Chapter 411: On the Road

In fact, it is normal for Disney to notice "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone".

After all, the ABC television network, which broadcasts the anime, has been acquired by Disney.

The offices of the entertainment departments of the two companies are even separated by a pedestrian bridge.

Since "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" has such good ratings on ABC, Disney will naturally not pay attention to it.

In fact, Charlotte has already negotiated with ABC and Disney several times about the subsequent commercial development of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

It's just that before, Disney was more concerned about the peripheral development of the "Harry Potter" series.

- To put it simply, after the animated version of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" hit the air, Disney felt that it was profitable and wanted to insert a kick in the middle.

From Charlotte's point of view, with a large group like Disney to help promote, the opening up to the surrounding area will be smoother.

Although he needs to share some benefits, after making the cake bigger as a whole, the benefits he can get are actually increased.

So, in principle, Charlotte is not averse to working with Disney.

However, he didn't want to tie him up too much all at once.

Especially before the overall commercial value of the Harry Potter series was revealed.

At this time, a long-term agreement was signed directly with Disney, and the gold would only be sold at the price of cabbage.

To this end, Charlotte sent Alexis across the Atlantic to find J. Brown. K. Rowling personally discussed.

In the end, the two sides reached an agreement -

Never sell copyrights cheaply!

Especially before the commercial potential of the Harry Potter series was fully revealed.

Therefore, the merchandise cooperation agreement that the Ghost Party Studio finally signed with Disney or ABC is more of a year.

In this way, as the influence of the "Harry Potter" series deepens, the Ghost Party Studios, as the copyright owner, can also increase the copyright fee, or even simply change the collaborators.

- Such agreements are more liberal.

But because of this, Disney may feel that it has been provoked-

After all, Disney at this time was still under the rule of the tyrant Michael Eisner, and although it made children's money, its business style was very tough.

- In short, Disney did not negotiate with Charlotte about a follow-up live-action movie.

Until the release of "Hell Detective".

The box office of more than 100 million yuan in the first week made Disney realize Charlotte's strong ability and vision.

This made "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", which had always been recommended by him, be taken seriously again.

In particular, with the continued popularity of the animated TV version and the agency of Random House's American version, the influence of the Harry Potter series in North America has indeed strengthened......

In addition, seeing that Warner has been hesitating and paddling, Disney naturally has the intention of digging into the wall again.

It's a pity that both Warner and Disney have given conditions that lack "sincerity". ”

Charlotte twisted her fingers and signaled to Alexis the nature of "sincerity".

To this, Miss Valkyrie just shrugged her shoulders,

"Maybe in their eyes, the commercial value of the Harry Potter series is not enough!"

"So, we still have to continue to improve the commercial value of this series!"

Charlotte sighed.

To increase business value and show business potential, it is not just a matter of waiting.

It takes a lot of effort –

J· For her part, K. Rowling's continued sequel is the best option.

In this regard, Rowling has revealed her intention to write seven parts.

After all, according to the setting in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", there are a total of seven grades in Hogwarts House, and it is a natural thing for the protagonist Harry Potter to be promoted to a corresponding grade for each grade.

As a traverser, Charlotte naturally knew about this for a long time. However, Rowling was able to make up her mind so early, and he was still very supportive.

In particular, after communicating with the other party, he found that the other party seemed to refer to the characters in the animated version of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" to a certain extent......

Although Charlotte's animated version is largely influenced by Rowling's original book in his original world......

In short, this is actually a strange circle of space-time influence comparable to the grandfather's paradox.

However, Charlotte is neither a theoretical physicist nor a science fiction writer and is not very interested in this.

In terms of demonstrating the commercial value of the Harry Potter series, what he needs to do is to continue to refine the TV animation of the Harry Potter series.

After a renewal to reach 24 episodes in the first season, the story of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone can now be broadcast in one season of TV anime.

This means that in the following seasons, the content of sequels such as "The Chamber of Secrets" and "Prisoner of Azkaban" will have to be used.

In this regard, it is natural to need the original author J· K. Rowling's support.

Rowling agreed very simply.

Whether it is the relevant licensing agreement or the timely support for the follow-up plot, they all agreed to it.

- The current magic mother, because she has not yet had the wealth that came later, has not developed the vice of procrastination.

However, she agreed so easily, not just because the two sides had been working together happily before.

What's more, after going through "Guillotine Valley", "The Sixth Sense" and the now popular "Detective Hell", Rowling has realized that Charlotte is a very powerful commercial film director -

If Charlotte is willing to direct a live-action film in the Harry Potter series, it will definitely be made into a blockbuster with a high box office and huge influence.

- Maybe it can be compared to the "Star Wars" series.

At that time, Rowling, as the original author, could naturally follow the rising tide.

Therefore, it was Rowling who expressed her sincerity by agreeing to cooperate with Charlotte neatly.

In fact, Magic Mom has already told Charlotte more than once that she wants him to direct a live-action film from the Harry Potter series.

Before, Charlotte had not been very willing-

After all, this kind of serialized commercial film actually doesn't really need a strong director.

- At least in the sequel, not very much.

However, because of the serialization, the plot of the movie cannot deviate too far from the original book - otherwise, the plot of the sequel may not match.

This kind of restriction is very dead, and movies that can't reflect their own role are naturally not liked by directors who have aspirations.

The same goes for Charlotte.

However, after sealing Xu Fu, his mind changed-

At least, for the sake of the Philosopher's Stone, Charlotte needs to end up in person in this first "Philosopher's Stone".

The other day, he even revealed the idea to J· K. Rowling.

Rowling was naturally very happy.

Although without the support of a powerful group, the film "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" would not be able to start immediately-

Wait a minute!

Charlotte suddenly found herself trapped in a logical loop.

Why do you have to wait until everything is certain before you can start filming Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?

He suddenly had a bold idea......