Hadrien Royo (@hadrienroyo) • Hey

NYU filmmaker who once dreamed of Hollywood, until I saw it for what it was: a kingdom ruled by immortal vampires. Now, I'm forging my own path, leading a

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[Analise] What on God’s green earth is *that*…? *pertinent information: I see something in the trees. It’s partially obscured, but…it looks like a person…*
[Mason] Ana—? What are you—Oh hell…What’s he doin’?! [Analise] Sir! You can’t touch that line! **It’s live**! [Mason] Hey, stop! What the *fu*—What is he doing?! [Analise] Don’t touch that line! Sir! **No Stop**!—
[Me] – That's it... that's the pitch... What do you say? [ 💼💰VC] – Well, it sounds really great but we don't typically underwrite IP... ⏳... [Me] – 😡 It’s not an IP! It is a PROTOCOL!!!!!
[💬Me] – Sorry Kay… ⚡FLASH⚡
[💬Me] – Can you pass me the Neuralizer! [ 🕶️Agent Kay] – How about 💫 'Cosmic Guardians Protocol' 💫?
[💬Me] – Let’s just stick with “Crypto-Z”! [ 🕶️Agent Kay] – How about 🌐 'Universal Protectors Protocol?’ 🌐 That has a kick to it.
[💬Me] – What would you call it? [ 🕶️Agent Kay] – How about something that speaks to the heart of what we do? 🪐 'Guardians of the Galaxy Protocol'! 🪐
[ 🕶️Agent Kay] – Alright Kiddo! I won’t Neuralize you! What would are you calling this new... 🌎 world? [💬Me] – CRYPTO-Z: The first IP-AS-PROTOCOL 🚀🚀🚀 [ 🕶️Agent Kay] – 🤢🤢🤢 That sounds awful. Now I understand why no one gets it.
[ 🕶️Agent Kay] – And a movie? She and I? [💬Me] – I think writing might be a better fit, we don’t want to put that kind of image in anyone’s mind.
[🕶️ Agent Kay] – … What about my wife? [💬Me] – Your wife! That’s right… Your story didn’t get much screen time did it... What about a spin off series, a hot and steamy romance 📖 novella with alien creatures, just for the two of you ❤️👽 ?
[💬Me] – You? You become a 🕊️ free Agent, a beloved and desired digital object. You exist on-chain forever and ever but can move from wallet to wallet. You’d have a life of your own within the protocol.
[ 🕶️Agent Kay] – Creating a content 🌀 flywheel effect... Sounds like something out of an 👽 alien galaxy. But if it works, it could revolutionize the way we operate. But what’s in it for me?
[💬Me] – 😇 I am really glad you asked Kay! Onchain the Agency protocol can still be highly selective... But just imagine if new Agents could continuously expand the world, publishing and earning from their work, benefiting both the entire agency and themselves. They could own their audience, their 😈 characters, and even request licenses to publish elsewhere.
[ 🕶️Agent Kay] – You mean expanding 🕶️ MIB's reach and 📖 storytelling potential across different cultures and countries? This is certainly an intriguing idea… But we've always operated within strict protocols for a reason. Recruiting the best of the best is paramount in our line of work. How we would keep track of who is an 😎 Agent and who is not?
[💬Me] What if things could be different? What if 🕶️ MIB could become a genuine on-chain organization? Where a multitude of agents could collaborate to craft new 🎯 missions, new 👤 characters, chasing new 👾 creatures, new ❤️ romance, new 🕵️♂️ mysteries, all spanning various cultures and countries?
[ 🕶️Agent Kay] I'm not entirely certain what you're getting at... This is what the buyers in the industry secretly agreed was customary... Yours is generous, in fact.
[💬Me] – Don't you think this is… unnatural? Don't you wish your story could keep going? Don't you yearn for the Men In Black world to persist and evolve, embarking on new 💫 missions? What about all the other 🕶️ Agents?
[ 🕶️Agent Kay] – You'd be free to keep writing Crypto-Z stories... just not, well, for yourself... [💬Me] – Would I still have the liberty to publish them for free? [ 🕶️Agent Kay] – Of course, after a thorough review process they might grant you a special authorization. If you have a good creative relationship with them…
[ 🕶️Agent Kay] – You have to relinquish the entire universe, all characters, present and future, in all forms and all media worldwide and beyond, even those that have not been invented yet... [💬Me] – Those terms are pretty comprehensive... I can't really put my finger on it, but there's something that feels a bit off... And look at you Agent Kay... your character was bought and killed. What if they kill Jane Silver and Felix Bright or Ludwig Jacob Feist?
[ 🕶️Agent Kay] – I'm a Marvel character. Technically speaking, you're not even allowed to write this conversation with me... [💬Me] – I see... Is there any hope of reaching a different agreement? What if we give them the “Intellectual Property” for free? 🆓🆓🆓
[ 🕶️Agent Kay] – Listen I can rewrite your reality but there are boundaries even I can not cross. ⭕️ [💬Me] – Then perhaps you could “Neuralize” their lawyers to persuade them that I should be involved with the show in some capacity? After all, I did make the original series and come from a top film school, technically speaking… They won’t even let me write to them directly.
[Me] – Would you be able to ensure that 🏰 Disney agrees to return Crypto-Z intellectual Property to us if, for any reason, they decide not to 🚫 greenlight the TV show?
Agent Kay reaches out for his 🕶️sunglasses, clearly eager to move on…[💬Me] – Wait, before you wipe my memory, can I ask for a favor 🙏? [🕶️ Agent Kay ] – If you make it quick
💬 [Me] – I thought they 💀 killed you off...
[💬Agent Kay] – After the flash, you're going to forget everything up to the day you first heard about Web3. We decided to offer you a chance to reclaim your life and the respect of your peers and your family. Go back to being a 🎬 filmmaker, and sign with 🏰 Disney to turn Crypto-Z into a 📺TV show!
💬 [Agent Kay] Could you please look this way? I'm Agent K, and what I'm holding here is called a Neuralizer. 🔦 [💬Founder (aka: me)] MIB Agent Kay? You were such an inspiration for Crypto-Z! I am a huge fan!
The Pitch! Episode #1 A Wild 🌈🦄 Chase How to transform technical jargon like IP, into something as cool as the Men In Black?👽 Here is how you should NOT do it! 😅
🎬 The Pitch! Episode #1 📝 Don’t Write An Imaginary Dialogue With a Fictional Character. Even if it is Agent Key from MIB 👽 Here's How It Went Down 👀
📝 Filmmakers and founders share at least one common trait: they pitch—a lot. Creators pitch stories to producers and editors, striving to show why their character and worlds are captivating. Meanwhile, founders pitch products to investors, by illustrating the problems they solve for their users. 😅 What could go wrong when a filmmaker with no tech background pitches seasoned VC investors with no entertainment or creative background about a "revolutionary" approach in developing entertainment IP on-chain?
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"The Pitch!!" is a series about what it's really like to build in web3... Follow the "almost true" entrepreneurial journey of Crypto-Z's founder all while navigating the chaos of the crypto. Discover more stories and stay tuned for updates on @lens/crypto-z
“The Pitch!!” is the first series on Crypto-Z. Find it daily on https://crypto-z.com or on your favorite Lens app. Each story post as a chance to become a rare Artifact. You can earn points in the Crypto-Z protocol by collecting on our app. Crypto-Z is the first web3 native publishing platform dedicated to the art of storytelling and fiction. I hope sincerely hope you will enjoy it…