"The latest news from this newspaper, the fantasy blockbuster "The Lord of the Rings 3: Return of the King", is likely to be out of reach with Chinese audiences. () Recently, the reporter learned from the relevant person in charge of Shanghai Lianhe Cinemas that because of the factors such as 'gods and ghosts' and 'superstition', 'superstition', 'Rings 3' introduced by China Film Company is likely to face premature death."

"superstitious?"

Charlize put down his empty cup and looked at Ryan, who was helping her translate the newspaper across the dining table, puzzled, "What does this word mean?"

"This..." Ryan couldn't help but scratch his head, how should he explain to those who keep God and the merciful Lord all day long? After thinking about it, he simply said, "It refers specifically to a state of obsessiveness and trust in things, and also to be confused and blindly believe, probably this is what it means."

Looking up, Charlize on the opposite side was still puzzled. Ryan simply gave up his plan to explain and continued to translate the news in the newspaper just now.

"The Lord of the Rings is adapted from a fantasy novel of the same name. It is magical, imaginative, and many characters with full personality have attracted countless European and American readers. However, professionals believe that there are indeed 'gods and ghosts' in the film, and it promotes inappropriate 'supercredible' ideas. This type of movie is obviously not suitable for our national conditions and will leave a negative impact among the masses..."

After the translation has come to this point, Ryan himself can't bear to watch it. This is obviously a deliberately distorted report by some people, and the simplest and most basic entertainment events are unlimitedly exaggerated. Isn't it the specialty of those of them?

"Why did you stop?"

Putting down the knife and fork, Charlize stood up and walked to the window, pulled open the curtains here, and the sunlight spilled in like golden rain. Ryan threw away the newspaper in his hand, walked behind the American clay diving in South Africa, hugged his slender waist, and sniffed hard on her blonde hair. "These are like tabloids in China that love gossip, and there is nothing to pay attention to."

Looking back, Charlize kissed him on the lips, "What are we going to do? You can't stay in the hotel all day, right?"

"Let's go to the cafe on the second floor first, and Chen and I made an appointment to meet with people from Huayi."

After biting her white ears gently, Ryan went back to the room to change into a casual outfit. When he came out, he saw that Charlize had prepared his hat and sunglasses, walked over and put it on her head, and pulled her out of the room.

Several casual bodyguards hung behind them, not far or near.

Although this is one of the best countries in the world with security, Ryan will not be too careless. Al Qaeda's threat seems to be just a joke, but if you encounter people watching, it will be a trouble for bodyguards.

The place they stayed in was the Peace Hotel on the Bund. When they took the sightseeing elevator, they could roughly see the scenery of the former Ten Miles.

"Is it about Harry Potter?"

When he came out of the elevator and walked into the second-floor cafe, Charlize held his arm and asked with concern, "Is Zhang Qiu's candidate confirmed?"

"Yeah." Ryan nodded, his eyes turned around in the cafe, and quickly found Chen Jiazheng. He pulled Charlize over, "Hi, Chen."

"Ryan, so early."

Chen Jiazheng stood up and shook hands with the two. After Ryan sat opposite him, he called two more cups of coffee and then said, "Mr. Wang is going to pick up Miss Zhao's family. It will probably take half an hour to arrive."

"It's okay." Ryan waved his hand, "Charlie and I were bored in the room, so we just came out to talk to you."

"Have you received your share?" he asked with a smile.

"Received." Chen Jiazheng seemed very moved, "Six figures, or US dollars, are more than my salary for twenty years here."

"Oh, Chen." Charlize put down his coffee cup and interjected at the right time, "When you shoot a movie, you won't take this little money seriously."

"I want to direct a video independently." Chen Jiazheng spread his hands, not seemingly caring much. "I don't know how long it will take to wait."

"You can try to take the international financing route." Ryan recalled some things he heard in his previous life. "I heard that there are many international film foundations that provide financing services to young Chinese directors."

"Ryan, such a movie..." Chen Jiazheng shook his head and said helplessly, "It is difficult to pass the review and will basically not appear in domestic theaters."

Hearing him say this, Ryan took the initiative to change the topic, and these things were not something he could participate in or interfere with. "Darren and the others are planning to film the sequel to "Saw"."

"I heard it." Chen Jiazheng nodded, "It seems that the three of us who have graduated have become famous? Of course, you can't be included."

Charlize laughed first, and Ryan turned to look at her and smiled the same way.

About twenty minutes later, Wang Zhongjun and the man who seemed to be his assistant led a middle-aged couple and a girl about fifteen years old to walk in.

After shaking the hand handed over by the other party, Wang Zhongjun introduced it to both parties, "This is Mr. Ryan Jenkins, I believe you should know the big Hollywood star and the original author of the Harry Potter series. This is Miss Charlize Theron, Oscar winner."

He spoke English to the middle-aged couple, and it seems that the family is not a problem in English listening and speaking.

Then, Wang Zhongjun introduced the family to Ryan and the others.

The little girl's surname is Zhao. Like her parents, she can speak fluent Mandarin and English. She seems to have received some training in Huayi related aspects. Her etiquette and temperament are pretty good, and she has a little star style.

I think so, Huayi and a TV station here held such a massive Harry Potter talent show. Even if it was just an ordinary girl, she had long been hyped into a star with a certain reputation.

Both sides sat in the booth, and the girl's eyes were circling around Ryan and Charlize. She was probably curious about what Hollywood stars looked like.

"I've read some information about Miss Zhao."

Long before the candidate was confirmed, Huayi sent the candidate's information to Ryan, "In all aspects, it is very suitable for Zhang Qiu's image in my mind."

If Ryan agrees, it will completely relieve the people in Huayi.

"Mr. Wang." Ryan looked at the actress' signing party. After thinking about it, he looked at the girl's parents. "Mr. Zhao, Mrs. Zhao, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" will be officially prepared in the second half of the year. I hope you can take Miss Zhao to London as soon as possible. We also need to provide her with relevant training."

"There is no problem with these." Wang Zhongjun nodded first, "We will have someone send Ms. Zhao over here."

The two sides have reached an agreement in private. The media that cooperated with Huayi will have special reporters following the young actor who plays Zhang Qiu and constantly posting related reports from the UK to China. This continuous hype will not only create a star for Huayi, but also provide a new round of publicity for the "Harry Potter" series.

Ryan asked the girl a few simple questions, and the other party's answer was pretty modest, but what satisfied him the most was that his appearance could roughly find intersections in Eastern and Western aesthetics, and his English was extremely fluent, so there was no problem with communicating. Although he had some accents but could not be changed, he would just change the voice of the person in the post-production.

All the "Harry Potter" series is her identity as a Chinese actor and her subsequent hype and promotion, and the others are secondary.

"if you can……"

While the other party was saying goodbye, Ryan handed over the notebook he signed with Charlize, "I hope you can attend the premiere of "Return of the King."

The girl named Zhao looked at her parents, looked at Wang Zhongjun again, and then replied, "It's very honorable."

The last major actor of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" has been finalized. Ryan spared no effort to further open up the Chinese market, and he was sure that it was worth it.

Although the Harry Potter series, which has the best creation benefits, will be greatly impacted by piracy in China, the market has a huge population base, and some peripheral products are not completely achieved by piracy, so achieving huge profits will definitely not be a problem.

What's more, if you really like it, there are many Chinese people who insist on buying genuine versions.

Rejecting the banquet from Huayi, Ryan took Charlize out for a walk on the Bund, and finally arrived at the Oriental Pearl in Lujiazui, and had a lunch in the revolving restaurant.

In the afternoon, he met with the heads of Disney Far East Company and held a brief talk with representatives from Shanghai. The main topic of both sides was the Disneyland project.

Disney has been talking to Shanghai for a long time on this project and has reached a lot of consensus, but there is still a long way to go before it starts.

All negotiations will naturally be taken care of by professionals. Ryan, the actual owner of Disney, is like a mascot, releasing enough kindness and expressing Disney's intention to cooperate. Anyway, this is a normal business deal, and he will not become an old friend of the Chinese people, and there is nothing to worry about.

What Ryan did is very simple. Promote the project to pass the approval as soon as possible, and it is best to enter the actual operation stage within the next few years.

Of course, his focus is still on the movies. "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" is increasingly popular in this city. The poster of this movie can be seen on the Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street and several famous signs on the Bund.

On the first Friday of June, Shanghai Cinema was crowded with people, like the long red carpet in an Oscar-style manner, spread from the entrance of the cinema to hundreds of meters away. Tens of thousands of fans gathered on both sides. Chinese entertainment journalists, who already showed paparazzi temperament, were also competing for the most favorable position like their overseas colleagues.

"The Lord of the Rings 3: Return of the King" is about to begin. (To be continued...)
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