Chapter 244: The First Meeting Blizzard

Born from the hands of Blizzard, a luxury game production family, as a game that has been popular all over the world for many years, Warcraft's charm can be described as unstoppable. And when this game masterpiece is going to be made into a movie, will it be able to create a world of Warcraft in the film industry?

Ex is unknown. However, its grandeur is no less than the historical background of the game mentioned in "The Lord of the Rings", as well as the complex racial conflicts and wars involved... These elements are enough to serve as a script for a good magic movie.

"How much money do you think would be needed to make such a film?"

After listening to Lin Mingyang's plan, Ex frowned and asked such a question first.

"I don't know" Lin Mingyang shrugged regretfully: "But that must be a lot of money"

Ex stood up and looked out the window with his hands on his hips: "What I'm most worried about is hearing such an answer from your mouth..."Ex turned around suddenly, propped his hands on the desk, stared at Lin Mingyang, and said word by word: "Even you don't know how much this film will cost, that can only mean that it is a terrible bottomless pit"

Lin Mingyang replied after hesitating for a moment: "I think the investment in this film will be similar to the production cost of "Avatar"..."

Ex shook his head: "Even if it's $500 million, it's not something we can afford right now."

He put the problem on the table, and Lin Mingyang had to take a step back: "The funds don't need to be in place in one step, we can invest money in stages." ”

As for the filming of this film, Ex's worries don't stop there.

"Blizzard has long announced its intention to adapt the game into a movie, but it has never been implemented, because this movie will probably be the one that will determine the future of the game adaptation. It's going to be really difficult. If it's not a win-win situation for word-of-mouth and box office, it's a failure. Because Blizzard has too many diehards. Everyone's expectations are too high. If you succeed, the film will be a milestone like The Lord of the Rings. But if it fails, it is estimated that no one will dare to start filming famous games or even any games in the next three years. So, your choice is either heaven or hell."

Lin Mingyang smiled disapprerovingly: "Regarding the plot of the movie, I will try my best to refer to the original story of the game, so as to minimize the controversy in the plot, and as long as the film can achieve the production effect of "Avatar", with the foundation of the Warcraft game, it will be very easy for the film to succeed."

Ex was obviously a little moved by Lin Mingyang's words, after seeing the beauty and realism of "Avatar", if the same technology is used to shoot Warcraft, the effect of the film is naturally beyond doubt.

"What about Blizzard's attitude?"

"This is exactly what I care about" Lin Mingyang put away his legs on the desk, and stretched his body long, "I plan to go over and talk to them in the next few days, and it will be of great benefit to MGM's future development if I can establish a long-term cooperative relationship."

Ex and Lin Mingyang have cooperated for so long, and the tacit understanding between the two sides no longer needs more words to mention. Lin Mingyang only revealed a little bit of his thoughts about the future, and Ex had already guessed his plan.

"Are you going to make a series about this subject?"

Lin Mingyang pouted: "Judging from the current form, "The Lord of the Rings" has made a trilogy, and "Harry Potter" has as many as seven episodes. The audience is reluctant and I believe that Blizzard will not agree"

"You're in such a hurry to get in touch with Blizzard, and the prospect of a movie adaptation of the game is so optimistic to you?"

"This is an inevitable trend" Lin Mingyang sat in his office chair and turned around, then sat up straight, "Why are comics being adapted into movies now, because the generation that grew up reading comics when I was a child is the mainstream group of movie consumption at this time." The rise of comic movies is actually a market need... The same is true for the adaptation of games into movies, the new generation, comics are not the deepest memories of their childhood, but instead all kinds of computer games, these people will be the new force of film consumption in the future... And I'm just a small step ahead of the others."

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Generally speaking, the plot of a company is always closely related to the name of the company's founder, and when it comes to Microsoft, everyone immediately thinks of Bill Gates, and when it comes to the names of Mark Zuckerberg and Lin Mingyang, people often talk about it. Blizzard's reputation in the gaming industry is well known, but when it comes to Blizzard, the first thing that comes to mind is that it will only be Blizzard's many game products, such as Interstellar, Warcraft and Diablo, and it seems that the founders of Blizzard are habitually ignored.

In the global gaming circle, there are quite a lot of people who don't know what Blizzard founders have experienced, and an important reason is that Blizzard has always been reluctant to use the media to hype himself as one of the company's main founders, Alan Adhan, resigned as president and became chairman of the company's board of directors, and Mike Mowami took over as president. Stepping back from the first line to the second line, as a consultant, Alan Adhan hopes that he will have enough time to get back into game design.

Rather funny, the news of Alan Adhan's resignation did not have any repercussions among players, let alone diminish the player's good impression of Blizzard, for the simple reason that no one outside of Blizzard employees really knew who Alan Adhan was and what he did.

The joy they get from the game development process is enough for Blizzard entrepreneurs to avoid any temptation from the outside world, and this lack of dedication to their careers keeps them working in silence and even largely keeping their connection with the outside world closed. At Blizzard, everyone from the boss to the employees keeps a low profile, and the company's doors are rarely open to the outside world, and the entire energy of Blizzard people is focused only on their own careers.

Before the official meeting, Lin Mingyang's homework on Blizzard gave him a better understanding of the game company that dominates the world. While visiting Blizzard's headquarters in Irvine, California, Lin Mingyang coincidentally met Alan Adhan, chairman of Blizzard's board of directors, in the parking lot.

At that time, Lin Mingyang's eyes were attracted by a sign with strange content in the parking lot, it was Alan Adhan who saw him first, and then took the initiative to come over to greet him.

Mr? ”

Hearing someone next to him call his name, Lin Mingyang had to take his eyes off the sign that read "Leave the parking space to the winner", he took off his sunglasses, and then saw a middle-aged man in a black T-shirt.

At first, Lin Mingyang didn't know the identity of the other party, he hesitated for a moment, and then took off his sunglasses: "May I ask who you are..."

"I'm Alan Adhan, and this is my invitation to you"

Lin Mingyang was hanging his sunglasses on his neckline and paused because of the other party's answer, he didn't expect that this unsurprising guy was actually the founder of Blizzard, so his face was full of surprise at this moment.

"I've been playing Warcraft since I was a kid, and the funny thing is that the designer of this game stood in front of me, and I didn't actually react at all... I'm really sorry, Mr. Adhan, it's a pleasure to meet you, or I'm very excited right now."

Adhan smiled slightly, of course he would not refuse Lin Mingyang's friendly handshake: "I have only seen you in movies and newspapers all the time, and in fact, my mood now is as full of excitement as yours." ”

Lin Mingyang smiled and nodded, "It will be my honor."

"Shall we talk in the office, then?" Adhan knew very well what Lin Mingyang meant, but it was obviously not a suitable place to talk.

Lin Mingyang waved his hand: "We can put aside the matter of this cooperation for now, it is rare to come to Blizzard, can Mr. Adhan take me to visit, without involving trade secrets, to meet my personal little bit... Curiosity"

Adhan slapped his head and said apologetically, "Even if you don't ask for it, I should take you around first... It's because I'm so anxious to know that I'm going to work with you, and the whole company is very excited, we have a lot of your fans here, and if it weren't for working hours, I'm sure they'd be lining up to welcome you."

This time it was Lin Mingyang's turn to be a little embarrassed, "MGM pursues an open corporate culture, there has always been a lot of newspaper news about us, Mr. Adhan must also know something, but Blizzard is very mysterious to me, and you are very low-key in front of the media... If I could, I'd like to get a feel for Blizzard's corporate culture, which will be closely related to your game products, which will be beneficial for our cooperation. ”

Adhan agrees with Lin Mingyang's point of view, because of his own sake, his overall impression of entertainment characters like Lin Mingyang, who often appears in newspaper news, is very impetuous. When Lin Mingyang came this time, he didn't go straight to the point to negotiate with him, but first put forward a request to visit, which made Adhan greatly change his impression of such a hot big star in Hollywood, and the smile on his face became more and more sincere.

He began to act as a guide enthusiastically, and the first thing Lin Mingyang asked about was the sign in the parking lot just now.

"With nearly 1,200 employees at Blizzard's headquarters, parking has become a big problem. Although there are 2 people dedicated to parking. But the competition for parking spaces close to the company is still very fierce, so we came up with this method, and everyone after work, through a battle game to decide the next day's parking space. ”

Lin Mingyang asked curiously: "What should the person who lost the next day?" ”

Adhan shrugged: "They have to take someone else's car, or walk to work"

"What a good idea... I'd like to do that at MGM too, but if I allow every employee to put games on their own computers, our president, Mr. Aix, will probably kill me."

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There is a shift before 9 p.m

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