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Some people may say that Director Cameron has long had the idea of "Avatar", and you Zhou Fangyuan jumped out at this time, isn't this your own ugliness?

Indeed, Cameron has long had the idea of making such a movie.

In the interview, he took out the paintings he created when he was not a director, telling people the experience of the year: how he painted posters in a small apartment, how to see his dreams come true on the big screen, and he also showed reporters the concept map of "Terminator".

"I used to make posters for some movies, and I was living in a small apartment in California, and I would paint on the back of the bathroom door, and when I wanted to see if it was right, I would close the door and look at it in the bathroom mirror, and I would immediately see that there was something wrong with it. ”

At that time, Cameron was still not close to the director, and he also answered about the source of the creation of "Avatar".

"I think the painting dates back to 1976, when it was an unfinished film project. But the most interesting thing is that I thought about creating a tall, blue and blue sexy girl in this movie, of course, her name is not neytiri, and it is a completely different character setting, but I had such an idea at that time. ”

That's right, it is true that he had the earliest idea of "Avatar" as early as 1976, but as mentioned earlier, creativity is often a flash of inspiration, and even if you catch this inspiration, there is still a lot of follow-up work.

Otherwise, why didn't Cameron shoot "Avatar" this year? Won't shoot "Avatar" next year?

Is it a problem of funding? No, Cameron is already a super director at this time, his identity is there, as long as he shouts a word, there will be countless capital that wants to invest in his films. No, computer technology is actually sufficient, and even if computer technology is not up to the mark at this time, judging from the speed at which modern science and technology is being upgraded, computer technology will reach a new level in a few years, and even Cameron is not sure when computer technology will develop to what extent, and he will wait another 20 years for computer technology to meet his requirements in 20 years? No, if he wants to shoot now, he can start shooting now, with the current level of technology, to shoot the best movies today. When the technology is innovated during the filming process, the most new technology is just a ticket jump, and the audience has long been used to it.

The reason why he didn't shoot was, in the final analysis, a problem with the script.

The original idea of "Avatar" was nearly thirty years ago, and there were not even the words "Avatar" at that time.

And six years ago, that is, in 95, Cameron announced that he would shoot a big production, but at that time, he only had the name "Avatar", and there were too many plots that he needed to fill in little by little. But this job is not easy, the art of film still depends on the content, the script is the top priority, if the script is not done, Cameron will never be able to make a movie.

From 95 to 05, this is the time from the time when Cameron shouted his words to the official start of filming, a full ten years, and it is impossible for outsiders to know how many times they have been revised and modified during this period.

But the result of excellence is the birth of the No. 1 super cow film in film history.

What Zhou Fangyuan has to do now is to come up with a complete synopsis of the story when Cameron is still struggling with the script. This is the version finalized by Cameron in his previous life, and it is also his favorite, and it is also the one that he thinks the audience will favorite. Of course, it will be very similar to what Cameron thinks in his heart, but no one can say that Zhou Fangyuan is plagiarizing. Because at this time, no one except Cameron knows about the plot of the movie. Of course, Zhou Fangyuan couldn't steal ideas from Cameron's head, so Zhou Fangyuan's move at this time changed Cameron's heart.

Bosom friend!

Yes, bosom friend.

Cameron now has such a feeling, he feels that the young man opposite him is his real soulmate. He knows what he wants, he knows what he likes, because what he wants and what he likes is also what the other person wants and likes. Two people have the same preferences and pursuits, so what's not a bosom friend?

Originally, Cameron was reluctant to talk to Zhou Fangyuan more, which may also be a common problem for all people with a strong artistic atmosphere. Although they need money, they are reluctant to have too much to do with it, because if they pay too much attention to it, it will affect their creation. Especially for a person like Cameron, who is not bad for money or bad reputation, he came to Blizzard to help, just to accumulate experience in shooting pure special effects movies, and at the same time, there are some appeals from his connections, which makes him really difficult to refuse. Otherwise, the ghost only took on such a movie with a game plot Although this plot is really interesting, Cameron has other things to do, and he doesn't have any intention of looking down on Blizzard and Warcraft, but he really didn't plan to take this job at first.

Now, I don't plan to take it, but don't expect him to shoot a sequel, that's what he originally thought.

But that's no longer the case.

"Are you sure you're going to invest 200 million?"

Cameron asked, somewhat uncertain.

"There will only be more. ”

Zhou Fangyuan said with a smile.

"Do you have that much money?"

Cameron was a little skeptical, although his perception of this young man had changed, but he now had a doubt, can this young man really use 200 million US dollars? That's not a small amount, in fact, as a big international director, he makes a lot of money, and he can't come up with so much money, or in other words, he doesn't have much money at all, although he earns a lot, he also spends a lot. And 200 million US dollars, it is already possible to create a rich man in the United States, Zhou Fangyuan is so young, he is only in his twenties at first glance, and he is 200 million when he opens his mouth...... You can't lie to me, right?

Cameron couldn't help but think.

"If you know something about me, you won't doubt my claims. Blizzard is my company, I have 80% of the company's shares, several Blizzard games, the total sales have exceeded 25 million copies, just the revenue brought by these games, has exceeded 200 million US dollars, of course, this is not cut out of costs. However, the company will soon release an online game, and I am very confident that once the game sells well, the company will have more liquidity.

Well, even if you don't talk about Blizzard, I have industries in Nanxian and in Huaxia, and my industry in Huaxia is currently valued at nearly 10 billion soft sister coins, so the US dollar has exceeded 1 billion, and the annual net profit is tens of millions of US dollars, and this number is still improving. James, if you want to cooperate with me, our movie will not be filmed until the end of next year or the beginning of the year after next year at the earliest, and you are still worried that I won't be able to get these two hundred million by then?"

Zhou Fangyuan asked with a smile.

"I ...... Well, you convinced me. ”

Cameron nodded, he didn't bother with money anymore.

"So, I have a question, you want me to help you make a sequel to Warcraft, I can understand this, but as you said, you still want to invest in a big production, and you are willing to let me direct this movie, then I ask you, once I start making this big production, how can I still have time to shoot Warcraft? You know, a person's energy is limited, and I'm not a robot, I can't make two movies at the same time, or rather, no one in this world can do it. ”

"Just because no one has done it doesn't mean no one can do it, to be honest, James, I'm optimistic about you......"

"No, no, no, don't look at me, I don't dare to promise you!"

Cameron hurriedly refused.

"Don't worry, I won't let you shoot two movies at the same time, in fact, according to our film plan, the current movie, the plan is to be released at the end of next year, it is best to be released within half a year after the World of Warcraft game is launched, and the game has a mutual effect, if the box office can, we will launch the second part, so the second part will not start filming immediately. And even if you make a movie, there are different steps, you can find more assistants, and those unimportant tasks that you can let go of and leave them to do, and you can only check at the end. The big production I invested in for you, my plan, is to spend five to six years to do it, to make the best sci-fi commercial blockbuster in the world, such a long time span, it doesn't matter if you make one or two movies in the middle of it. ”

Zhou Fangyuan asked with a smile.

Cameron was silent, and it was clear that he was silently pondering the feasibility of this matter.

After a moment, Cameron finally nodded, "Well, you did convince me. ”

"Then it's a pleasure to work together?"

"Happy working together!"

The two of them clasped hands together.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will know that this thing is promising. What does the chief director do? The chief director is in charge of the overall situation and is responsible for the shooting of the main content. And what about these parts? There are a lot of landscape shots in Avatar, which can be done by the second group of directors, the third group of directors, and even the assistant director, anyway, the later stage has to be resynthesized through computer special effects, and the pre-framing work does not have to be done by the chief director. Of course, being present is the best, and not being present is only a little less effective at best. Of course, with Cameron's personality, he certainly couldn't accept that kind of thing happening.

But again, the time span of several years, he Cameron has not spent all his time on making movies.

And if there is no Zhou Fangyuan, even if he gets the script, it will take at least three years, three years, for a fast-acting director, it is enough to make four or five movies, Cameron has higher requirements and slower speed, and it is not a problem to make two movies.

After the official start of filming of "Avatar", Zhou Fangyuan must be looking for someone else, but he can find the same big director, or he can find a slightly inferior one, and then let Cameron come over as a consultant, and the two sides will discuss the shooting, which can also ensure the effect of the movie.

To be honest, Zhou Fangyuan has ambitions for the Warcraft series, but this ambition is not to the extent that "Avatar" can strive for perfection and have no problems at all. That's too harsh, a whole series down, it is estimated that half of a director's life has to be hooked into it. Therefore, it is impossible to use a director all the time, the director will eventually be replaced, and the quality and style of the film fluctuate up and down, and he is completely acceptable. As long as it doesn't go beyond his bottom line, then everything is fine.

What he wants is just for the movie series to really survive, to be able to see the follow-up movie screens, and to interact with the game, so that Warcraft can go more steadily in the era of fast food in the future. Rather than as the old players got married, and the new players didn't like the complex story, the fast-food culture prevailed, and the gameplay tended to be simplified, in short, more accessible.

Of course, it is still difficult to master it, but it is a little difficult to get started like Warcraft, and there is no doubt that it will be rejected by players.

In fact, the difficulty of Warcraft is not high, and in the final analysis, the decline of Warcraft is not caused by one reason.

Player preferences are one thing, the plot is too complicated, everything is confusing for newcomers who have just come into contact, and it is not very friendly to players on the other hand. There is also a change in the content of the game, 3.0 can be said to be the peak period of Warcraft, and since 4.0, Warcraft has gone downhill. The previous reasons are counted, and then there is the content of the game. The 4.0 map design is not good, the sense of depression is too strong, the plot is chaotic, and the content is simple, which leads to a sharp decrease in the number of players. 5.0 has become popular in China, but it is only a wave. The 6.0 Stronghold system is extremely self-contained, so that players don't even have the best to get out of the Stronghold. 7.0 Liver Emperor brushes and brushes, and the dark team needs to take the blame...... Others say that the fast-food transformation of Warcraft itself is also to blame.

It can only be said that when Warcraft was first launched, there were basically no competitors, and in this era, Warcraft is really the top game, there is no one.

But with the development of science and technology, the Nanxian Little Fresh Meat game was first impacted, so that players with different aesthetics immediately broke away from Warcraft.

Then a wave of competitive games led by League of Legends came back to impact, so that the new generation of players who were not interested in the complicated plot followed suit.

In the end, there are some old players who can accept the aesthetics of Warcraft and at the same time accept the plot and gameplay, but the old players themselves are not the mainstream of consumption in the game circle!

The most fundamental reason is that the market is changing, the Warcraft at that time was too strong, so strong that there were no friends, and others had to find another way, but the result was successful, but the Warcraft was killed. So what Zhou Fangyuan has to do now is to make Warcraft stronger, not only so strong that he has no friends, but preferably so strong that he doesn't even have enemies, let your market wind and grass, I just have a large number of die-hard players, so that I can delay the decline of Warcraft.

Of course, eventual decline is inevitable, and there is nothing to be done. After all, no one can say for sure about the market, and Zhou Fangyuan's prophetic ability is also time-limited. But before that, he still wants to prolong the life of Warcraft for a while longer, with a more perfect movie experience, I believe it can help a lot in this regard. If it is really done, not to mention anything else, the income from the box office of the movie alone can make him happy.

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