Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 79: A generation ahead in technology! A loving mother often spoils her child!
"Sword Rain" crew, director's office.

"Xiao Lin... no, that... Mr. Lin... this is Old Wu's favorite Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series, made in Nicaragua. Try it."

Niu Chunlong took out a cigar from the walnut box. It was packaged in an independent golden aluminum tube and had the brand logo printed on the tube. He cut it, lit it, and handed it to Lin Xingzhuo who was drinking coffee.

Lin Xingzhuo has lived two lives as a human being, but this is the first time he has tried this thing. It has a distinct earthy and nutty flavor, and it feels good.

"No, no, Director Wu, forget about the crew filming, I want to go back to the capital."

Wu Yusen thought Lin Xingzhuo was being polite and said:
"Mr. Lin, you are a smart person. I can talk to you in a smart way, but I can't talk to outsiders..."

"Artistic principles can be adjusted... Things in the entertainment industry aren't so absolute. If you're not interested in 'Sword Rain', I'll shoot another big production later..."

Lin Xingzhuo slowly exhaled the smoke in his mouth and insisted, "No, no, no... Director Wu, I'm really not interested."

"You know I'm a newcomer. In the film and television industry, it's all about making a big splash. The first work is very important."

Wu Yusen was a little stunned: "..."

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No, after all, I am a top director in the Hong Kong circle.

Your answer seems to indicate that you are certain that all your subsequent works will fail...

Not to mention the performance of Hong Kong films during their golden age.

Even in Hollywood, his own films such as "Broken Arrow" and "Face/Off" performed well.

Especially the "Mission Impossible 2" in the millennium.

It remains one of the highest-grossing films in the series to this day! It even topped the global box office that year!

I just had a flop movie called "Windtalkers". Is it that serious for a coal-based artist like you?
Rejection so bluntly?!
Hearing Lin Xingzhuo's answer, it was like facing an out-of-date director whose movies had flopped at the box office.

Last month, during the early preparations for "The Crossing", my team contacted the agents of top mainland stars such as the Four Dans, Two Bings, and Four Little Fresh Meats.

These people have expressed their willingness to keep their time free and wait for the call at any time...

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Lin Xingzhuo's low EQ reply made Wu Yusen more and more angry, and he flew into a rage!!!
then……

Wu Yusen was furious for a moment, and then he gave Lin Xing a magnetic cigar holder to prevent the cigar from rolling.

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Lin Xingzhuo and Wu Yusen smoked a third of their Padrón 1964 cigars, and the topic returned to post-production.

Wu Yusen put on a smile and said cheerfully:
"Boss Lin, the crew has already handed over the post-production special effects to the Crystal Stone team."

"The Crystal Stone team's motion tracking technology is excellent. It solves the problem of weapons being difficult to align with fast-moving human bodies."

"Besides, you know that my team was brought back from Hollywood. The most important thing in the US is contracts and the spirit of contract..."

Lin Xingzhuo took a puff of his cigar and interrupted, "Director Wu, your technology is too backward."

"The dynamic tracking technology used by Crystal Stone is an outdated product from the United States two years ago. Our Xsens team's markerless tracking technology is the latest product from last month."

Wu Yusen was stunned when he heard this and said, "I see that the visual coherence of weapons like the Water-Splitting Sword, Flame Blade, Flying Needle, Sky-Rope, Cangci Sword, and Wheel Sword are all well done."

Lin Xingzhuo put down his cigar and said, "That's the previous generation of dynamic tracking technology, which relies on optical markers to collect motion data."

"In complex occlusion scenes such as character tumbling and multiplayer melee, there will be trajectory deviations."

"If you watch the group fight scene involving the Wheel King, Jian Yu, Ye Zhanqing, the Color Playmaster, and Lei Bin, you'll notice the coherence of the weapon fights has become rough."

"Even when there are more than three people in a fight scene, the frames freeze and there's a sense of disconnection, like in a comic strip."

Wu Yusen thought about the fight scenes he was watching and realized that there was indeed such a flaw.

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Lin Xingzhuo continued, "Our Xsens is a unicorn-level team in motion capture technology and a pioneer in global inertial motion capture technology."

Wu Yusen said: "Motion capture technology? Gollum in the Lord of the Rings series? This technology seems more suitable for fantasy, science fiction films or Disney animations."

Lin Xingzhuo put down his cigar and said, "It's just a matter of delegating technology."

"I've already asked the technical team, transferring motion capture technology to the field of motion tracking is a complete dimensionality reduction attack."

"Xsens customized a dynamic tracking technology solution for the crew of "Sword Rain"."

"We use the MT9-A inertial measurement unit combined with a biomechanical model to automatically generate weapon trajectory effects." "Post-production cycles are expected to be shortened by 50%, eliminating the need for green screens and enabling the continuity of a 20-player melee."

Wu Yusen was a little tempted after hearing this and secretly calculated the cost savings.

Lin Xingzhuo continued, "By the way, last year's global action movie box office champion, The Dark Knight, has already made attempts in this regard."

"They applied the sensors of motion capture technology to the field of motion tracking, which greatly reduced the hardware cost and greatly improved the smoothness of complex movements."

"And our Xsens technology is one generation ahead of the post-production team of The Dark Knight!"

Wu Yusen was already a little tempted, and when he heard that "The Dark Knight" also used this technology, he was completely shaken.

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Wu Yusen has filmed movies in both Mainland China and Hong Kong, and has worked in the United States for many years. Of course, he knows the power of Hollywood's heavy film industry system.

Since the release of "Star Wars" in 1977, Hollywood has been leading the technological revolution in world cinema...

Especially in the past two years, there have been 3D film technology, CGI full-scene modeling, motion capture technology, virtual production, etc.

These unfamiliar names are increasingly seen in film magazines such as Cahiers du Cinema, Sight & Sound, Variety, and Empire.

I heard that the famous director who has long dominated the top of the global box office list is using these trendy experimental technologies to shoot an epic movie that will be recorded in the history of world cinema.

Although Wu Yusen didn't understand, he was deeply shocked...

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The two chatted about technology for a while, and Wu Yusen asked one last question:
"Boss Lin, your Xsens team's technology is indeed excellent, but I'm afraid the price is not cheap."

Seeing the opportunity was ripe, Lin Xingzhuo unleashed his ultimate move: "We can offer a price 15% cheaper than the Crystal Stone team."

Wu Yusen, Niu Chunlong: ???
Wu Yusen looked at Lin Xingzhuo in disbelief, confirming that the other party was not joking.

The post-production of "Sword Rain" accounts for 10% of the total budget, which is 140 million US dollars. If it can be reduced by 15%, coupled with new technologies, the production cycle will be shortened and there will be no need to build a green screen venue.

Save a lot of money instantly!!
"Along! Have the crew's legal department bring the post-production contract! And have the crew's cashier come over as well!"

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Lin Xingzhuo smoked a cigar, drank coffee, and looked at the excited Wu Yusen.

Treat him to a meal, behead him, or take him in as a dog.

This approach really works.

Let the other person buy a cappuccino first.

Then, using the latest developments in coal-related capital, they dropped a massive bombshell to threaten the safety of the "The Taiping" project, completing their mental decapitation strategy!

Finally, the gold coins popped up, allowing his Xsens team to get the first order!
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As for the 15% price reduction, it is because this year will see the second major revision of CEPA since its signing, with the seventh phase of trade in services being the highlight.

Lin Xingzhuo insisted on setting up Xsens' headquarters in Hong Kong in order to take advantage of the latest CEPA policies.

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In accordance with the seventh phase of CEPA’s service trade policy to be released soon.

The mainland has abolished the rigid requirements for registered capital and qualification certification for Hong Kong film and television technical teams;
Hong Kong's technology R&D teams can apply for R&D incentives of up to 300%, and can apply for a one-time government subsidy of more than 50% for R&D expenses in Shenzhen and Guangzhou.

When Hong Kong technical teams undertake film and television projects in the Mainland, they can enjoy the offshore income exemption policy when repatriating profits to Hong Kong, reducing the overall tax burden by 60%;

Open a direct channel for film and television projects, and Hong Kong technical teams can have priority participation in major film and television projects in the mainland;

Pilot projects are being conducted in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, allowing Hong Kong technical teams to choose to apply Hong Kong law to resolve contract disputes, avoiding the time and cost of mainland judicial procedures;

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By making full use of policy tools, let alone a 15% price cut, even if Xsens accepts orders at half price, it will still make a lot of money.

When Lin Xingzhuo first saw this policy clause, he thought that the British and French forces were attacking again.

I can only say that my mother has always had a special preference for Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Unfortunately, a loving mother often fails...

In his previous life, until Lin Xingzhuo was reborn, Hong Kong's post-production industry had always been lukewarm and had not developed.

(End of this chapter)