Cross the road of the director

December.

Hollywood has participated in the production of many classic movies, and even won the Oscar for the best special effects of the Phoenix special effects company, which is in financial crisis and is now walking on the verge of bankruptcy. Thousands of employees may lose their jobs and live on the streets at any time.

In order to keep the company going, Audry, the CEO of Phoenix Special Effects, was running around looking for investment.However, the characteristics of the special effects industry that it is difficult to make a lot of money, and Phoenix's original debt crisis made him rejected by Hollywood investors.

Facing desperation and having nowhere to go, Audrey can only put his last hope on the wealthy people in China.

Phoenix?Hollywood's top special effects company?

Audrey tried to fool rich people who don't know special effects and movies into paying.The rich are stupid, but their investment advisors are not.In the end, Audrey, who regarded people as a fool, failed to get any help, and his behavior was spread by the rich, and his road to seeking investors became more difficult in an instant.

Time is getting tighter and tighter.

Audrey was mentally prepared for bankruptcy, and even made full written preparations for 'how to tell employees this sad thing'.

At this time, Ms. He Hui, the director of Aohuang, extended a helping hand and contacted Audrey, expressing her tendency to invest in Phoenix special effects company.

Ms. He Hui is over fifty years old and is a well-known rich woman in China. At the same time, she is also known for her generous support for the domestic entertainment industry.

Some time ago, Red Star Entertainment’s practice of supporting special effects film and television dramas made domestic entertainment companies start to pay attention to the special effects industry. Various attitudes show that the country will attach great importance to the special effects industry in the future.It is also for this reason that Ms. He Hui has the idea of ​​investing in Phoenix special effects.

Phoenix Special Effects Company, established for 18 years, has participated in the production of special effects for many classic Hollywood movies, and even won the Oscar for Best Special Effects in 21 years.

There is no doubt about the strength of Phoenix, and Ms. He Hui wants to take this opportunity to get its shares and make her own contribution to the development of Aohuang Entertainment and even the domestic film industry.

In this way, Audrey contacted He Hui, and the two sides started a game on investment issues.

If the Phoenix Special Effects Company wants to continue, it needs at least 3000 million US dollars, which is [-] million Huaxia coins.Even for Ms. He Hui, it is not easy for Ms. He Hui to come up with this amount of money. Such a large investment amount cannot be decided in a few words, but also requires the participation of investment consultants.

He Hui and Audrey discussed every detail for two weeks before actually signing the investment contract in December.

Different from Audrey's beautiful delusion.

After receiving the investment, he did allow the Phoenix Special Effects Company to escape bankruptcy and continue, but for the company's future development, he had to fire more than half of the employees.

One of the largest special effects companies in Hollywood, Phoenix Special Effects, fired its employees, which caused a shock in the special effects industry.

In the past, special effects companies would have a basic understanding of the script, director, and actors before participating in the production, and they could also have a rough estimate of the time the project would take.Now, with the rapid development of the film and television industry, many projects have not even selected directors and actors, so special effects companies are required to set aside time.This method has led to confusion in the construction schedule of many special effects companies, and there has been no news of the final payment for a long time, and the financial crisis has become a matter of course.

In addition, the names of special effects workers are never included in the subtitles of many movies, which also makes the practitioners of special effects work angry at the neglect of the film and television industry.

Before today, who would have thought that a large company like Phoenix would be on the verge of bankruptcy?Reminiscent of another old special effects company that went bankrupt this year, practitioners in the special effects industry immediately protested the unfair treatment they received.

Aohuang eats fish, Lieyang drinks soup.

There was a lot of turmoil in Hollywood, but Lu Jue and the others took the opportunity to recruit two former employees of Phoenix Special Effects.

In mid-December, Jasper and the others came to Lieyang Special Effects in the imperial capital and went through the entry procedures.

The 24-year-old Jasper has been engaged in special effects production for eight years, and has also participated in the post-production of many classic films.He has experienced many battles and has rich experience, and he always discriminates against China's special effects industry.It is believed that their technology is backward, the efficiency is too low, and the special effects produced are not realistic enough.

Originally, Jasper didn't want to come to the unfamiliar China.

The Hollywood film industry is still number one in the world. It is very dependent on the production of special effects, and at the same time it is willing to spend a lot of money on special effects.

Huaxia, Jasper didn't know much about it. I only heard that the directors here didn't pay much attention to post-production special effects, and they were even less willing to spend money on special effects.He knew that many special effects companies in Hollywood would transfer their orders to Huaxia, and Huaxia's special effects companies had already become processing plants for special effects companies such as Marsh Industries.

It is bound to be very difficult to engage in special effects here.

Jasper knew this, but he came anyway.There was no other reason, but the price charged by Lieyang special effects was too high. He couldn't resist it at all, so he simply packed his bags and came to this strange city.

As a special effects person, it's normal to run around for the project!Isn't it Huaxia?The buddies I know have taught me Chinese, so communication is no problem!

With contempt for Huaxia special effects and a desire for money, he came to this little-known Lieyang special effects company.Then……

"Hihao! Excuse me, your... tell me, how do you do it so rough?"

Jasper sat beside Lu Xiaotao, poking his head, his eyes glued to the computer screen, asking about the situation in his awkward Chinese.

Lu Xiaotao: "..."

Who said this is a master of Hollywood?Isn't it just that the modeling time is faster?Isn't it just that the blooming speed is faster?Isn't it just that the molding effect is better?

How big is it?Is it necessary to be so surprised?

Lu Xiaotao pushed Jasper's head away again, and said, "This is the company's internal software, it's all in Chinese, you can't use it if you don't understand it."

Jasper: "What the hell? I can't listen!"

Lu Xiaotao: "You can use the previous software, but you can't use this one!"

Seeing Lu Xiaotao waving his hands desperately, Jasper was not sure about the current situation, so he could only follow their wishes and use the original special effects software.

It's just that he has been secretly observing in his spare time.Then, he was surprised to find that there were so many Lieyang special effects projects, far beyond his imagination, and they produced special effects faster than him, and their special effects software even had artificial intelligence assisted production.

The AI ​​named Xiaorui is super powerful!

This special effect software is probably more powerful than all other software on the market!

Jasper coveted this special effects software, and was rejected many times when he applied for it. He could only look at other people's AI and drool.

Why not?

Is it because I am a foreigner?

The short time we got along gave Jasper a little understanding of Chinese culture, and he also knew that some people didn't like them, and felt that they were born as phoenixes, not worthy of their name, but just rookies who fished in troubled waters.

Jasper was very sad, because his ability was only average in Lieyang Special Effects.

"What? Boss is coming?"

"Boss Lu is coming? Why? Is it because we are doing the post-production of "The Legend of the White Fox" and he is here to settle the accounts? Oops, if I knew it earlier, I shouldn't have taken it so seriously."

"Idiot! Brother Lu is not that kind of person! Don't slander him!"

"Lu Jue is coming? Wow, I haven't seen a real person in such a long time. I don't know if he is as handsome as the legend."

On this day, the employees were discussing emotionally, and their minds were obviously not on work.

Jasper didn't know why, so he took the snacks handed over by Lu Xiaotao, and asked, "What? What? Who wants it? Will he ruin the market by coming? Are you trying to move everyone for God's sake?"

Lu Xiaotao: "BOSS! The boss is coming!"

Jasper: "!!!"

Now that I understood it, I was immediately frightened.

Why did the BOSS come?Come to check?Will he find that I am no match for Xiaotao?Will he be so disappointed and fire me?Oh NO!I don't want to leave!

Jasper was extremely nervous, regretting his initial arrogance.He looked around carefully, paying attention to every stranger who came in, hoping to find the BOSS.

But why do we all look alike?I can't tell the difference at all!

Just as Jasper was breaking down emotionally, Lu Jue had already sneaked into Meng Wencheng's office.

At this time, Meng Wencheng has stepped down from his management position and returned to the position of special effects director.Compared with managing the company, he still prefers the feeling of making special effects.

After a year of development, the staff of Lieyang Special Effects has expanded to 50 people, and even recruited the former employees of Phoenix.Jasper felt that his skills were poor, but Meng Wencheng knew that without RE special effects software, their production speed was definitely not as fast as Jasper.

The most important thing they recruited him was to understand the working mode in Hollywood and the details of post-production.

In the previous National Day fight, "The Legend of the White Fox" was eliminated early, but people in the industry generally applauded its special effects, and their Lieyang Special Effects also took this opportunity to join the ranks of well-known domestic special effects companies.

Is it a well-known special effects company in China?

Looking at Lu Jue, Meng Wencheng felt that this year was just like a dream, too beautiful and unreal.

"Remember to spare time for the second half of next year."

Lu Jue put the project schedule aside, and said seriously: "Recently, many companies are willing to cooperate with us, which is a good thing. But I hope you know that I will buy the special effects of Lieyang, and the most important purpose is for the blue sky .”

Meng Wencheng: "..."

The hint from the boss was obvious enough to instantly awaken Meng Wencheng from his dream.

He didn't understand why the boss wanted to find him instead of Chen Yipeng, the manager, but he still patted his chest and assured him: "Don't worry, boss, we will definitely put "Reincarnation of Death" first."

The corners of Lu Jue's lips twitched, and he explained, "I asked you to keep the schedule for my own movie."

Meng Wencheng: "..."

Lu Jue said again: "When the time comes, both you and Lu Xiaotao will have to join this project. You know what I do, and you must do your best. You are the special effects director, remember to keep the best people for me."

Meng Wencheng suddenly realized, and said with a dry smile: "Okay! Boss, don't worry, we will definitely take care of your project. I will arrange it in advance, and I will definitely give you a national team configuration when the time comes."

Boss project?Alas, this cooperation invitation has to be postponed by half. If it doesn't work, we can recruit some more people and let them do outside projects.

After reminding Meng Wencheng, Lu Jue just stayed in the special effects of Lieyang to kill time.Seeing this, Meng Wencheng talked about the difficulties Jasper encountered in his work and his special desire to use RE software.

After Lu Jue learned about it, he changed the programming casually, and the English version of the RE software came out.

Meng Wencheng: "..."

This speed is no one else!

After confirming that Lie Yang had nothing else to do, Lu Jue went home and ran back to Qingkong.As soon as he entered the company, he saw Qi Huai who was sitting in the leisure area waving warmly to him, extremely conspicuous.

"What about your job?" Lu Jue asked casually.

"The filming of the previous TV series is over, and I'm taking a break." Qi Huai pursed his lips, pointed to the office, and said, "Sister Fangfang is discussing something with Brother Chen. If there is no accident, I will participate in a TV series in two days." Variety show, this is my first time participating in a variety show.”

"Yo, is it normal today?"

Sitting beside him, Lu Jue smiled at the passing employees to show their friendliness.

Qi Huai lay on the table and sighed: "It's been normal for a long time! Alas, it's all because I'm too baby-faced, it's hard to take on the scene, and the male lead can't make it, so the male supporting role can act. This blind man There are too many male supporting roles, and if you are not careful, you will become stupid."

Lu Jue glanced at him and said, "Baby face is not good? When others get old, you will still be so young. At that time, you can compete with your younger brother for the leading role in idol dramas!"

Qi Huai: "..."

You are still so damaged!

He looked at Lu Jue resentfully, trying to kill him with his eyes.

Lu Jue didn't care about this at all, and even smiled at him in a good mood.

Qi Huai rolled his eyes, and said aggrievedly: "Just laugh! When I act in [-] idol dramas, if I get too deep into the drama, I will become a brain|disabled version of Qi Huai, and then I will piss you off!"

Lu Jue laughed and said, "That's unnecessary. By the way, you came to my place, didn't your adoptive parents say anything?"

Qi Huai made his debut as a child star, and his adoptive parents used him to make money. After the child exchange case, Qi Huai returned to his original family and stopped acting, which made the adoptive parents calm down.When he was a classmate with Lu Jue before, he had seen the scene of Qi Huai's parents making trouble.Qi Huai signed the contract with Lu Wenyao's studio in order to suppress his adoptive parents.

Now that Lu Jue is here, I don't know if his adoptive parents can still sit still.

"It's okay, Zeyu can handle it."

Qi Huai clenched his fist with one hand, supported his head, and sighed: "My brother is smarter than me, and has already learned to deal with such things. Alas, it's a good thing he didn't come to be my manager, otherwise it would be a waste of his smart brain gone."

After hearing this, Lu Jue didn't say anything more.

Qi Huai shook his head and said, "...I really want to take on a challenging role."

After all, Qi Huai will re-enter this industry because he only knows how to act.In order to be able to act and to suppress his adoptive parents, Qi Huai sold himself to Lu Wenyao's studio to make money for them according to his younger brother.

Of course, Qi Huai can actually get quite a lot of share by selling himself.

The industry of actors seems to be full of flowers, but in fact, too few can make it to the top.Qi Huai is blessed with the status of a child star. He has been in college for four years and now, but he is only a well-known second-tier actor.

Want to play a good script?Not to mention the big competition, the filming may not be popular.In contrast, those big IPs have their own popularity, and they can earn a lot of fans even if they don't go out of the circle.

Qi Huai didn't have any requirements for male lead and male second, and he didn't have any idea about big IP, he just acted in too many stupid idol dramas, and he just got tired of it.

"You want to act so much?"

Looking at his pitiful appearance, Lu Jue couldn't help laughing.

Qi Huai raised his head, his eyes lit up, and asked, "Are you coming to shoot? Hehe, I don't need to lead the role, and I can just play a small supporting role!"

Lu Jue rolled his eyes and said, "My play is early, don't dream."

Qi Huai: "...Oh!"

Lu Jue: "However, I can recommend you to Director Qiu."

Qi Huai: "Qiu Yuling? Director Qiu? Wow, you are too much of a brother! Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Lu Jue: "Don't! Director Qiu has high requirements for acting skills, and you may not be able to pass, so don't cry here! It's annoying!"

Qi Huai: "..."

"Yo, how did you two start talking?"

As soon as Wei Yuan came out of Chen Yipeng's office, he saw Qi Huai's aggrieved appearance.Lu Fangfang followed closely behind, and immediately showed an expression of not being able to bear to look directly at him.

Lu Jue smiled: "Sister Lu!"

Lu Fangfang patted Qi Huai's head in distaste, and said, "Director Lu, he often acts like this, pretending to be pitiful. Don't be fooled."

Lu Jue glanced at Qi Huai, and casually echoed a few words.

Doesn't he know Qi Huai?Natural black with white skin and black heart.That is to say, when he arrived in Qingkong, he could be regarded as his subordinate, otherwise how could he give face like this?

Compared to Qi Huai, Lu Jue admired Lu Fangfang more.

27-year-old Lv Fangfang only studied in junior high school. Family reasons made her enter the entertainment industry very early. Before that, she had been an assistant to a certain actress. After working for three or four years, she had the opportunity to become a manager and lead a star.She is career-minded, but her connections are not very good.In the early days, I brought some people, but every time I got popular, I had to change jobs.This happened only twice, but it also caused a great blow to Lu Fangfang.

When Lu Wenyao left Dongyuan, she had accepted Lu Wenyao's kindness and followed him decisively.

In the past two years, she took Qi Huai with her. It can't be said how powerful she is, but she is also diligent and diligent, and has done a lot of practical things.This time when Lu Wenyao was rectifying the studio, Lu Fangfang was willing to come to Qingkong to gamble.

It was not easy for Lu Fangfang to come to this stage from an assistant, but what Lu Jue admired was her attitude towards work.

For former artists, treat them rationally, and treat current artists, and bend down to get the best job for him.Being serious and responsible in the entertainment industry, calm and rational, she definitely has the potential to become a gold agent.

Of course, the most important thing is that Qingkong Studio focuses on film and television production, and has never thought of recruiting an agent internally.

Before, there was only one Lin Ziyu under the banner of Qingkong. After the assistants were arranged, Wei Yuan and Chen Yipeng would take care of them; when Ji Zixuan came, the children should study, and they continued to deal with it.And then this time...

Here are three more entertainers.

It's impossible not to find an agent now!

Fortunately, Lu Fangfang came to the door herself, which made Lu Jue and the others overjoyed and welcomed them warmly.

But, is Lu Fangfang unwilling to part with Qi Huai?Or do you want to grasp the real power as soon as you enter the blue sky?Nobody knows.Lu Jue didn't mind her having such ambitions either.

After seeing off Lu Fangfang and Qi Huai, it was evening.

Wei Yuan dragged Lu Jue to order takeaway together, then went into Chen Yipeng's office and chatted about the other two upcoming artists.

"Mr. Lu! Mr. Lu..."

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside.

As soon as Lu Jue went out, he saw a young man in a hooded sweater, messy hair, unshaven beard, and black-rimmed glasses standing at the front desk calling for help.

Wei Yuan frowned, stared at the person and thought for a long time before hesitating: "This person... seems to be Song Sinan?"

Lu Jue: "..."

Song Sinan, one of the actors recommended by Lu Wenyao, is also the legendary actor who does not seek to make progress.Doesn't this person particularly dislike work?How come here?

Wei Yuan brought people in, and everyone immediately smelled the stench from him.

"Don't you take a shower?"

Chen Yipeng subconsciously covered his nose and leaned back, full of dislike for Song Sinan.

Song Sinan didn't care about this, instead, with a bitter face, he said aggrievedly: "Mr. Lu, quickly introduce me to a job! Alas, the days without a job are too difficult!"

Lu Jue frowned: "Aren't you going to rest until the end of the year?"

Song Sinan said: "It was originally planned like this! But! But my girlfriend cheated on me and broke up with me! Ahhh, I can't help but think of her when I'm alone at home! I can't live this life anymore! I need to work !"

Lu Jue: "..."

Wei Yuan: "Wait, you have a girlfriend? When? Did you break up? What's her name? Does she have any black material about you? Damn it! You're an artist, don't you know to report the situation? Quickly explain the matter clearly!" He didn't expect Song Sinan to be so ignorant at such an adult, and he was immediately annoyed.

Song Sinan: "... If she says it, she shouldn't cause trouble." His eyes faltered, and his voice became quieter.

Wei Yuan: "Don't say you should, just tell me her name and contact information!"

Song Sinan: "..."

Wei Yuan: "Why are you dumb? Can't you speak?"

Song Sinan: "No. Cough, what, my ex-girlfriend is actually Jiang Xuetong."

Wei Yuan: "..."

Now, it was Wei Yuan's turn to be dumb.

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