Chapter 577: Just waiting for the release
There have been more than one private gatherings like this in a small café, and Li Xu wants to get Cameron and Lucas together. Of course, this is not a pairing, it is purely to let two tech maniacs communicate with each other, explode their brains or something, and he also wants to popularize VR movies in his lifetime, as well as make holographic movies.
Anyway, the special effects and post-production of "Sherlock Holmes in 2015" are done by Industrial Light and Magic, so it's normal to pull them out like this.
Spielberg was an addition, and with his relationship with Lucas, it was okay to attend this kind of party together. And Spielberg also needs a chance to show favor to Li Xu, that's right, he took the initiative to ask if he needed help before, and it was out of this consideration.
After all, the adaptation rights of "Schindler's Ark" are in the hands of Li Xu, and he also promised that when the time came, he would invest in and let him direct the film, regardless of the box office.
"Then it's decided, Thanksgiving schedule, you won't let me down, right?" At the end of the conversation, Li Xu said to Cameron.
"Of course, Eddie, it's just ......" Cameron smiled wryly, not knowing what to say.
Li Xu was mistaken, and immediately patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, whether this movie makes money or not, it will be a milestone-like work." ”
"Oh, so confident?" Lucas pretended to be surprised.
"Of course, the big deal is that I did my best to promote the related industries and develop such mobile phones and laptops and various software systems. Li Xu spread his hands.
Whether it is Cameron, Lucas or Spielberg, they can't help but take a breath, if someone else says this, they may laugh it off, but they all know about Li Xu's family situation. Li Xu invented the Rubik's Cube and participated in the production of many video games, and his investment in the IC and IT industries is also accurate, and they also know about these things.
Therefore, when such words came out of his mouth, I really didn't think it was an exaggeration.
So Cameron lamented: "In this case, I will be even more depressed." ”
"Why is that?" asked Li Xu puzzled.
"It's very simple, everything, the script, props, character settings, including the editing rhythm of the trailer, are all checked by you, and you can't pass without your nod. Now they're putting it on my head and thinking I'm making it all happen, and that's a terrible feeling. Cameron said.
Well, as the best commercial director on the planet, to be precise, as the best commercial director on the planet in the future, of course he has his own pride, and he doesn't want this pie-in-the-sky credit.
Unlike Li Xu, when he picked up things, he didn't blush at all.
"A trailer is like this, and when the movie is released, you won't have to die of depression. Li Xu teased, "If these things are realized one by one in the future, then what are you going to do?"
Cameron just sighed.
"Okay, Jamie, anyway, you helped me realize these ideas in my head, and you also have credit, don't you?" Li Xu said loudly patting him on the shoulder.
"Of course, I did my best. Cameron also knew that he was a little hypocritical, so he went down the steps.
"It's like I'm going back to the days when we were running around looking for investments, old man. Lucas laughed at Spielberg.
"yes. Spielberg smiled and didn't say much, how could the relationship between Edward Lee and James Cameron be the relationship between him and Lucas.
Lucas is still naïve in some ways, at least a little bit more naïve than he is, so be it.
"With such emotion, then George, how about having the opportunity to direct a movie for me in the future?" Li Xu said immediately.
"I'm not interested, Eddie, first of all, I don't like being directed right now, and secondly, I've made it clear that I'm not going to direct any more films. Lucas said with a smile.
"Good. Li Xu smiled proudly, took out a small tape recorder from under the table, and didn't know when he turned on the recording equipment.
"As you should all know, our Mr. George Lucas, admits that he will not be directing any more films on September 4, 1986, and that I will laugh at him as much as I like if he breaks his promise. He put the tape recorder to his lips and said.
Lucas was stunned, then burst out laughing, and Spielberg and Cameron shook their heads and laughed, and the party ended there.
After that, he went to the studio for a walk, and Li Xu didn't care about this and ran to accompany the woman.
"I watched the sample and I liked how you looked and behaved in it, it was very good. Li Xu, who was crawling on the bed, supported his chin with his hand, looked at the pear-shaped body in front of the dresser with his back to him, and said.
"Really?" replied Diane, rather coldly.
"Of course, it's very cool, and overall it basically meets my requirements except for some small details that I am not very happy with. Li Xu continued.
To be honest, the overall quality of "Sherlock Holmes in 2015" is still a little short of what he imagined, especially the screens of laptops, as well as the screens of those mobile phones, which seem to be a bit fake at first glance.
However, he also knew that ILM had done its best, after all, most of it was hand-painted. And other people who have seen it have been amazed by this, and he is only concerned because it does not match the future LCD in his impression.
Of course, if you really have to think about it, it's not that you can't reach the level he wants, but then it will cost more money, maybe even double the cost, and the quality will only increase by 0.1%, which is really worth the loss, so so be it.
As for other aspects, the plot is very routine, and this Cameron is actually very good at it, and "Avatar" is a complete routine. Although he definitely can't compare with his state 20 years later, with the experience of "Terminator" and Li Xu's guidance, he may not be able to make up for it, but it's okay to get as close as possible, and the popularity of the trailer can already be explained.
So, now I'm waiting for the release on Thanksgiving, how it is, and whether it can be accepted by the audience in this era, we will know when the time comes - there is no problem in becoming a classic, "Blade Runner" can sell a wave of feelings, not to mention this movie that predicts many electronic products.
However, even if it succeeds, this is only a commercial success, and for Diane, who plays the heroine, she actually doesn't have much room to play, and she can only say that she has completed the task, not that she has overfulfilled the task very well, so-
"What do you think of the script?" Seeing that she didn't want to talk about this, Li Xu immediately changed the topic to the new script for her.
After a pause in combing her hair, Diane turned her head: "I heard that this is an adaptation of a real story?"
"Not really," Li Xu shook his head and sat up from the bed, "It should be said that it was compiled by synthesizing a large number of real people and real things, and you should have read those files." ”
Diane was silent for a few seconds before sighing, "I never thought that for a woman, she would be treated like this if she was raped. ”
"So you have to work hard, Diane. Li Xu grinned, and the script she gave her was naturally "Robbery of Pear Blossoms".