In the northwestern suburbs of Los Angeles, in the Flushing Art Park.
There were no high-rise buildings like in the city. Three or four-story, artsy buildings were hidden in the shade. The clean roads were wide and straight, giving off a sense of tranquility far away from the bustling city.
However, this art park adjacent to Hollywood was an indispensable part of the American film industry. Dozens of special effects companies and studios were gathered here, and the annual output value was astonishing.
The Blue Sky Digital Special Effects Studio that Lu Chen was going to visit was one of the best.
This special effects studio was very young. It had only been established for five years, but it had already participated in the special effects production of many Hollywood blockbusters. It had a passionate and energetic team.
Moreover, the members of Blue Sky Special Effects were very young. The three co-founders, Mill, Andrew, and Christopher, were all graduates of the University of Southern California. The oldest was only 29 years old.
It was for these reasons that Richard specifically recommended Blue Sky Special Effects to Lu Chen as a partner of Chenfei Media, instead of other older but more powerful special effects companies.
These older companies were often very arrogant. They liked to make money from the Chinese, but they were never willing to share their technology. Even if they were willing to sell some of their shares, they often asked for exorbitant prices.
Blue Sky Special Effects was also currently facing financial problems. This studio did not have the problems of big companies, so it was undoubtedly a very suitable partner for Chenfei Media.
The only problem was that Blue Sky Special Effects was not well-known in the industry. Not many people in the country knew its name, but Richard was sure of their standards.
If it wasn't for the fact that Dream Workshop had just received an advertising assignment, Richard would have flown over in person.
Jenny's car stopped in front of a four-story building.
The circular building was shaped like a flying saucer. The silver-gray glass curtain wall on the surface shone brightly under the sunlight. The monument erected in front of the entrance door was inlaid with a row of different company logos and names.
Blue Sky Studio was located on the third floor of this building.
Under Jenny's guidance, Lu Chen and Chen Fei 'er took the elevator to their destination.
As soon as the elevator door opened, the camera flashes immediately lit up, shocking Lu Chen and the other two!
He saw a group of young men and women surrounding the elevator lobby. They were either holding SLR cameras or holding mobile phones. They looked like they were watching excitedly.
"Mr. Lu Chen, welcome to our Blue Sky Studio!"
A young man in a blue T-shirt and jeans took the lead and extended his hand to Lu Chen with a smile.
As soon as Jenny stepped out of the elevator, she immediately introduced to Lu Chen, "This is Mill Joyce, the CEO of our studio."
Lu Chensuddenly reached out and shook hands with the other party: "Nice to meet you, Mr. Mill Joyce."
"Just call me Mir …"
Miller smiled and said, "They are all my colleagues. When they heard that you were coming, they all came out to welcome you!"
This was undoubtedly the effect of the Hero's Aura!
Lu Chen smiled and said, "Hello …"
It didn't matter if Lu Chen greeted them, but the employees of the Blue Sky Studio immediately surrounded him like fans chasing after a star, asking for autographs, photos, and hugs!
Then, they uploaded the photos to their respective Tbooks.
Lu Chen did not expect these Americans to be so enthusiastic, but after all, he was used to such situations. He handled it with ease and satisfied their requests one by one, making the atmosphere very harmonious.
This also showed that the Blue Sky Studio was different from other large companies. The atmosphere itself was more relaxed, and the boss and employees were more like close friends, rather than a strict hierarchy of superiors and subordinates.
After a simple but warm welcome, Mill introduced several important members of the studio to Lu Chen, including his partner and chief special effects artist, Christopher.
Christopher was a very shy young man. He was not tall, thin, and wore a pair of Big black-rimmed glasses. His face was covered with acne, and he stuttered when he spoke.
However, Richard respected Christopher very much. He told Lu Chen over the phone that this 25-year-old young man was definitely a genius in special effects production. Half of the value of the Blue Sky Studio lay in him!
Therefore, Lu Chen was very polite to Christopher, which made Christopher feel a little flattered.
Accompanied by Mill, Christopher, and others, Lu Chen and Chen Fei 'er visited the studio together.
The scale of the Blue Sky Studio was not very large, and the current number of employees was less than 200. It could not compare to a large company that easily had hundreds or thousands of employees. The rented business space was also on the small side, and the interior was quite crowded.
However, the company's hardware standards were first-class. The workstations used for special effects production were all new, and their computing power was very powerful. They also had the digital synthesis software ZPDT that they were proud of.
This set of digital synthesis software was undoubtedly the core technology of the Blue Sky Studio. It had been jointly developed by the three cofounders for a full five years, and it had been successfully used in the special effects production of many film and television works. It had won a very good response.
Compared with the top software in the industry, ZPDT did not have any technical advantages. It was even lacking in detail processing and rendering effects. However, its advantages were that it was not difficult to learn, and it cost less to use. In other words, it was very cost-effective.
Moreover, the Blue Sky Studio also intended to further develop a more advanced version of ZPDT, but it lacked enough funds.
At present, there were a lot of special effects production companies and studios in Hollywood, and the competition between them was very fierce. If a small company like the Blue Sky Studio could not maintain continuous technological progress and win more business, the result would either be bankruptcy or be swallowed up by a large company.
Obviously, the three founders did not want to see either of these two outcomes, so they urgently needed external investment.
MierChen's enthusiasm for Lu Chen is not just because he is now a popular hero.
Lu Chen was rich!
The CEO of the Blue Sky Studio had already learned about the strength of Chen Fei Media through Richard Cha. It was definitely a master who did not lack money, so he did his best to talk about his company's technical strength and bright future.
To this end, he asked Christopher to demonstrate the special effects of the latest version 2.75 of ZPDT to Lu Chen.
Not only that, but Mill also took Lu Chen to the only digital studio in the studio to let the latter personally experience the motion capture technology developed by the studio based on ZPDT!
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