Martin, it's me, Jeff. The negative news has begun, and Tom Cruise has begun to take action"

"great! Martin suddenly woke up and said,"Then let's start taking action and turn up the heat.""

That evening.

AOL (America Online)、CNN.Fox, ABC and other TV stations began to exert their efforts.

These TV stations: AOL and CNN are owned by Warner, Fox is owned by 20th Century Fox, and ABC is owned by Disney. They are all big media that Martin's influence can reach.

NBC, which previously reported negative news about"The Dark Knight," belongs to Universal.

Universal and Martin have a normal relationship, and they even had some minor conflicts.

"Real-life crimes should not be paid for by movies or characters in movies, because even if there are no movies, the crimes that should come will still come.……"

"If movies are to be blamed for copycat crimes, then"Taxi Driver" should be banned because someone assassinated the commander-in-chief because of this movie;"Ocean's Eleven" should be banned because someone kidnapped four warehouse employees and robbed them according to the plot of the movie. He walked away with more than 100,000 US dollars;"The Wire" should be banned because there are real people who rob banks according to the movie process. There are also many police and gangster movies, horror movies, and crime movies that should be banned because they are all likely to be convicted of crimes. molecular mimicry……"

"Movies are movies and reality is reality. Please don’t confuse them. We need to understand the cause and effect relationship. It’s the criminals who dress up as clowns because they want to commit crimes, not the criminals who dress up as clowns to commit crimes.……"

At the same time, NBC TV station also showed more criminal acts wearing clown masks or dressing up as clowns, and commented:"The movie has practical significance, and it must assume certain social responsibilities.……"

At the same time, Paramount's Pluto TV also joined in and stood on NBC's side,"We feel that Martin should apologize and the crew of"The Dark Knight" should apologize. They are public figures, and public figures should have good social orientation.……"

CNN countered:"Batman is a superhero movie. Compared with those crime movies and horror movies, doesn't it have a good social orientation? The plot of the movie is that justice defeats evil!"[]

The ABC TV station intercepted the scene in the movie where the black man on the cruise ship finally chose not to press the detonation button, with the text saying:"This is probably the most friendly portrayal of black people in Hollywood movies. Isn't this kind of kindness? Is it playing a positive role?"

As several TV stations started a war of words, the box office of"The Dark Knight" became more popular, especially among black audiences. 0

"Hey bro, go watch"The Dark Knight", it's a rare black supporting character who is not the villain in the movie. 4.2 good movie"

"Man, go see The Dark Knight, it portrays us black men as heroes."

"Falk, watch"Mission: Impossible 3" or"The Dark Knight" for me. Although Martin is a white man, he does not discriminate against us black people. We must support him, understand, not the cultist Tom Cruise.."

Yes, Martin went full circle just to bring out this explosive point.

In the original timeline, it was not until half a year after the release of"The Dark Knight" that this point spread among the black community, leading to the sales of video tapes. A huge surge.

To be honest, when Nolan shot this scene, he just chose a supporting role at random. He never thought that it could be used for publicity, otherwise this marketing master would never miss it.

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