Cheng Long didn't understand very well about Xia Tian's announcement of being an actor, and asked in confusion, "Ah Tian, ​​there is no suitable person in Hong Kong, why do you have to spend so much effort?"

Xia Tian smiled slightly and explained to him, "Brother Long, this is preheating our movie. Think about it, now that we have made the auditions lively, it will naturally attract people's attention. It means that the promotion has already begun before our movie started filming. After the filming is finished, our movie will become a household name, and it is impossible to not have a high box office at that time."

"So that's it." Cheng Long nodded suddenly when he heard this, "But such an audition cost a lot. And can we choose the right person?"

"Of course it's certain to spend money, but I don't think it's much more. After all, we only set up auditions in a few Chinese settlements, and the scale is still limited. And as long as we can set up the signature of this movie, our money will not be spent in vain." Xia Tian smiled, "And there are more than 3 million Chinese in North America, I believe it's not difficult to choose a suitable actor."

The total population of Hong Kong is only five million, but hundreds of stars have been born. Now there are three million Chinese in North America, at least two or three hundred can be produced.

"Well, since it was you who said it, there would be no problem." Cheng Long nodded with a smile when he heard this.

Xia Tian also laughed.

"By the way, director, who are you going to use?" Cheng Long asked with concern, "I think it's better to use Hong Kong people. American directors don't understand our kung fu, and filming with them is simply torture."

When he came to Hollywood a few years ago, because American directors did not understand Chinese Kung Fu and how to cater to his acting style, he made several movies, which made him feel unfair about working with American directors from now on.

"I'm ready..." Xia Tian was about to answer Cheng Long's question, but suddenly he heard a few crisp applause, interrupting what he was about to say.

Xia Tian turned around and saw that Spielberg had finished reading the script and was applauding it with Long Mayer.

"Mr. Xia, your script is very well written, I like it very much." Spielberg then smiled at Xia Tian.

"Mr. Spielberg, I'm glad to hear you say that." Xia Tian also laughed, "Why do you want to direct this movie if you say so?"

"Of course I'm interested." Spielberg nodded quickly, but then said with a worry, "But this movie will be very invested. These dinosaur models alone will cost a lot of money. Are you sure you want to invest in such a big movie?"

Before the computer special effects matured, Hollywood always used model props to shoot. For example, the robot in "Terminator" is a real model robot; the shark in "The Great White Jaw" is also a model operated by a machine; the alien monster in "Alien" is played by a man in a special jacket...

This shooting technology was originally relatively cost-effective, but because there were so many dinosaurs in "Jurassic Park", the dinosaurs were generally very tall. Pleurosaurus, brachiosaurus, etc. were more than ten meters tall, and Tyrannosaurus rex were also four or five meters tall... Such a large model must be able to be manipulated, so the production cost must be indispensable.

When Xia Tian heard him say this, he smiled slightly, "I think we can change our thinking, not use model props, but use computer special effects to simulate dinosaurs."

"Computer special effects?!" Spielberg was stunned. Of course he knew what computer special effects were, but he doubted whether the special effects made with computers could meet his requirements. You should know that computer special effects have not developed for many years and their technology is still very backward.

"Mr. Xia, I'm frank, do I doubt that the computer's special effects have reached a realistic level?" Spielberg immediately expressed his concerns.

The biggest highlight of "Jurassic Park" is those dinosaurs. What the audience wants to watch is the scene of humans being chased away by dinosaurs. It will make them feel stimulating and adrenaline rushing. This is actually the same as watching horror movies.

But if the dinosaurs are not like each other, it will not make the audience feel scared, and naturally there will be no thrilling feeling. Even if the movie fails, the reputation and box office will fall to the bottom.

Spielberg finally has his current status and reputation, but he doesn't want to take risks because of this. You should know that once the box office and reputation fail, the loss may be his entire acting career.

"Mr. Spielberg, I understand your concerns." Xia Tian nodded, "Let's see if the current computer special effects can do this, and then let's discuss how. If it can be done, of course there will be no problem. If it can't be done, then let's try other methods."

The original version of "Jurassic Park" was filmed in 1993 and released in 1994. Based on the update of the computer one year and a half to two years, today's computers are indeed insufficient in performance and may not be able to produce such realistic special effects.

However, in summer, I would rather wait for two or three years to wait until the computer special effects technology has matured before shooting, than use model props to shoot "Jurassic Park".

Because "Jurassic Park" is a work destined to be a celebrity's film history, it represents the maturity of computer special effects technology and also declares the arrival of the era of computer special effects. Since then, computer special effects have been widely used in film shooting and gradually become the mainstream. Summer hopes that this benchmark was set by him, and he hopes to be famous for film history with this film.

When Spielberg heard Xia Tian say this, he nodded. To be honest, he was not very clear about the level of computer special effects technology now. After all, he is not a computer expert, he is just a director.

"The best development of computer special effects technology now should be my friend George Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic Special Effects Company. If you agree, we can ask him to ask." Spielberg said again.

When George Lucas was filming "Star Wars", he was struggling that the special effects produced by the Hollywood special effects company at that time did not meet his requirements, so he set up a special effects company himself.

After so many years of development, Industrial Light and Magic is now the most advanced and most famous special effects company in Hollywood.

"Don't bother him." Xia Tian waved his hand and smiled, "I also have a special effects company in my hand now, so we can ask its general manager to ask."

His Tianxia Animation Company, formerly known as Lucas Computer Animation Department, was bought from Lucas. Since buying it, it has been continuously providing funds in the summer to allow them to concentrate on developing new technologies.

After years of hard research, Tianxia Animation Company has accumulated advanced technology and rich experience, and has achieved very good achievements in the field of computer special effects. For example, the animated short film they produced in 1987 was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.
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