Hollywood Lover

   "Most of it has been completed. Now that you are back, I believe that if we cooperate, the speed can be accelerated a lot. It can be done in a few days!" Burton said confidently.

   "Very good, now let me see how well you do it!" Zhang Dongcheng said with a smile on his face, impatiently.

   "OK!" Burton heard the words, and operated on the computer keyboard in a calm manner. Soon, the familiar picture of Zhang Dongcheng appeared on the monitor.

  The moment he saw this scene, Zhang Dongcheng knew that Burton did not disappoint him.

   "That's right! Burton, that's it. You did a great job!" Zhang Dongcheng excitedly looked at the special effects shot on the monitor in front of him.

  In the picture, Neo swings the long rope around himself. Trying to hold a helicopter that fell from the sky. Then the camera turned and switched directly to Trinity on the helicopter.

  Trinity raised her gun and broke the sling, holding onto the only life-saving straw, she jumped out of the helicopter without thinking.

   She just jumped out, and the helicopter crashed into the building. The smooth glass walls of the building are like ripples on the surface of a calm lake. Ripples spread around the position where the helicopter hit, and then exploded. Trinity's figure was in the center of the circle, and countless shattered glass flew in all directions like crystals.

  The dazzling effect made Zhang Dongcheng confused and excited.

This is one of the most exciting shots in The Matrix, especially the blasting shot, which few can surpass after many years. Even after two thousand years, it was named the top 15 best blasting shots. one. Now that the lens was fully displayed in his hands, a sense of satisfaction filled Zhang Dongcheng's heart.

   "Smith, can you pass this shot?" Burton had dark circles under his eyes like giant pandas. The whites of his eyes were even more bloodshot. It was obvious that he hadn't had enough rest for a long time. Although his face was tired, his spirit was extremely excited.

  This shot of less than 20 seconds required the entire special effects team to work overtime for more than a week. Among them, Burton, who is the special effects director, sleeps less than four hours a day on average, and it lasts for such a long time.

"Of course! It can pass! Burton, you have to pay attention to rest!" Zhang Dongcheng patted him on the shoulder, promised to the entire special effects team, and said loudly: "Everyone has worked hard during this time! Wait until the film is finished , I will give the entire special effects team a week's paid vacation!"

   "Wow! Thank you boss!" After being tired for a long time, this promise from Zhang Dongcheng immediately cheered up the spirits of the members of the special effects team.

  Paid vacation is equivalent to doing nothing but getting paid as usual. This is the favorite of all employees!

   Now it is mid-August, and most of the special effects production has been completed. But the choice of the soundtrack is still not settled.

   Regarding the soundtrack, Jang Dong-seong is naturally not unprepared, he has asked Adam to contact the best soundtrack candidate in his mind.

  Don Davis. Born in Anaheim, California, USA on February 4, 1957, he was very interested in music when he was a child. He learned to play the trumpet at the age of 9, and began to create music at the age of 12. He was interested in jazz and rock music in middle school and attended UCLA after high school.

   While at UCLA, he studied music composition with his music tutor Henri·Lazarof, and then with musician Albert Harris. After that, he met TV composer Joe Harnell, who introduced Davis to the Mark Snow movie "Hart to Hart", which also became Davis's first film music work. created music.

   Don Davis is not much famous yet. Zhang Dongcheng also knows very little about him, he only knows that he is currently composing music for TV dramas and small Disney movies. The others were completely blinded. It is not so easy to find him.

   Of course, it is impossible for Zhang Dongcheng to put all his hopes on Don Davis. In addition, he also let Adaman contact some other famous composers. However, no accurate information has been obtained yet.

   "Smith!"

   While Zhang Dongcheng and Burton were discussing the special shot below, Adaman hurried over.

  There was an excited smile on his dark face, and his white teeth formed a sharp contrast with his dark complexion.

   No wonder there is a well-known toothpaste brand called Negro. This huge contrast between black and white is really the best choice for toothpaste endorsement.

"Adaman!" In order not to disturb the work of the special effects team, Zhang Dongcheng explained to Burton, walked up to him quickly, and pulled him away from the work place of the special effects team before asking: "You must have Good news for me, right?"

"Okay, Smith, you guessed it right!" Adaman said with dancing: "You know? I contacted a very good dubbing artist for The Matrix! It's Mr. Hans Zimmer, and he said he was very happy with our movie. Interested, but before that, I want to chat with you first."

   "Hans Zimmer?" Zhang Dongcheng was taken aback. In the field of voice acting, Hans Zimmer is definitely much better than Don Davis. But he and Don Davis were born in the same year.

   This guy, who was born in Frankfurt, Germany on September 12, 1957, has an amazing personal resume in the field of soundtrack.

  The classic cartoon released in 1994, the soundtrack of "The Lion King" was made by him. This soundtrack directly allowed him to take away the Oscar for Best Original Music Award that year. Moreover, the movie "The Lion King" has also been adapted into a musical, which will be performed on Broadway in October this year.

In his soundtrack career as of 2013, Hans Zimmer has been nominated for 8 Oscars and won 1 time, nominated for Grammy 6 times and won 3 times, nominated for Golden Globe 8 times and won 2 times. Annie Award nominations, an American Music Award and a Tony Award.

  In addition to the awards, the well-known films this guy has scored can be described as countless.

   "Inception", "Gladiator", "The Lion King", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Black Hawk Down", "Batman Series" and so on, all the soundtrack work of these well-known films is done by him. In the field of soundtrack, he is definitely one of the few people standing at the top.

   It is definitely a surprise to be able to contact a soundtrack master like Hans Zimmer to join the production of The Matrix. But now it is obvious that the other party only has the intention of cooperation. Whether a real cooperation can be reached or not requires personal contact with Zhang Dongcheng.

   After all, judging from the reports of various media newspapers, the prospect of The Matrix is ​​worrisome. Hans Zimmer's hesitation is understandable.

   "Really?" Zhang Dongcheng suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said, "Adaman, when is the time you agreed with Mr. Hans Zimmer?"

   "Tomorrow at nine o'clock in the morning, at the Panini Cafe!"

   "OK!" Zhang Dongcheng snapped his fingers and said, "I see, come with me tomorrow! Adaman, how about the theater? How is the contact?"

"I contacted! But..." Adaman showed a embarrassed expression, and said: "Smith, you also know that the reviews of our movies are very bad. The attitude of many theater bosses is vague, but the other party agrees. I proposed to see the master tape of the movie before making a decision. Sorry, I failed to complete the task you gave me!"

"No! It's not your fault!" Zhang Dongcheng shook his head, with a sigh in his tone, and said: "Adaman, we have experienced countless difficulties and obstacles, this little difficulty is nothing, isn't it? I believe that when they see our movie, they will rush to cooperate with us!"

  Yes, this difficulty is really nothing to Zhang Dongcheng. Didn't you see that the miraculous movie Titanic is being scolded as badly as it is now?

  Although he was very afraid of hitting a big ship, Zhang Dongcheng was very fortunate at this time that James Cameron came out to share the firepower of the media. The pressure on The Matrix suddenly eased a lot.

  Be aware that since the news that the Titanic is about to be completed, a lot of media attention on The Matrix has begun to wane. There are good and bad points about this. The bad part is naturally that the exposure rate is weak, and the good point can only be said that there is less criticism. Less scolding is a kind of success on the side, isn't it?

Zhang Dongcheng's comfort made Adaman's face a lot more relaxed. He smiled again, nodded seriously and said, "That's right! This difficulty is nothing. We will succeed!" As if cheering up, Ada After Man finished speaking, he clenched his fists fiercely in front of his chest.

  Early the next morning, around 8:30, Zhang Dongcheng and Adaman went out. In any case, Hans Zimmer is a long-established soundtrack composer. It is a kind of social etiquette to reach the other party in advance to impress the other party. In terms of details, Zhang Dongcheng did a good job.

  After confirming their seats in the Panini Cafe, Zhang Dongcheng and Adaman fell into a boring wait.

  Fortunately, they arrived not too early, less than ten minutes later, the time was approaching nine o'clock, and at this time Hans Zimmer finally came to the coffee shop.

  Led by the coffee shop service staff, Hans Zimmer came to the table of Zhang Dongcheng and Adaman.

   "I kept you waiting for Mr. Adaman, this must be Mr. Smith Zhang? Hello!" Hans Zimmer's expression was very rigid, with a formulaic expression.

   This is a person with a very typical German character! This was Zhang Dongcheng's impression after seeing Hans Zimmer for the first time.

  The Germans have left a stereotyped impression for some time. This impression seems to have become the calling card of the Germans, as if every German is like this.