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London.

A certain hotel.

7 o'clock in the evening.

Zhuke, Bill McNick and a group of 15 people enjoyed a sumptuous dinner under the reception of Cindy, director of the variety show department of ITV.

Dinner is mainly French and Turkish dishes, as for local British dishes, ha ha.British dark cuisine, that is world-famous, is not generally unpalatable.

"Cindy, I will trouble you and ITV this time." Zhuke picked up the wine glass and toasted Cindy.

"No trouble."

Cindy drank the glass of wine, waved his hand and smiled: ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was written by our British lady Rowling. Although the book was first published in the United States, it is currently available in the British Isles. It’s not popular. It’s said that even the royal family has many people who love to watch Harry Potter. Moreover, we, ITV, will assist you Wald Pictures to undertake the casting of "Harry Potter", which is great for our overall ITV brand. There are also many benefits to the operation of the company."

Zhuke nodded.

It is indeed a win-win event for ITV to assist Wald Pictures to undertake the casting work.

"Oh, by the way, this is a plan polished by my team recently. Take a look and see if there is any conflict with you?" Cindy pulled out a stack of planning books from the briefcase.

However, Zhuke forwarded it to the old Bill aside without even seeing it.

"Old guy, don't patronize and eat, don't forget that you are the president of Wald Pictures." Zhu Ke stabbed old Bill with his arm.

Suddenly, Old Bill said angrily: "Don't worry, I, are you still worried?"

indeed!

Old Bill's decades of work experience allows him to easily complete casting work.

.......

The next morning.

Zhu Ke led the team and arrived at ITV TV headquarters.

A meeting was held with the senior officials of the TV station, and the final communication was made on the casting of "Harry Potter".After all, before Zhuke and the others arrived in London, Old Bill had maintained long-term contact with the senior management of ITV.

in the afternoon...

ITV's variety channel, TV drama channel 1, TV drama channel 2, movie channel 1, movie channel 2, shopping channel, children's channel, international channel...

Since the afternoon, ITV TV station has as many as 17 channels, in different time and different programs, released the news of "Harry Potter" casting.

In just half a day, the news detonated the entire British Isles!

"The Sun" published an article for the first time: ""Harry Potter" was born in the United Kingdom, and the actor selection was also in the United Kingdom. I have to say that Mr. Wald did a great job!"

"The Mirror" followed: "The opportunity for the little actors is here! Who will be lucky enough to become the Hogwarts Triangle? Let's wait and see!"

"Ut Weekly" published an article: "As of the beginning of March, the book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" has sold as many as 980,000 copies in the United Kingdom, second only to the 1.25 million copies in North America, and the British three The total population of the island is far inferior to that of North America. This has to make us sigh the charm of "Harry Potter". Now the film is about to be cast, which is undoubtedly a great event."

Numerous media in the British Isles published articles in the morning paper the next morning.

Many people who bought newspapers were also very excited, especially the book fans of Harry Potter.

"awesome!"

"I want to participate in the casting!"

"William, come on. You are 13 years old this year. Haven't you seen the age requirement for casting in the newspaper? The age must be between 8 and 12 years old. People over the age group will not have the opportunity to participate in the main role. "

"Oh~no~~!"

.......

Oxfordshire, England.

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

"real or fake?!"

"Oh my God!"

"The filming of "Harry Potter" is about to start, and the main actors in the play have to choose from the British Isles. This is a chance to become famous overnight!"

do not doubt.

Local girls in the British Isles tend to mature earlier than boys, especially those girls who are aspiring to develop into film and television, and become graphic models early on. It is commonplace to hang out in various crews, and it is a proper Xiaojianghu.

"Emma Watson, believe in yourself, you can definitely do it!" the little girl secretly cheered up.

In fact, little Emma's parents, their eyes went straight when they saw this news.

"Emma, ​​the opportunity to make a fortune is here." Little Emma's parents were extremely excited.

In Western countries, it is not uncommon for parents to use their children as cash machines and arrange their jobs early.

.......

Dunlon, England.

Daniel Radcliffe, who was only 10 years old, saw his agent and parents come to him after he starred in the TV series "David Copperfield".

The father solemnly said: "Child, don't you always want to be famous? Look, the opportunity is here."

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

The agent echoed: "I have friendship with the executives of ITV. I have already obtained the ticket for the casting of "Harry Potter" for you. Daniel, you must stand up for it!"

Daniel Radcliffe, who is only 10 years old, is now a little trapped.

However, he was still young and had no choice but to respond like a puppet.

.......

Five days!

After the news of the self-selection was reported, only 5 days later, there were as many as 6,300 children aged 8-12 in the entire British Isles who signed up for the election accompanied by their parents.

"Hahaha, Zhuke, how's the matter? You have to thank us ITV Broadcasting Company." Cindy asked for credit.

Zhu Ke smiled and said: "Indeed, without your ITV's participation, the publicity effect would never be so good. Of course, I also want to congratulate you. Recently, your ITV share price has soared a lot."

"Haha, each other."

Cindy and ITV assisted Wald Pictures in the casting work, but it is not a free service.

No, the rise in stock prices is a positive aspect.

"Mr. Wald, thank you!"

At this time, Ms. Rowling, the author of "Harry Potter" sitting on the sofa, also got up and thanked Zhuke.

Why?

When Ms. Rowling set up the film and television adaptation project of "Harry Potter", she expressed to Zhu Ke that she hoped that the main actors of the film and television series could be selected from the British Isles. For this reason, she was willing to take the initiative to reduce the share of books in the series.

Reduce the share?

Of course Zhuke agreed.

There are indeed many good actors in the British Isles, don’t you see the British actors who have repeatedly appeared in various first-line productions in Hollywood?

Ian McLean, the actor of Gandalf and Magneto;

Fei Wen, the heroine of "Titanic";

The hardest man Jason Statham;

Bell, the actor of "Batman";

.......

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

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

The British film market is an important area for Zhu Ke to expand overseas distribution channels and plays a role of bridgehead.

On the same day, Wald Pictures selected director Chris Columbus for the "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" film and arrived in London.

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