Martin is very satisfied with the conditions offered by Mark, the adaptation rights alone are 10 million, MM's investment will never be small, and he is in the name of a screenwriter and producer, but he doesn't want to interfere with the crew's affairs, all he has to do is put the money in the bank and keep it.

He promised Mark that he would complete the six-part series before the TV series went on sale.

Mark said he didn't believe it, the inspiration of ninety-three years, it wasn't until 05 years that the fourth part was written, 12 years, one every three years, and before Mark was bombed, this pit king was not finished, the TV series were filmed, and he was still writing.

Martin also knows his own problems, and he said that he can hand over the outline of the story, and even if he hangs B three times or hangs B in an accident, Mark can ask someone to complete the work without ending it.

In fact, the original version is like this, the four published films have been filmed, and Martin can't hold back a fart, so he had to tell the story to the two screenwriters, let them write the script first and let the crew shoot first, while he continued to retreat and ponder, in the name of beauty, slow work and meticulous work.

Mark only knew the nature of this guy's urine, so he forced him to make a promise, but he also knew that Martin's slow swallowing turtle speed couldn't squeeze the oil out of the stone, so he had to let him write the outline of the story first in case this situation occurred.

He ceded the adaptation rights of "A Song of Ice and Fire" to Mark, on the one hand, the bid was high, and on the other hand, he promoted Mark's junior, as the old guy said himself, Mark has the identity of a writer, screenwriter, and producer, which is consistent with his Martin identity, in his words, everyone is not an outsider.

George Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" has a landmark and far-reaching influence in the field of contemporary scientific fantasy literature, this book came out in 96, and once published, it quickly became popular in the Chinese literary world with its grand pattern, staggered structure, plump and layered character settings.

Real history, myths and legends, people and gods, reality and deduction are mixed and stirred together, presenting a fantasy world that is both true and false, a gorgeous and huge heroic elegy, and the writing perspective of the characters, which lays a lot of foreshadowing for the whole book. At the same time, the concept of time is diluted, in fact, the fate of different characters is gradually driving the course of the story.

"A Song of Ice and Fire" and "The Lord of the Rings" are both very good, outstanding top works, not simply say who is better than whom, "The Lord of the Rings" is more about the colorful fantasy world, bizarre and wonderful adventures and grand war scenes, its theme of rebellion against tyrants is slightly monotonous, and its fans are mainly young people in their teens to thirties.

And "A Song of Ice and Fire" is more like a grand historical drama, through the fiction of the complex power struggle game that takes place in the miniature world, revealing the truth that everyone is ants and power is eternal, not only fully exposing the cruelty, greed, darkness and perversion of human nature, but also promoting integrity, loyalty, bravery, mercy, and tolerance in human nature.

Now "The Lord of the Rings" has fallen into the hands of the new line, and has completed the adaptation, and has achieved extremely great success, and now its prequel "The Hobbit" has been well received, and almost all Lord of the Rings fans are waiting for it to be adapted and put on the big screen one day, this fat meat has a share of MM, but MGM and the new line are holding each other back, and they can't help each other.

The new line was sued by Peter the Great, and finally came up with 200 million US dollars to settle out of court, they hated Peter the Great, and vowed never to let him get involved in "The Hobbit", and they also spent a huge amount of money to adapt "The Golden Compass of the Dark Materials Trilogy" to eliminate the dependence and influence on Peter the Great, but MGM strongly supported Peter the Great, claiming that Peter had no Lord of the Rings, and refused to replace the new line with the shooting of the ritual, so the project is currently deadlocked.

Getting the adaptation rights of "A Song of Ice and Fire" will expand their influence in the field of cable payment, Mark is in a good mood, this is the project he really wants, which is fought with several companies and won after several negotiations, while "Blood in the Pacific" is a shot in the air, and when the wind is not right, he immediately gave up and gave it to HBO and DreamWorks.

Paramount, DreamWorks, HBO, and Fox Television Network all participated in the bidding, and some persuaded Mark to withdraw or work together, but Mark resolutely refused, constantly raised the offer, sent out batches of lobbyists, and finally won the project.

Martin was in a good mood and invited Mark to the bar for a few drinks, and Mark readily agreed, although Martin was a chronic man who couldn't beat a fart with a stick, and Mark was a high-speed and efficient person, and he was an acute person, they had a good conversation.

In particular, some of Mark's adaptation suggestions, so that Martin Ru Zhiyin, I feel that there is no wrong person, Mark's suggestion is to copy the HBO version of "Game of Machine", which is a work completed by Martin himself under the guidance of the screenwriter, of course, it hit his G-spot, which makes him very happy.

They went to a rather remote private bar in Carver City, sat down at the bar, ordered two beers, asked for a plate of potato chips and peanuts, and drank happily.

Martin, the old fellow, got into the bar and got high, twisting his fat ass and clumsy body to the beat of the loud music, and as soon as he got into the wine, he kept greeting the people here, clinking his fists, and sitting on the bar, and the bartender didn't ask, just brought two blue belts, and didn't bring a cup, just let them blow on the bottle, obviously an old familiar look.

Martin's eyebrows fluttered and he said, "I really like the style of your "Youth Musical", but "A Song of Ice and Fire" should not be filmed in this style. ”

Mark complained in his heart: "I'm not the third brother!" He said: ""Batman at War Time best reflects my hobbies and style, but I won't direct "A Song of Ice and Fire", at least not yet. ”

Martin said, "It's a pity!"

"I never think I'm omnipotent, but I'll probably be the executive producer and pick the right director and actors for him to make a classic," Mark said. ”

Martin patted Mark on the shoulder and said, "

Martin smiled: "I believe this, you will not joke with the adaptation rights bought for 10 million, I like you, and I believe in your team, you can let it go, I will not fight with your director for power." ”

Mark was overjoyed and touched a glass with Martin, this guy is a slow man, but he is also a cheerful person who understands righteousness.

If you were to make a list of writers who have been "hurt" in Hollywood editing studios, it would have to be a long list of names: Anthony Burgess and Stephen King didn't like Stanley Kubrick's adaptations of their works, the former was the author of "A Clockwork Orange" and the latter "The Shining"; cartoonist Alan Moore was dismissive of all his film adaptations, even refusing to accept royalties from "Watchmen" and "Venddetta."

After the filming of the movie "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", writer Roald Dahl criticized director Mel Stewart for being "untalented", and Truman Capote also had a negative attitude towards the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's", he originally asked Marilyn Monroe to play the heroine Holly Goleteri, but the director finally chose Audrey Hepburn.

A quote from the protagonist Patrick Bateman's "American Psycho" directed by Mary Harlan in Brett Easton Ellis's "American Psycho" can be used to express the author's dissatisfaction with the director: "Cinema is a medium that needs a male perspective. We watch, we are emotionally aroused through our vision, and I think women are not good enough to do the job, they are by nature. ”

At the heart of Hollywood's cold heartbeat, money is king: as long as you can make money, you can change the book however you want. "The Lord of the Rings" author J. R· R. Tolkien knew this. When the rights to film and television adaptations were first sold, he was blunt in a letter to publishers, writing: "Either you have to fight for a real profit, or you have to fight for the writer's veto over a bad adaptation." ”

In 2005, the film adaptation of "The Immortal Gardener" received a lot of critical reviews, and Le Carré told me: "It's harder for a writer to deal with the film and television industry, because there are always some bastards in it, and they shouldn't touch the film at all." ”

And the most famous in this regard is Rowling of "Harry Potter", she has an undisputed position in the crew, the script, director, and actors must pass through her nod, without her nod, even starting filming is a problem, under this huge influence, the power of the producer and director is limited, so Martin promised not to interfere in the affairs of the crew, and let Mark's team do it, which is a great thing, otherwise with the status of this master, he wants to be a demon, and no one can control it.

and TV series, completely two styles, how to get rid of its dross, extract its essence, this is a technical work, let the original author participate, there are few successful examples, more examples of failure, "Harry Potter" is not an example at all, Peter the Great's adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings" has achieved universal recognition, but it has a serious disagreement with Tolkien's son Christopher, Christopher swears that he would rather go bankrupt than put "Elf Diamond" The rights to the adaptation were sold to Peter, and if Christopher was allowed to adapt, God knows what would happen.

Mark drank his beer in one gulp, ordered another one, and looked around with great interest, and found an old acquaintance.