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Chapter 616: Building a World

The crew had their own considerations on how to build a cyberpunk city. In addition to several blocks and floor buildings transformed from hangars in Nevada, the crew also selected a place in Canada.

As we all know, today's Hollywood is actually a title that refers to the entire North American film industry, rather than a place name.

More and more Hollywood crews are not shooting in Los Angeles, but going to other places. Simply put, the more ambitious crews will travel all over the world to find the right scenery.

In order to attract Hollywood crews, local governments usually offer great discounts to help them save costs.

When Gilbert Jr. was filming the Lord of the Rings series, he went to China.

Batman Begins was filmed in Chicago, Pirates of the Caribbean was shot in Mexico and the Caribbean, and The Last of Us was shot in Australia and New Zealand.

Thanks to his reputation, his crew is always the most welcome wherever they go, and this time is no exception.

In order to cooperate with the crew, the city of Toronto specially approved a piece of land for the crew to build the scenery they wanted according to their own project.

Warner and Disney initially invested $300 million in this 150,000 square meter filming base.

Obviously, it doesn't cost so much money to produce a TV series. This photography base is to prepare for the large-scale development of the cyberpunk universe in the future.

The first phase of the project will first meet the filming needs of "Edge Walker", and the second and third phases will be added later.

The Toronto City Government is developing this as a 5A-level scenic spot, and some people have suggested holding a cyberpunk cultural festival here in the future to attract cyberpunk fans from all over the world to visit.

A fairly detailed plan has been made in the detailed project prospectus, including future festivals, as well as catering and accommodation driven by tourism, which are all sources of income.

Of course, as the main investors, Warner and Disney must own most of the shares of this cyberpunk cultural city. In fact, most of the profit plans were proposed by the two companies in order to achieve profits.

Otherwise, building a cybercity just for filming TV series and movies would seem a bit exaggerated and does not conform to the logic of commercial operations.

Gilbert Jr. obviously would not object, and he was even a strong promoter of this plan. Only a few people in Hollywood can create a top IP by themselves.

If it can achieve good results, this cyberpunk project will be as great as "Star Wars" created by George Lucas.

Of course, if you want to create a top IP like "Star Wars", these alone are not enough.

A new era requires a new understanding. What is the cyberpunk culture most closely related to? Of course, the Internet.

After the early preparations for "Edgewalker" started, the official website of "Cyberpunk: 2077" was also established simultaneously.

The official website introduces the entire development process of cyberpunk culture starting from board games, so that netizens who are not familiar with it can have a general understanding.

In addition, the writers of Cantaloupe Studios began to create the Cyberpunk Chronicle based on Gilbert Jr.'s outline, filling it in bit by bit.

In the technology module, there are various technological visions of the cyberpunk world, including prosthetics, hovercrafts, and even space casinos and lunar bases.

The power module introduces the forces that have developed from the chronicles, including military technology, Arasaka Company, Kang Tao, as well as street gangs such as the Tiger Claw Gang and the Whirlpool Gang, and the special profession of middleman.

The character module introduces several legendary figures in Night City, where the story mainly takes place. However, when netizens entered, they found that the top few tasks were not unlocked.

David Martinez, Johnny Silverhand, and a V, all in gray. David Martinez's character introduction also says: From "EdgeWalker". Seeing this, netizens suddenly realized that "EdgeWalker" is about the story of David Martinez.

The condition for unlocking this character is to watch the series and share it, and this progress will also be carried over to other legendary characters.

This is also a good opportunity for board game manufacturers.

Under the leadership of the project, the board game manufacturer reached a cooperation with Coca-Cola and McDonald's. Choosing the David Martinez package will have a chance to get a legendary card, and drinking Coca-Cola will also have a chance to draw a legendary card.

Of course, it’s not just the legendary cards, other character cards, like Lucy and Rebecca’s, were animated and then made into cards after the actors were all present.

The card collecting game is very mature, Marvel and DC have both done it, collecting their superheroes. This time the board game manufacturers are just copying, and believe that Gilbert Jr. can make this plan a huge success.

In addition to the above sections, the official website also has a forum for enthusiasts to discuss and share their understanding of cyberpunk culture.

In the early days of the website, Gilbert Jr. also appeared on the forum and answered several questions from netizens.

For example, regarding the whole story, Gilbert Jr. said: "I have been imagining what the human world will be like in the future, whether we should head for the stars or stay rooted.

The whole story created this time can be said to be a bold imagination of the future and a reflection on reality. "

As for why he chose to make a TV series, Gilbert Jr. said: "Because I want to tell the whole story coherently, and there may not be enough time to make a movie.

In order to let more viewers understand the entire world view and make the story more complete, I chose to produce it in the form of a series. "

Later, Gilbert Jr. shared several work photos, including actors training hard, scenes being built, and engineers creating props.

The most eye-catching thing is undoubtedly that Harley-Davidson has created a cool motorcycle with a strong sense of science fiction, and it can actually move and be driven on the road.

There is no doubt that everyone was attracted by this motorcycle with its wild and cool appearance, and some people even asked whether it could be sold.

I can definitely sell it, but the price won't be cheap. But it doesn't matter, if you really can't afford it, you can still buy the model.

After the website was established, after the initial traffic generation, the number of daily visitors reached more than 100,000, making it a relatively popular official website.

It is also because of the high level of community activity that the website has strong stickiness. Many people have become loyal users and fans of the official website, and have found many people here who share the same love for cyberpunk culture as themselves.

From offline to online, the huge amount of resources invested in "Edge Walker" attracted a lot of attention. Coupled with the director and the cast, this project became popular before it was completed.

Currently, HBO and Disney Pay Channel have confirmed that they will broadcast "EdgeWalker". Not only that, "EdgeWalker" will also be launched on the online video platform, becoming the first online paid series.

At a joint high-level meeting between Warner and Disney, Gilbert Jr. pointed out the advantages of future online video platforms and asked the two companies to pay attention to the development of streaming media platforms.

"Digital platforms will become the trend of the future, not only in the film and television industry, but also in the record industry." Gilbert Jr. said to the senior executives: "You should also know that the Apple Music software launched by Apple has replaced traditional record CDs to a certain extent.

What if Apple phones can play high-definition videos in the future? What if other phones can also achieve this function?
This means that you no longer need a bulky DVD player or carry a computer around, you only need a software decoder to achieve portable playback through your mobile phone."

Gilbert's words made Warner and Disney think deeply, and after returning, they began to study the development of streaming media platforms.

(End of this chapter)