The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1436 Things Backfired
There was a sound of a door being pushed open at the door, and Anson immediately turned his head to look up at the sky reflexively.

He was talking calmly and confidently one second, but in the next he was clearly flustered. This one action almost made Annie laugh out loud.

Originally, Annie was going to remind Anson that the person coming was her agent and he didn't need to worry.

But seeing Anson so alert, it was a rare opportunity for him to play a prank. He swallowed the reminder that was already on his lips and waited to see what would happen.

"Is everything going well?" the man asked, without introducing himself. "So, you are from... 'Seventeen'?"

Annie:? ? ?
Anson, “…yes.”

The person came, "Perfect."

"Seventeen Years Old" is written by middle school students who have little interest in movies. On the one hand, they are too old and will not pester their parents to go to the cinema with them; on the other hand, they are not mature enough and some movies that only adults can watch are not allowed to be seen, so they are often not interested in movies like "Cinderella".

This is not the right choice to promote a movie.

However, the other party said "perfect", is this serious?

Anson raised his eyebrows slightly, "Well, that really couldn't be better."

The man did not leave, but started to work nearby. Then Anne sat down on the sofa and looked at Anson with a dignified and generous expression.

Anson mouthed to Anne: Is this some kind of prank?
Anne was startled, blinking and waving her hands: No, of course not.

Anson squinted his eyes and looked at Anne, then sat down diagonally opposite Anne. "So, shall I start asking questions?"

Anne, "Come on."

Anson pursed his lips slightly, "Obviously, the movie is great, classic Disney, but have you ever worried that the movie might be compared to 'The Princess Diaries'?"

Anne did not hesitate, "Of course, after all, our production does not have Anson Wood, and I have been worried that this might be a cause of disappointment for the audience."

puff.

Anson was having a hard time holding back his laughter. "So you're saying that Anson Wood is irreplaceable? Aren't you worried about the leading actor..."

Anne noticed the hesitation in Anson's words and couldn't help but remind him, "Hugh."

Anson blinked. "Hugh Grant? Or Hugh-Laurie?"

The former, the romantic comedy idol, is well known to everyone, but he is already 44 years old this year.

The latter, the male protagonist of "House M.D.", is a good friend of "Mr. Bean" Rowan Atkinson. He is 45 years old this year.

Considering the story of "Magic Cinderella" and its market positioning, Anson was obviously joking when he said these two names.

Anne was startled and looked at Anson meaningfully.

Anson blinked. "Hugh Jackman?"

Anne almost couldn't help laughing. Although she tried to control herself and didn't laugh out loud, the corners of her mouth still curled up. "Hugh-Dancy."

Anson spread his hands and showed a helpless smile, as if expressing his disappointment, and shook his head gently, "So, are you worried that Hugh Dancy might feel lost?"

Anne showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, her eyes full of smiles, "Yes, I am a little worried. He is only the fourth Hugh mentioned."

As he spoke, he pinched his index finger and thumb to make a "little bit" gesture, with a vivid expression.

Then, Anne shook her head and said, "No, I'm not worried. Hugh is a very, very charming man. Very."

That meaningful look carefully and slowly looked Anson up and down, obviously "comparing".

Anson raised his chin slightly. "That's a lot of 'very'. So do you think Hugh Dancy is more attractive than Anson Wood?" Anne covered her chest and deliberately showed a surprised look, a little exaggerated. "I thought we were discussing movies."

Anson nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, but our magazine's readers may be more concerned about who is more charming and attractive, Hugh Dancy or Anson Wood."

The third person in the room turned around and left silently without interrupting the interview.

Annie couldn't hold back her laughter and burst into laughter, holding her stomach.

However, Anson looked at Anne seriously, "Dear Ms. Hathaway, you haven't answered my question yet."

Anne thought Anson was joking, but seeing the concentration in Anson's eyes, the smile could not help but stay on the corner of her mouth, pulling her heart down bit by bit.

stunned.

Her heartbeat was out of rhythm, and Annie hurriedly shifted her gaze, but her pounding heart almost burst out of her throat.

"Uh, you, why are you here? Why didn't you inform me in advance?"

Anson also noticed the blush on Anne's cheeks. His eyes drifted around in panic and he quickly changed the subject, "If I had notified you in advance, it wouldn't be a surprise."

"Eve told me that 'Magic Cinderella' held a media conference at the Ritz-Carlton to promote the film. The situation of the film doesn't seem to be going well this time, and Disney is carrying out a second wave of promotion."

"The hotel is near my home, so I thought, why not give you a surprise, cheer you up, and hope that the film will get better in the future. After all, we can't judge the outcome based on the first week's results."

"I calculated the time and came here. The media meeting should have ended by now. The media figures I saw at the door were all leaving, but I didn't expect..."

Anne let out a long breath, "Yes, the situation is beyond our expectations."

"According to the plan, the media meeting was only for two hours in the morning. According to the original plan, it should have ended long ago. But after arriving at the scene today, I found out that after the collective meeting in the morning, there were also individual meetings scheduled in the afternoon. It will be carried out in a round-robin manner. It is estimated that we will be busy until sunset."

"God, I have plans tonight."

Anne had a slight headache——

"Cinderella Story", a new work starring Anne and Hugh Dancy, is still a Disney production and a live-action fairy tale.

Previously, because the preparation process of "The Princess Diaries 2" had been bumpy and unsuccessful, Disney had no patience to wait, so it simply started a new project from scratch. Anyway, no other film company in the world has as many princesses as Disney. Now that it has been proven that live-action princess movies have a market, Disney has quickly confirmed a series of live-action princess movie projects.

"Magic Cinderella" is one of them.

The story and characters are slightly different, but in terms of style, genre, etc., the movie is ready to perfectly replicate the success of "The Princess Diaries". Coupled with the follow-up "The Princess Diaries 2", Disney is preparing to make Anne Hathaway a new real-life princess.

Unfortunately, it backfired.

The appearance of "Magic Cinderella" did not receive the expected praise and popularity.

The media's overall rating was only 53 points, and the box office on the opening weekend was only 6 million US dollars.

Although the investment cost of the film was not high, only 30 million US dollars, even if there was a loss, it would be limited; but such a poor box office performance seriously hit Disney's confidence.

After all, it's not just this one project; the real-life princess projects they're working on go far beyond that; it's an entire series.

Pulled around and moved the whole body.

Like the Marvel and DC universes later, the box office performance of some of these single-player films was disappointing or even loss-making, but this still did not affect the overall situation. Not only did it need to pave the way for subsequent crossover films and the entire comic universe, but it also needed to pave the way for movie peripherals and theme parks.

This is the reason why, in the world of business investment, you cannot just look at the surface when examining things.

(End of this chapter)