At the gate, there are some small pools, and in the gurgling water, countless figures with realistic shapes and perfect details stand in the middle. That is the image of ILM in the movie, which is completely formed by computer technology, and has a huge reputation around the world.

The statue in the middle of the pool in front of him is a character from Star Wars, a short man with pointed ears and dressed a little like a monk, Zhou Shaoming looked at it for a long time, and he didn't remember who this guy was.

After all, the first part of Star Wars was 22 years ago, and it was even farther away from the era in which Zhou Shaoming was originally lived.

The people in the building were in a hurry, Zhou Shaoming tightened his clothes, and walked into the world's No. 1 visual effects company.

In fact, according to Zhou Shaoming's current status and influence in the film industry, he could have waited for the Jingjing and even the director of Industrial Light and Magic to come to talk, but he did not choose the behavior of posing music.

He had to verify it with his own eyes before he could be completely confident that the visual effects of "Resident Evil" would be handed over to the famous Industrial Light & Magic, and he was also very curious about the company.

There are many characters from the movie in the lobby, especially the liquid robot in "Terminator II", Zhou Shaoming knows it, and he can't help but stand in front of it, his eyes widen, and he carefully examines it.

"Hello sir, who are you looking for?" The polite reception lady walked up and said to Zhou Shaoming, who was staring at the liquid robot as soon as he entered the door.

"Uh, I'm Smith Chow, and Lionsgate introduced me to Director Dave Carson." Hearing the voice of the beauty, Zhou Shaoming's ears pricked up, turned his head to look at the petite beauty with glasses, and said with a smile.

"Oh my God, it's you! Director Smith Chow! The bespectacled beauty covered her mouth in surprise and exclaimed with some excitement.

"Oh, I'm sorry, but I'm indeed Smith Chow!" Zhou Shaoming smiled kindly and took the initiative to shake hands with the glasses beauty, which was no longer as arrogant, conceited, and domineering as the tabloids said.

However, Zhou Shaoming's two consecutive movies have been a great success, and now he is really a big-name director who has someone to sign everywhere he goes.

"Ah, I'm so sorry, please come with me, Director Dave is in his office, I'll take you there." The glasses beauty with an excited little face and a red face finally remembered her duty, apologized in a low voice, and led Zhou Shaoming to walk inward.

Zhou Shaoming, who was full of interest, looked at the busy work on the side along the way, with various models and props in his hands that he had never seen before, and there were always various three-dimensional and graphic workstations on the computer, decomposition and integration, and people who dazzled him, and couldn't help but be curious, pulling the glasses beauty and asking non-stop, and in a short way, he walked for more than ten minutes.

"Director Dave is inside, I've already informed him, you can go in directly!" The glasses beauty clearly enjoyed spending time with her idol, and said with some reluctance.

“ok！ Pretty beauty, I'll talk to Mr. Dave about something good later, can I invite you to dinner? Zhou Shaoming, whose playboy's surname is difficult to move, leaned against the wall, lit a cigar, and said pretending to be chic.

"Okay!" Happily bent both eyes into crescent moons, the glasses beauty said cheerfully.

But to the surprise of the beauties in glasses, Zhou Shaoming, who was addicted to the movie, forgot about her once she did the right thing, causing her to wait for a long time, but Zhou Shaoming did not appear, so she could only pout and go home angrily.

Walking into Dave Carson's office, his eyes are full of various prop models and sketches, and Dave Carson, who is bearded and wears a baseball cap even in the office, is looking at the computer intently, crackling the keyboard.

Seeing Zhou Shaoming coming in, Dave was stunned for a moment, but quickly recognized that it was Smith Zhou, the most popular phenomenon director in the United States, and quickly stood up and shook hands with him warmly: "Hey, Smith Zhou, I'm Dave Carson." Lionsgate's Jon has already called me and heard you're looking for a VFX agency for your third film? I'm not boasting, I'm sure ILM will achieve exactly what you want, and there's a good chance it will exceed your expectations! ”

"Hehe, if that's the case, I'm relieved!" Zhou Shaoming shook hands tightly with Dave, and then sat down in front of him.

"I don't know what genre you want to make for your third film and what do you need us to do? Jon didn't say it explicitly, he just said that when you come, everything is up to you. Dave sat down as well and asked.

"Oh, my third film, which is a science fiction film, is roughly about the story of the staff mutated and became cannibalistic zombies due to the leak of a biochemical virus, and then my protagonist saves the world." Zhou Shaoming was concise, after all, this is just a visual effects company, not anything else.

"I see, the end world is presented on the screen in its entirety and authenticity, and that's our specialty. We'll start with all the details of the setting, character imagery and action, composition, lighting, color, atmosphere, camera movement, etc., and use visual effects software in post-production to help you make the film amazing. Dave, who has been working with movies for more than two decades, quickly knew what Zhou Shaoming wanted them to do.

"What you just said is what I need, and more importantly, I want to make my film full of bloody reality, so that the audience thinks as if it is happening right next to them, I believe in your strength, you are professionals. I only had two requirements for ILM, one of which was that the final boss of my film would be played by a real person, reborn on screen using motion capture technology, and it would feel extra realistic, not crudely made. ”

What Zhou Shaoming cares about the most is the final "licker" image, it is so fake in the original biochemistry that it is not good, although it can still satisfy the audience in 2000, but for Zhou Shaoming who has crossed over, it is too unsuitable.

"That's fine, we have powerful 3D modeling, rendering, special effects plug-ins such as hair systems, particle systems, and post-production compositing and editing digitization systems. As long as you have enough dollars, we can give you more than you expect. From ET to Tyrannosaurus Rex, from Star Wars to Terminator, ILM has never disappointed any director or moviegoer! Dave straightened his back and said confidently.

"Okay, so I have one more request, which is to complete my first request in three to four months after I finish shooting the film in July, and I want to release it in the middle of Christmas!" Zhou Shaoming touched his nose and looked at Dave, who looked serious.

"Only three or four months?" Dave frowned, calculated in his mind, and said in embarrassment: "If you want your movie to beat 'Cowboy', beat 'The Perfect Storm', you have to give me about six months." ”

"No, help me figure it out! The visuals had to be completed within four months, and you could start working on them tomorrow! Zhou Shaoming didn't want to lose the golden opportunity of Christmas, so he immediately said categorically.

"But in this case, I have to let the guys work overtime, and the cost will increase!" Dave spread his hands impatiently.

"Problems that can be solved with money are not problems." Zhou Shaoming smiled and said: "My film plan is to invest 60 million US dollars, and the visual effects are 25 million US dollars. ”

In the original world, the first "Biochemical" invested 32 million US dollars to obtain a movie with good word-of-mouth box office performance, Zhou Shaoming estimated that its movie visual effects should only have an investment of three or four million US dollars, and now the cost of 60 million US dollars is close to 28 million US dollars more than the original, how to spend this money, how to invest in the expressiveness of the film to drive the box office results, Zhou Shaoming has already considered the whole situation.

"$25 million!?" Rao is Dave Carson is well-informed, and he can't help but be taken aback by this bold and abnormal Zhou Shaoming. Other reading directors, which one doesn't want to spend a penny as a penny. And the young Smith Zhou in front of him dared to spend $25 million just for visual effects!

"Yes, I spent so much money on movie special effects that make the audience's scalp explode and stunned. The visuals that you can get for $25 million are the same for my films, and if your company doesn't meet my requirements, then $25 million isn't so easy to get. "Zhou Shaoming is not stupid, he will arrange a lawyer and an assistant director who focuses on visual effects, and he will not easily throw out $25 million and not get a return.

Dave Carson got an affirmative answer, and his mood became excited, but he didn't expect Smith to be young, but his appetite and ** are really not small.

"I can't guarantee anything else, but with the 2001 Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects, your film will have a good chance! Industrial Light & Magic is worth your trust! After weighing it in his heart, Dave Carson decided to make the decision and win the $25 million business.

"Very well, Mr. Dave, I wish us a successful cooperation!" Zhou Shaoming smiled and stretched out his hand, shook hands with Dave, who was excited, and then asked in a relaxed tone: "I don't know Mr. Dave, can you let me visit Industrial Light & Magic?" I am very interested in the special effects of movies, and I have a hunch that the future movies will be the world of visual effects, and whoever has more attractive movies will be able to dominate the whole world! ”。

"Absolutely! I'll show you around! Dave naturally would not refuse the request of the rich man Zhou Shaoming, so he hurriedly got up and personally took Zhou Shaoming to visit everywhere.

Returning to Los Angeles from San Francisco, Zhou Shaoming felt very tired, but it was far from the time to rest freely, and there was still someone he had to meet so that he could settle down.

(To be continued)