Hollywood superstars: Start as a child star

Invitation to “The Tonight Show”

San Fernando College, Los Angeles.

Claire had not long returned from New York. These days, I am crazily taking up cultural classes and saving credits. I have to report to Coach Wilson in the afternoon. The National Swimming Championships are just around the corner, and Coach Wilson is paying extra attention these days.

“Hi! Claire!”

“Claire, did you just go swimming?”

It was just after training and it was evening. As Claire walked on campus, she was constantly greeted by classmates.

It’s been a while since Billy Elliot hit theaters. Although it was released in not many theaters, the attendance rate was still impressive. For a small-budget literary feature film, it can be said to be a remarkable achievement.

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Two days ago, Derrick made a phone call with great joy and took more than 50 people from the company to book a theater in a local theater in San Jose. He said that this was the company’s first collective team building-please watch it. New movie starring The Second Boss!

Second boss? Claire laughed so hard when she heard this title.

The blog website has also been booming recently, with the number of employees doubling. Derrick said that he was already preparing a Rotten Tomatoes movie rating system. For this purpose, he hired several algorithm engineers from the IMDB website with high salaries to optimize the algorithm mechanism.

Claire asked Derrick if the company’s funds were sufficient and if it was tight. I recently earned a bonus, which I can temporarily supplement. After all, I am now a director of the company, so I still have to pay more attention to the development of the company. After all, it’s about your own dividends, isn’t it?

Derrick smiled and waved his hand, saying that his father saw that his business was booming and gave him another $1 million.

Damn, it would be nice to have a rich dad. Claire was so envious that she had nothing to say and encouraged Derrick to work hard and make money for herself. Derrick hung up the phone amidst laughter and curses.

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Judy also called to congratulate Claire on such a success of her first film. Claire also exchanged a few words with him. At the end, Judy also hinted tactfully that we could work together if there was an opportunity. Claire said haha and revealed it.

The unlucky kid who nearly suffocated himself to death by holding his breath in the water, Ellen Hyde, also called to congratulate Claire. Ellen also said that he invited the whole class to see “Billy Elliot” to increase the movie’s box office.

Claire smiled and said, “You are becoming more and more cheerful, which is a good thing.”

Ellen’s laughter on the other end of the phone became even more cheerful, “Yes, since I thought about it, I no longer care about other people’s opinions. Life feels a little easier.”

Claire smiled and hung up the phone. I feel very gratified that my own small action seems to be able to change a person’s future trajectory. It’s a great sense of accomplishment!

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According to Roxy’s news, the moviegoing wave in the UK is coming to an end, and the final total box office in the UK is estimated to be 36 million pounds. As for the United States, according to professional predictions, it is estimated to earn more than 15 million U.S. dollars, plus sporadic box office revenue from other countries.

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The nominal total global box office of “Billy Elliot” (actually in the United Kingdom and the United States) is US$50 million! The calculated return on film investment is as high as 16 times!

This is much higher than the original estimate of 10 times the rate of return!

The investment return rate of 16 times also attracted a lot of attention from peers in the industry.

Roxy mentioned to him on the phone that her father, Mr. Ferguson, Vice President of Twentieth Century Fox, also asked her about the amount of investment in this movie.

“Oh? What’s Mr. Ferguson’s evaluation?” Claire was still very interested in the evaluation of the industry boss.

“He said that the quality of the movie itself is qualified and passable. But to achieve such a high box office, accidental factors in publicity accounted for a large proportion.” Good guy

! Claire gasped! The big boss in the industry is so terrifying, and he can see through the secret at a glance.

This time the movie promotion was indeed largely accidental. Claire used the system prop [Broadcast Loudspeaker] to gather some publicity resources intentionally or unintentionally.

More film reviews, more TV news reports, more curious public audiences… These little things that are not easy to notice, gather sand to form a tower, and gather soil to form a mountain. Finally, a spreading storm brewed.

“Just like Rowling, if you didn’t star in this movie, if you didn’t go to London to film, if you didn’t discover the book “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” if your agent wasn’t me.” Locke Xi continued on the other end of the phone: “This is all an interesting coincidence.”

Claire heard Roxy struggling to describe this matter, and he said earnestly: “Roxy, this ‘interesting coincidence’ you mentioned, in In the East, in China, there is a saying that can be summed up – good intentions are rewarded!”

“Good intentions are rewarded?” Roxy chewed on this Eastern aphorism carefully.

“Yes, these are simple Eastern values. Because I like Ms. Rowling’s books, I helped to connect people so that “Harry Potter” can sell well in North America early. Ms. Rowling also appreciated our efforts and helped recommend me ‘s new movie. It’s simple, Roxy, don’t think too much,” Claire continued to explain.

“Okay!” Roxy didn’t hesitate and talked about other things, “I’ve been approached by some movie projects recently.” ”

Oh! Tell me about it!” When it came to the new job, Claire instantly became energetic.

“There is one that I think is more reliable.” Roxy said, “It’s called “Dance My Life”. The theme is a high school youth campus music and dance drama.” “Is it related to dance?” Claire was a little dissatisfied, he didn’t think much about it

. Dance, “Aren’t you afraid that I will be stereotyped? Become a professional actor in musical and dance dramas?” “The

setting of this movie is more hip-hop, more commercial. It should not be bad at the box office.” Roxy came from this perspective. Thinking about it, “Of course, Claire. If you don’t like it, don’t rush it. Let’s talk about other things.” ”

OK! Let’s put it aside for now.” Claire agreed, “At least I will be busy with the National Swimming Championships this month. Something else. Is there anything else?”

“Well, there is an invitation to a TV variety show!” Roxy replied.

“TV variety show? What kind of show? Is it suitable for me to go?” Claire asked questions like a barrage of questions. Speaking of variety shows, Claire thought of her “American Idol” patent again, and told Roxy: “The screenwriter Mrs. Bella said that the patent application for “American Idol” is already going through the process. The official review is estimated to take more than half a year. “Claire said a little helplessly.

“It’s a talk show!” Roxy said on the other end of the phone. “The half-year review time is pretty fast. Just wait patiently.”