The heavy rain lasted for more than three hours, dispelling the summer heat and ushering in the coolness of autumn.
Sitting by the window of Huaxing's office, Zhou Yang looked down into the distance, feeling the breeze blowing and feeling extremely comfortable physically and mentally.
Not far away, a few workers took advantage of the coolness and slowly began to hang the "Baoli Technology" signs on the top of the office building amid the shouts of Zhang Genshui downstairs.
"Nowadays, everyone uses whatever technology they want. I use Polaroid mobile phone as a signboard. Some of it is not up to standard. We have to keep pace with the times!"
hard to imagine.
The coal boss who used to smoke cigars and cigarettes in the mountains has now abandoned his thick chain and started wearing glasses and suits. Although he doesn't understand much, he talks about "business", "technology" and "pattern". "" and other words, I will often go to the "President Advanced Training Course", "Golf Training Center", "Race Course" and other places to experience the style of successful people, just like the "Forbes" entrepreneurs in the new era.
In the past two years, he has changed a lot. Perhaps the only thing that remains unchanged is the superstitious feeling in him that is as deep as his bones.
"Move it again!"
"Changing the position is the position of the compass..."
"Master, do you think this position is okay?"
"..."
Holding the walkie-talkie, he waved to the workers above from time to time, and the voice from the walkie-talkie could be heard from a long distance away.
Under his command, the signboard "Baoli Technology" was hung up for more than two hours. The workers were tortured and miserable, but there was nothing they could do.
The sun sets in the west.
The sky in Yanjing has always been gray, but under this rain, it became exceptionally clear. Looking into the distance, the phrase "the sky is as clear as a wash" came to Zhou Yang's mind.
Zhou Yang was fascinated, lowered his head, and began to think about the future of "Hua Xing".
A strong gust of wind blew up a series of documents and documents on Zhou Yang's desk.
The latest music newspaper blew into the air, and Zhou Yang inadvertently saw a headline in the music newspaper...
[The final "reflection" of the physical album of "Sunshine", the actual album has come to an end]
Zhou Yang did not pick up the newspaper that was blown to pieces on the ground like before, nor did he go to get the newspaper.
At this moment, he was deep in thought.
This world is slightly more technologically advanced than the original world.
It turns out that at this time in the world, 3G has just begun to be used. In this world, 3G has begun to be put into use, and audio and video mobile phones are becoming more and more popular, and it seems to have become a huge trend.
It turns out that at this time in the world, Weibo has not yet started. Weibo in this world has gradually matured, and there are more and more people...
The online shopping industry is also becoming more mature. Shopping websites such as Soubao and Shenmao Mall have carved up the majority of China’s online shopping in the world. Every November, there will be a fight to the death.
…
After the rapid development of the Internet, many products from the old era have gradually begun to be eliminated, such as MP3, MP4, and physical albums that are declining day by day.
Many things are like learning. If you don't advance, you will retreat.
The same goes for this society.
Now that China Star has reached this point, the next plan is particularly important.
"Infernal Affairs" beat "Superman 2" at the box office, which was entirely the result of Zhou Yang's impulsiveness.
After watching Hollywood movies wreak havoc on the Chinese film industry, making waves of money like harvesting leeks, Zhou Yang, although his expression was calm, was unavoidably unhappy in his heart.
People are changing...
He is changing too.
When he was poor, Zhou Yang thought most about how to eat and how to live humbly and well without offending anyone.
After he was no longer poor and had a certain influence and energy in this circle, Zhou Yang's horizons broadened and his competitiveness began to gradually expand.
Under normal publicity, it is impossible for "Infernal Affairs" to beat "Superman 2". This is the consensus in everyone's mind.
Therefore, he, who has always been very calm, inevitably started to be less calm at the box office of "Infernal Affairs" and used some "charitable" things.
Even if "Infernal Affairs" doesn't make much money at the box office, he still wants to win once, at least in terms of total box office.
But after winning for several days in a row, Zhou Yang found that he was not as excited as he imagined...
Do this...
After all, it's not a long-term solution.
If you really want to win a Hollywood blockbuster, you can only win with a Hollywood blockbuster.
Zhou Yang returned to his chair and opened the script of "Spider-Man" again. After reading the script for a long time, Zhou Yang began to think seriously.
The cost of filming "Spider-Man" in the original world was very high, close to 130 million US dollars.
This is also the reason why Zhou Yang didn't dare to film "Spider-Man" long after he finished writing the script for "Spider-Man".
One hundred and thirty million dollars...
It directly emptied Hua Xing's family fortune and even required a large loan.
Although the film industry is in deep water, the apparent investment of 130 million may be less after the water is squeezed out, but it is estimated to be around 100 million US dollars.
"Dong dong dong!"
Just when Zhou Yang was roughly estimating the budget for "Spider-Man", there was a knock on the door in the office.
Then a young man with blond hair walked over curiously, led by Xu Mei.
"Hello, Mr. Mark."
"Hello, Mr. Zhou Yang..."
The leading young man wore glasses. He was very tall, about 1.9 meters tall, but very thin. Wearing a sweater, he didn't look like he had much flesh on his body. Standing in front of Zhou Yang, Zhou Yang vaguely felt that he looked like a skeleton.
This man smiled brightly at Zhou Yang when he came over, held Zhou Yang's hand tightly, and his eyes were full of enthusiasm and inexplicable heat.
His name is Mark.
He is the head of the Chinese department of Vitas Digital, one of the famous special effects companies in Hollywood.
"Superman 2", "Sevier", "The New World" and other movies that have caused huge sensations around the world are the company's proud works.
If "Spider-Man" is to be filmed well, special effects are definitely a big factor.
After chatting for a while, Zhou Yang and Mark started chatting about movie scenes.
But Zhou Yang found that when Mark was talking about movie scenes, he seemed to be listening attentively, but his eyes were wandering and he seemed a little careless.
About half an hour later, when Zhou Yang finished speaking about his general request, the light in Mark's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he suddenly gave a thumbs up in admiration: "Mr. Zhou Yang, I think about your request.
I understand, you are going to make an epic blockbuster comparable to "Superman 2". It's amazing, it's amazing! I'm very much looking forward to working with you!"
"Cough, cough, it's actually a problem with the special effects..." Zhou Yang heard Mark's praise. He didn't know if it was too exaggerated or for some reason he felt very uncomfortable.
He always thinks this person is weird...
"As a professional special effects team, after listening to you talk about the general special effects of "Spider-Man", I feel that the special effects of "Spider-Man" must be produced with the highest quality... It cannot be worse than "Superman 2"..." Mark
He kept talking to Zhou Yang about a series of professional knowledge about special effects.
"Um……"
Zhou Yang was stunned for a while as he listened. He didn't know much about movie special effects. Especially when Mark talked about some high-level vocabulary, Zhou Yang just felt like he was listening to a book from heaven.
He suddenly realized that he needed to find someone knowledgeable to talk to.
Mark rambled on from the film's frame analysis to the film's special effects production, and recommended their latest special effects from Vitas Digital to Zhou Yang, and asked his assistant to take out a pair of VR glasses from his bag and hand them to Zhou Yang.
Let Zhou Yang put it on.
"This is our special effects experience for "Jurassic". The experience you see now is exactly the same as the experience the audience saw in the screening room... This is a new product, a technological product combined with virtual reality," Zhou Yang
Sir, don't be afraid, this is not magic or hypnotism..."
After watching Zhou Yang put on his glasses, Mark showed a bit of pride, but then disappeared.
VR glasses are a rarity in this era...
After putting on these glasses, many directors will be frightened by the special effects and thrills displayed in the glasses, let alone Zhou Yang, a Chinese director who has never seen the world.
However……
"The special effects are really good..."
After Zhou Yang wore the VR glasses for a while, he took them off again. There was no surprise on his face. He just said something and nodded.
"Mr. Zhou Yang, the set you are watching is "Jurassic", and there is another set about the starry sky..."
"Mr. Mark, how much is the approximate special effects budget for "Spider-Man"? How about... you go back and discuss with the team now and give me a budget?" Zhou Yang shook his head and stopped wearing VR glasses.
When Mark saw that Zhou Yang was calm and not at all shocked by his VR technology like a country bumpkin, Mark's eyes flashed with surprise, but then he looked at Zhou Yang with a smile: "Mr. Zhou Yang, if you use the latest technology
In fact, special effects are not particularly expensive, roughly speaking... one hundred million US dollars!"
"How many?"
"One hundred million dollars..."
After Mark repeated the numbers, he told Zhou Yang some professional terms with a bright smile.
How many computers, how many workers, how many sets of renderings, how many man-hours and special effects parts are needed for a shot...
Zhou Yang listens...
But only the astonishing figure of 100 million US dollars remained in my mind.
After Mark finished speaking these terms, he began to praise Zhou Yang again and called the movie "Spider-Man" a product of the times, a true Chinese science fiction and fantasy blockbuster.
Zhou Yang was not lost in the praise, but vaguely felt that this guy was treating him like a pig.
"Mr. Mark, let me think about it again!"
"Okay, Mr. Zhou Yang."
Zhou Yang finally sent Mark away.
After Mark leaves...
Several business leaders from Hollywood's special effects team came over one after another.
Other people's quotes turned out to be even more outrageous than Mark's.
Some directly quoted 150 million U.S. dollars, and some were even more exaggerated, even directly quoting 200 million U.S. dollars. It was simply a sky-high asking price...
In the evening.
Zhou Yang called over Li Qiang, the leader of the post-production team who had just finished his work, and chatted with Li Qiang about the matter, and specifically asked Li Qiang to talk to these people. After all, Li Qiang was more professional.
Li Qiang's face was bright at first, but after chatting and bargaining, his face began to become extremely gloomy.
"This damn bunch, they are just here to kill pigs!"
"They saw that we donated all the box office of "Infernal Affairs", and they thought we were very rich and came here to make money..."
"When I hung up the phone just now, I heard them scolding us on the phone as poor people who are poor to the core..."
"The directors in China who admire blockbusters and special effects have raised them up. Do we really think that we, China, are still the colonies that we knelt down and licked their backs?"