Yu Dong found a special effects company in Yanjing, the company is in Hong Kong, and it is not famous, but it has also done a lot of special effects. This time, Yu Dong was introduced by a friend, and then learned some information about it in person, and finally brought the personnel to Yanjing and Luo Yu made the decision.

The company's manager, surnamed Xu, looks shrewd, but the technical director is taciturn and engaged in research at first glance. The two sides met quite happily, and Manager Xu said that he would make a good offer after understanding it in person.

On the set, Luo Yu pointed to the big zongzi and said, "There need to be three special effects here, the most important thing is its hands and face effects." Finally, there's a fire effect. Because I don't know much about special effects, I wrote about the effects I needed to achieve, and now I want to ask if you can do such special effects?"

The technical director of the other party thought about it for a while, "It can be done by 85%, after all, our domestic special effects have only just started, and there is a big gap with foreign countries." It can be said that at present, our country's special effects are still in the initial stage, and technical talents are very scarce!"

Luo Yu thought about it for a while, and 85% of the current situation in China is already very good. It is certainly good to find the effect abroad, but the price is at least twice as expensive, and because of cultural differences, there will be problems with the special effects made.

"Okay, that's about how much it will cost"!

Manager Xu thought for a while, "You must have other special effects for us to make, and we will give your company a discount for these special effects, 5 million is already a low price." ”

Luo Yu almost spurted blood, and such a few simple special effects cost 5 million. made him have the urge to open a special effects company, the price is too high, I think he didn't spend 5 million on the whole movie when he made the movie.

Yu Dong's face also darkened, he knew that special effects burned money, but he didn't expect it to burn so much. There are also special effects for the exquisite ancient city in the back, so it will cost tens of millions of dollars to close the special effects.

At this moment, Luo Yu hesitated, but he thought about it and then took them to the Exquisite Ancient City, let them investigate them in detail, and everyone went back to discuss the specific cooperation matters.

Yu Dong's office

Yu Dong looked at Luo Yu and said, "I think this price is too expensive, if we do it according to our requirements, the 10 million may not be able to get it, and what is even more worrying is that we don't know anything about the effect of the special effects." After looking at the special effects they did before, I think it's a little bit better than ordinary shooting. ”

Luo Yu nodded, "Yes, the level of special effects in China is too poor now." But without special effects, the quality of TV series has dropped a notch. Well, I think we're going to let them do the three things that have to be done with special effects, and try to keep the price down a bit. As for the rest of the place, I have to think of a way, but I waste more film and always shoot some satisfying footage. ”

After repeated negotiations, an agreement was finally reached, and Brother Pictures took out the three special effects that had to be done, and then paid the other party 5 million, but the other party had to deal with a few shots for Brother Pictures. In the end, the two parties signed an agreement, and then the other party began to collect data on the set, and Luo Yu also followed behind to take a look, but unfortunately nothing was seen.

In order not to be fooled, Luo Yu specially checked the information of some special effects, and he sadly found that the domestic special effects were so scummy. The company that cooperates with Brother Pictures is relatively reliable, and the special effects produced by other companies are simply impossible to watch. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is almost the same as the shooting, and in Luo Yu's opinion, it is slightly stronger than the shooting.

Fortunately, the other party did not fool themselves on the price, and 500 is indeed a reasonable price. Anyway, only doing three special effects and processing a few shots will not affect the overall situation. Dong Bin was devastated again, and one of the special effects this time was the big zongzi. The staff began to collect data from him, and then asked him to put on his armor and continue collecting.

Luo Yu also learned well, he asked the company to come forward to find some computer masters or drawing masters, and when the time comes, they can also deal with some simple actions and other pictures, although they are not as good as special effects, but they are enough.

After being disappointed with the special effects, Luo Yu once again transferred to the filming of the TV series, and now he wants to shoot the scenes of the exquisite ancient city, and the props have been made and are very beautiful. Luo Yu also continued to film, this TV series has been delayed a lot, and it was originally planned to be filmed in four months, but now it seems that there is no way.

Now that most of the actors have completed their filming assignments, they all go to the next crew to report or look for a new crew. Only a few of the protagonists and the archaeological team are still filming, but it is also nearing completion. The scenes of the exquisite ancient city were filmed for a week, and the scenes of the other actors except Wang Kai were all completed.

Wang Kaihao wants to shoot a war scene, Zhang Qiang has prepared props or something, as long as the filming of this scene is completed, the TV series "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: The Essence of the Ancient City" can be completed. For a few actors, Luo Yu asked them to wait patiently for two days, and when Wang Kai's scene was filmed, everyone would have a finale banquet together.

Two days later, the TV series was officially completed, and Luo Yu invited all the crew members to hold a banquet at the Yanjing Hotel. Everyone who is in Yanjing comes, and everyone eats a lively meal and everyone goes their separate ways.

After the filming of the TV series, Luo Yu copied a few scenes and hurried to Hong Kong, and he also had to participate in the production of special effects and take a few shots to them to deal with. When he arrived in Hong Kong, Luo Yu visited their factory with great interest, all of which were foreign equipment, and Luo Yu didn't know them. It looks very tall, but I just don't know how it works.

The next day, Luo Yu simply went to visit Hong Kong, he had never been here before, and he had a good look if he had the opportunity today. In the future, I will have time to accompany Weiwei to shop here, and then go to Victoria Harbour to eat Western food and watch the night view. She is busy all day because she helps herself substitute for teaching, and she has been silently supporting herself, this is a girl to cherish.

On the third day, the first special effects of the TV series were produced, and Luo Yu went to see the effects of the production with great interest, and Luo Yu was disappointed after watching it. It's true that the special effects are indeed much stronger than ordinary shooting, but after watching foreign blockbusters, I feel weak. There is no harm if there is no comparison, and the domestic special effects are really cheating.

If he could, Luo Yu wanted to open a special effects company, but it was too expensive. If you don't have mature technology and a team, you have to throw money at it, and you can't afford it with your own net worth. It is conservatively estimated that opening a special effects company will invest at least tens of millions of dollars every year, and Luo Yu only earns so much a year. The most worrying thing is that investing tens of millions of dollars may not have results, and if you lose it, you will not lose money.

Seeing Luo Yu's disappointment, Manager Xu said, "Director Luo, we are among the top in the country here." You can't find a better VFX team than we do, and unless you look abroad, we're not as good as anyone else. ”

Luo Yu also accepted the facts, "Then when will the rest be done, and there is also the copy trouble I brought to your company." ”

"This is a week at the earliest, you are not in a hurry, we will work slowly, and we will definitely be completely produced in two weeks. How about you also take care of a few clips that you brought, what do you think?"

Luo Yu had to nod, "Yes, then so be it, if we are satisfied with the effect this time, then we can continue to cooperate." Next year, the TV series and movies launched by our company need special effects processing, and I hope we can cooperate next year!"