Hollywood Road

After a brief understanding, Bill Rossis found an excuse to ask George Martin’s agent out of the reception room. Only Murphy and the others were left here. The agent was required to be present during the formal negotiations. Private meetings are not necessary, and George Martin's agent is not a fool. Since he left here, he must have a separate talk with Bill Rossis.

Just like Murphy's negotiation of "Sin City", the negotiation involving copyright has never been easy, and no author or agent will listen to a few words, wishing to not even pay for the adaptation, just like a brain-disabled kid. Give up the copyright in your hands.

As we all know, Hollywood has never been good at originality, and as time goes by, it has become more and more focused on adaptation.

George Martin has been in Hollywood, and he is certainly no stranger to this circle.

This is the first time the two sides have met, and Murphy is still trying to pull the relationship and test each other's attitude.

"I just watched the trilogy of "A Storm of Ice and Rain", "Game of Thrones", "Clash of Kings" and "A Storm of Ice and Rain" yesterday. I was so impressed."

Putting down the coffee cup, Murphy did not hesitate to praise, "I think they will become milestones in the history of fantasy literature, and become a great work alongside the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy."

"Too much reputation, too much reputation..." George Martin did not expect that Murphy would compare his work with the great trilogy of idol Tolkien. He was very modest, but at the same time he was a little excited. After all, it feels good to be appreciated by such a big Hollywood director, but he still said, "How can I compare with Tolkien."

Murphy did not continue to say this, but changed the subject and said, "I have a lot of feelings after reading your book, and I am also thinking about what it should be like if it appears on the screen."

Most authors want to see their works being adapted, especially George Martin, who is also a Hollywood screenwriter.

Murphy has done enough homework in advance for most topics and rhetoric.

For these negotiations, you must be fully prepared. It is impossible for him to rush into contact with George Martin. If he doesn't even make the necessary preparations and wants to impress the other party with some rhetoric, then he would be too stupid.

Speaking of the adaptation, George Martin immediately cheered up, "Director Stanton..."

"Murphy!" Murphy emphasized. "My friends call me Murphy."

George Martin changed his words immediately, "Murphy, can you know what you think about this book?"

This is the most basic philosophical question. If the philosophies are different, he must carefully consider whether this transaction is appropriate.

"I think that ice and fire are struggling to highlight human nature. There are countless characters in the book, but they are not isolated to highlight heroism, dedication, or cunning conspiracy, but from the perspective of simulation and perspective. Starting from the heart of the character, a large number of different situations and choices of characters in the vortex of that particular era are depicted, including heroes and disadvantaged groups."

These days, Murphy is reading this set of novels. Of course, time is not wasted in vain. "Martin, you have always strictly adhered to the third-person narrative in your writing. Readers can follow a specific character in each chapter. Thoughts and motivations to feel the stories that happened to him, to taste what he saw and heard in that world."

Without waiting for George Martin to speak, Murphy added, "I think "A Song of Ice and Fire" is an'anti-traditional pioneer' in fantasy literature. It is not a fictional fantasy novel in a full sense, but a fantasy novel with The realistic world of reality."

George Martin has been nodding one after another, and it is clear that these words of Murphy are in his heart.

Although "Song of Ice and Fire" was created as a fantasy epic, the fantasy elements of court battles, battlefield battles, travel adventures, and magical confrontation are fascinating, but he also admits that such a huge fictional "overhead world" must also It is necessary to rely on the embedding of real factors to make readers feel the real existence of this "second world", and this epic has its practical significance.

Murphy Stanton’s words were hitting the nail on the head, completely grasping the main point of this series, and it sounds like they are still very researched on this series.

Unconsciously, George Martin subconsciously identified with Murphy.

"I think this series should appear in front of more people," Murphy said without stopping. "It should be spread in a wider range, not just limited to a small number of fantasy literature readers."

Although George Martin stopped nodding his head, the recognition on his face can be seen even by a few years old.

From the last negotiation to capture Franco Miller, Murphy summed up a lot of experience. These literary creators are sometimes withdrawn. They often need recognition more than ordinary people and prefer to show that they are most proud. And good things.

Therefore, Murphy asked in a timely manner, "George, after watching the first trilogy, I always have a question, how did you come up with such a huge worldview and plot structure? Or, where did you get the original inspiration? ?"

He smiled, "I am not only a director, but also a screenwriter. Sometimes my inspiration is exhausted and I can't wait to pry my head away."

"Draining inspiration is really worrying,"

It seemed that Murphy’s words happened to poke the itchy spot, and George Martin was talking endlessly, “I wrote a short story before. During the creation process, I suddenly conceived such a scene where an ice wolf was pricked by antlers. He died in the throat, leaving behind a few little wolves, and then the little wolves were taken away by a group of children to raise..."

He cleared his throat and said, "This image is getting stronger and stronger in my mind. It suddenly ignited my long-lost creative enthusiasm. From then on, it was out of control, and then there was "Game of Thrones."

"Sure enough, it's weird," Murphy said with a smile.

George Martin nodded, "Sometimes I find it incredible."

Murphy chatted with George Martin a few more about the novel, and then gradually led the topic to the adaptation.

"If we adapt the TV series, we should move closer to "Brothers"." Of course he can see that George Martin also wants his works to appear in front of more people. The TV platform is undoubtedly a wider audience than novels. , "My idea, the adaptation must require a large investment and large production, so that the scene of the novel can be reproduced."

"Yes." George Martin sighed heavily.

When someone contacted him a few years ago, he couldn't see the investment scale alone.

"George, we can plan "Game of Thrones" into ten episodes." Murphy deliberately put himself and George Martin as a front line, "The total investment is not less than 50 million U.S. dollars, and the production is made in the way of mainstream Hollywood movies. ..."

George Martin ignored everything else and was completely attracted by the figure of $50 million.

In fact, he knows very well that the audience of fantasy TV series in North America is not wide, and there have been no successful fantasy TV series in the past. This is why the people who contacted him at the beginning refused to invest heavily, and did not have enough investment, plus It is not a popular TV series, so the possibility of adaptation failure is very high.

If he fails, his hopes and waiting will also be lost.

Although this number is far less than the investment of "Brothers", a TV series that has not passed any ratings test can invest 50 million US dollars on ten episodes, which is quite amazing.

For a moment, George Martin wanted to nod immediately.

But he is not a fool after all, knowing that the agent is not present, he can't make any promises.

Later, Murphy stopped talking about this, instead chatting with George Martin about some interesting things in Hollywood. After showing enough sincerity, he can't be too anxious, and being too anxious is also bad for him.

About fifteen minutes later, Murphy took the initiative to end the interview, and when he sent George Martin out, he invited, "George, I have a formal party at home this weekend to celebrate the sale of "Deadpool". ,Do you have the time?"

George Martin just wanted to agree, but after thinking about the time, he said apologetically, "It's not a coincidence. I'm going to New York this weekend. My sister has something to do."

Murphy seemed very regretful, "It's really a coincidence."

The agents of Bill Rossis and George Martin also walked out from another reception room. The four people said a few words, and Murphy and Bill Rossis sent them away.

Watching George Martin and his agent go away, Murphy stood at the door of the Death Star Building and asked, "How's the talk?"

Bill Rossis shrugged, "It's going well, his agent can't wait to sell the adaptation rights a long time ago, so he can get some rake."

Murphy glanced at his watch. "Let’s stop here today. I asked Grace to go to the party company. Don’t forget to be there on time on weekends."

"I will arrive earlier than everyone." Bill Rossis said with a smile.

Just as I said to Robert Downey Jr., James Franco and others before, Murphy plans to host a party at home after Gal Gadot returns, which can be regarded as a thank you to friends and partners for their support. It's not the stale **** party in Hollywood, but a formal party with a dinner party.

Murphy invites not only individuals, but also their family members and girlfriends. This is CAA’s suggestion. They have conducted in-depth research on this. Based on the establishment of a certain degree of cooperation or friendship between the two parties, they will bring their family members to participate. Gathering can significantly shorten the relationship between each other.

In this regard, Murphy also believes in CAA's vision, and the preparation of the party is delegated to Grace, and Hollywood also has a specialized company of this kind.

The party was chosen this Saturday night.