Summer found George Lucas and proposed to him the cooperation between Industrial Light and Magic and Tianxia Animation.

After hearing what he said, George Lucas was a little surprised at first, and then he thought this was very feasible.

The cooperation between special effects companies has never been before.

Because each special effects company has its own software developed, these software have their own unique features and can meet different special effects needs.

For example, Vita Digital's massive cluster software can imitate the fierce battle scenes of thousands of people; Industrial Light and Magic's CGI animation technology is unique in the world; Nuke software developed by a digital field special effects company led by James Cameron can scan and combine pictures at will to create static and dynamic effects; in addition, there are also those who are good at dynamic capture, some are good at model shooting, some are good at rendering hair, and some are good at simulating water flow...

Because these special effects companies have their own secrets, if a movie wants to achieve the best effect, it usually hires multiple special effects companies to produce different movie special effects.

If a film company cooperates, it will leak its trump card. At that time, if you lose your competitive advantage, you will be destined to be eliminated in market competition.

Therefore, each special effects company cherishes its own treasures and pays great attention to protecting its own [exclusive formula]. Even if it is producing special effects for the same movie, it will not communicate with other special effects companies at all to avoid secret leaks.

Of course, many special effects companies will also release their own graphics and image design software for profit. However, they are all streamlined versions, and there will be certain differences in performance. The unique skills that really hit the bottom of the box will never be shared.

Therefore, when George Lucas heard Xia Tian’s suggestion that Xia Tian cooperated, his first reaction was very surprised, almost suspected that Xia Tian was drunk and spoke intoxicatingly.

But he thought about it and thought Xia Tian’s suggestion was very good.

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As Hollywood special effects movies have achieved high box office in recent years, such as "Terminator 2" and "Jurassic Park", all film companies have noticed the new selling point of [Special Effects] and have followed suit and shot movies with digital special effects.

There is a market where there is demand, and there is a market where there is a businessman. For a time, Hollywood's digital special effects companies also emerged like mushrooms after a rain. So far, there are at least twenty or thirty companies.

It is difficult to say that digital special effects are difficult. It requires a lot of research and development, high investment, advanced equipment, and continuous accumulation. But it is actually simple. The contribution of a genius may be comparable to hundreds of talents.

For example, Linus Torvaz, the inventor of Linux, independently developed the Linux kernel, and his contribution was greater than a thousand talents; John Carmack, the founder of id-softare, developed a 3D game engine, which triggered the revolution in computer games and graphics cards...

The United States is the least lacking in genius. Software developed by great people can be compared to commercial software developed by software companies for a few years with hundreds of millions of dollars.

For example, the famous distributed version control system Git was completed by the great god Linus Torvaz (again!) in two weeks. After the software was developed, even Microsoft abandoned the TFS software it developed and transferred the indos development work to the git platform.

So although many digital special effects companies are newly established without technology accumulation, insufficient funds, and advanced equipment, because the founders are geniuses and can develop Niu X software, their technology is not only not behind, but even surpass these old special effects companies.

For example, the digital field, founded by James Cameron, was established in 1993, but its technology is not bad compared to Industrial Light and Magic and World Animation. The special effects produced in "Terminator 2" and "The True Lies" have reached the world's top level.

Especially the liquid robot, when it appeared on the screen, it was so amazing. The special effect, even from the perspective of decades, was not considered simple.

Therefore, although Tianxia Animation and Industrial Light and Magic are both old special effects companies and have a "long" history of more than ten years, their advantages are actually not big compared to the emerging special effects companies now.

In addition, in order to strive for business, these emerging special effects companies are willing to lower prices and play the "price card", which makes the competitiveness of Tianxia Animation and Industrial Light and Magic even weaker.

In this case, the best choice is to join forces. Just like in any industry, when there are more competitors and more monks and less porridge, it is time to compete for capital, mergers and reorganizations, and win a little.

In his previous life, the digital field was declared bankrupt after losing James Cameron as a funder; the rhythm special effects company that produced special effects for "Pi's Fantasy Drift" also went bankrupt; the kernel special effects company that produced special effects for the "Star Wars Prequel" series also went bankrupt; although Industrial Light and Magic did not go bankrupt, it also sold it to Disney.

In comparison, Disney Special Effects Department, which is backed by a big tree and enjoys the cool air, Sony Graphics and Image Software Company, etc., are still alive.

Among many special effects companies, Tianxia Animation is backed by Tianxia Production, Columbia Pictures and Universal Pictures are undoubtedly the companies with the strongest background and the least lack of money.

Although Industrial Light and Magic has his support, his money is almost worth mentioning compared to Xia Tiantian. Sooner or later, Industrial Light and Magic will be eliminated by Tianxia Animation.

Instead of being eliminated by competitors at that time due to technology, financial resources, talent reserves, etc., it is better to cooperate while it is still valuable.

Once cooperation starts and technology is interoperable, both companies can make up for each other's shortcomings and save a lot of R&D costs. In this way, they will be more competitive in the field of special effects production.

Tianxia Animation is no longer too busy to help its own film company to make special effects, and rarely helps outside film companies to make special effects.

In this way, Industrial Light and Magic can borrow the technology of Tianxia Animation to receive more special effects production orders. This is very beneficial to the company's future development.

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"Mr. Xia, your suggestions are very good. In principle, I agree to cooperate with you." George Lucas nodded, "But I hope to discuss the details of the cooperation."

Both parties each hold different special-effect patent technologies, how to cooperate, how to authorize, how to charge, etc., these are not clear in a few words.

"Yes, I will send a team to talk to you right away." Xia Tian nodded, "Mr. Lucas, I wish us a happy cooperation!"
Chapter completed!