Chapter 377: Batman prepares to take off
When it comes to endless interviews with Fortune, Alice, of course, is just talking about it casually. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info she looked at her watch, it was already more than 9:30, half an hour after going to work, and the whole company was completely immersed in the working state.
"Hmm...... Mr. Murdell, do you have any tea here? I haven't had a sip of water since this morning. ”
Also in a hurry, Meddell looked at the water dispenser, and suddenly realized that he had forgotten the most basic hospitality problem: "I'm so sorry, the disposable paper cups of the water dispenser have been used up, and I will make people ...... immediately"
"Oh, forget it if you don't," Alice quickly stopped him, "everyone is doing a good job, don't disturb them." ”
"It's okay, I still have a latte in my office, you must have gotten up early today, do you want a drink?"
It's not too embarrassing to refuse the other party's two proposals in a row, but Alice weighed the stakes between her many years of habits and giving face, and said without hesitation: "Thank you, but I don't drink coffee either, Mr. Editor-in-Chief, how about you sit down and continue to listen to me?"
Since the new boss insisted on it, Meddell naturally gave up. At the same time, Edward, the editor who worked at DC from beginning to end, spoke again: "Alice, since you have been talking about DreamWorks, you must be shooting a movie version of our comics, right?"
This is a matter that has been held in everyone's minds, and when they learned that the company was bought by Alice Wang, the new employees were just a new employee, how could the executives not investigate the background of the new boss?
Obviously, Alice's strong Silicon Valley background makes it easy to think that this is just a simple investment, but since she is an editor in the comics industry, everyone is of course very sensitive to all kinds of news in the entertainment industry. The New York Times bestselling author, DreamWorks special screenwriter and minority shareholder of capital are enough to answer the truth about this acquisition from multiple angles.
It's normal to make movies and cartoons, but what about the specifics?
"Movies, TV series, DreamWorks are dominated by them, cartoons...... To be honest, not much interest. When it comes to the word cartoon, Alice really can't help but pout, because she really has no interest in American animation. After all, for her, who is used to watching two-dimensional Japanese comics, not to mention the beautiful comics of the muscular man + bewitching playing female group, even if there are films like "Elf Mouse Brother" and "Shrek", there is really no interest at all.
Even Pixar has been bought by Steve Jobs for a while, and she has no interest in buying it again until now, for this reason.
3D animation or something, really loveless. As for Pixar's little box office...... Is her Silicon Valley industry powerful?
Not to mention what Alice was thinking in her heart, at least after learning her thoughts, everyone immediately realized. One of the editors in the room, Morath, screamed in a strange tone.
"Ah~ I see, I remembered!"
Murdell was a little confused: "What do you remember?"
Moraise slapped his thigh and said, "Movie, it's movie, editor-in-chief." Miss Alice, you're definitely going to bring Batman to the screen, right!?"
Alice raised an eyebrow, "Oh, you're right, and it's a whole series." Now the entire comic company is mine, so I can shoot as much as I want. ”
This is the case with the employees who just came to get to know the new boss, the basic idea is very simple, just to understand Alice's personality, and then possibly to hear her development plan for the company. Not only the four people here, but even many ordinary employees outside could hardly have imagined that the entire act of acquiring the company was to make it easier for DreamWorks to make movies!
Murdell began to get agitated because he knew the organizational structure of the entire enterprise.
Since DC Comics' predecessor, DC Entertainment, was acquired by Warner, he served as the editor-in-chief, and his superiors were Warner's CEOs and shareholders. But now, DC Comics has been bought by Alice, which means that the company is now completely in a state of single-line management!
Alice, Murdell, DC Comics, such a simple line. So, as long as you coax this girl well, are you afraid that the company will not develop in the field of film and television?
Hurriedly recalled the shareholding of DreamWorks, and then Murder immediately thought that this company, which had only been established for three or two years, was originally only a company founded by Roger Lawrence, a former Wall Street investor, and had not been listed until now. In other words, compared to dealing with the situation of countless shareholders and executives of the entire Warner Group, I only need to coax two people at most in the future?
The excitement of ascending to heaven, the words that he blurted out, it was really difficult to hide the excitement in his heart.
"We will definitely cooperate fully, you can rest assured, boss! Just tell me, how to shoot this "Batman", what can we do to help?"
How can DC Comics itself help?
To be honest, it's nothing, just hand over the copyright, and when Alice bought the whole company, the copyright was even more of a joke. But seeing that Murdell was so happy, Alice really couldn't say anything to refuse, after all, she had replied twice to the absolute proposal.
So, in order to repay Murdell's kindness of "finding someone to get a water cup" and "donating his coffee", how should he reciprocate?
"You guys can add details to me about the movie. A light bulb lit up on her forehead, and she had an idea: "Let me tell you the details of the movie first." ”
It's a great thing to see someone want to make a movie about their comics, talk about their ideas at length, and even ask the comic company itself to provide details. Murdell immediately said that he would definitely show the spirit of a scientist to study hard and pick all kinds of loopholes in Alice!
"Hmm...... Then I'm going to have to be careful. "It's not good to meet the tip of the horns," Alice said, rubbing her fingers.
"The opening plot is~" In a dramatic tone, Alice said matter-of-factly: "In Gotham City, where crime is rampant, there is a mysterious character who calls himself 'Batman'. He punishes evil and promotes good, he is a knight who incarnates the night, I don't know how many girls who are about to lose their footing, and how many scum who think with their lower bodies all day long. There are many people who are popular, which of course has attracted the attention of the public, so it hurts to be idle...... Sorry, the reporter North and the female photographer Brigitte, who seem to be fine, want to find out the true face of this mysterious person, so they start an investigation. ”
The content of the plot is very normal, but listening to Alice's obvious description of the material, the Murdells always have a feeling of can't help laughing.
"And then there's the plot that all old comic fans know the inside story and like to see. The reporter herself met the wealthy businessman Bruce Wayne for the time being and fell in love with him at first sight, but did not know that Bruce was Batman. And his old butler Alfred is Batman's behind-the-scenes assistant. ”
It's a pleasure, but until now, Alice had only been biased towards the background. For the villains that Batman will encounter throughout the movie, she doesn't start until the next sentence.
"During one operation, Batman caused an unknown bandit to fall into a pool of chemicals. The unfortunate man's facial nerves were damaged, and he became a perpetually grinning smiling man and went insane. He calls himself the Clown and, after killing the chieftain, takes control of the entire underworld in Gohan City. ”
The villain is on the scene, and he is the most famous clown in the entire comic book system, which is not surprising to anyone. Of course, this is an expected surprise for Murdell and others, after all, Alice is not contributing to them now, but talking about the plot of the script that will make the movie a hit. The movie adapted from the comics, of course, is to make the main villain appear, otherwise where will there be a box office?
"And then as you all know, the clown went on a terror campaign and used a lot of chemicals to make people laugh and die. Of course, there's also a romantic interaction between the protagonist and the heroine, and one day, while Brigitte is on a date with Bruce, the Joker attacks the museum where the date is located...... Hawkers, and then it must be a favorite hero to save the United States. After a fierce battle with the bandits, Batman takes Brigitte to his base, the Batcave, where he finds out how to prevent the Joker's murder and thwart the Joker's plot. ”
Listening slowly, the editors were also nodding silently. As a comic book adaptation, it is a very flattering act to be modest, and Alice's current talk is naturally the end of the first big climax, and then, it is time for the second half of the film.
"So, you've noticed it too. However, Alice stopped talking and said, "After all, movies are different from comics, and there were Batman movies in the early years as examples, and it turns out that it is boring to be completely faithful to the original book. You can also see the adaptation of the original book in the plot I just made, right?"
Different from Japanese comics, serialized American comics with their "character star system", so that a comic will be taken over by countless artists and screenwriters, so many years, too many intricate plots are testing the editor's memory. However, Batman is a famous work at the top of the table after all, so without thinking, Edward, one of the oldest and less senior editors, smiled quietly.
"The thief who killed Bruce's parents has always been set up as an ordinary petty repeat offender, but you've linked him to the most famous villain in all of DC Comics. Miss Alice, it's a bold idea, and it's sure to be applauded by a lot of viewers, I assure you. ”
Alice smiled very modestly, she had experienced the Internet age, but she knew too well the problem of diverse audience tastes.
"Where, where, there will be applause, and there will definitely be scolding, general~" (To be continued.) )