Chapter 161: It's all fans, it's all the second generation, for the sake of the children
"Joanne, how are you feeling?" The middle-aged blonde woman in a black knitted blouse sipped her coffee with a cup in her hands, and the pleasant sense of relaxation filled her mouth with the aroma of sweet and bitter mixture, making her eyes narrow, "Am I right?" It's the perfect place to write, it's heated, it's well lit, and the focus is on ordering a cup of coffee to stay for the day......"
Diane ...... Can you please stop saying that? Joanne, who was blonde and shawl, glared at her sister and glanced up at the counter before continuing: "There are only a few of us in the store now, can you keep a low profile?" ”
“Oh! Joanne, I'm used to it. Before the woman named Diane could respond, the middle-aged boss behind the bar who had nothing to do had already spoken, he stretched his waist and stood up, yawning constantly, "My business here is not good, and you writing here will not only make my heating more valuable, but also let passers-by know that I have been a perennial ...... Huh? What does it mean that these people are standing in the doorway? Did you think I was going to close here? ”
When the idle and bored middle-aged boss saw a bunch of passers-by who didn't know when they appeared at the door of his store, he hurriedly walked out of the bar, turned three steps into two steps, and stepped over the small inner hall, holding the doorknob with his right hand, and pulled it open very naturally. Our shop closes at nine o'clock, and there is still an hour to go. ”
Hearing this, the two middle-aged women who cast their eyes shook their heads again and again.
When the store is open for business, how can the boss be the first to tell customers when the store will close?
Even if there's an hour left, you'll have to wait until someone else asks!
Just when the sisters thought that there was a high probability that this group of tourists would turn away, the guy standing at the front, wearing a peaked cap and flat glasses, and covering his face with a black scarf, suddenly nodded and asked, "Is there a macchiato?" ”
"Nope." The boss smiled awkwardly but politely.
"Then you can have some", the young man turned his head and asked, "What shall we drink?" ”
As soon as these words came out, the group of people around them all turned their eyes to the bald man in the Mediterranean, and the guy with glasses also took the opportunity to speak, "David, Ganetti, I recommend you to drink Irish coffee with Irish whiskey." ”
"You three little girls like to eat sweet, cappuccino, mocha, latte are all ......"
"As for James and you, do you want to have a cup of black coffee like me?"
Just when the bald man was recommending himself, the boss who was standing there trying to beckon everyone in was even more embarrassed.
"Uh...... We don't have Irish coffee here. ”
Hey!
The sisters sitting on the side couldn't stand it anymore.
Diane, who was still 'praising the quietness of the store' before, stood up, walked to the door, and took over the boss's sales work very much, "Good evening, come in first, it's windy outside, and there's heating inside......"
"We are a small shop, and we usually receive all the surrounding residents, and everyone is a regular customer, so special requirements will be notified in advance, and if someone wants to drink Irish coffee, then our boss will buy it in advance."
"Our best selling is mocha and latte......"
In the middle of a few words, the guy named Diane limited the store to two.
In this case, Roland and his party had a better choice, all Mocha, and then sat down.
Why did J.K. Rowling write in Elephant Cafe?
Isn't it because business here is not good, there is no one, it is clean, and there is heating!
I really thought this was a place like Star Dad!
What kind of place can you really work?
What is free wifi, maybe you can meet like-minded investors, business partners, spiritual partners, it is very comfortable to work while listening to music, it is pleasant to smell the coffee and listen to the coffee machine, and the café has a working atmosphere......
The so-called elegant, romantic, and good environment......
Which one of these doesn't match the outfit of literary and artistic youth?
Before, people may not be able to find a reason to refute it.
And now!
In the case of not being able to go out for two weeks and working in the homes of 200 million people, how many people are screaming!
I'm going to the office!
A hotbed environment that only slows down productivity!
So, even if the boss said sorry twice, Roland didn't care, because he knew the reason, and the others ......
They are curious, James Cameron looks very unreliable! How do you recommend such a café to Roland?
The boss will not have a complete variety, but he still dares to open a store?
These little ninety-nine were just put in their hearts, no one said it, and even if they did, it didn't matter, because Roland walked in to drink coffee just to make the two ladies recognize him.
When the boss greeted Diane very awkwardly and asked the other party to help him deliver coffee, Roland, who took off his hat and scarf, achieved his goal, and with the focus of her eyes, she was still helping her friends sell coffee She suddenly widened her eyes, and after being stunned for a moment, she took a step back, and her eyes swept from the crowd one by one.
The whole process lasted about ten seconds, and then she covered her mouth, frowned and asked, "Roland Allen?" ”
"You're Roland Allen?"
“Oh! ——My——God! You're Roland Allen! ”
"Diane, what are you nervous about? Don't disturb your child...... Oh! ——Damn! - Is this true? ”
The Olsen family has become very numb to this kind of loud exclamation, in fact, since entering the UK, they have encountered the problem of identity exposure every day, if the Olsen sisters are popular in America, then Roland Allen will be at risk of being recognized wherever she goes - you may not have watched "Home Alone", but you have always watched "Terminator 2", right? If you haven't seen it, what about Jurassic Park? Good! Even if you don't watch movies, you've always heard songs, right? What about MJ's MV? Huh? Haven't seen it yet? That's fine! Even if you don't watch movies or listen to songs, there's always a TV at home, right? On the day Jurassic Park made history, most of the media reported the news, and if you don't know that......
Then you may be planting potatoes on Mars, waiting for someone else to save you.
After seeing the Rowling sisters and the café owner all cast unexpected glances at him, Roland directly raised his index finger in front of his mouth, made a silent gesture, and then nodded lightly, "yes......"
The simple admission made the three people full of surprise cover their mouths, and Diane, who had helped the boss out of the siege, folded her hands together and put them on her nose to make a prayer, "Oh! I've seen all of your movies! I've loved you since Christmas in '90! ”
"Wow! You are really as rumored, real people are more handsome than the screen! ”
"Oh my God! Oh, my God! The students I brought before are all your fans! Joanne, who had not moved, had also stood up at this moment, and after taking two steps forward, she suddenly turned back, picked up the notebook and pen on the table, and came to Roland's side full of anticipation, "Can you sign for me?" You can sign anywhere! ”
"My son is your number one fan! Shit! He'd be crazy to know you're coming for coffee! The café owner, who was still a little embarrassed, seemed to remember something, rubbed his drenched hands against the seams of his trousers, and said, "Can you stay here a little longer?" I'm going to go back and call my son right now!" ”
"If he knew you were here and didn't see you, he would have killed me!"
As he spoke, he pushed the door directly and rushed out, and after seeing the figure that was happily leaving, Roland also glanced at the bodyguard at the door, signaling one of them to follow, so as not to have any accidents.
Actually, all of this was expected by Roland, not because he was confident, but-
Well, it's a showdown, don't pretend, he's so confident!
He felt that as long as he walked into the café and ripped off the disguise, these people would recognize him!
For Roland, the face is the best business card, of course, in addition to being as handsome as Jack Ma is very distinctive, there is no need to introduce himself, is the key, there is a face, he does not have to prove his identity like others, his resume will be known by the vast majority of people, and in the case that I am more famous than you and richer than you, the most worrying and fearing is actually Roland himself!
And with the exposure of his identity, everything was even simpler, he hugged the son of the café owner, signed the dinosaur toy brought by the other party, and took a photo with the excited little guy......
A set of standard fan meeting procedures has come down, and that little guy is already too happy to find the north.
As for the Rowling sisters?
The two of them weren't much better.
The first to recognize his sister Diane is Roland's sister fan, and sister Joanne, during the time when she fell in love with her husband, family movies were the best choice, and when she gave English lessons to the children in school, she naturally showed the most videotapes that could resonate with children! At the time of creation, a ten-year-old child with a distinctive personality is the best reference!
That's right, there is no need for Roland to open his mouth at all, what the other party wrote has already reached him!
Joanne, also known as JK Rowling, handed Roland the 'autographed book', which was her manuscript of writing, and Roland only turned to the first page and saw the name Harry Potter.
And before he signed his autograph, the conversation that should have appeared in the café.
"Yes, it was recommended to me by someone else, saying that this café is good......"
"Then you've been deceived, business here isn't good......"
"Yes, I can see it, so I hesitated at the door......"
"Really? Are you hesitating? Well, it's good that the boss stood up and asked, otherwise we would have missed it...... It may not affect you, but for us, it's a pity......"
"How so? I love everyone who loves me! It's your support that makes me who I am now! Oh…… This is not a signed book? Are you a writer? This is what you wrote? ”
"Uh...... Sort of, it's just a little story I wrote, and the idea is not perfect, so I wrote the beginning......"
"Can I take a look, then? Lizzie's love to listen to stories, but you know, the stories of Hans Christian Andersen, Greene, and "Arabian Nights" are limited, and the kindergarten teachers like to go against us the most, and they always like to tell stories in class, and it makes us very worried, because no matter what they say, they have heard it......"
"Hahaha...... It's okay, you see, it's my pleasure, and if you guys like it, that's even better......"
Of course Roland likes it, he's here for this.
As the only work in the top 10 of the entertainment brand revenue list, the only ones that can suppress it are "Pokémon", "Hello Kitty", "Star Wars", "Mickey Mouse", "Mario" - hiss, this Nintendo is a real pervert! No wonder Philip Spencer, the head of Xbox, said that Amazon and Google are Xbox's future competitors, and this is not because Microsoft defeated Nintendo and Sony in the field of games, but because they are ready to compete with Amazon and Google for the cloud market!
Of course, there are many more that can be pressed by it, like "Batman", "Spider-Man", "Marvel Cinematic Universe", "Dragon Ball", these IPs are all under "Harry Potter".
That's right, the IP that Roland spent a long time trying to figure out may be worth more than "Harry Potter" after all, but before that, the wizarding world, which harvests children's New Year's money, is the more popular one.
In fact, when David was asked to register a film and television company, Roland thought about how this thing should develop in the future.
Specializing in Marvel movies?
And then give more opportunities to filmmakers who can meet the needs of the niche?
If he really does that, then he still needs to register a fart company!
Wouldn't it be over if you just save money and buy Marvel?
But in doing so, the sense of participation seems too low?
For him, if Marvel wants to succeed, it's very simple, just find Kevin Feige's bald man!
Why can't DC movies be made?
Because people who do movies don't read DC Comics!
As a guy who was born in seventy-three years and harvests comics from his father every year on his birthday, Kevin Feige, a bald man, knows more about Marvel than any guy in the Marvel creative team, and like Cole Nedham, Kevin Feige is also a guy who generates electricity with love, you know, not long after working in the company that produced "Superman", he quit when he couldn't stand DC's brain-pumping thoughts, and then resolutely became the personal assistant of filmmaker Lauren Donner, that is, the producer of the "X-Men" series- As for how does a young man choose who I want to play with in Hollywood?
Because he has a good grandfather!
His grandfather is also an insider in Hollywood, and he is the longest-lived TV series in America, the producer of "Guiding Light", which has been broadcast for 72 years, not only that, but also in the soap opera "Let the World Turn", which has been broadcast for 54 years, also has his grandfather.
Can this guy who understands filmmaking, likes to collect comic figures, and has learned his grandfather's method of identifying the market, can he not succeed? - This is why a young man in his twenties dares to write the "Mutant Universe" plan, and then hand it to Fox, hoping that the other party will prepare it according to his own ideas, because people think they are cow beeps!
Knowing that someone can generate electricity for love, then Roland, who holds the copyright, won't it be over when people come to the door?
And he also admires Mike Mohami, Cole Nedham, Kevin Feige, these guys who generate electricity for love.
Because of love, they know better than those capitalists what the audience likes, because of love, as long as the follow-up conditions are in place, Roland is not afraid of these guys running away, because they want to do the things in hand better than Roland.
Unless they don't want to do it themselves, they are the team that no company can dig up!
In this way, Roland felt that -
Except for giving these guys money and money, it seems that I don't have anything to do!
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This kind of feeling that others are in full swing and waiting for ready-made things on the side, why is it so wrong?
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That's right, don't look at Roland's list of games, film and television, and the Internet for the company, but-
None of this is his own business.
That's why he keeps taking on the show, not only because he likes it, but also because he ......
If he doesn't even film, then he can really retire.
Holding Buffett's thigh, you can mix it up on Forbes no matter what!
And now—
Watching the scene where the three little loli came up to James and listened to him read the story, Roland's thoughts became clearer and clearer.
If you win "Harry Potter" and add Marvel, then the children's age group is actually the same.
Between the ages of eight and thirty, these two series can be included.
Although the content is a little thin, it is still much better than Netflix, which can't catch anything!
In terms of content, he has countless hours to fill in, as for the goal?
Let's settle for the first time-
"Ashley, Mary, Lizzie."
"Uh-huh???" The three little loli looked up.
"Interested?"
"Uh-huh!!" The three little loli nodded.
Then let's satisfy your own family first!
"Harry Potter" began, followed by Marvel, DreamWorks animation is also a must, not to mention live-action movies, not only that, in Marvel is controlled by 'its own people', Jobs and Spielberg have the same smell, and Lucas can press the media to borrow planes in minutes, the entertainment types on the road of the little guys' growth are all alive!
Eh......
That's not right!
Marvel + Pixar + Lucas?
Hiss......
Roland dared to touch James's conscience and swear to God that he was definitely not targeting Disney!
Not really!
He just wants these little ones to grow up happy!
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Because of this, when James finished reading the beginning of the draft, and the little ones all looked at Rowling with eager eyes, Roland also said very naturally: "It seems that they like it very much, but I don't know when you will be able to write this story, if you are willing to write it, please call me, okay?" I think we can help you solve a series of problems such as publishing a book......"