Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

But even so, the US president was still willing to give in to Xia Yuan: "We can provide assistance within all reasonable limits. Of course, it is absolutely impossible to develop everything ourselves, and we certainly cannot use the latest technology, but what we can guarantee is that the prototype used in the movie will be equipped with a V12 naturally aspirated engine."

"Thank you very much, President Liu!" Xia Yuan stood up immediately.

Even he did not expect that, although he had originally come here with the mentality of just giving it a try, when President Liu showed an embarrassment just now, he was prepared to be rejected and gain nothing.

But he never expected that he would receive such unprecedented support, and that the other party was still willing to provide help even after indicating that they had certain difficulties.

From then on, the most difficult problem of matching the car with the protagonist has been solved directly.

Then the only problem left to be solved is the type of car that Optimus Prime transforms into.

Still, Xia Yuan didn't bother himself much and solved the problem.

The manufacturer responsible for manufacturing Optimus Prime's "Western Star 5700XE truck head" is Dongfeng Motor.

This was also a choice Xia Yuan made after careful consideration, because Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd. (Dongfeng Group for short), also known as "Hanxia Erqi", is a super large automobile enterprise directly under the central government.

Their main business is actually large heavy-duty trucks, and their manufacturing level in large heavy-duty trucks is currently at the world's top level.

There should be no problem in entrusting Dongfeng Motor to build this steel behemoth.

Dongfeng Motor's attitude towards Xia Yuan is no different from that of BYD. Although there will still be some difficulties, they all expressed that they will overcome all difficulties within the permitted scope to provide assistance to Xia Yuan.

In their words, Xia Yuan is Han Xia's pride. Even if others don't love him outside, his mother's family will naturally love him.

Well, now one of the most difficult things has been solved, and the next step is to proceed with the subsequent arrangements without stopping, which is the planning and coordination of the shooting, props, etc., which must be done long in advance.

First of all, props are a very tedious job. There are many complex scenes involved in "Transformers", and these scenes are destined to be unable to be replaced by special effects.

This means that a large number of physical props are needed to cooperate with special effects to present a more realistic feeling. This will not make the finished film have the kind of superficial feeling unique to movies made with pure special effects, but will make it more textured.

Not to mention anything else, just take one shot as an example, that is the image of Megatron's huge head and body under the polar glacier.

Xia Yuan’s preferred shooting plan is to actually go to a similar environment.

Of course, they don’t necessarily have to go to the polar regions to shoot, but it must be glaciers. At that time, they may need to go to places like Canada or Siberia to shoot.

Then Megatron's huge body trapped in the glacier can also be made.

It has been decided that all the Autobots in the film need to be made into model props. This is definitely necessary. Even each Autobot needs more than one model.

However, the Megatron model involved in this scene is different. Not only does one have to make the model, but one also has to make the ice layer that seals him.

In order to achieve the restoration effect, Xia Yuan finally chose to use acrylic material, add dyeing material, and then polish it to wrap the model of Megatron to create the effect of being covered by ice.

And this prop is just for a short shot.

There are countless similar shots and props throughout the film.
It is conceivable that this is an unprecedented huge challenge for Heye Film and Television.

In the end, the quote they received for this model alone was: $108 million!
Yes! It's that outrageous! One prop costs millions of dollars!
This is not only unimaginable for "Cellmates", but also unimaginable for all the films and works directed by Xia Yuan before.

Even within the company, a tense mood began to spread.

"Can we really make this movie well?"

"No one can guarantee the final result, but now that we have decided to do it, all we can do is to make sure we do our best and put in our best efforts. Just as Director Xia said, this is destined to be a huge challenge. No one can help us, and we don't have any precedents to refer to!"

To be honest, the reason for the great pressure is very simple, that is, this is really the first time for them to shoot a Hollywood-style work, and the technology they decided to use this time has never been used by any domestic film and television company or any filmmaker before.

Even Hollywood has never made a film with a similar theme, they are the first.

It is said that the first person to try something new needs great courage.

Especially now they don’t know whether what they ate was a crab or a poisonous spider.

On the other side, while Heye Film and Television and the "Transformers" crew were busy, at the same time, a negotiation was also taking place within 21st Century Fox Film and Television.

This was a consultation meeting chaired by Old Hart himself. There were two white middle-aged men sitting below. One of them had a very pleasant conversation with Old Hart, while the other was rather timid and respectful sitting in his seat, not daring to look at Old Hart, who was elegantly stroking a hairless cat opposite him.

If Xia Yuan was present at this moment, he would probably recognize at a glance that this middle-aged white man who was so timid in front of Old Hart was the head of BMW's American Business Department whom he had just met some time ago.

As for the other person, he was naturally the president of BMW America. However, when Xia Yuan came to him seeking cooperation, he was unable to meet the president.

At this moment, the other party was having a pleasant conversation with Old Hart, the leader of the 21st Century Fox.

"The fact that Mr. Hart is so interested in this film and even personally inquired about it is enough to prove the excellence of this film. We will definitely use the best technology to develop this motorcycle."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Ball. However, Mr. Ball, I heard that Han Xia from Heye came to see you some time ago?"

Old Hart chuckled and asked indifferently.

Bauer's eyes gleamed, and then he smiled gently as if nothing had happened, "That's true. What you don't know, Mr. Hart, is that the other party is seeking our cooperation, which is surprisingly consistent with your company's purpose."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Old Hart raised his eyebrows, showing interest. (End of this chapter)