MTL - Mixed In the United States As a Local Tyrant-Chapter 388 money burning movie

  Chapter 388 Money Burning Movie

Romano nodded: "Yes, sir. In the past few years, the technological world has continuously made major breakthroughs. The growth of computer processor performance has completely defeated Moore's Law, and artificial intelligence and robots have also frequently entered people's sights. Science fiction."

An Feng is clear that the development of intelligence by GP is not uncommon. It started a few years ago. So far, there is not much information released to the public, but an anonymous source broke the news that they have made great progress—and this has also triggered some excessive brainstorming. Compensation, concerns about artificial intelligence, etc.

Taking this as the theme, designing a wonderful plot, or leaving enough room for the audience to think, is the trend of science fiction movies in recent years. In addition, robots are also popular. The first generation of bionics from the robot company is very shocking, while the second generation , Known as the all-round assistant of life.

"I would be very interested in this type of subject matter." An Feng said, "I can even provide some real props, such as robots, exoskeletons or other high-tech, to make the movie look more real ,what do you think?"

  Romano nodded: "The current technology can be very simulated, but using the real one will be impeccable."

   "There is also a lot of room for expansion in holographic technology..." When it comes to An Feng's favorite subjects, he really speaks more.

  Romano is also chatting along his hobbies.

  Entertainment tycoons and investors are chatting here, and celebrities have become the foil for the discussion. Sitting bored, Joanna is taken by Miranda to meet a star she's interested in. It is said that she watched a romance movie a while ago, and secretly wiped her tears, and now she met the heroine.

Miranda is well-known in the circle. She is now the owner of three fashion magazines, one of which is very famous in the west, and both ordinary people and celebrities like it—ordinary people buy it to see what the stars are doing, and celebrities buy it. Want to see other people report what they do.

So she can be regarded as a BOSS. Although she is not as good as the tycoons of the film company, her husband is capable, comes from a big family, and has a wide circle of friends. No one dares to underestimate her. On the contrary, if she can please her, tomorrow On the entertainment news, on the cover of the magazine the day after tomorrow, and reach the sky in one step.

Although big names don’t really need this kind of exposure, they still have to establish a good relationship with the media. Miranda brought a dame to meet them, and no one dared to neglect her. The acting skills were brought into play, and the chat was as if they had known each other for more than ten years. Old friends, there are frequent laughter in unison.

Joanna knows that their purpose of pleasing her is not so simple, but whether it is in the entertainment industry or other places, many people need to wear masks. She can adapt to it calmly after seeing too much... It’s just a little disappointed, she is substituting the movie role into On to the actors.

   This can be regarded as a kind of loss after longing.

An Feng and Romano had a pleasant chat, and met many gold medal screenwriters and famous directors. They all said that the next time there is a good script, they can accept his investment, and instead reduce the burden on the film company, so that the company's investment is guaranteed , and how much An Feng likes it.

  The reason why An Feng likes to invest in this kind of movie is because he likes it. Once he likes it, he doesn't mind other problems. At most, he will spend tens of millions just to watch a movie he likes. There aren't many good movies nowadays, so he can still afford them, and big productions don't necessarily lose money.

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There are thousands of people flocking to this Hollywood party, and it is very lively. Everyone, without exception, revolves around big names and tycoons. , or the future of big names eager to break through.

An Feng has seen a lot of blatant power and **** transactions. Actresses are on the top, big names are playing tricks, and the top parties in the entertainment industry have brought their entertainment nature to the extreme. What's even more interesting is that this party has prepared countless exquisite food, but will it really happen? There are very few people who move it.

It’s definitely not that you’re not hungry. Starting at five o’clock in the afternoon, you must not eat a lot before walking on the red carpet. Beware of accidents, and then the awards ceremony lasted until ten o’clock, followed by non-stop transitions to the hotel for more grand parties. Are you hungry? However, surrounded by the media from beginning to end, I dare not eat too much. If I am really hungry, I just taste a little bit, and I still have to be careful not to be photographed ugly.

An Feng didn't have much scruples, and he ate what he should eat, but Joanna, like everyone else, ignored the food on the table and only drank a little champagne, but the difference was that they had been hungry all night, and she just now After eating snacks in the car, she was really not hungry.

  Looking at those hungry faces, An Feng could imagine that after the midnight party, the star's assistants ran to the side of the road to get burgers, and returned to the luxury car to drink mineral water for the star. He had heard of such face-saving cases before, so he specially brought some snacks.

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After successfully starving the stars until one or two o'clock, the party finally ended, but at one o'clock, An Feng had already retreated with his wife and got the result he wanted. The star show, not theirs.

An Feng is currently interested in three scripts, two of which explore artificial intelligence. There is no standard for judging good or bad. Of course, he doesn't like to deny artificial intelligence completely, otherwise he will slap himself in the face; there is also a robot script, which is also A little intelligence is involved, and the process is a bit like Asimov's "Robot Series". Under the strict laws formulated by humans, will there be loopholes?

The three scripts are all written by gold-medal screenwriters. They are aimed at big productions and are in line with the current trend. If An Feng can provide some technical support, the shooting scenes will be more realistic. Even the "company" in a certain sci-fi script is based on Modeled after San Jose Robotics.

An Feng provided the company's robot to participate in the filming, with the company logo printed on the body. After the movie, it was an invisible placement advertisement... With all sorts of strange ideas, he came to the robot company by plane to see how the latest research and development progressed. what stage.

The companies founded by An Feng have very close cooperation. An’s Industry, Robotics Company, GP Company and Research Center all have overlaps, and there are not many cooperations with each other. The requirements are now developed well.

The first generation of bionic robots has come to an end and has not been put into the market. The company has invested in the second generation of bionic robots. According to An Feng's idea that it does not involve the military, the second generation is completely biased towards the field of life. Although they are smarter, their body structure is not the same. Not applicable to the military industry.

  Hoffman said: "We have completed 95% of the content and conquered the core technology, and the rest is some beautification work."

   "This is our sample." Hoffman pointed to the bionic machine in front of him.

The second-generation robot has a lot of synthetic and environmentally friendly materials. Like the first-generation lightweight alloys, exoskeletons and various defensive equipment are not used. The second-generation appearance is smooth with bionic skin. The purpose of the research and development is to Dream and serve humanity.

Hoffman said: "The second generation focuses on intelligence. GP's artificial intelligence has no breakthrough, but more flexible intelligent chips already exist. When used in robots, its thinking performance is better. The first generation is physical. Flexibility, the second generation is the flexibility of the brain."

   "Well done!" An Feng encouraged, "After the product is released, you will become the pioneers of intelligent robots!"

  After he saw this generation of bionic machines, he had other ideas. The research on robots was completed and declared over, and it would no longer be developed by humans in the future. The second generation seems to be fragile and mainly serves the family, but in fact Anfeng is interested in flexible structures and smart chips.

The strength of the body can be changed, and it may take a little thought, but for the sake of caution, there is no need to let more people come into contact with the robot army that is about to be built. At present, they are all covered with the shell of civilian bionic machines. As for the market, Anfeng has no How much sincerity—it's priced high.

The bionic research of the Hoffman group has almost come to an end. An Feng will no longer provide this technology, but good materials cannot be wasted. Bionics is only a small category of robots. There are many more large-scale robots that are more flexible than human structures. Yes, it collectively refers to the machine industry.

   "Will there be conflicts in the execution of orders?" An Feng asked a question that both reality and movies care about.

   Hoffman said: "We used three laws for the basis of the robot program."

   "Asimov's?" An Feng said.

   "That's right." They nodded.

  Three Laws of Robotics

  First Law: A robot may not injure a human being, nor shall it stand by while a human being is harmed;

  Second law: Robots should obey all human orders, but must not violate the first law;

  The third law: Robots should protect their own safety, but must not violate the first and second laws.

  After receiving an affirmative answer, An Feng smiled and said, "It's really interesting, and maybe it's a good movie theme!"

   "Film?" Hoffman asked.

An Feng nodded. He was very interested in robot scripts. There are many movies about robots in Hollywood, but only a few of them suit his taste. Doomsday fantasies such as Terminator are just enjoyable, while "Artificial Intelligence", "I, Robot" He is more interested in this.

  With this in mind, he contacted Romano and discussed some details over the phone.

The script was written by a strong production team, and Warner has plans to shoot such themes and hire famous directors. James Cameron and the like may join. It is positioned as a big production with an investment of 100 to 200 million yuan. Yes, but currently there is a lack of funds and investors.

Hollywood film companies have changed a lot. In the past, they monopolized all the blockbuster films that made money, did not accept investment, or used other methods to borrow money. They only used a small cost to shoot, but when a company inevitably had financial difficulties, at this time Can only accept investment.

   Obviously, An Feng is not short of this money, and he is interested.

In hindsight, he will support the film in the form of investment and loan. Warner is also very shrewd in this regard, unwilling to accept a large proportion of investment, and instead negotiate a slightly higher interest loan with him... He doesn't care about these Little trick, he just wants to watch the movie.

  If you want to watch a movie, invest in a big director to make it. Maybe you can see the movie you like after two years. An Feng plans to invest in three films, so as not to cause panic in the future, and the investment of casting a net may pay off. Although the probability is not high, Hollywood blockbuster bets nine times out of ten, but it is not a failure.

  (end of this chapter)