American Entertainment: Starting with playing the role of Little Beaver

Chapter 59 Movie Hit Changes the World

Ever since Isabella accepted Nathan Bailey's advice and embarked on a path of cults in pursuit of that damn GOAT title, the promotional work for "The Voice" has been suffocating the young girl.

Uh……

Okay, that last sentence was pure nonsense.

There has been a lot of promotional work for "The Voice of China," but very little of it has been related to Isabella.

This is not only because Warner controls top-tier media resources, but also because Isabella is famous. When Warner can spread the word about Isabella's farts to the whole world, the roadshows and ground promotions that small companies use are no longer relevant to her.

Warner Music did all the pre-show promotion for "The Voice" with their eyes closed.

Isabella finally appeared after the movie's release and the box office soared.

Then, starting from the 27th, she gave interviews to a total of 5 media outlets over the past 5 days.

Could the film's creative team, centered around Isabella, appear in five separate groups?

Director, older sister, uncle, grandfather, father and mother.

With this pairing, the 'leaks' that the public sees each time the news is released will be different.

It's about creating a sense of novelty for the world.

In the past few days, Isabella has explained to the public the inspiration behind "The Voice"—

The inspiration came on a whim; the idea for the level-based system came from "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," and the rest came from life.
She also shared her experience of learning music with everyone.

I've loved music since I was little, and then I learned to play the piano. Maybe I was just lucky, because I'm putting it to good use today.
She shared her thoughts on the current results with everyone.

Who wouldn't want to become the youngest actor in history to reach 20 billion yuan in box office revenue? Well, that's how straightforward she was.

Then, some media outlets asked her why her company logo was made so cute—

In this matter, she thanked her sister Catherine, saying that the company logo was drawn by her...

Because Catherine was named on The Voice.

The moment the 'Screenplay by: Catherine Haywood' was released, sharp-eyed media outlets immediately sensed something amiss.

When Catherine's appearance is inevitable, there's little point in continuing to hide her.

However, since Catherine was not a celebrity, the media only mentioned her name in their reports and only relayed what Isabella had said. As for her photos? Who didn't know that J.K. Rowling liked Isabella back then?
The last guy who dared to leak Rowling's daughter's privacy is still in jail. Only someone with a screw loose would cause trouble for no reason.

Today is the last interview for the post-screening promotion of "The Voice". In the game of Hollywood, once a movie's performance is stable and its reputation is established, the lead actor does not need to appear in front of the public frequently, because there are too many stars here, and everyone wants traffic. If you stubbornly hold onto the headlines, it will not look good if you are defeated by your peers.

This was also the first time Isabella met with the public outside of a movie premiere after HP became a huge hit.

So, as soon as the news broke, many fans flocked to London to show their support. After Isabella and the cheering Potter Heads finished waving and thanking them for their enthusiastic support, the host finally smiled and took control of the situation.

“An hour has flown by, and we’re about to say goodbye. But before we part, I have one last question for you, Isa. Do you have any plans for your life? What is your next goal?”

When the host announced the end, the fans outside the cordon immediately became reluctant to part and shouted "No! No!" But when they heard the topic of "life goals," they quieted down and pricked up their ears, wanting to peek at the girl's answer.

This state is actually quite normal.

While the human species does possess biodiversity, the psychological state of fans when facing their idols is actually the same.

As long as they don't stop being fans, they will hope that their idols get better and better.

The girl's quiet yet lively behavior offstage brought a smile to her face. She nodded to the host, then held up the microphone and looked at the fans in the support group, "So, I think there's no one who hasn't seen Harry Potter, right?"

“Yeah——”

The sudden inquiry thrilled the young people who had come to support the event.

Shout "I've seen it!" to prove your love for Harry Potter.

This situation brought a smile to Isabella's face.

He continued, "Do you know what HP is called after 'The Locked Room'?"

"The Prisoner of Azkaban!"

The fan group gave the same answer.

“Okay——”

Isabella gave them a thumbs up.

Thank you—

She looked back at the host:

"After The Voice ended, my next job was of course filming Azkaban, because no matter how well The Voice did, I had to go back to Harry Potter, which is what made me who I am today."

"I will continue to play Hermione Granger and try my best to portray her well, so as to satisfy those who like me."

This answer elicited screams from the fans at the scene and delighted viewers watching the live broadcast on television.

"Oh! Isa is absolutely right!"

"Although her words were humble,—her smile was so confident—"

"What do you mean 'playing Hermione Granger'?! She *is* Hermione Granger!"

"Oh—she's so radiant in the sunlight—"

As long as everyone is happy, the interview is a success. As the appointed time arrived, Isabella said goodbye to the viewers in front of the TV, the support team on site, the host who came to interview her, and the logistics staff.

After she got into Warner's van and left the scene, she let out a long sigh of relief as she leaned back in the back seat.

"Okay, okay, okay, the work is finally finished!"

"I can finally rest!"

Although Isabella was quite shocked by the high box office performance of "The Voice" in its opening week, and although meeting fans and being liked by the public certainly made her feel happy, any normal person's goal after work should be to get off work, so...

Isabella felt that she was a normal person.

hee hee~
The sheep-like cheers made my mom and sister shake their heads with smiles.

Whenever Isabella was rushing off work, they felt that their daughter, their younger sister, was very cute.

but--

“Isa, although I really want to say that you are on vacation, the fact that you are no longer giving interviews does not mean that you have nothing else to do.”

The older sister's words made the little girl's face fall. "Oh—No—"

Before she could finish venting her unhappiness, Catherine pulled a notebook out of her handbag and began reading from her notes: "Isa, you have a lot of calls to return now."

“Because starting at 10 a.m. this morning, Danny, Carrot, Aunt Anne, Maggie… they all called you again.”

Congratulations to you once again.

Since she didn't have to go to school, Catherine became Isabella's assistant.

Isabella doesn't like to use outsiders.

Of course, although she was called an assistant, Catherine didn't have much to do; she only needed to manage her sister's private phone.

There's nothing we can do about it; Isabella doesn't take on any external projects, endorsements, or activities.
When a celebrity doesn't get involved in any of their external affairs, their life is a million times easier than their peers in the industry.

The sudden demand for social engagements left Isabella nodding helplessly.

It's not that she dislikes socializing, but rather that interacting with many people at once is extremely tiring.

But even if it's tiring, she still has to do this polite work, right?

After all, they called to congratulate her...

Eh wait...

Isabella raised an eyebrow and said, "Keisha, you mean they called to congratulate me again?"

“Yes.” Catherine nodded.

"What are you congratulating me on? Could it be that 'The Voice' has surpassed 100 million views worldwide?" Isabella's eyes lit up.

At this moment, she felt that her surname was Li, her given name was Qing, and her courtesy name was Shenquan!
“Yeah~” Catherine chuckled, as if she were a cat.

She smiled and said, "This morning, while you were preparing for the interview, Warner Bros. sent a message saying that with the end of 2002, The Voice's global box office also broke the nine-figure mark at the close of the day last night."

"So~ Congratulations~ Miss Billionaire~"

"Okay~Okay~~Okay~~~" Isabella clapped her hands with a big laugh. "Oh~~ Warner Bros. is really something, giving me such great news on the very first day of the new year? Hahaha~~ This is so satisfying~~"

"The Voice" will be released on the 25th.

Then, by the 28th, its North American box office had already reached $5907 million.

Even though its daily box office revenue in North America stopped increasing starting on the 29th, and even saw a significant drop on the 30th, because the 30th was a Monday, only companies with good benefits could continue to offer holidays, while ordinary working people still had to go to work...

Don't assume the US has high labor protections. Of the fifty states in the US, except Montana, the labor laws of the other forty-nine support the principle of 'at-will employment.' If I ask you to come to work and you don't? Okay, I can just fire you without compensation. Big companies do the same; Meta gives 16 months' compensation, but laid-off employees lose all their stock options.

However, even if The Voice's daily box office in North America may never break $20 million, the crazy output in other regions can push its global box office to $100 million in the shortest time.

For example, in the UK, The Voice grossed 1500 million in just three Christmas days.

For example, in Australia, moviegoers contributed 402 million during the three-day Christmas holiday.

For example, in South Korea, during the three days of Christmas, "The Voice" earned 349 million here.

When these numbers are added together, 0.8 small goals appear. In this era, it's already quite a lot to reach 0.8 small goals globally after 3-4 days of release, because it hasn't been released in many places yet. Even if the box office in various places is halved in the following three days, it's still easy to break 100 million.

Even if it's easy for them, it's still worth celebrating, isn't it?
Since my good friends are being so accommodating...

"Kesha."

"Ok?"

"It's not convenient to call back now. Call me when you get back, and remind me then."

"Ok."

"Then... what do you think about me treating them to a meal? Or throwing a party?"

Party culture is very popular in Europe and America. So, when the success of "The Voice" is worth celebrating, and Isabella wants to show her friends her politeness and goodwill, throwing a party is the best choice.

However, her idea was immediately rejected by Catherine.

“Isa, I don’t think that will work. Or rather, you can have a party, but not now.”

"Why?"

"Because we all know that Aunt Anne and the director can't be there. It's not appropriate to have a party under these circumstances."

Rowling's due date is in March, which is about 9 weeks from now.

Inviting people to a party at this time is not appropriate.

But we can't invite her, or perhaps she can't make it...

Wouldn't that be even more inappropriate?
Chris Columbus went home for the Lunar New Year the day after the premiere of The Voice. The interviews in the past few days were all done via video link. He won't be returning to the UK anytime soon because the screenwriters of Harry Potter are also American. It's much more convenient for them to discuss the script of Azkaban one-on-one in California than in London.

Yes, the script for "Azkaban" is still not fully finalized.

However, a replacement for Dumbledore has emerged.

Just like Isabella's past life, David Heyman chose Michael Gambon.

Perhaps Turner was too busy to handle the situation, because in any case, there wasn't any major media storm surrounding the matter.

So……

"Okay, then thank you first, then let's chat more, and let's not talk about the party for now."

Since the important person couldn't attend, Isabella rejected her idea.

She stretched like a kitten, then leaned against her sister's shoulder.

"Keisha~ You're so thoughtful~"

She said affectionately.

"haha~"

Catherine chuckled and accepted her sister's praise.

While the two were playfully bickering, their mother also spoke up. Like her eldest daughter, Vivian was also busy with social tasks: "Isa, besides the list that Keisha recorded, I also have a few phone calls that you need to return."

"The first one is from Endeavor, and Patrick Whitesell also called to congratulate you on your success."

"Then he said that if there is an opportunity in the future, we can cooperate. He is now the CEO of Fenjin."

Hollywood talent agencies are all partnerships.

If one had to describe it, their structure is similar to Alibaba's, where the partners' shareholding ratio is decoupled from their decision-making power.

That's why anyone with ambition will fight for control of the company's internal operations. Judging from the current situation, Patrick Whitesell has clearly relinquished power, and the ambitious founder, Ari Emanuel, has probably retreated.

However, this has nothing to do with Isabella, because she doesn't need a management company, uh... maybe?

But since they called to congratulate her, it's perfectly fine to politely return the favor. After all, she snatched the "Little Miss Sunshine" project from Fenjin. She was kicked out by you, but she's still smiling. That's already a very good attitude.

"Okay, Mom, we'll make this call again when we get back. Is there another one?"

Isabella returned lazily.

Vivian continued nodding, "Of course, the second call that needs to be returned is to Bob, Robert Iger."

“Like everyone else, he called this morning. In fact, he was the first person to call today, calling before eight o’clock. But you were busy, so I didn’t say anything.”

Robert Iger is living a very comfortable life now, thanks to the excellent connections he has with Chris Columbus. With Steven Spielberg's help, he was able to meet Steve Jobs directly last summer.

Then, Disney temporarily acquired the distribution rights to Pixar films.

Then, if their collaboration on Finding Nemo went well this year, they might be able to collaborate again next year.

But if it's unpleasant...

Iger believed they wouldn't be unhappy.

Because Roy Disney of the Disney family could no longer tolerate Michael Eisner.

His agent, Stanley Gold, chairman of the Disney family's Shamrock Foundation and a member of the Disney family's board of directors at the Disney Group, has formally requested an audit of the company.

They want to hire a third-party organization to audit Eisner's actions in the company over the years. Since Eisner's salary at Disney was set by himself, he cannot pass the audit initiated by the Disney family by going through the proper channels.

Of course, where there is a righteous path, there will be unorthodox practices, and there are even two paths to unorthodox practices.

The first rule is to directly eliminate Roy Disney.

They performed a physical ritual to send him to meet his uncle, Walt Disney.

The second point is to attract external capital to acquire Disney.

He could stay if he diluted Disney's stake or kicked Disney out of the picture.

Regardless of the method used, Eisner had no time to bother Jobs anymore.

Well... to be honest, Eisner couldn't really outmaneuver Jobs.

"So Bob now controls all of Disney's production and operations?"

Isabella asked with a smile.

"Based on the current situation, that should be the case..."

Vivian nodded and said, "Bob was very happy when we talked."

"Oh~ has he been urging me to start the project?"

“Bob talked about the project, but he also said there was no rush because he knew you were going to make Azkaban.”

"hahahaha~"

Isabella laughed heartily.

In publicly traded companies with dispersed shareholding, the CEO and COO do indeed hold very high positions.

Because dispersed shareholding means that power is not easily concentrated, in this situation, the CEO and COO are not easy to replace.

Having freedom allows them to gain more decision-making power.

However, in companies with concentrated shareholdings, or those with religious symbols, the CEO and COO are just employees.

Since they are working people, they also need to win over all the forces they can to consolidate their power and status. Therefore, as Isabella's commercial value gradually became apparent, Aiger was just a middle-aged man in his fifties in front of her.

He is kind and approachable, and as long as you are strong enough, he will always be kind.

Of course, even if Disney's COO is nice enough, Isabella won't take advantage of that and act arrogantly.

After laughing for a while, she said, "Mom, what do you think about me asking him to send over Disney's film library?"

"Although I don't plan to start another project for the time being, but... shouldn't I give him an answer?"

"I feel very good."

Before her mother could speak, Catherine chimed in, "Disney released a lot of information during the promotion of 'The Voice'."

"While Warner will pay for these resources, would Disney's radio stations be praising you so much if Bob didn't speak up for his subordinates? Impossible. So... hmm."

Catherine winked at her mother.

Vivian nodded, agreeing with her eldest daughter.

Although Aiger didn't urge everyone to complete the verbally agreed-upon projects, they couldn't pretend to be unaware, could they?

They've already shown goodwill, so why are you keeping a cold face?

Right?

With their agreement, Isabella had her mother write down the thought process for handling the task.

We chatted about this and that for a while, and then, the name Nathan Bailey finally came up in my mom's mouth—

“Isa, Nathan Bailey also left London this morning when we came out.”

"He called me just before I boarded the plane and said he would arrive in Los Angeles in 12 hours."

"He will produce a detailed plan for winning the Olympics within 72 hours of returning to Los Angeles, so he said, if you want to change your mind and want to compete for the Olympics, you can call him within 84 hours..."

(End of this chapter)