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Stan Winston said: Since you have this idea in your mind, I think you are at least 90% sure that Roland and I will not play this bet with you that only has a 10% chance of winning.

Eric was about to continue to 'succeed in a good way' when a voice sounded beside the three of them: What bet, did I miss some wonderful topic?

Turning to look, James Cameron with messy hair walked towards them.

The three got up to greet Cameron, sat down again, and talked about the bet just now. Cameron laughed and had the same reaction as Stan Winston: No bet, who didn't know that you were with Colombia back then. It's a bet, let's say, Star Wars more than ten years ago can get more than 700 million US dollars at the global box office. After more than ten years, it is an inevitable thing that a movie with a global box office of one billion US dollars will appear. Don't Speaking of one billion, two billion or three billion will not be a problem in the future.”

Several people laughed again.

Seeing that the three of them didn't jump into the pit, and didn't mention what happened just now, Eric pointed to Cameron, who looked like a savage who had just emerged from the deep forest: Hey, Jim, you won't be robbed. right?

Of course not, I've been on the boat for two months before I look like this, Cameron stroked his unkempt hair.

Roland Emmerich was not familiar with Cameron, so he was a little dazed to hear this, but Eric and Stan 'Winston' knew Cameron's diving preferences.

Stan Winston asked, Jim, where did you go diving this time?

Cameron said: In the North Atlantic, we went to see a large ship that sank to the bottom of the sea 80 years ago.

Titanic? Eric blurted out subconsciously.

Cameron was a little surprised: Eric. How did you know?

Eric realizes his mistake. He quickly found a reason: You just said it yourself. In the North Atlantic, the big ship that sank 80 years ago, all I can think of is the Titanic that sank on its first voyage in 1912.

Cameron didn't question Eric's words, and he talked a little excitedly: It's the Titanic, we rented a submarine and went down to watch the big ship in person, even after 80 years, it still looks like a great ship. Big guy, but it's broken in two. We originally planned to go into the cabin to have a look. Unfortunately, the submarine is too big to go in. I plan to find someone to build a robot that can automatically take underwater photography in the future. The next time you go, you can use the robot to enter the cabin to find out.

In this case, it is estimated that your credit card has been maxed out again? Stan Winston asked sarcastically, renting a submarine is not something that ordinary people can afford, although Cameron's director's salary has already reached The top level, unfortunately, since his debut, the number of films has not been very large. On average, only one film is directed in two or three years. The money earned is difficult to support such an expensive hobby of Cameron.

So I can only come back from the Atlantic. Cameron laughed, and did not shy away from it. He turned his head to look at Eric and said, Eric, isn't True Lies already included in this year's production project? Why haven't you negotiated a contract with Arnold, if you don't plan to let Arnold do it? For the male lead, I think it's better to choose other actors earlier.

The main actor is definitely Arnold, but the contract is not in a hurry. Anyway, True Lies will not start until the second half of the year, and it is not too late to discuss the contract with him in June.

All three of Cameron showed puzzled expressions.

Why do you do this? Roland Emmerich asked.

Eric shook his head with a smile on his lips,

Pretending to be mysterious: You will know when the time comes.

Stan Winston remembered something and asked tentatively: Is it related to Arnold's next movie? I remember that he participated in an action movie of Carlock Pictures, called Phantom Hero, directed by Phantom Hero. John McTiernan, the director of the first film in the Die Hard series, happens to be in charge of the special effects of this film, um... Neil's group should be in charge, but there are not many special effects shots. It's done, and the release date should be in June.

Cameron was obviously impatient and asked, Eric, don't you like that movie?

Since it was pointed out by Stan Winston, Eric did not hide it, nodded and said: I have asked people to collect some information on this Phantom Hero, as you all know, most of Arnold's fans are through Jim's Phantom Heroes. The Terminator series was convened, but this “Phantom Hero” is an action movie that focuses on the children’s market, and few fans of the “Terminator” series are children…”

Having said that, Eric made a shrug.

The other three also understand that Arnold Schwarzenegger's salary is 15 million US dollars, and now he is negotiating with the other party about the True Lies film contract, then this price will definitely not go down, but if The Phantom Hero fails at the box office , In order to restore popularity, Arnold Schwarzenegger will definitely choose to appropriately reduce the salary.

Cameron thought about it and suggested: Eric, even if the box office of The Phantom Hero is a little unsatisfactory, but Arnold's reputation is there, even if the salary is reduced, it will not drop too much, it is better to make the contract earlier. It's best to sign.

Wait a few months, Jim, and I promise Arnold will agree by then.

Cameron heard Eric say this, shrugged his shoulders, and did not continue to persuade him. The script of True Lies was pushed to him by Eric from the beginning. Compared with the original Terminator, Cameron Mellon wasn't too interested in True Lies, and the film was made purely to make money. Although he and Arnold Schwarzenegger are good friends, Firefly is an investor after all, and Eric is also his friend. It is impossible for Cameron to argue with Eric for Arnold. There are still quite a few action stars with the script conditions of The Lie, not to mention that Cameron himself knows Arnold's acting skills, and he will not refuse to change to an actor with better acting skills.

If that's the case, then you'll be fine.

Cameron finished. Was about to ask Stan Winston if the digital realm has done anything interesting lately. Eric mentioned what happened just now: Speaking of the Titanic. I remember reading in the newspaper a few days ago that CBS TV is planning a TV series about the Titanic recently, Jim, are you interested in this subject?

TV series? No, no, no, I won't spend my time directing TV series. It's a waste of time, and the budget for TV series is too small to do anything good at all, Cameron shook his head violently. He soon became interested again: But if it's a movie, I can think about it.

Eric said: Of course it's a movie.

Cameron stared at Eric for a few seconds before asking, Eric, are you sure you are serious.

Do you think I'm joking?

Well... Cameron wanted to say something, remembering that he had signed a contract with Firefly, so he had to say: After I finish True Lies, I will start preparing for this movie.

Stan Winston suddenly smiled and said, Eric, don't be deceived by Jim. His so-called preparation must be to let Firefly pay for the rental of a deep-sea research vessel. Continue your hobby.

Cameron was unconvinced: Hey, Stan. If you really want to make such a movie, a detailed inspection of the Titanic is something that must be done.

Eric said to Cameron: Jim, if you feel the need to do it, Firefly can provide you with funds.

Cameron immediately showed a delighted expression, and made a fist gesture to Stan Winston. If he had the support of a big financier like Firefly, he would be able to implement the underwater expedition plan that he could not afford, oh , of course, it must have been in preparation for the movie.

Eric looked at Cameron's excited appearance, thought about it and said, However, I have one condition.

You said, Cameron was clearly in a good mood at this time.

Eric said: I can give you the greatest authority and the loosest budget for this movie, but I want the heroine's decision.

Cameron showed a cautious expression, considered the pros and cons for a while, and confirmed it again: Eric, are you sure that as long as I hand over the decision of the heroine to you, other aspects of the film from pre-production to final editing will be handled by I decide alone, right?

Eric pointed to Stan Winston and Roland Emmerich and said, Yes, Stan and Roland are here, they can testify for what I said today.

Although Stan Winston and Roland Emmerich did not know why Eric suddenly had a whim, they still nodded together.

Then, deal, Cameron immediately raised his palm, as if afraid that Eric would go back on it.

Eric and Cameron high-five: That's it.

Cameron withdrew his hand, grinned and said, Hey, speaking of it, I have a good idea now, why don't you listen to it first?

Eric saw Cameron's eagerness to try, and immediately interrupted him: Jim, don't forget, you have to finish True Lies first.

Cameron waved his hand: Of course, as long as the preparatory work for True Lies is completed, I can start the machine tomorrow, let's hear about the Titanic first, first of all, I think this has to be a love story...

Cameron's idea for the script of Titanic was basically the same as the original version. When Eric left, Cameron even started to discuss some special effects details with Stan Winston. .

At the rhythm of Cameron's film production, True Lies was released in the summer of 1994, so Titanic is estimated to wait until 1995, and the release time is even more unpredictable.

It's not that Eric doesn't want to make this miracle film himself, but with his current situation, it's hard to spend a few years concentrating on making a movie, let alone Cameron. This kind of strict requirements for the quality of the film to the point of being critical, you must know that in the original time and space, Titanic only took 160 days to shoot, and it took more than two years from the project to the final release of the film.

Although I don't know what Titanic will become in this time and space, Eric believes that as long as the quality is comparable to the original, even if it still spends 200 million US dollars, there will be no problem in recovering the cost. Moreover, it is very important that this time Eric took the decision of the heroine in advance, and finally was able to choose a satisfactory heroine.

Eric spent the entire month of January 1993 in the late stages of making Jurassic Park. At the 50th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards at the end of January, Eric still did not join in the fun, but only saw the host's ridicule to him at the awards ceremony in the newspaper the next day, as well as the Golden Globe Awards. result.

At the 50th Golden Globe Awards, Spielberg easily defeated Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven with Schindler's List, and won the best picture and best director in the drama category. Awards, and the list of winners of the 65th Academy Awards was released in the next few days, and Schindler's List was far ahead of the other nominees with 12 nominations and became the biggest favorite of this year's Oscars.

And Eric's Tornado last year, as expected, only won two insignificant nominations for best sound and best visual effects. However, the probability of winning these two nominations is close to 100%. The sound effects of Tornado were highly praised by a large number of film critics when it was first released. As for the visual effects, including Tornado itself, there were only four nominees in total, namely Robert Zemeckis' Flying Over Eternal Life , David Fincher's Alien 3 and Tim Burton's Batman Returns, no matter from which point the special effects of these three films cannot be compared with the devastating hurricane in Tornado. Compare.

However, this time Oscar Eric still has to be absent, because from the end of March to April, the two little guys in Virginia and Joanna's wombs will be born, and Eric will definitely be there Accompanying two women for a while.

In early February, as the Golden Globes passed, the Oscar fever also began to rise, however, Premiere magazine launched its annual Hollywood Power List in the latest issue of the magazine, once again shifting the public realization to Airi gram, and the reaction to the list in Hollywood circles was even stronger.

The selection criteria of the Hollywood Power List are mainly based on the influence of the people on the list in the previous year. In the first two years of Eric's rebirth, due to the strong rise of CAA, he almost monopolized most of Hollywood's first-line stars and script resources. And caa's Michael Ovitz also ranked No. 1 on the Hollywood Power List, leaving Michael Eisner and Barry Diller, who were in the limelight at the time, behind. (To be continued...)

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