Standing at the beginning of 1988, I believe no one in the Hong Kong film industry would have thought that Lam would explode with such huge energy this year.

And standing at the end of this year, looking back on the past year, it seems that all the achievements achieved by Lin's Pictures seem so traceable.

Respect talents, attach importance to creation, spend a lot of money and spend generously-·

In the Hong Kong film industry, there are many bosses who vow to share the money before making money, but act like stingy men after making money. Some of them are crazy and use others to make money, and then sell them for countless money. Such black-hearted bosses can be said to be unbearable.

Complex numbers.

Even though many people have suffered such persecution, when they become bosses, not only do they have no empathy, but they also treat others in the same or even more vicious ways.

The existence of countless black-hearted bosses highlights Tao Yushu's uniqueness.

In the Hong Kong film industry, there has never been a boss as generous as her, who has increased the salaries of the crew, the main creators, and the dividends of the key figures.

The ancients said that those who mastered literature and martial arts would bring their goods to the emperor's family.

This truth is implemented in Xiangjiang and Lin's family. It is still an eternal truth.

As long as you have the ability and are willing to contribute your talents and wisdom to Lam's Pictures, Mrs. Lin will definitely give you a good price!

If you don’t believe me, go see Wang Jing, see Stephen Chow, see Gao Zhisen—

These filmmakers who have made one after another well-received and well-received films, let’s see if Mr. Lin has treated them badly?

After these people became famous, it wasn't like no one had poached them.

But, can it be dug?

We are all in the industry, and the profits of a movie cannot be hidden from anyone. It is true that Lin's movies sell well at the box office, but they are also really generous when they share the money.

It's common to start with a million, and when you earn more, it's common to divide your money into 18 million.

Looking at the Hong Kong film industry, which boss has such courage?

Not only popular directors, actors, and screenwriters, but also small film companies that cooperate with Lam Pictures also benefit.

Oddly enough, films produced by Lam Pictures, including its satellite companies, rarely fail. Sometimes, even if the local box office is a bit poor, the profits from other places can still be earned.

This is another of Lin's biggest benefits: everyone in other places also shares in the benefits.

In recent years, Xiangjiang's films have received an increasing share of revenue from other places. The bosses of New Art City and Golden Harvest are eager to eat up the revenue from other places.

However, Tao Yushu did the opposite and generously distributed external profits to his subordinates.

In such a strong contrast and contrast, everyone is not a fool, so they naturally know who is the real good boss.

Shi Nansheng and Tsui Hark are not stupid, on the contrary, they are very shrewd. However, due to the problem of face, Tsui Hark has been unable to make a decision. Now that he has put aside his face, everything is no longer a problem.

"The movie "A Chinese Ghost Story" you filmed last year received a good response. Your sense of touch in the fields of ancient costumes and martial arts is outstanding. You can definitely delve deeper into it."

"I also have this idea. However, the development of the studio is not going well this year, so the project has not been approved yet."

Tao Yushu smiled brightly, "I will definitely support you and Nansheng in joining the Lin family. By the way, have you seen the movie "The Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai" produced by our company two months ago?"

"I've seen it."

"What do you think about Jet Li?"

"Beautiful! She looks pretty, and her kungfu is also pretty!"

Tsui Hark's summary was concise, and the smile on Tao Yushu's face became brighter, "How about I leave him to you?"

"Leave it to me?" Tsui Hark didn't understand what he meant.

Tao Yushu nodded and said: "Leave it to you to train him into the next 'Cheng Long'!"

Shh~

Tsui Hark was shocked by Tao Yushu's bold idea.

Throughout the history of Hong Kong films, the first movie star worthy of international influence is undoubtedly Bruce Lee, and the second is Cheng Long.

Although Cheng Long has not yet achieved the same global influence as later generations, his influence has covered Asia, and his film and video tapes are also selling well in Europe and the United States.

Over the years, no one in the Hong Kong film industry has wanted to cultivate another Cheng Long, but how easy is it to cultivate such a Kung Fu superstar?

The right time, right location, and right people are all indispensable.

At that time, Luo Lie's "The Best Punch in the World" caused a sensation in North America, earning tens of millions of dollars at the box office, but it turned out to be short-lived.

In 1982, Jet Li's "Shaolin Temple" became popular in East Asia. He made several Shaolin-themed movies in succession, all of which were good at the box office. Didn't he return to the mainland in despair in the end?

Tsui Hark subconsciously thought that Tao Yushu's idea came from the boss's imagination and was unrealistic.

But after he chatted with Tao Yushu for a few words, he discovered that Lin had already made a plan for Jet Li, and it was not a simple plan.

"Young Hero Fang Shiyu" series? "The Grandmaster Huang Feihong" series?

Tsui Hark's eyes were opened. It was the first time he saw someone making a series of movies. According to such praise, even a piece of rotten wood should be popular.

Of course, he had to admit that Jet Li did have the potential to become a kung fu superstar.

If you are a good-looking person and have good kung fu, as long as the quality of the movie is acceptable, it does not seem to be that difficult to become famous.

He believed that this was also the reason why Mrs. Lin fell in love with Jet Li.

While Tsui Hark was calculating in his mind, he heard Tao Yushu ask again: "How is your new visual studio developing now?"

Tsui Hark came to his senses and wondered why Tao Yushu suddenly mentioned New Vision.

But now that he has decided to surrender, there is nothing to hide.

After he left New Art City, he first established a film studio. After achieving good results, he established a new visual stunt studio specializing in film special effects services.

When it comes to movie special effects, the first thing that most Chinese people think of is probably those Hollywood science fiction films that are fake and real, such as "Star Wars", "The Matrix" and "Interstellar"——

The science fiction movies that we as the audience see and those that are fake and real are basically the result of the development of computer special effects.

But in fact, film special effects appeared not long after the art form of film was born. In 1902, Georges Méliès shot and produced the first science fiction film in human history, "A Trip to the Moon."

This science fiction film, which is only 14 minutes long, also brings the famous science fiction novelist Jules Verne's science fiction novel to the screen for the first time, completing the first time in history that humans have interpreted the mysterious world of space on the big screen.

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In the following years, many science fiction films such as "King Kong", "Metropolis" and "Dr. Jekyll" broke the rules again and again and contributed to the development of film special effects.

At this time, movie special effects were basically improved on film stock, using visual illusions to display special effects, and the effects were rough.

By the 1950s and 1960s, the film industry had gone beyond its initial exploration and gradually developed a set of effective technical methods, bringing film special effects to a whole new stage. The most praised example is "2001: A Space Odyssey"

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This space science fiction movie was released in 1968. The special effects are so realistic that even if viewed in modern times, it can still look fake.

At that time, in order to ensure the authenticity of the movie, the director and the production team spent a lot of time and energy manually drawing drawings and making models to achieve such an effect.

After the 1970s, a young man named George Lucas launched a grand campaign to completely revolutionize film special effects.

The production of film special effects began to break away from the manual workshop model and entered the industrial era, and the application of computer special effects became more and more widespread.

The level of the new visual effects studio founded by Tsui Hark cannot be compared with the Hollywood special effects companies of the same period. Since its establishment, it has only taken on special effects work for four movies, and the effects presented are considered to be at the top level in the Hong Kong industry.

The special effects of "A Chinese Ghost Story" are the result of New Vision.

New Vision is solely owned by Tsui Hark. He briefly introduced the situation of the studio and waited for Tao Yushu's follow-up.

"In recent years, the level of special effects production in Hollywood has become higher and higher, and the gap between it and the level of film production in other countries around the world has gradually widened.

Over the years, Xiangjiang Film has been deeply involved in the fields of ancient costumes, martial arts, monster films, etc., but the development of special effects is difficult to describe.

We can't wait for the audience to see enough of those old-fashioned special effects before we think of changes to the special effects. We must take the initiative, take the initiative to make changes, and pay attention to the special effects.

Movies are inherently visual art. Once we disappoint the audience visually, the only way we can wait for Hong Kong Movies is to be abandoned by the audience."

Tao Yushu's words made Xu Ke's eyes brighter and brighter. He has his own pursuits and obsessions in special effects production. Tao Yushu's words simply spoke to his heart.

"Mrs. Lin is far-sighted. Special effects will definitely be a top priority for future film production. Just look at those Hollywood movies.

"Star Wars", "Terminator", "Alien", "Superman", "The Abyss" - the effects presented by these movies have broken the conventional narrative model of movies."

Tsui Hark's tone was excited and his face was full of excitement.

Tao Yushu nodded slightly, "It seems that we have the same idea. No wonder you would invest in a special effects studio.

However, scale effect is very important when doing special effects. Without funds to introduce software and hardware, and without production opportunities to train talents, it is impossible to achieve much development."

Tsui Hark knew Tao Yushu's thoughts very well, but he still cooperated and asked: "Mrs. Lin thinks————"

"We, Lin, can invest in New Vision and build it into the number one special effects company in Asia."

For the current Lam and Xiangjiang films, Hollywood is the target to be "number one in the world". It is not just a matter of empty words. Being number one in Asia is a very practical goal.

Tsui Hark had a change of heart and asked: "In terms of investment, Lin wants to lead the studio?"

"Of course." Tao Yushu answered affirmatively first.

Then he said: "If New Vision obtains investment from our Lin Group, you don't need to worry about future production projects, and you can also get a lot of funds to quickly improve its own strength. I think this is a good thing anyway."

Seeing Tsui Hark's hesitation, Tao Yushu directly sent the money-spreading method.

"I can give New Vision a valuation of HK$5 million, and our Lin Group wants 70% of the equity."

A glint flashed in Tsui Hark's eyes. New Vision was only established the year before last, and he personally invested HK$1.5 million.
To be continued...