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Chapter 196: Money is not enough

Chapter 196: Money is not enough

"It's a broken foot, let's say it's a mild fracture. Pen~fun~ge www.biquge.info "Carl immediately aggravated Liang Xiǎolong's injuries, and a little more serious could attract more attention. If it weren't for the fear that he wouldn't be able to lie, and he even wanted to say that Liang Xiǎo Long was broken, it would definitely attract the attention of the whole people. Just like the horror of the Atlanta Olympics in '96, and at that time, Liang Xiǎo's influence was far less than it is now.

"Then I'm not going to the hospital to be bandaged? Or even lime plaster? Liang Xiǎo Long frowned, the most hated taste in this life includes wine jing, and after the tui is bandaged, how inconvenient is it to move?

"Bear with it for a few days, not only can you save a lot of publicity money, but also increase the box office." After saying that, Karl cut it off, and he also had to start this propaganda plan, put the news out, and let the sensitive reporters find Mén themselves. Carl's handling of this matter was very clever, and he only wrote on the homepage of the official website of Yanhuang Film Company: The captain was injured during filming, and the filming of "Legend of Doom" was suspended.

Hurt, why is it hurting? That hurts? Is the injury serious? There is no Jiāo generation at all, and literally I can only learn that Liang Xiǎo Long is injured, that is, the director and lead actor is injured, and the crew can't start work, so they can only suspend filming.

But man is such a strange animal, he is curious, if everything is replaced, just look at it, anyway, it's not too serious a injury, at most those hardcore shadows will pay attention to these things. But if you don't do anything, your curiosity will kick in, and you can't wait to get to the bottom of it.

As soon as the news appeared on the website, it immediately attracted strong attention from all sides, and it was reprinted tens of thousands of times in less than a xiǎo, and millions of people saw the news. Major media also reported on this matter immediately, but none of the media got the actual news of Xing, and they were just conjecturing based on the words on the official website of Yanhuang Film Company. The host of ABC TV Entertainment Channel said: "I believe many people still remember the horror of the Atlanta Olympics in '96, the captain roared and saved many lives, but he himself was hit by shrapnel and his life was in danger." So, what was the reason for the injury this time? Judging from the current situation, it should be injured while filming stunt moves, so what kind of actions can make the captain injured? ”

The entertainment channel conducted an in-depth study of this, and called up the video materials such as Liang Xiǎolong's performance at the kung fu party, the impact of being a stand-in during the filming of "Black Fist", the defeat of four masters in the ring, and the vicious battle against the gangsters in Cairo, Egypt: "It can be seen that the captain himself is very strong, and his body coordination is also very strong, and he can easily complete the actions that many people think cannot be completed." So, what kind of actions can make the captain hurt? Yanhuang Film Company has no specific answer to this matter, but it is certain that the crew of "Legend of Doom" has suspended filming, and the captain is indeed injured. At the moment, our reporters are on their way to New Zealand and will soon be briefing you first-hand. ”

Is it hype, or is it really hurt? On the Internet, many people also questioned: The production cost of "Legend of Doom" is as high as 250 million, and with the investment in publicity and other aspects, the total investment will not be less than 350 million US dollars. How much box office does it take for such a big-budget film to recoup its costs? Therefore, in order to achieve a high box office, the film had to do a lot of publicity, which contributed to this injury.

As we all know, the captain twice saved the lifeless box office market, and his influence in Hollywood is almost unmatched, and if he is injured, he will definitely attract everyone's attention, that is, the best publicity effect can be achieved without spending a penny. Therefore, the captain's injury is also a successful case of publicity and planning. Just like the horror of the Atlanta Olympics, as soon as the captain was injured, he immediately pushed the popularity of "100% Men" to the highest peak. Obviously, the same scheme was taken this time, except that in 96 it was a real injury, and this time it was a fake injury.

There are not many posts of this kind, but there is a common phenomenon, as long as it appears, you must be scolded, scolded a lot: the landlord is a typical speaker without brains, is there little investment in "Million Baby"? But has the captain used such a form of propaganda? Still not getting a box office of $1.4 billion? Captain, which movie didn't win at the box office with excellent quality?

Later, someone immediately followed the post: agree with the second floor, looking at the Hollywood directors and stars, who is more low-key in life than the captain? The captain has been in Hollywood for so many years, has there ever been a scandal? Therefore, it is recommended that the landlord wash his brain and don't think about the dark side of everything, otherwise your outlook on life will be distorted......

This is also inevitable, especially after the release of the two films "My Leader, My Group" and "Million Baby", Liang Xiǎo Long's fan group, the scale of the hardcore shadow group is unprecedentedly large, as long as someone dares to stand up and scold Liang Xiǎo Long, there will inevitably be a large group of people to scold back.

However, the Chicago Sun very much agrees with this statement in this matter: Yan Huang Film Company eventually promoted that its special propaganda methods were unique in Hollywood since its first film, "The Cops and the Thieves", and later Karl Liu's theory. In particular, the film "100% Man", although it is not a big investment film, but through a prize-winning essay method, the film has become the most popular film in 96 years, and it has also achieved a high box office. It can be seen that Yanhuang Film Company is very good at grasping every detail, starting from the details, and attracting the audience's attention to the greatest extent.

"That's right, that's what you need." Looking at the reports from all sides, Carl smiled with satisfaction, it had only been half a day to attract such a strong attention, and if the matter could be dragged out for two days, the publicity effect would be no less than a regular large-scale propaganda campaign.

"This shape ......" Liang Xiǎo Long looked at the clip on the tui and was a little speechless, it was obviously a simple foot, and now it was raised to a mild fracture, so it was necessary to put on the clamp to ensure that the bone would not move. However, it is very inconvenient to move, and even someone has to help me to go to the bathroom, which is really like a patient.

"Don't be dissatisfied, I'll be guilty of it." Jessica pouted, she had been criticized by Rachel several times for this.

"We don't have the same knowledge as a pregnant fu." Liang Xiǎo Long is also relatively speechless, the pregnant NV person is indeed a little anxious, Rachel criticized Jessica at least five times a day, and a Chinese review of tens of thousands of words, almost did not drive Jessica crazy.

"When she gives birth to the baby, I'll take care of her." Jessica rouded her nose: "Just now, Weta Digital Studio has called over and said that there is a large group of reporters surrounding the company's entrance now, do you want to go?" ”

"It's too early now." Liang Xiǎo Long stretched his waist: "Since you want to hype it up, you have to expose this group of reporters first, take your time, and don't be in a hurry." ”

Liang Xiǎo Long is really not in a hurry, just make things clear now, so what kind of hype is there? Therefore, if you should hide it, you have to continue to hide it, and at most it will delay the shooting for a few days, which doesn't matter much. However, the reporter cannot be left to dry all the time, otherwise public opinion will fall to the side that criticizes him.

In this regard, Carl had a plan and deliberately arranged for the crew to meet with reporters and talk about the accident, but the crew also said that they didn't know what Liang Xiǎolong's injuries were: At that time, after the captain fell, he covered his feet, which was better than being sent to the hospital, and we didn't know the specific situation.

"Falling from the upstairs, good subject" The reporters were very satisfied with the news, regardless of Liang Xiǎolong's injuries, but the fall from the upstairs was enough to arouse the interest of the audience. Therefore, that night, there was such a report on major entertainment channels in the United States: reporters who went to New Zealand have sent back first-hand reports, and it is reported that the captain is filming a fight scene, which requires him to climb over the floor and complete various difficult actions. And when completing the last action, the foot unfortunately tripped over the safety rope, and when he landed, the center of gravity was unstable, and he fell out, and rolled on the ground several times.

In response to this report, major TV stations also simulated the situation at the time through models, so that the audience can further understand what kind of difficult actions Liang Xiǎo Long was filming: There is no report on the captain's injury yet, but our reporters will stay in New Zealand to give us the latest news.

The uproar of "falling ......" caused by this, and major websites immediately conducted an in-depth analysis of this matter, and Liang Xiǎo Long's hardcore shadow troupe also published on the Internet: I wish the captain a speedy recovery, and I wish the captain a safe voice...... Some also say: Captain, take care of your body in order to create the best film......

"It seems that the fire has already burned." Liang Xiǎo Long is very happy to see these news, of course, he is also very moved in his heart, after so many years of development in Hollywood, so many films have been filmed, and there is always such a large group of film mi, which shows that everything is not in vain.

"What's next?" Jessica asked, hoping that it would be over soon, lest Rachel get caught up with another chance to nag her.

"Things have to come one step at a time, but don't worry, it will be over in two days." Liang Xiǎo Long smiled slightly, this hype is just a short-term hype, and he doesn't want to continue forever, he still has to continue filming.

The next day, a video appeared on the official website of Yanhuang Film Company, which was the scene of Liang Xiǎo dragon falling from a building. It can be seen through the slow motion that the difficulty coefficient of the action is very large, but Liang Xiǎo Long completed it very smoothly, only the last action of landing, Liang Xiǎo Long's foot was obviously tripped by the rope, and he fell out.

In addition, it is also written on the official website: The captain's injury does not matter, and filming will resume in a few days.

"It doesn't matter what you mean? Can it be good to fall down so quickly from such a high place? Many people scolded after seeing this sentence, obviously thinking that Yanhuang Film Company wanted to downplay the matter. It can be seen that Carl grasps the audience's thoughts very well, first giving a set of dangerous shots, and then downplaying the matter, which will create an ambivalence for the audience, and then achieve the best propaganda effect.

"This guy is going to play everyone with a round of applause." Mark looked at these reports a little speechlessly, and it was obvious that it was Carl's handwriting, but compared to a few years ago, Carl's methods have become more and more sophisticated, and many things have not left obvious traces on the hype at all.

"Captain, please rest, we are not in a hurry to watch a movie" Liang Xiǎo Long's hardcore shadow group hit such a title again, in their opinion, as long as Liang Xiǎo Dragon's body is good, they can see more and better quality movies. Of course, there are also many people who are calling for Liang Xiǎo Long to hurry up the shooting, and they are all looking forward to the production of the most expensive super-blockbuster in history.

As a result, two completely different remarks collided, and a war of words broke off on the Internet again...... Of course, a large part of this war of words was facilitated by Yan Huang Film Company, and most of the company's employees joined in this war of words and divided into two rows, stabbing the enthusiasm of the audience.

Public opinion is very hot, if Liang Xiǎo Long does not stand up again, I am afraid he will not be able to speak, after all, he is the protagonist of the incident. In the afternoon of the same day, Liang Xiǎo Long held a brief press conference, at which he first thanked people from all walks of life for their concern, and said that he only had a slight fracture and could be healed today after resting, and everyone did not need to worry. and said that the filming of "Legend of Doom" went very smoothly, and it will soon be transferred to post-production, and it will definitely be released this year.

Indeed, the filming of "Legend of Doom" was not too difficult, especially for Liang Xiǎo Long, the overall speed was very fast. After two days of rest, the crew was back in operation, and with the continuous shooting, Liang Xiǎolong's acting skills became more and more mature, and the speed of filming became faster and faster.

The film is finished, and Liang Xiǎo Long held a celebration party as usual, but it seems that there are too few cast and crew members in the crew, except for Liang Xiǎo Long's family, which are a few stuntmen dressed as night demons. But it doesn't matter, as long as the heart is high, no matter how few people are, they can drink happily......

The film was finished, and the media also did a lot of coverage, the Los Angeles Times wrote: The captain first directed action movies to establish his status in Hollywood, but since the filming of "100% Men" in 96, it seems to have broken away from action movies, but it has achieved greater achievements, especially "My Captain, My Group", which became the first Hollywood film to break the billion mark at the box office.

At that time, we almost thought that the captain would not make any more action movies, but "Million Dollar Baby" appeared in a shocking way, frantically won $1.4 billion, and also brought us the most perfect visual enjoyment. Now, "Legend of Doom" is a film starring the captain himself, what kind of visual enjoyment will it bring us? It can be said that the captain has infinite action designs in his head, and through his own efforts, these actions will be perfectly displayed, and it is a film worthy of all of us.

The Chicago Sun wrote: Where will the $250 million be spent? The film is almost a one-man show for the captain, but it only gets paid 20 million US dollars, and most of the rest of the funds will be used for special effects, so what kind of visual effects will the film present? According to people familiar with the matter, the captain will turn infected New York City into a city of Warcraft.

What is City of Warcraft? You can refer to the various games, when the monsters in the game swim in the city, what will be the scene? When you're the only one and the only dog left in the city, how do you feel when you're faced with these monsters?

At the time of writing this report, I can safely say that I am looking forward to the City of Warcraft in Doomsday Legends more than anyone else, as it is likely to be another revolution in special effects technology......

"The innovation of special effects technology, it should be." Liang Xiǎo Long has very strict specifications for the special effects of the film, and the entire New York City is restored through special effects technology, but it is designed to be the same as the real thing, and there are many broken places, creating a magnificent bleakness. Moreover, in the design of Warcraft, it is several times more realistic than "Jurassic Park". Of course, the special effects technology of "Jurassic Park" was already the pinnacle of the work at that time, and if it is filmed now, it can be made more realistic.

However, despite the completion of the film, Liang Xiǎo Long still couldn't be idle, and spent the day at Weta Digital Studio to discuss the production of special effects with the special effects team led by Peter. As soon as I got off work, I went home to accompany my wife, especially Rachel who was pregnant, her belly began to bulge and became more clingy, as long as Liang Xiǎo Long went back late, it was inevitable that there would be a burst of nagging, which made Liang Xiǎo Long sigh with emotion: "Pregnant NV people...... We men, let's bear with it......" It's because it's finished, Liang Xiǎo Long doesn't have to complete those difficult actions anymore, and Rachel is also a lot more relieved, and she no longer has to go to the set every day to stare at it, worrying about being afraid.

Time passes day by day, it seems boring, but Liang Xiǎo Long enjoys it, and every day in the Weta Digital Studio watching one picture after another is born from imagination, there will be an inexplicable sense of achievement; Every day when I come home, I feel a sense of satisfaction when I lie on Rachel's stomach and listen to the sound of the fetal heartbeat.

However, troubles always come to Mén, and when the special effects technique was more than half completed, Peter came up with a report and said "Captain, this ......"

"Just say something, it's not your style." Liang Xiǎo Long said with a smile, Peter has never been a polite person.

"That...... There is not enough money for special effects. Peter gritted his teeth and said that the company had estimated that a total of $160 million would be needed for both physical and digital effects, but this figure is not absolute and often deviates in the actual production process. It's just that he didn't expect that this time the deviation was a bit severe, so it was a little difficult to speak.

"Wouldn't it be, $160 million isn't enough?" Liang Xiǎo Long was also a little surprised, this investment is much higher than "Titanic", it is not enough?

"Not a lot worse." Peter smiled wryly.

"Tell me, I need to give an accurate number of how much I need, I don't want to ask Warner for money in several times." Liang Xiǎo Long also has a headache, if this film is only Yanhuang Film Company's own, then he will be able to pay for it immediately without saying a word. But the key is that the two companies are filming jointly, and the money has to be asked from the two companies, and there will definitely be some differences during the period.