523. Interview with Cameron
The cost is less than 50,000, but the box office in the first weekend exceeded 160 million, what kind of money-making speed is this? Even robbing the bank is not so fast.
Countless media began to look for "chou" - the director of the film, but they searched and searched, and finally they could only find the other main creators of the film, of course, including the well-known director Cameron. Yes, Cameron, at first, when everyone saw this name from the list of producers in the main creator list, they thought it was a certain person with the same name and surname, but when they learned from the mouths of the male and female protagonists that this "Cameron" was the other "Cameron", the media went crazy.
Except when he first debuted, who has ever heard that Cameron will give other people's movies? And this movie is so hot now, everyone subconsciously thinks that Cameron is the main creator of the movie, although they don't understand why Cameron is not a director, but this does not prevent them from raising their minds to interview Cameron.
As a result, countless media began to follow Cameron, but with Cameron's identity, most people are destined to return in vain, but there are also people who can interview Cameron - such as the New York Post.
The New York Post is one of the oldest newspapers in the country, founded in 1801 and now part of the media mogul Murdoch's News Corporation. His reporting style is known for sensationalism and gossip. In the second half of the 1960s, the daily circulation reached 700,000 copies, and although it will fall to 418,000 in the future, it will still be one of the most important newspapers in New York.
The New York Post, currently owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, was created in 1801. For two centuries, it has claimed to be "one of the most authentic newspapers of the world's daily life." This time, it is offering this service in partnership with Orthind, a company based in Framingham, Massachusetts. It is a company that specializes in the digitization of original works for researchers and genealogists.
In 1974, Murdoch met Mrs. Dolly Schiff, who had run the New York Post for decades. However, she had no intention of betraying the newspaper at the time. By 1976, her lawyer told her that the impending new U.S. tax law would make it difficult for her children to keep the paper. At the time, the newspaper sold nearly 500,000 copies, but lost $50 million a year. Mrs. Dolly Schiff, 73, decided to sell the newspaper to Murdoch. At the end of 1976, the sale was finally closed. Owning the long-established and influential New York Post is a key step for Murdoch to break into the United States. When he bought the New York Post in New York in 1977, he changed the style of the newspaper and began to add news about violence and sexuality, as well as reports of scandals and cases, and to attract readers through exaggeration and exaggerated language.
In public, competitors usually don't look good at their opponents.
But the most dismal couple are the two New York newspapers – the New York Post and the Daily News. The New York Post criticized the Daily News as a "daily daydream." The Mainichi Shimbun devalued its rivals, and both newspapers were keen on this kind of slander. The Daily News used unsightly words to publish rumors about Murdoch, the owner of the New York Post, while the New York Post reported on Mortimer Zuckerman, the owner of the Daily News, in a less polite way. The two newspapers also often argued over who had the larger circulation, and the two newspapers were foaming at the mouth.
But this does not prevent them from becoming a newspaper of national weight in the United States at the same time.
A newspaper of this caliber is naturally qualified to interview Cameron.
So, on a sunny afternoon, the New York Times reporter interviewed Cameron.
"Mr. Cameron, I saw your name in the list of creators of the paranormal activity, and it shows that you are the executive producer of this film, is this true?
"Yes, I did act as executive producer on the film, and I was in control of a lot of the film. ”
Cameron nodded.
So, can you share your creative ideas? I'm sure your fans are really looking forward to knowing your intentions for this film, because everyone knows that you, well, like to make some other types of films. ”
The reporter continued to ask.
However, the question that was originally grasped made Cameron raise his eyebrows.
"Who told you I created this movie?"
"Isn't it? There's your name on it......"
"I know, but I'm just an executive producer. ”
"Forehead ......"
The reporter was a little dazed, and said in his heart, "What's the difference? Even if you're the producer, everyone knows that you created this movie, so why should you deny it?
If this movie is a big bad movie, Cameron is reluctant to admit it, but this movie overwhelmed all other movies in the same period, topping the box office in Honshu with a box office of 160 million in the opening weekend, and breaking the single-day box office record set by "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone".
The journalist did not understand.
As if to see his doubts, Cameron sighed softly.
"Mr. Reporter, I think you must have misunderstood something, I did participate in the production of this movie, but I am not the creator of the film, I am only the producer of the film, responsible for providing some opinions and suggestions during the filming of the film, the real creator is someone else, and I just did the other party a small favor. ”
If it were someone else, he might not put this reputation on his head, after all, "Ghost Shadow" is really tough, and with such an opportunity to get close to himself, I believe that not many people will be able to refuse. But Cameron is different, who is he? He is the king of the world! He has his own pride and integrity, he can't do such despicable things, and don't forget, he and Zhou Fangyuan still have a lot of opportunities to cooperate, will he be stupid enough to smash his own job? Besides, with Cameron's character, if he really looks at the results of "Ghost Record", he will completely use his own way - make a movie himself- To break the other party's record, instead of occupying the magpie's nest and putting the achievements that belong to others on your own head.
But he also understands that journalists like to pursue gimmicks, so he thinks it's better to get it clear.
"Actually, this movie, from creation to shooting to post-production, is all the director's own ideas, but after all, he is just a newcomer and doesn't know much about some things, so I just provided some help, and helped him contact the distribution company of the film, so if you really want to know the creative intention of the film, I think it's better for you to interview the director instead of interviewing me. ”
The reporter on the other side finally came to his senses.
He also figured out the joints in this, and the most important thing is that Cameron didn't need to lie, so he subconsciously asked.
"So can Mr. Cameron provide some information about the director? To be honest, we have tried very hard to find information about this director, but so far there seems to be no news about this director, we only know that he seems to be from the East......"
"To be precise, he is from China. ”
"Huaxia?"
The reporter's voice rose by a dozen decibels.
"yes, what's wrong? Can't you believe it?"
Cameron suddenly squinted at the other.
"Uh, no, no, no, no, I'm just a little surprised......"
The reporter hurriedly said, just kidding, in the United States, "racial discrimination" is the biggest political mistake, even those politicians dare not be contaminated with the slightest, how bold is he to dare to contaminate this, at least, on the surface, he will never dare to have "racial discrimination" against anyone, especially in front of internationally renowned directors like Cameron.
"So, Mr. Cameron, can you tell us a little bit more about the director? You know, we can't find any news about him. ”
The reporter said expectantly.
"Tsk, just wait for me. ”
Cameron smacked his lips, took out a mobile phone from his pocket, pushed the screen gently, pressed a few keys, then retracted the screen, and then put it to his ear, "Hey, Zhou, it's me, James...... Well, I've been doing well lately...... I'm being interviewed right now, and the reporter wants to know something about you, so what can I say...... Well, I'll consider it at my discretion, but I'm curious, why don't you give the interview yourself...... Hehe, you're busy, am I not busy...... Okay, that's what you promised me, don't forget. ”
Cameron spoke into the phone and put the reporter aside the whole time, but the reporter was not annoyed, but watched Cameron call with a smile.
After a moment, "Okay, I've asked, and the other party has agreed to let me do the interview for him." ”
"Mr. Cameron, why didn't the director give an interview himself?"
"He is still in Huaxia, and he has no plans to come to the United States in a short time, if you are willing to go to Huaxia to find him, I am very happy. ”
Cameron said with a shrug.
"Then forget it, I'll interview you first, so Mr. Cameron, can you briefly introduce the director of this movie, 'chou'?"
"In fact, his name is not 'chou', this surname should be pronounced Zhou, forget it, tell you that you won't say ......"
Cameron said with a slight disdain.
He had forgotten the fact that he had been practicing for days in the first place to pronounce the sound, but it didn't matter at this time.
"What should I say about Zhou? Let me think about ......."
Cameron rubbed his eyebrows, and shook his head with a wry smile for a while, "To be honest, you asked me to say, I don't know what to say, I can only say that Zhou is a young man with a lot of ideas, to be honest, there are really not many young people who have a good relationship with me who can be better than him." ”
"Oh, it's really not easy to get such an evaluation from you, so what makes this axis so different?"
Although it has changed from "chou" to "zhou", the pronunciation is completely inaccurate, and the pronounced "zhou" sounds like "axis".
"I've already said it, and you made me say it all at once, and I can't say it clearly...... By the way, do you usually use a computer?"
"Huh?"
The reporter was stunned for a moment, and only reacted after a while, "When, of course I am using it, I usually use the computer to complete all the manuscripts." ”
"Oh, so what about the other than work, do you still use the computer after work? I mean, do you try to play games on the computer?"
"Uh...... Well, I'm sorry, I don't usually play games, but my daughter likes computer games a lot, what, does this have anything to do with our interview today?"
"Of course," Cameron nodded, "and have you ever heard of a game company called Blizzard?"
"Blizzard?"
The reporter paused for a moment, "Of course I know, although I hardly usually play games, but of course I also want to understand the trendy technological products of computer games." Blizzard is currently one of the more well-known and powerful companies in the gaming industry, and several of her games are very good. ”
"Since you know Blizzard, that's easy," Cameron nodded, "Zhou is Blizzard's largest shareholder, and he owns eighty percent of Blizzard's shares alone. ”
"What?"
The reporter was a little surprised, "He is actually the largest shareholder of Blizzard?"
"That's right, he is not only the largest shareholder of Blizzard, he is also the largest shareholder of Nanxian's Altos-Med, and he is also the largest shareholder of Huaxia Yuanfang Games. ”
"Well, Mr. Cameron, I don't understand......"
"By the way, Plants vs. Zombies, which was particularly popular some time ago, you know, in fact, that game is Zhou's idea. ”
“......”
The reporter no longer knows how to answer.
Cameron, however, began to talk non-stop, as if he had opened the conversation.
In fact, his company is not only these three game companies, in Huaxia, his distant group is not weak. Yuanfang Group has two parts: Internet and catering, Internet, games, instant messaging, e-commerce, websites, comic websites, music websites, video websites...... In terms of entities, Yuanfang Group has its own farms and its own fast food chains...... He also has a media company, and several TV series that have been launched have good ratings in China, and recently he got an outdoor reality show variety show, which has become the annual ratings champion in China, and a film called "Crazy Stone" released in the Huaxia market some time ago is also his work, and now the box office has tens of millions of dollars......
Cameron still knows Zhou Fangyuan well, after all, if nothing else, the two sides will have a deep cooperation in the next few years or even more than ten years, as a partner, Cameron naturally wants to know Zhou Fangyuan. And the more he understands the other party, the more Cameron feels that Zhou Fangyuan is extraordinary, just ask, looking at this world, how many people can create such a family business from scratch before the age of twenty? Now the overall valuation of the Yuanfang Group has already exceeded 10 billion soft sister coins, which and the dollar, at this time, I am afraid that there is already a valuation of two or three billion, he Cameron has been in half his life, and he is not as rich as a young man in his twenties, let me ask, how can such a successful person not cause Cameron's amazement?
And as Cameron continued to narrate, the reporter on the other side was completely dumbfounded, and at the same time, a thought began to appear in his heart.
This Cameron can't be crazy, is he, is there really such a powerful young man in the world? He can't believe it! But if Cameron didn't lie......
The reporter immediately realized that this axis may become a very good interview target, and if it is done well, this year's bonus will be stable!