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Chapter 378 Changjin Lake Finished, Weta Special Effects Studio
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Then Gu Chenfeng called Serna.
The call was connected quickly, and Selna's surprised voice came: "Hello, boss!"
"Hello." Gu Chenfeng said with a smile, and asked straight to the point: "Just now I heard from my wife that Qingchen Investment Company is almost ready for you, and now I want to ask if there is any company that is interested Are you interested in the peripheral copyright of Harry Potter?"
Serna quickly replied: "That's too much. Universal, MGM, Disney, Warner and other companies are very interested, especially Disney. Their children's parks have been opened all over the world, so they really want to get " Peripheral copyright of Harry Potter."
"And the copyright of the film adaptation is also with them. If other people get this merchandise, then Disney's face will be a bit ugly, so they gave a price of 15 billion U.S. dollars."
Although this price is already very good, and Disney has indeed brought back to life recently because of the "Harry Potter" series, it is very sincere to spend 15 billion US dollars.
But Gu Chenfeng cut it, and said with some disdain: "They also underestimated the potential of "Harry Potter"."
When we were on earth, the peripheral copyright of "Harry Potter" was a treasure at the movie box office, reaching more than 200 billion US dollars, and in this world there will be more, definitely not less.
It is definitely impossible for Disney to buy out the peripheral copyright of "Harry Potter" for US$15 billion.
If it were someone else, maybe they would sell it if they saw 15 billion US dollars, but Gu Chenfeng is a traveler, and he knows the achievements of "Harry Potter" on Earth, so he will definitely not be caught in front of him. The 15 billion US dollars was lured.
Although he has a very deep relationship with Disney now, Gu Chenfeng would not be foolish to think that the people of the Lighthouse Country are so easy to talk to, especially these entertainment predators.
Only by grasping what they want, can you defend your position forever, Gu Chenfeng understands this truth quite well.
Serna on the other end of the phone asked, "Boss, what is your bottom line?"
Gu Chenfeng thought for a while, and said: "The cooperation share, I want to take [-]% of the profit of the class."
Serna smiled wryly and said, "Boss, your request is too high."
Gu Chenfeng shook his head and explained: "I believe many people will be very interested in a large industry with a profit that can reach tens of billions of dollars. If you tell Disney and Universal the news, I am more optimistic about these two companies."
"If they're not interested, forget it."
Selna nodded and said, "Okay, what about the novel "Lord of the Rings"?"
Gu Chenfeng didn't answer directly, but asked instead: "Serna, do you want to try being a producer?"
Serna is very smart, she immediately understood what Gu Chenfeng meant, and asked, "Boss, do you want to make the movie "Lord of the Rings" yourself?"
Gu Chenfeng said with a smile: "A big IP that earns a steady profit, why should we distribute the money to others to earn?"
Selna bit her lip and said, "But the question is, can we really make it happen for such a big project?"
Gu Chenfeng narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "As long as you find a top magic director and a top special effects company, everything will be fine."
Selna said: "Boss, I have never been a producer. I really don't understand some of the tricks, but I can manage funds and control costs for you."
This is the truth. She has never been in the industry of a producer, and has always been a lawyer and auditor. She really doesn't have much confidence in becoming a producer rashly.
After all, not everyone is as versatile as Zhang Qingqing. Of course, Zhang Qingqing was also forced by Gu Chenfeng to become a producer.
There is no way, Qingchen Entertainment Company does not have a dedicated paper person, and the position of the paper person is very important, and must be handed over to the person I trust the most, so Zhang Qingqing started as a producer at the beginning.
But it is impossible for Gu Chenfeng to send Zhang Qingqing to Beacon Country as a producer. After all, Qingchen Company in China still needs Zhang Qingqing, so Gu Chenfeng wants to train Serna.
After hearing Selna's words, Gu Chenfeng pondered for a while, and said: "Then you will be responsible for finding a good film producer for me. As for the director, I have already chosen someone, but before that, I'm going to write the script for the Lord of the Rings trilogy first."
"Of course, this will happen after the next year. I still have a film in my hand, so I really don't have time to write it."
"Help me deal with the copyright matters surrounding "Harry Potter" first, and when I finish filming this movie, I will go to the Lighthouse Country and tell you in person, and then I will bring the "Harry Potter" The Lord of the Rings script is past."
"Okay!" Serna agreed.
Then Gu Chenfeng hung up the phone.
Due to the time difference between the two places, Gu Chenfeng went to bed after hanging up the phone, but Serna's side, after hanging up the phone, began to sort out the materials.
Then in the afternoon, she passed the news that the peripheral copyright of "Harry Potter" will be divided into two film companies, Universal and Disney.
However, to Serna's surprise, Disney agreed to Gu Chenfeng's 50.00% share request in less than two hours, which shows how optimistic Disney is about Gu Chenfeng.
Selna almost thought it was her ears that had a problem. Although she knew the relationship between Gu Chenfeng and Disney, she never thought that Disney would be so tolerant to Gu Chenfeng and give up so many benefits.
She even thought, what happened to this world?
Did the heads of those Disney executives get kicked by a donkey?
This is handing over 50.00% of the profits to others. How could they agree to such strict requirements?
Serna knew that Disney had evaluated the peripheral copyrights of "Harry Potter" at that time, and the most conservative estimate had a profit of 60 billion US dollars. high.
Such a good thing, a fool would not do it.
Soon, Disney and Selna confirmed the cooperation matters, but because Gu Chenfeng was not in the Lighthouse Country, he could not sign the relevant agreement for the time being, but Gu Chenfeng gave him a point of authorization.
Let Selna sign an agreement of intent instead of him, that is to say, this cooperation has been stabilized, and there will be no changes in the future, but this is not a formal cooperation agreement.
After all, Gu Chenfeng's "Changjin Lake" has already reached the most critical moment of filming. It is impossible for him to delay a day just to sign a contract.
Of course, he also thought about letting Luo Qingcheng go to the Lighthouse Country to sign the contract on his behalf, but considering the security of the Lighthouse Country, Gu Chenfeng still gave up.
Before that time, Luo Qingcheng will go there, and the Lighthouse Country will find some excuse to detain Luo Qingcheng in the Lighthouse Country. It will be a big loss, so he decided to go to the Lighthouse Country to sign a contract with Disney after he is done with his work. .
Anyway, he wasn't in a hurry about it.
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Just like that, time passed day by day.
Two months have passed in a blink of an eye, and now the winter is the coldest, and the Spring Festival is approaching, but Gu Chenfeng and the crew of "Changjin Lake" did not go home for the New Year, but filmed in the heavy snow of Changjin Lake .
In the past period of time, Gu Chenfeng has been immersed in the filming process of "Changjin Lake".
Real movies based on history like "Changjin Lake" are more about the soldiers who charge forward, they are the protagonists.
So the following battle scene is the core of the whole movie.
Gu Chenfeng led the crew and experienced three months of hard filming, basically in the snowy world.
On the shore of Changjin Lake, 1071 heights, the small kaolin on the southeast side, heavy snow.
"Why didn't you give him a quilt? Chief of Quartermaster, where did the Chief of Quartermaster go?"
"Company Commander, he is the Chief of Quartermaster."
Such a passage appeared in front of a warrior who was dressed in thin clothes and had been frozen into an ice sculpture.
It was really cold at that time, bitingly cold, as if it would become an ice sculpture when it touched cold water.
boom!
But it wasn't just this one, there was also a row of junior soldiers behind them, all lying on the high ground like ice sculptures, their tactics were concealed, and if you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't be able to spot them.
"I... I... this is... Changjin Lake?"
A faint voice came from the comrade-in-arms next to him.
"Shh~~ Keep your voice down, the company commander said, our 59th division is an ace division, don't embarrass the division commander."
Wu Qianli, played by Gu Chenfeng, made a swallowing movement, and was caught off guard by the whistling smoke cannon in the next second. The cold wind penetrated into the thin cotton coat, and a shiver directly penetrated into the soul.
"Hiss~~ It's cold!"
Yes, this is the most famous ice sculpture company in history.
The soldier who was talking to Gu Chenfeng had frost on his eyelashes and his lips were cracked, but he was still facing the enemy with the steel gun in his hand.
"Lao Li, do you want a wife?"
Wu Qianli doesn't care about his identity at all, he only knows that he is now a glorious people's soldier.
"I..." The comrade-in-arms was as energetic as a silk, and every time he said a word, it seemed that he had exhausted all his strength.
"I have a younger sister...in my hometown in Dongshan..."
Wu Qianli quickly stopped him, saying: "Stop talking,... go back together, go back together."
The comrade-in-arms showed an ugly smile: "I can't go back..."
Wu Qianli, played by Gu Chenfeng, is at a loss and doesn't know what to do: "No...no,...you can go back, you will definitely be able to go back, you have to tell her yourself."
"Old Li...you are in good physical condition, I believe...I believe you can go back...if...if you can go back, help me tell her...his brother...didn't embarrass him..."
Hearing this, Gu Chenfeng's eyes suddenly turned red and he shook his head.
"Before I left... when I was leaving, she got angry with me and said yes... there is no more battle to fight...but why...why go to the front line..."
At this time, the breath exhaled by the comrades-in-arms was already icy cold.
"Listen...listen...the company commander said...this is...this is the founding battle...we fought...the future generations will not have to fight."
In a word, everyone was broken in an instant.
This line is very simple, without any gorgeous rhetoric, but it can sting people's hearts extremely.
"You...you listen to me ~~"
"The country... gave us two acres of land...I planted one acre of peanuts, one acre of wheat, and left [-]/[-]. I...plan to build a house..."
"In the past...cough cough...I used to work as a long-term worker for...a landlord's family...but I never...never dared to think...that one day I would own land and...can grow food."
"What do you think...the country has allocated land to us, and now someone wants...to take it back...this cannot be promised..."
"Days...really getting better day by day, we...we have fought all the battles we should have fought... future generations don't have to fight."
I have to admit that these actors from the Cultural Industry Brigade played the soldiers, and they really performed well, whether it was the tone of their speech or their demeanor when they performed.
It's almost as if they have really experienced it.
Of course, only the actors of the art brigade can perform such a feeling. If it is other actors, let alone say such a long line, even the biting cold wind, few people can bearable.
Especially when filming this scene, there is a line: "Don't... don't cry... tears will freeze..."
It directly made everyone on the scene cry.
At this moment, many people have never imagined how heroic the ancestors were. Without their blood, how could future generations be prosperous and stable?
Even this scene of ice sculpture is more able to trigger people's patriotic feelings than any previous patriotic education, and it can make the audience awe-inspiring.
Even Gu Chenfeng, when filming this part, suddenly thought of something in his heart.
Someone asked why not accept the apology?
The current Gu Chenfeng will tell them that he is not qualified to forgive anyone instead of the martyrs.
Look at these soldiers who have been frozen into ice sculptures, will they accept an apology?
And the 30 ghosts in the sky above Jinling, will they accept an apology?
At this moment, Gu Chenfeng felt that there is an old saying that is very good, how can we discuss the hatred between family and country?
Although all of this was filming, because this scene was so real, everyone on the set was substituted into the scene.
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The next time, continue to start shooting.
What was filmed was the fierce battle scene between fighters from both sides. In order to achieve a realistic effect, Gu Chenfeng and Director Lin agreed that no special effects should be used, and all of them should be real ones.
All kinds of explosion points and all kinds of equipment were dispatched by Mr. Tan in the barracks, so that the shooting effect was more realistic.
Due to the particularity of this movie, Mr. Tan from Bayi Studio also very much supported the idea of Gu Chenfeng and Director Lin, and all of them were real guys.
Under the sky filled with wind and snow, the enemy troops on Dongshan pit you in a rectangular shallow pit, sleeping in duck down arctic sleeping bags, while our soldiers jumped into the shallow pit, rode on sleeping bags, and captured dozens of you alive. enemy.
In this blizzard, the battle started again.
The instructor of the Ninth Company sacrificed, and the squad and platoon system was disrupted, but the company took three consecutive hills in one go, and captured the high and low main peaks and the small highlands in the southwest with the help of the front.
"Commander Yang! Commander Yang!"
"Our communication has been cut off, and we have completely lost contact with the division headquarters. One of the other divisions has already called for an air strike, and the high ground...we may not be able to bear it anymore."
"How to do how to do?"
"How many people do we have now?"
"Less...less than 50 people..."
50 people face an integrated automated infantry division, the disparity in strength is simply not too big...
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The tearful classic scenes were all filmed by Gu Chenfeng and others, waiting to be put on the big screen.
However, for these big scenes, the entire crew of "Changjin Lake" took three months of filming before they were done.
Seven months have passed since the beginning of filming. This is Gu Chenfeng's film with the longest filming cycle, and it is also the film he has invested the most and touched the most.
You know, with the help of the three assistant directors Zhuo Le, Director Xu and Director Lin, it took seven months to shoot, and there was also the help of nearly 1 artisans.
If Gu Chenfeng and Zhuo Le are allowed to shoot, I don't know how long it will take to get it done.
"Crack!"
"This one is over!" Director Lin in front of the monitor shouted excitedly: "Now I announce that all the battle scenes in "Changjin Lake" have been completed."
At this time, Gu Chenfeng also added: "Not only the battle scenes, but also all other scenes have been completed."
"That is to say, after more than seven months, we finally finished filming "Changjin Lake". During this time, everyone has worked hard. Tonight, everyone will not return drunk."
"Oye!"
"Great!"
"It's finally over."
Everyone in the crew cheered.
Everyone has had a very hard time in the past seven months. Although the protection measures are very good, even the staff on the set can't stand it when filming a movie in a temperature of minus ten or even twenty degrees.
Fortunately, everything is finished now.
That night, Gu Chenfeng invited the entire film crew to have a good meal. This meal alone cost more than 300 million yuan. One can imagine how luxurious it is.
The next day, everyone went home separately.
Gu Chenfeng took Zhuo Le, Xu Dao, and Lin Dao back to Jinshi, and began to edit "Changjin Lake", including some dubbing and so on.
The division of labor is also very clear. Each is responsible for the materials they shoot, and they can edit them according to Chenfeng's requirements. As for the final editing later, it is Gu Chenfeng who completes it himself.
In this way, although Gu Chenfeng returned to the gold market, he seldom went home, and basically worked on the post-production of "Changjin Lake" in the company.
Since both Gu Chenfeng and Zhuo Le have the habit of doing post-production while shooting, the post-production of "Changjin Lake" is also relatively fast.
It's just that when it comes to the opening and ending songs, it's a little difficult for a few people to choose.
After all, this is a red movie. When choosing the opening and ending songs, not only the lyrics, the style of the song, but also the identity of the singer must be considered.
After some consideration, Gu Chenfeng still decided to use the two songs "The Loveliest Person" and "Heaven and Earth I Have Been" on Earth.
As for the singer, Gu Chenfeng chose Mr. Liu and Mr. Zhang whom he met when he participated in the King of Singers.
Regarding Gu Chenfeng's decision, several directors agreed very much. After all, no matter whether it is Mr. Liu or Mr. Zhang, their singing skills are absolutely inferior, and their roots are upright, which is the most important thing.
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On this day, Gu Chenfeng finally finished dealing with "Changjin Lake", and left all the remaining work to Zhuo Le.
After returning home, I spent two days with Luo Qingcheng.
this evening.
After an intense and in-depth exchange between the two, they were both lying on the bed tired. Luo Qingcheng looked at Gu Chenfeng and asked, "Husband, how is the post-production of your "Scene Hu" going? About when? Can it be done? Yaoyao has asked me many times."
This movie is the longest filming time since Luo Qingcheng met Gu Chenfeng. Although she doesn't know much about movies, she also knows that the filming process must be very difficult.
After Gu Chenfeng came back, the rough skin on his face could be seen.
But this movie was invested by her best friend, so she couldn't help but ask.
Gu Chenfeng smiled, and said: "Most of the work has already been done last night. Tomorrow, I will take Teacher Liu and Teacher Zhang to record the promotional theme song of "Changjin Lake."
It has been a month and a half since Gu Chenfeng and the other three directors returned to Jinshi for post-production after filming, and all post-production such as editing, dubbing, and soundtrack has been completed.
Now there is only the theme song and the trailer.
Luo Qingcheng asked again: "Then when will it be released?"
It is now July, and there is no good schedule behind it.
Gu Chenfeng thought for a while, and said: "According to the current progress, it should be released in September or October. Of course, it depends on whether the finished film we edited can pass the review of the Department of Culture and the higher-ups."
"Husband, I believe it will be possible!" Luo Qingcheng said with a smile lying on Gu Chenfeng's chest.
"Then you have to cheer me on!" Gu Chenfeng said with a smirk.
"Ah? Are you still here?" Luo Qingcheng was a little speechless, but still very cooperative.
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The next day, Gu Chenfeng took Mr. Liu and Mr. Zhang to the recording studio of Qingchen Entertainment Company. It only took half a day to complete the two-handed song of "Changjin Lake".
After all, the singing skills of these two are very good. As for the lyrics and composition, there is of course no problem with Gu Chenfeng.
After finishing the song, Gu Chenfeng handed over the matter of "Changjin Lake" to Zhuo Le, and asked him to finish the finishing work before sending it to the Culture Department for review.
Because of the particularity of this film, the review was also very fast. It took only three days to pass the review and the screening license was issued.
The premiere was scheduled for the early morning of October [-]st.
As for the overseas version of "Changjin Lake", Gu Chenfeng flew directly to New York and found Disney for promotion and distribution.
After watching the film, fourteen reviewers from Disney's film review department scored an average of 9.3, which caused a huge stir in Disney Films.
In order to achieve good results, Gu Chenfeng also directly took out 5000 million US dollars as the promotion fee of "Changjin Lake" in Europe and the United States, and the premiere time was set on the same day as in China.
It's just that there is a time difference, so if you are overseas, it will be a little later.
Of course, Gu Chenfeng finally came to the Lighthouse Country. Disney won the peripheral copyright of "Harry Potter" before. It has been dragging on for several months, but he has not formally signed a contract with him. This time, he must sign a contract. .
Therefore, Gu Chenfeng signed a contract with Disney on the peripheral copyright of "Harry Potter".
Then he found Serna and asked her to take a look at the office of Qingchen Investment Company in Beacon Country.
"Boss, are you satisfied with the company?" Serna asked respectfully after serving Gu Chenfeng a cup of tea.
Originally, in the Lighthouse Country, most people liked to drink coffee, but Serna knew that her boss was from China and didn't like coffee, so she specially prepared magical oriental leaves.
Gu Chenfeng was quite satisfied with this, drinking tea while looking at the scenery outside the window.
This is a well-known commercial building in New York, with a height of sixteen floors, and Qingchen Investment Company was established on the second floor of No.30.
Serna rented an office area, with a total of twelve resources, mainly responsible for auditing. Gu Chenfeng had heard Luo Qingcheng talk about this matter before.
After drinking tea, Gu Chenfeng stood up, looked through the window at the laughing vehicles below like a matchbox, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter whether you are satisfied or not. Whether a company can develop its Ali depends not on the outside, but on the outside. It's the content."
Serna nodded and said, "Boss, you are right."
Gu Chenfeng asked again: "I asked you to contact Pete, how is the contact going?"
Before coming here, Gu Chenfeng had made up his mind. He said before that he would invest in the filming of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. In Hollywood, the best director for filming magical films is Pete. Of course, the filming of "Haha" Jackson in "Lee Porter" is also very good.
But because Jackson already had the "Harry Potter" series of movies, Gu Chenfeng didn't plan to find him, but found Pete.
"Already made an appointment. At nine o'clock tomorrow morning, at the cafe opposite our company, Director Pete will come over." Selna replied.
Gu Chenfeng nodded and said, "Okay!"
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The next morning, Gu Chenfeng met Peter, the most famous magic director in Hollywood, at the cafe opposite the company.
Although the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy on Earth belonged to Jackson, but because he is currently filming "Harry Potter", Gu Chenfeng found Peter.
"Mr. Gu, are you really willing to entrust me to shoot The Lord of the Rings?" Pete asked with surprise when he saw Gu Chenfeng.
When Selna called him before, she had explained Gu Chenfeng's purpose for looking for him.
Moreover, as a loyal fan of "The Lord of the Rings", Pete has read the novel more than ten times, and once imagined that he could become the director of "The Lord of the Rings", but he did not expect happiness to come so suddenly.
Gu Chenfeng smiled and said, "That's right, Mr. Pete, I believe that with your ability, you will be able to perfectly transfer the Middle-earth world I imagined to the big screen."
Pete said confidently: "Yes, Mr. Gu, as long as I have enough investment, I will definitely perfectly present Midway World to the world."
After taking a sip of water, Gu Chenfeng asked, "Then do you need some money?"
After pondering for a while, Pete said, "To achieve the best results, three films require at least one billion dollars in investment."
Gu Chenfeng frowned when he heard the words, and said, "Mr. Pete, the war film "Changjin Lake" I directed will be released worldwide in October. As a film director, I really can't imagine that it only costs one billion US dollars. How bad the resulting Lord of the Rings trilogy would be."
"I hope you don't fool me by fooling investors. I'm also a director."
Hearing Gu Chenfeng's words, Pete showed a rather embarrassed expression, and said, "I'm very sorry, Mr. Gu, I was afraid that I would scare you by talking too much, so I only said one billion dollars. , but I forgot that you are also a very good director."
"To tell you the truth, I think that if you want to make the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy movies well, you need at least 15 billion US dollars to make good visual effects of all the ideas in the book. , the cost of publicity and distribution will be calculated separately.”
Gu Chenfeng nodded and said, "Have you ever thought about which special effects company you plan to hand over to for the special effects of this movie?"
Pete said without hesitation: "My friend Taylor's Weta studio, only Weta will do our best to help us make a perfect Middle-earth world."
Seeing that Gu Chenfeng nodded slightly and didn't interrupt, Pete quickly interrupted: "I know that Weta Studio's reputation and scale are not comparable to those of Disney or other top special effects companies, but their strength It’s really no worse than these companies.”
"What's even more rare is their love for movies, which is unmatched by any other special effects company, which is why I value them."
Of course Gu Chenfeng knew about Weta Studios, a well-known special effects company on the earth, but he didn't express his opinion immediately, and continued to ask: "Is there no other choice besides Weta?"
"Of course!" Pete quickly replied, "It's just that I think Vita is the best choice."
Gu Chenfeng said with a smile: "In fact, there is an old saying in Huaguo, that is, seeing is believing and hearing is believing, so where is this Weta studio, I want to visit it first."
When Pete heard this, his eyes lit up immediately, and he said, "It's in Wellington, New Zealand."
"I was planning to go back to China tomorrow!" Gu Chenfeng said with a smile, "If you have time, I can go to New Zealand first."
Pete said quickly: "There is time, there is time."
"Okay!" Gu Chenfeng nodded and said, "Then let's go over there tomorrow morning to have a look!"
Next, after the two talked about this matter, they discussed a lot about the shooting of "Lord of the Rings".
For Gu Chenfeng, who has SSS-level director skills, he is much better than the master-level Pete in terms of film production.
Some of Gu Chenfeng's shooting ideas made Pete astonished after listening to them. He even took out his notebook and recorded everything Gu Chenfeng said.
The two chatted for a full three hours. The first two hours were for communication, and the next one hour was completely used for Gu Chenfeng to answer Pete's questions.
Pete brought out all the problems he had encountered over the years, many of which had some real cases, and Gu Chenfeng was always able to find the best solution in an instant, which surprised the great director Pete .
In the end, regardless of whether Gu Chenfeng agreed or not, Pete changed his address to Gu Chenfeng from "Mr. Gu" to Mr. Gu to show his respect for Gu Chenfeng.
Although in many places in China, especially mountain cities, as long as they meet someone, they call them teachers, and the title of teachers has become a bit flooded, but in the world, many people still respect the title of teachers very much.
They all believe that not everyone is qualified to be called a teacher. Generally, those who can be called teachers can only be called teachers if they have certain specialties, or can teach something.
After Pete got home, he told his good friend, Taylor from Weta Special Effects Studio, about "Lord of the Rings".
Taylor is also a veteran book fan of "The Lord of the Rings". After hearing what Pete said, he was very pleasantly surprised and said with a little excitement, "Peter, you are not lying to me, are you?"
Pete said angrily: "Is there any benefit for me to lie to you? Can you give me money?"
Hearing what he said, Taylor knew that it must be true, so he quickly said: "Sorry, Pete, I just can't believe that such a good thing will happen to me."
"My God, you know, "The Lord of the Rings" is my favorite work, bar none."
Pete said with a smile: "Me too, Taylor, I'll send you the flight information, don't forget to pick me up and Mr. Gu at the airport."
"Okay, don't worry, even if I forget my wife, it's impossible for me to forget about it." Taylor said confidently.
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The next day, Gu Chenfeng, Pete, and Serna walked into New York International Airport and boarded a flight to New Zealand.
It takes 25 hours to fly from New York to Wellington, New Zealand, and there is a connecting flight in between. However, Gu Chenfeng didn't waste any time and wrote the first script of "The Lord of the Rings" directly on the plane.
He originally said that he would bring the script with him when he came here, but at that time he was busy filming "Changjin Lake" and had no time to write the script.
Of course, it is better to say that it is written directly from the mind than to write the script. After all, there is a system in his mind.
Therefore, the whole process is completely a manual labor.
However, when this scene fell into Pete's eyes, it was completely different. He only saw Gu Chenfeng typing at a speed far beyond ordinary people, and then in just four hours, he had completed the "Lord of the Rings" "The first script was done.
Apart from being shocked by this, he was also a little unhappy, feeling that Gu Chenfeng didn't pay much attention to "The Lord of the Rings", but after he finished reading the script, the little unhappiness in his heart disappeared immediately.
Because the script written by Gu Chenfeng is really too classic.
It takes four hours to write a classic script. Although Gu Chenfeng has written this novel before, it still makes Pete feel incredible.
If he hadn't been sitting next to Gu Chenfeng and watched, even if he was killed, he would not have believed that the script written in four hours could be so good.
However, his shock was not over yet.
Another four hours later, the script for the second part of "The Lord of the Rings" also came out.
In basically four hours, Gu Chenfeng was able to write out a script.
During the twelve hours, except for eating two meals and going to the bathroom once, Gu Chenfeng didn't take a break for a minute, and kept typing all the time.
This kind of concentration, both Selna and Pete, admire it very much.
After reading the script of "The Lord of the Rings", Pete looked at Gu Chenfeng with a face full of surprise, and asked, "Teacher, how did you do this? It's simply incredible!"
Gu Chenfeng took a sip of tea, pointed to his head, and said: "When I wrote the book "The Lord of the Rings", the scripts already existed here, so today I just took advantage of my free time to write them It was just carried out."
"If there is something that needs to be modified, you can modify it at will without worrying about me."
Hearing Gu Chenfeng's words, Pete smiled wryly and said, "These three are very classic scripts. I really can't see any flaws. Even if I want to change them, I will at most change a few typos. words."
Gu Chenfeng smiled and said: "Typos are a kind of disease, I have to treat it well."
"No, no, typing for such a long time, even the machine may make mistakes, let alone you are a person, and there are not too many typos in it." Pete said quickly.
Gu Chenfeng smiled and said, "Then I'll take it as you are complimenting me."
Pete shrugged and said, "It was originally a compliment to you!"
Soon the plane arrived in Wellington, and after the three of them left the airport, Gu Chenfeng saw Taylor who came to pick him up.
After a group of people followed Taylor into the car, Taylor looked at Gu Chenfeng with a smile and asked, "Mr. Gu, what do you think of our New Zealand?"
Gu Chenfeng said truthfully: "I have to admit that the environment here is better than the Huaguo Gold City where I live, but I still love my hometown the most."
Taylor nodded and said, "What Mr. Gu said is that everyone should love their hometown."
After the two chatted for a few words, Taylor got to the point and said, "Mr. Gu, I am a loyal fan of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. If you want to do special effects for the movie "Lord of the Rings", I believe we will do it for him." The studio is the best fit."
Gu Chenfeng said with a smile: "I read the materials of your studio when I was on the plane. You have done special effects for a sci-fi movie and two magic movies before. I also recognize your abilities very much. What matters is your productivity."
"I don't want to have to wait three to five years for The Lord of the Rings to be released."
Taylor had obviously expected that Gu Chenfeng would talk about efficiency. After all, Weta Studios is not large, and it doesn't have as many people as other film special effects companies.
So he immediately replied: "Although there are only more than 100 formal employees in our Weta studio, the number is really not many, but we can cooperate with other special effects companies, outsource some business to them, and combine everyone's strength to complete the work. This job."
"This method is very common in the field of special effects."
(End of this chapter)
Then Gu Chenfeng called Serna.
The call was connected quickly, and Selna's surprised voice came: "Hello, boss!"
"Hello." Gu Chenfeng said with a smile, and asked straight to the point: "Just now I heard from my wife that Qingchen Investment Company is almost ready for you, and now I want to ask if there is any company that is interested Are you interested in the peripheral copyright of Harry Potter?"
Serna quickly replied: "That's too much. Universal, MGM, Disney, Warner and other companies are very interested, especially Disney. Their children's parks have been opened all over the world, so they really want to get " Peripheral copyright of Harry Potter."
"And the copyright of the film adaptation is also with them. If other people get this merchandise, then Disney's face will be a bit ugly, so they gave a price of 15 billion U.S. dollars."
Although this price is already very good, and Disney has indeed brought back to life recently because of the "Harry Potter" series, it is very sincere to spend 15 billion US dollars.
But Gu Chenfeng cut it, and said with some disdain: "They also underestimated the potential of "Harry Potter"."
When we were on earth, the peripheral copyright of "Harry Potter" was a treasure at the movie box office, reaching more than 200 billion US dollars, and in this world there will be more, definitely not less.
It is definitely impossible for Disney to buy out the peripheral copyright of "Harry Potter" for US$15 billion.
If it were someone else, maybe they would sell it if they saw 15 billion US dollars, but Gu Chenfeng is a traveler, and he knows the achievements of "Harry Potter" on Earth, so he will definitely not be caught in front of him. The 15 billion US dollars was lured.
Although he has a very deep relationship with Disney now, Gu Chenfeng would not be foolish to think that the people of the Lighthouse Country are so easy to talk to, especially these entertainment predators.
Only by grasping what they want, can you defend your position forever, Gu Chenfeng understands this truth quite well.
Serna on the other end of the phone asked, "Boss, what is your bottom line?"
Gu Chenfeng thought for a while, and said: "The cooperation share, I want to take [-]% of the profit of the class."
Serna smiled wryly and said, "Boss, your request is too high."
Gu Chenfeng shook his head and explained: "I believe many people will be very interested in a large industry with a profit that can reach tens of billions of dollars. If you tell Disney and Universal the news, I am more optimistic about these two companies."
"If they're not interested, forget it."
Selna nodded and said, "Okay, what about the novel "Lord of the Rings"?"
Gu Chenfeng didn't answer directly, but asked instead: "Serna, do you want to try being a producer?"
Serna is very smart, she immediately understood what Gu Chenfeng meant, and asked, "Boss, do you want to make the movie "Lord of the Rings" yourself?"
Gu Chenfeng said with a smile: "A big IP that earns a steady profit, why should we distribute the money to others to earn?"
Selna bit her lip and said, "But the question is, can we really make it happen for such a big project?"
Gu Chenfeng narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "As long as you find a top magic director and a top special effects company, everything will be fine."
Selna said: "Boss, I have never been a producer. I really don't understand some of the tricks, but I can manage funds and control costs for you."
This is the truth. She has never been in the industry of a producer, and has always been a lawyer and auditor. She really doesn't have much confidence in becoming a producer rashly.
After all, not everyone is as versatile as Zhang Qingqing. Of course, Zhang Qingqing was also forced by Gu Chenfeng to become a producer.
There is no way, Qingchen Entertainment Company does not have a dedicated paper person, and the position of the paper person is very important, and must be handed over to the person I trust the most, so Zhang Qingqing started as a producer at the beginning.
But it is impossible for Gu Chenfeng to send Zhang Qingqing to Beacon Country as a producer. After all, Qingchen Company in China still needs Zhang Qingqing, so Gu Chenfeng wants to train Serna.
After hearing Selna's words, Gu Chenfeng pondered for a while, and said: "Then you will be responsible for finding a good film producer for me. As for the director, I have already chosen someone, but before that, I'm going to write the script for the Lord of the Rings trilogy first."
"Of course, this will happen after the next year. I still have a film in my hand, so I really don't have time to write it."
"Help me deal with the copyright matters surrounding "Harry Potter" first, and when I finish filming this movie, I will go to the Lighthouse Country and tell you in person, and then I will bring the "Harry Potter" The Lord of the Rings script is past."
"Okay!" Serna agreed.
Then Gu Chenfeng hung up the phone.
Due to the time difference between the two places, Gu Chenfeng went to bed after hanging up the phone, but Serna's side, after hanging up the phone, began to sort out the materials.
Then in the afternoon, she passed the news that the peripheral copyright of "Harry Potter" will be divided into two film companies, Universal and Disney.
However, to Serna's surprise, Disney agreed to Gu Chenfeng's 50.00% share request in less than two hours, which shows how optimistic Disney is about Gu Chenfeng.
Selna almost thought it was her ears that had a problem. Although she knew the relationship between Gu Chenfeng and Disney, she never thought that Disney would be so tolerant to Gu Chenfeng and give up so many benefits.
She even thought, what happened to this world?
Did the heads of those Disney executives get kicked by a donkey?
This is handing over 50.00% of the profits to others. How could they agree to such strict requirements?
Serna knew that Disney had evaluated the peripheral copyrights of "Harry Potter" at that time, and the most conservative estimate had a profit of 60 billion US dollars. high.
Such a good thing, a fool would not do it.
Soon, Disney and Selna confirmed the cooperation matters, but because Gu Chenfeng was not in the Lighthouse Country, he could not sign the relevant agreement for the time being, but Gu Chenfeng gave him a point of authorization.
Let Selna sign an agreement of intent instead of him, that is to say, this cooperation has been stabilized, and there will be no changes in the future, but this is not a formal cooperation agreement.
After all, Gu Chenfeng's "Changjin Lake" has already reached the most critical moment of filming. It is impossible for him to delay a day just to sign a contract.
Of course, he also thought about letting Luo Qingcheng go to the Lighthouse Country to sign the contract on his behalf, but considering the security of the Lighthouse Country, Gu Chenfeng still gave up.
Before that time, Luo Qingcheng will go there, and the Lighthouse Country will find some excuse to detain Luo Qingcheng in the Lighthouse Country. It will be a big loss, so he decided to go to the Lighthouse Country to sign a contract with Disney after he is done with his work. .
Anyway, he wasn't in a hurry about it.
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Just like that, time passed day by day.
Two months have passed in a blink of an eye, and now the winter is the coldest, and the Spring Festival is approaching, but Gu Chenfeng and the crew of "Changjin Lake" did not go home for the New Year, but filmed in the heavy snow of Changjin Lake .
In the past period of time, Gu Chenfeng has been immersed in the filming process of "Changjin Lake".
Real movies based on history like "Changjin Lake" are more about the soldiers who charge forward, they are the protagonists.
So the following battle scene is the core of the whole movie.
Gu Chenfeng led the crew and experienced three months of hard filming, basically in the snowy world.
On the shore of Changjin Lake, 1071 heights, the small kaolin on the southeast side, heavy snow.
"Why didn't you give him a quilt? Chief of Quartermaster, where did the Chief of Quartermaster go?"
"Company Commander, he is the Chief of Quartermaster."
Such a passage appeared in front of a warrior who was dressed in thin clothes and had been frozen into an ice sculpture.
It was really cold at that time, bitingly cold, as if it would become an ice sculpture when it touched cold water.
boom!
But it wasn't just this one, there was also a row of junior soldiers behind them, all lying on the high ground like ice sculptures, their tactics were concealed, and if you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't be able to spot them.
"I... I... this is... Changjin Lake?"
A faint voice came from the comrade-in-arms next to him.
"Shh~~ Keep your voice down, the company commander said, our 59th division is an ace division, don't embarrass the division commander."
Wu Qianli, played by Gu Chenfeng, made a swallowing movement, and was caught off guard by the whistling smoke cannon in the next second. The cold wind penetrated into the thin cotton coat, and a shiver directly penetrated into the soul.
"Hiss~~ It's cold!"
Yes, this is the most famous ice sculpture company in history.
The soldier who was talking to Gu Chenfeng had frost on his eyelashes and his lips were cracked, but he was still facing the enemy with the steel gun in his hand.
"Lao Li, do you want a wife?"
Wu Qianli doesn't care about his identity at all, he only knows that he is now a glorious people's soldier.
"I..." The comrade-in-arms was as energetic as a silk, and every time he said a word, it seemed that he had exhausted all his strength.
"I have a younger sister...in my hometown in Dongshan..."
Wu Qianli quickly stopped him, saying: "Stop talking,... go back together, go back together."
The comrade-in-arms showed an ugly smile: "I can't go back..."
Wu Qianli, played by Gu Chenfeng, is at a loss and doesn't know what to do: "No...no,...you can go back, you will definitely be able to go back, you have to tell her yourself."
"Old Li...you are in good physical condition, I believe...I believe you can go back...if...if you can go back, help me tell her...his brother...didn't embarrass him..."
Hearing this, Gu Chenfeng's eyes suddenly turned red and he shook his head.
"Before I left... when I was leaving, she got angry with me and said yes... there is no more battle to fight...but why...why go to the front line..."
At this time, the breath exhaled by the comrades-in-arms was already icy cold.
"Listen...listen...the company commander said...this is...this is the founding battle...we fought...the future generations will not have to fight."
In a word, everyone was broken in an instant.
This line is very simple, without any gorgeous rhetoric, but it can sting people's hearts extremely.
"You...you listen to me ~~"
"The country... gave us two acres of land...I planted one acre of peanuts, one acre of wheat, and left [-]/[-]. I...plan to build a house..."
"In the past...cough cough...I used to work as a long-term worker for...a landlord's family...but I never...never dared to think...that one day I would own land and...can grow food."
"What do you think...the country has allocated land to us, and now someone wants...to take it back...this cannot be promised..."
"Days...really getting better day by day, we...we have fought all the battles we should have fought... future generations don't have to fight."
I have to admit that these actors from the Cultural Industry Brigade played the soldiers, and they really performed well, whether it was the tone of their speech or their demeanor when they performed.
It's almost as if they have really experienced it.
Of course, only the actors of the art brigade can perform such a feeling. If it is other actors, let alone say such a long line, even the biting cold wind, few people can bearable.
Especially when filming this scene, there is a line: "Don't... don't cry... tears will freeze..."
It directly made everyone on the scene cry.
At this moment, many people have never imagined how heroic the ancestors were. Without their blood, how could future generations be prosperous and stable?
Even this scene of ice sculpture is more able to trigger people's patriotic feelings than any previous patriotic education, and it can make the audience awe-inspiring.
Even Gu Chenfeng, when filming this part, suddenly thought of something in his heart.
Someone asked why not accept the apology?
The current Gu Chenfeng will tell them that he is not qualified to forgive anyone instead of the martyrs.
Look at these soldiers who have been frozen into ice sculptures, will they accept an apology?
And the 30 ghosts in the sky above Jinling, will they accept an apology?
At this moment, Gu Chenfeng felt that there is an old saying that is very good, how can we discuss the hatred between family and country?
Although all of this was filming, because this scene was so real, everyone on the set was substituted into the scene.
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The next time, continue to start shooting.
What was filmed was the fierce battle scene between fighters from both sides. In order to achieve a realistic effect, Gu Chenfeng and Director Lin agreed that no special effects should be used, and all of them should be real ones.
All kinds of explosion points and all kinds of equipment were dispatched by Mr. Tan in the barracks, so that the shooting effect was more realistic.
Due to the particularity of this movie, Mr. Tan from Bayi Studio also very much supported the idea of Gu Chenfeng and Director Lin, and all of them were real guys.
Under the sky filled with wind and snow, the enemy troops on Dongshan pit you in a rectangular shallow pit, sleeping in duck down arctic sleeping bags, while our soldiers jumped into the shallow pit, rode on sleeping bags, and captured dozens of you alive. enemy.
In this blizzard, the battle started again.
The instructor of the Ninth Company sacrificed, and the squad and platoon system was disrupted, but the company took three consecutive hills in one go, and captured the high and low main peaks and the small highlands in the southwest with the help of the front.
"Commander Yang! Commander Yang!"
"Our communication has been cut off, and we have completely lost contact with the division headquarters. One of the other divisions has already called for an air strike, and the high ground...we may not be able to bear it anymore."
"How to do how to do?"
"How many people do we have now?"
"Less...less than 50 people..."
50 people face an integrated automated infantry division, the disparity in strength is simply not too big...
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The tearful classic scenes were all filmed by Gu Chenfeng and others, waiting to be put on the big screen.
However, for these big scenes, the entire crew of "Changjin Lake" took three months of filming before they were done.
Seven months have passed since the beginning of filming. This is Gu Chenfeng's film with the longest filming cycle, and it is also the film he has invested the most and touched the most.
You know, with the help of the three assistant directors Zhuo Le, Director Xu and Director Lin, it took seven months to shoot, and there was also the help of nearly 1 artisans.
If Gu Chenfeng and Zhuo Le are allowed to shoot, I don't know how long it will take to get it done.
"Crack!"
"This one is over!" Director Lin in front of the monitor shouted excitedly: "Now I announce that all the battle scenes in "Changjin Lake" have been completed."
At this time, Gu Chenfeng also added: "Not only the battle scenes, but also all other scenes have been completed."
"That is to say, after more than seven months, we finally finished filming "Changjin Lake". During this time, everyone has worked hard. Tonight, everyone will not return drunk."
"Oye!"
"Great!"
"It's finally over."
Everyone in the crew cheered.
Everyone has had a very hard time in the past seven months. Although the protection measures are very good, even the staff on the set can't stand it when filming a movie in a temperature of minus ten or even twenty degrees.
Fortunately, everything is finished now.
That night, Gu Chenfeng invited the entire film crew to have a good meal. This meal alone cost more than 300 million yuan. One can imagine how luxurious it is.
The next day, everyone went home separately.
Gu Chenfeng took Zhuo Le, Xu Dao, and Lin Dao back to Jinshi, and began to edit "Changjin Lake", including some dubbing and so on.
The division of labor is also very clear. Each is responsible for the materials they shoot, and they can edit them according to Chenfeng's requirements. As for the final editing later, it is Gu Chenfeng who completes it himself.
In this way, although Gu Chenfeng returned to the gold market, he seldom went home, and basically worked on the post-production of "Changjin Lake" in the company.
Since both Gu Chenfeng and Zhuo Le have the habit of doing post-production while shooting, the post-production of "Changjin Lake" is also relatively fast.
It's just that when it comes to the opening and ending songs, it's a little difficult for a few people to choose.
After all, this is a red movie. When choosing the opening and ending songs, not only the lyrics, the style of the song, but also the identity of the singer must be considered.
After some consideration, Gu Chenfeng still decided to use the two songs "The Loveliest Person" and "Heaven and Earth I Have Been" on Earth.
As for the singer, Gu Chenfeng chose Mr. Liu and Mr. Zhang whom he met when he participated in the King of Singers.
Regarding Gu Chenfeng's decision, several directors agreed very much. After all, no matter whether it is Mr. Liu or Mr. Zhang, their singing skills are absolutely inferior, and their roots are upright, which is the most important thing.
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On this day, Gu Chenfeng finally finished dealing with "Changjin Lake", and left all the remaining work to Zhuo Le.
After returning home, I spent two days with Luo Qingcheng.
this evening.
After an intense and in-depth exchange between the two, they were both lying on the bed tired. Luo Qingcheng looked at Gu Chenfeng and asked, "Husband, how is the post-production of your "Scene Hu" going? About when? Can it be done? Yaoyao has asked me many times."
This movie is the longest filming time since Luo Qingcheng met Gu Chenfeng. Although she doesn't know much about movies, she also knows that the filming process must be very difficult.
After Gu Chenfeng came back, the rough skin on his face could be seen.
But this movie was invested by her best friend, so she couldn't help but ask.
Gu Chenfeng smiled, and said: "Most of the work has already been done last night. Tomorrow, I will take Teacher Liu and Teacher Zhang to record the promotional theme song of "Changjin Lake."
It has been a month and a half since Gu Chenfeng and the other three directors returned to Jinshi for post-production after filming, and all post-production such as editing, dubbing, and soundtrack has been completed.
Now there is only the theme song and the trailer.
Luo Qingcheng asked again: "Then when will it be released?"
It is now July, and there is no good schedule behind it.
Gu Chenfeng thought for a while, and said: "According to the current progress, it should be released in September or October. Of course, it depends on whether the finished film we edited can pass the review of the Department of Culture and the higher-ups."
"Husband, I believe it will be possible!" Luo Qingcheng said with a smile lying on Gu Chenfeng's chest.
"Then you have to cheer me on!" Gu Chenfeng said with a smirk.
"Ah? Are you still here?" Luo Qingcheng was a little speechless, but still very cooperative.
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The next day, Gu Chenfeng took Mr. Liu and Mr. Zhang to the recording studio of Qingchen Entertainment Company. It only took half a day to complete the two-handed song of "Changjin Lake".
After all, the singing skills of these two are very good. As for the lyrics and composition, there is of course no problem with Gu Chenfeng.
After finishing the song, Gu Chenfeng handed over the matter of "Changjin Lake" to Zhuo Le, and asked him to finish the finishing work before sending it to the Culture Department for review.
Because of the particularity of this film, the review was also very fast. It took only three days to pass the review and the screening license was issued.
The premiere was scheduled for the early morning of October [-]st.
As for the overseas version of "Changjin Lake", Gu Chenfeng flew directly to New York and found Disney for promotion and distribution.
After watching the film, fourteen reviewers from Disney's film review department scored an average of 9.3, which caused a huge stir in Disney Films.
In order to achieve good results, Gu Chenfeng also directly took out 5000 million US dollars as the promotion fee of "Changjin Lake" in Europe and the United States, and the premiere time was set on the same day as in China.
It's just that there is a time difference, so if you are overseas, it will be a little later.
Of course, Gu Chenfeng finally came to the Lighthouse Country. Disney won the peripheral copyright of "Harry Potter" before. It has been dragging on for several months, but he has not formally signed a contract with him. This time, he must sign a contract. .
Therefore, Gu Chenfeng signed a contract with Disney on the peripheral copyright of "Harry Potter".
Then he found Serna and asked her to take a look at the office of Qingchen Investment Company in Beacon Country.
"Boss, are you satisfied with the company?" Serna asked respectfully after serving Gu Chenfeng a cup of tea.
Originally, in the Lighthouse Country, most people liked to drink coffee, but Serna knew that her boss was from China and didn't like coffee, so she specially prepared magical oriental leaves.
Gu Chenfeng was quite satisfied with this, drinking tea while looking at the scenery outside the window.
This is a well-known commercial building in New York, with a height of sixteen floors, and Qingchen Investment Company was established on the second floor of No.30.
Serna rented an office area, with a total of twelve resources, mainly responsible for auditing. Gu Chenfeng had heard Luo Qingcheng talk about this matter before.
After drinking tea, Gu Chenfeng stood up, looked through the window at the laughing vehicles below like a matchbox, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter whether you are satisfied or not. Whether a company can develop its Ali depends not on the outside, but on the outside. It's the content."
Serna nodded and said, "Boss, you are right."
Gu Chenfeng asked again: "I asked you to contact Pete, how is the contact going?"
Before coming here, Gu Chenfeng had made up his mind. He said before that he would invest in the filming of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. In Hollywood, the best director for filming magical films is Pete. Of course, the filming of "Haha" Jackson in "Lee Porter" is also very good.
But because Jackson already had the "Harry Potter" series of movies, Gu Chenfeng didn't plan to find him, but found Pete.
"Already made an appointment. At nine o'clock tomorrow morning, at the cafe opposite our company, Director Pete will come over." Selna replied.
Gu Chenfeng nodded and said, "Okay!"
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The next morning, Gu Chenfeng met Peter, the most famous magic director in Hollywood, at the cafe opposite the company.
Although the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy on Earth belonged to Jackson, but because he is currently filming "Harry Potter", Gu Chenfeng found Peter.
"Mr. Gu, are you really willing to entrust me to shoot The Lord of the Rings?" Pete asked with surprise when he saw Gu Chenfeng.
When Selna called him before, she had explained Gu Chenfeng's purpose for looking for him.
Moreover, as a loyal fan of "The Lord of the Rings", Pete has read the novel more than ten times, and once imagined that he could become the director of "The Lord of the Rings", but he did not expect happiness to come so suddenly.
Gu Chenfeng smiled and said, "That's right, Mr. Pete, I believe that with your ability, you will be able to perfectly transfer the Middle-earth world I imagined to the big screen."
Pete said confidently: "Yes, Mr. Gu, as long as I have enough investment, I will definitely perfectly present Midway World to the world."
After taking a sip of water, Gu Chenfeng asked, "Then do you need some money?"
After pondering for a while, Pete said, "To achieve the best results, three films require at least one billion dollars in investment."
Gu Chenfeng frowned when he heard the words, and said, "Mr. Pete, the war film "Changjin Lake" I directed will be released worldwide in October. As a film director, I really can't imagine that it only costs one billion US dollars. How bad the resulting Lord of the Rings trilogy would be."
"I hope you don't fool me by fooling investors. I'm also a director."
Hearing Gu Chenfeng's words, Pete showed a rather embarrassed expression, and said, "I'm very sorry, Mr. Gu, I was afraid that I would scare you by talking too much, so I only said one billion dollars. , but I forgot that you are also a very good director."
"To tell you the truth, I think that if you want to make the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy movies well, you need at least 15 billion US dollars to make good visual effects of all the ideas in the book. , the cost of publicity and distribution will be calculated separately.”
Gu Chenfeng nodded and said, "Have you ever thought about which special effects company you plan to hand over to for the special effects of this movie?"
Pete said without hesitation: "My friend Taylor's Weta studio, only Weta will do our best to help us make a perfect Middle-earth world."
Seeing that Gu Chenfeng nodded slightly and didn't interrupt, Pete quickly interrupted: "I know that Weta Studio's reputation and scale are not comparable to those of Disney or other top special effects companies, but their strength It’s really no worse than these companies.”
"What's even more rare is their love for movies, which is unmatched by any other special effects company, which is why I value them."
Of course Gu Chenfeng knew about Weta Studios, a well-known special effects company on the earth, but he didn't express his opinion immediately, and continued to ask: "Is there no other choice besides Weta?"
"Of course!" Pete quickly replied, "It's just that I think Vita is the best choice."
Gu Chenfeng said with a smile: "In fact, there is an old saying in Huaguo, that is, seeing is believing and hearing is believing, so where is this Weta studio, I want to visit it first."
When Pete heard this, his eyes lit up immediately, and he said, "It's in Wellington, New Zealand."
"I was planning to go back to China tomorrow!" Gu Chenfeng said with a smile, "If you have time, I can go to New Zealand first."
Pete said quickly: "There is time, there is time."
"Okay!" Gu Chenfeng nodded and said, "Then let's go over there tomorrow morning to have a look!"
Next, after the two talked about this matter, they discussed a lot about the shooting of "Lord of the Rings".
For Gu Chenfeng, who has SSS-level director skills, he is much better than the master-level Pete in terms of film production.
Some of Gu Chenfeng's shooting ideas made Pete astonished after listening to them. He even took out his notebook and recorded everything Gu Chenfeng said.
The two chatted for a full three hours. The first two hours were for communication, and the next one hour was completely used for Gu Chenfeng to answer Pete's questions.
Pete brought out all the problems he had encountered over the years, many of which had some real cases, and Gu Chenfeng was always able to find the best solution in an instant, which surprised the great director Pete .
In the end, regardless of whether Gu Chenfeng agreed or not, Pete changed his address to Gu Chenfeng from "Mr. Gu" to Mr. Gu to show his respect for Gu Chenfeng.
Although in many places in China, especially mountain cities, as long as they meet someone, they call them teachers, and the title of teachers has become a bit flooded, but in the world, many people still respect the title of teachers very much.
They all believe that not everyone is qualified to be called a teacher. Generally, those who can be called teachers can only be called teachers if they have certain specialties, or can teach something.
After Pete got home, he told his good friend, Taylor from Weta Special Effects Studio, about "Lord of the Rings".
Taylor is also a veteran book fan of "The Lord of the Rings". After hearing what Pete said, he was very pleasantly surprised and said with a little excitement, "Peter, you are not lying to me, are you?"
Pete said angrily: "Is there any benefit for me to lie to you? Can you give me money?"
Hearing what he said, Taylor knew that it must be true, so he quickly said: "Sorry, Pete, I just can't believe that such a good thing will happen to me."
"My God, you know, "The Lord of the Rings" is my favorite work, bar none."
Pete said with a smile: "Me too, Taylor, I'll send you the flight information, don't forget to pick me up and Mr. Gu at the airport."
"Okay, don't worry, even if I forget my wife, it's impossible for me to forget about it." Taylor said confidently.
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The next day, Gu Chenfeng, Pete, and Serna walked into New York International Airport and boarded a flight to New Zealand.
It takes 25 hours to fly from New York to Wellington, New Zealand, and there is a connecting flight in between. However, Gu Chenfeng didn't waste any time and wrote the first script of "The Lord of the Rings" directly on the plane.
He originally said that he would bring the script with him when he came here, but at that time he was busy filming "Changjin Lake" and had no time to write the script.
Of course, it is better to say that it is written directly from the mind than to write the script. After all, there is a system in his mind.
Therefore, the whole process is completely a manual labor.
However, when this scene fell into Pete's eyes, it was completely different. He only saw Gu Chenfeng typing at a speed far beyond ordinary people, and then in just four hours, he had completed the "Lord of the Rings" "The first script was done.
Apart from being shocked by this, he was also a little unhappy, feeling that Gu Chenfeng didn't pay much attention to "The Lord of the Rings", but after he finished reading the script, the little unhappiness in his heart disappeared immediately.
Because the script written by Gu Chenfeng is really too classic.
It takes four hours to write a classic script. Although Gu Chenfeng has written this novel before, it still makes Pete feel incredible.
If he hadn't been sitting next to Gu Chenfeng and watched, even if he was killed, he would not have believed that the script written in four hours could be so good.
However, his shock was not over yet.
Another four hours later, the script for the second part of "The Lord of the Rings" also came out.
In basically four hours, Gu Chenfeng was able to write out a script.
During the twelve hours, except for eating two meals and going to the bathroom once, Gu Chenfeng didn't take a break for a minute, and kept typing all the time.
This kind of concentration, both Selna and Pete, admire it very much.
After reading the script of "The Lord of the Rings", Pete looked at Gu Chenfeng with a face full of surprise, and asked, "Teacher, how did you do this? It's simply incredible!"
Gu Chenfeng took a sip of tea, pointed to his head, and said: "When I wrote the book "The Lord of the Rings", the scripts already existed here, so today I just took advantage of my free time to write them It was just carried out."
"If there is something that needs to be modified, you can modify it at will without worrying about me."
Hearing Gu Chenfeng's words, Pete smiled wryly and said, "These three are very classic scripts. I really can't see any flaws. Even if I want to change them, I will at most change a few typos. words."
Gu Chenfeng smiled and said: "Typos are a kind of disease, I have to treat it well."
"No, no, typing for such a long time, even the machine may make mistakes, let alone you are a person, and there are not too many typos in it." Pete said quickly.
Gu Chenfeng smiled and said, "Then I'll take it as you are complimenting me."
Pete shrugged and said, "It was originally a compliment to you!"
Soon the plane arrived in Wellington, and after the three of them left the airport, Gu Chenfeng saw Taylor who came to pick him up.
After a group of people followed Taylor into the car, Taylor looked at Gu Chenfeng with a smile and asked, "Mr. Gu, what do you think of our New Zealand?"
Gu Chenfeng said truthfully: "I have to admit that the environment here is better than the Huaguo Gold City where I live, but I still love my hometown the most."
Taylor nodded and said, "What Mr. Gu said is that everyone should love their hometown."
After the two chatted for a few words, Taylor got to the point and said, "Mr. Gu, I am a loyal fan of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. If you want to do special effects for the movie "Lord of the Rings", I believe we will do it for him." The studio is the best fit."
Gu Chenfeng said with a smile: "I read the materials of your studio when I was on the plane. You have done special effects for a sci-fi movie and two magic movies before. I also recognize your abilities very much. What matters is your productivity."
"I don't want to have to wait three to five years for The Lord of the Rings to be released."
Taylor had obviously expected that Gu Chenfeng would talk about efficiency. After all, Weta Studios is not large, and it doesn't have as many people as other film special effects companies.
So he immediately replied: "Although there are only more than 100 formal employees in our Weta studio, the number is really not many, but we can cooperate with other special effects companies, outsource some business to them, and combine everyone's strength to complete the work. This job."
"This method is very common in the field of special effects."
(End of this chapter)
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