Chapter 273 Men Should Be Harder To Himself
The film "Titanic" is more than three hours long, but when it looks like this, it can catch the audience, especially when painting, and everyone is watching the football together. Thanks to the big scissors for not cutting it.
This film is said to be a disaster film, but in fact the core is a romantic film or a love tragedy. The audience has changed with the emotions of Jack and Ruth in the play. When the ending song "My Heart Eternal" sounded again, many people have not recovered from their sad emotions.
The premiere ended very late, but Cang Yaozu prepared a lot of cars and drivers here, and they would send the guests who were not driving back. In fact, many guests withdrew after the movie started to be screened, after all, they were very busy.
The crew of "Titanic" will also participate in several interview programs in China. "Yang Lan's Interview" and QQ online interviews are both the focus, and the interview of Yangliu is the top priority, because this interview with Yangliu also invited Chen Kaige and Zhang Guoshi to have a discussion, and some young directors were also on the scene.
The interview was indeed in Yanying's auditorium. Cang Yaozu was also asked to participate. Given that the industry is fascinated by the box office expectations of "Titanic", it can be foreseen that it will inevitably cause widespread criticism from the society.
Therefore, the amount of investment Cang Yaozu in the "Titanic" project must be revealed so that he can draw lines in advance for the strange things that some people in China want to say. This is a video with Huaxia Capital participating in investment and distribution, so that some people can be blocked.
The host of this interview invited Yang Lan, who had the best English proficiency. Sure enough, the interviews of several people were perfect, and communication was completely accessible.
When it was the turn to interview Cang Yaozu, Yang Lan still used English out of inertia, and Cang Yaozu also answered her directly in a large string of English. After Yang Lan reacted, she asked again, and Cang Yaozu also answered questions in Chinese.
"Investing in Titanic is a coincidence. I am a fan of director James Cameron, I like the Terminator series, and I think he is the best film director on the planet."
"Isn't it one of the best film directors? Wouldn't it be a bit absolute?"
"James is my idol. He can combine special effects and stories perfectly. At this point, he is this." Cang Yaozu gave a thumbs up.
"Can Director Zhang compare? Then why did you invest huge amounts of money to make the commercial blockbuster "Hero" for him?"
"Director Zhang has fewer contacts with special effects. For this reason, we have invited many American staff to assist him. Director Zhang has an oriental beauty for the combination of colors and special effects. He will make a good film. I am full of expectations for "Hero".
"What do you think is the difference between the domestic director and the director at the level of James Cameron? Is it a special effect or a story?"
"The gap is all-round, with both special effects and stories. As a director of a commercial blockbuster, both special effects and stories are indispensable.
Director James's most powerful special effects are his special effects. He is a technical maniac. His story is relatively old-fashioned. He can only say that he is above the passing line, but perfect special effects can cover up the lack of the story. Other directors cannot do this.
Director James is a paranoid person who cannot tolerate imperfection and has spent too much budget on it, but no matter how much budget he spends, he can make money on the movie.
A director must first be responsible for his films, both for the quality of the film and for the box office of the film.
A director who can make money for investors is a good director. Only then can he attract more investments, such as $200 million in investment or even more."
"Do you think the story of Titanic is not great?"
"It's wonderful, of course, but such a love story is not very novel. In the past years, such stories have happened many times.
The processing and packaging of this love story in "Titanic" sublimates the love story. It brings out our yearning for beautiful love in our hearts, and he deeply touched us.
Here, I can say that if a couple hasn't watched "Titanic", then his love is incomplete and imperfect."
"I find you're absolutely absolutely, don't leave yourself any room?"
"I'm promoting the video, why don't you do your best? Men just have to be more cruel to themselves."
"Is this your secret to success?"
"Yes, if success requires two factors, then the first is paranoidness, and the second is to be cruel to oneself, so there are those who succeed all have crazy paranoid judgments, and they cannot survive without being crazy."
"Director Cameron, do you agree with Mr. Cang Yaozu's statement of the factors of success?"
"Basically agree, success may come from crazy love and crazy persistence. If your love for something reaches a height, the higher the height, the higher your lower limit, and it will be natural for you to succeed.
I have very strict requirements for shooting and are very serious. Whether it is the setting of the set or the selection of props, I have spent a lot of effort and money on these aspects, and I am also striving for excellence in the performances of the actors.
This made my actors very tired, and Kate told me that she would never shoot my movie again. Well, I am actually very tired myself. After the filming of this movie, I probably would have to take a few years off before I could start shooting the next movie.”
"Kate, is the director's statement true?"
"It's true. You should know that director James is very strict. He has a nickname for a tyrant on the set, but I didn't expect it to be so strict. I remember that there was a scene that was filmed hundreds of times, which made me almost collapse. At that time, I wanted to stab the director to death with a knife.
So I swear, I will never work with him to shoot movies again. I am very glad I am now free, but this filming was really a wonderful experience. Did you know that the crew once made a T-shirt with it printed on it, and you can't scare me because I've worked with Cameron."
"Director Zhang, do you agree with director Cameron's directing style?"
"Well, Director Cameron is our role model. Our domestic colleagues have the problem that they are not serious enough. The more serious you are in the director, the better.
Speaking of paranoia, I am actually such a person, but I don’t have any chance to try special effects blockbusters, so my paranoia is more reflected in the picture. After all, I am a photography student, which is what I am good at and I can completely control it.
I have watched several films directed by Director Cameron, which was shocking, so I also want to have the opportunity to try this way. I thank and hope that Boss Cang can give me more opportunities to shoot commercial blockbusters in the future."
"No problem, there will definitely be more large-scale investment films in China in the future, like "Hero", like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", like "Infernal Affairs" trilogy, our Legend Pictures has already started filming.
"Hero" is Zhang Laomou, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is Ang Lee, and "Infernal Affairs" is Liu Weiqiang and Mai Zhaohui. Our Legend Pictures will invest in more directors and start shooting more types of films together with Universal Pictures."
"Mr. Cang, are these costume kung fu movies?"
"Hero and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" are both costume martial arts films, but they are different from the affair with revenge in traditional martial arts. Both films are innovations in martial arts films and a new attempt and exploration of our Legendary Films. Both films will hit the Oscars.
The "Infernal Affairs" trilogy is a police and gangster film. It is not only a inheritance and tribute to the previous Hong Kong films, but also a new attempt and breakthrough. Hong Kong films can also be produced in large-scale productions.
Speaking of Hong Kong films, our Legend Pictures also reached a cooperation with Stephen Chow's Starlight Company and invested in three films directed and directed by Stephen Chow.
These three movies are "The King of Comedy", "Shaolin Football" and "Kung Fu". These three movies, especially the latter two, will also be big investments and productions, and the use of special effects will not be small.
The total investment in these movies may reach 1.5 billion Huaxia coins, which is almost 200 million US dollars. Although it is already a big investment in the Chinese film and television industry, it is not enough to invest in the film "Titanic".
Therefore, I hope that the film market in China can further accelerate its development. I hope that in the future, films with investment scale of 100 million US dollars or even 200 million US dollars will appear in China."
"Yes, the investments of the 8 films are not as good as those of one "Titanic". Mr. Cang, what do you think about this?"
"This is mainly determined by market modeling. When our film market cannot bear such a large investment, blindly increasing investment in movies will only cause huge losses.
Our Legendary Cinema has been committed to creating a better viewing environment. I believe that in the future, China's film investment will definitely increase and increase, but this requires a process and cannot be encouraged.
For example, our Legend Pictures has plans to shoot the "Pacific Rim" series of films, with each film investment ranging from US$150 million to US$200 million. This series of films is a science fiction theme and a theme of the Iron Giant fighting monsters.
Now this series of films is in the process of special effects research and script polishing. The main problem that needs to be solved is the special effects technical problems, which are expected to be launched around 2000."
"Wow, there is really a $200 million investment?"
"Well, there must be, but for the sake of box office, I have to recruit a few partners."
"Well, Ayao is a very insightful film investor. In Hollywood, his investments have always been relatively large, and I admire him very much."
"Old Ka, let's work together more in the future. I'll also invest in your next movie."
"Okay, when I have an idea, I want to study the new shooting technology."
"Well, the future will be the era of 3D movies, so, James, I am going to invest in a research and development company for 3D shooting technology. The recent development of D2 in the digital field is pretty good, and the personnel are sufficient. I am going to pull out Steve Schclair, the vice president of D2, and set up a new company. I have communicated with Steve. The name of the new company is 3ALITY Digital. James, are you interested in investing?"
"Are you going to start shooting a 3D movie?"
"Well, shooting is not good, but the research on technology and equipment can be done first. Universal Pictures has also reached a cooperation agreement with IMAX. Universal Pictures has obtained more than 60% of IMAX's shares. In the future, both parties will jointly develop the IMAX-3D movie projection system.
In addition, I applied for a patent for DMR digital original copy technology. At the same time, IMAX and I have agreed to build 100 IMAX screens in China and North America in the next two years. James, I know you like researching technology very much. Don’t take a long break and miss this good opportunity to try it out.”
"Okay, as long as your projection system and 3D movie shooting technology have progressed, I will definitely come back and shoot a 3D movie. How is the effect of DMR?"
"Then let's say that I expect that 3D movie shooting technology will be ready to be put into use around 2000. The DMR conversion is to convert ordinary movies into IMAX movies, and the effect is OK.
3D movies can actually be converted, but the effect is definitely not as good as the picture taken by dual cameras. If you want to convert it into a 3D version through later computer technology, you will not be less investment."
"Well, then I'd better wait for the dual cameras."
"3ALITY will develop parallel 3D shooting brackets and vertical 3D shooting brackets, and then shoot 3D movies with dual cameras. Now it is mainly the research and development of the synchronization control system of dual cameras and the real-time monitoring system of 3D effects. There are many technical problems to be solved here. 3ALITY has recruited a lot of people and invested a lot of funds in technical research and development."
"Okay, I'm optimistic about you, Ayao, you are really my confidant." James and Cang Yaozu unscrupulously discussed the shooting technology of 3D movies at the interview site. The two of them spoke English and spoke very fast, which stunned many people on the scene.
"As the audience, you may not know Mr. Kuraku. Some time ago, I followed him to Thailand and Los Angeles. During this process, I learned more about Mr. Kuraku Yaozu.
Like just now, he talks about technology and cooperation with people. In my impression, Mr. Cang Yaozu is particularly good at fooling people. In his own words, he has already put up his tricks.
I would like to ask Mr. Cang on the spot, I heard that you are particularly able to fool you, from winning the first pot of gold through fooling, to throwing out hundreds of millions or even billions of movie investment plans one after another, and also reaching a cooperation intention with Director James for a new film. Is this ability to draw a big pie also a necessary condition for success?"
"Uh, am I exposed? Haha! Not bad, I'm good at drawing big cakes, but I'm different. Every awesome I've ever brag has come true. So, can this still be called drawing big cakes? I should be baking big cakes!
Many people know that it was Ge Liqin and Sister Li who invested 10 million US dollars and allowed me to get my first pot of gold, so I have always been very grateful to Sister Li.
In my heart, Sister Li is the first person to trust me so much, and her trust is so high. This may be because Sister Li was fooled by me and moved by me with the pie of the future.
But less than two years have passed, and all the things I promised at the beginning have come true. Sister Li’s current net worth has directly broken from 20 to 30 million US dollars to 30 million US dollars. Yes, 300 million US dollars. I have repaid Sister Li’s trust in me.
Now Sister Li is helping me manage the investment business of technology incubating new startups. Many people trust her investment vision very much. After all, she is my mentor.
Everyone can brag about it, but whether it can be realized is a question. And I, every awesome thing I have ever brag has been realized, so I succeeded, and I will continue to succeed, thank you!"
Chapter completed!