Regardless of whether the movie was bad or not, Dungeon Siege was a commercial success, and Uwe Bauer also became famous, and in the context of the failure of Tomb Raider 2, some even began to call him the chief director of the Hollywood game adaptation film genre.

If you can make a few more successful films, this name will naturally be confirmed.

"This "Vampire Lane" will not be completed until the end of next year at the earliest. ”

In the office of Relativity Entertainment, Uwe Bauer looks the same as before, still the good director who worked hard to make movies: "Ronan, if it is released, it is estimated that it will be 2005." ”

Ronan nodded and said, "It's okay, you calm down and prepare patiently." ”

Uwe Bauer cracked his mouth and smiled: "I've already started writing the script with the screenwriters of Shahai Entertainment, and I'm going to make some big changes to the game." ”

He elaborated: "I plan to replace the background of the story on the eve of World War II in the original game with the ghostly 18th century, and go back two hundred years in the narrative time, and the heroine Lane's rivals have also changed from supernatural creatures cultivated in Germany to powerful vampires, which can make the flavor of myths and legends in the film stronger, and appear more charming and vivid." ”

Ronan simply read the game materials of "Vampire Lane", and he didn't know much about it at all, so he said directly: "You are the director and producer, make your own ideas." ”

"Okay!" Uwe Bao nodded seriously: "In three months, I will give you a rigorous script." ”

"Yes. Ronan replied.

Uwe Bauer suddenly suggested, "Ronan, shouldn't Relativity Entertainment step up its efforts in game adaptations?"

Ronan looked up and looked at Uwe Bauer suspiciously.

"There are a lot of great games that have the potential to be adapted into movies. Uwe Bauer proceeds entirely from the point of view of entertainment for the sake of relativity: "I can't do these projects alone......"

Ronan heard it, and although he was full of doubts about the game movie, he knew that Uwe Ball had good intentions.

Uwe Bauer stands at a completely different angle than he stands.

Perhaps, in the eyes of Uwe Bauer, the two game adaptations directed by him succeeded without much effort, or is it a typical example of small and broad, as a relativity entertainment group that has the grace of knowing him, why not invest more money and strength to win more income?

But Ronan is well aware that "House of the Dead" and "Dungeon Siege" are not cinematic triumphs, and that there is currently only one and only one Uwe Ball in Hollywood, and there is no way to accommodate a second.

Uwe Bauer has a soft spot for game adaptations, adding: "Since the birth of the computer, computer games have gradually matured, becoming rich, vivid and colorful. I think the relationship between computers and movies has been closely linked from the very beginning, and with the help of computer special effects, the graphics of movies are more beautiful, and many shots that were previously unimaginable can be achieved with computer special effects. ”

It's clear that Uwe Bauer has done quite a few jobs before.

This is what Ronan admires most about Uwe Bauer, regardless of his talent and ability, his attitude is impeccable.

He could hear that Brother Bao was really thinking about relativity entertainment.

Uwe Bauer then added: "In my opinion, computer games are in a way in tune with the playful nature of the human spirit, which makes people willing to give up the real life in front of them and enter the world of games to experience another life." When a game has a large number of fans, it means that the movie based on the game has a large audience in advance, thus laying a certain foundation for the box office. ”

He looked at Ronan and said with a smile: "Because those game fans are very willing to see what the virtual characters in their favorite games will look like when they are played by real people, with the further development of computer stunts and the booming game industry, the adaptation of games into movies must be one of the future development paths of movies." ”

Ronan nodded slightly, maybe what Uwe Bauer said is not wrong, film adaptations have always been easier to succeed, but the number of works available for adaptation is decreasing, and games will increasingly enter the sight of film manufacturers, and there may be a long period of time, countless game adaptation film projects must go through the stage of paying tuition, but who dares to guarantee that one day game adaptation will not become the mainstream of business?

In the seventies and eighties of the last century, who would have thought that comic book superhero movies would become the mainstream of commerce in the future?

Ronan is well aware that his mind has been influenced by his past experiences, which has given him a huge amount of capital and help to grow, but it may also imprison certain aspects of his thoughts.

Once, there were very few successful game adaptations, and more than ninety percent of game adaptations ended in a tragic hit.

But not all.

Ronan said slowly: "Uvi, thank you for your suggestion, I will have people buy some rights to the game adaptation film appropriately, and wait for the right time." ”

Uwe Bauer smiled with a face: "It's good to be able to help you." ”

Ronan smiled, "Very helpful." ”

Nowadays, the cost of many game adaptation copyrights is not high, so Robert Lee can collect part of the copyright as a reserve for future film adaptation rights of Shahai Entertainment.

Some game copyrights may become feelings in the future.

After Uwe Bauer said goodbye and left, Ronan called Robert Lee, who soon came to his office.

"It's also a consideration. Robert Lee agrees with Uwe Bauer: "It doesn't hurt to have more adaptations, and the cost of licensing a game is much lower than that of a hit or comic." ”

Ronan thought for a while and said, "In this way, I will ask Shahai Entertainment to reserve the box office proceeds of "Dungeon Siege" for you separately, and all this money will be used for you to buy the copyright of the game adaptation, and buy the copyright of some typical games as much as possible." ”

Robert Lee nodded: "Okay, no problem. He asked, "What are the specific goals?"

Ronan couldn't answer, because he didn't know much about the game, so he simply said: "You ask Uwe Bauer and other people who know about the game to screen it, and you decide the specific list." ”

Robert Lee roughly guessed that Ronan didn't understand computer games and said, "I see. ”

Ronan suddenly thought of something: "By the way, what's going on with Tom Hanks' Preton Company?"

"Called me a few times. Robert Lee said simply: "Gary Gossman, Tom Hanks' partner at Preton Films, met with me once, and they don't have a clear attitude yet. ”

Ronan thought for a moment and said, "By mid-December, if Tom Hanks and Preton Pictures haven't made it clear, don't worry about them anymore." ”

He couldn't wait indefinitely.

Co-founded by the Tom Hanks couple and renowned Hollywood producer Gary Gosman, Preton Pictures has shot and participated in the production of several films, including the hugely successful "Band of Brothers" and "My Grand Greek Wedding".

At this moment, in the conference room of Preton Pictures, a three-person meeting is underway.

"Tom, Gary, we can give up. Rita Wilson expressed her attitude: "I do like Mamma Mia very much, and I have thought about adapting it into a movie, but this is just a personal hobby and should not be mixed with the normal operation of the company, you don't have to think about me." ”

Gary Gosman stroked his gray hair and said, "Rita, don't worry, Tom and I are completely thinking from a business point of view. ”

Tom Hanks smiled a little innocently: "Honey, what is good for the company, we will choose." ”

Rita Wilson nodded lightly: "Okay then, I'll listen to you." ”

Tom Hanks looked at Gary Goldsman, Gary Gossman said directly: "I have recently looked for someone to learn about Ronan Anderson and the relativistic entertainment he founded, Ronan Anderson has a unique vision in choosing film projects, much better than me, I personally feel that in Hollywood he belongs to the same level as Jerry Bruckheimer, and then other producers." ”

"This guy is amazing. Tom Hanks agrees.

Gary Gossman continued: "From entering Hollywood to the present, there has only been one real failure of Ronan Anderson's film project, and his first film in the industry almost led to the bankruptcy of Shahai Entertainment at the time, but he survived. ”

Tom Hanks continued: "In other words, Ronan Anderson's projects have a scary success rate. ”

Gary Gosman smiled wryly, "That's true. He sighed: "'Mamma Mia' is very likely to be a success, and he said it can be compared to 'Chicago', maybe it's true." ”

Tom Hanks said: "That said, investing in Mamma Mia works. ”

Gary Gosman added: "This kind of song and dance film, if you don't invite big stars, you can get it for about $30 million, and we invested more than $10 million in exchange for half of the investment in "The Da Vinci Code", which is very cost-effective." ”

He glanced at the report in his hand: "I have made a budget, if "The Da Vinci Code" wants to be successfully adapted, the production budget may be more than 120 million US dollars, if we can exchange 15 million US dollars for the 60 million US dollar investment of Relativity Entertainment, it will greatly ease our financing pressure." ”

Rita Wilson reminded: "Relativity Entertainment also needs distribution rights. ”

"We don't have the ability to publish. Gary Gosman said: "Films that are shot and produced have to be distributed by other companies, and Embassy Pictures has proven their distribution capabilities with more than 20 films, and I don't think it's much different from handing them over to the Big Six, and the Big Six companies charge a slightly higher distribution commission." ”

Tom Hanks taps slowly on his desk.

"Steven's side......" Rita Wilson still has doubts.

Gary Gosman said, "It's just business, and Steven is also a studio owner, and he understands that." ”

Is there a fund that can solve the problem of the project budget? Isn't it necessary to choose a relatively low issuance commission, but rather a high issuance commission?

Tom Hanks nodded slowly: "Gary, you're in charge of talking to Relativity Entertainment." ”

He didn't come forward in person about this, and his old friend could have an explanation when he asked.