A black Mercedes-Benz car drove out of the airport and headed towards the San Francisco Bay Area. David Ellison sat in the spacious back seat with a green face, full of excitement and joy after success. This was the first time he was so happy since he left the USC Film Academy.

That feeling was like swallowing a bowl of ice water in the hot summer... No, it was even more enjoyable than that!

"Are you so happy?"

Sitting next to me was Megan Ellison. The girl was tired of David Ellison's smile and said sarcastically, "Hey, look in the mirror yourself. David, you smile like a fool."

"Is it so exaggerated?" David Ellison rubbed his face.

Megan Ellison turned his head and really didn't want to see his silly giggle anymore. "The expression on your face is even more exaggerated than I said."

David Ellison coughed lightly, shook his head hard, and tried his best to look serious, but the excitement, excitement and smile in the corners of his mouth could not be concealed.

"Isn't it just that the first day's box office is good?" Megan Ellison said disdainfully, "Is it necessary?"

"What does it mean to be good!" David Ellison glared at his sister and corrected, "That's very good! It's a boom! It's a big seller! It's a good harvest! It's a good profit!"

Megan Ellison still looked disdainful.

"That's $18.4 million! "The Lost Lover" earned $18.4 million a day!" David Ellison gestled one and then another eight, but Megan Ellison was not interested in this number, and he still had the expression of disdain and lack of interest. He felt defeated, full of excitement and joy of success. He waved his hand, "Forget it, you don't understand if you tell me."

"Why don't I understand?" Megan Ellison was dissatisfied. "Doesn't the winning of "The Lost Love" on the first day mean that the box office in North America will definitely exceed the $40 million mark in the first weekend, and it may even have hope of hitting $50 million?"

David Ellison pointed to her face with a stinky expression, "Then are you still like this?"

"I'm like this because of two points!"

As he said, Megan Ellison raised a finger, "First, it's just $50 million, can this little money be put into your eyes?"

She shook her head and raised her second finger, "This is completely Murphy Stanton's project. As far as I know, from script to preparation to promotion and marketing, it is almost always dominated by him. You just took a ride."

"That's all?" The disdainful person was replaced by David Ellison. When the car passed a crossroads, he also raised a finger. "First, the success of the $50 million and the box office numbers that were higher in the future were my investments and profits higher than the bank interest rate. This money did not come from any grant from a family foundation or other forms, but I earned it myself!"

"Dear, when you enter Hollywood in the future, you will understand that it is definitely not easy to make money and develop in this circle. The surname Ellison is very useful in Silicon Valley, but in Hollywood, few people will care whether we are Larry Ellison's children."

Speaking of this, he raised his second finger, "Without Murphy, there would be no success in my investment. I did take Murphy's ride, but looking at the whole Hollywood, there are countless people who want to ride Murphy Stanton. Why can I get it? Instead of others?"

Opening his mouth, Megan Ellison didn't know how to refute it.

Even though she had just entered the USC Film Academy, she had heard of who Murphy Stanton was. This is one of the most promising young directors recognized by Hollywood. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the top three. The premiere she saw the night before proved that he did have such strength.

The other party’s movies do not lack connotation or entertainment, which perfectly combines thinking and business.

Thinking about the process of sitting in the cinema, the film starts with suspense and gradually resolves doubts.

Where did the disappearing lover disappear? Judging by ordinary thinking, he must have been murdered by his husband. However, if he continues to deduce this, it is nothing more than a criminal story about an ordinary murder. But would Murphy Stanton let the audience go so easily? No, this film is ruthlessly cruel and can make the backs of couples and lovers in the world chill.

Looking back on this, her emotions and thinking were firmly controlled by director Murphy Stanton without knowing it, and she could only devote herself to the development of the plot and the shaping of the characters...

The most attractive or best part of a movie is its suspense. The suspense is well set, the plot conflicts are linked one after another, and the relationship between characters is complicated, so this story has a highlight.

There is no doubt that in "The Lost Love", victory is in suspense. Murphy Stanton lays layer by layer, reasonable but unexpected, making people feel as if they see the ending but always turn around.

In short, Murphy Stanton was like holding a kite's hand, holding the thread in a person's heart, and taking it into the trap he set up again and again, making people unable to stop.

Megan Ellison turned around and looked at David Ellison again. There was only one feeling that his brother had left his luck!

Seeing that his sister calmed down, David Ellison stopped talking, but instead went to look at the pile of newspapers he had bought before, especially the sections commenting on "The Lost Lover", which was not spared. The words on it praised Murphy Stanton and the film were like praising him.

"New York Times": Murphy Stanton has always been a bold and fearless film director. He believes in the audience's understanding, not to mention inspiring the audience's enthusiasm for movies in his blood. After watching "The Lost Lover", we feel like we have experienced four movies, not just one.

Among the 100-point scores, the New York Times gave such a score (100/100)!

Variety Show: Murphy Stanton's directing is as precise as a surgical procedure. The film is cold and fun. It is fascinating for two hours from beginning to end. This tense and generous psychological thriller represents an extraordinary integration of film production and suspense settings. (100/100)

"Los Angeles Times": Although the film has many implications, the most attractive thing about "The Disappearing Lover" is its narrative process. After two plot reversals, director Murphy Stanton made the film boldly move towards absurdity, humor, entanglement, and even turned into a black fable, sublimating the entire film. It can be said that the young Murphy Stanton made the thriller and suspense type unique literary style this time, but it was very beautiful. Murphy Stanton, a young director, is well-deserved. (100/100)

"The Lost Lover": "The Lost Lover" is not Murphy Stanton's best work, nor is it the most satisfying film in tradition, but this film perfectly represents the excellent craftsmanship of Hollywood. (91/100)

"Premiere": "The Lost Lover" is a work of art but also entertaining, a creepy thriller, a sure and popular movie for the general audience. (88/100)

Since yesterday, all the comments David Ellison can see in the media have been praised all the time. Whether it is the reputation of the media or the reputation of the film critics, they can be described as a huge hit.

When he set out from Los Angeles this morning, he went to Stanton's studio specifically. Although he didn't meet Murphy Stanton, he got a special reputation statistics from Paul Wilson.

The cinema audience score is ‘a+’, with a popcorn index of up to 94%, and the audience’s reputation is very good.

In terms of audience proportion, the number of female audiences on the first day was nearly 60%, and the number of viewers over 25 years old accounted for nearly 70%. Most of the media reviews were praised. Rotten Tomato website included 98 media comments with a positive review of 88%, with an average score of 8.6 points, and the authoritative media metac daily included 49 media media scores with an average score of 81 points.

It has been more than a year since David Ellison dropped out of the USC Film Academy and entered Hollywood. David Ellison has the most basic understanding of Hollywood, especially the film industry. He knows that reputation cannot be completely linked to the box office of the film, but he is very clear about what a film with a very good first-day box office revenue and such a good reputation will bring.

That is not only the impressive first weekend box office revenue in North America, but also the extremely strong momentum and the overseas film market that can also trigger strong responses.

At present, the company's North American box office forecast for "The Lost Love" has not been officially released, but David Ellison's special client inquired about it. It is said that the professional investigation department believes that the final North American box office of this film cannot be less than $180 million!

This is already four times the cost of $45 million!

Although he couldn't get the share, David Ellison was also quite excited. This would undoubtedly prove to his father, Hollywood, and those who only regard him as a brainless rich second generation that he has investment vision!

The Mercedes-Benz sedan was parked in front of a yacht club in the Bay Area. David Ellison and Megan Ellison got off the car one after another and walked into the club.

"Hello, David."

A man who looks like an assistant was standing at the door waiting for him, "Mr. Ellison is waiting for you in the entertainment room of 15."

"Yeah." David Ellison nodded, followed the assistant and walked towards the No. 15 Entertainment Room.

Thinking of his father's sternness and his words from time to time, David Ellison seemed a little timid, but thinking of his first Hollywood investment and possible subsequent cooperation with Murphy Stanton, he couldn't help but raise his head slightly, and a sense of confidence that he had never had before filled his body.
Chapter completed!