Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1879 Hollywood Studios

Magic Studios built a huge studio on the outskirts of Hollywood.

Compared with Xiangjiang, the scale of this studio is not only much larger, but also has the most advanced special effects technology and shooting equipment here.

Dykstra has been staying in Hollywood since he left Neon, and he hasn't been back to Xiangjiang for a long time. It seems that he prefers to stay in Hollywood.

Lin Daoqiu had no objection to this either. After all, Dykstra had been in Xiangjiang for many years before, and he had already helped New Oriental a lot.

Hollywood is his hometown, and he will inevitably feel homesick after leaving his hometown for a long time, so Lin Daoqiu decided to respect Dykstra and let him stay in Hollywood to work in the future.

As for the Xiangjiang side, Lin Daoqiu planned to have the people taught by Dykstra take turns stationing there. I believe Dykstra would not object to this.

At this time, the films produced and shot on this set include "1992", "007", "Human Purge Project", and "Beverly Hills Cop".

This studio will naturally become one of the main shooting locations for MGM movies in the future.

"Mr. Lin..."

Dykstra took his men to greet Lin Daoqiu who arrived on the set.

"Long time no see John, how are you doing recently?"

As if greeting an old friend, Lin Daoqiu went up to hug Dykstra and patted him on the shoulder.

"It's okay, it's more convenient to produce special effects technology in Hollywood than in Xiangjiang, and I also recruited a lot of interesting people during this period."

When talking about special effects technology, Dykstra couldn't stop talking like a chatterbox.

For someone like him who is obsessed with special effects technology, not letting him do special effects research is no different from killing him.

On the way to the studio with Lin Daoqiu, Dykstra has been introducing Lin Daoqiu about the production progress of "1992".

Thanks to the latest shooting and special effects equipment customized by Magic Studio, the production progress of "1992" has been greatly improved.

"The production of "1992" can be completed as early as February next year."

It seems that Dykstra is very proud of the accelerated production schedule, which is more than a year to two years earlier than the previous "Godzilla" production time.

"Compared with "Godzilla", do you think the shock that "1992" will bring to everyone will be the same as before?"

Lin Daoqiu asked Dykstra about special effects movies.

When Dykstra was asked by Lin Daoqiu, he began to think seriously.

When "Godzilla" was released, anyone who had watched the movie was shocked by the scenes and special effects in it.

And "1992" was released a few years later. Although the special effects technology and shooting technology have improved a lot, it may be difficult to shock everyone as before.

"The success of "Godzilla" is impossible to replicate, but I believe that the box office performance of "1992" will definitely be better than that of "Godzilla."

Dykstra has no hesitation on this point, but Dykstra has reservations about whether "1992" can bring such a big shock to people.

"Your words make me feel like I have become a film businessman, only looking at the box office results and not the quality of the film."

"No no no Lin, you can't think like this. The progress of special effects movies is real, but some things feel completely different when watching it for the first time and watching it for the second time, even if it is a movie with different themes."

Dykstra knew that Lin Daoqiu was a person who pursued movies very much. If "1992" did not meet his expectations, Dykstra even worried that Lin Daoqiu would reduce the funding of Magic Studio.

You must know that the annual budget of Magic Studio is at least 5000 million U.S. dollars, and the money is used to burn.

If it weren't for the foundation laid by "Godzilla" before, Dykstra would not know of any investor who is willing to spend so much money every year to invest in the research and development of special effects technology.

"Don't be so nervous, I will continue to invest in Magic Studio, after all, Magic Studio has become the representative of New Oriental Pictures."

Dykstra smiled embarrassedly, because Lin Daoqiu had heard his worries, which made him a little embarrassed.

After coming to the studio, "1992" is shooting some disaster scenes, of course, more than [-]% of them are made with special effects.

In a huge pool, the staff is simulating the scene of a shocking wave sweeping towards the city.

Just for this short scene of less than 3 minutes, they have been fighting here for more than half a year.

"In order to shoot this 3-minute scene, we simulated the effect thousands of times before finally deciding on this plan."

The calm sea level began to move slowly, and it became rough, and then a huge wave hundreds of stories high in the distance hit directly, and then rushed directly into the built city model.

It would be interesting to watch it live, but if it is produced with special effects technology, the feeling of watching it on the movie will be completely different from watching it live.

"What are the chances that the show will be released on Christmas?"

Lin Daoqiu suddenly asked a question that made Dykstra difficult.

But since Lin Daoqiu is his boss, he still has to give the other party an answer.

"Less than ten percent."

If Dykstra answered truthfully, it would not be impossible for "1992" to be released on Christmas, but the problem is that the film was only [-]% produced by then.

If he was given three months, he could make "1992" perfect.

"On December 25, I want "1992" to be screened in all MGM cooperative theaters."

"Mr. Lin, are you kidding? There are some scenes that can't be finished according to such requirements."

Dykstra became anxious, so if Lin Daoqiu really asked, they might have to abandon some special effects scenes that were being produced, and they might have been producing these things for almost a year.

"The important thing is not the final result but the process, just like we usually make movies, although the shooting time is very long, but in the end it is only about one and a half hours after being streamlined."

"You can also let them continue to produce, I will let those special effects scenes that were not included in the subsequent version be added, you don't have to worry about this."

Although the officially released version does not have these scenes, Lin Daoqiu will add them to the disc, which can be regarded as an explanation to Dykstra and those hard-working staff.

"Since Mr. Lin has made such a decision, I can only do as you said."

Dykstra seemed a bit frustrated, but fortunately, Lin Daoqiu had promised that he would add these things to later versions, so Dykstra was more or less acceptable.

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