Ryan and Scott's van was heading for Orange County, and their destination was a city called Irvine, where Scott's favorite 'Silicon & Neural Bonds' studio was located.

"Silicon & Neural Bonds was founded in 1991 by Allen? Adhan, Mike? Mo Wymmy and Frank? Pierce trio co-founded. ”

In the car, Scott? Swift is giving Ryan some basic information, "At the moment they have two games, Rock Racing and The Lost Vikings...... Well, the Rock 'n' Roll Racing market response has been pretty good. ”

In his previous life, Ryan was not a game lover, and the game he had played the longest time was World of Warcraft, which was only a little over a month, and he was really blind to this aspect.

Of course, the most famous games have not been played, but how much have you heard of them, but what is Rock Racing and The Lost Vikings?

"How many employees does the studio have?" Ryan asked.

"More than a dozen."

Scott's answer made Ryan scratch his head, and if he hadn't known that he had always been cautious, he would have wanted the driver to turn around and head back to Los Angeles.

"They're also going to start the development of two games this year, and they're looking for investment because they're short on funds." Scott continued.

Since it was not early to leave Los Angeles, and it was close to noon when they arrived at their destination, Ryan, Scott and others simply had lunch before finding the small studio.

"Hello, Mr. Jenkins, I'm Alan? Adhan. Is this my buddy Mike? Mo Huaimi. ”

The studio is not very large, in a reception room. The people at the studio were hosting Ryan and his party, for the sake of what he might be out of pocket. They were unusually welcoming.

Allan? Adhan was still a little surprised, probably not expecting that the so-called investor would be a Hollywood star.

After a brief greeting, the two sides quickly turned to the point, Alan? Adhan introduced the basic situation of the studio and the next development plan, as well as the financial difficulties encountered.

"The next step is to port Lost Vikings to Nintendo's Super Nintendo, and then develop two games called Shanghai and Dragon's Eye."

Listening to the other party's words, Ryan secretly pouted, two games that he had never heard of before.

Unlike Ryan, the soy sauce crowd, Scott and the advisors he brought. After talking for more than an hour, Scott offered to take a tour of the studio.

There's really not much to visit in the studio of more than a dozen people, but walking all the way behind the crowd, Ryan also noticed something unusual, such as the relaxed atmosphere of the company, where employees can set up their own workspaces at will. There are even more varied dresses, and all kinds of discussions are heard.

It bears some resemblance to the legendary Pixar. Ryan pinched his chin.

However, their group attracted a lot of attention.

"Is this the investor Allen and they found?"

"The last one isn't Ryan? Jenkins? ”

"It's weird that Hollywood's big stars are investing in game studios?"

"He's rich. Haven't you heard, the salary for a movie alone is 10 million dollars......"

I hurriedly turned around and listened to the sound of discussion. Allan? Adhan and Mike? Mo Huaimi couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"Actually, we have a series of development plans for ...... future."

Walk back to the reception room. Allan? Adhan quickly stirred up a topic to avoid embarrassment. "After the two games of the year, we will move into the real-time strategy genre......"

"So, we need enough money to support this program." It's Mike who is speaking this time? Mo Huaimi, "Silicon & Neural Bonds will become the top game development studio. ”

The rhetoric of these two people singing and harmonizing is no different from that of those independent filmmakers when they pull in investment, nothing more than a picture of the future, from which Ryan can infer that although the amount of money they need is not large, it has been rejected by many investment institutions.

Ryan doesn't have any confidence in these two guys, but he believes in Scott's vision, in the past few years, although he has also had failed projects in his hands, he has more successes, and most of the failures are just small losses, and success is often a big profit.

In general, it means that you make more money than you lose.

Scott was still discussing investment matters with them, and Ryan sat silently on the sidelines, just watching, he could sense that the other party's eyes often swept over him, after all, as long as he was not a fool, he was the real investor.

An afternoon of business negotiations made Ryan feel dizzy, and the investment involved was only a million dollars, although he didn't care much, but for a manager, it was already a lot of money.

Although Scott is optimistic about the project, he is still cautious and wants to confirm the investment, and such talks may go through several rounds.

Ryan kept thinking about it in the car back until he was close to Beverly Hills, and he said, "Scott, do as you want to do and take as many ......shares as you can."

"Hmm!" Scott nodded, "If I get a controlling stake, I will send the corresponding financial supervisors, and we had better not interfere in the development and operation of the game." ”

"Handle it at your discretion."

It's only a $2 million investment, and Ryan can afford to lose money, so if the game studio has no future, he can sell it at a reduced price.

Over the next few days, Riel often ran to David? Finch's studio discussed with him the production of the MV, in fact, the editing work of more than four minutes is not complicated, but the special effects of industrial magic light take some time.

In addition, in addition to writing a few scripts, Ryan also had to write some miscellaneous stuff for the Vanity Fair column, in fact, in the first issue of Vanity Fair after the New Year, there was already one of his articles.

The article is titled "How Hollywood Conquers the World", and this kind of blatant monument to American films has naturally won praise from Hollywood.

"An industry should know itself and who it serves, especially when it comes to the film industry's sheer number of consumers. There is no doubt that Hollywood is ahead of the whole world in this regard......"

Ryan took "The Sixth Sense", which has achieved a global box office of more than 600 million US dollars, as an example, and analyzed them one by one from the aspects of creativity, title, plot, actors, etc., interspersed with a lot of future evaluations of mainstream commercial films in this era, as well as Ryan's observation of Hollywood in recent years, which can be described as hitting the nail on the head.

Although the article is debatable in terms of professionalism, the narrative of the commercial elements of the film is refreshing.

"You can look at Ryan's work with a critical eye, but he can always read what the audience wants, and the article may not help the artistry of the film, but it can inspire thinking about the commercial promotion of the film, and the executives of the major studios should read this article."

Is this James? What Cameron said when he was interviewed by reporters on the set of "True Lies".

Of course, he wasn't the only one interviewed by well-known filmmakers, Stephen? When Spielberg left ILM, he was also asked by reporters what he thought of the article.

"Yes, I've read the article, more than once. I think this article will not only help Hollywood film practitioners understand their situation and the future development trend of commercial films, but also help people in other industries understand the film industry and the problems facing Hollywood. I think Ryan made an outstanding contribution to the development of Hollywood cinema in the nineties! ”

Not only people in the film industry, but also many people in the cultural circle have expressed their opinions in their columns.

"We have always been looking for ways to increase the knowledge of film industry insiders, and this knowledge is primarily practical rather than art theory floating in the clouds, and although Ryan's article is somewhat deficient in professionalism due to his age, it is full of wisdom and systematic and comprehensive analysis, which can be called a compass for commercial filmmaking."

- Dürer? Sally

The fact that the article has aroused widespread discussion shows that he has had a huge impact, and the most direct effect is that this issue of Vanity Fair magazine is out of stock, and it is extremely rare to reprint it.

"Well done, Tina, you've won again."

Is this the group board of directors to Tina? Brown called to congratulate, and the blonde woman was also sighing, signing Ryan at a high price? Jenkins' column contract is definitely the best decision he has made since entering the 90s.

"Ryan, how's the next article going?" Here's her call to Ryan.

"Please, Tina, it's still early!" Ryan complained.

"Have you chosen the theme? Perhaps we can carry out a more in-depth analysis of the topic of this issue......"

Hearing the other party's words, Ryan couldn't help but pout, "How Hollywood Conquered the World" has almost exhausted the inventory in his stomach, and if he continues to analyze, he will definitely show timidity.

"You know, Tina, what I'm best at is writing stories, and this kind of analytical essay is okay to write occasionally, but there will inevitably be loopholes in it, so I'm going to write a few stories......"

Strictly speaking, "Vanity Fair" is a gossip magazine, but there are often essays, miscellaneous essays, short stories and the like on it, and Ryan naturally does not give up his strengths.

Besides, this kind of article with a faint sense of advocacy is forgotten once in a while, and if you write it often, it will inevitably be laughed at and generous.

"Alright, Ryan, great cooperation."

Tina? Brown quickly hung up, and Ryan shook his head, for Vanity Fair, I'm afraid they value Ryan more? The impact of the name Jenkins, not the story itself.

Of course, this is a good thing, and influence is also a manifestation of power. (To be continued......)

PS: Three more will be sent, and there will be one more at night