Chapter 784： The evil taste of explosive shells

The stones fell like a downpour. An ugly and evil huge robot climbed up the pyramid and opened its jagged mouth like a whale sucking water. It sucked a lot of stones into its mouth and then from behind its ass. Pulled out, almost instantly destroyed the spire of the pyramid.

In front of the monitor, Ryan, Michael Bay and others sat in chairs, watching the special effects scene produced by Industrial Light and Magic carefully.

This is a special effect that has been completed in "Transformers 2", in which you can clearly see the progress of Industrial Light and Magic technology, and the picture is more real and smooth than the previous one.

"Good job." Ryan nodded his chin in agreement, then tilted his head, pointing to the Hercules on the screen and asked, "Michael, can you tell me why there is a pair of iron hanging between Hercules's legs. ball?"

"You know, Ryan." Michael Betty didn't think anything, and said frankly, "The addition of Arcie in the second part shows that Transformers are also gender-specific..."

"This is the sign used to distinguish between genders?"

Resisting the urge to roll his eyes, Ryan said helplessly, "So this is the **** of Hercules."

"Why didn't they distinguish between Optimus Prime in the first movie?" he asked again.

"Actually..." Michael Bay pointed out directly, "Ryan, if you look closely, they are still sexual."

Ryan couldn't help having a toothache when he heard the explosion. He really didn't pay attention to it. It seems that most of the fans did not pay attention, otherwise he and Michael Bay would definitely be drowned in the powdered saliva of the iron rod.

Ryan didn't mean to interfere. Starting from the second part, he completely threw this series to the Autobot studio and Michael Bay. The box office of this special effects movie that has assembled a large number of fans is not a problem in the short term. Anyway, the selling point of the film is not the plot logic and connotation.

Special effects films become the mainstream movies in theaters, not only the needs of the audience, but also inseparable from external conditions.

Nowadays, the window period for a film to enter home entertainment from its release to home entertainment is getting shorter and shorter, and the Internet and DVD players are becoming more popular. It also allows viewers to have more channels for watching movies, especially the larger and larger TV sets at home, which can partially replace the big screen to a certain extent, and the comfort of watching movies at home is much better than that of theaters. .

However, there is a kind of film that cannot be replaced by home entertainment for the time being, that is, the film with special effects as its biggest selling point. Nowadays, home entertainment cannot perfectly present the special effects of the big screen.

Of course, this is only an external reason. The main reason is that the teenagers mainly like this kind of film. These people are different from their parents. They rarely pay attention to the connotation and other vague things when watching movies. What they want to watch is to be refreshed.

Hollywood blockbusters can sweep the world, which means that they have firmly grasped this part of the mainstream audience.

From the population of Industrial Light and Magic in charge of this project, Ryan learned that the pair of iron **** was completely the idea of ​​Michael Bay, and even the entire Hercules was designed according to his requirements. Is this the evil taste of Boom Bay, then he I can't guess.

Later, Ryan met here again with the liaison officer stationed by the Pentagon on the crew, and the Department of Defense's performance of the US military in the film. Although it is not very satisfactory, it is acceptable. According to the film's settings, the US military still killed many Decepticons. Even if it is a weak Decepticon bred by Starscream, it is an alien, isn't it?

"Ryan."

Walking out of Industrial Light and Magic's drawing room, Michael Bay asked very seriously, "You really plan to give up playing the third part."

"Yes. Michael."

Nodded, Ryan made a gesture that you understand to him, "Take me and the Avengers. I will also collaborate with Miss Portman on a new work. I also prepared a magical masterpiece for myself... "

"I hope the fans will not give up this series." Michael Bay is still a little worried.

"Transformers were the biggest selling point just now, wasn't it?" Ryan didn't worry at all, and Boomba turned into the cafe inside Industrial Light and Magic, found a place to sit down at random, and continued, "You can let Michaela Or if other people continue to play the leading role, the reason for Sam's disappearance is also easy to explain. Concentrate on finishing college, get kicked by Michaela, or die directly."

"Leave these to the screenwriter to get a headache." The biggest feature of Michael Bay is that he rarely participates in the screenwriting.

Ryan believes that as long as Optimus Prime is still there, the film will definitely not have a huge impact on the box office due to the replacement of the protagonist. In this type of film, the protagonist is actually more like a symbol, and the weight is far less important than Optimus Prime. Most of the promises to Michael Bay are still the few feelings left in the previous life.

This time I came to Industrial Light and Magic, Ryan did not meet George Lucas. Together with Spielberg’s crew, he went out to shoot "Indiana Jones 4". Unlike the Transformers series, this series strives to restore it. The original taste and special effects are more dependent on props than on props.

However, the screenwriter of the film is George Lucas...

Well, George Lucas still has considerable skill in big settings, just don't involve detailed emotional scenes.

Until now, Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala are still the negative examples of the classic couples in the film. The **** love is due to the lack of innate settings, even Ryan and Natalie. The interpretation still makes people unable to look directly at it.

As for the entire Lucasfilm industry, Disney is still digesting the DreamWorks Animation Studios. When the time is right, Ryan will let people or even personally test George Lucas' attitude.

Of course, there are many shareholders of Lucasfilm.

Like all major Hollywood studios, Lucasfilm’s shareholding composition is also very complicated, and even George Lucas himself is not the largest shareholder.

Leaving San Francisco where Industrial Light and Magic is located, Ryan did not follow Michael Bay to the'Autobot' studio. Now the entire "Transformers" series is completely on the right track, although with the first movie’s release time dragged on, revenue figures It has been declining, but the film can bring Disney about $20 million in revenue every month. After the second film is released, it will definitely set off another peak in revenue.

Not to mention other things, Ryan alone, "Transformers" brought him close to 100 million U.S. dollars in salary and revenue.

Ryan returned from San Francisco to Los Angeles. It was already in the afternoon. Ryan went directly to a high-end restaurant near Century City. He and Peter Jackson made an appointment for dinner here.

"Hi, Ryan."

"Hi, Peter."

Shaking hands, a few people sat in the seats near the window, and Ryan gestured to the menu, "Congratulations, you succeeded in losing weight."

"You don't know how hard this is." Peter Jackson only ordered a few vegetarian dishes. "I haven't eaten meat for half a year."

Random ordering a few, Ryan closed the menu, said thank you to the waiter, turned his head, and said to Peter Jackson, "Do you want to play Gollum?"

"That would be better than killing me."

Although there have not been many contacts in recent years, the friendship established during the filming of "The Lord of the Rings" is still there, and the two people's words are also very casual. As for the agent of Caa who accompanied Peter Jackson, Ryan is just a polite point. He stopped and didn't say much to him.

Caa occupies half of the Hollywood market, but it is not dominating it. This is not Hollywood and Caa when Michael Ovitz was headed. They have long lost their active position in front of the six major companies, and Disney is notoriously not cooperating with Caa. Most of the actors used by Disney come from the kk agency, which is not a secret in Hollywood.

This is a business meeting, and the meal is just a formality. Ryan's few people tasted the restaurant's dishes, then put down their knives and forks.

"Peter, are there any plans for filming recently?"

Without any politeness, Ryan went directly to the topic, "I remember you took a long vacation."

"I made a round-the-world trip with my family." Peter Jackson also understood that Ryan must not find himself for dinner.

"Are you interested in continuing to work together?" Ryan turned the coffee cup in his hand, "Disney is ready to begin preparations for The Hobbit."

"This..." Peter Jackson looked at his agent, seemingly embarrassed, "I still have a new film ready to shoot, and it needs time to consider, Ryan, look..."

"It's okay." Ryan only revealed what he meant. Peter Jackson is the first candidate, but not the only candidate. "You have plenty of time to think about it, but I hope to get good news."

"If I make a decision." Peter Jackson said very seriously, "I will definitely notify you as soon as possible."

At this point, Ryan put aside, Peter Jackson is the guarantee of this series, not indispensable, this is Hollywood, there are countless talented people waiting for opportunities.

He changed the topic, UU reading www. uukanshu.com chatted with Peter Jackson about the scenery of New Zealand, which really left a deep impression on him, and it was also the place to make love with Charlize Theron.

The dinner lasted less than an hour before it was over. He refused the invitation of the caa agent’s party. Ryan took the car and left downtown Los Angeles. Peter Jackson might refuse, but he was not worried. The Hobbit was just Long-term planning is not in a hurry to establish projects.

Also, "King Kong" has dispelled a lot of his aura. When the next film is frustrated, this New Zealand director will want to understand that leaving Tolkien's works, he is just a very ordinary one of the first-line Hollywood directors. Member, not the super director after "Lord of the Rings."

Originally, Ryan wanted to go to North Hollywood, but thought of Mrs. Shelly, who looked like a knife, and had to dispel the idea.

Because of him, the relationship between Natalie and her parents is not very good. Presumably Mrs. Shelly will not say his kind words in front of Natalie. Judging from the meaning of Natalie's disclosure on the phone, she may use her thoughts. It is more appropriate to dismantle them. (To be continued...)

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