Acting King's Daily [Comprehensive British and American]

After the daily yell, Cameron's mood improved slightly, but his frown still did not loosen. After thinking about it, he was about to cover the microphone and let Jon Landau leave, leaving space for the He called, but he didn't expect that when he turned his head, Jon Landau was there.

Cameron muttered something in his heart, sat down and said earnestly: "Do you know what the budget of "Titanic" is so far?"

Gu Qing asked back: "You don't know?"

Cameron: "...why is it always so hard to talk to you?"

Gu Qing sighed slightly: "Isn't it because you always talk around corners?"

Cameron will not take such a blame on his back, but he still didn't make any more detours: "The total budget of "Titanic" at the beginning was [-] million US dollars, and now there is not much left. Support until the outdoor passenger fall scene is filmed.” This is still a very important scene, after this scene, there is the scene of the sinking of the Titanic, which is so important that it cannot be omitted, so I said, “I can tell you Unfortunately, the funding gap of "Titanic" cannot be filled with tens of millions."

"Do you have no confidence in "Titanic"? Or maybe the people around you give you such an illusion, James?" Gu Qing sat on the chair on the other end of the phone, and instead of talking about the funding, he said instead He mentioned something else, and his tone became milder, and he took a pen and a paper notebook in a decent manner, which can be said to be the upper body of a psychiatrist.

Gu Qing really hit the mark. It's not that Cameron himself has no confidence in "Titanic", but that the quarrel at Twentieth Century Fox is serious. They all think that [-] million has been invested in it. But now they have seen the money thrown into the water and the water rolled up, but they have not seen the return, and they have begun to doubt that a film like "Titanic" "everyone knows the ending" and "about a group of people When the movie boarded the ship and they almost died", will it get a good box office when it is released?So now that the budget of "Titanic" has shown signs of overspending, Fox executives are even more hesitant, otherwise Cameron would not be so irritable.

The rest of the crew basically didn't know about this matter, and only Cameron and the people in the studio knew that even if he was a big director, he felt a lot of pressure, and except for his old partner Jon Landau in private Complaining, Cameron didn't talk to anyone else.

Now when Gu Qing asks this question, Cameron seems to have found a vent, talking about the attitude of [-]th Century Fox like beans in a bamboo tube, and finally said with a bit of grievance: ""Titanic" "Before the filming was finished, they began to sing bad news, thinking I didn't know about their internal intrigue? Hmph, that's all they've got!"

I also said earlier that the top management of [-]th Century Fox is not so concerted. After all, [-]th Century Fox, as one of the eight giants of the Hollywood film industry, cannot hold power in the hands of only one person. Drink, two monks carry water to drink, three monks have no water to drink #Similarly, when there are many "monks", expecting them to be twisted into one rope is simply a fantasy.

"Titanic" had a budget of [-] million U.S. dollars when it first came out. This is not the time when commercial blockbusters will easily go up to [-] million U.S. dollars. Inflation is not so severe now. "Titanic" pulled away Fox's "deposit" all at once, and the other movies on the schedule, if they were not stretched, they had to be put on hold temporarily, and before the screening of the giant "Titanic", Twentieth Century Fox did not invest in other commercial blockbusters, which undoubtedly aroused the dissatisfaction of other film producers.

In addition, in the casting of "Titanic", Cameron can be said to be arbitrary, and the opinions of the studio are basically not adopted.This is rare. After all, Hollywood implements a "producer-centric system". The producer, not the director, has the most power in a crew. This has somewhat caused dissatisfaction in the studio. Fortunately, Jon Lan Tao has always been on Cameron's side, so the conflict did not intensify at that time.

However, since the contradictions exist, they may not be eliminated so easily. Now the "Titanic" crew's budget is overrun, which is a fuse.

"In this way," Gu Qing said slowly, about the twentieth Century Fox high-level entanglement, Gu Qing knew part of it through Jon Landau who "tipped off the news" to him. As for the complete version, it can only be said that it is now In the age of technology, information is always easily shared.He randomly wrote two strokes in the notebook, and then continued, "Then what do you think?"

"You say me? I didn't intend to get anything from this movie from the beginning. From the moment she was born, I regarded her as a gift, a gift I gave to the world."

Cameron felt a little uncomfortable after he finished speaking, and he waited for a long time without waiting for a voice from the other end of the microphone, "Eric?"

Gu Qing finally said: "I am here."

Cameron snorted through his nose: "Then why don't you say anything?"

In the end, Gu Qing replied to him: "I am crying silently, I was moved by your words."

Cameron: "..." Damn, he felt even more ashamed when he said that, did the little bastard do it on purpose?

This is not like a psychiatrist, Gu Qing looked at the records in the notebook, well, there was nothing related to the 'illness' written on it, but a series of numbers, and then he seemed to be fine, just like that Returning to the original topic abruptly, "5000 million dollars, what do you think?"

Cameron didn't turn the corner, "What?"

"Hmm——" Gu Qing uttered a single syllable with a low front and a high back, "I thought you would say '5000 million and you just want to get rid of me? Who do you think I am'."

Cameron immediately became angry: "You just wave your checkbook and go to Fox!" His previous earnest words were all in vain, didn't they?To be honest, Fox's attitude has really affected Cameron a bit. He doesn't have super powers of prophecy. Knowing that "Titanic" will be a movie that 'everyone knows the ending', not only did he not lose money, It has also become a miracle in film history.Besides, it is impossible for Fox to just let this movie rot in half, and the budget will naturally be allocated later, but it will not be so generous anymore.Under such circumstances, Cameron didn't want Gu Qing to go into this muddy water, and fully interpreted what it means to be "tofu with a knife's mouth and a tofu heart".

Gu Qing was still calm and calm: "You are wrong."

Cameron said angrily, "What's the matter?"

"It's not me, it's my capitalist father who hasn't come back from the schedule, waving a checkbook and going to [-]th Century Fox." Gu Qing is adding drama to himself, and in the blink of an eye, he said a "role" 'Come on, and this time he didn't pause to give Cameron a chance to answer, but continued on his own, "What kind of reason do you think should be used? He has admired you for a long time? Or is there Qian willful just wants to feel the pleasure of spending money like water? Or maybe his father was a senior executive of Platinum Company, and now he wants to atone for his father?"

Cameron heard the black lines all over his head, and interrupted Gu Qing's idea aloud: "Wait, don't talk about what's there, isn't your father Professor X? When will there be another one that hasn't been recognized yet?" Father?"

"I have two fathers, otherwise where did I come from."

What Gu Qing said was so natural that even for a second, Cameron doubted the inherent knowledge he knew, the biological knowledge about "how humans came to be", but it was only for a second, and he still Not even this kind of common sense is mistaken.He hehe said, "Don't tell me, you still have a mother."

"Oh, yes, my mommy. How do you know?" Gu Qing said the truth—isn't Magneto his mommy?It’s just that this mommy’s gender is also male—but the story of “Wolf is Coming” was staged again. Cameron didn’t believe it when Gu Qing said the truth. The jerk is making fun of him again.

Just like the last time, when Gu Qing said he wanted to enter the entertainment industry, he thought that if he became famous, his mommy would come to him. Cameron rolled his eyes and ignored such a truth, so Gu Qing had to say "Cultural Invasion" such a lie, he believed it thoughtfully.

——What happened to this world?

Those who have such doubts include Tony Stark, the No. [-], No. [-] and No. [-] rich and handsome man in the United States, a playboy, a genius, a philanthropist, and the chairman of Stark Industries.I bumped into Mr. Xavier, a big capitalist at the banquet, got drenched in champagne rain, and was reimbursed for a suit again, but for Tony, as long as money can solve it, it's not a problem. The key is that he is now #人人都醉我勿露#, I feel that I can't be more proud.

After returning to Malibu, Tony couldn't wait to get into the underground laboratory and share his emotional story with Jarvis.

Jarvis said in his usual elegant English voice: "Sir, are you sure you don't want to go to the casino?"

Tony took off his sunglasses and dangled them in his hands: "Are you listening to me, Jarvis?"

"Of course, what I mean is that you seem to be shrouded in 'luck' that cannot be determined by science. If you go to a casino, you may be called Bailing like this."

Tony rejected such a proposal from Jarvis, which was very exaggerated.He thought for a while and said to Jarvis, "Go check him out."

Jarvis was on call: "His name, sir."

Tony got stuck immediately. Damn it, he only heard Roddy say 'Xavier' at that time, and he didn't listen to the rest, so he only knew the family name, but didn't know the full name of the big capitalist.But it doesn't matter, there are other keywords, "He is a shareholder of Strucker Industries, British, surnamed damn Xavier."

But Jarvis said unhurriedly: "Sir, I think what you need to know is: the number of Xavier surnames in the world, and the fact that two people look alike even to the point of identical twins if they are not relatives or relatives. probability."

Tony understood the subtext of his smart housekeeper, touched his chin and said, "You mean I think they are father and son, it's purely my imagination?"

Jarvis replied: "At least there is no scientific evidence, sir."

Tony rolled his eyes: "This sentence is not very good, but I told you, Jarvis, they are still father and son!"

Jarvis, as Tony's smart butler, always played the role of "putting things right", so he reminded: "It's not up to you, sir."

Tony: "..."

Being poured champagne by the waiter at the banquet, and being poured cold water by his smart butler when he returned to his home, Tony refused to admit defeat. A genius should have the spirit of daring to doubt, be brave in doubt, and then put it into practice to prove it!

He insisted on asking Jarvis to look up information about the big capitalist Mr. Xavier, but he felt that with Mr. Xavier's old-fashioned style, he usually only read newspapers, planted flowers and plants, drank tea, and listened to records on the phonograph. Yes, his information will not be easy to find, for Jarvis, but it is better than nothing now.Besides, he can not only check on the other side of Mr. Pride, but also Eric Xavier?

"Where is he now?"

"Mr. Eric Xavier is currently at the filming base of "Titanic" in a coastal development zone in Rosarito, Mexico, sir." Jarvis quickly replied, and then asked sharply , "May I ask what you're going to do next? If you want to fly to the set of Titanic, say to Mr. Eric Xavier, whom you've only met once, 'I found Your biological father is gone, you're welcome', then I have no choice but to arrange a private jet for you."

Of course Tony could hear the irony in Jarvis's words. He shrugged and said, "Jarvis, do you think I am the kind of person who is positive and does good things? Please, you can see it too. The two surnames Xavier's are not good birds, and I will help them recognize each other when I am full."

After he got the real evidence, he would watch the joke silently beside him. This is the correct way for a Stark to open up.

Jarvis is naturally on Tony's side. Listen to how he expressed his loyalty: "Sir, what I think you know is that no matter what outsiders think of you, in my opinion you are always positive."

Tony pouted: "Thank you, Jarvis."

So now, Tony does not intend to help Gu Qing and Mr. Xavier, the big capitalist, to pierce the window paper of the father-son relationship, but he must first grasp the scientific evidence that they are biological father and son.

This is probably what is said in the legend, #There are difficulties to go up, there is no difficulty to create difficulties to go up#.

……

Let’s talk about the fact that Gu Qing filled the funding gap for the crew of “Titanic”. When the big capitalist’s check came in, the executives of [-]th Century Fox couldn’t figure it out. No one will believe in it anymore, but they dare not reject it immediately.

It is true that Twentieth Century Fox is one of the eight major film companies, but no matter what, there is no way to compete with the big capitalists who hold huge sums of money and have invisible power and power behind them. The shock is no joke.

Before the representative sent by the big capitalist Mr. Xavier to discuss the specific reasons, Fox's top executives collectively began to diverge their thinking, and conspiracy theories and sex theories came into battle for a while.

Speaking of conspiracy theories, the budget overrun of "Titanic" happened only recently. The middle management of [-]th Century Fox didn't know about it yet. How could they know about it? Prepare the check soon, and deliver it to your door?How on earth did he know the inside information?Could it be that someone from the Fox executives revealed it?Or is it the faction that strives for the filming of "Titanic" as soon as possible, and the investment that comes from going out?

Speaking of sex, this is also common in Hollywood. For example, if a female star falls in love with an investor, if the investor wants to support her, they will invest in making a movie for her, or assign her a role in a certain movie. , This is the so-called "bringing capital into the group".But this time, the handwriting is a bit bigger, and the filming is coming to an end. Could it be that he fell in love with a star in the crew and wants to pimp the studio, bah, as an introducer?

The latter still sounds far-fetched, but I can't bear it.

Under this kind of divergent thinking, when I heard the representative who sent the check say that their husband just wanted to invest, I thought in my heart: 'That's it?My pants are all off. '

Oh, the representative of the family added: "Our husband is an admirer of director James Cameron."

"Who are you talking about?!" A senior executive blurted out.

"Mr. Cameron," the representative repeated Cameron's name, and asked puzzledly, "Is there any question?"

"No, no." Under the gaze of the representative, the executive said dryly again: "I mean, director Cameron is very talented, and he is a rare talent in today's film industry."

"Of course." The representative echoed solemnly, completely ignoring the dirty thoughts of this high-level executive.

It is worth mentioning that Gu Qing and Cameron also watched the meeting through remote monitoring.Cameron's complexion was not so good after being praised. He obviously understood the filthy thoughts of the high-ranking officer, but Gu Qing didn't seem to understand. He blinked his clear blue eyes and asked seriously. Cameron: "The representative sent by my big capitalist father said he admired you. Why are the Fox people so shocked?"

Cameron smiled and said, "You want to know?"

Gu Qing turned his head to look at Cameron's face, and acted like he suddenly realized: "I think I understand." He didn't wait for Cameron to tell him to shut up, and said to him sincerely, "Even if people in the world Don't even like you, you and me, the fan who shed silent tears for you. Cheer up, James!"

Cameron: "...Eric Xavier!!"

——Every day a roar √