The plane slowly lands on the improvised runway on the island, which is also a filming point in the film. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Somehow, Lin Mu suddenly remembered that in the Jurassic sequel, the terrifying Tyrannosaurus Rex came out of the dense forest on the side of the runway, and the realistic special effects made Lin Mu still remember it vividly.

"How's this island going?" Spielberg didn't notice the distraction of the woods, and he asked, pointing to the mountains in the distance.

"Oh, that's good!" Lin Mu was asked by him, and then he came back to his senses, "It's like God tailor-made this film!" ”

"Mr. Lin seems to have been a little distracted just now, did he think of something interesting?" Producer Mark on the side noticed the change in Lin Mu's expression just now.

"I was just thinking what it would be like if a Tyrannosaurus rex was more than six meters tall out of the woods next to us?" Lin Mu didn't hide what he thought just now.

Lin Mu's words made Spielberg thoughtful, but Mark just smiled, "Your imagination is so rich, no wonder your script is so well written!" ”

"Thank you for the compliment!" Lin Mu calmly accepted Mark's compliment, he knew that American culture does not value modesty, and excessive modesty will make you hypocritical and unreal.

"Let's go see how the exterior is set up!" At Spielberg's suggestion, the group arrives at the hinterland of the island, where the dinosaur research institute in the show is located. Looking at the two-storey cement building in front of him, Lin Mu asked with some surprise: "This research institute is a physical building?" ”

"In order to strive for authenticity, our director has built all the buildings on the island according to authentic standards." Producer Mark mentioned it with obvious emotion in his tone, and it was clear that he and Spielberg had a disagreement over the matter. This undoubtedly added a lot of cost to the filming of the film.

"I'm a director, all I have to do is present the most authentic film to the audience!" Spielberg was not to be outdone, and said-for-tat.

Seeing that these two people who could be their grandfathers together were fighting for this time, Lin Mu had to come forward to play the role of peacemaker. "Actually, in my opinion, Universal Pictures can buy this small island!" Lin Mu's words were shocking, causing the two people who were arguing to stop.

"Are you saying that in order to make a movie, the company wants to buy this deserted island?" Mark stared at Lin Mu with wide eyes, "Is it true that if I want to make a world-themed film in the future, the company will buy the entire earth?" ”

"Mr. Mark, I think you misunderstood me!" Lin Mu shook his head, "In economics, fixed cost investments that have been invested and cannot be recovered are called sunk costs, and since they are no longer recoverable, I think the quarrel between you and Mr. Spielberg is pointless, which will not only hurt your friendship, but also cannot recover those costs." ”

"What do you mean?" Mark also seemed to realize his own gaffe.

"Actually, from the perspective of both of you, you are not wrong. Mr. Spielberg's request for physical location is an attempt to improve the effect of the film to meet the increasing demand of the audience, and to put it more bluntly, it will increase the box office revenue of the film. As the producer of the film, it's okay to have strict cost management, but if you think differently, you may find that this is actually a great business opportunity! ”

Seeing that Mark and Spielberg were listening carefully, Lin Mu continued: "We can't just focus on how much we invest, but think more about how to make these investments generate higher returns." I think that as long as this film can have enough impact, the success of Disneyland can be successfully replicated on this small island! ”

Lin Mu's words made Mark's eyes light up, but he quickly raised his doubts, "Disneyland is not something that can be supported by one or two cartoons. ”

"But this dinosaur island is also unique, and once Jurassic Park is a success, it will become a paradise for all adventurers around the world. More importantly, it will leave an indelible mark on the hearts of a generation. The island tourism driven by this can completely recover the previous investment in the film, and if you look further, if "Jurassic Park" is a big success, the shooting of the sequel will be a matter of course, and these scenes can still be used, which not only ensures the succession of the film, but also saves a cost investment. Mr. Mark has been in the business for so long, you should know this account better than I do! ”

"According to your ideas, this plan is indeed very feasible!" It can be seen that Lin Mu's remarks touched Mark a lot, "If this project is handed over to you to preside, I don't know how sure you are?" ”

"It depends on how far our director can shoot this film!" Lin Mu knew that Mark meant to be tempting, so he cleverly led the topic to Spielberg.

"Your plan is very valuable, but in the end, it depends on the attitude of the company's top management!" Mark said very sincerely, "If I hadn't known your age in advance, I can't believe that what I just said came from a young man who is not yet 18 years old, if you are interested in developing in our industry after graduation, I would be happy to recommend you to the company!" ”

"Thank you!" Timber does have an interest in developing in this area in the future, but Universal is not the only option.

The argument just now embarrassed both Mark and Spielberg, and Mark left under the pretext of having to leave beforehand. Spielberg, who was left behind, kept looking at Lin Mu with a strange look, "Actually, Mark's suggestion can be considered carefully, judging from your performance just now, I think you are indeed a bit condescending as a screenwriter." ”

"You think I'm a good producer too?" Lin Mu was very curious, he was just talking about things just now, and he didn't deliberately want to show his talent.

"Of course, from every point of view, you have all the qualities of a good producer. You studied economics in college, and you see even further in economic issues than a professional producer like Mark, so your business quality is unquestionable. What's even more valuable is that you are still a screenwriter, which shows that you are a person who really understands movies. In Hollywood, there are very few people who can have both qualities. So, I'm optimistic about you! ”

Lin Mu started the second season of "Friends" on the first night he arrived on Kuku Island, and without a computer, his writing speed was greatly limited. The novels are complete and updated, and the computers in the super-fast crew are all used for special purposes, and there are really no extra computers for Lin Mu to use, and then he realized how difficult it was for his peers who relied on handwriting to create scripts decades ago. Lin Mu has been working hard to write, although all the plots have been conceived, he can only write less than half an episode of the script every day.

Lin Mu spent most of the day with Spielberg, and as his assistant, there wasn't much work that Lin Mu had to do. On the contrary, Spielberg is like a careful teacher, pointing out many details that need to be paid attention to in the process of filmmaking, which are the lessons that Spielberg has summed up in his decades of directorial career, and Lin Mu has benefited a lot from it.

The film "Jurassic Park" officially started filming at the end of July, and Lin Mu was not deeply impressed by the film's leading actors, in his opinion, the dinosaurs in the film are the real protagonists.

At the opening ceremony, Mark introduced Lin Mu to several senior directors of Universal Pictures, and heard that the proposal to build Kuku Island into a dinosaur island similar to Disneyland came from this young Chinese young man, who is also a well-known screenwriter. Coupled with Mark's intentional compliments, several directors were interested in wooing Lin Mu. Lin Mu was polite with them, and finally had to take out the shield of unfinished studies, so he got out.

A large number of prop models arrived on Kuku Island in batches after the start-up, and the largest prop was 10 meters high, which Spielberg specially prepared for the giant herbivorous dinosaur Diplodocus. The special effects designer of the film is the famous special effects studio in Hollywood - Industrial Light & Magic. And Lin Mu also met Lucas, the founder of Light and Magic, a thin middle-aged man.

Lucas was surprised by Lin Mu's youth when he saw Lin Mu for the first time, but he was no stranger to Lin Mu, and the recent popular "Friends" in the media, as well as "Smelling the Fragrance and Knowing a Woman", which was released a while ago, all mentioned the name of the screenwriter Lin Mu. The two exchanged a brief greeting, and then Lucas began to talk to Spielberg about the creation of dinosaur special effects.

Spielberg's intention was to rely heavily on simulation models, but Lucas proposed the concept of digital synthesis, and his idea coincided with that of Lin Mu, which was to use the most advanced computer special effects synthesis technology to simulate the real dinosaur form. The only drawback of this solution is that post-production will take a lot of time and cost.

Unlike Mark, Lucas and Spielberg have known each other for a long time, and Spielberg is still happy to accept Lucas's opinion. After Lucas introduced his entire plan, Spielberg didn't make any comments, but glanced at Lin Mu meaningfully, "If you didn't know Lucas's personality, I would really doubt that you knew each other before?" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Lucas is now confused.

"Old man, I'm really afraid that you don't believe it, the plan you just had, I discussed it in detail before, maybe his idea is not as mature as yours at the technical level, but in the whole application of special effects in the film, your plan is not yet bold. He proposed that the model could be completely abandoned, as long as the basic dinosaur skeleton was built, the data was input into the computer, and its movement posture was simulated in the computer, and then relying on digital synthesis technology to cover the dinosaur with muscles and skin, a real dinosaur was born! I thought his idea was a bit whimsical, but the digital compositing technology you mentioned seems to solve this problem! Spielberg explained.

"But digital analogue synthesis is a special effects technology that our company has just developed, how do you know?" Lucas had an incredulous look on his face.

"In fact, I didn't know that your company had developed this technology, I just put forward an assumption based on the combination of the development of computer technology and film special effects, which I thought was an inevitable trend in the development of computer special effects." Lin Mu made a bold assertion.

Spielberg nodded, proving that Lin Mu was not lying, and Lucas felt that the young man in front of him was not simple. "I admit that the idea is very advanced and bold, but there is a problem, digital synthesis technology is not yet mature, to do the said step, it is completely feasible in theory, but there are still certain difficulties in practice!" Lucas is a very pragmatic person.

"How do you know if you can't do it if you haven't tried it?" Of course, Lin Mu will not miss this best opportunity to convince Lucas and Spielberg, "Star Wars is actually a prime example, the film industry has been completely changed by special effects, and from the perspective of commercial films, the future of film development is a stage for digital special effects to show their talents." I can make a bet with the two of you here that the highest-grossing films of the next 20 years will be VFX blockbusters. This film is most likely to become another milestone in the history of film special effects after "Star Wars", and the two who are about to decide the fate of this film are hesitating because of a little difficulty, which makes me feel funny! ”

"Do you think this solution is really feasible?" Spielberg turned to Lucas for inquiry.

"I'm only three points sure!" Lucas told the truth.

"Three points is enough!" Spielberg stood up, and he finally made his final decision, "I'm a big adventurous, and I've always had good luck!" ”

Once you've decided how the film will be shot, all that's left is execution. Over the next few days, the crew's work began to unfold in an orderly manner. During this time, Lucas came to Lin Mu again, and the two talked about some opinions on computer special effects. During the conversation, Lin Mu found that Lucas was not only proficient in special effects technology, but also had an insightful understanding of special effects. Lucas believes that the success of VFX is not only reflected in the technical production, but also in the conceptual breakthrough that has also greatly promoted the film industry.

In Lin Mu's impression, in the first "Star Wars", Lucas proposed the concept of "second-hand future". Before that, the future world involved in the movie was very clean, beautiful and tidy, and everything seemed to have just been produced from the factory. For the first time in "Star Wars", high-tech is shown to be realistic, the exterior of the buildings has long been dilapidated, the surfaces of used spaceships are pitted, and all kinds of creatures wearing various old weapons are gathered in the bar, and the audience suddenly feels very close and presence. Even the director Ridley. Scott also admits that Star Wars "made me finally understand how to make the future feel good." (To be continued.) )