Knowing that he was defeated by a "child" under the age of 20, Abel Sami angrily smashed the ashtray in his office on the spot. Pen~fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info not only humiliated him, but also made him lose the competition with Barry Meyer for the next CEO, so now Fire Lion Pictures and Sid are almost at the top of Abel Samiton's hated list.

And the solution he came up with was - "Takeover!?" Sid looked at Abel Samiton across from him with a smirk, making sure he wasn't joking.

"You Warner Bros. Pictures, want to buy us Fire Lion Pictures?" Sid laughed as he knocked on the conference table.

Abel Samiton glanced to the side, and the assistant next to him immediately stood up and said, "Yes, we at Warner are optimistic about your company's potential in independent production and distribution. So willing to buy your company wholly in full. ”

Although he was polite, more than a dozen negotiators on the other side all looked arrogant, as if Sid had picked up a big bargain.

As he spoke, Abel Samiton took out a check from his bosom and handed it to his assistant, Sid also glanced at his assistant, he ran over to take the check, and ran back to hand it to Sid.

Sid opened it and looked, "Wow~~" He laughed all of a sudden, and it read "$500 million" on it.

"So, what do you think? Mr. Leon. Abel Samiton spoke, with a condescending demeanor, "This is a small company of yours, but it is a good deal that is rare in a hundred years, I advise you to accept it, the real business world is not something that can be played by luck." ”

"You ......!!" Henry and Sean pounded the table angrily.

Sid pressed down with one hand, signaling them to be at ease, then he turned to the other side and held up the check: "My answer is ......" Sid tore the check from the middle, "GotoHell!"

"You!!" Abel Samiton stood up angrily, "Do you know what happens to offending Warner, stinky boy!"

"You don't have to worry about it. Sid said with a contemptuous smile: "And remember, the Fire Lion, from life to death, will not be attached to any stupid big company!"

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After finalizing the next plan, Sid and his assistant drove to the outskirts of San Francisco, another important city in California.

Then a wide door sign came into view, and a large, modern arch provided a frontal entrance to the park, and its name "Industrial Light and Magic" was prominently written on the arch.

Yes, this is the famous movie special effects king in Hollywood and even the world - Industrial Light & Magic. Some people have even said that the history of modern film special effects can be said to be the history of the development of industrial light and magic.

As a special effects department originally set up only to complete George Lucas's sci-fi masterpiece of the century "Star Wars", in the decades of development and growth, ILM has always been the pioneer and absolute king of the film special effects industry.

Even with the aggressiveness of James Cameron's Lightstorm and Peter Jackson's Weta Digital, ILM's reign as king has never really been shaken.

To date, it has won a total of 15 Oscars. They have produced a large number of excellent films that are known all over the world - "Jurassic Park", "Harry Potter", "Strange Guy in Disguise", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers" and so on.

And Sid is here today for a very important reason.

"Hello, we are from Fire Lion Pictures, I have an appointment. After Sid's assistant told the front desk lady, they quickly sent an assistant to take Sid and them to the design room.

"Hello, Mr. Leonhardt. A raunchy, middle-aged man, apparently aware of Sid's arrival, stood up from the design table, surrounded by several designers, male and female, "I'm Levine Brightman, the director of the design office of Industrial Light & Magic. ”

"Oh, hello. Sid shook his hand, as if surprised by Sid's youth, and Levine smiled kindly: "I heard from Goffman (Sid's royal lawyer) that when a young studio owner commissioned us to produce the company's logo and opening animation, I didn't expect it to be the famous Fire Lion Pictures and Mr. Sid Leon." ”

Hearing Livin's slightly flattering compliment, Sid was not proud, on the contrary, he said with a gentle smile: "Thank you for the compliment, we have to hide some of it recently in order to avoid the limelight of some big companies, I hope you won't be surprised." ”

"No, no, of course not. Levine Brightman said with a smile that the news of Warner Bros.'s attempted acquisition of Fire Lion is also a big news in Hollywood, and as a member of Lucasfilm's management, Levine Brightman will not be unaware.

"Hehe, I think it's more important than my age why we're gathering all the designers here, Mr. Brightman, can you introduce me to you?" said Sid lightly.

"Of course, of course, please call me Levin. Livin Brightman immediately introduced Sid to the designers present, including graphic designers, computer animators, and even two sound effects artists and composers.

"Just call me Sid. After Sid shook hands with the designers present one by one, he immediately got to the point without nonsense: "Levine, as you know, this time I want to make the logo of Fire Lion Pictures and the opening animation placed at the beginning of the movie. ”

"Well, Sid, what do you want the logo and intro to look like?" asked Levine.

Sid closed his eyes slightly, as if recalling something: "FireLion Pictures - Reborn from the ashes, Lion rising." He said suddenly.

Without waiting for anyone else to ask, Sid immediately continued: "My surname is Lionheart, which means 'lion's heart', and starting a new company symbolizes that I have broken with my past (foster) life, and I will be reborn from the ashes, and I will uphold the family creed of my last name and use the courage of a lion to create a new future." ”

"I see. ”

"Well, I've already figured out the general content of the opening credits, but since I can't draw, I have to trouble the designers. After Sid nodded to the designers, he began to speak: "I know that many small and medium-sized film companies have very simple titles and logos, such as New Line Pictures, Summit Entertainment, etc., but the first thing I want to say is that I don't want the LOGO and title of Fire Lion to be as simple and stingy as them." ”

"Let me start with the opening credits. Sid elaborated: "The animation goes like this, in the dark picture, the silver arc horizon slowly lights up, which is a silver grassland, and then from the far right runs close to a pale golden lion, it runs to the camera, and then faces the left front and lets out a roar, at which point its mane 'booms' into red flames." Then it sat down and let out another roar, and the image changed to a golden-red lion looking into the distance under a blue-black starry sky, and then below, a three-dimensional silver metal company name emerged - FireLion Pictures. ”

"Wow, that's magnificent. Levine couldn't help but exclaim.

"Thanks, that's what I want. Sid nodded with satisfaction, "Announce to everyone that the fire lion is coming, and the weak are retreating." Of course, more importantly, let all the viewers who have seen it subconsciously realize that the Fire Lion movie is by no means one of those small companies that treat making movies as a game to make a ticket, and we are going to really do a big job. ”

"What kind of texture do you want for these lions, flames, and grasslands?" asked one designer.

"Metal, of course. Sid immediately replied, "But not in a flashy way, but in a low-key way with a sense of opulence and energy." ”

Sid then threw himself into the enthusiastic work with these top designers of Industrial Light & Magic, although it seemed to be just a 20-second intro and a logo. But Sid knows that any great company must have a clear banner and a clear logo that people can see at first sight.

From IBM, Apple, and Google to Sony in its prime, Sid would rather spend $1 million on this deceptively simple content.

A week later, after Sid watched the full opening of the Fire Lion, he clenched his fists and nodded heavily, "OK, guys, this is exactly the image I originally wanted." ”

"Oh, yes!" the designers and sound engineers cheered, and the two-week work was finally over. After the work officially begins, Sid's kind and kind perfectionist character is revealed.

The designers were forced to rework countless times for various strange reasons, and even the logo designer borrowed from the advertising design company was forced by Sid to move the sleeping bag directly to the studio.

But the results of more than two weeks of work are also remarkable, Sid looked at the fire lion logo in his hand with satisfaction, a pale golden lion looked into the distance to the left, the slightly fluttering red flame mane was vivid, and a row of silver English was impressively ranked below "FireLion Pictures".

The bright and unique metallic LOGO, in the light color, radiates the confidence of others, which makes people feel impressed at first sight.