Sid's words made everyone laugh, and then he continued: "Any movie is a unique adventure. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info And this time, our adventure will not be calm or simple, but as long as everyone follows me, we will definitely be able to overcome all obstacles and complete this excellent film. ”

Everyone immediately applauded in unison, and Sid smiled and clapped twice, "Everyone, let's get to work!"

"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", the first A-level production of Fire Lion Pictures, has finally officially started! Sid's adventure to the top of Hollywood Hill has also officially begun!

This fantasy masterpiece, which brings together almost all the British powerful actors, finally kicked off in a calm, but Sid and the crew knew that calm was only the surface. Although the film was shot far away in England, some people in Hollywood have never taken their eyes off them.

As the fastest-rising comprehensive media group in Hollywood, the energy burst out of the Fire Lion has even surpassed the shock of the Big Three when DreamWorks was established.

As an independent producer of Fire Lion Pictures and the first A-grade blockbuster jointly released with Sony Columbia Pictures, the filming of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was destined to be impossible to be calm from the beginning.

And Sid was like a smoke bomb in the first half of the year, so that other film companies could not figure out the filming of "Harry Potter", but this method can only work for a while. Later, some news came out of Industrial Light & Magic, which worked with Fire Lion on the special effects of "Harry Potter".

"OK, that's all for today's script. Sid closed the script, and after nearly four hours of reading the script, all the actors who had a role in the scene were initially familiar with the script and the story, and the first day's work was finally coming to an end.

As the group gets up to leave, Sid calls out to the three protagonists: "Daniel (Radcliffe), Rupert (Grint), and Emma (Watson)." ”

The three little guys turned their heads to look at him in unison, "After reading the script, how do you feel about your character?"

"Well, Hermione is a very smart girl, but it's hard to recognize. Emma Watson preemptively said.

"I think Harry [Potter] is still figuring out how to get from," Daniel Radcliffe said later.

"I think Ron may look silly, but he's not that stupid. Rupert (Grinthe) tilted his head and thought for a moment.

"Well, that's good. Sid smiled and nodded, first praising the three little ones, and then said, "Well, tomorrow is the weekend, and we won't be working for the time being, so I'll give you three a homework." ”

"Ahh At the sight of the word, Rupert (Grint) immediately showed a bitter melon face, and Daniel Radcliffe furrowed his little brow, and only Emma Watson looked at him with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Listen to me first," Sid held up his finger, "your homework is to feel and understand your role, whatever it is, as long as it is related to your role." Write it down, and then I'm going to read it next Monday. ”

After saying that, Sid clapped his hands, "Alright, that's it, you should go home." ”

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When "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" in the United Kingdom finally started, on the other side of the ocean, another major event that really affected the whole of Hollywood was being staged in New York.

In the spacious conference hall, the atmosphere was very tense, and although Jerry Levine and Steven Keys were sitting on the stage, although they were calm as usual on the surface, one of them kept drinking water, and the other kept shaking his feet, showing that they were far from being as calm as they seemed on the surface.

However, it is no wonder that today is the day when the shareholders of Time Warner and AOL vote, and the results of their votes will determine whether the merger journey of Time Warner and AOL can be launched.

Of course, from the outside, this is the largest corporate merger and acquisition in history, and no fool will object to it. But the merger of two large companies with very different operating models and corporate styles is not at all as simple as it seems.

Since the beginning of the merger in the first half of the year, the two sides have been entangled in conflicts, and the personnel issues responsible for the two COOs, Bob Peterman and Richard Patterson, are the biggest conflicts.

In other words, Time Warner's biggest loss, the two companies have not officially merged, but in addition to the core film and television division, a series of Warner's subsidiaries have changed hands, including even Warner Records, one of the world's five largest records.

More importantly, as the merger deepened, there were problems with the numbers on the financial books, and the internal questions caused by this also flooded the two companies, especially Time Warner. Many middle-level and even some senior managers have begun to propose to suspend the merger.

If it weren't for the combination of Jerry Levine and Steven Case, the merger between Time Warner and AOL would never have gone as smoothly as it is now.

"The votes are counted. After receiving the letter from the Vote Counting Committee, the moderator stood up and said, and he immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

Whether it is the large and small shareholders of Time Warner, or the Wall Street institutions behind AOL, they all look at the middle-aged host.

The host opened the envelope and pulled out the result: "Time Warner and AOL combined vote, the result is - passed!"

The host's words immediately caused a thunderous cheer in the audience, and Jerry Levine and Steven Keys also breathed a sigh of relief, they finally let go of the stone in their hearts. Although there was no shortage of internal opposition before, and the bursting of the Nasdaq dot-com bubble also hit like a tidal wave, all of which failed to shake the merger process of Time Warner and AOL.

Steven Case took the microphone and addressed the shareholders: "Today's vote results show the unstoppable momentum and general trend of our merger, the new company will have the largest number of users on the entire Internet, and the best quality media resources in all of Hollywood. ”

"Our harmony will surely create a miracle in the history of world commerce!"

Steven Case's remarks made the headlines the next day. The news that Time Warner and AOL voted to approve the merger immediately spread around the world.

While all that remains is to submit the merger to the FCC, it is not difficult to approve the merger of two companies in different fields.