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As early as the year before last, Andy Weir, a game engineer who once worked for Blizzard and worked on "Warcraft 2", approached a publisher to publish his first novel, "The Martian".

It just so happened that one of the editors of this publisher was a member of the Writers Guild. He had read the script that Gilbert Jr. had filed with the Writers Guild, so he told Gilbert Jr. about this.

As soon as young Gilbert heard it, he knew that this was the author of the original work. However, because he was ahead in terms of copyright time, he could sue Andy Weir for plagiarism.

But Gilbert Jr. didn't do that. Instead, he called Andy Weir over for a chat.

Andy Weir's novel tells the story of an astronaut named Mark Watney who is left alone on Mars in 2035 and struggles to survive.

Its theme and creativity are exactly the same as the script that Gilbert Jr. wrote at the Writers Guild, so it can be said that there is no problem with creative plagiarism.

Andy Weir was very surprised. He really didn't know that someone had proposed his novel idea so early. The other party was a big shot like Gilbert Jr., which made him a little panicked.

If the other party took him to court, this complicated lawsuit could cost him his life.

But Gilbert Jr. did not do so. He later told Andy Weir that the novel could be published, but his name needed to be added to the author's signature and he needed to be the first author.

This was the best outcome for Andy Weir. Although he became the second author from the original author, at least he didn't have to go to court, so he agreed.

After that, the book was published with great fanfare. Because it was named after Gilbert Jr., it was recommended by many Hollywood celebrities and also by NASA.

This led to the novel selling over one million copies in its first week on the market, making it one of the best-selling science fiction novels.

Newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and The Boston Globe have called the novel one of the best science fiction novels in recent years.

Andy Weir also became a best-selling novelist because of this, but this honor had to be shared with little Gilbert.

Such a popular science fiction novel naturally has the potential to be adapted into a movie. If it were just Andy Weir himself, his novel would have been noticed by major film companies.

In its previous life, 20th Century Fox paid attention to this novel and eventually asked Ridley Scott to bring it to the big screen.

But now the situation has changed. Gilbert Jr. is the first author, which means that Gilbert Jr. will personally adapt the novel and make it into a movie.

So other companies had ideas, but had to give up.

This is also one of the reasons why Gilbert Jr. teamed up with Andy Weir to publish this novel, to avoid copyright disputes.

If the publisher's editor had not been a member of the Writers Guild and known about the creative script that Gilbert Jr. had filed, the novel would have been published.

Even if Gilbert Jr. hired a lawyer to sue Andy Weir for copyright infringement, it would take the copyright company five or six years to get any results.

Moreover, young Gilbert has been too successful in recent years and has offended many people. I believe that people will not mind finding a lawyer to help Andy Weir fight the lawsuit.

By that time, the lawsuit would be in turmoil and the progress of the project "The Martian" would be delayed.

So, although Gilbert Jr. did not care about the profit from publishing the book, he could avoid the trouble of wrangling by finding Andy Weir to publish the novel together, which was a very cost-effective deal.

This incident became a hot topic in Hollywood, and according to normal practice, a lawsuit would have been filed. But unexpectedly, Gilbert Jr. took a different approach, not only did he not file a lawsuit, but he also gained the identity of a best-selling novel author.

Many people slapped their heads and said, "Why didn't I think of playing it this way?"

Of course, the premise for this is the cooperation of the other party. Andy Weir knew that he had indeed infringed copyright, although he did not intend to do so, but he had no choice but to cooperate if he did not want to be sued.

After the news spread, many people came to secretly lobby him to sue Gilbert Jr., but Andy Weir rejected them all. He knew clearly that he couldn't be shameless. Gilbert Jr. didn't bother with him because he was kind, not because he didn't have the ability.

The copyright issue was resolved, and "The Martian" became a best-selling science fiction novel.

Disney saw that there was a lot of potential, so he discussed with Gilbert Jr. about adapting the novel into a movie and putting it on the big screen. Gilbert Jr. naturally agreed and received a copyright adaptation fee that was a drop in the bucket for him.

Andy Weir's life was a bit of a dream. Although he was the second author and got less share, he still made a lot of money. This was much more comfortable than the lawsuit, so he was full of gratitude to Gilbert Jr.

In an exclusive interview with Toutiao.com, he said: "Director Gilbert Jr. has completely changed my life, and I am very grateful to him.

I have no idea what my life would be like today without him.”

To some, this may be disappointing. It would have been a great opportunity to take advantage of, but Andy Weir was a coward and passed it up.

Doesn't he know that once he files a lawsuit against Gilbert Jr., he will gain huge traffic? He is indeed a plagiarist, more likely to cause trouble than to achieve success.

From some people's point of view, this is indeed correct.

But in Andy Weir's opinion, this deal is extremely cost-effective. Where on earth can you find such a good thing as a relatively stable income without taking much risk?

After the copyright issue was settled, Gilbert Jr. invited Matt Damon when he came to visit.

Matt Damon naturally did not hesitate, even though he had not read the script. He bought a copy of the original novel and was instantly attracted by the story.

Matt Damon couldn't wait to call and said, "Man, don't show this script to anyone. I need this script, it's so cool."

"Matt, what's the schedule?"

"No problem mate, all movies have to give way, Manchester by the Sea can be postponed for a while."

Matt Damon even postponed Manchester by the Sea for this project. But it doesn't conflict with the filming, as he can continue to act in this movie after finishing The Martian.

As long as there are no projects like "The Great Wall" to disturb him, Matt Damon might be able to win an Oscar for Best Actor.

Later, when Matt Damon was a guest on "The Conan Show", he couldn't wait to share the good news.

"In fact, I will be working with Director Gilbert Jr. on a movie soon, a space science fiction movie."

The host Conan asked: "Can you tell me what the name is?"

“Everyone can buy it.”

Matt Damon smiled triumphantly, "It's available in all major bookstores and on Amazon. It's the novel he co-wrote with Andy Weir, The Martian."

Now, it was originally kept secret, but once he said it, everyone knew about it.

Andy Weir quickly stated on social media that Matt Damon was the image of the protagonist that he and Gilbert Jr. imagined when they were writing the novel.

When Gilbert was caught by reporters for an interview, he also said: "I am very excited to work with Matt again. We are old friends, and it will be very pleasant."

That being said, considering that Gilbert Jr.'s new movie has not yet been released, it will take some time for fans to see The Martian movie. (End of this chapter)