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Chapter 129: Blow the cowhide to the sky first

Yixin conference room.

Zhu Jiaxin looked at Jiang Liu dumbfounded.

Jiang Liu asked him, "Is Xantao Digital capable enough to do special effects for a shot of [a shark dragging a boat speeding across the sea] that lasts more than a minute?"

He answered "yes".

Then it was explained that the real difficulty was to add special effects to [an adult whale smashed a large ship of more than 20 meters in the middle].

What did Jiang Liu say?
This plot does not require special effects and is replaced by animation.

Zhu Jiaxin was stunned instantly.

He has dealt with many directors and film crews, and Jiang Liu is probably the most bizarre director.

He is willing to pay huge costs for one plot in the movie, but has to deal with another plot in the same movie.

It's disgusting enough that one rat poop ruins a pot of sauce.

Jiang Liu is sensational and wants to be the one who throws mouse feces into the sauce vat.

In a 120-minute movie, 110 minutes are wonderful and 10 minutes are terrible. What will the audience think?
"Excluding the special effects of whales smashing ships, how much does the overall special effects of "Pirates" cost? Give me a package price."

Zhu Jiaxin came back to her senses, communicated with the team with her eyes, and said cautiously: "1500 million cannot be less. Xiantao Digital needs to rent a lot of software, and Gui Lao's copyright fee is extremely expensive."

Jiang Liu nodded and asked, "Can it be completed before New Year's Day?"

"Naturally, it will be completed according to the contract number of days."

"It's a pleasure to cooperate." Jiang Liu extended his hand and said.

"Happy cooperation!" After easily winning a big order, Zhu Jiaxin couldn't help but smile: "Mr. Jiang, Xiantao Digital will make a cartoon about a whale smashing a ship for "Pirates" for free."

"I accept it with good intentions, but Yixin's art team is already working on it."

Jiang Liu shook his head and refused.

Since he had no choice, Jiang Liu made a decision in a few words and handed over the special effects in "Pirates" to Xiantao Digital.

At this point, the preliminary preparations for "Pirates" have been completed, and personal matters have also been dealt with.

Jiang Liu packed up and prepared to go to Jiming Island.

Jiming Island is located in the north of Hutoujiao, Gangxi Town, Rongcheng City, Shandong Province, in an area of ​​about 8 kilometers.

When Jiang Liu was filming "Mobile Phone", he filmed at Jiming Island Pier.

Now that he is filming "Pirates", which has a lot of scenes involving ships at sea, the first thing he thinks of is Jiming Island, which has not yet been developed into a tourist island. There are only a few dozen households on the island, but it is close to the city.

Working together in a large factory, Jiang Liu's words and deeds always attract the most attention.

He picked up his luggage and was about to leave. Hou Hongliang walked up to him and said, "Is Kong Sheng going to be an assistant director on the set of "Pirates"?"

After Zhang Yongxin, Hou Hongliang, and Kong Sheng defected to One Heart, Zhang Yongxin and Kong Sheng are still directors.

But the treatment is much better than the two of them in their original unit.

Not only can they now receive several levels of dead wages from plateau units, but if the TV series they direct are sold, they can also receive more or less red envelopes based on the profit.

Hou Hongliang was a little embarrassed in Yixin.

He was also a director at his original unit and knew how to film.

However, Jiang Liu stubbornly let him manage the company, and promoted him to the position of the great butler at the speed of light.

Hou Hongliang was not secretly happy, but felt uncomfortable. He always felt like someone was whispering behind his back every day.

He really couldn't figure out why Jiang Liu did what he did, or what he had in mind.

"The crew of "Pirates" is full of people, but Director Kong still hasn't found a suitable script?"

Jiang Liu frowned and thought for a while, then said: "We can let him participate in Xing Aina's "Sword of Immortal" project, let him be the chief director of "Sword of Immortal", and hire a martial arts director. Do you think it is suitable?" Before Kong Sheng defected to Yixin, he had already He is considered an old director of Shandong TV Drama Production Center.

In later generations, a series of high-quality dramas such as "Nirvana in Fire", "Parents' Love", "All Quiet in Peking", "Mountains and Seas", and "Ode to Joy" were also produced.

A director who has made so many high-quality dramas must be strict with himself and strictly control the quality of the dramas. There should be no problem in making "Sword and Sword" a hit.

"He has done costume dramas, so I agreed to it first for Director Kong."

After Hou Hongliang nodded happily and agreed, he hesitated and said: "Mr. Jiang, I can also lead a crew, but I am not very good at managing companies."

"Let's do it first and see. If it doesn't work, we can switch to producing or directing." Jiang Liu said perfunctorily, waved his hand and walked out of the door.

In Hou Hongliang's eyes, Jiang Liu's perfunctory expression was rejection and recognition of the work ability he had shown in a short period of time. Hou Hongliang became excited.

Jiang Liu, the boss, trusted him wholeheartedly, which gave him the urge to work hard and repay the kindness he had received.

The fact is that Jiang Liu told the truth.

Jiang Liu only has one principle when choosing who to run the company: survival of the fittest.

The only way he can accurately identify who is qualified for an important position is the survival of the fittest. To put it bluntly, whoever is good will win.

Xing Aina was incompetent, so Jiang Liu took the initiative to replace her.

When one day he discovers that Hou Hongliang is no longer good, he will continue to replace him without hesitation.

In this matter, Jiang Liu didn't care about anyone's favor or human dignity.

After staying one night in Rongcheng Hotel, Jiang Liu and his group of five arrived at the pier heading to Jiming Island the next day.

"Is it director Jiang Liu from the crew of "Pirates"? The one who used to film "Cell Phone" on our island."

Jiang Liu squinted at the old man wearing a bamboo hat on the iron boat, and asked tentatively: "Village Chief Liu?"

"It's me. I'll take you to the island. Come down slowly. The road is slippery in the rain."

"Okay." Jiang Liu nodded to the people behind him and walked towards the diesel boat first.

This village chief Liu’s name is Liu Youqian.

When he was filming "Mobile Phone" on Jiming Island, the two of them stood chatting for a while. Within half a day, he left, and they only met each other once.

The diesel engine was beeping black smoke and the iron boat was cutting through the waves. Village Chief Liu said with a smile: "Director Jiang, you are destined to Zhucha Island. Counting this time, you have come here to shoot movies twice."

"The main reason is that Jiming Island has beautiful scenery. Sooner or later more people will discover it and more tourists will come."

Village Chief Liu gave a thumbs up: "Director Jiang is a capable person, and I think so too, so we ask the villagers to take a boat at least once a day. If someone wants to go to the island, we must also do a good job of receiving him."

Jiang Liu looked at Liu Youqian in surprise.

He dared to say that Jiming Island, which is currently in dilapidated condition and does not even have a decent pier, will be crowded with tourists in the future because of his foresight.

Village Chief Liu dares to think so and insists on making at least one boat trip every day, which is really far-sighted.

"Boss, some of the crew's boats are over there."

Following Hou Xiaobao's finger, Jiang Liu saw three boats, two large and one small, tied to the side of Jiming Island.

"It looks pretty good. It's almost the same shape as the ship in the storyboard." Jiang Liu praised.

Hou Xiaobao said speechlessly: "Well, it's worth spending money. A big boat costs almost 100 million yuan. There should be no film crew in China before that spends so much money for a prop, right?"

Jiang Liu thought for a moment, and it seemed like there really wasn't.

In this era, among the few big-budget movies "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger" and "Hero" shot in China, there seems to be no news about spending millions of yuan to make a prop.

Thinking of this, Jiang Liu turned to his assistant and said, "Write it down and let Yu Dong make good use of it to publicize it. No matter what, let's blow the bullshit to the sky first!"

(End of this chapter)