From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

The sound of a door opening came from the entrance. Anson immediately reflexively turned his head to look at the sky.

One second he was calmly and confidently chatting, the next he was flustered and exposed, a single action that almost made Anne burst out laughing.

Originally, Anne was going to remind Anson that the person who came was her agent, so there was no need to worry.

But seeing Anson's wary appearance, a rare mischievous thought arose. She swallowed the reminder that was already on the tip of her tongue and waited to see what would happen.

"Is everything going smoothly?" the person asked, without introducing themselves. "So, you're from... 'Seventeen'?"

Anne: ???

Anson: "...Yes."

The person: "Perfect."

"Seventeen", the readers are all middle school students, middle school students who have little interest in movies. On the one hand, they are too old to pester their parents to go to the cinema together; on the other hand, they are not mature enough, and some movies that adults can watch are forbidden, so they often have no interest in movies like 'A Cinderella Story'.

This is not the right choice to promote the movie.

However, the other party said "Perfect", were they serious?

Anson raised his eyebrows slightly, "Well, that's really for the best."

That person didn't leave, but busied themselves to the side. Then Anne also sat down on the sofa, looking at Anson with a dignified and generous expression.

Anson mouthed to Anne: Is this some kind of prank?

Anne was startled, blinking and waving her hands repeatedly: No, of course not.

Anson narrowed his eyes and sized Anne up, then sat down diagonally opposite her, "So, I'll start asking questions?"

Anne: "Bring it on."

Anson lightly pursed his lips, "Obviously, the movie is great, classic Disney, but are you worried that the movie might be compared to 'The Princess Diaries'?"

Anne didn't hesitate, "Of course, after all, our work doesn't have Anson Wood. I've always been worried that this might be a reason for disappointment among the audience."

Pfft.

Anson was having a very hard time holding back his laughter, "So you mean Anson Wood is irreplaceable? Aren't you worried about the male lead...?"

Anne noticed the hesitation in Anson's words and couldn't help but remind him, "Hugh."

Anson blinked, "Hugh Grant? Or Hugh Laurie?"

The former, a male god of romantic comedy, is known to everyone, but he is already forty-four years old this year.

Anson blinked, "Hugh Jackman?"

Anne almost couldn't hold back. Although she controlled herself and didn't laugh, the corners of her mouth still turned up, "Hugh Dancy."

Anson spread his hands, revealing a helpless smile, seemingly expressing his disappointment, and shook his head gently, "So, you're worried that maybe Hugh Dancy will feel left out?"

Anne put on a look of sudden realization, her eyes full of smiles, "Yes, I'm a little worried that he was only the fourth Hugh mentioned."

As she spoke, she pinched her index finger and thumb together to make a "little bit" gesture, her expression lively.

Then, Anne shook her head, "No, I'm not worried. Hugh is a very, very charming man, very."

That meaningful gaze carefully and slowly sized Anson up and down, obviously "comparing".

Anson lightly raised his chin, "That's a lot of 'very's, so you think Hugh Dancy is more charming than Anson Wood?"

Anne covered her chest, deliberately putting on a surprised look, slightly exaggerated, "I thought we were discussing the movie."

Anson nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, but our magazine's readers may be more concerned about who is more charming and attractive, Hugh Dancy or Anson Wood."

The third person in the room silently turned and left, no longer disturbing the interview.

Anne couldn't hold back and burst into laughter, clutching her stomach and laughing loudly.

However, Anson looked at Anne with a serious face, "Dear Ms. Hathaway, you haven't answered my question yet."

Anne thought Anson was joking, but seeing the focus in Anson's eyes, the smile couldn't help but linger on the corners of her mouth, pulling her heart down little by little.

A daze.

Her heartbeat was out of rhythm, which made Anne flustered and shifted her gaze, but her wildly beating heart almost jumped out of her throat.

"Uh, you, why did you come? Why didn't you give me a heads up before coming?"

Anson also noticed the blush on Anne's cheeks, his eyes darted around in a panic, and he quickly changed the subject, "If I had given you a heads up, it wouldn't be a surprise."

"Eve told me that 'A Cinderella Story' was holding a media conference at the Ritz-Carlton to launch a full-scale promotion. The movie seems to be doing badly, and Disney is launching a second wave of promotion."

"The hotel is near my house, so I thought, why not give you a surprise, cheer you on, and hope the movie will do better next time. After all, we can't judge success or failure based on the first week's results."

"I timed my arrival. The media conference should be over by now. I saw the media figures leaving at the door, but I didn't expect..."

Anne took a long breath, "Yes, the situation has also exceeded our expectations."

"According to the plan, the media conference was only two hours in the morning. According to the original plan, it should have ended long ago. But after arriving on the scene today, I learned that in addition to the group meeting in the morning, there were also separate meetings arranged in the afternoon, in the form of a rotation, which is estimated to be busy until the sun goes down."

"God, I have plans for tonight."

Anne felt a slight headache—

"A Cinderella Story", a new work starring Anne and Hugh Dancy, is still produced by Disney, and is still a live-action fairy tale story.

Previously, because the preparation process for "The Princess Diaries 2" had been stumbling and unsuccessful, Disney lost patience and simply started a new project. Anyway, no other film company in the world has as many princesses as Disney. Now that it has been proven that live-action princess movies have a market, Disney neatly confirmed a series of live-action princess movie projects.

"A Cinderella Story" is one of them.

The story and characters are slightly different, but in terms of style, type, etc., the movie is prepared to perfectly replicate the success of "The Princess Diaries", plus the subsequent "The Princess Diaries 2", Disney is preparing to build Anne Hathaway into a brand new live-action princess.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.

The debut of "A Cinderella Story" did not usher in the expected praise and pursuit.

The media's comprehensive score is only 53 points, and the opening weekend box office is only six million US dollars.

Although the movie's investment cost is not high, only a mere 30 million US dollars, even if it loses money, it is limited; but such a terrible box office performance seriously hit Disney's confidence.

After all, it's not just this one project. They are operating far more live-action princess projects than this. It's an entire series.

One move affects the whole body.

Like the later Marvel and DC universes, the box office performance of some solo movies is disappointing or even loss-making, but this still cannot affect the overall situation. Not only does it need to pave the way for subsequent联动 movies and the entire comic universe, but it also needs to complete the paving for movie peripherals and theme parks.

In the field of commercial investment, the principle is that one cannot only look at the surface of things.