The weekend before Thanksgiving, the fourth episode of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, held a huge world premiere, and the premiere location was no longer the United Kingdom, where the story takes place, but Disney's Adventure Park in California, because during Thanksgiving, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter section of the park will officially open to the whole United States.

The premiere of the film was held in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and it was screened in the open air, and Disney took great pains to promote the Harry Potter spin-off.

The series was as strong as ever, easily earning $120 million at the North American box office in the first three days, not to mention the already hot English-speaking market, even the Chinese region on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, because some members of Harry Potter participated in the promotion of the premiere, and also received more than 39 million RMB in the first three days.

For an imported account-sharing film, it is a very good box office in this era, and the Harry Potter series is becoming more and more influential in China, even if piracy is flying all over the place, derivatives can still bring Ryan and Disney a certain amount of income.

In particular, the Disneyland in Shanghai is about to officially start construction, which also includes the Harry Potter area, and the greater the influence of movies and books, the greater the help for the park in the future.

In just ten days, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire grossed $225 million in North America and nearly $500 million worldwide.

And during Thanksgiving, Time Warner and the Walt Disney Group also remitted a huge sum of up to $220 million to Ryan's account.

This is Ryan's share of the Harry Potter series spin-offs last year, most of the copyright of the series is in his hands, and according to the agreements signed with Disney and Time Warner, he himself enjoys one-third of the profit share of most derivatives such as CDs, dolls, and images.

Once the industrial chain of Harry Potter is formed, it will become a huge gold-absorbing machine, and in the past few years since the release of the movie, it is not counted as a share from the box office. The derivatives series alone can bring him about $200 million a year.

Even if there is no other industry, this long-term meal ticket is enough for him to live his life freely.

Of course, the money only went around Ryan's hands, and most of it went to Boeing's account, and his custom coming-of-age ceremony for his dear sister was completed.

Maybe it was just a joke at the beginning, or maybe even Taylor himself had forgotten, but Ryan didn't forget his promise.

After entering December, "127 Hours", which had been in theaters for four weeks, almost came to an end, and after barely exceeding $35 million at the box office, the theater chain gradually slipped to double digits. The North American box office is increasing at a rate of several thousand dollars a day, and the final box office will not grow much.

In recent years, especially as the speed and freedom of information exchange has increased, it has become a common phenomenon all over the world that films praised by film critics and other professionals - such as "127 Hours" - the vast majority of box office miserable, while the worthless films they criticize are warmly welcomed by ordinary audiences, and do not even need to be recognized by important awards such as the Oscars. It's easy to make a world-class impact.

In the words of film critics, it is that 90% of the world's audiences have fallen, and only a small group of them, such as them, still maintain a normal level of appreciation.

Is this really the case?

Ryan has long stopped thinking about this, on the movies. He will always be on the side of the majority.

Although "127 Hours" still has an overseas box office, such a movie does not have much commercial operation value, not to mention that the box office share that can be recovered overseas is only about a quarter of the overall overseas box office at most. Therefore, except for the English-speaking region and Western Europe, in most overseas markets, Disney has adopted the marketing method of selling out the exhibition rights.

No doubt. The combination of Ryan and Natalie is the best sign, but the type of film limits the copyright price, South America, the Far East, Eastern Europe, Russia and the Arab world, Disney after nearly a month of negotiations, a total of 20 million US dollars in screening rights revenue, plus the box office share of North America and English-speaking regions and the advertising sponsorship obtained in the early stage, even if it cannot recover the cost, it is not much worse.

What's more, Ryan's team is working the awards season, even if it can only get a few nominations, but it will be able to increase the corresponding revenue from DVDs, videotapes and TV broadcasts.

Compared to Disney, Alan? Ruston himself seems to have gained even more, becoming a nationally renowned hero and outdoor expert, even signing a $5 million sponsorship deal with Nike just two weeks after the film's release.

After "Argo" and "127 Hours", Ryan often appears in front of him, in addition to playwrights and new directors looking for opportunities, there are also some personal autobiographical agents of publishing houses, who frequently recommend some personal biographies to Ryan, hoping to get his favor.

Not all autobiographies have the value of being made into a movie, not to mention that most autobiographical films are niche.

There are also many people who want to get Ryan's autobiographical authorization, but he refuses them all.

What are you kidding, he is neither short of money nor lack of fame, he is not yet 26 years old, and now he has an autobiography?

As the awards season approaches, Ryan has received many invitations to the party, and at this time of year, it is always the most active stage for many celebrities in Hollywood, such as philanthropic factions, political fundraisers, etc., of course, in the greater Los Angeles area closest to the college, the most are canvassing for various awards, especially the Oscars.

Now Ryan's vote has long since not only represented himself, but has even become a weather vane, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is one of the most influential judges in the college.

Therefore, while he is in public relations, he has naturally become the target of public relations of many crews.

It's a pity that those who invited him to participate in the canvassing party didn't know that Ryan's habit was to vote with his feet on awards that had nothing to do with him and Disney.

Because a heavyweight award can double or even multiply the value of many actors, Los Angeles can now be described as a group of demons, walking on the road of Beverly Hills or the Hollywood area, if you meet someone in a suit and tie, if you ask, more than eighty percent of them may be agents of brokerage companies or business personnel of public relations firms.

These people, including those on Ryan's team, have actually been walking up and down the psychological bottom line of the academy under the banner of free competition.

As for what is the psychological bottom line of the college? Most people and even Ryan himself can't tell, after all, the intensity of the money offensive has become older and bigger over the years, and the effect has become more and more obvious.

In his opinion, as long as the academy does not inform the media, the next year will not treat Megan, the producer and investor of "Bomb Disposal Unit", like in the previous life? If Larrison is disgusted, it means that he has not touched the bottom line of the college.

Besides, as long as it doesn't go too far, even if the academy wants to find a model to show its fairness, it will definitely not find his head now.

Think about the previous life, none of the people who were thrown in front of the media by the academy were world-class celebrities.

In the words of the other side of the Pacific, it is to kill the chicken for the monkey to see, but this chicken is really not too big, as long as the academy shows its meaning in this regard, those public relations people who jump up and down will definitely restrain a lot.

In terms of "Brokeback Mountain", Ryan did not intervene at all, and completely threw it to Flower Pictures, with Drew's ability and connections, plus Ang Lee had similar public relations experience, and the academy wanted to appease the rising gay community after the film's release, it was bound to consider giving a heavyweight award.

Ryan's team worked hard to promote "127 Hours" and Natalie's nomination, and 50,000 hardcover DVDs were distributed to nearly 6,000 judges, including the ordinary staff involved in the Oscars and the Academy, and the commemorative tableware ordered from the Royal Paraphernalia Factory was also shipped to Los Angeles and sent out as early as the DVD.

In addition to this, champagne, red wine, and Disney limited edition dolls are also ready.

These gifts may not seem expensive, but they are delicate and beautiful, and they have practical value, which can be described as a powerful weapon to move people's hearts.

If in another two or three years, Ryan will take even bigger moves, and now is not the time for the Oscars to completely degenerate into a game of money and PR, and some actions should not go too far.

While publicizing the movie, Ryan did not forget about Taylor, because last year's film was released in December, and Taylor could only participate in this year's Grammy Awards, regardless of how many gramophones the final PR could bring to the girl, but as a guest performer at the opening, she was already one of the winners of this Grammy.

Matters in Los Angeles were one after another, and while most of Ryan just needed to understand, he was also slightly tired, especially some of the high-end people who had to attend, even though he thought it was a normal social interaction, but after attending too much, he couldn't help but get bored.

Of course, Ryan knows very well that if he is an ordinary person, he can enjoy a peaceful life at any time, and when he stands at a certain height, the peaceful life will definitely be gone.

Fortunately, he could leave the city of angels for a short time and go to a quieter place for a while.

As time passed, Nicole's pregnancy became more and more obvious, and her lower abdomen gradually showed signs of bulging, and she decided to go to a quieter place to recuperate, and the beautiful and remote island of Lanai was undoubtedly the best choice.

Ryan accompanied her on the plane to Lanai, in addition to sending Nicole over, he also wanted to see the progress of "Jurassic Park 3" being filmed there, Spielberg repeatedly swore to him that the filming of the film and the special effects production were going on at the same time, and he would definitely be able to catch the July schedule.

The old man is the most famous fast shooter in all of Hollywood, and Ryan believes he can do it.

Before getting on the plane, Ryan returned Michael? The revised script of "Transformers" sent by Bey. (To be continued......)