Chapter 186 The Lion King
In the pouring rain, Simba firmly walked to the forefront of the Glory Stone, stood upright, and made a majestic roar that shook the sky, announcing that the Kingdom of Glory had gained new life. The desolate earth was rejuvenated in the rain, and all things revived and began to grow again.
Accompanied by wild singing, the animals gathered again to the cliff of the Glory Stone. In front of them were the lion king Simba and Queen Nana. The old baboon La Feiqi walked to the cliff again and raised a new curious life!
The song of "Love Infinite Tonight" fell. After waiting for a while, Ryan dressed her hat, sunglasses one by one, and said to Taylor in the box, "Dear, it's time for us to leave."
"No!" The little girl was holding Simba and Nana's dolls, "I want to see it again!"
"It's time for us to go home, we'll have a turkey meal later." Ryan persuaded patiently.
"Where is Nicole?" Taylor's mouth pouted, "I haven't seen Nicole for a long time. I want to play with her, so I won't play with you..."
"Nicole is in Europe!" Ryan spread his hands. This little guy is really a typical example of burning bridges across the river.
Today is Thanksgiving Day, Nicole is still in Europe, and the Scotts and his family simply called Ryan over and celebrate Thanksgiving Day together. Taylor insisted on calling him to watch "The Lion King", with an unprecedented attitude.
Unexpectedly, just after watching it, the little guy started to look at it again.
"I don't want it!" She grabbed the armrest of the chair with force.
Ryan knew that he would never have a good face at this time, so he put away his smile, picked her up and left. The little girl's sapphire blue eyes were wide open, staring at him tightly. Her mouth was flattened, and the golden beans would roll down at any time.
"Alison!" Ryan said very seriously, "If tears fall, I will never take you out for fun again, I promise!"
With this little guy's intelligence, he can definitely tell whether Ryan is joking.
"Hmph~ Nat is right, you are a bad guy!"
The mist of Baolan's eyes dissipated, and the little girl turned her head, looking like I didn't want to pay attention to you.
Holding Taylor was undoubtedly the best cover, and he quietly left the cinema. Ryan took her quickly into the Swift's car and made a departure gesture to the driver.
"Is the movie good, Taylor?" Ryan tied up her seat belt and rubbed the girl's blonde hair again.
"I ignore you..." She turned around and looked outside the car.
He shook his head. Ryan no longer paid attention to the troublesome little guy, found the pile of newspapers he bought when he came, and started reading them.
"The Lion King" was premiered last night. Of course he attended, and was blocked by the group of reporters at the press conference and suffered a lot of bombardment.
As the highlight of Disney's launch this year, it is Ryan's latest masterpiece, and film critics will naturally not miss the opportunity to add comments to gain attention and money.
"This is a movie that can influence people's growth! It tells a story about life, love and responsibility!"
"The plot of "The Lion King" is very old-fashioned, more old-fashioned than Ryan's previous works, but it is uniquely charming! In the film, Simba experienced the struggle of her soul. In the end, in the struggle, she regained the responsibilities she shouldered and discovered what she wanted to do most in her heart."
"Just like in our lives, there are some things that you can choose to do or not. If you do it, you may not succeed, but if you don't do it, you will not have any chance..."
The comments were wonderful, and indeed the theme of "The Lion King". Ryan quickly browsed it and changed to the San Francisco Chronicle.
"This is the animal version of Prince Revenge that belongs to Walt Disney and Ryan Jenkins!"
The reviews on it are as concise and clear as before.
"The most outstanding thing about "The Lion King" lies in the values it embodies! You should not regret or escape when facing mistakes. Everyone has their own responsibilities! There is a line in the film that is worth everyone's reminiscing and thinking about - only be brave when you need to be brave!"
"This is a movie that best reflects our mainstream values. It is accurate like a weather vane. Parents across the United States should take their children and watch this movie in the theater."
After living in North America for so many years, Ryan is very clear about how he should go. Being close to mainstream values is the right way, which is also the main reason why he never made ideas for those cult movies after he was reborn.
But what Ryan didn't expect was that several women's organizations criticized him in the newspaper.
"The Lion King embodies the spirit of patriarchy, emphasizing that only under the authority of the father can life be harmonious and each one has its own position! It completely ignores the key role of the matriarchy. It has to be said that this is an extremely bad idea. Ryan should show more important positions that women cannot ignore in his works!"
After reading the name of the newspaper, Ryan vaguely remembered that after the release of "Jurassic Park", the newspaper also praised the feminist ideas in his works.
"Get out! Get out!"
Taylor kept taking pictures of the seats, and Ryan had to put down the newspaper and help her untie her seat belt.
"Hey, little guy, are you having fun?" Just as she got off the car, Mrs. Andrea had already come over.
"The movie is very good! Ryan hates it!"
The little girl threw a word and rushed into the villa without looking back.
"What happened, Ryan?" How could Mrs. Andrea not know her daughter, and she couldn't help laughing.
Ryan spread his hands, made a gesture you understand, and walked into the living room with a smile.
"Ryan!"
Scott waved to him, Ryan walked over and sat opposite him, "Have Pait handed over the authorization book prepared for Blizzard to you?"
"Get it!" He nodded and said, "Ryan, the game studio will make about $800,000 this year, and Allen wants to invest all of this money in the development of the new game."
"no problem."
"Warcraft" is a long-term credit card that does not require repayment, and Ryan will naturally agree.
As night fell, the Thanksgiving dinner kicked off. Before entering Swift's restaurant, Ryan hung up the phone with Nicole, who was far away in Europe. She was still busy socializing, and the two of them only said a few short words.
A dish that is indispensable for Thanksgiving is turkey. The fragrant roasted turkey makes people salivate. The dishes next to it have their own characteristics. Although a vengeful little guy floats over from time to time, it does not prevent Ryan from enjoying the food at all.
"This chicken leg is mine! Don't give it to Ryan!"
Mrs. Andrea had no choice but to take the common knife and fork and aim at another turkey leg.
"That's Austin's!" As the screams came, the chicken leg fell in front of the little boy who was less than two years old.
"Dear, Ryan is a guest."
"Is he a guest? When I went to Nicole's house, he never treated me as a guest!"
A dinner ended with such chaotic and playful laughter. After a while, Ryan said goodbye and went home.
"Ryan, remember to come and watch "The Lion King" tomorrow!"
Just as he was about to walk out of the villa, a sharp-tongued voice came from behind. Ryan turned a deaf ear and walked towards the car. The voice behind him continued, "If you don't come, I'll tell Nicole that you bullied me!"
The Swifts just smiled at each other. They knew their daughter very well, and this was a way for her to express her closeness.
After the release of "The Lion King", Disney did not weaken its publicity efforts at all. Related advertisements can be seen everywhere. This kind of movie is a type of killing all ages. Even some adults may not like it very much, even in order to take care of their children, they will go to the cinema together.
However, what disappointed Disney executives a little is that after the first week, "The Lion King" could not shake the highest box office record in the first week set by "Jurassic Park".
To be precise, the North American box office figure of $58.55 million in four days is still very far from the record.
However, Disney's traditional animated films have always been famous for their lasting and stable life. There are blockbusters in the media. Although the peripheral products are not as popular as "Jurassic Park", they are also sold well.
After the full second week, the North American box office decline was almost negligible, winning nearly $54 million. Ryan has another work, with a box office of over 100 million in two weeks!
Because the family affection, responsibility and other content displayed in the movie are so in line with the values of mainstream society, major mainstream media have almost praised this animated film to the sky, and the praise is far greater than that of "Jurassic Park".
"The Lion King is the pinnacle of 2D animation!"
This is the theme of a new issue of Vanity Fair magazine, which is in a prominent position.
"There is no more animation as amazing as "The Lion King". This is the pinnacle of the animation film since its birth. Even in the past twenty years, it will still be a classic! It uses the grand and realistic African savanna as a scene, with vivid animal images portrayed like humans and epic story background..."
"Disney once again demonstrated their unshakable position as king in 2D hand-drawn animation, and hand-drawn animation will continue to be brilliant..."
This report is almost singing praises for Disney, praising their hand-painted animation studios as nothing in the sky and nothing on the ground. The article is reproduced in many newspapers and magazines with the help of the hot momentum of "The Lion King".
In a box office of hymns and big-selling, "The Lion King" is like Simba, gradually reaching the peak of animated films.
It was at this time that at the instruction of Ryan that Ed Camel, on behalf of Pixar Studio, sent a formal letter to Disney, demanding the cancellation of the distribution agreement between the two parties on 3D computer animation movies. After discussion at a regular meeting, Disney's senior executives officially canceled the paper contract.
This also means that Ryan and Disney will gradually get farther and farther away.
"Tina, happy cooperation!" This is the call Ryan called Tina Brown.
"Ryan, we have always been having a great time working together."
Chapter completed!