New York 2006

Chapter 326
"Avatar's global premiere grossed US$2.416 million, ranking ninth in history and the highest-grossing non-sequel movie. This movie sparked a 3D craze around the world."

Luo Ji sat in the study, watching the news on the computer.

"Avatar" is a new work that director James Cameron has been honing for ten years. Of course, Luo Ji, an industry insider, has high expectations.

He bought a ticket and planned to see the movie on the first day it was released. However, due to the advancement of Holi's financing, going to the movie was interrupted.

dong dong dong.

There was a knock on the door.

"come in."

"Logic, good afternoon. I wonder what you want from us?"

Zhu Haowei asked, while Yang Yanzi followed behind.

Luo Ji waved his hand and motioned for them to come over: "Have you seen "Avatar"? There are news reports that the visual effects of this movie exceed any previous movies. Is this true?"

"it is true."

Zhu Haowei said seriously: "I have watched the movie "Avatar". It is simply an epoch-making movie. The visual effects are unmatched by any previous movie."

Luo Ji asked, "Is it because of the 3D technology?"

"Yes."

Yang Yanzi understands this: "The viewing experience of 3D movies is indeed incomparable to ordinary 2D movies. 3D movies look three-dimensional, and the movie pictures are as if they are beside you. Logic, find some time to go there Watch the movie so you can understand more intuitively.”

"Yeah." They didn't need to tell Luo Ji that he would go to the theater to watch it. He continued to ask, "So do you think 3D movies are the future?"

"Yes."

"There is no doubt about it."

Both Yang Yanzi and Zhu Haowei gave very positive answers. It seems that they both admire 3D technology very much.

Luo Ji still believed in the judgment of his two elites. He thought about it and asked, "How are 3D movies shot?"

"I understand this."

Zhu Haowei explained: "The imaging principle of 3D movies is the same as that of eyes. When shooting, you only need to use two cameras to simulate the left and right eyes. Generally speaking, the distance between the two cameras is about the same as the human eye. Just use two cameras to simulate the sight lines of the left and right eyes. , shoot two videos separately, and then project the two videos on the screen at the same time; during the screening, certain technical means are used so that the left eye of the audience can only see the left eye image, and the right eye can only see the right eye image. .This can give people a 3D effect."

"So if you want to make a 3D movie, you can only start from the shooting stage?"

"Yes."

Luo Ji thought about it for a while and felt reluctant. Suddenly an idea flashed in his head and he said: "Nowadays, the special effects of movies are very powerful. Is it possible to make already-shot movies into 3D movies? For example, we have already shot the blockbuster "Iron Man" 2", "Thor" and "World War of the Dead". Now the whole world is discussing 3D movies, maybe our movies can catch up with this craze next year."

"I'm not sure about this." Zhu Haowei said.

Luo Ji then looked at Yang Yanzi, and she shook her head to express that she didn't know. Luo Ji could also understand that they were not technical talents.

"Let's do this. The two of you will look for relevant talents to consult. Is it possible for the movies we have already shot to be converted into 3D versions?"

"Row."

Luo Ji continued: "The blockbuster projects to be shot next year, such as "Shang-Chi", "Captain America" ​​and "The Twilight Saga", should all be shot using 3D technology."

Zhu Haowei said: "The cost may soar. Some media said that Cameron's production of "Avatar" seemed to have cost 5 million US dollars."

Luo Ji immediately scoffed: "No way, how could Fox spend so much money on a movie? They must have lied about the cost of the movie."

"Logic is right."

Yang Yanzi continued: "Haowei, you may not be aware that you have been in New York recently. Professionals in Hollywood have specifically analyzed that the production cost of the movie "Avatar" cannot exceed 2.6 million US dollars."

"That's quite a lot." Zhu Haowei continued: "The key thing we don't know now is how much higher the production cost of 3D movies will be compared to 2D movies."

"You should consult professionals first. Our movie won't be filmed until next year anyway, so there's no rush for now."

After Luo Ji finished speaking, he looked at the two of them: "The 3D movie is just one of the reasons why I came to you today. The other reason why I came to you is to get you two to join forces and investigate in Hollywood to see if we can Figure out how to build a global distribution company for us.”

Yang Yanzi said in surprise: "Are we going to establish a distribution company?"

Luo Ji nodded: "The distribution deal between Marvel Pictures and Universal will expire in another two years. The cooperation between Logic Pictures and Warner only has a few movies left, so we have to prepare for a rainy day."

Zhu Haowei knows Hollywood very well. He said with some worry: "Global distribution channels, based on the size of our two film companies, will definitely attract seven major retaliations."

Luo Ji looked at them and said, "So, I'm just asking you to investigate first. I don't mean to ask you to prepare a distribution company directly. Besides, it's not like Hollywood doesn't have second-tier film companies that do global distribution, such as Lionsgate Films industry and Summit Entertainment.”

"That's because they're not big!"

Zhu Haowei continued: "The annual production expenses of our two film companies can already catch up with the Big Seven. However, even among the Big Seven, they are among the best. It's just that we don't directly distribute them now."

Luo Ji felt that his two subordinates seemed a little timid when they heard that he was going to enter the publishing industry.

He then said: "Don't worry, I'm not that impulsive. Establishing global distribution channels is a long-term process. Let's do some research first. If it doesn't work, we can also learn from DreamWorks."

…………

Go forward, go forward, go forward bravely, go forward fearlessly.

With these words in his mind, Luo Ji ended up making the final arrangements for the future of the music company and film company at the end of this year.

Luo Ji disappeared from the party for less than an hour before reappearing in the lobby of the villa.

After all, he was the host of the party and today was his highlight.

"Feli, come here." Sami waved his hand to Luo Ji.

Luo Ji immediately walked over. His mother Sami, grandmother Queenie and Christine were chatting with a few middle-aged women in the living room.

Among these middle-aged women, Luo Ji only knew his mother's "best friend" and Perlmutter's wife.

"Hello."

"Hello, Logic."

Mom Sammy immediately became possessed by drama, and said with a puzzled look on her face: "Feili, by the way, the valuation of your Holi game company a few days ago, I can't remember clearly."

Luo Ji cooperated very well with her and immediately said: "Four billion meters."

Several middle-aged women immediately complimented: "Sammy, your children are really amazing. This company has only been established for three years, right?"

Sammy's vanity was immediately satisfied. His face was full of pride but his mouth was very humble: "Yes, I was still there when Feili established this company. I couldn't understand why he, a musician, would establish a company. Internet company. Unexpectedly, the company has been developing well for three years."

"This is not bad! How can any child achieve such high achievements at such a young age as Logic? This is 40 billion meters!"

"It's just, it's just, Sammy, you are too strict with your children."

"Sammy, how did you raise your child to be so good at Logic? Do you have any tips? You don't know, that child of mine..."

Luo Ji was obediently pretending to be "someone else's child", giving Sammy and Queenie a lot of face in front of these women. Ten minutes later, Luo Ji saw Sammy and Queenie having a heated discussion with these women about their parenting experiences. Only then did he have time to whisper with Christine who was accompanying him.

"Why are you staying with Sammy and Queenie instead of playing with young people like Fiona and Blake?"

Kristen said, "I'm fine here."

"Then I'm going to socialize somewhere else, will you go with me?"

"No, you can go ahead. Sammy and I will be fine together."

"Okay, then I'm leaving."

Luo Ji didn't try to persuade Kristen anymore. She had been trying to please Sammy, Queenie and her brother Chucky these past few days. I want to leave a good impression on Luo Ji's family.

Luo Ji said goodbye to several people, left the living room and walked outside. There were people chatting inside and outside the entire villa.

When he meets someone he is interested in, he will go up and have a chat.

Of course, the most common situation is that he has just finished chatting with others and has not taken a few steps when someone comes up to chat.

Many people at the party were full of admiration, respect and fawning towards him.

However, Luo Ji also discovered something different. Some people would point at him while chatting, with sneer expressions on their faces.

Luo Ji didn't pay much attention at first and just regarded it as the jealousy of some ignorant young people. As time went by, he saw more and more such people.

M-Fxxk! what's the situation?
Something must have happened that he didn't know about, otherwise why would so many people have such expressions at such a highlight moment like his?

"There hasn't been any negative news!"

Luo Ji spent a few minutes searching his own news on his mobile phone. There haven't been any negative reports.

The news about him in the past two days is basically positive, and the discussion is all about his astonishing valuation of 40 billion US dollars.

Luo Ji raised his head and looked around, and happened to see a few young people not far away, pointing at him, with sneers on their faces.

When they noticed Luo Ji looking at them, they immediately stopped smiling, as if nothing had happened.

Luo Ji didn't hesitate at all. He walked over and asked, "Were you laughing at me just now?"

One person hurriedly said: "No, no. Logic. We just have a casual chat."

"What are you talking about? Tell me what you're talking about and let me hear it?"

The young man was very nervous and stammered and couldn't speak: "This, I, we..."

"We are talking about the recently released movie "Avatar"." A smarter young man said immediately, and others immediately agreed.

The acting is so poor, too deliberate and not natural at all.

There must have been some news about myself, but why didn't I find it just now?

"I know you are talking about me, tell me, I won't blame you." Luo Ji tried his best to keep his attitude gentle.

"Not really, Logic. We were actually talking about movies."

After the person just finished speaking, everyone else remained silent. The scene became solemn for a moment.

Luo Ji felt like he couldn't get anything out of their mouths and didn't embarrass them, so he turned around and went straight to Fiona.

Fiona might know something. A few hours ago, her aunt seemed to be hiding something from him and had been deliberately hiding from her.

It took Luo Ji five minutes to find Fiona. At this time, she was holding a glass of wine and chatting happily with several people.

Luo Ji pulled her aside and looked at her seriously: "Did something happen that I don't know about? I saw some people looking at me strangely."

Fiona looked around and saw that there were a lot of people.

So he handed the wine glass in his hand to the friend he was chatting with, and then said to Luo Ji, "Let's go to your bedroom to chat."

"Why?" Luo Ji asked, but he was already following Fiona towards the house.

"It's not convenient here."

……

soon.

The two of them arrived at the bedroom of Luo Ji's Changdao Villa on the third floor. The bedroom here was much larger than the one in Burbank.

Fiona closed the door, then took Luo Ji's hand and sat on the bed, saying with a worried look on her face: "Don't be angry later."

Luo Ji nodded: "Go ahead."

Fiona said: "Taylor made it official in the media today and has a new boyfriend."

Hearing this, Luo Ji felt his heart beat a little and felt a little painful.

But soon this emotion was suppressed by reason. He couldn't give Taylor what he wanted. He himself was a playboy, so the two of them could only do this.

Now is the 21st century, no one is inseparable from anyone.

Luo Ji tried his best to pretend to be indifferent: "It's fine if she has a boyfriend. What's the big deal?"

Fiona looked at Luo Ji solemnly: "Her new boyfriend is Taylor Lautner."

"What?" Luo Ji looked in disbelief: "Are you serious? Fiona?"

Fiona nodded: "It's true. Taylor said in the media that they got together while filming the movie "Valentine's Day."

Luo Ji stared into Fiona's eyes, still a little unbelievable.

He immediately took out his phone and started searching. Soon, he saw the news of Taylor's interview in the media four hours ago.

"Yes, Lautner and I got together."

"We have been together for half a month."

Luo Ji couldn't stand it anymore and angrily threw the phone to the floor. The scene where the phone fell apart in his imagination never appeared, which made him even more angry.

He stepped on the cell phone on the ground with his foot, his eyes began to turn red with anger, and he cursed loudly.

"Fxxk, Fxxk. Fxxk, Taylor Swift."

"Taylor, that bitch, I was so nice to her, but she deliberately took revenge on me."

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