Chapter 253: Chapter 255
""Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"?" Duke repeated subconsciously, and the girl opposite nodded seriously, "Yes, it's "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"!"
Is it published now?
After thinking for a while, unable to find a clear memory, Duke smiled at the somewhat curious mother beside him, then turned to the other side, "Can you show me, Scarlett?"
"of course."
The little girl didn't hesitate, she just tucked the book over. Duke looked at the cover first after getting it. The author Joanna Catherine Rowling's name was very eye-catching.
Afterwards, Duke opened it and flipped through a few pages. Although he had only watched the movie and never read the original, the information he had obtained was enough to judge that this "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is the "Harry Potter" And the Philosopher's Stone.
After closing the book, Duke returned it to Scarlett Johansson, his brows frowned. This is an exceptionally delicious piece of fresh meat that once created hundreds of billions of dollars in output value worldwide and sales of peripheral products. Easily crushed George Lucas's Star Wars series, and said that he was not tempted or even very tempted. It must be fake.
However, it is very difficult for him to make fresh meat into delicious food.
Hallibo ⊕↑, why is special hot?
If you ask this question, Duke believes that the first reaction of many people is that the books and movies are excellent, the quality is guaranteed, and they are suitable for the tastes of the market, they will naturally become popular.
This is indeed the most basic condition. He still remembers that the Los Angeles Times and the elite writers across the United States had a controversy that spread to the entire world book market for this, because the latter is like a professional film critic, who will Harry Potter The heat is blamed on the poor taste of the public.
In the eyes of the elite group of writers, literature only belongs to a certain natural class. Those who are idiots need the guidance of those elites, and the elites are suitable for making better articles to influence the public. It even determines the public's appreciation and reading.
To sum up, it is one sentence, there is a culture of stubborn reluctance to put readers first in the elite literary writing circle.
In fact, this is the same as some truths in the film industry. These people have forgotten that the prosperity of popular films and literature is the result of public enthusiasm, not the cause.
Why should I read it? If you can't read what you read, you can enrich your heart and spirit. To get sublimated, what is the meaning or necessity of what you read? This is arguably the most high-sounding reason those elites have found for the public.
However, they have forgotten, or deliberately ignored a little. When the public chooses these, it is only for entertainment, for a very simple pleasure, instead of looking for life or the meaning of life. It can even be said that the public chooses these. It is for the daydream that I can never realize in my life!
Among the literary and artistic elites, there are still some unbearable unfounded conclusions, like those who read popular novels and watch commercial movies are those who are free and do not care about the social, intellectual and political life around them.
However, while they belittle the popular culture represented by Harry Potter, they are destined to find successful tools from the Harry Potter series, otherwise they can only go to decline.
Harry Potter suits the tastes of the public and provides readers with an excellent daydream. It can be said to be the foundation of the success of this series.
However, is there really no comparable popular work on the market? That's not necessarily. Then why is it Harry Potter that succeeded and not the others?
The reason is simple. Time Warner has obtained the copyright and believes that the work with sufficient potential is Harry Potter, not others!
As a graduate of a related film major, the Harry Potter phenomenon is naturally part of the analysis course. In fact, as long as you pay more attention, it is not difficult to discover the fact that when Time Warner, after waiting and investigating from many quarters, believed that this series has hot potential, it will do its best to promote it. After several years of publicity and hype, Harry Potter has become popular when the film was prepared.
It can be said that having Time Warner, a media platform that ranks in the top five or even the top three in the world, is the key to Harry Potter's success!
Just like a movie, if a product has quality assurance but not enough publicity, it may be successful together, but the possibility of success is infinitely small.
Harry Potter is not a natural fire. Without the support of a large group behind it, it is really hard to say how it will develop in the future.
As for the view that gold always shines and that good movies and good works can kill the whole world, nowadays only fools can believe it.
This is also the reason Duke frowned. If the Harry Potter series are put in the hands of Fox, Paramount and even Disney, it is likely to embark on the road to success in the past, and put it in his hands. What will happen in the future?
He is a successful director, and he does not shy away from saying that he is even one of the most successful directors in Hollywood today, but can a director compare with a huge media group? Even if Duke was a hundred times more arrogant and confused than Tom Cruise, he wouldn't have such a stupid idea.
In the far east, the public only knew about books because of movies, but in the Western world, readers of novels were the key to the success of the first movie, and even the first movie was a fan-oriented movie!
A piece of tempting delicacy is just on your lips, and you will be held up if you bite it down. If you don't bite it, you will never be reconciled. This is the current state of Duke.
He remembers very clearly that Time Warner only used $250,000 to obtain the first film and related copyrights from Rowling. Even if the film was successful, Rowling was paid a compensation, but it was still a profitable business. .
Thinking of $250,000, Duke suddenly smiled. Even if it fails, the loss will not be large, and...you can find a partner.
With the strength of him and the Duke's studio, it was impossible to turn Harry Potter into a gold machine.
After getting out of the car, Duke called Tina Fei over, "Scara has a children's book in his hand, go to contact the publishing house and the original author, try to get the film and all peripheral copyrights except novels."
Tina Fei nodded, ready to go to Scarlett, Dukla stayed with her, and told, "You do it yourself, the sooner the better!"
"I see." Tina Fei waved to Scarlett. When the little girl came over, she said, "I will deal with it now."
Reuniting with his mother, Duke walked into the Ballroom No. 1 of the London Hilton Hotel, where celebrities and beautiful women gathered. The guests and most of the models who participated in the Victoria's Secret Annual Show appeared in the banquet hall.
Accompanying his mother to greet several executives of Victoria's Secret, Duke acted alone. In this case, being single is the wisest choice, but he turned around and found that perhaps his status has improved after becoming an angel. , Heidi Klum and other models who officially signed Victoria's Secret did not come.
Although there are some that look good, but with the example of Sophie Marceau first, plus this is London again, Duke still intends to keep a distance for those under the age of 18.
Even after the Gibson incident. Martin Bob was embarrassed by Inno Martin and Pat Kinsley's joint suppression, but he was still the actual controller of CAA, and Duke would not underestimate anyone.
There are also acquaintances at the party, such as the Cruise couple who were specially invited by Victoria's Secret.
"Duke, I have never thanked you in person."
Tom Cruise took the initiative to greet him and said with a smile, "Thank you for giving me the opportunity to hit the best actor."
"You are too polite, Tom." Duke also smiled back. When I looked past Cruise, I saw Pat Jinsli's figure. There was a silent exchange with her, and he took it back, "This is the result of your hard work."
"No, no, no, Duke."
Suddenly. Tom Cruise stretched out his right hand and placed it in front of Duke very sincerely, "In this circle, competition is sometimes inevitable. We have some misunderstandings in the past. But there are also successful collaborations like "Chicago". I think it's time to say goodbye to the previous misunderstanding."
After hesitating for a while, Duke made a decision. After all, there was no conflict between the two that was too deep to solve. He shook his hand firmly in Cruise's hand, and he was not polite, and said directly, "Chicago let me I saw a different Tom, a hard-working and aggressive actor."
This time the handshake, the grudge between him and Tom Cruise also came to an end.
"What are your plans for the future?" Duke asked casually while chatting, "If you are still willing to pay 5 million dollars, you can continue to be the actor of my new film."
"You are too greedy, Duke." Tom Cruise shook his head, and then said, "There is a series based on a TV series. The one I invited you to be the director has been delayed for too long. Started, we are discussing cooperation with Paramount Pictures."
Listening to Tom Cruise talking about "Mission Impossible", Duke knew that Liangtang and the team behind him had made the most appropriate choice.
This is not surprising. The contradiction between the two sides has faded. Duke has long lost some of his original thoughts. Moreover, he is neither God nor the center of the world. It is impossible for the world to operate only according to his ideas.
However, he still captured a useful message from Cruise's words.
"Tom, I remember that you originally planned to work with Disney." Duke asked in confusion, "How did you become Paramount?"
"Don't you know?" Tom Cruise got closer, lowered his voice and said, "The conflict between Michael Eisner and Michael Ovitz has intensified. Disney is not a suitable partner for the time being."
Duke frowned slightly and asked tentatively, "I remember Paramount Pictures has been running low on funds recently."
"Yes, so I will invest most of it myself." Tom Cruise was full of confidence, "Although the other funds are not available for the time being, there is always a solution."
"Thank you for your help." Cruise seemed to be telling the truth. "Even if I appeared in a film of the type "Chicago", I have been successful, making Paramount a better view of my market appeal. So the negotiation and review of this project can be so smooth."
"You are too kind, Tom!"
Although he was dealing with Cruise, Duke's head turned to "Mission: Impossible". Insufficient funds? (To be continued...)
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