"It's a very stylish film. ”

Roger Albert made his purpose clear as soon as he came up,

"In general, if the dark style is too strong, it will be unbearable for the general audience, and it will become a niche movie. ”

"But Charlotte Booth completely reversed this through two very distinctive male and female protagonists"

For Johnny Depp, this can be said to be a breakthrough in acting, as for Charlize Theron, she made an originally vase-like face have a different color. ”

"All this is not only the excellent performance of the actors, but also the result of the director's careful design. And this movie has such a careful design almost everywhere. ”

"It's a film that's dark and beautiful. Even though I've never been a fan of dark gothic movies, I still have to say "

"Well done, Charlotte, your movie deserves two thumbs up. ”

Looking at Roger Albert's film review in the newspaper, Charlotte laughed silently.

He knew that Paramount was stuffing money for the sake of publicity.

But what about that?

As a Pulitzer Prize winner, Roger Albert is still Roger Albert after all, and he will not disregard his credibility for money.

For a film critic, that's the most fundamental existence.

Roger Albert was able to give two thumbs up, no matter what the factors were, it shows that the movie "Guillotine Valley" really deserves two thumbs up.

"At least, to have this achievement, I am worthy of the original work that I came from the original world. ”

Charlotte thought with rejoice.

In fact, before the release of "Guillotine Valley", he was full of confidence on the surface, but in fact, he also had a lot of pressure in his heart.

After all, there are many factors that affect how well a movie is shot. Even if the original crew shoots again, there is no guarantee that it will be exactly the same.

Charlotte's "Guillotte Valley", although the story direction is no different from the original version of his own world, but in terms of details, the difference is very large.

Although, whether it is Charlotte herself, or Andrew Kevin Walker or Jodie Foster, they all feel good after watching the samples. But directing such a big production for the first time still put some pressure on Charlotte.

Otherwise, he would not have instigated Depp to propose to Winona, wanting to use this kind of off-market trick to increase the box office.

Of course, judging by the results, his worries seem unwarranted

"With a box office of $18 million in the first six months, maybe there is really hope to hit this year's North American box office champion!?"

Charlotte remembered the first words Andrew Kevin Walker had said to him after he returned to the United States.

At this time, "Guillotine Valley" has been in theaters for a full week.

Although the single-day box office will inevitably decline after entering the working day, it is almost unchanged from the same period last week.

It is precisely because of this that Paramount has the idea of the annual box office champion.

"But can NBC's 'Jay Leno Tonight' really play a role in boosting the box office again?"

Back on American soil, Charlotte and Charlize joined the publicity team for "Guillotine Hollow," and "The Tonight Show" is one of their most recent missions.

However, compared to movies, Charlotte lacks interest in TV shows.

To be honest, excluding a few famous American dramas, what he knows about American TV shows is "American Idol" and "Oprah Show".

At the moment, the former has not yet appeared, as for the latter

For a liar, the "Oprah Show", which likes to poach people's ** and loves to pull people to sensationalize repeatedly, is really his most annoying routine.

Therefore, Charlotte is not confident in how much effect "The Tonight Show" that Paramount has helped to contact will have.

Of course, the protagonist this time is not him, but Johnny Depp and Charlize.

The promotion of the movie has always focused on the stars in front of the stage.

Charlotte was more concerned about the agreement she reached with Joanna Rowling during her time in the UK

In the face of Charlotte's conditions, the "magic mother", who is still a salted fish, does not insist too much.

She agreed to Charlotte's request to buy the rights to the film and television adaptation of her work, but only for the first work.

And a lot of conditions have been added.

Obviously, Rowling already has plans to write a sequel. In other words, the story of "Harry Potter", the original plan was one year in the book, corresponding to a work.

In this case, as long as Rowling's brain did not enter the water, it was impossible to agree to sell the adaptation rights of the subsequent work together.

After all, there is no way to do it with the first part, but if the later parts can also be published, it proves that the series is definitely popular.

How could Rowling sell chickens that lay golden eggs cheaply?

In fact, Rowling doesn't even want to completely let go of the film and television adaptation rights of the first part, she would rather ask for less copyright money than open up the completely independent adaptation rights to Charlotte.

Negotiations between the two sides reached a stalemate for a time.

Fortunately, Charlotte didn't really want to win the film adaptation rights of the "Harry Potter" series in one go.

His most basic purpose is to train a special effects animation production team through the animated version of "Harry Potter", and make money through merchandise by the way.

At the same time, the 3D art and architectural drawings of Hogwarts accumulated during the filming of the animation will become a basis for his participation in the live-action film version of "Harry Potter".

As for the film adaptation rights of the first "Philosopher's Stone", it was a stepping stone for him to attract other large production companies to participate in the project, and by the way, he brought himself in.

Therefore, he didn't care at all whether he had to follow the original book when adapting.

Besides, a movie like "Harry Potter" would have followed the original book very well!

Anyway, after making a promise, Charlotte got the rights to the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

Rowling, on the other hand, demanded that the investment cost of the film adaptation should not be less than $50 million, otherwise she felt that it would be difficult to make a more realistic magic scene.

And, if by 2000, the adaptation of the film cannot be successfully launched, the film and television adaptation rights will automatically return to Rowling's side.

These conditions are actually a bit harsh.

However, Rowling, who has not even published her own work, put forward these conditions, which also means that she has basically given up more royalty claims.

In fact, Rowling only demanded $10,000 in royalties from Charlotte as a guarantee that she would complete the creation.

Of course, Charlotte also had to help her run the publishing business.

However, this may be a problem for a destitute single mother like Rowling, but in the hands of a director like Charlotte, who already has a lot of fame, it is very easy.

Charlotte solved the problem by simply making a phone call to Neil Gaiman, a writer he had previously met at the Saturn Awards

Neil Gaiman, who is also from England, once again helped to contact Bloomsbury, who had rejected Rowling once.

Maybe it's a small publishing house that's a good fit!

In short, after learning that Charlotte Booth, the director of "Guillotine Valley", was optimistic about Rowling's work, the publisher's attitude also reversed.

The editor, who had not been optimistic about Rowling before, visited again, praised Rowling in a tone of touting "Sherlock Holmes", and then officially signed a contract with her.

This kind of pretentious performance made the magic mother, who had never seen a big scene yet, stunned.