The person who came this time was Takayuki, accompanied by Ayame Tsukino and several other employees.
As soon as they got off the car, the director and others came out from the shooting scene to greet them.
The director was approximately a middle-aged man in his forties or close to fifty, with a bit of fame in the film industry. He specialized in directing science fiction movies and was called Green. People in the industry liked to call him Little Green because he had an older brother who was even more famous.
When Green saw Takayuki walking in front, he was slightly surprised.
The person leading the team was much younger than he had imagined.
However, it was quite common for young people to make a name for themselves in the film industry.
"Hello, are you the head of Gamestar Special Effects Studio?" Green politely extended his hand and said.
Takayuki shook hands with him and then smiled, saying, "No, I'm not. The head didn't come this time; he has other important work to do."
Since he wasn't the head, it seemed that he was just a minor character who came to deliver something.
Green's attitude became somewhat casual.
"Come, let's go inside and talk."
Takayuki nodded and followed the director and others into the studio.
On the way, the director took the opportunity to introduce Takayuki to the shooting situation and the overall progress. After all, these were people sent by a film company, so he had to show some respect.
Coincidentally, Takayuki was also quite interested in the shooting process and was looking around at the shooting environment.
Skills related to movies would also be needed in future game CG production, so it might be a good opportunity to gain some experience in advance.
Along the way, he saw several familiar shooting scenes, which were scenes that appeared in the one-minute special effects production, and coincidentally, they were also one of the key plots in the movie.
At the same time, he also noticed that some areas had set up motion capture rooms, where employees were conducting simple motion capture work.
Seeing the motion capture, Takayuki was also somewhat intrigued.
Motion capture would also be needed for future video games, and it was something that would eventually have to be done. Why not start with Final Fantasy 7?
With motion capture, the movements of 3D characters would be smoother and more natural, and it would also save more time on experimental testing of data in game development.
Upon arriving at the director's temporary office, Takayuki gestured to the person behind him.
The employee immediately took out a laptop and placed it on the director's desk.
"Mr. Green, this is the one-minute special effects we've already produced. You can take a look at the effects."
Green immediately became serious and opened the computer to check.
Real movie special effects require terrifying costs. Sometimes, even a single frame in a 24-frame-per-second sequence could cost hundreds of thousands.
The biggest cost was the labor cost, followed by the cost of software and hardware.
Sometimes, the electricity bill for producing special effects alone was something that ordinary companies couldn't bear.
However, Takayuki's engine saved a lot of manpower and resources in this regard, mainly through material reuse. They didn't have to meticulously detail every frame like most special effects companies did.
So, Takayuki hadn't spent too much time producing the one-minute special effects, and the final result was quite good.
The content of the one-minute video was the scene of the protagonist piloting a spaceship through an asteroid belt and battling enemy ships.
If this kind of scene were produced by another special effects team and they aimed for perfection, the cost would be beyond what this company could afford.
What Takayuki could do was to do the best within their budget.
After watching for a minute, Green didn't speak but pressed the play button again.
Then he watched it repeatedly five or six times in a row, seeming quite calm on the surface.
But he was quite surprised internally.
These special effects might not be top-notch, but they were of excellent quality. Considering the limited budget of this film company, if they could achieve this level of quality with that amount of money, it would be very worthwhile.
"You made this special effect in just three days?"
Green looked at Takayuki seriously.
"Of course, we used the latest software from our company. Originally, this software was designed for making electronic games, but it's equally good for making movie special effects."
Green pondered for two seconds and then asked, "Then may I ask what the name of this software is?"
"Unreal Engine. Mr. Green, are you interested? I can offer you a discount."
"If this software really has such good effects, I will definitely recommend it to the company."
Takayuki replied confidently, "Of course, I can guarantee this one hundred percent."
Looking at Green's expression, Takayuki instantly understood that he was very satisfied with the production of these movie special effects. So, they could move on to the cooperation stage next.
Several employees who came along immediately began to coordinate with the filming team. Most of the main shooting of the movie had already been completed, and what remained was the production of special effects.
If the progress was controlled properly, perhaps it would take four or five months to complete the final movie production and then release it.
During this process, Takayuki's own employees could also quickly accumulate production experience. He also transferred some members of the engine development team to cooperate at any time to improve the engine. At the same time, they could continue to increase their advantage through the development of patents.
Seeing Takayuki's orderly arrangement of work, Green, who had just now not paid much attention to Takayuki, seemed to feel something was amiss.
This clearly didn't seem like the responsibility of a minor character, and the people who came with Takayuki were all obedient to him. He even said that he would continue to send people from other company departments to cooperate. This was quite a bit of power.
Out of curiosity, he couldn't help but approach one of Takayuki's employees when they were free.
"Let me ask, who is this young man leading the team? He seems to be able to deploy personnel at any time, and he said he's not the head."
The Gamestar employee said matter-of-factly, "Of course, he's not the head of our department. He's our BOSS, the number one in the company, the CEO, got it?"
Green was stunned.
That young man was the CEO of the company?
So young?
Wait, what's the name of this company?
"By the way, what's the full name of your company?"
"Gamestar Entertainment Company, specializing in game production."
The name sounded somewhat familiar, no, it sounded quite familiar.
In recent times, this Japanese company had been making headlines, especially when they hired a team of lawyers and went head-to-head with the government of a state in the United States. It was quite legendary. When he first heard the news, his first thought was that it could be made into a movie.