Chapter 411: The reaction of the special effects team

The Oscars are over.

The final list of winners is announced.

There is no doubt that this year's Oscar is the Oscar of the East.

Five Oscars went to the East.

This is rare, but at the same time, for people all over the world who heard the news, they were just surprised that the Oscar jury awarded the Oscar for Best Picture to a non-English-language film, and there was basically no doubt that Farewell My Concubine won this award.

In fact, before this year's Farewell My Concubine, dating back to the eighties and nineties of the last century, there have been many art films in the East that have reached the best picture. Even further back, in that era when Hong Kong films were prevalent, there were many movies with a quality that surpassed Hollywood.

But in the past few decades, the Oscars have never been open to non-English-language films.

And this time, for the first time, the best picture was awarded to a non-English film.

Although as soon as this news came out, there was controversy in the United States and some groups, but it basically means that oriental films, including those made in other non-English-speaking countries, are catching up step by step and have reached the world-level level.

As the biggest winner of the Oscars this time, Lin Bao and the Farewell My Concubine crew spent two days at the end of the awards ceremony, and all the work was to participate in various local activities and thank-you gifts in Los Angeles.

As the best picture and best director, such an award is enough to represent the entire crew and director Lin Bao, and it will be completely famous all over the world. Therefore, basically all groups, including some organizations, and even some rich individuals, want to make friends with them.

Especially this time, it is the crew of the East, whether it is because they have created history, but also because, over the years, the rise of the Oriental market cannot be ignored, and as a genius in the East, Lin Bao, naturally needs them to make friends and take the opportunity to talk about cooperation.

The enthusiasm of the other party has become a tiring activity every day on the side of Lin Bao and the crew.

But because this is the process that the Oscar-winning crew must go through, and this time, Farewell My Concubine represents the Oriental film award, which is a recognition of Oriental films by the world, and it is a breakthrough.

And they are also responsible for helping the promotion of oriental films, further drawing in the exchanges between the west and the east, and making the mature industrial system of western hollywood as much as possible so that the east can come into contact with it and have a chance to learn.

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Lin Bao opened the car door, got into the business car, and sat down with a long sigh of relief.

"How's it going, how about talking, drink some water first. ”

Next to him, Xiao Yutong handed over a bottle of water.

"Ugh κ“Ή is simply too tiring!"

Lin Bao took it and took a sip and said helplessly.

He himself is not very fond of participating in too commercial, or non-private occasions, and in addition, the bureau just now is the bureau of a Hollywood producer.

If it weren't for Zheng Rong there to help him maneuver, he felt that he might have been eaten directly by the Hollywood producers. Ideas Chinese the first issue of the network ╭ゑんττρ s:// ωωω.sしzωω.cΘм んττρ s:// ΠΌ.sしzωω.cΞ˜ΠΌγƒ€

It's not a place for people to go.

"Aunt Rong, they haven't come out yet?"

Xiao Yutong looked out of the car, at the door of the hotel.

Lin Bao shook his head.

These producers, one by one, seem to have become fine, on the surface they congratulate and look happy, but between the words, they will give you a set. This is not the key, the key is that these people who have become refined one by one are simply natural businessmen and lobbyists, and they are quietly set up with Lin Bao, what cooperation to promise and what conditions to negotiate.

Lin Bao couldn't resist it at all, so he basically handed it over to Zheng Rong to deal with.

And at the end of the two hours, these producers still didn't want to let him go, he just used to urinate and let Zheng Rong and other colleagues in the studio deal with it there, and slipped out by himself.

"Okay, then you can rest for a while. ”

Xiao Yutong said with a smile, "In addition, the movements of the several special effects teams you paid attention to before, just now Aunt Rong forwarded me a few messages and summarized them, this is the special effects team that has invited you in the past few days." ”

As she spoke, she brought a piece of paper from the side.

Lin Bao took it and took a general look, many familiar names were on it.

I can't help but want to laugh.

Before, after contacting more than a dozen foreign special effects teams approved by Tang Film and Television, they basically either did not reply, or directly declined, or, the conditions were outrageous.

Obviously, it is to look down on them, to look down on their projects.

And now, Lin Bao won the Best Director, a Best Picture, and a total of five other statuettes, and the heads of these special effects teams, or the people behind them, have come to talk.

Moreover, the invitation information contains the intention of cooperation on the Ice and Fire Project.

"I used to always hear about these producers in Hollywood, as well as the shameless team members, who only recognized money and names, but now they are really insightful. ”

Lin Bao said with a smile.

"Well, who's to say it's not. However, Aunt Rong said that people are like this. Besides, they are a top team, and there is no shortage of work and money, so they naturally didn't look down on our projects before. ”

Xiao Yutong said, "Now that you have won the best director and film, you naturally have enough qualifications for them to come to you." ”

Lin Bao nodded.

For such a thing, he didn't have too many entanglements.

The business thing, in itself, is like that.

Not to mention, just look at commercial Hollywood, even if it is domestic, film and television, entertainment, and even all industries.

What kind of fame, what kind of compliment to accept.

This is the case with the Ice and Fire project.

Zheng Rong also said it before.

In the previous wave, the invitation sent by the Tang people was just a temptation.

They don't really expect that on their side, an oriental project, will directly tempt those top special effects teams.

The establishment of the Ice and Fire project needs an opportunity, and several opportunities can really start this project with an investment of more than 500 million yuan in the first quarter.

And now, the Oscars, is an opportunity. Mobile phone one second to remember the "Idea Chinese Network β†’" to provide you with wonderful \ novel reading.

Originally, they thought that winning the best foreign language film was a good enough result to be able to talk to those special effects teams in Hollywood.

And now, the five little golden figures are enough for these special effects teams to turn to Lin Bao and seek cooperation.

Now, the initiative of both sides has begun to shift.

Lin Bao looked at the list in his hand, looked around, and saw a somewhat unexpected name: "Blizzard?

Xiao Yutong nodded: "On this list given by Aunt Rong, there should be people who are interested in the project of Ice and Fire in addition to wanting to meet you." ”

"Okay, then tonight, I'll see them first. ”

Lin Bao said, and named again, "In addition, Sony's one, let's go back and see if they have any intention of working together." For the rest, I'll contact you one by one after that. ”

Among the special effects companies on this paper, Blizzard surprised him the most.

It's a company that makes games.

But their special effects are really hard to say.

But what they do is game special effects.

However, they didn't pay attention to special effects at all when making games.

Doing special effects with your heart and making games with your feet is not about playing.

Although game special effects and movie-level special effects are in different directions, the core is still a problem of construction and computing power. If Blizzard has the idea to participate, Lin Bao is naturally welcome. They are responsible for the computing power of special effects, and then synthesize, stories or something, and there can be other companies, as well as Lin Bao's side to control.

The most important thing is that, in fact, Blizzard and Lin Bao Studio have not cooperated much, but the previous cooperation is still very comfortable. In particular, the director of Blizzard Music, Russell, just before the awards ceremony, agreed with Lin Bao to meet later, and this time, it happened to be together.

In addition, Sony actually has its own special effects company, which can be regarded as a top 10 company.

And the relationship between Sony and Lin Bao is still in music.

The two sides even cooperated deeply in the music library model.

Sony, as the world's largest music library, can be licensed to the East, firstly, because of the music market that the East is now leaping into, and secondly, because of Lin Bao.

Therefore, there is also a basis for cooperation between the two sides.

Lin Bao is also somewhat inclined to cooperate with them.

......

The first informal exchange with Blizzard was temporarily scheduled for this evening.

It just so happened that at the Oscars this time, Blizzard, in addition to music director Russell, the company's special effects director also came along.

The two sides had a more relaxed chat at a buffet table at the hotel where Lin Bao lived.

In fact, just like all Hollywood, and even Western companies and commercial companies, what is needed is exposure and publicity, so there are a lot of ideas for Lin Bao, the new best director, and the winner of the five statuettes, Blizzard.

As its main project, several major global operation games, among which Warcraft, although it has entered its twilight years, still maintains millions of online copies around the world. Several other projects are also growing and competing for the market.

They needed to work with Lin Bao, especially in advertising.

Lin Bao did not directly object to this request.

In fact, in the past two days, he and Zheng Rong have contacted dozens of Hollywood celebrities, as well as various organizations, all of whom want to cooperate with Lin Bao, and commercial advertising cooperation is also the most among them, but except for some projects that Lin Bao himself feels that have a role in promoting art communication or East-West exchanges, he politely declined the rest.

And Blizzard's advertisement is the first commercial advertising project that he did not refuse.

However, Lin Bao's condition is that Blizzard participates in or helps introduce some trustworthy special effects vendors to participate in his next Ice and Fire project.

As for Blizzard, although it has been the main game in recent years, it has also some interest in Lin Bao's project, and there are also internal ideas that want to develop in the film and television industry.

After all, it's a fool not to make money if you have money.

And, when it comes to special effects, they go out of their way to put in it.

This time the film and television special effects are a new exploration and a new attempt for them.

According to the head of Blizzard's special effects department, Blizzard is still very interested in such cooperation.

However, the real final decision still needs to be approved by Blizzard's board of directors.

......

Communication on Blizzard's side went relatively smoothly.

Next, the cooperation negotiations with Sony's special effects team were not smooth.

Although Sony maintains a lot of interest in Lin Bao, the new Oscar king, as an entertainment giant driven by music and film and television, its appetite will naturally not be small.

They are also interested in Lin Bao's Ice and Fire project, but what they also want is the share of investment, and the right to operate all overseas versions except for the Eastern Country.

For such conditions, Lin Bao and Zheng Rong naturally would not agree.

What they want is a special effects team, not an investment team!

......

Next, the other special effects teams, one by one, basically all had the same idea.

Collaboration is possible, but requires a variety of additional benefits.

"This group of vampires ......"

After talking to a special effects team in the global special effects team rankings, close to the tenth position, even Zheng Rong couldn't help but shake her head and said.

She has seen all kinds of situations in the domestic film and television industry, investment industry, and all kinds of situations.

In the past, she had also heard of various ways in the entire operating system of Hollywood.

Now that I feel it for myself, I really have a deeper understanding of these Hollywood producers and various commercial operation teams.

Compared with these guys who have become fine, those in China are really petty fights.

"They should also see the potential of Lin Bao and Ice and Fire......

Xiao Yutong also said helplessly beside him.

At the beginning, when I talked to Blizzard, it went well, and they were still in a good mood. But when I really talked to the film and television special effects team behind me, I realized that Blizzard was really a "freak".

Now that I'm in a circle, basically, except for Blizzard, none of the top special effects teams that seem to be enthusiastically inviting have a clear intention to cooperate.

Is it really necessary to work with a Blizzard who has made game special effects to make an ice and fire project?

"Don't be discouraged, business negotiations, that's what it is. And that's just the beginning. ”

Zheng Rong patted her shoulder with a smile and said, "What we're talking about now is relatively pure, and our purpose is very clear." For example, many other commercial projects, company-to-company projects, which are complicated, are not negotiated once or twice. ”

Xiao Yutong nodded.

Lin Bao next to him also said: "Well, since we want to be the best, high-quality products, we must also need to be patient, it's too easy, but it's not real." ”

The group was walking, just in time, passing by a bookstore.

Outside the bookstore, there is a billboard with a poster for the overseas version of A Song of Ice and Fire.

Originally, it was agreed with Lin Bao's studio that after half a month, the goods would be distributed in the domestic line of normal rice, and then other language versions would be slowly started.

However, the day before yesterday, after the Oscar ceremony, Lin Bao won five awards in a legendary manner, and Hill Publishing Group was naturally branded with chicken blood in an instant, directly promoting the entire publishing project, compressing the time that originally took half a month to run to two days.

Today's three o'clock in the afternoon is the distribution time of the overseas version of Ice and Fire.

And on the big billboard, it was prominently written: "Five-time Oscar winner, actor self-cultivation author, the world's top music master, performance theorist, director, home, Lin Bao, the new masterpiece, officially released!"