An internal meeting at Fox Films.

Smoke fills the air.

There were five people sitting around the round table, all with ugly faces.

They are Co-Chairman and CEO Bill McNick, Co-Chairman and President Tom Rothman, COO Jack Howard, Production Director Jim Ganopoulos, and Production Manager and Titanic Executive Producer Grant Hill.

"James is asking too much, and this has affected the normal operation of Fox in the twentieth century!"

Jack Howard, as the chief operating officer, was the first to shoot.

The company is not in a good situation right now, and in order to support the filming of James Cameron, there is no excess liquidity. Now he wants to increase the budget by 20 million dollars, unless he borrows from the bank!

If other directors dared to make such unreasonable demands again and again, they would have been fired a long time ago.

It's just that this project is personally controlled by Bill McNick, the company's top leader, with strong means, and he can't say some things clearly.

Tom Rothman, as the second-in-command of the company, had his own little abacus, took a puff of his cigar, and asked lightly: "Grant, tell me, what the hell is that guy doing?"

Grant Hill had a bitter look on his face, "Jamie...... He's a good director, but he's bordering on paranoia. ”

Jack Howard said angrily, "Paranoia, I think it's your indulgence! James, what the hell is he trying to do? Do you want to bring down Twentieth Century Fox?"

Grant Hill glanced at Bill McNick cautiously, muttering in his heart that if it weren't for the boss behind Cameron, he would have snatched control of the set long ago.

"Okay, if there are problems, you can discuss them, don't argue. ”

Bill McNick calmly maintained order in the meeting, and at the same time showed his authority as the number one, "Jimmy, what do you think?"

Jim Ganopoulos is a talent, as the head of the production department, he is very valued by the big boss Murdoch, and after a little hesitation, he said: "In any case, the company can no longer support James unconditionally as before." ”

"But he's asking for $20 million now!"

Bill McNick was unceremonious and didn't give Jim Ganopoulos and the mud a chance.

Jim Ganopoulos was secretly annoyed and said, "Actually, there are no more than three solutions, and everyone should know it. ”

Tom Rothman's eyes lit up, and he finally found his chance.

Meetings are not as simple as discussing issues, but are more about power struggles.

Tom Rothman is the company's president, second-in-command, and has coveted the position of CEO for a long time, and now Bill McNick's "Titanic" has made the company a miasma, and others dare not speak out, but it is an opportunity for him to "improve".

"What are the three options?"

Tom Rothman looked at Jim Ganopoulos with a smile in his eyes.

In desperation, Jim Ganopoulos had no choice but to say: "The first is to borrow from the bank, the second is to finance other companies, and the third is ......"

"What's the third one?" said Tom Rothman, in an eager tone.

Jim Ganopoulos took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said, "Change the director!"

As soon as the three words "change the director" came out, the conference room was instantly as quiet as death.

Tom Rothman smiled and looked at Bill McNick for a long time, and sure enough, his face turned pale.

James Cameron is his insistence, which is not just a directorial position, but also represents his authority!

Bill McNick's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked in a deep voice, "Do you want to change directors?"

Jim Ganopoulos nodded, "Now it seems that this is the best solution." Fox Films' current predicament, the "Titanic" project has been pending for a long time, and the root cause is James Cameron! If this problem is not solved, no amount of money will be useless. ”

Tom Rothman was pleased with his tough attitude and said with a smile: "Although Jimmy's statement is extreme, there is some truth in it. The "Titanic" project has been going on for too long, and it was originally scheduled to be released next summer, but looking at James' progress, it would be good if the Christmas file could be released. ”

Grant Hill nodded: "That's right, according to Jamie's current filming schedule, next year's summer file will definitely not be able to catch up!"

Jack Howard frowned and said, "Then let's make a substitution, James has already caused too much trouble and can't continue." ”

It was unanimously agreed to replace James Cameron!

Bill McNick didn't rush to make a statement, he slowly lit a cigar, he was thinking.

With his absolute power as CEO, of course, he can continue to support Cameron with a tough attitude, and if the project succeeds, he will naturally be the first to take credit, but once the project fails......

If he makes a substitution, he will only lose a small amount of money at the moment, and he can slowly make up for it, but once Cameron messes up the project, he has only one way to be fired.

Is it a fatal blow?

Or do you want to stay out of the edge for a while?

Bill McNick took a few deep puffs of his cigar, looked calm, and asked indifferently, "You all want to change directors?"

The others nodded in unison.

Tom Rothman was pleased with the scene and looked at Bill McNick with a smile.

Old man, do you want to keep going?

If you had followed my advice early on and changed the director, how could there be so many things later?

The initial budget of "Titanic" was only 85 million US dollars, but now it has been increased to 160 million! In this way, Cameron is not satisfied, and wants to add another 20 million US dollars, crazy, right?

Now, sit back and watch Bill McNick's embarrassment.

"Decide, Bill, do you want to fire James?"

Tom Rothman's face was a little more gloating.

……

Don was dejected, and he was fired.

didn't even have a chance to explain, so he was kicked out of the set in embarrassment.

He lives in a small hotel, and many people live here, all of whom are companions who come to Hollywood to pursue their dreams.

But where can you live in this dirty, damp, noisy hostel?

Done's entire net worth is only $500.

Hollywood's dream is too ethereal.

Don leaned back on the bed and said to himself: "Dude, it's not that I don't work hard, it's too difficult and dark in this Hollywood!"

He was sure that he had been framed.

The other party is likely to be also a lowest-level studio assistant.

Don't look at everyone's position, but Don can get close to a big star like Kate Winslet, and there are more opportunities, which will inevitably make people blush.

"Inexperienced!"

Don sighed and pulled out a pair of sunglasses from the bedside table.

This was bought at a roadside stall in his previous life, and it was because of this pair of sunglasses that he was reborn in 1996.

Don put on his sunglasses, and the light immediately softened and gentle.

"Huh, what is this?"

Don found a button the size of a sesame seed in the middle of the frame, pressed it curiously, put on his sunglasses, and everything was different in front of him.

It's an interface.

It's like a three-dimensional image, and it's clear that this interface can only be seen with sunglasses.

The content of the interface is complex, but the framework is clear - Hollywood!

It's an interface with all the Hollywood information!

The interface is divided into three parts: producer, director, and actor, and there are dozens of numerical representations below, which should be a digital display of the ability of Hollywood artists, right?

There was an icon in the upper right corner that kept flashing, and Don clicked on it, and a dialog box immediately popped up.

"Starter Pack, do you want to receive it?"

Tang En was stunned for a moment, stretched out his hand, and clicked "OK" in the air.

I didn't expect it to work.

The interface immediately changed, and a new dialog box popped up, "Congratulations on receiving the Starter Pack, which includes Mirror Possession X1 and Steal Contract X2." ”

Don didn't know what it meant, clicked on "Stealing Contracts", and immediately popped up a line of text to explain: "The 'Stealing Contracts' skill refers to the ability to snatch any signed or initialed artist contract in Hollywood. Every time you win an Oscar, you have one more chance to 'steal a contract'. ”

"Stealing contracts, isn't this just robbery!"

Don shook his head and smiled, but immediately thought of Kate Winslet and James Cameron!

Especially Cameron, who didn't even give a chance to defend himself and fired him directly, which is so annoying!

"I don't know if this thing is useful...... Don En shook his head, and a little anger immediately appeared on his face, "If you dare to fire me, then I will fire you too!"

Don double-clicked on "Stealing the Contract".

"Are you sure you're using the 'Contract Stealing' skill?"

"Sure. ”

As soon as the interface changed, a row of dense contracts appeared in the center of the interface, and there were numbers underneath, a total of 18,536 pages.

"Aren't you going to list all the ongoing contracts in Hollywood? That's too much!"

Fortunately, Don found the search bar in the upper left and typed in "James Cameron", and the interface was changed, and it was really much more refreshing.

James Cameron now has just 12 contracts.

Among them are broker contracts, assistant contracts, partner contracts...... Of course, it also includes the producer's contract, director's contract, and screenwriter's contract with Twentieth Century Fox Pictures for the "Titanic" project.

Tang En immediately smiled, these contracts belong to privacy and trade secrets, and they can be viewed generously by themselves, regardless of whether this "stealing contracts" skill is true or false, this search function alone is enough to be admirable.

Donn first checked Cameron's producer contract, which was relatively simple, with a production cost of $3 million.

The director's contract is a bit more complicated, with a base salary of $5 million plus a 10% share of the global box office.

The number of screenwriter contracts is smaller, at only $350,000.

The selection of these three contracts, as long as you are not stupid, naturally choose the director contract.

Not to mention the 5 million box office, what is the concept of 10% of the global box office?

The global box office of "Titanic" seems to have exceeded $1.8 billion, right?

Don smiled slightly, chose the director's contract without hesitation, erased the two signatures of James Cameron, and generously entered his name - Done Walker.