Walking into the Relativity Entertainment Building, George Martin has been observing, seeming to be curious about the company that has taken away the magic-related film and television rights of his series.

He is a writer, but before he was a writer, he had been a screenwriter in Hollywood, and he had a kind of familiarity with Hollywood that other writers did not have.

There are very few studios in Hollywood that can own an independent building, and in this respect alone, Relativity Entertainment is already the top level in the industry.

George Martin also understands that in terms of film and television business alone, Relativity Entertainment is definitely one of the top big to large companies in Hollywood.

What is most lacking is nothing more than the foundation.

But the background is not directly related to the production ability, and George Martin is quite relieved that the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series is in the hands of Relativity Entertainment.

And there is a relevant provision in the copyright contract between the two parties, Ronan Anderson must be the producer of the adaptation project.

This is the most reassuring and successful producer in Hollywood today.

In the reception room on the top floor of the Relativity Building, Ronan meets George Martin.

The writer-and-screenwriter was a very artistic New Jerseyman, with a beret on his head, thick disc glasses on either side, and an unusually thick beard, all of which were white.

Ronan shook hands with him, exchanged a few simple greetings, and got to the point: "George, about your adaptation of "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones", which is currently being promoted by Shahai Entertainment. ”

George Martin, a member of Hollywood himself, understands the dynamics and says, "I know, it's said that the script has already begun?"

"Yes. Ronan said directly: "The invitation to come over this time is related to the adaptation of the script." ”

George Martin is very interested in his epic series, saying, "If there is something I need to do, just ask." ”

There are clauses in the contract between the two parties, and Ronan doesn't need to be polite: "No one knows this series better than you, the screenwriting work has just begun, the screenwriting team needs your direction, and we also need you to control the direction of the main plot." ”

George Martin said: "No problem. I can't come to Relativity Entertainment every year, but I can take two days a week to discuss the adapted script with the writers. ”

"The second aspect, although the story of the first season is relatively complete, the series has always existed as a whole, there are only three parts at the moment, and it is obviously far from the end, and the script creation must consider the continuity of the series," Ronan said. Just like when we first talked about copyright, Relativity Entertainment never thought about filming just one season, but an entire series. ”

George Martin rubbed his almost snow-white beard and said, "Don't worry, I'll talk to the writers about that." ”

Ronan nodded slightly, George Martin has not been in Hollywood for a year or two, and his professionalism is undoubted, but it is impossible to reassure him.

"I still hope George you can finish the whole series as soon as possible. Ronan is also worried about the subsequent series of lifetimes: "It makes the adaptation work clearer. ”

Having the original book to follow as the source of the adaptation is completely different from George Martin just revealing the plot direction in general.

The former may make the series fuller and more reasonable for the characters and plot direction, while the latter may directly lead to a bad ending.

There are differences between people, not to mention the adaptation screenwriter and the original author, even if the adaptation screenwriter knows the ending of the story, there may be a situation where the ending is for the sake of the ending.

For example, the plot of pushing down her aunt and killing her aunt was so fast that people were caught off guard.

In fact, since the loss of George Martin's original book as the basis for adaptation, the plot of "Game of Thrones" has begun to appear all kinds of strange things, but the word-of-mouth in the previous seasons is too good, bringing huge viewing inertia and even word-of-mouth inertia, so that the popularity of the series has not decayed.

It wasn't until the last two seasons, especially the last few episodes of the last season, that the negative effects accumulated for a long time completely exploded, and word of mouth collapsed.

In addition to the Mother of Dragons, there is also the Night King.

As the Night King who walked for eight seasons before he walked out of the desperate Great Wall, he fully explained what is called the feat of sending people away from their heads.

George Martin then said: "The Feast of Crows has been completed, and the current manuscript of the publishing house will be published in the second half of the year. I also started writing the fifth part, tentatively titled "The Dance of the Dragon", which will be published in two years at most. ”

Ronan emphatically reminded: "George, there is one thing you have to prepare in advance, once the series is successful, you will inevitably become a well-known figure in the United States and even the world, and then various interviews and activities will take up a lot of your time and energy, can you continue to create quietly?"

George Martin thought for a moment and said, "Well, let's talk about it then." ”

Ronan added: "As a collaborator, I really want to see the series end before filming begins. ”

"It can't be. George Martin said with a bit of frustration: "The story is only half the way through so far......"

He said slowly: "When I first planned A Song of Ice and Fire, I just wanted to write a magical epic trilogy like Tolkien did, but when I wrote 1,500 pages of manuscript and hadn't finished the first story, I knew I was thinking too simply, and the series would take five books to form a full-length story. ”

Ronan was full of doubts: "Are you sure that the five books can be completed?"

George Martin said with confidence: "Trust me, I can do it." ”

If Ronan believed him, it would be hell.

Indeed, George Martin has written five books, and the last two books, "The Cold Wind of Winter" and "The Dream of Spring Dawn", only stay in the catalog of the series, whether it will really be written by George Martin himself and published, can only be said to be a lifetime series.

At that time, George Martin was famous, coupled with his age, his health was not good, and his creative motivation was seriously insufficient.

In view of this, Ronan deliberately said: "George, I still hope that you can speed up the pace of creation, and you can't let the filming of the series catch up with the publication, right?"

"No, it won't. George Martin said categorically: "Absolutely not." ”

"A Feast of Crows" is about to be published, "Dance of the Dragon" has already been written, strictly speaking, he is now leading the series by five adaptations, how can he let the series catch up?

Then he, the author of the original book, would be too incompetent.

Ronan can only say this, and before George Martin left, he said: "I will ask the screenwriting department of Shahai Entertainment to contact you, and from next month, you will officially join the adaptation team." ”

For the original author George Martin, Ronan pays more attention than ordinary adaptations, and Hollywood film adaptations often like to throw the original author aside, because the original author who does not understand the creation, shooting and market of the film often has a huge difference in ideas from the film company.

But George Martin is different, he is a member of Hollywood, has a lot of experience in the film and television industry, and may play a greater positive role than becoming an obstacle to the adaptation and creation of the crew.

In Hollywood, insiders and outsiders have always been two different concepts.

Like Ronan to George Martin, Hollywood's double standards and differentiation should not be too obvious.

The specific news was soon confirmed, and the fourth "Feast of the Crows" will be released simultaneously in the United Kingdom and the United States in September.

Ronan has already connected Relativity Entertainment with relevant media and book reviewers, and in view of the needs of future episodes, it is important to hype George Martin as "Tolkien of America".

This is not difficult, the United States has always liked to look up to Britain in terms of so-called traditional culture, and George Martin and the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series do have quality as a guarantee.

According to George Martin, the writing of the series is going well, and "A Dance with Dragons" will be published in two years at the earliest.

Everything, it seems, is on track.

But Ronan once had the impression that George Martin kept bouncing tickets in publishing, because of the unexpected plot progress in the later episodes of the eighth season, and he specifically checked the news related to George Martin and the original book.

So, he had a vague impression that George Martin had written it for six years, and it wasn't until 2011 that he finished "Dance with Dragons."

With Shahai Entertainment's plan, by that time, the series is estimated to have aired on Netflix streaming for several seasons, and I'm afraid George Martin still doesn't have the time and energy to continue to create the following.

But the creation of "A Song of Ice and Fire" is not something that can be urged, after all, the quality must be guaranteed.

Ronan specifically called Robert Lee, who was in charge of copyright matters, and asked him to communicate with George Martin and his agent to make sure that George Martin would have enough motivation to continue creating in the future until the series was completed.

The series adaptation of "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" will inevitably be played on Netflix streaming in the future.

Netflix has already negotiated with Shahai Entertainment about the customization of the series.

In addition to "Grey's Anatomy", which has been broadcast on TV stations, the dramas filmed and produced by Shahai Entertainment, as long as there are no major accidents, the future broadcast channel will only be Netflix streaming.

With the imminent release of Netflix, two brand new series will soon be on Netflix streaming, "Gossip Girl" executive produced by Lindsay Beale and "Chernobyl" directed by Marianne Del Leo.

Relativity Entertainment has conducted an internal trial of these two dramas, and the response has been very good, especially the latter, which has received unanimous super high praise.

From the perspective of the Americans, filming the catastrophe of the former Soviet Union can be imagined, even if a lot of Cold War mentality is abandoned.

Entering July, the Independence Day holiday is approaching, and "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Coffin" premieres.

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