I’m in Hollywood

??? On the edge of Australia's upcoming astronomical tide, Johnny let Bowtie go, and when his colleague swore that Bowtie would be arrested when he returned, Johnny murmured to himself 'he won't come back '. [ads: This site has a new website, shorthand method: Strawberry Novel Network,]

Finding Bowtie, Johnny also completed the first and last mission in his career, fulfilling the wish of the dead Angelo, and then threw away the badge and began to pursue himself, or go into confusion.

Unlike Johnny, Bowtie knew his goal from the very beginning. He took his friends all over the world, looking for higher, bigger and more dangerous waves, burning his passion, and pursuing the most natural wildness.

They live unscrupulously, do not obey the power system, and do not rely on moral common sense. In this spirit-killing world, they have created a system of their own. But this kind of system is destined not to be tolerated by the real world. The moment Johnny Utah, who represents the rules of reality, breaks into their lives, it is doomed to their destruction.

The moment he read the script, Eric understood why he hadn't been able to watch this movie in his previous life. The free and rebellious views expressed in Scare Point are incompatible with the conservative life concepts of most Orientals. It is doomed that this film will not be recognized by too many people. Without recognition, it will be difficult to spread, and it can only be regarded as a classic in a small circle.

Seeing Eric put down the script, Catherine Bigelow suddenly cheered up and prepared to deal with the various problems Eric might have with the script, but Eric didn't do this, instead he picked up the budget sheet and continued to read it .

$20 million isn't enough, Eric looked up to Kathryn Bigelow after reading the budget sheet. If it was filmed exactly as scripted, a lot of skydiving shots and surfing stunts would definitely raise the cost to $30 million. , plus the cost of publicity and distribution in the later stage, the film has to get 80 million to recover the cost.

80 million?

Catherine Bigelow was stunned. The total box office of her last movie Blue Angel of Thunder was only over 8 million. Although the cost of Blue Angel of Thunder was less than 3 million, the film was also invested. Business made money, but at this point heard that he needed $80 million for the film to fully recoup its costs. Catherine Bigelow felt uneasy.

She is still just a woman after all, without the crazy and desperate character of Cameron, not to mention that even Cameron is on the verge of collapse. As soon as the film starts shooting, it will be burdened with a box office task of 80 million US dollars. This kind of pressure is not for everyone. It's 1990. In this era, Hollywood produces hundreds of movies every year, but there are usually no more than 10 movies with a box office of more than 100 million US dollars a year, and no more than 20 movies with a box office of more than 80 million US dollars.

What's more, Katherine Bigelow is very clear,

Panic is not a Hollywood commercial. This made her look at Cameron subconsciously. She originally just wanted to shoot an art film that satirizes the federal system and exposes human nature. There were not many surfing shots and skydiving shots in it. In that case, the cost would not even exceed $10 million.

But the script in front of me was made with Cameron's staff. There is no doubt that those big scenes were added under the pressure of Cameron.

Eric took a panoramic view of Katherine Bigelow's small movements towards Cameron, and at the same time confirmed his guess even more.

He had watched Catherine Bigelow's Bloody Night and Thunderbolt Blue Angel before, and he knew very well the style of Catherine Bigelow's work, so it was. When I just read the script, I can basically guess which plots Cameron stuffed into it.

Eric, the script can also be adjusted to reduce some unnecessary scenes. In this case, $20 million is enough, Katherine Bigelow said, slightly bowing her head and picking up the script in front of Eric. It flipped over a few times, and quickly put it down again.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but Eric seemed to have seen Catherine Bigelow talking. His face flushed slightly, remembering the woman's little act of flipping the script, Eric was sure that he was not mistaken, and Catherine Bigelow blushed just now.

Obviously. The woman is using Cameron's old trick. First determine the movie. As for the filming later, when the money is spent, let the investors figure it out. However, Katherine Bigelow is obviously not as cheeky as Cameron. Hence the unnatural expression.

But I think this script is very good and doesn't need any revisions, Eric took the script over again, followed Katherine Bigelow's movements and flipped it a few times.

Ah, then... Catherine Bigelow raised her head with a smile on her face. Eric was very satisfied with the script, so there must be no problem with the investment. However, when the woman looked up, she saw Eric imitating her just flipping. With the action of the script, a blushing suddenly appeared on her face, and she realized that Eric did it on purpose. This little guy obviously saw through the intention in what he just said.

Eric wanted to make a few more jokes, but when he saw Catherine Bigelow looking slightly embarrassed, he swallowed what he was going to say. Anyway, he had already taken the initiative. Not as strong as James Cameron.

Okay, Kate, we'll make appropriate adjustments to the budget when we shoot in the future. Let's talk about the script for now. I want to know, what is your positioning for Shocking Point, or, in other words, What do you want to express?

If you are a sophisticated person, you should understand what Eric just said about the budget. He just wants to take the initiative in the negotiation, but Catherine Bigelow, who is usually very unsociable, did not realize this. At one point, after hearing Eric's words, the woman quickly cheered up and said, I prefer this to be a sports movie, a story about the pursuit of freedom. At the end of the story, the characters in the play all get their own belongings. Tyler forgives Johnny, Angelo dies by the robbers' wall, Johnny leaves, Bowtie loses all his mates and rushes to the sea without hesitation.

Eric nodded slightly: What about the robbery with the president's head portrait?

Eric, first of all I want to state that describing this kind of behavior does not mean that I approve of this kind of behavior.

Of course, I can understand this, otherwise those directors who made movies about perverted murderers should be put in jail.

No, it's not the same, the film directors who shoot those subjects are using bloody footage to satisfy the perverted desires deep inside human beings. But I just want to convey my point of view to people.

Well, she is still a young woman of literature and art, a beautiful introverted and unsociable young woman of literature and art, too loving.

Eric heard the truth of the woman. I couldn't help but have this thought in my heart, and then said: Kate, it can be seen from some lines that what I want to convey should be a satire of the federal system. But have you ever thought about it, What the audience hates most is preaching, so we just need to express these morals in the storyline, and it is inferior to say it directly, you see here...

After Eric finished speaking, he opened the script and quickly found a page, and spread the script on the coffee table between the two.

Catherine Bigelow leaned forward slightly, and finally she just half-kneeled on the ground and turned her head to listen to Eric's point of view. Famke Jensen, who had been sitting quietly beside him, gradually noticed the two people who were together, but subconsciously looked towards Cameron. But they saw Cameron sitting on the executive chair where Eric often sat with his back to them, looking at the script in front of him.

Although they haven't been together for a long time, Famke Jansen thinks he has a certain understanding of Eric. At this time, he notices that Eric seems to be unconsciously getting together with Katherine Bigelow, and he feels keenly At this point, this little bastard must be tempted by the woman opposite, because Famke knows that the more serious Eric behaves, the more bad thoughts may be brewing in his heart.

It's bold enough, and the husband is sitting in the house. Not to mention the age of this woman, tsk tsk.

Famke Jensen watched with interest for a while, then raised his wrist and pretended to look at his watch, and said, Eric. It's eleven o'clock. Do you want me to prepare lunch?

Eric, who was suddenly interrupted, didn't show any displeasure, but said to Catherine Bigelow, Kate, what do you and Jim like to eat, I'll let Fami prepare it.

Sure enough, Famke Jansen thought with certainty in his heart. If Eric was really focused on discussing the script with Catherine Bigelow, he suddenly interrupted. With Eric's temperament, he would definitely be very unhappy, but at this time, there is no dissatisfaction on the face of the little bastard. look.

On the other hand, Catherine Bigelow was discussing the script with Eric. When she was suddenly interrupted, her face was a little unnatural, but she did not show an unhappy expression. Catherine Bigelow heard Eric's question. Anything will do, Jim and I don't care about that, Gros said.

Eric then said to Famke Jensen: Then call and order some takeout. According to the recipes we often order, by the way, bring us two pens first.

Famke Jansen stood up and walked to the desk, took out two ballpoint pens from the pen holder, and glanced at Cameron at the same time. How to achieve this shot, obviously I don't have any feeling for the girl around me.

Famke really wanted to remind Cameron of something, but she didn't know anything about Cameron. The big director is said to have been married three times, and he is obviously a careless guy. In this case, Famke has just Some of the thoughts that had arisen suddenly dissipated.

Handing the ballpoint pen to Eric and Katherine, the two took the pen and quickly began to write and draw on the script.

Famke watched for a while, then shrugged slightly and walked out of the study.

James Cameron and Catherine Bigelow stayed in Eric's villa for a whole day. Eric and Catherine Bigelow discussed in detail the details of the shooting of Shocking Point. At the same time, Camere Long also read several of Eric's disaster movie scripts. In the end, Cameron was very interested in the script of Independence Day, but it was not finalized. The script of Independence Day is indeed very suitable. Cameron, the multi-line narrative is very similar to the Terminator series. Eric believes that Cameron will definitely be able to make this movie even better than Roland Emmerich.

However, Eric is not without scruples. As a special effects blockbuster, Independence Day has an amazing budget even if Cameron is not used. If Cameron takes over, Eric is sure that the film's The budget will at least double, maybe even closer to 200 million.

In my memory, the North American box office of Terminator 2 is only 200 million US dollars. Like Terminator 2, Independence Day does not have much connotation. It is just a pure popcorn movie. Obviously, it does not have the characteristics of Titanic. Without absolute certainty about the potential of this kind of magic film to explode at the box office, Eric would not rashly hand over Independence Day to Cameron, because Firefly's status in Hollywood has just been determined, with $200 million. If you fail to invest at the box office, it will definitely hurt your muscles and bones. After all, Cameron is not omnipotent. Just like Abyss, the investment is 80 million, and the box office is only 80 million. Although the subsequent overseas and DVD releases can recover the cost, the profit is destined to not be too much.

In the following days, Eric and Katherine Bigelow discussed some things about Fright Point, and the preparations for Terminator 2 were also proceeding in an orderly manner, and Schwarzenegger was invited to play the role. At that time, something happened. Although Schwarzenegger is also an artist, he obviously has no friendship with Eric. For the invitation of Terminator 2, the other party's agent offered a sky-high price of 15 million US dollars. .

It is indeed a sky-high price. You must know that the usual salary of top Hollywood male stars in this era is only about 5 million US dollars. Schwarzenegger has tripled the average price in one go. Of course, Eric could not agree.

The two sides fell into a stalemate. Although Schwarzenegger himself was relieved under the mediation of Cameron, there were still not many concessions. Moreover, Schwarzenegger was not even interested in appearing in Terminator 2. too high.

Eric asked people to investigate in detail before he understood the truth of the matter. It turned out that the root cause was the Germans.

Germans, yes.

However, speaking, it is not something that can be explained in three or two sentences. There is a lot involved, and it even starts with the merger of East and West Germany.

It turns out that since the fall of the Berlin Wall and East Germany and West Germany merged, in order to integrate the two countries economically as soon as possible, the German government has inevitably issued a large amount of currency, causing a certain degree of inflation, and the appreciation of the Deutsche Mark is like As the yen appreciates, it will definitely lead to the flow of domestic capital to the international market.

Of course, this is just the root cause. The next step is the tax reform. The personal income tax of high-income people in Germany is as high as 51%. The rich pay taxes every year. In order to promote the development of the German film industry, the German government encourages Germans to invest in the production of films. , as long as the Germans put their income into the film, then the income of the year will not only not need to pay personal income tax, but will have a certain proportion of tax rebates, and this policy stipulates that the film does not even need to be shot in Germany, as long as the copyright Belong to the Germans on it.

Motivated by this policy, large sums of money from Germany soon flowed to Hollywood, and these investors didn't think they were stupid. They were not interested in those independent films at all, but only aimed at those with big investments, big productions and big stars. Affiliate Movies.

With the help of some powerful filmmakers in Hollywood, the Germans quickly took aim at the stars of Stallone and Schwarzenegger. A staggering $15 million in salary. Terminator 2 just hit on this wave of price increases. (To be continued.)

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