Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 193 Xiao Liu applies for a job
This December's Lunar New Year movie season is a melee of bad movies, and the only one worth watching is "The Siege of the City in October".

The most anticipated by the industry and audiences is "Avatar".

"Avatar" grossed 2700 million on its first day in North America and 7500 million in its first three days over the weekend. This was not a very impressive result, even lower than Fox's expectations, but it still won the weekly championship.

However, after the first week, as "Avatar" landed in more and more countries, the terrifying ruling power of this blue-skinned alien gradually emerged.

Movie fans all over the world are immersed in the planet Pandora created by Cameron.

This truck driver once again revolutionized world cinema technology.

The international reviews quickly spread back to China, and domestic movie fans were also looking forward to this blockbuster.

However, China Film not only did not introduce it simultaneously, it even postponed the release of "Avatar". It was originally planned to be released nationwide on January 1, but in order to ensure that domestic films can be released during the New Year's Day holiday, it was postponed to the 2th.

Must delay!

Otherwise, the December Lunar New Year box office will be overwhelmed by "Avatar", and the tragedy of "The Siege of the City" will be repeated in its Hong Kong base.

"The Siege of the City in October" can be regarded as the Hong Kong version of "The Founding of a Republic". It gathered many stars and had a huge investment. However, because it was released a day after "Avatar", it was directly beaten up by the blue-skinned people in its base camp.

Li Qiutang was invited to go to the Film Archive to watch the movie in advance, a pure IMAX 3D version.

After watching it again, I still feel Cameron's genius. His genius does not lie in his technology, but in his understanding of 3D thinking.

Cameron is very restrained in using 3D technology. He does not emphasize the 3D off-screen effect, and he will not just throw things in your face to make you feel the 3D effect.

Cameron used 3D to create a sense of space. 2D is flat and the audience can see up, down, left and right, but "Avatar" tells you that space also has front and back.

This is not a simple depth of field, Depth of Field 2D can also do it.

It's leadership in thinking.

The first 3D effect of "Avatar" appears 30 minutes into the feature film. The protagonist undergoes an experiment and becomes a Pandora alien. When he wakes up, he has changed from a disabled person to a healthy person. He runs happily on the ground, and his feet stir up a little mud, which goes off the screen.

This is restraint, this is understanding.

Liu Yifei went to work in another place. She heard that it would snow heavily in the next few days. Li Qiutang also took advantage of the good weather and flew to South Korea to see the special effects production of "In Time".

After the crew finished filming, two people followed to Korea to watch the special effects. After Li Qiutang arrived, the two of them also had a backbone.

"Now that you've lost weight, Korean food won't be so bad." Li Qiutang joked when he saw one of his colleagues.

"What kind of food? This kid is seriously ill with the climate in Korea and has been sick for more than ten days."

"Thank you for your hard work." Li Qiutang patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't we have ginseng chicken soup in Korea? Eat it for two days to make up for it."

After the joke, the three of them went to the special effects company to check the progress.

The crew finished filming for a month. The Korean side can only do some special effects work that is not affected by editing. Most of the post-production special effects have to wait for the progress of editing.

The director personally supervised the performance, and the special effects company welcomed Li Qiutang very much and even gave her a welcoming party in the evening.

But Li Qiutang really couldn't get used to Korean food, but he still politely thanked the other party for the invitation and praised the delicious food tonight.

The next day, the second special effects company also invited Li Qiutang to dinner. Li Qiutang politely thanked the other party for the invitation and praised the delicious food.

On the third day, the third special effects company invited Li Qiutang to dinner. Li Qiutang politely thanked the other party for the invitation and praised the delicious food.

On the fourth day, the special effects engineer who had been with the group in China wanted to treat Li Qiutang to a meal. Li Qiutang's assistant refused on his behalf and said to the translator: "Tell him not to arrange a banquet in the future. Let us eat three meals a day. Our director is not used to Korean food. We appreciate your kindness."

The translator conveyed the meaning and the other party was a little embarrassed. He just wanted to express his enthusiasm and thank the director for taking care of him during the filming.

During the months of filming in China, Li Qiutang did not treat the special effects artists badly in terms of food. Alcohol was prohibited for the entire crew, but sometimes they drank secretly, and Li Qiutang turned a blind eye when he knew about it and let them get away with it.

"It's okay. Our director is very grateful for your hospitality. We appreciate your kindness." Assistant Li Qiutang once again emphasized that there was no intention of disrespecting him.

"After dinner, I would sneak out of the hotel to eat barbecue." Liu Yifei heard her boyfriend talk about his experience in Korea and thought he was making up a joke. Korean barbecue is actually not bad.

After staying in Korea for a long time this time, Li Qiutang's stereotype of Korea has changed somewhat.

In fact, Korea has a rich selection of meat and fruit. Based on Korea's wages and prices, the prices of meat and fruit are not expensive, but Korea gives people the impression that people cannot afford meat and fruit.

Li Qiutang didn't understand the reason, and finally blamed it on Korean dramas. Obviously, I can afford it, but Korean dramas like to make it seem like I can't afford it.

But Koreans' bad habit of shouting loudly in public is really annoying.

When three or five Koreans sit together to eat, they can make the ceiling of the restaurant explode with noise. Maybe it's just cultural differences.

"Korean beauty and luxury goods consumption is really developed." This is also what opened Li Qiutang's eyes. "Do you want anything? I'll bring it back for you." Go abroad and buy something for your girlfriend.

"I don't need these. You can buy some for your parents." She even lectured Li Qiutang, "When will you be back?"

"That's hard to say," Li Qiutang said, "We've just started working here, so we need to keep a close eye on it."

"You said you would take me somewhere to play, but you're not keeping your word." Liu Yifei still wanted a romantic date.

Li Qiutang felt very sorry: "It's just work. I'll make it up to you when I come back. Give me a kiss, Mua."

Liu Yifei felt so cheesy even through the phone, but she really liked it this way.

After a few words of banter, Li Qiutang told Liu Yifei: "I saw the domestic weather forecast saying that it will snow heavily in Yanjing in the next few days. If you are in Yanjing, be careful and don't drive out."

Liu Yifei argued with him: "If I don't go out, I'll just replace my snow tires in vain."

In fact, Liu Yifei drove out the next day after returning to Beijing.

The place we went to was none other than Autumn Pictures.

She went to see Cao Ping. She didn't come to ask for a play. She wasn't the boss's wife yet, so she wasn't so shameless as to come and ask for a play directly.

“Is your company still hiring?”

"Recruiting! We are short of people in finance, clerks, human resources, and business managers." Cao Ping said with a smile. She thought Liu Yifei was going to recommend someone to work in the company.

"So what do you think of me? Can I do something in your company?"

Cao Ping never thought that Liu Yifei would bring this up.

First, I said, "Look at how you were brought up. Don't learn to speak Northeastern dialect. It doesn't sound good."

Liu Yifei blushed, as if her secret had been discovered.

The girl was thin-skinned, so Cao Ping didn't expose her directly. She just said, "She was filming with Qiu Tang for a few months and was led astray. She will be fine after a while."

"Why do you want to work in our company?"

Liu Yifei said: "I want to experience life. When we were filming, Director Qiu Tang kept saying that I lacked the life of ordinary people and that my acting was not down-to-earth. I wanted to come to your company to work and experience it."

Cao Ping smiled and said, "Today I will teach you the first trick in the workplace. Don't say that you are here to experience temporary life. No company will hire you if you say that."

"Ah, then..."

"But I can give you a chance today. Let's start with an interview. Do you have your resume?"

"No."

Cao Ping took out a standard resume form and said, "Fill this out first, and I'll interview you later."

"Oh, okay." Liu Yifei took the form and filled it out obediently.

(End of this chapter)