Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

According to the plan of the BBC and Galaxy TV production company, the first season of the TV drama version of "Harry Potter" will be maintained at about 6 episodes, telling the story of the book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone".Although it is claimed that the TV version and the movie version are interdependent, in fact the TV version and the movie version are relative productions, but the TV version focuses more on the integrity of the story, while the movie version focuses more on the excitement of the story.In addition to fine-tuning the leading roles, the two versions of Harry Potter share the same scenes, supporting roles and even the soundtrack, which will not make readers feel that the other version is unfamiliar after watching the TV version or movie version.

Since the film version of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" will be released on Thanksgiving, the first season of the TV series "Harry Potter" will officially meet with American audiences in the autumn of the United States.It's just that Warner Dongfeng TV Network is a little worried about the audience of this TV series, so it didn't schedule the show to be broadcast at [-] o'clock on Friday, but at [-] o'clock later.Fortunately, according to the data from the ratings survey company, the proportion of young people who watch the [-]:[-] show on Fridays is much higher than the [-]:[-] show, so this time period is considered appropriate.

In order to increase the ratings of the TV version of "Harry Potter", Warner Dongfeng TV Network arranged "Harry Potter" promotional videos during the prime time of each affiliated TV station. There are various wonderful clips and clips. The appeal to play a role is naturally indispensable to the blessing of Ms. Rowling, the "Mother of Harry Potter".For the smooth broadcast of the first season, Ms. Rowling recorded a dialogue at the end of each episode and asked the audience friends questions. Anyone who can send the answer to Warner Dongfeng TV Network before next Tuesday will have the opportunity to participate in the lucky draw .The prize is actually not expensive, it is the DVD of the first season of the original "Harry Potter" TV series signed by Ms. Rowling.In short, for the smooth release of the TV series, the entire TV network and production company are doing everything possible.But at this time, Jed is calculating the cost of the "Superhero Project" with Shannette and John.

"According to our shooting plan, Marvel Studios will mainly undertake the production of the two series of 'X-Men' and 'Avengers'. The shooting plan of 'X-Men' will last from 2005 to 2015, totaling Five episodes are being filmed, two prequels and three spinoffs of 'Wolverine'. According to the plan, 'X-Men' is mainly responsible for the main highlights of the early stage of the 'Superhero Project', and Marvel Film Production Company will also simultaneously launch 'X-Men'. The Fantastic Four' trilogy echoes the 'X-Men' series. In 2008, we will start the shooting plan of the 'Avengers'. The 'Avengers' will be divided into five phases, and it is expected to take 15 years to shoot To 20 years. The first phase will gradually introduce 'Hulk', 'Iron Man', 'Captain America' and 'Thor Thor', and then end with the first part of "The Avengers". In conjunction with the first phase, the manga Way Films will launch the 'Spider-Man' series of films, which will also overlap with the 'X-Men' series. The second phase is the self-reflection of the superhero; the third phase is the addition of new partners... You are going to Introducing 'X-Men', 'Spiderman' and 'Fantastic Four' into 'Avengers' in Phase [-]? Oh my god! You're challenging the acceptance of Marvel fans! Don't tell me , when you are in the fifth phase of the 'Final Battle', you still plan to let DC Comics' Superman and Batman join in!"

"I think he has this plan." Compared to Shannette's shock, John didn't care much. "What do you think he has been clamoring for Warner Group to acquire DC Comics? I also want to tell you that DC Comics and Marvel Comics have planned to launch a joint issue next year, called "The Story of the Justice League and the Avengers" .”

"This is also helpful to Warner." Jed said, "You also know that the superheroes of DC Comics such as Superman and Batman are the most popular in the United States, and their comics are also the best-selling, but they The film and television adaptations have been a failure. This is why Warners let me take the adaptation plan of the Batman trilogy and do nothing, because they want to see how our adaptations are. If our Batman trilogy is successful If they do, they should put Superman and Green Lantern on the screen soon, and the second is to use the popularity of the Batman trilogy to make the Robin series top."

"Well, this plan does look beautiful, but the cost of the plan is very high." Shannetti couldn't help pouring cold water on it, "Especially for the 'Avengers' filming plan, you need to cooperate with all The main actors signed a 15-year performance contract, which is unprecedented in the history of American movies. And this contract not only involves our actors, but also ensures that Warner Group's Superman, Batman, Robin Actors such as Green Lantern will not be easily replaced. I think we need accountants and lawyers from the two companies to come and calculate the signing cost."

Jed expressed his approval of this proposal little by little. After all, this super huge superhero plan is only useful if it has the full support of Warner, otherwise the superhero plan behind it will become incomplete.So Jed ordered Shannette and John to contact Warner as soon as possible, and it would be best if they could reach some consensus and sign some memoranda before the year.

On the first Friday of September 2001, the first episode of the first season of the TV series "Harry Potter", which has attracted much attention from Harry Potter fans, premiered on Warner Dongfeng TV Network at nine o'clock.Unlike the beginning of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in another time and space, Jed used montage quick editing to let the audience understand that there is a confrontation between "Dark Wizard" and "White Wizard" in the wizarding world, and it is very I quickly learned about the main organizations and leaders of the two factions, and also learned that Harry Potter's parents belonged to the White Wizard Order of the Phoenix.Such a quick montage cut did not waste too much time at the beginning, but it made some viewers who are not Harry Potter fans immediately understand the beginning of the story.For Harry Potter fans, this kind of background explanation is not too long to make them feel bored.

While James, Lily and Harry were enjoying their family, Voldemort came to the door.Then there was a quick clip of a magical battle scene. Jed deliberately found some relevant wizard information in the UK to study the battle between wizards.Obviously, Lord of the Rings-style magic-chanting battles are too slow to be appropriate, but Jed also finds it painful to use wands as either swords or pistols in the original Harry Potter films.In the end, Jed had to introduce short sword fighting skills from Eastern martial arts, and then occasionally assisted the battle with magical special effects, so that the scene where James and Lily fought Voldemort looked particularly good.

The closer the wand is to the caster, the greater the damage; the magic light caused by different attributes of magic is different, red belongs to flame, and blue belongs to ice.Jed did not simply treat the magic effects as explosion effects, but made them really magic. The effect of "Blazing Fire" is that the flames actually burn, and what Jed is most proud of is his handling of the "Avada Kedavra" effect.When Voldemort was chanting the incantation, black light overflowed from the wand, and then a door of death slowly opened behind the caster, and his soul was sucked by the door.Finally, with a flash of green light, everything returned to calm.

The first episode of "Harry Potter" tells that when Harry received the admission letter, Uncle Vernon took the whole family to a stormy island lighthouse for the weekend in order to prevent Harry from going to Hogwarts.Although genuine book fans know that Hagrid will send a notice soon, non-genuine book fans are wondering how Harry Potter should go to Hogwarts.In short, this suspense is still very successful in keeping the second episode attractive.

And according to the ratings statistics of AC Nielsen, the ratings of We TV Network at [-] o'clock ranks second in the country, and it still loses out to CBS, which has always been known for its high-quality TV series.However, the executives of Warner Dongfeng Broadcasting Company are still very satisfied. "Harry Potter" itself is a TV series with a limited audience.

The "TV Guide" magazine published on Sunday also listed "Harry Potter" as the "most anticipated new show" in this autumn, and praised, "I originally thought that this kind of TV series adapted from the original book could only attract people. The attention of hardcore book fans, but I didn’t expect that I was also fascinated by this story. The imaginative magical world and various whimsical settings make me think this is the best magical fantasy TV series in the United States in recent years.”

Some people praise it, but others will naturally criticize it. As the "wizards" who have been enemies for hundreds of years, the Catholic Church denounced this TV series as "blasphemy" and called on parents not to let their children come into contact with this TV series.Compared with conservative Catholicism, relatively enlightened Christianity has a relatively cautious criticism, "First of all, we never admit that wizards are a symbol of justice, but as a method of artistic creation, it is inconvenient for us to comment. I personally would not go to Watching such a TV series, but should the children of believers watch it? I think it is enough for their parents and families to deal with it."

Amidst the controversy, the ratings of the first season of "Harry Potter" in North America have always been ranked second or third in the same period of the day, and the top five in the ratings of the crossover period this week.And not long after the TV series aired in North America, the Japanese and Mandarin versions were also successfully released in Japan and Greater China.Of course, the BBC has not forgotten to show this TV series in the UK and Europe.As the first season of "Harry Potter" slowly closed, countless book fans began to eagerly wait for the release of the Harry Potter movie version.

However, Galaxy Films quickly gave book fans a piece of good and bad news. The good news is that "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" will be released simultaneously in 3400 theaters in North America; the bad news is that the film will be released in London, England in advance Hold the premiere.In fact, the so-called premiere ceremony is not even mentioned. London audiences just watched the film a few hours earlier than American audiences.

But even so, the tickets for major theaters in London were suddenly tight that day.Not only was there a huge amount of booking demand from North America, but also more booking demand from Asia, which made London see the true charm of "Harry Potter" for the first time.

The premiere of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was held in a theater next to King's Cross Station in London. This is an old theater, but it fits the style of the film very well.In order to thank the arrangement of the premiere, the cinema specially transformed the gate of the cinema into the entrance of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on this day.