Chapter 247
"How accurate?"
"IMAX hardware. ”
"Expression capture technology. ”
"Ray-traced rendering. ”
"Pure CG scenario, GPU. ”
Gan Jing knew every word of these words, but when they were connected, he didn't understand them at all, and he didn't expect that this would come from the mouth of his agent Andy.
Sounds professional, how do you get it?
Gan Jing endured this question for half a night, and it wasn't until Andy and Xiao Yang finished talking and were about to leave that he asked it outside.
"I'm not just your agent, I'm also the vice president of the business unit, Mr. Forrest Gump. Andy emphasized the key point at the end, "3D technology is developing very well in Hollywood, and many companies are planning to consolidate this market with the momentum of Avatar. ”
"Then how about I invest in this in China?" Gan Jing asked for his opinion.
Andy thought for a moment and didn't answer directly: "Do you really want to change to the direction of investment? Good technology can make money anywhere, relatively speaking, Hollywood is much more competitive." ”
Nodding silently, Gan Jing suppressed the idea of poaching people directly in Hollywood to be a special effects company, or based on the domestic market, it is better to cultivate talents to be a company.
There are too many technologies and funds in Hollywood, and it is difficult for Gan Jing to have an advantage, but if the domestic market can be done and rely on the huge market, it may not be able to compete with Hollywood in the future.
Andy didn't know what was going on in his mind at all, but he just informed him of another news: ""Crazy Stupid Love" was originally planned to be released at the end of the year and the beginning of the year, but the production investor has a conflict, I'm afraid it will be postponed, but it should be released next year. ”
Gan Jing nodded, not very concerned: "Anyway, I got my salary." ”
"Well......" Andy said the rest of the words, "The current progress of "Heartbeat" has also been postponed, and it was originally released this year, but depending on the current situation, it should be possible at the beginning of 11 years." ”
Now Gan Jing was about to vomit blood, and he patted Andy on the shoulder: "Hey, I invested in this, if you don't release it, how can my money come back!!!
Andy took the car keys handed over by the waiter, and said helplessly before entering the car: "The group has not been quiet recently, if it really can't be done...... Well, you can sue. ”
“……”
Gan Jing watched him drive the car away, leaving a word in the wind.
"Sue your uncle!"
……
Aside from the sudden concerns about the operation of funds, Gan Jing and Xiao Yang's journey to find cooperation in the United States was not too smooth.
Gan Jing is the mediator between Xiao Yang and Warner Andy, and Andy is the mediator between Xiao Yang and Disney's special effects department, but the relationship ends there.
Andy can give Gan Jing convenience outside of work, but he can't be too reckless about his own affairs.
The first meeting with a person in charge of Disney's special effects department, and the two sides talked for a total of ten minutes, and the lady named Julie fully demonstrated the meaning of politeness.
She listened to Xiao Yang's introduction for nine minutes, and finally took a minute to refuse, basically not giving a chance.
"Forrest Gump, I think this attitude is quite resolute. Xiao Yang said helplessly after returning to the hotel.
Gan Jing watched from the side, and naturally knew the meaning of Julie's attitude.
"Otherwise, although the current domestic technology is not up to the first-line level of Hollywood, the effect of our efforts is not bad. "Xiao Yang didn't have much hope before he came, but he just had the idea that it would be good if he came.
"That's not good, you can't come for nothing. ”
The production of "Dragon Gate Flying Armor" is not only the application practice of domestic 3D technology, but also related to the effectiveness of Gan Jing's first appearance in a domestic commercial film.
"Wait, I'll open a video and ask Andy if there's a way, he's on a business trip today, so that's the only way. ”
After five minutes, the video was connected, and Andy was wearing a suit and leather shoes.
"Forrest Gump, Mr. Xiao. In Chinese, Andy's words became smoother and smoother.
The two said hello, and Gan Jing introduced the situation of today's meeting.
Xiao Yang had two plans before, one was to spend money on technology, and the other was to introduce open technology as a share, but it was not very attractive to Disney.
Andy listened to what Xiao Yang said, thought for a while, took out his mobile phone and flipped through it before pointing: "Disney's special effects department is actually a little different, at present, their main body is Pixar Animation, which was acquired a few years ago, and in addition, they also cooperate with Lucas. They are also talking about a partnership with DreamWorks, and it is very likely that a cooperation agreement will be reached this year. ”
"Pixar, Lucas?" Gan Jing was a little confused.
"Pixar's predecessor was part of Industrial Light & Magic, which was later sold to Apple's Steve Jobs, changed to Pixar, and signed an agreement that it could only make anime films. ”
"Lucas is ILM and their special effects are great. ”
"DreamWorks and Disney have been competing before, and recently they are secretly talking about cooperation. ”
Gan Jing was a little dizzy, but he was keenly aware of the point and asked, "Secretly talk about cooperation?"
"Yes. Andy replied in the affirmative, "Since Julie is not willing to cooperate, you can find someone from DreamWorks." ”
"Please advise. Xiao Yang came over.
"I don't know much about the specifics, but I've only heard that it's probably the distribution and promotion of DreamWorks movies, and in addition, Paramount has always been interested in DreamWorks. Andy spoke eloquently, knowing the inside story, "You use the Chinese market as an attraction, and DreamWorks needs a concept to increase their own valuation, so that whether it is with Disney or Paramount, it is beneficial." ”
The place where there was some confusion and dead knots suddenly became clear.
When the video hung up, Xiao Yang thanked Gan Jing with some excitement: "Forrest Gump, if you didn't bring me here, my eyes would be black, and I didn't know the inside story at all, it would be hopeless at all." ”
"Now we only see some possibilities. Gan Jing waved his hand, "Let's look for the person over there first, write down the number Andy said just now, and then I'll ask Disney's friends, since they are opponents, they must know each other very well." ”
Before the matter could be done, Gan Jing was not too happy, and continued to find the doorway, and finally found a person in charge of the marketing department of DreamWorks through someone in the animation department who he met when he dubbed Disney.
It was a little too late that night, and the next day, they called first to find out.
When the intention is revealed, the attitude of the other side is really different from Disney.
Another day later, the two sides made an appointment, and DreamWorks showed great interest in exchanging technology for shares, and the two sides had extremely friendly contacts.
After staying in the United States for a few days, Tiangong Pictures and DreamWorks had an attitude agreement on 3D and special effects cooperation, and the specific details had to be discussed, so Xiao Yang stayed in the United States and waited for the people from the domestic company to continue to rush over.
At this point, Gan Jing's task of matchmaking was completed, and by the way, he learned about the origin of this technology, and was ready to pay attention to the domestic market, and in essence, DreamWorks vaguely said that they trusted Gan Jing in Hollywood, and if they cooperated, they could pull him in - this was completely unexpected, not Gan Jing's private action.
On November 2, he took a flight back to China and arrived at Beijing International Airport.
After getting off the plane, Gan Jing, who was wearing a hat, sunglasses, and a mask, was still recognized by reporters.
"Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump, can I ask you a brief question? Some people think that Li Yugang's performance cannot show the charm of Peking Opera, what do you think about this?"
Ah, Li Yugang, Peking Opera?
Gan Jing didn't expect the reporter to ask questions about Peking Opera, he had an impression of the singer's songs, and replied: "It's good to arouse everyone's interest in Peking Opera." ”
"Okay, thank you, Forrest Gump. The reporter disappeared.
Before Gan Jing could wave his hand and ask the whole story, he saw that this person had already merged into the crowd, and he looked at the other reporters who were still around him a little blankly, a little puzzled.
What kind of reporter is this, which media is running faster than Hong Kong reporters! Starting tomorrow, I will make up for the previous update.