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Chapter 784: President Warner's Proposal

the next day.

After the Oscars ceremony, the major awards

"The 87th Academy Awards ceremony has officially ended. The movie Birdman won four out of six nominations and won Best Director and Best Picture."

"The internationally renowned actress Julianne Moore won the Oscar for Best Actress, and the first super-grand slam actress in the history of world cinema was born..."

"Oscar Best Director Gu Wei and international actress Liu Yifei kissed passionately at the awards ceremony, and many Hollywood celebrities cheered in unison..."

"Oscar officials came out to explain that a certain Chinese actor had not been invited to attend the Oscars before..."

“Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise was interviewed and stayed at home with his family during the Oscars ceremony…

Tom Cruise bluntly said that he has not received any invitation to work with Chinese actresses! "

With all the major Hollywood media outlets covering the award ceremony extensively, some of the news did seem a little glaring.

Back home, Huang Shengyi’s “fake” behavior was directly reported crazily by major domestic entertainment media, and the matter was pushed to the forefront for a time.

Faced with the abuse from the majority of netizens, many people in the circle thought that the matter was over.

However, what was unexpected was that the film and television company that Huang Shengyi worked for directly denied the hype and posted the Oscar invitation letter.

The situation seems to have taken a turn for the better, but some knowledgeable netizens suddenly discovered that there seemed to be "problems" with the invitation letter posted by the other party?
Afterwards, some netizens took out the Oscar invitation letters of Fan Binbin, Li Binbin and Liu Yifei for comparison.

After comparing them, the problem is indeed revealed. Both the format and the content are completely different.

"It's absolutely ridiculous."

"Who gave them the courage to continue fabricating? Even after being discovered, they still refuse to repent and continue to deceive netizens?"

"Both of them are blatant clowns. It seems that the previous revelation about the dress and jewelry being stolen was also false. The fainting and hospitalization before the red carpet started was fake. Now they are not even letting go of the invitation letter? They have brought shame to the whole country."

"If I were Huang Shengyi, I would not have the face to return home in such a disgraceful situation!"

While domestic netizens were cursing Huang Shengyi, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei arrived at Warner headquarters.

"The second "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" will be produced in the same way as the first one. We plan to spend a year to complete the special effects, and then wait for the real-life shots to be shot, and then combine them..."

The head of Warner's special effects department explained while pointing at the special effects on the computer.

Gu Wei listened very carefully. Although he had experience in shooting "Rise of the Planet of the Apes 1", he was still a little surprised when he saw the production mode specially designed by Warner for the "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" series.

Not to mention that Warner Bros. has specially designed many new filming machines for the "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" series.

In terms of special effects technology alone, Warner's current 3D technology can definitely be regarded as the best among the six major Hollywood companies.

Even though Star Pictures has developed rapidly in recent years, there is still a big gap compared to Warner Bros., which has nearly 10,000 employees.

Fortunately, Gu Wei was willing to invest money. At present, Xingchen Film and Television is not inferior to Warner in terms of top-notch equipment. The only difference is the scale and foundation.

After watching the special effects production of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", Gu Wei and Miss Liu went to the special effects production department of "The Martian".

Calculating the time, Nolan hasn't seen Gu Wei and Liu Yifei for more than half a year, so he seemed very excited about their arrival.

After hugging each other, Nolan began to talk incessantly about "The Martian". This excitement made the engineers responsible for the special effects production of this film pout.

In all the time they've been with Nolan, they've never seen each other so excited.

For big directors, especially those who are good at special effects blockbusters, communicating with people of the same kind is always exciting. After all, when Nolan expressed some of his ideas, Gu Wei was able to react instantly and even make some suggestions.

"Gu, if you and Crystal have time, I would like to invite you to watch some of the special effects synthesis of "The Martian". I hope you can give us your opinions."

"No problem." Faced with Nolan's invitation, Gu Wei naturally would not refuse. After all, there are not many opportunities to learn about the ideas and special effects production methods of some big directors.

Holding Miss Liu's hand, the two followed Nolan to the screening room.

Then, Nolan made a gesture to the engineer, and the big screen gradually lit up.

The video is not long, only less than ten minutes.

However, with Nolan explaining beside him, Gu Wei watched very seriously.

"Gu, these Martian mountains, storms, starry skies, aircraft, flames, explosions, etc. are almost all from post-production special effects synthesis. In particular, many of them were added out of thin air after filming in the studio..."

"Even the masks on the space suit helmets are actually all fake! When the actors perform, there are no masks on the helmets they wear. They are completely "made out of nothing."

“When we were initially shooting the scenes where the actors were wearing space suits, we also thought about using props directly, but after working on it for a while, we found that the effect was not good.

Because even fake props weigh dozens of kilograms, once the actors put on the special space suits, it is difficult for the camera to capture their microscopic facial expressions through the thick glass. "

Hearing this, Gu Wei couldn't help but ask: "So you used special effects synthesis in the end?"

"Haha, of course, the most important reason is the reflectiveness of the mask's glass material. Most scenes are synthetic. If you perform with a mask on, you will naturally leave behind reflections of the studio, props, and the like. If you use special effects synthesis directly, you can project the virtual scene directly onto the mask..."

Nolan said excitedly that in his opinion, "The Martian" has undoubtedly reached the pinnacle of special effects technology in terms of special effects application.

Hearing this, Gu Wei also felt a little emotional. The innovation of ideas and technology of these big Hollywood directors is truly admirable.

Nowadays, all over the world, blockbuster movies have become a competition of visual effects, especially science fiction ones, where almost every scene cannot be separated from special effects production.

Just like many Chinese movies, before they are released, they always announce how much money they have invested in special effects, and even claim that they are comparable to Hollywood. But it has to be said that whether it is technology or attitude, those people in the mainland still feel several generations behind.

The bottom line is that if you don't invest money in special effects production, you won't be able to produce anything good.

Just like the special effects you invest 100 million RMB and 100 million US dollars to produce, the final visual effect will definitely be very different.

Fortunately, Star Films is now as good as the six major Hollywood companies in terms of top special effects, otherwise Gu Wei would not have the confidence to shoot "The Battle of Nantianmen" alone without relying on Warner's strength.

You have to know that this movie has a grand background, with various high-tech equipment and weapons. It is a work that can test the results of Gu Wei's years of hard work. They stayed at Warner for a whole day. In the evening, the two accepted Tsujihara's invitation.

Beverly Hills.

Gu Wei, Liu Yifei, Nolan, plus Warner Vice President Mike, and President Tsujihara.

Several people gathered together and enjoyed the meal.

Poor Miss Liu was showing off her steak at the moment, and secretly complained in her heart: "You know, I came here with Gu Wei. The topics of men are so boring!"

After the dinner, Gu Wei raised his glass of red wine and congratulated Warner for winning the North American box office championship again last year.

"Haha, Gu, without your help, Warner would not have been able to achieve consecutive championships." Tsujihara, the Japanese-American girl, has been in high spirits recently, completely dispelling the melancholy look she had last year due to the failure of "Edge of Tomorrow" and "Godzilla".

Afterwards, Gu Wei took the opportunity to put forward some small ideas. Before coming to Hollywood, Star Film and Television Company planned to send the fourth batch of special effects personnel to Hollywood to study next month.

"I want thirty people to join the crew of 'The Martian' to learn Hollywood's most advanced special effects technology." Gu Wei secretly praised Warner and Nolan.

Sure enough, Nolan smiled when he heard this. He was very satisfied to hear praise from another great Hollywood director.

"No problem, Gu, but I also have a little idea, I hope you can agree!" Tsujihara said with a smile.

Hearing this, Gu Wei became alert. Does this old guy have any other ideas?
Is it to increase the share of "Battle of Nantianmen"?
Or continue to invest in Tomorrow Star Film and Television Company?

In Gu Wei's opinion, the former is definitely impossible. After all, several major investors have transferred the money to the public account of Xingchen Film and Television. It will cause too much trouble to change the agreement at this time.

As for investing in his own company, Gu Wei no longer resisted. After all, it was only a matter of time.

"Tell me first, if you ask me to start filming "Rise of the Planet of the Apes 2" in advance, I really can't spare the time now, haha." Gu Wei made a joke.

Tsujihara smiled and shook his head. It was obviously impossible to start filming "Rise of the Planet of the Apes 2" now. After all, Warner Bros. could not complete the special effects of this movie in the short term.

"Gu, I would like to invite you to direct a Godzilla movie in the future. Of course, I'll have to wait until you have enough time to consider this!"

Hearing this, Gu Wei looked the other person up and down. He was indeed a man who lived a simple life. He lost so much money on the movie "Godzilla" last year, yet he was still thinking about it!

To be honest, the classic monster image of Godzilla was created by the island country Toho Co., Ltd. and has been adapted and filmed into movies many times around the world.

The original design of Godzilla's image was inspired by the fear of nuclear threats and first appeared in the 1954 Japanese movie "Godzilla".

Over time, Godzilla's image and story have continued to evolve, becoming a global pop culture symbol.

But the global popularity of the image does not mean that a movie made about Godzilla will achieve high box office. After all, there are many movies about "Godzilla" but none of them can be called a big hit.

In the first 54 years, the first version of "Godzilla" was filmed, and the following year "Godzilla's Counterattack" was filmed.

There was a gap of nearly twenty years in between. In 71, "Godzilla vs. Hedorah" was filmed, and three years later, "Godzilla x Mechagodzilla" was released.

More than a decade later, Warner and Legendary Pictures collaborated to produce the 84 version of "Godzilla". More than a decade later, in 98, the two companies changed their approach and did it again.

Maybe people felt that Hollywood could not capture the essence of Godzilla, so in 04, Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura made another movie called "Godzilla: Final Wars".

The latest "Godzilla" is directed by Gareth Edwards and produced by Warner and Legendary Pictures.

It has to be said that these two companies really value this IP and are determined to proceed even if it means losing money.

Thinking of this, Gu Wei recalled that Toho will have another "Shin Godzilla" next year, and Warner and Legendary Pictures will later have "Godzilla 2: King of the Monsters" and "Godzilla vs. Kong".

If you count them all, there are more than a dozen films about "Godzilla".

In terms of quantity, this IP series is almost catching up with "Planet of the Apes", which is simply exaggerated.

"Mr. Tsujihara, I really won't be able to spare the time in the next few years. After "The Battle of Nan Tianmen", I plan to shoot two art films to win awards."

Hearing Gu Wei's words, Nolan showed an envious expression. He thought about it, up to now, he has not won any of the three major European awards, and even the Oscars only won the Best Original Screenplay for "Inception".

Although he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, Nolan was too embarrassed to mention it in front of Gu Wei. It was embarrassing to say it out loud.

"Don't rush to refuse. Like I said just now, you have plenty of time to consider it." Tsujihara waved his hand and said.

Seeing this, Gu Wei did not say anything else. Since the other party had said this, there was no need to refuse directly on the spot.

Even if Gu Wei had never considered directing this IP, it did not prevent him from looking forward to "Godzilla 2: King of the Monsters" which would be released a few years later.

At worst, Gu Wei could provide Warner with a script and get some investment shares. Given the many years of cooperation between Warner and himself, the probability of this result is very high.

Afterwards, they stopped talking about movies and started talking about other topics.

However, when the president of one of the six major Hollywood companies asked Gu Wei about the gossip about a mainland actress at the Oscars two days ago.

God knows what kind of expression appeared on Gu Wei's face, especially when Lan Nuo also showed a curious expression.

Gu Wei wanted to say, "That's enough!" I asked you to learn more about Chinese culture, not to pay attention to these negative news.

"Haha, most of the news online is fake, and a lot of it is just for hype."

In the end, Miss Liu smiled and changed the subject.

Seeing this, Tsujihara and Nolan no longer continued to inquire about the specific inside story.

Come to think of it, one of these two people is the president of a company, and the other is a famous director. If it weren't for Gu Wei's existence, perhaps we wouldn't be able to see such news at all in the original time and space.

I won’t even ask in private!

It can only be said that the image of an Oriental that Gu Wei had worked so hard to establish in Hollywood now makes him feel a little embarrassed because of the disgusting actions of some people.

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(End of this chapter)