Six Hundred and Twenty-Four - Take the Matter of Spending Money to the Extreme

Reasonable fan sentiment is always the best way to move the audience. The same is true for this "Titanic". The 230-minute long foreshadowing finally renders a poignant love story at the end of the film.

The pairing of a poor boy and a rich girl has always been an enduring theme, whether on the big screen or in literary works. James Cameron used a big ship that has been silent for decades to once again bring the same theme to life. The love story is brought to the audience.

The clichéd tragic ending, which Hollywood has proven over decades, is still the best and most touching. Even if the sobbing in the theater became louder and louder, the audience could not stop it. Jack was drowned in the cold sea water. sink.

Ruth on the big screen fulfilled her promise to Jack in the end. She survived well and lived her happy life in accordance with Jack's requirements.

Amid the mournful cries of the audience, Celine Dion's song slowly sounded. A classic "My Heart Will Go On" appeared along with the subtitles after the movie. This song will undoubtedly be paired with " Titanic" together, resounding throughout the world.

"Crash..."

"boom!"

The moment the lights in the theater came on, more than a thousand spectators stood up at the same time, almost in unison, and applauded the movie, the creative team, and the touching love on the big screen. Everyone was clapping their hands as hard as they could, and there was an endless stream of women shouting "Jack" in the theater.

"Great movie, great love."

This was the praise that countless guests and audiences blurted out. Even though the crew and creative staff frequently bowed and clapped for the curtain call, the audience's enthusiasm was still extremely high.

"Where's Ruth?"

"Yes, why isn't Ruth here?"

Almost all the famous creators of the crew were present, but the important one missing from the big screen was Ruth. After calming down for a while, many viewers discovered that the Ruth on the big screen was not here.

"The media is definitely not making things up when they say that big ships are full of misfortunes."

After five minutes of applause, the audience began to leave. Tim Burton and Johnny Depp joined Wayne and others, preparing to send blessings to the crew before going to the 20th Century Fox event together. Social reception held.

Realizing that several women were looking at him, the gothic genius director shrugged, turned his head and scanned around to make sure there was no one else nearby, and then continued to speak in a low voice: "The British girl who plays Ruth, I heard On the day the movie premiered, my boyfriend suddenly passed away from cancer, so he never showed up."

Naomi Watts covered her mouth in surprise. The movie that had just ended made her not yet put away all her emotions. "That's such a shame, God."

Several men shook their heads slightly. No one took this gossip seriously. This circle will never be as beautiful as in the movie. As long as the person who died has nothing to do with them, no one will take it too seriously.

Especially Wayne, the first thing he thought of was that it was a pity. There are some words that cannot be said clearly, but after having been in contact with Bruce Rosenblum, the film marketing guru, for a long time, he naturally adopted similar film marketing thinking.

It's a pity that it was only Kate Winslet's boyfriend who died. If it were her, then the revenue of this big ship would probably be...

In fact, it’s not surprising that he thinks this way. That guy James Cameron is an out-and-out tyrant on the set, and accidents happen frequently during filming. Many media have reported on it, and Kate Winslet She also admitted personally that once she almost drowned in the sea water.

Shaking his head vigorously, Wayne felt that he was a little confused. At least when "The Dark Knight" was released, he did not deliberately think about letting Nicolas Cage have an accident. From this point of view, he was really A capitalist with a conscience.

The movie premiere came to an end, and the reception hosted by 20th Century Fox and Paramount became a carnival for media reporters. At the Hilton Hotel not far from the theater, celebrities and big names in the industry frequently appeared. The organizer even Ingeniously, a short red carpet was arranged at the entrance of the hotel.

A few people simply got rid of the harassment of reporters. After arriving at the hotel banquet hall, they nodded and dispersed, and began to chat with people they knew well.

Socializing is always the main theme of this type of cocktail party, which is vividly demonstrated by the men in suits and ties in the hall, as well as the ladies in formal evening gowns.

Regardless of everyone's private virtues, at least in formal occasions, they all look like polite elites. Of course, ignore the men and women who looked at each other halfway and couldn't wait to stick together before they entered the elevator.

"How do you feel about the movie?"

The group had just found a corner to sit down when Twentieth Century Fox CEO Townsend Rothman walked over with a relatively unfamiliar middle-aged lady with a smile on her face.

"Hi, Townsend."

Wayne stood up, shook hands with Townsend Roseman, and greeted him warmly. Then he stood there and waited for the introduction.

"Wayne, this is Ms. Shirley Lansing, CEO of Paramount Pictures."

After Townsend-Rosman said hello, he immediately took a small step aside and introduced the middle-aged woman wearing a professional skirt next to him with a smile. "Shirley, directed by Wayne Greenberg."

"Good evening, Mr. Greenberg."

"Nice to meet you, Ms. Lansing."

After a few polite greetings, they sat down again. During this process, both Shirley Lansing and Wayne looked at each other with unabashed observation.

"How's it going? Tell me how you feel. How do you think "Titanic" will perform in the theater market?"

After waving to the secretary behind him, Townsend Rothman took a cigar humidor, cut out a cigar and threw it to Wayne. He tilted his head and asked, "Hey, you should understand what I mean. With you, Professional market vision and how the movie feels.”

"Titanic" took more than three and a half years from the initial preparation to the completion of filming. During this period, due to various delays in filming, James Cameron continued to chase Twentieth Century Fox's butt. Money once made many executives at 20th Century Fox want to terminate and mothball the project.

If it hadn't been for finding the enemy Paramount later, it's really hard to say how the "Titanic" project would have ended. The hundreds of millions of dollars that have been invested in this project are all Twentieth Century Fox's liquidity. The pressure on Townsend-Rothman is actually very high.

Even now, Twentieth Century Fox is gritting its teeth and making various investments in the promotion of the film. That’s why he came up and asked about these. It is almost well known in the industry that the young man opposite has a great vision in the business field. crack shot.

"James is a genius!"

Even Shirley Lansing on the side was stunned for a moment. No one expected that Wayne's evaluation would be so high. It wasn't even over yet. After the other party blew out a big puff of cigar smoke, he said something that made the CEO of Twentieth Century Fox and the CEO of Paramount unconsciously open their mouths.

"In my opinion, the performance of this "Titanic" in the theater market will not be inferior to my "Batman: The Dark Knight"!" Seeing the surprised two people, Wayne's heart His fingers were tapping rhythmically on the table, and with a smile on his face, he continued:

"Based on my personal sense of commercial movies, I predict that the final box office of "Titanic" is only a base of one billion US dollars. In other words, this is destined to be a great movie with a box office of more than one billion US dollars."

"You're not kidding?"

The airbrush in his hand trembled slightly. Townsend-Rosman stared at the opposite side seriously. At the same time, he put away the smile on his face and said in a hoarse whisper: "Wayne, give me "Titanic" The pressure is very great, are you really not joking about this?"

"We'll see, Townsend."

The two men were chatting constantly about "Titanic" and "X-Men", which was already in post-production. Wayne's extreme optimism for the film made Townsend-Rosman feel a lot better. No one knows whether he really believed Wayne's words or just wanted to provide psychological comfort.

During this period, Shirley Lansing remained silent like a bystander, but her eyes never left Wayne, still observing his every move and not knowing what he was thinking.

"you do not know."

Raising his finger to the center of the banquet hall, where the crew and creators were surrounded by countless people, Townsend-Rossman's voice was full of helplessness. “The earliest project plan submitted by James had a production cost of US$80 million.

However, everyone in the industry knows that this guy has become a habit of skipping tickets. 20th Century Fox not only prepared 80 million US dollars, but also prepared an additional 20 million US dollars. "

Having said this, he shook his head and exhaled a long stream of smoke. "But after the bastard's $100 million was poured in, the film was still in preparation, and he was still chasing Fox for money. Working with James is like an adventure. No one knows what will happen to this big ship now. What's the result?"

After several films, although James Cameron has gained a huge reputation in Hollywood, some of his habits have become known to everyone. The fact that Card God spends money without blinking an eye has already spread throughout Hollywood when he was working on the "True Lies" project.

Twentieth Century Fox has been very cautious. Executives and shareholders have directly prepared all the money for overspending this time. But the development of things far exceeded the imagination of Fox executives.

The project had just been announced, and James Cameron announced that he had no suitable shooting location and would build a large studio. What happened next was a dream. Kashen directly selected a beach in Mexico and bought it with a lot of money.

Then a huge amount of explosives were used to blow up a huge deep pit on the beach, which was only used to shoot shots of the sunken ship. There are countless similar things. Why order all the accessories and luxury goods from the original factory of the Titanic to create a half-real ship? The Titanic simply took the matter of spending money to the extreme.