Chapter 537

From ancient times to the present, there were so many works of art, novels, plays, sculptures, oil paintings, photos, comics, movies, and so on. There were various factors that led to the emergence, development, and popularity, but in essence, there was one thing that was the same and unavoidable, that was, people's voyeuristic desire.

Since ancient humans wore animal skins, privacy had become one of the cornerstones of society, and at the same time, it extended to the voyeuristic desire. How did other people live? Did they encounter any interesting, terrible, or thrilling things? Were they as mediocre as themselves? Wait … Among all the literary media, movies and TV were undoubtedly the best to meet this need. The camera was like a small window, taking the audience to observe the protagonist's various experiences from all angles.

No matter how detailed the description of the novel was, people would imagine it when they read it, and the content of the imagination was always closely related to their own life experiences. Although dramas were more specific, the performance was too exaggerated, giving people a feeling of unreality. This was why TV and movies were so popular, and the more realistic the environment was, the more popular it was. This was also why this media developed so quickly.

Big Brother was a reality show based on voyeurism. Several young people were selected to live in a large room for a period of time, then they would be filmed by cameras around the clock, and then edited and broadcast on TV. Every week, the audience would vote by phone to eliminate two contestants, and the last one would become the champion.

Peeping into their lives and manipulating their competition, so this show was quite popular, and it was the perfect choice for ABC to produce it. However, although Adriaan quickly decided, he did not intend to take it out now. First, the evaluation of America's Top Model had just been completed. If he immediately took out another potential reality show, even if he was a miracle director, he was afraid that people would look at it a few times. Second, there were many problems with the show at the beginning, such as the lack of interesting small competitions, such as fighting for the master bedroom or food fights, and the relatively long and loose broadcasting time. He had to take some time to recall and sort out a relatively complete plan.

Therefore, Adriaan quickly sat down and pulled out the documents that needed to be processed from the computer. He soon sighed a little gloomily, regretting leaving Charlize in London. If she were by his side, she would have sorted out and marked these while he was talking to the department head. Now he had to rely on himself, and the temporary assistant could hardly help.

"This is a lesson," Adriaan muttered to himself as he looked at the documents.

Fortunately, he only needed to ask and understand the situation, such as the sales of Chamber of Secrets in the United States, the development of the publishing company, and what works were released by the game studio. He basically left these matters to Claude and the people in charge of the company, and they did a good job. The publishing company already had their eyes on two big companies, and were considering which one to acquire.

As for the gaming side, Blizzard's momentum was unstoppable. With Adriaan's intervention, Warcraft's world setting was much more complete. With the release of the expansion pack and the development of the second installment, it was bound to return to its former glory. The well-known Diablo was already a huge success, and StarCraft was not far from its release.

Similarly, Tomb Raider on EIDOS was also getting a lot of attention. Just like Laura remembered, it was very popular among adventure game players, and even the novel sold quite a bit. However, there were also some discussions about how a second-rate novel was turned into a first-rate game. It didn't matter, it was for the copyright anyway, but it would take some time before it could be made into a movie.

However, there was another game that Adriaan had already made into a movie, which was Resident Evil, which he had interfered with quite a bit.

Out of all the games that were released, he had the most control over Resident Evil. He had to ask about all the plans, and if he didn't like it, he would take it back and edit it. He even had to consider an Asian style for the characters. The developers of the studio had a lot of complaints about this, but no one dared to object. This studio was formed from the merger of Blizzard's staff and Pixar's defunct video game department. It was completely invested by Adriaan, and the boss's words were everything. If the developers felt that their professionalism was offended, they could just resign and walk away.

However, the game that was produced under these circumstances received a lot of good reviews around the world. It was quite surprising, especially in Japan. Due to their relationship with Sony, the game was ported to Photoshop, and as such, the sales were much higher than games that were only released on PC.

"I think we can totally be disbanded." One of the employees in the studio's planning department said half-jokingly and half-self-deprecatingly. It was obvious how surprised they were.

Therefore, in Resident Evil 2, all of Adriaan's requests were completely implemented.

However, he didn't make too many changes and adjustments. At least the first three versions of the game had its merits, and Lai Ken City had an important place in the hearts of many Resident Evil fans. Therefore, there was no need to change it too much. However, for the sake of the movie version of Resident Evil, it was necessary to make some small adjustments.

Adriaan didn't plan to follow the original movie version. A movie based on a game would be a dead end no matter if it was developed according to the game's plot or not. The original movie was able to make four or five episodes because of the zombie culture, not the game. Therefore, this version would be a completely new movie. It would be closely related to the game, but also completely different from the game. If the technology was in place in the future, it wouldn't be impossible for the game and the movie to interact.

The female lead of the movie would no longer be Alice, who had superpowers. Instead, it would be the fourth survivor in the original Resident Evil 2 game, "Grim Reaper" Hank!

In the original game, Hank didn't have many scenes, but he was quite popular. It was interesting to say that he was very suitable to be the main character of the movie. Of course, there were some changes. First of all, he no longer wore a gas mask in the game. Instead, he had a complete head model. Second, after he cleared the game, there was no plane to pick him up. Instead, a few people surrounded him, and the ending wasn't explained. Want to know? Go watch the movie.

If there was one thing that was preserved from the original movie, it was the amnesia plot. The best member of the Umbrella Corporation's recovery team, Hank, who was known as the "Grim Reaper," was severely injured by Dr. William when he was recovering the G-virus. He fell into a coma and lost his memory when he woke up. Therefore, whether it was the US military that was sent to Lai Ken City or the special combat team of the Umbrella Corporation, they all wanted to find him. Hank also began to escape in order to find his memory and identity.

It was a cliché plot, right? It didn't matter. Most commercial plots were cliché. Adriaan chose "The Battle of Lai Ken City" as the main plot. While Hank was on the run, he could also interact with the main characters of the game, Leon, Claire, Gill, Ada, and others. For game fans, it was undoubtedly very interesting to complete the plot in such a way.

"Of course, the script and director are the key," Adriaan mumbled as he wrote these two words on the memo.

The director was easy. Although he wasn't interested in directing, there were still suitable candidates. Luc Besson was a good choice. Speaking of which, the female lead of "The Fifth Element," which was released this year, was the female lead of the original "Resident Evil," Mira Jovovich. Rumor had it that the two of them were currently in a heated relationship.

However, it wasn't an easy task to write a script that was basically logical and had good foreshadowing. Even with the integration ability that he had trained through plagiarism and plagiarism, he couldn't guarantee that he could write a relatively perfect story.

"Let's wait and see. First, let the writers write a detailed framework based on the game and the rough outline." Adriaan wrote it down.

If everything went smoothly, "Resident Evil 2" could be released around Halloween. With him, there was no need for him to repeat the mistake of restarting halfway through production. Therefore, he had enough time to pick a good script, and he could also let the developers of the studio join in. He didn't want the developers of "Resident Evil" to have the idea that "Adriaan was the only reason why the game succeeded". Even though he created the novel early on to tease the Japanese, now that the game had taken shape, why not use it as a brand?

"Mr. Adriaan, Miss Giselle Bundchen is here." After the communicator rang, the temporary assistant's voice came through.

"Good." He looked at the time and said, "I'll be right out."

Adriaan put on his jacket and straightened his clothes before he walked out of the office. Giselle, who was waiting outside, immediately stood up with a smile.

"I hope I didn't make you wait too long." Adriaan slightly bowed and bent his arm.

"Of course not." Giselle naturally held his arm, and the two walked out together intimately without the slightest shyness.

He had to admit that a hot body was the characteristic of all Latin beauties. Whether it was Lopez, Shakira, or Giselle, her slender and strong legs left a deep impression on him last night, so he naturally continued to invite her today. Since Giselle had already been in bed with him, how could she refuse this invitation?

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"I have to admit that you are an outstanding man, Eide. You are both savage and gentle." Giselle rubbed her hair and turned sideways to lie lazily on the bed. Her naked body was hugging the quilt to cover her chest, and her jade-like body looked very seductive.

With a swoosh, the curtains were pulled open. After the morning sun shone in, Adriaan, who was also naked, turned around after stretching and smiled, "Thank you for the compliment."

The sunlight shone on his body, accentuating his well-built muscles. He would have been perfect if he didn't have something high up in the air. This was not a photo, so there was no way to deal with it. But this appearance also had its advantages. At least Giselle could not help but lick the corner of her mouth. It was this abominable big thing that made her hover between life and death for the past two nights.

"No wonder they say you are a playboy. Indeed, there are not many women who can escape from the palm of your hand." She sighed and said.

"Is this also a compliment?" Adriaan shrugged.

"Sort of." Giselle thought for a moment, "After all, even if it is a playboy, no one can do it better than you."

As she spoke, she sat up and looked at him with a somewhat complicated expression, "I'm leaving, Eide. My trip is over. It's time to go home."

"Oh?" Adriaan raised his eyebrows, "That is to say …"

"I agree. It is also a good choice to develop here, but it will take a few more months …" She sat cross-legged and put her hands on her calves. Her full chest was particularly prominent.

"Understood." Adriaan did not wait for her to finish and nodded. He walked back to the bed and reached out to lift her chin, "I said, you are a very charming woman."

"Thank you. You are also a very charming man." Giselle knelt up with a smile, put her hands around his neck, and put her chest on his chest. After staring at him for a long time, she whispered in his ear, "Then, before I leave, how about I give you another deep impression?"

"What kind of deep impression?" Adriaan smiled and put his arms around her waist.

"You will know soon." Giselle blew into his ear, "Don't think I don't know what you are thinking."

She giggled, took two steps back on her knees, and looked at him leaning down, "Remember, this is my first time."

I like the first time. Adrian took a deep breath and said in his heart. At the same time, he couldn't help but give her a thumbs up. In his previous life, it was said that Giselle Bundchen had a brain and knew how to invest. Now it seemed that it was true.

Once she judged that it was impossible to get more benefits from him for the time being, and at the same time, it was impossible to become his only woman, she would immediately leave without hesitation. Even so, she didn't show it on the surface. Instead, she left for the future. It was indeed very smart, wasn't it? However, she made two mistakes. First, she underestimated Adriaan's possible future development. Second, Adriaan didn't ask much of her.

Otherwise, even a woman like Nicole Kidman could be played around with by him. How could he let a young woman like her escape from his palm? Adriaan's interest in Latin beauties was only at the stage of friendly matches. He didn't mind collecting one or two suitable ones, but he didn't like any of them yet. So, if Giselle wanted to leave, then so be it. Anyway, as long as she developed in Victoria's Secret in the United States, it wouldn't be difficult for her to play friendly matches.

After enjoying the Brazilian model's verbal service and having a passionate time with her while it was still dark, Adriaan sent her to the plane. Then, he rushed to the post-production studio. There were two most important things on his return to Los Angeles. One was to ask about the development of the company and give suggestions on some things, such as the movie adaptation of Marvel Comics or the movie version of Resident Evil. The second was to supervise the post-production of "The Matrix."

The normal editing was almost done, and the montage editing had to be done by the director himself. Of course, he could take some time to direct it from London, but if there was a problem, it would be very troublesome to correct it. It was better to rush back and edit it himself. Besides, he also needed to decide on the special effects, CG, soundtrack, and so on.

"Overall, it's not bad, but I hope this wheat field can be bigger, like those real wheat fields. When the camera moves up, it gives people a sense of hopelessness." Adriaan said to the people at Industrial Light & Magic after watching some of the CG. As a veteran special effects company, and responsible for the production of all the CG dinosaurs in "Jurassic Park," they did a good job in this area.

And the method of adding CG to the model also made the overall effect more realistic and layered.

"No problem, we can make the edges more blurred, but this may cause some distortion in the picture," the other party replied. Adriaan had always wanted to make it as realistic as possible.

"How about this?" After thinking for a while, he said, "First, render two kinds of effects. One is to try to show the effect that I wanted at the beginning, and the other is to try to keep the picture as realistic as possible."

Of course, such rendering would cost money, but for Adriaan, this cost was nothing. Even if the cost of "The Matrix" exceeded 100 million, he could still earn it back.

After dealing with these trivial matters, he began to officially edit. This was already a familiar task for him, and his efficiency was much higher than the average person. Even so, the daily progress was not very fast. It could not be helped. In addition to supervising the post-production, he still had a lot of other things to deal with. He could roughly understand the company's affairs and make suggestions for them to do. If the results were not satisfactory, he could just let them do it. However, film production and music production were two things that he valued very much. Although many things were also handled by Claude and the others, he was far more detailed than other things.

For example, he was now letting Bosworth evaluate the production of CSI. Although he had prepared the reality show "Big Brother" for ABC, the talk show would soon have new blood in addition to Stuart, and "Friends" would also be broadcast on ABC next year, there would always be a shortage of good TV series, right? If it was a little earlier, there would be no need to worry about certain things. Besides, ABC was already his, so why not let it surpass the other three broadcasting companies in the ratings?

In addition to this, the production of "The Expendables" was also put on the agenda. Stallone had already agreed to it. In the late 1990s, he had gradually begun to decline. Although he was not sure if this idea came from Director Miracle, he was still very interested in the subject matter. Willis didn't need to be mentioned. Although the decline wasn't very obvious, with his friendship with Adrian, he had already agreed to it. The only problem now was the future governor.