Chapter 112: A Chance Encounter with Starley
At night, in the room of the Hilton Leicester Hotel, the sound of turning pages of paper sounds.
In the living room, Chris Weiqi and the others looked at the question and answer sheets sorted out by the staff, and looked at the evaluations and messages they gave.
"I'm really looking forward to the full release of Beauty and the Beast. ”
"The trailer is very good, but I don't know if the whole film is good. ”
Unknowingly, I was attracted to Belle and the Beast in the trailer, and I didn't know what happened to the fight between the Beast and Gaston. ”
This is the feeling of the audience watching, and Lester continues to watch.
"The leisurely and pleasant music, the different Grimm fairy tale animated films, the romantic love between Belle and the beast lion, the only drawback is that there are two daughters missing. ”
Very professional review, this look is written by the reporter, from the animation play area, Lester noticed that there are reporters watching in it.
More than half of the questions and answers collected by the staff were praised, and there were a few who didn't like to read this genre.
"We succeeded. ”
Chris Weic looked at more than half of the praise of the question and answer paper, and his face was excited.
According to this trend, as long as the release of the complete film is recognized by the audience, the box office of the film is guaranteed.
After reading the question and answer sheet, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
The four-day exhibition at the Golden State Comic Con attracted a lot of people.
Leicester and the others finished promoting Beauty and the Beast on the first day and handed things over to the staff.
I finally came here, and I can't say it without a tour, Lester, Christwich and others walked around the Golden State Comic Con one after another the next day.
Lester walked through the crowd with sunglasses on, looking around at the various comic booths and sci-fi booths around him.
"Hey, man, you're so stunningly dressed. ”
Lester came to his Watchmen booth and saw a few people dressed in Watchmen clothes, joking.
"It's my favorite comic. ”
The middle-aged man in the watchman and the face makeup turned around and said proudly;
"Then go ahead!" Lester chatted with the other and walked away.
After Lester left, several comic book fans who played "Watchmen" received $14, which was their own reward for "Watchmen."
Golden State Comic Con fans dress up in their favorite makeup and sometimes receive $14 to $15 from comic book companies.
Leicester saw all kinds of comic book company promotion, science fiction and games, etc., but there was no film and television publicity, which was obviously not enough for film companies. past
A short walk ahead, you will see the DC Comics Desk, which is plastered with posters and toys of superheroes such as Superman and Batman, DC Comics fans can be described as feasting their eyes on their favorite superhero toys and comics.
"Bring me some comics of Superman and Batman and Wonder Woman. ”
Lester stepped forward to buy comics from the DC Comics staff.
"This is the comic you want. ”
The staff soon came over with three comics, and Lester paid the money and sat on a resting stool to read the comics.
Lester took a look, got up and walked somewhere else.
The DC Comics booth was only staffed with new characters introduced, and there were no well-known actors or cartoonists, which shows that Warner Bros. Pictures only thought it was a Comic-Con place.
On the other side of the booth, there were models of Marvel superheroes and superhero comics, and like other booths, there were fans dressed up in their favorite characters.
It can be said that the past few days of the Golden State Comic Con can be described as a group of demons dancing, and every comic fan dresses up as their favorite characters and walks around.
Walking here, Lester watched with interest the signing session held at the booth.
Stan Lee.
Lester didn't expect to meet important Marvel figures and hold a signing party this time.
At this time, Stan Lee was not as old as he was imprinted, slightly younger, and at 57 years old, he was still very tough.
He single-handedly created many Marvel characters, which made people who knew him like the father of Marvel very much, and Lester admired him very much.
Pushing his glasses, Lester bought a copy of the Iron Man comics from the side, walked to the queue, and walked towards the front as the crowd decreased.
"Thank you for loving Marvel's superheroes. ”
Starley signed his name in the comics that fans had seen, hugged each other with a smile on his face, and continued to sign his name.
"Hello, old man Starley. ”
A special title sounded, making Stan Lee stunned, and then an Iron Man comic was placed in front of him.
"It's a very affectionate name, but it's the first time anyone has called me that. Starley looked up at a 19-year-old Chinese-British child wearing black sunglasses, and his face was surprised.
"This young man looks familiar. ”
Starley thought silently to himself.
"I love your drawing of Spider-Man so much. ”
Lester praised the way;
"Oh, in that case, why not take this Spider-Man. Starley said strangely as he signed the Iron Man comic with a pen;
"But I think Iron Man plays an important role in this. Lester's words changed sharply, and his tone was full of meaning.
"That's a good point. ”
Starley raised his eyebrows, only when Leicester liked both, signed his name, pushed the comic to Leicester and said, "Here you go, it's already signed." ”
"Thank you!"
Lester took the comics, but didn't leave immediately, and under Starley's puzzled gaze, he took out a business card from his pocket and put it in front of Starley: "This is my business card." …… He pointed to the stool in the resting area and said, "I'll wait for you there, I think we can talk." ”
"At this time, the children have business cards. ”
Starley picked up the fame with some amusement, swept it casually, and put it aside: "I'll see it later." ”
"Okay. ”
Lester leaves the Marvel booth and sits on a stool to look at the Iron Man comics he bought.
Starley didn't pay the slightest attention to Lester's words, and continued to sign his autograph, gradually forgetting about Lester who was waiting for him.
When the signing session was over, Starley was finally able to relax, kneading his sore hands and neck, and after a day's signing, he was really a little overwhelmed by his old bones.
"That's right, business cards. ”
Starley waited for his hands to stop being sore, vaguely felt that he had forgotten something, his eyes flickered over the business card next to him, and he realized that there was a fan waiting for him, so he picked up the business card and looked at it curiously.
"Chairman of Flying Bird Films: Lestrore. ”
"Asuka Comics Chairman: Lestrore"
Starley was surprised, looking at the information written on the business card, especially the names of Lestrore.
"Isn't this Lestrore, the author of the Watchmen nomination?"
Starley was shocked to realize why the other party looked a little familiar, for the Hugo Award nominated for Lestrore, no one in the comic book industry would not inquire.
After all, it is the first time that a comic has been nominated for the Hugo Award, which has attracted the attention of many cartoonists.
Starley looked up at a nearby stool, looking around for the figure of Lestrore, only to find that the man was gone, so he had to put his business card in his pocket and keep it.
At this time, Lester returned to the hotel room and received a call from Robert Zemeckis, and the crew of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" officially started.