If you are asked to make a graduation film, you will win the Golden Bear Award?

Chapter 205 "Transformers" Redefining Special Effects

"Everyone is also discussing the actresses in "Baby Project". Gao Yuanyuan, Xiaoli, and Shi Shi have raised the country's popularity." Yang Mi's tone was envious, but more of aroused competitive spirit.

Recently, I am also paying attention to domestic forums, discussing about "Baby Project".

Many audiences praised the acting skills of Gao Yuanyuan, Zhao Liying and Liu Shishi.

It is said that the acting skills of the three have improved significantly, and that Director Lu has taught them well.

Yang Mi thinks that besides Liu Yifei last year, Director Lu spent the longest time training her, and she also wants the audience to praise her acting skills.

In the previous "Far Cry", the audience only paid attention to their own figure. Although the movie was a big hit, the box office reached more than 8000 million at that time, making it one of the top five in the mainland's annual box office.

But the degree of discussion is more about his figure than his acting skills.

Yang Mi still hopes that using her acting skills to conquer the audience, besides the performance about sacrificing her body, is not a long-term solution.

In addition, Yang Mi thinks that she will be Director Lu's wife in the future, so how can she show it to the audience, she should only show it to Director Lu alone. If the audience watches too much, Director Lu will no longer like her, let alone marry her. Own.

"Are you envious?" Lu Chen reminded, "You have to know that you starred in "Transformers", with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars and more attention, it should be that others envy you."

"Director Lu, no, I was thinking, learn from them, and I will have a big breakthrough in acting in the future." Yang Mi also understood in her heart that "Transformers" is just a vase.

"Transformers" does not require very high acting skills. The biggest selling point is the special effects. From the fact that Director Lu has been in the United States for the past few months and talked with Industrial Light and Magic, it can be seen how important special effects are to the film.

Yang Mi also thought that there is a movie that can prove her acting skills, just like "Youth in Youth" starring Liu Yifei, which just wrapped up.

"It's a good idea." Lu Chen praised, "The most important thing for an actor is his acting skills. For an actress, beauty is just the icing on the cake, including her figure."

Talk about looking up.

Yang Mi, who was wearing a bath towel, looked quite hungry, and her appetite increased greatly.

Yang Mi was suddenly pulled over by a big hand, she let out an exclamation, and fell into Lu Chen's arms, her face was full of shyness, and her voice changed in the face of Lu Chen's big hand violating her body.

Lu Chen was no longer satisfied with the movements of his hands, and patted Yang Mi's buttocks.

Yang Mi immediately understood, and put her hands on the sofa. The two had experienced a lot, and they had a tacit understanding. They didn't need to speak any more. They were about to meet Director Lu when they suddenly thought, "Director Lu, we're going to see Spielberg later. directed by Greg."

"Transformers" film has been produced.

Today is the day to watch the finished film.

Director Spielberg and others are already waiting.

If I come again, I will be late, and I feel that I can come back and continue.

"Let them wait." Lu Chen helped Yang Mi, he was interested, how could he wait until he came back, now they are all well-known directors, so it must be any place, any time, any actress.

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America, Star Cinemas

"Director Lu!" Spielberg saw Lu Chen coming, and hurried forward to greet him.

Lucas from Industrial Light & Magic, Doug from Universal Pictures, Liu Xing, special effects manager of Mercury, executives from Hasbro, the main creative team of "Transformers" and others were waiting there.

Yang Mi, who was dressed in a blue dress, closely held Lu Chen's arm, and followed Director Lu to the United States. She was also a female companion and an assistant in life and work.

The four little Huadans are quite familiar with assistant work.

They stayed by Dao Lu's side, and they didn't want to be just a vase. They wanted to be helpful to Dao Lu, so that they could be brought by Dao Lu's side often and have more opportunities to get along with Dao Lu.

"Director Spielberg, Director Lucas, I'm sorry, there's a traffic jam on the road, I'm late, I kept you waiting." Lu Chen apologized, if you don't drive a Mercedes today, drive a Mazda, the traffic jam is a better reason.

"It doesn't matter, we're new here, and Director Lu is here. We're here to watch the feature film." Spielberg has never watched the feature film, and only Director Lu has seen the feature film.

Lucas from Industrial Light & Magic also became anxious, wanting to watch the feature film as soon as possible.

Since the special effects production of "Transformers" was completed, I started editing and other post-production work, and I also wanted to see what the finished film would look like.

Industrial Light & Magic has put a lot of effort into "Transformers", and of course this is due to enough money. Nearly half of the production cost of "Transformers" is used in the production of special effects.

Lucas wants "Transformers" to show the latest technology of Industrial Light and Magic, and the movie's big hit is also good for Industrial Light and Magic, so he can't wait to see the film.

"Then let's go in." Lu Chen said with a smile, feeling embarrassed to let a group of people wait for him.

The main creative team of "Transformers" greeted Lu Chen one by one.

Especially Labofu, who played the leading role in the film, is even more grateful to Director Lu, knowing that Director Lu picked him for being able to play this big production. In the old saying of Huaguo, Director Lu is his own bole.

After a while, a group of people came to the interior of the cinema.

The movie's largest show hall is ready.

Lu Chen sat in the middle with Spielberg, Lucas, and Doug from Universal Films.

Yang Mi was sitting next to Lu Chen, feeling excited. This was her first film for the world.

Last year's "Inception" was popular all over the world. Although Liu Yifei is not an absolute heroine in the movie, as the female character with the most scenes, she has gained popularity around the world and become an international actress.

Liu Yifei is only under 20 years old.

It was only when "Inception" became popular last year.

Zhang Ziyi starred in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", just 20 years old.

Liu Yifei became famous in the world earlier than Zhang Ziyi. She is the youngest actress among Chinese actors to become famous in the world.

Yang Mi is very envious, but now that "Transformers" is about to come out, this movie has already attracted the attention of fans all over the world before it was released. I believe that she will also become famous in the world like Liu Yifei.

"Director Lu, congratulations, you produced "Baby Project" very well in China." Taking advantage of the cinema staff, they are debugging.

Spielberg chatted with Lu Chen, "Now the media in Huaguo say that the director Yang Lei trained by Director Lu is ready to compete with the fifth generation of directors in Huaguo."

"Director Spielberg, I'm serious. The new directors in our company still have a lot to learn." Lu Chen also knew in his heart that the fifth generation of directors lost to Yang Lei and Ning Hao at the box office.

It's just that these big directors like to play art too much, and they don't consider the audience's feelings. These fifth-generation directors are still very strong in directing ability.

And the movie!
It's not about closing the door and playing alone, only satisfying yourself, and satisfying the audience, otherwise the audience will teach you how to behave.

"Director Lu, you are humble again. Now you are the most influential director in Chinese, and all the directors you have cultivated have been able to play their own roles. In the future, the Chinese film market will only belong to Director Lu, and only to Mars Films and Television." Spielber Greg flattered.

Also think about the future.

The films produced by the company are shown in China and can be taken care of by Director Lu Chen.

Now world-renowned film companies have begun to pay attention to this most potential film market because the box office of "Changjin Lake" has exceeded one billion in the mainland China film market.

Director Lu Chen has absolute say in the mainland film market.

Except for those who graduated from Beijing Film Academy in the last century, almost all those who graduated from Beijing Film Academy in recent years centered on director Lu Chen, not to mention the director of Beijing Film Academy, Zhang Huijun, often expressed his support for Director Lu Chen in public.

Director Lu also has a good relationship with Han Shanping of Huaguo Film Group.

It also has the largest private theater chain in mainland China, Jupiter Cinemas.

If foreign films want to get more box office in the mainland film market, they must get the support of Director Lu Chen.

"Director Lu, the movie is ready and ready for screening." Liu Xing, Mercury's special effects manager, came over to inform.

Excited and looking forward to it.

This is also the first time I have watched the finished film of "Transformers".

Mercury Special Effects has produced "Inception" and "Changjin Lake" before.

Both movies were huge hits.

But Mercury's special effects certainly didn't catch on.

Mainly in "Inception", Mercury special effects must not be the main special effects production company.

"Changjin Lake" is all produced by Mercury special effects, but the attraction of this movie is the war scene.

Unlike "Transformers", the biggest selling point is the special effects. This time, Mercury Special Effects cooperated with Industrial Light and Magic, not just playing a soy sauce role, but deeply involved in the production of special effects.

The whole team has been abroad for several months.

It must be hard work, but the hard work is worth it. Now that the finished film is finally out, whether Mercury's special effects can become famous in the first battle depends on how well the finished film of "Transformers" works.

"Director Lu, let's play it." Spielberg and Lucas couldn't wait any longer.

Lu Chen asked Liu Xing to play it quickly.

The lights in the cinema were turned off, and everyone stopped talking, and everyone looked at the big screen in front of them.

The big screen lights up.

The film was first introduced as an export company.

The first to appear was Mars Films!
A Mars, from far to near, from small to large, is displayed in front of the big screen. Below the Mars is "Mars Film and Television" in both Chinese and English.

Next came Universal Pictures, DreamWorks live-action film production company.

After introducing the export company, it is the cast.

Starring: Labofu, Yang Mi (Hua Guo).

Executive Producer: Spielberg.

Chief director and director system: Lu Chen (Hua Guo).

The movie started to have sound, and the side voice introduced the world of the Autobots in Transformers, including the most important Tinder Rubik's Cube in the car. This is also for audiences who don't understand the story of Transformers.

Movies are impossible, they are only aimed at audiences who understand the story of Transformers toys, and they are aimed at movie audiences all over the world, so that audiences who don't know can understand and have an excellent viewing experience.

Wait until the introduction is over.

The movie officially entered the feature film.

Two MV-22 'Osprey' tilt-rotor aircraft transported soldiers to an American military base overseas.

In Transformers, there are quite a lot of scenes about the American military, especially the display of advanced American weapons and equipment.

The MV-22 'Osprey' and Sikorsky MH53 combat helicopters appeared at the beginning of the movie, which are the closest weapons and equipment in the world today.

Lu Chen added these to the movie because of box office considerations. Military fans around the world are a huge crowd, and Transformers alone, a big toy IP, can't attract much box office.

The most advanced weapons and equipment and the top special effects are the two major selling points of the movie.

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two hours later
"Transformers" is about 150 minutes long, nearly two and a half hours.

The feature film is only 130 minutes long.

There are still more than ten minutes to introduce the people and companies involved in the film production.

Special effects production: Industrial Light & Magic, Mercury special effects (Hua Guo).

There are also behind-the-scenes staff, almost half of the behind-the-scenes staff are followed by a parenthesis, and one (Hua Guo) is added.

Huaguo filmmakers accounted for nearly half of the production staff of "Transformers".

"Transformers" can be regarded as a Sino-US cooperation film, and with this arrangement, Lu Chen wanted "Transformers" to be released in mainland theaters as a mainland movie.

If you want to enter with foreign films, you have to let the Huaguo Film Group act as an agent, and the film group will lose part of the money, so you have to make a lot less money.

As for arranging mainland filmmakers to participate in the production of "Transformers", there is another reason, for the future production of 3D special effects blockbuster "The Wandering Earth" as a talent reserve.

"Clap!"

Once the movie is over.

There was thunderous applause in the clubhouse.

Everyone looked at Director Lu Chen in the middle.

Yang Mi applauded even more vigorously. "Transformers" brought too much shock, especially in terms of special effects. It can be described in an idiom, astonishing as heaven and man!
The special effects in the movie are definitely the first in the world.

When will a Chinese-language director be able to make a blockbuster with world-class special effects, and now Director Lu has done it.

Yang Mi can imagine that when "Transformers" is released in mainland movie theaters, it will definitely shock mainland audiences deeply.

Moreover, "Transformers" not only has special effects, but also plot stories, including the display of the world's most advanced weapons and equipment, and various elements that appear in the movie are extremely exciting.

"Director Lu, you are indeed the youngest winner of the Golden Bear and Palme d'Or in history." Spielberg gave a thumbs up to Lu Chen who was next to him, "The movie is so exciting, the picture is very impactful."

"The shooting method is unique. I think "Transformers" will be released in theaters, and it will bring great shock to the audience just like I did when I shot "Jurassic Park."

"Director Spielberg, I can't compare with you. The influence of "Jurassic Park" was unprecedented. I watched it when I was a child. It was really shocking." Lu Chen also filmed Director Spielberg. sycophant.

"Director Spielberg, it seems that Director Lu has always been very modest." Lucas took the words and said with a smile: "If other directors, at Director Lu's age, have achieved this achievement, they would have already made a high profile. so humble."

Laughter from Lucas.

Can know that Lucas is very satisfied with the movie.

Movie special effects also need the movie to be exciting.

Otherwise, it is an idiom in Huaguo, a castle in the air.

And just now Lucas seriously finished watching "Transformers", the special effects are perfectly integrated into the plot, especially the transformation of Optimus Prime and other Autobots, matching the plot at that time, giving people a great visual impact, I must wait for the movie to be released , the audience watching this, have to say, this special effect is too good.

"Director Lucas, I agree with this." Spielberg agreed with a smile.

I'm in a pretty good mood.

As Spielberg, who has been a director for decades, it can be seen whether the movie can be a big hit.

After watching "Transformers", I'm sure that "Transformers" must be one of the most popular movies this year, and director Lu Chen will once again shock the world's movie fans.

"Director Lucas, I have to thank you for Industrial Light & Magic's support for the film's special effects technology." Lu Chen looked at Liu Xing again, "Liu Xing, you and your team performed quite well this time, and the company will definitely reward you of."

The current technology of Mercury Special Effects is definitely the best special effects company in the Mainland.

"Thank you Director Lu, we will definitely continue to work hard." Liu Xing has worked in the film special effects industry for more than 20 years, and he is very grateful to Director Lu for giving him a large enough platform to display his talents and strong financial support.

The most important thing is to be able to have a name in the movie from now on. According to the special effects company behind the scenes, it has Mercury special effects.

"Director Lu, with your ability, you should shoot the world's top commercial film, but you can't waste your precious time elsewhere." Spielberg said in a joking tone.

Of course the implication is beyond words.

Also don't make small and medium-budget movies.

The production cost of the entire film is not enough for Director Lu Chen to make a blockbuster film.

At the beginning of this year, Director Lu can go to make low-budget movies, and work on "Transformers" and "Kung Fu Panda", but Director Spielberg is anxious.

"Actually, it's very cool to make small and medium-budget movies. For commercial blockbusters, there are still too many factors to consider, and it takes too much effort." Lu Chen's tone was also full of emotion.

There are too many factors to consider in a commercial blockbuster.

Unlike small and medium-budget movies, you can follow your own temperament and shoot whatever you want, and the speed is fast. If it is fast, it will not take a month to make a movie.

Like when Lu Chen first debuted, he filmed "On the Journey" and "Crazy Stone". The filming time of the two films was not more than half a month, and the highlights are fast.

Of course, it should be fast and slow, and it should be easy to move between fast and slow.

"Director Lu, I agree with this point. There are too many factors to consider when making a large-scale commercial film, and you are especially restrained..." Spielberg was feeling the same, and the next second he realized, "No, Director Lu, you are the capital, You are the only one who has the final say on movies, why are you still feeling emotional?"

Director Lu said this.

It's like when filming "Transformers", someone restrained him.

Although Spielberg is also a capital now, he was not a capital right from the start, but he has experienced the pain of being bound by capital, and he can't do what he wants at all.

Even if no one can influence Spielberg now, I feel that making a movie is definitely not as enjoyable as Lu Chen. The crew is completely decided by Director Lu. The heroine of the movie is a Chinese actress, and Director Lu made the filming alone.

Yang Mi couldn't help laughing when Director Spielberg complained. As for now, she can understand the conversation between the two. "King Kong" is also cast in English.

"Director Lu, now that the movie is finished, it's time to start the publicity work." Universal Pictures' Doug was still excited and couldn't calm down.

After watching "Transformers", I feel that it will be a big hit like Director Lu's last global movie "Inception".

Therefore, the film has to enter the global publicity work as soon as possible.

The distribution of the film will be jointly distributed by Universal Pictures and Mars Films (Overseas).

Hasbro executives also agree with Doug from Universal Films. From the smile on his face, he is very satisfied with the movie. He believes that the global release of the movie will definitely increase the sales of Transformers toys.

Now the co-branded toys of the "Transformers" live-action movie have to be prepared in advance, and now I understand why Director Lu asked for a percentage of the sales of the "Transformers" live-action movie co-branded toys before the filming started.

It turns out that I have great confidence in my directing ability, and I believe that the movie will be a hit and the toys will be a hit.

As for being divided into profits, this is nothing to Hasbro. As long as the movie is popular, the original price of the toy can be increased. .

"Mr. Doug, I don't think it's urgent to talk about it now." Spielberg laughed, "The Academy Awards ceremony will be held soon, Director Lu must be thinking about the awards ceremony."

I am very confident about "Inception", and I believe that Director Lu Chen will become the most dazzling director at the 78th Academy Awards this year.

Of course, Director Spielberg, including Universal Films, has been operating before, and the Oscars organizing committee must support Director Lu Chen to win the award, including the judges of the awards. Besides, choosing "Inception" is also in line with the world's fans' expectations.

"Director Spielberg, while everyone has time and is here, let's talk about the announcement of the "Transformers" movie and the release date." Lu Chen came to the United States, although he came to attend the Oscars. prize.

But the most important thing is to work for "Transformers" and "Kung Fu Panda", especially the cartoon "Kung Fu Panda", there is still a lot of work.

Now the major film festival awards are just icing on the cake for Lu Chen. The biggest role is to promote the new movie at the awards ceremony.

When Spielberg and the others saw that Lu Chen was about to talk about serious matters, they all agreed. The finished film has been released, and everyone is very satisfied. The next step is to announce the release.

As for Yang Mi, she felt a little disappointed. The Academy Award ceremony is about to begin, and the creative team of "Inception" and "Steveyard" will also come to the United States tomorrow.

Liu Yifei will also come. When she comes, she is afraid that Director Lu will no longer belong to her.

I definitely didn't want to, but I didn't dare to bring this matter up to Director Lu, for fear that if Director Lu got angry, he would get nothing at that time.

After all, there is a lesson from the past. Xiangjiang Li Jiaxin wanted to be with Lu Dao at that time, and wanted to dominate Lu Dao. It was because of this that Lu Dao didn't even see each other now.

Yang Mi doesn't want to end up like this, even though she is famous all over the country, she is a member of the Four Little Huadans, but all of this was given by Director Lu, if she takes them all back, she is just a 05-level acting student of Beijing Film Academy , other honors will not belong to him.

"Xiaomi, you go back to the hotel and rest first." Lu Chen was going outside to talk to director Spielberg and others about the announcement of the movie's release.

A release date has to be secured first so that Transformers can be promoted at the upcoming Oscars.

"Yeah~" Yang Mi nodded obediently. Tomorrow, Yifei and others will come to America, but Director Lu still belongs to him tonight, so he should cherish it and wash it up until he lands.

I even plan to go to bed later, so that the world between the two will last longer.

(End of this chapter)