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"He is worthy of being a veteran actor who has been nominated three times, and he is worthy of being a talented performer. www.biquge.info"After a simple interview, Morgan and Hillary were very satisfied with their performances. Then, Liang Xiaolong asked Hillary to do a few more attack moves, on the whole, there are still many shortcomings, but among many women, her athleticism is already very developed.

"Hillary, next, you're going to go to the Kung Fu gym for two weeks to a month of training, okay?" Since Liang Xiaolong is ready to create enough visual perfection, the movement cannot be left behind, and he himself is about to get busy, and it is impossible to train Hillary in person, so sending it to the Kung Fu Martial Arts Gym is the best choice.

"Of course, give me two weeks, and I'll let you see a different version of me." Hillary Clinton said confidently.

"It's going to be bitter, you have to be mentally prepared." Liang Xiaolong smiled faintly and said, "Today, I'll take you to the Kung Fu Martial Arts Gym to familiarize yourself with it, and tomorrow you can start training." ”

Liang Xiaolong had already informed Master Zhong Yunlong yesterday that when he and Hillary came to the main hall of the Kung Fu Martial Arts Gym, Zhong Yunlong was already waiting for him in the office, as well as his disciple Chen Shixing, who is also a master of the house, has high attainments in swordsmanship and light industry, and once performed with Liang Xiaolong when the Kung Fu Martial Arts Hall opened: "Hillary, this Zhong Yunlong Dao Leader, he is Chen Shi Xing Dao Leader. ”

"Hello two Taoists, I'm Hillary. Swank. Hillary had also seen the publicity of the Kung Fu gym, so she clasped her fists and saluted.

After the two sides met, Liang Xiaolong said: "Zhong Daochang, Chen Daochang, Hillary will trouble you, try to greatly improve her athletic ability in a short period of time, but it is also better than getting her injured." Zhong Yunlong said: "Don't worry, as long as you are diligent enough, half a month is enough time for people to improve a lot." Liang Xiaolong nodded, and said to Hillary: "Be mentally prepared, you will have a hard time in the period before filming starts." Hillary smiled: "Don't think of me as a weak woman, when the time comes, I am guaranteed to open your eyes." ”

Back home, Liang continued to write the script, and there were two more parts of "The Matrix" starring Jessica, but Liang Xiaolong was not ready to start filming immediately. First of all, now Yanhuang Film Company has three series of "The Matrix", "Harry Potter" and "The Lord of the Rings", and he is not ready to let these series be crowded together, but chooses to stagger them, shooting only one series of one of them every year to ensure that the company produces blockbusters every year. Moreover, shooting blockbusters is not conducive to Jessica's acting skills, so Liang Xiaolong has another choice.

In addition, Liang Xiaolong also has a resource in his hand, and the script of "Pirates of the Caribbean" should also be tried to come out as soon as possible, and strive to grasp this series in his hands and seek greater benefits for the company. Of course, Liang Xiaolong also has a consideration, that is, in terms of funds, Weta Digital Studio is developing very fast, and it will have the ability to build "The Matrix 2" next year at most, and if this $200 million investment blockbuster can be completed by its own subsidiary, there will undoubtedly be a lot of money left.

Liang Xiaolong sat in front of the computer, thought about it carefully for a while, and finally chose "The New American Dream", which is a film that can let the heroine play to her heart's content, and the only thing that worries people is whether Jessica can play the heroine well. But after thinking about it carefully, Liang Xiaolong laughed again: "I was originally training my sweetheart's acting skills, even if I am lacking in performance, it doesn't matter." ”

Just thinking about it, Jessica pushed the door in, holding a cup of tea in her hand, and smiled sweetly: "Honey, drink tea." Liang Xiaolong took the teacup with a smile: "Nothing to be courteous, say, what's the matter?" Jessica gave him a blank look: "Don't think of me as a philistine, Miss Ben is looking at your hard work in writing the script." Liang Xiaolong smiled: "Then I'll thank you first." Then continuing to write the script, Jessica hugged him from behind: "Honey, this script is for me?" ”

"It turned out to be a source of information." Liang Xiaolong let out a long sigh, and then said: "Of course not, this is the company's urging, your script, I must put more thought into it." ”

"I know." Jessica cocked her mouth in anger and habitually pinched his loin. Liang Xiaolong was in pain and said with a wry smile: "Sweetheart, why do you women like to pinch your waist so much?" Jessica snorted, "Because the waist is soft, it won't hurt to pinch your hands." Liang Xiaolong suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, it turned out that this is the reason why women like to pinch their waists.

"Don't mess with you, I'll tell you the general content of the story first, if you're not satisfied, let's change another one." Liang Xiaolong smiled and hugged Jessica, made her sit on his lap, and then began to tell the story of "The New American Dream".

The story is undoubtedly another classic American dream, where Irish immigrants Johnny and Sarah come to the United States with their two daughters full of hope. As they walk down the streets of Manhattan, New York, filled with strange and fresh sounds, they begin a life full of adventure. A glitzy future awaits the family, but they must first forget the past.

Johnny and Sarah soon discover that the United States is not a golden continent full of opportunities, and because of lack of money, the family has to live in a cheap apartment in New York, which is dilapidated like a horror movie scene, and there are all kinds of people living there, who are either addicts or transvestites. Previous savings were spent on food, house rent, and gas and utility bills. From dragging an air conditioner through Manhattan to finding a decent job, the struggling couple find America challenging, quirky and dangerous. Their two daughters, however, believe that the United States is a magical place where anything can happen, a place where they can be freed from the pain of the past. But Johnny and Sarah are still basking in the grief of the death of their beloved son in Ireland, and they find their relationship strained by the stress of a difficult life in New York.

One Halloween, sisters Christy and Ariel pluck up the courage to knock on the door of their mysterious neighbor Matteo. Matteo is an eccentric Nigerian painter whose exasperated screams often echo in the stairwells, but this time he is unexpectedly kind to the sisters. That's all about that.

Sarah invites Matteo over for dinner, and Matteo quickly mingles with the family. Gradually, Johnny begins to suspect that his wife may be in a relationship with the man downstairs. Johnny asks Matteo, "Do you want to replace me?" Matteo replied, "Probably." Johnny then asked, "Do you love my wife?" Matteo replied bluntly, "I love your wife, and I love you too, and I love your children." In this way, Matteo's time with the family shows the joys and sorrows of the immigrant family and how they hold on to their family, their hopes, their faith, their miracles and their love.

"It's really a story of great significance." Jessica nodded in satisfaction and gave him a fragrant kiss along the way.

"It's a film of great epochal significance, but the performance is very difficult, you have to be mentally prepared." Liang Xiaolong is indeed a little uneasy, first of all, the heroine of the film is a woman, not a girl, and the psychological activities of the characters are completely different from the girl's Jessica, which will cause some trouble to his performance.

Secondly, the story uses a touch of humor to show us the loves, memories, secrets, gains, and losses in the hearts of the audience. In this movie, there are everyone's life experiences, those stupid things they have done, those relationships with friends and neighbors, and the courage of how to overcome the past and face oneself. The story is to show the audience that the denial, rejection and alienation of the undercurrent beneath the surface of the torrent of life are often more terrible than the uneasiness of the outside world. Therefore, the actor must be calm and wise enough in his performance, but Jessica is still a little confused, which is undoubtedly another trouble for her.

"What do you mean by exercising your acting skills? It's just to perform what you can't usually do, that's called exercise. Jessica held her little head high and looked confident.

"Acting what you can't usually do, that's called challenging yourself." Liang Xiaolong corrected.

"Isn't challenging yourself also a form of exercise?" Jessica laughed.

"What do you say, how is it?" Liang Xiaolong smiled faintly, and then kicked Jessica out: "I'm going to start rushing the manuscript, don't disturb me." ”

Rushed to get the manuscript overnight, and the next day Liang Xiaolong flew to New Zealand with Jessica and came to Weta Digital Studio, in fact, Peter has suggested changing the name of the company, and now Weta Digital Studio is very large, and produced "My Captain, My Group", and was nominated for the Oscar for Best Visual, and it is almost time to change the name, at least remove the three words of the studio.

"There's business coming to you again." Peter and Richard came out to greet Bruce Leung with a smile, now Weta Digital Studio is already very famous, and has taken over two films this year, and Bruce Leung has brought one more, which is three.

"It's a big business, let's talk about it first." Liang Xiaolong naturally wanted to hand over this film to his company, so that he could save a lot of money. However, it also depends on whether Weta Digital Studio can complete it, otherwise it will have to be handed over to other companies, and he will never affect the quality of the film because he wants to save money, especially the film he directs.

Liang Xiaolong explained the invitation of the film in detail on special effects, Peter and Richard were silent after listening, and after a long time, Peter said: "In terms of digital special effects, the most difficult thing is the production of virtual space, which has to give people a real feeling and have a strong sci-fi factor, which is indeed a challenge for the company." But with our digital technology, it can still be done. Richard said: "In terms of physical effects, the most difficult ones should be those instruments, but as long as there is enough money, it will not be difficult to produce." ”

"Since you have this faith, then I am relieved." Liang Xiaolong breathed a sigh of relief: "Do the math, in terms of special effects, as well as the company's studio rental, how much does it cost?" ”

"It's about $80 million, and at least $70 million." Peter said.

"There's enough money to burn." Liang Xiaolong couldn't help but smile bitterly, in addition to the special effects, another 80 million US dollars will be thrown in other aspects, and the production cost will be as high as 100 million US dollars, plus the post-publicity and other aspects, with a total investment of more than 200 million US dollars, which is definitely the biggest stroke of Liang Xiaolong since directing, and it is also the biggest stroke of Yanhuang Film Company.

"There's no way, special effects technology is so expensive, but if you calculate it carefully, your investment is actually not too big, captain." Peter laughed and said that Liang Xiaolong owned 70% of the shares of Weta Digital Studio, which means that of the 80 million US dollars, 56 million US dollars, he only needs to pay the cost.

"Haha...... Just complaining, this year, no matter what, I want to win the Oscar for Best Visual with this film. Liang Xiaolong said firmly, changing the original neutral investment film into a super-large investment film, and then pursuing visual perfection, in addition to the box office, isn't it for the Oscars?

"Also, our company really needs a bottle of gold." For failing to win the Oscar this year, Peter and Richard are also angry, this year it is rare that Liang Xiaolong is willing to spend a lot of money, no matter what.

"For the Oscars." Liang Xiaolong stretched out his hand, Peter and Richard also stretched out their hands, and the hands of the three of them clasped together, and they couldn't help laughing.

After chatting with Peter and Richard for a day, when she returned to the hotel, Jessica was lying on the bed, her eyes were rolling, Liang Xiaolong couldn't help laughing, walked up to her and squatted down: "What do you think?" A quirky look. Jessica pointed to her fingers: "I think it will be a few years before I become an Oscar." Liang Xiaolong smiled: "Then tell me, how many years will it take?" Jessica said, "Train for two more years, and try to get the little gold man when I am twenty years old." Liang Xiaolong smiled: "Sweetheart, then you have to work hard, or, let's play against each other now?" ”

Jessica immediately became interested and sat up: "What about that one?" Liang Xiaolong smiled and quickly pounced: "Improvisation." ”

Liang Xiaolong and Jessica fooled around in New Zealand for a week, Peter and Richard also fully understood Liang Xiaolong's creative intentions, so Liang Xiaolong returned to Los Angeles and handed over the finished script to Jessica: "Sweetheart, I won't accompany you to the company, you just hand over the script to Carl, and he will finish filming in the shortest possible time." Jessica gave him a blank look: "You're a hands-off shopkeeper." Liang Xiaolong smiled: "If you don't shake your hands and shopkeepers, then I have time to accompany you." Why don't I start learning to manage a company in the future? Jessica snorted, "No, how good life is now." ”

After sending Jessica away, Liang Xiaolong drove to the main hall of the Kung Fu Martial Arts Gym, and when he came to the training venue, he saw Hillary punching and kicking the sandbag violently, while Chen Shixing was pointing at him. Liang Xiaolong watched silently for a while, and it can be seen that Hillary is very serious this week and has made a lot of progress, but there is still a gap from his requirements, especially in the issue of punches and feet, which are not clean and neat enough.

"Captain, you're here." Hillary finally spotted Liang Xiaolong and stopped: "How is it?" Progress? ”

"Of course, there has been a lot of progress." Liang Xiaolong said with a smile, this is also telling the truth, it is already very good to have such progress in a week, and many men can't do it.

"So when can we start filming?" Hillary Clinton is looking forward to it, and honestly, although she likes the feeling of progress, it is really too hard, and she is also looking forward to finishing it sooner and getting into the middle of the shoot.

"I just contacted the special effects company, and everything else has to be prepared, and I will go back to China to find a few shooting locations in the near future, and you still train honestly." Liang Xiaolong laughed and said: "Let me tell you two good news, first of all, the production cost of this drama is as high as 100 million US dollars. ”

"Wow, that's great, I'm also the heroine of a blockbuster." Hillary Clinton laughed excitedly, the higher the investment, it usually means the better the quality of the film, the higher the box office, and the higher the popularity she can get.

"The second piece of good news, the actor is Tom. Hanks. Liang Xiaolong said with a smile that Carl had reached an agreement with Tom, and finally finalized it with a salary of $25 million.

"Wow, that's great, playing against a two-time Oscar." Hillary cheered again, the actor is a two-time actor, and the supporting actor has been nominated for an Oscar three times, and being in such a lineup is undoubtedly the best way to improve acting skills.

After chatting with Hillary Clinton and Chen Shixing for a while, Liang Xiaolong left and drove to Julia's house.

"Xiao Xia Su, do you miss your uncle?" Liang Xiaolong picked up the little guy, he hadn't seen him for a few months, and the little guy had grown a little longer, his eyes were rolling around, and he seemed to remember Liang Xiaolong. Liang Xiaolong gently pinched the tip of the little guy's nose, making the little guy giggle. After teasing for a while, Liang Xiaolong said again: "Little guy, my uncle is about to shoot a new film, is it okay to follow my uncle to the set?" ”

"Liang Xiaolong, you fuck me off." Julia cursed angrily, "Don't come and kidnap my daughter every time." Liang Xiaolong smiled: "Liang Xiaolong smiled: "How can you say abduction, this is guidance." Julia rolled her eyes: "My daughter doesn't need it, you still go and seduce Sophie's son, that little guy is also very cute." Liang Xiaolong shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "It's a pity that he took him to the set." ”

Julia rolled her eyes again, and there was nothing she could do about the scoundrel: "Say, what's the matter with coming to me?" By the way, you still owe me a blockbuster script. ”

"I almost forgot about it." Liang Xiaolong secretly broke out in a cold sweat, if he said this sentence now, the consequences would definitely be very serious. However, he also reacted quickly: "I'm thinking about it, I'm here to find Danny this time, and after resting for so long, I have to go back out of the mountain." Danny, you? ”

"Of course, the bones are rusty." Danny laughs and says he would have wanted to start working if he hadn't had to take care of two children.

"Then we'll have to find two nannies to take care of the kids." Julia couldn't help but smile bitterly, of course she knew that Danny wanted to work, but she couldn't take care of the two children by herself, so it was imperative to hire a nanny.

"Danny, this time we have two main cinematographers on the crew, you and Bill." Liang Xiaolong has already calculated, as a cinematographer, Bill has a strong ability to control the overall situation, and Danny has a sensitive motion capture ability, if the two can be combined and complement each other, the quality of the film can definitely be improved.

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