American Entertainment: Starting with playing the role of Little Beaver

Chapter 127 Logically Consistent Adaptation

Frankly speaking, holding up a symbolic item of another IP at a movie premiere is extremely impolite. Or rather, it's a sign of zero emotional intelligence.

But nobody cares about these things right now.

Warner doesn't care—

Even if they didn't have Marvel, and the Iron Man rights had already been given to Isabella, the Iron Man project couldn't possibly slip away from them given their ongoing cooperation agreement.

Since the better Iron Man is, the more money they make, Isabella can showcase it however she wants.

And at this moment, Isabella is completely focused on HP!
Isn't she helping HP attract Marvel and Spider-Man fans?

If Warner Bros. were to refuse such a thing, wouldn't they be out of their mind?
The fans didn't care either.

Because the image of the cartoon beaver has long been a part of their lives, nowadays, when people go online, the emojis they casually send are of the little beaver. Under this habit, any offline display by Isabella cannot be considered as attracting traffic in the eyes of fans.

This only makes your favorite celebrity very approachable and mingle with them.

As for Isabella...

She doesn't really care about this kind of thing.

As for the reason?

Whether others could see through her was unclear, but she knew that Robert Iger probably could.

So……

As countless screams soared into the sky, the sound of air being pierced gave Isabella, who had raised her right hand, a strange feeling.

At that moment, she felt like she had truly become Iron Man.

Because the fans' shouts were actually...very deafening; the whistling sound waves...it was like the crazy shockwave from the missile explosion when Tony Stark was showing off weapons in the Middle East in the first Iron Man movie, making it hard to breathe; but even so, Isabella remained calm and elegant, because if she lowered her head at that moment, her crown would really fall off.

Hehe ~
Isabella maintained the pose for a moment before lowering her hand, since today was, after all, the premiere of Harry Potter.

She can satisfy fans' curiosity and take advantage of any opportunity to attract attention, but she cannot overshadow the main topic.

Isabella picked up the microphone again, abandoning the host and taking the lead in the flow of the proceedings herself.

"Thank you all for attending today's premiere of 'Azkaban.' Your support touches me deeply... I hope you will enjoy the new film, and I hope you will support it by going to the cinema after its release..."

"I believe everyone has read the original Azkaban, so I want to say that, just like what you've read in the book, Harry Potter's story has developed on different levels, and its main tone is somewhat dark..."

"Finally, regarding my personal life, I want to say that I'm quite busy right now, but even if I'm busy, I will still work on Marvel movies because I love them. Specifics are hard to say, and whether I'll act in one depends on the situation, but after I finish filming 'The Goblet of Fire,' we will definitely make the movie within three years. Please be patient..."

"Finally, let me answer one more question related to your hand. I know about the expressions; your ideas are quite interesting. As long as it's not for commercial use, I won't pursue it. As for other copyrights... like Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Iron Man, DC, you can use those things as long as they don't involve commerce, but others..."

"Using copyrights unrelated to Warner Music carries risks; you must be very careful..."

"Oh, and by the way! Please don't draw two big, round ears for the little beaver!"

"That mouse is very petty."

"Hahahaha-"

Isabella's teasing of Disney made the fans at the scene burst into laughter again!

Someone else took the opportunity to shout—

"Isa! When are you going to release another album? We love your songs!"

This question made Isabella raise her eyebrows—

"When I have a new movie, an independent movie, because you know, I don't like making short music videos, they're boring. I just like turning movies into music videos..."

"Hahahaha—" The fans at the scene burst into laughter!
Everyone understands what she means!
This is a dig at so-and-so!
As she put down the microphone, Ms. Beaver waved goodbye to her fans.

Amidst the crowd's reluctant farewells, she slipped into Radio City Concert Hall.

She briefly greeted her friends and then went directly into the hall and sat down.

Yes, Isabella completely skipped over the pre-premiere networking.

There's nothing she can do; she's already a player at the table. If everyone present wants to get to know her and she has to talk to each and every one of them, the main event of the premiere—the movie screening—won't take place until tomorrow morning.

therefore……

She's easygoing.

Anyway, those people don't dare to get angry.

At least in her presence, those people could only...

"Oh, Isa~ A lot of people wanted to say hello to you just now~"

After settling into her front row seat, Robbie glanced back at the auditorium, its opulent decor evoking a sense of melancholy. She leaned closer to Isabella and said, "Everyone is moving forward, but unfortunately, you're running too fast."

"If we don't run fast, won't we be surrounded by zombies?"

Isabella smiled and said, "Marg, your description is no good. The language class was practically an F-."

"Are those people walking towards me? Oh—No, no, no… You're really flattering them. They're clearly stretching out their long arms to block my way. They look like zombies from Resident Evil. If you can't knock their brains out, they'll hold you back."

The vivid metaphor made Robbie's body stiffen.

After a moment of stunned silence, she turned around and sat up, shaking her head, "Oh—thankfully those people didn't chase after us—"

"If they heard what you said, it would be very embarrassing for them."

“Margot—you’re wrong again—your social skills grade is also F-, no wonder you’re a circus student—”

Isabella raised an eyebrow and said, "They won't be embarrassed, because successful people are shameless."

"Furthermore, there is a truth in interpersonal communication: if you are not embarrassed, it will be others who feel embarrassed."

“Okay, so you’re insulting yourself?” Robbie thought he had caught a loophole in Isabella’s words.

Just as she was smiling at Miss Beaver, hoping to see Isabella's embarrassed expression, Isabella simply shrugged naturally.

"Where did I criticize myself? I've never thought of myself as a successful person. I just think I'm luckier than the average person, which has earned me the affection of countless people, but the distance between being liked and being successful is still a long way off."

“Oh—Your Highness—you’re being so hypocritical—” Little Robbie rolled his eyes.

At the same time, his gaze fell on Isabella's back, and he said with a sneer, "Your tail has been exposed."

"Really? I was sure I was hidden!" The little beaver turned around in surprise.

That adorable gesture immediately broke Robbie's composure, and he burst into giggles.

The little beaver also smiled and stopped arguing with her.

Yes ~
No matter how Isabella treated the guests, they could only smile in her presence.
While Little Beaver and Little Robbie chatted, the guests and main creators also entered one after another.

The two, who had already become close friends, were the envy of those who couldn't get away.

“Oh, Isa—you know what—those guys outside are like devils—they're clinging to me like glue—”

As soon as Rupert Grint sat down, he leaned forward and made a series of "pfft pfft" sounds towards Isabella.

Because Isabella was seated one seat away from him, and Egg Girl was sitting between them, his leaning forward made Egg Girl helpless. She pressed her back tightly against the seat and tried her best to make room for Carrot.

Perhaps this posture is very uncomfortable?
After hearing what Rupert said, Egg Girl chimed in, "Oh—Rupert—I know you hate social engagements, and so do I, but could you please stop torturing me afterward?"

"You leaning forward—"

"Are you fastening my seatbelt?"

"You want to tie me to a chair?"

The radish turned its head.

Seeing that Dan Niu was almost squeezed into the size of an A4 sheet of paper, he immediately pulled back and apologized.

The two's silly antics made Isabella, who witnessed everything, laugh non-stop. At the same time, Daniel, who wasn't wearing glasses, turned his head to look at Isabella and said, "Isabella, stop laughing."

"Huh?" The little beaver didn't understand what he meant.

"Does Radish think I don't want to tell you about what's happening outside?"

Egg Girl complained, "Those people outside are devils. They're clinging to us, trying to chat with us, but what's even more devilish is that seven out of ten sentences they say to us are about you."

"Can you imagine them saying to us, 'Hey Daniel! I love your Harry!' and then the next thing they say is, 'Hey? Where's your classmate Isabella?'"

"That feeling was really—boom—explosion—"

Egg Girl waved her hands.

"Goose, goose, goose, goose—"

Nearby, Robbie, who was also leaning over and rubbing against Miss Beaver, was openly eavesdropping and laughing.

Egg and Carrot's helplessness made Little Beaver chuckle. She patted Robbie on the back to keep her voice down, gave the two unlucky guys a helpless look, and shrugged.

She's so popular, what can you do?
She had no other choice!
hee hee~
The official entrance of the main creative team signifies that the film screening is about to begin.

The group of people sat together and chatted for a while before the host walked onto the stage with a microphone.

They started following the procedures and took control of the situation.

Just like the premieres that everyone has attended before, the North American premiere of "Azkaban" was a preview followed by interviews.

So, as the theater lights dimmed, the Warner Bros. logo appeared in the center of the screen. After the Warner Bros. logo disappeared, what appeared next was not the Harry Potter logo, but a hazy, dimly lit world.

The camera pans forward, the veil-like effect slowly disappears, and the cramped world is instantly revealed—

At midnight, on Privet Road.

Harry, holding a flashlight, hid under the blanket he used to sleep under and looked through some things.

At first glance, his situation seemed quite pitiful; he was at home but dared not turn on the lights.

But a look of satisfaction lingered on his face.

Because what he was reading at that moment was a letter from a close friend.

Flipping through a clipping from the Daily Prophet, he learned that Ron's family had won the annual Daily Prophet Grand Prize. He eagerly opened the letter tucked behind the clipping, and then Ron's voice rang out:

“Happy birthday, dear Harry! I think you’ve seen the newspaper I sent you. I can’t believe it! My dad won a grand prize of 700 Galleons, which means our whole family can take a cross-continental trip. I’m in Egypt!”

"We'll probably be back a week before school starts, then we'll go to London to buy a new wand and textbooks for the new semester. Hopefully, we can meet up there... Oh, and I also brought you a gift—a miniature spyglass. The seller said it lights up and spins if there's a suspicious person around. Hope you like it!"

Harry was delighted by the concern and blessings from his friends, but the sound of the letter made him nervous and flustered.

The moment he finished reading the letter, Harry crawled out of the makeshift tent.

He buried the letter under himself, lay on his side on the bed, and pretended to be asleep.

In the blink of an eye, the sound of footsteps, "thump thump thump," emerged.

Two seconds later, Harry's obese uncle angrily pushed open the door to his bedroom, his chest heaving, ready to curse.

However, before he could even unleash his skill called 'Rage', the casting was interrupted.

Because the room was pitch black and completely silent.

This puzzled Harry's uncle, who had heard the strange noise and thought Harry was being mischievous and not sleeping properly, so he left in frustration.

This made Harry get up again, happily turn on his flashlight, and start reading another letter. It was from Hermione.

There was no sound after it was opened.

However, the letters are presented in the film through Hermione's narration.

Then, as Harry flipped through the pages, Hermione's letter appeared before everyone, the first sentence of which was—

'Dear Harry, if you received Ron's letter before mine, then I can only wish you good luck. I hope you didn't get scolded by your aunt and uncle, because I'm sure that idiot will send you a voice message because it's your birthday, and that will get you a lot of trouble...'

As soon as those confident words were spoken, a burst of laughter erupted in the huge theater!
"Oh! Miss Beaver is so clever!"

"Hahaha—Ron's turned into an idiot again—"

"There must have been some adaptation here, right? I remember the original wasn't like this? But the adaptation is fantastic—the atmosphere is so warm—"

Radio City Concert Hall is a huge auditorium.

Since this venue is usually used for opera and musical performances, it is designed to be more suitable for stage plays and musicals with its four floors, and can even accommodate 6,000 people at a time.

However, the screen at the front cannot be enlarged indefinitely.

When film screenings are held here, people sitting in the corners or on the top floor can't see the whole screen. Therefore, only the area in the very center of the screen is open today; Warner Bros. rejected all the areas on the third and fourth floors where the view is poor.

Therefore, when the lucky audience members who were able to enter were not far from the guests and creators, even though their voices were still somewhat muffled, their sudden bursts of affection could still be captured by everyone in an instant.

And these...

"Yo~ Miss Beaver~ Everyone's praising you~ So your tail's wagging again~"

Robbie leaned against Isabella and joked with her.

"If you can't speak properly, then don't speak! Get out of here!"

Isabella pushed her away.

Robbie Jr. chuckled and fell silent.

Meanwhile, Isabella wagged her little tail happily.

Well, what's shown on screen is her idea.

Last year, when she was reviewing the script for "Azkaban," she, as the director, said that she wanted to recreate the heartwarming daily life of Rowling's trio. She said that the scenes could be few and the plot could be short, but it had to be there.

Because these things are a testament to everyone's emotions.

Furthermore, this testimony contains elements of the main storyline.

Then, after receiving the script and seeing her revisions, Rowling thought her ideas were quite good, so she agreed that the revisions could be used, and Columbus didn't have many questions about it.

As I said before, there are differences between directors.

A great director can shoot a movie to 180 minutes for better effects, but a junior director doesn't have that power.

However, power and responsibility are symbiotic.

Once you exercise your power to change the script, you are responsible for all the consequences of those changes.

So, before the audience feedback came in, Ms. Beaver was still a little apprehensive, but after the positive reviews appeared...

'I'm awesome!'

Miss Beaver leaned back in her seat with a delighted expression.

She began to seriously read "(New) Azkaban," a book she had never read before.

After reading through the letters from Ron, Hermione, and Professor McGonagall, the Hogwarts Deputy Headmistress, Harry's first goal in the third film became clear:

1. He needs to travel to London a week before the start of the semester to meet up with his friends.

2. After entering the third year, students can visit Hogsmeade, a pure wizarding village near the school, every weekend. However, this visit requires the consent of a guardian, so he needs to find a way to get an autograph from his aunt and uncle.

The appearance of a mission signifies the start of an adventure, and Harry's first mission is to get autographs.

Anyone who has read the previous book should know that this task is not easy, because Harry's aunt and uncle, the Dursleys, do not like Harry and do not want Harry to have anything to do with the magical world, so they want them to sign the guardianship form.
It’s as difficult as climbing to heaven.

But then the scene shifts, and an opportunity to complete the mission arises: Harry's aunt is coming to visit, so his uncle says that as long as Harry doesn't cause trouble while his sister is there, he can sign Harry's Hogwarts leave permit form.

Harry agreed.

Unfortunately, he failed to do so.

Because Aunt Maggie, who came to visit, was a very mean and arrogant person, and full of hostility towards Harry, who was staying at her brother's house, Harry couldn't take it anymore after she belittled and insulted Harry and his parents time and time again. He took out his wand and fought her, using magic to inflate her body and turn her into an inflating balloon.

When the mean-spirited aunt flew into the sky and the shocked uncle knelt down and howled, the amusing scene once again brought laughter to the theater.

"Wow—this special effect is amazing!"

"Auntie really floated up—Auntie really floated up—"

"Hahaha—I got annoyed by this aunt when I was watching 'Azkaban'—"

The perspective shifts, and Harry, realizing he'd made a huge mistake, rushes back to his room, packs his bags, and makes a hasty escape—

The Ministry of Magic does not allow wizards to use magic freely in the Muggle world.

Last year, Harry received a warning for using magic off-campus.

In the movie "The Locked Room".

So if he gets caught again this year, he's finished; he'll be expelled from Hogwarts.

His escape led him to his first mission by accident.

That means heading to London to try and reunite with my friends, even if the timing isn't right.

During this process, he was startled by a large black dog that suddenly appeared in the park.

This is actually his godfather, Sirius Black.

After seeing the news that the Ron family had won the Daily Prophet's annual award, Sirius Black discovers that Pettigrew, who betrayed Harry's parents and caused their deaths at the hands of Voldemort, is still alive.

Sirius then escaped Azkaban, intending to settle the matter from back then.

And because he missed his godson, even though he knew that according to his plan to ambush Harry at Hogwarts, he could have seen Harry there, he had already escaped from prison and didn't want to wait any longer. So he secretly ran to Privet Drive to see Harry.

Unfortunately, Harry was unaware of all this at the time. He was startled by the sudden appearance of the large dog, then pulled out his wand, intending to cast a spell to scare it away. Just as he swung his wand, a bus suddenly appeared—

This is the Knight Bus.

It is a magical vehicle specifically designed to provide land passenger transport services for wizards in emergency situations.

Wizards can summon things by waving their wands and travel to any location in the UK for just 11 silver scissors.

Harry summoned it because he was in an emergency and was waving his wand.

The arrival of the bus led Harry to say goodbye to his godfather.

This also allowed him to enter the magical world once again.

It also provided the audience in front of the screen with a visual feast.

Because the Knight Bus is truly amazing—

It moves as fast as lightning;

Its appearance is invisible;

The sound it makes when it runs is inaudible to Muggles;
When obstacles appear on the road, it can instantly turn and change lanes, or shrink its body to avoid them, just like a piece of clay;
If changing lanes is not possible, or if it cannot be avoided, it can also come to an instantaneous stop at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour.

That's right, this bus has the power of Thor!

"Oh no—Harry's going to be thrown out!"

"Wow—this recreation is amazing!"

"Wait a minute! Why aren't Harry's glasses damaged this time? Is it because Hermione isn't here?"

"Hermione's not here? Oh—you mean no one's using Restore to Harry anymore? Hahahaha—"

When the Knight Bus braked suddenly to avoid pedestrians, throwing Harry, who was curiously observing everything, into the air, even more joyful laughter filled the huge theater.

That was satisfaction with the movie.

It is also an endorsement of the adaptation.

Well, so far, the film has already made significant changes to the novel.

But it is not important.

Because the parts that needed to be explained have already been explained, and the parts that weren't explained... for example, Sirius Black. Even Harry in the movie didn't know who he was, so it's normal for viewers who haven't read the original books to not get it like the fans.

The only unusual thing was that by the end of the movie, casual viewers still didn't know who the dog from the beginning was.

If this happens, it can only prove that the director, editor, and producer ruined the movie.

Movies tell stories through light and shadow. If you can't tell a story clearly yourself, why do you blame the audience for not understanding?

That's just a stupid theory of yours!

Inside the arena, the continuous laughter relieved Isabella.

She was very happy that the public accepted the film.

hmm~
Her goal is to break 10 billion!

At the same time, she turned her head and started making "pfft pfft" sounds in the direction where Columbus was.

Perhaps it's because her voice is a bit loud?

It's also possible that the premiere venue was too small.

The 'secret signal' she gave drew the attention of everyone around her.

The fact that everyone was watching made Beaver wave her hand in apology. At that moment, she really made a mistake; she had disturbed other people's movie viewing.

The fact that only Columbus remained made her whisper, "You're right."

"what?"

“Sometimes, good special effects can really outweigh some of the plot.”

"Hahahaha~"

Columbus chuckled and raised an eyebrow, accepting the little beaver's compliment.

He knew what the little beaver was talking about.

That said, the idea of ​​splitting up the Goblet of Fire for filming is most likely a done deal.

Because their special effects are unmatched.

Industrial Light & Magic could never wrong Columbus, let alone wrong anyone.

(End of this chapter)