Since Christine publicly expressed her desire to star in this movie one day, Liu Tianyu received a call from her in person that night, expressing her hope to cooperate with him, and after the news broke, even the other three of the four Hollywood girls were involved...... They expressed their hope to play the first or second female lead in the film. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Such a situation makes all the personnel in the film industry dumbfounded!

Because this completely subverts the previous film company's process of planning and selecting actors!

What to know...... In the past, when film companies made movies and selected actors, they prepared the script, and then sent it to their favorite actors, and then waited for the other party to read the script, and then negotiated with the other party on salary, schedule, and other issues...... And now, so many big names in Hollywood, all of them, have never even seen the script, so they unanimously asked to act......! As for the schedule, it's no problem.

In such a situation, even Zhou Ruolan and Angela began to have headaches!

It turns out that the most painful thing in the world is not without choice...... It's that there are too many choices, and you're at a loss!

In the end, after Liu Tianyu's discussion, the first actor was finally determined...... Old Bruce!

He's going to play himself in the movie! This is the first actor to be confirmed.

Then, the question of the female number one, in order to cater to the most vocal voice at present, was temporarily settled, and Christine, who is now popular, was chosen.

As for the male number two, that is, the role of "Johnson" was also directly determined by Liu Tianyu after asking Johnson himself, after all, Johnson is now a relatively good friend of Liu Tianyu, and of course his friends must come if there are good things, so Johnson, who knew a lot about this movie at the beginning and didn't have much hope for himself, suddenly felt that a big surprise hit his head after receiving Liu Tianyu's call, and without saying a word, he directly agreed to Liu Tianyu's invitation, for which he deliberately pushed off the work at hand.

In fact, Liu Tianyu and Zhou Ruolan still made mistakes. Because of the selection of actors, they don't have to be in such a hurry at all. According to the normal category, they can first select the director candidates, and then invite the director to participate in the selection of actors together.

The director of this movie, Liu Tianyu, discussed with Zhou Ruolan and Angela for a long time, and also listened to the opinions of experts in the company...... It can be said that the list of candidates now on Zhou Ruolan's table can make anyone crazy with jealousy!

From Spielberg to Michael Bay, Luc Besson, who has recently become popular again because of Transformers...... And so on and so forth, and even with Mel Gibson, who is recognized as a talented director.

Spielberg is needless to say, the biggest director in Hollywood at present, and a godfather-level power figure! Anyone who likes to watch movies does not know his name.

Behind the name, there are a string of classic movies that have made fans around the world blush: "Indiana Jones" (Raiders of the Lost Ark), "Jurassic Park", "Schindler's List", "Artificial Intelligence", "Saving Private Ryan" and so on...... Luc Besson, a name that fans all over the world hate and love, this guy who claims to only direct ten movies in his life, in fact, has far more than ten works, but most of the time, he does the work of making movies under the name of a producer. His most famous work, of course, is "This Killer Is Not Too Cold".

Michael Bay, whose masterpieces are "Death Island" and "Transformers", is a typical commercial action film director.

Mel Gibson, Hollywood's veteran action movie superstar, completed the process of turning from actor to director with a self-directed and self-starred "Braveheart". He even won the Oscar for Best Director! But this guy is a genius and a genius, and a religious film "The Passion of the Christ" has shocked countless film critics! It is hard to imagine that a purely commercial action movie superstar of the time could make such a profound film with a religious theme! And the later "Apocalypse" almost recreated the Mayan culture!

Others, even gangster film masters like Martin Scorsese are involved.

This series of hot names can be said to make the eyes of any movie investor hot!!And now, these lists are placed on Zhou Ruolan's desk, as long as they use a pen to lightly circle on it......

In terms of influence, there is no doubt that the biggest name here is Spielberg...... He is also the biggest director on the planet at the moment!

But the problem is that the company's film experts have raised a concern after analysis.

It seems that Spielberg is not suitable for directing such a purely commercial heroic action scene. Moreover, there is no such theme in his previous works...... There was an Indiana Jones, but that was more than 20 years ago!

Luc Besson, there are a lot of action movies, but this old man is too naughty, and sometimes he plays too much! And he has a lot of good works, but there are also a lot of bad movies! This is Liu Tianyu's first movie, although this movie will be bought even if it is made badly, but Liu Tianyu always hopes that his first movie will not be messed up, and Liu Tianyu is still a little worried about asking him to get it.

Mel Gibson...... This guy who once directed a masterpiece of poetry and action like "Braveheart", but his works in the past two years have become more and more literary and deep...... This is obviously not what Liu Tianyu wants.

As for the other directors, in terms of temperament, the most suitable is Michael Bay. And his famous work "Brave Death Island" is also a typical Hollywood commercial hero action blockbuster. However, in terms of directing skills, he doesn't seem to be able to reach the master level.

If it was normal times, it would be great news to invite him to direct...... But now, in a list of candidates for the master's level, he doesn't look good.

And in the end, a new name appeared on Liu Tianyu's list!

James Cameron!!

First of all, he is also an Oscar-level film director! Although his status in Hollywood is not as good as Spielberg's, it is not much worse! In particular, the "Titanic" of that year was even more popular all over the world!

Secondly, he is also a director who is very good at commercial action movies!

The first two installments of "The Terminator"!plus "True Lies"!!and the second episode in the "First Blood" series (which is also considered the best episode in the series), these are classic commercial action movies!

And, it can even be said that he single-handedly achieved Schwarzenegger's status as an action superstar!!("Terminator" and "True Lies").

Whether it is in terms of fame, prestige, qualifications, directing skills, and suitability, there is no doubt that James Cameron is the best candidate!

And the only problem with this director is ...... Extreme paranoia and stubbornness...... Plus, burn money!!

If stubbornness can be seen as a demonstration of the personality of a genius director...... Well, the problem of burning money is enough to drive any film company crazy!

Among his several classic works, the second part of "The Terminator" was originally planned to invest 60 million, but when the filming was finished, he spent 120 million! The film company that invested in the filming went bankrupt! And the filming of "True Lies" exceeded the budget by more than double the budget! In the end, although the box office was a big hit, James Cameron's own film studio was acquired and merged!

As for the most famous Titanic...... More than 200 million dollars have been invested! Although 200 million dollars is no longer a big deal to invest in movies. But you must know that it was more than ten years ago! It was the most expensive movie in the history of cinema at that time! Moreover, the investors at that time were Fox and Paramount, two of the seven major Hollywood film company giants! As a result, it was also dragged out for a long time, and the original plan was to shoot a movie with more than 100 million yuan, and finally added additional funds!

Therefore, when facing this director candidate, Liu Tianyu, Zhou Ruolan and Angela all have a concern at the same time...... That's it, money!!

According to the calculations of the experts in the company, if you want to shoot a well-made commercial action blockbuster based on the current script...... The approximate budget should be about 140 million.

But if it is handed over to this Hollywood money-burning director...... I'm afraid this number is far from enough!

When the Titanic was first filmed, even the two giant companies in Hollywood were dragged out unbearable. What's more, it's Liu Tianyu?

Liu Tianyu is not a giant! Moreover, he doesn't have so much money to burn him!

At present, although Liu Tianyu's funds on hand are relatively sufficient, and the cancer cell inhibition drugs have also brought him a steady stream of funds, but Liu Tianyu has sufficient funds on hand, which is for the soft sister coin, and the soft sister currency in his hand is only converted into a beautiful knife, and the original budget is more than 140 million US dollars, but if he really wants to replace it with Cameron, a money-burning director, the 300 million US dollars in his hand is really not enough, and Liu Tianyu cannot smash all the funds on hand into it at once, so Liu Tianyu and they are a little scratched。

"Let's take out a loan, I didn't contribute 40 million, and the remaining 100 million loans, so that it adds up to just enough for the previous budget, as for Cameron's additional budget later, we won't be blind at that time. "Discussed and discussed, and finally Angela gave Liu Tianyu and Zhou Ruolan such an idea.

"If it weren't for the fact that this movie is almost guaranteed to make a profit, I wouldn't have gone crazy to make a movie like this. Liu Tianyu sighed: "If we lose, we will only go bankrupt, but I still trust your judgment." ”

Liu Tianyu is pretending to be distressed now, of course he is pretending, with a camera in hand, not to mention 140 million US dollars, even 14 billion US dollars is not a big problem, okay, he is pretending now, in fact, it is to show Angela, just like Liu Da'er fell on the child during the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Da'er fell on the child in exchange for a white horse silver gun Zhao Zilong who was loyal to him until his death, Liu Tianyu is now pretending to be as if he blocked all his net worth to tell Angela, look, I believe in you a lot, because I believe in your judgment, I leaked out all my family funds。

Although Liu Tianyu's methods are a little unclever, but don't say it, the effect is still good, I didn't see Angela's expression of being willing to die for Your Excellency.

The problem of money is solved, and the next thing is James Cameron.

The next day, the two sides met, and the meeting with James Cameron was pleasant.

This recognized paranoia, the "tyrant" in the mouth of film practitioners, is actually very amiable outside of work. And, to be honest, he's also in a rather awkward period right now.

Because of his "notoriety" of burning money, filming movies is always far over budget. Although almost every one of his later films was a success. But after all, investors can't stand the feeling of burning a lot of money!

Besides, after you burned money in the past, the movie was a big hit, and you earned it back. But can you guarantee that every time you burn the money, the movie will still sell well?

There is always a time when you miss out, right? If the movie loses money, then the investor can only jump off the building!

Therefore, although he is a big director, few investors dare to ask him to film!

A great director, naturally, can't always be without works. James Cameron naturally hopes to produce a few more effective works as soon as possible. At this time, Liu Tianyu and his meeting almost had a feeling of hitting it off!

"I've read the script. James Cameron took his coffee and thought for a moment: "I'm basically satisfied, but there are some things I need to revise...... And it's going to be modified according to my ideas, and I need to be autonomous. ”

"No problem. Liu Tianyu nodded and agreed without thinking about it, Liu Tianyu was prepared in advance for Cameron to have this kind of request, although he can say that he knows nothing about the movie, but he has never eaten pork and has never seen a pig run, when he was idle in the past, when he was reading novels, wouldn't every director ask to change the script a little or mention this or that request.

"Also, when filming, everyone is the biggest, including you, even if you are an investor, but on the set, you have to listen to my command. ”

"Yes, that's no problem. ”

"In the end, I'm going to pick the rest of the actors. ”

"This ・・・・・ actors have already decided on two, Bruce and Johnson must be retained, as for the heroine Christine to be determined for the time being, you can choose other roles. ”

"Yes. James smiled, but the bearded director laughed with a little cunning: "I admire Bruce, as for Johnson, although he is not very good, but he is the same as you are acting in his true colors, I have no opinion on this, what I want to say is actually the problem of the heroine." ”