In fact, James? Cameron belonged to the mistake of picking up a leak, and the original director, Miller Drake, was replaced by project leader Ovidio Assonitis.

This is a horror movie called "Piranha II: The Spawning" - Piranha 2: Breeding.

Most of the underwater scenes were shot on Grand Cayman in the Caribbean, with another location in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, and interior scenes in a studio in Rome, Italy.

Since the investment is not much, it is not surprising that there are constant contradictions in the operation of the project.

Like James? When Cameron was in Rome, the crew was almost all Italian, and it was very inconvenient to communicate.

More so James? Cameron is mad that the person in charge, Ovidio Assonitis, has reservations about his trust, which is that you can shoot the shots as required, and as for going to the editing room to see what it looks like, there is no need.

James? Cameron's grievances in his heart can be imagined, this is too much to bully newcomers.

Listen to James? After Cameron finished complaining, Tang Huan shook his head again and again, "What are you talking about, I'm really a little anxious, I have two Hollywood companies in control, even if the combined performance of Lianmei and MGM is at the bottom of Hollywood, but the appropriate directing opportunity can still wait, why bother to suffer from this wretch." ”

"I really don't have enough patience, so now I'm back and follow the dispatch and work steadfastly." James? Cameron smiled awkwardly.

In fact. It is precisely because of the friendship established by previous coincidence. As a result, he got the special treatment of being able to communicate directly with Tang Huan. At the same time, Tang Huan also appreciates him, James? Cameron wanted to prove himself so that he could cross the minimum qualifications and enjoy the career opportunities promised by the big boss as soon as possible.

It's a pity that now "Piranha 2: Breeding" has made itself a feather, James? Cameron had no choice but to succumb to reality and come back to work on his qualifications.

Still, James? Cameron is still not reconciled. I have been in contact with Tang Huan for so long. He knows that the other party likes to think actively during the conversation, and even if the topic is not popular, he is extremely tolerant.

So, James? Cameron first sighed with a bitter face, "I was so angry that I got sick, and even had a terrible dream when a metal torso of a robot that was left after the explosion crawled towards me with a kitchen knife. ”

Speaking of which, James? Cameron immediately changed his face, took out a few pages of the manuscript and handed it over. Not without excitement said: "But." This also inspired me to write a simple script. You see if there is value. ”

Hearing this, Tang Huan's heart moved, and he took the manuscript and read it.

There's not much content, to the effect that the story of two robots sent back from the future is only in the initial stage, but the idea is very clear.

Tang Huan bowed slightly, sure enough, these are the first two parts of the movie "Terminator".

James? Cameron has been paying attention to Tang Huan's look, as long as the other party is interested, then he can come to the capital operation.

After all, relying on relationships to make friends enjoy food and food, and relying on ability to take the initiative to initiate projects, is not the same, and people who can achieve fame are often inevitably arrogant.

"How?" James? Cameron asked tentatively.

"It's still vague in terms of setting, but it's interesting." Tang Huan nodded, clearly gave his affirmation, and then suddenly laughed, and made James for a while? Cameron's second monk was confused.

Naturally, he didn't know that the reason why Tang Huan laughed was because he suddenly thought of something more interesting from "The Terminator".

In the original plane, James? Cameron's idea for "The Terminator" was not too good, and even his agent was disgusted, so the two fell out and parted ways.

In the course of the project's operation, GaleAnneHurd - Gale Hurd? Annie? Hurd became intrigued, so James? Cameron sold the rights to "Terminator" to the other party for $1.

But there is one condition, that is, the film must be made by James? Cameron himself directed.

I have to say, James? Cameron was still obsessed at the beginning of his career.

Gail? Annie? Hurd is a highly qualified Hollywood professional woman who previously worked at NewWorld Pictures as President of Roger Corman. Koeman's assistant, and by working in various positions, he mastered the commercial operation of the film.

By 1982, Gail? Annie? Hurd founded his own film production company, Pacific Western Productions.

The year after the release and success of "The Terminator" in 1985, Gail? Annie? Hurd married James? Cameron, who became his second wife, maintained four marriages.

So, James? Cameron sold the rights to "The Terminator" for $1, which doesn't seem to be a big loss.

And the actress of "The Terminator" is played by Linda Hamilton - Linda? Hamilton, who later became James? Cameron's fourth wife, but only two years later, ended in divorce.

You know, at that time, with the movie "Titanic" that swept the world, James? Cameron can be described as fame and fortune.

In other words, the little net worth earned by this great director has been diluted because of divorce.

Gail? Annie? Hurd and James? Through a friend's relationship, Cameron contacted OrionPictures, Orion Pictures, and the other party agreed, as long as James? Cameron can pull in investment from elsewhere. It will provide a distribution network.

Afterward. HemdaleFilmCorporation - John Daly - John ? Daley. I also expressed interest in the script of "The Terminator" and participated in it.

With the financial backing of these parties, James? Cameron was finally able to make his first film in the truest sense of the word, but the initial budget was only $4 million, which was later raised to more than $6 million.

Hollywood's dislike of this novice director can be seen from this.

Now, James? Cameron put the idea of "Terminator". When the treasure was in front of him, Tang Huan definitely didn't mind throwing out millions of dollars to support and invest.

But the problem is, there is no need to compromise on finding financial support for the project, and the cast of the movie may also change, James? Will Cameron's two marriages still happen? Will the great director's net worth be raised to another level because of this?

It's rare to encounter a fun thing, Tang Huan can't laugh if he wants to, but this kind of fun is not easy to publicize, so he can only enjoy it alone.

"We're old friends anymore. Some of the bottom may as well be handed over to you. Tang Huan explained openly and honestly, "I have always admired your ability. And this idea is also unique, so I naturally want to invest in it. ”

Speaking of this, Tang Huan changed his words, "In addition, I have other considerations. The film obviously had some special effects, and I wanted it to be done on a personal computer. George? Lucas created an industrial light and magic project for Star Wars, and I wanted to provide a more powerful and wide-ranging special effects platform. ”

Tang Huan stared at James with burning eyes? "In other words, I need a clearer, more high-end market demand to point the direction of the industry and motivate my engineers to develop stronger products." And you, in the process of preparing for the filming of this film, need to make an impromptu cameo as a reproach from the system requirements analyst. ”

"System Requirements Analyst? What does it do? "James? Cameron pointed to his nose and began to sweat on his forehead, "I don't understand the high-tech of Silicon Valley." ”

"I'll take you to the R&D center for a visit, and through on-site observation, you will understand what's going on." Tang Huan smiled slightly and stood up.

……

Now, what does the highest hardware configuration of the second-generation Fangyuan computer look like? The answer can be found in the second-generation Fangyuan computer Ultra.

In terms of CPU, it is naturally two 32-bit MC68000.

Its external address bus is 24 bits and the physical memory addressing space reaches 1MB, while the 16-bit Intel 8086 has an external address bus of 20 bits and the physical memory addressing space is only 1MB.

It is with this support that the memory configuration of the second-generation Fangyuan computer Ultra is 4MB, which is already the level of a small computer.

After introducing the ST-506 with a capacity of 5MB last year, Seagate has come up with an upgraded version of the ST-412 with a capacity of 10MB this year.

The second-generation Fangyuan computer Ultra adopts a dual-hard disk configuration with two ST-412s installed.

Specialized display cores, audio cores, as well as Ethernet cards and floppy disk drives, are also essential components of the second-generation Fangyuan computer Ultra.

The performance of a computer is naturally not something that can be distinguished by simply adding or subtracting parts.

The excellent performance of the second-generation Fangyuan computer Ultra benefits from two points:

First of all, the ISA bus plays an important role as a bridge.

Secondly, the special version of the operating system FreeDOS, FreeDOS-Ultra, played the role of a marshal in command of the three armies.

In addition, in order to better heat dissipation, the main chassis of the second-generation Fangyuan computer Ultra is not simply increased in size, but carefully designed, and even applied for relevant patents.

This is also a manifestation of the gap between other computers and Fangyuan computers, they will not work hard in such an inconspicuous place at all.

The second-generation Fangyuan computer Ultra has reached an outrageous level of luxury in terms of configuration, and almost all engineers are eager to slander it.

Even the Motorola engineers who are responsible for communicating MC68000 technical issues, after seeing this kind of enthusiast product, rely on this enthusiast product to stay here and not return to their own company, in order to continue to get the opportunity to experience the machine.

However, there are also many people who have doubts, so simply stacking up hardware configurations and improving performance indicators, in addition to symbolism, does it have any other effect?

In other words, such a tall second-generation Fangyuan computer Ultra, what can customers do if they buy it back at an expensive price? It's a bit of a test of imagination.

……

James? When Cameron and Tang arrived at an area of the R&D center, they saw several personal computers connected by cables and a group of engineers pointing at the screen.

After taking a closer look at the content of the images on the monitor, James? Cameron found out that it seemed to be a toy car, and what was even more amazing was that it could be disassembled and combined at will, and it could be driven vividly on the screen.

"This is a toy design for Hasbro." Tang Huan explained, "Three professional software are used, Illustrator, which provides vector graphics processing functions, Photoshop, which provides bitmap processing functions, and AutoCAD, which provides computer-aided design functions, but in the end, this software has not yet been publicly launched to the market. ”

"Just from what I've seen so far, I can conclude that these PCs can really provide great support for film VFX." James? Cameron's eyes lit up as he stared at the second-generation Fangyuan computer Ultra.

"Now, what does the system requirements analyst mean?" Tang Huan smiled slightly, "Just like the Hasbro toy that is being displayed, give priority to the movie special effects, give priority to those that are commonly used, and put them forward one by one, and let my engineers solve them." Through this kind of actual combat, the objective market demand will be transformed into an intimate and powerful function. ”

Tang Huan slapped James? Cameron's shoulder, "When the time comes, it will be a matter of course to set up a computer special effects company that operates independently." Therefore, your burden is still quite heavy, you can't patronize your own film projects, but you have to take care of it, at least you have to take the lead in setting up a special effects team. ”

James? Cameron nodded suddenly, he suddenly felt a kind of pressure, Tang Huan's arrangement obviously exceeded his expectations.

But then again, if you really have your own computer special effects team, then the quality that "Terminator" can achieve is very worth looking forward to.

Thinking of this, James? Cameron's heartbeat suddenly accelerated a little. (To be continued......)