"Little rascal, what do you think?" The Bureau Chief smiled and said, "Let me put it this way. Merika's Hollywood is indeed much stronger than our Heavenly State's film and entertainment industry, especially in terms of special effects and animation. Let's not talk about special effects first. Just talking about animation, at least among our domestic film companies, none of them can compare to Merika's Hollywood companies. "
He was right. Merika's Hollywood animation technology had always been much stronger than Heavenly State's. Hong Dali knew about this — just from the animations in "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre: Pugilistic World," he could tell …
"But, the problem is," Hong Dali carefully pointed at the Bureau Chief. "What does this have to do with you? You don't seem to be in charge of this … "
The Bureau Chief was the leader of the National Security Bureau. How could he have the time to care about movies? Could it be that the National Security Bureau was the rumored related department?!
"Hehe, as a citizen of Heavenly State." The Bureau Chief's expression was solemn as he slowly said, "For the glory of Heavenly State, my prodigal son."
Alright, the first part of "for the glory of Heavenly State" was quite hot-blooded, but the latter part of "my prodigal son" decisively destroyed the atmosphere of the whole sentence — it seemed that the Bureau Chief still had a sense of humor …
"Alright, for the glory of Heavenly State, my Bureau Chief." Hong Dali helplessly spread his hands. "But I still don't understand what you said has to do with what I'm doing. No matter how I look at it, it doesn't look like something that can break through the technological barriers of Hollywood. "
"En, let me tell you in detail why I'm here today." The Bureau Chief carefully organized his thoughts and slowly said, "I have to start from the beginning."
"You know, in this era, computers are almost inseparable from people's daily lives. Many things in life require the support of computer technology. Is that okay?"
Hong Dali, Hong Weiguo, and Lan Ruoxi nodded.
Now that it was the electronic information era, everything in daily life could basically be linked to computer technology.
The Bureau Chief continued, "And Hollywood's animation technology, on the surface, seems to be stronger. But if you look behind the scenes, then the problem is very different.
"This is an era of peace and development. There are no wars in the world. Nowadays, the wars between countries are economic wars. The existence of Hollywood and the development of the US film industry would allow them to make money more quickly around the world. Let me put it this way. Some time ago, Hollywood implemented a technical barrier policy, which increased the cost of our animation industry by about 20%. "
"You may not have much of a concept of this percentage, but it's easy to understand if you look at it in a different way."
"Our country's annual investment in animation is about 14 billion yuan. If the cost increases by 20%, it means that at least close to 3 billion yuan will be wasted. "
"So many!" Hearing what the Bureau Chief said, Hong Weiguo and Lan Ruoxi were shocked. The two of them had never expected that Hollywood's technological barriers could have such a big impact!
Three billion was not a small number after all.
"Yes, and this is only the anime and manga." The Bureau Chief looked at Hong Dali again. "Dali, do you still remember 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre: Pugilistic World' that you invested in? There was an animation design component in it to begin with. Well, a two-minute animation would have cost around one million yuan. In the end, because of Hollywood's technical barriers, they didn't provide technical support. To achieve the desired effect, the cost directly increased by more than 200,000 yuan. "
"What the heck!" Hong Dali directly cursed out loud.
Now, he understood why the Bureau Chief placed so much importance on this area. Think about it, how many movies did China film every year? In today's big environment, the country placed a lot of importance on children's entertainment projects. There were quite a number of movies that were fully made with CG animations. Adding up all the various industries, it would add up to quite a lot of money.
"And why is an animation on CD so expensive?" The Bureau Chief laughed and said, "Actually, the biggest reason is that it's very easy to set the character's movements to be stiff and distorted. Thus, it's necessary to design as many CD models of the characters as possible. I'm not sure about the specific concept, but that's the general idea. "
"And when I heard you call today, I guessed that you definitely have some ideas in this area." The Bureau Chief grinned and said, "I know that you've always been lucky, and the little things that you tinker with can often be of great use. So, I directly came to look for you. How is it, tell me about your plan? "
"Oh, OK." Hong Dali smiled and replied, "Don't you know Chuyin? She has no emotions, and she can't even smile or cry normally. So, I was thinking, why don't we just make a virtual character and make it according to her model. Then, it just so happens that I have the Virtual Reality Projection Technology and Holographic Projection Technology. Isn't this simple? I just need to combine the two and ask Xinxin to wear the Virtual Reality Projection Suit and dance, record her movements, then put it on the computer and change it into a 2D anime-type character … Eh?! "
Speaking up to this point, he finally realized something. "Isn't this what you said about the character's CD model being stiff and so on? This thing that I tinker with seems to have solved this technical problem … "
"Hahaha! Look. " The Bureau Chief pointed at Hong Dali and said to Hong Weiguo and Lan Ruoxi, "This kid is always so lucky. The thing that he unintentionally made really solved our technical problem! "
Hong Weiguo and Lan Ruoxi were really speechless.
This set of technology that this kid tinkered with could be said to be purely for fun …
The three of them laughed for a while, then the Bureau Chief grinned and continued to ask, "Then? Dali, are you planning to add specialized computer dubbing, then put this 2D version of Chuyin on the show 'I Am a Singer' that you tinkered with? "
"Uncle Chief, you're so smart!" Hong Dali beamed with delight. "That's really what I'm thinking."
"Hehe, I knew it." The Bureau Chief nodded and then asked, "Then, have you thought about what to do after 'I Am a Singer' is aired?"
Here it comes, here it comes. I knew this old fellow definitely had other ideas.
Hong Dali curiously asked, "I really haven't thought about this. I'm just thinking that after Chuyin goes on 'I Am a Singer,' it should be very fun. Maybe, it will be very popular … "
"Hehe, you little kid, you're always so playful." The Bureau Chief reminded him. "Let me give an example. If this Virtual Node Projection Suit is slightly improved and changed to a positioning system on a human body, then combined with the Holographic Projection Technology, yup, for example, placing the positioning system on a human's back, then combining it with the wings of a bird, then using the Holographic Projection Technology to project it … "
"What the heck!" Hong Dali blurted out. "Wouldn't that make him a birdman?!"
Once a birdman appeared, who could compete with him!
"Little rascal!" Hong Weiguo and his wife were instantly amused. "That's an angel! Angel! Little rascal, you don't know how to keep your mouth shut … "
Although there were still many technical difficulties that the Bureau Chief mentioned, at least they had a general direction.
Not only that, the Bureau Chief continued to smile and said, "Dali, think about it again. If a war really breaks out, at night, we can get some remote-controlled cars with positioning systems on the ground, then use the Holographic Projection Technology to project it … Then, in the eyes of the enemy, it will be countless soldiers. Hehe, such a combination of illusion and reality to confuse the enemy, what will the effect be?"
Once he said that, Hong Weiguo and Lan Ruoxi finally understood.
To put it in a small way, it was just a form of entertainment, just for fun. But to put it in a big way, the meaning would be different.
"It's really cool!" As expected, once Hong Dali heard that, he instantly perked up. "This is good, this is good! Hehe, looks like the money I spent is quite worth it … Hehehehe … "
Are you purposely trying to anger me? It's not just worth it, it's practically a huge profit!
"So." Speaking up to this point, the Bureau Chief solemnly said, "We're not outsiders. This child Dali likes to tinker around, and we're happy to sit back and enjoy the fruits of his labor. He often comes up with good ideas, which we quite admire. However, this matter must be kept a secret and definitely cannot be leaked out. Otherwise, it's hard to guarantee that no one will have ill intentions towards Dali. I'm definitely not trying to scare you. Now, the more Dali lives without a care in the world, the more he squanders, the safer he will be! "
"I understand! I understand! "Hong Weiguo and his wife furiously nodded their heads." Don't worry, we promise we won't tell anyone. "
Both of them doted on Hong Dali like he was their baby. As long as it was something bad for Hong Dali, they would definitely put an end to it.
Hong Dali, on the other hand, touched his nose.
From now on, does this count as me squandering under orders?
Aye, this is good, this is good! From now on, I can openly squander!
Hong Dali thought in his heart and suddenly grinned. "Since Uncle Chief thinks so highly of me, then I can only display my prodigal skills and desperately squander. I'll do whatever I see, whatever I think of, but — —"
Upon hearing this, Hong Weiguo and Lan Ruoxi let out a long sigh. Now, they weren't afraid of Hong Dali squandering, they were afraid that Hong Dali wouldn't squander. However, upon hearing the latter part of his sentence, they instantly felt their hearts in their throats. This kid is really asking for my life!
What's there to not be!?
"But what?" The Bureau Chief was a little curious and asked.
"Uncle Chief." Hong Dali beamed with delight, his face full of an expression that was asking for a beating. "What I'm going to do in the future, to put it nicely, is to say that I'm contributing to the country. To put it in a bad way, it's changing from a little prodigal to a big prodigal … Aye, actually, I'm quite concerned about my image. It's fine if I'm a little prodigal, but this big prodigal title is really damaging to my clean reputation!"
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