The filming of "Terminator 2" has reached the final stage, and it will probably be able to meet the audience on the screen this summer.

When Stan? When Winston took Kang Jianfei to a warehouse next door to the studio, Kang Jianfei was completely shocked by the various models in front of him.

The special effects in "Terminator 2" were created by Industrial Light & Magic and Stan Winston Studios. Kang Jianfei had always thought that Industrial Light & Magic was the main contributor to the special effects, but when he saw the models in the warehouse, Kang Jianfei knew that he was wrong.

In another time and space, the liquid metal machine qì man in the movie, as the first main character (villain) synthesized by a computer, has epoch-making significance in the history of cinema.

But if there was only industrial light and magic and no Winston Studio, the T1000, a liquid metal machine, would not have been born at all. Models are also needed for CG special effects, and these models are all hand-built by Winston Studios.

For example, the model in front of Kang Jianfei's eyes, the base is a puddle of melted metal, and then there is a metallic human head on it, and the nose and eyes are clearly carved. This model was developed by Stan? Winston and his studio staff hand-made zuò are carved from metal aluminum. And the model of the liquid metal man alone has at least hundreds or thousands of them in the warehouse.

James? Cameron used these models to shoot, and the role of ILM is to use computer CG technology to make the real in post-production.

"In the next year, you won't take over the business, bring a few people to Hong Kong." Kang Jianfei vs. Stan? Winston said.

"No problem, I've finished the model for Terminator 2. You can go over at any time. "Stan? Winston laughed.

After the filming of the first part of "The Terminator", Kang Jianfei had already put Stan? Winston's special effects studio bought. A few years have passed, and this studio has not made a penny for Kang Jianfei. Instead, more than $3 million was put in.

Kang Jianfei's goal is not just to make an oriental blockbuster, he said: "Stan, I plan to merge your studio with my special effects company in Hong Kong, and recruit some professionals to come in to make up for the company's shortcomings in computer special effects technology, what do you think?" ”

Stan? Winston asked, "After the merger, will the company be headquartered in Asia or the United States?" ”

Kang Jianfei said: "It must be in the United States. Some employees of the Hong Kong company will also come to work in the United States, and there are too few special effects films in Hong Kong at present, and the development of my special effects company has been extremely slow in the past two years. ”

Kang Jianfei's distress stems from this. When he was filming "Shu Mountain" by Xu Ke, he had already established the only film special effects company in Hong Kong. But years have passed, and the special effects company has only been involved in producing four films, and three of them are DreamWorks' own films.

Hong Kong's film companies at this time did not pay attention to special effects. Because everyone thinks that this thing has little to do with the box office. Many shots that require special effects to shoot well, everyone simply replaces them with animation. Although the roughness is a little rougher, the audience doesn't care, the film company is happy to save money, and Kang Jianfei's special effects company is not cared for.

Kang Jianfei's original intention was to develop film special effects technology in Hong Kong, so as not to be caught off guard by Hollywood special effects blockbusters in a few years. But judging from the current situation, his actions are purely to flatter the blind, and most of the film company owners and directors in Hong Kong are trying to make films to make money. No one wants to play with special effects at all.

It doesn't make much sense for the special effects company to continue to operate in Hong Kong. One is the lack of communication with the United States. Second, there is a lack of practical research and development, and if it continues to persevere, it will lag behind the special effects companies in the United States a lot, so Kang Jianfei decided to merge Winston Studios with the special effects companies in Hong Kong.

After the merger of the two companies, they were headquartered in the United States, and only a small number of people were left in Hong Kong, and these people had to go to the United States regularly for work and exchange, so as not to fall too far behind in two years.

As for why not bring all the employees to the United States, it is because DreamWorks still occasionally needs special effects technology, and the remaining employees are used to serve DreamWorks films.

There is also a lack of computer special effects technicians, and it is impossible to cooperate with industrial light and magic in every blockbuster film in the future, so the defect of computer special effects must be strengthened.

Stan? Although Winston is a top expert in modeling and film and television makeup skills, he is not very good at computer technology, and he advises: "If Mr. Kang wants to improve the company's computer special effects technology, then there are two shortcuts. One is to go to Industrial Light and Magic to poach people, as long as the salary is high enough, there will definitely be people who will be willing to come; The second is to cooperate with Stanford University. Stanford University is right next to Silicon Valley, which is Stanford's backyard, where there are many high-level computer talents, and Stanford is not far from Hollywood. We can ask a professor from Stanford to be the company's technical consultant, then the students he brings every year will be the company's cheap labor, and if you encounter difficulties in making computer special effects in the future, you can also ask Stanford experts to overcome the difficulties. ”

If Stan? If Winston didn't warn, Kang Jianfei would only think of going to Industrial Light and Magic to poach people, but now, he was more interested in the second method.

Of course, if he can dig people from industrial light and magic, Kang Jianfei will not refuse, and he is ready to try both methods.

Stan? Winston: "Actually, Mr. Kang, if you don't speak, I will also propose to you the idea of setting up a computer special effects department." The filming process of "Terminator 2" gave me a great inspiration, that is, in future movies, special effects shots will become more and more important, and model special effects and digital special effects are complementary and indispensable. ”

If Kang Jianfei still thinks Stan before? Winston is just a model master and makeup master, so now listening to his forward-looking prediction, Kang Jianfei already knows exactly how keen this person's vision is.

Kang Jianfei smiled: "What do you think is the name of our new company?" ”

Stan? Winston thought for a moment and said, "What about the DigitalDomain?" ”

Kang Jianfei sweated wildly when he heard this name, in another time and space, the "digital field" is another god in Hollywood special effects companies, this company's R&D and production capabilities can almost be said to be not weaker than Industrial Light and Magic, and it is the second largest special effects company in the United States after Industrial Light and Magic.

Kang Jianfei only now remembered that the special effects company in the digital field was not Scott, who quit Industrial Light and Magic two years after the release of "Terminator 2"? Rose, co-founded with Cameron and Winston.

Now Stan? Is it a coincidence or something that Winston actually came up with the name Digital Realm (D2) in advance?

If Stan? Winston can successfully establish a special effects company in the digital field, so this "Tomb Robbery Notes" no longer needs to invite Industrial Light and Magic, and it should be the entrepreneurial work of the new company.

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Back home, Lin Qingxia and Lin Fengjiao were walking in the garden with a stroller, the winter in Hollywood is not cold, and the sun shines quite comfortably.

Yang Caini was holding the manuscript of "Notes on Tomb Robbery" and was fascinated, and after finding that Kang Jianfei came back, she hurriedly ran over and asked, "Godfather, do you still have this novel, I'm about to finish it." ”

Kang Jianfei spread his hands: "It's gone, I'll write those." ”

Yang Caini hugged Kang Jianfei's arm and shook it, and said coquettishly: "Then you write quickly, people are looking at it." ”

The newly developed girl's breasts kept rubbing on Kang Jianfei's arm, Kang Jianfei enjoyed it for a while, and then smiled: "Okay, okay, I'll write it right away." ”

"That's pretty much it." Yang Caini smiled with satisfaction and ran back to continue reading the novel.

Kang Jian flew back to the study and spread out the manuscript paper, but his mind was thinking about how to cooperate with Stanford University. Donations to the school must be donated, and those professors and students also have to give money, but they have to find someone to operate this matter, Kang Jianfei himself is too lazy to come forward.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

Kang Jianfei picked up the pen and wrote for half an hour, when a knock on the door suddenly sounded. Before he could answer the door of the study, he was pushed open, and Yang Caini's little head came in through the crack, and she looked inside before tiptoeing into the study.

"Be a thief." Kang Jianfei looked at her thief and teased.

Yang Caini glanced at the manuscript on the desk, walked up to Kang Jianfei and said with a smile: "People aren't afraid of disturbing your godfather's writing." ”

Kang Jianfei threw the manuscript written in the past half an hour to her and said, "Take it and read it." ”

Yang Caini was like a treasure, but she only watched it for a few minutes, and asked quite unhappily: "Godfather, is there anything else?" ”

"You think I'm an autotypewriter." Kang Jianfei glanced at her.

Yang Caini pulled a chair and sat next to Kang Jianfei and asked, "Godfather, how long will it take for Wu Xie to be with Zhang Qiling?" ”

"It's still early, Zhang Qiling's background is very complicated, do you want me to show you the outline of the novel." Kang Jianfei said.

"No," Yang Caini hurriedly said, "Knowing the plot behind, it's not interesting to read the novel again." ”

Yang Caini was lying next to Kang Jianfei writing a novel, and suddenly asked for a long time: "Godfather, I heard my godmother say that you want to make this novel into a movie, who are you going to let play Wu Xie and Zhang Qiling?" ”

"It's not decided yet." Kang Jianfei said.

In fact, among the three main roles, Kang Jianfei has already selected two. The actor Wu Xie likes Wu Zhenyu very much, and he wants Lin Xue to play the second fat man.

Speaking of the fat man with flexible hands and feet, everyone's first reaction must be Hong Jinbao. But Hong Jinbao's aura is too big, Kang Jianfei is worried that if he comes to play a fat man, he will definitely steal the role of the hero and heroine, and he has to find a fat man with acting skills and a sense of zài to be the most suitable.

As for the heroine Zhang Qiling, this character is male in the original novel, and her nickname is Stuffy Oil Bottle. Under Kang Jianfei's pen, Zhang Qiling became a woman, nicknamed Iceberg Girl and Ice Beauty.

Among Hong Kong actresses, there are many charming, sexy, playful and cute, but there are very few who give people the image of an ice beauty at a glance, and their aura is strong enough.

Li Jiaxin is actually very suitable for playing the role of Zhang Qiling, but her acting skills are really difficult to compliment, so that Kang Jianfei is still having a headache about the choice of the heroine. (To be continued......)