April 12, 3 p.m., Los Angeles Airport.

The weather is clear, the sun shines on people, dispels the cold, and the warmth rises......

At the exit of the airport, a large number of people were gathered at this time, including adults, children, the elderly, young people, blacks, whites, and yellow people.

Outside the entire exit, it was crowded with people, and the scene was very lively, and noisy sounds filled the audience.

These people, if you look closely, you will find that many of them are holding a book with a beautiful cover full of medieval cultural precipitation, and the sun shines on the cover, shining with the letters 'harry~potter'.

Above the huge crowd, dozens or hundreds of banners and signs stood up......

"Warmly welcome the triumphant return of Harry Potter~~"

“harry~potter~~~”

"Alfonso. Karon~~"

"Daniv~~"

"Emmason~~"

All the people, holding books, stood at the exit of the airport, stood on tiptoe, stretched their necks, and looked into the airport, eager and excited.

"When will the plane arrive??"

"It's like 15:30, it's almost ......"

"I heard that there are many newcomers in this film, but I don't know if our director can shoot it well......"

"It shouldn't be ...... bad"

"Although Mr. Alfonso Cuarón is not a big director like Uncle Cameron, he is also very experienced......"

"Anyway, I love Harry Potter. If you like him, you will support him unconditionally!! ”

The crowd waited and talked a lot.

As for the airport, a large number of security guards have already been sent here to maintain order at this time, and the Los Angeles police have also sent many police officers to maintain law and order.

In addition to fans, security guards, and police, hundreds of reporters have also gathered here, and they are also frequently sticking their heads to see if the crew has gotten off the plane.

Just yesterday, Universal Pictures announced that "Harry Potter 1" was finally completed, after the news broke. All the fans of the novel and the fans of the movie were a sensation. elated, running to tell each other. (There was a mistake in the previous chapter, "The Lord of the Rings" is Paramount, Warner)

When I heard the production company's announcement that the crew of "Harry Potter" will arrive at the Los Angeles airport this afternoon, and will organize a meet-and-greet and autograph session on the spot. Thousands of avid fans flocked to the city around Los Angeles and across the country. Wait at the exit of the airport. Looking forward to it.

The sun was shining on me, warm as spring, but the waiting time felt so long.

I don't know who shouted: "They're out!!" ”

The crowd boiled for a moment. kept waving and shouting to the crew members in the airport.

“harry~！！”

“harry~！！”

“harry~！！”

All the 'Harbin fans' were excited, and the scene was like a volcanic eruption, and the heat wave was monstrous.

Cheers and whistles are endless.

The airport security guards and police officers who were at the forefront of maintaining order suddenly felt the pressure suddenly increase, and it felt like they were in a crater, and they could be dissolved by the lava eruption at any time......

Alfonso Cuarón walked at the front of the team, leading the team out of the airport, looking at the dense crowd outside the airport, not only not happy, but a little depressed. He doesn't like this way of greeting, and when he got a call from the producer yesterday, he strongly objected to it, it's not his style. What the literati brought to him was not only technology and ability, but also a kind of self-arrogance.

However, Hollywood movies are never the final say of the director, but the producer, and in the end, Alfonso Cuarón can only pinch his nose and admit it.

"For Harry Potter!!" Alfonso exhaled hard, summoned the protagonist Danif, and said to him, "Wait a minute, behave well." ”

Danif's mood was completely different from Alfonso's, if not the opposite. Now 16 years old, he's a complete newcomer, and he's a newcomer to British cinema, having only starred in one terrible film that still makes him a little ashamed.

The reason why he was chosen as the protagonist of "Harry Potter" in the first place was a completely tortuous and very miraculous thing. His mother, who was the character director, did not approve of his candidacy for the lead role in Harry Potter, but miraculously, by chance, he was chosen by Alfonso, who was choosing an attraction in England, and eventually became the protagonist of Harry Potter.

At this time, Danif looked at the fans who were shouting frantically outside, and he was so excited that even his face turned red.

And the other actors are not much better, many actors are facing so many fans for the first time, and the mood is inevitably uneasy.

Alfonso took the lead actors to the podium of the interview that had already been arranged by Universal Pictures, and was asked by all fans and reporters.

"May I ask Director Cuarón, do you have confidence in the movie "Harry Potter"? Can it get a high box office of $1.5 billion? "A journalist was given the first opportunity to ask questions under Alfonso's name.

Alfonso replied directly and coldly: "I have confidence in this film, very confident. 1.5 billion box office, this, if you say it, will you say that I am too proud?? Although the rubbing of his beard made him look a little vicissitudes, it also made him more attractive, and his eyes were sharp and radiated a sharp light.

Although he did not directly say that the box office can reach $1.5 billion, the meaning is very clear - he is confident that it will reach $1.5 billion.

This answer obviously stimulated those reporters to be more excited, and the second reporter asked the second question, which directly aimed at the center of the current contradiction: "May I ask Director Cuaron, "The Lord of the Rings" was already ahead of "Harry Potter" six days ago, and it was completed, do you have any measures to make "Harry Potter" catch up with "The Lord of the Rings" and become the first 3D movie to be released?" ”

Everyone listened......

"This is a trade secret, please forgive me for not being able to answer." Alfonso was very dry, and directly refused.

When "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" were launched, the two sides began to compete silently. Everyone wants to come out on top and leave a thicker ink on film history. Because of this, Alfonso desperately tried to speed up the filming schedule, and if "Harry Potter" had been filmed at least 16 months at the previous pace, it would have taken only 14 months to complete.

Now that the battle for the early release of "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" can be said to have reached a critical moment, Alfonso does have a way to speed up the production/release schedule without affecting the quality of the film, but this method and measure must not be announced.

Seeing that he didn't ask about the key things, another reporter asked another question: "I heard that there is a movie in Huaxia called "Transformers", which is also 3D. What do you think of it? Can it be a threat to the box office of Harry Potter? ”

"Transformers? I'll admit it's a good script. But compared with "Harry Potter", there is still less heaviness and rigor. Although its director is quite famous, and he has directed two movies that have done well at the box office, I am still a little worried about the Chinese actors and the level of special effects. I don't know if they can hold up a sci-fi blockbuster like "Transformers". ”

"As for the threat of Transformers. First. I don't think it will be released in 2009 and compete with "Harry Potter", it's completely impossible; Second. In terms of quality, I have confidence in Harry Potter. In other words, Alfonso hinted at his disdain for the quality of Transformers.

After all, Alfonso is not as sophisticated as Cameron, and he still has his own arrogance and prejudice, so he has always had a contempt for Chinese movies, and in just a few sentences, his hard spirit was exposed.

When the reporter heard the meaning, he immediately froze, and continued to ask: "You mean that "Transformers" is not a threat to "Harry Potter" at all?? ”

Alfonso seemed to realize that something was wrong, but it was not easy to overturn the remarks just now, coupled with the arrogance in his heart, and finally under the pressure of reporters, he coldly spit out: "In my opinion, "The Lord of the Rings" is my real competitor. ”

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The return of the "Harry Potter" crew has brought a lot of talk to fans in North America, whether it is Alfonso's words to reporters, or the introduction of the actors, or the autograph session, all of which have made North American fans talk about it.

And the media, which has always liked to sensationalize, also reported Alfonso's words in the interview at this time, adding fuel to the fire.

"Alfonso. Director Cuarón is full of confidence in "Harry Potter" and has prepared several plans to speed up post-production and strive to release it before "The Lord of the Rings"!! —The Washington Entertainment.

"Caron vs. Cameron, who's going to win and who's going to lose this time?? Both films are based on the best-selling fantasy novels in the European Union, both films have extremely large fan bases, and both films have 3D technology, and the outcome is still unknown. However, I am still more optimistic about Uncle Cameron, because "Titanic" was directed by him, and I am his brain-dead fan. -- Federal Gossip.

"In the 2009 movie box office charts, director Cuarón said that only "The Lord of the Rings" can pose a threat to "Harry Potter"!!" -- The Chicago Gazette.

"Director Cuarón questioned the level of Chinese films, believing that with the quality of Huaxia's actors and the level of computer special effects, it is completely impossible to control a big-themed movie like "Transformers", so Director Cuarón does not think that "Transformers" can bring a threat to "Harry Potter......" - "The Sun".

"Director Cuarón doesn't think 'Transformers' will be released this year!! So it is completely impossible to threaten Harry Potter, and the only competitor is "The Lord of the Rings". ”

"Director Cuarón thinks ......"

There are many newspapers reporting on Director Cuarón and Harry Potter, and at this time, "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" have become the center of the annual film topic in the entire North American film market, and most fans and experts regard "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" as the pinnacle of the movie box office market this year.

As for the Chinese movie "Transformers", although it is very well-known and has a very large fan base, it started filming half a year late, and fans still rationally think that it should not be released this year, so it is naturally impossible to pose any threat to "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter".

In North America, that's what the newspapers think, that's what fans think, that's what the media thinks, and that's what the experts think......

And Uncle Cameron, the director of "The Lord of the Rings", thinks the same way.......

(To be continued......)