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"Okay, thank you." Kenneth Branagh had a slight smile on his face, turned and returned to the reception room, and one of tonight's guests, Sir Peter Hall, came to meet him.

Peter Hall is a fat old man who is a little bald, with a well-groomed gray-white beard. Although he is not well-known in Hollywood, he is a proper star in the theater circle in the UK-just like Kenneth Brown In the UK, Lana is the Prince of Shakespeare and the contemporary Lawrence Olivier. In the United States, Lana is better known as the ex-husband of Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson.

Upon seeing this, he asked, "News from Hollywood?"

"It's Fox." Kenneth Branagh said as he walked, "Jim Ganopoulos thinks that James Cameron wants to use an American, a rookie who just debuted last year, Josie Ho pause."

"An unknown person?" Peter Hall muttered, "Isn't Hollywood promoting Gwyneth Paltrow in recent years?"

"Yes. But Josie Horton is a popular youth idol in Hollywood." Kenneth Branagh explained, "You can understand it as Hugh Grant in North America, but she didn't win the best prize at the Venice Film Festival." Best Actor, but nominated for Best Actress in a Musical Category at the Golden Globe Awards."

Peter Hall's face became even more disdainful, "Hollywood awards are full of moisture, and there is no artistry at all."

Kenneth Branagh disagreed with this view, saying: "Don't underestimate her, she is following the orthodox route of Americans cultivating superstars, and their gameplay has always been different from ours."

"That's a movie star, not an actor." Peter Hall turned to ask, "What are you going to do now, Ken?"

"Kate still only wants this role, and she can't see other scripts." Kenneth Branagh replied, "Then replace one of the roles originally planned for Kate with Josie Horton. Fortunately, the opponent gave up on his own initiative, so the follow-up operation is also easy."

Peter Hall couldn't help but said: "To be honest, can't Kate change her goal? She is still a newcomer in the initial stage, and she has spent too much time and energy on this project, even emptying the schedule for this year. Just for this shipwreck romance—and the story is so good!"

"This is the most suitable springboard for her." Kenneth Branagh only said, "Kate is not very suitable for orthodox Hollywood commercial blockbusters or romantic romantic comedies. Her appearance is more suitable for period films, and her Shakespeare temperament is too It needs to be tempered by a few movies before it can grow."

How many costume dramas can Hollywood make in a year?

Or is it a commercial blockbuster produced by the great director James Cameron himself and invested by the big company Fox Pictures, and the heroine is so suitable for Kate Winslet's personality, and has a certain performance space?

If it weren't for the release of such a good film as "Sense and Sensibility" this year, and the fact that Kate Winslet is being favored by the UK, it would be difficult for a British newcomer to win the leading role of a commercial blockbuster with this configuration.

It can be said that Kate Winslet is a very smart actress, she knows what is suitable for her and what she should grasp.

Missing "Titanic", the next time I want to play the heroine of a similar level of production, I may not have the opportunity in the next ten years.

After all, most of her predecessors—those British actresses—started as supporting roles or vase roles in Hollywood, and gradually became qualified to play leading roles when they were nearly [-] years old.

Kenneth Branagh smoothed the collar of his suit jacket, showing his elegant demeanor, "I will leave it to you to deal with the art council, Sir, I will fly to Los Angeles tomorrow to find a middleman to handle the rest thing."

"Okay." Peter Hall replied dispensably, "I hope Kate and the movie she chose live up to expectations, otherwise we really paid too much for one of her roles this time."

Kenneth Branagh didn't respond, but adjusted a perfect smile and walked into the hall, "Oh, Ellen, what are you talking about with our dear little Ernie?"

"I'm talking about a play written by Ernest." Alan Rickman is an actor who is mainly active on the stage of drama. It wasn't until this year's "Sense and Sensibility" that he became famous on the big screen.He looked at a handsome young man with blond hair and blue eyes, and said sincerely: "I've seen him shoot an experimental short film for this before, it's amazing, especially the few scenes of the heroine are very worthwhile. Take a look."

"Oh, that's right." Kenneth Branagh's impression of the blond young man was still focused on his outstanding family background and his brilliant resume graduated from Cambridge, and he asked instead: "Ernest, Mr. Brett's How is your health?"

"I can only rest at the moment." Ernest Dawson replied truthfully, "Maybe after the situation stabilizes, I will send my uncle to Switzerland for recuperation."

Kenneth Branagh patted him on the shoulder and said, "Everything will be fine, and the Hudgens family will not fall."

Ernest nodded slightly.

His real name is Ernest Huggins, he grew up in the family manor in Warwickshire, and then followed the tradition of the English squire family, all the way from Eton to Cambridge University, just like most members of the family .

But no one expected that this highly anticipated heir would suddenly imitate his great-uncle and go anonymously to the other side of the ocean, California, USA. He would learn what the hell filmmaking is at USC, which is adjacent to Hollywood, the holy land of movies!

Instead of following the original route to inherit the family business!

The old Mr. Huggins, who lost his beloved son in the early years, was so angry that he was bedridden, but he stubbornly refused to allow anyone to contact Ernest, but his younger brother who was also independent dared to persuade him to accept his grandson's movie dream , The old man was so angry that he wanted to drive the other party out.

The accident came so unexpectedly——

The uncle fainted suddenly due to myocarditis before he walked out of the gate of the manor. The old Mr. Huggins walked like flying, quickly called the family doctor for rescue, and sent him to the hospital by helicopter, narrowly snatching him back from the hands of death. brother's life.

That night, the old Mr. Huggins, who had experienced great sorrow and joy, couldn't hold on any longer. While booking himself a ward next to his younger brother, he called his grandson to come back urgently, and promised that as long as there was no problem with the family property, he would love to take pictures. Just shoot the movie.

20th Century Fox Films.

In the conference room, five company executives who are closely related to the movie "Titanic" are also frowning, feeling very helpless about the current situation.

"I'll never fucking give him another penny!" Bill McNick, CEO of Fox Film Entertainment, cursed in a low voice, and took a big puff of his cigar.

"If possible, I don't even want to give him the additional $600 million this time." COO and vice president of the company Jack Howard muttered, "But the sunk cost is already too high, we must get James Cameron as soon as possible." Get the movie out."

"So he hasn't decided on the two leading actors?" Co-chairman and president Tom Rothman pushed his glasses and asked.

"The lead actor only wants Leonardo DiCaprio, the one who played the mentally handicapped younger brother in "A Different Sky." Jim Ganopoulos, head of production, "I don't understand, Why he just can't accept Matthew McConaughey, handsome and personable - any woman would fall in love with him."

Tom Rothman smiled, looked at production manager Grant Hill, and continued to ask, "What about the heroine?"

"He was vacillating between Josie Horton and Kate Winslet." Grant Seale is a somewhat meek middle-aged man, and it is precisely because of this that he was able to be in James Cameron's crew stay.

Bill McNick said without even thinking about it: "What the hell is there to think about? Even the book knows that Josie Horton can make money for Columbia!"

"Cough—" Jack Howard coughed hard, and winked at Jim Ganopoulos.

Jim Ganopoulos quickly explained: "Bill, I remember I mentioned this question to you about Kate Winslet and the British side's announcement."

"This British girl is very charming on the screen, with excellent looks and acting skills." Grant Seale also added, "However, Josie Horton's performance in the family entertainment market is indeed amazing."

Tom Rothman on the side said: "I remember this year's Golden Globe Awards, they were all nominated for acting awards, which shows that at least their performance level is obvious to all-I understand James Cameron a little bit, this is really not good select."

Josie Horton's "Leadership" has been released for a long time, but it was one of the most eye-catching movies in North America last summer, which gave her extra fame and popularity in North America. Right now, it is the hottest when.

And Kate Winslet's "Sense and Sensibility" is the most popular film for this year's Oscars. Her role is somewhat similar to the heroine Rose in "Titanic", which is why Fox is still satisfied with this candidate. key.

Bill McNick looked around the crowd, stubbed out the cigarette butts and said, "In this case, we will first select a round of heroines in our internal meeting. If you think Kate Winslet is more suitable, you can raise your left hand. Josie Horton is right hand—”

There was a moment of silence in the meeting room.

After about half a minute, Jim Ganopoulos was the first to raise his left hand, then Grant Seale raised his right hand, and Jack Howard chose his left hand.

Bill McNick looked at Tom Rothman, who smiled and slowly raised his right hand.

The option went back to Bill McNick again.

The head of Fox Films lowered his eyes slightly, and crossed his fingers in the center of his sight. After a while, he looked lightly at Grant Seale and gave him a name: "Tell Cameron in a few days, We want to use Kate Winslet."

Grant Seale was anxious, but still replied: "I see, Bill."

The next day.

It was rare for James Cameron to wake up early in the morning, and he didn't stay in his study to revise the script and storyboard. He saw Linda Hamilton in the living room directing his assistant to move a huge package into his study.

"Wait, what is this?" He couldn't help asking.

"Sent by Josie Horton's agent." Linda Hamilton took her daughter Josephine from the nanny, "I guess it should be a decorative painting hanging on the wall. You should take it apart first to have a look or eat it." breakfast?"

After the audition, in order to impress the producer, director or casting director, an actor usually sends some small gifts or small cards to the other party, which is a common practice in the industry.

For example, Linda Hamilton once did this to James Cameron. At present, another heroine candidate in "Titanic" has sent roses and cards for nearly two months.

James Cameron nodded and said, "Wait for five minutes, I'll go and see what this is."

"Okay, are you going out today?" Linda Hamilton noticed that he had changed into casual clothes for going out, so she asked casually.

"Yes, Ano asked me to play ball." James Cameron replied while taking the kraft paper package from the assistant's hand, waving his hand to let the other party do other things, and slipped up to the study by himself.

His study is on the northeast corner of the second floor, facing the garden downstairs, with very good light and scenery. Some of his collections are also stored in the room, such as limited figures of the Terminator and Star Wars, and the concept of special effects in the digital field. There are also a lot of materials and storyboard designs about "Titanic".

Usually, he would sit on the antique handmade armchair behind the desk, and on the wall directly opposite hung a sketch head portrait of Rose, the heroine of "Titanic" that he was most satisfied with. Get inspired.

But when the wonderful portrait of a young girl in front of him was opened, all the collections in the room were instantly eclipsed——

In the silent and magnificent boundless deep sea, the girl with red hair and blue eyes is portrayed in an illusory and blurred style.

She leaned over a broken wooden board, quietly raised her eyes, her wet hair and eyelashes were frozen, her lips were pale and purple.

But even so, the girl in this painting still possesses an astonishing beauty, like a mermaid protruding from the sea in a fairy tale, her pair of clear and lingling eyes are especially bright and clear, flashing the light after transformation and rebirth.

That light is called: Freedom.

Arnold Schwarzenegger had already played a few rounds with his friends when James Cameron arrived at the golf course.

The caddy in charge of driving stopped the golf cart, graciously took off the ball game on the cart, and carried it on his back.

Not far away, Hollywood superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is famous for playing the T-800 Terminator, waved his hands vigorously and shouted: "Hi, Jim!"

There is one unchanging truth in Hollywood: the contract is the most important thing.

And Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator series contract represents the highest standard in the industry, and it is also the other side of Hollywood movie art - the art of trading.

This also shows that Arnold Schwarzenegger himself is a superstar in this circle and is indispensable in this series of movies, just like James Cameron who created the world of Terminator.

Facing the snow-white smile of the future governor showing perfect eight teeth, James Cameron also smiled lightly, stepped forward to give him a high-five, and said, "Man, you look great."

"Haha, you think so too?" Arnold Schwarzenegger smiled and changed the club to the other hand, grabbed his friend James Cameron's shoulder and patted twice, "I think you know Frank .Horton?"

Frank Horton?

James Cameron immediately guessed the reason for today's game, and glanced at his good friend Arnold Schwarzenegger, "Wall Street playboy in the tabloids, Josie Horton's financier father?"

Arnold Schwarzenegger nodded and said: "I think you understand why I asked you out today, but I don't have any intention to interfere with your choice of actors, but I owe him a favor, so I recommend him—of course , if you object, we will compete as ordinary golfers."

"No, it's nothing." James Cameron didn't refuse, but said, "Actually, I'm quite curious about what this Mr. Horton is going to do."

Of course, coming to the stadium is not just for pure play.

The network of people built by the communication between golfers is the main reason why these middle-aged elite men love golf.

On the green, a small white ball rolled into the hole.

Frank Horton took back his club, handed it to the caddy, and turned around with a smile.

"Come and meet my good friend Jim, a great Hollywood director who is more famous than me!" Arnold Schwarzenegger, as today's host, greeted him quite warmly: "Jim, this is my friend Franklin Schwarzenegger. Horton and Francis Underwood, two equally intelligent 'Franks'."

"Arnold, you are exaggerating." Frank Horton took off one glove, and stretched out his hand to James Cameron, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Cameron."

James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger are already taller than average, but the dashing former financier stands at nearly six foot two and wears a royal blue jersey with a white ball His mature and elegant appearance is not inferior to another Hollywood star present.

"Me too, Mr. Horton." James Cameron shook hands with him symbolically.

The other Mr. Underwood was much more low-key. After exchanging his name, he focused on playing on the court.

A group of four played for about an hour, talking casually about topics such as current affairs and investment, until Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed to return to the rest area for a short rest.

Arnold Schwarzenegger dragged that Mr. Underwood into a golf cart first, leaving room for the remaining two to talk.

"I want to talk to you about your new movie, James." After getting into the car, Frank Horton finally spoke.

"Call me Jim, Frank." James Cameron was prepared, so he readily accepted, "Let's get straight to the point, Frank, we don't have much time."

Frank Horton smiled slightly, "No problem. The reason why I came here today is because I know that if there is no accident, the Fox gang will probably push you to choose Kate Wins for the support of the British drama industry. Wright as the heroine of the new film."

James Cameron was noncommittal, quietly waiting for his next major event.

Sure enough, Frank Holden twitched the corner of his mouth and let out a slight sneer.

"However, how much is the box office in the UK worth?" He looked into James Cameron's eyes with an extremely conceited expression, "Their box office champion last year was 2776 million, and "Four Weddings and a Funeral" is the highest ever The most successful British film. And how much did our "True Lies" take? 1364 million. It can be seen without considering the exchange rate. The British do not welcome the film of the great American director James Cameron, even though it is a box office bomb!"

These words almost touched James Cameron's heart, but his expression did not change at all, he still had the same plain look of neither sadness nor joy, he only said: "It's a little bit unacceptable, but for Hollywood movies It's common and unavoidable."

Frank Horton continued to smile, and suddenly mentioned another matter, "I heard that Fox is actively financing externally, because their budget for a certain film project this year has been constantly increasing."

"Is there such a thing? I don't know." James Cameron, a big money sucker, touched his nose subconsciously, "Everyone knows, at least the projects under my control are running normally, and I'm just waiting for next year's summer file It's showing."

Frank Horton raised his eyebrows and said, "Hey, Jim, you know I'm telling you the truth, so don't use your Hollywood methods against an honest friend, okay?"

James Cameron still had a sincere face, obviously he had already cultivated an impeccable thick-skinned in the circle.

But it doesn't matter much.

The integrity of Wall Street is lower than that of Hollywood... just not higher.

"You know what I want, and I know what you want." Frank Horton looked at the lawn and river in the distance, but his voice came to James Cameron's ears very clearly, "Jim, I What do you think of an additional $3000 million investment budget?"

James Cameron was a little moved, but only a little.

He barely opened his eyes, adjusted his sitting posture, and said, "It's not good, Frank, you're not playing Hollywood. It's not according to the rules of our game."

Who knew that Frank Horton retracted his gaze, turned to stare at him, and continued, "Or, do you prefer to double?"

$6000?

James Cameron couldn't help slowing down his breathing rhythm quietly, and opened his eyes slightly.

In fact, Peter Chenin, the chairman of Fox, has repeatedly told James Cameron that there is an upper limit to the budget that Fox can give.

This is not because Fox has no money on its books, or cannot find bank loans and Wall Street financing, but because they cannot afford a series of negative impacts after a project that is too ambitious fails.

The huge losses caused by Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton 30 years ago brought Fox on the verge of bankruptcy at that time. Not only did it sell off 263 acres of location, but it was also unable to reverse its financial difficulties.

To this day, this luxuriously produced movie is still the worst box office poison in Hollywood history.

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