Chapter 291 On the Giant Ship (1/2)

"I am a mutant!"

Among the ruins of the mutant city, Thanos pointed the Infinity Gauntlet in front of Apocalypse, and the infinity gems inlaid on the surface of the glove shone with dull light.

Covering his scarred body and kneeling on the ground, Apocalypse said to Thanos in front of him.

"I hope these people will still remember you after everything is over."

As Thanos finished speaking, the power erupted from the Infinity Gauntlet instantly enveloped the opponent, turning him into ashes and dissipating.

Although Thanos was unable to fully unleash the power of the glove due to the incompleteness of the Time Stone, it still easily defeated Apocalypse with the incomplete power of the glove.

Even though Apocalypse in this dimension has successfully occupied Professor But under the power of the soul gem, Thanos still successfully cracked the opponent's nearly invincible ability and sealed Apocalypse's soul in the body in front of him.

Wearing the Infinity Gauntlet, he pointed it at the location where Apocalypse disappeared. Under the guidance of the power of the Time Stone fragments, a fragment of the Time Stone immediately appeared in front of Thanos.

Reach out and grab the fragment and aim it at your thumb where the Time Stone fragment is, and the two fragments come together instantly.

Clenching his fists and under the power of the Space Stone, Thanos returned to Titan from the mutant world ruled by Apocalypse.

"Looks like you failed, superstar."

On the endless Titan, Thanos looked at the illusory figure of the super giant in front of him and said in a deep voice.

"The power of the holder of the Time Stone fragment is more powerful than imagined."

In the counter-world, the superstar's body became part of the opponent's power under the erosion of the power of Dormammu's dark dimension.

For this reason, she had to abandon her body and return to Titan in the ghost form of her spiritual body.

Under the power of the Reality Stone, the superstar's body was reshaped.

Looking down at his reappeared body, the superstar made a promise to Thanos in front of him.

"I will bring back the time stone fragment, even at the cost of death."

This death in the counter-world not only did not stop Superstar's actions, but made her become more determined.

"No……"

Shaking his head, Thanos stopped the superstar from thinking of going to the counter-world dimension again.

He raised his arm, and on the surface of the fragment of the Infinity Gauntlet representing the Time Stone, a figure wearing a golden horned helmet and waving a scepter appeared on it.

"The power of the Time Stone has reacted, and it has sensed a new dimension."

…

"Welcome to the Titanic!"

Positive World, in front of the pier of New York Harbor.

Howard Hughes stood on the newly renovated giant ship and said to Colin.

In order to perfectly recreate the scene of the Titanic, Howard Hughes not only invited a dedicated team and personnel who worked at the Titanic manufacturer at that time, but also collected a large number of photos of the ship and compared them one to one. The scene is restored to the giant ship, including the ship's window guides, door pillars, lamps hanging on wires, and the brass door plate with "Pull" written on it in the first-class reception room. They are all based on Titanic's design by Howard Hughes. Made from design drawings.

Walking on the upper deck, Colin looked at the interior of the giant ship. According to Howard Hughes, these decks were specially prepared for first-class passengers. These private decks were connected to each other, allowing passengers to enter the ship without coming into contact with others. In the bedroom of the first class cabin.

As a luxury cruise ship, Titanic has obvious class restrictions.

The rest area for first-class passengers is spacious and bright, and the interior is extremely luxuriously decorated. There are more staff working here, and passengers can freely drink, play cards and smoke cigars here.

When it comes to the rest area for second-class passengers, it is obviously much narrower. Passengers can play games such as ring toss and shuffleboard here. Although there are much fewer activities than the first-class rest area, it is still a good place.

When it comes to the third-class lounge area, the luxury goods are obviously less than those of first- and second-class passengers. There are no plush seats and no waiters. The overall area is very crowded. Just entering it gave Colin a depressing feeling.

Of course, in addition to these areas, the most exciting thing on the Titanic is the first-class space.

Guided by Howard Hughes, Colin immediately entered an extremely luxurious leisure place, and from Hughes's introduction, he also knew the function of the place in front of him.

This was the place where the first-class passengers of the Titanic went to recuperate. It can provide a special Turkish bath, exotic tiles on the walls and leisure chairs. It immediately formed a huge gap with the leisure experience that Colin visited before.

In addition, there is a dedicated swimming pool and gym on the giant ship, equipped with rowing machines, bicycle machines and electric horses. These are facilities that only first-class passengers can have on the Titanic. Especially the rowing machine. Howard Hughes repeatedly assured Colin that this was the fitness equipment equipped on the Titanic back then. There were even photos to prove it, which made him reluctantly believe that it was not a black humor design.

Or the rowing skills that a passenger who practiced on the Titanic never dreamed would be put to use just a few days later.

In addition to these, there is also a special cafe on the ship. It is said that this was a popular spot on the Titanic. Many young first-class passengers liked to come to the cafe in the afternoon to overlook the Atlantic Ocean.

"Give me a piece of baby fish and roast duck."

Sitting in the cafe, Colin placed an order with the waiter on the ship.

That's right, Howard Hughes not only restored the interior design of the Titanic, but also hired actors to play the staff on the ship to make the entire ship operate.

During Colin's visit to the ship, he had seen many "passengers" who played their respective roles on the ship. If it weren't for the fact that he knew the whole story, Colin would have thought he was really on the Titanic.

Even the menu he ordered was the real food ordered by the first-class passengers on the Titanic.

After picking up the coffee and tasting the same coffee as the first-class cabin of the Titanic, Colin's eyes swept across the busy crowd in New York Harbor and then fell on Howard Hughes in front of him.

"So, you really plan to sink it?"

Holding a cigar in one hand and overlooking the scenery of New York Harbor, Hughes said without looking back.

"Of course, only this way is real enough."

Even if this reality is piled up with millions of dollars of investment.

Pick up a piece of roast duck and put it into your mouth, tasting the tender and soft taste of duck meat and the luxurious atmosphere on the giant ship, Colin felt a little regretful in his heart. Unfortunately, all this in front of him is destined not to exist for too long. Howard Hughes has made up his mind to sink this giant ship to the bottom of the sea.

And its purpose is just to shoot the scene of the sinking of the Titanic.

Even in the history of Hollywood, Howard Hughes is unique. No one has invested so much money in making movies like him, whether it is the 87 fighter jets purchased during the filming of "Hell's Angels" or the giant ship that is now remodeled by the Titanic.

In a way, perhaps Howard Hughes is the one who truly loves movies.

"If that's the case, why not let everyone know?"

Containing his inner regret, Colin took a sip of coffee, then looked at Howard Hughes in front of him and suggested.

"What do you mean?"

Hughes couldn't help but raise his eyebrows after sensing the implication in Colin's tone.

"Since the ship is destined to sink to the bottom of the sea in your hands..."

Putting down the coffee in his hand, Colin slowly said under Hughes' gaze.

"As a farewell ceremony for the sinking of the ship, the more lively the better, it would be best if the whole of New York, no, the world, could witness this scene with their own eyes."

"The whole world."

After chewing on Colin's words repeatedly, Howard Hughes' eyes brightened a little.

Looking up at Colin, who looked indifferent, Hughes naturally realized his purpose.

"So, you are planning to publicize this."

Howard Hughes did not forget that in addition to being the screenwriter of the movie "Titanic", Colin is also the owner of the largest newspaper in New York City.

The sales of his Daily Courier have recently surpassed the World Journal to become the largest newspaper in New York.

"As a screenwriter, I have an obligation to promote the movie."

Without denying his purpose, Colin casually mentioned his identity as the screenwriter of Titanic.

Although he was an extremely incompetent screenwriter, he rarely paid attention to the situation of the movie after handing the script to Howard Hughes.

"If that's the case, then I, the director, have no reason to refuse."

Facing the reasons given by Colin, Howard Hughes took a puff of cigar and said in the smoke.

Since Howard Hughes planned to shoot a movie about Titanic, there was naturally no reason to hide it. Although the purpose of Colin's proposal was not pure, it was not what he cared about.

"Maybe, at that time, I can shoot a few groups of people bidding farewell on the dock."

In the cafe of the first-class cabin, Colin and Howard Hughes were discussing the promotion of the movie. The arrival of a new guest broke the original tranquility of the cafe.

Sensing the slightly chaotic situation in the restaurant, Howard Hughes frowned subconsciously.

Although the actors in the cafe had been rehearsing for a while and had basically adapted to their roles as waiters, they obviously had not been able to completely get into it.

Looking in the direction of the waiter's greeting, Howard Hughes's originally frowned brows immediately relaxed, and he lowered his head to look at the cigar in his hand, and then he put it out.

Seeing the changes in Howard Hughes' facial expression, Colin had already seen the appearance of the visitor through [Super Vision] without turning his head.

Katharine Hepburn, the star of "Titanic".

That's right, Hughes finally chose Katharine Hepburn as the heroine of the movie.

Even though, in Colin's mind, Katharine Hepburn's image was obviously different from Ruth DeWittbucket in his own script, this was a movie directed and invested by Howard Hughes after all, and everything was based on Howard Hughes' own wishes.

However, when he saw Katharine Hepburn again, Colin was obviously surprised by her appearance.

With her golden wavy hair and evening gown, although her appearance did not change much, Katherine Hepburn's temperament had obviously changed, and this change just matched the description of Ruth in the script. Even on Katherine Hepburn's face, Colin could clearly see that her cheeks, which were originally thin, were rounder than before. It was obvious that Katherine Hepburn also spent a lot of effort on the image of Ruth.

From this point, Colin understood why Katherine Hepburn could become the well-deserved queen of Hollywood.

Also visiting the cafe with Katherine Hepburn was the male lead of the movie "Titanic" - Leslie Howard.

From this point, it can be seen that although Howard Hughes had a good impression of Katherine Hepburn, he did not bring her into the production of the movie. Leslie Howard was an actor who became famous in Hollywood during the Great Depression. Although he did not appear in many movies, he contributed superb acting skills in them.

The movie "Free Spirit" in which he participated once won the Best Actor Award at the 4th Academy Awards. Although Lesley Howard only played a supporting role in it, his wonderful performance is also undeniable.

Of course, Lesley Howard is better known for his successful role as Ashley Wilkes in the Hollywood classic "Gone with the Wind", which made him a superstar renowned in Europe and the United States. In fact, long before "Gone with the Wind", Lesley Howard was nominated for an Oscar twice for his roles in the films "Berkeley Square" and "The Scarlet Plumber".

Lesley Howard is known for playing a sharp, dreamy but heroic image, which is quite consistent with the image of Jack Dawson in the script.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that in addition to being a Hollywood superstar, Lesley Howard was actually a British spy in real life. According to later intelligence, Lesley had a secret meeting with Francisco Franco, the then Spanish head of state, and conveyed the message of the then British Prime Minister Churchill to the latter, which made Franco give up the idea of ​​joining the Axis Powers and prevented Spain from being involved in World War II.

And he himself was later killed by the German army.

In June 1943, when Churchill was preparing to fly back to the UK via Lisbon, Portugal, he learned from the German code deciphered by the British authorities that the German Air Force attempted to shoot down his plane halfway.

In order to escape the assassination, Churchill ordered his personal bodyguard to secretly sabotage the plane he was about to take, thereby delaying the take-off. Because Churchill was supposed to fly back to the UK along the same route with Lesley Howard that night, the German Air Force, who was kept in the dark, mistakenly thought Lesley's plane was Churchill's plane and shot it down, and even believed this for the next three days.

It can be said that Leslie Howard's life was more turbulent than any Hollywood movie.