In just a few seconds, the girl came back to her senses, and her smile seemed to have never changed. She shrugged slightly: "I called Kate, but she has work to do, so... I'm sorry."
"It's too bad, you know it's mine
The first film based on the novel. "Rowling didn't think too much, just a little regret, after all, Angela and Kate helped her when she was most difficult.
"Yeah, but I think she will definitely attend the premiere when "The Chamber of Secrets" is made into a movie." Angela sighed in her heart. To be honest, she didn't even know what Kate was thinking. Don't think that what the girl just said was perfunctory. Angela did call and Kate did reject her on the pretext of having a job.
If it was the former Angela, she would definitely make repeated calls and force Kate to agree in a stalking way. But the current situation is so complicated. The girl doesn't know what Kate is thinking, so she finally gave up the idea after hesitating.
After taking countless pictures, the three children took turns answering some questions before heading to the theater with Rowling and Angela. At this moment, the reporters remembered that there were two more people who were more worthy of excavation. Unfortunately, it was impossible to stop them and ask questions, so they could only hurry up and take a few more photos.
"Thank God, it's finally warmer." When the reporters' vision was blocked, Angela finally let out a long breath, and then saw the surprised eyes of Daniel and Rupert and Xia Xia's snicker.
"What? Is there any problem? Can't I be afraid of the cold?" The girl spread her hands innocently.
"Obviously, they just didn't expect you to be so... kind." Rowling smirked as she relieved the two children.
"I have to say, it's a terrible thing to have a premiere in London in the winter," Angela said, shaking her head and sighing, "I still remember a few years ago here, Leicester Square, where the 'Titanic' premiere was held. The scene at the screening…”
Speaking of which, she suddenly stopped and was a little dazed. Although the theater had been renovated and renovated to be more beautiful, what she still remembered in her head was the arrangement from a few years ago, and the figure that had long since returned to heaven.
"What's wrong?" Rowling stopped immediately.
"No, it's nothing, it's just... a little emotional," Angela smiled and shook her head to take back her thoughts. Although she couldn't help sighing in her heart, it was over after all.
"Come on, Joe, I don't want to be late when I've already arrived at the theater." The girl patted the magic mother's arm.
There was a lot of people in the hall, and as I said before, there were a lot of great British actors, Sir Harris who was old but poised, Robbie Coltrane who was chubby but lovely and serious but very The Gentleman's Alan Rickman - It's hard to imagine this man in his fifties playing a character in his thirties, and in addition to the makeup artist's credit, Rickman's excellent acting and temperament are also credited.
As director Chris Columbus will not be absent, along with his family. Although Chris's children are usually naughty and mischievous, they are well behaved on such occasions. Besides, this is a children's movie. It's no big deal to have more children, just enough to accompany Daniel and the others.
In addition, there are producers, critics and some well-reputed reporters in the film industry, but what surprised Angela most was that Ed Cam also came from Los Angeles.
"To be honest, I was taken aback when I got your call, I thought you couldn't sleep and wanted to talk to me about life," Angela said jokingly, "I didn't expect you to come to London for the premiere. "
"Why, you can come to me but not?" Ed raised his eyebrows.
"Of course not, I'm just curious," Angela rolled her eyes, "When did you become Joe's supporter?"
"Don't be kidding, Angie, this kind of work is very attractive to everyone with a childlike heart," Ed shrugged, "If John hadn't gained weight and couldn't get through the security gate, he would have come too. "
"Really? Very good, I'll pass this on to John as it is." Angela nodded solemnly, but she felt a little funny in her heart. At first, these books were very childish, but later on Not so much fun, and wondered how Ed and the others would react when the last two came out.
Although Ed didn't care about Angela's "threat" at all, it didn't mean that he wouldn't fight back, so after thinking for a few seconds, he deliberately frowned: "By the way, there is bad news to tell you. "
"Bad news? Is there any worse news than John being rejected by the plane because of his weight?" Angela spread her hands.
"Yes, there may not be more than 1,000 theaters that can show Brokeback Mountain." Ed sighed leisurely.
"How could this be?" The girl showed a stunned expression. "If I remember correctly, there were 1,500 theaters at the time of the highest number of theaters for "The Devil". Why is there so few "Brokeback Mountain"?"
Although the first trailer has been on major TV stations, and although there are not too many intimate scenes of Gyllen Hill and Ledger in the trailer, the debate about the film has become a lot more heated - in fact, these The debate has not subsided since she announced at the beginning of the year that she would make the "Brokeback Mountain" novel into a movie, just like the debate over "The Pianist" two years ago. It's just that the focus this time is not on Angela's abilities, but on whether she should direct such a movie.
"A lot of people are dissatisfied with your directing of 'Brokeback Mountain', especially conservatives and related religious groups, who think you, as America's greatest talent directing such a film, will send the wrong signal to the public." Ed's tone changed. You have to get serious, "Although liberals and gay groups support you one-sidedly, it should not be underestimated if conservatives want to launch a boycott of "Brokeback Mountain", Utah theaters have decided to ban the film."
"Utah? Ha, I knew..." Angela shrugged helplessly. As the most conservative state in the United States, it is not surprising that such a decision would be made.
"But—" The girl rolled her eyes and suddenly came to her senses, "Don't tell you that you can't do anything about it, Ed! Even if it's for the movie's box office, you should have made a response early!"
Originally, Ed wanted to talk about it, but seeing that Angela had already raised the corners of his mouth, he smiled and touched his nose: "Well, the number of theaters on the premiere day is about the same as that of "The Devil". But that number will definitely increase slowly with screen time. Then extend the screen time as before, court liberals and gay groups, and do a little bit of work on film reviews—gay issues are a hot potato as racial issues—at least not with a return on investment question!"
Having said this, he paused, then chuckled: "Of course, the premise is that you maintain your own level and record."
"Then- just wait and see." Angela also grinned.
"Okay, let's talk about some good news," Ed waved his hand. "You may have heard that Coca-Cola offered $200 million for the exclusive global joint marketing rights of "Harry Potter"."
"Sorry, I just heard about it, but... don't you think it's too cheap, Ed?"
"Too cheap?" Ed raised his eyebrows in confusion, while Angela waved his hand: "Although I don't understand business, I can guess that the promotion of the movie will be bundled with Coca-Cola in the future. It’s still cheap to give 50 million more. There will be six more movies in the future, and if the average box office of each movie reaches 1 billion US dollars, think about how much influence Coca-Cola can gain and how much profit it will make.”
"The average box office is... $1 billion?" Even in Ed's vision, he was taken aback by the small number.
"Yes, book fans must be movie fans, and non-book fans can develop into movie fans. Of course, to achieve this number must be in an ideal state - every movie can maintain a high quality." Angela spread her hands, and then He added: "And, if operated properly, the Harry Potter series can form a perfect industry chain."
"That's right," Ed suddenly laughed. "You know, just a few days ago, three toy companies came to the door waving cheques, wanting to buy the toy franchise of "Harry Potter"."
"Oh?" Angela showed a surprised look.
"Lego in Denmark and—" Ed smiled meaningfully, "Mattel and Hasbro."
"Ha, two old acquaintances." The girl couldn't help laughing. Mattel still pays her a large amount of portrait royalties every year; and Hasbro sold the film production rights of "Transformers" to this day. Did not pay to shoot.
"It's a waste. Katzenberg and the CEOs of several other film companies have asked me several times if I would transfer the film production rights of "Transformers"." Speaking of Hasbro, Ed couldn't help sighing. .
"Don't worry, Ed, I already have a draft, but I really hope that James can be the director-I heard that your previous cooperation was not very good?" Angela simply waved her hand at this point, "Forget it, I'll ask him out for a talk if I have time, and you know, I've been busy—well, back to the topic, what are you going to do? Don't tell me it's undecided or anything like that."
"Split, Lego for the block franchise, Mattel for the doll franchise, and Hasbro for the card game franchise." Ed shrugged, "Steve also said, maybe this will become a perfect industrial chain.”
"It seems that the game department has already started preparing for the "Harry Potter" game?" Angela smiled knowingly, "Think about what else? Clothes, wand toys, multi-flavored beans, there are too many. Oh. , and can also build a theme park in the future!”
"Okay, Angie, let's talk about this after today's premiere." Ed had to interrupt Angela, who was getting more and more excited.
"Don't worry, the weekend box office will definitely give you a booster." Angela said and glanced not far away, then showed a sly look: "By the way, Ed, I think
The second "Room of Secrets" should be in preparation, right? "
"Forget it, after all, the scenes, actors, and directors are all ready-made." Ed spread his hands in confusion.
"Then let me give you a piece of advice, Ed, prepare three new contracts and contact the three little guys." Angela grinned and tilted her head to the place she just looked at.
"You mean...with the release of the movie, their worth must go up?" Ed looked at the children whispering in the corner, "But they signed three contracts from the beginning, didn't they? Even if If you want to modify the contract, you can also wait until the shooting
In the third part..."
"Contracts only resolve 99% of disputes, Ed, you forgot another word for 'strike'. When the Harry Potter film version was successful, they were no longer Daniel, Rupert and Emma is Harry, Ron and Hermione in real life! If they ask to modify the contract, not only will all the British staff in the crew support them, but the whole of Britannia will fall to them." Angela held the double He said with his arms straight and leisurely.
As if that wasn't enough, she threw another bombshell, "And if they choose to strike after a third of the shoot, maybe the whole movie has to be remade. You know, kids always Growing up so fast, it's almost impossible for a guy like me to look like a 12-year-old and still look like a nine-year-old."
"Maybe you were developing your brain at that time." Ed, who was stunned for a while, muttered.
"Ed!" Angela, who had sensitive ears, immediately showed a displeased look.
"Okay, I understand what you mean," Ed hurriedly raised his hands and pressed it down, "If we take the initiative to propose to modify the contract, at least we can take the initiative and win a better reputation, right?"
"Yes, but please note that what we need is a win-win situation!" Angela smiled and spread her hands. "Okay, it's nice to chat with you, Ed, I'm going to find someone else."
Without waiting for the other party to speak, the girl turned and walked away, sticking out her tongue in her heart.
Finally finished showing off? Well, I admit that I was a little excited, I shouldn't drink champagne on the way here, and besides, I was also out of kindness... Shaking his head to regain his senses, Angela glanced at the hall and walked towards Xia Xia. What are the little guys talking about now, all of them are smiling.
However, after a few steps, someone stood in front of her: "I'm so glad to see you here, Miss Angela."
The voice that sounded familiar made the girl stunned. This is a young man in his twenties. The two mustaches make him look very tasteful, and the black-framed men's glasses on the bridge of his nose make him look very handsome. , looks familiar for some reason.
"Sorry, sir, are you... William!" Angela suddenly opened her mouth wide.
The other party hurriedly made a "shush" action, looking around and grabbing Angela's arm and pulling her into the corner.
"Hey, can't you be quiet?" William said angrily.
Unexpectedly, Angela burst out laughing. If I thought he was very masculine before, it would be really funny to compare it with the William in my memory after recognizing it. However, the girl immediately came to her senses, and her eyes widened without waiting for the annoyed William to speak again: "Why are you here? Why didn't I know you were here?!"
Speaking of this, Angela paused for a while, and then recalled her previous words, her complexion suddenly changed: "You! Should! No! Yes! Steal! Steal! Run! Come out! Come! It's! Right!?"
"Of course, why should I wear glasses and have a fake beard?" William said, and deliberately pulled up the beard that was attached to his lips, and then rubbed his chin a little proudly: "What do I look like? Sample?"
"Like an idiot!" Angela said coldly, "Do you know what you are doing? His Royal Highness the Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?!"
"Hey, looking at you now, you look like you've been robbed of your beloved toy. Have you forgotten your proper etiquette?" William frowned and said half dissatisfied and half ridiculed.
"Etiquette? His Royal Highness, who ran out privately to a movie premiere, told me about etiquette?" Angela said sarcastically, "Is there anything more ridiculous than this?"
"Okay, Chrissy, my father knows I'm out, I'm with bodyguards, they're outside." William raised his hands and rolled his eyes, "He just didn't know I was in Harry Potter. The premiere of the movie is up."
"It doesn't make any difference," Angela looked at him angrily, "I can imagine the terrible expression on His Majesty's face if he knew."
"Come on, Chris, grandma doesn't have any other expression than indifference to this kind of thing." William tilted his head in disapproval.
Faced with this situation, Angela was speechless for a while, so she had to change the subject: "How did you come in without being recognized? You must know that there are countless reporters outside."
"Of course I went through the side door, how could I walk in in front of everyone like a fool!"
"You have an invitation to come in, why do you have an invitation?!"
"I have an invitation from Sir Balfour, and it took a lot of work to get it, so you should call me Sir Edmund Balfour now."
"Or maybe it's more appropriate to add a 'small' in front? Hell! If you want to attend the premiere, you can attend the premiere in a private capacity. Now..." Angela scratched her hair angrily, and suddenly raised her head: "Why do you suddenly want to come to the premiere of Harry Potter?"
"Because I... hey... that... um..." William looked away after a long "um" and said, "The Harry Potter series has become the best-selling book in Britain and even in the world, and it is the first time that The screen, so I'd love to come and see it. And it's my first time at the premiere of a movie."
Having said this, he suddenly raised his head slightly arrogantly: "Of course, I'll come to see you by the way, although you always make people... Anyway, I haven't seen each other for a long time, so I... obligations."
Angela looked at him blankly, the twitching of the corners of her mouth did not stop, and after a while she grabbed the corner of William's shirt and pushed it up: "You can't lie to me, William, I'll take you outside now and ask someone to take you back. ."
"Hey hey, I said the bodyguards are outside, and my father also knows..."
"If you don't shut up, I'll call Grandpa and ask him to inform His Majesty!"
"Damn, did you listen to me!"
At this moment, Mavis' voice rang in Angela's ear: "Prince William is right, his bodyguard is outside."