Xu Wangqiu looked at James Cameron, who was less than thirty years old, with a red beard and a little immature, and said with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Cameron. I've read the Terminator script with Harvey, and we both think it's excellent. It's just that I haven't seen your work and don't know what your directing ability and level are, so we want to talk to you about it. ”

As a time-traveler, Xu Wangqiu is very clear about Cameron's ability, and he also knows that "Terminator" will be a box office hit and shoot many sequels. He knew that Cameron made "The Terminator" for 6 million, but the export company couldn't come up with the money.

It's not that the exporting company has no money, it's that the state now strictly controls foreign exchange. The export company earns a lot of foreign exchange, but this money can only be seen on the books, and in fact it will not go to the export company. As soon as the money comes in, it will go directly to the foreign exchange bureau, and then the foreign exchange bureau will tell the export company that we have received your foreign exchange.

Of course, as an export company, you have a lot of dealings with foreign countries, and it must be a time when foreign exchange is useful. According to the regulations, the foreign exchange earned by the export company can be applied to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange for use. However, it takes time to apply to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange for the use of foreign exchange, and in the process of applying for foreign exchange, maybe Cameron and they will be able to pull in investment, and there are too many places where the country needs to use foreign exchange, and it may be difficult to pass the review when applying for a 6 million foreign exchange investment movie.

Xu Wangqiu had no other way to make money but to let Miramax invest. The rights to "Terminator" fell into the hands of Miramax, and the box office revenue of the export company would certainly be much less, but the income of the export company would not necessarily be less.

In the early '90s, there was a wave of acquisitions in Hollywood, and relatively large independent studios like Miramax and New Line were basically acquired. Disney's purchase of Miramax was $88 million, while Warner's purchase of the new line was $550 million. The reason why the purchase price of the new line is so high is because the new line has the "Ghost Street" series of movies in its hands, as well as the successful release of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". "Terminator" far exceeds "Ghost Street" in terms of box office and derivative income. If Miramax has the copyright of the "Terminator" series in his hands, as well as the North American rights of many kung fu films, then when the Hollywood giant wants to buy Miramax, I am afraid it will not be possible to do it without a billion.

However, Harvey is not a time-traveler, and he doesn't know Cameron's true level, let alone how successful "Terminator" will be in the future. Therefore, when he heard that Xu Wangqiu asked Miramax to invest $6 million in "Terminator", he refused without hesitation. Xu Wangqiu was so bad that Harvey agreed to talk to Cameron with Xu Wangqiu.

Cameron naturally didn't know all this, and when he heard that Xu Wangqiu was willing to talk to him, he was overjoyed and said, "I'm very happy that you guys can like my script." Come, come in quickly!" As he spoke, he hurriedly cleaned up the manuscripts on the sofa, on the floor, and on the coffee table: "It's a bit messy in the house, please don't mind." ”

Harvey glanced at Cameron and sat down on the couch with a big sting. If it weren't for Xu Wangqiu's insistence, he wouldn't have come at all. Although he hasn't watched "Piranha 2", Steve Ross has done it and said that the director's level is terrifyingly low. Even Steve Ross said so, is it still necessary to come to see this director? But Xu Wangqiu insisted on seeing him, and he couldn't refute it, so he could only accompany the prince to study. He believes that when Xu Wangqiu sees Cameron and talks to him, he will understand that Cameron is not suitable to be a director.

After Xu Wangqiu sat down, he reached out and picked up a drawn design drawing from the coffee table. This is a blueprint of the Terminator repairing his own arm, with the Terminator holding a retort in his left hand, and the epidermis of his right wrist has been opened, revealing the metal skeleton inside. Cameron has a strong drawing skills and has to be lifelike. Xu Wangqiu smiled and said, "It's so good to draw, Mr. Cameron, have you studied art?"

Cameron nodded: "Yes, my mother is an artist, and I studied art with her since I was a child. ”

Xu Wangqiu nodded with a smile and said, "I see." People with art backgrounds are generally strong in audio-visual language as directors, but their ability to tell stories is often not very good. If you can't write a story like "The Terminator", it shows that your storytelling ability is also very strong. With strong audiovisual and audiovisual skills, coupled with strong storytelling skills, I am sure that you will become a very good director in the future. ”

Cameron smiled at Xu Wangqiu and said, "Thank you, I'm very happy to hear you say that." ”

Xu Wangqiu didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the point: "The story of "The Terminator" is very exciting, it is written in accordance with the standard model of Hollywood scripts, the plot points are very accurate, and the rhythm is very good. However, the details are still a little rough and need to be further polished. ”

Cameron didn't know what Xu Wangqiu was doing, thinking that he was obviously a student, and said that my script was rough, and he said unconvinced: "For example?"

The script of "The Terminator" that Xu Wangqiu saw was the same as the plot of the movie "The Terminator" in his memory, but there were many differences in details. This is not surprising, after all, the last life Cameron and they tossed for a long time to find investment, and it was not until March 1984 that the film officially started. In the meantime, Cameron will certainly continue to revise and polish the script until it finally takes shape.

Xu Wangqiu said lightly: "For example, Salad Connor, she is the soul of the whole situation. In the opening part of the film, Sarah Connor is a sweet-looking, helpless waitress, but in the end she becomes a strong female warrior who can make a bomb out of corn syrup and mothballs. This process of transformation is crudely written and not convincing enough. I think that at the beginning of the movie, we should not only show the sweetness and helplessness of Sarah Connor, but also show her strong side, so that the later transformation can be more believable. ”

Cameron looked at Xu Wangqiu in surprise, Salad Connor's transformation was indeed a bit stiff, and there was a lack of foreshadowing, and then in connection with Xu Wangqiu's words that he had just praised himself, he couldn't help asking, "What do you do?"

Xu Wangqiu chuckled: "I'm a director." ”

Harvey added: "He's 'The Falcon' and 'The Hoe,' and you may not have seen those two movies, but you should have heard of them. ”

Cameron was shocked when he heard this, stared at Xu Wangqiu, and asked, "You are really the director of "Falcon" and "Hoe Rape", how is it possible? How can you be so young?"

Xu Wangqiu chuckled: "I am the director of "Falcon" and "Hoe Rape", I am so young. ”

Cameron heard that Xu Wangqiu was really the director of "Falcon" and "Hoe Rape", just like a little fan seeing an idol, he grabbed Xu Wangqiu's hand and shook it vigorously, and said excitedly: "God, I didn't expect you to be the director of "Falcon" and "Hoe Rape", I love these two movies to death." Your use of the camera is so imaginative and creative that it's simply stunning. How did you shoot the flight shot of that simulated cannonball in "Falcon", it's incredible?"

Xu Wangqiu is more proud, he doesn't worship any director, let alone Cameron, but after all, this is the future "card god", hearing that Cameron likes his movies so much, he is as excited as a brainless fan, he is still secretly refreshed: "This is more complicated to say, we are here for "Terminator", or talk about "Terminator", and I will talk about my movie later." ”

Cameron rubbed his hands excitedly: "Okay, let's talk about "The Terminator" first." ”

Xu Wangqiu and Cameron chatted, both of them were movie maniacs, and they couldn't stop talking after chatting.

Cameron belongs to the most orthodox and mainstream type of genre film directors, and he is very handy in the application of various elements of commercial films, and he knows very well where the audience's G-spot is, where to shake the burden, where to make foreshadowing, and where to make emotional rendering, but he is decent in audiovisual language, and he is not the kind of director who is particularly creative in audiovisual language.

Precisely because audiovisual language is not Cameron's forte, he has great respect for directors who are creative in audiovisual language. He was shocked after watching "Falcon" and "Hoe Rape", and he could be said to worship Xu Wangqiu.

In the process of chatting with Xu Wangqiu about "The Terminator", Cameron was surprised to find that Xu Wangqiu is not only very imaginative and creative in audio-visual language, but also ridiculously strong in other aspects. Whether it's pyrotechnic effects, explosion scenes, model props, and other movie-related content, you know everything about it.

What makes Cameron feel most incredible is that Xu Wangqiu can not only point out all kinds of shortcomings in the script of "Terminator" and propose various revisions, but when talking about specific scenes, Xu Wangqiu will often draw relevant content and put forward various suggestions, as if he had drawn the storyboard of "Terminator", and the picture of "Terminator" was in his mind.

Cameron couldn't figure out what was going on, thinking that this was a real genius, it was really amazing!

Harvey has been listening quietly to the side, listening to Xu Wangqiu and Cameron talk about the plot of the script, the connotation and extension of the story, the characters in the movie, and how to shoot certain scenes. He was not optimistic about Cameron, after all, Steve Ross said that Cameron was not the material for a director, but after Xu Wangqiu and they chatted for a while, he gradually realized that Cameron was talented.

At ten o'clock in the evening, Xu Wangqiu was ready to leave. At this time, Harvey finally spoke: "I am willing to invest in "Terminator" and agree to have Mr. Cameron as the director, but I have two conditions, first, the film investment does not exceed 6 million, and second, continue to revise the script until Mr. Xu is satisfied." ”

Gail Anne Hurd let out a cheer when she heard this, and in recent months she has hit a lot of walls and received a lot of eyes in order to help "Terminator" find investment. Now that someone is finally willing to invest, she doesn't have to suffer from that wretchedness.

Cameron was also very excited, and after waiting for this, he finally waited for this day, but his reaction was still calm, and he looked at Harvey and said confidently: "Your choice is correct, "Terminator" will definitely be a big success." ”

Coming out of Cameron's house, Xu Wangqiu felt the wind under his feet, and the stars in the night sky above his head seemed to turn into gold coins. This trip to the United States couldn't have been more successful, not only got Schwarzenegger for $750,000 and asked him to star in "Wulin Zhi", but also got Cameron and "The Terminator".

In almost a decade, Hollywood's buying tide will come, and Miramax will definitely be acquired, which can bring hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue to export companies. At that time, Xu Wangqiu's plan that had been brewing for many years would also be completely launched. Once that plan is launched, the export companies will face a joint strangulation of Hollywood and Dongying Enterprises, and this money will ensure that the whole plan will continue to move forward.

Xu Wangqiu looked at the vast starry sky above his head and exhaled softly. It's too difficult, and you need not only enough money, but also enough skills, but no matter how difficult it is, you have to do it, because that's the only way to rewrite history.

Two days later, Xu Wangqiu boarded a plane to Dongying and prepared to join Junya Sato. He sat in his seat, opened his backpack, took out a newspaper he had just bought at the airport, and slowly flipped through it. When he saw the social news, a report caught his attention, the headline of the article was: "Chinese man mistaken for Dongying and beaten to death".