Made in Hollywood

Starting from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in 2000, after ten years of screenings, the little wizard wielding a magic wand is about to come to an end on the big screen, and Harry Potter will also usher in the final battle with Voldemort .

On the weekend before Thanksgiving, London’s Trafalgar Square was decorated with super-large LED screens and giant posters as a magic home. The unprecedented premiere ceremony of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" attracted more than 30,000 fans held the original book and plaques and made a collective "pilgrimage".

Since this premiere event must rely on a special fan wristband to enter the main venue, many Kazakhstan fans waited in line overnight to exchange for the wristband.

After the premiere began, almost all the main creators stepped onto the red carpet of the premiere.

Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Green, Ralph Fiennes and other male stars made a handsome appearance in suits. Emma Watson was stunning in a sleeveless tulle dress. When she stepped on the red carpet He also blew kisses generously to Ha Fen.

Joanna Rowling appeared in a green wrap-chest dress. Helena Bonham Carter, who played the villain Bellatrix Lestrange, was still full of personality. Not only did she have a big red heart on her handbag, but also The shape of the big pink flower is even more impressive.

At the premiere, of course, many publicity shows are indispensable.

Emma Watson directly praised Daniel Radcliffe, "Harry Potter is none other than you", and the latter said that the story is not over tonight, Harry Potter will run through his life, The three leading actors hugged each other emotionally and shed tears.

And Joanna Rowling, who first started this ten-year magical journey, has long been packaged by Warner Bros. and Harry Potter Studios as a media expert. She said that she will continue to wait for Harry Potter fans around the world. In addition to being grateful, I am grateful, and the leading actors seemed to be very sad when they said it. Emma Watson held the arms of the two companions and cried together...

Joanna Rowling's last sentence "Hogwarts always welcomes you home" moved the audience even more.

Anyway. For Harbin fans who have been waiting for ten years, this premiere is a "tangled" experience for everyone, looking forward to its debut, but also afraid of the moment of final farewell.

"it is finally over!"

While standing in the photo zone for a group photo, Robin Grande finally complained to Duke, "I sold you a whole ten years!"

"Hey, Robin..." Duke hugged him lightly in front of the camera, reminding him in a low voice, "This is not over yet."

After thinking about the contracts signed with the actors, Robbie Grande had no choice but to say, "It's really not over yet."

In the contract signed with the actor, a large proportion of the box office profit is involved, whether it is Duke or Warner Bros. I don't want to distribute these cakes to actors such as Emma Watson who have no value.

Of course, Joanna Rowling is not among the ranks.

After arriving in London yesterday, Duke had an interview with Joanna Rowling. This famous female writer has no plans to stop, even though she already has a wealth that countless people envy.

The box office of the "Harry Potter" series of movies is surprising enough. But the box office accounts for only a small part of the revenue generated by the huge industrial chain driven by "Harry Potter".

Previously, several specialized companies on Wall Street conducted investigations, and the scale of the huge industry chain driven by "Harry Potter" has reached 200 billion US dollars. Joanna Rowling, the original author of "Harry Potter", has already become a billionaire . The three protagonists in the film also earn a lot of money.

As an investor and one of the biggest beneficiaries of this series, Duke knows that this statement is not an exaggeration at all.

Joanna Rowling, a single mother who was once poor and even considered suicide. I must have never imagined that one day she would become a super-rich woman whose wealth surpassed that of the Queen of England. In less than five years after the "Harry Potter" series came out, she has become the first rich man in human history to earn more than 100 million US dollars from writing .

According to Duke's estimates, Joanna Rowling has earned at least $1 billion from the series.

And the three young actors in the film all have a lot of money. According to the contract they signed, if the box office of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" exceeds 1 billion U.S. dollars, the three of them can take at least 60 million U.S. dollars in box office profits...

Coupled with the amount that other young actors can take more or less, Duke and Warner Bros. acted completely according to the contract. These people all got a big piece of cake from "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II".

Of course, Duke and Warner Bros. will definitely do it according to the box office profit sharing contract, but it's hard to say how much they can get.

There is no doubt that among all the beneficiaries, Duke and Warner Bros. are the biggest beneficiaries of this series.

The "Harry Potter" movie not only brought huge income to the original author and several leading actors, but also made Duke and Time Warner a lot of money.

As of the end of last year, the DVD distribution and video rental income of the first six parts of the series was about 4.9 billion U.S. dollars, and the revenue from TV broadcasting was 1.8 billion U.S. dollars. The first six "Harry Potter" DVDs alone sold in North America With more than 80 million sets, it is one of the best-selling series of movie DVDs after the new century.

The "Harry Potter" series of video games is copyrighted by the famous American company EA, and 42 million sets of genuine games have been sold worldwide. The game company's revenue from this project has reached 1.9 billion US dollars.

In addition, Mattel, Lego, and Hasbro bought the right to make pencil cases and magic hats at a price of more than 100 million U.S. dollars. Companies that have obtained trademark registration rights from Warner’s formal channels have accumulated revenues of only peripheral products. $17 billion.

Duke and Warner will be able to extract a huge amount of income from these peripheral authorizations alone.

This series has developed to the present, and now has thousands of franchise products such as publishing, movies, DVDs, videos, beverages, toys, stationery, games, clothing, etc., as well as theme parks, and Harry Potter in England. In the tourism industry, "Harry Potter" has already become a huge industrial chain spanning multiple fields, driving an economic scale of 200 billion US dollars,

No matter what the world thinks, it can't change that this is the most successful series of books in history, and after the Bible and another special work, the sales volume of the "Harry Potter" series of novels also ranks third in the world.

"Director Rosenberg..."

"Director Rosenberg..."

After taking a photo together, the three young actors ran over to say hello to Duke. In fact, they were not stupid. They knew that the benefits brought by the Harry Potter series were coming to an end soon, and the negative impact was about to begin. For Duke's crew, perhaps the future transformation will be smoother.

Duke shook hands with the three people one by one, but didn't say much. Emma Watson and the others are no longer valuable to him, and they want to transform, the difficulty is simply epic, at least he can't think of anything good Method.

Emma Watson will be slightly better. First of all, she has the support of fashion emperor Karl Lagerfeld; secondly, her acting skills are indeed poor, and her talent is extremely limited, but she can always be a vase. With the fans and popularity accumulated over the years, Can always mix up and down in Hollywood.

The other two are difficult, especially that Harry Potter, for any commercial film, it is a super poisonous existence, the only suitable way is to go to the independent film circle to struggle slowly, maybe more than ten Years later, the mark of Harry Potter can be washed away.

Walking into the theater, Duke did not go to the screening room, but directly entered a lounge with Robin Grande, Jamie Johnson, and Doug Walter. The four exchanged opinions with each other, reunifying the original The strategy formulated is to continue to pay attention to Joanna Rowling and extract the residual value of Emma Watson.

"Harry Potter Studio is an independent company with independent accounting and its own profits and losses..."

Before leaving the lounge, Doug Walter said again, "Whether it is according to British law or American law, we are completely legal."

This involves hundreds of millions of dollars in profits, and it will also affect the stock prices of Warner Bros. and even Time Warner. People like Duke will definitely make the most beneficial choice for themselves.

After leaving the lounge, the four of them came to the screening hall. Duke sat in a relatively front position. He came at the right time, and the film had just started showing.

Frankly speaking, Duke once wanted to replace David Yates. His "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is definitely the worst work in the series. , Duke has some memories from the past, and he still handed over the final chapter of the series to him.

David? Yates did a pretty good job too.

The most successful part of this final chapter is that it overcomes the limitations and shortcomings of the text. Joanna Rowling’s portrayal of the final battle was not very successful. The text and narrative are a bit messy, but David Yates successfully converted it It became a tragic and grand picture.

The final chapter mainly revolves around the Horcruxes and the ultimate battle between Harry Potter and Voldemort. The action scenes are added in the film. There is a wonderful fighting scene almost every ten minutes throughout the film, plus the Iron Triangle The escape from Gringotts, the Battle of Hogwarts, the final showdown and other big scenes made the audience dizzy. It is not an exaggeration to call it a "magic war epic".

Rowling's book is a messy account of the final battle, but the movie is organized.

In particular, Voldemort led Death Eaters, giant spiders, and trolls to attack the school. Professor McGonagall and others vowed to defend the school, and for the first time used the spell of "Stone Pillar" to summon the monsters who had been guarding the castle for hundreds of years. Stone warriors, the scene is magnificent and shocking.

Moreover, in order to create a magnificent war effect, director David Yates specially built scenes such as cliffs and courtyards that were not in the original work.

Compared with the previous episode "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", this movie has a qualitative change. (to be continued ~^~)

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