Chapter 142 is all fans, all second generation, for children
"Joanne, how do you feel?" The blond middle-aged woman in a black knit top held the cup in both hands, and took a sip of the coffee inside. When the sweet and bitter aroma filled her mouth, the pleasant sense of relaxation made her squint. He closed his eyes, "Am I right? This is the best place for writing. There is heating and good lighting. The point is to order a cup of coffee and stay for a day..."
"Diane...can you stop saying that?" Joanne, with blond hair and shawl, glared at her sister, looked up at the counter, and then continued: "There are only a few of us in the store now, can you keep a low profile?"
"Oh! Joanne, I'm used to it." Before the woman named Diane could respond, the middle-aged boss who was doing nothing behind the bar had already spoken. He stretched and stood up, yawning constantly, "I The business here is not good. If you write something here, not only will my heating become more valuable, but it will also let passers-by know that there are people here all the year round... Eh? What do these people mean by standing at the door? I think Am I going to close here?"
When the middle-aged boss who was idle and bored saw a group of passers-by who did not know when they appeared in front of his shop, he, who was still extremely decadent, hurried out of the bar, taking three steps instead of two, and stepped over the small bar. In the inner hall, holding the doorknob with his right hand, he pulled it open very naturally. At the same time, eager to make the store full, he also put on a kind smile, and asked the guys at the door very kindly: "Good evening, do you want to open the door?" Want something to drink? Our store closes at nine, and there is still an hour."
Hearing these words, the two middle-aged women who cast their gazes shook their heads repeatedly.
Open for business, how can the boss first tell customers when the store closes?
Even if there is still an hour left, you have to wait until someone else asks!
Just when the pair of sisters thought that there was a high probability that this group of tourists would turn around and leave, the guy standing at the front, wearing a peaked cap, plain glasses, and covering his face with a black scarf suddenly nodded and asked, "Is there Maggie?" Yado?"
"No." The boss smiled awkwardly but politely.
"Then you guys have some", the young man turned his head and asked, "What should we drink?"
As soon as the words came out, all the people around turned their attention to the bald man around the Mediterranean Sea, and the guy wearing glasses also took advantage of the opportunity and said, "David, Ganetti, I recommend you to drink Irish whiskey." Irish coffee."
"You three little girls like to eat sweets, cappuccino, mocha coffee, latte coffee..."
"As for James and you, do you want to have a cup of black coffee like me?"
Just as the bald man was making recommendations on his own, the boss who stood there and wanted to call everyone in was even more embarrassed.
"Uh...we don't have Irish coffee here."
Hey!
The two sisters sitting on the side couldn't stand it anymore.
Diane, who was still "praising" the quietness in the store, stood up, walked to the door, and took over the boss's sales job very oversteppingly, "Good evening, come in first, it's windy outside, and there is heating inside..."
"This is a small shop, and we usually receive residents from the surrounding area. Everyone is a regular customer, so we will inform you of special requirements in advance. If someone wants to drink Irish coffee, our boss will purchase it in advance."
"Our best sellers are mocha coffee and latte coffee..."
In a few words, this guy named Diane limited the products in the store to two.
In this case, it is better for Roland and his party to choose all Mocha, and then sit down.
Why did JK Rowling write at the Elephant Cafe?
Isn't it because the business here is not good, there is no one, it is clean, and there is heating!
I really thought this was a place like Papa Star!
Is that kind of place really able to work?
Why there is free wifi, maybe you can meet like-minded investors, business partners, spiritual partners, working comfortably while listening to music, smelling the aroma of coffee and listening to the coffee machine is very pleasant, the cafe has a working atmosphere...
The so-called elegance, romance, good environment...
Which one of these does not match the pretense of literary youth?
Before, people may not find a reason to refute.
And now!
How many people are screaming when 200 million people cannot go out for two weeks and work at home!
I'm going to work in the office!
A hotbed-like environment that only slows down productivity!
So, even if the boss said Sorry twice, Roland didn't care because he knew the reason, but the others...
They are curious, James Cameron looks very unreliable! How can you recommend such a coffee shop to Roland?
The Boss Club doesn’t have all the varieties, how dare you open a shop?
These little things were just in their hearts, no one said it, and even if they said it, it didn't matter, because Roland came in to drink coffee just to let the two ladies recognize him.
When the boss greeted Diane awkwardly and asked the other party to deliver coffee for him, Roland, who took off his hat and scarf, had achieved his goal. With the focus of her eyes, her eyes widened when she was selling coffee for a friend before. After being stunned for a moment, he took a step back and glanced across the crowd one by one.
The whole process lasted about ten seconds, before she covered her mouth, frowned and asked, "Roland Allen?"
"Are you Roland Allen?"
"Oh!—My—God! You are Roland Allen!"
"Diane, what the **** are you doing? Don't disturb the kids...Oh!—Damn!—Is this true?"
The Olsen family is already very numb to this kind of loud exclamation. In fact, since entering the UK, they have encountered the problem of identity exposure every day. If the Olsen sisters are popular in America, then Roland Al Ren Ke runs the risk of being recognized wherever he goes - you may not have seen "Home Alone", but you have always seen "Terminator 2", right? If you haven't seen it, what about Jurassic Park? good! Even if you don't watch movies, have you listened to music? Learn about MJ's MV? Eh? Haven't seen it yet? That's OK! Even if you don't watch movies or listen to music, there is always a TV at home, right? The day that "Jurassic Park" made history, most of the media reported this news, if you still don't know...
Then you may be growing potatoes on Mars, waiting for someone to rescue you.
After seeing the sisters Rowling and the owner of the coffee shop cast unexpected glances at him, Roland directly raised his index finger and put it in front of his mouth, making a gesture of silence, then nodded slightly, and said: " Yeah..."
The simple acknowledgment made the three of them cover their mouths in surprise. Diane, who had helped the boss out of the situation earlier, put her palms together in front of her nose in prayer, "Oh! I've seen all your movies! From 90 I've been in love with you since Christmas this year!"
"Wow! You are really as rumored, you are more handsome in real life than on the screen!"
"My God! My God! Those students I brought before are all your fans!" Joanne, who hadn't moved for a while, had also stood up at this moment, and after taking two steps forward, she suddenly turned back, Picking up the notebook and pen on the table, he came to Roland's side full of expectations, "Can you sign me, please? You can sign anywhere!"
"My son is your number one fan! Shit! If he knows that you come to the store for coffee, he will be so happy!" The owner of the cafe, who was still feeling a little embarrassed, seemed to have remembered something, and put his wet hands in his trousers. Rubbing against the edge of the seam, he said, "Can you stay here a little longer? I'll go back and call my son over now!"
"If he knew you were coming but didn't see you, he would definitely kill me!"
While speaking, he pushed the door open and rushed out. After seeing the figure leaving happily, Roland also glanced at the bodyguards at the door, signaling one of them to follow to avoid any accidents.
Actually, all of this was expected by Roland, not because he was confident, but—
Well, the showdown is over, stop pretending, he is so confident!
He thinks that if he walks into a cafe and rips off his disguise, these people will recognize him!
For Roland, face is the best business card. Of course, apart from being as handsome as Jack Ma, he doesn't need to introduce himself, which is the key. With face, he doesn't have to prove his identity like others. His My resume will be known by the vast majority of people, and when I am more famous and richer than you, it is actually Roland himself who should be most worried!
With the exposure of his identity, everything became easier. He hugged the son of the coffee shop owner, signed his name on the dinosaur toy brought by him, and took a photo with the excited little guy...
After a standard fan meeting process, the little guy was so happy that he couldn't find his way.
As for the Rowling sisters?
The two of them are not much better.
He was the first to recognize his younger sister Diane, who was originally Roland's older sister fan, and her older sister Joanne, during the time when she and her husband fell in love, family movies were the best choice, and for the school children During English class, what she played the most was naturally the video tapes that resonated with the children! When creating, a ten-year-old child with a distinctive personality is the best reference!
That's right, Roland didn't need to speak at all, what the other party wrote had already been in his hands!
And before he wrote his signature, the conversation that should have happened appeared in the coffee shop.
"Yes, someone recommended it to me, saying that this coffee shop is good..."
"Then you have been cheated, the business here is not good..."
"Yeah, I can see that, so I hesitated at the door..."
"Really? Are you hesitating? Well, fortunately, the boss stood up and asked, otherwise we would have missed it... It may not affect you, but for us, that would be a pity..."
"How come? I love everyone who loves me! It's your support that made me who I am! Oh... isn't this an autographed book? Are you a writer? Is this your novel?"
"Uh... well, these are just some small stories I wrote. The concept is not perfect, so I wrote the beginning..."
"Then can I read it? Liqi and the others like to listen to stories the most, but you know, the stories of Andersen, Grimm, and "The Arabian Nights" are limited in number, and the kindergarten teachers like to fight against us the most. They always Like to tell the story in class, and then make us very worried, because no matter what is said, they have heard it...”
"Hahaha...it's okay, you see, it's my pleasure, if you like it, it's even better..."
Of course Roland likes it, that's why he came here.
As the only novel among the top ten entertainment brand revenue rankings, only "Pokémon", "Hello Kitty", "Star Wars", "Mickey Mouse" and "Mario" can hold it down—hey, this Nintendo What a pervert! No wonder the head of Xbox, Philip Spencer, said that Amazon and Google are the future competitors of Xbox. , Google competes for the cloud market!
Of course, there are many people who can be suppressed by it, such as "Batman", "Spiderman", "Marvel Cinematic Universe", "Dragon Ball", these IPs are all under "Harry Potter".
That's right, the IP that Roland took a long time to tinker with may eventually be worth more than "Harry Potter", but before that, the magical world that harvests children's lucky money is the more popular side.
Actually, when David was asked to register a film and television company, Roland thought about how this thing would develop in the future.
Specialize in Marvel movies?
And then give more opportunities to filmmakers who can satisfy niche needs?
If he really does this, then he still needs to register a **** company!
Save money directly, and then buy Marvel, wouldn’t it be over?
But in doing so, the sense of participation seems too low?
For him, if Marvel wants to succeed, it is very simple, just find Kevin Fitch, that bald guy!
Why can’t DC movies be made?
Because people who make movies don't read DC comics!
As a guy who was born in 1973 and received comics from his father every year on his birthday, Kevin Fitch, the bald man, knows more about Marvel than any guy in the Marvel creative team, and Cole-Nee Like Dehan, Kevin Fitch is also a guy who uses love to generate electricity. You know, he didn’t work for a long time in the company that produced "Superman". Personal assistant to filmmaker Lauren Downer, producer of the "X-Men" series—as for how does a young man choose who I hang out with in Hollywood?
Because he has a good grandpa!
His grandfather is also a Hollywood insider, and he is also the producer of "Guiding Light", the longest-running TV series in America, which has been on the air for 72 years. In the soap opera "Make the World Turn", there is also his grandfather. Generally speaking, a TV series will be weak and cut after four or five seasons, but the abnormal results of seventy-two and fifty-four years of continuous filming, but the It means they really understand the market.
In this kind of guy who knows how to make movies, likes to collect comics and figures, and has learned how to identify the market from his grandfather, can he not be successful? —This is also why a young man in his twenties dared to write the plan of "Mutant Universe" and then handed it over to Fox, hoping that the other party would prepare according to his own ideas, because they think they are awesome!
Knowing that someone can generate electricity for love, Roland, who holds the copyright, won't be finished when someone comes to his door?
And he also admires Mike Mohamy, Cole Needham, Kevin Feige, guys who generate electricity for love.
Because of love, they understand what the audience likes better than those capitalists. Because of love, as long as the follow-up conditions are in place, Roland is not afraid of these guys running away, because they want to do things well more than Roland.
Unless they don't want to do it themselves, they are the team that no company can poach!
In this way, Roland felt—
Apart from giving these guys money, money, and money, it seems that I have nothing to do!
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This kind of feeling that other people are doing it like a raging fire, and you are waiting for the ready-made feeling, why is it so wrong?
(￣▽￣“)
That's right, don't look at Roland's list of three legs for the company: games, film and television, and the Internet, but—
He doesn't need to manage these things himself.
That's why he keeps taking plays, not only because he likes it, but also because...
If he doesn't even make a movie, then he can really retire.
Holding Buffett's thigh, he can get on Forbes no matter what!
And now—
Watching the scene where the three little lolis approached James and listened to him read the story, Roland's thoughts became more and more clear.
If you win "Harry Potter" and add Marvel, then the children's age groups are actually the same.
Eight to thirty years old, these two series can cover.
Although the content is a bit thin, it’s better than Netflix, which can’t get anything!
In terms of content, he has countless hours to fill, as for the goal?
Then make it—
"Ashley, Mary, Lizzie."
"Huh???" The three little loli raised their heads.
"Are you interested?"
"Hmm!!" The three little lolis nodded.
Then decide to satisfy your own family first!
"Harry Potter" started, followed by Marvel, DreamWorks animation is also a must, not to mention live-action movies, not only that, in Marvel is controlled by "own people", Jobs and Spielberg They have similar personalities, and when Lucas can suppress the media and borrow a plane in minutes, the entertainment types on the growth path of the little ones are all alive!
Eh…
its not right!
Marvel + Pixar + Lucas?
hiss...
Roland dared to touch James' conscience and swear to God that he was definitely not targeting Disney!
Really not!
He just wants these little guys to grow up happily!
Because of this, when James finished reading the draft, the little guys all looked at Rowling with longing eyes, Roland also said very naturally: "It seems that they like it very much, but I don't know when your story will be ready." Write it out, if you are willing to write it down, please call me? I think we can help you solve a series of problems such as publishing the book..."
Note: ① Many marketing accounts say that coffee shops can improve people's office efficiency, and talk about Rowling, but Rowling herself said in the documentary that the coffee in the elephant cafe is not good, and the focus is on cleaning and saving money There is heating. Secondly, the "Financial Times", "New York Times" and Harvard University conducted a column survey in 2018. Those coffee shops that freelancers yearn for will reduce people's work efficiency. The simplest point is that the chairs of those coffee shops in Starbucks are Designed for half an hour, if you sit for three hours, you will feel your back is very tired, and you want to drink coffee and eat something to refresh yourself (promote sales), and the chance of suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome is higher than that of normal desks and chairs Twenty to fifty points. ② Kevin Fitch is also a guy who loves to generate electricity, and he is a fan of figure figures. As for making a fortune, he has three generations. " plan to go to Fox and tell them that I hope you will make more than a dozen "X-Men" movies according to the outline I wrote, with a total investment of more than one billion. After Fox directly refused, let him continue to stay in the group, Is this love? Is this the responsibility? No, it's because I don't want to care about the juniors who have gone 'crazy'.
(end of this chapter)