Zhang Hao visited Industrial Light and Magic again and chatted with their engineers.
What is surprising is that there is a person named Bai Xia among them, who is not Chinese, but a genuine Chinese.
Bai Xia graduated from New York University and has been working at Industrial Light & Magic for two years.
Zhang Hao had an in-depth chat with Bai Xia and wanted to invite him to return to China to work.
"I currently have a three-year work contract with Industrial Light & Magic. What I originally wanted was to study and work at Industrial Light & Magic and then return to China to start a business.
But I didn’t expect that there is a non-competition agreement in Industrial Light and Magic. If the work contract expires or you resign, you will not be allowed to return to China to engage in related occupations within five years." Bai Xia said with a helpless look.
Zhang Hao was stunned, and then said helplessly: "It seems that there is no chance to recruit people. I didn't expect that there is such a contract."
It turns out that they have been prepared for it for a long time, and they have specially set up this clause because they are afraid that you will poach people.
Who said that the United States only restricts the chip industry, but also restricts the film special effects technology industry.
After five years, the skills you learned will be obsolete, and people will no longer have to worry about you surpassing them.
As a result, these Chinese engineers involved in core technology research and development are also cut off from opportunities to choose, and they can almost only work in North America.
Of course, some people really want to return to China for development. Others think this place is good and stay here.
Zhang Hao was a little disappointed that he didn't find anyone, but he wasn't pessimistic yet.
On the third day of the tour, Zhang Hao and Guo Fan met with the tour group and then visited Universal Pictures.
Ning Hao saw that Zhang Hao was not here yesterday, so he asked Zhang Hao what he was doing.
"I went to Industrial Light & Magic yesterday to recruit people." Zhang Hao said bluntly, which made Ning Hao look sideways.
"Going to dig people? Did you find them?" Ning Hao asked with concern.
"Do you think you can dig it? If you can dig it, I won't be a dead fish." Zhang Hao followed the tour group to visit various departments of Universal Pictures, and he was not very interested.
Guo Fan briefly told Ning Hao what he had talked with Bai Xia yesterday. Ning Hao suddenly realized: "So there is such a thing. These foreigners are also smart. We are obviously not good at it. They just don't give you this development." Chance."
"Who says it's not the case!" Guo Fan also sighed, feeling a little weak.
"Let's not talk about this. How did you feel when you visited Warner Pictures yesterday?" Zhang Hao changed the topic.
"As you said, they are indeed very professional. For example, in their screenwriting department, there will be a chief screenwriter who is responsible for the overall script.
Then there are those responsible for dialogue, those responsible for creating conflicts, and those responsible for emotional character creation.
I was amazed after seeing it, this level of professionalism is worth learning from." Ning Hao praised.
Zhang Hao smiled half-heartedly: "Brother, do you really think a screenwriter has so many skills?"
"you mean?"
"I'm very smart. I put everything on the surface for you to see. Once you learn it and start implementing it, you'll be in line with what I want." Zhang Hao said.
"If you say so," Ning Hao crossed his arms and said, "It does make sense. Why would someone give us the secret to their success?"
"So, Hollywood is just a business card. They won't teach us their skills in vain. What's the purpose of this time?" Zhang Hao asked.
"Open our market?" Da Mimi is a little unsure.
"It is to open up our market. I also heard from Mr. Fu that the six major Hollywood companies have formed a lobbying team and rushed to our side to persuade the big scissors to fully open and implement the film rating system." Ning Hao said.
Zhang Hao shook his head and said: "I don't think this will succeed. Although the old men of Scissors have strange brains, they still have a bottom line that they should stick to. And this matter is too big, even Scissors can't make the decision."
It is impossible to fully open up the film market. Hollywood films are usually mixed with some private goods in the production, and some sugar-coated bullets are used to confuse others.
How can Big Scissors allow private movies to enter the mainland market? There is still a bottom line. Zhang Hao has to give praise in this regard.
Just like one's own children, it is okay to be scolded by oneself, but not by others.
There is no difference between visiting Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. You just want to see their various departments, understand their operation mode, and listen to them brag about their company's history.
On the contrary, it was the fourth day of the visit that Zhang Hao became interested. That day he was visiting Marvel Studios.
Others may not know it yet, but Zhang Hao knows that this emerging film company, which has just achieved success, will create such outstanding results in the future.
MCU universe, a movie series that shocked the world.
Although many people in the industry say that the MCU universe is not a movie, but more like a long-running series.
At this time, Marvel was producing "Thor" and "Captain America," and its plans for the Marvel Infinite Universe were becoming clearer.
Marvel is very enthusiastic about the visiting group of Chinese directors because "Iron Man 2" has generated a box office of 150 million in the mainland and is still accumulating.
Although this result is far less than the 1.314 billion of "Avatar", it is "Avatar" and not any movie can compare.
What Marvel pays more attention to is the future. They will produce many movies in the future, and the mainland market is a very important ticket market.
Many analysts in Hollywood have conducted research and believe that the mainland film market will show growth in the coming period, and it will be explosive growth.
Now it seems that there are already signs of this.
Last year, there were 18 movies with a box office of over 100 million, and in the first half of this year there were nine.
There are still so many films waiting to be released in the second half of the year, maybe there will be 20 films with over 100 million yuan this year.
Although a box office of over 100 million is still the baseline, it is no longer an unattainable dream.
Hollywood, which is sensitive to market control, will naturally notice that the mainland market is expanding year by year, especially the 1.314 billion achieved by "Avatar", which has simply made many Hollywood giants jealous.
Da Mi Mi walked behind with Zhang Hao. Her English was so-so, and the translator spoke in front, but she couldn't hear her, so she chatted with Zhang Hao.
"Why did they make "Thor" but not "Batman"?" Da Mi Mi asked.
"These two are not from the same comic company. Batman is from DC, and Thor is from Marvel." Zhang Hao explained, and suddenly asked curiously: "You actually know Batman? It's not simple!"
"Of course I know. My uncle even took me to rent Batman DVDs!" Da Mi Mi remembered things from her childhood very clearly.
Da Mi Mi's uncle is a university professor and a highly educated person. All his family members are college students. Da Mi Mi's uncle has the lowest academic qualifications and is an art candidate.
Although the results of the National College Entrance Examination are not very good, the scores are adequate.
Therefore, there are illiterates in the entertainment industry, but that person will definitely not be a powerful person.
Da Mi Mi counted on his fingers: "I also know Spider-Man, X-Men, and Iron Man, which was released earlier."
"The three you mentioned all belong to this company, but the movie rights of Spider-Man and X-Men are owned by Sony Columbia and the other by 20th Century Fox," Zhang Hao explained.
"Oh!" Da Mi Mi understood a little bit.
Zhang Hao suddenly thought of something and couldn't help laughing.
Da Mi Mi asked: "Why are you laughing?"
"It's nothing, I just suddenly thought of something funny."
Da Mi Mi rolled her eyes at Zhang Hao and went to chat with Ning Hao's lover, Xing Aina.
How did she know that Zhang Hao was laughing at DC.
Because Christopher Nolan went to make a British TV series, the classic "Dark Knight Trilogy" is gone.
The only movie series that DC can compete with Marvel is gone. I wonder who can save DC in the future.
Although, Zhang Hao knows this series of movies.
But the problem is that he is a Chinese-language film director, and DC and Warner will never hand over Batman to him.