Chapter 461: Thoughts on StarCraft Online (Part 2)

Li Zetian said with a smile: "StarCraft: Uprising, as Blizzard's first step in adapting the game into a movie, is very important, and it must be successful, so ...... The film had to be made on a budget. I think I can come up with $300 million to make a spectacular epic masterpiece!!"

Blizzard is rich, but $300 million is not a small amount. Mike Mohan didn't expect Li Zetian's determination to be so great. Immediately, Mike Mohan gritted his teeth and thought to himself that Blizzard is a company that pursues perfection, and if you don't do anything, you have to do your best! $300 million is $200 million!

At this time, Li Zetian continued: "In two days, Blizzard will register Blizzard Pictures, and in the future, this company will be responsible for the film and television adaptation and distribution of Blizzard games! There are not many heroes in "Warcraft" and "World of Warcraft", and game characters such as Orgrim Doomhammer, Anduin Lothar, Garona, Guldan, Khadgar, Durontan, Ryan, and Medivan can't help but remind me of Marvel. Marvel can make Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Captain America in the comics into movies, why can't Blizzard make game characters into movies?"

Mike Mohan nodded heavily, "Okay, Mr. · Li, I got it!"

"Hmm. ”

……

A week later, Blizzard Pictures was founded.

Subsequently, Blizzard held a press conference to announce that Blizzard Pictures will plan to shoot Blizzard's first-ever game adaptation "StarCraft: Uprising" and invest $300 million to create a perfect work.

As soon as the news came out, the media was stunned and the players went crazy!

On Blizzard's official website, countless netizens have commented.

"I'm so excited, I didn't expect "StarCraft" to be made into a movie, and with an investment of 300 million US dollars, it can be called the largest production in the history !!of film!

"The story background of "StarCraft" is even more complex than "Star Wars", and it must be very shocking to make a movie!"

"As a StarCraft fan, I'm looking forward to the release of the movie!"

"May I ask Blizzard, when will I shoot Warcraft? I prefer to play Warcraft. ”

"Diablo can also be made into a movie, it's absolutely hot!"

"Blizzard 666 ......"

In schools and Internet cafes, countless players are talking about StarCraft, and the number of people playing StarCraft has skyrocketed.

Blizzard, as one of the most famous game manufacturers in the world, wants to make a movie, which will undoubtedly cause shock and imitation in the industry.

At this moment, many game manufacturers are holding meetings to discuss whether their games can be adapted.

Mike Mohan is a little dizzy, since the news that Blizzard is going to shoot "StarCraft", Hollywood studios have extended olive branches to seek cooperation. There are too many players and fans of "StarCraft", and the movie is popular before it is broadcast, and Hollywood studios are not afraid of losing money at all, so they are rushing to invest.

One by one, Hollywood stars are using their connections to contact Blizzard in the hope of getting a role.

"Ah, just a message was released, and the repercussions were so big! Li's idea is so right, and Blizzard is making huge profits from it!" Mike Mohan said with a wry smile.

At the moment, he was in pain and happy. Nearly all of Blizzard's games have seen a surge in sales, and entertainment headlines are covering Blizzard and StarCraft. It's just that because Blizzard is setting foot in film and television for the first time, I don't understand a lot of things. As CEO, Mike Mohan is naturally tired enough.

But fortunately, Li Zetian made an arrangement for Blizzard Pictures to cooperate with Disney, 20th Century Fox, and Time Warner, three Hollywood companies, to jointly invest in the filming of "StarCraft", and the distribution and publicity were also handed over to these three companies.

At noon that day, Disney's Michael suddenly called Li Zetian.

“Mr· Li, can Blizzard Pictures accept Disney's investment?" said Michael, "If not, then I would also like Disney to work with Blizzard Pictures and sign six film !!."

Li Zetian was surprised: "Michael, you are so optimistic about Blizzard Pictures?"

"Of course!!" said Michael with a smile. Li, Blizzard can't compare to ordinary game companies. Isn't there a saying in the game industry, 'Blizzard must be a high-quality product'! This sentence shows Blizzard's position in the game industry. Blizzard's Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo franchises are all super popular games, and these games have been adapted into movies and become popular before they air! Disney doesn't have to worry about box office problems at all!

Li Zetian couldn't help but think at this time that Disney has many super IPs such as Marvel, "Star Wars", "The Lord of the Rings", "Harry Potter", "Transformers", "Fast and Furious", "Pirates of the Caribbean", etc., if it gets Blizzard...... , is this the rhythm that wants to dominate the top ten box office in Hollywood for many years?

Still, it's quite exciting to think about.

So Li Zetian told Michael that he agreed to Disney and Blizzard Pictures to sign a cooperation of 6 films, which is for Blizzard Pictures, firstly, to share the risk, and secondly, to get Disney's support, which is conducive to the rapid development of Blizzard Pictures.

After hanging up the phone, Li Zetian looked at the computer screen, and a beautiful picture of a space game appeared on it.

Recently, because Li Zetian was dealing with "StarCraft", he couldn't help but suddenly think of "EVE Online" that CPP (Icelandic game developer) just launched in May this year.

EVE Online is a world-renowned Star Wars online game that has won many world game awards, including GDC, and has won the title of "World's Best Game" many times in the most famous game website in Europe and the United States, "MMORPG", and its exquisite production quality has also made it included in well-known galleries such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Set in a vast space setting, the game is highly integrated with hard sci-fi elements, presenting players with an extremely free virtual universe sandbox world. In the game's sandbox universe, you can do a variety of activities, including mining, industrial manufacturing, scientific research, finance and trade, exploring archaeology, and more.

Li Zetian studied "EVE Online" for a while, and unconsciously thought that since Blizzard can launch the "World of Warcraft" online game based on the real-time strategy game "Warcraft", it can naturally launch the "StarCraft Online" online game based on "StarCraft", maybe when it is launched together with the movie "StarCraft: Uprising", it can be a great success!

Blizzard actually has a project to develop "StarCraft 2", but "StarCraft 2" was not popular in the previous life, and Li Zetian did not dare to guarantee that it would be popular in this life...... It seems that there are no popular game masterpieces in the back, but like DOTA and LOL, they are a hot mess.

Li Zetian does not intend to stop Blizzard from developing StarCraft 2, but StarCraft Online can give it a try, and maybe this online game can succeed, and in the end, it will not be enough to rely on just one StarCraft 2 to maintain feelings......