Chapter 758 Scanning the True Snake
"I am a student of Teacher Wang Lai. She told me that you are here, but she also told me that I must not disturb you actively. If you see me, you will be destined to be together. If you don't see me, you can't help me. Don't worry, no one will know about it anymore."
Zhou Xingchi was relieved after hearing this. He finally found a place where he could be an ordinary person, but he was unwilling to lose it just like this. When Liu Chen mentioned Wang Lai, his vigilance was reduced a little and he asked, "Then what's the matter with me?"
Liu Chen quickly took out the three prepared pictures and introduced them to him one by one. Stephen Chow's eyes lit up immediately when he saw the pictures. "Kung Fu" had been filmed long ago, and it was a re-shoot some time ago, and it has been post-production for half a year.
The special effects company still chose an old partner, Xintao Digital Special stunts Company, which was once responsible for the post-production of "Shaolin Football", but several of the images were difficult to meet the requirements in their hearts after repeated production. Director Zhou also argued with the person in charge of Xintao Digital Special stunts several times over this matter, and it was a little unhappy.
After watching it, Director Zhou stared at Liu Chen, his face turned pale and without any expression, and asked: "How did you know these scenes in "Kung Fu"?"
You should know that "Kung Fu" has always been confidential. Liu Chen has no reason to know these pictures and draw the pictures he thought in advance. Liu Chen has thought about this question and said slowly: "I speculate on the plot of "Kung Fu" through only a few visits and online news reports. I only know that these pictures may be needed."
Zhou Xingchi was relieved. The confidentiality was so strict that no one should know. Even Xintao Digital Stunts Company only knew the part of making special stunts, and the rest were strictly kept confidential.
"Please wait a moment, I'll make a call." When talking about the film work, Zhou Xingchi's performance changed immediately, which was completely different from the ordinary conversation just now. It was serious, rigid and serious. If Liu Chen hadn't known it in advance, he wouldn't be able to adapt to the same person.
As he said that, Zhou Xingchi called Wang Lai and confirmed Liu Chen's identity. Since it was introduced by Wang Lai, he was still relieved. His attitude was softer and he said without any discussion: "Sorry, the early special effects of this movie have started very early, and they have signed contracts. It is less than half a year before it is released, so I really can't let you do it, although the pictures you draw are the closest to the effect I want."
Liu Chen expected this result, but in order for the special effects company to open up the situation as soon as possible, he still has to try it out. "Director Zhou, I personally respect you and look forward to the work "Kung Fu". I also know that you are meticulous in pursuit of perfection in your work. If you do not have the confidence to achieve the best effect, I will not come to you with shamelessness. We are a young team, determined to be our local industrial light and magic in China, surpassing Vita. This is our ambition. My only requirement is to make one of the pictures. If you don't get the money, why not give us a chance? Do it first. If you don't meet the requirements, just pretend that there is no such thing."
Director Zhou looked at Liu Chen's sincere gaze without any impurities. He had just heard Wang Lai's evaluation of Liu Chen and probably understood the ambition of this young man. He was very familiar with this look. When he was young, his pursuit of movies was also like this look, pure and enthusiastic.
He touched his chin with one hand and thought, while Liu Chen was waiting for the answer.
Zhou Xingchi looked up and looked at Liu Chen and said, "Sorry, Liu Chen, I can't give you this opportunity."
Liu Chen sighed, and suddenly saw the wood chip under his feet. He had an idea and picked it up. He learned Bruce Lee's movements and kicked it in the air. In the surprise of his growing mouth, Liu Chen smiled and said, "Actually, I am also a martial arts fan, and I like Mr. Bruce Lee very much."
Director Zhou was full of surprise.
"I'm sorry, although this cooperation cannot be achieved, I think we will definitely have a chance to cooperate again in the future." After saying goodbye, Liu Chen turned around and left.
Director Zhou hurriedly shouted: "Wait."
Liu Chen had known that Director Zhou was extraordinary infatuation with Bruce Lee, but Chen Guokun had already favored him very much, and he was secretly happy. He had known that he would have just taken a nunchuck to play with.
Liu Chen stopped, Director Zhou came over to touch his legs and shouted, "It was so amazing just now. It's really like Bruce Lee's rebirth, much better than me. Can you know anything else?"
"I know a very powerful fighting skill." Liu Chen said confidently.
Zhou Xingchi was extremely excited. If there was anything else that could surpass his love for movies in his heart, it was Bruce Lee. "Then let's compete, I've practiced martial arts."
When the two of them fought each other, Liu Chen easily knocked down his thin body. He didn't care and tried again and again.
Until he lay on the ground and couldn't get up, he opened his mouth wide and shouted, "Wow, it turns out that you are really good. It's different from those martial arts coaches. You have real skills. It would be great if you met you a year earlier."
"The opportunity is always for those who are prepared. I have never been satisfied with the effect of the snake biting the lip. For this picture, I have someone to scan the film into the computer and send it to you. After a week, I will still see the effect here."
Liu Chen quickly agreed.
After getting the negative of the scene "Kung Fu", Liu Chen kept summoning people from the special effects company to start working.
After arriving at the special effects company, everyone heard that the boss had obtained the job of director Zhou's new film "Kung Fu", and was excited. Most otaku liked Stephen Chow, not to mention that there were such an angry young man with a sense of national and national honor, and he worked hard to do it.
Only when people really started to do it did everyone understand that drawing a separate picture and embedding special effects in the film were two different things. The latter had amazing workload. Although everyone was a master of programming, it took time to process the picture. And Liu Chen also understood why the computers of the special effects company were very awesome, that is, the imported films of Li Lin and others were stuck and not smooth when they started to produce them.
The special effects company has been working for two consecutive days, and has been resting for several hours in the middle, and has been replacing the rest to keep the server working.
Even the sample samples made in this way are very poor. Now Liu Chen realizes that making movie special effects is really a technology that cannot be more scientific.
The entire special effects company slowly rotated like a precision instrument. At this moment, the whole company was holding its breath and vowed to complete the special effects screen of the movie "Kung Fu". However, as the production deepened, everyone encountered the first difficult special effects capture!
The special effects seen by ordinary people are extremely realistic, and they can even be faked and real. But that kind of special effects is made by the entire special effects team that took countless time! The task received by the special effects company is just a shot of being bitten by a snake, but in this shot, the actions of the snake, the rapid biting of people, etc., are not just made by computer simulation! This also involves more complex dynamic capture.
The special effects company is led by Li Lin, who is also proficient in computer science in the Department of Mathematics, and Jiang Xiaoqi is also among them. He is mainly responsible for coordinating the team to assist things. After all, he is only a sophomore.
The person Jiang Xiaoqi envies the most now is Cao Rong. The two of them are in the same year, but Cao Rong is now able to manage such a large company. She took over such a mess and maintained good operation, but now she is gradually recovering.
She also wants to make the special effects company bigger and stronger, and be eO.
After two days of production, Li Lin led the team to produce it, he finally found Liu Chen helplessly and told him the difficulties of the special effects!
"We all like Stephen Chow's movies and want to make this shot, but..." Li Lin stopped talking, looked at Liu Chen's face that was a little discolored, and continued, "But Stephen Chow gave us a week. In such a short time, even if our company employees didn't have a rest for two days, the results were still unsatisfactory!"
As he said that, Li Lin pointed to the latest special effects shot on the computer to show Liu Chen. He also felt that their newly established special effects company would not be able to complete the special effects shot of "Kung Fu" as a big production!
Unexpectedly, Liu Chen slapped the desk suddenly and said angrily: "What are you afraid of if you don't have experience? George Lucas was going to shoot Star Wars, and the technology in Hollywood was not enough! George Lucas encountered much greater difficulties than us! But if he gave up like you, he would probably not have the world's number one special effects company later! Moreover, even the animation department that the company distributed became Pixar."
As he said that, Liu Chen pointed to the special effects camera on the computer, "This is indeed a bunch of stinky shit! Since you know that this effect is not good, why not improve it? Why not try to improve it in every way?"
"In this world, there is nothing to do or not, only whether you dare to do it or not, is there any way to find the right method? You are the best programmers, what are you afraid of? Are you afraid of doing it with the Japanese? Are you afraid of doing it with the Americans? Why are you afraid of giving Kung Fu a special effect?"
Liu Chen only felt anger in his heart, and he would not be happy if he didn't say anything!
"New Zealand's Vita Special Effects Company was a small company before the production of "Lord of the Rings". They were not as good as us. They could make "Lord of the Rings". Why can't we even complete the local movie "Kung Fu" with so few special effects shots? We want to kill Vita and surpass Industrial Light and Magic, tell me? Who said no? We don't need cowards without confidence."
This was the first time Li Lin saw Liu Chen so angry! His face turned red and white.
Yes, we are no worse than Vitat at the time. Why can't we make good special effects? Why can't we make a special effects blockbuster like "Lord of the Rings"? Li Lin unconsciously clenched his fists and strengthened his belief in making this special effects shot again.
Liu Chen took a breath, calmed down his excitement a little, and then pointed to the special effects camera on the computer and said, "This special effects camera is really bad. Not to mention Director Zhou, I can't even watch it. How can we explain such a work?"
After a pause, Liu Chen asked again: "Tell me, what is the specific reason? Why can't you do such a simple special effect well?"
Speaking of this special effects shot bitten by a snake, Li Lin was full of bitterness. Not to mention that the equipment of the special effects company is not good now and it is difficult to make too excellent pictures. Just talking about the snake biting people in the camera, their employees are now confused and have no sense of direction.
After all, it is really hard to design the snake biting action of some otakus who have never seen or experienced snake biting.
After listening to Li Lin's explanation, Liu Chen lowered his head and pondered for a while. Then he said, "I understand, the reason why this special effects camera is not good is that the snake has no sense of reality. Then..."
Liu Chen tapped his fingers on the table, thought for a while, and made a decisive decision.
"Then, you ask the company's special effects employees to go to the base for raising snakes with me. Since we can't make the real sense of snakes, let's scan the real snakes!"
Real snake? Li Lin was stunned and his face turned pale in an instant. Just kidding, the snake he feared the most! No matter whether the snake was venomous or not, he did not dare to contact these molluscs.
"Ah? This...Liu Chen, this..."
Liu Chen waved his hand and directly interrupted Li Lin, "What are you talking about? Let's go!"
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When the boss heard the big boss say that he asked the company's employees to go to the snake-raising base and have an intimate contact with those little things that were not cute, the company immediately felt a lot of grief! However, no matter how sad the boss said, who dared not listen to what the boss told him.
After everyone gathered, Liu Chen led the way and drove to the snake raising base outside the city.
This is a snake-raising base called Snake King in the northern suburbs of Jianghai. There are many types of snakes inside. However, most of them are non-toxic cauliflower snakes. The special effects employees not only came, but also brought some equipment over. They are planning to use dynamic capture technology to generate snake models and then add them to the special effects lens.
Dynamic capture technology was proposed as early as the 1990s. The light and shadow industry was the first special effects company to apply this technology to movies. Liu Chen knew that in the future, the application of this technology will become more and more extensive. At that time, not only movies, TV, but even games also generally used dynamic capture technology.
The owner of the snake raising base warmly welcomed Liu Chen and others. He heard that they were here to make movies, and even patted his chest on the spot that he could borrow the snakes from his base, and there was no charge! Hearing the promises from the base boss, Liu Chen smiled bitterly. You know, Liu Chen's original words said that they were here to make special effects for the movie!
Of course, since the boss understands it as making a movie, there is no need for Liu Chen to explain anything more. He can only regard this as an ordinary person’s love for movies!
Yes, China is not short of ordinary people who love movies. If you think about it carefully, you will find out.
What we lack is the confidence in our hearts. If foreigners do it normally, we cannot do it ourselves? The confidence we have built for thousands of years will be lost in decades.
Chapter completed!