Chapter 797： Tolkien

Walking into the Relativity Entertainment Building, George Martin has been observing, seemingly curious about the company that took away the film and television copyrights of his series of magic novels.

He is a writer, but before the writer, he has always been a Hollywood screenwriter, and he has a familiarity with Hollywood that other writers do not have.

There are very few film companies in Hollywood that can own independent buildings. From this perspective alone, Relativity Entertainment is already at the top of the industry.

George Martin also understands that when it comes to film and television business alone, Relativity Entertainment is definitely one of Hollywood's top and large companies.

The most lacking is nothing more than the background.

But the background is not directly related to the production ability. The "Song of Ice and Fire" series is handed over to Relativity Entertainment, and George Martin is quite relieved.

And there are related provisions in the copyright agreement between the two parties, Ronan Anderson must serve as the producer of the adaptation project.

This is the most reassuring and successful producer in Hollywood today.

In the reception room on the top floor of the Theory of Relativity Building, Ronan met George Martin.

This New Jersey man, who is a writer and screenwriter, is very artistic. He wears a beret on his head, thick round glasses on both sides, has an unusually thick beard, and his beard is all white.

Ronan shook hands with him, and after a few simple greetings, he entered the topic: "George, regarding your adaptation of "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones", Sandsea Entertainment is currently advancing."

George Martin himself is a member of Hollywood. He understood the relevant dynamics and said: "I know, it is said that the script adaptation has already begun?"

"Yes." Ronan said directly: "Inviting you over this time is related to the adaptation of the script."

George Martin is very concerned about his epic series and said: "If I need to do it, just speak up."

There are clauses in the contract between the two parties, and Ronan doesn’t need to be polite: “No one knows this series better than you. The screenwriting work has just begun. The screenwriting team needs your directing, and we also need you to control the main storyline.”

George Martin said: "No problem. Although I can't come to relativity entertainment every year, I can spare two days a week to discuss the adaptation of the script with the screenwriter."

Ronan said: "The second aspect. Although the story of the first season is relatively complete, the series always exists as a whole. There are currently only trilogy, which is obviously far away from the end. The script creation must consider the series. Continuity. Just like when we first talked about copyright, Relativity Entertainment has never considered shooting a season, but a whole series."

George Martin rubbed his almost white beard and said, "Don't worry about this. I will communicate with the screenwriters on this."

Ronan nodded slightly. George Martin hasn't been in Hollywood for a year or two. There is no doubt about his professionalism, but it is impossible to reassure him.

"I still hope that you can finish the whole series of novels as soon as possible, George." Ronan is also worried that the following novels will become a lifetime series: "Make the adaptation work more clear."

has the original book as the source of the adaptation, and George Martin only reveals the plot direction in general, which are completely different things.

The former may make the episode fuller and more reasonable to pave the way for the characters and plot, while the latter may directly lead to unfinished.

There is a difference between people, let alone the adapted screenwriter and the original author. Even if the screenwriter knows the ending of the story, it may end for the sake of the ending.

For example, the plot of Xue Xue toppling her aunt and killing her aunt was quickly caught off guard.

In fact, since the original work of George Martin was lost as the basis for the adaptation, the plot of "Game of Thrones" has begun to appear various strange works, but the reputation of the previous few seasons is too good, and it has brought huge viewing inertia and even word of mouth. Inertia, the heat of the series has not decayed.

Until the last two seasons, especially the later episodes of the final season, the negative effects accumulated over a long period of time completely broke out, and word-of-mouth collapsed.

Besides Dragon Mother, there is also the Night King.

As the night king who walked for eight seasons before leaving the Great Wall, he fully explained what is called the feat of sending people away from thousands of miles.

George Martin said at this time: "The Feast of Crows" has been completed, and the current publishing house's proofreading will be published in the second half of the year. I will also start writing the fifth book, temporarily titled "A Dance with Dragons." , It can be published in two years at most."

Ronan emphatically reminded: "George, there is one thing you have to prepare in advance. Once the series is successful, you will inevitably become a well-known figure in the United States and around the world, and various interviews and activities will be occupied. You have a lot of time and energy, can you continue to write novels quietly?"

George Martin thought for a while and said, "This, I'll talk about it then."

Ronan added: "As a partner, I very much hope that I can see the end of the series before filming begins."

"It's impossible." George Martin said with some helplessness: "The story has only progressed halfway now..."

He slowly said: "When I first planned "A Song of Ice and Fire", I just wanted to write a magical epic trilogy like Tolkien did. But when I wrote a 1,500-page manuscript, I had not finished the first one. When it comes to the story, I know I think it’s too simple. This series requires five books to form a complete long story."

Ronan is full of doubts: "Are you sure that the five books can be completed?"

George Martin said with confidence: "Trust me, it will be done."

If Ronan believed him, it would be a hell.

Indeed, George Martin once wrote five novels. The last two, "The Cold Wind of Winter" and "Dream of Spring Dawn", only stay in the catalog of the series. Will it really be written by George Martin himself? The publication of his novels can only be said to be a lifetime series.

George Martin was very successful at the time, coupled with his older age, poor health, and serious lack of motivation to create.

In view of this, Ronan specifically said: "George, I still hope you can speed up the pace of novel creation. You can't let the shooting of the series catch up with the publication of the novel, right?"

"No." George Martin said decisively: "Absolutely not."

"A Feast of Crows" is about to be published, and "A Dance with Dragons" has already been written. Strictly speaking, he is now leading the series of five adaptations. How can the series catch up with novels?

In that way, his original author is too incompetent.

Ronan can only say that. Before George Martin left, he said: "I will let the screenwriter department of Shahai Entertainment contact you. Starting next month, you will officially enter the adaptation team."

For the original author, George Martin, Ronan pays more attention than general adaptations. Hollywood film adaptations often like to throw the original author aside, because he doesn’t understand the original author of film creation, shooting and marketing, and his ideas are often different. There is a huge difference in film companies.

But George Martin is different. He is a member of Hollywood and has very rich experience in the film and television industry. Compared to becoming an obstacle to the creation of the crew, he may play a more positive role.

In Hollywood, insiders and outsiders have always been two concepts.

Just like Ronan to George Martin, Hollywood’s double standards and discrimination should not be too obvious.

The specific news was soon confirmed. The fourth novel "A Feast of Crows" will be released simultaneously in the United Kingdom and the United States in September.

Ronan has contacted Relativity Entertainment with relevant media and book reviewers. In view of the needs of future drama series, he must hype George Martin as the "Tolkien of America".

This is not difficult. The United States has always liked to follow the British tradition in terms of so-called traditional culture, and George Martin and the "Song of Ice and Fire" series do have quality as a guarantee.

According to George Martin, this series of writing went well, and "Dance of the Devil's Dragon" could be published as soon as two years later.

It seems that everything is on the right track.

But Ronan once had an impression of George Martin’s constant bounce in the publication of novels, because the unexpected progress of the plot in the later episodes of the eighth season was specifically for information about George Martin and the original novel.

Therefore, he has a vague impression. It seems that George Martin wrote for six years, and it was not until 2011 that he completed "A Dance with Dragons".

According to the plan of Shahai Entertainment, by that time, the episode is estimated to have been broadcast on Netflix for several seasons. I am afraid that George Martin still does not have the time and energy to continue writing the next novel.

But the creation of the novel of "A Song of Ice and Fire" can't be urged, after all, the quality must be guaranteed.

Ronan specifically called Robert Lee, who is in charge of copyright matters, and asked him to communicate with George Martin and his agent, as far as possible to ensure that George Martin will have enough motivation and continue to write novels in the future~www.novelhall.com ~ Until the completion of this series.

"A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" adaptation of the series, the future broadcasting platform must be Netflix streaming.

Netflix is ​​already in discussions with Shahai Entertainment regarding the customization of the series.

In addition to the "Grey Intern" that has already been broadcast on TV, as long as there are no major accidents in the series produced by Shahai Entertainment, the future broadcast channel will only be Netflix streaming.

With Netflix’s upcoming launch, two brand-new series will soon appear on Netflix’s streaming media, namely "Gossip Girl" produced by Lindsay Bill and "Chernobyl" directed by Marian Derio Lee.

Relativity Entertainment has conducted internal trials on these two dramas, and the response is very good, especially the latter, which has received unanimously high ratings.

From the perspective of the Americans, shooting the disasters of the former Soviet Union, even if a lot of Cold War mentality is abandoned, the content can be imagined.

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