Chapter 578
Sun Li didn't think about this at first, but now she was stunned when Deng Chao said this.
He replied dubiously: "No way?"
"How could it not be possible?" Deng Chao said firmly and angrily, "I have been robbed of roles before, and this is not uncommon in the industry!"
That year, Zhang Jizhong's version of "The Deer and the Cauldron" started filming. The male lead was originally scheduled to be Deng Chao, but the role was later snatched away by Huang Xiaoming.
When Sun Li heard what Deng Chao said, she instantly felt it made sense.
Deng Chao then said: "Do you remember the movie "Cruise of Terror"? It's not like you haven't heard of it. The heroine of this movie was originally chosen to be Zhou Xun. Later, Director Han said that he wanted to make a lineup Big, it became Gong Li to play the heroine.”
"Realistic examples are right in front of us."
"But this time, China Film's "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" clearly promised to pay the actors according to market prices if it was a box office hit. But now there is no movement at all."
"What China Film Group does is not authentic. There are rumors in the industry, but it's all about human feelings."
"If anyone comes to Director Han and expresses his/her thoughts on Director Wang's play"
"You said, given that what China Film Group did before was unethical and Director Han has friendship with those people, will Director Han come forward?"
"If he doesn't come forward, others will stab him in the back."
"I guess if someone comes looking for him, he will definitely come forward."
"With the friendship between Director Han and Director Wang, and China Film Group being one of the investors of this film, do you think the cast will change?"
After listening to Deng Chao's explanation, Sun Li felt that it made sense.
These words, analyzed from various angles, show that this is indeed possible.
Moreover, the probability is extremely high.
She couldn't help but think to herself, what if Zhang Ziyi approached Han Sanping and expressed her thoughts on "The Night the Comet Came".
With Zhang Ziyi's participation, not only will the cast become stronger, but it will also smooth out Zhang Ziyi's reputation for starring in "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" for zero pay.
From Han Sanping's point of view, should he kick her out or reject Zhang Ziyi?
Sun Li just thought about it for a moment, and she had the answer in her heart.
Han Sanping will definitely kick her out.
The only one who can save her is Wang Shu.
But if Han Sanping wants to kick her out, Wang Shu will be in a dilemma.
Sun Li was silent for a while.
Wang Shu has always paid for her without asking for anything in return.
This time, if she takes the initiative to take a step back, she can relieve Wang Shu's pressure.
Thinking of this, she bit her lip and made her decision.
She didn't want to just ask for it. If Wang Shu was in a dilemma, she was willing to take a step back.
Sun Li opened her mouth and said: "These are just speculations, how can they be so serious?"
Deng Chao was speechless: "Director Wang is a great Oscar-winning director. No one wants to star in his films."
"If there is a chance this time, do you think someone will snatch it?"
"Moreover, we haven't signed a contract with Director Wang's Yishu Company yet."
"The role was snatched, nothing stood in the way."
Sun Li looked at Deng Chao's anxious look and already understood that he was worried that the role would be robbed.
However, the current situation is that there is no one in the eight characters, but the other party is so worried.
In my heart, I looked down upon this appearance, but on the outside, I said: "Don't worry about it in vain."
"Besides, even if the role is changed, it's not something we can control."
"Why do you think so much?"
This makes sense, and Deng Chao is speechless.
After a moment of silence, he asked again: "Do you understand the script?"
Sun Li shook her head and replied: "No."
"Didn't Director Wang explain it to you?" Deng Chao asked immediately.
"I told you." Sun Li responded, "It's just that I didn't understand it. Then Director Wang said he didn't understand it, forget it, and I will act according to what he said."
"." Deng Chao understood. This was because Wang Shu disliked Sun Li for being too stupid and too lazy to talk.
He asked curiously: "What did Director Wang tell you?"
Sun Li recalled what Wang Shu had told her, and then pieced together what she had told her.
After hearing this, Deng Chao gradually gained more understanding, and immediately discussed the script with Sun Li.
On the other side, Wang Shu went to Han Sanping’s dinner party.
At the dinner, there were people from China Film Group and big shots in the system.
As we were chatting, we talked about special effects films.
One of them said: "Some time ago, we watched a Hollywood special effects film and decided to introduce it to China."
When Wang Shu heard this, he thought to himself that this Hollywood special effects film could not be "Avatar", right?
The movie was released in mainland China on January 4, 2010 and earned 1.328 billion at the box office. When "Avatar" was released in the mainland, there were only 5,690 theaters across the country, but it achieved a box office of 1.328 billion, which is an extremely astonishing figure.
You know, even if many years later, when the number of theaters nationwide increases to more than 82,000, there will not be many movies that can break 1 billion in box office throughout the year.
And it, when there were only 5,690 theaters nationwide, exceeded 1 billion in box office, ushering in a new era of movie box office.
When it comes to plot, "Avatar" is average.
Its selling point is the special effects.
And "Pacific Rim" is also a special effects film.
Therefore, Wang Shu does not want to see "Avatar" released earlier than "Pacific Rim" in China.
Overseas, even if you want to influence things, you can't.
In China, the release schedule of imported films is determined by China Film, which does not mean there is no room for maneuver.
Therefore, in order to complete the production of "Pacific Rim" as soon as possible, one month after the filming of the film started, Wang Shu had already handed over some of the shot shots to a special effects company for post-production.
Moreover, the special effects company is not only Industrial Light and Magic, but also BaseFX and so on.
BaseFX, founded in 2005 by founder and CEO Chris Bremble, is a visual effects and animation studio company headquartered in Beijing.
Its main businesses include the development and production of original animation IP, providing visual effects, visual effects preview and post-preview services for movies and TV.
in the original timeline.
In 2010, BaseFX won the 62nd Emmy Award for Best Visual Effects for its special effects production in the fifth episode of Season 1 of the HBO drama "The Pacific."
In 2011, he won the 63rd Emmy Award for Best Visual Effects for HBO's "Boardwalk".
At the end of May 2012, BaseFX officially launched cooperation with Industrial Light and Magic to produce most of the special effects for the movie "Pacific Rim".
In other words, BaseFX participated in the production of "Pacific Rim" in the original timeline.
It is now 2009, three years apart from 2012.
Even though it has only been a short three years, film special effects technology has undergone earth-shaking iterations.
Just as Apple 4 will enter the domestic market next year, the following year, 2011, the country will instantly enter the smartphone era.
Previously, feature phones were still the main focus.
After that, smartphones continued to iteratively develop. Although they remained largely unchanged, the accompanying functions and performance improved from generation to generation, and only slowed down when they reached a bottleneck.
So, don’t look at the difference between 2009 and 2012, which is only three years.
In the past three years, there have been earth-shaking changes.
For example, now, Wang Shu is still holding a Nokia feature phone, but by 2012, he will be holding a 100% smartphone.
The same is true for domestic film special effects technology.
in the original timeline.
In 2011, Kennametal Optical, a physical effects company spun off from Industrial Light and Magic, declared bankruptcy.
In 2012, Rhythm&Hues visual effects company, which produced special effects for the movie "Life of Pi", filed for bankruptcy protection...
The industry reality of “long construction period and high investment” has made life increasingly difficult for Hollywood special effects artists.
Coupled with the increasingly fierce competition between Hollywood special effects companies, a large number of subcontracting business and special effects talent began to transfer to Asia, where labor costs are lower and the market remains to be developed.
Under this trend, China has gradually grown into one of the important special effects production bases.
BaseFX also emerged due to this.
In May 2012, Industrial Light and Magic, the oldest special effects giant in Hollywood, extended an olive branch to Base.
The two parties signed a strategic cooperation alliance agreement, which stipulates that BASE will undertake projects from major Hollywood studios through Industrial Light and Magic, and Industrial Light and Magic will expand its business in China through BASE.
Since then, the two parties have launched a comprehensive cooperation, with Industrial Light and Magic providing BASE with all-round support and guidance.
Base staff also explained this: "In my opinion, this is like the feeling of a master leading a closed disciple. In addition to sending directors to the capital to work with us, Industrial Light & Magic also has video conferences with us every day to review our work. We will also send special effects artists to the Industrial Light & Magic headquarters in San Francisco to receive feedback and guidance.”
By helping Chinese special effects artists make great progress, Industrial Light and Magic has "customized" a satisfactory Chinese apprentice, who can not only share in a large number of high-production projects in Hollywood every year, but also undertake some Chinese film projects through BASE.
BASE can also learn from the top experts in the industry in the shortest time and obtain the supplies needed for its own growth.
It is this model that domestic special effects technology remains the same every year and half the year.
Even so, in 2013, when a reporter asked an industry leader about the gap between China's special effects industry and Hollywood, he still bluntly stated: "Compared to the level of China's special effects industry and Hollywood, there is still a gap of more than ten or twenty years." There is a gap. But the Chinese team has the advantage of quickly catching up. I personally think that some outstanding companies will be close to the level of Hollywood in 3 to 5 years. Of course, the improvement of the entire industry will take longer. "< br>
This is not wrong.
In 2019, "The Wandering Earth" was released, proving that the special effects technology of a few outstanding companies is approaching that of Hollywood.
It's close, not equal or catching up.
Because Hollywood's special effects technology has also been updated and iterated, and it has not stopped.
In the original timeline, the special effects team of "The Wandering Earth" faced reporters' questions and made it clear that there were many aspects that were inferior to Hollywood's technology.
Although some scenes can still be done, they are time-consuming and labor-intensive. It requires more time and energy to complete them bit by bit using clumsy methods.
In contrast, Hollywood can complete it quickly because of its more advanced technology.
And not to mention it's 2009.
(End of chapter)