China Entertainment: Gao Yanei wants to be the best actor

Chapter 430 Commercial Ghost Gao Ya Nei 【Repair】【Ask monthly ticket】

When Zhou Yi was active in the film and television industry, Pentium Pony, who was also known as the "Twin Star" in the industry with Zhou Yi, was actually not idle.

It's just that compared to Zhouyi Film and Television's hard work in the works, the direction chosen by Galloping Horse is a bit different.

"Tsk tsk ~ 3020 million US dollars? Brother Big Dog is really rich!"

When he heard about the price of Xiao Ma's purchase of "Digital Domain", Gao Fei immediately couldn't help feeling emotional.

Of course, more envy.

After all, just like the rich second generation likes to play with cars, the rich generation like Gao Fei actually prefer big toys like "Digital Kingdom"!
Thinking of this, Gao Fei couldn't help but said:

"How about we buy one too?"

"Anyway, film and television special effects, whether it is used in TV dramas or movies, will not be wasted."

But as soon as this remark came out, Han Li suddenly smiled wryly at the corner of her mouth and said:
"Boss, this is not a joke."

"And even if we can afford it, we may not be able to support it!"

After all, she was afraid that Gao Fei would not understand, so she quickly explained to Gao Fei the inside story of Xiao Ma's acquisition of "Digital Domain".

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It turns out that the acquisition of Digital Domain this time is actually after Pony and India's Reliance Media formed a joint venture company "Pony Pony·Reliance", and successfully acquired "Digital Domain" in the bankruptcy auction of Digital Domain with an amount of 3020 million U.S. dollars. Kingdom" and its subsidiary "Carrier Media".

And its many core assets including visual effects.

Such as visual effects, advertising production, virtual human synthesis technology, and studios in California and Vancouver, USA, as well as the co-production rights of the sci-fi blockbuster "Ender's Game".

On the surface, Xiao Ma, who won the Digital Domain, has a world-class special effects production level overnight.

But in fact things are far from that simple.

Even though this is a joint acquisition, based on Pony's 70% shareholding ratio and the operating expenses that will be invested in Digital Domain in the later stage, the total cost of this acquisition by Pony should actually be around US$4000 million.

That is to say, this single item of expenses has spent half of Pony's previous A-round financing.

To be honest, when it comes to spending money, even Gao Fei, who is used to being extravagant, feels ashamed.

Speaking of this, Han Li also emphasized:
"Boss, in fact, compared to the subsequent operating expenses, this acquisition is actually a small amount of money."

"Jiang Hong and I have done the calculations. With the scale of Digital Domain, as long as Pony holds it for more than one year, the basic operating expenses will exceed the acquisition amount."

"Otherwise, why do you think James Cameron sold it, because you can't afford it!"

You must know that Digital Domain is a banner of the US film and television special effects industry. The company has won 7 Oscars.

But behind the seemingly unlimited scenery, Digital Domain has paid a heavy price.

Yes, after Hollywood's special effects blockbusters became popular all over the world, not only American blockbusters began to use special effects, but even Ouya and others began to move towards special effects blockbusters.

However, although the business is not worrying, these orders have not made a movie special effects company like Digital Domain a lot of money.

The root cause is actually the high operating costs that Han Li just mentioned.

Because the film special effects industry is a highly artificial field and cannot be automated like ordinary factories.

And special effects involve very complicated steps and techniques, and it is almost impossible to complete such work without hiring people for a long time.

So this happens.

When the film came to the project, everyone worked overtime and was too busy to die;

And when there is no project, then these people have to be supported.

Because after training and running-in, these technicians often have important core technologies in their hands, which is where the core competitiveness of a company lies.

As a result, the entire special effects industry will inevitably be in a situation of high labor costs.

But here lies the problem. The cost of labor has been high, but tens of millions of dollars are often spent to create blockbusters with special effects, and there are only a dozen or so movies a year at most.

Therefore, under the situation of too many monks and too little food, even the Digital Kingdom founded by James Cameron himself has fallen into a constant vicious circle.

When Han Li said this, Jiang Hong suddenly interrupted with complicated eyes and said:

"My former colleague in the US told me that when the deal of Digital Domain was concluded, Scott Ross, one of the founders of Digital Domain, who had left his post, publicly posted on his blog:
This is not a profitable industry, or even an industry! "

"He even said that it would be absurd for him to start another special effects company after he had experienced the operation of the digital field and Industrial Light and Magic, let alone go public."

Having said that, Jiang Hong spread her hands speechlessly and said:

"So I don't understand why Xiao Ma wants to buy Digital Domain. This is completely a thankless thing."

"Once people are fired, not to mention the high costs and expenses, the strength of the company alone will inevitably decline."

"But if you don't hire people, the cost will always remain high."

Hearing this, Gao Fei couldn't help frowning slightly.

Even though he really wanted to buy a big toy, Jiang Hong's analysis forced him to calm down.

Because if Jiang Hong's logic is followed, then this will not only be a problem for Digital Domain, but an industrial crisis for the entire film special effects field.

If the contradiction between the high cost and the profits of the special effects company can only be resolved, then whoever buys the special effects company will suffer.

However, after pondering for a moment, Gao Fei still proposed a possibility.

"Isn't there still a Huaxia market?"

"my country's film market is currently the fastest growing market in the world, and perhaps this is the ray of hope for Digital Domain!"

But I didn't want Jiang Hong to shake her head without hesitation when she heard the words:

"impossible!"

"The prospect is the prospect, it doesn't mean we are a gold mine right now."

Having said that, Jiang Hong analyzed Gao Fei directly from the financial aspect.

First of all, although the special effects of "Digital Domain" are first-class, its price is also high. Without a budget of 5000 million US dollars, 8000 million US dollars, or 1 million US dollars, this technology cannot be used at all.

However, although there are more and more special effects screens in domestic blockbusters in recent years, the actual cost of special effects is not high, at least not comparable to Hollywood.

For example, "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" spent 1000 million yuan on special effects, while "Flying Armor of the Dragon Gate", which claims to be the world's first 3D martial arts film, only spent 500 million yuan on special effects.

Well, Feng Xiaogang's "Tangshan Earthquake" is more, and it spent 3000 million yuan on special effects.

It seems that the domestic special effects market seems to be very broad, but in fact, the special effects cost has accounted for 10%-30% of the shooting cost, which is already the limit of domestic films.

Only big directors like Xu Ke, Lao Mouzi, and Feng Xiaogang have such boldness and voice. It would be nice to have half of the quota if other directors were replaced.

However, a domestic film with a production cost of tens of millions is simply unable to pay the production fee for digital special effects of a conventional Hollywood blockbuster.

Speaking of this, Jiang Hong said decisively:
"One year at most, if Xiao Ma can't find a solution, Digital Domain will definitely be resold!"

As soon as this remark came out, Gao Fei immediately calmed down completely.

And not only did he calm down, but he also suddenly had an idea, wanting to understand the way out of this deadlock.

But because of this, Gao Fei lost the nature of acquisition.

how to say?

In fact, the solution is very simple. The current dilemma of Digital Domain lies in the high cost of manpower.So even if they are technologically advanced, they are still insolvent.

But this is not a problem for Huaxia.

All kinds of cases that have appeared frequently in the world in recent years have proved one point:
If something is not made in China, the price will be very expensive.

But once Huaxia can manufacture some, its price will drop a bit.

If all of them can be made, the price will drop completely.

So the future of the special effects industry actually lies in China.

As long as China's special effects talents and technology gradually catch up with Hollywood, the problems plaguing Digital Domain will no longer be a problem.

Of course, this process may be very long, maybe five years, maybe ten years.

But the general trend is surging, as long as capital is still chasing profit, then this result will definitely come true.

Even in order to reduce costs, maybe Hollywood will take the initiative to promote the development of this situation.

Thinking of this, Gao Fei suddenly had an idea of ​​a chicken thief.

He is not as good as Brother Big Dog in terms of spending money, but he may not be able to take over Panxia and give the Digital Kingdom to the next.

Of course, if it really falls into his hands, then the main business of Digital Domain will probably change.

At that time, Digital Domain may become the largest special effects training institution in China. While training special effects, it can also allow students to earn some extra money.

In this way, they not only trained their actual combat ability, but also enriched their resumes.

As a platform, Digital Domain collects production fees, but also charges an additional training fee...

Tsk tsk~ One fish and three meals!

For a moment, even Gao Fei's conscience couldn't help protesting.

But once you touch your heart, Goofy calms down.

"Oh, isn't it? I don't seem to have a conscience?"

Thinking of this, Gao Black-hearted capitalist Fei immediately felt relieved.

So he turned around and started planning the follow-up training (squeezing) training (squeezing) plan without hesitation.

……

There are two flowers, one on each side.

Although Gao Fei is a bit black-hearted as the boss, he is still very conscientious as an actor.

When filming, I didn't find a substitute, and I didn't have all kinds of hypocrisy.

The most important thing is that during the filming of "To Youth" this time, for the first time, Gao Fei did not tease girls in the crew.

From this alone, you can see how hard he is this time.

It's just that Han Li obviously doesn't agree with this point.

In her opinion, if it weren't for the fact that the heroine is Liu Yifei and the director is Yu Feihong, Gao Fei's heart would have brightened up earlier.

Of course, Gao Fei didn't admit it at all.

He just loves acting, respects the crew, and nothing else.

But if there is any complaint, it is that Yu Feihong made Liu Yifei really ugly in this movie.

However, during the break at noon, when Gao Fei once again complained about Liu Yifei's appearance in the film, Yu Feihong immediately glared at him angrily and said:

"Then tell me, where can I find a school girl prettier than Sissy?"

As soon as this remark came out, Gao Fei was dumbfounded.

Although individuals have their own standards for aesthetics, Liu Yifei is obviously good at public aesthetics.

Even though there are always some netizens expressing different opinions on the Internet every year, no matter how they are ranked, Liu Yifei's appearance can be regarded as the first echelon of domestic entertainment.

Therefore, when Yu Feihong asked this question, Gao Fei really couldn't answer it for a while.

No matter how beautiful Qingxia, Manyu, and Jiaxin were back then, and no matter how sentimental the audience was for Hong Kong movies, it is impossible to play college students anymore.

Thinking of this, Gao Fei immediately cupped his hands to Yu Feihong in admiration, and immediately shut up.

Seeing this, Yu Feihong shook her head speechlessly.

But then again, Yu Feihong did put a lot of thought into suppressing Liu Yifei's appearance this time.

First of all, she cut off Liu Yifei's black and beautiful hair, leaving only five or six centimeters long.

Secondly, all the actors of "To Youth", regardless of gender, have to put on makeup before filming, but only Liu Yifei has to wash her face with makeup remover before filming can officially start.

I have to say that Yu Feihong's method is really brilliant.

If it were an ordinary director, he might subconsciously use some of the routine tricks in Hong Kong movies to play ugly when encountering such a situation.

For example, Xiangjiang's "Pig Chop League" in the early years is simply a masterpiece of female stars' methods of pretending to be ugly.

We must know that with Li Jiaxin's appearance back then, she couldn't hold the "Mediterranean bald girl" look at all.

Compared with the "Mediterranean bald girl", wearing braces, four-eyed girls, buck-toothed girls, etc., are simply inferior.

But playing ugly is a kind of makeup, and this method is too deliberate and too obvious.

Compared with the ugly makeup in Hong Kong movies, Yu Feihong's technique has a kind of moisturizing effect.

After all, when all women wear makeup, not wearing makeup is actually a kind of "makeup", but others are doing addition, while Liu Yifei is doing subtraction.

Not to mention, after some operations by Yu Feihong, Liu Yifei's appearance has been suppressed a lot, and she no longer has the dazzling visual effect before.

For example, at this moment, when Liu Yifei appeared in front of the camera at the same time wearing a simple daily attire and the thick-faced Gulinaza, even Gao Fei on the sidelines had to admit that she is beautiful at the moment, but she is playing the school girl Compared to Guli Nazha, she is at best a fair-looking girl next door.

This shows how much makeup affects the appearance of ordinary women.

Therefore, it is often said in the industry that movies are the magic of light and shadow, but this is actually true at this moment.

Even after Guli Nazha looked back at the scene just now on the monitor, she never expected that she would have fulfilled the dreams of many actresses in the circle—beautiful Liu Yifei!

For a while, she even watched it twice in disbelief, and finally looked at the camera with a smirk on her face and said:
"I must keep this paragraph well, and see Reba in the future, how dare she compare her beauty with me!"

And seeing her such an idiot, even Liu Yifei beside her couldn't help being happy.

Her mentality is quite good, and she even thanked Yu Feihong for helping her think of such a way.

It is said that in the film and television industry, there are indeed certain requirements for appearance, and it is generally difficult for actresses who are not beautiful to go far.

For example, Wei Minzhi, the girl who was a girl in the past, was not ugly, but because she was too ordinary, even Lao Mouzi advised her not to develop into the film and television industry, because it would be difficult to move forward.

It’s just that the actors are not beautiful enough, but it’s also not good if they are too beautiful.

Otherwise, Hollywood would not have kept the routine of actresses playing ugly and winning actresses.

So Liu Yifei has been thinking about how to make the audience ignore her appearance and care about her performance, but it has not been effective.

But now Yu Feihong's operation obviously provided her with another way of thinking.

(End of this chapter)