Chapter 87

In the past, Zhao Qiankun was only responsible for special effects. Now he is responsible for the shooting of the whole film. He gradually found some problems, the biggest of which is props!

If you only need special effects to make a movie, it's not enough. You also need the help of props!

Just like the relationship between software and hardware, no matter how good the software is, it also needs the support of hardware. Neither of them is indispensable!

Zhao Qiankun roughly calculated that he needed at least 30000 props to make a large-scale fantasy film such as star change, which is still the most conservative estimate!

And this is the number after the perfect reproduction provided by Zhang Ziang. If others want to shoot well, they need at least 50000 props!

"No, this is absolutely not. Why can't such props meet my requirements at all? Is there a better props company?"

Looking at the model props placed on the ground, Zhao Qiankun shook his head. These are not in line with the positioning in his heart. If we rely on these models for special effect processing, we can't achieve the expected effect.

Liu Ke shook his head: "this is already provided by one of the best companies in our country. If you are not satisfied, we can only find foreign ones. However, you should be mentally prepared for foreign ones. Their asking price is not generally high."

"Ask first. If I use these props to make a movie, don't say I can't make a job in front of the boss, even if I can't watch it myself." Zhao Qiankun shook his head. Since he took over the burden, he must find a way to do his best!

"OK." Liu Ke also knew that behind Zhao Qiankun was the technology ball group, not bad for money. After a friend's introduction, he soon contacted an American props company, the statue of liberty props company.

This company is famous all over the world and has many representative works, among which the most famous is Avatar. The props used in the film are contracted by their company, and the strength is not generally strong!

The statue of liberty props company attaches great importance to this matter. They know that this film is invested by the science and technology ball. It's not bad for money. In their view, this is a good opportunity to make money.

In order to seize this opportunity, the statue of liberty props company sent people to the science and technology ball company overnight and met Zhao Qiankun and Liu Ke.

Zhao Qiankun introduced in detail the plot of the film he was going to shoot this time and some of his requirements for props to Mr. quark.

In order to let Mr. quark better understand his needs, Zhao Qiankun also gave the other party a novel star change, pointing out the plot he wanted to shoot.

After three hours of discussion, Mr. quark has fully understood Zhao Qiankun's requirements and his task.

"Mr. Zhao, your requirements for props are too strict and too detailed. I can't give you an accurate answer now. When I go back, I'll calculate it and give you the answer one day at the latest. Is that ok?"

"Sure, of course there's no problem. We're waiting for your good news," said Zhao Qiankun.

After returning to the hotel where he stayed, quark and the staff he brought worked overtime all night. By dawn the next day, he finally calculated how many model props to do this time and roughly estimated the price!

After resting in bed for an hour, quark found Zhao Qiankun nonstop: "Mr. Zhao, we have calculated according to your requirements. To shoot star change, we need at least 40000 model props, and we may need more."

"Moreover, some props are very complex and can't have any defects. They have very high technical requirements, so the price is also expensive. It takes about 200 million in total, which is still a conservative estimate..."

"Two hundred million, why so much?" Zhao Qiankun said in surprise. He told Zhang Ziang that he would finish the first part of star change with 500 million.

If you spend 200 million on props alone, it will greatly exceed the budget. It is impossible to finish shooting with 500 million.

"This is not much, Mr. Zhao. After all, we don't ask for money for goods. If we want good quality, it must be this price. If we want to be cheap, but I can't guarantee that we can achieve the effect you want..." Mr. quark explained.

"I know you get what you pay for, but the price... Mr. quark is really hard for you. Let's consider it first and let you know immediately if we have any news," said Zhao Qiankun.

"OK, I'll wait for good news."

Mr. quark has gone back. He wants to go back and have a good sleep. There is a serious shortage of sleep time!

"What do you think?" after Mr. quark left, Zhao Qiankun asked Liu Ke.

"The price is really expensive, but Mr. quark did not deceive us. The price is reasonable and slightly lower. It is absolutely impossible for other world-famous prop companies to quote lower than this price. From this point of view, Mr. quark is still very sincere," Liu Ke said.

"Reasonable is reasonable, but the price is too scary. Do you use those domestic props?" Zhao Qiankun shook his head: "absolutely not. It's the road of Wumao special effect."

If there are no good props as the foundation, the special effects are not realistic, but there are flaws everywhere.

"We can give some key props to the statue of liberty props company, and let domestic people do some simple props, so as to save costs as much as possible.

After hearing this, Zhao Qiankun nodded: "this is also a way. I'd better find the boss. The boss is well-informed. Maybe he has some good ideas."

Hearing that Zhao Qiankun said he wanted to find his boss, Liu Ke's eyes lit up. He knew that the boss Zhao Qiankun said was Zhang Ziang.

In Liu Ke's eyes, Zhang Ziang's deeds can be written into a book. Originally, he had a plan. When he finished making a film, he went to interview Zhang Ziang, hoping to make a film of Zhang Ziang's deeds. I believe many people will like it.

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"Movie props..." Zhang Ziang beat the table rhythmically with his fingers. The statue of liberty props company quoted two words. Naturally, Zhang Ziang didn't pay attention to this money.

But money belongs to money. According to Zhang Ziang's idea, it's good to spend two or even three cents a penny.

"It's really a little expensive, but the market is like this. Do you have a good way, Xiaoqiu?" Zhang Ziang communicated with Xiaoqiu in his mind.

"Master, the reason why the companies on the water polo cost so much in making props is that they also use some very primitive methods, such as machine tool processing, which not only wastes time but also increases the cost. In fact, if 3D printing can be widely used, it can greatly reduce the cost."