Herman could vaguely hear the words warner and brother next to him. He made a very exaggerated expression, and his mouth shape clearly said: "warner?"
Lawrence nodded.
Hermann raised his fist and shook it vigorously, then remained quiet and waited for Lawrence to finish the call.
Lawrence completed the call in a short time, about five minutes.
Lawrence showed a subtle smile: "It seems you are right, Warner Brothers invited me to audition."
"I just got a call from the head of casting at Warner Bros. in England. He expressed his hope that I could participate in their casting process."
Herman said: "It seems that our plans have changed. I originally thought I was going to be an excellent self-media person, but now it seems that I am going to become an agent."
Herman patted Lawrence on the shoulder: "I believe you can seize this opportunity."
"The upper limit of being a movie star is definitely higher than being a influencer."
The 21st century is the year when Hollywood giants are blooming. Giants such as Paramount, Warner Bros., and Disney have all given good answers to movie fans.
From the tenth to the twentieth years, it can be clearly felt that Disney stands out among the six giants in Hollywood with its series of capital operations and superhero universe.
Since the birth of Magic, Warner Bros. has ignited its ambition to compete with Disney through the Magic Universe.
People are tired of the superhero universe and are more interested in the magical world that seems to be within reach in reality.
Especially after the magic incident in London, people feel even more like magic is around them.
Although the outside world still doesn't know that only London allows ordinary people to cast spells, many tourists are already rushing to London, hoping to have an encounter with magic.
The grounding of London airports has moderately slowed down the pace of some tourists, but the grounding of aircraft cannot prevent tourists from using other modes of transportation to enter London.
Planes in London were grounded, all carriages near the power system of motor cars and trains were closed, and ticket sales to passengers were stopped.
Lawrence's reaction to his best friend was not surprising.
Herman has a strong desire to succeed, and his definition of success is very simple, which is money.
He has not yet entered society, and the only social resource he knows about is money.
The secular definition of success is that you have abundant social resources, and the social resources here are not just money.
Herman has carefully studied the fortune trajectories of wealthy people, and communicated directly or indirectly with the wealthy people he could come into contact with.
He found that most people who did not have enough resources made their first fortune from sales.
Or an industry that is essentially sales.
Whether he is doing self-media or making friends with different people in school, Herman is all about exercising related abilities.
Lawrence's unexpected popularity made him see another way, kol is a faster way to make money.
Become an Internet celebrity on tik tok, and then sell Chinese products. The commissions are extremely exaggerated.
Lawrence thought for a moment and said:
"We need to find a quieter place. I'm worried it won't be safe here. I have something important to tell you."
Herman was surprised by the sudden seriousness of the other party, and he wondered: "Why can't you say it here?"
"Because this place is not safe enough. If the secret is leaked, we may be in danger." Lawrence lowered his voice.
Herman also knew that Lawrence would not joke at this time, so he nodded and said: "Okay."
Lawrence: "We need to find a better hotel."
Herman said with some heartache: "Staying in a hotel is completely beyond the budget."
Christmas week is originally a traditional tourist season. After England returns to the Europa League, it will be easier for people from other European countries to come to England.
Originally, even after Brexit, England would be visa-free for most countries in the European continent.
After currency integration, there is no need to convert pounds to euros.
Coupled with the magical events during this period, London hotels have increased their prices.
Even B&Bs are starting to rise.
Lawrence added: "I will pay for this, and Kechuang Future just gave me a brain-computer connected to VR."
"This part of the money saved is more than enough to stay in a hotel."
Herman smiled and said: "Then there will be no problem."
...
"What, you learned magic?" Herman looked in disbelief.
Lawrence held up his finger to signal the other person to keep his voice down.
The reason why Lawrence wanted to change to a hotel with good sound insulation was to tell Herman about this.
Lawrence nodded and said, "Yes, just two nights ago, I went to a convenience store to buy things on the streets of London and saw the moonlight in the sky shining into a store with a strange color."
"It's like all the moonlight in the sky is gathered in that store."
"The rest of the street was dimly lit."
"Then I was attracted and walked in, and there was an older wizard wearing a wizard's hat who asked me what I wanted to buy."
"I said, are there any magic-related books here? I want to learn some basic spells."
"The other party smiled very kindly and said: New to the magic world?"
"Then he handed me a copy of "The Basics of Elemental Magic" and told me that this book costs five galleons."
"Just when I was about to tell him that I didn't have any galleons, he told me that euros would work too."
"In euros, it's five hundred euros."
"I actually paid by swiping my bank card."
"The other party took out a device similar to a credit card machine and handed it to me, but the style was completely different from what we had seen."
"After the other party handed me "The Basics of Elemental Magic", the book magically disappeared into the air, and he stuffed the entire book into my mind."
"Now I can clearly remember everything in it."
Herman's face was filled with disbelief.
If someone else had told him this, he would not believe it.
Lawrence and he had grown up together, and Herman couldn't tell he was even remotely joking about the other person.
Lawrence seemed to see Herman's confusion, and he continued: "The reason why I agreed to be a KOL with you."
"It's all for the purpose of protecting myself. After I learned magic through "Elemental Magic", I needed an identity to protect myself."
"Can magic defeat guns?" Lawrence asked.
Herman was still confused. He shook his head and said, "No."
Lawrence asked again: "With magic, can I do whatever I want and rebel against the government?"
Herman continued to shake his head: "That's even worse."
Lawrence nodded: "Yes, so if I become an influential kol."
"Then even if my identity as a mage is exposed in the future, my life will not be in danger because of my identity as Kol."
Herman waved his hand: "Let me think about it carefully."
After five minutes of silence in the room, Herman asked, "Why didn't you buy more books about magic?"
Lawrence thought for a moment and replied: "I don't know. I didn't ask any more questions and left the 'bookstore'."
Heman said doubtfully: "This is not in line with your character. You should ask the old mage if he will accept disciples, and hope to become his teacher."
Herman was also very aware of Lawrence's obsession with magic, and Lawrence said doubtfully: "That's right."
Herman asked again: "You have been with me these days. How can you have time to go to the convenience store alone at night?"
"You know the kind of sleep I have. If I hear the sound of opening or closing the door, I will definitely wake up."
"Could you have learned the magic in a dream?"
Lawrence shook his head and said: "No, you can't be so clear in your dreams."
"And the book "Initial Understanding of Elemental Magic" is very clearly in my mind."
Herman asked back: "Time, what time did you go out specifically?"
After Lawrence thought for a moment, he said: "I don't remember the specific time. I just remember that it was night and it was very dark."
Herman asked again: "You just mentioned that all the light from the moon shines on the stores on the street, which is what attracted you to walk in, right?"
"But it's been cloudy in London these past few days and there's no moon at all."
Lawrence was stunned.
Hermann continued: "Look at the transfer record of your bank card. Is there any 500 euros transferred to the other party in the transfer record?"
Lawrence picked up the phone in a panic and started to check his transfer records. After checking, he sat on the bed blankly.
Herman comforted: "I know you really hope you can become a mage, but sometimes don't be too persistent."
"If you are too persistent, you will not be able to tell the difference between dreams and reality."
"No matter how clear the dream is, it is still a dream."
Hermann tried to comfort his friend.
He has always been clear-minded and has his own epistemology on many things.
In Herman's view, magic is too high-end and is not his turn.
As for his friend, Herman admitted that Lawrence had a certain amount of talent, but compared with the mage Zheng Li, who was well known to Blue Star, his talent was not worth mentioning.
At their age, Zheng Li had already founded Kechuang Biotechnology, which was valued at over 10 billion yuan.
With Zheng Li as a reference coordinate, Herman thought that it was somewhat out of reach for them to master magic.
After Herman finished speaking, Lawrence didn't speak any more. He just stretched out his hand, then stared at his fingertips and said a spell.
Herman saw the flash of fire on Lawrence's fingertips.
Although the flame existed for a short time, traces of the flame's appearance could be clearly seen.
Herman quickly leaned over and sniffed the air around Lawrence's fingers.
The burning smell is very light and clear at the same time.
Now it was Herman's turn to doubt life, and he also sat down beside Lawrence:
"Have you learned magic?"
"Yes."
"how long?"
"Just yesterday."
"Basic magic of the fire element?"
"That's right."
"Initial explanation of elemental magic? Does this book really exist?"
"Yes"
"So you met a mage in your dream who taught you magic?"
"I always felt that it was not a dream, and dreams would not be that clear.
But looking at it now, it seems that it was indeed a dream.
So he probably taught me this in my dream. "
"Now that you have become a mage, are you ready to embark on a fantasy journey?"
Lawrence was confused, "The other party didn't tell me where the magic world is or how to enter it."
Herman replied: "Now that you have obtained the ticket, sooner or later the magical world will open the door to you."
Lawrence continued: "I just remember that before I left the bookstore, the mage seemed to have remembered something.
He finally said that if you want to improve your strength, remember to find a wand that suits you.
When I looked back at him, he raised his eyebrows at me, as if to hint that the wand was important. "
"Warner Brothers just made an appointment with me at nine o'clock tomorrow morning at the Harry Potter set in the suburbs of London."
"I'm thinking of going there to see if there is a staff suitable for me."
The Harry Potter Studio, located in the suburbs of London, was the studio where the Harry Potter movies were filmed, and many scenes from the movies were built inside.
After the movie was completed, it was transformed into a theme park and is usually open to the public.
Theme parks will naturally sell peripherals.
Since magic became popular, the biggest profit maker among Harry Potter peripherals has been the magic wand.
The more advanced the magic wand looks, the greater the profit margin.
Luxury goods do not make poor people money.
Moreover, most of the items on the Harry Potter set in England are made in China.
The stock investors guessed right back then that a large part of the profits of Huaguo Forestry Company later came from the demand for magic wands.
The magic wand accounts for nearly 90% of their profits.
You must know that China's forestry companies will derive a large portion of their profits from shipping containers between 2020 and 2022.
Later, the shipping craze subsided, and the magic wand craze immediately caught up.
Herman asked: "Are you worried that you may be in danger after becoming a mage?"
"If other mages want to kill you, they can't delete the memories of millions of people."
"This way, even if you die, there will be national power to help you uphold justice."
Lawrence nodded and said: "It's not to safeguard justice for me, but to give England and even the Europa League an excuse to interfere in the magical world."
"Whether justice depends on the context and circumstances, delayed justice is never the justice that victims want."
Herman slapped his thigh fiercely: "Then becoming the protagonist in Warner Bros.'s magical movie is a perfect fit for you."
"The breadth and depth of influence of movie stars cannot be matched by kol."
"Especially Warner Bros.'s specialty: The Conjuring Universe."
"He looks like a movie star, but he's actually a magician. What a cool thing."
"Can you imagine that the actor who plays Harry Potter, Daniel, is actually a wizard?"
"He is not, but you are, the future magician actor, and you are also a mage in reality."
"I can imagine fans around the world being stunned to find out."
For Herman, it is more in his interest for Lawrence to create a self-media account with him.
First of all, the potential income of kol is not as good as that of movie stars, but they share it 50-50.
If Lawrence becomes a movie star, even if he is an agent, the income he will receive will definitely be far less than Kol's income.
Lawrence smiled and said, "It's not certain whether I will be selected."
"The other party just asked me to audition."
"You sound like I'm a famous movie star all over the world."
