This influence also caused "Edgerunners" to gain popularity in the United States and Western cultural circles.
It attracted a large number of fans.
And not only that, it even attracted several... the famous American film Mecca, Hollywood.
A blond middle-aged man, intimidating without anger, was fascinatedly flipping through the colorful manga magazine in his hand.
"Chris, what are you looking at? Don't you want to take a look at the behind-the-scenes production of "The Dark Knight"?"
At that moment, a middle-aged man with a Western face approached him and asked curiously.
"Oh, Kevin, The Dark Knight has almost been produced; I think they don't need me anymore."
The blond middle-aged man seemed to have woken up from a dream and replied.
"Is this... a comic? A superhero comic?"
Kevin saw the colorful manga magazine in Chris's hand and asked.
"No, they're not our American superhero comics."
Chris shook his head and said: "This is a manga from Japan. Although it's not a superhero comic, it's also very interesting."
"Look at this manga called "Edgerunners". Oh my god, I'm truly amazed by the talent of this author from Japan!"
"Look at it, what a bold and fresh sci-fi setting, brain-computer access, prosthetic transformation, capitalist corporations taking over the country as world rulers, and that damn cyberpsycho!"
"And this new word: cyberpunk! My god, I'm envious of his talent! What an appropriate word to describe this world."
He said excitedly, his face red.
Because this world, as mentioned, "Blade Runner", "Ghost in the Shell", and other works that could be considered the origin of cyberpunk did not appear.
Therefore, when "Edgerunners" proposed the concept of "cyberpunk", it was simply astonishing.
In particular, the "cyberpunk" concept of "Edgerunners" is, in reality, a complete culmination.
It has not only explored the relationship between people and technology, but also delved into social and spiritual issues.
It's as if everyone else was still playing with traditional mechanics, and suddenly a genius came up with a complete quantum mechanics system.
It's not just a bug; it's simply a dimensionality reduction attack!
Kevin looked at the production partner in front of him in surprise. They already knew the man in front of him.
But last year, he became world-famous with the sci-fi masterpiece "Inception", and he was also a renowned sci-fi director who won numerous awards such as the Oscar, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.
Now he's so excited about a manga?
"Oh, unfortunately, this manga is still being serialized and doesn't have an ending yet...", Chris said with some regret.
"Chris, do you want to..."
Seeing this, Kevin also guessed his idea.
It's not a surprising idea. After all, Hollywood has remade many movies adapted from comics.
Not to mention that "The Dark Knight Rises" they are producing now is a comic adaptation.
"Yes, I truly hope to adapt this manga. It will undoubtedly be another sci-fi movie that will impact the history of cinema!" Chris said, his eyes burning.
"How does it compare to "Inception"?" Kevin subconsciously asked.
"In my opinion, it's a little inferior to "Inception"! But it's definitely not inferior to other sci-fi works, like... the Terminator saga!" Chris said firmly.
"Chris, are you serious?" Kevin asked very seriously.
"At least in my heart!" Chris seemed to understand something and said firmly, his gaze burning.
"Alright! I'll give my opinion to the company."
Kevin also made up his mind.
After all, Chris can create a sci-fi masterpiece like "Inception" by himself, so his hunch cannot be wrong.
If he really manages to create another sci-fi masterpiece like "Inception", it will be a huge gain!
"Alright! But I also want to meet the original author of this madman. I really don't know who could create such a setting and... draw such a plot!" Chris said in amazement as he ran his finger over the manga and saw Maine's twisted and kind face.
It's like the perspective of a mentally ill person, and it's hard for him to conceive it.
It should be difficult for normal people to conceive it, and probably only madmen can conceive it easily. (Dijia: The original work of "Edgerunners" was also conceived by normal people. By this, I mean it's difficult for normal people to conceive it, not that normal people cannot conceive it; don't erase me!).
But what surprised him was that this manga was not drawn by an American.
Fortunately, the setting of "Edgerunners" is the United States, or the future United States.
The characters are basically European and American. Although there are characters from the Japanese region, such as Arasaka and Tanaka, clearly affiliated with Japan, the adaptation presents no problems.
The most important thing is that this manga thoroughly explores the impact of technology and capital on humanities and the human spirit.
This is precisely his favorite work, with profound reflections!
And furthermore, it has great commercial value. The battle scenes in those manga are, without a doubt, a moving and exciting drama!
This type of work explores the depth of thought and, moreover, has excellent moving drama.
Without a doubt, it's a blockbuster, popular, and well-received.
He loves these types of movies,
like "The Dark Knight", "Inception", and "The Dark Knight Rises".
It allows him to show his talent! After hearing what Chris said, Kevin made up his mind again and planned to talk to the company's senior management about this matter that night.
At that moment, not only Chris, the new sci-fi director, paid attention to the sci-fi manga "Edgerunners".
There are also... Steven, the director who directed the "Cretaceous Park" series, and Ridley, the director who directed "Prometheus", as well as some younger middle-aged directors, all began to have some ideas due to the excellent setting of "Edgerunners" or its good popularity.
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