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Casting scene of "Harry Potter" in London, England. [Indestructible Dragon Emperor
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A little blonde girl was performing in the hall, and when it was over, the director asked: "Kid Emma Watson, why did you choose the role of Hermione Granger?"
"Hello, Mr. Columbine. Because I'm exactly the same as Hermione, I really can't bear to let others play this role!" The little girl looked at the director with longing eyes and pleaded, "Please, Mr. Columbine, Please let me play Hermione!"
Emma Watson likes watching "Harry Potter" very much, especially Hermione who is brave, hardworking and studious in it. She felt that Hermione seemed to be herself in reality. Emma Watson's parents divorced since she was a child. Since then, she and her younger brother Alex Watson have settled in London with their father. There was financial difficulty for a time, and this made her cherish the opportunity to study! Therefore, since childhood, Emma Watson was the primary school bully in the class, and was also called a genius.
Director Chris Colum looked at the stubborn and confident little girl in front of him, and couldn't help feeling a little bit funny. He auditioned for many people. The first time I saw him, the actor who auditioned said that he was exactly like the character, and he was still so affectionate. Sincerely, for fear that other people will play this role and it will be ruined. If it is an adult, director Chris Colum may feel that the other party is false and intentional. However, the other party was a 9-year-old child, and she must have said this from the bottom of her heart.
However, in the previous auditions, there were also many outstanding young actors. You know, this movie is "Harry Potter", and all child stars in the world are eager to appear in this movie. The competition is unimaginable.
Although Emma Watson's performance is remarkable, her acting skills are not good. In her previous life, Emma Watson passed 8 rounds of auditions before finally passing...
"Emma Watson, although you performed well, there are people who perform better than you, and are well-known child stars who have acted in TV series and movies. So..."
Emma Watson was very sad when she heard this, her eyes flushed, and tears rolled in her eyes. However, the stubborn and proud Emma Watson told herself not to cry!
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and a young man walked in with a document. [The Gate of Profound Realm]
He came to Christopher Colum and other casting judges, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Christopher Colum, there is no need to audition for Harry Potter. Mr. Williams has personally selected a candidate!" With that said, hand over a document to each judge.
Chris Colum frowned and took the file, "How can you not even have the audition?!"
The producer sitting on the side said: "Since Mr. Williams has already chosen, it is so decided!"
In American movies, the power of casting is in the hands of the producer, and the director only provides advice. In many cases, the actors are selected, and the director is chosen last.
"Well, I have no opinion..."
Turning over the list, Chris Colum saw the name of Emma Watson on the list.
Oh, lucky girl!
Chris Colum looked at Emma Watson and said, “Emma Watson, we didn’t intend to make the final decision... But you are lucky! Author of Harry Potter Mr. Henry Williams personally called for you to play the role of Hermione Granger!"
Emma Watson was going crazy with joy after hearing this.
"Mr. Christopher Colum, is what you said is true?!!!" Emma Watson asked incredulously.
"It's true, Emma Watson, it's true!"
Emma Watson nodded and wept with joy, "Mr. Williams, you can rest assured that I will act well and will not disappoint your expectations!" Emma Watson's eyes were very firm, and at the same time, he said to Henry Full of goodwill.
...
Soon, the entire British media boiled over.
what? !
"Harry Potter" auditions are gone, Henry has selected all the actors! ! !
Newspaper headlines and TV news are all news about the casting of Harry Potter.
The news that Henry ordered him personally immediately soared to the top of the hot search list. [The Gate of Profound Realm]
Many professionals have spoken one after another, criticizing and questioning this, and friends are also complaining about it.
"I didn't even have an audition to shoot a movie. Williams is pure nonsense. The movie "Harry Potter" is ruined!"
"Yeah, this is simply the stupidest decision in movie history!"
"I really don't understand, how can a man as smart as Henry Williams make such a stupid mistake!"
"Hehe, maybe Henry Williams has succeeded too many times over the years, so he has become arrogant and arrogant. He thinks who he is, he can decide which actor to use only by looking at the photos and information, and then he needs to choose What are the corner judges doing!"
"Henry Williams, we are fans. Would you please take this movie seriously?"
...
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Henry still went his own way, just let the "Harry Potter" crew get ready for filming as soon as possible.
At this moment, Henry is starting to figure out how to get more high-quality IPs, especially "Transformers".
The copyright of "Transformers" is currently in the hands of Hasbro. A few years ago, Henry tried to acquire Hasbro, but was unsuccessful. Finally, he established the Galaxy Toy Company and sold games and movies through Galaxy stores all over the world. Or TV peripheral toys. As a result, the Galaxy Toy Company has had a huge impact on Hasbro, leading to the status of Hasbro's world's number one toy company in jeopardy!
And as more and more super ip movies released by Galaxy Film Company, Galaxy Toy Company has developed rapidly by riding the east wind!
On the other hand, Hasbro is gradually being eaten away, and it can even be said to be abandoning its armor. Moreover, in order to cooperate with Galaxy Film Company, other Hollywood film companies are mostly willing to authorize the production rights of their own movie peripheral toys to Galaxy Toy Company. With this increase and decrease, Hasbro's situation is naturally more difficult.
Hasbro company, meeting room.
"Everyone, the Galaxy Toy Company initiated an acquisition request to us this morning!" Hasbro Chairman Oliver Moore cast a solemn glance at everyone, and said in a deep voice.
The faces of Hasbro's big and small shareholders present changed slightly.
"Oliver Moore, how much does the other party pay?" The question was Alan Charlotte, Hasbro's second largest shareholder, in his fifties, with a bald head and big eyebrows.
Oliver Moore frowned slightly. If it had been before, Alan Charlotte would have been on his side. But now, he asked how much money. Obviously, the condition of Hasbro made Alan Charlotte lose confidence.
"Five billion dollars!" Oliver Moore replied.
Hearing this data, Alan Charlotte sighed slightly. Before the establishment of Galaxy Toys, the market value of Hasbro was more than 6.25 billion US dollars. Today, the market value has plummeted to less than 4.5 billion US dollars. The other party paid 5 billion U.S. dollars, which is a very good price. Alan Charlotte also knows that the market is a zero-sum market, and the rise of Galaxy toys means the decline of Hasbro! Since January of this year, the company's efficiency has been poor, and Hasbro has begun to lay off a large number of employees. Prior to this, Hasbro had already owed about $800 million in debt due to its wanton expansion and acquisitions. The company's financial pressure is very great!
"5 billion US dollars, the price is reasonable!" Alan Charlotte said simply, expressing his attitude.
As soon as Alan Charlotte's voice fell, the others followed suit.
Oliver Moore leaned back in decline. Most shareholders agreed to sell the company. No matter how much he insisted, it was useless. He could only watch his company be annexed.
The so-called, if you come out, you will pay it back sooner or later!
The rise of Hasbro can be said to have developed along the way by annexing other companies. Now, it's its own turn!
Three days later, Hasbro merged into Galaxy Toys, but the new company that merged is still called Hasbro, because the name is more suitable for children and its popularity is much higher than that of Galaxy Toys!
In addition to producing toys, Hasbro also operates Hasbro Children's Hospital, providing the most advanced pediatric care and home care services. Henry decided to make this business bigger and open Hasbro Children's Hospital all over the world, not only to expand the brand's influence, but also to promote more Hasbro products!
In addition, Henry will also create a rivalry between Hasbro Land and Disneyland!
Hasbro Land itself is more popular with children in terms of its name, coupled with the brand licensing of Galaxy Films and Firefly Games, such as "Pokemon", "Warcraft", "Cat and Mouse", "Toy Story" ", "Marvel", "Jurassic Park", "Harry Potter", "Lord of the Rings", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers" and so on, can have many elements, definitely more than Disney Fun!
Speaking of "Transformers", Henry suddenly thought of the movie "King Kong"! This movie is very classic, especially the scene of King Kong's "flying in a plane" is the most interesting. The IP value of this movie is very high. If there is such a behemoth in Hasbro Land, it would be very attractive.
The earliest "King Kong" was filmed in 1933, and the familiar "King Kong" was filmed in 2005. The film director is precisely Peter Jackson who filmed "The Lord of the Rings" under the umbrella of the Galaxy Film Company! In fact, Peter Jackson has always wanted to remake this movie since 1996, but he failed to do so and could not find an investor!
Peter Jackson was so talented that when the remake of "King Kong", he was a producer, director, and screenwriter. Henry didn't have to write the script himself. He was just about to call Peter Jackson and tell him that Galaxy Studios had plans to remake "King Kong". But after another thought, he is now fully engaged in the shooting of "Lord of the Rings Trilogy", it is better not to let him be distracted, it is not too late to wait for him to finish shooting!
Usually, the copyright of a movie is only 50 years old, and now it is 1999, and the copyright has long expired. Therefore, if the Galaxy Film Company remakes it, it is not a problem at all~lightnovelpub.net~ In the movie "King Kong", there is also a woman, a beauty that even King Kong will fall in love with! Without her, this movie can't be filmed anymore. Her name is Naomi Watts. Although she is now unknown, she has great acting skills. She played Betty in the film "Muholland Road" released in 2001 and became an instant hit.
Henry thought for a while, and let someone inquire about the whereabouts of Naomi Watts. However, she did not expect that she could not pay the rent for three consecutive months and was driven out of the residence by the landlord.
Henry couldn't help but shook his head. People who haven't been in it will never know how deep the water in Hollywood is. In short, it's really hard to mix up with beautiful actresses in Hollywood who are unwilling to accept unspoken rules!
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