London, England, "Harry Potter" casting scene.

A little blonde girl was performing in the hall, and when it was over, the director asked, "Emma Watson, why did you choose the role of Hermione Granger?"

"Hello, Mr. Columne. Because I'm so much like Hermione, I can't bear to let someone else play this role!" The little girl looked at the director with longing eyes, and pleaded, "Please, Mr. Columne, please let me play Hermione!"

Emma Watson loves Harry Potter very much, especially Hermione, who is witty, brave and studious. Hermione felt as if she was herself in reality. Emma Watson's parents divorced when she was a child, and since then, she and her younger brother Alex Watson have settled in London with their father, and she has been in financial difficulties for a while, which makes her cherish the opportunity to study!

Director Chris Columne looked at the stubborn and confident little girl in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little funny, he auditioned for many people, and the first time he saw it, the actor who auditioned said that he was exactly the same as the role, and he was so sincere, for fear that other people would play this role and spoil it. If it is an adult, director Chris Columne may think that the other party is hypocritical, and he said it on purpose. However, the other party was a 9-year-old child, and when these words came out of her mouth, they must have come from the bottom of her heart.

It's just that in the previous auditions, there were also many outstanding young actors. You know, this movie is "Harry Potter", and all child stars around the world are eager to star in this movie, and the competition is unimaginable.

Emma Watson's performance is remarkable, but her acting skills are not good. In her previous life, Emma Watson went through 8 rounds of auditions before finally passing......

"Emma Watson, although you are a good performer, there are people who perform better than you, and you are also a well-known child star who has acted in TV series and movies. So ......"

Emma Watson was very sad when she heard this, her eyes were red, and tears were rolling in her eyes. However, the stubborn and proud Emma Watson told herself not to cry!

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and a young man walked in with a document.

He walked up to Chris Columne and the other casting judges, and whispered, "Mr. Chris Columne, there is no need to audition for "Harry Potter", Mr. Williams has already personally selected the candidates!", and handed a document to each judge.

Chris Columne frowned and took the file, "How can I not even have an audition?!"

The producer sitting next to him said, "Since Mr. Williams has already chosen, then, it's decided!"

In American films, the power of casting is in the hands of the producer, and the director only provides reference opinions. Many times, the actors are chosen, and the director is chosen last.

"Well, I don't have an opinion......"

Flipping through the list, Chris Columne saw Emma Watson's name on the list.

Oh, lucky girl!

Chris Columne looked at Emma Watson and said, "Emma Watson, we didn't intend to make a final decision...... But you're in luck! Mr. Henry Williams, the author of Harry Potter, has personally named you to play the role of Hermione Granger!"

Emma Watson was going crazy with joy when she heard this.

"Mr. Chris Columne, are you telling the truth?!!" Emma Watson asked incredulously.

"It's true, Emma Watson, it's true!"

Emma Watson nodded, crying with joy, "Mr. Williams, don't worry, I will definitely play well and live up to your expectations!" Emma Watson's eyes were very determined, and at the same time, he was full of good feelings for Henry.

……

Soon, the entire British media was boiling.

What the?!

The audition for "Harry Potter" was gone, and Henry ordered all the actors!!

Newspaper front page headlines and TV news were all about the casting of Harry Potter.

The news that Henry personally ordered the general immediately soared to the first place on the hot search list on the Internet.

Many professionals have spoken, criticizing and questioning this, and netizens are also complaining.

"I didn't even have an audition to shoot a movie, Williams is purely nonsense, and the movie "Harry Potter" is ruined!"

"yes, it's the stupidest decision in the history of cinema!"

"I really don't understand how such a smart man as Henry Williams could make such a stupid mistake!"

"Hehe, maybe Henry Williams has succeeded too many times over the years, so he has become arrogant and arrogant. Who does he think he is, he can decide what actor to use just by looking at photos and materials, so what else does the casting judge do!"

"Henry Williams, we're Harbin fans, can you please take this movie seriously?"

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Henry still went his own way, just let the "Harry Potter" crew get ready for filming as soon as possible.

At this moment, Henry began to think about how to get more high-quality IP, especially "Transformers".

The rights to Transformers are currently in the hands of Hasbro, and a few years ago, Henry tried unsuccessfully to buy Hasbro, and eventually founded his own Galaxy Toy Company, which sells game, film or TV merchandise through Galaxy stores around the world. As a result, Galaxy Toys has had a huge impact on Hasbro, causing Hasbro's position as the world's No. 1 toy company to be in jeopardy!

And with the release of more and more super IP movies of Galaxy Films, Galaxy Toys Company has taken advantage of the east wind and developed rapidly!

On the other hand, Hasbro is gradually being eroded, and it can even be said that it has lost its armor. Moreover, in order to cooperate with Galaxy Film Company to make films, most other Hollywood film companies are willing to authorize their own movie peripheral toy production rights to Galaxy Toys. With this increase and decrease, Hasbro's situation is naturally becoming more and more difficult.

Hasbro, Inc., Conference Room.

"Guys, Galaxy Toys has made a takeover request to us this morning!" Hasbro Chairman Oliver Moore said with a solemn glance at everyone.

The big and small shareholders of Hasbro present changed their faces slightly.

"Oliver Moore, how much does the other party pay?" asked Alan Charlotte, Hasbro's second largest shareholder, in his fifties, bald head, thick eyebrows and big eyes.

Oliver Moore frowned slightly, if it had been before, Alan Charlotte would have been on his side. But now, he asked how much. Obviously, Hasbro's condition has caused Alan Charlotte to lose confidence.

"Five billion dollars!" replied Oliver More.

Hearing this data, Alan Charlotte sighed slightly, before the establishment of Galaxy Toys, Hasbro's market value was more than $6.25 billion, and now, the market value has plummeted, less than $4.5 billion. The other party paid $5 billion, which is a very good price. Alan Charlotte also knows that the market is a zero-sum market, and the rise of Galaxy toys also means the decline of Hasbro! Since January this year, the company's performance has been poor, and Hasbro has begun to lay off a large number of employees. Previously, due to Hasbro's wanton expansion and acquisitions, it already owed about $800 million in debt. The company's financial pressure is very great!

"$5 billion, a reasonable price!" said Alan Charlotte simply, expressing his attitude.

As soon as Alan Charlotte's voice fell, the rest of the group agreed.

Oliver Moore leaned back in decay, and the majority of shareholders agreed to sell the company, and no matter how much he insisted, he could only watch his company be swallowed up.

The so-called, come out to mix, sooner or later you have to pay it back!

Hasbro's rise to prominence can be said to have developed along the way by swallowing up other companies. Now, it's its turn!

Three days later, Hasbro merged into Galaxy Toys, but the new company was still called Hasbro because the name was more suitable for children and was much more well-known than Galaxy Toys!

In addition to making toys, Hasbro operates Hasbro Children's Hospital, which provides state-of-the-art pediatric care and home care services. Henry decided to take this business big and open Hasbro Children's Hospitals all over the world, not only to expand the brand's influence, but also to promote more Hasbro products!

In addition, Henry will also create Hasbro to compete with Disneyland!

Hasbro itself is more popular with children in terms of name, plus the brand licensing of Galaxy Pictures and Firefly Games, such as "Pokemon", "Warcraft", "Cat and Mouse", "Toy Story", "Marvel", "Jurassic Park", "Harry Potter", "The Lord of the Rings", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers" and so on, you can have many elements, definitely more fun than Disney!

Speaking of "Transformers", Henry suddenly thought of the movie "King Kong"! This movie is very classic, especially the scene of King Kong "jerking off" is the most interesting. The IP value of this movie is very high, and if there is such a behemoth in Hasbroland, it must be very attractive.

The original "King Kong" was shot in 1933, and the well-known "King Kong" was shot in 2005, and the film director was Peter Jackson, who shot "The Lord of the Rings" under Galaxy Pictures! In fact, Peter Jackson has been wanting to remake this movie since 1996, but he couldn't do it and couldn't find an investor!

Peter Jackson is so talented that when he remade King Kong, he worked as a producer, director, screenwriter and other jobs. Henry didn't have to write the script himself, and he was just about to call Peter Jackson to tell him that Galaxy Pictures had plans to remake King Kong. But after thinking about it, he is now fully engaged in the filming of "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy", so it's better not to distract him, and it's not too late to talk about it when he finishes filming!

Normally, movie rights are only 50 years old, but now it's 1999, and the copyright has long expired. Therefore, if Galaxy Pictures remakes, it will not be a problem at all.

In the movie "King Kong", there is also a woman, a great beauty that even King Kong will fall in love with! Without her, this drama would not have been filmed. Her name is Naomi Watts, and although she is unknown now, she has excellent acting skills, and she played Betty in the 2001 film "Mulholland Drive", which became an instant hit.

Henry thought about it, and asked people to inquire about Naomi Watts's whereabouts first, but he didn't expect that she couldn't pay the rent for 3 consecutive months and was kicked out of the residence by the landlord.

Henry couldn't help but shake his head, how deep the water in Hollywood is, people who have not been in it will not know at all. In short, it is really difficult for beautiful actresses who are unwilling to accept the unspoken rules in Hollywood!

(To be continued.) )