Andy Serkis.

This is an actor from the United Kingdom who graduated from the Department of Visual Arts at Acaster University.

He is the first actor set by Chen Fei, who is mainly responsible for the visual motion capture of the orangutan "Caesar".

The fundamental reason why he was chosen was the "King Kong" produced by Universal Pictures.

After watching "King Kong", Chen Fei became very interested in the actor who played "King Kong", and finally contacted the other party through Romulo in the production department of Universal Pictures.

Compared with the filming investment of "King Kong", the box office yield of the movie is not particularly ideal.

Based on this, Andy's current salary in Hollywood is not high, and he belongs to the type that Chen Fei can afford.

"Rise of the Planet of the Apes? I need to play Caesar in it, right? ”

"Yes."

Chen Fei nodded and explained: "Just like the "King Kong" you shot last year, a lot of CG technology will also be applied in this movie, and in this regard, you are professional. ”

“Oh！ Fei, thank you for the recognition! ”

Andy hurriedly thanked him, although the Chinese director in front of him was not very old, he could throw himself several streets in terms of achievements.

Golden Globe Awards, Oscars......

These are also sacred temples in the eyes of Hollywood actors, and the young Chinese director in front of him has dabbled in them.

What's more, he is also the winner of the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, one of the three largest in Europe.

In terms of qualifications, Chen Fei is a first-class director in the world.

"Then I'll read the script first, if nothing else, we may be able to work together very happily."

"Okay."

Chen Fei nodded, handed him the script, and then turned to check the CG motion capture equipment with Pedro.

If you want to shoot Hollywood's A-production blockbusters, film and television animation special effects photography and post-production are essential skills.

Fortunately, Chen Fei had both of these skills, and they both reached the Lv3 level.

"Lv3" is a systematic rating method, and according to Chen Fei's previous experience, this level is already a first-class level among CG film directors.

Lv4 further up is probably the kind of shooting technology of "Avatar".

As for the top Lv5, unfortunately, he didn't reach it, so he didn't have any idea.

CG film refers to the film itself shot in a real scene and mainly performed by real people, but interspersed with a large number of virtual scenes and special effects.

The usual shooting method is to apply CG technology in traditional films, adding virtual scenes, characters, things, special effects and other objects to achieve the purpose of distinguishing the real from the fake and enhancing the visual effect.

To put it simply, all the visual products (scenes, characters, objects, special effects, etc.) in a horror movie are all made up of computer-generated CG animations and CG images.

But the visual effects are completely different from traditional 2D animations.

This type of film generally uses offline rendering in post-production, which is different from real-time rendering of demo and engine movies.

To give a simple example, "The Lord of the Rings" is one of the representative works of CG movies.

When it comes to CG, it can generally be divided into four main areas:

CG Art & Design, Game Software, Animation, Comics.

With the help of the system, Chen Fei is already proficient in these, but he is only responsible for the pre-shooting, and there will be professional people in the post-production.

…

When it comes to shooting equipment, Natasha has never been stingy.

Not only is all the equipment in the post-production team state-of-the-art, but even the somatosensory cameras and optical motion capture equipment are top-notch in the industry.

Of course, this was also instructed by Chen Fei.

If you want to make a good sci-fi movie, you can't be sloppy with special effects and shooting equipment, you have to keep improving.

And in this regard, Hollywood is much stronger than China.

Except for some very well-known actors who will quote sky-high salaries, most of the money in Hollywood movies is spent on equipment and special effects.

And in the country......

With the entry of the coal boss, the actors' salaries have risen again and again, but the quality of the film has continued to decline.

is like Huang Xiaoming, after the two movies "Chinese Partner" and "Night Banquet", his salary will reach a level that ordinary people can't even think of!

In Chen Fei's opinion, if the acting skills are good enough, it doesn't matter if the salary is higher.

But if it's just that his own popularity is high and the hype is good, so he can propose a high salary, then he really can't bear it.

When encountering this kind of actor, his choice is to pass directly!

…

Andy quickly read the script and didn't give any comments, and directly agreed to play the role of "Caesar".

The story of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is actually quite simple.

In short, through the perspective of "Caesar", an orangutan who has been used by humans to improve his intelligence, he shows the audience the story of an orangutan who is regarded as a scientific experiment, and after possessing human emotions and thinking skills, he begins to rebel against humans.

After the contract was signed, Andy took the script back.

Chen Fei will inform him before the filming starts.

After the role of the orangutan "Caesar" was decided, the remaining other roles, the most important ones are the male protagonist "Will Rodman" and the female protagonist "Caroline".

For the male lead, Chen Fei chose to use the actor in the original play.

James Franco.

It's also interesting to say, this actor actually knows Chen Fei.

When Chen Fei went to Hollywood to help design the high-altitude tightrope action for "Spider-Man 2", he was also on the scene, and he played the role of Harry Osborne, Peter Parker's good brother in the film.

Even when the crew was promoting the movie in China in the later stage, Chen Fei also led a group of them to visit the capital.

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In the afternoon, Chen Fei met James Franco in the company.

As soon as they met, the two came to a warm hug!

"Fei, I'm so happy to see you again, Director Sam said before that you will definitely be able to make a name for yourself in Hollywood and become an action superstar like Jackie Chan in the future.

He's really forward-looking, and you've really succeeded, and you've become a great director! ”

In fact, after filming Spider-Man, James returned to school, pursued his studies, and began to accumulate energy.

He also has his own film dream, and he also wants to be a good director!

It's just that after receiving Chen Fei's call, he still agreed to the invitation to audition, and rushed to Walton Pictures in time.

Now, with Chen Fei's cooperation with Universal Pictures and Columbia Pictures, coupled with the previous series of horror thriller operations, he has completely made a name for himself in Hollywood.

Befriending him is also conducive to future development, not to mention that this is still a Class A sci-fi production with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Even in Hollywood, there are not many movies that can afford to spend so much money on shooting.

For being able to serve as the male lead, James Franco expressed great longing.

"Haha, it's been a long time since we've seen you, and you're still so handsome."

Chen Fei did not hesitate to praise him.

“Oh！ Fei！ You too! ”

James Franco laughed at that called a happy one.

After chatting a few words, Chen Fei handed him the script of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and signaled that he could read the script first.

In this film, he needs to play a scientist who is working on a drug that can treat Alzheimer's disease, but has not been successful.

After adopting Caesar, he regarded him as his true family and gave Caesar a lot of love and respect.

“Ok。” James Franco nodded and stepped aside.

Just then, the door was pushed open, and Bruce led a man in.

"Fei, I'll bring you the person you want."

"Okay, thank you."

Chen Fei nodded, looked behind him, and saw Wang Luodan walking in timidly, with a trace of nervousness on his face.

It wasn't until she saw Chen Fei that she relaxed a little.

"Chen Fei."

After shouting, Wang Luodan walked over quickly, looking at the considerate eyes around her, she unconsciously began to get nervous again.

Growing up so big, it was the first time she came to Los Angeles, everything here was unfamiliar to her, and the farthest she had gone to the Berlin International Film Festival with Chen Fei before.

"Senior sister, long time no see."

Chen Fei greeted with a smile and introduced her to the others in the room.

When they heard that this female Chinese was Chen Fei's "senior sister", a group of people greeted each other and behaved very friendly.

Discrimination does not exist among these people present, no matter who he cooperates with, Chen Fei's first request is to refuse discrimination!

And he is qualified to make this request.

The reason why Wang Luodan was called over this time was very simple, that is, to let her play the kind biologist in the film who respects the laws of nature.

The route to Hollywood has been successfully opened, and as the captain of the "cruise ship", it is naturally his unavoidable responsibility to transport actors.

And Wang Luodan, the first "flying girl" recognized by internal entertainment, naturally became the first Chinese actress he "transported".

Acting, appearance... There are all of them, and Chen Fei still values her very much.

Therefore, in the [Internal Entertainment Talent Introduction Plan], Wang Luodan naturally became his first choice.

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After getting acquainted with everyone, Wang Luodan also relaxed a lot.

The moment she got the script, an excited expression unconsciously appeared on her face, and her eyes were full of gratitude to Chen Fei.

Although this biologist doesn't have many scenes, he belongs to that kind of vase role, but this is a Hollywood blockbuster!

Even if she just plays a supporting role, I don't know how many actresses in China have to grab their heads, but this opportunity fell to her.

"The grace of the support cannot be repaid!"

These eight words are the truest thoughts in Wang Luodan's heart.

"This is James Franco, he will play the male protagonist in it, the two of you will have a lot of rivalry, you can communicate more."

"Hello Mr. James, you can call me May, this is my English name, it's nice to meet you."

Wang Luodan's English level is quite good, she has worked hard in this regard, and there is absolutely no problem with daily oral communication and lines.

It's also a plus.

“Nice to meet you。”

James Franco responded with a smile and took the initiative to invite Wang Luodan to study the script together.

…

"Fei, how are you going to shoot this scene about the Golden Gate Bridge?"

Pedro was in charge of the post-production of the special effects of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, so he was also half a producer, and he led the team to build and debug the on-site equipment.

In the final stage of the film, there will be a clip of "Caesar" leading hundreds of orangutans across the Golden Gate Bridge and back into nature.

This is the most "burning" scene in the whole play, and it is also the most difficult scene to film!

It is certainly impossible to borrow the real Golden Gate Bridge, and the governor's side will definitely not agree.

However, when the script first came out, Chen Fei made a plan for the filming of this clip.

"I'm going to build a 1:1 Golden Gate Bridge, with a green screen around it, and the sea surface will be composited in post......"

Chen Fei said his thoughts in great detail.

As for the location, he had already said hello to Universal Pictures and would borrow one of their studios outside Los Angeles.

And the laying over there started very early, the construction of the prototype frame has been completed, and now only the final process of pouring concrete remains.

At that time, you only need to install the CG equipment before shooting, and you can start shooting normally.

This link is also the most money-burning part, and part of the $100 million investment is used here.

And this is still only a framework, if it is really built at sea, I am afraid that ten hundred million dollars will not be enough!

After listening to Chen Fei's method, Pedro didn't say anything, just silently gave a thumbs up.

He was in favor of that approach.

…

The preliminary preparations are carried out in an orderly manner, and there is no lag in the funding.

After discussing with Natasha, the other party readily agreed to the investment share from the mainland of China.

China Film, Shanghai Film, Wanda...

These three are the mainland partners that Chen Fei chose for himself.

Each contributed US$5 million and was responsible for the distribution business throughout Asia, as well as publicity in the Mainland.

After the contract was signed, at the request of Han Sanping, the three mainland companies released the news at the same time.

In order to suppress the black material on the Internet and stabilize his position within the company, the third master is eager to add more confidence to him.

The one above was about to retreat, and he was in a hurry.

This cooperation with Chen Fei came at the right time!

"Sina.com reported: According to the announcement of China Film, Shanghai Film and Wanda, it has reached a cooperation with Walton Pictures, a Hollywood independent film production and distribution company, on "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", and all three parties enjoy an investment share of 5 million US dollars..."

Sohu reported: After receiving a number of Oscar nominations, Chen Fei's new Hollywood work was announced! Sci-fi blockbuster! Class A Production! Invest up to $100 million! ”

Netease Entertainment Report: Chen Fei's new work "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", a Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster, the actors are exposed, and the "Flying Girl" Wang Luodan is impressively listed! ”

"China Film Report: Director Chen Fei, set sail, the first shot of 06 has been fired......"

“……”

Just when everyone was still immersed in the atmosphere of the New Year, the news was completely exposed.

For a while, the entire film and television industry was completely boiling!

"Zhongying? On the shadow? Wanda? What's the situation? Why haven't we even received the slightest rumor? ”

Huayi's two brothers looked at each other with stunned faces, their eyes full of shock.

"Didn't his "Source Code" just finish filming? And some time ago, I cooperated with so many independent film production companies to produce ten horror films, why did I start a new film? ”

"This guy is even more productive than a sow!"

The two brothers chattered, their eyes full of envy, but they were helpless.

The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the affairs of Hollywood are not under their control at all, let alone the wind and grass, even if it is an earthquake and tsunami, they are difficult to detect.

The same thing happened at other studios.

Many film and television companies such as Guangguang, Bona, Emperor, and Starlight all called Chen Fei, but unfortunately, all the replies they got were refusals.

"Mr. Lu, this matter is not something I can decide personally, I am also a part-time worker, not to mention that there are many opportunities for cooperation in the future, and I still have a company in China......"

After casually finding a reason to send Lu Zheng away, Chen Fei directly turned off his mobile phone and officially devoted himself to the preparation and pre-shooting of the movie.

On the contrary, Wang Luodan's phone rang non-stop, all of them came to ask for news.

"A $100 million investment? Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster, or heroine? ”

The eyes of many actresses in China turned red instantly!

"Where did she Wang Luo Dan come from?"

I don't know who said this sentence, it spread throughout the entire internal entertainment in less than a day, and all the actresses were a little angry in their hearts!

But they can't help it, who made Wang Luo Dan and Chen Fei the earliest and most closely cooperated.

Starting from "Crazy Stone", to the subsequent racing cars, no man's land, and Chinese partners, she has appeared in these films without exception.

In last year's "Source Code", when the heroine was replaced by Liu Yifei, many people thought that the second "Flying Girl" was going to appear, and the first one should also retire.

But I never expected that Wang Luo Dan would be pulled to Hollywood by Chen Fei when he turned his head!

The 01-level QQ group has completely exploded.

Jia Nailiang directly circled a wave of Wang Luo Dan, and crackled a long string of words.

"Sister Dan, it's amazing! This row of noodles is simply handsome! Hollywood big productions, oops, I'm envious of us. ”

Yao Lan also echoed and initiated the news.

"Envy, I'm so envious, it's worthy of being a flying girl, and I've gone to Hollywood to make blockbusters."

While smiling: "Sister Dan, you must not forget our old classmates, what opportunity do you have to think about us." ”

“……”

The news in the group kept jumping out, and Wang Luodan sat on the sofa in the villa, covering his mouth and giggling.

She also feels so lucky.

Not only can she come to Hollywood to film, but she can also live in the villa Chen Fei bought in Beverly Hills, and she is a little skeptical that her family's ancestral grave is smoking.

"Actually, it's not that exaggerated, the role I played didn't have too many scenes, and it wasn't brilliant in the film, so it played a foiling role......"

Wang Luodan replied to everyone's messages in the group.

She is indeed telling the truth, but even so, this "vase" is not something that anyone can do if they want to.

Hollywood!

A holy place that many girl stars dream of!

"Jingle Bell ......"

The sudden ringing of the phone interrupted Wang Luodan's reply, and she frowned slightly when she looked at the three words "Huang Shengyi" displayed on the screen.

What is this man calling for?

Since the termination of the contract with Xinghui Company, Huang Shengyi's development in the film and television industry has come to a standstill, although he participated in a Hong Kong film "Raptor" last year, the response was far less than "Kung Fu".

At the end of the year, she announced that she would switch to the music industry, and it seemed that she had a posture of completely withdrawing from the film and television industry......

Zhou Xingchi's energy is still not to be underestimated.

A little curious to connect the phone, and before Wang Luodan could speak, he heard the other party say: "Dandan, congratulations, you are fortunate to be selected by Director Chen to participate in a Hollywood blockbuster." ”

Daniel?

This title makes Wang Luodan somewhat estranged, the friendship between female stars is not so indestructible, not to mention that the relationship between the two is not particularly familiar.

Since Huang Shengyi was selected to participate in kung fu and became the new star girl, she directly cut off contact with those "ordinary" classmates in the class, and behaved very coldly.

And today's sudden phone call is probably more than just a congratulations!

"It's just luck."

Wang Luodan smiled, and did not answer, she was waiting for Huang Shengyi to take the initiative to say the purpose.

Sure enough, after a few words of greeting, the other side couldn't wait to say: "Dandan, can you please contact Director Chen and ask him if there is a role suitable for me in the movie?" ”

"Aren't you going to sing when you're not filming?"

"Alas, it's not that I don't shoot, it's that I can't film, Zhou Xingchi not only squeezed me, but also sued me and didn't let me film......"

On the other end of the phone, Huang Shengyi vomited bitterness and told Zhou Xingchi about all kinds of injustices he had against her.

On the phone, under Chen Fei's signal, Wang Luodan deliberately turned on the speakerphone and played the voice publicly.

The more he listened, the more irony became on Chen Fei's face.

This woman looks soft and weak, but her ability to reverse black and white is not small.

Or Zhou Xingchi blocked her?

Let's not say whether Xing Ye did this, it is clear that you breached the contract first, are you not allowed to respond?

After listening for a while, Chen Fei stretched, stood up from the sofa, and said casually: "Hang up, I don't have a suitable role for her here, I want to film and let him find Xingye." ”

He doesn't like to work with this kind of person who scolds his mother after feeding.

Chen Fei's words were not deliberately concealed, Huang Shengyi on the other end of the phone heard it clearly, and the voice that was still chattering suddenly froze.

"Dandan, then we have a chance to talk again..."

Without waiting for Wang Luodan to continue to say anything, she hurriedly hung up the phone.

Looking at the cut off call, Wang Luodan couldn't hold back, and laughed out loud.

In her mind, there was even a picture of Huang Shengyi's cheeks flushed and self-conscious.

This man doesn't use his brain.

Speaking ill of Xing Ye in front of Chen Fei?

Isn't that self-deprecating?

(End of chapter)