Game Development Giant

Two gentlemen, we cannot give up the right to adapt the script. Laurian said firmly. This represents the bottom line and dignity of a large film company, let alone a Hollywood hegemon like MGM.

Jester and Mark Saini also sensed the other party's determination, and there was nothing they could do about it. At least they could not make them give up by persuading them. The person in charge of this matter was Mark Saini. He glanced at Jester and made a look, which meant that he could compromise a little.

In fact, Jester said before that the other party can be responsible for everything, but when faced with a decision, Mark Saini still took the initiative to seek Jester's opinion. Seeing the solicitous look in Mark Saini's eyes, Jester Wrinkling his eyebrows, he didn't want to agree, because he wanted to tell the story of Avengers according to Mars Entertainment's way. He didn't care about other people, but at least it would satisfy the players who like their games.

He didn't want the movie to end up being made and the audience watching it saying, Oh, this is not the Avengers they thought it was!

In Jester's eyes, this is crucial.

Therefore, facing Mark Saini's gaze asking for his opinion, Jester shook his head firmly. What movie company would want to make a bad movie?

A somewhat dissatisfied Lauryn was about to say something to argue, trying to persuade the other party to change his mind, but he didn't wait for him to speak. Jester, who had been quietly watching Mark Saini's negotiations with the other party before, suddenly spoke. His voice was not loud, but he was very sure. To Laurian's ears, this sound It's like a sign of taking a stand.

If you agree with my proposal, let's continue talking. If you don't agree, then fine, let's break up.

Jester looked into Lauryn's eyes and said word by word: We understand your difficulties. However, Avengers is very important to our company and is also very influential in the hearts of players. Game, this game has many fans, so many that you can’t even believe it. Moreover, this game was rated 39 out of 40 by the most authoritative game magazine “Game”. So, we I don’t want anyone to destroy this game or this brand’s position in the minds of players.” Although MGM is not what it used to be, it is still one of the eight major film companies in Hollywood.

So... After Jester finished speaking for such a long time, he didn't even take a breath. He didn't give Lauryn a chance to speak. He just paused for a moment and continued, We will not give up on the script adaptation rights. You have your bottom line and we have ours. Please ask us to respect you and I will too. Please respect us. Based on the idea that we both respect each other, I can make a step back. First of all, the right to adapt the script must be ours. This is non-negotiable, because our own stories are only ours. How to determine qualifications.”…

Seeing Lauryn, he wanted to speak, but Jester still didn't give him the chance.

He continued: Mr. Lauryn, please don't speak in a hurry. Listen to me first. I also know that you want to ensure that the movie can sell well, so you have to start monitoring from the most important place. Maybe You professional film companies are a little dismissive of those of us who know nothing about movies, but I still want to explain to you. Although you will still be dismissive, in our company's philosophy of making games, we have always adhered to The concept is to make a game like a movie. I understand your difficulties, so the step back I made is that we will adapt the script, but I can leave the power to you whether the adaptation can be approved.

Hearing Jester's unexpected suggestion, this surprised Lauryn, because in his opinion, if the rights to adapt the script are viewed separately, the right to decide the script is the most effective. For example, the director has the right to shoot, but if the director does not have the final editing rights, then the effect of the film after editing has nothing to do with the director.

If you know a little bit about filmmaking, you will know that if the same shot is edited differently, the content presented will be completely different. If I use a less accurate metaphor to describe it, the shot is like another shot. A text, and a clip, is a sentence.

Only when words are turned into sentences can they express meaning, while individual shots are just words. Mere words cannot express specific meanings.

Therefore, in order to confirm whether Jester really wanted to hand over the decision-making power of the script to himself, Laurian asked for confirmation: Are you really sure that we will decide whether to adopt the script or not? Although It was said to be confirmation, and this was also the suggestion the other party had made before, but Lauryn's tone was still a little unbelievable.

Jester said directly without any hesitation: Yes, but this power cannot be abused, because the distribution of this power is not equal for both of us, so I want to put a limit on your power. , that is, you only have three opportunities to reject our script. Each time you reject, you must give a reasonable reason, and then we will make rectifications based on your reasons. Of course, deliberately making things difficult and following our views on this game We will not change our original intention if there are any conflicts between impressions and players’ opinions of what a game should be.”

When Laurian heard Jester's additional opinions on the decision-making power of the script, he breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that this was normal. He could reach this stage and have a successful career because of stepping down. They climbed up with corpses of their colleagues in a sea of ​​​​blood. They would never believe that pie-in-the-sky things happened. If they were asked to come up with such conditions, it would be enough, but the other party did not add these additional things. If there are restrictions, then he has to worry about what conspiracy the other party will have later.

In response, Lauryn nodded and expressed that he agreed with the other party's statement. This way they could not only save their face in the industry, but also avoid being threatened by a company that had never been in contact with the film industry when the company was in difficulty. Moreover, it can also ensure the quality of the movie, which is why he said from the beginning that the right to adapt the script must be in hand. Since a different method is adopted, both parties can find it suitable and achieve their original intention, then There is no point in holding on any longer.

After discussing the script, the more important issue is casting. At this point, the specific selection of roles requires that after the script is written, the director reads it, puts forward opinions, and then considers it comprehensively. But in terms of the director's choice, This time Mars Entertainment made concessions. Both Mark Saini and Jester believed that when it comes to how to choose a director suitable for their script, MGM, which has been immersed in movies for decades, should be more suitable. , so they gave that power to MGM.

Laurian also expressed satisfaction with this. He also felt that this was a conscious choice, and the two people in front of him, the owners of this game company that had become a household name in the United States in a short period of time, were not the kind of successful people. People who get carried away and forget about their own business later, and try to interfere in professional matters in areas that they are not good at. Such people will definitely succeed if you only need to give them a chance.

Then, there is the power of editing.

Neither Jester's Mars Entertainment nor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer hired a big-name director for this movie, because there is no need. This is not a movie that requires high directorial skills and camera levels to present emotions with different appearances. It's a movie with substance, it's just a pure popcorn movie, it's a fun movie to watch, and making money is the most important thing. There are countless such directors in Hollywood, and the price is not high.

Of course, there are famous directors who make such movies, but when both parties make this movie, MGM wants to make money, and Mars Entertainment wants to make money while increasing the influence of the game Avengers. Since both parties If there is no contradiction in the general direction, then I will definitely not choose a famous director whose salary is too high.

Since he is not a famous director, the editing rights of the film will naturally remain in his own hands, because no matter in modern times or in the future, no unknown director is qualified to discuss the issue of editing rights with investors. When faced with such a problem as a director, investors have only one solution, and that is to love patting, not patting away.

The power of editing was too great, and the two parties couldn't argue. In the end, they had to decide to edit according to the storyboard.

As for the issue of sharing, MGM originally meant that if Mars Entertainment could give them full responsibility for the adaptation and filming of Avengers from the beginning, they would have to make concessions, but since Mars Entertainment has not made any concessions in this regard, Compromise, but bargain with them in categories, then naturally there will be no such concessions.

The amount of the share will be determined based on the scale of the total investment.