hollywood melon man

Chapter 228 Honorary Alumni
At the beginning of November, the crew had finished all the action scenes, and the action coaching team from Hong Kong Island Yuen Woo-Ping returned to Hong Kong Island.

This time they gained quite a lot and got to see how the world's top crews work.

Their professionalism and efficiency impressed these practitioners from Hong Kong Island.

Yuen Woo-Ping once told little Gilbert that he originally thought that the gap between Hong Kong movies and Hollywood movies was actually a gap in the market.

The Hollywood market is much larger than the Hong Kong market, but in terms of personnel levels and film production technology, there is not much difference between the two sides. This was Yuan Heping's original understanding.

But since participating in "The Matrix", Yuan Heping's mind has changed.

He witnessed a large number of professionals here. Yuan Heping was shocked by the high degree of professionalism of the "Matrix" crew.

The crew of more than a thousand people was orderly and not chaotic at all, and they were all under the control of little Gilbert.

I heard that’s not all. There are hundreds of special effects engineers at Xiangcheng Special Effects Studio, contributing to the entire special effects production of “The Matrix”.

The crew producer Charles Rowan said that there is already a team of several hundred people stationed in the mainland, preparing for a big project called the Ring.

Some Hong Kong film professionals are thinking of leaving the Hong Kong film market and entering Hollywood. Baige Wu, Cheng Long, and Li Lienjie are all such representatives.

But unfortunately, they also realized that relying on the Hong Kong Island local market alone was not enough to change the status quo, and they had to find another way out.

Then there was more torture, the appearance of the future world, the special effects of the mechanical octopus, and the creation of a human cultivation tank.

The shooting of literary dramas is relatively simple. The real difficulty is the production of special effects shots.

However, the success of "Rush Hour" starring Cheng Long can also prove from the side that Li Lienjie's performance should not be bad.

At the same time, the culture chamber is filled with nutrient liquid. According to the setting of the film, this is the human body in the culture chamber that falls into the septic tank along the pipe after death, and then becomes the nutrient liquid.

After the action guidance team from Hong Kong returned, the crew switched to the shooting of special effects shots and drama.

As soon as the lights inside are turned on, they emit a strange red color, which makes people uncomfortable to look at.

In fact, as early as when "Jurassic Park" landed on Hong Kong Island, a few knowledgeable people realized the gap between Hong Kong Island movies and Hollywood movies.

Li Lienjie did not appear in "The Matrix", so it is difficult to make a comparison.

It is worth mentioning that it is said that the original choice for the starring role of the Wachowski brothers in the previous life was Jet Li, and Jet Li also confirmed this in the interview.

It is worth mentioning that the special effects team and the props artist collaborated to create a real human training cage, with dozens of human training cages hanging on it.

In the face of an investment of 80 million US dollars, he could not take the risk of choosing a yellow-skinned actor, which is a taboo in Hollywood.

However, due to certain considerations, it was eventually replaced by Keanu Reeves.

Yuan Heping decided to propose a new plan for the development of Hong Kong film industry after returning home. Otherwise, how could he compete with other people's professional teams?

In contrast, Yuen Heping feels that the Hong Kong film industry is actually a grassroots stage composed of grassroots teams.

But who can say for sure? Little Gilbert has never thought of using Li Lianjie.

This really scared Yuan Heping. He had never imagined that the so-called highly professional and industrialized Hollywood was actually at this level.

It is not the large number of people that determines everything, but the highly mature system that has produced so many professional talents.

Little Gilbert went to Melon Studio to watch the production of Bullet Time. The special effects engineers made more than fifty versions before they could barely meet Little Gilbert's requirements.

In other words, every human being is cultivated using human nutritional liquid.

When I think about this setting, I instantly get goosebumps and feel a little nauseous.

When Keanu Reeves is filming, he will need to shave all his hair, including his eyebrows and body hair. After the pipe is pulled out, he will fall down the pipe into the septic tank. At this time, a brave photographer jumped down and faithfully recorded this shot.

While little Gilbert was busy filming "The Matrix", he never forgot to go to the other side of the Pacific once a month to inspect the preparations for "The Lord of the Rings".

Preparatory work for "The Lord of the Rings" went smoothly. With the support of Warner and Disney, Gilbert Jr. built two large studios in Qingdao, and the modern equipment needed was not hindered.

Of course, the most likely reason is that although these devices are still mainstream, they are already the previous generation of studio equipment.

Both Warner Studios and Fox Studios began to renovate and replace with the latest studio equipment, so this batch of equipment was exported to the other side of the Pacific without being blocked.

China Film, who was responsible for communicating about the construction of the studio, was ecstatic when he saw a large number of equipment.

They carefully and secretly mapped out the drawings of all the equipment during the construction process and went back to copy them.

Little Gilbert found out later, and the people at China Film were very embarrassed.

As a result, little Gilbert said: "It's okay, you can imitate it as you like, it doesn't matter.

These devices are soon to be obsolete in Hollywood and do not violate or involve trade secrets. "

Only then did the China Film Group feel relieved, but at the same time they felt powerless.

The equipment they found as a treasure is actually an outdated equipment that others don’t want. This is the gap!
Seeing his friends at China Film Group being hit hard, little Gilbert showed his kindness and sent two more cameras, which were also products that were about to be eliminated.

But even so, the people from China Film Group still felt like they had found a treasure and treated these two cameras like treasures.

I have been living in poverty for too long, and I have never seen such a rare thing. I have to thank little Gilbert for this, he is an international friend and a great kind person!

Because little Gilbert's generosity is reflected in other projects, there is no cutting corners or delays.

All the places where buildings need to be built are in full swing.

The first thing to take shape was the Hobbit town of Shire, and a rough outline has been seen.

The person in charge said with confidence that this place will be absolutely beautiful when we come back to see it during the flowering season in April and May next year.

The paradise described by Tao Yuanming is nothing more than this.

As for Minas Tirith, the largest project, the foundation has been poured, and the entire White City relies on the mountain for construction. The entire city was built with reference to the shape of Mont Saint-Michel in France.

Once Minas Tirith is completed, it will surpass Mont Saint-Michel in all aspects, except that it is inferior to Mont Saint-Michel in history.

The construction of the Royal Court of Rohan has also begun to take shape, and the knights of Rohan can be vaguely seen galloping on horseback.

As for war horse training, Kane Waxman, who is in charge of preparations, contacted a number of horse farms and planned to cultivate a total of 2,500 war horses.

At the same time, the production of weapons and armor was also in progress. Little Gilbert saw several samples and was very satisfied with the results.

When he went there in November, he was received by a big shot from the other party.

The two parties conducted in-depth exchanges on the cultural differences between the two countries and the development of the film industry.

Little Gilbert tried his best to say as much as he could, which was considered to be helping the people in his hometown.

After that, Nortel, his former alma mater, awarded Gilbert Jr. the title of honorary alumnus. This is just an appetizer. If it is done better afterwards, there will be more honors.

Little Gilbert expressed satisfaction. In his previous life, when would he have received the title of honorary alumnus of his alma mater? Totally impossible.

(End of this chapter)