Chatty Hollywood

"Isn't it okay if you just keep missing?"

Charlize asked loudly.

"No problem. All I want is to miss."

Charlotte's reply was equally loud.

Today is Sunday, and as previously agreed, they went to a shooting range near Los Angeles to practice shooting.

Of course, "practice" may not be the right word, and "play" would be more appropriate.

——Neither Charlize nor Charlotte care much about their marksmanship.

Charlotte's marksmanship is terrible.

After all, unlike the United States, where guns are rampant, guns were banned on the other side of the Pacific.

I haven't touched this thing since I was a child, and I don't have any talent, so naturally I can't hit it accurately.

As for Charlize, although with Charlotte's help, her psychological problems have improved a lot. But when holding a gun, it's still difficult to pull the trigger.

Otherwise, you just pull the trigger at will without daring to aim at all.

In this way, it is natural to "let the bullets fly".

Fortunately, Charlotte is like the talisman made this time, and Charlize needs to hit the bullseye.

To be precise, "missing" is better.

"But why is it better to miss?"

Charlize asked curiously.

At this time, she had already fired a lot, and her wrists were a little sore.

——But not to mention hitting the bullseye, not even a single bullet hit the target.

"Because what I need is a target that you can't hit despite all your efforts!"

Charlotte put away the empty target left by Charlize after shooting, and smiled at Charlize and said,

"Sally, do you want to hear a story?"

"story?"

Charlize's emerald green eyes rolled,

Licking his lips like a cat,

"Are you trying to 'shoot' me? I don't know if there's a suitable spot around here."

"..."

Charlotte looked at her girlfriend speechlessly,

"I told you, I'm not telling you stories to seduce you into bed."

"But that's actually what you did!"

Charlize smiled charmingly,

"Think about it for yourself, after you told me your ghost story, we didn't—"

"Okay, what you said makes sense, I'm speechless."

Charlotte finally gave up on the subject of entangled with Charlize,

"Anyway, let's tell the story first! As for "shooting"——"

He glanced at Charlize's red lips,

"If you are willing, of course I will not object."

"...I knew it would be like this."

Charlize said quietly.

Charlotte, on the other hand, ignored her and kept to herself,

"Legend has it that there was a general in ancient China who was not good at martial arts. He went out to fight and was severely defeated."

"The general was preparing to escape, but suddenly a divine general came out to help him kill the enemy and turn defeat into victory."

"This made the military commander very surprised and very grateful. He solemnly thanked the other party and asked who the other party was."

The god general answered him, "I am the target god!" "——This made the general curious, "Why did you save me? ""

"Because you practice archery on weekdays and never hit me with an arrow, so I came here to repay your kindness!"

Charlize burst out laughing when she heard Charlotte imitate the tone of the character in the story and speak the last line.

"You bastard!"

The girl pretended to be angry and hit Charlotte twice.

"Are you telling this story just to mock me?"

"of course not."

Charlotte smiled;

"Although this story sounds like a joke, the target god in it can really be created by casting a spell."

"So, the amulet you plan to make for me is the target god?"

Charlize understood somewhat,

"But such a simple method of making amulets, why does it sound so unreliable to me?"

"Simple!?"

Charlotte shook her head;

"The spells required here are not simple at all. Besides, it is not that easy to shoot continuously but fail to hit the target."

"Hello!"

Seeing her girlfriend waving her fists in protest, Charlotte explained,

"You have to be trying hard to shoot, but you just can't hit the target! There is no point in deliberately missing the target. Moreover, you must be someone who is relatively familiar with weapons such as guns."

"...Well, according to what you said, it is indeed not that easy."

Although she still felt awkward after being explained like this by Charlotte, Charlize finally understood.

"So you never talked about making this amulet before, until you found out I kept missing the target?"

"Yes."

Charlotte suppressed a smile and nodded.

"Hey, don't laugh!"

Charlize punched Charlotte in anger, and the pressure in her heart caused by the previous shadow dissipated a little bit...

************

Also under pressure is Warner's Akiva Gausman.

Although he became one of the producers of "Hell Detective" by chance, this is indeed an opportunity for him.

In particular, he represents Warner's interests.

——Warner Brothers is not only an investor, but also a copyright provider and distributor.

This makes him second only to Charlotte Booth, the project initiator and director, among the producers.

After experiencing this taste of power, Akiva hopes that he can continue to work as a producer in the future, or even be the first producer like Charlotte.

And this requires that this "Hell Detective" must be successful.

So, before and after Hellraiser came out, Akiva was really nervous.

However, now he has relaxed.

Because "Hell Detective" has been a box office hit——

$42 million on the first day.

$48 million the next day.

The box office revenue in the first two days alone was enough for Akiva to put his heart into his stomach.

What's more, the movie's reputation is also very good, especially in the eyes of some fans of the original work——

"This is the Constantine in my mind!"

Many movie fans wrote this in the questionnaire after the screening.

——For die-hard fans of the original work, this can be said to be the highest compliment.

"The only problem is that Keanu Reeves seems to be more handsome than Constantine in the comics, which makes me a little confused..."

Some comics fans also left such messages.

——Although it is a bit confusing, this is undoubtedly a good evaluation for the movie.

There are many similar reviews.

Because "Hell Detective" restored a depraved, irritable, unscrupulous but handsome John Constantine, many fans of the original work have given it quite high praise.

The high box office in the first two days of the screening is also related to this——

It can be said that it was the support of fans of the original comics that significantly pushed up the movie's first-day box office.

This is one of the characteristics of comic book movies. ()