Chatty Hollywood

The gold belt of murder and arson can be said to be a traditional magic weapon in the American television industry to increase ratings.

——To put it simply, once the ratings are not good, just choose a more important character to have lunch, and you can often get miraculous results.

From this point of view, it is normal for the "Game of Thrones" adapted from "A Song of Ice and Fire" in Charlotte's original time and space to not let go of the protagonist, so that the ratings have exploded.

And this is not just a style that was born after adapting the TV series. In fact, Mr. Martin's original work has this tone.

——Long before it was adapted into a TV series, the name of "The Song of Killing and Fucking" was well known to everyone.

In ordinary works, whether it is a pleasant novel or a sadistic one, the life safety of the protagonist can usually be guaranteed.

But on the continent of Westeros, whose perspective the story unfolds basically means that whose life is like a candle in the wind.

Charlotte still remembers when she first read "A Song of Ice and Fire". She originally saw the story unfolding from the perspective of Ned Stark, and thought that this guy with a good protagonist setting should be the protagonist—— As a result Ned's head was soon no longer in his neck;

At that time, Charlotte felt so "lying in a trough"...

Later, in the story, Robb Stark, who avenged his father, was suddenly wise and powerful, and played the classic plot of wanting beauty rather than power. This made Charlotte finally feel that she had found the right way to open the story.

Then, the bloody wedding began——

The main force of the Stark family was completely wiped out, and the "Young Wolf Lord" Robert was directly stabbed to death and hung to dry...

This made Charlotte wonder if "A Song of Ice and Fire" is actually a story about evil people.

But then, first the disgusting and evil Emperor Joffrey died, and then Tywin, the domineering and evil man in the previous films, also did not get a good death.

If it weren't for the cheating dragon mother and the little devil who had saved up his character for half a life to survive, Charlotte would really wonder if Mr. Martin wrote this book just to vent his inability to be satisfied in reality. Desire to kill...

However, no matter how many twists and turns the story of "A Song of Ice and Fire" or "Game of Thrones" has, and how suitable it is to change into an American TV series that has always been heavy-tasting, considering the current technical level, this series still needs to be filmed. It's a little difficult.

Of course, Charlotte has a series of cheating methods such as spell effects, so she can't say it won't work.

But there are still a lot of troubles involved in shooting.

In short, he decided to let Mr. Westwood contact the author George R.R. Martin first, and then see when to adapt it into an American TV series.

As for the role positioning issue in "The Vampire Diaries" that he had discussed with Mr. Westwood before, Charlotte gave her own reasons——

"Actually, wouldn't it be easier to attract attention if the righteous 1 from "Death Note" plays the evil brother Damon at the beginning of "The Vampire Diaries" and "ki11er" Moon plays the upright brother Stefan at the beginning? ! And it will indeed be fun, right!?”

"Interesting indeed."

Mr. Westwood nodded and finally decided not to bother with Charlotte about the script.

——After all, judging from past situations, Charlotte’s judgment in this regard is indeed rarely wrong.

Well, now as his man, Mr. Westwood just needs to believe and execute.

——Having been in Hollywood for many years, Mr. Producer, who is experienced in the workplace, knows exactly what he should do.

However, he still mentioned another issue——

"As far as I know, "The Vampire Diaries" has a novel of the same name. Is your story script adapted from the novel of the same name?"

"It can only be said that there is a certain reference."

Charlotte shook her head.

Charlotte has heard about the fact that "The Vampire Diaries" has a novel of the same name.

However, this novel published in the 1990s is not well-known, and it is far from as famous as the "Twilight" series.

The American drama version of "The Vampire Diaries" in Charlotte's original time and space was not filmed according to the original work.

So, in response to Mr. Westwood's question, Charlotte just shrugged.

"If you feel that you need to resolve the copyright issue as soon as possible, then go ahead and do it! But this work is not well-known, so don't pay too much."

"This is natural."

Mr. Westwood agrees with this point.

As a producer, you have to control the budget. When it's Grandet's turn, it's still Grandet's turn...

In short, after an afternoon of discussion with Charlotte, Mr. Westwood, as the head of the TV drama department of Specter Studio, figured out his work plan for the next two to three years——

First of all, "Death Note" will end neatly after the climax of the plot, regardless of whether the audience and the TV station will hate them for it;

After that, the two male protagonists in "Death Note" will be directly transferred to the world of "The Vampire Diaries" and continue to love and kill each other as the vampire Salvatore brothers.

Of course, this "Vampire Diaries" still lacks a young, beautiful, lovable heroine who can change her temperament and play the role of a bad guy. Charlotte has not designated a candidate, which requires Mr. Westwood to choose as soon as possible;

At the same time, they are also launching two new dramas at the same time.

A film called "Prison Break" is to take over from "Death Note" and is launched as the flagship drama of Spectre Studio in the suspense crime theme;

The other one is "Supernatural", which is a fantasy-themed series.

Although the latter shouldn't require too much effort, if Charlotte's predictions are good, this type of series can easily become a long-lived series as long as it gets started.

From this perspective, "Supernatural" is a long-term meal ticket for Specter Studio.

At the same time, for future considerations, Mr. Westwood also needs to contact George R.R. Martin to study the possibility of adapting "A Song of Ice and Fire"...

"Suddenly I feel that my work in the next two years will be very busy!"

Mr. Westwood sighed;

"Although TV series are different from movies, the screenwriter is the keyman (core person). However, if our studio launches so many American TV series in a row within a year or two, will there be pressure on manpower and funds?"

"Don't worry about this!"

Charlotte smiled and said,

"Spectre Studio has been expanding, and the manpower problem is not big. Besides, we can still recruit and poach people!"

"What about the money?"

"Money is not a big problem either."

Charlotte shrugged.

"You should understand that most of the cost of American dramas is paid after the TV station renews the contract. The money we need to finance ourselves is not too much."

"But the investment in this area will still increase, right?"

Mr. Westwood glanced at the old gun on his side.

“Will this lead to studios underinvesting in movies?”

"It's possible. But -"

Charlotte shrugged.

"At this point, do you think we still need to make movies with our own money?"

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