I've come to conquer you.

What should be the reaction to such a sentence?

You hurt me and laughed it off?

Full of joy? Conquered by you like this, cutting off all retreats?

Gan Jing didn't know what the foreigners in front of him were thinking, he came with a heart full of confidence - of course, it is actually a technical job to distinguish the minds of foreigners on the surface.

"Forrest Gump, I love your work. "The person sitting in the center of the conference room is not director Nolan, but Warner's big boss Barry Meyer.

Generally speaking, Warner Bros. refers to Warner Bros. Entertainment, which also includes several subsidiaries such as Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Studios, and Warner Home Video, and the entertainment company is affiliated with Time Warner, a supergiant.

Meyer has been at the helm of Warner Entertainment for 12 years since he came to power in 2000, and he has seen countless ups and downs, but he only smiled and praised Forrest Gump's performance.

"Thank you for the compliment. Gan Jing sat down at Meyer's motion, and then greeted everyone again.

Today's meeting was attended by all Warner Pictures executives and Nolan, the director of "Batman 3", and Meyer, as the CEO of Warner Entertainment, paid attention to it.

"There were two things about this meeting, one was the attribution of Bane's character, and the other was the special effects production company used in the film. Meyer's voice was low and slow, and he glanced at Forrest Gump, who had impressed him as soon as he entered the door, and then tapped his fingers on the table.

Knock, knock, knock, the sound of knocking on the table is also low, as if knocking on the heart.

Still, objections have been raised.

"We have reached a tacit understanding with Double on the special effects of "Batman 3", we have been working together for a long time, and we were very happy before, but I don't think it's appropriate to suddenly join a Chinese company. A hook-nosed man said expressionlessly.

Meyer didn't speak, and looked down at the materials on the table.

Double has indeed had a good cooperation with Warner, and even has a bit of a monopoly on Warner's blockbuster special effects in recent years, but its relationship with CAA is even closer.

Despite Hollywood's close ties to each other, the situation still caught Meyer's attention, and what made him even more concerned was that Time Warner had some opinions about the blockbuster investment in recent years, and it was more about his position.

Meyer's silence caused some misunderstanding among the others.

"The level of special effects in Huaxia has not been proven, maybe the level is good, but it is not worth the risk, "Batman 3" is likely to be another cash cow with a good reputation for the first two films, and we may lose more money in order to save those small money. The bald white man said, and he nodded sideways at director Nolan.

Gan Jing didn't speak, he silently observed everyone present for a while, and suddenly found a phenomenon, all the people in the conference room were white-skinned except for himself.

After a few more people spoke, director Nolan said leisurely: "As far as I know, the special effects company has something to do with Forrest Gump, so you might as well let him talk about it." In fact, he not only knows about the special effects company, but also knows that Forrest Gump is only a high school student's resume.

Some people didn't notice these details, but Nolan had gotten Forrest Gump's background check from CAA before, and he knew a little about his various performances since his debut.

As a big director, Nolan is not very constrained by the CAA, but he already loves Tom Hardy very much for the role of Bane, and Forrest Gump's audition is completely shoehorned in.

But it's very uncomfortable for anyone to be shoehorned - this is also the reason why Nolan has a slight tendency in his position.

Meyer still didn't say anything, but his eyes were on Forrest Gump, obviously wanting him to speak.

Everyone in the conference room paid attention to the Oriental actor, and many people actually saw the actor himself for the first time, which was very interesting.

Gan Jing calmed down slightly, raised an index finger, and said calmly: "First, the level and personnel of Huaxia special effects are the top personnel in the industry in our country, many of them have worked in Hollywood, please believe in the top power among the 1.3 billion people." ”

"Second, at present, its strength has been recognized by director Ang Lee, and I teamed up with him to produce a "Life of Pi" that will hit the best visual effects in 13 years, which you should all know. Gan Jing stretched out his middle finger and matched it with his index finger in a V pose.

"The third point is that we have some of Hollywood's top talent, and we hired the team that won the Oscar for Best Visual last year. Gan Jing's right hand changed again, this time it was an OK gesture.

One, two, three, well-reasoned, methodical, and what Gan Jing said in front of everyone's eyes was not too unexpected by Nolan, what surprised him was the calm attitude of this oriental.

Don't look at many actors who are heroic in the film, but there is a script and editing effect, and many people speak and act in reality very irmethodically, and even a little shy.

Nolan thought that this acting might be enough, but his actions might be limited by knowledge, but he didn't expect ......

He frowned slightly, could it be that Huaxia's education level was already so high?

If Gan Jing knew the thoughts of this international director, he would definitely give him three words.

It's an obligation!

Pattern drawing!

In fact, director Ang Lee is currently with the special effects team, and he has the first cut of the finished film in his hand, if you are happy, you can enjoy this film first to make a judgment, whether it can hit next year's Oscars. Gan Jing said lightly, "Regarding the special effects company, let me say one more thing, we can control the cost of special effects at half of the Double company." ”

This month, the exchange rate of the US dollar against the Chinese dollar is still above 6, 20 million US dollars is more than 100 million Chinese dollars, and 10 million US dollars is more than half a billion.

There is no doubt that this exchange rate difference is the biggest weapon for Huaxia special effects to attack Hollywood.

That is, because there are people from Hollywood special effects companies, this cost is controlled in half, not one-sixth, and there is still a lot to say about the loss in the meantime.

Meyer glanced at Forrest Gump with some appreciation, and nodded: "I have met Director Ang Lee a few times, he is a very talented person, since he is here, it would be too rude for us not to let him come." ”

"Ask your VFX team to come here. ”

Meyer glanced at Nolan and saw that he didn't object, and felt slightly satisfied.

Gan Jing showed a smile and quickly put it away, took out his mobile phone and notified Director Ang Lee and the special effects team who were already waiting below - because the character's affairs are internal matters of Warner, it is inconvenient for Ang Lee to come up with Forrest Gump.

"Hi Meyer, hi Steve, hi Nolan, long time no see. ”

In about two minutes, Li An and a group of people led by Xiao Yang entered the door, and he greeted several familiar people one after another, and went straight to the point with a simple politeness.

"This is my first cut of the film, and I've communicated with Fox, but I'll say it, don't leak it, everyone understands. Ang Lee said quite directly, "I am very satisfied with the special effects level of this film, you can choose any clips in it." ”

Xiao Yang didn't say much, he and his colleagues put the machine they brought, pulled out the projector, and then played the first cut of the film.

The seats in the conference room have been adjusted, and everyone is positioned further back for easier viewing.

The first cut of the film has not yet added the classic opening of Twentieth Century Fox, and Ang Lee directly signaled Xiao Yang to start the film from drifting on the sea.

- The sea, full of water, is so dark, boy.

- Tiger, look real, Forrest Gump, not blowing.

"This tiger?" was the hooked nose who spoke first, but this time he hesitated.

Xiao Yang, who was on the side, said proudly as a commentator: "It's all special effects, and Forrest Gump is actually just a small model in his arms." As he spoke, he cut out Forrest Gump's original image.

This operation was not approved by the public, but no one objected to it after the cut.

The hook nose looked at the comparison between the original shots on the white screen and the special effects shots, and couldn't help but doubt in his heart, this is what Huaxia Company can do?

"The special effects of the waves are assisted by a wave machine, which makes them more realistic, and like this Bengal tiger, it is very laborious to make, and every hair is made so that it can be brought to life. Xiao Yang continued.

The word lifelike is not an exaggerated adjective in special effects movies, but an actual description, and if it can't be lifelike, the audience won't buy it.

None of the people in the conference room spoke again, and all the people present were people with hearts or city governments, and some words would only remain in their hearts.

Gan Jing watched the content of the first cut while observing everyone's expressions - well, nothing was seen.

After watching it for about ten minutes, the conference room was quiet for more than ten minutes, and finally Meyer spoke up, but he didn't ask about special effects, but asked: "Forrest Gump, the current content, I only see a breakthrough in your image, but it is difficult to be shortlisted for the Oscar based on this alone, let alone the actor." ”

"Life of Pi" as a work competing for the Oscar next year is a tacit agreement reached between Warner and Fox, but the tacit understanding is only a tacit understanding after all, just like the current discussion of whether to use Huaxia special effects to replace the Double company with a tacit understanding, if Gan Jing does not have enough performance in the film, then Warner's use of resources is debatable.

Gan Jing didn't speak, just wondering, did Meyer's words mean that he had recognized the level of special effects?

"The previous content is the part of drifting on the sea, and the interaction between Forrest Gump and the tiger and the psychological changes are the bright part, and now let's look at the confirmation part in the back. Li An spoke slowly.

The Meyer crowd did not object.

Xiao Yang will understand, he has already communicated with Director Ang Lee when he was downstairs just now, and he will know what time period to adjust.

The content of the film on the projection screen was adjusted, and soon, a middle-aged Forrest Gump appeared on it, with slightly curly hair, dark complexion, wrinkles on his face and the unique skin texture of middle-aged people are normal.

This image is different from the previous image of a teenager at sea, but compared to the reality of the person, he has done a good job.

The middle-aged man in the film slowly narrates the second version of the story, with the orangutan representing the mother, the hyena representing the cook, and the zebra representing the sailor...... Soon, the middle-aged party sent the guests out after finishing speaking.

Standing in front of the door, he looked at the distant figure of the guest, a smile appeared on his face, and his eyes were completely different.

Hiss!

The bloom of Forrest Gump's perfect acting skills appeared in front of the audience for the first time!

Nolan was a little stunned, feeling his scalp slightly numb, while Meyer was moving his throat and goosebumps were floating on his body.

The contrast between his eyes and his smile was too strong, and his emotional color was intensified by the impact of the second story he had just narrated.

This is the end of the first cut of the film, and there is no end credit.

There was no sound in the conference room for a long time, and Li An was really a little apprehensive in his heart, this was the first time to show the film to others, although it was for special effects, but he also had the idea of a small-scale test screening.

Is it so bad?

As soon as this thought came to Li An's heart, he heard sporadic applause, and then the applause suddenly became strong.

Meyer and Nolan led the clapping, and the others followed suit.

It turns out that the effect is too good!

Li An breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Forrest Gump, and happened to meet his eyes, both of them were quite excited.

Xiao Yang showed a big smile, squatted down to clean up the machine but was stopped by Gan Jing, maybe it will be used later.

"How about this film?" With applause, Gan Jing also had confidence in his heart.

Nolan, who only asked one sentence the whole time, didn't wait for Meyer to speak: "It's great, the last close-up is great, it's great, it's really great." ”

You're also a great director, do you just say it's great?

Gan Jing smiled.

"Forrest Gump, well, how did you play this scene?" Nolan couldn't hide his excitement, this is a kind of director's excitement when he meets Puyu, no, it's the excitement of meeting Meiyu Liangcai, "The contrast between this kind of eyes and expressions is really extreme and strong, but there is a kind of roundness...... Well, yes, mellow. ”

Nolan was happy to find a suitable adjective, like a two-hundred-pound child.

Gan Jing exhaled, closed his eyes slightly and opened them again: "Do you know the Oriental Tai Chi? At first, I didn't think of it when I was looking for different extreme emotions, but I suddenly thought of Tai Chi two days before the performance. One black and one white, but blended harmoniously, I don't know if you know this philosophical charm of the East. ”

He shrugged his shoulders and didn't go any further.

Nolan was thoughtful, and Meyer nodded approvingly.

After everyone digested it for a while, Meyer said directly: "I think this level of special effects is in line with expectations, since the budget can be reduced and the level is sufficient, then we have no reason to choose the one with a higher price." I also believe that Huaxia Special Effects will cherish this hard-won opportunity. "He understands what it means, or rather, human nature.

"Well, that's all for this meeting. Meyer knocked on the table and stood up.

Gan Jing was a little stunned and asked, "What about Bane's character?"

"You took it down, young man. Meyer looked at Forrest Gump, and then at Andy, who sat next to him and hadn't spoken.

Gan Jing was slightly surprised, looked at Nolan, and was a little hesitant: "Audition?"

Nolan sighed: "I believe in your actor's strength, not to mention that the lens of this juvenile work is perfect." ”

With Zhuyu in front, why worry about the work not being successful.