Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 359 I am a Jedi Master

Chapter 359 I am a Jedi Master
The bar closest to the Industrial Light & Magic headquarters.

The Midwest of the United States is filled with deserts, and there are often strong winds and sandstorms, with yellow sand covering the face. This is the case now.

The bar, which looked a bit shabby after being washed by wind and sand, had only a few scattered customers. It was close to San Francisco, but San Francisco was not a city with a strong entertainment atmosphere like Los Angeles.

Here, no one knows who George Lucas is, and no one knows Akira Furuya.

There was a noisy football program playing on TV, but Gu Ming had no interest in it. Instead, he could occasionally hear shouting from the bar.

Gu Ming and George Lucas sat at a small round table and drank a few beers.

"Mr. Lucas, isn't it a bit stingy for us to just drink two bottles of beer?"

George Lucas sighed and laughed, "There's nothing I can do about it. Beer in the United States is very expensive."

"It turns out Mr. Lucas is also short of money."

“The money should be spent in the right place.”

As he said this, he clinked the bottle with Gu Ming and they each took a big sip.

"I don't really want to use a body double to perform, but these people really gave me a big surprise. This way, the filming progress will be greatly accelerated, and it should be able to be released on the right timetable."

Gu Ming also laughed.

As long as it can be broadcast, it's good, although he only received the guidance fee in the end.

George Lucas, holding the beer bottle in his hand, suddenly asked, "Have you ever thought about developing in the United States?"

Gu Ming responded instantly: "I haven't thought about it."

"Think about it. I mean, how about you come to Industrial Light & Magic? Industrial Light & Magic also needs creative people to design more creative actions. This is Industrial Light & Magic. Few people here are real filmmakers, but they still created the most popular movies in the United States."

George Lucas talked eloquently, but Gu Ming was shocked.

Does George Lucas mean to recruit him to Industrial Light & Magic?
It sounds like it's not just an employee, it's probably the level of a supervisor of a separate department.

This condition can be said to be quite generous, after all, Industrial Light & Magic has been in existence for many years.

But Gu Ming didn't want to agree.

"Mr. Lucas."

"how?"

"Did you know there are 47 million kangaroos in Australia?"

George Lucas put down the bottle and fell into thought.

Gu Ming said, "And the Vatican only has 800 people. So if the Vatican invades Australia, then on average, every Vatican resident would have to kill 58,000 kangaroos."

George Lucas laughed, raised the bottle and clinked it with Gu Ming's in the air.

"I understand. Then, let's talk about this later."

The Vatican and the kangaroo is a classic saying.

The meaning behind this sentence is - the Vatican people are going to kill 5,000 or 8,000 kangaroos, and you are still telling me what the use of those things is!

Of course, George Lucas understood the meaning behind this and no longer mentioned recruiting Gu Ming.

"Well, it's getting late. We should get ready to go back early and continue filming tomorrow."

He finally clinked the bottle with Gu Ming, drank it all in one gulp, and then walked to the bar to pay the bill.

Gu Ming leaned over to take a look and couldn't help shaking his head.

Well, I only drank two bottles of beer in the whole night.

It seems that American beer is indeed expensive.

"I've changed it. I won't be reborn in Japan anymore! I'll be reborn in America, starting with smuggling alcohol during the Prohibition era. My reborn life as the Godfather of America!"

Gu Ming stood up and left.

……

Speaking of which, there is a very unique character in Star Wars.

This character is called Master Yoda.

Master Yoda was not human from the beginning of creation.

This means that the character is not played by a human. The original Master Yoda was a hand-operated puppet, while the later Master Yoda was generated by CG.

No matter which one it is, it is not a real-life performance.

The first generation Master Yoda was played by George Lucas himself.

——He manipulated the puppets and filmed it himself.

Gu Ming watched for a while and found the scene inexplicably funny.

Okay, ignoring some of Yoda's weird movements, the scene is actually pretty good.

"Ming." George Lucas greeted him when he saw him coming: "Would you like to try it?"

'Me? No kidding, I'm not that short.'

"Ha! That's not what I'm talking about." George Lucas handed the puppet manipulation tool to Gu Ming: "Look, it's very simple. These are all electronically controlled and do not require manual operation. Press here, or here..."

He introduced several cables connected to the mainframe computer to Gu Ming one by one.

Gu Ming looked at Master Yoda in front of him.

It is true that Master Yoda is a puppet, but this puppet is very complete. Multiple joints are directly controlled by cables, the ends of the cables are connected to motors, and those electronic devices are controlled by computers.

In fact, this is similar to the idea of Wangu shooting some model scenes, both of which are operated by hanging with wires.

but.

Wangu used human hands, while Industrial Light & Magic used Hayek's big hands.

Using a computer worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to control Master Yoda! Are you afraid?
Gu Ming asked, whether intentionally or unintentionally, "Computers are very expensive, right?"

Such a big computer is almost as big as half of the room.

George Lucas shrugged. "It's not too expensive. A mid-range computer from IBM can be purchased for around $50,000. If you want a more sophisticated, professional computer, it'll cost you over $100,000 or even $200,000."

Gu Ming nodded, feeling more and more envious of this thing.

Even a computer from the 1980s cannot be defeated by the human brain!
"Let's talk about the computer later. This is the right thing for now."

Gu Ming looked at Master Yoda in front of him.

"So, I pressed it?"

"Of course!"

Gu Ming tried to manipulate it a few times.

Programmers in the 1980s were quite tough. Although Gu Ming couldn't understand how those things were written, it was obvious that this program to control Master Yoda was quite easy to use.

George Lucas suddenly said, "Why don't you try to play a role? I heard you won a top European film award, and I haven't had time to congratulate you yet. It would be a shame if you didn't play a role in one of my films."

Gu Ming laughed: "Ha! What role can I play? There are no Asian faces in this movie."

George Lucas pointed ahead.

Isn't there a ready-made one?

Gu Ming was stunned.

he.

Master Yoda.

"Forehead……?"

Gu Ming couldn't help scratching his head.

Is this his acting?
Well, apparently not!
Because in essence, Master Yoda is just a puppet bound by a program, and anyone can play the role.

But when faced with George Lucas' invitation, Gu Ming still agreed.

"Okay, then I won't be polite. But I've never used this thing before, so I might need you to teach me."

Gu Ming sat on a high chair, studying the huge computer in front of him.