American Entertainment: Starting with playing the role of Little Beaver

Chapter 115 Quidditch and the Warriors Four

Purchasing the rights to Marvel characters was actually a spur-of-the-moment idea for Isabella.

Uh……

I just suddenly thought of Marvel while we were talking about "The Goblet of Fire".

Then Warner Bros. said they could help Isabella purchase everything to offset the difference in her salary for "Goblet of Fire".

Since the time is right and the place is favorable, let's go for it!
With the general details of the deal finalized, Isabella finally left Warner Bros. along with Rowling.

They will be staying in California for a while longer.

As for when to return to the UK?

That depends on when they finish discussing the script for "The Goblet of Fire".

They will return to London as soon as the dismantling and filming plan is finalized and confirmed.

Of course, they won't wait indefinitely.

Warner Bros. only gave Chris Columbus and his team about a month to think things through.

If Columbus and his team cannot come up with a compelling filming plan that will impress Isabella by March 1st, Warner Bros. will have to start the project no matter how much Isabella supports him, because "Goblet of Fire" must begin filming before May 1st of this year.

It will be released during the Thanksgiving or Christmas season next year.

The reason for this arrangement is simple: Warner Bros. has no other blockbuster films to compete at the box office next year, 2005.

We can only rely on "The Goblet of Fire" to fill the gap.

Then, the year-end deadline of 2005 also applied to the dismantling and auction plan.

In other words, regardless of whether "Goblet of Fire" is rescheduled or not, it still has to be released at the end of 2005.

If you don't want to disassemble it, then go ahead and install a complete one.

If it's dismantled, then the next installment will be released during the summer of 2006.

Next, it was time to create "The Order of the Phoenix" as needed.

If it's a standalone film, then "The Order of the Phoenix" was released in the summer of 2007.

If the film is split into two parts, then "The Order of the Phoenix (Part 1)" will still be released in the summer of 2007, while "(Part 2)" will be released in the summer of 2008.

Then, following the same pattern, what about *The Half-Blood Prince* (09 & 10)? *The Deathly Hallows* (11 & 12)?

hiss--

its not right!
Why is this schedule being pushed forward 10 years?

Back at the hotel, Isabella recounted the day's 'casual conversation' to her older sister and mother, but sensing something amiss, she froze. Catherine, on the other hand, burst into laughter, "Oh—my dear sister—"

“We were only away from you for a day, and then you sold yourself off again… It should be three years, right?”

"..." The little beaver fell silent.

The time delay caused by implementing the dismantling and shooting plan is indeed quite alarming.

Vivian was both amused and exasperated.

Nodding in agreement, she said, "Keisha, I think we misunderstood something. Perhaps your sister is a natural workaholic? Maybe her saying she wanted a vacation was a way to mislead us so we wouldn't send her to Azkaban?"

"No, no, no, the place she should go to right now is not Azkaban, but Arkham."

Catherine raised her right hand and shook her finger, saying, "Because she's a bit crazy. She said before that she didn't like working too much, so she quit the recording plan for the second season of 'The Voice,' but now? Wow~~ she's added three years of work to her schedule."

"Hahahaha~~~~" Vivian laughed heartily.

"Ugh, you guys are so annoying!"

Isabella ignored them and went out to play with Rowling.

She just miscalculated a few accounts!

These people are really—

The way he stormed off made the two of them laugh until they cried.

After a while, Vivian, who had calmed down, said, "Keisha, your sister is doing quite well."

“Yes.” Catherine understood what her mother meant and nodded, “She really enjoys her career.”

"Yes, that puts my mind at ease," Vivian nodded with a sigh.

But the next second, she looked at Catherine, who was lounging lazily on the sofa.

There were many drawing boards, drawing paper and paintbrushes scattered around him.

These days she's been too lazy to follow Isabella around, mainly because the weather in California is just too comfortable.

Whether she's holed up in a hotel drawing her own ideas or going out to sketch, it all brings her joy.

This situation prompted Vivian to ask, "Darling, what about you? Do you want to paint for the rest of your life?"

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Catherine didn't understand her mother's meaning, so she turned her head to try and find out the answer.

“But just drawing... won’t be enough to support you…” Vivian said.

"Why can't they be raised?" Catherine frowned slightly. "I can earn millions just by painting a few pictures of Isha..."

Before she could finish speaking, Catherine stopped.

Her face fell, and she glared at her mother. "Mom! Isha's right, you're so annoying!"

Before she finished speaking, Catherine had already stood up.

She ripped off the apron around her neck and skipped out the door.

"Goose, goose, goose, goose..." The adorable sight made Vivian extremely happy.

Yes, she deliberately targeted her eldest daughter.

They teased Isabella, saying it was fine, and Isabella wouldn't get angry over such trivial matters, but...

Isabella is indeed supporting her family.

She was very tired and under a lot of pressure.

Miss Beaver was unaware of the little incident between her mother and older sister.

All she knew was that she hadn't been in Rowling's presidential suite for long, and hadn't even had a chance to play with Rowling's son David, when Catherine came over and suggested taking the baby out for some sunshine. Then the two families went out together.

During this process...

"Isa?"

"Ok?"

Do you want some ice cream?

Where can we find ice?

“Look~~” Catherine turned around and pointed to her assistant team behind her.

The guy in the lead was holding an open insulated box filled with ice cream.

The most eye-catching item is the colorful Hawaiian shaved ice.

The blue representing the ocean is minty, the red representing the volcano is sweet watermelon, the yellow representing the earth is sour mango, and then there are a bunch of other random flavors like pineapple, raspberry, strawberry, coconut, and grape...

"Oh~~ Is this Diddy Riese?"

Before Isabella could even speak, Rowling's eldest daughter, Jessica, excitedly chimed in.

“Yeah~ I specially asked my assistant to buy it, would you like one?” Catherine invited Jessica.

"Of course! I'll have an ice cream sandwich!" The little girl accepted with a smile. "Thank you, Keisha!"

While everyone was choosing their cold drinks, Catherine even handed a pure mint-flavored shaved ice to the little beaver.

See the first bite...

"How was it?" Catherine asked eagerly. "I told them to tell the shopkeeper to only put mint in it when they bought it."

"I remember you really liked the taste of pure mint."

"Oh~ it's quite delicious~" Miss Beaver squinted her eyes and said with a smile, "It feels like drinking Sprite."

"Hehe~" Catherine was happy.

The Earth doesn't revolve around one person.

So, while Isabella awaited the filming plans for "The Goblet of Fire," the world continued to evolve.

First, on January 20, 2004, Fox announced plans to produce the third season of American Idol.

Fox originally planned that auditions for the third season of American Idol should have started last August.

But the emergence of "The Voice of China" caused them to explode from euphoria to utter despair, prompting them to revise their plans overnight.

According to Fox's latest schedule, auditions for the third season of "American Idol" will officially begin on February 1st this year. Although Fox also wants to hold a nationwide audition, they do not have the same resources as Disney, so there are only six audition locations.

They are: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu, Atlanta, Houston, and New York.

Over the three months following the start of the auditions, the "American Idol" program team will send out a total of 118 invitations to participate in the competition across six regions.

The official competition, which is the recording of the third season, will begin in early May this year, with the premiere date being May 12.

The final night should be October 27th.

The news sent shockwaves across the United States!

Because "American Idol" was, after all, the most popular talent show in North America before "The Voice" was born.

Although it appeared only a year earlier than "The Voice," it ran for two more seasons than "The Voice," a fact that gave North American audiences a deep affection for it... well... maybe? Therefore, Fox's official announcement attracted a lot of attention, and on the day the news broke, a lot of discussions appeared on forums of portal websites such as Yahoo.

However, before North American public opinion could reach a consensus on whether or not to participate, Warner and Disney had already made their move.

On January 21, Warner Music officially announced that the top eight contestants of The Voice Season 1's nationwide tour will officially begin on January 31.

The first stop was Los Angeles, the second was San Francisco, the third was Honolulu, the fourth was Houston, the fifth was Atlanta, and the sixth was the final stop, the final stop being the Big Apple—New York.

That's right!

Let's confront them head-on!

The plan for The Voice of China's tour concert has been in the works for a while, but there are two reasons why it's been delayed until now:
First, with the New Year holiday over, schools across the country will be reopening, and holding a concert during the peak period of students returning to school is not a good choice.

Secondly, waiting a while before launching a new project could effectively counter Fox.

Yeah, nothing beats having the best of everything when you're eating alone!

Not to mention, Rupert Murdoch also wanted to kill them!
Since a fight to the death has already been formed, why should Warner and Fox be polite to each other?

And Warner's official announcement didn't stop there.

On January 22, Warner Music's Atlantic Records officially issued a statement saying—

On the same day that The Voice's US tour begins, The Voice Season 1 soundtrack will also be released.

Furthermore, Lana Dre, the third runner-up of the first season, will also release her first single on that day.

Then, runner-up Katy Perry and champion Bruno Mars will also release their singles in February and March.

We hope that viewers who like "The Voice of China" and the general public will continue to support it.

Such news is sure to grab your attention!

The follow-up development is very encouraging!

But this is not the end of the sniping, only the beginning.

On January 27th, the month after the first season of "The Voice" concluded, Disney announced the second season.

"The auditions for the second season of The Voice will officially begin on May 1st."

"Registration will still be held at Mickey Mouse clubs across the country. City and state competitions will still be broadcast live locally, while the national competition will be officially recorded in early August this year and is expected to air on the 7th. We hope you will be the next one to become famous..."

boom--

Disney's official announcement was like a spoonful of cold oil poured mercilessly onto boiling water!

The public opinion in North America was in an uproar!

Disney's arrangements caused the schedules of "The Voice" and "American Idol" to overlap!

This means that the two sides will not only determine who is superior, but also decide their fate!
"Wowww—this is a formal declaration of war, right?? This is a formal declaration of war, right???"

"Oh my god! Oh my god!! Oh my god!!! Can only one of 'The Voice of China' and 'American Idol' survive? This is too cruel! But—I like it—hehehehehe—"

"Beat him up!!! I want to see rivers of blood!!! I want to see it!!!"

Human beings are essentially like the badger in the melon patch.

My favorite thing to do is to chat and gossip while eating melon seeds.

Anyone with a normal mind would love to watch a good show and enjoy the drama!
So, has capital decided to confront them head-on?
Moreover, it's a head-to-head battle between the former ratings champion and the current ratings champion?

M-Fxxk!

How is this any different from the tax collector setting up a challenge in front of the White House, taking off his suit and challenging the ocean view to a duel?

Forget about the hype surrounding Bebo; even Tyson wouldn't stand a chance against Paul!
The news that "The Voice" was challenging "American Idol" excited North American audiences, but also drew fierce criticism from NBC and CBS.

There's nothing we can do about it; the former's "China's Got Talent" also starts in the summer or autumn.

The latter, "Dance Along," even premiered during the summer season!

So, the eldest and second eldest are fighting?
The third and fourth brothers might be the first to die!
This……

It didn't affect Isabella at all.

As the saying goes, life and death are preordained, wealth and honor are determined by fate; those who are destined to win will never lose.

Therefore, isn't it better to leave everything to fate?

Why make yourself anxious?
When the time came to January 31, she calmly listened to Lana Del Rey's first single in this lifetime.

That's "Kill Kill".

Yeah~
Lana Del Rey's first single was "Kill Kill".
In Isabella's previous life, this song was her signature song.

Or perhaps, in her previous life, the public knew Lana Draco through the movie "Kill Kill".

Then, the public's understanding of "Kill Kill" may be the title track from their debut album 10 years ago;

However, "Kill Kill" was already released as an EP back in 08;
It was registered in 05;
It was already finished in 03...

Well, in Isabella's previous life, Rachel took ten years to finally make it big.

Success depends on luck.

There is no era without a specific person, only the specific person within that era.

So……

"Oh~ Elizabeth's song is so beautiful~"

February 7, 2004, Los Angeles.

Mount St. Mary's University, nestled at the foot of Santa Monica, welcomed a mysterious Hollywood film crew.

In the makeshift dressing room set up by the film crew, a girl with long, flowing hair was sitting in front of a makeup mirror, letting the hairstylist style her hair. At the same time, her gaze fell on the figure in the mirror wearing a canvas hat and large sunglasses, leaning against the side and singing. She smiled and said, "I think this song will help her gain a foothold in the music industry."

"Perhaps, the next time we meet, she might be a Wow~ a superstar~"

"hahahaha~~~"

The little girl's words made the 'aloof lady' with her arms crossed let out a silvery laugh.

Staring at the other person in the mirror.

The guy pretended to be angry and said, "Oh, Mag, if you say that, I'm going to deduct your salary."

"What? Why?" The little girl didn't understand what the other person meant.

The aloof young lady said, "Because whether it's the 'Competition Plan' or the 'Queen Bee,' those are projects I chose for you."

"So, do you think Elizabeth can surpass you with 'Kill Kill'?"

"Oh—you mean my judgment is inferior to her talent?"

"Oh my god—what you said really hurt me—"

"Hehehehe—" The little girl was amused by the sarcastic teasing and laughed heartily.

I glanced at the hairstylist and saw that he didn't seem bothered by my fidgeting.

The little girl then said to the man, "Oh, Isa, if you interpret it that way, you're wronging me."

"What I mean is simple: I want to know if you can write songs for movies you choose?"

"If 'Queen Bee' had a song of yours, and I sang it, oh—that scene might be incredibly beautiful—" "If that's the case, I can only say your expectations are outrageous." The aloof lady curled her lip and said, "Because other people sing to make money, but you sing to kill. A beautiful voice is called heavenly, but what about yours? A howl?"

"Goose, goose, goose, goose—" the little girl laughed wildly.

At the same time, she patted her thigh and glared at the aloof lady with a 'complaining' look.

Yes, filming for "Queen Bee" has begun.

Paramount wants to capitalize on the success of "The Game" by releasing "Mean Girls" this summer.

Today marks the third day since filming officially began.

Since Isabella had nothing to do and the film crew wasn't too far from her hotel, she came to visit the set.

Robbie was delighted by her arrival. Well, at the end of January, when she returned to Los Angeles from Australia, she had already met Isabella and brought the Haywood family some local specialties that her mother had insisted she take.

Homemade beef jerky, homemade Manuka honey, homemade wine…

Although they were just ordinary gifts, Vivian and the others were very happy to receive them.

Because they can easily obtain most standardized goods in the world, handmade items are more special to them.

Or, to put it another way, this means that standardized products cannot define the wealthy who cannot be defined by standards.

While the two were chatting, the hairstylist said "Okay," and the other person went out to call the makeup artist to take over.

The sudden vacuum of space prompted Robbie to change the subject, saying, "Isha~"

"Ok?"

"I'm a little nervous."

"Why?"

"Because I heard that they originally wanted to cast Lindsay Lohan in 'Queen Bee.' Her movie 'Freaky Friday' sold very well last year."

Although everyone thought that Isabella's arrival would dominate the entire youth market.

But Lindsay Lohan's "Freaky Friday" still grossed $1.6 million at the box office last summer.

This fact surprised many industry insiders, and many people were eager to try the youth theme again. However, with the release of "The Game Plan" at the end of last year, everyone suppressed their desire to try again.

They went into hiding.

Industry insiders believe that Lindsay Lohan's success may be related to Isabella's refusal to make teen movies.

Industry insiders believe that Lindsay Lohan's success may be attributed to her ability to survive in a competitive environment.

cough cough-

But with the arrival of Margot Robbie, everything changed!

The prevailing opinion is that Margot Robbie is an actress Isabella has created to nibble away at the remaining teenage market that Isabella herself wouldn't actively pursue. Therefore, if Margot Robbie continues to be successful, then…

Isabella would then monopolize the entire market on her own.

To be honest, Isabella had heard these comments before, but she didn't care.

Because she has "The Voice" in her possession.

When she can earn hundreds of millions of yuan in cash every year with her eyes closed, do people think she wants to monopolize the youth film market?
OMG——

This was the funniest joke she had ever heard.

How big is the entire market for films aimed at teenagers?

The total revenue generated by this category each year is less than the cash she earns!
So even if she's full and has nothing better to do, she won't think about such silly things.

In her view, external analysis was like the emperor's golden hoe.

However, Isabella's indifference doesn't mean Robbie Jr. doesn't care.

When she was put on the competition stage by professionals and placed on the opposite side of Lindsay Lohan, it would be a lie to say she wasn't nervous.

After all, Lindsay Lohan has been famous for a long time and is indeed more famous than her.

Then, her nervousness wasn't because she wasn't as famous as Lindsay Lohan at the moment.

Rather, she felt that if Isabella truly intended to monopolize the market, then if she failed to achieve it…

Ms. Beaver might be very disappointed?

This……

"Do you think about these things all day long?" the little beaver said, speechless.

"Oh dear~ I was just afraid of embarrassing you~" Little Robbie said sweetly.

Miss Beaver rolled her eyes at her pitiful, cutesy look. "Get lost—I didn't have that kind of thought."

"So you can just focus on making your movie."

"I signed you not because I wanted you to do anything for me, I signed you simply because you are my fan."

"Okay?"

"Oh—" Robbie drawled.

A smile appeared on her lips, but the words that came out were different: "Isha, you're so fierce."

"..." Miss Beaver waved her hand dismissively and left, too lazy to pay her any attention.

Isabella didn't spend much time on the set of Mean Girls.

Because it is currently a normal workday of the new semester.

Therefore, when the film crew was shooting at a proper school.

Hermione Granger's appearance is sure to cause a riot.

He greeted the teachers and students who were watching.

After watching the filming of two or three scenes on site.

Just like the Maruko Dragon in "Metal Heroes: Clash of Titans", the little beaver transformed into a giant wheel, a yo-yo.

With her departure, the filming location returned to its usual tranquility.

As for Isabella...

She continued to watch the time, waiting for "The Goblet of Fire".

Isabella may be relatively free, but her mother is extremely busy, as the copyright transfer contracts for "The Voice" submitted by various parties were already reviewed by the bald lawyer Valentine in early January.

Let those who try to cheat get lost, and negotiate with those who are sincere. Even if you can talk to three or four companies a day, it will still take more than a month to complete the negotiations once an IP is noticed by TV stations in dozens of countries at the same time.

and so……

We sign contracts every day.

After three weeks of turmoil, the copyright for "The Voice of China" has been sold for over 300 million yuan.

Excluding buyouts and adding those not yet negotiated, Isabella received four to five hundred million yuan annually before "The Voice of China" faded into obscurity.

US dollars.

cash.

Furthermore, this excludes North America.

Income in the United States is calculated separately.

Then, their collaboration with Disneyland was officially finalized.

When I consulted Columbus earlier, he said that 1000 million a year is not a small amount. For "The Voice" game, they could only accommodate 1000 people per day. Even if they did it every day, they could only accommodate 36.5 people a year. This means that each person could bring Isabella $27.3 in revenue. But that's not the point. The point is that "The Voice" game can't be done every day.

Therefore, the cost per person for the "The Voice of China" amusement park game, or rather, the cost of attracting traffic, is actually very high.

So Vivian signed a contract with Disney.

After all this happened, Isabella rolled her eyes once again at those who thought she wanted to monopolize the teen film market. At the same time, she said to her somewhat tired mother, "How about we hire a professional manager?"

"Need not."

Vivian understood her daughter's meaning and said with a smile, "I'm only busy for a short time each year, so I don't need to hire a professional manager. Besides, I don't trust outsiders, and training them is too slow."

“My idea is to see when Valentine becomes really reliable, and then acquire their law firm.”

"Then, promote him to work..."

Choosing a professional manager is not easy.

Because this position values ​​loyalty more than ability.

Once there is disloyalty...

Isn't Michael Eisner's biggest dream to swallow Disney whole?

Barry Mayer was willing to kill even his own people to rise to power!

and so……

"Okay, it's up to you."

Isabella thought her mother's concerns were very reasonable.

So she decided to stop worrying about it.

“Oh, right, there’s one more thing,” Vivian added. “I want to buy a security company.”

"Then, until we select loyalists, we still need security for Disney and Warner."

"Hmm." Isabella nodded; she had no objection.

Because safety is indeed very important.

As time went by, the filming plan for the Goblet of Fire was finally unveiled.

On February 12, 2004, Isabella and Rowling once again visited Warner's headquarters in Burbank.

Barry Mayer also attended today's meeting, while Chris Columbus was the keynote speaker.

Standing before the whiteboard, he was energetic and radiant, and as he presented his ideas, the adaptation plan for "The Goblet of Fire" emerged—

"After discussion, we believe that the turning point for filming 'The Goblet of Fire' is Chapter 18."

"That chapter is called 'The Detection Wand.' The seventeen chapters before that constitute the first half of 'The Goblet of Fire,' and the next twenty chapters constitute the second half. By doing this, the stories of the two parts are both independent and coherent."

"Let's talk about independence first—"

"When we chose to start dismantling the series from Chapter 18, 'The Goblet of Fire Part 1' tells the story of Harry and his friends' life outside of school. Its core plot revolves around the 'Quidditch World Cup' and the 'Dark Mark'."

"The Quidditch World Cup is a grand event in the magical world. We can depict a complete magical world by describing it. Then, on the night the Quidditch World Cup ended, the Dark Mark, which had disappeared for thirteen years, reappeared on the field. This means that Voldemort was officially resurrected and dark magic descended upon the world."

"This fact made the children who witnessed it very nervous and uneasy. And after returning to school, they learned that the Triwizard Tournament, which had been interrupted for more than a hundred years, had suddenly restarted, and this year it was hosted by Hogwarts."

"When this news came out, the trio immediately felt something was wrong, because there had been too many unexpected events this year. What made them even more uneasy was that during the selection of the Triwizard Tournament, the Goblet of Fire chose Harry, who did not meet the criteria for participation."

"In our vision, the ending of 'The Goblet of Fire (Part 1)' is to end with everyone's shocked faces."

"Then, the Goblet of Fire Part II begins, and the narrative focus of Part II is the Triwizard Tournament."

"I don't need to explain what's going on here, right? It's about passing three levels. You all should know that."

"When there are two independent major events in the book 'Goblet of Fire,' its narrative is independent, and then we can talk about its 'coherence' in the adaptation."

"The reason we chose to divide the story into eighteen chapters is mainly because Joanne wrote at the beginning of the eighteenth chapter in the original book, 'Harry is talking to Hermione about the fourth champion.'"

"Harry said he did not register for the competition."

Hermione believed Harry and said that Harry's selection was a conspiracy.

"If the scene of the two talking actually existed, we could use an adaptation of this dialogue to briefly summarize the events of 'The Goblet of Fire Part 1' for the audience. Harry, now a Chosen Child, is confused, and Hermione analyzes that he must have fallen into a trap a long time ago, because Harry's scars were hurting during the summer, and then during the Quidditch World Cup, blah blah blah..."

"Then, when working on this part of the story, we can also add flashbacks."

"Hermione says one thing, Harry recalls one thing, thus better summarizing 'the above'."

“I am confident that I can make viewers who have not seen the Goblet of Fire Part 1 understand what happened in the 'Part 1' through editing in a maximum of two minutes, so that they can understand the 'Part 2' as much as possible.”

"And even if they really can't understand it, that's okay."

"Because there's a three-way battle for supremacy in the 'next' episode, we could easily use a lot of special effects or action movie techniques to keep the audience engaged. But personally, I think these clever tricks are unnecessary."

"I'll say it again, I'm confident about the opening of the 'next' chapter."

To be honest, it's impossible for "The Goblet of Fire" to be split into movies like "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Avengers: Endgame".

Because Goblet of Fire is a linear narrative, using time to drive the plot forward.

As for Avengers 3 and 4, they were all about 'wanting to go back to the past, trying to keep the story going, at least not letting you leave me again'.

When Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame involve time travel, the scriptwriting difficulty is lower than that of Goblet of Fire.

Therefore, when Chris Columbus and his team were able to find the dividing points in "The Goblet of Fire" to ensure that both parts had a narrative focus, highlights for the main and supporting characters, and were not just filler content, and that the transitions between the films helped the audience recall the past, this design had actually reached the standard for being able to try filming separately.

and so……

"Chris, I personally think your idea is very good."

"But I'd like to know, what are your chances of achieving success?"

After listening to the plan, Barry Mayer spoke with a serious expression.

This question made Columbus, who was standing in front of the whiteboard, smile slightly and shrug.

He put down the marker, walked to the conference table, and looked at everyone present with his hands on the table.

His gaze slowly swept across the conference room.

Ultimately, it landed on the little girl sitting next to Rowling.

Looking him in the eye, Columbus said, "Barry, I feel 10000% certain of success. Because we have Isa."

"The Voice's peak viewership was 58 million! If all those people went to see the Goblet of Fire as soon as it was released, HP's opening day box office would be 580 million!"

"If the North American market alone can generate nearly 600 million in box office revenue per day, then surpassing 4 billion globally shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"..." Miss Beaver, who was staring at Columbus, was stunned.

"You're crazy..." After a long while, she shook her head, both laughing and crying.

As she spoke, those around her put down their plans and chuckled softly.

Columbus shrugged and continued, "Okay, I'm not kidding."

"What does it mean that 'The Order of the Phoenix' sold 500 million copies within 24 hours of its release?"

"This means that HP has at least 500 million fanatics!"

"But our opening day box office has never reached 5000 million. Why is that?"

"This means that our believers have not yet fully entered the cinema!"

"There are many reasons for this situation. Some people may not watch the movie because they feel that the movie cannot live up to the original work, some may be preoccupied with the trivialities of life, or they may simply not like watching movies. But I want to say that no matter what the reason, when people can spend tens of dollars to buy a novel, these people definitely have the financial means to go to the cinema."

"So, all we have to do is tell these guys that we can present the content of the book as accurately as possible, and they will definitely go to the theater to support us. When they find out that we are not lying, they will become our mouthpiece, telling the world that HP is a good movie. And when a movie can gross $5000 million a day, the theaters will be ours. At that time, even if we don't want to make history, history will still be ours."

"So..."

Columbus winked at Isabella. "Vote?"

The blatant hint made Isabella raise an eyebrow.

She admitted that Columbus was right.

Oh wait—

He's painted a really good picture, so good that she can almost smell the aroma.

and so……

The little beaver tilted its head and looked at Rowling.

Seeing him nod slightly, and clearly quite moved, Isabella pursed her lips and looked at Barry Mayer.

"Do?"

"Your Highness, I will do it if you nod."

Barry Mayer said with a smile.

"Do."

"Okay, let's do it."

Barry Mayer snapped his fingers.

(End of this chapter)