Yi Feiyang met the president, Mr. Raymond. As soon as Raymond saw Yi Feiyang, he smiled and said, "I have been waiting for you for a long time. Come, let me introduce someone to you."
While talking, Mr. Raymond introduced a bearded white man to Yi Feiyang and said: "This is the head of DreamWorks, Mr. Steven Spielberg!"
Looking at the unattractive bearded man in front of him, Yi Feiyang's first reaction was that people should not be judged by their appearance.
Who would have thought that the guy in front of him who looked like a frail teacher would actually be one of the few great directors in the United States. In his hands, he created films such as "Jaws", "et", and "Schindler's Life".
List" and many other classics, and won the Oscar for Best Director twice for the films he directed. He is the director with the highest box office in the world in history.
Spielberg can perfectly combine the profound ideological and commercial elements of the film, allowing the audience to experience the shocking and magnificent visual effects, and at the same time feel the profound connotation conveyed in his film, leaving people with endless aftertaste. This is
It is very rare in the entire American film industry and even the global film industry. Forbes magazine estimates Spielberg's net worth at approximately $3 billion. Premiere lists him as the most powerful and powerful person in the world's film industry.
Influential figure. He was included in Time's list of the "100 Greatest People of the Century" and was named the most influential person of his time by Life magazine at the end of the twentieth century.
Now, Yi Feiyang, a super powerful figure in time and space, is standing in front of Yi Feiyang, but the feeling given to Yi Feiyang is not that he is domineering or extraordinary, nor does Yi Feiyang feel that master-level tiger body is shaking.
His temperament is that of a rotten old man.
"Hello, my name is Yi Feiyang. You can call me Chinese Yi, or Yi." Yi Feiyang politely extended his hand.
"I, I, my name is Steven Spielberg!" The other party finally said this with great difficulty.
What surprised Yi Feiyang again was that our film master actually had a mild stutter.
"Okay, I came to you today just to let you know first. Stephen also read the script outline given by China Yi and found it very interesting, but also put forward some opinions... Well, Stephen, you are
How do you say that?" Raymond turned to Steven Spielberg and asked.
Spielberg grinned, "I, I mean, this little snail image is very cute, but from the perspective of Mr. Yi's painting patterns, it is too intuitive and pale, especially the two-dimensional paintings, which lack a three-dimensional aura.
, it would be better if it was made into 3D."
As soon as these words came out, Yi Feiyang was immediately shocked. As expected of a master, he hit the nail on the head and immediately saw his own shortcomings. Yes, the snail children in the two-dimensional composition are not as cute and cute as those in 3D, but the problem is that 3D production
The cost is simply deceptive and outrageous. According to my current strength, I simply cannot afford it.
If the situation continues like this, Yi Feiyang is really afraid that Raymond will be persuaded by Stephen to shoot this drama into a 3D production, and then he will be dragged into the quagmire, and he may not be able to turn around for the rest of his life.
"Mr. Stephen is right." Yi Feiyang said hurriedly, "The composition of my snail is a bit too thin. Originally I wanted to make it 3D, but after thinking about it carefully, I gave up the idea...
…”
After Yi Feiyang said this, he paused deliberately to arouse Raymond's curiosity.
Sure enough, Raymond asked: "Oh, why? Isn't 3D bad?"
"It's not bad, it's really good." Yi Feiyang's words made even Stephen curious.
Yi Feiyang continued: "I made a rough calculation. If this cartoon is made into a 3D animation, it will inevitably require additional investment budget. Even if a professional animation company like DreamWorks creates such a long cartoon, it is estimated that
It will also take a year or even two years, and the additional expenses will change from the 6 million US dollars we invested to 60 million US dollars, which means that the investment amount will increase tenfold at once!"
Yi Feiyang's series of digital concepts directly made Raymond a little worried. As the president of a film company, every penny of investment must be cautious. After all, making movies is not charity, but selling tickets.
To be profitable.
Seeing that Raymond was already hesitant, Yi Feiyang asked Steven Spielberg directly, "Mr. Steven is an expert in animation production. I wonder if my calculation is correct?"
Stephen pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose and nodded: "You are generally right. If this cartoon is designed as a 3D animation of more than 90 minutes, it will be very troublesome to produce. It may take one or two years, or even longer.
, as for the investment amount... around 60 million is also possible, but what I want to say is, since we have such a good story, why should we worry about the return on investment?
What about these things? We should take a longer-term view. This show will probably become the best animated film for you, me and Paramount in several years! I have reason to believe that as long as we get this show done well
, even better than Disney!”
Old man Stephen is really cheating!
Yi Feiyang didn't expect that this old guy would be so stubborn, let alone that he would be so courageous. He couldn't even talk about the investment of 60 million US dollars without gasping... But Yi Feiyang immediately understood that with a low-cost professional like himself,
In comparison, Spielberg is a talented person who specializes in large-scale productions. "Saving Private Ryan" and "Jurassic Park" did not require hundreds of millions of investments. 60 million is probably just a drop in people's minds.
Nainai bear, if I had known earlier, I would have said 600 million, and it wouldn’t have scared an old man like you to the point of pissing his pants?!
Stephen's words couldn't help but touch the dull fighting spirit of President Raymond. Since taking over Paramount, he has wanted to make several big moves to show his unparalleled wisdom and leadership ability. Invest in "Titanic"
"" is the best proof, but this drama almost capsized like the giant ship in the movie. Fortunately, the box office counterattack was successful in the later period, and Mr. Raymond also won honor and respect. However, some people who were jealous of him,
Still secretly saying that he just got lucky.
Now, hearing that Stephen said that this cartoon could be made into a classic, he couldn't help but feel a little excited again.
Yi Feiyang didn't expect that this Raymond would be so unstoppable. Kao, who doesn't want to make this movie a classic? But the problem is, classics come at a price! As far as Yi Feiyang knows, this cartoon was produced in a previous life
The return on investment is not high, but the reputation is very good.
"Hahaha, what Mr. Stephen said is very good." Yi Feiyang habitually affirmed the other party's remarks, "But..." He made another twist, "But now animation production does not necessarily have to spend money to become a
Classic. What is a classic? It is something that lasts for a long time, and people all praise it after watching it... Therefore, even if we only invest 6 million, we can still make a masterpiece that can be called a classic, a 6 million classic, and a 6000
Wan's classic, I think, there won't be much water in it, right?"
Yi Feiyang's sophistry directly persuaded President Raymond again. Yes, since 6 million can make a classic, then why spend an extra 60 million farting through his pants? I am not stupid...
After thinking for a while, President Raymond made a decision, "Okay, what you said is all right, but according to the current situation, China Yi's decision is more prudent. We are businessmen after all, and doing business is
We need to pay attention to the return on investment. If this movie really requires an investment of 60 million, but the final box office fails to meet expectations, then it will be useless no matter how classic it is, because the shareholders on our board of directors don't care about this. What they want is colorful banknotes.
The exciting box office... Well, I have to say, this is the tragedy of us filmmakers, our will is always swayed by interests!"
Seeing that Raymond had said this, Stephen could only shrug and accepted. As the head of DreamWorks, Stephen not only asked to make this drama a 3D classic, but also had another idea, that is, his company could make more movies.
Charging some production fees, especially computer 3D special effects, is an industry where money can be made quickly.
Yi Feiyang did not expect that President Raymond would be so open-minded and directly support his intention, and immediately said: "Don't worry, our cooperation this time will definitely achieve greater success."
"I hope so, dear Yi, I am optimistic about you!" President Raymond smiled.
…
"Hi, I'm sorry." Yi Feiyang said to Steven Spielberg when leaving President Raymond's office.
"Ah, what?" Stephen was a little confused, "Are you apologizing for the dispute just now? Haha, man, you think too much, and I am not the kind of person with a small stomach." Stephen laughed.
Yi Feiyang liked this old man a little bit, but still said: "No, I am apologizing to you for another thing... You know, the movie "Saving Female Soldier Rachel" that I filmed took up a lot of your time.
of light.”
"Oh, it turns out that's what happened. You're thinking too much, man. My movie "Saving Private Ryan" is not a treasure either. On the contrary, your movie was really good. I watched it too.
, it was still a midnight show, of course, without telling my wife..."
Unexpectedly, this Stephen was so humorous. Yi Feiyang smiled, and then stretched out his hand very solemnly, "Really, I really know you, Mr. Stephen. I think I will be able to learn a lot from you in the coming days."
thing."
Stephen was stunned for a moment, and finally held Yi Feiyang's hand and said with a smile: "We Jews have a saying that there is always a lot of truth in the joke. So, your play is really good."
The two shook hands and smiled at each other. (To be continued.)
