Ming Pao - "Blockbuster news: Jiahe invested 30 million Hong Kong dollars to create a flying blockbuster! ”

Oriental Daily - "Heavyweight news: Xinyicheng invested 60 million yuan to shoot a local super sci-fi blockbuster super police!" ”

Sing Tao Daily - "Hot news: Hong Kong film industry has added another new ding, the famous brand upstart Pan Disheng and Chen Jianxun set foot in the film industry to establish Debao International Entertainment Film Company. ”

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As soon as Gu Weiqi arrived at the company in the morning, he habitually picked up a few newspapers and browsed them, and saw the above big news.

After watching it, Gu Weiqi couldn't help but laugh dumbly, Jiahe and Xin Yicheng finally couldn't stabilize and began to keep up with big investment, which is a good thing for the Xiangjiang film industry. After all, if everyone makes big investments, then some shoddy small companies will definitely be squeezed to death.

The audience is not stupid, they are used to blockbusters, who will watch films with small investment? What's more, it's still a shoddy low-budget movie.

Of course, there is another disadvantage, that is, if the blockbuster invested by Jiahe and Xinyicheng is really successful, it will undoubtedly have an impact on the "Donglai Company". In other words, it will cause a lot of obstacles for Gu Weiqi to dominate the Hong Kong film industry.

Such things can be said to be both what he wants to see and what he does not want to see.

It may sound contradictory, but it is Gu Weiqi's true thoughts.

As for "Debao" Gu Weiqi, he really didn't expect that he had dug Hong Jinbao under his command, and Chen Jianxun would find the "famous brand king" Pan Disheng one step ahead of the original time and space. However, in this time and space, Gu Weiqi has created a series of famous brands, whether it is clothing, watches, jewelry and other luxury goods, all of which are very famous in Xiangjiang.

Many businessmen in the industry call Gu Weiqi the "famous brand king", but they snatched the name of Pan Disheng. That's why the media called Pan Disheng a "famous brand upstart", not a "famous brand king". However, this person did make a name for himself in the business world, especially in the clothing and watch worlds. In particular, there is the support of the Pan family with strong financial resources behind him, which makes him like a fish in water in the business world.

Just when Gu Weiqi had just finished reading the newspaper and put it down, Chen Xunqi and Lin Zhenying knocked on the door and walked in. They had a few newspapers in their hands, and when he glanced at them, he saw that they were the few entertainment pages he had just read, and he knew at once what they were coming for.

Sure enough, Lin Zhenying took the newspaper to him and said solemnly: "Archie, do you see today's newspaper?" There are a few big news, and the momentum is not small. ”

Gu Weiqi took the newspaper and put it on the desk, nodded and said, "I've seen it." As he spoke, he pointed to the couch next to him and motioned for them to sit down if they had anything to say.

After Chen Xunqi and Lin Zhenying sat down, Gu Weiqi also sat on the sofa, asked someone to make a pot of good tea, poured a cup of tea for the two, and said with a smile: "What?" This little movement makes you unable to sit still? ”

The two glanced at each other, and Chen Xunqi chuckled: "You can calm down." ”

Gu Weiqi laughed and said: "Of course, as the saying goes, it's good to hold your breath to shoot." ”

Lin Zhenying said: "But seriously, this time Jiahe and Xin Yicheng are really having a lot of fun." You look at 30 million to create a flying blockbuster, and 60 million to invest in a sci-fi blockbuster. If this really becomes a reality, it will definitely have a great impact on our company, aren't you worried at all? ”

Gu Weiqi smiled indifferently: "Then there is nothing to worry about, the soldiers will block the water and cover their ears." Besides, although they made a lot of noise, they still don't know what to do. If the movie is really good, it will indeed have a certain impact on our company. But if the audience doesn't buy it, it's for nothing. ”

"That being said, I always feel that both Xin Yicheng and Jiahe have a lot of certainty. Otherwise, I would never have released the news so early and hyped it up. In particular, Xin Yicheng also invited Tan Yonglin, a first-line singer in the music industry, to play the starring role with a high salary; Jiahe is even starred by Cheng Throat, which is menacing and should not be underestimated. ”

"Well, that's true. So what do you mean? ”

Chen Xunqi groaned and continued: "In order to deal with the blockbusters invested by Xinyicheng and Jiahe, I suggest that we also invest in two blockbusters and bump into them." ”

"I don't think there's any need for that. But since you have brought it up, then I will think about it, and as for the specific film I want to invest in, I will tell you when I think about it. ”

"Okay, let's get busy then." With that, the two walked out.

As soon as the two walked out, the intimate secretary Fang Lingwei came over to tell him that a person from the United States, claiming to be James Cameron, came to visit him.

"James Cameron?" Gu Weiqi's heart moved, could it be the incomparable and omnipotent director James Cameron in the film industry?

After a change of thought, he immediately said, "Invite him to the reception room, make some coffee and bring it over, and I will meet him myself immediately." ”

"Okay." Fang Lingwei nodded and turned to leave.

Gu Weiqi secretly pondered in his heart, if he was really the guy who was called the "tyrant on the set", then he must find a way to catch him in his hands. Although this guy is called a "tyrant on the set" by many actors and a "money-burning machine" by many investors, he is indeed very talented. Throughout the films he has invested in, the vast majority have brought lucrative reports to investors.

In particular, he has twice set the record for the highest film investment, made one of the highest-grossing films of all time in the world, equaled the record for the number of Oscars won by a film, and each film set the technical benchmark for future films.

Especially when talking about James Cameron, people can't help but mention another outstanding commercial film director, Steven Spielberg, who can be compared to this twentieth-century film giant, which in itself shows Cameron's high status in people's hearts.

Although the word "notoriety" is almost inevitably used in every article detailing James Cameron's life - yes, he was a demanding, tyrannical "tyrant" on the location; In the family, he is an inconsiderate and uncaring husband; In the eyes of his Hollywood counterparts, Cameron is a paranoid and money-burning machine.

However, in the eyes of many ordinary movie fans, these accusations are completely irrelevant, they are either picky in the egg or malicious attacks out of jealousy, there is only one James Cameron in the world, that is the big hero James Cameron, the great genius James Cameron, and the incomparable, omnipotent director James Cameron.

However, Gu Weiqi is not sure whether this James Cameron is the "king of the world" in his memory, if so, it is equivalent to drawing a good hand in his hand. Thinking about it, he went to the rest room next to him, changed into a black suit, and put on a rare tie, and then strode out of the office.

Soon Gu Weiqi came to the reception room, Gu Weiqi pushed the door in, and saw a large white man, take a closer look, isn't it the memory of the "tyrant on the set" Cameron - who is it? Suddenly, his eyes burst into a shining light, as if a money-loving fellow had seen a mountain of gold.

However, at this time, Cameron looked very untidy, and his half-length hair seemed to have not been taken care of for a long time, and it looked messy. He wears a gray T-shirt on the top, a pair of jeans underneath, and a pair of ordinary motley sneakers on his feet. It makes people look more like a truck driver than a movie director.

But when he saw Gu Weiqi, he couldn't help but light up his eyes. Memories of this person also came to mind.

Born in 1954 to a middle-class family in Orlando, Canada, Cameron was born to an electrical engineer father and an artist mother.

As a teenager, Cameron had extraordinary engineering and organizational skills, leading his friends to build a catapult large enough to leave a crater on the ground, and to send a rat to the bottom of the Niagara River in a homemade submarine.

In terms of art, he studied painting with his mother for many years, held an art exhibition in his hometown, and began writing science fiction novels at a very young age, and at the age of 12 he wrote a science fiction novel that was seen as the prototype for his science fiction film "The Abyss".

When Cameron was 14 years old, he saw the "2001 Space Odyssey" by the master Stanley Kubrick. Cameron was stunned and watched it 10 times in the cinema in a row, and from then on, the desire to make a movie germinated in his heart began to shoot some rudimentary films with his father's 8mm camera.

Especially in 1977, Cameron saw George Lucas's classic sci-fi film "Star Wars" and he was thrilled to realize that this was what he wanted to create. This allowed James Cameron to establish his own direction in life and start to get busy with it, and he began to look for opportunities to get in touch with the film industry everywhere, and eventually achieved brilliant results in the film industry after that.

At this time, Cameron was sitting on the sofa and drinking a cup of fragrant hot coffee, and when he saw Gu Weiqi, he immediately put down the coffee and stood up, took two steps forward and stretched out his hand, and said in English: "Hello Zachary Gu, my name is James Cameron, and I am a director from the United States." ”

Gu Weiqi suppressed his slightly excited mood, took a deep breath and smiled, and said in the same English: "Hello Mr. James Cameron, it's a pleasure to meet you!" ”

Cameron saw that Zachary Gu seemed to be very talkative, at least the first impression was very good, so he hurriedly said: "I'm also very happy to know you." ”

"Sit." Gu Weiqi shook Cameron's hand and pointed to the sofa.

Cameron sat down, Gu Weiqi also sat opposite him, and asked straight to the point: "I don't know what happened to Mr. Cameron who came to Xiangjiang from the United States and visited me in person?" ”

"That's Mr. Zachary, I'm a director. I worked on stunt models for the Kaman Studios film 'Stars in 1980 and as a second group director and filmmaking designer for 'BattlebeyondtheStars in '81. In 81, he directed 'Piranha 2: Breeding' and achieved a good box office ......"

Gu Weiqi nodded, there was information about Cameron, he had read it before he was reborn. As far as he knows, the film was shot in Italy. However, Cameron is rumored to have a bad time with the Italian-speaking staff. After the filming was completed, the producers did not allow him to participate in the final editing of the film out of contempt for the fledgling director.

Camel, who was 25 years old at the time, used a credit card to pry open the door of the studio, learned to use an Italian editing machine, and edited the entire film by himself in a few weeks. In the process, Cameron made up his mind not to work for anyone anymore and to make his own films. It's a pity that after he ran to Hollywood, he also ran into walls everywhere.

Listening to Cameron's achievements, Gu Weiqi slowly retracted his thoughts and asked, "Then what are you looking for me?" He asked again.

Cameron just now was also to pave the way for what he said next, and then he said bluntly: "When I was in the United States, I happened to see the novel 'Terminator' written by Mr. Zachley, and the plot of this novel is too similar to a nightmare I had when I was filming a movie in Italy in 1981. ”

"Oh, really?" Gu Weiqi smiled, knowing that this guy was suffering from disease, hunger and poverty in Italy.

The painful experience left him with nightmares every night, and at one point he had a very clear nightmare: being hunted by a machine killer from the future. Based on the content of the nightmare, he wrote a movie script full of his outstanding talent, that is, "The Devil's Terminator". At the time he sold the script to producer Goyle-Anne Hurtt for a dollar on the condition that he be allowed to direct the film in his own way.

But at the beginning, it was still a wall everywhere, and it wasn't until later that anyone invested in the film. The film, which cost only $6.5 million to make, went on to earn $36 million at the domestic box office and won praise from fans and critics alike, as well as widespread attention from the film industry. In 1985, Cameron and Sylvester Stallone wrote the script for "First Blood 2" together, which was also a box office success.

Since then, Cameron has been out of control, overcoming obstacles all the way, creating a glory of the film era and a legendary life that belongs to him.

After smiling, Gu Weiqi asked, "So what do you mean?" ”

"I want to make this work of yours, Mr. Zackery, into a film and put it on the big screen. When I was in the United States, I asked Cindy to buy the film adaptation rights of this novel, but she said that she couldn't be the master. If you must buy the adaptation rights of this novel, you must come to Xiangjiang to find Zachary. So here I am. Hopefully, Mr. Zachary will sell me the rights to the adaptation of this film. ”

"Oh, I see. First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Cameron for his love of my novel, and secondly, I will not sell the film rights to this novel. ”

Cameron was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly asked, "Why is this?" ”

"Mr. Cameron, don't worry, listen to what I'm going to say. Although I can't sell you the film rights to this novel, we can still work together. ”

Gu Weiqi said slowly: "If you want to buy the film adaptation rights of this novel, you need a lot of money first. In addition, if it is made into a movie, it will also require a lot of investment. With your current reputation, I guess it won't be easy to get investment, so why can't we work together? ”

"Oh, that's just as well." Cameron shrugged his eyebrows, nodded and said, "The cooperation you are talking about, I don't know what kind of cooperation method you want?" ”

"To put it simply, I contribute the money and you contribute. In addition, except for a few main actors who are designated by me, the director, shooting, and editing rights of the other films are all handed over to you, and I don't ask, you are fully responsible. I don't ask for details. ”

This condition is definitely good enough. In particular, the right to edit is of extraordinary significance to a director. Many film directors shoot films that are cut into a mess because they are taken away by investors for editing rights, thus ruining a good film.

Look no further than Cameron, who didn't let him be involved in the editing of his first directorial film "Piranha 2: Breeding" in 1981. I had to pry open the studio door with a credit card, learn to use an Italian editor on my own, and spend a few weeks secretly editing the entire film on my own.

But it was also during this period that Cameron made up his mind not to work for anyone anymore and to make his own films.

Now it was an opportunity for him, and he thought he had misheard, so he asked, "What did you say, Mr. Zachary?" ”

So Gu Weiqi repeated the words again, and finally asked, "I wonder if Mr. Cameron is willing to cooperate with me?" Of course, I'm sure Cameron will be satisfied with my salary. In addition to the basic salary and fixed salary, the directors of our Oriental Hollywood International Film Company also have generous box office dividends. If this film can be a big hit after it is made, I will give you no less than 5% of the box office dividends. ”

Cameron was very excited, of course, what made him excited was not the five percent box office dividend, but the ability to bring the "Terminator" to the big screen. You must know that although he has also participated in the production of several films, he is not famous now. What he needs most now is fame, and he has a hunch that when "Terminator" is released, he will definitely become famous in one fell swoop.

Suppressing his excitement, he nodded heavily, "If that's the case, I'm naturally very willing to cooperate with you, Mr. Zachary." ”

"That's great, but to work with me, you have to be a contracted director of our company."

Gu Weiqi emphasized: "Oh, I forgot to tell you, if this movie is a big hit, follow-up films such as 'E-T Aliens' and 'The Matrix' series can also be directed by you." You should know that these novels were written by me, and they are all suitable for filmmaking. ”

Cameron exclaimed, "Yes, I must admit that all the novels you have written, Mr. Zachary, are more suitable for film. I have to say, you're a genius. ”

"Then if you don't have a problem, I'll ask my secretary to get you the contract."

"Okay, let me take a look at the contract first."

So Gu Weiqi asked Fang Lingwei to take the contract, especially emphasizing the "A-level" contract.

Fang Lingwei quickly gave the contract to Cameron, the so-called "A-level" contract is a contract specially customized for directors by Gu Weiqi's "China Entertainment International Superstar Entertainment Agency", which is a ten-year contract. Once the contract is signed, it is equivalent to a deed of sale, but the treatment in the contract is still very favorable.

As long as you don't cooperate with other peer companies behind your back, then there is no problem. But once the contract is violated, the consequences can be serious.