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Chapter 1021 The Long Night is Coming (asking for monthly tickets)

“The film crew are all decent people!”

A few days later, Hao Yun received the "Iron Throne" from the "Game of Thrones" production team, and also organized a visit to the set of "The Martian".

What was originally just a quirk of Hao Yun instantly became an opportunity for the two works to promote each other.

Game of Thrones and The Martian have one thing in common - they are both TV series adapted from popular novels, and there may even be some overlap in their readership.

Faced with such a request to visit the set, Hao Yun naturally couldn't refuse.

So, after a month and a half of closed filming of "The Martian", the media interested in the film were finally allowed to enter the set.

In fact, "The Martian" is about to change scenes.

We are about to set off to the Wadi Rum Desert in southern Jordan to shoot exterior scenes, which will be completed in about ten days.

I'm entertaining guests with potato sprouts today.

The people who came from "Game of Thrones" included screenwriter David Benioff and several leading actors.

Due to filming costs, the screenwriter has relatively more say in an American TV series than the director.

And David Benioff is also the producer of the TV series.

However, what surprised Hao Yun was that old man George Raymond Richard Martin actually came in person.

The hype is the drama's business and has nothing to do with Mr. Martin. He is at most a screenwriter consultant and producer.

However, after learning about the drama's dealings with Chinese musician Hao Yun, he paid attention to the matter.

The 62-year-old writer is no stranger to Hao Yun. He has read Hao Yun's best-selling book "The Martian" and his new book "The Vanishing Lover" published at the beginning of the year.

Hao Yun's performance also impressed him.

"The Martian" is Hao Yun's first novel published on Miguo. It sold one million copies in less than half a year, successfully appeared on the New York Times bestseller list, and remained at the top of the list for eleven weeks.

"Gone Girl" is not outdone at all. It sold four or five hundred thousand copies in just three months and has already entered the bestseller list. It is only a matter of time before it tops the list.

Not only has it achieved huge success on Miguo, it has also swept the bestseller lists of books in many countries.

In fact, if Hao Yun did nothing else, even if he just focused on writing books, he could become a world-renowned best-selling author.

Unfortunately, he is so low-key that he seems to be non-existent.

They were too lazy to even print "New work by Golden Lion Award winner Felix" on the title page, let alone hold book signings around the world and communicate with fans.

An enviable genius!

In contrast, Mr. Martin's writing career suffered a major setback in 1983.

Although his fourth novel, The Song of Doom, was nominated for both the Locus Award and the World Fantasy Award, its sales were unexpectedly poor.

It basically ruined his career as a novelist at the time.

This forced him to turn to Hollywood to become a screenwriter, and later he began writing "A Song of Ice and Fire".

The second volume, A Clash of Kings, made him appear on the bestseller list for the first time, ranking 1999th on the 13 New York Times bestseller list.

It was not until the release of the fourth volume, A Feast for Crows, that it topped the New York Times bestseller list.

"Really nice to see you, I'm a fan of your books!" Hao Yun went up and started to pull out the attributes without any hesitation.

His novels were all given by the system. Although his writing style is also excellent, it is still a little bit inferior to Martin.

"Haha, I'm also a fan of your book." Martin smiled and shook hands with Hao Yun.

"Then I'm so honored. I rarely meet my book fans and don't interact with them enough." Hao Yun also laughed.

"I really envy you for being able to shoot your own work." Martin sighed as he looked at the potato field in the studio.

The novel is about growing potatoes on Mars, and Hao Yun actually grew potatoes.

And it is the real thing, divided into several areas, with plants for every growth cycle.

People who came to visit the set of "Game of Thrones" were looking at the potatoes curiously. Some of them may have never seen potatoes buried in the ground in their lives.

They can't tell the difference between sweet potatoes and potatoes, or between leeks and wheat seedlings.

"Ah, it's nothing. It's no different from shooting other people's works." Hao Yun didn't understand why Martin had such strong emotions.

"When I was working in Hollywood, what I wanted most was for my work to be seen by the public. However, as you know, the decision-makers in the company did not share the same ideas as us. During the adaptation of my novella Night Walker [Note 1], many important plots were cut to cater to the budget. If I were the director myself, these things would not have happened."

When Martin talked about the past, he envied Hao Yun even more.

In fact, as early as 2001, after Peter Jackson successfully adapted "The Lord of the Rings" series into movies, Martin began to receive copyright requests from many producers who wanted to bring "A Song of Ice and Fire" to the screen. However, Martin was worried after "Nightflyer" that Hollywood would not be faithful to his work, so he rejected them all.

It was not until later in 2007 that HBO Television Network obtained the rights to adapt "A Song of Ice and Fire" into a TV series and specially invited Martin to be the screenwriter consultant and producer.

"Movies and novels are two completely different things. Personally, I will sacrifice some of my persistence so that more people can see the movie."

In front of this somewhat confused colleague, Hao Yun let down his guard a little and told the truth.

"Oh, it's not easy." Martin understood instantly.

Translated into human language, what Hao Yun said means that some inappropriate things will be changed for the sake of the movie's box office.

Martin didn't think Hao Yun was vulgar.

On the contrary, he could understand that kind of pain, so he could empathize with Hao Yun more.

After chatting for a while, Martin enthusiastically took Hao Yun to see the Iron Throne.

In fact, other producers, directors, and even some actors became quite excited when they learned that Hao Yun was asking for the Iron Throne.

I feel that Hao Yun's behavior is like that of a robber.

Martin, on the other hand, found Hao Yun very interesting. Not only did he not think that Hao Yun's request was excessive, but he felt like he had found a confidant.

So, he decided to give the Iron Throne to Hao Yun and organized this meeting.

The original author is not only not angry, but thinks it is a good thing. Why should other people care?

Given Hao Yun's status in the global film industry and his prolific creative ability, many actors came to visit the set.

For example, Emilia Clarke, who plays Daenerys Targaryen, is a great beauty as long as she doesn't smile, which is in line with the perception of many Chinese people about Western beauties.

and Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister.

Peter Dinklage is only 1.35 meters tall, but he has a strong aura. He is a familiar face in Hollywood and has played many supporting roles. Hao Yun has seen the movie "Soul Station" starring him.

Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams as the Stark sisters.

These two were probably newcomers. Hao Yun had no impression of them at all, and they behaved a bit like country bumpkins after arriving on the set.

Like a fan, he even asked Matt Damon to sign it.

There were a few other actors who gathered around when they saw Hao Yun and Martin finish their conversation.

The Iron Throne in the original book is tall and twisted, more than ten meters high, made of thousands of piled and melted swords, with high steps made of swords. The king's seat is located in the thorny bush of swords.

The original description should have a narrow flight of steps, not a chair on flat ground.

The real props are definitely not that amazing.

However, since the actors have to sit on it for filming, the seat is also very wide.

It can easily accommodate Hao Yun.

Not only that, if he and An Xiaoxi were to rule the world together, there would be room for them.

"The Iron Throne is very dangerous. It is said that it will reject those who are unworthy to sit on it, so many kings have been stabbed by the Iron Throne... But I think you can sit on it..." Martin patted the chair with emotion.

According to his own idea, the Iron Throne should be restored according to the content of his original work. However, considering the budget, production time, and the safety of the actors, this is the final compromise.

"Haha, I'm probably the happiest fan of "A Song of Ice and Fire." Hao Yun knows how to flatter others silently, making these people from "Game of Thrones", including old man Martin, very proud.

"I'm a fan of The Martian..." 13-year-old Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark, said at an inopportune time.

"What do you like about my crew?" Hao Yun was very alert.

He would not take his guard down at all just because the other party was a little girl. Children of this age were very shrewd.

When he met An Xiaoxi, An Xiaoxi was only fourteen or fifteen years old.

Not much older than Maisie Williams.

"Can...can I bring some potatoes?" Maisie Williams was stunned. She had no intention of asking for anything. It was mainly because there was something wrong with Hao Yun's brain circuit.

Now that someone was going to give her a gift, she looked around.

Things that are too expensive definitely won’t work, her mother told her, and she needs to know her limits in interpersonal relationships.

There is definitely nothing wrong with ordering potatoes.

"Well, whatever kind you like, just dig it up. The filming of the scenes here has basically been completed." In order to prepare for the filming, Hao Yun had people plant potatoes in several sheds, and he didn't know what to do with them.

Eat them, they are not very big, and most of them are small potatoes.

Throw it away, it would be a pity.

Maisie Williams happily dug up two potatoes, holding one in each hand, not caring much about the mud on her hands.

Hao Yun turned his attention back to the Iron Throne and found a sign hanging on it.

The Night's Watch Oath is written on it.
Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death.
The long night is coming, I will watch from now on until I die!

……

The last person to sign was George Raymond Richard Martin.

This is so thoughtful, old man!
At Martin's instigation, Hao Yun even went up to sit on the Iron Throne, as if he were experiencing a coronation ceremony.

The media reporters who followed were very discerning and took a few photos.

Martin brought the "Game of Thrones" crew to visit "The Martian" and presented the prop Iron Throne from the show to Hao Yun. The two best-selling authors had a great conversation.

Hao Yun presented his own music to support the TV series "Game of Thrones".

This kind of interaction may seem insignificant, but it is actually very effective in enhancing Hao Yun's status in Hollywood.

When people evaluate a person, they often use his circle as a reference.

Although Hao Yun is a Chinese, if you look closely at the people he associates with in Hollywood, you will find something different.

Quentin, Nolan, Michael Bay...these directors all praised Hao Yun as a genius.

Hammer Keyes publicly praised his music.

Now, even George Raymond Richard Martin, who was hailed by Time magazine as "the Tolkien of the West" and "the Hemingway of the New Century", has become a close friend of his.

Not only did he bring people to visit the set, he also gave the most important props in the play to Hao Yun.

It's simply a beautiful story.

It may even be possible to leave a name in the history of literature and film.

Do you discriminate against him?

Please, how can you discriminate against such a great man?

One thing after another gradually affected the people of Miguo and the judges of the academy.

They slowly began to forget Hao Yun's ethnic background and began to explore what charm this person had and how he grew up to be who he is today.

"Whiplash", "Buried Alive", "Source Code"...

The discs of Hao Yun's classic masterpieces have become hot sellers as the news became popular.

This news was a hot topic in Hollywood for a while, but Hao Yun had already left Los Angeles.

He took the crew to Jordan to shoot the remaining scenes.

As for his Iron Throne, it was naturally packaged well and then shipped back to the country.

The customs officials would probably be confused when they saw this.

Filming in the desert was quite difficult, but luckily most of the scenes were played by Matt Damon alone, with a group of people revolving around him. As long as he performed stably, there was no need to worry about the rapid progress of the filming.

By the beginning of May, Hao Yun finally finished filming the movie "The Martian".

Then comes post-production.

Hao Yun decided to recruit some post-production personnel from Hollywood and bring them to China to work.

Guo Fan stayed and began his journey in Hollywood.

He took away the camera that Hao Yun often worshipped, held a simple opening ceremony for "The Accountant Assassin", and then started filming.

When Hao Yun returned to China, he was pleased to find that other directors in the company had also started to get busy, as they all had works being filmed.

When Hao Yun returned to China, "Iron Man 2" was just released in the mainland.

"Ip Man 2" directed by Yip Wai-hsin and starring Zhen Kung Fu happens to collide with it.

The film company had an idea and started marketing in this area, imitating Hao Yun's heroic style in fighting against Hollywood blockbusters.

It’s no wonder that, although the global box office of "Iron Man 2" is very impressive, it is still suppressed by "Ip Man 2" in the domestic market.

I want to hit ten!
Zhen Kung Fu has once again become popular, and he has truly established his foothold thanks to the "Ip Man" series.

Hao Yun also happened to catch the 17th Beijing University Student Film Festival.

Last year, Hao Yun served as a judge at the College Student Film Festival, and this year's College Student Film Festival is probably the last one to be held independently.

It has now been confirmed that the 1st BJ International Film Season will be held next year.

The Beijing University Student Film Festival will exist as part of the film season.

It's like being swallowed up.

The "Cross-Strait and Hong Kong Guides Association Exchange Conference" organized by Hao Yun and Huang Jianxin is in the preparation stage after being approved, and it has been decided that it will be officially held in September.

After coming back, Hao Yun was not idle either.

He actually didn't have much time to spend with An Xiaoxi.

He started auditioning actors for the film "Split", calling on Hollywood actors who were interested in the script to come to China for auditions and participate in the Beijing University Student Film Festival.

That’s right, he’s going to shoot this movie in China.

The production area is still in Hollywood, and the movie is a Hollywood movie, but the filming location is in China, so this is not a violation.

There is no reason for China to stop it.

In fact, China has a variety of environments and landforms, which are very suitable for shooting Hollywood movies.

It’s a pity that cultural differences hold back Hollywood directors.

Now Hao Yun will use his own strength to correct their attitude and let them see how economical and convenient it is to make movies in China...

This made it easier for Hao Yun to hire someone from Paramount to help him build a studio.

(End of this chapter)