The conversation between Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling was tense, but they didn't expect this person to rush in and say something like this, which surprised the two. When Xiao Ran calmed down and took a look, the person who came turned out to be Zhong, the leader of the special effects team under the computer department.
trip.
Zhong Zhixing? Xiao Ran quickly repeated this question in his mind. At this moment, he remembered. In the original history, Zhong Zhixing was the leader of Xiantao Digital, the largest computer special effects company in Asia, and was praised as the most famous computer in Hong Kong.
A pioneer of special effects, this person once served as the visual effects director of "Kung Fu".
Zhong Zhixing was an early member of the Phantom Computer Department. Among this group of people, Zhong Zhixing's ability was not the best, but his popularity and leadership skills were the best. Therefore, he took on the role of team leader.
.However, it can also be seen that Hong Kong movies have lost many pioneering talents, which enabled Chung Zhixing to become the number one master of computer special effects in Hong Kong in the future.
Xiao Ran even remembered that at the beginning of this year, he gave the idea of "Terminator 2" to the screenwriter team and asked them to use it as a basis to write a script that conforms to logic and conditions. In order to complete the script, the screenwriter team even
Four people were selected to jointly create the script, and famous professional professors and scientists were invited to provide guidance on the parts of the script about technological growth.
Although the script of "Terminator 2" was completed, the task that Xiao Ran gave to the computer special effects department - to create a realistic virtual person, which was the Liquid Metal Man, was never successful.
And now that Zhong Zhixing came here so ecstatically, could it be... Xiao Ran couldn't help but be so excited that his whole body trembled, and he was even so excited that countless goosebumps stood up on his skin. Countless thoughts went through his mind, what if
If it is really successful, it means that it has mastered computer special effects before Hollywood. Mastering computer special effects means...
At this moment, Xiao Ran's whole body became hot, and he felt as if his whole body was on fire. He reluctantly made his voice calmer, but when he said the words, he was shocked to find that his voice was so dry:
"A Xing, you mean that the virtual man was successfully produced?"
"Yes, Mr. Xiao, it was completely successful just now!" Zhong Zhixing was also very excited, but he was not blind. He could see that Xiao Ran was ten times more excited than him: "Why don't you go up and take a look?"
The Phantom Computer Department is actually on the upper floor of the headquarters. Of course, the security here is extremely tight. They are all retired soldiers from the mainland or special forces. This shows how much Xiao Ran attaches importance to this.
Are you kidding, don’t take it seriously? This department has only been established for two years, and it has already invested three billion Hong Kong dollars. Not only in Hong Kong, but also in the world, which company is willing to spend billions to toss this seemingly absolute
It's a useless thing. Moreover, please note that Phantom's assets at the beginning of this year were only 7 to 8 billion. This ratio is worth pondering.
Xiao Ran couldn't hold himself back, so he pulled Wei Dongling and followed Zhong Zhixing to the computer department. When the company employees saw the boss and the CEO, one looked excited and the other looked confused, they thought something big had happened, and all stretched out their arms.
They came out to observe. This only made them more confused, because they saw these people almost running out.
Under normal circumstances, Xiao Ran would have to say hello to the security guards. But now he had no such emotion at all. He just wanted to see that damn virtual man as soon as possible. When he came to the special effects department, Xiao Ran saw what was inside at a glance.
There are countless large and small machines placed there.
The strange thing was that there was no worker here. It wasn't until they came to the door of a large room that they saw that the room was full of people, all talking and exclamating. When they saw Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling, they were all
It was the one with a smile on his face who gave way to flowers.
When he came to the big screen, Xiao Ran finally saw the virtual person he had dreamed of. Under the control of the staff, the virtual person on the screen ran or ran, stood or lay down. The staff fiddled with it again, and in a good mood,
This virtual person is "planted" with skin.
Silently, the virtual man immediately had facial features and a very complete skin. It looked extremely lifelike, definitely not inferior to the liquid metal man in "Terminator 2". Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling were both stunned. Wei Dongling
He was caught in shock, while Xiao Ran was caught in happiness and excitement.
After a long time, Xiao Ran finally came back to his senses: "Try transforming him into the form of a liquid metal man and see!" The staff immediately got busy. After some manipulation, they soon saw this man transforming into something else.
The shape almost made Wei Dongling's eyes pop out.
It really succeeded! Xiao Ran had an ecstatic thought. He didn't even want to suppress his emotions, but shouted excitedly to the people around him: "We succeeded. Everything we did today will definitely leave a huge mark in the history of world cinema."
A stroke of luck because we created a more advanced film technology!"
Wei Dongling still opened his mouth and couldn't close it until Xiao Ran hugged him deeply in ecstasy, and then hugged each other to celebrate the victory with other staff members who were aroused by Xiao Ran's words regardless of their status.
When Wei Dongling came back to his senses, he discovered that Xiao Ran was hugging people crazily, and there were many beautiful women among the dozens of staff. Seeing this scene, he immediately threw himself into this unique way of celebrating.
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That night, Xiao Ran not only gave out rewards, but even held a separate party for these staff members, including those from the animation department. In fact, there were a considerable number of foreigners among them, all of whom were invited by Phantom from abroad.
Experts played a very important role in this development. The locals and foreigners who had some differences at first became much closer after this experience.
At the party, everyone caroused hard to relax their tired bodies and minds. Everyone was drunk, except for the four leaders of the animation team and the special effects team who did not drink much. They wanted to pursue the victory.
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This party was held at Xiao Ran's home. It was originally intended to blackmail Wei Dongling, but Wei Dongling would rather die than give in. Xiao Ran had no choice but to choose the place at his own home. Fortunately, their whole family moved to Taipan after they met again.
The house is also located at No. 11 Tai Long Wan Road. The place is very spacious.
At the edge of the swimming pool, which is divided into warm pool and cold pool, the four team leaders found Xiao Ran, Wei Dongling, and Lin Qingxia. After finding a place to sit down, Zhong Zhixing asked very simply and cheerfully: "Mr. Xiao, what are we doing now?"
what to do?"
Xiao Ran smiled strangely. He knew that "Terminator 2" had opened up a certain market for Western films in Hong Kong, so he deliberately came up with this script. Of course, it was just a creative idea, and the specific plot was completely different.
Now that the liquid metal man in the film has been made, it's time to start filming this movie. After pondering for a moment, Xiao Ran took a sip of water, and then said with a relaxed and happy smile: "I want to start this movie.
You must allocate the best people to cooperate with the crew. However, I think the avatar is not very flexible in movements and expressions. Is there something wrong with it?"
Zhong Zhixing scratched his head. These were some details. He smiled dryly and told Xiao Ran: "Actually, this has not been completely completed yet. However, we all believe that we can complete this virtual person within a month and turn it into a lifelike person on the screen."
living person."
"That's okay, but it's not enough!" Xiao Ran chuckled. He thought of special effects blockbusters like "The Day After Tomorrow". As long as they can achieve this level, it will be worth investing no matter how much money is invested: "In the next year, you guys
Our mission is to create virtual environmental backgrounds and disaster scenes. For example, if you are asked to create a scene of prehistoric wilderness, can you make it lifelike?"
Zhong Zhixing opened his mouth. It was definitely not easy. It would require a very large database. After thinking about it, he didn't speak, but the deputy team leader, a foreigner invited back from the United States, couldn't help but speak.
: "This is very difficult, I think it will probably take a while!"
"No problem. I'll give you money if you want it, and I'll give you equipment if you want equipment. When have I ever refused a request from your special effects department?" Xiao Ran was telling the truth. When applying for the equipment and financial aspects needed by the computer department,
He never refused.
The two leaders of the animation team were somewhat embarrassed. The special effects team had achieved results, but their progress had not been great. Xiao Ran didn't really care about this. After all, 3D animation only matured after "Toy Story"
, is still a long way from now.
Seeing the awkward look of the animation team, Xiao Ran laughed heartily. Wei Dongling couldn't help but laugh and said: "Don't be anxious, Mr. Xiao has decided to start shooting an animation to test your results."
Xiao Ran's script for the animation team was the classic "Beauty and the Beast". What troubled him was not the animation production. He believed that the animation department could do it. His confidence was more because the current cartoons were not very good.
Paying attention to technology, ordinary hand-drawn animations are equally popular. The key lies in the plot and theme.
What had troubled Xiao Ran for a long time was the scriptwriting aspect. He gave the script to the Phantom writing team, but the effect did not have the flavor of a cartoon at all. Later, he found a few relatively young screenwriters, and added
The Phantom writing team made slight modifications to the theme and plot.
What is even more difficult is the director. There are several directors in Hong Kong, but historically there is not even one director who is good at animation. This made Xiao Ran extremely embarrassed, and finally gave funds to several young directors through selection, allowing them to work with animation.
After teamwork, a talented young man was selected from the animated short film of about ten minutes.
This is actually a very funny thing. No film company has ever done anything like Phantom. In order to cultivate talents, they specially spend money to give young directors opportunities to rise. However, this is the advantage of Xiao Ran. He does so
No matter how busy he is, he invested so much just for the sake of movies. Otherwise, with the stocks he bought, in ten years he would be at least among the top ten richest people in the world.
There is no doubt that the current Phantom special effects team has gathered top experts from Asia and even the world. Under such circumstances, it is absolutely normal to be able to get ahead of Hollywood, which currently invests almost zero in special effects. Moreover, the world
The only company within the scope that can compete in this area is Industrial Light and Magic, and this is also Phantom's industry. In Xiao Ran's expectation, it can have a monopoly on special effects for at least ten years.
In terms of animation, it is a bit worse. Although there is currently Pixar, Pixar is obviously not big enough at the moment, and it will take a few more years to mature. In terms of animation, Phantom's biggest rivals are Disney and DreamWorks. Of course, will DreamWorks still have it?
The appearance is a mystery.
In terms of sound effects, Phantom acquired Dolby Laboratories and Skywalker Recording Company. Mastering these two companies that have set industry standards means that the world of audio and recording will be dominated by Phantom in the future.
Now Xiao Ran really feels like he is looking down on the world. He has laid all the ambushes to challenge Hollywood and control the world's movies. As long as he consolidates the Asian market and develops the European market, then Hollywood will have the power to make a comeback, and I am afraid it will be difficult to resist.
The Phantom has launched an attack. Moreover, the cunning and insidious Xiao Ran may have some other tricks up his sleeve.
After they all left, Lin Qingxia also went to greet the others. Xiao Ran then continued today's unfinished topic with Wei Dongling, and asked with a relaxed smile: "After what happened today, do you think what I said this morning is possible?
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Wei Dongling smiled bitterly. He didn't know how Xiao Ran expected it, but now he had to admit that it was indeed very likely to succeed: "However, I don't think this has anything to do with hitting the North American market!"
Xiao Ran smiled slightly. Now that this technology is in the hands of Phantom, it goes without saying that it needs to apply for a patent. From now on, Hollywood's special effects production will be controlled by Phantom. On the surface, it seems that there is a good chance of defeating Hollywood.
.However, movies are very particular cultural products, and they also need strong market support to be able to compete.
Since this matter did not become serious in 1989, it would have to be after the Prime Minister's Southern Tour in 1992 that it would be possible to enter the mainland market on a large scale. With the mainland market, it is not too late to go shopping with Hollywood, and Germany
Both Bao and Tianluo still need time to grow.
Expansion is no longer the current theme of the Phantom. The focus is to secure the Asian market and strive for the European market. Although this statement is somewhat similar to the Chinese Football Association, the strategy is included in it.
The current policy in South Korea restricts movie theater chains in South Korea and it is difficult for them to continue to show Phantom films. Other countries and regions may not do the same in the future. The Southeast Asian market must be solved first, otherwise they will easily cause trouble now.