Six Hundred and Twenty-Two - The Gamble that Almost Made Fox a Prostitute

If you ignore the type of movie and the long timeline, James Cameron's continuous and persistent success as a director is somewhat similar to Wayne.

Since the release of "Terminator" in 1984, Truck Driver has become the leading special effects science fiction pioneer in the industry.

Two years later, he brought the second part of "Alien" with a premiere box office of over 10 million U.S. dollars and a total North American box office of 85 million U.S. dollars, which shows the director's grasp of the market. You know, those were the results in the early to mid-1980s. At that time, both the number of theaters and the scale of screenings in North America were far incomparable to what they are now.

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"The Abyss" in 1989, and "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" in 1991, which plunged movie fans across North America into a sci-fi carnival. Although it was hindered by James Cameron's production cycle, every film released, They all allowed him to take a solid step forward.

Success, success, and constant success seem to have become synonymous with this truck driver. And with the release of "True Lies", the entire industry almost couldn't wait to give him the same respect as Steven Spielberg and George Lucas.

It can be said that starting from "The Terminator" in 1984, it only took James Cameron ten years and several continuously successful commercial movies to surpass more than 90% of the directors in the industry and become a director. Completed more than 90% of the path taken by the director.

As time entered the 1990s, Wayne's sudden emergence did, to some extent, slightly obscure the light of this business genius.

The equally unique "Happy Death Day" laid the foundation. "Get Out" became a blockbuster and directly entered the billion-dollar director club. Then it quickly established itself in the industry at the rate of one film a year. status.

They continue to succeed, succeed, and succeed again. The only difference between the two is that Wayne shoots movies extremely fast. Together with Steven Spielberg, he is called a typical fast shooter in the circle.

The extremely fast production speed means more output, coupled with being the first to win the Oscar statuette, Wayne has successfully come from behind and has firmly surpassed Truck Driver in terms of status in the industry.

But one thing is very interesting. Although James Cameron became famous in 1984, not many years earlier than Wayne, in the general perception of the industry, the two are never regarded as directors of the same era. People Prefer to think of truck drivers as an older generation.

Maybe people generally understand this because the truck driver is much older than Wayne, both in appearance and in actual birth time. In 1990, it was like he became a director who divided two generations. The lines are the same.

"This project has now become a joke to everyone in the industry!"

In the red carpet waiting area of ​​the Beverly Chinese Theater, Tim Burton was wearing a fairly formal dress. He looked at both sides of the bustling red carpet, shook his head slightly and joked: "Hey, Wayne, I bet, You workaholic, you definitely don’t know the other name for Titanic.”

Since the time stipulated by the organizer had not yet arrived, Wayne took Naomi Watts, who had just returned to Los Angeles, to wait in the temporary rest area. Tim Burton, whom he hadn't seen for a while, happened to be waiting here, and the two naturally sat together.

Hearing Tim Burton's teasing, he smiled, shrugged, and asked cooperatively: "What's the other name?"

"A ship destined to sink!"

The character of the gothic genius director is still the same, and he has no intention of restraining himself at all. "I heard that James Cameron almost forced the executives of 20th Century Fox to sell their butts! You know? Not only is this guy a tyrant on the set, but he has always had a problem with skipping production. And, maybe this I'm still influenced by you."

"What?"

Tim Burton's ridicule caused several people around to laugh. Wayne tilted his head and lit the cigarette. He threw the cigarette case and lighter angrily into the hands of the talented director. "Shit, what does this have to do with me? My projects have never been delayed! I've never forced Jeff Robinov to sell his ass!"

It was okay not to explain, but as soon as he opened his mouth to explain, the people around him started laughing from ear to ear. Everyone also knows the relationship between him and Tim Burton. The two are pure friends and old partners, so no matter how they joke, no one thinks that Wayne will be really angry.

"Hey, hey, hey."

The gothic genius director habitually took the cigarette, tilted his head and lit one. He handed the cigarette case and the fire to Nina with a smile, curled his lips, and said with a pretended surprised expression:

"Listen, I've seen it all over Hollywood, you're the guy who first pushed the cost of a movie to 200 million US dollars. Look, man, the truck driver frequently bounced the tickets and frequently asked for additional investment in big ships. Who knows if it was influenced by you..."

"Yes, that's right. If I were a director of the same status, I would think so too." The two were chatting, and Tom Cruise walked over with Nicole Kidman on his arm. Keep teasing. "Damn it, why does Wayne get 200 million US dollars in investment for every movie? If he can get it, I want that shit number too, hahahaha."

"Well......"

Amid good-natured laughter, Wayne spread his hands helplessly. The thing is simple, because the production cost of "Titanic" was successfully increased to US$200 million after numerous delays.

This number, in Hollywood now, is basically what Wayne can get frequently, and this is one of the reasons why many people are not optimistic about big ships.

He has proven more than once that he can use a production cost of 200 million US dollars to obtain many times the revenue for Warner Bros. Truck Driver has never controlled such a large investment.

The arrival of Tom Cruise did not change the original atmosphere of the chat. Wayne had just hugged him, and the others continued to chat casually about various developments in the industry while waiting.

‘The biggest gamble in movie history’, ‘the whole Hollywood joke’, ‘the hilarious project that almost made Twentieth Century Fox lose its job’. Titles like these were eagerly placed on the bow of the ship by the media before the premiere.

However, Wayne always knew that those media reporters who kept making fun of it in newspapers and those people in the circle who were waiting to see the joke would eventually become a real joke. He knew better than anyone else that Twenty Century Fox's bet with James Cameron paid off.

Not only did the bet win, but it also succeeded in making this classic love movie a box office miracle that no one in the film industry could surpass in the countless years that followed.

"Does it mean that when men get together, apart from chatting about the happenings in the industry, they also talk about film work and women?"

Not far behind a few men, Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts gathered together. Looking at the men laughing heartily from time to time, Mrs. Cruise curled her lips and said helplessly. : "Nami, are these so-called successful people? Ha."

"Yes, they are the successful people that everyone in the industry looks up to."

Unlike Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts did not mean to tease or joke in her tone. Instead, she stared at the men and nodded solemnly. "Nicole, men's desires are nothing more than power, money and fame. To a certain extent, these few have achieved everything that men generally want. Perhaps this is the sign of a successful person."

Looking at several men who were talking about "The Flash", Nicole Kidman nodded silently. Everyone would admit that these men are definitely the top achievers from this aspect. .

Wayne Greenberg, Tom Cruise, Tim Burton, even if he is with Tim Burton, Johnny Depp has always been considered taciturn, in the eyes of most people in the industry , is also an out-and-out star.

"I heard......"

Before the organizer came to announce the start of the red carpet, Nicole Kidman turned her head and looked at her "best friend" from the same hometown next to her, and asked as if in casual chat: "You starred in a movie about women making love" A movie with the main character?”

"That's right."

Naomi Watts inadvertently glanced at Wayne's back, and said openly and cheerfully: "The project that Wayne invested in, wrote, and produced is called "Charlie's Angels." Damn it, these few months of shooting time , it’s simply torture for me, Nicole. This kind of film requires me to be in everything, but it is much more difficult than simply starring in a vase, and it also suffers too much.”

"Really?" Nicole Kidman said with a smile and a sisterly expression: "You must send me an invitation to the premiere."

"No problem." Naomi Watts also smiled and nodded.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, at the prompt of the organizer 20th Century Fox staff, Wayne finally stepped onto the red carpet with Naomi Watts on his arm. The two of them walked towards the media interview area at the entrance of the theater at a relatively fast pace as always.

Even in the face of a large number of questions from the media, Wayne simply praised the movie, quickly ended the interview, and walked into the theater.

"You seem to be very optimistic about this movie?"

Naomi Watts hugged Wayne's arm and asked in a low voice while walking. When she just faced the media, she could tell that the polite words spoken by the man around her were not just superficial politeness. She really knew this man very well.

As she spoke, she nudged the man next to her with her elbow and asked curiously: "Did you participate in the internal preview of Twentieth Century Fox?"

"Of course not." Wayne shook his head slightly. "What I value is not the movie, but James Cameron's ability as a director."

No matter what the reason is, this big ship, 20th Century Fox and Paramount, did not hold any public media previews, nor did they invite well-known film critics to watch in advance. Their secretive attitude also affected countless people. Reasons for not watching the movie.

"whispering sound......"

Naomi Watts rolled her eyes and saw James Cameron standing at the door of the theater to greet him, but did not continue to ask.