The filming of "Terminator 2" has reached the final stage, and it will be able to meet the audience on the screen this summer.

When Stan Winston brought Kang Jianfei to a warehouse next to the studio, Kang Jianfei was completely shocked by the various models in front of him.

The special effects in "Terminator 2" were jointly completed by Industrial Light and Magic and Stan Winston Studio. Kang Jianfei had always thought that Industrial Light and Magic was the main contributor to the special effects, but seeing those models in the warehouse, Kang Jianfei knew he was wrong.

In another time and space, the liquid metal robot in the movie, as the first main character (the villain) to be synthesized by computer, has an epoch-making significance in the history of film.

But if there was only Industrial Light and Magic and no Winston Studio, the liquid metal robot t1000 would never have been born. Doing CG special effects also requires models, and these models are all handcrafted by Winston Studio.

For example, in the model in front of Kang Jianfei, the base is a pool of molten metal, and then there is a human head with a metallic texture on it. The nose and eyes are clearly carved. Handcrafted by Stan Winston and his studio staff, the model is poured and sculpted from metal aluminum. As for the models of liquid metal people alone, there are at least hundreds or thousands of them in the warehouse.

James Cameron shoots with these models. The role of Industrial Light and Magic is to use computer CG technology to make fakes look real during post-production.

"In the next year, you should stop taking business and bring a few people to Hong Kong." Kang Jianfei said to Stan Winston.

"No problem, I have finished the model of "Terminator 2" and can go there at any time." Stan Winston laughed.

After the filming of the first part of "Terminator", Kang Jianfei had already bought Stan Winston's special effects studio. A few years later, the studio did not make a penny for Kang Jianfei, but put in more than 3 million US dollars.

Kang Jianfei's purpose is not just to make an oriental blockbuster. He said: "Stan, I plan to merge your studio with my special effects company in Hong Kong, and recruit some professional talents to complement the company's expertise in computer special effects technology. Not enough, what do you think?"

Stan Winston asked: "After the merger, will the company be headquartered in Asia or the United States?"

Kang Jianfei said: "It must be in the United States, and some employees of the Hong Kong company will also come to work in the United States. At present, there are too few special effects movies in Hong Kong. My special effects company has developed extremely slowly in the past two years."

Kang Jianfei's distress stemmed from this. When Xu Ke was filming "Shushan", he had already established the only special effects company in Hong Kong. But several years have passed, and this special effects company has only produced 4 films, and 3 of them are DreamWorks' own films.

At this time, film companies in Hong Kong did not pay much attention to special effects, because everyone felt that this stuff had little to do with the box office, and many shots required special effects to make good shots, so everyone simply used animation instead. Although the roughness is a bit rough, the audience does not care. The film company was happy to save money, and Kang Jianfei's special effects company was ignored.

Kang Jianfei's original intention was to develop film special effects technology in Hong Kong, so as not to be caught off guard by Hollywood special effects blockbusters in a few years. But judging from the current situation, his actions are purely to wink at the blind. Most of the film company owners and directors in Hong Kong are thinking of making movies to make money. No one wants to play special effects at all.

It doesn't make much sense for special effects companies to continue to open in Hong Kong. First, there is a lack of communication with the United States, and secondly, there is a lack of practical research and development. If you continue to persevere, you will lag behind many special effects companies in the United States. Kang Jianfei decided to merge Winston Studio with the Hong Kong special effects company.

After the merger of the two companies, the headquarters is located in the United States, and only a small number of people remain in Hong Kong. Moreover, these people regularly go to the United States to work and exchange, so as not to fall behind too much in two years.

As for why not bring all the employees to the United States, that is because DreamWorks still needs special effects technology occasionally, and the remaining employees are used to serve DreamWorks films.

In addition, there is a lack of computer special effects technicians. It is impossible for every blockbuster to cooperate with Industrial Light and Magic in the future, so the defect of computer special effects must be strengthened.

Although Stan Winston is a top player in model making and film and television makeup technology. But he is not very proficient in computer technology. He suggested: "If Mr. Kang, you want to improve the company's computer special effects technology as soon as possible, there are two shortcuts you can take. One is to go to Industrial Light and Magic to poach people, as long as the salary is reasonable. If it is high enough, someone will definitely be willing to come; the second is to cooperate with Stanford University. Stanford University is next to Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley is Stanford’s back garden, where there are countless high-level computer talents, and Stanford is not far from Hollywood. We can invite a Stanford professor to serve as the company's technical consultant, and the students he brings every year will be the company's cheap labor, and if we encounter difficulties in the production of computer special effects in the future, we can also ask Stanford experts to overcome the difficulties."

If Stan Winston didn't remind him, Kang Jianfei would only think of going to Industrial Light and Magic to poach people, but now, he is more interested in the second method.

Of course, Kang Jianfei will not refuse if he can successfully dig people from Industrial Light and Magic. He is ready to try both methods.

Stan Winston: "Actually, if you don't speak, Mr. Kang, I will also propose to you the establishment of a computer special effect department. The filming and production process of "Terminator 2" has given me a great inspiration, that is, in future movies , special effects shots will become more and more important, and model effects and digital effects are complementary and indispensable.”

If Kang Jianfei thought that Stan Winston was just a model master and make-up master before, then after listening to his forward-looking prediction, Kang Jianfei already knew exactly how sharp his eyes were.

Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "What do you think our new company should be called?"

Stan Winston thought about it and said, "How about the digital realm ()?"

When Kang Jianfei heard the name, he was sweating. In another time and space, the "digital realm" was another great **** in the Hollywood special effects company. Light & Magic's second largest special effects company in the United States.

Kang Jianfei only now remembered that the special effects company in the digital domain was established two years after the release of "Terminator 2" by Scott Ross, who quit Industrial Light and Magic, in cooperation with Cameron and Winston.

Is it a coincidence or what?

If Stan Winston can successfully establish a special effects company in the digital field, then this time, "Tomb Notes" will no longer need to invite Industrial Light and Magic, and Quan should be the entrepreneurial work of the new company.

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Back at home, Lin Qingxia and Lin Fengjiao were pushing their strollers for a walk in the garden. The winter in Hollywood is not cold, and the sun is very comfortable.

Yang Caini was fascinated by the manuscript of "Notes on Tomb Raiders". When she found that Kang Jianfei came back, she ran over and asked, "Godfather, do you still have this novel? I'm almost finished."

Kang Jianfei spread his hands: "No, I'll write those."

Yang Caini shook Kang Jianfei's arm and said coquettishly, "Then write it quickly, people are looking at it very well."

The newly developed girl's chest kept rubbing against Kang Jianfei's arm. Kang Jianfei enjoyed it for a while before smiling: "Okay, okay, I'll write it right away."

"It's about the same." Yang Caini smiled with satisfaction and ran back to continue reading the novel.

Kang Jianfei went back to the study and spread out the manuscript paper, but he was thinking about how to cooperate with Stanford University. Donations to the school must be donated. Those professors and students also have to give money, but they have to find someone to handle this matter. Kang Jianfei is too lazy to show up.

"Dong dong dong..."

Kang Jianfei picked up the pen and wrote for half an hour when a knock on the door suddenly sounded. Before he could answer, the door of the study was pushed open, and Yang Caini's little head got in through the gap, rushed inside to take a look, and then crept into the study.

"Being a thief." Kang Jianfei teased at her thief-like appearance.

Yang Caini glanced at the manuscript on the desk, walked over to Kang Jianfei and said with a smile, "Aren't they afraid of disturbing your godfather's writing?"

Kang Jianfei threw her the manuscript he wrote for half an hour and said, "Let's take a look."

Yang Caini was like a treasure, but she just finished watching it for a few minutes, and asked rather unsatisfactorily, "Godfather, is there any more?"

"You think I'm an automatic typewriter." Kang Jianfei gave her a blank look.

Yang Caini pulled up a chair and sat beside Kang Jianfei and asked, "Godfather, how long will it take Wu Xie to be with Zhang Qiling?"

"It's still early. Zhang Qiling has a very complicated background. Would you like me to show you the outline of the novel?" Kang Jianfei said.

"No," Yang Caini said quickly, "it's boring to read the novel after knowing the plot behind it."

Yang Caini was lying next to Kang Jianfei's novel, and UU reading www.uukanshu.com suddenly asked for a long time, "Godfather, I heard from godmother that you are going to make this novel into a movie, who are you going to cast Wu Xie and Zhang Qiling? what?"

"I haven't decided yet," Kang Jianfei said.

In fact, among the three main roles, Kang Jianfei has already chosen two. Wu Xie, the male lead, liked Wu Zhenyu very much, while the male No. 2 Fatty wanted Lin Xue to play the role.

Speaking of the fat man with flexible hands and feet, everyone's first reaction must be Hong Jinbao. But Hong Jinbao's aura was too great, and Kang Jianfei was worried that if he came to play the fat man, he would definitely grab the roles of the male and female protagonists. It was best to find a fat man with acting skills and presence.

As for the heroine Zhang Qiling, this character is a male in the original novel and is nicknamed the stuffy oil bottle. In Kang Jianfei's writings, Zhang Qiling became a woman, nicknamed Bingshan Girl and Bing Beauty.

Among the actresses in Hong Kong, there are many charming, sexy, playful and cute ones, but it is rare to have the image of an ice beauty at a glance, and the aura is strong enough.

Li Jiaxin is actually very suitable to play the role of Zhang Qiling, but her acting skills are so hard to be complimented that Kang Jianfei is still struggling with the heroine candidate. ()