Chapter 416 414. Industrial Peak
"Doo... Hey, brother... Big big! Big move! Save! Save, save, save!"
"..."
Hearing Yang Mi's frantic calls on the phone, Xu Xin's head was full of black lines:
"Keep your voice down, the child is sleeping!"
"It's in my dad's room. What's the matter with you? Eight dogs and I are demolishing a black shop."
"...It's okay, you play, I'll tell you, I'm going back to the hotel to sleep."
"Ang! I'm going to sleep, you hang up and I buy live TP! Hit!!"
It seems that this game is quite intense.
Xu Xin hung up the phone helplessly.
Based on his heart, he thinks his wife has time to manage the master's set of international style.
When it’s time to be busy, concentrate on being busy, when it’s time to play, I have to wait for her to finish the game...
The most important thing is that she is the kind of player who can get into anything.
Play a game of "Sword of Heaven", and there are various strategies for the first and second weeks of the game. Play DOTA, say which hero to practice, you will keep playing.
He can't do it himself.
Play a stand-alone game, open a modifier and experience the plot, it will be over.
There is no such thing as Er Zhou Mu at all.
In addition to being obsessed in the early stage of playing DOTA, at this stage, I rely on those few heroes to earn my living.
The new hero's skills aren't even clear.
From this aspect, the two are really two extremes.
Before going to bed, he checked the news on his mobile phone again, intending to see how the box office of "Avatar" was doing.
But as soon as I opened the entertainment section, I saw a piece of news:
""The theater chain appeals: Please line up rationally and don't fight.""
? ?
I clicked in and took a look, and found that it was a manuscript of current affairs news transferred from Yanjing TV.
Since "Avatar" was released on the 6th, it has been difficult to get a ticket in many places, and even the conflicts caused by queuing and filling are happening every day.
This news is just a few examples, I hope everyone can return to rationality.
"Avatar" has a release time of 3 months, and there is no need to fight for it. Fans who like to watch can see it. Don't be in a hurry...
The manuscript cites many examples. For example, now that the winter vacation has started one after another, a mother made an appointment to watch a movie with her child. In order to be able to buy tickets, I had to line up at the entrance of the cinema to buy tickets in the early morning...
Here is an example.
There is also a response from Wanda Cinemas.
The main content of the response is about the "IMAX screen".
They are rushing to update the equipment to ensure that more fans can experience the ultimate picture experience of 3D-IMAX.
And the question about whether the ticket price of IMAX is too high, also gave a response.
The ticket price of "Avatar" 3D-IMAX is 120 yuan a piece.
This price... let alone netizens. Even Xu Xin was a little surprised when he saw the price.
120 per ticket...
The price of an ordinary market is only 30 or 35 yuan.
Like Wanda’s individual halls, the chairs are super comfortable and only 45 yuan per ticket.
IMAX can sell it for 120...huh? etc.
Xu Xin looked at the description of the poster.
His IMAX ticket is not a regular seat, but an "extra seat" on the corridor!
The normal seat price of the theater is generally 150 to 180? ? ?
Although it is said that rare things are more expensive, isn’t the price too outrageous?
3D Technology…
This thing actually existed as early as the early days of movies. If we really want to talk about the history of technology, its appearance is a kind of three-dimensional glasses technology invented by the British in 1839. And it was very early to be used to make movies. Xu Xin remembered it clearly when he was studying history class.
In 1922, "The Power of Love" was the world's first 3D movie.
But the source of the movie has been lost, so I don’t know what the content is about.
But in 1952, there was a film in the United States called "African Adventures", which was also shot with 3D technology.
It is said to be: the lion is by your legs, and the beauty is in your arms.
This marketing slogan attracted many people to watch it in the cinema.
However, although the technology appeared early, it is also due to technical reasons. This kind of movie is easy to cause eye fatigue and discomfort.
Over time, it will decline.
And "Avatar" restarted the 3D production technology this time, and the shooting pictures realized through technical means have received a lot of praise...
The director's instinct told Xu Xin...the next era is very likely to enter the "3D" era.
And the reason why "Avatar" is so popular should also be here.
The immersive visuals, the famous director of "Titanic", and the herd effect... make this movie a phenomenon now.
He is now more and more impatient to watch it after returning to Yanjing.
Intuition told myself that I should be able to gain a lot of inspiration from this movie.
Flipping through the news about "Avatar" one after another, with a full stomach of guesses, the room fell into darkness.
…
The afternoon of the 9th, 4 o'clock.
In front of the Shanghai Film Group office building.
After Xue Haifeng sent Xu Xin out, his eyes were full of regret:
"Director Xu came too hastily this time, and the evening meal is all set."
"Haha, there is no other way. Director Zhang is still waiting for me. The World Expo is also very important."
Hearing Xu Xin's words, Xue Haifeng nodded:
"That's right, it must be important business."
"Isn't it a business meeting with Mr. Xue... This meal is mine, and we will have a good meal later. Mr. Xue can't always invite me, but let me do my landlord's favor."
Xu Xin exchanged pleasantries with him, and finally said:
"Then when I go back this time, I will mention it to the factory. This cooperation is inseparable from the strong support of our factory. In the future, our cooperation will definitely be closer. As the saying goes, if Mr. Xue needs to use my efforts for anything, it must be obligatory."
"Similarly, if Director Xu needs us, we will definitely support us. Friends, let's help each other and move forward."
"Haha~"
"Hahaha~"
After chatting for about half a cigarette, Xu Xin said goodbye to him and drove away from Shanghai Film Group.
After leaving the gate, he called Qi Lei.
"Hey, Brother Qi, I've made a deal with Shanghai Film Studio."
"What condition?"
"They will add an additional 30 million. Then the remaining money, our factory, Yindu, and me will come and see. You can start contacting Wang Jiawei there."
"...The talk went so smoothly?"
Qi Lei's voice was somewhat unexpected:
"I thought they were going to hang on to the money."
"That's not the case."
Reminiscing about the meeting room with people from Shanghai Film Studio in the afternoon...
Actually, the people in Shanghai Film Studio are very straightforward.
This movie must have lost money.
They don’t need to lose money to make money, but since Director Xu is very optimistic about this story, we must trust Director Xu.
Give Xu Xin a lot of face.
However, some words were unavoidable.
They hope to deepen their cooperation with themselves and their wives.
The multifaceted kind.
Obviously, Xu Xin's box office of 500 million yuan and the return on investment at a cost of 50 million yuan added up made them put their bets on themselves.
Maybe in the future, all the movies with Xu Xin and Yang Mi will have their shadows.
But this was something Xu Xin had expected.
Whether he is making a movie or a movie Yang Mi is acting in, the factory must be involved.
There will also be one in Yindu.
The share of Yindu is from the factory.
Shanghai Film Studio is taking the share of Shuangwei and Headwind.
Multiple investment, multiple benefits.
To put it bluntly, it is still a win-win situation.
This result is the most satisfactory in Xu Xin's opinion.
After finishing the matter, Qi Lei responded:
"Okay, I'll find Mr. Tian in a while and talk about it."
"Well, Mr. Wada will talk about it and then...it will be more appropriate to release this news."
"Let's negotiate with Wang Jiawei. As for the producer, how did you talk to them?"
"They don't pursue this one anymore. After all, we have to take into account the face of our factory and Yindu."
"Looking at it this way, Wang Jiawei's degree of freedom is quite high."
"But he can't let him do whatever he wants..."
"Well... Then, I'm going to talk about this matter with Mr. Tian now, and then the people in Yindu will contact Wang Jiawei in the past few days. At that time, including our people, we must get together and talk about this matter again. Investment, Shooting schedule guarantee, producer team, etc. Everything is settled, and the news is being released. How?"
"Okay. Then let Yanjing be the place to talk about things? I will arrange the place."
"Okay. Then I'll do it now?"
"Well, thank you Brother Qi."
"Haha, what's going on here...Okay, I'll go right away."
"Um."
Hung up the phone, Xu Xin started to think about the follow-up while driving to Tangchen Yipin.
The place where we will meet...
Let’s put it in the Chang’an Club.
Xue Haifeng insinuated a few things against the wind at the meeting today.
He does have to show his wrist.
Then it is how to spread the news in a reasonable way.
Let people in the circle know that Wang Jiawei and Shanghai Film Studio had already lost their talks. But... because of Yang Mi's presence, Shanghai Film Studio, Yindu, and Xi'an Film Studio all gave Yang Mi this face, and sat down to talk again...
There are a lot of maneuverability in this matter.
After handling it, on the one hand, it can enhance Yang Mi's appeal in the hearts of movie fans.
On the other hand, it can also let people in the circle see how "terrifying" her current energy is.
Then there is how to ensure the quality of the film.
In fact, money is not what Xu Xin cares about the most...
Along the way, he thought about the follow-up matters, waited until Tomson Yipin, parked the car back, dragged the suitcase and took a taxi to the airport.
Then before boarding the plane, he suddenly remembered something and sent a message to Li Hao:
"Arrange an Audi for me here in Shanghai. A6 will do, keep a low profile."
Li Hao replied quickly:
"no problem."
Xu Xin didn't reply, and turned off the phone directly.
…
10 o'clock in the evening.
"Hurry up, hurry up, let's go! Hurry up...Dad, let's go!"
Yang Mi, who was like a thief, came out of her parents' bedroom, took off the down jacket on the hanger, and quickly put it on her body.
Long down jackets, wide-leg pants, fleece hats, and the most important masks are all ready.
She and Xu Xin quietly left the house.
All the way out of the house, after getting into the car, Xu Xin glanced at the time, and the accelerator was quite heavy.
"Slow down, don't worry! It just snowed yesterday, and the road is slippery. Our safety comes first."
Yang Mi, the co-pilot, said quickly.
Xu Xin nodded:
"Well. Didn't Brother Cheng change the snow tires?"
"Changed."
Yang Mi turned on the air conditioner, and grasped Xu Xin's hand on the gear lever with both hands:
"so cold!"
"The water will be hot when it comes up."
"Hmm... By the way, we haven't been to the cinema for a long time. Hehe, I suddenly remembered that we were just dating. What was the first movie we watched?"
"The Da Vinci Code, by Tom Hanks."
"That's right, that's right, I just came back from the end of "Golden Armor", and it seems that I went to see it at this time."
Clutching her husband's hand, she looked at the flashing neon lights on the road, and said with some emotion:
"Time flies so fast... The first time I kissed you seems like yesterday, but now I even have a child..."
"..."
Xu Xin's mouth twitched.
Speechlessly said:
"Didn't we agree? Never mention that year again."
"What did you mention? I never said that you turned off the bathroom light by mistake. I didn't mention that you stuck out your tongue first... Eeeeeee... Wrong, wrong... Brother, it hurts! You pinch it lightly!"
Hearing her begging for mercy as if admitting defeat, Xu Xin, whose scalp was numb, let her go.
At the same time, he rubbed his somewhat hot face.
Those days were really unbearable to look back on.
Now that I think about it...it's so **** embarrassing.
At this moment, a cold finger touched his cheek:
"Don't be shy, little brother~ who hasn't read black history yet? If you don't want to talk about this, let's talk about the time when you hugged me for 4 hours... Hey, what do you think we were addicted to at the beginning? So big..."
"I found...you are really perverted. Bah! Mai Tai!"
"Hee hee hee~"
Throwing away the "burden" of the child, the tenderness in the heart of the couple at this moment, returning to the days when they were childless and young, began to rippling in the spacious Volvo compartment.
rushed all the way towards Chaoyang Wanda.
Chaoyang Wanda has an IMAX screen.
Tickets are reserved in advance by the big old king for today's last midnight show.
When the couple arrived, Wanda had already closed, leaving only the elevator leading to the cinema still open.
However, it turns out...they were overthinking.
The whole theater is full of people.
It looks like Chinese New Year.
"…so many people."
Wearing a mask, Yang Mi, who was deliberately wearing plain clothes today, straddled Xu Xin's arm and blinked in amazement:
"Isn't this group of people sleeping?"
"I don't know...I'm going to get a ticket."
"Do you eat Haagen-Dazs?"
"Eat. Vanilla."
"Fanta? Still eye-catching."
"Be alert."
Yang Mi, who has been familiar with Xu Xin's habits for the past few years, nodded.
The two quickly separated.
Soon, the couple with two tickets, a big bucket of popcorn, and two drinks received 3D glasses, followed the team into the IMAX hall, and sat in their own back row seats.
Wanda’s popcorn is quite delicious.
Especially the popcorn dipped in Häagen-Dazs.
Double the sweetness.
Soon, the movie's LOGO appeared.
The lights are dim.
"Avatar" began.
The couple made an action in unison.
That is, when the lush aerial jungle appeared at the beginning of the movie, the two of them clamped their glasses at the same time and began to see the difference between wearing glasses and naked eyes.
"Wow...the texture is so good!"
"...well, stop talking to me."
Hearing what her husband said, Yang Mi nodded:
"good."
Then he took the popcorn in his arms logically.
This vat is her own.
The reason why my husband didn’t allow himself to talk to him was actually because he wanted to look at the shooting ideas and some digital shooting technology related things from the director’s perspective.
well…
In other words, the director’s work is not done by humans.
Others are enjoying the movie... The director has to work hard to see watching movies as a learning lesson.
Tsk tsk.
She was a little emotional.
Then…
"Ah woo~"
A large handful of popcorn was stuffed into his mouth.
Fragrant and sweet.
"Hurr..."
Yeah, I drank the Coke a little too fast.
Is this the end?
Seeing this, she thought about it...
"Brother...do you still drink that?"
"..."
No response?
Then I will take it as your default.
Quietly adjusted the position of Coke and Eye-catching, and enjoyed a mouthful of popcorn and a drink.
And looking at the actor who was thrown out of the bar...
Tut.
Ugly.
Not handsome at all.
still sitting in a wheelchair...
But in Xu Xin's eyes, after seeing these light and shadow effects, he saw the culture that Cameron wanted to express.
Cyberpunk, a cultural phenomenon extended from the book "Neuromancer" published in 1984.
Moreover, these light and shadow mapping are a bit of the shadow of "Ghost in the Shell".
Cybernetics?
With Erlang's legs crossed, he squinted his eyes halfway, remembering the light and shadow effects of each scene bit by bit, reviewing the film bit by bit, and commenting on the shooting style shown by the director who shouted "I am the king of the world" , began to silently analyze.
As for the plot...
He can only say to look around.
As a director, when encountering sci-fi themes, the first thing he looks at is how others construct the world view and express the spiritual core...or how to give the meaning conveyed in certain literary works to the film, as well as those production techniques.
The plot was not his first focus.
And the whole movie is 162 minutes.
2 hours and 42 minutes...
It's very long.
And considering the 3 month screening cycle...
He is really looking forward to what kind of height this film will reach in the end.
that's all…
More than 2 hours passed by in a flash.
From the extreme light and shadow effects when the protagonist Jack first entered the Na'vi territory, Xu Xin frowned.
Yang Mi also frowned.
Eyes... a little dry.
Not very comfortable.
Obviously, this kind of visual effect will make people feel a little tired after a long time.
I knew it would come out with eye drops.
In the entire movie theater, the exclamation from time to time never stopped.
After watching the whole movie, when the lights came on, Yang Mi immediately took off her glasses. Under the double and blurred cast list, she turned to Xu Xin and asked:
"how do you feel?"
"..."
Xu Xin, who had been silent for more than two hours, hesitated for about five or six seconds after hearing this, and said:
"sharp."
As he spoke, he also took off his glasses.
"Tomorrow I have to go over the specifics of the story again...how do you feel?"
"It's quite enjoyable. It looks good! It's just that the glasses are a bit sour... Shall we go?"
"Wait, let me check the credits."
…
Volvo inside.
"Why do you feel that you are not in a good mood?"
"Feel it out?"
"Hmm. Do you think the technology gap is too big or what?"
Yang Mi was a little puzzled.
"Um."
Xu Xin nodded:
"You pull up your clothes, and I'll smoke a cigarette."
The car window was lowered, and after lighting a cigarette, Xu Xin thought for a while and said:
“I don’t actually read much about the specific story. I mainly pay attention to the special effects... There is still a big gap between this film and the “Transformers” and “Star Wars” we watched before.”
"Do you think we are too behind?"
"That's not true. You can catch up if you fall behind... Do you know why I had to read the cast and crew list just now?"
"Why?"
"I'm just estimating how many people are in his team. Because of his movie, I've seen interviews during the promotion. James Cameron himself said that the live-action shooting of his movie only accounts for 1% of the entire movie. 25 to 30. The rest is 3D technology. Even the facial capture technology he uses, a lot of it I haven't heard of..."
"Normal, that's Hollywood. They will definitely use all newer and iterative technologies for filming first..."
Yang Mi still thought that her husband was fascinated by Hollywood technology.
But it’s not actually…
"I'm not talking about technology, I'm looking at the behind-the-scenes team. And through the staff list just now... I made a conservative estimate. His film is not counted as computer special effects production. I said that the staff shooting in the crew should be between 400 and 500 people... If post-production is included, the participants of the entire film team are likely to exceed 1,000...or even 1,500 people..."
"You are the dispatcher of tens of thousands of people in the Olympic Games, why do you compare with this?"
"That's different."
Xu Xin shook his head...
In fact, he considered a lot of things.
These people can also reflect a lot of things.
For example, the amount of investment is huge.
For example, the director’s control on the set.
The initial design team for the models of the vast number of animals and plants on Pandora.
Perfection of world outlook.
Serve the Huadao.
Etc., etc.
A series of things, in Xu Xin's heart, is a heavy pressure.
To put it harshly... In the past, he didn't really understand the old man's generation of directors' yearning for foreign movies... or to put it more intuitively, for Hollywood.
For him, a movie is a movie.
What effect you want to achieve, you just need to find the right team.
If you can’t do it in China, you can go to a foreign country.
Give you money or not.
I pay for it, and you design what I want.
But now... after seeing this movie, he finally gets it.
It turned out that it was not Hollywood that attracted directors.
It turns out that only Hollywood attracts directors.
"This movie...isn't so much a movie, I'd rather describe it as one of the pinnacle masterpieces of the film industry chain factory. See what I mean? The director...was amazing. But compared to these behind-the-scenes things, the director is not so much It's amazing."
"...where are you in this doll?"
"So you don't understand."
Xu Xin shook his head:
"For me, the most attractive part of it is the picture, not the story. Its pictures let me see...digital technology, a technological innovation with infinite possibilities. James Cameron personally opened this The era...is not right, it cannot be said that he started it.
But there must be a place for him on the pinnacle of the throne. And that's why I'm in a bad mood... Let's put it this way. You think that you drive a Xiali in your village, but you don’t know until you arrive in a big city. It turns out that there is another kind of car in this world called a Daben...
It’s not that a movie must be like him, with shocking pictures, large investment, and excellent special effects. The shining point of the film being called the seventh art is that even just the excavation of human nature is enough for a director to study for a lifetime.
But... As a director, when I saw his films, the gap I felt was too great. Professionalism in Hollywood... beyond imagination, you know what I mean? They are so professional. It is the kind of profession that is coerced by money interests under the birth of capital.
Any director in this profession can show his strengths. The theme of the script, the direction of the story, the tone, and even the thoughts in his heart can be brought into full play. Its cultural diversity is intimidating, and the platforms that allow it to be hosted are too solid…
But it doesn't mean we are useless. But... From the perspective of artistic concept, the constraints on the director are indeed too small to be small. The idea of James Cameron's story is actually very general, and you can even say that he is a bit clichéd...
Of course, I have to admit that they did have frequent blockbusters before, and they have the confidence to trust investors. But this is a chicken-and-egg paradox, let’s not mention it, let’s just talk about the industrial power revealed behind this movie..."
Xu Xin's words are particularly broken.
Especially long-winded.
Even a little messy.
But Yang Mi was listening.
Moreover, she was like Ming Jing in her heart, her husband was a little irritated.
It’s not about adoring foreigners and yearning for Hollywood.
It's him... It should be that he has seen some things that may never be possible in China, and then there is a kind of reluctance and reluctance to admit defeat, but he is still willing to admit that others have done a great job.
He is conflicted right now.
Even to be honest...
A little sour.
But she can understand.
That's Hollywood.
The most center of film culture.
Even to say something worthless, although she seems to be a little popular in China now...but if she really wants to break into Hollywood...she is no different from a trick.
The class cruelty of movie actors is no worse than that of directors.
If he is popular in Hollywood, he is a world-renowned actor.
But no matter how popular you are in China, you are still just a little bean sprouts in Hollywood.
The same is true for the development of the Chinese film industry.
Catch up because of longing.
While being able to catch up, there is also some despair.
This kind of despair is not only about the diversity of cultures, but also the strength of the sense of restraint.
is still an insurmountable gap.
Even an actor like her can feel it, and the husband who is the director naturally feels it more clearly.
but…
"We're working on it too, aren't we?"
Hearing her words, Xu Xin, who was chattering, nodded immediately:
"Of course I am working hard. Didn't I say it before? Movies are not only about technology, but its artistry is the core of fascination. But..."
"Don't fail. It's good that we are trying to catch up. It's useless to think so much now. Some things are not a matter of one person or two people. It's the joint efforts of the whole industry... Isn't that what Hollywood is like? He was never a director and two people It was supported by a director or three or four movies. You are in a hurry..."
Xu Xin was startled...
In an instant, sanity returns.
He was stunned for a moment... suddenly happy.
Flicked the cigarette **** out and raised the car window.
"That's right. You have to eat one bite at a time... Everyone works together to surpass it. Don't worry..."
Gripping the steering wheel tightly, he said while looking at Shijia Hutong, which was close at hand.
The eyes are shining and firm.
(end of this chapter)