Chapter 186: The Lion King
In the pouring rain, Simba firmly walked to the front of the Glory Stone, stood tall, and let out a majestic roar that shook the sky, announcing that the Glory Country had been reborn from then on, and the desolate land was full of vitality in the rain, and everything recovered and began to grow again.
Accompanied by the song of the wild, the animals gathered again on the edge of the cliff of the Glory Stone, and in front of them appeared the Lion King Simba and Queen Nana, and the old baboon Rafeiqi walked to the edge of the cliff again, raising a new curious life!
The song of "Love Unlimited Tonight" fell, and after waiting for a while, Ryan put on his hat and sunglasses one by one, and said to Taylor in the box, "Honey, it's time for us to go." ”
"Don't!" The little girl is holding Simba and Nana's dolls, "I'm going to watch it again!" ”
"It's time for us to go home, and we'll have a turkey dinner later." Ryan patiently persuaded.
"Where's Nicole?" Taylor's mouth pursed, "I haven't seen Nicole in a long time, I want to play with her, so I won't play with you......"
"Nicole in Europe!" Ryan spread his hands, this little guy is really a typical example of crossing a river and demolishing a bridge.
Today is Thanksgiving, Nicole is still in Europe, the Scott family simply called Ryan over to spend Thanksgiving together, Taylor had to call him to watch "The Lion King", the attitude is unprecedentedly good.
Who knows, just after watching it, the little guy began to put on a face again.
"I don't want it!" She grabbed the arm of her chair hard.
Ryan understood that he must not have a good face at this time, put away his smile, picked her up and left, the little girl's sapphire blue eyes were round, staring at him tightly, and the golden beans would roll down at any time as soon as her mouth was flattened.
"Alison!" Ryan said very seriously, "If the tears fall, I will never take you out to play again." I promise! ”
With this little guy's cleverness, he can definitely tell whether Ryan is joking or not.
"Hmph~ Nate is right, you're a bad person!"
The blue eyes of the sapphire cleared the mist, and the little girl turned her head with a look of "I don't want to pay attention to you".
Holding Taylor, undoubtedly the best cover, quietly out of the movie theater, Ryan took her quickly into Swift's car, and made a departure gesture to the driver.
"Is the movie good, Taylor?" Ryan fastened her seatbelt. He rubbed the girl's blonde hair again.
"I'm ignoring you......" she turned her head to look out of the car.
Shaking his head, Ryan stopped paying attention to the awkward little fellow, found the pile of newspapers he had bought when he came, and flipped through them.
"The Lion King" was premiered last night, and of course he attended, and he was blocked by the same group of reporters at the press conference, and he was bombarded indiscriminately.
As the highlight of Disney's launch this year, and Ryan's latest masterpiece, film critics will naturally not miss the opportunity to make a big comment and take advantage of the opportunity to earn eyeballs and money.
"This is a movie that can affect people's growth! It tells a story of life, love, and responsibility! ”
"The plot of The Lion King is very old-fashioned. It's more old-fashioned than Ryan's previous works, but it's charming! In the film, Simba goes through a mental struggle, and finally struggles. I found my responsibility and found what I wanted to do the most. ”
"It's like in our lives, there are things that you can choose to do or not to do. If you do it, you may not succeed, but if you don't, you won't have any chance......"
The reviews are brilliant and really stick to the theme of The Lion King. Ryan skimmed through it and switched to a copy of the San Francisco Chronicle.
"Is this belonging to Walt Disney and Ryan? Jenkins' animal version of the Prince's Revenge! ”
The reviews on it are as concise and clear as ever.
"The best thing about The Lion King is the values it embodies! In the face of mistakes, there should be no regret and evasion, everyone has their own responsibility! There is a line in the film that is worth remembering and thinking about - be brave only when you need to be brave! ”
"It's a movie that best reflects our mainstream values, and it's exactly like a weather vane, and parents across the United States should bring their kids to the theater to see it."
Having lived in North America for so many years, Ryan knows very well how to go on his own path, and sticking to mainstream values is the right way, which is the main reason why he has never played those cult movie ideas since he was reborn.
But what Ryan didn't expect was that several women's organizations lashed out at him in the newspapers.
"The Lion King" embodies the spirit of male power, emphasizing that only under the strict authority of the father can life be harmonious and occupy its place! It completely ignores the key role of matriarchy in this, and I have to say that this is an extremely bad idea, and Ryan should show more of the important position of women in his work! ”
Looking at the name of the newspaper, Ryan vaguely remembered that after the release of "Jurassic Park", the newspaper also praised the feminist ideas in his works.
"Get off! Get out! ”
Taylor kept patting her seat, and Ryan had to put down the newspaper and help her unbuckle her seatbelt.
"Hey, little one, are you having fun?" As soon as I got out of the car, Mrs. Andrea had already greeted her.
"The movie is good! Ryan is annoying! ”
The little girl threw down a sentence and rushed into the villa without looking back.
"Did something happen, Ryan?" How could Mrs. Andrea not understand her daughter, she couldn't help laughing.
Ryan spread his hand, made a gesture you understood, and walked into the living room with a smile.
"Ryan!"
Scott beckoned to him, and Ryan walked over and sat down across from him, "Did you hand over the power of attorney for Blizzard?" ”
"Got it!" He nodded, and then said, "Ryan, the game studio will probably make a profit of about $800,000 this year, and Alan wants to invest all this money in the development of new games. ”
"No problem."
Warcraft is a long-term credit card that doesn't have to be repaid, and Ryan would naturally agree.
As night fell, the Thanksgiving dinner kicked off, and before entering the Swift family's dining room, Ryan hung up the phone with Nicole, who was far away in Europe, and she was still busy socializing, and the two only talked a few words.
A must-have dish on Thanksgiving Day is turkey, a mouth-watering roast turkey with a unique side dish that doesn't stop Ryan from enjoying the food, even though a grudge-minded little guy rolls his eyes from time to time.
"This chicken leg is mine! Not allowed to Ryan! ”
Lady Andrea was helpless, and took the common knife and fork and aimed at the other turkey leg.
"That one is Austin's!" With a scream, the chicken leg landed in front of the little boy, who was not yet two years old.
"Honey, Ryan is a guest."
"Is he a guest? When I went to Nicole's house, he never treated me as a guest! ”
A dinner ended with such a rambling and playful laugh, and after a little more stopover, Ryan took his leave and went home.
"Ryan, remember to come and watch 'The Lion King' with me tomorrow!"
Just about to walk out of the villa, there was a sharp-tongued voice from behind, Ryan turned a deaf ear and strode towards the car, the voice behind continued, "If you don't come, I'll sue Nicole, you bully me!" ”
Mr. and Mrs. Swift just smiled at each other, they knew their daughter well, and it was a way for her to show closeness.
After the release of "The Lion King", Disney did not weaken its publicity efforts at all, and related advertisements can be seen everywhere, this kind of movie is a genre of killing young and old, even if some adults may not like it very much, even if it is to take care of children, they will go to the cinema together.
However, to the disappointment of Disney's top management, after the first week, "The Lion King" could not shake the record of "Jurassic Park" for the first week box office.
To be exact, the North American box office figure of $58.55 million in four days is still very far from the record.
But Disney's traditional animated films, which have always been known for their longevity, have been touted in the media, and the merch is not as hot as "Jurassic Park", but it is also a big hit.
After the full second week, the decline in the North American box office was almost negligible, winning nearly $54 million, and Ryan had another work, which exceeded 100 million at the North American box office in two weeks!
Because the family, responsibility and other content shown in the movie are so in line with the values of mainstream society, the major mainstream media have almost praised this animated film to the sky, and the praise far exceeds that of "Jurassic Park".
"The Lion King is the pinnacle of 2D animation!"
This is the subject of a prominent review in the new issue of Vanity Fair magazine.
"There has never been an animation as stunning as The Lion King, which is the pinnacle of animated cinema since its inception, and even after another 20 years, it will still be a classic! It is set in the grand and realistic African savannah, with vivid human-like animal figures and epic story backdrops......"
"Disney has once again demonstrated their unshakable status as the king of 2D hand-drawn animation, and hand-drawn animation will continue to be brilliant......"
The story was almost a celebration of Disney, boasting that their hand-drawn animation studio was the only one in the sky and nothing on earth, and the article was picked up by many newspapers and magazines on the back of The Lion King's popularity.
In the midst of a hail and a big box office, "The Lion King" is like Simba in it, gradually moving towards the peak of animated films.
It was at this time that Ryan was instructed, Ed? On behalf of Pixar Studios, Camel sent a formal letter to Disney asking for the cancellation of the distribution agreement between the two parties on the 3D computer-animated film, and Disney's senior management officially canceled the contract after discussion at a regular meeting.
This also means that Ryan and Disney will drift apart.
"Tina, happy cooperation!" Is this Ryan calling Tina? Brown's phone.
"Ryan, we've always had a great time working together."
There's nothing real in the words between the two, Tina? Brown smiled happily, and this year's sales of Vanity Fair magazine reached a new level, and all kinds of advertising expenses made a lot of money. (To be continued......)