Chapter 427 Three hundred and thirty million dollars

"Bang" Goyle knocked over the cup on the table by mistake, and the clear water filled the table. Cameron got up quickly, but still splashed his leg with water. Fortunately, the weather was hot, and Cameron was also dressed in a beach short, which didn't make a difference. But this shows how surprised Goyle was. Fang Mingyuan was not much better than her, and he also looked dumbfounded, looking at Cameron in a daze.

Cameron wiped a handful of water from his lap and sat back down as if nothing had happened.

"Fang, I didn't hear it wrong just now, did I?" Goyer pretended to hesitate and asked Fang Ming from afar.

Fang Mingyuan was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "James, I thought you wanted to listen to the reason why I said that?" It's really shameless."

Cameron picked up the wine glass in front of him and said with a smile: "It's okay if there is no reason, let you owe me a favor, if you have any good script in the future, I will also fight." Goyle then made a sudden realization. Fang Mingyuan looked at the former couple, and the two really cooperated tacitly.

"Okay, since you think so, James, then I won't say anything about the next words, and I'll look for you when I'm free in the future. However, if you want to win that script for a promotional video, I'm afraid it's not enough. Well, James, you still owe me at least two favors, that's about the same" Fang Mingyuan leaned back in his chair and said in a good time. Isn't it just that everyone is playing psychological warfare, and the WHO is afraid of the WHO

Cameron and Goyle looked at each other, but there was a little more sparkle in their eyes. Fang Mingyuan dared to say such a thing, which showed that he must have something in his hands. And looking at Fang Mingyuan's appearance, this must be a condition that Cameron can't refuse

What can be the conditions that Cameron can't refuse?

Goyle and Cameron couldn't help but think of a set of words - new movie, and a new movie with a good script and a big production

If someone else said this, Cameron would think that he was playing tricks, but if this matter fell on Fang Mingyuan's head, then at least eight points of credibility Not to mention Hong Kong, in the past year or two, how many scripts came from Fang Mingyuan, just because he was able to get Cameron and Michael at the same time. The recognition of the two Clayton already speaks to his ability. If there is any good script in his hands, the two are not surprised at all.

It took nearly a year to calculate "Terminator 2", and the adaptation of "Jurassic Park" had to wait until Michael. Clayton will only start after he finishes writing, so in this year's time, if Fang Mingyuan has any new ideas and ideas, it will not be strange, right?

Goyle and Cameron only felt that their hearts were beating violently, and the happier thing than getting the production and directing rights of a good script was to get the production and directing rights of two good scripts, which sounded like a bad joke, but at this moment, the two really thought so.

"Fang" Cameron's voice became a little hoarse, even startling himself.

“？” Fang Mingyuan looked at him with a smile in his eyes.

"What do you mean...... Do you have a new movie script? Cameron swallowed, and that was the end of his sentence.

"Ah, well, I'll talk about it when I owe you enough favors, anyway, your main job now is the release of "Terminator 2" and the preparation for the start of filming of "Jurassic Park", I want to remind you that the budget of "Jurassic Park" will not be lower than that of "Terminator 2", but it can't be much higher, and I hope that next year's Shijie movie box office champion will be it" Fang Mingyuan didn't follow his words at all, but turned to "Jurassic Park".

But the more Fang Mingyuan was like this, the more curious Cameron became, Fang Mingyuan was so sure that he would not be able to refuse his temptation?

"Oh, think about James, you will be very busy in the next few years, "Terminator" still has to consider filming the third part, "Jurassic Park" I think I have to shoot a trilogy, in this way, you will need at least four years, four years later" Fang Mingyuan said with emotion, "Ms. Goyle, I think James must be too busy alone, are there any other good directors who can help me introduce them, such as Spielberg?" ”

Spielberg is also an American director whom Fang Mingyuan greatly admires, and his films "ET" and "Jaws" are classics in the history of shijie films. And his "Schindler's List" gave Fang Mingyuan in his previous life a deep understanding of the inhumane concentration camp system of Nazi Germany. Following the film history in his previous life, "Jurassic Park" should also be his work.

"Spielberg?" Goyle glanced at Cameron and said with a wry smile, "Fang, if you want to see him, I don't think it's difficult, after the release of "Terminator 2", if Fang's prediction is good, you, half screenwriter and half investor, will definitely attract his attention." ”

Fang Mingyuan secretly calculated in his heart, and he didn't know what movie Spielberg was making, if he estimated it from the time, it might be "Schindler's List", which left a strong color in the history of Shijie films, and it was also the movie that made Spielberg reach the peak of his career.

Cameron gritted his teeth, Fang Mingyuan was deliberately avoiding talking about it. But the more he was like this, the more curious Cameron became, why was Fang Mingyuan so sure that he would be interested?

"Fang, I think you've won, okay, even if I owe you two more favors, you can finally open the maze, right?" Cameron put his hands on the table and said solemnly.

"Huh?" Fang Mingyuan looked at Cameron in amazement, this result was a little unexpected for him. The materials I have read in my previous life have not said that Cameron actually has such a strong curiosity.

"But if what you're going to say in a moment doesn't interest me enough, I'm not going to admit it," Cameron added, "Don't tell me you're bluffing." ”

"Okay, okay, since you ask for this, James, I will naturally obey my fate" Fang Mingyuan raised his hands and said, "Ms. Goyle, I hope you can understand that this is a trade secret, no matter whether Emerald Bird Films is willing to cooperate with Kumho in the future, you must keep it a secret until it is released." ”

Goyle also solemnly raised his hand and said, "I swear to God, who knows everything and can do anything, that I will keep this secret, and even my relatives will not say a word without your permission." ”

Fang Mingyuan nodded and turned his gaze back to Cameron, at this time he had already shown a somewhat excited look - as he expected, it was a new movie

"I plan to start making a movie in two or three years, and its total budget, that is, including publicity expenses, is ......" Fang Mingyuan glanced around at the two who were listening intently, and then said, "Three hundred million dollars"

The cup in Goyle's hand unfortunately fell on the table again, and the water that had just been poured into it poured out again, only this time, Cameron did not dodge at all, and let it flow.

The shocking amount of $300 million has completely shaken the hearts of the two of them

As the first film with a budget of more than $100 million, "Terminator 2" has attracted so much attention since the start of filming, and I am afraid that no one knows better than Cameron and Gower. And Fang Mingyuan actually proposed to shoot a movie with a total budget of 300 million US dollars, how could this not surprise the two?

300 million US dollars, such a large sum, not to mention a film company like Emerald Bird Films, which can only be regarded as a second-rate company in Hollywood, even an old film company like Twentieth Century Fox, has never been.

Kamei looked at Fang Mingyuan dumbfounded, although he had long thought that Fang Mingyuan might give himself a surprise, but this surprise was too big The budget benchmark of 100 million US dollars has just been broken, and the results have not yet been seen. Clayton's new work was handed over to him as promised, and he promised a film budget of $100 million, and he was still planning to make a movie with a total budget of $300 million, such a trust...... Such trust

For a while, Cameron felt that it was difficult for him to express his gratitude to Fang Mingyuan in words, although Americans are not like the Chinese people who say that a soldier dies for the knowing, but he can hand over such a large amount of money, not to mention ordinary Americans, to many American companies that cannot earn in a lifetime, so believe in his own directing strength, and believe in himself so much......

Cameron felt like his mind had gone blank, like a child who had just been introduced to words, and he didn't know what to say about it.

Fang Mingyuan looked at the two of them with a smile, and he was already very satisfied with the effect he had created

The total budget of 300 million US dollars, he did not put forward it on a hot head, but in his previous life, the final cost of Cameron's filming of "Titanic" was close to 300 million US dollars. Although this budget is staggering, I believe that no film company in the United States dares to put it forward recklessly. And Cameron's initial budget for filming "Titanic" in his previous life was only 150 million US dollars, and later increased to nearly 300 million US dollars again and again, for which Cameron had to say that he would donate the 8 million yuan he received from directing the film this time. Twentieth Century Fox also had to transfer part of its interest to Paramount in order to share the risk.

But Fang Mingyuan was different, because he knew that the $300 million invested in Cameron was definitely worth the money

The global box office of "Titanic" exceeded 1.8 billion US dollars, becoming the highest-grossing film in the history of Shijie films, and this record was not broken until 2,000 years later, when "Avatar" directed by Cameron was released, and this figure does not include all kinds of derivatives of "Titanic", if you count all of these, it is a huge revenue of billions of dollars. And nearly 70% of Titanic's revenue was earned outside the United States and Canada. It is the number one box office grossing man in many European countries, and the same is true in China. It was not until more than a decade later that it was broken.

Moreover, Fang Mingyuan values more that the success of "Titanic" will have a huge impact on Kumho Group in the future, including the "Terminator" series and the "Jurassic Park" series, plus a "Titanic", which can not only determine the status of Kumho Group in the Hong Kong film industry, but also make it a well-known film company in the whole Shijie Like those old film companies in the United States, you must know that after the release of "Titanic", including the Oscar of Americans, In total, Jeon Shijie has received nearly 90 awards, in addition to 47 nominations.

Long......

"Fang, you can always tell me what kind of movie this is by now, right? It's not going to be a new version of Star Wars, is it? Aside from the kind of sci-fi films that make people feel like they are dreaming, Cameron really can't think of what kind of movie would require such a sizable total budget.

His voice was hoarse, and his throat was dry like a fire

"This is a disaster movie, a disaster that will always be remembered in human history, but this will be an aiqing film, a modern version of the story of Juliet and Romeo. In this story, it is no longer the family shili that hinders the lovers from getting together, but the isolation from the social class......" Fang Mingyuan narrated the plot of "Titanic" in his previous life in a deep voice. Fortunately, he watched this movie no less than three times, and he still has a clear memory of the basic main plot in it.

The drinks on the table had long since bottomed out, but both Cameron and Gower were completely drawn to the story. They have already heard that the disaster described by Fang Mingyuan is the largest and most influential sinking disaster on the first voyage of the Titanic in the history of human navigation. In that shipwreck, more than 1,500 crew members and passengers disappeared forever in the icy waters of the Atlantic

However, Fang Mingyuan's script is not a complete disaster documentary form, but an unforgettable aiqing story that takes place with this incident as the background and stage

Through the stark contrast between rich and poor, the social class differences between men and women that have remained unchanged from front to back, the indifferent comfort and respectable behavior of an era that has long since vanished, the unprecedented luxury of the giant ship, and the audacity of the men who drive it madly at high speed in the darkness......

Life is an adventure, and the future is unknowable......

Incredible things are also possible......