April 25, 1999.

After more than half a year of renovation, the Fantasy Film Company has now taken on a completely new look and is no longer the junkyard it once was. Especially when millions of renovation costs were poured in, the effect is definitely quite good!

The first floor, which is the office area, is clean and bright. The marble floors of each office are eye-catching, the Italian chandeliers are beautiful, the exquisite wallpapers, and the complete office equipment make you feel the earth-shaking changes here.

The second floor is used as a conference area. The design is even more novel and unique. The fully automated large-screen conference room can accommodate nearly a hundred people to study proposals together. The projectors and audio equipment are all the most advanced in the United States. It should be noted that in addition to

In addition to meetings, there are also leisure and entertainment areas, fitness rooms, and cafes.

The third floor is the company's newly established copy factory, which mainly includes the editing room and production workshop. As the editing room for making samples, it has the most advanced computer system. The production workshop is completely modern mechanical operation, with high efficiency and action.

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Of course, the three floors of Fantasy Pictures have been able to undergo such big changes because "money" is basically at play, especially after Yi Feiyang received more than 20 million U.S. dollars in film credits from Paramount Pictures.

10 million went in and was mainly used in computer special effects editing and computer animation creation.

Many people don't understand this, including Rabbit Bill, Fat Jack and others. They think this is a waste of money. You must know that 10 million US dollars can be used to shoot a dozen movies worth millions, or to invite a

A superstar who earns tens of millions from his movie credits starts filming a blockbuster movie.

Yi Feiyang's opposition to the big guys is understandable, because the biggest difference between him and them is that Yi Feiyang can see the future development trend of Hollywood movies, but they can't.

In the future Hollywood, all kinds of super blockbusters will be rampant, such as "Iron Man", "Spider-Man", "Transformers", "Battleship", etc., which one does not use computer special effects?

In the future of Hollywood, various animated masterpieces stand out among the crowd, such as "Despicable Me", "How to Drive the Dragon", "Wreck-It Ralph", "The Croods", etc., which one does not rely on computer animation to become famous?

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Therefore, from the beginning, Yi Feiyang planned to build his own movie animation special effects aircraft carrier, and these two parts are the iron-clad foundation!

Yi Feiyang spends money here like water. For Gao Bibao, who is the financial manager, it is really a waste of money!

Think about it. Of the original 54 million U.S. dollars, 24 million was used to buy theaters, and 10 million was used to develop computer special effects and computer animation. Now there is only 10 million left to support the family; if it had been put aside in the past, the entire

There are only a dozen people in the company, and even if there is no work for three years, they can still survive by eating, drinking, and eating. However, contrary to expectations, thirty more people were suddenly added. The fat man did a rough calculation, and the annual salary expenses alone were 400.

It’s over 10,000 yuan, not to mention other expenses. Let alone three years, I probably won’t be able to last even one year!

It can be said that Fantasy Film Company, from a small company that was not very popular in the past, suddenly expanded three times to become a mid-range film production and distribution company. The rapid development is astonishing, but there are both advantages and disadvantages to it.

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Needless to say, the advantages are that at least the human resources are sufficient. The disadvantage is that the expenses are too high, and as the leader, Yi Feiyang has no plans to open a new drama.

If there is no movie to start shooting, there will be no movie to be released. If there is no movie to be released, there will be no income. Such a big family can only eat, drink and wait to die...

Fatty Gao Jiabao is very worried about this!

In fact, in addition to Gao Jiabao, the entire Fantasy Film Company is also looking forward to Yi Feiyang's new works, and the vast number of Hollywood audiences are eagerly waiting and speculating about this new rising star in the film industry.

Chinese magician, what will be the next work?!

…

On the weekend, Yi Feiyang and Anne Hathaway were cuddling together on a bench in the park. Not far away, several mothers were playing with their children on the grass.

"Look at them, they feel so happy." Hathaway looked at the children playing naughtily on the grass, the sunshine, the green grass, and the cool wind, and felt that everything was so beautiful.

Yi Feiyang and Hathaway looked at each other and smiled slightly.

Hathaway pulled back her hair that was blown by the wind, squinted her eyes, and sighed: "This place is so charming. A few months ago, it was covered with ice and snow, but now the grass is green. It has changed a lot.

"

Yi Feiyang next to him also said: "Well, yes, not only has this place changed, but we have also changed."

Hathaway glanced at him suddenly and asked a little strangely: "Have we really changed? It seems that you have changed. You are now a very popular new director in Hollywood. But I am still the same!"

"Shrugged playfully.

Yi Feiyang smiled and pushed the ends of her hair behind her ears and said: "Who said you haven't changed? In the past, every weekend, when you were determined to be a nun, you would go to the church to pray devoutly, but now, haha,

Why do you sit here with me and watch the scenery?"

"Damn it, why are you making fun of me like this?" Anne Hathaway couldn't help but blush and added, "It's not because of you..."

"Oh, because of me?"

"Because you, a bad guy, led me to evil! Yes, that's it!" Hathaway said with a sullen face. But she couldn't help but laugh in her heart. Yes, how could she change so quickly? The Hathaway who was determined to be a nun before

Where did Sevi go? Where did the girl who was determined to dedicate her youth and life to God go? Although she lost her wish to become a nun, she gained something more precious and felt very happy.

"Oh, it turns out I'm a bad guy, so why would someone still go to the park with a bad guy?" Yi Feiyang joked.

Hathaway's pretty face turned red again, she looked at Yi Feiyang helplessly, and then said: "I sometimes wonder, if I hadn't met you, what would my life be like now?" She shrugged,

He added: "However, I like myself now."

"Really? Actually, I also like you now. Really." Yi Feiyang gently touched Hathaway's cheek with his fingers. Hathaway bit her lip and looked at him affectionately.

At that moment, a football flew over, interrupting their gaze.

"I'm sorry, this little guy is so naughty." A young mother came over and apologized.

Hathaway's cheeks were covered with red. She didn't dare to look at Yi Feiyang and said casually: "Ahem. Well, what are your plans now? Everyone is waiting for you to start a new movie."

"Is it a new movie? Haha, I already had a plan." Yi Feiyang said confidently.

"Oh, really? What movie is it?"

"That's it!" Yi Feiyang gently picked up a snail climbing on the bench with his hands.

This snail was also unlucky. It finally managed to climb onto the bench, but was caught by someone.

"This is... a cute little snail." Hathaway said in surprise.

"Yes, it's just a snail." Yi Feiyang smiled slightly, "But he will be the leading actor in my next play."

"Ah. You want to make a popular science film?" Hathaway's little mouth opened wide.

Yi Feiyang smiled, "Please, use your imagination. Could it be said that snails can only appear in popular science films?"

Hathaway shook her head, "I still can't guess what you want to film?"

Seeing her like this, Yi Feiyang stopped teasing her and said: "I want to make a cartoon. The story is about this snail. I have already thought of the name. It will be called "Speed ​​Snail"!"

""Speed ​​Snail"?" Hathaway looked at Yi Feiyang curiously. A snail crawls slowly, and everyone on earth knows that it has nothing to do with speed.

"Yes, this animated story tells the story of a snail who dreams of becoming a racing driver and competing on the track, overcoming various difficulties and finally realizing his dream..."

Yi Feiyang gently told the story of "Speed ​​Snail" in his previous life. Anne Hathaway was so interested in it that she even forgot where she was.

In fact, since filming "Saving Female Soldier Rachel", Yi Feiyang has been thinking about what to film in his next film.

Nowadays, he is called the "most talented" young director in Hollywood. In fact, Yi Feiyang knows that many people are waiting to see his jokes and see how he, a Chinese director, can overturn his ship and how he can suddenly go from being a talented person to a talented person.

He fell down and fell flat on his back.

As a person, you must be self-aware, otherwise you will be eliminated by the current situation. No matter how brilliant and bright you were, it is just a flash in the pan.

This is nothing surprising. Just look at the two guys from "Blair Witch", Dennis and Adelaide. According to Yi Feiyang's memories of his previous life, the two of them shocked the United States when they came up with "The Witch" because they were "mainstream races."

"The media's pursuit of them was much crazier than their own. Not only did they receive interviews everywhere, but these two extremely lucky guys also appeared on the cover of Time Magazine together, becoming the darlings of the United States for a while.

But what happened to them? Did they have a promising future? No, not only did they not, they simply accomplished nothing.

After the success of "Blair Witch", in the first two years, all their energy was used to litigate with the distribution company of "Blair Witch". "Blair Witch 2" released in 2000 had nothing to do with them, and the copyright of the sequel had already been released.

At first, they were packaged and sold to others. Later, they won the lawsuit. The two directors wanted to make a comedy film, but the investors insisted that they continue to make a horror film. They refused and were unwilling to invest on their own. In the end,

The filming plan was aborted.

A few years later, the two directors started making new movies one after another, but they all failed at the box office. In the end, no one remembered these two young people who had appeared on the cover of Time Magazine, and no one remembered the praise they received from the media back then.

, their names fade with time.

When you succeed, you break out of the cocoon and show your beauty to the world. Everyone praises you and you think you own the world; but if you don't recognize your own situation, you will be lost.

You will fly farther and farther, and eventually you will not be able to find your way home. Then you will fall down from exhaustion, be picked up by someone, and put into a book to make a specimen. Occasionally, the book will be opened, and the person reading will say

,Wow, this is really a beautiful butterfly, it must have been beautiful when it was flying! Then the book is closed, and you are nothing.

This is the cruel reality. There are too many beautiful butterflies in the world. They come in a hurry and leave in a hurry. He is just one of them that flies higher. Without self-knowledge, Yi Feiyang believes that he will not be better than these two.

How can the unlucky guy be so lucky?

According to ordinary people's thinking, Yi Feiyang's first film is purely a second-rate dealer, the second film is purely a low-cost thriller, and although the investment in the third film exceeds 300,000, it was not invested by him. So now, Fantasy Film

The industry is much stronger than before. Will you continue to take the low-cost route and choose some low-cost, low-tech films for filming?

For example, if you continue to shoot horror movies or adult movies, after all, you have already made two successful movies, and both of them were huge wins, you can continue to rest on your "laurels" and continue to use your "specialties" in this area. But Yi Feiyang

Immediately put an end to this "promising" temptation.

If a director is too content with the status quo or dwells on the past, then he will be limited to this field and will find it difficult to break through himself.

For example, the Hong Kong director Wang Jing in his previous life always liked to make some shitty movies. In the end, the majority of the audience only recognized and accepted his type of movies. As long as he changed his route and took a literary style, like "Big Shanghai"

, take "Black and White Forest", then the box office will only be a hit!

Another example is a certain major director from the Mainland who has always been good at making northern New Year films, using some jokes in Beijing accent to please the audience. Occasionally, he is ready to take the serious route and make a big production. Both the story and the shooting are excellent.

"Review 1942" came, and the result was that he almost starved to death at the box office!
To be continued...