America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz-Chapter 884 - 845 Wry-Mouthed War God Emma

"Every few years, musicals seem to rise from the ashes."

At Disney Studio, inside the "Beauty and the Beast" workshop, Ellen Horn was looking at the latest costumes that had just arrived. With Director Bill Condon by his side, he said, "Martin has set a successful example for us, and now it's your turn."

Bill Condon had just read a report on "La La Land" and was feeling the pressure. Suddenly, an idea popped up, "President, could we possibly cast Martin as the Beast?"

Ellen Horn was speechless and directly countered, "Do you think that's possible? Hiring a top Hollywood star to play the Beast, a character whose true face hardly even appears?"

Bill Condon knew it was a long shot, but it was worth a try. What if it worked? He said, "Should we ask?"

Ellen Horn raised his hand to stop him, "No need, you think I haven't asked?"

Hearing this, Bill Condon gave up the idea.

Martin had already proven with "La La Land" that as long as a musical was well made, there would definitely be a market and audience for it, and the market potential was huge.

Ellen Horn's phone rang. He answered with a laugh, "Martin, congratulations, 'La La Land' is a box office hit... haha, Disney Studios as the distributor will certainly keep up with the subsequent promotion. This is bound to be a North American box office hit of over 200 million US dollars; we aim to exceed 250 million US dollars."

Listening to Ellen Horn, Bill Condon couldn't help but feel envious.

He remembered clearly that the director of "La La Land" was a post-80s guy, strictly speaking, it was only that young director's second official film.

He got lucky with Martin, and that might just make the box office of this single film equal to the total box office of all the movies he had directed.

Everyone wants to make big money.

Bill Condon was full of envy.

Ellen Horn soon left.

The studio continued its busy preparations for the film.

Bill Condon had just returned to his office when someone came to visit—CAA agent Jason Weinberg.

The latter shook hands with Bill and asked, "Did Amber give you a call?"

Amber was Bill Condon's agent, also part of CAA.

Bill said with a smile, "Of course, I've put off my current work to meet you specifically."

Jason had a purpose in coming and got straight to the point, "We're about to hold the third audition for the film's leading lady. Emma Watson really likes this role, and I hope you can give her some extra consideration during the auditions."

Bill thought for a moment and responded, "I personally have high hopes for Emma. I feel she fits the role of Belle better than Silsa Ronan, whom Disney Studios recommended. But, Jason, you know that I'm just the director. I have a say in casting but not the final decision."

Emma Watson was Jason Weinberg's top client, but after the "Harry Potter" series ended, her career had stalled. Besides having a difficult time progressing, she was also embroiled in the scandal known as "Shitgate," severely damaging her reputation.

Hollywood and fans have a short memory, and with new stars emerging continuously, if Emma Watson wanted to progress smoothly in the industry, she had to reverse her decline.

Jason asked, "Who else has the final say in casting the main roles, besides Martin Davis?"

Bill pointed towards the Disney building, "Disney Studios' President and Co-Chairman Ellen Horn."

He added, "In the movie business, Ellen Horn highly respects Martin Davis's recommendations, as you can understand."

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Jason nodded, "I get it, following the lead of the successful."

Bill added, "You can rest assured on my part. I will recommend Emma, but if you want to secure this leading role, you must convince Martin. And as I've heard, one of the candidates for this role, Silsa Ronan, is Martin's student and has a bad relationship with Emma Watson."

"What student, she's just used the lower paths to climb her way up," Jason said to some extent truthfully, confident in his own client, "What Silsa Ronan can do, Emma can do better! Besides, Emma is much prettier than her."

Bill could only do so much and wished them luck, "Good luck to you."

Jason left Bill's office and immediately called to inquire about Martin. CAA answered swiftly; Martin was away with the "La La Land" crew for publicity and not in Los Angeles at the moment.

He went to see Emma Watson, planning to wait for Martin to return to Los Angeles to make their move.

During the film's promotional period, the main creators are exceptionally busy, and Martin had been running around the world. It was during the Thanksgiving break that he returned to Atlanta to spend a few days off with Elena.

On Thanksgiving day, "La La Land" saw an astonishingly high attendance, raking in nearly 20 million US dollars in a single day.

The musical, with a highly controversial female lead, became one of the hottest films of the Thanksgiving period.

However, with new releases, "La La Land" was kicked off the throne of number one in the box office.

Warner Bros. and DC Films' new venture, the DC Extended Universe, began anew with high hopes from the Warner Bros. Team. "Man of Steel," released during the Thanksgiving slot.

Relying on Superman's decades-long reputation and explosive action scenes, "Man of Steel" pulled in 115 million US dollars at the North American box office on its opening weekend.