"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?" Duke subconsciously repeated the sentence, and the girl opposite nodded seriously, "Yes, it's "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"!"

Is it published now?

After thinking for a while, I really couldn't find a clear memory. Duke smiled at the curious mother next to me, and then turned to the opposite side, "Can you show me something, Sjaer?"

"certainly.※%"

The little girl did not hesitate and stuffed the book directly. After Duke got it, she looked at the cover first. The name of the author Joanna Catherine Rowling was extremely eye-catching.

Afterwards, Duke opened it and looked through a few pages. Although he had only watched the movie and had never read the original work, the information he got was enough to judge that this "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was the "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone".

After closing the book, Duke returned it to Scarlett Johnson, and his brows frowned. This was an extremely delicious piece of fresh meat that once created over 100 billion US dollars in output worldwide. The sales of peripheral products easily crushed George Lucas' Star Wars series. If you don't want to be moved, you're even very tempted, it must be fake.

However, it is very difficult for him to make fresh meat into delicious food.

Why is Harry Potter so popular?

If asked this question, Duke believes that many people's first reaction is that the books and movies are excellent, the quality is guaranteed, and they are suitable for the market taste, so they will naturally become popular.

This is indeed the most basic condition. He still remembers that the Los Angeles Times had a debate with the elite writers in the United States that affected the entire world's book market, because the latter, like professional film critics, blamed the public for its poor taste.

In the eyes of elite writers, literature only belongs to some people from the natural class, and those idiots need to guide the elites. Elites are suitable for making better articles to influence the public, and even determine the public's appreciation and reading.

To sum up, there is a culture that is stubborn and unwilling 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 reason why popular films and literature flourish is the result of public enthusiasm rather than the reason.

Why do you need to read? If what you read cannot make your mind and spirit more fulfilled and sublimated, what is the meaning or necessity of what you read? This can be said to be the most magnificent reason that elites have found for the public.

However, they forgot, or deliberately ignored a little. When the public chose these, they only wanted to be entertained and enjoyed, for a very simple happiness, rather than finding the meaning of life or life. It can even be said that the public chose these. It is a daydream that cannot be realized in their lives!

Among the literary and artistic elites, there are some unbearable unfounded conclusions, as if those who read popular novels and watch commercial movies are free and idle people who do not care about the surrounding society, intelligence and political life.

However, while belittling popular culture represented by Harry Potter, they are destined to find tools for success from the Harry Potter series, otherwise they will have to decline.

Harry Potter is suitable for the public and provides readers with an excellent daydream. It can be said to be the basis for the success of this series.

However, there is really no popular work on the market that can compare with it? That may not be. Then why is Harry Potter the one who succeeded, not the others?

The reason is very simple. Time Warner obtained the copyright and believed that the work with enough potential was Harry Potter, not others!

As a graduate of related film majors, 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 find a fact that when Time Warner waited and investigated from multiple parties and believed that this series had potential for popularity, he devoted all the efforts of the entire group to promote it. After years of publicity and hype, Harry Potter had already become a hot trend when the film was prepared.

It can be said that having a media platform in the world that Time Warner can rank among the top five or even the top three is the key to Harry Potter's success!

Just like a movie, if a product has quality assurance but does not have enough publicity, it may be able to succeed together, but the possibility of success is infinitely small.

Harry Potter did not become popular naturally. If there is no support from a huge group behind it, it is really hard to say how it will develop in the future.

As for the view that gold will always shine, and good movies and works can kill the whole world, today's era only fools will believe it.

This is also the reason why Duke frowned. If the Harry Potter series is put into the hands of Fox, Paramount and even Disney, it is likely to embark on the road of success in the past. What will happen in the future if it is put into his hands?

He is a successful director, and he said it without hesitation that even one of the most successful directors in Hollywood today, but can a director compare with a huge media group? Even if Duke is a hundred times more proud and confused than Tom Cruise, he would not have such a stupid idea.

In the distant East, the public knows books because of movies, but in the Western world, novel readers are the key to the success of the first movie, and even the first work is a movie that fans want!

A tempting delicacy is placed next to your mouth. If you bite it, you will be held up until you bite it. If you don’t, you will never give up. This is what Duke’s mentality is now.

He remembered very clearly that Time Warner only took $250,000 to get the first film and peripheral copyright from Rowling. Even if he paid Rowling a compensation after the movie was successful, it was a profitable business.

Thinking of $250,000, Duke suddenly smiled. Even if he failed, the loss would not be great, and... he could find a partner.

With his strength and the Duke Studio, he could not turn Harry Potter into a money-absorbing machine at all.

After getting off the car, Duke called Tina Fei over, "Ska has a children's book in his hand. Go to contact the publisher and the original author, and try to get all the copyrights of the movie and other peripherals except novels."

Tina Fei nodded and was about to find Scarlett. Duke grabbed her and told her, "You can do it yourself, the faster the better!"

"I get it." Tina Fei waved to Scarlett. When the little girl came over, she said, "I'll deal with it now."

After reuniting her mother, Duke walked into the No. 1 banquet hall of the Hilton Hotel in London, where there were many celebrities and beauties. The guests and most of the models who participated in the Victoria's Secret annual show appeared in the banquet hall.

After accompanying his mother to greet several executives of Victoria's Secret, Duke acted alone. The wisest choice was to be single in this situation. However, after he walked around, he found that perhaps his status had improved after becoming an angel, and Heidi Krum and other models who officially signed with Victoria's Secret did not come.

Although there are some that look good, there are examples of Sophie Marceau first, and with London here, Duke still plans to keep a distance for those under the age of eighteen.

Even though Martin Bob was a little embarrassed by the joint suppression of Ino Martin and Pat Kingsley after the Gibson incident, 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 haven't thanked you in person."

Tom Cruise came up and said with a smile, "Thank you for giving me the chance to win the best actor."

"You are so polite, Tom." Duke also smiled. When his eyes passed by Cruise, he saw Pat Kingsley's figure. He made a silent communication with her and then took it back, "This is the result of your efforts."

"No, no, no, Duke."

Suddenly, Tom Cruise stretched out his right hand and placed it in front of Duke with sincerity. "In this circle, competition is sometimes inevitable, and we had some misunderstandings in the past. But there are also successful collaborations like "Chicago". I think it's time to say goodbye to the previous misunderstandings."

After hesitating for a moment, Duke made a decision. After all, there was no deep and unresolved conflict between the two. He snatched hard in Cruise's hand, and said directly, "Chicago" allowed me to see a different Tom, a hard-working and enterprising actor."

This time, the grudge between him and Tom Cruise came to an end.

"What are your plans afterwards?" Duke asked casually during chatting, "If you are willing to pay $5 million, you can continue to be the leading actor of my new film."

"You're so greedy, Duke." Tom Cruise shook his head and said, "There's a series based on TV series. The one I invited you to be the director has been delayed for too long. I'm going to restart and discuss cooperation with Paramount Pictures."

Listening to Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible", Duke knew that the Tang and the team behind him made the most suitable choice.

This is not surprising. The conflict between the two sides has faded, and Duke has long dissipated some of his original thoughts. Moreover, he is neither God nor the center of the world, and things in the world cannot just follow his ideas.

However, he still captured a useful message from Cruise's words.

"Tom, I remember you were planning to work with Disney." Duke asked in confusion, "How did it become Paramount?"

"Don't you know?" Tom Cruise approached a little, and said in a low voice. "Michael Eisner and Michael Orwitz have intensified, and Disney is not a suitable partner for the time being."

Duke frowned slightly and asked tentatively, "I remember Paramount Pictures has been tight on funds recently."

"Yes, so I'll invest most of it myself." Tom Cruise was full of confidence. "Although other funds have not been settled for the time being, there is always a way to solve them."

"I have to thank you for your help." Cruise seemed to be telling the truth, "Even if I star in a film like "Chicago", I have achieved success, making Paramount further optimistic about my market appeal, so the negotiation and review of this project can be so smooth."

"You're so kind, Tom!"

Although he was dealing with Cruise, Duke's head turned to "Mission: Impossible". There is insufficient funds? (To be continued, please search for Piaotiansi, the novel is better, and the update is faster!
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