Chapter 422: Spielberg's Intention
When Zheng Yan returned to the vineyard, he found that Spielberg was visiting the manor with his wife Kate Capshaw and daughter Sasha, which made Zheng Yan regret a little, why should he come back in such a hurry.
As early as a few months ago, Spielberg contacted Zheng Yan, hoping to discuss the filming of "Titanic" with him, and Zheng Yan has been delaying the filming date of "Titanic" again and again on the grounds that he is not in the United States.
It's not that Zheng Yan doesn't want to shoot "Titanic", it's really that Zheng Yan regrets it. In order to further win over Spielberg, this script was taken out, but now Zheng Yan finds that Spielberg is not suitable for directing this movie.
Because Spielberg was particularly interested in extraterrestrial creatures, this also influenced his films. A large part of Spielberg's films depict the contact between ordinary people and extraordinary people, or the search for self in a special environment.
The film "Titanic" focuses on portraying vivid characters, as well as the control of macro scenes, and the application of various computer special effects, and these are not areas that Spielberg is good at.
Zheng Yan thought about it, if you want to present the movie "Titanic" perfectly, maybe only James Cameron is the best choice. And now the question is how to take it back without offending Spielberg.
"Hi Steven, long time no see. Although Zheng Yan didn't want to meet Spielberg now, he still said hello with a very warm look.
"Oh Zheng Yan, you can be regarded as back. I heard Liu Wei say that you went to Illinois, how is it, are things going well?"
Hearing Spielberg's words, Zheng Yan couldn't help but complain about Liu Wei's big mouth. As for the commercial use of Mosaic's web browser, in Zheng Yan's view, the fewer people who know about it, the better. But the good thing is that the person who knows is Spielberg, a person who has little to do with the Internet.
As for how Spielberg knew the news of his return to the United States, Zheng Yan didn't have to think about it, it must have leaked out of Liu Wei's mouth
Target.
"Not bad, it went better than I thought. By the way, why do you have time to come to my house? Your dream factory has just been established, don't you need to be in charge of it yourself?"
"It's surprising that you know about the Dream Factory I just formed. But it's even better, I'm here for DreamWorks this time. ”
Spielberg has some understanding of Zheng Yan's style of acting, so when Zheng Yan said DreamWorks, Spielberg was very happy.
"Zheng Yan, you must remember that when Longteng entered the United States, it was opened up by "Schindler's List". Now that DreamWorks has just been established, it also needs such a film, so I want to cooperate with Longteng to make "Titanic". ”
I'm really afraid of something, as soon as Spielberg's words came out, Zheng Yan knew that it was going to be bad. I was still thinking about how to get "Titanic" back, but now it seems that there is no chance.
"Steven, you should know that I attach great importance to the movie "Titanic", I don't know which way you want to work together?"
Spielberg didn't know what Zheng Yan was thinking, and when he saw Zheng Yan agree, he said happily: "I think so, this time it is still jointly funded by both of us, and then DreamWorks is responsible for the distribution." In the later stage, we can make one step, Dragon Six, and we Four. ”
has said this, Zheng Yan knows that "Titanic" will be directed by Spielberg anyway, "You can discuss the matter of profit sharing with my third brother, I only care about one question, how much budget do you think is needed to shoot this movie?"
"Titanic" is not the most money-burning movie in history, but it is also one of them. If there is not enough investment, the effect of the film will definitely be greatly reduced, which Zheng Yan will never allow.
"I think 100 million US dollars should be about the same, and you and I will each contribute 50 million. The most expensive part of this film is the construction of the simulated hull, and the investment in other aspects will not be very much, if it exceeds a little, we can add it. ”
In the current Hollywood, spend 100 million dollars to shoot a film,
It's already a big production, even Spielberg thinks so, but it's still far from Zheng Yan's requirements.
Hearing Spielberg's words, Zheng Yan shook his head and said, "Steven, 100 million dollars is definitely not enough." As I have already said, my expectations for this film are very high, and any details must be kept improving, and the sunken Titanic must be restored as completely as possible. ”
"At the beginning of the filming, people had to be sent down to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean to investigate and shoot the Titanic, and this part of the footage also needed to be added to the film. In addition, we also need to restore the Titanic according to the captured footage. ”
"In addition, everything used in the interior of the cabin, whether it is furniture, lighting, cutlery, porcelain, or even a small carpet, must be customized to the standards of the European high society of the early twentieth century, and this must not be done lightly. ”
There is also the extras in the film, they must go through a long period of training, whether it is sitting, standing, talking and behaving, dining etiquette, etc., they must also meet the standards of the upper class at that time before they can be hired, and rude scenes are absolutely not allowed in the film. ”
"As for the appearance of the hull, not to mention, it had to be built one-to-one according to the original drawings. Of course, in order to save costs, we only need to finish half of it, just use two sets of opposite text props when shooting, and then play the movie upside down to piece together the complete hull. ”
"In short, I have only one request, to give the viewer the illusion of going back in time, so that everyone feels that what they see from the film is the real Titanic, and everything that happens in the film is a picture submerged in history. ”
Zheng Yan doesn't care who directs the movie, but Zheng Yan will never allow shoddy production to happen. And thinking about it the other way, Zheng Yan has already watched "Titanic" directed by Cameron, and if it is replaced by Spielberg, there may be a different surprise.
It's just that Zheng Yan only cared about himself and didn't notice it at all, and as he told it, the expressions on Spielberg and Liu Wei's faces became more and more ugly.