Chapter 437 341 Mainly Cheap

Chapter 437 341. Mainly because it’s cheap

A movie is born from scratch, so where is the starting point?

The starting point may be Qing Zhiyuan's brain, or the memory of "The Matrix" he saw in his previous life. Then looking back, it should be the Wachowski brothers or the Wachowskis in another parallel time and space. Sisters (because these two people have changed their nature)

The two time and space should not intersect, but they have some wonderful connection because of a special existence like Qing Zhiyuan.

One time and space is the source of another time and space.

Maybe this should be another science fiction novel, right?

However, in this world and this timeline, the severed time and space connection makes Qing Zhiyuan's brain memory the starting point of everything, and then promotes the formation and development of the movie.

The "Matrix" trilogy was separated from Qing Zhiyuan's brain, turned into scripts and storyboards, and then handed over to the hands of producer Fumi Hitotsubashi.

Qing Zhiyuan is like Prometheus, the fire thief, who stole the fire of the Matrix from another time and space, then lit the torch and passed it to Hitotsubashi Fumi.

Next, she will exercise her power as a producer and use all this as a starting point to start building the world of The Matrix.

It is the producer's mission to work hard to transform them from words into films that can actually be seen and heard.

Movie producers are somewhat similar to game producers.

She will be responsible for the output and production of the entire movie as well as subsequent distribution, etc. Unlike games, Hitotsubashi Fumi-e can hire a very capable director to act as the game producer or main planner, and then She only needs to control all financial budgets and do logistics and publicity operations.

It is equivalent to giving the product to the director, and Wenhui helps the director solve the remaining problems after the film is completed.

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So after handing the job to Hitotsubashi Fumie, her first task was to choose a suitable and excellent director for "The Matrix".

With this mission, she came to the United States.

As soon as the plane landed and landed in Los Angeles, Fumi Hitotsubashi looked at the blue sky above his head and took a deep breath.

"Good, I'm back."

She laughed.

More than a year ago, Hitotsubashi Fumi was a production assistant who had left Hollywood. After returning to Neon, she was accidentally recommended to Qing Zhiyuan by director Shunji Iwai.

Now Hitotsubashi Bune has another chance to display his ambition and talent.

Holding a suitcase in his hand containing The Matrix scripts and storyboards, as well as a laptop with copies of relevant materials, Hitotsubashi Mune felt as if he had the entire world in his hands.

What needs to be done now is to pass the contents on to the next torch bearer.

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The first person Hitotsubashi found was James Cameron.

James Cameron, born on August 16, 1954 in Ontario, Canada, is a Hollywood film director and screenwriter.

In 1984, he became famous for writing and directing the science fiction movie "Terminator".

Now, Cameron has just finished all production of "Titanic" and is preparing to put the movie on the big screen in December at the end of this year.

The first thing that Hitotsubashi Fumie liked about him was that he was a senior director, and among many Hollywood directors, Cameron was very good at shooting science fiction themes, especially movies related to omnics.

For example, the Terminator series tells the story of how a robot that traveled back from the future to save the heroine overcame difficulties and finally defeated the enemy, thus saving the world.

There is also Alien 2, which is also a science fiction theme.

Under Cameron's shooting, it has a strong sense of narrative, and the action is also quite good.

Rhythm control ability, imagination, camera sense, narrative... are very strong in all aspects.

Cameron was a little surprised when he saw Hitotsubashi Fumi-e——

Because this little girl looks too young.

He doesn't look like a mature producer at all.

Fumi Hitotsubashi is a very beautiful mixed-race person. Cameron realized this the first time he saw her. There is even a way to work together, so why not let her play a role in future movies? idea.

After the two introduced each other, Cameron invited Hitotsubashi Fumi to sit down.

Now that the production of "Titanic" is completed, Cameron has a little free time and returns home for a few days.

Soon we will be traveling all over the world to promote it.

"Director Cameron, I am a producer of Moon River Group, you can call me Cloris." Hitotsubashi Fumi-e himself has an English name in the United States, and only uses his Japanese name when he returns to Neon .

"Hello, hello." Cameron shook her hand.

"This is the script we want to prepare for filming. It's called "The Matrix". Please take a look at it."

Hitotsubashi Fumi put the outline of the script and the content of the first part in front of Cameron.

Cameron looked at the script on the table, did not extend his hand, but hesitated and replied, "I'm sorry, Miss Cloris, I may not be able to direct this movie.

I don’t know if you know anything, but I have just finished filming a movie.

This movie is about to be released, and I may not have more energy to devote to the next movie. "

Hitotsubashi Fumie nodded, "I can understand it, but The Matrix itself is a movie that takes time to prepare. We hope to make it into a world-class blockbuster, so we can wait until you finish what you are doing before taking over. , it doesn’t matter even until next year.”

Cameron couldn't help laughing when he heard the world-class blockbuster.

This child is still too young.

World-class blockbusters are not that easy.

Cameron has seen too many producers come to him with so-called "excellent scripts" and "world-class movies", not to mention that he has never even heard of the film and television company Moon River.

but……

He quite admired the persistence in Cloris's eyes.

After hesitantly picking it up and looking through it twice, Cameron said, "Otherwise, how about you put the script here first, and I will give you an answer after I read it?"

Having said that, his subtext is——

Since you won't listen to me if you refuse in person, then you should wait for a while before rejecting it.

That would appear more respectful and give the other person a step down.

To be honest, Cameron has his own plans. He just finished filming Titanic and felt exhausted. The filming process over the past two years has been really exhausting.

He decided to take a long vacation after the movie was released, take a good rest for a year or two, and then slowly think about what to film next.

Therefore, in fact, no matter what kind of script Yue He brought, and how much budget the company had, he would not prepare the next one.

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"Okay, if that's the case, then I'm embarrassed to continue disturbing you."

Hitotsubashi Fumi picked up her bag and stood up.

Cameron smiled and prepared to see this beautiful girl off.

However, Hitotsubashi Fumie had no intention of leaving, but said to him, "Before leaving, I hope Mr. Cameron can take a look at the storyboard animation we made, which is only about two minutes long. , it won’t take you too long.”

"Huh?" Cameron was stunned for a moment.

Finally, she agreed to her request.

What’s so interesting about a one to two minute storyboard?

But it’s true as Hitotsubashi Fumue said, it won’t waste much time. Since she’s already here, let’s just finish reading and then send her away.

But……

When Fumi Hitotsubashi took out his laptop and showed him the storyboard drawn by Qing Zhiyuan, it was later re-produced by pokeni's art team through animation and became an animated video.

The latter's eyelids twitched.

In the picture, Neo, wearing a black trench coat, is dodging bullets fired by the opponent. The bullets are flying through the air, but Neo is moving his limbs as if possessed by a god, dodging all the bullets.

The entire shot, including the action and special effects, is amazing.

Although it is just an animation demonstration, it fully expresses the effect Qing Zhiyuan wants.

In addition to this animation, pokeni also produced several other classic scenes.

After reading it, Cameron's heart beat wildly.

He had a strong intuition that Neon Film and Television Company had superior technical capabilities, and at the same time, the film was absolutely shocking in terms of expressiveness.

"Miss Cloris,"

Cameron stood up again and invited, "Can you briefly describe the story for me?"

Hitotsubashi Fumie smiled slightly.

It seems that the storyboards produced by Mr. Qing Zhiyuan are really effective.

To be honest, even Hitotsubashi Fumi couldn't believe that Qing Zhiyuan could draw such beautiful storyboards, and the entire set of action and battle scene designs are very imaginative.

After listening to Hitotsubashi Fumi's introduction, James Cameron thought for a while.

Hitotsubashi Fumie has a strong expressive ability, and she presented the entire story to Cameron through oral narration.

At this moment, even though he had not read the script carefully, Cameron was still deeply shocked.

This movie not only has strong commercial elements, but also has a strong philosophical core, which makes people think deeply.

Moreover, once that kind of virtual world idea enters your heart, it will take root and make people fall into endless fear.

terrible.

This script.

At the same time, Cameron himself realized that he had made a big mistake before.

You shouldn't look down upon this company, and you shouldn't preconceptions that the girl in front of you is just an egomaniac.

The real egomaniac is actually himself.

This script is indeed world-class.

As a veteran Hollywood director, Cameron realized this immediately.

So... what's next?

Cameron is really out of his depth.

He expressed great interest in the story and thought it was a project with great potential.

However, he also cited some concerns.

He believes that the film will require a lot of special effects and action scenes, which may pose a big challenge to the production team.

After hearing this, Hitotsubashi expressed her understanding and told James Cameron that she had worked with an excellent special effects team and had made detailed plans to deal with these challenges.

"If that's the case, I'm actually quite interested in this movie. Can you give me some time to think about it?"

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After saying goodbye to James Cameron, Hitohashi Fumihiro went to visit several other directors without stopping. They were basically famous directors who she thought were suitable and could shoot good movies.

A good script, good special effects technology, and sufficient budget should be handed over to a reliable director.

Of course, Hitohashi Fumihiro would not be stupid enough to hang herself on a tree. Although it can be seen that Cameron is indeed very tempted, Hitohashi Fumihiro could not be sure that this guy would really agree in the end.

And if his new movie is released at the end of the year, then The Matrix will really have to wait until this time next year to start filming.

Time cost is actually a cost.

It is better to find a few more options.

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The second director that Hitohashi Fumihiro found was Martin Scorsese. He is very good at shooting action movies, and many extreme themes come from his hands.

In his previous life, this guy shot many famous movies, and the most famous one should be "The Wolf of Wall Street".

Scorsese was similar to Cameron. He showed little interest at first. Even when Fumi Ichibashi made several appointments, he refused them outright, or asked her to mail the script to him. In the end, under Fumi Ichibashi's constant persistence and efforts, he insisted on meeting, and then they could sit down and talk.

He was also a little perfunctory at the beginning, but when he saw the storyboard animation shown by Fumi Ichibashi, Scorsese showed great enthusiasm.

The sensitivity of Hollywood directors made him realize that this would be a very valuable commercial film. If it could be filmed smoothly, it would definitely be a big hit at the box office.

Later, Fumi Ichibashi found Quentin Tarantino, who is also a well-known Hollywood director. Quentin is very good at shooting action movies, especially crime themes.

He is the top of B-level movies, and he is excellent in action feedback and expression.

The most famous movies now are "Reservoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction", both of which are crime themes.

Especially Pulp Fiction, it is simply a wonder in the industry. The male protagonist suddenly died after more than an hour. There has never been a similar shooting method before.

Many viewers were unable to change their mindsets for a while.

The violence in Quentin's movies is more like a romantic element in a game, showing violence in various creative ways, making people feel interesting rather than scary.

Quentin has too many representative works, and the most famous one in his previous life should be "Kill Bill"

After conquering Quentin in the same way, Fumi Ichibashi visited several other directors one after another.

...

After about a month, Fumi Ichibashi negotiated with different candidates and sent the final result back to the company.

Just when she was about to return to China, a young director came to her.

The name of the visitor was Christopher Nolan, a young man with a butt chin, who was quite handsome.

After some introductions, Fumi Ichibashi learned that --

Nolan seemed to have heard of the script of "The Matrix" somewhere, and Yuehe Company was recruiting directors. He had great enthusiasm and interest in it, so he wanted to try it.

Fumi Ichibashi didn't know how this guy got the news, but since she was here, she still patiently listened to Nolan's self-introduction.

At this time, Nolan was still a newcomer, about the same age as Hitotsubashi Fumi, and he was only 27 years old.

As a director, this guy's qualifications are actually too shallow.

Hitotsubashi Fumi had never heard of him.

However, Hitotsubashi Fumi admired this young man, who was very similar to her, with courage and drive.

"In this case, if you were to be the director of The Matrix, what would you do?"

She played the classic bullet-dodging shot to Nolan and asked this question.

Nolan thought for a while and stood up.

"I would first surround the scene with 120 cameras of the same model. The camera's efficiency needs to be nearly 12,000 frames per second, arranged in a circle, and the height of the camera position is gradually reduced."

Nolan wore a black suit today, but he was full of passion when performing.

Even in the small hotel room where Hitotsubashi Fumi lived, he still took firm steps, walked around the living room, and gestured the position of the camera in the air.

This made Fumi Ichibashi who was watching nearby couldn't help but laugh.

"Then each camera shoots separately, and two adjacent cameras shoot a shot every 1/120 seconds."

"In post-production, only one or two frames of each camera's image are retained, so that the continuity is the surround special effect of bullets passing through the air, and then through computer technology, the images of bullets passing through the air are edited to produce the effect of bullet time."

Nolan narrated with great enthusiasm.

Fumi Ichibashi smiled without saying anything, and then handed the script to Nolan.

After reading it, this guy was amazed.

"It's amazing. If such an excellent script is not given to me, it would be a pity. In this world, there will be no one else who can shoot it except me."

"Tell me about it?" Fumi Ichibashi folded her hands and raised her chin.

In order to avoid suspicion, the door was open throughout the whole process.

“In order to distinguish and suggest virtuality and reality, I will implant some special things in the color, such as mirrors, Neo in the mirror, and the contrast of light and shadow between virtuality and reality.

Shooting in the virtual world is more realistic, but you need to add some pale colors to this realism, such as the sky, buildings, glass curtain walls...

These are used as hints.

The more this happens, the more it gives people the illusion of a daydream.

I don’t know where the reality is, and when the time comes in the real reality, the picture will be darker, the colors will be heavier, and it will look more unreal, but this happens to be the reality. "Nolan was frothing as he spoke, full of passion.

Hitotsubashi Fumi fell into thinking while listening, imagining the picture Nolan painted.

Seriously, there was something about this young man that scared her.

At first, she thought this guy was just a very young and conceited person, but after the actual conversation, she felt that Nolan still had his own ideas.

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After returning to Neon, Hitotsubashi Fumi compiled a detailed report and submitted it to Qing Zhiyuan.

The latter glanced at the list.

What? !

Cameron actually wants $10 million? !

Look at the next few.

Qing Zhiyuan found a young guy.

Christopher Nolan, quoted $1.5 million.

"That's it." Qing Zhiyuan tapped the list.

Hitotsubashi Mune almost went crazy laughing.

Unexpectedly, the acting president actually chose the cheaper option in the end.

"This director is a newcomer, and I'm not sure he has enough standards." Hitotsubashi Fumi said.

"Then why did you put him on the list?"

Hitotsubashi Fumie was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile, "Maybe it's a woman's intuition. He successfully convinced me and was very enthusiastic. I think maybe I should give him a chance."

"Isn't that enough?"

In fact, when Qing Zhiyuan saw the list, he had an idea in his mind.

Although Hitotsubashi Fumi doesn't understand Nolan, she has a strong intuition.

For Qing Zhiyuan, any of the above directors can actually do it. The reason why he chose Nolan is that in addition to his talent, the key thing is——

Still he is cheap enough.

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