Chapter 362 IAmTheFuture
Perhaps it released the true thoughts in his heart, but it was more like showing his long-standing real ambition. After the old man accepted Roland's method of resistance that was not a solution, the next filming process was progressing. fast.
Well…
All right.
The production team shot quickly, mainly because this seemingly strict international director lowered the shooting standards.
Regardless of whether it is an adult actor or a child actor, he requires the other party to conquer the world with one emotion.
For example, when filming the entrance scene of Harry Potter, he asked Richard Harris, who played Albus Dumbledore, to show at most two personalities in front of the camera. The majesty that one should have as a principal, and the other is the partiality of being a relative. The former is used when reading the school rules, and the latter is reflected when Harry Potter joins Gryffindor.
To put it bluntly, it is to let Richard Harris keep a straight face when reading the school rules, and introduce the school in an indifferent tone.
And after Harry Potter joined the college he was accustomed to, he gave a close-up directly, raised his glass with a smile, and pretended to be caring.
At the same time, he also ordered Daniel Radcliffe, who played Harry Potter, to respond in the simplest way of'laughing'.
Since Harry Potter was bullied by his uncle since he was a child, he was a doormat who had no love from his father or mother, so he was timid and dull, and became Daniel Radcliffe's magic weapon. One game, it's over.
When he needs to show his emotions, he closes up a stiff smile, and the scene is over again.
Although it looks simple, without any technical difficulties, it can even be said to be very unprofessional, but are these important?
The audience of "Harry Potter" was originally children.
Let teenage children understand the eight emotions in the actors' eyes?
Isn’t that special brain sick?
Teenagers don't know what acting is at all. The simplest emotional release is the only criterion for them to accept the world. When they can only understand joy, anger, sorrow, and joy, they make a guy who hurts the spring and the autumn. , that means there is **** in the brain!
If you can tell kids that Severus Snape, the stern bat, looks like a bad guy, and Rubeus Hagrid, that stupid big guy, looks like a good guy, then you are already an international celebrity. guide!
A real director is not just adding to his own work, but doing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division according to the script!
We shoot whatever the main audience understands!
As for what's gentle? "It's a life-changing", "Some people die at the age of eight and are buried at the age of eighty", "I'm sorry to be born as a human", these things go as far as they go, because even if people don't watch "Feng Shen" Jiang Taigong in "Romance", but it is definitely not to go to see Shen Gongbao and say to Jiang Ziya: "Jiang Ziya, you protect the world, and I will protect you."!
It was precisely because the standard was simple that Roland went up to clap his hands in the end.
With the comparison of the draft of the storyboard, filming is easier than drinking water.
However, even if Roland really did it himself, he still asked the old man to remove his name from the production team.
In his words, that is—
"If you withdraw from the circle, you must withdraw completely."
"From an actor to a director, it's just a career change, and fans will still have the hope of returning."
"Only by disappearing completely, can fans despair, thus bursting out with unparalleled purchasing power."
...
With such an attitude, the old man who couldn't hold him back had no choice but to agree. Because of this, during the rest of Roland's stay in the UK, they didn't talk about movies at all, and instead focused on company operations.
Or in other words, it is IP development.
In the eyes of the old man, "Harry Potter" is a very potential IP, the best-selling books are the flame of success, and the next movie is a tool for expansion. After the movie is released, if the momentum is still good, then Roland It is completely possible to start the development of peripherals, such as the most common clothing, toys, picture books, setting sets and games...
That's right!
Although the old man will never be able to become a qualified game developer, for him, making the work he directed into a game to make more people happy is more meaningful than a big hit movie.
If it was the past, Roland would definitely agree.
Because he has always emphasized the development of the entire industry chain.
Stripping away all the value of an IP like Disney is his ultimate goal, and making feelings a powerful tool for harvesting leeks is his greatest vision for the company under his name.
But the problem is, on the IP of "Harry Potter", he showed hesitation.
Because games created with this IP have never been successful.
Yes, Roland played the Harry Potter game in his previous life.
And what impressed him the most is the slot that runs through the entire series—mental retardation!
Take the first game of the same name released at the same time as "Sorcerer's Stone" as an example. The production team created a fantasy adventure world based on Unreal Engine, but the problem is that it is an adventure game without a combat system!
That's right, "Sorcerer's Stone" produced by EA is a 3D maze game!
The player can only control Harry Potter alone during the whole process, and the other guys are all NPCs who issue tasks and lead the way.
As an adventure game with only decryption and no adventure, it died suddenly after it was launched!
The most confusing thing is the subsequent sequel.
Because the second "Chamber of Secrets" and the third "Prisoner of Azkaban" are all skin-changing works of "Sorcerer's Stone".
You have failed in "Sorcerer's Stone", you still have to change your skin!
Isn't this funny!
It wasn't until the fourth "Goblet of Fire" that EA introduced the combat system, but at the same time EA deleted the previous maze.
It's like people never know how many games Penguin imitated.
You will never know how a guy like EA, who uses his **** to make games, managed to become so big.
It wasn't until the seventh "Deathly Hallows" that they thought about fully integrating adventure puzzle solving and combat.
May be too late.
The entire IP has been done badly!
The movie has come to an end!
Even more hopeless!
Maybe it was because they knew that what they did was too rubbish, or maybe they were explaining the profitability of the game to shareholders and Warner. After the entire series was released, EA reviewed them. In the report, they stated that they did not fight back then. The reason for the system is because the audience of "Harry Potter" is nine to fifteen-year-old children. If a life-or-death combat system is added, the rating committee will definitely not approve the game for sale, so they only Self-castration, and the popular games in those years were all types of "Resident Evil" and "Tomb Raider", so—
Four different images appeared.
When it came to "Goblet of Fire", they felt that the audience of "Harry Potter" would not be disturbed by the rating committee, so they made a combat system for the game, but at the same time, it was also because of "Tomb Raider", The sales of "Resident Evil" have been declining year after year, so they think that the public may not like to take risks to solve puzzles, so they deleted the maze.
Four different images appeared again.
It is precisely because EA plagiarizes on horseshoes every time, so the game derivatives of "Harry Potter" have not been successful, but even if Roland knows these problems, it does not mean that he can avoid them.
Everyone knows that adventure + combat is the soul of RPG games!
But the problem is, parents won't buy that kind of fighting game for their children!
Even with the lessons learned from EA, Roland can't prescribe the right medicine and rewrite the prejudice of a generation!
Just like twenty years later, there are still parents who think that video games are playthings. In this era, if you commit crimes against the wind, you will die a miserable death. But if you don’t commit crimes against the wind and learn to compromise for the sake of profit, it will be the same as EA’s own palace version of the game. What's the difference?
Still can’t sell it!
Since the problem cannot be solved, the game adaptation can only be shelved temporarily.
After all, you can’t be tough, otherwise you can only present gifts in person like the big brother Jianguo.
...
After staying in the UK for nearly ten days, on November 4th, Roland and Kate returned home in a low-key manner.
During the time they left, David, the substitute, helped them solve many problems.
First up is Google.
Previously on Kauai Island, Sergey Brin and Larry Page said they needed to think about Microsoft’s market-for-share deal, but when they returned home, they asked their parents and asked about their own interests. The teacher asked the school's leaders for advice, and after seeking advice from the anti-Microsoft alliance, they compromised.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see how terrifying Microsoft is after achieving market monopoly.
If you reject Microsoft's agreement, then Google will cease to exist.
Since this is the case, if Roland wants to get another 8% for the empty-handed white wolf, then they have to give it.
So, the contract was signed quickly.
...
While Google compromised, David also acquired a 37% stake in PayPal at a price of 550 million.
The reason why the negotiation was so fast is thanks to the internal struggle from PayPal.
In March 2000, Confinity, which created PayPal, formally merged with X.com, Elon Musk’s online bank. After that, the fight for power has come to the present. Just as AOL and Time Warner have development differences, Confinity’s Founder Bill Harris and X.com founder Elon Musk also disagreed on the company's development path, but unlike AOL's fight with Time Warner for several years, the struggle between Confinity and X.com , even more cruel.
In May 2000, Bill Harris, founder of Confinity, was kicked out of the company by Elon Musk; in October of the same year, Elon Musk, founder of X.com, was kicked out by another founder of Confinity, Peter -Ted kicked out.
In this tit-for-tat situation, Greg Kerry, another founder of X.com, vowed to avenge Elon Musk, but how could Peter Ted, who finally regained the right to operate, agree?
So the two sides fought more intensely.
Since Elon Musk and Greg Kerry hold a large number of shares and have a veto right, no matter what Peter Ted does, they just veto it and it’s over. After three or four times...
Peter Ted exploded, and let out the words to kill them.
Seeing Peter Ted's distraught look, Elon Musk and Greg Kerry felt a little pleasure.
While they were feeling comfortable, Peter Ted, who finally calmed down after being persuaded by his companions, also chose to negotiate peace with them.
Already out of breath, Elon Musk and Greg Kerry, who also understand that the infighting has no results, accepted it.
But when the two parties were ready to negotiate to determine the ownership of the company, David made an offer to PayPal.
Since the two sides can't see each other, it is the best choice for one party to sell the stock. In this situation, Elon Musk and Greg Kerry, who have less shares, become the one out. .
take money.
walk.
So far, PayPal is no longer associated with them.
Of course, with Roland's instructions, David also threw an olive branch to Elon Musk after acquiring the shares in Elon Musk's hands. Unfortunately, facing David's kindness, Elon, who has his own backer, -Musk declined.
In his words, that is—
"Sorry, we are not short of money for the time being."
...
When David told Roland this result, Roland did feel a little regretful.
But after seeing the holding status of Shouwang Venture Capital, he felt that all of this didn't matter.
After two mergers and acquisitions, his Amazon shares fell from 18.35% to 17.16%, but Google rose from 10% to 18%;
Apple’s 17.2% is still unchanged, but Gilead also changed Roland’s shareholding from 18.4% to 16.5% because of a big fish eating a small fish;
In addition, there are 50% of the newly added ATi, and 37% of PayPal;
Berkshire Hathaway, which allowed David to continue to increase its holdings, has also changed from 20,000 shares to 80,000 shares, and the Disney stock that David bought cautiously has gradually climbed to 1.9%.
Although these shares will continue to shrink due to the expansion of various companies, but—
This is pretty scary already!
Because every drop in shareholding ratio means the expansion of the company's market value!
When they all go to ten points, simply add one, and that's a trillion!
Besides Watch Ventures, several other companies have also undergone slight changes.
For example, Blizzard Capital, after undergoing a major restructuring, has a bunch of game studios under its name. In addition to Blizzard Entertainment, which owns 88% of the shares, Blizzard North, Rockstar, Naughty Dog, SuckerPunch, Bender Studios and CDProjekt are its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and Dreamworks Interactive Entertainment, which was only recently incorporated, will be the focus of future development.
Another example is Warcraft Movies and TV.
After annexing Marvel and Blue Sky Studios, the assets of the entire company also expanded rapidly.
Not to mention that the copyrights that have yet to be developed include "The Hobbit", "House of Cards", and "The Terminator". Just the projects that are already in progress include "X-Men", "Harry Potter", The Lord of the Rings, The Princess Diaries, The Bourne Bourne.
Plus Roland will take "Pirates of the Caribbean" and DC proxy filming...
Hollywood has no future.
Or rather—
Roland is the future.
Such a good situation made Roland very satisfied, and just as he was wondering if it was time to study RandK, Evelyn Watson, the president of Warcraft Films, came to the door.
For, Memento, The Princess Diaries and…
"Spider-Man 3".
Note: ① "Harry Potter" was indeed "perfunctory" when it was filmed. In the behind-the-scenes collection released by Warner, the scene where Harry was frightened by the goblin when he went to Gringotts to withdraw money for the first time was the goblin actor I shouted it on purpose. Chris Columbus said that the most difficult part of filming is not how to let children act, but how to prevent children from destroying props when they are playing. A single mood swing is indeed the only feedback standard, and no one strictly requires them. ②The game of "Harry Potter" is indeed so hip. The reason why they don't join the battle is because they are afraid of breaking the law. According to the regulations of the Entertainment Software Rating Committee, all listed games must be rated. Once the battle is introduced, the minimum is Grade T (over thirteen years old). In this case, children cannot buy it. Once the purchase is reported and verified, the seller will violate the criminal law. Taking California regulations as an example, a fine of 2,000 and imprisonment for one year cannot be escaped. This also led to the situation that the introduction of battles could not be sold, and the situation that no one would buy without the introduction of battles, and the best-selling of the entire series was the last generation of "Deathly Hallows", which just exceeded one million. ③Iron Man Elon Musk did not start from scratch. Greg Kerry is a real estate developer in Canada and the United States. He is a friend of Elon Musk’s parents. He voted for all of Elon Musk’s projects. all. When he died of a heart attack in 2012, Elon Musk said in his eulogy that Greg Kerry was the most important person in his life, and he was the one who helped him when he owed a lot of debt To pay back the money, when he was looking for investment, the other party helped him unconditionally.
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