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Walking into the Relativity Entertainment Building, George Martin has been observing, and seems to be full of curiosity about this company that has taken away the film and television copyrights related to his series of magical novels.

He is a writer, but before being a writer, he has been a screenwriter in Hollywood, and he has a kind of familiarity with Hollywood that other writers do not have.

There are very few film companies in Hollywood that can own an independent building. From this aspect alone, Relativity Entertainment is already at the top level in the industry.

George Martin also understands that Relativity Entertainment is definitely one of the top Hollywood companies in terms of film and television business.

The most lacking thing is nothing more than foundation.

But the background has nothing to do with the production ability. George Martin is quite relieved that the A Song of Ice and Fire series is handed over to Relativity Entertainment.

Moreover, there are relevant provisions in the copyright contract between the two parties that 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 Relativity Building, Ronan meets George Martin.

The artsy New Jersey native, writer and screenwriter, wears a beret, thick disc glasses, and an unusually thick beard, all white.

Ronan shook hands with him, exchanged a few simple greetings, and then got to the point: George, about your adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones, Shahai Entertainment is currently advancing.

George Martin himself is a member of Hollywood, knowing the relevant developments, said: I know, it is said that the script adaptation has already started?

Yes. Ronan said directly: The invitation to come here this time is related to the adaptation of the script.

George Martin is very concerned about his epic series, saying: If there is anything I need to do, just ask.

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 started. The screenwriting team needs your direction, and we also need you to control the direction of the main plot.

George Martin said: No problem. Although I can't come to Relativity entertainment every year, I can take two days a week to discuss with the screenwriter about adapting the script.

Ronan said: Then there is the second aspect,

Although the story of the first season is relatively complete, the series always exists as a whole. Currently there are only three parts, and it is obviously far away from the end. The continuity of the series must be considered in script creation. Like when we first talked about the rights, Relativity Entertainment never considered doing just one season, but an entire series.

George Martin stroked his almost snow-white beard and said, Don't worry about this, I will communicate with the screenwriters about it.

Ronan nodded lightly. George Martin has not 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, George, can complete the entire series of novels as soon as possible. Ronan is also worried that the later novels will become a series in his lifetime: Let the adaptation work become more clear.

Having the original work as the source of the adaptation is completely different from George Martin's general disclosure of the plot direction.

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

There are differences between people, not to mention the adaptation screenwriter and the author of the original work. Even if the adaptation screenwriter knows the ending of the story, it may happen that the ending is for the ending.

For example, the plot of Zengxue overthrowing her aunt and killing her aunt was so fast that people were caught off guard.

In fact, since the loss of George Martin's original book as the basis for the adaptation, the plot of Game of Thrones has begun to appear all kinds of strange things, but the word-of-mouth in the previous few seasons has been so good that it has brought huge viewing inertia and even word-of-mouth Inertia keeps the popularity of the series undiminished.

Until the last two seasons, especially the last few episodes of the last season, the long-term accumulated negative effects completely broke out, and word-of-mouth collapsed.

In addition to Dragon Mother, there is also the Night King.

As the Night King who walked out of the Great Wall after eight full seasons, he fully explained what the feat of giving away a head from thousands of miles is.

George Martin said at this time: A Feast for Crows has been completed, and the current proofreading manuscript of the publishing house will be published in the second half of the year. I will also start writing the fifth volume, which is tentatively named A Dance with Dragons , can be published in a maximum of two years.

Ronan reminded emphatically: George, there is one thing you have to prepare in advance. Once the show is successful, you will inevitably become a well-known figure in the United States and even the world. At that time, various interviews and activities will take up your time. You have a lot of time and energy, can you still continue to write novels quietly?

George Martin thought for a while and said, This, let's talk about it later.

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

This is impossible. George Martin said with a bit of helplessness: The story has only progressed halfway so far...

He said slowly: When I first planned A Song of Ice and Fire, I just wanted to write a trilogy of magical epics like Tolkien did, but when I wrote 1,500 pages of manuscripts, I haven't finished the first one yet. When I was writing the story, I knew I was thinking too simple, and that the series would take five books to form a full-length story.

Ronan was full of doubts: Are you sure the five books can be completed?

George Martin said confidently: Believe me, it will be done.

It would be hell if Ronan believed him.

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

At that time, George Martin was successful and famous, coupled with his older age and poor health, his creative motivation was severely lacking.

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

No. George Martin said categorically: Absolutely not.

A Feast for Crows is about to be published, and A Dance with Dragons has already started writing. Strictly speaking, he is currently leading five drama adaptations. How could the drama catch up to the novel?

Then he, the original author, is too incompetent.

Ronan could only say that. Before George Martin left, he said: I will let Shahai Entertainment's screenwriting department contact you. From next month, you will officially join the adaptation team.

For George Martin, the author of the original work, Ronan pays more attention to it than ordinary adaptations. Hollywood film adaptations often like to throw the original author aside, because the original author who does not understand film creation, shooting and marketing often has different ideas. There is a huge difference between studios.

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

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

Just like Ronan was to George Martin, the double standards and discrimination in Hollywood should not be too obvious.

The specific news will be confirmed soon, and the fourth novel A Feast for Crows will be released simultaneously in the UK and the US in September.

Ronan has asked Relativity Entertainment to contact the relevant media and book reviewers. In view of the needs of future episodes, George Martin must be hyped as American Tolkien.

This is not difficult. The United States has always liked to emulate the United Kingdom 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 is going smoothly, and A Dance with Dragons will be published in two years at the earliest.

It seems that everything is on the right track.

However, Ronan once had an impression of George Martin's continuous delay in the publication of the novel, because of the unexpected plot development in the latter few episodes of the eighth season, he specifically checked the news about George Martin and the original novel.

Therefore, he had a vague impression that it seemed that George Martin had written for six full years, and it was not until 2011 that he completed A Dance with Dragons.

According to Shahai Entertainment's plan, by that time, the episodes may have been aired on Netflix streaming media for several seasons. I'm afraid George Martin still doesn't have the time and energy to continue writing the following novels.

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

Ronan specifically called Robert Lee, who was in charge of copyright matters, and asked him to communicate with George Martin and his agent to ensure that George Martin would have enough motivation to continue writing novels in the future until the series was completed .

For the adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones, the future broadcast platform must be Netflix streaming media.

Netflix is ​​already negotiating with Shahai Entertainment on ordering the series.

In addition to Grey's Anatomy, which has already been broadcast on TV stations, the drama series produced by Shahai Entertainment will only be broadcast on Netflix streaming media in the future as long as there are no major accidents.

With the imminent launch of Netflix, two brand new series will soon be available on Netflix streaming, namely Gossip Girl produced by Lindsay Beer and Chernobyl directed by Marian Del Rio. profit.

Relativity Entertainment has conducted an internal preview of these two dramas, and the responses have been very good, especially the latter, which has received unanimously high evaluations.

From the American point of view, to shoot the disaster accidents of the former Soviet Union, even if you discard a lot of Cold War thinking, the content can be imagined.

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