Hollywood, inside Paramount.

Yi Feiyang met with Mr. Lehman, the president. As soon as Raymond saw Yi Feiyang, he smiled and said, "I've been waiting for you for a long time, come, I'll introduce you to someone." ”

As he spoke, Mr. Raymond introduced a bearded white man to Yi Feiyang and said, "This is the head of DreamWorks, Mr. Steven Spielberg!" ”

Looking at the beard in front of him, Yi Feiyang's first reaction was that people should not be good-looking.

Who would have thought that this guy in front of him, who looks like a weak teacher, is one of the few great directors in the United States, who has created many classics such as "Jaws", "ET", and "Schindler's List" in his hands, and won the Oscar for Best Director twice for the films he directed, which is the director with the highest grossing film in the world in history.

Spielberg can perfectly combine the profound ideology and commercial elements of the film, so that the audience can experience the shocking and magnificent picture effect and feel the profound connotation conveyed in his film, which makes people still unsatisfied and has endless aftertaste. This is a rarity in the entire American film industry and even in the global film industry. Future Forbes magazine estimates Spielberg's net worth at about $3 billion. "Premiere" ranks him as the most powerful and influential figure in the entire film industry in the world. He was named one of Time magazine's "100 Greatest People of the Century" list and was named the most influential person of his time by Life magazine at the end of the twentieth century.

Now, in Yi Feiyang's time and space, the super awesome character is standing in front of Yi Feiyang, but the feeling given to Yi Feiyang is not domineering. Or extraordinary. It didn't make Yi Feiyang feel the temperament of a master-level tiger body. It's all like a bad uncle.

"Hello, my name is Yi Feiyang, you can call me China Yi, or Yi." Yi Feiyang stretched out his hand politely.

"I, I, my name is Steven Spielberg!" It was not easy for the other party to say such a sentence.

made Yi Feiyang surprised again, test, our film master still has a slight stutter.

"Alright. I came to you today just to let you know first, the outline of the script given by China Yi, Stephen also read it, and thought it was very interesting, but also put forward some suggestions...... Well, Stephen, what do you mean? Raymond asked Steven Spielberg.

Spielberg grinned, "I, I mean. The image of this little snail is very flattering, though. Judging from Mr. Yi's painting patterns, it is still too intuitive and pale, especially flat paintings, lacking a three-dimensional aura, and it would be better if it was made 3D. ”

As soon as these words came out, Yi Feiyang was immediately taken aback, worthy of being a master, and immediately saw the flaws on his side. Yes, the snail children who come out of the plane composition are not as cute as 3D, but the problem is that the 3D production cost is simply both cheating and rebellious, and according to their current strength, they can't afford to play at all.

Under such circumstances, Yi Feiyang is really afraid that Raymond will be moved by Stephen and shoot this drama into a 3D production, then he will be pulled into the quagmire, and he will not be able to turn over for the rest of his life.

"Mr. Stephen is right." Yi Feiyang hurriedly said, "The composition of my snail is a little too thin, originally I wanted to make it 3D, but I thought about it carefully, but I dispelled this idea......

After Yi Feiyang said this, he deliberately paused in order to arouse Raymond's curiosity.

Sure enough, Raymond asked, "Oh, for what?" Isn't 3D bad? ”

"It's not bad, it's really good." Yi Feiyang's words made even Stephen curious.

Yi Feiyang continued: "I roughly calculated, if this cartoon is made into 3D animation, then it is bound to increase the investment budget, even if an animation professional like DreamWorks, to create such a long cartoon, it is estimated that it will take a year or even two years, and the additional cost will be from our investment of 6 million US dollars, to 60 million US dollars, that is to say, the investment amount will increase tenfold at once!" ”

Yi Feiyang's series of digital concepts directly made Lei Meng a little worried, as the president of a film company, every penny of investment must be cautious and cautious, after all, making movies is not charity, it is to sell tickets and make a profit.

Seeing that Raymond was already a little hesitant, Yi Feiyang asked Steven Spielberg directly, "Mr. Stephen is an expert in animation production, I wonder if my calculation is correct?" ”

Stephen pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and nodded: "What you said is roughly good, if this cartoon is designed into a 3D animation of more than 90 minutes, it is very troublesome to make, and the time may take a year or two, or even longer, as for the amount of investment...... It's also possible to have about 60 million, but what I want to say is, since we have such a good story, why should we care about the return on investment? We should take a long-term view, this show is likely to be the best animated film for you and me, and Paramount in years! I have reason to believe that as long as we do this show well, we can even surpass Disney! ”

Old man Stephen is really a cheat!

Yi Feiyang didn't expect this old guy to be so stubborn, let alone that he would be so bold, and the investment of 60 million US dollars would not be breathless...... However, Yi Feiyang immediately understood that compared with low-cost professionals like himself, Spielberg is a cattle man who specializes in making big productions, what "Saving Private Ryan", what "Jurassic Park" which is not an investment of hundreds of millions, and 60 million is estimated to be drizzle in people's minds.

Grandma's bear, I would have said 600 million if I knew it, and I didn't scare you, an old man, into peeing your pants?!

Stephen's words couldn't help but touch the sullen fighting heart of President Raymond, since taking over Paramount, he wanted to make several big moves in order to show his unparalleled wisdom and leadership ability. Investing in "Titanic" is the best proof of this, but this drama almost capsized directly like the giant ship in the movie. Fortunately, the late box office counterattack was successful, and he Mr. Raymond also won glory and respect, but some people who were jealous of him would still secretly say that he was lucky with shit.

Now, hearing Stephen say that he can make this cartoon a classic, he can't help but feel a little excited.

Yi Feiyang didn't expect this Raymond to be so tempted, test, who doesn't want to make this drama a classic, but the problem is that classics have to pay a price! As far as Yi Feiyang knows, the return on investment of this cartoon in the previous life is not high, but the reputation is very good.

"Hahaha, Mr. Stephen said it very well." Yi Feiyang habitually reaffirmed the other party's remarks, "But ......" he took another turn, "But today's animation production doesn't necessarily have to work hard to become a classic." What is Classic? It is long-lasting, and people praise it after seeing it...... Therefore, even if we only invest 6 million, we can make a classic animation masterpiece, 6 million classics, and 60 million classics, I think, there won't be much moisture in this, right? ”

Yi Feiyang's quibble directly moved President Raymond again, yes, since 6 million can make a classic, then why spend 60 million more to fart through his pants? I'm not stupid......

After thinking about it for a while, President Raymond made a decision, "Okay, what you said is very right, but according to the current situation, it is still a safe decision of China Yi, after all, we are businessmen, and doing business is to pay attention to the return on investment, if this drama really has to invest 60 million, but the box office does not meet expectations, then it is useless to be classic, because those shareholders on our board of directors don't care about these, they want colorful money, and they want exciting box office...... Alas, I have to say that this is the sadness of our filmmakers, our will is always swayed by interests! ”

Seeing that Raymond had already said this, Stephen could only shrug his shoulders and show acceptance. As the head of DreamWorks, Stephen asked to make this show a 3D classic, but in fact, there was also an idea, that is, his company could charge more production fees, especially computer 3D special effects, which is an industry that makes money quickly.

Yi Feiyang didn't expect President Leimon to be so open and directly support his intentions, and immediately said: "Don't worry, our cooperation will definitely be more successful." ”

"I hope so, dear Yi, I am optimistic about you!" President Raymond smiled.

……

"Hi, I'm sorry." When leaving Raymond's office as president, Yi Feiyang said to Steven Spielberg.

"Ah, what?" Stephen was a little puzzled, "Are you apologizing for the argument just now?" Hehe, man, you're thinking too much, and I'm not the kind of person with a small belly. Stephen laughed.

Yi Feiyang liked this old man a little, but still said, "No, I'm apologizing to you for another thing...... You know, the "Saving the Female Soldier Rachel" I filmed took up a lot of your light. ”

"Oh, that's what happened, you're thinking too much, man. My "Saving Private Ryan" is not a treasure, on the contrary, your erotic film is really good, I also watched it, it is still a midnight show, of course, it is hidden from my wife......"

I didn't expect this Stephen to be so humorous, Yi Feiyang smiled, and then stretched out his hand very solemnly, "Really, I know you very well, Mr. Stephen, I think I will be able to learn a lot from you in the coming days." ”

Stephen was stunned for a moment, then shook Yi Feiyang's hand and said with a smile: "We Jews have a saying, there is always a lot of truth in jokes. So, your play is really good. ”

The two shook hands and smiled at each other. (To be continued......)