Xu Wangqiu chatted with Steve Ross and Valenty for a long time, about Sino-US cooperation, about the film industry, and about the pattern of world cinema. In the process of talking to them, Xu Wangqiu felt unprecedented pressure. Hollywood is powerful, with the most advanced technology, the largest market, and a lot of money, but these are not the things that really put Xu Wangqiu under pressure. What really made him feel the pressure was the vision and pattern of these Hollywood top elites.

The vision and pattern of these Hollywood elites are extremely amazing, and they are extremely patient. In order to enter other countries and regions, they will work hard for a long time and work hard for ten or twenty years. They are like extremely clever chess players, who will not think of taking down their opponents with one move, but will slowly lay out and slowly eat away at the opponent's market until they completely defeat the opponent.

The seven major Hollywood studios also had competition and conflicts, but because the American Film Association coordinated in the middle, they avoided vicious competition, and when they went overseas, they were able to advance and retreat together.

Steve Ross was also extremely surprised by Xu Wangqiu's insight and vision. Before meeting Xu Wangqiu, he heard Valenti say that Xu Wangqiu looks young, but he is a very powerful character with amazing vision and pattern. In the course of the conversation, Steve Ross found that Xu Wangqiu was even more powerful than he imagined, not only knowing Hollywood very well, but also having deep insights into the film industry and the future development of the film industry. Some of Xu Wangqiu's views are quite inspiring to him.

We talked for almost two hours, and it was almost time for dinner. Steve Ross suggested that he should find a place to have dinner and have a good drink. Considering that Xu Wangqiu is Chinese, he suggested going to R Chow Restaurant. When they got up and walked out, and when they reached the door of the restaurant, Schwarzenegger, who had been waiting for a long time, stood up.

Schwarzenegger smiled honestly and said respectfully, "Mr. Xu, I'm sorry for what happened just now." ”

Xu Wangqiu said in surprise, "Mr. Schwarzenegger, what a coincidence, we met again." ”

Schwarzenegger thought to himself that I would wait here for hours, but you were there chatting happily, and he drank two pots of coffee, and he smiled honestly, "My agent is so rude, I'm really sorry." I've fired him though. ”

Xu Wangqiu was not at all surprised that Schwarzenegger fired James, Schwarzenegger looks honest and honest, but he is actually a decisive and very capable person.

In 1985, when Schwarzenegger was filming "Queen's Excalibur", he caught up with Danish actress Brigitta Nelson. At that time, Schwarzenegger and Kennedy's niece Maria Shriver had been in love for eight years and were ready to get married. After filming the movie, Schwarzenegger tried to get rid of Nelson, but Nelson refused to give up, which made him very helpless. Just when he had a headache, Schwarzenegger suddenly remembered that Nelson said that he admired Stallone very much, and Stallone happened to divorce his wife and was in a window period. So, Schwarzenegger told Nelson about Stallone's collapse in New York through his lawyer, and sent Nelson's photo to Stallone, and then asked the lawyer to invite Stallone and Nelson to dinner. After Stallone and Nelson met, they quickly fell in love and eventually got married.

Shortly after getting married, the media broke that Nelson and her assistant were in a homosexual relationship, much to Stallone's embarrassment. What's worse is that Nelson not only spends lavishly, but is also a well-known who often drinks and plays drunk. She also spoke ill of Stallone to others, saying that Stallone looked strong, but his bed/1 skills were very poor, which caused a big shadow on Stallone. The two were married for only two years before they parted ways. For a period of time after his divorce from Nelson, Stallone broke the jar, and his name continued to appear on major entertainment editions with various models and actresses, and his career was gradually surpassed by Schwarzenegger.

Xu Wangqiu thought to himself, how could a person with such means as you tolerate a stupid agent like James for a long time, after taking over the filming of "The Terminator" in the previous life, wouldn't you fire him, and said with a smile, "As an agent, you should have a keen eye and a smart mind, and your agent has neither, it is the right choice to fire him." ”

Schwarzenegger laughed and said, "I think so too." I'm interested in the movie you mentioned, can we find a time to talk about it?"

When Xu Wangqiu heard this, he said happily, "Of course you can." ”

Steve Ross was surprised and said, "Xu, your new film is going to use Arnold?"

Xu Wangqiu smiled, "It's not my new film, it's a movie of our company." He smiled at Schwarzenegger and said, "I still have something to do, and I can't talk to you about the movie." I think so, tomorrow morning, I will wait for you here, and then we will talk in detail. ”

Schwarzenegger smiled innocently, "Okay, then I won't bother you." With that, he stepped aside.

R Chow Restaurant is a Chinese restaurant opened by Zhou Yinghua, the son of Peking Opera master Zhou Xinfang, and is the favorite Chinese restaurant of American political and business celebrities. When the first R Chow opened in London in 1968, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles were in attendance. In 1974, a second restaurant opened in Beverly Hills, and the paparazzi kept the restaurant out.

Opened in 1978 on 47th Street in Manhattan, R Chow in New York is one of Chow's most luxurious and largest restaurants. Like any other restaurant, R'Chow is frequented by a number of sought-after celebrities from the art and film industries, including Jacqueline.

When Xu Wangqiu and the others walked into the restaurant, there were already many people sitting inside. Among the many diners, Xu Wangqiu saw a familiar face, Robert De Niro. Xu Wangqiu and the others found an empty seat, and after ordering the food, they continued to chat about the topic of the movie.

Valenti was curious about the movie that Xu Wangqiu and Schwarzenegger collaborated on, so she asked about the specific situation.

Xu Wangqiu briefly introduced the relevant content of the movie.

Steve Ross gave a thumbs up when he heard that Xu Wangqiu was preparing to let Schwarzenegger play the Russian Hercules who killed someone in the ring, "Schwarzenegger is muscular, and he looks very strong, especially suitable for playing this kind of ruthless killing machine." I even think he might be even better playing a robot. The other day, I read a script about a robot killer who comes back from the future. If that movie can be made, I think it's especially fitting for him to play the robot killer. ”

Xu Wangqiu was stunned when he heard the robot killer who came back from the future, it couldn't be "Terminator", right?

Harvey laughed, "Is it a script from Gail Anne Hurd?"

Steve Ross nodded, "It's a script handed over by Gail Anne Hurd, and it's a very well written script, but she insists that someone she knows be the director, and that director is terrible." "Piranha 2" was made by that director, and that movie was such a mess that I couldn't see any potential as a director. The producers of "Piranha 2" originally wanted us to release it, but we gave up after watching the movie. Why, Gale Anne Hurd is coming for you too?"

Harvey had a smug smile on his face: "Recently, the two films released by our Miramax have done well, and with a little spare money in hand, I plan to enter the production field." I don't know where she got the news, so she came to the door and gave me the script. Her script is good and the story is very exciting, but the director is a novice who has never made a film at all. I thought it was too risky, so I didn't agree. ”

Xu Wangqiu only felt a roar in his ears, and he couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, and asked, "Is that script called "The Terminator", and is that rookie director called James Cameron?"

Harvey thought for a moment, "It seems to be called Cameron, and the script is called "The Terminator", that's right. I didn't think you knew about it?"

Xu Wangqiu only felt lightning and thunder in his mind, this thing was really too coincidental, he originally went to the United States to meet Schwarzenegger in order to take advantage of Cameron and "The Terminator". Unexpectedly, just after meeting Schwarzenegger, the news of Cameron and "The Ultimate" came out again, and "Terminator" has not yet attracted investment, Cameron is looking for investment.

This is probably fate, Schwarzenegger and "The Terminator" are destined to be tied together.

"The Terminator" is a classic sci-fi that has gone down in history with multiple sequels. The series is extremely high at the box office, and the derivative income is even more amazing. Terminator 2 alone sold more than $1 billion in merchandise, and the copyright owner received more than $50 million in royalties. Now that the "Terminator" series is sent to the door, if you don't accept it, it will really be a crime against the country and the people.

Xu Wangqiu smiled at Harvey and said, "I'm very interested in this play." ”

After dropping out of college, James Cameron worked a variety of jobs, including driving trucks for others. In 1977, after watching Lucas's film "Star Wars" and realizing that he really wanted to be a film director, he quit his job as a truck driver and raised money to make the short film "Alien Origins." The short film didn't make Cameron a director, but it helped him knock on the door of Roger Coleman's New World Pictures.

Roger Coleman is the king of B-movies and specializes in exploitative films, while New World Pictures is known for its willingness to give new talents a chance, also known as the "Roger Coleman Film School", where later Hollywood bigwigs such as Francis Coppola, Martin Scorsese, and Ron Howard got their starts.

When Cameron joined New World Pictures, he was primarily responsible for modeling, but he quickly showed his artistic talent and was promoted to art director in a very short period of time. In 1981, Cameron got the opportunity to direct the film Piranha 2. However, Cameron only directed for five days before being fired by the producer. Cameron only got half of the 10,000 yuan in compensation, and he had already spent all of the money. When he was in Rome, he didn't even have money for food, so he had to pick up some leftovers from room service at the hostel where he was staying.

Exhausted by extreme tiredness and cold heat, Cameron fell ill. In the dream, he saw a chrome body emerge from the explosion like a phoenix, dragging it to the ground with a kitchen knife. Cameron woke up and immediately sketched the image of death on the stationery paper, and his mind was full of storylines around this image.

Encouraged by a new idea, Cameron went to California and took out a loan to borrow a broken car from his father. He slept on the floor of his friend Frakes' house and finished the Terminator script. However, when he told his agent about the idea, he was disgusted with "The Terminator", saying that it was a terrible idea, and advised Cameron to forget about it completely and write something else. So, Cameron, with neither the funds nor the prospects, fired the broker.

Cameron found Roger Coleman's former assistant, Gail Anne Hurd, who had just founded Westpac Productions. At New World Pictures, it was Hurd who saw Cameron's talent and Cameron was promoted, and he believed that Hurd understood him. Hurd was shocked after reading the script, and immediately decided to cooperate with Cameron, one in charge of directing, one in charge of production, and looking for investors together. And Cameron sold the script directly to Hurd for a dollar, allowing her to look for investment with peace of mind. Hurd swore a blood oath that she would never make this film unless it was directed by Cameron himself.

The script of "The Terminator" is very good, and many film companies are optimistic about this script and are willing to invest, but they do not agree to let Cameron, a rookie director who was fired by the crew, be the director. Hurd did not forget his oath and insisted that it must be directed by Cameron. As a result, these companies have given up on investing in "Terminator".

Now, more than four months now, Heard still hasn't found an investor for "The Terminator". However, Cameron is not discouraged, he is confident in "The Terminator" and he is confident in himself. He believes that there will be investors who appreciate him, and there will be people who will invest in "The Terminator", and he will definitely make this movie.

During this time, Cameron has been drawing character designs and scene drawings for The Ultimate. For others, it's boring, but Cameron enjoys it. Seeing the dream scene gradually taking shape in his hands, the corners of his mouth and eyebrows were smiling. Cameron was in the middle of his drawing when he heard the door open.

Cameron looked up and saw two men led in by Gail Anne Hurd, one of whom had a fierce face and looked like a villain, and the other was an Asian in his twenties. Cameron looked at Hurd and said in surprise, "Annie, who are these two?"

Hurd's face flashed with excitement, and he said with a little excitement, "James, this is Harvey Weinstein, the owner of Miramax, Mr. Xu Wangqiu, they are interested in "Terminator" and want to talk to you face-to-face. ”

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