Chapter 176, Alien, It's Mine
James Cameron's name is certainly very popular with Alice, and even now in 1986, he has already achieved a lot. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Info saw that she called the man in her voice, but she was not reserved at all, took three steps and took the initiative to stretch out her hand and said, "It's nice to meet you, Cameron, I'm Alice." ”
At that time, Cameron was only in his early thirties, and as soon as he shook hands with Alice unexpectedly, he said to Spielberg: "Who is this?"
"Alice, the little director of "Ghost Record", James, you won't forget how you praised this movie at that time, right?"
Hearing the latter's explanation, Alice was surprised: "It seems that you are very researched about my films?"
Cameron also understands who he's facing, it's not like Frey Swan and Sissi Lawrence, the kind of family members who just come to make soy sauce: "No, Steve, Alice? Alice from Ghost Record? Oh shit, you can't be a pretend, right?"
Alice picked the corners of her mouth: "It seems that the director of "The Terminator" is a straightforward person, yes, and my appetite." ”
The girl said this, and immediately called Swan and Spielberg to be one and the same, and Frey watched quietly, that is, Sissi was still calmly fighting for food.
"It's not a small tone, girl. ”
Cameron raised his eyebrows in surprise: "I've heard that you attended a tonight show, which made the national audience know you well." I heard that you have recently developed in the direction of literary films? I also watched "Invasion of Brain Cells", and it was a good shot. ”
"It's David Fincher who directs, and I'm just directing. ”
Alice was still holding Cameron's hand, and she could feel that the other party was definitely using more force, just like herself...... Although she herself exceeded the standard first: "But it seems that you are going to go away in the category of thriller, action, and sci-fi." ”
"When I directed my debut film "Piranha II: Breeding", I didn't forget to pry open the studio door of the Italian film company I worked with; "The Terminator" became famous in one fell swoop, earning 70 or 80 million at a cost of 7 or 8 million; what are your plans for "First Blood II", who wrote the script for "First Blood II" last year?"
Listening to the girl's concise summary, Cameron raised his head proudly, and the hands of the two were still clasped: "It seems that I have a female fan in front of me who admires me, and even knows about me using a credit card to break the door seven years ago, have you bribed the KGB to investigate me?"
"Where, where, compared to a white-haired man who secretly studied my work and praised it by himself, but now he doesn't admit it at all like no one, even if I buy the KGB, I will definitely crush your existence in terms of character~"
Listening to Alice's tirade that popped up in seconds, and Cameron's arrogant face on the front foot, and now the blue tendons on his forehead, the onlookers were a little speechless.
Frey blinked, "You know each other too?"
Looking at it from the side, she was really a little dazed.
Think about it, her father introduced her to a director, Alice knew her, and then the director introduced Alice to someone, and they actually talked like friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time. The world is so big, but it's too much of a coincidence, right?
However, the two said in unison: "Of course I don't know, oh no, of course I know, but only through the works!"
After speaking, the two looked at each other together.
It's exactly the same words and sentences......
There seems to be a sense of sympathy for each other......
In the end, Cameron spoke first: "Okay, I have to admit that your movie is really cleverly conceived, and the literary connotation of this "Brain Cell Invasion" is very good. Tell me what books you have in your room...... Don't deny it, you said it on tonight's show!"
Well, someone has admitted that they are silently following someone.
"Hmm, they seem to be in good shape?"
At this moment, Hannah was also attracted by the food, and with a piece of cake in her mouth, she stood next to Sissi, curiously looking at her sister who was chatting with the adults.
"Hmm...... Whatever, it's going to be a new movie anyway. ”
Sissi's mouth was stuffed with food, and she came here to run to the buffet: "Bet or not?"
Hannah didn't speak, but leaned in.
Sure enough, the first thing she heard was, "James, do you have any plans now?"
Cameron touched his chin, as if it was a question that gave him a bit of a headache: "A little, but I haven't completely thought about it yet, I guess it's going to be a sci-fi thriller, right?"
This kind of mysterious and unreliable answer makes Alice have to think about it carefully.
Undoubtedly, all she needs to think about is the timeline.
"Mr. Swan, I would venture to ask, what movie has Twentieth Century Fox been preparing lately?"
Swan laughs: "It's not presumptuous, if that's the company, this year's plans are Nick Castell's 'The Boy on the Roof', Russell Markah's 'The Challenger' and ...... That's it. ”
Don't have a certain one?
So Alice muttered slightly, "So, Mr. Swan, where are the people at Fawkes? I have a business to talk to them about." ”
Of course, Swan was happy to make it easier: "Do you see the fountain pool in the northeast corner? The white suit is Fox shareholder Lex, and there is anything to talk to him directly, and the current chairman does not have more shares than him." ”
So, after thanking Swan, Alice went straight there.
In fact, she has already attracted the attention of the audience.
As the host of the entire party and the chairman of Universal Pictures, Swan's every move was watched. When he stood with Spielberg, a girl in his or her teenth year-old, someone would naturally receive enough attention to take a shower.
At this moment, people saw Alice walking in the direction of Fawkes again, which naturally caused a small whispered introduction.
"Hello, is this Mr. Lex?"
At this time, Alice had already walked in front of the small group of people, and the man who was headed by the top was a little blessed: "That's right, you are?"
Alice Wong, DreamWorks shareholder, director and screenwriter. ”
In a simple sentence, Alice said, "Mr. Lex, I want to do a business with you." ”
The volume of the words was not small, and although the elegant soft music continued, most of the guests within a radius of seven or eight yards around Lex stopped talking and looked at the place, consciously or unconsciously.
In the face of the uninvited guest, Lex first froze, but immediately reflected: "It turned out to be Alice, who has become famous recently, I thought that Swann was chatting with someone." Let me guess...... Do you want to work with our company?"
This is not a trivial matter, as a high-level figure in Hollywood, Lex and his colleagues around him know who Alice is, of course, in terms of the entertainment industry alone.
A joke-like self-directed film that achieves a return rate of 10,000 times, and two novels written at a young age, both of which are not children's themes, are on the New York Times bestseller list. Although the recently released "Invasion of Brain Cells" is a niche literary film, the box office is not low, not to mention, and most of the critics have given it quite good reviews.
Such a magical girl suddenly came to the door and said that she wanted to talk about pen business, how could she not be ecstatic!?
"I want to buy the entire rights to Alien. ”
In a word, Alice said.
Then with such a sentence, several Fox executives in the audience were all stunned.
Around the banquet hall, all the guests who heard it had already stopped talking and watched with great interest.
"Alien, alien copyrights?all!?"
Lex was stunned, "Do you know what you're talking about?"
"The right of adaptation, the right of sequel, the right to develop and operate peripheral goods, and a series of rights. Anyway, it's all 79 years old, so you can't hold it in your hands, right?"
Alice is betting that the upper echelons of Fox don't care about the potential of Alien. After all, according to normal history, "Alien II" should be released in July this year, but now, not only Cameron is idle, but Fox has no plans to shoot at all!
In this way, won't you give her a chance?
Historical events can often be seen with a leopard, and the so-called butterfly effect is exactly that. Since "Alien II" will not be released as scheduled, it is unlikely that it will be released again in a few years. People in the torrent of normal history don't have the Rebirth Party and the Traverser as staff officers, and since the Fox executives don't value the potential of the Alien series now, and don't even have plans to shoot a second sequel, then there will definitely be no one in the future!
Going deeper, they just didn't value the potential of the film!
So, as it turned out, Alice read it right.
Mr. Lex said strangely, "Since you know it's an old movie from years ago, why buy it?"
Another executive also laughed: "yes, even if you want to make a sequel, that is, to make the alien scary in a certain spaceship, the audience won't buy it." ”
Alice smiled lightly: "By the way, it seems that you agreed?"
With her own unique perspective, Alice pointed out the main point in one sentence, so on this basis, even if Lex and the others would talk about other messy things, it would be worth the time wasted.
"Then Uncle Roger, the work here is up to you. ”
So, when Alice threw the job to Lawrence, who had heard the news, she left this sentence lightly and walked straight in the other direction of the restaurant.
There, Sissi, Hannah, Swann father and daughter, Spielberg and, above all, Cameron are still waiting for her.
Anyway, what about Oscar?
Hey, whatever. (To be continued.) )