Destined Entwining: Capturing My Devoted Beau-Chapter 610 - 327: Getting Rich Together (Second Update, Extended - ) (Part 3)
"Don’t worry, Young Master Edward, when it comes to acting skills, I’m professional and not worse than those company stars..." Lawrence Winters playfully winked at Edward Foster.
Edward Foster was amused by her, feeling a sudden itch in his hand, wanting to poke that shallow dimple on her face.
But he didn’t dare, he only held his chopsticks tightly, slowly bringing them to his mouth to lick them.
Lawrence Winters curiously glanced at him, thinking that sometimes Edward Foster was really a bit silly, what’s so great about gnawing on bare chopsticks?
They chatted and laughed while finishing their meal, and it was already 4:30.
They went to a nearby café for coffee, and Lawrence Winters said, "I brought my teaser that I had someone make, would you like to take a look, Young Master Edward?"
"You have it here?"
"I saved a small version on my phone, the resolution is obviously much lower, but I’ve already uploaded the full version to the company computer. We’ll compare it on the big screen during tonight’s meeting," Lawrence said confidently.
Edward Foster was initially a bit skeptical.
But when Lawrence opened the player on her phone and showed Edward, his eyes nearly bulged out in surprise.
"My goodness! Where did you find such a miraculous production! Could it be someone you know at Micro Tower?!"
"This effect! Completely flawless!"
Edward Foster almost wanted to snatch the phone from Lawrence’s hand and stick his eyes to it, frame by frame.
Amateurs watch the fun, professionals see the trick.
Although Edward was not exactly an expert in computer effects production, he was well-informed and had a broad perspective, so he immediately saw the finesse of this special effects production.
"Not only flawless, but also naturally integrated, the authenticity is top-notch!" Lawrence said proudly, "I plan to see which post-production companies the producers and directors have found and if they have any samples."
Edward nodded, "Yes, I heard the producers say they also made a teaser."
"That’s good." Lawrence nodded, saying seriously, "I don’t want to win through trickery, I just want to crush with strength."
Edward was amused again, saying, "Actually, I could just agree, you don’t have to compete with them."
"No way." Lawrence immediately opposed without thinking, rolling her eyes and saying, "Work is work, and with the level from my side, do you think I need to go through the back door?"
"Without comparison, there’s no harm! I want them to lose fair and square!"
Edward laughed and nodded, "Alright, alright, then go show them who’s boss!"
Edward’s words weren’t just to humor Lawrence; with his insight, he could see the technological content of this special effect production.
None of the domestic effects companies can compare, and abroad, only Micro Tower can compete.
It’s a pity that this teaser is only five minutes long. We don’t know if the effect would be the same if it were longer.
Edward knew some companies would spare no expense on the teaser during bidding to make it the best.
After winning the bid, in order to profit, they would compress the production quality.
If they don’t compress the production quality, the cost would be outrageously high, and only a few foreign companies have the financial resources to invest heavily and spare no expense.
Most of the film production companies in the world can’t afford it; they have to make choices and compromises between cost and quality.
Therefore, the high-tech advantage and the capability for large-scale industrial production and manufacturing are completely different matters.
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At five o’clock, Edward Foster and Lawrence Winters arrived at the office of NewHuman Corporation on the eighteenth floor of the Foster Consortium.
Sure enough, quite a few people were working overtime, all called in by the directors and producers to make technical comparison analysis reports.
Seeing Edward Foster come personally, the atmosphere suddenly became tense, and these people inwardly exclaimed, "What a close call..."
Edward acted unconcerned, smiling and saying, "Everyone must be hungry, right? How about we order a pizza delivery, so everyone can fill up before heading home."
"Thank you, Young Master Edward! But no need, we’ve already finished the reports." A few technicians actually wanted to go home quickly and didn’t want to get involved in the higher-ups’ scheming.
They exchanged glances and politely declined Edward’s offer with a smile.
Edward didn’t care, casually waved his hand, "Alright, thank you for your hard work. Even working overtime on weekends, go have a nice meal with your family at home, better than fast food outside."
Everybody laughed, with some saying, "My wife doesn’t cook, takeaway is tastier, but too bad we can’t eat it every day, she’ll throw a fit..."
The company was immediately filled with a joyful atmosphere, without the indescribable tension from earlier.
After the technicians left, only Lawrence Winters, Edward Foster, the director, the producer, and the technical director remained.
Edward said to the director, producer, and technical director, "You can’t go home, I still want to order takeaway, pizza is the most convenient and doesn’t interfere with the meeting."
With that, he opened his phone, choosing a familiar restaurant to order from.
The director, producer, and technical director knew there was a tough battle to fight today, they all agreed, and entered the conference room with Edward and Lawrence.
...
The conference room at NewHuman Entertainment Company was a multifunctional screening hall, not only for meetings but also for reviewing films.
The conference table in the room was semi-circular.
Meeting attendees sat on the outside, with a projector in the center, projecting samples onto the entire wall-size screen opposite.
The company insiders sat directly facing the screen in the semicircle.
When the bidders arrived, they would sit on the two flanking positions of the arc.
After entering, Edward unsparingly took the central seat of honor, gesturing for Lawrence to sit on his left.
The director and producer sat on his right, with the technical director sitting behind the computer console responsible for playing the samples.
Today, a technological comparison analysis report was viewed first.
As usual, it was projected onto the big screen opposite using a projector.
While playing, the technical director explained.
"We compared four companies: one is the foreign Micro Tower, and the other three are domestic post-production effects companies."
"The foreign Micro Tower company, their technology is beyond words, it’s currently the world’s top level. Production fees are in the billions, it’s not affordable for a small company like ours."
In the technical analysis comparison report, Micro Tower was placed in the highest regard with lavish praise, naturally, since we can’t afford them, more flattery doesn’t hurt.
Lawrence used to highly admire Micro Tower’s special effects production, thinking that no domestic company could compare yet.
But ever since seeing Kenneth Osborne’s impressive program system for special effects production, Micro Tower’s didn’t seem as impressive anymore.
She said lightly, "Is this really from Micro Tower? Why do I feel the edges where the characters and background connect are too fuzzy? Aren’t they supposed to be the best at noise reduction?"
"Miss Winters, this is already the best. This is post-production effects, not model-building then photographing the actual objects. The slight flaw at the edges where characters and background meet, we can resolve using blurring techniques."
The technical director said while adjusting the clarity at the edges of the character images, blurring them slightly, just like adding a hazy filter when using beauty mode in photographs.
The flaws were invisible now, but the clarity had decreased a whole notch.
Lawrence frowned slightly, glancing at Edward.
Edward chuckled and said, "Is this really a Micro Tower sample? Truly seeing is believing. Alright, let’s move on to the next one."
Below, the three companies chosen by the producer and director were the three domestic companies they planned to sign with.
With such a large investment, relying solely on one domestic company would be too much, and the way they handle it would be unsightly.
So they found three companies to prosper together.
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This is the second update, a long Chapter of five thousand words.
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