Chapter 93 Weta Workshop

In the end, Nanaya did not carry out the very constructive matter of castrating the dog. After all, playing with women is not a sin.

Although New Zealand did not introduce formal laws on sex trafficking until 2003, there were already signs of it before that.

The reason why the law was postponed until 2003 was simply because the rapid development of the tourism industry since 2002 caused a rapid increase in the sex trade.

Finally, under the temptation of taxation, the New Zealand government reluctantly promulgated this law.

However, Nanaya still imposed a few restrictions on Setant, the lecher: First, he could only look for girls who wanted money, that is, girls who were doing business, and he could not look for girls who were looking for excitement and a one-night stand, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.

Secondly, the rubber umbrella had to be opened after all, and Nanaya had no interest in accompanying this stupid dog to the vet when the time came.

Finally, and most importantly, you are not allowed to stay overnight outside. No matter how late you play, you must go back to the dormitory reserved by the crew to sleep.

And to be on the safe side, Nanaya also specially asked an assistant to follow Setant.

Setant agreed to Nanaya's request.

After all, he was just going out for fun, and the director was doing it for his own good.

If any trouble really happened, Nanaya would not have to do anything, as his boss's wife would fly over and perform physical castration on him without anesthesia.

"Really? Both of them are troublesome."

Nanaya complained after sending Setant away. At this moment, he only felt deeply tired.

However, Nanaya had no time to rest. Although the work on the set was over, his work behind the scenes as a director was far from over.

Dragging his tired body, Nanaya got on the crew's car and went to Weta Workshop.

The reason why Nanaya was so unhappy with the teddy dog was probably because he could go out and have fun while he could only work.

In order to facilitate communication, after Washimine's special effects team arrived in New Zealand, except for the members of the props group who followed the crew, those who worked indoors were stationed in Weta Workshop.

There is a lot of empty space there, more than enough to accommodate our colleagues from Japan.

Of course, these places were acquired by Nanaya, or rather, Washimine, by paying rent.

Nanaya went there to communicate with the special effects team and determine the setting drawings of various goblins.

This is a huge project, because although the goblins are of the same race, each character must be different.

Therefore, even if every goblin that appears in front of the camera is not completely different, the audience should at least be able to distinguish a few relatively important monsters.

This is a rather tedious and boring job, but it is extremely important. After all, these monsters are supporting roles in shaping the character image.

However, at Weta Workshop, Nanaya met someone who surprised him.

"Hello, Director Nanaya Kiryu."

At Weta Workshop, Nanaya met the studio's president, Richard Taylor.

"Hello, President Taylor."

Nanaya held the hand that the other person extended to him. He had never expected to meet the other person.

[Damn it, doesn't this guy want to go off work? Does this guy want to change the contract? ]

Nanaya was a little wary of Taylor's appearance. After all, this guy had stabbed him hard before.

In fact, Nanaya had completely misunderstood. After Richard Taylor learned that Nanaya would come today, he stayed and waited for him on purpose.

It's not that this New Zealander wanted to add money or anything, but he came purely to establish a good relationship with Nanaya.

Because at the beginning, Taylor's attitude towards Nanaya was indeed not very good, because he thought Nanaya was a liar.

The reason is very simple. In Taylor's opinion, it is simply a fantasy for the Japanese to make special effects blockbusters.

What blockbuster movies do the Japanese have?

Let someone wear a suit and act like a dinosaur?!

This is not just Richard Taylor's idea, but a common idea throughout the West.

In fact, Nanaya himself knew Taylor's idea and would nod in agreement.

After all, apart from this outlier like me, who else among these Japanese devils can carry the banner of a big production of real-life special effects? !

Anyway, as far as Nanaya knows, Japanese special effects will still be the same as they are 20 years later, and it is not worth anyone's expectations at all.

Of course, Nanaya has no intention of carrying the banner of Japanese live-action movies. What does the development of Japanese live-action movies have to do with him? Nanaya only cares about whether his own movies can make money.

If it weren't for the fact that the profession of animation director in Japan cannot even afford the rent, he would have long been developing into the promising career field of ACG.

However, as the "Goblin Slayer" project progressed, Taylor realized that the director in front of him was not a liar, but a real client.

Although it was a bit regrettable that the special effects of "Goblin Slayer" were not entirely handed over to Weta Workshop, it did not prevent Taylor from changing his opinion of Nanaya.

The current Weta Workshop is still far from the great Buddha it will be in the future. To put it bluntly, the current Weta can only be regarded as a small workshop.

It might be okay if Weta opened in North America, but the problem is that Weta is located in New Zealand.

Except for Peter Jackson, one of the founders of Weta, no other director was willing to work with Weta Workshop.

Therefore, Taylor is now very friendly to Nanaya, and this guy is now the God of Wealth of the studio.

Apart from its own Peter Jackson, Seven Nights' Goblin Slayer is Weta Workshop's only external client at the moment.

Especially because of Washimine's relationship, Nanaya always paid in full and never defaulted.

Such a reputable client is of course Richard Taylor's target.

"Have a seat and have some tea, please."

Richard Taylor invited Nanaya to sit down with a smile.

"President Taylor, you're welcome."

Nanaya looked at the man who suddenly showed his courtesy with caution, fearing that he would ask for more money.

Richard Taylor didn't really have this idea. He had already made enough money. At least in the recent period, the studio had no worries about food and drink.

"Um, President Taylor. Could it be that Washimine is in arrears with the payment?"

Feeling a little uneasy at the other party's "loving" eyes, Nanaya considered it again and again and finally asked the question in his heart.

Taylor waved his hands quickly: "No, no. Of course not. Your company settles expenses on time."

Nanaya breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, I thought President Taylor was here to ask for money."

"How could that be possible? Haha. Washimine is a very high-quality client of Weta Workshop, and the cooperation between our two parties is a powerful alliance." Taylor's face was full of a sincere smile.

Looking at this partner who is so sincere about cooperation, and then looking at the partner found by his good friend Peter, Taylor really doesn't know what to say.

I can only say that the gap between people is afraid of comparison. Compared with Washimine, New Line is a piece of shit.

No, comparing New Line to shit is an insult to shit.

The New Line Company that made Taylor unhappy was the film production company that Weta was currently working on for the big project "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

It's just that New Line is a company that has always been famous for its ugly eating habits.

Basically, anyone who knows a little about Hollywood will stay away from this company.

New Line's nickname of "deceiving people without compensation" is not earned for nothing.

This company belongs to Grandet.

Whether in the past, present or future, New Line's reputation cannot be any worse.

Although other Hollywood companies also cheat people, they at least have some manners. After all, if they scare away investors, where can they find these suckers?

But for New Line, the term "fishing in a swamp" seems to have never existed. Or, in other words, this term has long been deleted from their dictionary.

To borrow a famous quote from Ji An: What's yours is mine, and what's mine is still mine.

This is probably the true portrayal of the new line.

They borrowed money from investors to make a movie, and after making the profit they didn't pay a penny back, not even giving the film a pretense.

This is the New Line.

Underreporting box office revenue, delaying settlement fees, overdue investor share payments, etc., are all normal operations for other film companies, but at least they can save face. Generally, only one or two of these will happen occasionally, and they have to be staggered.

But New Line said that only children make choices, I want them all.

It is basically normal for New Line to be sued in court, and it will be news only if New Line pays the money honestly one day.

However, because the most famous "Lord of the Rings" series is still in production, New Line's name is not yet known to the majority of investors.

However, there have been reports of underreporting of box office revenue for "The Lord of the Rings" more than once, but the amount has never been confirmed.

But judging from the rumors that New Line was forced by the Tolkien copyright trust to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation for an out-of-court settlement, New Line was definitely pissed off on this project.

But even so, New Line still refused to pay Peter the Great's $15 million director's fee.

The issue was dragged on until the New Zealanders could no longer tolerate it and had to resort to legal procedures to resolve the problem.

This shows how terrible the New Line company is.

Although Taylor is not clear about what will happen next, he can already feel the disappointing nature of New Line during his current cooperation with New Line.

Comparing the two, Washimine is really an angel who has descended to earth for Weta.

Thinking of this, Taylor's smile towards Nanaya began to turn perverted.

"So what's wrong with President Taylor coming to see me? I'm not gay... ahem, I have work to do later." Nanaya moved his body a little further away from the guy with glasses.

"Well, did Director Kiryu encounter any problems during the filming of Goblin Slayer? Whether it was with special effects or the filming process. Peter and I would be happy to answer your questions."

Since they are high-quality customers, we must firmly establish a relationship with them. Otherwise, how can we continue to slaughter sows? No, we should establish subsequent business dealings with them.

"I see…"

Nanaya stretched out his hand and started knocking on the coffee table. Although the other party's attitude was a bit too nice, he estimated that if he asked a question, the other party would definitely rip him off again.

But what does that matter?

Anyway, there is still a lot of money left in the movie's $60 million budget, and it's not his own money, so there's no need to save money for that woman Washimine Shion.

However, money should be spent wisely. Wasting budget meaninglessly is not Nanaya's style.

What is missing from the current "Brother Slayer" crew?

After Nanaya thought about it, he actually found one.

"There is indeed something I need to trouble President Taylor." Nanaya said after taking a sip of black tea, "President Taylor, can you please contact Director Jackson? I want to hire Andy Serkis to serve as the motion capture director for the crew of Goblin Slayer."