Chapter 591 Special Effects Company (4100+ chapters~)
Although the place where Tony Goldwin came to was not a top-notch luxury area in Los Angeles like Beverly Hills, it was still a high-end community.
There are two rows of single-family villas on the road. Occasionally, a few little boys ride their bicycles and pass by laughing on the road between the villas.
Tony Godwin got out of the car in front of a villa, took out the key and opened the door. It was almost noon, so he could hear happy laughter at home.
When you walk in, you can see your father sitting on the sofa, holding a newspaper in his hand, and your brother, sister-in-law, and nephew are laughing there.
After everyone saw Tony Godwin, the laughter disappeared and the living room fell into a brief silence.
Tony Godwin's father raised his head and saw Tony, with a look of displeasure on his face, "Why are you back?"
If it was in the past, Tony Godwin would have left long ago when he saw such a situation, but it was different today. Nothing changed because of his father's attitude.
He smiled and said, "Can't I come back and take a look?"
"Huh, I asked you to go to the dentist properly. If you don't go, you want to pursue your dream of being an actor. Is there any place to eat?" Zion Goldwin, Tony Goldwin's father, scolded.
The Godwins have been doctors for generations, and they can be considered a family of doctors. Zion Godwin is a cardiology doctor, and his brother Snow Godwin is a plastic surgeon. Tony Goldwin originally studied
Dentistry, but later he had to become an actor. If he could succeed, his father wouldn't say anything. It's just that he had been confused for so many years and couldn't even be considered a bit player. Zion Godwin was naturally dissatisfied.
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But that’s how Americans are. Anyway, you have grown up and made your own choices. Parents have no obligation to care about you anymore. Therefore, even though the conditions of Zion Godwin’s family have always been good, they have not
I have financially supported Tony Godwin, but sometimes when Tony Godwin couldn't eat, he would go home and have a meal or two.
However, at this time, it is inevitable to be scolded by Zion Godwin.
As for Zion Godwin's brother, Snow Godwin seemed very happy after seeing Zion Godwin. The two brothers have always had a good relationship.
"Looking at you so happy, has something good happened to you?" Snow Godwin asked.
Tony Goldwyn said excitedly: "You know me, I have just signed a contract with Phantom Entertainment and will officially play the role of the second male lead in "The Last Days"!"
Snow Godwin's son ran over happily, but as he was only five or six years old, he could only hug Tony Godwin's thigh, lick his face and ask innocently: "Uncle, are you going to be a success?"
Are you a big star now?"
Tony Goldwyn hugged him with a smile and said, "Yeah, he's going to be a big star!"
Zion Godwin glanced at him dissatisfied and said: "I know Phantom Entertainment is a big company, but I also know about the movie "The Last Days". No one is optimistic about him now. You want to use this
Becoming a big star in a movie is really a dream. If you had listened to me, would you not be able to eat now?"
Although he was reprimanding, Tony Goldwyn still grasped one of the key points: "Didn't you never read the entertainment section before?"
Zion Godwin's fair-skinned face turned slightly red, and he snorted without saying anything.
At this time, Tony Godwin's mother also came out of the kitchen with a plate of turkey. When she saw Tony, she smiled happily and said, "Hurry up and wash your hands and eat!"
Old Godwin stood up without saying anything and went to wash his hands and eat.
Snow Goldwyn came to Tony Goldwyn and asked excitedly: "Are you really going to act in a movie?"
Snow Godwin's body is a bit plump, that kind of bloated. If Wu Jianye saw him, he would definitely introduce him to Wu Xiaozu's brother who was fat. The two men's bodies were comparable.
Tony knew his brother well. He was not happy because he had found a job, but simply because he could enter the entertainment industry. Even though Snow was married and had children, his ordinary heart was always ready to move.
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When I first became a plastic surgeon, I just wanted to have more contact with beautiful women...
"Yes, when I become famous in the future, I will introduce it to you!" Tony said softly.
Snow showed him an understanding meaning.
After the family got to the table, they first began to pray and then started to eat. Although old Godwin still looked unhappy, he asked his wife to take out a bottle of xo that he had treasured for many years...
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Wu Jianye met James Cameron who was returning from the crew of "The Abyss" at Phantom Entertainment in the afternoon.
James Cameron's messy hair looked a little unkempt. After seeing Wu Jianye, he asked a little hastily: "Why did you call me back? The movie just shot an important part!"
This was the first time Wu Jianye met James Cameron. The two had never met before.
Linda said from the side: "I'm calling you back this time because the company has something to tell you!"
James Cameron asked: "If I have to say something now, can't it wait until after I finish filming the movie?"
Looking at James Cameron's attitude, Linda also scratched her head a little. With the success of "Terminator", James Cameron's temper was getting louder and louder. Even though he was the general manager of Phantom Entertainment, he would often talk to him.
I choked myself.
After filming "Terminator", Linda hoped that James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger could collaborate on another movie to hit the box office, but James Cameron refused to agree to anything.
If Wu Jianye hadn't insisted on keeping him, Linda would have wanted to terminate her contract with James Cameron.
"Didn't you always want to make special effects movies before? During this time, I discussed with the company's shareholders and decided to invest in a special effects company, and decided that you would be in charge of the company. The company will have three tasks after its establishment."
"The first is the post-production of "The Abyss" that you are currently producing, the second is the special effects of "The Love of Ghosts" that Director Wu is about to start shooting, and the third is still Director Wu's second film
"Jurassic Park," especially "Jurassic Park," is now going to be just models!"
Linda didn't talk nonsense to James Cameron and spoke straightforwardly.
James Cameron was still a little unhappy just now. When he heard that Phantom Entertainment was going to invest in him to establish a special effects company, he immediately asked: "Really!"
Linda nodded and said, "Of course!"
James Cameron rubbed his hands and said excitedly: "Then we have to find a place immediately, and we have to put in the machines and find talents..." At this point, James Cameron showed a hint of embarrassment: "Establish a special effects company
No problem, but in terms of talents, although I know some people, these people have their own jobs, so it is a bit difficult to hire them!"
Linda said: "This newly established special effects company is fully responsible for you. You only need to report the situation to the head office every quarter. As for the talent issue, the company can also promise them that as long as they are willing to come to the company, they will be responsible."
Their liquidated damages and at the same time pay them twice their wages!”
This is what Wu Jianye ordered Linda to do long ago!
James Cameron continued: "What about funding?"
Linda said: "I will invest 30 million US dollars for you in the early stage. You are still responsible for this money, but the use of the money must be reported to the head office!"
James Cameron showed an excited expression again and said: "No problem, I will prepare for this now!"
After finishing speaking, he walked out of Linda's office without waiting for Linda to say anything else. As for Wu Jianye, who had been sitting in Linda's office, he never looked at her.
Of course he knows Wu Jianye's name, but if he knows what Wu Jianye looks like, he probably doesn't necessarily know. He is a person who is devoted to movies, especially when making movies.
He is focused on nothing. Wu Jianye has not been in Los Angeles for a long time. James Cameron has been on the set of "The Abyss" during this period, so he naturally has no time for these gossips in Hollywood.
Seeing James Cameron leaving, Linda sat down angrily and said angrily to Wu Jianye: "Look, this is the candidate you are looking for. He doesn't even have any manners!"
Wu Jianye smiled: "A talented person will always have some character. As long as he can bring honor and benefits to the company, this character of being talented and proud can be tolerated!"
Wu Jianye allows talented people to have their own personalities, but does not allow people without talent to say that they are not talented enough every day.
Although the saying "gold always shines" is actually nonsense, the gold that has been put on the shelves is actually shining.
And James Cameron has already proven himself in another time and space that he is not only gold, but also an invincible diamond!
Linda said: "I hope your vision can be as accurate as ever!"
Wu Jianye smiled and said, "Don't worry!"
In particular, Wu Jianye wanted to meet Wang Zhen and others. The success of "The Lion King" made Athena Animation an upstart in Hollywood. At first, this company only had Wang Zhen and others, but now it is different.
, the movie "The Lion King" brought huge funds to Phantom Entertainment and Athena Animation.
Now Athena is no longer a small animation company composed of Wang Zhen and others. It has recruited a lot of talents, and now Athena Animation is divided into two major departments, one is animation creation and the other is technology research and development.
It is divided into a number of small departments, each of which can be said to perform its own duties.
Wang Zhen is now not only the general manager of Athena Animation, but also the manager of the animation creation department. However, in order to take care of the American market, Wang Zhen's department manager position is more of a title, and is divided between two deputy managers.
Responsible for the specific work of the animation creation department.
One of them is Chu Qingfeng, and the other is an American. The two sides often quarrel over the creation of animated films because of their respective cultural backgrounds. Even Wang Zhen, Chu Qingfeng and others have been in Hollywood for several years.
, but the Chinese culture in the bones cannot be erased so easily.
It is precisely because of this that I often quarrel with Hollywood animation talents.
But nowadays, the base camp of animation is still in North America, so Chu Qingfeng and others have to rely more on the opinions of Americans.
In fact, Wu Jianye hopes to bring Chu Qingfeng and others back to China in the future. Nowadays, the domestic animation industry has begun to slowly enter a trough. Even the Shanghai Art Factory has begun to make ends meet, let alone other animation companies.
company.
When the domestic economic system is completely open, Wu Jianye will ask Chu Qingfeng and others to lead a team back to China to establish his animation company.
But I don’t know how many people who came over from Shanghai will be able to go back, even if they have signed contracts when they come out...
As for the technology research and development department, it is mainly composed of American talents. There is no way Wang Zhen complained to Wu Jianye. He would like to recruit some domestic talents who come to study abroad, but there are really very few people who study this...
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Now, out of a team of nearly a hundred people in the entire technology research and development department, there are only five Chinese.
Now the main task of the Athena Animation Technology R&D Department is actually to study the development of 3D computer animation.
Nowadays, the technology of animated films tends to be more similar to the production method of cel animation. The essence of "drawing every action well, and then connecting the pictures together to make them move" is the same as the production of digital animation, except that
In the era of cel animation, the characters were drawn on transparent plastic sheets, and the background was separated and drawn on white paper. By stacking the cel sheets on the background, different scenes could be realized. If you know a little bit about PS
, you can clearly feel that this is actually the same concept as PS "layer", except that the layers are hand-made.
In the end, a camera is used to record the moving scenes on film, and the sound is added to form a complete animation.
However, with the development of computers, the technology of animated films is also slowly developing. The creation of 3D-CGI has been studied. The most famous one is Pixar Animation, which is still under the name of Steve Jobs. Although Pixar Animation is still under the name of Steve Jobs, as of now, Pixar Animation
It has yet to produce a truly popular animated film, but its technology is already ahead of the rest of Hollywood.
At the same time, Pacific Digital Imaging is as famous as Pixar, but this company was later acquired by Disney with 40% of the shares.
Compared to Pixar, run by technology geek Steve Jobs, Athena was still lagging behind at this time, but with the full support of Phantom Entertainment, it is now moving forward.
In terms of technology, the current top animation companies in Hollywood are Athena, Pixar, and Pacific Digital Imaging!
In the days to come, Athena will become Wu Jianye’s base for cultivating domestic animation talents.
Wang Zhen is now leading his colleagues in the creative department to search for materials all over the world. As a general manager, in the eyes of outsiders, this will inevitably give people the impression that he is not doing his job properly. But fortunately, the aura of "The Lion King" is really
It's so dazzling that people within the animation company actually like his behavior. Those in the creative department think he is close to them, while those in the R&D department feel relaxed without the shackles of others...