novelODS Chapter 196, "Raiders of the Lost Ark," is an officially licensed novel.
Chapter 196, "Raiders of the Lost Ark," is an officially licensed novel.
Chapter 196, "Raiders of the Lost Ark," is an officially licensed novel.
Lin Lixin had lost count of how many times he had said this.
California is truly teeming with talent!
San Francisco, California, Lucasfilm.
Sitting opposite Lin Lixin were the two producers of "Indiana Jones," Steven Spielberg and George Lucas.
To obtain the rights to this film, one would naturally need to negotiate with Lucasfilm, the IP owner.
However, Spielberg and Lucas each held different views on this deal.
Lucas remains very optimistic about the matter.
At least based on his confidence in Gamenova's development capabilities and the recent terrifying Quake, Lucas had little reason to object.
But Spielberg's attitude was much more ambiguous.
As for the reason—Lin Lixin knew very well what had happened.
He turned to look at Worsham sitting next to him.
At this moment, Worsham sat there somewhat awkwardly, avoiding eye contact with Spielberg.
It's no wonder, considering that they turned that masterpiece "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" which grossed $7.92 million worldwide into a synonym for "trash." It's really embarrassing.
It's worth noting that when Warner Bros. was discussing this collaboration with Spielberg, he was a big fan of video games.
At least Worshow's adaptation of "Indiana Jones" was indeed very good.
Spielberg and Worshow had a long-standing friendship.
He often helped Atari with its problems behind the scenes.
But it wasn't until E.T. was buried in a New Mexico landfill that he finally gave up on the industry.
Indeed, GAMENOVA is now at the top of the industry, much like Atari was back in its day.
But PTSD is not so easy to cure.
Before the E.T. incident officially broke out, wasn't Atari the world's number one company it is today?
I watched him build a tall building, I watched him entertain guests, and I watched his building collapse.
Even if Atari falls, Gamenova will emerge; and even if Gamenova falls, new game developers may rise in the future.
But I can't gamble.
At the very least, we can no longer gamble with such popular IPs.
It's only been a little over two years since Indiana Jones 2 was released, and a sequel is already in the works.
It's not worth taking such a risk for tens of millions of dollars at this time.
"Look what you've done to him, it's hilarious."
Lin Lixin nudged Wo Xiao, who seemed the most restless among them, and teased him.
She acted like a resentful woman because of that famous director.
"Cough cough————"
After the banter, we had to get back to business. "Mr. Spielberg, you can rest assured about the quality of the game. GAMENOVA's products have always been top-notch."
"snort----"
"This new project is handled by our wholly-owned subsidiary Activision. You should know the project manager, David Klein, who was also a star producer at Atari."
It seemed as if the word "Atari" had triggered him; Spielberg's body suddenly trembled, and his gaze toward Lin Lixin became even more incredulous.
Damn it, Lin Lixin himself was still a little uneasy about taking charge, and now he suddenly jumps out and says that the subsidiary is in charge. Isn't that just adding fuel to the fire?
"Hey, Steven, I think this is a good opportunity."
Lucas finally couldn't help but speak up.
Unlike Spielberg, he was actually laughing heartily.
Ever since CES, Lucas has been looking for a suitable opportunity to get in touch with Lin Lixin.
Unexpectedly, before he could even pay a personal visit, Lin Lixin came to his door first.
"Mr. Lin, I wholeheartedly support this collaboration."
With his statement, the deal was practically finalized.
Although Spielberg was also an important producer of the Indiana Jones series, the intellectual property ultimately remained in Lucas's hands.
If Lucas is determined to push through this collaboration, then no matter how much Spielberg opposes it, the outcome will not change.
But both Lucas and Lin Lixin are well aware of this.
It's really unnecessary to ruin things over this cooperation.
The sequel is still in the works, and they're counting on him to direct it.
"Hmm—how about this, Mr. Lucas? We at GAMENOVA will develop the game based on this theme first. If Mr. Spielberg still doesn't approve, then we'll just abandon the project and change the theme."
Lin Lixin naturally has confidence in this regard.
Even after the turn of the millennium, Temple Run and Subway Surfers remained phenomenal parkour games that dominated mobile devices.
In an era when most players were still quite naive, this was nothing short of a game-changer.
"Hey, that's a good idea, don't you think, Steven?"
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In the end, a preliminary agreement was reached verbally.
Lin Lixin had Woshaw send Spielberg away, while he stayed behind to be alone with Lucas.
There were clearly other things between the two of them.
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Both Lucas and Lin Lixin were tacitly aware of this.
"Hmm—I'm sure GAMENOVA's product quality will convince Steven. How about we discuss the licensing fee now?"
Lucas spoke first, but he still brought up the copyright deal from earlier.
"What price do you think is appropriate, Mr. Lucas?"
During the E.T. era, Atari spent a staggering $2100 million in licensing fees to secure this deal.
The cost of "Indiana Jones" was also in the tens of millions of dollars.
However, Lin Lixin could guess that the other party definitely didn't intend to talk about these unimportant numbers.
What Lucas was really interested in was probably something else entirely.
"Graphic site — what does Mr. Lin think?"
Lucasfilm's business scope is very broad, encompassing film and television production, special effects technology, sound effects production, and more.
With just its two popular IPs, Star Wars and Indiana Jones, Lucasfilm is already a financial giant.
For Lucas, tens of millions in licensing fees are really nothing.
But Nova Radeon is a different story.
Industrial Light & Magic, one of their studios, needs such a top-of-the-line graphics workstation to further refine their CGI technology.
This matter actually has something to do with another old acquaintance of Lin Lixin.
Last year, Steve Jobs personally spent $1000 million to buy Industrial Light & Magic's CGI division from Lucas.
The company has now officially changed its name to Pixar and has become an independent production company.
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) currently has a significant gap in the CGI field and urgently needs to find ways to fill this gap in order to prevent a decline in visual effects for the next Star Wars film.
The appearance of "DOOM" at CES, and later "QUAKE," gave Lucas an opportunity.
Perhaps I can get some help from the field of video games.
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