China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 424 Everyone wants to take a ride on DreamWorks

"Is the prototype of Newport City in "Special Mobile Team" Hong Kong Island?"

"Yes, the streetscape of Xingang City is indeed based on Hong Kong Island."

This Shaodong from the Lixin Group was obviously very curious about Chen Jingxing. One called him Director Chen and the other Mr. Lin, but they had a lot of fun talking about the movie.

Chen Jingxing was born in 1992, and Lin Xiaoxian was born in 1986. There is not a big age gap between the two. It is obviously impossible for Chen Jingxing to call someone he is not familiar with, so he calls Lin Xiaoxian Mr. Lin.

Lin Xiaoxian called Chen Jingxing Director Chen instead of Director Chen. In front of Chen Jingxing, he was like a movie fan. He talked about Oscars, Chinese movies, and "Special Mobile".

It is not surprising that Chen Jingxing has rich knowledge of Lam Hsiao-hsien's films. After all, Lam Hsiao-hsien is the vice president of Media Asia Pictures, the current leading film company in Hong Kong. The Lam family is also one of the plutocrats deeply involved in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong.

In other words, in Hong Kong Island, the relationship between wealthy families and the entertainment industry has always been relatively close.

However, Lin Xiaoxian's mention of "Special Forces" somewhat surprised Chen Jingxing. After all, "Special Forces" is an animated series. Even though it is relatively out of the industry, it is also known as a science fiction masterpiece with considerable depth. However, the animation theme is not popular in China.

The Chinese world is not a mainstream film and television subject. Relatively speaking, it is relatively niche and is relatively ignored and discriminated against.

Animated movies and animated TV series are really not the same thing, and the audience's acceptance is also completely different.

Chen Jingxing's unconcealed surprise seemed to please the rich man, and he talked endlessly about his experience and feelings about watching "Special Machine", and also talked about the background prototype of this animation.

Lin Xiaoxian shook his head: "Many things are sometimes driven by genius. DreamWorks is the leader of mainland films, and the entire film and television industry and entertainment industry have benefited. We have been marginalized. It is useless to remain unconvinced."

"It's not for nothing that I have a market value of 100 billion. All the film and television companies in Hong Kong combined are less than half of ours. However, other film and television companies in mainland China are still incomparable to DreamWorks. Overall, there is still a big gap with Hollywood. DreamWorks

It’s a special case.”

When the other party mentioned this, Chen Jingxing could no longer refuse.

Moreover, the complex and dense style of Hong Kong Island is integrated into the aesthetic structure of cyberpunk.

Lin Xiaoxian asked with great interest: "Does Director Chen have any plans to adapt "Special Forces" into a movie? I believe that if it is made, it will definitely become a science fiction classic."

Lin Xiaoxian's appearance today to win over Chen Jingxing was not really out of fans or movie fans' excitement to see their idol, although he was indeed quite curious about Chen Jingxing.

The Chinese film industry is also famous for its preference for Hong Kong directors.

Lin Xiaoxian did not "strike while the iron is hot" as Chen Jingxing expected, which made him feel a little relieved when he was thinking of a decent reason for rejection.

Jingying Film has attracted a large number of talents from Hong Kong, from production to photography, from planning to editing.

If it is a normal film and television company, if there is any accident in the middle, rushing into a film and television drama will slow down the pace of the company's development, and may even go bankrupt.

It is no secret that Hong Kong Island is the city that was based on "Special Force". The director of "Special Force" also answered this in an interview, so Chen Jingxing has nothing to hide.

There are time and duration restrictions for road closures. They cannot be during peak periods and cannot last more than three hours. Therefore, it will probably take more than a week to complete the filming of the scenes on Hong Kong Island.

Only DreamWorks was established in 2013 and has become a major internationally renowned studio in less than 5 years. The talents within DreamWorks and the actors hired for film and television drama projects are all mainland actors.

Hollywood's industrial films have dominated the world. For countries and regions without a film industry, if they want to survive and develop, they must compete with each other. For example, China mainly focuses on martial arts, comedies, and romance films.

First of all, he really wants to cooperate with DreamWorks, or see if he can find opportunities for cooperation. Media Asia Pictures has been cooperating with mainland studios in production in the past few years, but it has never dealt with DreamWorks.

Sitting opposite him, Media Asia Pictures Executive Vice President Zhu Shencong comforted Shaodong. This was also his true opinion. Film and television investment is a gamble even for those in the industry.

It's not impossible. After all, if "Special Forces" were to be made into a movie, the filming would definitely be on Hong Kong Island.

No matter how Hong Kong Island declines, at least the older generation will still be quite famous in the entire Chinese community, even in Europe, America, Japan and South Korea. Sometimes this is their irreplaceability.

The development of the Chinese film market and the rise of the industry is the process of integrating Hong Kong and Taiwan film and television talents into the mainland.

This freight train was of course built by DreamWorks. It is actually a freight train, but its appearance has been modified into a train, and the carriages behind it are all empty. The actual construction cost is not high, far lower than the CG special effects.

Many people thought it was a Hollywood production team at first, but the crew and actors were all yellow-skinned, and their sharp eyes recognized celebrities such as Luo Chen, so everyone knew that it was the crew of DreamWorks and that it was Chen Jingxing who was there.

Make a movie.

"Special Mobile Team" uses precise mechanical settings, smooth action scenes, and profound philosophical speculation to expand the cyberpunk worldview a great step further.

The first two days of shooting were mainly about rehearsals, positioning exercises and cooperation with various departments to find out problems and improvement methods. The official shooting will not be carried out until the third day.

The decline and decline of Hong Kong and Taiwan stars is an unchangeable process, and DreamWorks has undoubtedly accelerated this process.

"There is a plan, but there is no script yet, and the project has not been approved yet." Chen Jingxing vaguely guessed Lin Xiaoxian's plan.

However, it is rare for citizens to see this kind of scene. Hong Kong movies that require road closures are often shoot-out and chase scenes.

Chen Jingxing is an internationally renowned director. His films are sold in East Asia, Europe and the United States. DreamWorks' films are also good at the box office on Hong Kong Island, and his image is still very high.

In a high-end restaurant in the filming district, Lin Xiaoxian looked at the mobilizing filming scene outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, feeling somewhat emotional: "Not only is the mainland's film market almost catching up with the United States, but the film industry is already at the Hollywood level."

What can't build a film industry is manual workshops, and every project involves taking huge risks.

"Look at me, I'm a little excited to see Director Chen. It may have delayed the filming. I'll go to the side. I'll ask Director Chen to apologize in Lan Kwai Fong tonight."

A train on the road is like a boat on a dry road, creating an absurd spectacle in itself.

I have never seen a train on the road, or a "high-altitude rail artificial rainfall" that uses two large cranes to set up an entire street.

The origin of cyberpunk is actually quite early. It is one of the classic types of science fiction novels. It is a strange world in decline, with civilization in deep decline, science and technology falling, low life and high technology, and it is one of the dystopian world models.

Moreover, DreamWorks has had almost no interaction with the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment circles since its establishment. Because the mainland's film and television industry was relatively backward at the beginning of the new century, Hong Kong filmmakers moved north, and all major studios basically have a close relationship with Hong Kong and Taiwan film and television talents.

Lin Xiaoxian saw the assistant director walking towards here in the distance, thinking that the props and actors might have been prepared and filming was about to start, so he quickly apologized politely and warmly invited Chen Jingxing to a banquet that evening.

Want a piece of the pie too?

Moreover, neither Chen Jingxing nor DreamWorks came to Hong Kong Island to shoot movies, and they did not even come to Hong Kong Island when DreamWorks went public. People are even more curious about this legendary director.

After finally pulling the train over, a crane came over and set up a giant black screen to block the sun. Then two other cranes were placed a hundred meters apart at the two intersections, and a slender track was lifted high.

The nozzles on the track move from one end to the other, performing "artificial rainfall" as the leading actors and extras move.

This big thing was transported to the port by a cargo ship. It was originally disassembled, then moved to a warehouse rented at a high price, and then assembled.

And Chen Jingxing's movies can also achieve cultural export. A-list stars such as Luo Chen, Lei Jiayin, Hu Ge, Lu Hongzhe, and Yan Xiaoyue are not only famous at home, but also overseas, in Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and even Europe and the United States.

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After Lin Xiaoxian left, amid the exclamations of onlookers, a freight train pulled seven or eight carriages and rushed hundreds of meters down the street.

"It's okay, today is mainly for rehearsals, and there really isn't enough time. It's not a formal shoot, so tonight..."

Lin Xiaoxian immediately apologized again in embarrassment before Chen Jingxing's refusal could be expressed: "Director Chen, please forgive me, but there is really nothing we can do about it. The police department stipulates that road closures cannot exceed three hours at most, but it's no problem, Chen

I can guide you to shoot for a few days. I will take care of the road closure application. There will be no problems. There are too many people in Hong Kong who want to see you. Director Chen finally came here, so he must appreciate it..."

DreamWorks' risk awareness is unusually low in the film industry, and it is very picky about its partners. Domestically, it mainly works with Chinese film companies, while overseas, it works with Universal. However, its film department is booming, and its projects with the lowest return rates are jealous of its friends.

The shortcoming of "lack of risk awareness" becomes the advantage of "high level of skill and good vision".

There was no rehearsal for the gunfight scene, it was entirely a rehearsing of the character and camera movements.

It is quite strange for DreamWorks to focus on industrial themes such as science fiction from the beginning. The key is that it was defeated by him. The reason why DreamWorks was able to establish an industrial system in a few years was actually relying on money. Every movie is

Being able to earn huge profits, the rate of return is eye-watering, and the feedback has been positive all the way, and we have reached where we are today.

In the movie, it is also the embodiment of the dangerous subconsciousness of the male protagonist, where chaos appears in order.

This makes Hong Kong and Taiwan actors irreplaceable in terms of business logic. No matter how hard they are promoted by Baodao in recent years or the stars of Hong Kong Island, they can only win over Luochen, Hu Ge, Lei Jiayin, etc.

Actors' leftovers, commercial endorsements, and film and television resources are like this.

The same is true for directors. Mainland China already has rising director stars like Ning Hao and Xu Zheng. DreamWorks and directors related to DreamWorks such as Chen Jingxing, Guo Fan, Tian Xinye, and Chen Sicheng have risen like a rocket, completely taking over Hong Kong and Taiwan.

The director squeezed in the second sequence.

Major directors who were a big hit a few years ago can now only make medium- and low-budget film projects.

Therefore, as the head of Media Asia Pictures, Lin Xiaoxian also wants to see if he can build a relationship with Chen Jingxing and connect with the new generation of actors and filmmakers in Hong Kong to see if he can find some opportunities and resources in Chen Jingxing's hands.

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