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Chapter 136 Peripheral Products

After leaving the Audi car, Ryan and George transferred to the electric car on the set and drove towards Universal Studios 24 Studios. After all the props were transported from Hawaii to Los Angeles, the crew of "Jurassic Park" rebooted here.

The electric car took a few turns and soon arrived at the huge studio area. A long distance from Ryan could see many people gathering in front of the studio No. 24, as if... were watching the fun.

What happened? Ryan was a little curious. You should know that the interest of Americans as onlookers is not worse than that of the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Could it be that the crew was surprised?

As the distance shortened, Ryan finally saw clearly what was going on and couldn't help but tremble.

On a wide road in front of the studio, the crew temporarily built many obstacles with wood and plastic. The computer and digital experts of Industrial Light and Magic were huddling their hands on their chests, imitating the movements of the chicken and dragon in the book, jumping up and down, probably looking for inspiration for making CG pictures.

Although their expressions were extremely serious, in Ryan's opinion, these guys' actions were a little funny. Not only did they look like chicken dragons, but they were like ostrichs fleeing in a hurry.

Of course, he knew very well that it was precisely because of the serious and responsible attitude of these people that the great success of "Jurassic Park" was achieved.

After greeting the staff at the door of the studio, Ryan walked in and felt that the light was dimming. It seemed that night suddenly came. He could see the flickering lights and the fan that created the wind. He was obviously in the shooting nervously.

A huge Tyrannosaurus Rex model, assisted by several cranes, was chasing the Ford convertible off-road vehicle in the "Running", and Nicole Kidman, Sam Neil and Jeff Goblenn were still screaming.

“Ah~”

The crew paused after a terrified scream of Dr. Ellie Setler, played by Nicole Kidman.

Originally, Ryan thought the scene of the Tyrannosaurus Rex was completed on Kauai, but he didn't expect Spielberg to move it to the studio.

"Sarah, give it to me."

Ryan greeted several acquaintances and came to Nicole's female assistant, took the water and towel, and walked towards the Australian girl.

"Nicole, you look so bad." Ryan handed over the towel.

"Is that so? Dear, I was just chased by a Tyrannosaurus Rex." Nicole wiped off the water droplets and mud spots on her face and pulled him to the rest area, "Is it over school?"

"Of course, I didn't skip class." Ryan rolled his eyes in anger, thinking that I was that unreliable?

But the two sat down and said a few words, a man and a woman came over. It was Stephen Spielberg and Catherine Kennedy.

"Hi, Stephen, and Kate, I'm so happy to see you." He stood up and greeted.

"Ryan, how do you feel?" Spielberg asked, pointing at the huge Tyrannosaurus Rex model.

"It's great. If it weren't for the lack of vitality, I thought it was from Bai Ji." The model of the Tyrannosaurus Rex was indeed very realistic.

"After modifying it with computer cg later, it will become a real Tyrannosaurus." The person who spoke was Katherine Kennedy.

"Ryan, we have built a huge shooting area on the set, you can go around with Kate, it's time for me to go on a busy day." Spielberg made a sorry gesture and walked towards the camera, obviously shooting again.

"Okay." Ryan waved to Nicole and left here.

After leaving Studio 24, Ryan followed Catherine Kennedy to Studio 16 across the road. The famous female producer told him about the shooting situation while walking.

Although Ryan kept nodding, he thought of another aspect in his mind. Catherine Kennedy was the most successful female producer in Hollywood history. Even Anne Hurd could only give in to her a disadvantage.

He remembered clearly that before his rebirth, the other party was the second highest-grossing producer in Hollywood history - the first was Spielberg - and later George Lucas appointed her as the co-chair of Lucasfilm and his successor.

Her rise was also inspiring. She started as a photography assistant and later became Spielberg's secretary, and since then embarked on the road to success.

Like Ryan, she also has an empty film company under her name, which accounts for $5 million in "Jurassic Park" and also pushes the film's budget to $70 million.

When entering the No. 16 studio, the first thing to do was to get the huge fossil of Tyrannosaurus Rex bones. Ryan stood at the door and looked over, but it was difficult to tell the truth about the false.

"Kate, this...isn't it?" he had no choice but to ask.

"Of course not. We can't afford to rent such expensive fossils. This is made of Industrial Light Magic with latex and gypsum." Catherine Kennedy walked in first.

This studio is mainly arranged as an exhibition hall in the movie, and it may not be photographed for the time being. There are also many plastic dinosaur models nearby. Walking along the way, Ryan has seen the velociraptor, the reduced version of the brachiosaurus, and the triceratops lying on his side, etc.

Although these models are extremely realistic, the fake ones are fake, and they lack vitality appearance, which makes people able to tell the truth at a glance. It is absolutely not enough to use the model during shooting. Later computer CG modification is a necessary one.

For movies, the CG era is gradually beginning, but the models are used more in "Jurassic Park".

Walking into the arranged computer control center, Ryan couldn't help laughing at the not-so-striking computer brand trademark on the monitor. For Hollywood, implanted advertisements have long become part of the film culture, but most filmmakers will control the degree of it and will not become implanted movies in advertisements.

"The advertising is connected by Universal Pictures." Katherine Kennedy explained with a smile, "Ford off-road vehicles, computers, burgers, filling cream, etc. can recycle about 25 million US dollars. I have to say that, thank you, Ryan."

"Thank me?" Ryan shrugged indifferently.

"Yes, everyone knows that your work will be a big hit, and this is the influential Jurassic Park."

"Well... I believe that after the movie is released, these advertisers will definitely smile and skew." Ryan said proudly.

As long as this movie can maintain the level of its previous life, it is inevitable that it will be a big deal, and there is almost no need to worry about these.

Then, they came to the "Jurassic Park" product retail store built by the studio - in the movie - which was filled with all kinds of products, ranging from keychains with dinosaurs and Jurassic Park logos, lunch boxes, water cups and cultural shirts, to cribs, bicycles, etc., there are hundreds of them.

Of course, the movie will definitely give close-up shots here, which is completely promoting the surrounding products.

“We have invested a lot of money and signed agreements with nearly a hundred companies to manufacture and sell more than 1,000 products, including three video games and a toy production line…”

Speaking of this, Katherine Kennedy touched a book from the side and handed it over, "This is a revision of the hardcover version of Jurassic Park after consultation with the Alien Press, which will add a lot of movie illustrations."

After taking the book, Ryan roughly turned it over, and it was indeed much more refined than the previous version. Then he looked at the price behind, which was twice as much as the original version...

The revenue of this movie is not only in the box office, but its peripheral products can be sold far exceeding the profits of the box office. Moreover, with the release of the movie, it will inevitably further drive the sales of novels, especially in areas outside the English-speaking area.

You should know that the publication of other languages ​​of hardcover novels is also under negotiation, and the Korean, German, traditional Chinese and other versions will be launched with the movies at that time.

Looking at the shelves, green banknotes kept flashing in Ryan's eyes. No plan he had without money could be realized.

Today, Hollywood movies have long passed the era of profitability through box office and videotapes alone. Diversified operations and non-cinema channels will be an inevitable trend in the future.

To put it another way, after entering the new century, commercial movies are no longer just movies, but have gradually become tools for subsequent market promotion.

Ryan still remembers that George Lucas, a former life, said before the release of "Star Wars Prequel" that it is difficult to make money by publishing alone, but we will make money back in the toy market.

As Katherine Kennedy walked around and listened to her description, "Jurassic Park" has achieved its current extreme almost in terms of making money. As long as the movie does not show Waterloo, investors like them can wait to count the money in the next few years.

Ryan likes money the most. In this country of capital, what money can bring is far beyond his imagination in his previous life.

"Ryan, here's my gift to you on behalf of the crew." Before leaving the studio, Catherine Kennedy mysteriously handed over a box.

"Oh? There are gifts to take? That's great, it seems I should have come a few more times." Ryan took it, "Can you see it now?"

"Of course." The female producer made a gesture of asking for advice.

When I opened the box, what appeared in front of Ryan looked very familiar. It was a translucent orange-yellow ellipse, which was wrapped in an insect like a mosquito. This was the amber that Ryan drew based on the shots in the movies in his previous life.

"Is this Amber?" Ryan felt that it shouldn't be true.

"Ryan, if you buried it in the ground, it might turn into amber in a few hundred thousand years." Katherine Kennedy joked, "It was actually made by us. This is not those cheap souvenirs. It was made from natural resin in Industrial Light and Magic, specially prepared for you, the original author."

The original author Ryan had already practiced his face. He put away the box and said with a smile, "Thank you!"

Back at Studio 24, Ryan sat quietly on the side, waiting for the crew to return home with Nicole after finishing work, and occasionally stood behind Spielberg and looked at the footage taken on the camera.
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