new kung fu king

Chapter 406 Must be completed next April

"Wang Xiaohu teamed up with two major Hollywood directors and spent hundreds of millions of dollars to create Hong Kong's first special effects film."

"As the name suggests, "Shocking Earth" has a large investment and a strong lineup. It has already caused an earthquake in the Hong Kong film industry before it was launched."

"According to the latest news obtained by this newspaper from the United States, the classic horror film "Jaws" by Hollywood cutting-edge director Spielberg is a masterpiece invested and written by Wang Xiaohu."

On the second day after Wang Xiaohu returned to Hong Kong, all the media and newspapers in Hong Kong rushed to report this "earthquake" news. "Shattering Earth" has become a topic of discussion among ordinary people. At first they were jealous of Wang Xiaohu's astonishing wealth.

Unlike most Hong Kong citizens, the Hong Kong film industry is booming. Wang Xiaohu's move undoubtedly gave local film workers a strong sense of self-confidence, to be precise, a sense of pride. Usually they fight to the death, but externally they are consistent. When Wang Xiaohu took home four Oscar statuettes in Hollywood, they were envious and excited. They hoped to win glory for Hong Kong abroad like Wang Xiaohu. Now, for more than a year, This young man has set off a new peak for them to climb. Although he is tired, he has the power of an example by his side.

Wang Xiaohu is their role model and their driving force. They believe in their own abilities, and they are eager to have the same opportunity as Wang Xiaohu.

But they have never had a deep understanding of Wang Xiaohu, and it is even more impossible for them to know Wang Xiaohu well. His success cannot be replicated, because he is a person reborn from the future, and he has many classic movies in his mind. It does not prevent him from using other films to accumulate wealth and fame.

The happiest people in the film industry are the three leftist film companies Xinlian, Phoenix, and Great Wall. In fact, they were very nervous and hesitant during this one and a half months. After Wang Xiaohu agreed, he rushed to Los Angeles, USA. I went to the domestic Ministry of Culture for review, and within half a month, the Ministry of Culture returned a message: The script is very good, and I will fully cooperate with Wang Xiaohu to complete the filming work in Southeast Asia. I usually study with an open mind and strive to accumulate Wang Xiaohu's successful experience during the filming process.

At the same time, they also got three photocopies of the script of "Shaking Heaven and Earth". Dozens of senior leaders of the three major companies gathered together and studied and studied it as carefully as they were studying "Quotations from ***". With the full version of the script, Only then did they fully appreciate the incisiveness of Wang Xiaohu's script.

It is also the main theme. Others' main theme scripts seem too exaggerated and false. Although it is not obvious in the domestic environment, but in Hong Kong or other capitalist countries, this main theme will be regarded as brainwashing, even the slightest meaning of reading. nothing.

Wang Xiaohu's control points for the main theme are very different. In "Shaking Heaven and Earth", there is almost no intentional or obvious description of these contents, but the words and deeds of a few characters who do not show the mountains and the water show the spirit of the main theme. After watching it, the aftertaste is endless, and the storytelling technique is also very unique, which adds a part of personal heroism to the scene, but does not affect the overall theme.

Apart from admiration, they couldn't think of other words of praise, and they were happy and proud to be able to cooperate with Wang Xiaohu to shoot such a high-level film.

To this end, they held an internal mobilization meeting, and selected more than a dozen people to participate in the filming of "Shaking Earth" based on each person's time in the party, their contributions to the party, and their post-film positions.

After finishing these things, they began to wait for Wang Xiaohu to come back, and then they could discuss with Wang Xiaohu when to start the machine. They didn't know that it took a month and a half for him to come back after going to Hollywood, which made the comrades on the left feel depressed.

In the mansion at No. 42 Cumberland Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, Wang Xiaohu gently hugged Zhao Yazhi into the living room, and said to Lucas and Spielberg who were looking around in the living room: "I said, you two are very energetic. , don’t you guys know what jet lag is?”

Lucas shrugged: "During the two years I was filming Star Wars, I was always in black and white, and I believe Steven is like me. We have adapted here."

"That's right. Poor boss, you not only have to deal with the sequelae of airsickness, but also jet lag!" Spielberg frowned and pretended to be sympathetic.

Faced with the run-off of two powerful fighters, Wang Xiaohu didn't take it seriously, and carefully supported Zhao Yazhi to sit on the sofa. At this time, Zhao Yazhi was already four months pregnant, and her lower abdomen gradually swelled. In Wang Xiaohu's view, this was the biggest baby in the family, Jingui He was sitting, so after helping his wife to sit down, he hurried to the kitchen to find something to drink for the two guys. "Coffee or Chinese tea?"

"Chinese tea!"

"Like the one you sent Ali tastes the best!" Lucas added.

Well, after being influenced by Wang Xiaohu, these two guys began to have a strong interest in tea. Usually, Wang Xiaohu would airlift them over every once in a while, and they would save a catty of tea. Now that they have come to the hometown of tea, they must Let go of your appetite and enjoy it.

In the living room, Spielberg and Lucas were praising Zhao Yazhi's beauty and wishing her a healthy body. When Wang Xiaohu came into the living room with tea, the three were chatting and laughing.

"Boss, if my wife is pregnant now, I will apply for a long vacation to spend this difficult time with my wife." Spielberg said dissatisfiedly while drinking tea: "Hmm, I admire you All the advantages, but this point, I have to bring it up."

"Steven, don't say that." Zhao Yazhi pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Ahu's career is at a very important turning point, I can't drag him down, besides, it's not that there are no servants at home, my mother will come here every day Accompanying me, Ah Hu loves me very much, I am very content."

Wang Xiaohu is very grateful to his wife for this. Zhao Yazhi knows what to say in any situation, and she is always so decent, which makes her face proud.

Even now, the news that Wang Xiaohu is going to cooperate with the mainland to film "Shattering Earth" is still in the hands of a few people. Even important partners such as Lucas and Spielberg, Wang Xiaohu did not tell them.He had to complete the special effects of "Shattering Earth" before entering the mainland. He did this because he was afraid that Lucas or Spielberg would retreat temporarily after hearing the plan. At least at the beginning, Wang Xiaohu needed their help.

"Tiger, I'm a little jealous of you!" Lucas praised with a smile: "Angel has all the advantages of oriental women, and you are definitely the luckiest man in the world!"

"Haha, George, your words will make me float!"

Several people chatted and laughed, and then Wang Xiaohu invited them into the study, and took out the special effect sketches prepared half a year ago. Lucas had already seen part of them. This time, it was mainly to let Spielberg have a rough idea. impression.

"I plan to divide the special effects into two parts, one part is a one-third volume model, and the other part is a solid structure, of which the solid structure is divided into three parts, that is, the original building that can carry people, placed on a tilting shock table There are several rooms in the building, as well as the building that is being blasted." Wang Xiaohu spread out the drawings, pointed to the dozens of sketches on them and introduced them one by one: "The special effects we need are mainly houses and grounds. My initial idea is "

Wang Xiaohu's conception is very ambitious. Some research topics are difficult for Lucas and Spielberg at present. Some are common practices in Hollywood at present, such as special treatment of film, and the real shots and post-synthesis images can be easily coordinated to achieve special effects simultaneously. Some are native methods unique to Hong Kong movies, such as directional blasting.

Both have advantages and disadvantages. The former is relatively easy to produce, but the produced pictures are somewhat distorted and takes a long time, while the latter produces more realistic pictures, but there are various safety hazards.

Spielberg fell silent after listening. He began to imagine in his mind what Wang Xiaohu had just introduced. The sketches in front of him seemed to be slowly moving pictures. The facial expressions, various pictures, and sounds seemed to fill his mind, which made him stunned for a moment.

"Short 23 seconds, but it makes me feel very long!" Spielberg muttered to himself, yes, because there is no computer now, Wang Xiaohu can't use a computer to make 3D renderings, he can only complete them by hand The scene changes one by one, and the sketches of each chapter seem to be like a movie film, frame by frame, drawn very carefully and seriously, otherwise it would not have taken more than half a year to complete.

"It's very long. Originally I planned to use more than 6000 special effects shots, but George reminded me that I might not be able to complete the shooting in two years, so I reduced it by two-thirds and only used 2000 special effects shots! "

"It is impossible to complete 2000 within half a year!" Lucas hit Wang Xiaohu, "If we let us do all of them, it will take a year and a half to do it with heart!"

"The combination of local and foreign! It must be completed in April next year. Now you start to pick out the easiest part and the part you are best at. I will let the Thai side set up the set as soon as possible, and let me handle the most difficult part!" Wang Xiaohu Said cruelly.

(End of this chapter)