Script for Booklaunching 2012

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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho(Book Launching Ceremony)

PART I: The Book LaunchingHost/Introduction or Background- Hao, Mark Joseph GAuthor !Pau"o #oe"ho$ and Last Message- %oriano, Ro&u"o Jr B

#haracters/%etting- Go&e', Jan Go(enP"ot/%eries o) *(ents- Misa, Ro&e" M#on)"ict + Reso"ution- Rodrigue', Ran #

Hao: Ladies and gent"e&en, our dear guests, a p"easant e(ening to a"" o) ou and e"co&e tothe Book Launching #ere&on o) one o) the .est-se""ing .ooks in the or"d and the &u"ti-aarded .ook, The A"che&ist . the nota."e author, Pau"o #oe"ho And e are (er grate)u" toha(e hi& to "aunch and present his .ook in )ront o) us tonight 0e"co&e, sir and it1s our pri(i"egeto ha(e ou here

%ir, i) ou i"" per&it &e to do so, &a I introduce a "itt"e .it a.out the .ook that i"" .e"aunched tonight The A"che&ist is a no(e" . Pau"o #oe"ho )irst pu."ished in 2344 5rigina""

ritten in Portuguese, it has .een trans"ated into 62 "anguages as o) 7822 An a""egorica" no(e",The A"che&ist )o""os a oung Anda"usian shepherd na&ed %antiago in his 9ourne to *gpt,a)ter ha(ing a recurring drea& o) )inding treasure there

The .ook has gone on to .eco&ing an internationa" .estse""er According to AP, it hasso"d &ore than ;< &i""ion copies in &ore than 2;8 countries, .eco&ing one o) the .est-se""ing.ooks in histor and inning the Guinness 0or"d Record )or &ost trans"ated .ook . a "i(ingauthor

Aards )or The A"che&ist inc"ude:-The =ie"sen Go"d Book Aard 788> )or its outstanding sa"es in the ?@ retai" &arket-The #orine Internationa" Aard 7887 )or the .est )iction in Ger&an-The Go"den Book Aard 233< and 233; in ugos"a(ia-The %uper Grin'ane #a(our Book Aard and "aiano Internationa" Aard 233; in Ita"-The Grand Pri Litteraire o) *""e 233< in ranceAnd to te"" us &ore a.out hi& and a.out his .ook, "adies and gent"e&en, &a I present to

ou, no other than, Mr Pau"o #oe"ho

%oriano: Thank ou dear host Good e(ening to a"" o) us here Thank ou )or co&ing to thise(ent As "ike other authors ho rite to epress their (ies and their se"), &a I present to ou&se") I as .orn in Rio de Janeiro, Bra'i", and sti"" "i(es in that cit I as &uch "ike &character, %antiago, the shepherd .o, in that I ha(e )o""oed a Cuest to .e a riter and ha(e&et ith &uch )rustration throughout & ear" adu"thood I a"as kne that & Persona"Legend as to rite, .ut I as thirt-eight .e)ore I pu."ished & )irst .ook I tried "a schoo" unti"2368 hen I decided to tra(e" throughout &uch o) %outh A&erica, =orth A&erica, Meico, and*urope I returned to Bra'i" to ears "ater and .egan a success)u" career as a popu"arsongriter I as i&prisoned )or a short ti&e in 236> . the &i"itar dictatorship then ru"ing &countr In 2348, I a"ked the


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SantiagoHe is a shepherd .o, ho .ecause o) a recurring drea&, decides to )ind his treasure at thepra&ids in *gpt A"ong the a, he &eets a Gps o&an, an 5"d @ing, a crsta" &erchant,an *ng"ish&an, and an a"che&ist, a"" o) ho& teach hi& so&ething a.out )u")i""ing his Persona"Legend and stri(ing to )ind his treasure He is a (er ise oung &an and et one ho has &uchto "earn Because he ho"ds )ast to his drea&, he .eco&es a .etter &anThe Gypsy Woman

%he is the )irst one %antiago consu"ts a.out his drea& %he is &sterious and et re"igious ascan .e attested . the %acred Heart o) Jesus picture on her a"" %he te""s %antiago that.ecause it as a chi"d ho took his hands in the drea& and "ed hi& to the pra&ids, he &ust goHoe(er, .e)ore she te""s hi& anthing, she &akes hi& pro&ise that he i"" gi(e her one-tenth i)he )inds his treasure He e(entua"" .rings her the price, .ecause he is honora."e and he haspro&isedThe Old KingHe is the second to he"p %antiago and gi(es hi& the stones na&ed ?ri& and Thu&&i& He a"soad(ises %antiago to ne(er stop drea&ing and )o""o the o&ens His na&e is Me"chi'edek and heis a Bi."ica" )igure ho had once he"ped A.raha& on .eha") o) God He is so&eti&es .e"ie(ed to.e Jesus #hristThe Crystal Merchant

He is a &an )or ho& %antiago .egins to ork and ho pro)its )ro& the .o1s aptitude ini&pro(ing sa"es He teaches %antiago ho i&portant it is to )o""o through and not gi(e up on hisdrea& His drea& had .een to tra(e" to Mecca on a pi"gri&age, .ut .ecause he ne(er does, he1sa)raid that the rea"it i"" destro the drea& and so he ne(er goes His sense o) regretencourages %antiago to take hat he has earned there and .u a ticket to TangierThe EnglishmanHe is a oung &an ho has spent ten ears o) his "i)e reading a.out a"che& ith the hope o)disco(ering the Master 0ork He goes ith %antiago on the cara(an to the oasis so he can )indthe o"dest a"che&ist o) the& a"" and "earn his secrets He teaches %antiago that not a""in)or&ation can .e )ound in .ooks and that one shou"d o.ser(e hat goes on around hi& as

e"" The *ng"ish&an e(entua"" disco(ers that )or hi&se") a)ter consu"ting ith the a"che&istThe alchemist

He is ru&ored to .e o(er 788 ears o"d and "i(es on the A"-aou& oasis He has an ad(ancedsense that %antiago is co&ing to the oasis and knos it is his responsi.i"it to "ead hi& to thepra&ids A"ong the a, he teaches the .o &uch a.out "istening to his heart and reaching out)or his drea& no &atter hat the cost He ne(er does anthing )or the .o ecept guide hi& anda""o hi& to "earn )or hi&se")The a"che&ist has the *"iir o) Li)e and the Phi"osopher1s %tone, hich a""o hi& to &ake an&eta" into go"d That is his Persona" Legend, hich he had achie(ed &an ears .e)ore Hisna&e is not capita"i'ed, .ecause the tit"e cou"d .e taken . anone, "ike %antiago, ho "earnsthe truth o) the Master 0orkMinor CharactersFatima%he is the .eauti)u" oung o&an ho& %antiago &eets at a e"" on the oasis %he directs the&

to the a"che&ist, .ut in the process o) that )irst con(ersation, %antiago )a""s in "o(e ith her andshe e(entua"" )a""s in "o(e ith hi& As a desert o&an, she is i""ing to ait )or hi& to )ind histreasure and )u")i"" his Persona" LegendThe Camel Driver%antiago &eets hi& on the cara(an 9ourne to the oasis and )ro& hi& "earns a"" a.out thei&portance o) the present He had "ost e(erthing to the )"ooding o) the =i"e, .ut no he iscontent to ork as a ca&e" dri(er and take one da at a ti&eThe Tribal ChieftainHe de&ands that %antiago turn hi&se") into the ind and in the process, disco(ers that the .ohas seen the g"or o) God

That1s a"" a.out the characters and setting o) the stor Thank ou

Host: Thank ou Mr Go&e' )or discussing to us the setting and characters o) the no(e" or theP"ot and %eries o) *(ents, &a I ca"" on Mr Misa, )ro& Harper#o""ins Pu."ishing Inc

Ro&e": 0hen %antiago , a oung shepherd .o )ro& the %panish countrside o)Anda"usia , has a drea& that re(ea"s the "ocation o) a hidden treasure .uried at the *gptianPra&ids his si&p"e "i)e is sudden" torn in to Part o) hi& ants to take the chance to gosearching )or it and the other part o) hi& ants to continue his eas "i)e as a shepherd


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A &sterious king na&ed the king o) %a"e& in Tari)a con(inces %antiago that he hassucceeded in disco(ering his Persona" Legend The o"d king te""s %antiago that )o""oing hisPersona" Legend to its conc"usion is a person1s on" rea" o."igation in "i)e

%antiago "istens to his heart and decides to go on a dangerous search )or the treasureHe se""s his )"ock o) sheep and heads to A)rica , here he is Cuick" ro..ed o) a"" his go"d and "e)tdespondent on the streets He decides that he as )oo"ish to .e"ie(e in his drea&s and Cuick"

gets a 9o. ith a crsta" &erchant in order to sa(e up enough &one to go .ack ho&e

A)ter a"&ost a ear orking )or the &erchant, %antiago has &ade a success o) the shopand has p"ent o) &one to do hate(er he ants As he1s a"king the streets to go .ack ho&ehe sudden" decides to take a chance and continue his search )or the .uried treasure

He 9oins a cara(an to &ake the dangerous crossing across the desert and as he rides the"ong, s"o das aa he .egins to "isten to his heart and to the desert He .egins to understand

hat the %ou" o) the 0or"d is, and ho he )its in

0hen the cara(an &akes it to the oasis, %antiago &eets a gir" he )a""s in "o(e ith the&o&ent he sees her The "oca" a"che&ist, a &sterious &an ho re&inds %antiago o) the o"d

king, he"ps %antiago continue his 9ourne across the desert and teaches hi& &ore i&portant "i)e"essons a"ong the a A"though %antiago does not kno it, he is .eco&ing ise, and a &asterin the art o) "i(ing to the )u""est no &atter hat A"though he has "e)t his true "o(e .ack at theoasis, he is reso"(ed to )o""o his drea& to its end

Host: To continue the p"ot or su&&ar o) the stor, here is Mr Rodrigue' o) R=# productions

Ran: A)ter &an ad(entures, dangers, and i&portant "i)e "essons %antiago )ina"" reaches thePra&ids His 9o at )ina"" .eing at 9ourne1s end o(erhe"&s hi&, and he is grate)u" that he gotthe chance to )o""o his drea&

He .egins to dig deep into the sand "ooking )or treasure, .ut .e)ore he can get )ar a pack

o) thie(es shos up, .eating and ro..ing hi& The )orce hi& to continue digging, and then"ea(e hen no treasure is )ound 5ne o) the thie(es, as destin ou"d ha(e it, te""s %antiago ani&portant c"ue and hen the1re gone %antiago can1t he"p .ut "augh, .ecause no he knos

here his treasure tru" "ies

It ends up .eing right .ack here his 9ourne .egan, under the (er tree here he hadthe prophetic drea& ears .e)ore He digs and )inds a .eauti)u" chest )u"" o) go"d and ge&s Hisnet and "ast 9ourne i"" .e .ack to the desert to .e reunited ith the o&an he "o(es

Host: Thank ou )or the detai"ing the rest o) the p"ot o) the no(e" To discuss to us the c"i&a andthe outco&e o) the no(e" Here is Mr Misa to continue the discussion

Misa: Thanks againClimaxThe c"i&a o) a p"ot is the &a9or turning point that a""os the protagonist to reso"(e the con)"ictThe c"i&a co&es hen %antiago co&es to the pra&ids, digs on the spot here he sees thescara. .eet"e, and et is rearded . .eing .eaten . so&e Ara.s ho ant his treasure It ison" at the point that he rea"i'es here his treasure actua"" is

Outcome

%antiago rea"i'es he &ust return to %pain a)ter the "eader o) the Ara. re)ugees ho .eat hi&te""s hi& his recurring drea& a.out a ruined church ith a sca&ore tree groing out o) itssacrist He knos the church, .ecause that is here he had his drea& a.out the pra&ids Hereturns there and )inds a conCuistador1s .uried treasure under the sca&ore tree and deter&inesto take it and go .ack to the oasis and &arr ati&a

That1s a"" and I hope ou )ound the stor (er interesting Thank ou and ha(e )un

Hao: Thank ou Mr Misa )or detai"ing to us the p"ot and su&&ar o) the no(e" 0e no goahead to the con)"ict and reso"ution hich i"" .e discussed to us . Mr Ran Rodrigue', thehead director o) R=# Productions Internationa"

Ran: Thank ou and Good e(ening I1& here to discuss to ou the con)"ict and the reso"ution inthe no(e"

Pau"o uses &an (s &an con)"ict to con(e the the&e o) the no(e" 0hen %antiago isgoing through the desert, a )ierce tri.e kidnaps hi& The on1t "et hi& )ree un"ess he does


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so&ething )or the& Then, %antiago decides to speak the uni(ersa" "anguage to he"p take out theother tri.e1s ca&p He speaks to the sun, ind, and the sand to guide hi& to acco&p"ish his task0hen he does, the tri.e "ets hi& go in )ear o) hi& There as a reason that he as kidnapped sothat he cou"d speak the uni(ersa" "anguage

Another e(ent in the stor that shos its con)"ict, hich is &an (s hi&se"), is %antiago1spersona" tension .eteen co&p"eting his Persona" Legend to tra(e" a"" the a to *gpt to )ind atreasure at the pra&ids and sett"ing a"ong the a )or the treasures he has a"read earned

%antiagoFs con)"ict is a.out hether he shou"d )o""o his drea&s or accept the "i)e he hasIt takes courage to )o""os ones drea&s The reso"ution is at the end o) the 9ourne hen%antiago co&es to rea"i'e that the (ictor as not in the treasure .ut in the 9ourne itse") His

9ourne "ed hi& to &an unusua" eperiences and he sa &an onder)u" things a"ong the aHe a"so pro(ed that i) one desires so&ething .ad enough that the person &ust ork toards hisgoa"

That1s hat the con)"ict and reso"ution in the stor And thank ou (er &uch )or "isteningAnd en9o e(er &o&ent

Hao: Thank ou sir )or discussing to us the con)"ict and reso"ution o) the stor B the a, thethe&e o) the no(e" is centra"i'ed on Persona" Legends hich is a.out )inding one1s destin

or the "ast &essages, &a I ca"" on again Mr Pau"o #oe"ho

Ro&u"o: Thank ou I )e"t (er grate)u" to those ho discussed hat1s inside & no(e", TheA"che&ist I1& sure ou understood hat the &essage o) the no(e" is and I1& prett sure those

ho discussed are kno"edgea."e enough a.out the no(e" And )or that thank ou (er &uchThis is hat I1"" going to "ea(e ou, e a"" ha(e drea&s, drea&s o) a .righter )uture o) a

greater purpose o) a .etter "i)e Just "ike %antiago did, the si&p"e shepherd .o ho anted to)ind out hat &ore "i)e had to o))er His 9ourne "ed hi& to the A"che&ist His 9ourne "ed hi& tohis destin 0here i"" our 9ourne "ead ou That1s hat a"" a.out in The A"che&ist, the"egendar stor a.out disco(ering "i)e and )o""oing our drea&s

I hope ou en9o and .e inspired in reading The A"che&ist and )or that I hope ou can)ind our Persona" Legends as e""

*n9o and thank ou (er &uch

Hao: Thank ou sir )or the &essage ou "e)t us And )or this &o&ent, to present to us so&ee(ents in the no(e" The A"che&ist, and hi"e aiting to the presenters to co&e up here, &a IreCuest Mr Pau"o #oe"ho to anser so&e o) the Cuestions o) our audiences, Let1s gi(e hi& around o) app"ause

Ro&u"o: Thank ou, dear host

!He i"" entertain to Cuestions )ro& the audience$

Hao: Thank ou, sir )or .eing ith us tonight and )or ansering the Cuestions o) our dearaudiences And hat are e aiting )or, to present to us so&e e(ents in the no(e", here is the

R=# Productions Let1s gi(e the& a round o) app"ause

*nd o) PART I

PART II: Making the stor A"i(e !Ro"e p"aing )or 7-K &inutes$

Director- Misa, Ro&e" M=arrator 2- %oriano, Ro&u"o Jr B=arrator 7- Hao, Mark Joseph GThe 0ind- Go&e', Jan Go(en


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%antiago- Rodrigue', Ran #

=arrator: The .o reached the s&a"", a.andoned church 9ust as night as )a""ing Thesca&ore as sti"" there in the sacrist, and the stars cou"d sti"" .e seen through the ha")-destroed roo) He re&e&.ered the ti&e he had .een there ith his s"eep it had .een apeace)u" nightecept )or the drea&s

%antiago !sitting and ta"king hi&se")$: 0h the God as so strange to choose shon hi&his treasure Ah 0e"", it1s a "ong "ist But the paths ere ritten in thea&ens, and there

as the a I cou"d go rong

=arrator: %antiago )e"" as"eep and hen he aoke the sun as a"read high

%antiago !ta"king hi&se")$: ou o"d sorcerer !shouted up to the sk$ ou kno the ho"estor ou e(en "e)t a .it o) go"d at the &onaster so I cou"d get .ack to his church the&onk "aughed hen he sa &e co&e.ack in the tatters #ou"dn1t ou ha(e sa(e &e)ro& that !%trong "oud angr (oice$

=arrator: hen the ind ."os, he sudden" heard the ."oing ind1s anserB"oing ind: =o I) I to"d ou, ou ou"dn1t ha(e seen the pra&ids The1re .eauti)u",aren1t the !%o)t (oice$

=arrator: %antiago s&i"ed and continues digging Ha") an hour "ater, his sho(e" hitso&ething so"id An hour "ater, he had .e)ore hi& a chest o) %panish Go"d There erea"so precious stones, go"d &asks, co"ored ith red and hite )eathers, and stonesstatues e&.edded ith 9ee"s The .o take ?ri& and Thu&&in )ro& his .ag and p"aceit on the chest .ecause he taught that the to stones as .e"ong to the treasure.ecause the ere a re&inder o) the o"d @ing ho& ou"d net see& again

%antiago: It1s true "i)e rea"" is generous to those ho pursue their persona" "egends!a&a'e$

=arrator: the ind .egan to ."o again It as the "e(anter, the ind that ca&e A)rica Itdidn1t .ring ith it the s&e"" o) the desert, nor threat o) Moorish in(asion Instead, it.rought the scent o) a per)u&e he kne e"" and the touch o) a kiss-akiss that ca&e)ro& aa, s"o", s"o", unti" trested on his "ips

%antiago !s&i"e$: I1& co&ing ati&a

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