Chapter 367 367 Popularity Explosion

"Welcome back to FM 89.9, the KCRW radio station that broadcasts from Santa Monica Community College, I'm Michael. Silverblatt, and welcome back to this afternoon's talk time. Today we invite The guest here is Hugo Lancaster. Hugo, say hi to our audience."

"Hey, good afternoon, everyone, I'm Hugo Lancaster." In order to promote "Sleepless in Seattle", Hugo came to Santa Monica today to participate in the live radio recording.

Radio has always been one of the most popular mediums in the United States, and in the eighties and nineties the "one" could even be omitted. In the car, in the office, in the bedroom, in the bathroom, on the plane, on the beach... Every corner of American society is ubiquitous. The average American has more than two radios, which shows the amazing popularity of radio in the United States.

According to the statistics of the American Radio Listening Rate Testing Corporation, the United States has more than 10,000 large and small radio stations, and more than 94% of the people listen to the radio every week, and 77% of the people listen to the radio every day. Radio and radio have a ubiquitous impact on the lives of ordinary people.

Even in a pivotal event like the presidential election, radio wields unparalleled influence. For Americans, television is entertainment, but radio is a part of life. In this country on wheels, every car has a radio, and radio programming becomes the most important part of everyday life inside the vehicle.

Therefore, for the entertainment industry, radio is the most important publicity medium, and the proportion of radio programs during the publicity period even exceeds that of TV programs. In fact, even in the 21st century, radio is still an indispensable part of all artist promotion. , especially for singers, the on-demand rate of radio occupies a very important proportion in the ranking of the bulletin board, and the publicity effect of radio is often far more than that of TV programs, so radio publicity culture is also a very important part of the American entertainment industry.

"Sleepless in Seattle" is actually a profile of the importance of radio programs in the United States today, so although Columbia Pictures did not arrange a lot of publicity for "Sleepless in Seattle", important radio publicity was still included in the itinerary . However, no one expected that this film would get such a huge response, which also made KCRW radio so excited that it almost fainted.

KCRE is a national comprehensive radio station, but the proportion of music will be slightly larger. The talk show hosted by Michael Silverport is one of the trump cards of the radio station. It airs at 2 p.m., with lazy sunshine and afternoon tea. , the main listening group is still mainly the audience and college students in the car, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. during the peak period of road traffic jams.

Michael looked at the casually dressed Hugo and smiled, "Today, a large number of fans gathered downstairs, looking forward to your arrival. Do you feel the enthusiasm from the fans?"

"Oh, yes, I must thank some people here for having so many people gathered at the entrance of the radio station to wait for my arrival. This should be the largest welcome ceremony I have ever seen in my memory." Hugo said with a smile, Since the live broadcast of the radio station is in a community college, the pictures of all the college students in the mountains are very shocking. Although Hugo did not count them in detail, there are at least 500 people waiting for him at the entrance of the radio station today. Joseph of the bodyguard was caught off guard.

Obviously, no one expected that this explosion of popularity would come so suddenly, and even after the release of "Yihai Xiongfeng", it was not so powerful. In the final analysis, it's because "Yihai Xiongfeng" is a serious drama, not a weapon to attract fans; and chick movies like "Sleepless in Seattle" are just popular magnets.

"You know, I even saw the cheerleaders rehearse a dance for me, and it was flattering. For a moment, I felt the heartbeat of the quarterbacks." It's summer vacation. During the period, there were so many students in the community college gathered for Hugo, which made Hugo feel like the sunny beach in Santa Monica, which was wonderful.

"I'm sitting in the recording studio, and I can see the dense crowd outside from the window next to me. I think there are also many people sitting in front of the radio, waiting for your arrival." Michael glanced out, today at least A thousand people came to the scene, and the playground in front of the radio recording building was already crowded. In the hot summer, nothing could stop the madness of the young people. The dense crowd spread from the shadow of the building to the end of the playground. The scene was unmatched even on the day of school, and it was hard to imagine that all these people came for Hugo alone. "Did you expect such a scene before the movie was released?"

"No, of course not." Hugo habitually scratched his hair, but only then realized that he had cut all his hair. During "Sleepless in Seattle", he had medium-length hair, "Schindler's" During the "List" period, the hair was relatively long, but recently Hugo slowly started to control his weight while the band was rehearsing, and lost the weight gained during "Schindler's List"; he also shaved his hair into a round inch. , to welcome the coming summer. Therefore, Hugo took over and only felt a glitch, "I took over this movie, naturally, because I liked it very much, and now there are so many audiences who have the same idea as me, which makes me very happy. "

After the release of "Sleepless in Seattle" this time, the popularity of Hugo's outbreak has doubled to three times more than the previous scale. Although there are so many people on the scene today, a large reason is caused by the environment of the university. It is estimated that the place will not be so grand, but it is undeniable that Hugo's current popularity has more than doubled after "Yihai Xiongfeng", and the spectacular scene is really jaw-dropping.

Even though Hugo kept admonishing himself not to make the mistake of being complacent before, but seeing the crowd of people in front of him still set off a huge wave in his heart, it is hard to imagine that a movie can evoke such a wide range of repercussions. Thinking like this, The popularity frenzy after the release of "Twilight" can also be traced.

Michael touched his smooth, round head, which was half bald, and took his eyes away from the surging crowd outside the window, "'Sleepless in Seattle' is a love story full of miracles. What is the reason for you to choose? What about this script? Do you believe in love at first sight like in the movie?"

Hugo pouted, "Well, actually, I don't really believe in love at first sight, I believe in the incredible magic of love, and I also believe in the destined traction between two strangers, but falling in love with a stranger immediately, this It's not my style."

Hugo's words made Michael laugh and joke, "A lot of women sitting in front of the radio at the moment are going to be heartbroken, and they are still looking forward to having a meeting with you like in a movie."

"Hehe, maybe that's why I took over this movie." Hugo's smile also rose, "Because I believe that love can create many miracles. Although love is not the whole of life, it can indeed It brought us a lot of surprises.”

"Magic, right?" Michael's voice was mellow and warm, and the low baritone sounded particularly beautiful on the airwaves.

Hugo nodded and said at the same time, "Yes, magic."

"Which part of the movie did you like the most?" Michael was still very conscientious, and the first half of the interview focused on the movie.

"How long is your show?" Hugo's rhetorical question made Michael laugh, and the director, staff, and Joseph outside the studio all laughed. "I mean it, that's actually my favorite moment. It's hard for me to imagine Sam's inner turmoil when he said it."

"I have to agree with this." The smile on Michael's mouth still did not dissipate, and he nodded vigorously, "Although this sentence has a slight sense of humor and ridicule, the deep meaning hidden behind this sentence is so romantic. Maybe that's what makes Sam's character so appealing."

"Isn't it my fault?" Hugo's well-meaning joke made the unresolved laughter sounded again. At the same time, in front of countless radios across the United States, the audience couldn't help but smile. Although I can't see Hugo's appearance, Hugo's very recognizable voice can easily make people picture the scene in their minds, and the listening effect is very strong.

"Yes, of course it's your reason." Michael affirmed, "Just feel the enthusiasm of the fans waiting outside, and you can be sure that the infinite charm you have given to the character of Sam has been affirmed by everyone. Next , we will personally test your charm, we will open the audience's phone time, so that every audience has the opportunity to have a direct conversation with Hugo, just like the moving phone interview in the movie, we will let Hugo reappeared himself, and viewers with questions please call our station as soon as possible.”

After Michael got the affirmative gesture from the director outside, he started the most important part of the day, interacting with the audience's phone calls. However, the calls from all over the country need to be filtered first by the receiver, and then the director will decide who to cut in. , so there was still a brief air, and Michael then looked at Hugo, "After the movie was released, did you feel the sudden explosion of popularity?"

"Of course, of course..." Hugo just answered when he saw Michael looking out in surprise, Hugo turned his head involuntarily, and then saw the director standing outside, constantly doing a series of He couldn't understand the gestures, and the staff who were standing quietly around them quickly began to get busy. Although curious about what happened, Hugo continued to speak into the microphone, "In the process of participating in the promotion these days, many fans have followed along, and I can even see my portrait and promotional banner appearing on the show. During the recording, this enthusiasm made people deeply feel the support from the fans, and it was really touching.”

"Huh, I think your promotion schedule is still too small." Michael sighed, "Because our telephone hotline was just opened, it was blown up, and all our hotlines became really 'hot', look Come and be melted by the enthusiasm of the fans.”

Is this what the director just gestured to Michael? The hotline has been blown up, how far is this?