While Samuel was preparing for the Christmas, the world was busy digesting his latest movie. After positive propaganda by the movie studio, the public perception was finally beginning to shift in their favour.
Those that were long ti fan of the movies were much impacted by what the leads did in their private lives. Even if Samuel was being criticized, he had beca synonymous to the Harry Potter character. With his superb acting prowess, he had breathed life into the magical world along with his talented cast mbers.
They might hate him but that wouldn't stop them from diving further into the wizarding world especially when the series was entering it's final chapter. The book readers already knew how everything ends still they couldn't deny the rich and vibrant imagination of studio, it beca sothing that they even can't ignore.
There was a minor hiccup at the movie premier press conference but Samuel did make his stance clear. He did look taken aback by absurd accusations but in the end, he did ca out on top. He even announced French governnt as collateral in any journalist had further question in his case.
Movie stars wouldn't take risky route of angering any country's governnt by dragging them through the mud but he was unwavered by it. If he truly was guilty he wouldn't dare to proclaim himself innocent on such a large venue which was attended by reporters from all the major dia outlets.
Nonetheless, people flocked to see the movie. The theaters were jamd packed with pre booking for an entire week. With only few seats available at odd hours. Studio was a little relieved to see such an outco.
" Sir, these are the preliminary reports."
" It's looking good. I expected lower numbers than last year but it seems we surpassed that my a large margin." Stephen, the chairman of the studio was going over the docunts.
He knew that Rothschild family actively helped with public image but they were at the end of a financial crisis so he expected lower numbers but instead of diminishing, it instead grew which showed how popular the franchise was.
" What about the critics?" He asked.
" They will soon release the articles. There were few new dia that interviewed the people exiting the first screening in several places, if we go by their standard the movie would be a smash hit."
" Don't be complacent with small victories. We have exhausted substantial amount of capital with marketing this ti so we would need a lot to break even." Stephen dampen the excited mood of his subordinate. It was a cost that every investor bore which roughly amounted to ten percent of their initial investnt.
Stephen had to regularly quail their dissatisfaction over these past few weeks just for them not to protest. These bloodsucking investors were only keen on their profit target disregarding the monuntal intellectual property that they built over the years.
He didn't want to keep working with them. There were many people waiting in line to put their money into the franchise that included the Rothschild family. For now, only Samuel's production company which invested around ten percent of the production cost was the 'outside' investor.
Every other entity either worked with the studio for decades or got in through rigorous screening along with a letter of introduction. He wanted to change this old practice, he couldn't do anything about Samuel because they already signed the contract when he was first casted.
As a businessman he knew how much the movies had pulled over the years. Ten percent share was a lot even by studio standards who had around thirty percent shares. As a sole investor Samuel's company could be said to benefitted the most.
" I will keep that in mind!"
" Good, keep monitoring and tell when sothing urgent cos up." Stephen dismissed him and pulled out a paper from his drawer.
What he was looking at the secret announcent about the adaptation of a new franchise. It was sothing that he regularly asked Samuel about and each ti the other party would dismissed it saying it was a future project that he wasn't even thinking about.
Every studio was keenly aware of the power of a franchise for decades at this point but they also knew how hard it was to sustain it. Books were the ideal dium to adapt especially the best sellers that already had a preexisting fans.
That too was the case for Lord of the Rings which had beca a cultural phenonon on par or even more famous than Harry Potter. Stephen had never anticipated that the main lead would be the sa person that wrote the series.
What's unbelievable was that he wrote it when he was just a child! He found it baffling but nonetheless, Samuel's company did have the rights for it. If sohow he could get a stake at that franchise, it would elevate the Warner bros to a higher level. Having two behemoth franchises under their belt would be a testant of their giant status in the entertainnt business!
" I have to convince him sohow. Even a minor share would be good for the company's image." He mumbled and began to think of a way to achieve it.
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Sowhere in London, the streets were buzzing with excitent especially the ones around the movie theater. The hardcore fans had already finished watching the movie during first screening it was crowded then but there were many casual fans that were unable to watch it due to their work. They booked the evening show set to enjoy it with their families and friends.
One such theater had a bright idea to hold a wizard thed movie night. It wasn't mandatory but they stated that those that wanted to could wear costus if they liked. The organizers even put up a small stand where they were selling rchandise and attires which were selling like hotcakes!
The idea was absurd when they higher up heard it but seeing the warm reception, they gave it a green light to hold the the for a week. They wouldn't make much with the licensing fee while selling it but seeing the ticket sales, they could take small profit to later catch the big fish!
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