"Is this here?" Zhang Hao stood at the door, looking at the special effects studio called Tiangong Yicai, and asked.
Cai Runping introduced: "This studio was established in 2009. Its founding team is said to have graduated from New York University and the University of Southern California, and then returned to China to start a business.
There are currently more than 20 people in the team, mainly working on computer CG visual effects and sound effects. It has participated in more than a dozen projects since its establishment, but it is not well-known."
"What did their team say? Are they willing to accept our investment?" Zhang Hao asked.
"I have already talked with their founding team, and I am very interested in investing. Currently, Tiangong Yicai is still in the stage of making ends meet, and is in urgent need of a sum of funds to maintain operations and invest in developing technology." Cai Runping replied.
Just as he was talking, two men in their late teens and early twenties with a little thinning hair walked out.
"Hello, you are Director Zhang Hao." The leader, a man wearing glasses, shook hands with Zhang Hao enthusiastically.
"I am Gong Jun, the boss of Tiangong Yicai, and this is my partner Wu Yinghao." The man wearing glasses introduced himself and the people around him.
"Hello, my name is Zhang Hao, and this is Ms. Cai Runping."
"We have been in contact with Ms. Cai before, let's go and take a look first!"
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A group of four people walked into Tiangong Yicai Studio. Perhaps Gong Jun had given instructions before. The staff they met greeted them warmly, intending to leave a good impression on Zhang Hao.
"This studio was established by Wu Yinghao and I last year. Since its establishment, it has also undertaken many film and television drama projects. We have films such as "Tangshan Earthquake", "Jingwu Fengyun·Chen Zhen", "Yueguang Treasure Box" and so on.
Participated in it." Gong Jun introduced earnestly.
Even though you want to sell, how to sell yourself at a good price is a profound knowledge.
Before Zhang Hao spoke, Cai Runping answered: "Mr. Gong, let's not beat around the bush, it's better to get straight to the point.
Although your studio has done many projects, all of them were peripheral work, and you have no experience in independently accepting large-scale projects and productions. You must be very aware of this!"
"What you said is indeed true," Gong Jun was not embarrassed after being exposed, and continued: "Although we have no experience in completing projects independently, domestic special effects companies are like this. At least we have experience in participating in large projects.
As long as we train for another year or two and the team matures, we can do some big projects in film and television dramas."
Zhang Hao looked at the small Tiangong Yicai Studio, combined with the Industrial Light and Magic Studio he saw in Los Angeles, and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
The Industrial Light and Magic Studio in Los Angeles is just a branch studio. The real headquarters of Industrial Light and Magic is in San Francisco, where the best talents and technologies of Industrial Light and Magic are gathered.
And Tiangong Yicai cannot even compare to a branch studio...
Although Zhang Hao had no expectations before coming, he was still a little disappointed by the huge gap.
"Mr. Gong, I won't beat around the bush, I want to acquire a special effects studio, mainly to serve my own movie projects.
The original plan was to acquire a more mature special effects studio, but after watching Tiangong Weicai, I felt that it was no different than starting from scratch." What Zhang Hao said was a bit exaggerated, mainly to keep the price down.
Gong Jun heard what Zhang Hao meant, his face fell, and he said anxiously: "Although we are a new special effects studio, our talents are basically graduates from prestigious domestic universities, and the core team all returned from studying at New York University and the University of Southern California.
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At present, we just lack funds and opportunities. As long as we get sufficient funds, we will soon be able to develop and turn losses into profits."
"Okay," Zhang Hao stopped Gong Jun from continuing: "Let's take a look at your results first!"
"Okay, Yinghao..." Gong Jun motioned to Wu Yinghao and started to demonstrate his skills.
Special effects production is very professional. Zhang Hao didn't study it and didn't really understand it, but he can still tell the quality of the special effects.
Gong Jun and Wu Yinghao showed Zhang Hao and Cai Runping the results of their studio, which is a common monster movie in Hollywood.
That kind of monster is rendered using computer special effects. If it's not done well, it can easily become a 50-cent special effect.
Unfortunately, the CG rendering of an alien-like monster that Tiangong Yicai showed Zhang Hao was a fifty-cent special effect.
After seeing too many exquisitely rendered special effects, Zhang Hao was very dissatisfied with the results. He frowned and said, "Mr. Gong, if your special effects studio is like this, I think there is really no need for us to continue talking."
"No, Director Zhang, listen to me, we are short of funds right now to iterate the software technology we have developed. In the special effects industry, we need continuous iteration to see results.
How about you look at something else?" Gong Jun quickly tried to persuade Zhang Hao to stay.
There were no more choices. This was already a good domestic special effects company. Zhang Hao and Cai Runping discussed it and stayed to watch Tiangong Yicai's other attempts.
Unexpectedly, Tiangong Yicai did a pretty good job in model construction and sound effects.
It's not up to the world's first-class level, but domestically, the results are pretty good.
Zhang Hao became interested after looking at one of the mechas, which had a very cyberpunk style and could even move while wearing it, and it didn't take much effort.
"This mecha of yours is pretty good, who designed it?" Zhang Hao asked.
Gong Jun shouted to a busy figure inside: "Qiao Xin, come out."
A dashing-looking girl wearing overalls and short hair ran over: "Brother Jun, are you looking for me?"
"Let me introduce, this is Director Zhang Hao, this is Ms. Cai Runping, Director Zhang, this is Qiao Xin, she made the mecha." Gong Jun introduced the two parties to each other.
"Hello, Director Zhang, I like your "Genius Gunman" very much and am a loyal fan of your movie." Looking at the handsome Zhang Hao, Qiao Xin's eyes lit up and she said hello quickly.
Zhang Hao nodded casually and asked: "Did you design and make this mecha? Do you have any drawings?"
"Of course," Qiao Xin said, running over and bringing her laptop to Zhang Hao.
"Look, this is a drawing I designed, using software developed by Brother Jun and Brother Hao." Qiao Xin opened a software on her laptop and showed the three-dimensional design of this cyberpunk-style mecha.
The parameters, dimensions, materials and processes on the side are all written in great detail. It can be seen at a glance that it is the kind of drawing that can be produced, not a PPT that looks beautiful but cannot be realized.
Zhang Hao's eyes lit up when he saw this: "Not bad, the design software you developed yourself has good functions, and the design of your mecha is very exquisite."
After spending a long time talking, I finally heard a compliment from Zhang Hao. Gong Jun and Wu Yinghao looked at each other and saw the excitement in each other's eyes.
"How about cost control for mass production of your mecha?" Zhang Hao asked.
"It cost more than 5,000 yuan to make this set of mechas. If the mass production reaches 100 sets, the price of a single set will definitely be controlled below 500 yuan." Qiao Xin replied.
"Do you have any other design drawings?" Zhang Hao then asked.
"Yes..." Qiao Xin showed Zhang Hao other designs, such as the model of the space battleship in "Star Wars" and the physical model of the Tyrannosaurus rex in "Jurassic Park".
If these things were presented with CG special effects, the special effects would probably cost only 50 cents, but if you make a physical model, except that it is not real, it is simply lifelike.
Zhang Hao suddenly felt that this Qiao Xin was a talent.