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The conference room suddenly began to gush, and Warner Bros. CEO Jeff said: "We at Warner are willing to charter the release of "Inception", but we have to participate in the investment of the sequel to "The Hangover", ......"

Erica didn't give an inch, "This will be said later, after all, the "Hangover 2" project has not yet started, but my boss is more inclined to continue to cooperate with Warner, and it is not impossible to participate in investment." ”

Jeff nodded, "Overall, I'm still very optimistic about this project, after all, Galen's sci-fi films are not bad." How much is the investment in this movie? ”

"$100 million is the basic, there is no upper limit."

"Wholly owned by you?" Someone asked in surprise.

Erica said: "Of course not, there are three companies in China that have already taken shares? But to be honest, our boss is more headstrong, and he doesn't care if Warner will be willing to invest. I think even if he wants to invest in the auction with full funding, he will be able to do it. ”

Investing in making movies on your own is the stupidest thing to do in Hollywood. Even a big-name director wouldn't do that. Only some small independent films will have directors choose to gamble. In fact, the more formal the larger the company, the more cautious it is about investing. Even if the Big Six Hollywood Majors are faced with large-investment films, they must choose to reduce risks and go out to pull more joint ventures. Otherwise, once it loses money, it will immediately plunge the company into obscurity, such as the "Heavenly Dynasty" encountered by Fox this time. Unless it is a project that really makes money, it will not hesitate to invest heavily, like "Harry Potter".

After consulting with a group of executives, Jeff concluded, "We're going to be involved in investing in ...... film."

"Yes, 20 million 1 percent shares, this is the price our boss offered."

"What, how can you make such a ridiculous offer, your total investment is only 100 million dollars?"

"Investors from China have already agreed to ......"

"But we are Warners, and if you want to sell money around the movie, you have to rely on us."

"Jeff, let's not talk about the surrounding issues of the film first."

Erica's words are still strong, saying: "Speaking of the box office alone, from the "Source Code" period, although the box office is not high, it has also brought a lot of profits to Warner. "The Hangover" only had a production cost of $20 million, but the boss Galen used it in exchange for a box office performance that was about to exceed $250 million in North America and more than $500 million worldwide. Although the cost of "Inception" has risen to $100 million, it is not demanding foreign investment, and the boss has a lot of cash in his hands. ”

Jeff almost held out a mouthful of old blood and opened his mouth, helpless. Everyone in the office also looked at each other with strange expressions, obviously this is the first time they have faced such an investor who does not treat money as money.

Warners has had a bad year recently, and their consistent golden sign, "Batman", after suffering word-of-mouth bankruptcy, was released a few days ago after a five-year reboot, although the word-of-mouth was good, but the box office was not satisfactory. Professional prediction and analysis yielded a box office figure of $150 million, which can barely be regarded as saving face, but compared with its investment cost of more than 100 million yuan, it is obviously not in line with profit expectations.

He has long complained about the British director's intention to make Batman a mortal, but unfortunately now that the wood is in the boat, there is nothing he can do.

In the end, Warner could not push the project out, and they chose to invest 20 million to occupy 10% of the shares.

……

In the digital field, Hu Yifei took the baby, under the leadership of Cameron, to visit the particle engine technology they are proud of.

In the digital field, one of the largest digital studios in the world.

He is internationally renowned for his innovation and artistry, and has won two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects and an Academy Award for Technical Achievement for "Titanic" and "Dreams Come True".

Although James Cameron and Stan Winston of the Iron Triangle stepped down from the board of directors in 1998 due to disagreements over the company's proposal to introduce foreign capital to go public, they are still shareholders of the company and still maintain a normal working relationship with the company, and Scott Ross, who created the iron triangle of the digital space, continues to serve as CEO of the company.

James Cameron introduced Hu Yifei to their excellent particle engine effects, with their powerful "movie special effects magician" effect, making the digital field comfortable in simulating natural climate special effects.

He showed how the digital realm developed large-scale fluid dynamics simulation software based on a closed container force field in the filmmaking of The Day After Tomorrow to generate spectacular tsunami footage and create realistic tornado effects using layered rendering of volumetric particles.

It was this system, along with its own Track, Nuke and Storm that earned DigitalDomain four Academy Awards for Technological Achievement.

Hu Yifei watched it with relish, interlaced like a mountain, this is true. If you don't know how special effects are made, outsiders will definitely imagine how difficult it will be to operate. In fact, it is just made in batches through software. Those domestic five-cent special effects, lightning, swords, swords, shadows, etc., actually only need to be simply dragged out of their database, copied and pasted.

"This is the ...... of the company's wall of honor"

"34 Clio Awards, 22 AICP Awards, and 8 Cannes Golden Lions. There are also some Oscar trophies. How's that, Galen, interested in getting involved in the special effects industry? ”

He knows how big Hu Yifei is.

It was rumored that Murdoch was going to give away the villa, but he knew it couldn't be more true. He now regrets that he went away that day, Hu Yifei obviously didn't mind him listening, but he still didn't hear the details, only vaguely heard that it was related to oil. And the current international crude oil price is simply the most hotly discussed topic in the financial community. Crazy rises, with no end in sight. He also bought a little and made a lot of money, but after all, he was too hesitant and missed the opportunity, and he didn't know if the current price should be closed and thrown out?

Hu Yifei was not interested in other people's walls of honor, but the little girl next to her watched it with relish, she didn't know why Hu Yifei brought her here.

Hu Yifei said: "I am indeed very interested in special effects, but with all due respect, the development of the digital field has come to an end. The technology that you are most proud of, as well as the high-tech talents, are actually from ILM. ”

James was speechless, who called this the truth.

Hu Yifei smiled: "If the digital field is going to be sold, I am happy to buy it." ”

James shrugged, "Whatever you want, I've been ignoring these things for a long time." If you're going to buy the company, you can go talk to Ross, they're going to sell anyway. As he spoke, he showed a sense of indignation and helplessness.

Hu Yifei stopped spinning on this topic with interest, "James, can you show me the CGI synthesis technology you have been working on recently?" ”

"Of course, follow me."

So after a while, the baby put on a one-piece suit with a full-body sensor patch, and did all kinds of actions funny. In the special effects shots, she was turned into a tall, long-tailed humanoid monster with bright skin, and she had a lot of fun. Hu Yifei was also very satisfied, "Is this a 3D camera?" ”

James turned his head in surprise, "You know? That's right, I've made some improvements to my existing 3D camera. The current 3D photography technology is too backward, the lens is too dizzy, and it is also extremely unrealistic, the picture is blurry, and the cost is too high. In a word...... It just doesn't match my idea. Of course, I'm still working on it. ”

"If I want to shoot a clearer, more powerful screen effect, what advice do you have?"

James thought for a moment and said, "I recommend you to use IMAX cameras, I heard that the photography and projection system developed by imax is now very mature and is entering the promotion stage. If you come to the door, they will definitely offer you as an ancestor. ”

"Hah, that's funny." Hu Yifei said with a smile: "I have decided, the new movie will be shot with IMAX, and the special effects will be handed over to the digital field." ”

James was surprised, "So easy to make a decision?" ”

"Of course. Great advice, isn't it. (To be continued.) )