Chapter 325： The age of computer animation

Sitting in the luxurious box on the second floor, Ryan and Natalie removed the disguise on their faces, and advertisements and other movie trailers were playing on the big screen, and there was still some time before the movie started.

However, they were the only ones in the box, and the two little girls who were clamoring to see "Mulan" a few days ago disappeared.

Just yesterday, Ryan received a call from Nicole and asked them to send two little guys who had been on summer vacation to Australia. In his words at the time, let them harm the Australians.

"Beware of someone suing you for kidnapping and selling underage children." Natalie was obviously deliberately asking Ryan for trouble.

"It's a pity that this crime will not be convicted. The person who took them was Julius. Scott had signed the guardian certificate." Ryan opened a pack of pistachios, peeled off the peel skillfully, and removed the crispy fruit. Jen put it into Natalie's little hand. "Nat, don't you think it's weird to let two little girls mix in between us."

"Strange?" Natalie adjusted the back of the soft chair first, then looked over, "What are you thinking about, Ryan?"

"I was thinking, maybe I can spend the night with you tonight."

Ryan stretched out her fingers, gently hooked Natalie's chin, and kissed it slightly. Natalie's defiant "whoop" quickly turned into a thick nasal sound, and her hands hung on her unconsciously. On Ryan's neck.

The slender fingers just picked up the blouse, Natalie quickly pressed on it, her brown eyes suddenly opened, and she pushed his forehead lightly with her forehead, and quickly pulled away, her eyes gleaming, staring fiercely. Come here.

"Ryan, this is a public place!" Although the voice was extremely low, there was an uncontrollable irritation in it.

"This is a closed box..." Seeing Natalie's firm eyes, Ryan closed his mouth. Obediently withdrew his hand, "Well, Nat, let's watch the movie."

On the big screen. The opening credits of Walt Disney's movie have just been released.

This movie looks full of oriental style. In fact, it was just a western film dressed in an oriental garb, and it fell in the eyes of people like Ryan who had lived on the opposite side for so many years in his previous life. Many plots and scenes are indecent.

This is a fairly good hand-drawn animation. Although it can only be regarded as a relatively ordinary work in Disney's animation, it has inherited the usual style of Disney animation. The combination of music and songs is excellent, especially the song sung by Christina Aguilera.

"Is it boring, Nat?" Ryan found that Natalie didn't focus much on the movie.

"I thought I could see movies showing foreign cultures, but I didn't expect..." Natalie curled her lips and made a gesture that you understand. "In essence, this movie is incompatible with "Aladdin" and "Wind". There is not much difference between "Zhong Yuan"."

"Film must first adapt to the market."

Anyway, I've seen it several times in my previous life. Ryan also took his gaze back from the big screen, "Now the world's most important film markets are in North America, Europe, and Japan, South Korea and other countries in the Far East that are deeply influenced by Western culture."

"The paradox of art and business?" Natalie laughed.

"Business and art have long been entangled together, and can't be separated anymore." Ryan started playfully. I don't want to continue this topic that may cause a dispute between the two, "Since it is boring, shall we go back?"

"Um... OK." Natalie thought for a while and nodded.

She took Ryan's sunglasses and hat, carefully put them on for him, and simply packed herself, took Ryan's hand, and strode out of the box.

After whispering to the driver to drive, Ryan raised the partition to isolate the front and rear seats of the car.

"Chirps and chirps, Mulan is the householder weaving. I don't hear the machine, but the woman sighs. Ask the woman what she thinks, and ask her what she remembers. Women also have nothing to think, and women have nothing to remember..."

Although Natalie's pronunciation was extremely nonstandard, Ryan could still hear what she was reading, "Did you make preparations before you came, Nat?"

"Uh-huh~" Natalie replied, "I specially found this song "Mulan Ci", but unfortunately I couldn't remember all of it."

"Very strange poems, the format is completely different from the sonnets." She sighed, staring at Ryan and asked, "Aren't you very researched about their culture? Tell me about the rhythmic characteristics of these ancient poems. ?"

"Ah..." Ryan scratched his face, even if this thing went to the other side to ask, how many people knew about it?

Natalie probably saw something, and obviously didn't want to let him go, "Or you make a song? Maybe you don't understand it at all, right?"

Well, I only know what rhymes are needed, and I really don’t know anything else.

Ryan can only sigh from the bottom of his heart. In his previous life, he was studying mathematics, physics and chemistry, and when he was not afraid to travel around the world, English was even more prosperous. On the contrary, the language of his own nation was neglected by people. How many people understand the things?

"This is too difficult." Ryan had no choice but to admit in disguise.

Perhaps Ryan's expression was a little frustrated. Natalie approached him and kissed him actively, "No one knows everything, Ryan."

"But your blow has hurt my fragile soul." Ryan's face had already been practiced.

Now it was Natalie's turn to be helpless. She rolled her eyes and pressed her forehead viciously against his shoulder, and quickly moved away from here without waiting for Ryan to fight back.

"Am I that scary, Nat."

"No, this is not the way home." Natalie happened to see the brightly lit street outside.

"Let's go to the villa by the sea." Ryan pulled her over and stroked her brown curly hair lightly. "We haven't been together for a long time."

"It's only been a few days." Despite her lips, Natalie made no objection.

Probably it is the relationship between age and mentality. Natalie feels that her needs are not strong. After those crazy days, she almost vented the enthusiasm she had accumulated for a long time. Sometimes she felt that she slept quietly with Ryan. Happier things.

However, when the two of them walked into the bedroom on the second floor of the villa facing the sea, they all went into nothing.

For the first time in her life, she took the initiative, looking down at her lover’s firm face. With his assistance, she shook her body slowly and rhythmically. What came from her mind was not only physical happiness, but also psychological Wonderful taste.

The feeling of being condescending turned out to be so beautiful.

Natalie knew that Ryan couldn't stay in New York for a long time, and she didn't know when she would wait until the next time she enjoyed it.

"Mulan" and "Insect Crisis" were released a week apart and attracted the attention of many interested people. They all wanted to determine the future development trend of 3D computer animation and 2D hand-drawn animation through the most intuitive market response.

In particular, the large Hollywood film companies, such as Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox, have animation studios under their control, and they have to determine the most appropriate development method.

Although they believed what Ryan had said, they also hoped that Pixar Studio would succeed again. After all, it is not too difficult to obtain computer animation technology from partners. In their trial, Ryan did not eat alone. meaning.

But Disney is Hollywood, and even the world's number one animation giant. Even if the animation department has shown signs of decline in the past few years, it cannot be underestimated.

Although there are many ways to make money for animated films, the box office numbers can always explain some problems.

After the second full week, "Bug Crisis" received more than 33 million U.S. dollars. Although it was down from last week, it remained stable at a considerable number.

"Mulan", which was released for three days, received more than $26 million after the first weekend. Compared with other animated films produced by Disney after "The Lion King", there is almost no gap. As long as the box office in the next few weeks, no There has been a sharp decline, and it is not difficult to achieve profit at the box office alone.

After two weeks of popularity, "Saving Private Ryan" gradually tended to calm down, but with a box office of close to 32 million, it was enough to overwhelm Disney's masterpiece and occupy the second place in the North American weekly box office rankings.

As for the championship, it is naturally "Bug Crisis". This animation film, which was not valued by Disney in its previous life and was not released in many markets, became the most eye-catching animated feature film this year. Pixar Studios established itself in animation. The status of the film.

"Bug Crisis" for Ryan and Pixar Studios has brought more than just box office and peripheral revenue. After the news that it became the weekly box office leaderboard, the stock price rose accordingly. High-priced it stocks have now become star stocks in the hearts of countless investors.

Looking at the soaring stock price If it is not clear what the future of Pixar Studios is, Ryan has the urge to sell it, even if some shares were released when it went public in 1995, but now Holding it in your hand will make countless people jealous.

Although the comparison between hand-drawn animation and computer animation will be a long-term process, many people already have their own measurement in their minds. There are more and more film companies talking about technology transfer and cooperation with Pixar, including Warner and Twentieth Century Fox. Such a movie giant.

The ugly duckling of the past has completely transformed into a white swan in everyone's eyes.

There are still many people who cast envy and jealous eyes on Ryan. The investment of 50 million US dollars that year was exchanged for billions of dollars worth of shares. If anyone still says Ryan is a business idiot, he is likely to be They drowned with saliva. Looking at the United States, how many people can make this kind of investment with a return rate of tens of times?

Or is he really kissed by God when he was born?

In any case, Pixar's success has greatly promoted the rapid development of computer action. Even DreamWorks Animation Studios decided to end the hand-drawn animation in their hands as soon as possible and start their own computer animation era. ()