The story of "Death Note" comes from Japan in Charlotte's original world.

It's a very interesting story. There is a Grim Reaper in the story, and as long as a person's real name is written in the Grim Reaper's notebook and his appearance is known, the time, place, and method of the person's death can be manipulated.

Of course, also in the form of writing on notes.

And if the time, place, and method of subsequent death are not written, the person whose name is written down will soon die of heart palsy.

The story of "Death Note" is based on this setting, and it is a comic book story derived from the elements of thriller and detective.

Since its birth, the story has been very popular, and since then it has been adapted into various forms such as movies and animations, and even Hollywood has bought the adaptation rights of this story.

- Although later Hollywood adaptations of movies can only be described as a mess, the potential of this story or script is undoubted.

Of course, Charlotte will not copy the works of the previous world to this world at will just because of her popularity.

Especially this kind of storybook that has not been proven in the North American market.

- Who made him mix in Hollywood all his life?

He would come up with the story of Death Note, which also had something to do with spells and ghosts.

- When "The Mummy" premiered before, he was able to peek into the secrets of the gates of hell with the help of the "mummies" he made.

Even if he was soon discovered by the Lord of Hell, he did steal a trace of the power of death.

This trace of power was stored by him in the "Black Book of the Dead".

In reality, the "Black Book of the Dead" shrunk by him is exactly what a black notebook looks like.

- Very similar to what Death Note looks like.

This reminded Charlotte of this story that was all the rage in East Asia.

After that, he considered whether to use the movie of "Death Note" to transform the power of death that he sealed into the "Black Book of the Dead".

In that way, Charlotte will not only have a new magic weapon in his hand, but also allow him to further understand the essence of the rules represented by the Lord of Hell, so that he can fight against the other party in the future, which is definitely killing two birds with one stone.

However, after careful consideration, he abandoned the plan.

On the one hand, he was worried about being discovered by the Lord of Hell.

After all, he had used the magic trick of the movie many times, and if the Lord of Hell really paid attention, he would be able to find out the clues when the movie premiered at the latest.

- It would make it difficult for him to complete his original plan.

On the other hand, the story of "Death Note" is actually not so suitable for adaptation into a movie.

The exaggerated reasoning and intellectual confrontation in it, if it were filmed in the form of a movie, it would be difficult to capture the charm of the story.

After all, the length of a movie is limited.

And even if you barely shoot that kind of wit effect, eighty percent will become a relatively niche movie genre.

And niche movies are not conducive to Charlotte casting spells or refining magic weapons.

As a commercial film director who has already figured out the laws of the market, Charlotte knows very well that adding a certain amount of wits and reversal plots to the movie can indeed make the story of the movie seem more exciting and interesting.

But if there are too many elements of wits and reversal, it will really become a brain-burning movie that will kill -

Since the concept of brain-burning movies was proposed, Hollywood has also given birth to many good similar films, such as "21 Points to Die", "Shutter Island" and the like.

These movies have a good reputation, but except for Christopher Nolan's "Inception", the box office results are generally average.

To put it bluntly, it is not very popular with the majority of audiences.

Why?

The high and low are the main reasons.

At the end of the day, audiences go to the movies to relax, not to challenge themselves.

If this kind of thing can be welcomed by the general public, anti-intellectualism will not be as popular as a virus in the United States and even in the world.

Charlotte knows that what the audience wants to see is not really a brain-burning movie that only smart people can understand, but the kind of "brain-burning movie" that they can understand and make themselves feel very smart.

- In Charlotte's original time and space, it is precisely because of this that "Inception" has become a classic of commercial films.

In contrast, although the Japanese version of the "Death Note" movie also performed well, it could not get out of the niche after all.

What's more, the whole world knows that the movie tastes of island people are very unique-

Not to mention some physical enlightenment films, just considering the fact that the country's top 10 annual box office is often occupied by theatrical versions of animated films, you can see the peculiarities of the Japanese film market......

Anyway, after thinking about it, Charlotte finally decided to give up the movie model and adapt "Death Note" into an American drama first.

In this way, on the one hand, there is plenty of time to tell this complex story of wit, and the repeated reversals are no longer a problem.

- After all, successful American dramas such as "Prison Break" rely on the broken chapters at the end of each episode, no, the suspense to attract the audience's attention.

In this regard, Death Note can also be imitated.

On the other hand, after entering the new millennium, the influence of TV dramas in the European and American entertainment markets is gradually rising-

"Game of Thrones", which is comparable to a first-line commercial production, is "Sherlock" in the British drama, which also made people all over the world know "Juan Fu" Benedict Cumberbatch.

- Charlotte thinks that if the TV series is done well, it may be able to gain an impact comparable to that of a commercial blockbuster, and it will last longer.

In this way, he can also take the opportunity to refine the stolen death power.

Moreover, because TV series are not as conspicuous as movies, it is also easier for him to avoid the attention of the Lord of Hell......

Of course, after adapting "Death Note" into a TV series, Charlotte, as a well-known director, is no longer suitable for hands-on filming, although she can still lead.

Just like James Cameron's "Black Angel of the Last Days" or Guillermo del Toro's "Bloodline", these well-known directors who have made money and cultivated in the TV drama circle generally only shoot the first few episodes and some particularly important episodes, and the rest of the parts still have to be handed over to those ordinary directors.

Charlotte is not going to be an exception either.

- In fact, he didn't have enough time to finish a whole TV series.

And although it is different from the producer-centric system of the movie, the core screenwriter in the American drama circle has the most power, but the script of "Death Note" originally came from Charlotte, and he himself is the core screenwriter, so he doesn't have to worry about being hindered in this regard.

At this time, it has become very important to find a trustworthy producer to help keep an eye on the crew and not get out of control.

Charlotte chose Mr. Westwood.

Bi Jing's friendship between the two sides is there.

And Mr. Westwood, as a filmmaker, has been tepid except for the two collaborations with Charlotte.

For him like this, it is not unacceptable to become a producer of TV series.

What's more, he doesn't really like the internal atmosphere of the new line company very much, but he can't find a better place.

In this case, Charlotte feels that it is still very possible to ask the other party to help her supervise the TV series......