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After the personnel changed temporarily, Lehman followed Scott to meet the employees of various departments.

Before Lehman took over the digital field at this time, funds were tight and short, and several batches of employees had already been laid off.

Therefore, the hearts of the people have not calmed down, for fear of another wave of layoffs.

Lyman also reassures him as usual, he has to promise:

1. I have no problem with my job and I will definitely not be fired;

Second, the company’s budget for R&D funds is sufficient, so you don’t have to worry about nothing to do, and if you have excellent abilities, you will not be stingy with rewards, regardless of salary or authority;

Third, if you don’t have the skills and can’t do this, it’s the meaning of the fuck...

After all the good things were said, many people were relieved.

Everyone knows about Lehman, and also knows that he is the major shareholder in front of him. Since the management has not changed much and promised to pay the salary on time, only ability is used and naturally satisfied-not everyone has great ambitions and is unwilling After people, we are a part-timer who is paid for doing things, and will not be resigned casually. Can we still be unstable?

Sure enough, after making the promise, the employees of each department felt at ease.

Here, the technical backbone of the digital field headed by Scott Rose took Lehman to patrol the research and development of visual effects technology.

The ideas that had been abandoned before were picked up one by one.

For example, better scene rendering-this is the best place in the digital field. The environment rendering alone is unmatched in the entire field of visual effects.

Then Lehman visited everywhere and asked about the recent technical reserves of Industrial Light and Magic and Weta Digital.

Of these two products, one can use green screen motion capture technology in public relations without a studio; the other is assisting Cameron to develop the 3D rendering in "Avatar", as for the others, the two technologies have their own strengths, but there is a real gap. Did not pull away.

In other words, all three of the project special effects lists on the market are basically capable of doing it, but the difference is the cost.

For example, in the big scene, it is cheaper and more worry-free to find the digital field, and the other two are not impossible...

So in the next step, in addition to continuing to update the technical reserves in what he is best at, Lehman also made a request. He also hopes to learn from Industrial Light and Magic. Motion capture technology can achieve adaptability to environmental factors, instead of specializing in photography. Can only assist in shooting.

In later generations, almost most special effects companies are pushing this step, the difference is no more than who is more powerful, or what is the focus and market selling point.

Lehman thought that he had to make preparations in advance. Don't let the Industrial Light and Magic technology monopolize all of a sudden, only then did he react to the problem.

As for 3d-imax, the theaters are not in a hurry, and the digital field is useless, unless Cameron is willing to experiment with his project and hand it to the digital field to advance it-unfortunately, he is definitely impossible to agree. Ta Digital has the support of the New Zealand government's high-tech policy, and the six universities prefer cooperation.

Without him, the movie tax refund is a trump card.

The investment cost of blockbuster special effects is one or two hundred million, which saves a lot of money.

Scott is more familiar with technology. In terms of mentioning, there are team research and development in the digital field. He is also very confident-before he had no money, he was shy about everything. Now that the funds are guaranteed, that is not Vigorously promote?

Lehman is also very satisfied with the confidence of everyone. Although he knows that special effects blockbusters will become more and more important in the future market, he is definitely willing to go ahead of the competitors-at least not too far behind.

"I know that the visual effects industry is under great pressure, but I also hope that the funds can make a name for it."

After speaking, Lyman turned and left and returned to Beverly Hills.

After this, a few more comfortable days passed, and the Oscar was coming.

During the period, "Mist" continued to maintain a very stable downward trend. The daily box office in the third week was basically between 6.5 million and 8.7 million, a 30% drop from last week.

Then, several new movies entered the market, such as Lionsgate’s "The Diary of a Crazy Black Lady", which received 5.06 million US dollars on the first day of the painting, which is good for low-cost production, and this has also increased. The box office decline of the old book.

As for the Oscars, it is basically scheduled to be held at the Kodak Theater on the evening of February 27.

And this awards ceremony is extremely competitive.

At the same time, it can already be seen that the biographical film "The Aviator" led by Martin Scorsese has the dominance, and his work contains eleven nominations including best director, best film, and best actor. , Followed by Mark Foster's "Looking for Neverland" and Lyman's "Million Dollar Baby", both nominated six, but did not win a triple achievement.

So this year, if the judges don't play any yaozi, they can all see that the award will belong to these three-a lot can be seen from the annual nomination.

So, the main force of the first group competing for the award has begun to emerge. However, overall, Lehman feels that "Looking for Neverland" has the best chance of winning. First, it is not a day or two for director Martin to be loved by the Oscar judges, even if he is a masterpiece. Frequent appearances, and almost no prizes;

Second, Lehmann was nominated for the best director for the first time, and the jury would not be hit with a high probability, so it was given.

Furthermore, Lehman himself feels that the three works are among the best. Perhaps in terms of box office, "Million Dollar Baby" can have a bit of advantage. After all, for the growing female market, "Million Dollar Baby" promotes the "strong man". "Thinking still has an appetite for feminism.

But put it on the Oscar, it will be more disadvantaged.

Generally speaking, Hollywood’s political stance has always been a compliment to the left. There are countless hardcore forces supporting the Democratic Party. There are many Hollywood people who speak out in the canvassing session. However, the film’s intention is a bit to the right, and the judges do not support it. Also normal.

You know, for decades to come, Hollywood will still be on the left. If anyone can make a movie that talks about blacks, gays, and anti-war works, and if the quality is good, it will be impossible not to be selected.

"Three Billboards", which had little gain in 18 years, is the most typical example-the best original screenplay was lost to "Escape from the Deadly Town". It is really straightforward and needs to be covered.

You must know that "Escape from the Deadly Town" is a big box office and has full commercial attributes.

Then why didn't you look down on Kim Kerry's "Trumen's World" nominated best actor before?

What is slapped face.

It is also said that the judgment is not based on the box office. As a result, the big box office sales every year can’t get any significant awards. As a result, people sacrifice the banner of black men as the male lead, and they are willing to give awards-"Black Panther" does not mention it. It's even more outrageous.

It can be said that since the beginning of the new century, the Oscars have changed their tastes. They are particularly linked to the political wind. It is no wonder that their influence and credibility are getting lower and lower.

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