"I knew that nothing could escape your eyes." James Cameron, who was distraught, sighed in annoyance, "I consulted with the engineers at D2, and their answers were very conservative, and it all depends on the performance of the computer. ”

Speaking of this, James Cameron looked at Tang Huan with hope, "I don't think anyone has a more authoritative answer to this question than you." ”

"Have you seen the special effects of Shadow of the Tomb: Wrath of the Dragon Emperor?" Tang Huan did not answer the rhetorical question.

"I've watched a few clips, and it's very exciting." James Cameron nodded, "Because of this, I am not willing to be hindered by the special effects of the villain T-1000 designed for "Terminator 2". I also visited the Digital-1 system, which has recently gained fame in TV and film circles. It's amazing with digital video and non-linear editing. From this point of view, the performance of today's computers should be considered very strong. ”

"It can indeed be called strong, but it is only the beginning, and it has not yet reached the general point of being able to fight, and winning the battle."

Tang Huan patiently explained: "Including the recently completed "Phantom of the Tomb: Wrath of the Dragon Emperor", D2's special effects are all tailored for a certain type of special effects, starting from scratch, and developing step by step. In other words, for those special effect types that are derived from the supported effect types, the current computer system is powerful, and the new special effects that you need for the T-1000 need to be customized from scratch, depending on the hardware performance. Or is there a bottleneck in the implementation of the software. I don't want to be presumptuous. ”

"So to speak. "Terminator 2" has no hope of starting filming next year. "James Cameron was a little frustrated, and he was going to do it again.

"The computer industry is developing very fast, and waiting for two more years is not a good thing for the quality of the movie." Tang Huan smiled and waved his hand, "Previously, you assisted D2 in developing special effects solutions from the demand side, and the results were very good. Why don't you let the T-1000 be a new special effects type, and you and D2 continue to work together to solve its implementation. Anyway, there's also a special effects project going on in the underwater world over there, which can be regarded as making full use of resources. ”

"That's all it can be." James Cameron nodded listlessly.

"Don't be discouraged. Take advantage of this gap. You can take on other scripts. I believe that it won't take four years at most for "Terminator 2" to start filming with the special effects you want. ”

Tang Huan encouraged James Cameron a few words, then pointed to the itinerary and said, "Since you are here, then come with me to see the sample film of "Phantom of the Tomb: Wrath of the Dragon Emperor". ”

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The filming process of "Phantom of the Tomb: Wrath of the Dragon Emperor" should be described as the most appropriate, and the directors, actors and other people in front of and behind the scenes, without exception, all felt great pressure.

After Ang Lee finished his work with the crew of "Protecting Flowers", he soon went to the crew of "Phantom of the Tomb: Wrath of the Dragon Emperor". Continue to be his executive director.

Next, follow the arrangement of DreamWorks. Ang Lee took a script in Xiangjiang and began to direct a low-budget film independently.

With the rapid development of the economy, Heung Kong's social service work has also received more and more attention, and DreamWorks has adapted to this situation and produced some works that care for the disadvantaged groups in society.

The script that Ang Lee got is called "Unheard Talk", which focuses on the crime of deaf and mute teenagers in Xiangjiang, embodies the social and humanistic feelings of DreamWorks, and the commercial box office is secondary.

Therefore, the cast of this movie is not strong, the most famous is Ma Sichen, who starred in the movie "Running to the Angry Sea" invested by Xia Meng, and Liu Qingyun, who emerged in the TV series "Senior Brother Xinzha" produced by DreamWorks, but this is his first time making a movie.

Although a niche work like "Unheard Words" can't be compared with the big-budget projects "Flower Love" and "Phantom of the Tomb: Wrath of the Dragon Emperor" that he has worked on before, Ang Lee's attitude is very positive. After all, this is a rare opportunity to direct alone, and there is no commercial pressure at the box office, which is just right for him as a director from the academy.

Ang Lee understands very clearly that DreamWorks is cultivating itself, which is never a clue that can be revealed by a random script. Therefore, he was full of enthusiasm for his work, and he also learned about the living conditions at the bottom of the Xiangjiang River.

However, there are always some unsatisfactory aspects in reality, and the filming process is not as Ang Lee thought in advance, as long as he has enthusiasm for work and is willing to work hard, it will be smooth sailing.

The behind-the-scenes team deployed by DreamWorks is basically from Shaw Brothers, and they belong to a group of old fritters with a good business level but an outdated style.

Because they foresaw that the film would not have any box office performance, they inevitably despised it. In addition, at this time, Ang Lee was unknown, and he could only speak two common phrases in Cantonese lamely, but it was a stern way to work in the United States, with no elasticity to speak, and the gap between the two sides inevitably became bigger and bigger, and finally there were unspoken rules on the set, and the old man partnered to give the new director a dismissal.

The filming location of the crew that day was that a five-person pickpocket gang led by Xiangji, played by Ma Sichen, was discovered by the police in a hiding place, and in desperation, he hid from the boat to an empty house on a desolate hillside.

The scene where Ma Sichen performed a sign language dance filmed on the boat before, combined with Lin Zixiang's "Need You Every Minute", made Ang Lee very satisfied, so here in the empty house, he continued to act in his own work style.

As a result, after filming the day's scenes, without waiting for the director to announce the end of work, the behind-the-scenes staff directly cut off the power, and Ang Lee, who was checking the set in advance for the next day's shooting, fell down the stairs without paying attention, hit his nose and swollen face, and suffered a dumb loss.

Under the quiet reminder of several actors, Ang Lee reviewed his work style and began to be smoother, and finally made the movie finish. Paid to DreamWorks.

Although Ang Lee did not go around to promote his experience of being unspoken on the set. But Yu Zheng, Jiang Zhiqiang and other DreamWorks executives still knew. Don't mention the annoyance in your heart. In addition, in the recent period, due to the help of the film department to revitalize the rigid operating mechanism of the Shaw Brothers, which has brought some chaos to their own personnel management and resource allocation, a storm of major reorganization seems to have quietly formed in their hearts.

Seeing this scene, Li Anlian said that he didn't care, and it was precisely this experience that made him learn something valuable.

"You're an elite handpicked by the boss, how can we pretend to be deaf and dumb." Jiang Zhiqiang waved his hand again and again. "Anyway, the filming work here in Xiangjiang has come to an end, you and I will go to the United States to see the sample film of "Phantom of the Tomb: Wrath of the Dragon Emperor" and learn the operation methods of Hollywood."

Ang Lee was not stupid, and guessed that the other party was going to use his embarrassing experience to further support the boss for a big job. But he had no objection, so he had to follow him to the United States, and happened to have a small reunion with his wife who had not seen him for many days.

After listening to the report, Tang Huan just said noncommittally, "We still have to talk about unity." ”

Seeing Jiang Zhiqiang and the others leave in a foggy manner, Zhuang Menghua smiled. "You speak so vaguely, and you are not afraid that your subordinates will misunderstand the meaning. Messed up the work. ”

"They're smart." Tang Huan smiled, "Seeing that it is becoming more and more difficult for Shaw Brothers to make profits, Shao Yifu and Shao Renmei brothers have always intended to shrink the company's business, but they cherish their feathers and don't want to lose their reputation for being too mean to the old courtiers, so they took the opportunity of full cooperation with DreamWorks to streamline their administration." I don't want to be a wicked person, so naturally I have to share the burden. ”

"You bosses are hypocritical." After Zhuang Menghua sarcastically said unceremoniously, he asked curiously: "I understand that you want to maintain the situation of fighting but not breaking, but with the current strength of DreamWorks, there is no need to save face for the former overlords of the Xiangjiang film industry, right?" ”

"The old-timers naturally have their irreplaceable role, especially for Hong Kong films that want to travel between the two sides of the strait and three places." After Tang Huan said something incomprehensibly, he picked up the document on the table and shook it, "I won't meet with the management of Marvel Comics like Stan Lee, you can do good things to the end, and arrange them all by the way." ”

"It's really hard to get your commission." Zhuang Menghua muttered dissatisfiedly.

This year, the little girl, who is now a big girl, just graduated from Harvard Business School, and according to Tang Huan's suggestion, she went directly to Goldman Sachs, where she had interned, to engage in investment work.

Zhuang Menghua is not a novice to capital operations, not to mention those cases of involvement, he operated the acquisition of Disney Records alone last year.

Therefore, Goldman Sachs, who knows Zhuang Menghua's bottom well, did not arrange her like an ordinary new employee, but used it as a capable person in the future.

In 1968, when he bought Marvel Comics, the financial crisis worsened, and creditors even began to force the company's founder, Martin Ackerman, to liquidate and pay off his debts.

Martin Ackerman is a lawyer by training, and he is known in the business world for asset mergers and acquisitions, and he was able to operate Marvel Comics in the first place.

However, Marvel Comics was not as lucky as its old rival DC Comics, and found Warner, a reliable owner.

Kadis Industries, a company whose business scope covers chemistry, medical care, and publishing, is getting worse and worse, and the boss Martin Ackerman is not reconciled, and then he is more and more able to toss, and in fact it is already terminally ill.

In this case, Zhuang Menghua, who paid attention to the Marvel comic for Tang Huan, took the opportunity to make a move.

Seeing that there was an opportunity to cash out, creditors rushed to increase the pressure on Martin Ackerman. This person was also a little disheartened, and he handed over the Marvel Comics to Tang Huan.

This kind of small business can no longer arouse the interest of the richest man, and he is quite concerned about the investigation report submitted by Zhuang Menghua on the operation of SITC Bank in the United States.

This bank is currently 51 percent owned by HSBC. As a result of the Latin American sovereign debt crisis, its business in third world countries has suffered heavy losses, and it is almost entirely dependent on the blood transfusion of HSBC, the local wealth of Hong Kong.

"HSBC has lost a lot of money on this investment, but it continues to support SITC, which is contrary to its conservative and shrewd style." Zhuang Menghua analyzed rather confusedly.

"It's very simple, because HSBC wants to gain a foothold in the United States, so it can only pinch its nose and admit its current losses." Tang Huan snorted, "Continue to pay attention to the situation of SITC Bank in the United States, this may be the biggest flaw of HSBC, which has always had an unbroken gold body." ”

Zhuang Menghua's face showed a sudden look, "It seems that this is also a test of patience." ”

"That's it!" Tang Huan stood up, "It's almost time, let's go, let's go and see the sample film of "Phantom of the Tomb: Wrath of the Dragon Emperor". ”

"I've heard that several expensive computer systems have crashed in order to get the desired special effects." Zhuang Menghua followed closely and inquired gossipily.

"It's true, because the heat is too great, a few chips burned out." Tang Huan confirmed the rumor.

"I thought it was another gimmick created by your marketing department." Zhuang Menghua smiled and quipped: "It seems that your big boss not only oppresses employees, but also does not let go of the machine." ”

"Don't say it so ugly." Tang Huan rolled his eyes, "The benefits I provide are superior enough, compared to those small requirements such as overtime, what is it?" ”

is also like a person with a special relationship like Zhuang Menghua, who can speak without taboos in front of Tang Huan.

The two chatted all the way to the place, and soon arrived at the place, where all the attendees, including James Cameron, who were purely sightseeing, were already there, showing how much importance they attached to the upcoming demo.

"Phantom of the Tomb: Wrath of the Dragon Emperor" is not only a Hong Kong film with an investment of more than 20 million US dollars, and shows off how powerful Fangyuan computers are in terms of special effects, but more importantly, it meets the standard that Tang Huan said should have its own cultural connotation, which is specifically reflected in the setting of the five elements in the movie.

According to the thinking that Westerners are accustomed to, the Dragon Emperor played by Dillon in "Phantom of the Tomb: Wrath of the Dragon Emperor" is a powerful shaman who holds the five powers of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

If further explained from the perspective of some games in the original time and space, the Dragon Emperor is a world sa whose talent is enhanced, and he can infuse the power of the five elements into weapons and become a master with explosive force value.

The assassin, played by Jet Li, is a thief who has a talent for fighting.

As soon as the movie opens, it is a hand-to-hand fight between the two. (To be continued.) )