The "Daredevil" shape in the movie "I Am Legend" is preliminarily presented.

Peter Jackson looked at the time, almost 13 hours had passed, and he hadn't even drunk a sip of water in those 13 hours.

After taking a closer look at his work, Jackson said "hard work" to the others, and contacted Yi Feiyang to ask for his opinion.

In the office of the president of Dream Entertainment Company, Yi Feiyang originally just wanted to squint on the sofa for a while, but he didn't expect to fall asleep as soon as he closed his eyes, until Peter Jackson's phone woke him up.

"What, the sample has come out, it's good, I'll go over right away!" Yi Feiyang put down the phone, didn't even have time to wash his face, and walked straight towards the special effects studio.

The special effects room was brightly lit, and when they saw the boss coming in, everyone nodded their heads.

Yi Feiyang patted them on the shoulder and expressed his gratitude, especially when he saw everyone's red eyes, it was obvious that they were all working hard.

"Look, boss, this is the model." Peter Jackson introduced.

In fact, needless to say, Yi Feiyang had already seen the strange "Night Demon" model, with bent arms and legs, smooth and hairless from top to bottom, pointed ears, blood-red eyes, sharp canine teeth, and long claws......

Yi Feiyang circled around the sample, then pointed to it and said, "Peter, don't you think this sample looks like a character from your Lord of the Rings?" ”

"Really?" Jackson glanced at the sample, "When you say that, it's kind of like ...... Grunt! ”

"That's right, it's Gollum!" Yi Feiyang smiled, "Are you perfunctory to me?" Also say that this is an original sample? ”

"Oh no, no, no! I really didn't expect it to be like Gollum! Oh my God. It's pure coincidence! "Jackson was afraid of being misunderstood for being lazy. Endeavor explained.

"Hehe, okay, no need to explain...... Yi Feiyang smiled, "Actually, you're right, it's me who didn't explain it clearly when I explained 'Night Demon' to you...... That's why you make such mistakes. ”

When Yi Feiyang spoke, what appeared in his mind was the image of Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings" and the image of the crypt monster in "Dark Invasion", in fact, the images of these monsters are very close and do not see the sun. Snow-white skin, pointed ears, canine teeth, minions, etc. It's hard for Jackson to be able to recreate an image.

"In this way, the sample is very good, but it must have characteristics, otherwise this is a copy of the Lord of the Rings......" Yi Feiyang joked, "You split the night demon's mouth and make it bigger, like a normal person's mouth was suddenly torn." It gives people a sense of surprise. Then, the body is a little longer. It's not too miniature to make the blood-red eyes bulge out of the eyeballs, and the nose is a little sharper to highlight their sense of smell......"

Yi Feiyang said his point of view in great detail, in short, there is only one purpose, to create a monster image that is rich in characteristics and unforgettable at a glance.

The group of people under Peter Jackson are all experts in this area, and they have already begun to modify them while Yi Feiyang is speaking, and by the time Yi Feiyang finishes speaking, the modification over there is almost over.

"Add some more silicone here!"

"Got this here with a clamp, yes, less dough!"

"OK, that's it! Very good! ”

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Peter Jackson and others reworked the Daredevil sample to show the astonishing complexity of skin and appearance that Yi Feiyang wanted.

Yi Feiyang held his chin and watched carefully, he had participated in similar makeup creations before, but he had never been so shocked as today. It turns out that a really good makeup team can achieve such a fast work efficiency.

In fact, the application of special effects makeup in future movies is becoming more and more important, not to mention that Hollywood attaches great importance to this, and even the newly rising Chinese movies attach great importance to it, such as the so-called super blockbuster "Havoc in Heaven", which has posted a group of makeup pictures of the male protagonist Zhen Zidan in filming on the Internet, and said that it was made up of more than 70 Hollywood special effects makeup artists, 20 models of inverted molds before and after, more than 1,000 hours of makeup time, and 200 kilograms of monkey hair consumables The image of the Monkey King!

Not to mention whether this set of pictures is true or false, one thing is for sure, special effects makeup is really torturous, especially when the real special effects are monsters, or aliens, it is even more torturous. But fortunately, now Peter and the others are only torturing a model model, and they haven't taken a real person yet.

But in any case, Yi Feiyang felt that the acquisition of Weta Digital was definitely the right move, and it was worth the purchase price just by looking at the special effects makeup.

Just as Yi Feiyang was thinking, Peter Jackson told him that the sample was completed again.

Yi Feiyang re-examined it, and this time he was generally satisfied, and made suggestions for some subtle parts.

Since then, the character design of "Night Demon" in "I Am Legend" has been determined.

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Now, the heroine of the play "I Am Legend", as well as the main supporting role, have been confirmed, starring Angelina Jolie, and Johnny Depp joined in friendship to play her husband. In addition, the veteran actor Freeman Morgan plays the top brass of the U.S. military, and the action star Jason Statham, who has been picked up by Dream Entertainment, plays the leader of the Daredevil.

In fact, Jason Statham is now very famous, especially after he starred in the "Death Speed" series created for him by Yi Feiyang himself, and "Very Human Trafficker", many women in the wine glass consider him the sexiest man on the movie screen of all time. From this point of view, as an athlete, he undoubtedly used his muscles very well.

In addition to being praised by female fans, many people who like action movies also hailed him as the coolest and most promising action actor after Stallone and Schwarzenegger. And for this title, he definitely deserves it. Especially the action scenes presented in his movies, clean and neat, full of the beauty of oriental action movies, of course, these are also the credit of Yi Feiyang, for Yi Feiyang, invited Hong Kong action director Yuan Baye, Yuan Bin and others to guide Jason Stason, will definitely be able to carry forward Hollywood action movies, introduce Chinese action to everyone, and let people know the Tao. Mandarin action is the best. Unlike the previous Hollywood action scenes. It's like a bear fight.

In short, the current Jason Statham is very popular and popular, a fantasy entertainment red card like him, a rising Hollywood action star today, the reason why he agreed to play such an "alternative" role is that he likes horror stories very much, especially those monsters. Vampires, werewolves and the like. In Jason's own words, "I've had a dream of turning into a monster since I was a child!" ”

Now, he can finally turn into a monster once, and of course he gladly accepts such a very characteristic character.

In addition to these main characters, there is also an indispensable character in this play, which is the puppy who has established an incomparably deep relationship with the protagonist.

In the previous life, the little dog in "I Am Legend" who cooperated with Will Smith in the opposite role was really good, and people fell in love with it after watching it. But "dog actors" like this are hard to find.

You know, many puppies have a phobia of the camera. As soon as you face the camera, you will bark and run. Even trembling with fright.

Because, in order to film this drama well, Yi Feiyang is ready to choose a smart and obedient puppy, and the conditions are listed as follows, first, it must be a shepherd dog, so that the dog can have combat effectiveness and fight with the night demon; Second, it must be cute, only when the dog is cute, it will be recognized by the audience and loved by people. Third, you must be smart and be able to learn acting skills from others. That's right, dogs are also stupid and smart. Yi Feiyang is reluctant to create a stupid dog to be an actor.

After enumerating these conditions, Yi Feiyang asked the company's talent resources to write these conditions in detail and published them on the Internet, with the big title: Dog Actor Recruitment.

That's right, this is an advertisement for a dog actor.

Since ancient times, there has been no shortage of advertisements for all kinds of actors in Hollywood, but there has never been a recruitment of dogs.

For a while, this matter was reposted as a novel event and was widely reported.

In the recruitment of dog actors, the most exciting thing is not that his dog can become more famous in the future, but that after the dog is selected, he can get a salary of 300,000 US dollars!

Oh my God! $300,000 is not a small amount, how much dog food can be bought, and even a nice sports car...... A sports car with a dog, of course.

Therefore, with the popularity of the dog recruitment, the reputation of Dream Entertainment has increased again, and Yi Feiyang's new work "I Am Legend" has also become the focus of people's discussions.

Especially those who love dogs, took this as a rare opportunity to start vigorously supporting the film, promoting animal protection, and promoting dogs as human friends.

For this incident, those filmmakers who don't like Yi Feiyang very much began to make noise again.

"China Yi is a hype king! Not even a dog spared the hype, he is really contemptible! ”

"I don't really appreciate this kind of propaganda of China Yi, especially making a fuss about dogs!"

"It is undeniable that the whole of Hollywood has been fooled by him again!"

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But no matter what the outside world says, there is one thing that everyone has to admit is that Yi Feiyang once again pushed his works to the front of the media.

By the end of May, the dog recruitment process officially began. This recruitment work is actually very simple, which is to select dog actors suitable for this play through the method of drafting.

This time, the dog's draft is mainly concentrated in Los Angeles, and there are no branches in several major cities in the United States, the reason is that the filming of this drama is about to start, and there is no such a big event, Yi Feiyang asked for the fastest results.

Of course, as an ingenious talent show, TV stations are indispensable partners.

This time, Yi Feiyang did not cheapen his old partner FOX TV station, but directly attributed the event to his own AMC TV station, as a cable TV station, the first time to broadcast this kind of free variety show without charge, you can imagine how popular the effect is.

Don't think that Americans are very generous, they are also people, and they are also great pickers, since there are free programs to watch on cable TV stations, of course, you should pay more attention.

However, considering that the radiation range of AMC TV station is not as extensive as that of public TV stations after all, Yi Feiyang cooperated with Google's website to make a special feature of the talent show and upload it to the Internet, so that netizens can watch it directly on demand on the Internet.

Of course, these things are basically ordered by Yi Feiyang behind the scenes, and it is Dures who is in charge of this matter. It's just a dog talent show. He was tired and his feet didn't touch the ground. The whole person has lost a whole circle.

For this dog draft, I really tossed the fantasy entertainment over and over again. Yi Feiyang, as the shopkeeper, also suggested that the unsuccessful dogs be put together and make another movie about dogs. In this regard, many people, including Dures, collectively gave him the middle finger.

The dog talent show is in full swing, and the three major regions in Los Angeles are in full swing, after three days of extremely hard selection. After a week of fierce competition, a German shepherd named "Lassy" finally won and became a dog actor in "I Am Legend".

This time, the dog talent show also broke through the original ratings of AMC TV. The originally weak TV program turned out to be unprecedentedly high-eyebrow.

Although many people have been singing about this show before, but now, Yi Feiyang has disappointed them again.

After the dog talent show ended, Yi Feiyang devoted himself to the filming of the movie.

The filming team is almost a selection of TV people from AMC TV. These people never imagined that one day they would be able to triple jump directly from TV to movie. and is filming with the great director Yi Feiyang.

Yes, from the moment AMC TV was acquired. The fate of these people is tied to the TV station. If Yi Feiyang, the new boss, is just a guy who likes to mess with TV and turn around and resell, then needless to say, the TV station and them will definitely die. Even if Yi Feiyang does not resell TV, but has no leadership skills, then it is not easy for this dilapidated TV station to rise to prominence.

However, God opened his eyes, Yi Feiyang deserved to be a god of miracles, and in less than three months, he reformed AMC, and they began to march towards movies with great prospects. In the words of many AMC employees: "It's all like a dream!" ”

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"I Am Legend" announced the launch of the film very "low-key".

There were no press conferences, no press conferences, and no advertisements in newspapers and magazines.

It's as simple as worshipping God and turning on the machine-

Low-key is not like Yi Feiyang's usual style.

But the more low-key Yi Feiyang is, the more high-profile the media will be, and they will not let go of his news points.

""I Am Legend" started shooting! Can classic novels be replicated? ”

"The apocalyptic theme has become a new favorite, and Magical Jan wants to write his legend!"

"Much to await! "I Am Legend" is officially launched! ”

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With these rumors, "I Am Legend" has already filmed the first set of shots.

As mentioned earlier, Yi Feiyang is a budget-conscious guy, and the reason why he should accept Angelina Jolie to shoot this "I Am Legend" is mainly to share the high production cost of the TV series "The Walking Dead".

For example, in "The Walking Dead" and "I Am Legend", there will be scenes of Los Angeles becoming an empty city.

A shot like this, made purely with special effects, will definitely be seen through by the audience at a glance, and the real thriller effect will not come out.

For this reason, Yi Feiyang said hello to the Los Angeles City Government, and prepared to clear the city for ten minutes in the area of Sunset Boulevard!

That is to say, in ten minutes, let the area of Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, without a single person, form a vacuum! The helicopter was then filmed at high altitude for aerial aerial shooting, and the boom was used underneath for all-round long-range shooting.

Of course, such a large-scale scene has to pay a high price, but fortunately, Yi Feiyang has a very close relationship with the Los Angeles government.

The Los Angeles government is a Democrat and is very close to former President Clinton, and it is commendable that it is now very close to Hillary. What's more, where is Yi Feiyang's identity, a big director, a big chaebol, how much he has contributed to Los Angeles, and how much money he has donated, even the current US President George W. Bush has to admit that China Yi has nothing to find fault with in terms of being an honorary citizen.

It is precisely because of such innate favorable conditions that Yi Feiyang was able to assemble his own film team and shoot the rare empty city scene of Sunset Avenue in Los Angeles in ten minutes.

Absolutely stunning real graphics!

The originally lively and bustling streets suddenly turned into a dead and empty city, and the feeling was absolutely terrifying.

Having said that, the production cost of this one shot alone is as high as 5 million US dollars, and Yi Feiyang is not a banker, of course, it hurts a little, but now these shots, after packaging and digitization, can be used in the drama "I Am Legend", without having to shoot additional shots.

Yi Feiyang is very shrewd, and it turns out that it is indeed very economical to do so!

As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, and after the first set of shots is completed, the next shooting work will be much smoother.

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"Charlie, the lighting in the room should be deep and soft, not too depressing, I don't want to make my audience breathless at the beginning!"

At the filming site of "I Am Legend", Yi Feiyang shouted loudly and motioned to gaffer Charlie to adjust the lighting.

Charlie hurriedly added a few reflectors and turned the lights up a little brighter, and Yi Feiyang nodded through.

Turning his head, Yi Feiyang said to Angelina Jolie, who was generally preparing to play the heroine in the play: "Julie, the character you play is the only person alive here, here, you are lonely, you are lonely, no one can talk to you, no one can talk to you, your only solace is the loyal dog Lasie around you, and the memories of your husband and children hidden in the depths of your mind...... And, of course, walking into the supermarket, pretending to meet a lot of acquaintances, greeting them, picking up food, paying bills, and ......"

"You must grasp the character well, as a woman, emotions are not only emotional, but also introverted; Because in addition to being a woman, you are also a female soldier! In short, remember Julie, after a moment on camera, your expression should pay attention to remain calm and lonely, you are a very good actress, I believe that you can easily handle this role. ”

"No problem, director, I've been studying this character for a long time, and when I got the script, I liked her unique character, I think I'll play it well!" Julie nodded, straightened the costumes again, and was eager to try.

"Ok, Cindy, as a veteran photographer, I don't think I can study anything more with you, take out the state we used to work in together, you have to shoot this scene for me!" Yi Feiyang said loudly to Cindy, who was standing behind the camera.

There is always a tacit understanding between the crew, and Cindy rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Don't worry, boss, I'm fine!" ”

"Ok, all departments are ready, start shooting!" Yi Feiyang sat back in his chair, breathing deeply, his eyes firmly fixed on the monitor in front of him.

The crew was all in place, and Angelina, as the heroine, took a deep breath, began to adjust her state, and entered the camera, and the scene was ready to start filming immediately.

At this moment, the whole shooting site is no longer noisy just now, everyone has entered their own state, for them, filming is a sacred thing, especially a big production like shooting, it is already a kind of luck to be able to participate in it.

Quiet, extremely quiet, everyone is waiting for Yi Feiyang to give orders.

In short, you're all set! (To be continued......)