Coquettish Rebirth

"Harry Potter" is on fire!To be honest, in history, "Harry Potter" did not become popular so smoothly. In that time and space, there were 12 British publishing houses that rejected Rowling's submission, not only the British paper book publishing house " Penguin Publishing House, and even Bloomsbury, who later published "Harry Potter", almost rejected Rowling!"Bole" Cunningham, who personally discovered Rowling back then, met Rowling and knew that this single mother was busy writing books, so he wanted Rowling to go out and find a job.Later, I learned that Rowling couldn't find a job, and after reading the first three chapters, I found that it was barely okay, so I paid attention to publishing it.

Although it seems that some online information in later generations said how much Cunningham was optimistic about "Harry Potter" at the time, there was really no such thing, because the first batch of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was only printed in that era. A mere 500 copies!You know, the printing volume in Europe and the United States is quite small!The UK has a population of almost 6000 million, three times that of Dawan Island, and there are fewer pirated books.With a population of 2000 million in Dawan and the impact of pirated books, how can the printing volume of genuine popular books be hundreds of copies, and three to four thousand copies of bestsellers!Comparing the population in this way, you can directly find out how optimistic the British local publishers are to "Harry Potter", not to mention that out of the 500 books, 300 of them are reserved for the library!That is, there are only 200 pre-orders for retail!

And the pre-orders of 200 copies were reached in two days after Holmes put the text and pictures of the interview on the homepage and recommended them!Then when this video was broadcast by "Good Morning America", then this "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" sold [-] copies within a week!

This can be regarded as a hit in the book world!You must know that this book is different from a movie, it is not the highest sales volume in the first week on average, and there is no time limit for its release!It won't be offline for more than a month!It is normal for children's books to be sold for half a year, a year or even several years!Although there are only 5000 copies in the first week, you must know that there are more than 50 weeks in a year!Moreover, in history, "Harry Potter" did not become popular as soon as it was published. It was bought by the Americans and republished after more than a year of fermentation in the UK.Then it was on the US bestseller list in 99!But Jia Hongjian and the others have only just begun!

Just when the publishing house was nervously looking for the printing factory to add goods urgently, Rowling's depression was greatly relieved at this time.In the past, she was depressed because of various obstacles, failures in various things, and low self-esteem due to lack of self-confidence.At the same time, because of low self-esteem, I feel even less confident!But now that she suddenly has such a success, can this make her lose a little confidence?Even though the weekly sales volume of 5000 copies seemed to Jia Hongjian to be just the beginning, and the good news was yet to come, but in Rowling's view, everything made her so excited that she couldn't be more excited!She has actually become a writer, she is not a waste, not a waste who can do nothing!And all this.Of course it is due to Jia Hongjian!

In history, Rowling once received help from the British government in the most difficult time——unemployment benefits and the 8000 pounds that a British institution would have given Rowling to support her to continue writing books, so in the 21st century , Even though many people in the UK have changed to Russian nationality to evade taxes, Rowling has not changed their nationality.When the reporter asked her, she said that Zheng Fu had helped her back then, so she wanted to repay the country and Zheng Fu.Rowling, who knows how to be grateful, now has almost the same idea as in history. She now especially wants to repay Jia Hongjian!

But at this time Jia Hongjian left.He left for Rowling's next step, at least in Rowling's mind.Jia Hongjian is now going to Hollywood, looking for a film company called DreamWorks.He's going to do it this time.Just to take advantage of my falling out with Disney, to see if I can merge with DreamWorks, and the two sides join forces to resist the tyrant of Disney!Of course, in fact, Jia Hongjian did it for the good of his own company, and for his company to get rid of Disney in the future!After all, according to the previous contract, Disney holds the distribution rights of Pixar. After falling out with Disney, Pixar always finds another company with distribution capabilities to distribute it for itself?Each of the eight major Hollywood film companies is a demon, and they let others distribute it as an agent, especially when Pixar was not very famous.That is basically to give the other party the copyright of the movie name!Isn't that the same as working for someone else?

So Jia Hongjian thought, why not just eat DreamWorks!DreamWorks, because of the presence of Disney’s former third child and Steven Spielberg, their connections can ensure that their company also has distribution rights and can successfully sell films to theaters.Although this kind of thing can be said to be blunt, Pixar can do it with a little trouble, but after all, there is a great director Spielberg in DreamWorks, right?If DreamWorks is eaten, then Pixar will be able to shoot and distribute live-action movies in the future. Like "Transformers", it is the work of DreamWorks!This is of course the best way to use it in the filming of "Harry Potter", because it means that you can get the biggest profit from the producer and publisher!It's better than giving it to others!Even, this dream factory will have its own printing department, so that you don't have to make a penny for others. Needless to say, Jia Hongjian can even let Dream Factory, which has historically produced "Kung Fu Panda", develop it in advance together with Pixar. "Kung Fu Panda" in!

However, it is not a simple matter to negotiate with DreamWorks, because DreamWorks is now a company of the Big Three, and there are only the Big Three in this company!Needless to say, the Big Three are the ex-Disney traitor Katzenberg, the other is the great director Spielberg, and the last one is David Geffen.Katzenberg is a typical American workaholic. He gets up at 5:6 every morning, arrives at work at [-]:[-], and then works all the way until midnight. When he returns home, he almost always climbs into bed.Such a person who strictly disciplines himself is simply the most standard business elite in human ideals.

The other of the Big Three is the dreamy Spielberg. Although Lao Si's films are very popular, it is easy to think that he is a director who is aiming at the box office, but in fact Spielberg is An idealist, he only chooses to make films that he feels are emotional, and making this emotional film to make a lot of money is just a talent he hadn't thought of.

That not-so-well-known David Gefen is a "comrade". This person is a producer in the record industry, responsible for making music and publishing.He has a gentle personality, but because DreamWorks doesn't have much to do with releasing records, he usually comes here for a while and then leaves.

When these three people meet together, it is easy to feel a headache, because the three giants can say that their personalities are not suitable for working together. One is realism, one is idealism, and the other is dangling around.It is really difficult to convince three people at once!

When Jia Hongjian saw these three people, he just shook hands with them and said hello to them, then he heard Katzenberg say: "Mr. Jia, because we have other things to do later, I hope that our first meeting today will It can be strictly controlled within an hour!" Hey!This is really a slap in the face, to say such things as soon as we met!However, Jia Hongjian didn't mind at all. There was a hint of admiration on his face, and he said with a very business elite attitude: "Very well, I appreciate your control of time. Gentlemen, let's Let’s talk, you should know, I’m here this time to talk about the merger between DreamWorks and our Pixar…”

"But before we talk about the merger, I don't know if you know that Pixar under my company has completely turned against Disney." Just after Jia Hongjian finished speaking, he heard Katzenberg speak in a very fast but very clear way. The tone said: "Of course, if we don't know, we will not agree to meet with you. Then Mr. Jia, can you tell me why you think we should merge?"

"The first point is that we all hate Disney; the second point is that we are all idealists; the third point is that I have money; the fourth point is that there is an untapped Chinese market behind me; the fifth point is that I have You have Pixar, but you don’t have an animation department, and Pixar used to be in special effects!” Jia Hongjian did not engage in any passionate deception at this time, he had to use this professional language to convince Katzenberg.Because if you think about it, you will know that in such a big three company, a literary youth like Spielberg will definitely not be in charge of the company's affairs all day long, and Katzenberg must be in charge of everything!If you don't convince the leader, you can't convince others!

"Although we all have common enemies and we can be friends, it doesn't mean that we must marry. Why doesn't Mr. Jia talk about the five points you mentioned in detail?" Katzenberg is indeed very professional, and he directly asked Jia Hongjian explained in detail.

"First, we all hate Disney. It can be said that the two of us in the market will never get any cooperation from Disney, and may even be deliberately suppressed by Disney. Then under such circumstances, if our two do not Together, how do you face it alone? And Mr. Katzenberg, I believe that your hatred of Disney and Eisner will not allow you to only run a company and barely survive under the oppression of Disney? I think deep down in your heart Always wanting to get back at Eisner, especially in a way where your company is better than his? So what's Disney's line? They're diversifying beyond just animation and starting live-action movies, so we If you want to get revenge on Eisner, you must compete with them in all aspects of the film field! If they have live-action films, we must also have them! If they have cartoons, we must also have them! And we must do everything better than them! "(To be continued. You are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)