Chapter 960: Ghost Party
The two sides exchanged polite greetings, knowing that many people were staring at Simon, and Schwarzenegger did not detour and said: "Simon, regarding the copyright of "Terminator", $15 million is already a very high price, if Daenerys has other requirements, it can be put forward, everyone can discuss, isn't it?"
Now the copyright of the "Terminator" series is jointly held by Daenerys and Fox, Schwarzenegger wants to restart the series after the failure of "Evaporation Order", and was reminded by Girl A, Simon finalized the strategy of selling the filming rights on a per-use basis, completely selling and other peripheral adaptations without talking, Schwarzenegger wants to restart here, and can only buy a single shooting right.
Even so, the price is not low at all, and the two sides have basically negotiated a price of $15 million before the French side made a fuss.
It is equivalent to the current top salary level of Hollywood's first-line celebrities.
According to the global box office of "Terminator 2" of more than 500 million and the wide popularity of this series, such a price is actually not expensive, and it is a one-time buyout, and the two copyright owners do not participate in any subsequent sharing.
Suddenly suppressing this transaction has nothing to do with Schwarzenegger's side, standing in Simon's current position, unless the two sides have a discord outside the rules, he will not deliberately suppress any obvious, including Disney, Arnold took the initiative to bring this project that is not too profitable but will take up a lot of resources to Disney, which is also in line with Simon's plan for Hollywood, and said: "Arnold, I don't have any problems here, you can contact Disney tomorrow, and everyone will draw up a formal contract." ”
Schwarzenegger is very big, but his mind is not stupid at all, he can actually think that the "Terminator" negotiation jam is related to the French side, originally these hoped that Simon could open the net, not to implicate the Westeros system and the French-for-tat on his own project, I thought it would take a lot of words, but I didn't expect the young man in front of him to let go so easily, and even wondered if there was any pit waiting for him to jump.
Simon didn't mean to explain to Schwarzenegger, seeing that the other party was slightly stunned, he just nodded to him, and greeted the brothers and sisters Barbara Brookley and Michael Wilson, the producers of the 007 series, who came over.
Even if the 007 series was deliberately suppressed by Simon for a long time, and the initiative was completely taken away by MGM, the two brothers and sisters of the Brockley family, who had firmly controlled the 007 series for decades, still did not show any resentment in front of Simon, which is human nature, when the gap is too large, people often subconsciously give up the mind of resistance.
The two siblings also have to admit that this time "007: The Ghost Party", under the remote control of the young man in front of him, not only retains the classic characteristics of the 007 series, but also the whole story is different from any previous 007 movie. Even their father, Albert Blokley, who was completely retired and bedridden, had to admit that this change had helped the 007 series a lot.
In the entertainment with the main creators and guests, six o'clock came soon.
The story of the Ghost Party begins at sea.
In the middle of the night, there was a brightly lit giant cruise ship floating in the English Channel, a plane with its engine turned off glided close to the cruise ship in the night, and when it approached the sky above the cruise ship, the hatch opened, and a person calmly jumped down from the cabin, and then opened the parachute with a bang, and landed on the deck of the cruise ship with a handsome posture, and at the same time simply disposed of the parachute hanging on the body, and soon changed into a suit and leather shoes, and fortunately adjusted the bow tie and walked straight to the cabin where the party was being held.
Screen switching.
Two guards in charge of the guard noticed the anomaly and rushed to patrol, only to pass by a tall figure, and the submachine guns on the waists of the two people swept by the camera clearly indicated that the cruise ship was unusual.
The security guards of a normal cruise ship may carry weapons, but they usually cannot be such powerful submachine guns.
Inside the Great Hall of the Holy Citizens.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, who sat at the front of the center of the auditorium, recalled the series of shots just now, and even if he didn't want to admit it, he had to admire it. Ordinary viewers may just think that the short action plot design just now is cool, leaving an obvious impression in their hearts, and for an action star like Arnold, who has made movies for more than ten years, it is definitely not so easy to carry out similar eye-catching action innovation.
It's like the Terminator series.
In the first "Terminator", the appearance of the future robot played by Arnold was destroyed to reveal a metal endoskeleton, which has been used in many science fiction film and television dramas in recent years, but it brought a shocking effect to many audiences.
Similar classic ideas, intentional or unintentional, are numerous in Hollywood.
As long as a person reads a large enough amount of films, it can be easily found that the entire Hollywood, and even the global film industry, is constantly imitating and imitating, whether it is plot, action or camera soundtrack and other film techniques, they are all a large number of repetitions accompanied by a small amount of innovation.
And those films with a small amount of innovation often become classics.
This was followed by the continued imitation of those who came after him.
At this time, this "007: Ghost Party", which seems to have a simple beginning, has already brought a lot of inspiration to professional filmmakers like Arnold.
On the big screen, the story continues.
Pierce Brosnan, who played 007 for the first time, blended into the lively and flashy cruise ship party hall, shuttled between all kinds of people with ease, and caught a beautiful woman, and threw out the classic self-introduction when he introduced, usually similar details will be placed in the middle or end of the film, because this time the actor was changed, the sentence 'I am Bond, James Bond' will appear in the opening wedge, which can be regarded as a special arrangement.
Of course, even without this line, the audience will definitely not admit that they are wrong.
Because from the casting stage before the earliest start of filming, the main creators of the rebooted 007 series have been known by fans who follow this series, including the first female M actor Judi Dench, the new Qian Penny actor Kelly Lowe, and according to Simon's thinking, Q actor Jude Law, who is no longer an old man but a young brother.
Except for Judi Dench, none of the other regular supporting characters are configured according to the Brosnan-era lineup that Simon remembers.
For example, Kelly Lowe was supposed to be Timothy Dalton's version of "007's License to Kill", because of Simon's appearance, "007's License to Kill" is still the same, but the girl has changed, Kelly Lowe did not get this opportunity again, this actress who has been tepid in recent years is in line with Simon's desire for Qian Penny's shrewd and capable and beautiful enough image, and her acting skills are also up to standard.
All in all, in the new 007 series, Simon wants every character to play, rather than the state where all the characters, including Bond himself, once belonged to the stereotyped vase.
Pierce Brosnan's original version of Qian Penny is also interesting, named Samantha Bond, yes, it is 'Bond', however, although Samantha Bond's Qian Penny has a good temperament, it is basically a vase and a nymphomaniac, and there is even a scene where Qian Penny dreams of Bond.
It didn't make sense to Simon.
In addition, Jude Law's Q is also considered in this way.
The Q actors of the 007 series were basically old men, and it was a waste to set such an important resident supporting role as an old man. After several selections, it was finally finalized that the British actor Jude Law, who has just made a few films in Hollywood in recent years, is handsome, acceptable, and still standard British with a reference to Ben Whishaw from the Craig series.
The first Bond girl who appeared in the opening wedge, in line with the strategy of leaving no outsiders in the field, Simon chose a Victoria's Secret angel as usual.
Because Simon wants to give people a feeling of brightness, it's too familiar to be too familiar, such as several Victoria's Secret angels around Simon, who must also have their own characteristics in appearance, and finally chose a Victoria's Secret angel named Roberta Chirco.
The 25-year-old Victoria's Secret Angel has a pair of light green eyes that are absolutely impressive, which definitely matches Simon's aesthetic. Not only that, but there is also a special sense of sunshine in the girl's temperament, which will give people a sense of innocence that I feel sorry for, forming an atmosphere contrast.
And there will be more contrasts in the future.
Roberta Chilco joined the Victoria's Secret Army very early, but the development was not as good as the six spokespersons of Victoria's Secret and the goblins around Simon, the main reason is that the girl is not an artist under Elite, but a pillar of the old Ford Model Economy Company.
Actually, this is also normal.
The Victoria's Secret Legion has a scale of about 40 people every year, and they are among the best in the circle in terms of body and appearance, but these people can stand at the top of the pyramid of the fashion circle, after all, there are only a few, with the exposure of the Victoria's Secret show, of course, others develop better than ordinary models, but if you want to reach the top, you will inevitably need some opportunities and luck.
In the film, James Bond leaves the hall under the cover of the vase girl played by Robert Chilco and begins to explore the cruise ship.
Sneaking quietly, he came to the lower level of the cabin and was soon discovered.
So the fight.
Hit the minions, keep going down, and when it seems to be close to some truths, others also come to the surface.
According to the routine of the previous 007 series, the innocent girl who should have stayed on the big ship in the cabin suite after a fun game changed into a tight leather suit, carried a long knife, and carried two strong men behind her, completely changed her temperament and appeared in front of Bond.
Cold-eyed, dangerous, and even a little bloodthirsty.
Robert Chilco put a lot of effort into this role, so when the reversed image appeared at this time, the audience in the hall was refreshed.
Simon was also very pleased with the girl's performance.
Simon's personal follow-up project, of course, there are many vase roles that are purely showing their faces, but they are not vases, unless they meet Simon's requirements, he will definitely not release water, just like this role, in addition to his own image that meets Simon's needs, the girl on the screen also spent a lot of effort behind the scenes to get Simon's recognition in acting.
Not only that, in the villain's story, the girl actually knows Bond's details very well, saying that the other party has actually been discovered just after getting on the boat, however, the cruise ship does not want to conflict with Bond too much, and takes the initiative to dissuade the other party from continuing the worst, if Bond agrees, the two can continue this beautiful night instead of fighting each other.
Of course, the actor could not agree.
In a glamorous and dangerous battle, the girl with a long knife is thrown into the sea by Bond through the glass.
Many viewers at the scene breathed a sigh of relief.
I really don't want to see such an amazing character disappear in a flash like this, even if he doesn't die directly, but falls into the sea, which means that the other party still has a chance to appear.
Bond eventually made it to the lowest level of the cabin.
When a door was opened, the lights were pulled down, and as the rows of fluorescent lamps lit up in turn, the camera zoomed out and swept away, and the neatly stacked drugs in the cabin were out of sight, so that 007, who had always been a gentleman, couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth: "Holly Shit!"
The wedge ends, and the standard intro of the 007 series begins.
Then, the positive.
The scene cuts to Mrs. M's office.
The television was showing a huge drug smuggling case that the British government had just uncovered, in which a criminal gang used a cruise ship as a cover to try to transport up to 50 tons of drugs to the British mainland at once.
The news shocked the world.
After a brief background introduction, Mrs. M's conversation with Bond begins.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the confrontation between the Eastern and Western camps was no more, the enemy was lost, and Bond began to slack off, Mrs. M sent Bond to investigate the drug smuggling case, just to tell Bond that their mission was never over, the world was no longer safe, and they needed to be protected by agents walking in the dark.
Moreover, according to the information obtained, this cruise ship smuggling is only the tip of the iceberg of a huge criminal network that can be called terrifying.
Mrs. M herself was terrified of this huge hidden criminal network, and even reminded Simon that this network was very complex, and even within MI6, it could be infiltrated, so Mrs. M did not dare to investigate in a big way, fearing that it would be leaked, and in the end, it would be a happy failure.
Therefore, this is an extremely secret character that can only be done with a lone hero.
Bond listened patiently and asked Mrs. M for more clues.
The result was also only a vague point, and a vague name.
This clearly appears to be a code name.
Because White in English actually means white, white is often synonymous with drugs.
After a deep conversation with Mrs. M, Bond accepted the assignment and began a clueless investigation, from which Bond first targeted Italy, so he set off for it, only to find that the owner of the cruise ship had died, and a funeral was being held in Rome, Italy.