[PS1: The main line has not changed, it is still China Entertainment but China Entertainment has really nothing to write about in recent years, the protagonist has to find a way out in the end, it is inevitable to write Hollywood, I hope you understand. 】

[PS2: Although several movies have been written many times, please believe that the old donkey will write new ideas. 】

As the days passed, the shooting continued.

This is almost the biggest challenge Hu Yifei faces, the filming has been going on for more than four months, and only two-thirds of the filming has just been completed. The problems to be encountered in filming this blockbuster film are definitely beyond his imagination, and Hu Yifei feels that if he is tortured a few more times, he will definitely grow gray hair. Luckily, he also has a think tank, and he can even ask Cameron when he has some technical questions.

In fact, when actually shooting, no matter how many problems you encounter, it will be difficult for Hu Yifei. It's just that there are too many props to be prepared in the movie, and some details must be discussed over and over again, and the progress often climbs forward bit by bit in a day.

For example, Cobb built an elevator to Paradise Island in his dream to store his memories. This memory elevator is an independent set in reality, and they are all real props. For example, the elevator on the beach on the top floor was built by digging a big hole in the beach.

Or the Penrose Ladder: Anyone who has studied illusion a modicum should be aware of the famous perspective paradox of the Penrose Ladder.

As an imaginary infinite loop ladder, it can only be established in two dimensions, and once tested in three dimensions, it becomes a paradoxical structure. Referencing the Penrose Staircase depicted by the illusion master Escher, the special effects team realistically built an enclosed staircase in the location (the lobby of the former EA London headquarters) that looks like an infinite loop of ascending and lowering from a specific angle. 、

Of course, from any other angle, the set is instantly a goof, because it's not closed at all. Taking advantage of this, Arthur, the character in the play, was able to vividly explain the phenomenon of the maze in the dream to Adrian and the audience.

Maybe just a little bit of film will be taken in the film for use.

Don't look at the current box office productions with n hundred digital special effects shots at every turn, the status of digital special effects groups is actually quite embarrassing: on the one hand, they are important contributors to FX-driven (special effects-led) films, and on the other hand, Hollywood, which has not fully adapted to the way of digital film production, does not give them the attention they deserve.

This is not difficult to see from the fact that the special effects team always appears at the very end of the end credits.

Those of you who are even a little familiar with production know that most film crews shoot with little regard for how the original footage and VFX work together, and just throw what they've finished to the digital effects department, which is why digital effects are often referred to as "post-processing".

This is also the current situation that the digital field, although it is famous, is still facing closure.

Of course, the situation is changing little by little, and "Inception" is the dawn of digital special effects artists - this time it is finally no longer just about "post-processing", in "Inception" Hu Yifei successfully made the special effects from the beginning to the end, all the way to the entire process of the film from pre-production to post-production.

Perhaps it was the film that inspired the acquisition agenda in the digital sphere.

Compared with selling to a Canadian businessman who doesn't know how to do it, selling it to a film director who is willing to spend a lot of money on special effects is obviously a normal choice.

Finally, in October, Hu Yifei's team reported the good news that the digital sector had successfully completed a full acquisition. The moment the acquisition proposal was officially reached and announced, it shook the entire Hollywood.

"What a big event!"

As the world's top special effects company, the digital field.

He has produced top special effects companies including "Titanic", "True Lies", "Interview with the Vampire", "Apollo 13", "The Fifth Element", "The Peerless Apocalypse", "The Day After Tomorrow", "I, Robot", and "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. After twelve years of development in Hollywood, it was acquired by the Chinese and became a private enterprise.

Countless media outlets were shocked that there was a Hollywood bull who had switched owners.

"Is it good or bad that the digital space is suddenly acquired?" "Isn't it developing well, a few days ago, I was trying to raise funds to go public, why was it suddenly acquired?" "How much did Galen Hu spend on the digital space?" ”……

And after the current situation that the special effects field has been losing money in recent years was exposed, Hollywood was also shocked. Not only in the digital field, but also Industrial Light & Magic has come out to complain. The general manager of ILM commented on the acquisition of the digital field, "Maybe being acquired by Galen is still a good thing for the digital field, and the general trend of special effects in movies seems to be inversely proportional to the earnings of top special effects companies." In fact, the special effects industry is a low-profit industry, which has created excellent box office revenues and contributed a lot to special effects, but it does not have the right to participate in the sharing. We've been trying to turn all of this around by using our expertise to break new ground. But the problem is that the cost of some film investments will always easily exceed the profits they bring back. ”

"Maybe we can't find a new way out, and there will be more bankruptcies in the digital special effects industry in the future."

China is also shaken, speculating about what kind of impact this move will have on the special effects of Chinese films, in today's Hollywood blockbusters have conquered the city, people of insight have long recognized the importance of special effects, but there is nothing they can do. The United States has always blockaded their cutting-edge special effects technology, and even if they could use Hollywood special effects, movies from other countries could not invest as much money as crazy as Hollywood movies. Because the market is too narrow, investing too much means losing money.

Now that Hu Yifei has coldly completed the acquisition of the digital field, will it bring new development to the Wumao special effects of domestic films?

Quite a few people are looking forward to it, and there are also positive ones that have begun to sound.

Hu Yifei didn't take it to heart about the outside world. After his subordinates reported the good news, he made a move in the digital realm.

First, will move out of California. Through the efforts of the company's public relations staff, the city of Port St. Lucie, Florida, is willing to provide $135 million in tax breaks and grants for the "digital sphere," as well as $30.7 million in city bonds. Moving out of the tax-intensive city of Los Angeles is the best option to avoid more losses.

Secondly, all animation studios under the digital field will be merged into Panda Animation, and there will be no layoffs for the time being. This move immediately made a group of anxious employees cheer loudly and raise their glasses to celebrate.

Corporate restructuring was inevitable, but the field of special effects would remain with the Hollywood film industry.

Hu Yifei has already booked several major works, waiting for the company to reopen, but he will not let them be idle. (To be continued.) )