Chapter 261

London.

A hotel.

7 pm.

Zucker, bill mcnick and other 15 people enjoyed a big dinner under the reception of Cindy, director of ITV's variety department.

The dinner is mainly French and Turkish. As for British local dishes, ha ha. British dark cuisine, which is world famous, is not generally bad.

"Cindy, I'm going to trouble you and ITV this time." Zucker lifted his glass and offered Cindy a toast.

"No trouble."

After drinking the wine, Cindy waved her hand and said with a smile: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone was written by Ms. Rowling, an Englishman. Although the book was first published in the United States, it's not popular in the three British Islands. It's said that many people even in the royal family love Harry Potter. Moreover, our ITV will assist you, Wald pictures, in the casting of Harry Potter, which will be of great benefit to the operation of our ITV brand as a whole. "

Zucker nodded.

ITV assisted Wald film to undertake the casting work, which is really a win-win event.

"Oh, by the way, this is a plan polished by my team recently. Do you have any conflicts with you?" Cindy dug out a stack of planning books from her briefcase.

However, without looking at it, he passed it on to old bill.

"Old man, don't patronize. Don't forget that you are the president of Wald pictures." Chuck poked old bill with his arm.

Suddenly, old Bill said angrily: "don't worry, I, don't you worry?"

exactly!

With decades of working experience, old bill can easily complete the casting work.

.......

The next morning.

Zhuke led the team to the ITV headquarters.

I had a meeting with the top management of the TV station and made a final communication on the casting of Harry Potter. After all, before Zhuke and others arrived in London, old Bill kept in touch with ITV executives for a long time.

afternoon...

ITV's variety channel, TV series 1 channel, TV series 2 channel, Movie 1 channel, Movie 2 channel, shopping channel, children's channel, international channel

Since the afternoon, ITV has released the news of "Harry Potter" casting in 17 channels at different times and in different programs.

Only half a day, the news detonated the whole British Isles!

"Harry Potter" was born in the UK, and the choice of actors is also in the UK. I have to say that Mr. ward has done a good job, "the sun said in an article for the first time

The mirror followed: "here's the chance for the little actors! Who will be lucky to be the Hogwarts triangle? Let's wait and see! "

"As of the beginning of March, the book" Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone "has sold as many as 980000 copies in the UK, second only to the 1.25 million copies in North America, and the total population of the three British islands is far less than that in North America. We have to sigh about the charm of" Harry Potter ". Now the movie is about to be cast, which is undoubtedly a great event," ut weekly said

Many media in the British three islands published articles in the morning paper the next morning.

And many people who buy newspapers are excited, especially fans of Harry Potter.

"Great

"I'm going to cast!"

"Come on, William. You are 13 years old this year. Don't you see the age requirement in the newspaper? The age must be between 8 and 12 years old, and those who are beyond that age have no chance to participate in the main role. "

“oh~no~~！”

.......

Oxfordshire, England.

A 9-year-old girl, after seeing the casting news on TV, jumped up in excitement for the first time.

"True or false?"

"My God

"Harry Potter is about to start shooting. The main actors in the play have to choose from the British Isles. It's a chance to become famous overnight!"

Don't doubt it.

Local girls in the British Isles tend to mature earlier than boys, especially those who are interested in developing into film and television. They have become graphic models at an early age. It's common for them to hang out with each other in various troupes.

"Emma Watson, believe in yourself, you can do it!" The little girl cheered herself up.

In fact, little Emma's parents, when they saw the news, were staring straight.

"Emma, here's the chance to get rich." Little Emma's parents were very excited.

In western countries, it is quite common for parents to use their children as cash machines and arrange their work early.

.......

Dunlon, UK.

Daniel Radcliffe, who is only 10 years old, saw his agent and parents come to him after he finished his role in David Copperfield.

The father said solemnly, "son, don't you always want to be famous? You see, there's a chance. "

Mother: "yes, our Daniel is so cute and handsome that he will be able to join the cast of Harry Potter."

The agent echoed: "I have a friendship with the executives of ITV. I've got a ticket for you to cast for Harry Potter. Daniel, you must be competitive!"

Daniel Radcliffe, who is only 10 years old, is a bit of a hoodwink at the moment.

However, he is still young, and has no choice but to respond like a puppet.

.......

Five days!

Only five days after the announcement of the optional corner, there were more than 6300 children aged 8-12 in the whole British three islands. Accompanied by their parents, they signed up for the election.

"Hahaha, Zhuk, how's it going? You have to thank ITV broadcasting Cindy asked for credit.

Zhuke said with a smile: "indeed, without your ITV's participation, the publicity effect will never be so good. Of course, I also want to congratulate you. Recently, your ITV share price has soared a lot. "

"Ha ha, that's the same for each other."

Cindy and ITV help Wald film to undertake the casting work, not for free.

No, the rising stock price is a positive aspect.

"Thank you, Mr. Wald!"

At this time, sitting on the sofa, the author of Harry Potter, Ms. Rowling, also got up to express her thanks to Zhuke.

Why?

When the adaptation of Harry Potter was approved, Ms. Rowling told Zhuke that she hoped the main actors of the series could be selected from the British Isles. Therefore, she was willing to take the initiative to reduce the share of the series.

Lower the share?

Of course, Zucker agreed.

There are a lot of good actors in the three islands of England. Don't you see the British actors appearing in all kinds of front-line productions in Hollywood?

Gandalf, the actor of magneto, Ian McLean;

The heroine of Titanic is fat Wen;

Jason stanson, the toughest man;

Bell, who plays Batman;

.......

It is no exaggeration to say that British actors occupy a large share of Hollywood resources.

Zhuke selected and arranged the main actors of Harry Potter in Britain, not only to consider Rowling's ideas, but also for those excellent actors, and more importantly for the British market.

The British film market is an important area for Zhuke to expand overseas distribution channels, playing a bridgehead role.

On the same day, Chris Columbus, the director chosen by Wald pictures for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone, arrived in London.

The second shift of the "New Year's report" was sent, and the minister continued to open the third shift.