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Chapter 245 The Filmmaker

There is no doubt that Cameron's "Avatar" will set off an upsurge in shooting 3D movies.

27 billion US dollars, converted into RMB is more than 180 billion.

It's really too powerful.

"What do you think of my movie?" Tsui Hark asked again.

"Of course it's very good." Gan Jing really thought so, he wasn't flattering, he wondered if Director Xu was trying to appease himself in this way—you think my film is good, so why don't you be obedient?

However, the conversation did not continue as he had imagined. Tsui Hark did not show his qualifications to overwhelm Gan Jing, even though it was an easy way.

Tsui Hark was silent for a while: "Movies are constantly developing, and I have been working hard."

This sentence is a bit brainless, and in Tsui Hark's capacity, there is absolutely no need for him to use the label of hard work to show himself.

When Gan Jing was pondering, he saw Tsui Hark took out a stack of manuscripts from his arms.

"Look at it."

Curiously, Gan Jing took it, opened it and looked at it, and found that many figures were drawn with pencils on it. After a closer look, it seemed to be the characters and scenes in "Flying Armor of the Dragon Gate".

"This...is this a storyboard? You drew it?" Gan Jing was very surprised.

The storyboard is to illustrate the composition of the image in the form of a diagram before the actual shooting, and it is the decomposition and preset of the shooting.

Gan Jing had seen these things before when he was filming, but he saw them from the art director and scene designer.

He opened these manuscripts, studied the storyboards carefully without hearing Director Xu's answer, and found that the drawings were quite professional, and even the facial expressions were in place.

"Is this drawn by the director?" Gan Jing couldn't help asking again.

Tsui Hark nodded, and said slowly: "I'm used to drawing these by myself, basically before every play." He suddenly smiled, with a little childish complacency, "I'm showing you to tell you You, I meant what I just said. I worked really hard."

Looking at the vivid storyboard in his hand, Gan Jing was stunned.

Tsui Hark let him watch, stopped in his tracks and continued: "Times are advancing, movies are developing, and I am also trying to keep up. What is the trend of movies in the future? A very clear answer is 3D."

"So I want to make "Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate", and I want to learn from it. Hollywood is already very powerful. If I or we can't keep up, where is the future of Chinese movies? How can they rise?"

"You know that you need to focus when watching 3D movies, right? Human eyes focus very slowly, and it takes a 1-2 second interval to have a sense of distance, so when shooting 3D, you can't cut the lens frequently or change the distance quickly. .”

Tsui Hark pointed to his forehead, and said with a hint of childlike complacency just now: "This is something I just learned."

Gan Jing's gaze has already moved away from the storyboard, looking at the director's expression, he gradually has respect in his heart - before there was also respect for a great director who has proven himself, but now it is completely different.

"This is my first 3D film. I need to learn and think about the application of this trend. Only in this way can I not fall behind the times in the future and not be powerless in front of Hollywood." Tsui Hark looked into the distance, "But there is a price to pay for learning. Films have reputations and reputations. I can accept this. This is the price I have to pay for trying."

"But movies can't lose too much money. If they lose too much..." Tsui Hark turned to look at Gan Jing, "After that, no one will ask me to make movies. That would be a pity, wouldn't it?" There is amazing conceit in the words.

Gan Jing already understood what Tsui Hark meant.

He has to learn and keep up with the times, which requires a price and a compromise—the compromise is that the film needs to have people who bring traffic, and it needs to be driven by the fan economy, which is the bottom line for the box office.

A good movie will not lose money, and a bad movie will probably not lose money if it has a star.

Therefore, in the face of the pressure from the management, Tsui Hark may not like to use some actors, but he still wants to use them.

He is a great director, but there is room for compromise with capital.

Despite this, it is still true to be a filmmaker-walking ahead, and not afraid to walk ahead.

The two were silent for a while, Tsui Hark took the storyboard manuscript Gan Jing silently handed over, stuffed it into his arms, and asked, "What is your goal in Hollywood?"

Gan Jing was a little ignorant, he had made several films, but he was still a little stunned when he was asked such a question all of a sudden.

After a while, he replied: "I want to be the one who gets the most attention." Then he added his own sentence, "And making movies is very interesting. I think it's good to do interesting things. Yellow skin It is also very interesting to be able to break out of such a situation when we are relatively weak abroad. It is still very interesting to stand on the stage and be noticed by other Chinese people and inspire them.”

Gan Jing lives with an interesting purpose. Life is meant to be meaningful to the world. Only in this way can it be interesting.

Tsui Hark pondered for a moment: "The young people's expressions are indeed very interesting."

"..." Is this a joke?This is a joke... right?

"Then you still need to do more." Tsui Hark's eyes gradually became more interesting, much more lively than the seriousness before, "Let's start working hard from this first 3D film you participated in, how come Sample?"

Gan Jing nodded after a while, he didn't mention Li Yuchun's matter again.

The two continued to walk forward, Gan Jing thought about what Tsui Hark said just now, and suddenly said: "Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" just released is in 3D, and their special effects team seems to be good."

"That's natural." Tsui Hark smiled, "The domestic special effects we chose are also working hard, but there is still a gap in the effect, but they are also accumulating experience."

Gan Jing said: "I know people from Disney and Warner, can we find a space for cooperation? Isn't it all about letting them come here, the cooperation will benefit, and it can attract people in China?"

Tsui Hark looked at Gan Jing and smiled slightly: "You can try it."

"Well, I'll contact you first to see what's going on." Gan Jing nodded and said, "Start with this 3D movie."

Start trial and error, start to improve.

Xu Hark was on the way, he nodded in agreement, and said, "Let's go, I've been talking to you for so long before I settled you down, I'm really hungry."

After he finished speaking, he quickened his pace, and walked forward happily like a child who got some treasure.

Gan Jing still walked at a leisurely pace. Seeing Tsui Hark's gray hair from behind, he felt respect and motivation in his heart.

Just now Director Xu said that he has settled himself. He didn't mind this statement at all. Instead, he hoped that there would be more such directors in China to settle himself.

However, once I have calmed myself down and gained friendship, wouldn't it be easier for me to speak up when I put forward other opinions on filming?
Well, it must be so.

(End of this chapter)