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Chapter 1021 The Long Night is Coming (asking for monthly tickets)

"The film crew are all respectable people!"

A few days later, Hao Yun received the "Iron Throne" sent by the "Game of Thrones" crew, and also organized a visit to "The Martian".

Originally just a quirk of Hao Yun, it instantly became an opportunity for the two works to promote each other.

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"Game of Thrones" and "The Martian" have one thing in common - both are film and television dramas adapted from popular novels, and there may even be overlapping readers.

Faced with such a request for a visit, Hao Yun naturally couldn't refuse.

So, after a month and a half of closed filming of "The Martian", the media interested in this movie finally got to enter the set.

In fact, "The Martian" is about to change.

I am about to set off to the Wadi Rum Desert in southern Jordan to shoot exterior scenes, which will be completed in about ten days.

Today, I will use potato sprouts to entertain guests.

The people who came from Game of Thrones included screenwriter David Benioff and several leading actors.

Due to the cost of filming, the screenwriter has a relatively greater say in an American TV series than the director.

And David Benioff is also the producer of the TV series.

However, what surprised Hao Yun was that George Raymond Richard Martin came in person.

The hype is the business of the drama, and has nothing to do with Martin. He is at most a screenwriter consultant and producer.

However, after learning about the drama and the Chinese musician Hao Yun's dealings, he paid attention to this matter.

The 62-year-old writer is not unfamiliar with Hao Yun. He has read Hao Yun's best-selling book "The Martian" and Hao Yun's new book "Gone Girl" published at the beginning of the year.

Hao Yun's achievements also made him look at him with admiration.

"The Martian" is Hao Yun's first novel published on Miguo. It sold a million copies in less than half a year, successfully made it to the New York Times bestseller list, and maintained the top spot for eleven weeks.

And "Gone Girl" is not weak at all. It has sold 400,000 to 500,000 copies in just three months and has entered the bestseller list. It is only a matter of time before it tops the list.

Not only has it achieved great success on Miguo, it has also swept the bestseller lists of books in many countries.

In fact, if Hao Yun does nothing else, even if he concentrates on writing books, he can become a world-renowned bestseller.

Unfortunately, he is as low-key as if he does not exist.

He is too lazy to print "Golden Lion Award Winner Felix's New Work" on the title page, let alone hold signing sessions around the world to communicate with fans.

A genius that makes people jealous!

On the other hand, Mr. Martin's writing career encountered a major setback in 1983.

Although his fourth novel "The Last Song" was nominated for both the Locus Award and the World Fantasy Award, its sales were unexpectedly poor.

It basically ruined his career as a novelist at the time.

He had to turn to Hollywood to be a screenwriter, and later began to write "A Song of Ice and Fire".

Volume 2, A Clash of Kings, made him appear on the bestseller list for the first time, ranking 13th on the New York Times bestseller list in 1999.

It was not until the release of Volume 4, A Feast for Crows, that he topped the New York Times bestseller list.

"I'm really glad to see you. I'm a fan of yours!" Hao Yun went up and pulled up the attributes without hesitation.

His novels were all given by the system. Although his writing style is also outstanding, it is a little bit worse than Martin's.

"Haha, I'm also a fan of yours." Martin smiled and shook hands with Hao Yun.

"Then I'm really honored. I rarely meet my fans and don't interact with them enough." Hao Yun also laughed.

"I really envy you for being able to shoot your own work." Martin sighed as he looked at the potato field in the studio.

The novel is about growing potatoes on Mars, and Hao Yun really grew potatoes.

And they are the real thing, divided into several areas, with every growth cycle.

The people who came to visit the Game of Thrones crew were curious about the potatoes. Some of them may have never seen potatoes buried in the ground in their lives.

They couldn't tell sweet potatoes from potatoes, or leeks from wheat seedlings.

"Ah, it's nothing. It's no different from shooting other people's works." Hao Yun didn't understand why Martin was so emotional.

"When I was working in Hollywood, what I wanted most was that my work could be seen by the public. However, as you know, the company's decision-makers are not in the same mindset as us. During the adaptation of my novella Nightflyers [Note 1], many important plots were cut to cater to the budget. If I were the director myself, these things would not have happened."

When Martin talked about the past, he envied Hao Yun even more.

In fact, as early as 2001, after Peter Jackson successfully adapted the Lord of the Rings series into movies, Martin began to receive copyright requests from many producers who wanted to bring A Song of Ice and Fire to the screen. However, Martin was worried that Hollywood would not be loyal to his work after Nightflyers, so he rejected them all.

It was not until later in 2007 that HBO Television Network obtained the rights to adapt "A Song of Ice and Fire" into a TV series and specially invited Martin to be the screenwriter consultant and producer.

"Movies and novels are two completely different things. Personally, I will sacrifice some of my persistence so that more people can see the movie."

Hao Yun let down his guard a little in front of this confused colleague and told the truth.

"Alas, it's not easy." Martin understood instantly.

Translated into human language, Hao Yun's words would change some inappropriate things for the sake of the movie box office.

Martin didn't think Hao Yun was vulgar.

On the contrary, he could understand the pain, so he could empathize with Hao Yun more.

After chatting for a while, Martin took Hao Yun to see the Iron Throne very enthusiastically.

In fact, other producers, directors, and some actors were a little excited when they learned that Hao Yun asked for the Iron Throne.

They felt that Hao Yun's behavior was like a robber.

Martin thought Hao Yun was very interesting. Not only did he not think that Hao Yun's request was excessive, but he felt that he had found a confidant.

So, he decided to give the Iron Throne to Hao Yun and organized this meeting.

The original author was not angry, but thought it was a good thing. What else should others care about?

Given Hao Yun's status in the global film industry and his high-yield creative ability, many actors came to visit the set.

For example, Emilia Clarke, who plays Daenerys Targaryen, is a great beauty as long as she doesn't smile, which is in line with many Chinese people's perception of Western beauties.

There is also Peter Dinklage, who plays Tyrion Lannister.

Peter Dinklage is only 1.35 meters tall, but he has a strong aura. He is a familiar face in Hollywood and has played many supporting roles. Hao Yun has seen "Soul Station" starring him.

Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams, who play the Stark sisters.

These two are probably newcomers. Hao Yun has no impression of them at all, and they acted a bit like bumpkins when they arrived on the set.

Like a star chaser, he also asked Matt Damon to sign.

There were also several actors who gathered around when they saw Hao Yun and Martin finished their conversation.

The Iron Throne in the original book was tall and twisted, more than ten meters high, made of thousands of swords piled up and melted, with high steps made of swords, and the king's seat was located in a bush of swords like thorns.

The original book should have a narrow step, not a chair on the flat ground.

The real props are definitely not so outrageous.

However, since the actors have to sit on it for filming, this seat is also very wide.

It can accommodate Hao Yun sitting on it.

Not only that, if he and An Xiaoxi rule the world together, there is no room for him to sit.

"The Iron Throne is very dangerous. It is said that it will reject people who are not worthy of sitting on it, so many kings have been stabbed by the Iron Throne... But I think you can sit on it..." Martin patted the chair with emotion.

According to his own idea, the Iron Throne should be restored according to the content of his original book.

But considering the budget, production time, and the safety of the actors, this is the result of the final compromise.

"Haha, I'm probably the happiest fan of A Song of Ice and Fire." Hao Yun knows how to flatter others, and he does it in a subtle way, making the people from Game of Thrones, including Mr. Martin, very proud.

"I'm a fan of The Martian..." Maisie Williams, 13, who plays Arya Stark, said this at an inappropriate time.

"What do you like about my crew?" Hao Yun was very alert.

He would not take it lightly just because the other party was a little girl. Children of this age are all very cunning.

When he met An Xiaoxi, An Xiaoxi was only fourteen or fifteen years old.

Not much older than Maisie Williams.

"Can I... can I bring some potatoes?" Maisie Williams was stunned. She had no intention of asking for anything. It was mainly because Hao Yun's brain circuit was problematic.

Now that someone wanted to give her a gift, she looked around.

It would definitely not work if it was too expensive. Her mother told her that she should know her limits in interpersonal communication.

It would definitely be okay to ask for some potatoes.

"Well, whichever one you like, just dig it up. The scenes here have basically been filmed." Hao Yun had people plant several sheds of potatoes for filming, and he didn't know what to do with them.

Eat them, they don't grow big, and many of them are small potatoes.

Throw them away, it would be a pity.

Maisie Williams went to dig two potatoes happily, holding one in each hand, not caring much about the mud on her hands.

Hao Yun turned his attention back to the Iron Throne and found a sign hanging on it.

It read the Night Watchman's Oath

Night gathers， and now my watch begins . It shall not end until my death.

The long night is coming, I will start watching from now on, and I will not stop until I die!

...

The last person to sign was George Raymond Richard Martin.

The old man is so thoughtful!

At Martin's instigation, Hao Yun also sat on the Iron Throne for a while, as if he had experienced a coronation ceremony.

The media reporters who followed him were very discerning and took a few photos.

Martin brought the crew of "Game of Thrones" to visit "The Martian" and presented the prop Iron Throne from the play to Hao Yun. The two best-selling authors had a pleasant conversation.

Hao Yun presented his own music to support the TV series "Game of Thrones".

This interaction may seem insignificant, but it is actually very effective in improving Hao Yun's status in Hollywood.

When people evaluate a person, they often use his circle as a reference.

Although Hao Yun is a Chinese, if you carefully observe the people he interacts with in Hollywood, you will find something different.

Quentin, Nolan, Michael Bay... these directors all praised Hao Yun as a genius.

Hammer Keyes publicly praised his music.

Now, even George Raymond Richard Martin, who was praised by Time magazine as "Tolkien of Migo" and "Hemingway of the New Century", has become a close friend of him.

Not only did he bring people to visit the set, but he also gave Hao Yun the most important props in the play.

It's simply a good story.

It may even be the kind that will be remembered in the history of literature and film.

You discriminate against him?

Please, how can you discriminate against such a god?

One thing after another gradually affected the American people and the judges of the academy.

They began to slowly forget Hao Yun's ethnic background, and were more interested in what charm this person had and how he grew up to be what he is now.

"Whiplash", "Buried", "Source Code"...

The discs of Hao Yun's classic masterpieces all sold well with the popularity of the news.

This news was popular in Hollywood for a while, but Hao Yun had already left Los Angeles at this time.

He took the crew to Jordan to shoot the remaining scenes.

As for his Iron Throne, it was naturally packaged well and then shipped back to China.

The customs people were probably confused when they saw it.

It was more painful to shoot in the desert. Fortunately, most of the scenes were Matt Damon's alone, and a group of people revolved around him. As long as he performed stably, there was no need to worry about the rapid progress of the shooting.

In early May, Hao Yun finally finished shooting the movie "The Martian".

Then it was post-production.

Hao Yun decided to recruit some post-production personnel from Hollywood and bring them to China to work.

Guo Fan stayed and began his journey to Hollywood.

He asked for the camera that Hao Yun often worshipped, held a simple opening ceremony for "The Accountant", and then started filming.

When Hao Yun returned to China, he was very pleased to find that other directors in the company were also busy, because they had works being filmed anyway.

When Hao Yun returned to China, "Iron Man 2" was released in China.

"Ip Man 2" directed by Ye Weixin and starring Zhen Gongfu happened to collide with it.

The film company had an idea and learned from Hao Yun's heroic posture against Hollywood blockbusters and started marketing in this area.

Not to mention, although the global box office of "Iron Man 2" is very awesome, it is still suppressed by "Ip Man 2" in the domestic market.

I want to beat ten of them!

Zhen Gongfu once again rose to prominence, and he really stood firm with the "Ip Man" series.

Hao Yun also happened to be attending the 17th Beijing University Student Film Festival.

Last year, Hao Yun was a judge at the University Student Film Festival, and this year's University Student Film Festival is probably the last one to be held independently.

It has now been confirmed that the 1st BJ International Film Festival will be held next year.

The Beijing University Student Film Festival will exist as part of the film season.

It is equivalent to being annexed.

The "Cross-Strait and Hong Kong Directors' Association Exchange Conference" organized by Hao Yun and Huang Jianxin is in the preparation stage after being approved, and it has been decided that it will be officially held in September.

After returning, Hao Yun was not idle.

He actually didn't have much time to accompany An Xiaoxi.

He started the actor audition for the movie "Split", calling on Hollywood actors who are interested in the script to audition in China, and by the way, they can also participate in the Beijing University Student Film Festival.

That's right, he is going to shoot this movie in China.

The production area is still in Hollywood, and it is a Hollywood movie, but the shooting location is in China, which is not illegal.

There is no reason for China to stop it.

In fact, China has a variety of environments and landforms, which are very suitable for the shooting of Hollywood movies.

Unfortunately, the cultural differences discourage Hollywood directors from making movies.

Now Hao Yun has to correct their attitudes on his own and let them see how economical and convenient it is to make movies in China...

This will make it easier for Hao Yun to hire someone from Paramount to help him build a studio.