"After getting off the plane, I haven''t called home yet. Mom should be worried. When Murphy suddenly stops, Gail gado puts on the big towel, walks over in his bathrobe and pushes him, "honey, what are you doing?"


    "Oh, nothing. You call first." Murphy came back, pressed the power button, handed the phone to Gail gado, picked up the book, looked through it, and then asked, "did you buy this book?"


    "Yes, I bought it in a duty-free shop near Jerusalem airport before I got on the plane." Gail gado put down her cell phone, came to Murphy and took the book from him. "When my mother and I were attending a pan world Jewish gathering in Jerusalem, we met a friend. She recommended this book to me. When I came here, I was bored and bought one."


    She seemed to think of something again. "By the way, she also worked hard in Hollywood. When she came back, she went to the airport with me, but the flight was different."


    Murphy nodded as Gail gado said, "introduce me if you have a chance."


    Just as Gail gado always treats his friends like little Robert Downey, James Franco and Carla Firth warmly, he will not ignore his friends.


    And it''s not a bad thing that Gail gado has an American friend.


    "She''s gone to New York and will come to Los Angeles in a few days." Gail gado thought for a moment and said, "aren''t you going to have a celebration party? Why don''t I invite her to join us? I think she''ll be happy to meet you, too. "


    "Good." Of course, Murphy has no opinion. "If you still have friends who want to join, you can invite them together."


    Gail gado thought, "let me ask some of my classmates. They may be interested in participating."


    With that, Murphy turned to the book and asked, "have you read it?"


    Gail gado shoved the book to Murphy, took him to the sofa, sat down, picked up the glass and drank water, and then said, "it''s not my taste to turn it on the plane. Some places are too bloody and pornographic. I don''t like it very much."


    At this point, she suddenly woke up, "you won''t like this novel, will you? Want the right to adapt? "


    As a director, the purpose of a novel is obvious, that is the right of adaptation, which Gail gado certainly understands.


    Moreover, the scale of some plots in the book is so large, and the overall style tends to be dark. It''s no surprise that Murphy can take a fancy to it.


    "Yes." Murphy didn''t have to hide from Gail gado, but he said something roundly, "I''ve read this book before, but I forgot its title. Today I see it and think about it again. I like the style of this book."


    With that, he put his novel on the tea table in front of the sofa, and the big words on the cover of the book were very eye-catching - "song of ice and fire: game of power"!


    "You always like to make some big scales..." Gail gado picked up the book and flipped through it. "When can you make a movie that''s perfect for women?"


    Murphy scratched his head. "This It''s difficult. You know I''m not good at this kind of subject matter. "


    However, he then remembered one thing: "I think there is a good theme, which can fully reflect feminism."


    Gail gado became interested. "What subject?"


    Murphy leaned up to her ear, deliberately lowered her voice and said mysteriously, "the game we played."


    "You''re always full of that." Gail gado gave him a disgruntled push, but stood up. "I''m going to change my clothes. Where do you put my armor and Vulcan''s sword?"


    "This way."


    Throw the book aside, Murphy takes Gail gado and runs to the cloakroom.


    The next morning, Murphy went to CAA to find bill rosis and asked him to find a way to meet George R. Martin and get the right to adapt the novel.


    "I know this series, and I''ve read it before."


    After reading the novel, Bill rosis said, "I don''t think it''s wise to take its film adaptation right. This book belongs to fantasy type, and its content is too large and complex. Peter Jackson''s Lord of the rings is in front of it. If you want to make it into a film, it will be used for comparison..."


    "No, no movies." Murphy shook his head. "My goal is TV series, big scale TV series on cable!"


    With the current situation of the North American film market, if this novel is adapted into a film, the type of epic film is bound to encounter a lot of difficulties. As Bill rosis said, it will certainly be compared with Peter Jackson''s "Lord of the rings" trilogy. Moreover, fans will certainly have a lot of appetite when they have the "Lord of the rings" movie first.TV series are different. The scale of TV series broadcasted by cable stations is larger, which is easier to attract users, and the audience''s expectations for TV series and movies are also completely different.


    The name of this TV series used to be heard like thunder. Even non American drama lovers like Murphy have listened to people around them talk about it for countless times. Relevant news can be seen everywhere on the Internet, and he also tries to see it. Although like many people, the focus is on song of ice and grass, which leads him to just drag his mouse to browse it Time and again, but still left a deep impression.


    Murphy has never read a novel. The impression and sense of "game of rights" all come from the original fast forward browsing.


    Although it is also a literary work of fantasy series, song of ice and fire: the game of rights is quite different from Tolkien''s Lord of the rings.


    The former has a clear distinction between good and evil, and is totally childish. The Lord of the rings was originally written by Tolkien for his children.


    The latter is completely adult, and there is no clear division between good and evil. It mainly describes a series of court struggles, battlefield battles, adventures and magic struggles in a fictional medieval world. In terms of content and style, "song of ice and fire" is a mirror of real life, a true portrayal of human nature, and a typical serious fantasy system A series of novels.


    Although it''s a fantasy series, Murphy''s impression is that in the "magic" color, George r-martin follows his idol Tolkien''s practice and never easily uses magic, making it just an element needed to render the atmosphere of the novel. It seems that in the TV series he watched, almost none of the main characters can do magic, which has no essence with human beings in reality The difference between them.


    Leaving the Death Star building where CAA is located, Murphy first went to a nearby bookstore and bought a set of published books of "song of ice and fire". Then he returned to Stanton studio and put aside other work for the time being to read carefully.


    In the afternoon, Bill rosis got the news that he had made contact with the shortfoot book publishing company, the publisher of the song of ice and fire, and made use of CAA''s resources to inquire in the circle. Probably influenced by the great success of Peter Jackson''s Lord of the rings, Hollywood producers now prefer British works in the type of epic series Instead of being written by Americans with little history.


    For example, the Narnia saga series and the Golden Compass series have become the focus of Hollywood producers.


    According to the information handed down by bill rosis, although the series of songs of ice and fire has become a little famous, it is far from reaching the height it used to be. In the late 1990s and early new century, some people asked about the copyright adaptation. After George Martin refused because the price was too low, the adaptation right was basically ignored.


    Even if he doesn''t have much time to devote to the long shooting and production of a TV series, Murphy knows it''s a good opportunity to invest.


    Stanton studios can also have a long-term business.


    Since its establishment, Stanton studio has been a real shell company. Murphy was ambitious before. For a while, he thought about whether Stanton studio could be built into a production and distribution company that could compete with the six major Hollywood companies. However, after cooperating with other film companies, he slowly found that it was just a delusion, and in the six major Hollywood companies Under the strangulation of the division and the group behind them, there is no such possibility in a short time.


    The most important thing is that he has no capital and no network of connections. Even if he wants to raise money, how many capital groups are willing to invest a lot of money in him?


    To tell you the truth, except for some film knowledge, he is not as good as any of the big three DreamWorks, or even half as good.


    Of course, dreams can exist, but they should be controlled within the scope of ability, otherwise it is not a dream, but a fantasy.


    If we can get the right to adapt the song of ice and fire, Stanton studio can expand appropriately. In the future, apart from helping him avoid taxes, the company can devote all the remaining energy to the production of this series of TV series.


    With good luck, Stanton studio can become the top earning TV production company in the industry by virtue of this business


    Murphy''s ideas and plans are beautiful, but it is not easy to realize them. The first thing is to buy the right of adaptation.


    After Bill Rossi''s initial contact with Bantam Books, Murphy personally met with George R. Martin.


    Strictly speaking, George Martin has also been in Hollywood. He once worked as a screenwriter of the brave lion. However, the status of Hollywood screenwriter in the production group is not high, and his income in the 1980s is not ideal. He simply left Hollywood and went home to become a writer.


    In CAA''s reception room, Murphy met the professional writer with large glasses and beard. (to be continued). ）For mobile phone users, please browse and read for better reading experience.