On December 14, 1997, "Titanic", which was destined to go down in film history, held its premiere in Los Angeles.

The reporters on both sides of the red carpet took advantage of the gap between the producers and behind-the-scenes workers walking through the red carpet to adjust the shots, as well as the film, so as to leave it for the stars who came later, and at this time, quite a lot of noise broke out on both sides of the noisy red carpet!

This is not the finale, is it? Some unknown reporters looked at the red carpet camera with their necks held high, and couldn't help but take a breath: "Eric! How did he get here? ”

"He's good friends with Lenaondo, so it's not surprising that he's helping his friends with their films, right?"

"He still has a female companion!" I don't know who howled like this, the reporters carried their cameras one after another, and they were excited not to want it! You must know that as the most watched star in the United States in the second half of the year, it can't be simply limited to the category of "star", it should be said that it is an idol! The name Eric Xavier is so deafening! Especially after the release of the extraordinary movie "One Shot" and the subsequent series of events, he is now an idol of more and more people in the United States!

For journalists, it's a topic maker, newspaper and magazine sales, and a year-end bonus! However, he is really low-key and can't be more low-key, a large number of reporters in Los Angeles are dispatched, and they can't dig three feet into the ground, and they haven't taken a single photo of him! Now, he not only took the initiative to appear, but also brought a female companion!! What an uplifting side!

Many reporters were shaking their hands with excitement.

"Eric's female companion seems to be quite shy."

"It's out! It's out! ”

"It's a man!"

The capital letters "Hollywood's popular superstar, EX industry heir publicly came out" floated in the minds of reporters, and the excited cameras couldn't hold them!

"It's James Cameron!"

“……”

In a short period of time, the on-site media reporters experienced violent mood fluctuations, and their faces did not turn freely between great sorrow and joy, either blank or hideous, forming two unique landscapes.

James Cameron: "......"

Gu Qing: "...... Good chic way to welcome. ”

Journalists: "......"

The reporters immediately adjusted their facial expressions, and the flashing lights came and went, illuminating the originally somewhat dim venue as bright as day.

The two walked the red carpet side by side, and James Cameron faintly glared at Gu Qing, who was smiling charmingly, "Why should I walk the red carpet with you?" ”

Gu Qing smiled: "Don't be too moved." ”

James Cameron was speechless, and just took a photo with the media on one side, he found that Gu Qing's little bastard was graceful to be interviewed by the media on the other side, and those reporters really hated to eat him!

This is really not an exaggeration at all, just two days ago, the North American box office of "One Shot" exceeded 400 million US dollars, unceremoniously occupying the first place in this year's North American box office list, and the second place is the 250 million US dollars "Men in Black". What's more, the overseas box office is also very gratifying, and it is very likely to become the first film in film history to exceed one billion dollars at the total box office!

To be honest, Gu Qing contributed a lot to the achievements of "A Thousand Shots" today, and it has also created an extraordinary influence. Besides, "Los City Confidential", which was released a month after "A Thousand Shots", also has a double harvest at the word-of-mouth box office, and the current North American box office has reached 160 million. It was not at all surprising for reporters to see him smell blood like a shark.

It was a female reporter who grabbed the first question, and her face was red at Gu Qing, who was personable and waiting for her to ask questions, and the background was the painful and distorted faces of the male reporters who were punched and kicked by her.

"Hey, Eric, are you healed?"

Male reporters: "......" is too much, and I don't know where to start throwing up for a while. First of all, now is the opportunity to interview with you with great difficulty, not to make you a nymphomaniac, although people are really handsome - the deep lake blue three-piece suit is really formal, calm and elegant to wear, handsome is like asking people to immerse themselves in the endless quiet lake water, it is so handsome that it is suffocating Thank you - but what about the reporter's professional qualifications, what is this question called?

Again, the injury really dates back more than a month. Speaking of which, the theme of "A Thousand Shots" is thought-provoking, the theme of other people's movies is "soul without genes", and normal people are shuddering for the future world constructed in the movie, which leads to deep thought. There are some extreme humans who dragged mutants in, carried out some outrageous protests, and when the crew of "A Thousand Shots" was doing publicity, they broke into the venue with machinery and tried to cause bloodshed......

Such a bad act, of course, did not succeed! The man in front of him not only heroically saves beauty (the 'beauty' here refers to Jude Law, the actor of the second male lead), but also shows his incredible skills and subdues the perpetrator.

The point is that people weren't hurt at all - cough cough although there was irresponsible news circulating at the time, but didn't they come out to refute the rumors later-the bad ones should be those extreme protesters who caused trouble, just the current fans of the people can drown them by spitting on them, not to mention the huge team of lawyers behind the EX industry!

…… In a word, ask the key point, dear!

Gu Qing smiled slightly, "Thank you for your concern, now I have recovered." ”

The male god is easy to cooperate.

Reporter: "According to the latest statistics, "A Thousand Shots" has set a new box office record, what do you want to say about this? "You know, before "A Thousand Shots" set a new box office record, the former highest-grossing holder was "Jurassic Park" directed by Steven Spielberg, which was released in 1993. Gu Qing and Steven Spielberg also collaborated on a movie in the first half of this year, which will be released next year.

That's a really good question.

Gu Qing thought for a moment and said, "I think this will probably become the record for the shortest period of time, and I will feel sorry for it." ”

Journalists: "......"

However, there were also those who reacted quickly and said in surprise: "Eric, are you optimistic about the box office of "Titanic", which will surpass the record of "One Shot"?" ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was surprised. After all, before that, most people in Hollywood were not very optimistic about the box office of "Titanic", otherwise, "Titanic" began filming in 1995 and finished filming in the first half of 1996, but the release time has been delayed again and again, and it has been delayed until now.

Everyone was waiting with bated breath for Gu Qing's answer, even James Cameron, although he wanted to kick it over even more!

Under the watchful eye, Gu Qing slowly spoke: "Guess? ”

Journalists: "......"

I wanted to ask something more, Gu Qing was dragged away by James Cameron's arm, and before leaving, he waved goodbye to the interview area just now, he was so polite, the reporters felt a little embarrassed inexplicably, it was all "you guessed" fault!

When he entered the theater, James Cameron silently said: "Do you really think so?" I think the box office of "Titanic" will exceed one billion. ”

In fact, in the end, it was 1.8 billion, of course, Gu Qing didn't say this to him, he shrugged: "Think about it, there is no sin." Under James Cameron's angry glare, he sternly said, "Of course I think so, I thought I was very confident in you and Titanic, and it was obvious that I had invested in it so neatly at the beginning." ”

Before James Cameron could be moved, he heard Gu Qing say, "Are you moved to cry?" ”

“…… I don't care about you! The emotion vanished suddenly, and James Cameron thought to himself, I really should show the fans who worship this little bastard what kind of virtue this guy is!

At this time, the executives of Twentieth Century Fox and Paramount Studios, who had already entered earlier, took the initiative to come over to say hello, but their expressions were a little subtle, probably because they had heard about the interview outside. In their hearts, of course, they hope that "Titanic" will be a box office hit, but they think so in their hearts, but no one has ever said it to the media, for fear that they will not reach that level and be slapped in the face by then.

But they didn't take the initiative to bring it up again, and naturally brought up other topics: "Eric, your speech on "One Shot" was really fantastic. ”

Isn't it great? Some media analyzed that just the speech with the theme of "soul without genes" pulled up the box office of "A Thousand Shots" by at least 100 million US dollars.

Looking at the whole of Hollywood, even A-list superstars have such a terrifying box office appeal!

Although that speech was produced under the austere situation of the time, after all, at that time, under the instigation and protest of extreme anti-mutant people, there was quite a tendency to set off a war between ordinary humans and mutants, and if one was not handled properly, it would be a situation from which there would be no return. But at that time, almost no one could have imagined that Gu Qing's chosen way to deal with it was to make a public speech, and after the speech, the shape was immediately reversed and became clear.

The so-called "times create heroes" is very suitable here. At that time, some media joked afterwards that if it was a presidential candidate's canvassing speech, then Eric Xavier would definitely be elected!

But then again, despite the "current situation", everyone has to admit that he showed extraordinary courage and became a national idol to admire after this incident, not to mention that there is an EX industry behind him.

Such a Gu Qing, whether as a star with extraordinary appeal or a partner in the future, is what the studio wants to woo. So for a while, the atmosphere was very harmonious.

While they were talking, there were gradually more people in the theater, the invited film critics and some of the audience waited, Gu Qing left for a while, and when he came back, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet had already walked the red carpet and came in.

Seeing Gu Qing, Leonardo DiCaprio came over to greet him with a smile, "How did you come from the audience?" ”

"My family and friends are here, I'm going to check it out." Professor X, Magneto, and David and Cyclops, of course, their positions are separated.

Leonardo DiCaprio: "Remember to say hello on my behalf," and then he asked quietly, "Do you really think that "Titanic" will surpass "One Shot" at the box office?" ”

It seems that everyone knows about this matter, Gu Qing raised his eyes and looked at his friend with brilliant blonde hair, handsome and a little unruly temperament, thought of one thing, the corners of his mouth curled, and there was a rippling brilliance in his blue eyes, "Do you want to bet with me, my friend?" ”

……

"The Times" not only created a national idol, but also created a "One Shot".

In other words, "One Shot", a science fiction movie with an investment of only 50 million US dollars and not a major special effect, has achieved today's proud results, breaking various box office records one after another, and has also caused widespread discussion around the world, which is really created by the combination of various factors. But when people thought that a miracle like this would not happen again, the "dream ship" of the Titanic set sail!

Gu Qing put down the newspaper in his hand, well, I want to see him slapped in the face, then think about it. However, he turned his head to look at the laser eye that had been talking and stopped, and asked slowly, "Something?" ”

Laser Eye actually has a lot to say, and has been thinking about which question to ask first, Leng Buding was asked by Gu Qing like this, he blurted out: "Your mommy is gone, are you sad?" ”

Gu Qing: "......"

Cyclops: "...... Uh, I mean Magneto. ”

Gu Qing said slowly: "I know you're talking about Magneto, what do you actually want to say?" Why do I feel like you're asking me, are you sad that Dad and Mommy are divorced? ”

Cyclops: "...... You're enough, you! ”

Gu Qing was very innocent: "Didn't you start first?" ”

Laser's eyes weakened: "Okay, don't you have anything to say about Magneto's departure?" Has his superpowers been restored? ”

"Obviously." The vaccine that can eliminate the superpowers of mutants developed now is not once and for all, and can only be suppressed for a short time, and according to his judgment, Gu Qing has reason to believe that the date of Magneto's superpower restoration is earlier than the date of the table, but Professor X should know this matter better than him. Furthermore, "Did you surprise you that Magneto was leaving?" Do you want to see him stay at X Academy to teach young students? Speaking of which, when Qin's ability awakened, Professor X and Magneto went to visit together. ”

Lasereye twitched the corners of his mouth and muttered, "I thought he had changed his ways." ”

Gu Qing paused and said, "I can't say that, because we are not on the side of Magneto and the Brotherhood, we just have different ideas. ”

Laser Eye was speechless, he obviously heard Gu Qing say this to Professor X! He opened his mouth, thought about it or gave up arguing with Gu Qing, and listened to Gu Qing say: "It's just that I think he should correct his attitude and change his policy in the future, in order to achieve a more far-reaching goal." ”

Professor X and he both knew very well that they could restrain Magneto for a while, but there was a fraternity behind Magneto that had extreme behaviors and attitudes. Besides, Professor X had not been able to convince Magneto before, just look at his paralyzed leg, and now that so many years have passed, it is impossible to convince Magneto to "change his ways".

However, we should not underestimate the power of friendship. This can be seen from Magneto's murderous intentions towards him at the beginning, and then to the fact that he can still talk to him "with a pleasant face" in front of Professor X.

Moreover, Magneto's return to the Brotherhood is also what Gu Qing wants to see. In Gu Qing's opinion, it is basically impossible for mutants and ordinary humans to coexist in harmony. Strictly speaking, mutants and ordinary humans are different races, and they are both races at the top. In this case, the most evolutionary possibility is that the stronger race will destroy the weaker race.

Gu Qing had also imagined what it would be like if it developed in this direction of greatest possibility. Thinking that before the establishment of a new order, it would inevitably bring bloody storms and blood, and there would be a long period of barrenness and stagnation, which was not what Gu Qing wanted to see.

What's more, wouldn't it be more interesting to choose a more difficult path than the more likely "general trend" and want to see what can be done and how many unpredictable variables can be bringed? is like the repercussions of the movie "A Thousand Shots".

Gu Qingwu was immersed in his thoughts, but he didn't know that the red quartz glasses that were already angry with the laser eyes were shining, damn it, is there anything different between the two of them? Come to war!