Chapter 568: Controlling the Future of Blockbusters (3)
"Hello Mr. James", Tim followed his grandson out of the real room, and when he saw that there were guests, he immediately changed back to his gentle and courteous appearance.
Sun Ziming looked at Tim in shock, this guy took the wrong medicine? It wasn't like this before, for the sake of budget, he went to the company to quarrel with Jiang Peng at every turn, regardless of whether he had guests in his office. Could it be that after Sophie Marceau stimulated, she began to learn from European men?
After they shook hands, Sun Ziming said tentatively: "Tim, James is here to see the dinosaur special effects, you take him first, I'll make a call here." ”
"NO, you approved the budget for me, and I'll take him there."
"Didn't I approve it?"
Tim restrained his anger and shook his head: "Ming, you promised me that as long as it is needed by the computer special effects department, you will support it unconditionally." You're only half of it now, and you've got to give me the other half! ”
This kid is not a person like Swift, as long as he gets angry, he will be honest, Sun Ziming had no choice but to say patiently: "Tim, this is not your real room in Massachusetts, this is a commercial organization." Do you really need that many of the latest mainframes for so many purchases? You just want your subordinates to use a better opportunity to finish their work in the shortest possible time so that they can do new research. We're already a lot ahead of the rest, and it's up to us to develop new technologies. In the past four years, I have invested 480 million in you, but only 51 million have been made back for me. ”
Poked Tim in the sore spot, the kid's nature relapsed, and he said angrily: "Shit! As long as we are willing to sell our patents, they are worth at least 500 million!" ”
"Who will buy it? OK, even if it's worth 500 million. Do you think that with 480 million yuan, in four years, but only 20 million yuan, is this a cost-effective investment? ”
Well, Tim was choked, blushing and at a loss, and Sun Ziming explained: "Tim, develop better technology, I will support it unconditionally." But I can't waste too much money for your interest. It's like the mainframe you bought the year before, it's outdated this year, but it's still usable. You have to learn to control costs, not by your own temperament. Okay, you take Mr. James in first, I need to bring a phone, I forgot something important yesterday. ”
After saying that, Sun Ziming turned around and went to make a phone call, and yesterday he was talking to Claudia about making money, and forgot to inform Nicole and her husband.
Tim saw that his grandson was clear that something was wrong, so he gave up and led James into the real room. As soon as he entered, James was a little shocked, the equipment inside was all out in the last two years, and these things are not cheap. What I saw in ILM was much worse than that.
"Mr. James, these are outdated, the new model is 2 times faster than this", Tim complained as he led James to his office and turned on the computer to bring up the few shots he had just made.
'Boom, boom, ahhh......hhh When the bloody mouth opened and swallowed the person again, you could still see half of the big mouth struggling desperately, and the expression of horror and despair on his face was clearly visible.
"My, god!", James just sighed, and a large group of dinosaurs appeared on the screen again, as if they were running away from terrible predators, with flexible movements and realistic effects. If it weren't for the fact that the dinosaurs had become extinct, James would have thought it was true.
After watching a few clips, James was stunned: "God, how did you do it?" ”
Tim still didn't wake up from Sun Ziming's anger at refusal, and replayed the camera again, pointing to the freeze-frame picture and said: "No, it's not the best, animals should also have simple feelings, and dinosaurs should also have simple expressions on their faces." These are so blunt that if you look at them carefully, you will know that this is just a model! ”
"No, nono, I mean, how did you do it?"
Tim was about to answer, but the words came to his lips and swallowed back, "Mr. James, although I am angry and speak like a fart, this is a company secret, and I can't sue you without the permission of that liar." ”
"OK, then why doesn't his words count?"
Now Tim can be regarded as having found an outlet, but from the time Sun Ziming poached him from Massachusetts, and even arranged for him to pursue Sophie Marceau, he has complained until he only approved half of his budget today.
The more James listened, the more puzzled he became, and it was rare for him to listen patiently, and he was puzzled: "Mr. Tim, according to what you said, Ming is very good, isn't it?" He ticks all your boxes, and purchasing new equipment is just that you have a bad history and like to waste money. And, as I've seen, your equipment is already very advanced. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, James suddenly realized that this sloppy guy was accusing his boss, and he was clearly helping his boss trick himself into joining them, "Tim, you are cunning enough, I was also deceived by your appearance, thinking that you are a straightforward person!" ”
was debunked by others, and Tim didn't feel embarrassed, but said eagerly: "James, join us." That bastard has money, he doesn't believe me now, he must trust you very much, otherwise he won't let you into the real room. As long as we work together, we can take more dollars out of his wallet and research all the things he wants to study! ”
James Cameron is a famous director, how could he do such a thing, immediately refused the bastard's invitation, but he was very satisfied with Sun Ziming's attitude of sparing no expense. Unexpectedly, after Tim was rejected, he would turn his face and point to the office door: "Dear guest, what you want to see has been seen, now you can leave and go to our liar boss." ”
Since becoming famous, James has been so angry, and he also turned around and slammed the door, just in time to meet his grandson who came over.
Seeing that James's face was red with anger, Sun Ziming grabbed him, kicked the door that was not closed, and said to Tim, who was glaring angrily, "Hey, Sophie Marceau is ready to come to the United States, do you want it?" Forget it, keep getting angry. ”
After speaking, Sun Ziming pulled James into another office, closed the door casually, and apologized: "I'm sorry, I made that bastard angry, right?" That guy is like a dog, if you give meat and bones, you wag your tail, and if you don't do good, you bare your teeth. ”
"Ming, don't insult the dog."
"Yes, yes, I really can't take him", before Sun Ziming finished speaking, Tim, who had unkempt hair and a stubble beard, came in, "Ming, when will Sophie arrive?" ”
"Oh, James called her just now to inform her that she had canceled her film contract, and she was no longer in the United States."
Tim was in a hurry, and quickly apologized to James, "I beg you, be angry with me, and don't bother Sophie, she is my best friend." ”
Sun Ziming smiled slyly at James in the back, making the big director cry and laugh, what kind of boss there is, what kind of subordinates he has. He also waited for Tim to fully realize his mistake before he agreed: "This one won't work, wait for the next one." ”
"Thank you, thank you, you're busy first, I'll go out first."
When Tim, who was very grateful, went out, James looked at Sun Ziming suspiciously, "Ming, how could he be like this?" ”
"Hey, don't mention it", Sun Ziming told the story of this guy's failed courtship in Hawaii and was teased by everyone after he came back, and sighed: "With his talent, if it were an ordinary actress, he would cry and scream and pounce, but unfortunately he met Sophie Marceau." ”
That's right, this bastard boy is so valued by China Ming, it's too easy to ask him for a role, or let him help for a role.
Sun Ziming sighed twice, and also got down to business, "James, I want to put the computer special effects of "True Lies" here, what do you think?" ”
James hesitated for a while, but still agreed, the special effects technology of light and shadow is much stronger than his own company, and he can't reduce the quality of the movie in order to get work for the company.
Yes, a big man is a big man, although his temper is not very good, but he does things above board. Sun Ziming also weighed the battle, or not to go to the company that forced others to die first, and directly opened his mouth to recruit this genius, and said in a deep voice: "James, I want to transfer a part of the shares to you, are you interested?" ”
Yes? James' eyes widened, China Ming is too strange, right? It's his hard work here, and he spent so much money to transfer the shares to himself so lightly? I heard that when he asked Lucas for cooperation, they refused his shareholding. Does he want to make Lucas a laughing stock in this way?
Sun Ziming made him a cup of Nestle instant coffee and asked him to wave his hand to refuse, this kind of inferior thing, he wouldn't drink it, "Ming, why?" ”
Sun Tzu saw that he didn't drink it, so he drank it himself, don't waste it, anyway, the taste of this thing can't be good or bad.
"James, you and I are the most technologically obsessed and willing directors in Hollywood. I can imagine a lot of things, but I don't know how to do it. You're different, you're from a special effects background and know how to do it, while the bastards out there do. As long as we work together, we will definitely speed up the development of special effects! ”
This can't fool James, there are so many people outside, and nearly half of them are Asian, and they know that Sun Ziming is preparing transplant technology with their butts.
"Ming, you're digging into the wall, trying to spread the most advanced technology to Asia."
This, Sun Tzuming will not admit it, does Hollywood now have mature computer special effects?
"No, I'm allocating resources rationally. You also know that the future is the world of computer special effects, and the labor cost in the United States is too high, while Asia has an inexhaustible supply of human resources. Those low-end, mechanical jobs can be completely used with lower labor, as long as the key technology is mastered in the head office. ”
James has his own computer special effects company 'Digital Field', although he has not produced any decent results and has swallowed up a lot of his funds, but he also knows that many jobs do not need to use those highly educated talents, as long as they are allowed to study the key technologies.
Looking at the people outside, thinking about what he saw in that kid's office just now, James knew that Light and Shadow were too far ahead of everyone in this regard. As soon as "Jurassic Park" is released, the brand of Hollywood's No. 1 special effects company, Industrial Light and Magic will be handed over, and a large number of business will be delivered to the door. This bastard is also ready to outsource low-end business to Asia, and the cost is much lower than everyone.
Ah, James shuddered suddenly, and felt that disaster was coming. With leading technology and low cost, industrial light and magic may have to fall big, but what about their own digital field?
Shit! I was fooled, China Ming let himself come today, in addition to wanting to cooperate with himself, he must be intimidating himself. If his company doesn't work with him, his company will compete with him until he goes bankrupt in his 'digital realm'. These tricks, it turns out that Lucas's old bastard has also done it, but that old guy doesn't have the financial resources of this little bastard, so he didn't force himself to die!
Seeing that James's face sank, Sun Ziming didn't dare to stimulate him anymore, this guy has a bad temper, he will turn his face anytime and anywhere, and hurriedly threw out his plan, "James, Stan also cooperated with me, and the two of us are swapping shares." As long as you want, we can also go deeper into cooperation, such as the merger of the two of us to form a light and shadow and digital special effects company. If you want to be the general manager, even if you want to be the chairman, it's up to you. ”