Rebirth In Hollywood

The commercial car that Ryan and Scott were in was heading for Orange County. Their destination was a city called Irvine, where Scott’s optimistic “Silicon and Neurobond” studio was located. .

"Silicon and Synapse was founded in 1991 by Alan Adhan, Mike Morwaime and Frank Pierce."

In the car, Scott? Swift is introducing some basic information to Ryan, "Currently they have developed two games, "Rock Racing" and "Lost Vikings"... Well, the market response of "Rock Racing" is quite good."

In his previous life, Ryan was not a game lover. The game he played for the longest time was "World of Warcraft". It was only a short period of more than a month.

Of course, the most famous games you haven't played, but you've heard of, but what are "Rock Racing" and "The Lost Vikings"?

"How many employees does the studio have?" Ryan asked.

"more than ten."

Scott's answer made Ryan scratch his head for a while. If he hadn't known that he was always cautious, he would have wanted the driver to turn the car around and return to Los Angeles.

"They have two more games to start this year, and they're looking for investment everywhere because of a lack of funds," Scott continued.

Since it was too early to leave from Los Angeles, and it was almost noon when we arrived at the destination, Ryan, Scott and others simply found the small studio after lunch.

"Hello Mr. Jenkins, I'm Alan? Adhan, this is my buddy Mike? Morhaime."

The studio is not big. In a reception room, the people from the studio are receiving Ryan and his party. For the sake of his money, they are very enthusiastic.

Alan? Adhan was still a little surprised, probably not expecting the so-called investor to be a Hollywood star.

After the simple exchange, the two sides quickly turned to the topic, Ellen? Adhan introduced the basic situation of the studio and the next development plan, as well as the financial difficulties encountered and so on.

"The next step is to port Lost Vikings to Nintendo's Super Nintendo, and then develop two games called Shanghai and Longan."

Listening to the other party's words, Ryan pouted secretly, and it was two games that he had never heard of before.

Unlike Ryan's soy sauce,

Scott and the consultants he brought with him kept asking questions, many of which were technical terms. After the two sides talked for more than an hour, Scott proposed to visit the studio.

The studio of more than ten people is really nothing to visit. However, walking along the back of the crowd, Ryan also found some unusual places, such as the company's very relaxed atmosphere. The dress is more varied, and the voices of various discussions are endless.

It is somewhat similar to the legendary Pixar. Ryan squeezed his chin.

However, their group has attracted the attention of many people.

"Is this the investor that Allen and the others found?"

"Isn't the one at the end Ryan? Jenkins?"

"It's so strange that big Hollywood stars are investing in game studios?"

"He's rich, haven't you heard that the salary for one movie alone is 10 million US dollars..."

I turned around in a hurry and listened to the discussions, Alan? Adhan and Mike? Mo Huaimi couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

"Actually, we have a series of development plans for the future..."

Go back to the parlour, Ellen? Adhan quickly raised a topic to avoid embarrassment, "After the two games this year, we will enter the real-time strategy category..."

"So, we need enough money to support this plan." This time is Mike speaking? Morhaime, "Silicon and Neuron will be the top game development studio."

The remarks of these two people singing together are no different from those of the reading power producers when they pull investment. They are nothing more than hype about the future. From their remarks, Ryan can infer that although the amount of funds they need is not large, they are being Many investment institutions refused.

Ryan has no confidence in these two guys, but he believes in Scott's vision. In the past few years, although he has also had failed projects in his hands, there have been more successes, and most of the failures are only small losses. It's big money.

In general, it means that you make far more money than you lose.

Scott was still discussing with them about investment matters. Ryan sat silently on the sidelines, just on the sidelines. He could notice that the other party's eyes often swept over him. After all, as long as he was not a fool, he was the real one. Investors.

An afternoon of business negotiations made Ryan feel dizzy. The amount of investment involved was only one million dollars. Although he didn't care much, it was already a large amount for a manager.

Although Scott is optimistic about this project, he is still cautious. If he wants to confirm the investment, such talks will probably take several rounds.

In the car back, Ryan kept thinking, and when he was approaching Beverly Hills, he said, "Scott, follow your advice and take as many shares as possible..."

"Yeah!" Scott nodded. "If I get the controlling stake, I will send the corresponding property supervisors. We'd better not interfere in game development and operation."

"You can handle it as appropriate."

It's only a $2 million investment, and Ryan can still afford it. If this game studio has no future, it's better to sell it at a reduced price.

In the next few days, Riel often ran to David? In Finch's studio, we discussed the production of the MV with him. In fact, the editing work of more than four minutes is not complicated, but the special effects production of Industrial Magic Light will take some time.

In addition, in addition to writing a few scripts, Ryan has to write some miscellaneous things for the "Vanity Fair" column, in fact, in the first issue of "Vanity Fair" after the new year, there is already an article by him.

The article is titled "How Hollywood Conquered the World", and this kind of blatant act as a tree monument for American films has naturally won a lot of praise from Hollywood.

“An industry should know itself and who it serves, especially for the film industry and the huge number of consumers it serves. There is no doubt that Hollywood is at the forefront of the world in this regard. Front……"

Ryan took "The Sixth Sense", which won a global box office of more than 600 million US dollars as an example, and analyzed them one by one in terms of creativity, title, plot, actors, etc., interspersed with many future opinions on mainstream commercial films in this era. The evaluation, as well as Ryan's observations of Hollywood in the past few years, can be described as sharp.

Although the professional name of the article is debatable, the description of the commercial elements of the film is refreshing.

"You can look at Ryan's works with a critical eye, but he can always read what the audience wants and needs. The article may not be of any help to the artistic name of the film, but it can inspire thinking about the commercial promotion of the film. The top executives of major studios should read this article."

Is this James? What Cameron said in an interview with reporters on the set of "True Lies".

Of course, he's not the only one of the famous film personalities interviewed, Stephen? When Spielberg left ILM, he was also asked by reporters what he thought of the article.

"Yes, I have read this article more than once. I think this article can not only help Hollywood film practitioners understand the situation they are facing and the future development trend of commercial film, but also help people in other industries Learn about the film industry and the issues facing Hollywood. I think Ryan made a great contribution to the development of Hollywood in the 90s!"

Not only people in the film industry, but also many people in the cultural circle expressed their opinions in their columns.

"All along, we've been looking for knowledge that will help grow insiders in the film industry, where the primary factor is practicality, not artistic theory floating in the clouds, although Ryan's article is somewhat flawed in terms of professional surnames because of his age, But intelligent and systematic analysis is a compass for making commercial films.”

- Durer? Sally

The article can arouse extensive discussion, which means that he has had a huge influence. The most direct effect is that this issue of "Vanity Fair" is out of stock, and it is extremely rare to be reprinted once.

"Nice job, Tina, you won again."

Is this the group board to Tina? Brown's congratulatory phone call, this blonde woman is also sighing, signing Ryan at a high price? Jenkins' column contract is definitely the most correct decision he has made since he entered the 1990s.

"Ryan, how is the preparation for the next article?" This was her call to Ryan.

"Please, Tina, it's still early!" Ryan complained.

"Has the theme been selected? Maybe we can conduct a more in-depth analysis on the topic of this issue..."

Hearing the other party's words, Ryan couldn't help but pouted. "How Hollywood Conquered the World" almost drained the inventory in his stomach. If he continued to analyze it, he would definitely show his cowardice.

"You know, Tina, what I'm best at is writing stories. Occasionally, it's okay to write articles that analyze surnames. If there are too many, there will inevitably be loopholes, so I'm going to write a few stories..."

Strictly speaking, "Vanity Fair" is a gossip magazine, but there are often some essays, miscellaneous talks, short stories and other articles on it, and Ryan will naturally not give up his strengths.

Besides, this kind of vaguely advocating article, it is okay to do it occasionally, and if you write it often, it will inevitably be laughable and generous.

"Okay, Ryan, nice to work with."

Tina? Brown quickly hung up the phone, and Ryan shook his head. For Vanity Fair, I'm afraid they value Ryan more? The influence of the name Jenkins, not the story itself.

Of course, this is a good thing, and influence is also a manifestation of power. (To be continued.)