The reason why I returned to the United States at this time is that in addition to the temporary end of the affairs in Hong Kong and the mainland, there are also things to deal with on the American side, such as "The Terminator" released on Independence Day. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Of course, there is no need to say too much about this movie, Li Xu has seen it before, if there are any changes, except that some of the editing is different from the original, that is, the final factory battle is smoother.

Like the original, this scene is done in stop-motion shooting, the robot is completely a model and a shelf, and the current computer can't process this data so smoothly, unless you ask IBM for help, so you can only shoot frame by frame.

The original budget was not enough, so I could only save as much as possible, so when I saw it, the Terminator's movements were obviously a little stiff, and the colors were a little distorted.

And now this version, needless to say, the Cameron guy has spent $10 million.

Therefore, the word-of-mouth and box office are very good, plus the time period is also very good, and the cooperation with Paramount is very good, and the box office in the first week has pulled down a lot of the original version, directly exceeding 8 million.

As long as it is maintained, the North American box office will be able to earn more than 40 million, further surpassing the original version.

Therefore, Li Xu didn't care anymore when he learned about it, and so did Cameron, knowing that he won nearly 10 million at the box office in the first week, he immediately whistled and continued to discuss his brain-hole movie with Li Xu.

"Honestly, Add, I really don't want to delete anything, these ideas are really fantastic. But a movie only has that much time, and unless we make it into a 180-minute movie, it's certainly impossible to cram it all in. Outside an open-air café in Burbank, Cameron was whining with Li Xu with a drawing book.

"That's it......" Li Xu pursed his lips and tapped his fingers on the corners of his mouth for a long time, "So how about making it into a trilogy?"

"Huh?" Cameron's momentary surprise.

"Since one movie can't be stuffed, let's use three movies to stuff it. Li Xu shrugged, "The first part shows mobile phones, laptops, and then the police's DNA testing technology; the second part is Mr. Holmes's deduction method, which competes with the crime scene investigation team; as for the third part, anyway, Mr. Holmes has already come to 2015, so it is not a big deal that Moriarty is here." ”

"How did Moriarty come here?" Cameron's first reaction was this.

"He did the case on the ship, and Holmes boarded the ship to New York to look for his traces. Li Xu replied quickly.

"So, you've been planning to make a trilogy for a long time?" Cameron immediately asked.

"Of course not, if you hadn't complained routinely today, I wouldn't have thought about it at all. Li Xu spread his hands.

"But......," Cameron wanted to say.

"I can come up with a lot of this kind of brain hole at any time. Li Xu laughed.

"Hmm...... what do you mean by 'a hole in your head'?" Cameron was puzzled.

"There are holes in the head, and it's relatively airy, so there are always a lot of great ideas coming out. Li Xu casually explained, "It's like you said yourself, you dreamed that a robot came to chase and kill, and then you had the idea of "Terminator". ”

With the experience and accumulation of his previous life, it is too simple to supplement it into a trilogy and make it simple, of course, it is only a preliminary concept, and there are many things to do if you want to turn it into a movie.

"So, you must have the idea of a sequel, right?" Li Xu asked again with a smile.

"Hmm...... Not necessarily. "Cameron is clearly tsundere.

"Okay, let me think about it," Li Xu ignored this and said directly, "First of all, the story should be set seven or eight years later, the protagonist is John Connor, who is beginning to grow up, and it is still ...... who is chasing him Well, it's not good enough, there should be more advanced robots, like ...... It's all liquid, it can conjure up a lot of cold weapons, it can transform into other people's appearance, oh oh, that's a good idea...... And then to protect him, it should be the T-800 who acted as the villain in the first part, such a battle of the Terminator should be very good, Arnold performed very well......"

"Wait...... Wait a minute, Edward," Cameron's eyes glazed out, "I really haven't thought that much about it. ”

"Really?" Li Xu stopped and looked at him for a long time, "Well, yes, the development of computers can't keep up with the demand, and it's still difficult to make liquid robots, so are you willing to take over the future trilogy of Sherlock Holmes?"

"Hmm......" Cameron sighed after a moment's pause, "It's a hard question." ”

He does love big machines more, and the scene when the big ship sets sail at the beginning is the best portrayal, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't have a love for precision machinery.

At the end of the day, Cameron likes to pursue new technologies and show it through making films, both in terms of how they are made and how they are presented.

This is the reason why he is obsessed with the brain hole given by Li Xu, these technologies in the imagination can be realized in the next 30 to 50 years, if they can be shown in the movie, how interesting it would be.

"Okay, Jamie," Li Xu laughed, "Anyway, there are still six or seven years before the sequel to Terminator you want is realized, so it's better to spend your mind on this." ”

"I never said that there would be a sequel to 'Terminator.' I never said that a sequel would take six or seven years to materialize, and I didn't say that what you were talking about was what I imagined to be a sequel. Cameron retorted one by one, and after rebutting it still had a refreshed expression, he finally said, "Okay, I'll try." ”

Li Xu, who was drinking coffee, almost didn't squirt, when did this guy learn such a trick?After saying a lot of nonsense, it was a 360-degree ...... Wrong, it was a 180-degree turn that made him think this guy wanted more benefits.

"Then it's settled. Li Xu made the final decision.

They came out for coffee to discuss the brain-hole movie, and it was naturally excellent to be able to settle down, although now one has become three.

In fact, Li Xu also had this kind of consideration before, and the above mustache was not completely thought of at once, and he also thought of the question pointed out by Cameron.

Too much futuristic technology wants to be crammed into a movie in one go, and the result is either that futuristic technology dominates and dilutes the appeal of the story, or it completely becomes the background of the story and is ignored after watching it.

Whether it is the former or the latter, it is what Li Xu does not want to see, and for a movie, storytelling is always the most important. Even if you want to play philosophy and play with ideas, you have to rely on the story, if you don't think it's compelling, then honestly take the niche route, don't be criticized by the audience and run out, looking like a rotten person who "you are all SB, you can't understand what I shoot".

Back to the topic, if the future technology on display dominates, resulting in a lack of story, the audience doesn't like it, and it can't be circulated, it will be against Li Xu's original intention. But if the future technology on display completely becomes the background, so that the audience can't remember it, it will also go against Li Xu's original intention.

But the expansion into a trilogy has no such concerns, and slowly shows the future in Li Xu's heart, making the audience exclaim decades later:! I saw this back then! It's very pleasant to think about.

As for the impact on the development of science and technology, there is no need to worry too much, the development of science and technology is always ...... Need money.

The only problem is that the high-tech modus operandi of the crime in the story must be conceived and perfected by Li Xu. In the future, technology products can fool the past, for example, the drawings on the computer screen can be hand-drawn, etc., but this is not good. Screenwriters can open their minds, but to rigorously imagine the criminal methods based on these future technologies, how much will be uncaught, and he must take care of it, which is a big project.

But Li Xu doesn't care, it's a big deal to take ten years to complete, Cameron is also a perfectionist, and it should be no problem with his help. Even if he has to go to other things and can't be the director of this series, the producer can still work part-time.

As a result, the future series of Sherlock Holmes became three, and in the future, it will be hailed as the most prophetic film in film history, and Cameron will be further confirmed as a time-traveler or reborn.

Originally, it was "The Terminator" that traveled through time and space, then it was the future series of Sherlock Holmes, and then it was a terrifying ship, and he also developed various shooting equipment to lead the film industry forward, who is he not a reborn?!

Therefore, many entertainment novels, as long as they start early enough, will destroy this possible competitor as soon as possible.

Without mentioning these afterwords, ending the discussion, Li Xu stayed in Los Angeles for a few more days, checked the film company, flew Gong Xue and Zhu Ling, and received his loot by the way.

"I'm sure your mother should have told you, Miss Shields?" Li Xu said to the girl in front of him with a smile sitting in the office of Imagination Pictures.

Well, it's a bit wrong to say that the girl is a girl, Brooke Small, who has passed her 19th birthday in May, and her body has long been fully developed, and her 6-foot height and wide skeleton make her look tall and tall, but also erase the youth, immaturity and cuteness of the past.

Therefore, although she is still a beauty on the whole, it is very difficult for people who have deeply imprinted her fourteen or fifteen-year-old appearance in their memories.

Popularity is losing day by day, coupled with CK advertisements and the wrong image of youth, etc., the once pure, innocent, healthy and lively youth idol has been thoroughly reported, and Terri Shields has no choice but to agree to Li Xu's conditions.

"My mom didn't have any more options. Brooke pursed her lips and said, jeans, white shirt, long hair shawl, if you just look at her facial features, you can still feel a little weak.

"I'm not interested in knowing your mother's choice, I want to know yours. Li Xu shrugged.

After a moment of silence, she sighed: "I don't know, I ...... I didn't choose. ”

"So are you interested in being a producer?" Li Xu asked again, "I need a spokesperson for Hollywood, and filmmaker is undoubtedly a good position." ”

"I ...... I can give it a try. Brooke took a deep breath, she actually knew very well that Li Xu let her choose, but she didn't have any more choices.

"Very good," Li Xu nodded, "You don't want to go back tonight." ”