hollywood melon man

Chapter 266 Avada bites the big melon, start!
In fact, because of Little Gilbert, the "Harry Potter" project was a bit of a loss for Warner.

Originally, in time and space, this project belonged to Warner Pictures, but now Disney has stepped in and it has become a project owned by both companies.

It's a good thing Jeff Robinoff didn't know, otherwise he would have been furious.

By the way, after the Oscar, Jeff Robinoff ended his term as CEO of Warner Pictures and went to work at Time Warner headquarters.

Taking over as CEO is Doug Walter.

Regarding this CEO battle, Doug Walter feels that he will win relatively easily. He is basically responsible for Warner Pictures' most profitable projects, which are Little Gilbert's projects.

With little Gilbert's project, he firmly assumed the position of CEO.

It is also for this reason that Doug Walter pays more attention to little Gilbert and supports little Gilbert.

This project meeting about "Harry Potter" was held at Cantaloupe Studios. Doug Walter personally attended and expressed his importance to this project.

Michael Barnason, who is in charge of this project, introduced the situation of the project: "We have already done preliminary research and the sales of the "Harry Potter" series of novels are quite good.

The most important thing is that not only many children like to read it, but also many adults are obsessed with this novel about the magical world. "

"So the novel has a broad base of fans of the original novel?" asked Doug Walter.

"This is indeed the case," Michael Barnathan continued to introduce the situation: "According to Ms. J.K. Rowling's suggestion, she felt that it was best to set the filming location in the UK and try to use British actors."

"This is a bad suggestion," little Gilbert shook his head and said, "There is no problem in setting the filming location in the UK. This is also a novel with strong British culture.

However, the restrictions on actor selection will make it difficult for the crew to select suitable actors.

Has Ms. Rowling come to North America? I will talk to her personally then. "

Michael Barnason recalled it and then said; "She has a book signing in New York next week."

"Okay," little Gilbert nodded: "Then I'll meet her in New York."

When signing the copyright contract, it was stated that Rowling only had the right to make suggestions, not to interfere. This was specifically emphasized by Gilbert Jr. in view of Rowling's performance in her previous life.

But little Gilbert only got the rights to the first three volumes because Rowling hadn't thought about the follow-up story yet, and she didn't know the novel would be as popular as it is now.

It can be expected that with the popularity of the novel and movie, Rowling will definitely interfere with the crew, and he will have to make concessions.

Because if she doesn't give in, Rowling is likely to take the remaining novels to other media groups and film companies.

Although these things may seem far away, it is necessary to plan ahead.

"Any suggestions about director candidates?" Robert Egger also participated in the meeting and he was very concerned about this issue.

Little Gilbert thought for a while and said: "I propose that Chris Columbus be the director. He has directed "Home Alone" and is also very good at adapting films with such themes."

After Gilbert Jr. determined that he would not be the director, Robert Iger considered the candidate and found it to be a good fit, so he agreed.

This was just a preliminary meeting. After the meeting, Little Gilbert immediately contacted his assistants Anna and Chris Columbus.

At this time, Chris Columbus was busy with the production of "Robot Butler" and it was coming to an end. Faced with Gilbert Jr.'s invitation, he was a little hesitant.

Mainly because the other party didn't tell him what the project was and kept it secret from him. He didn't understand what the situation was.

But then little Gilbert met with him and told him some basic information: "We plan to put "Harry Potter" on the big screen and ask you to be the director."

Chris Columbus was surprised: "I thought this series of novels was suitable for a movie adaptation, but I didn't expect that the copyright has already been in your hands."

Little Gilbert smiled and asked, "How's it going? Are you interested?"

Chris Columbus immediately said: "Of course I am interested, I also want to show the wonderful magical world to children."

Chris Columbus agreed, and after he joined the crew, the "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" project was officially launched.

Regarding the choice of actors, although Rowling insisted on choosing British actors, after Gilbert Jr. went to New York to chat with her, Rowling gave up her insistence.

Rowling has always been a strong person, but she couldn't be strong when facing little Gilbert.

Perhaps it was because she personally admired and liked little Gilbert. Of course, it's not the kind of love between men and women, it's just an attitude of appreciation.

The project progressed quite quickly. After the director was confirmed, the film officially launched auditions for actors.

In order to take care of Ms. Rowling's emotions, Gilbert Jr. specially launched an audition in the UK, and the selected young actors participated in the final audition.

Finally, the moment came, and little Gilbert called Haley Joel Osment and invited little Haley to audition.

Since cooperating with Gilbert Jr. in "The Sixth Sense", Hailey's fame has skyrocketed and he has become a well-known child star. In terms of acting skills, Xiao Haili had absolutely no problem, so he entered the final audition smoothly.

The other two people in the trio were first on the audition list. Little Gilbert did not expect that they were the other two people from his previous life, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. The casting of other characters has not changed much from the previous life. The only changes are the selection of Rubeus Hagrid and Albus Dumbledore.

Little Gilbert can't remember who the actors who played these two roles were in his previous life. It seems that the actor who played Dumbledore in the first two films passed away after the performance. The rest is not clear.

But the actors chosen now are not the two before.

Haigh's choice was Brad Garnett, a TV actor who starred in "Everybody Loves Raymond" and has also appeared in many movies.

The reason why he was selected is because Brad Garnett is 204cm tall and looks very tall, which is more in line with the setting of Hagrid's hybrid giant.

The role of Dumbledore was finalized by Gilbert himself.

In fact, he originally wanted his old man to play this role, but the old man said he was not interested in accompanying a bunch of children to mess around, so little Gilbert found Christopher Lee.

Christopher Lee is a loyal fan of "The Lord of the Rings". After hearing that Gilbert Jr. was going to adapt "The Lord of the Rings" to the big screen, he strongly requested that he could play Gandalf.

But little Gilbert had already decided on Gandalf's choice.

So Little Gilbert gave the role of Saruman to Christopher Lee, and then inserted him into "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" to play Dumbledore.

At the end of April, the auditions for the trio finally came to fruition, and little Haley became the actor to play Harry Potter.

Rupert Grint and Emma Watson also auditioned to play Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger respectively.

According to preparations, the film will be shot in the UK and is expected to be released in 2000.

Although Gilbert Jr. was the producer of the film, after focusing on the casting work, he delegated power to producer Michael Barnason and director Chris Columbus.

After all, little Gilbert has his own things to be busy with and cannot keep an eye on this project for a long time.

In addition to the "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" project, Gilbert Jr. also began to instruct investment manager David to sell some of his Internet company stocks one after another.

The specific time is not clear, but the Internet bubble at the beginning of the century is about to come. At this time, it is time to sell and sell, and you can also get a large amount of cash flow.

However, there are several companies that Gilbert Jr. has not sold off. The first is his two Internet companies.

According to Gilbert Jr.'s instructions, both Watermelon and Banana have slowed down and switched to conservative management to survive the Internet winter.

At the same time, little Gilbert still kept a few shares in Amazon and Apple, and sold off the stocks of other unknown companies that were unknown in his previous life.

As a layman, little Gilbert's selection strategy was very simple. He chose someone who was famous and well-known whom he had heard of in his previous life.

Generally, a well-known company means that the company has survived the Internet winter and is developing well. If you follow this strategy, there will probably be no problems.

When little Gilbert asked to sell the stocks of popular companies, David thought his boss was crazy.

The Internet industry is booming and there seems to be a lot of room for growth. Isn't it crazy to sell the stocks of popular companies at this time?
Although David tried his best to persuade, Little Gilbert had already made up his mind, and he had no choice but to sell the stocks in an orderly manner according to Little Gilbert's instructions. These tasks would be completed within two years.

At the same time, David was still murmuring in his heart. Did the boss receive news from a certain Jewish consortium? Is there any inside story that he didn't know?
It's a pity that he couldn't ask the specific reason. Anyway, the boss only told him to sell the stock, not the reason.

David handles matters in the investment field, and little Gilbert rarely takes a good vacation. Charlize Theron collaborated with Sofia on "It's Always the Sun".

After the filming, Charlize Theron asked Gilbert: "Do you want to go to South Africa with me?"

"What are you going to do in South Africa?" asked little Gilbert.

Charlize Theron said: "I am an ambassador for a charity organization there. I went to participate in the event this time and went to the slums to do some condolences."

Little Gilbert expressed little interest, but Charlize Theron acted coquettishly: "Just go with me, okay? Please."

Facing the beauty's request, little Gilbert found it difficult to refuse, so he reluctantly agreed: "Okay, then I'll go with you and have a look. I haven't been to South Africa yet!"

Charlize Theron smiled and said happily: "I knew you would promise me, my dear, this is your reward!"

With that said, Charlize Theron took a sweet sip on little Gilbert's mouth.

"This reward alone is not enough," little Gilbert said as he held Charlize Theron in his arms

"Don't be like this..." Charlize Theron took off little Gilbert's hand and said: "Let's go back to the bedroom..."

With that said, Charlize Theron took little Gilbert back to the bedroom. An earth-shattering battle was about to begin, and the battle was bound to be tragic.

Because little Gilbert was too strong, Charlize Theron couldn't beat him. Just as Jennifer Connelly came back from a commercial performance, she pulled her into the bedroom.

So the war broke out again, and this time it was barely evenly matched.

(End of this chapter)