703 Concord's fourth largest director
If it weren't for the white business card raised in the young man's hand, if it weren't for the content of the script he dictated, Wang Xiaohu would have almost forgotten about this matter. [Full text reading]
Vaguely when "Jaws" premiered, Wang Xiaohu gave his personal business card to a man named James in the theater. Cameron's young truck driver, he couldn't have imagined that a few years had passed, he had forgotten about this matter, and people actually came to the door.
Now, without looking at the young man's appearance, Wang Xiaohu can be sure that he is Cameron, the "tyrant" who has been turned into a paranoid and money-burning machine by his Hollywood peers.
Speaking of James. When it came to Cameron, one could not help but mention another outstanding commercial film director, Steven. Spielberg, who can be compared to this twentieth-century film giant, itself shows Cameron's high status in people's minds.
"Hi James, long time no see, are you okay?"
Seeing Cameron with his back to him, almost pleading to sell his new script to Winterdur, Wang Xiaohu couldn't read it anymore.
When Cameron heard this voice, he suddenly turned his head, and the face that was crying because of pleading suddenly became radiant after seeing Wang Xiaohu.
"Hey, Tiger, God, I met Tiger." Cameron threw the concept map of "Terminator" in his hand, took two steps forward to hold Wang Xiaohu's hand, and said excitedly: "No, my situation is not very good, in fact, I am terrible now!" β
"Boss" Winterdur was embarrassed, he really didn't expect the young man to know his boss, it seems that his situation is not good.
Wang Xiaohu shook his head and said: "Lao Wen, what you did is not wrong, I don't mean to blame, you are busy with you first, I have something to talk about with James." β
With that, he patted Cameron on the shoulder and said, "Man, pick up these valuable concept drawings of yours and talk to me next door." β
"Of course, of course!" Cameron excitedly bent down to pick up the concept drawings again, and didn't forget to stick out his tongue at Winterdur before leaving the door.
In the office of the president of Concorde International Film Group, Wang Xiaohu greeted Cameron, "Sit casually." β
"Thank you. I'm so excited right now. Cameron danced with excitement and didn't know what to say for a while.
"I read in the newspaper that you won the Palme d'Or, and I came to Los Angeles from Italy to look for you, but the people in your company didn't seem interested in me."
Wang Xiaohu smiled and said: "It's not that there is no interest, but there is no time, you should know that we are struggling for the promotion of "Mulan", and there is not much time left for them." β
"Of course, I've seen it." After Cameron finished speaking, he suddenly remembered the business of his trip, and he hurriedly put the script and concept map in front of Wang Xiaohu's desk: "Tiger, can you help me read this script?" β
"Hot talk about service." Wang Xiaohu opened the script with a smile and read it, I have to say that this script is quite bad, Cameron doesn't seem to be proficient in the creation of the script, and neither the format meets the standards that a script should have, but he is still very patient to read it.
That's right, this script is indeed "The Terminator", Wang Xiaohu is already very sure, he secretly lucked himself to come at the right time, if he came one step late, I am afraid that this movie, which was one of the top ten science fiction movies in his previous life, will slip out of his hands.
"James, the plot is well written, I like it very much." Wang Xiaohu closed the script, picked up a conceptual drawing of a full-body metal skeleton burning in the flames in front of him and said, "This thing is also very good, did you draw it yourself?" β
"Yes, I drew it with my own hands." Cameron was excited, rubbing his hands and saying: "I had a very clear and terrible dream during the filming in Italy, I dreamed that I was taken from the future"
"I think the word crossing can better express what you mean." Wang Xiaohu said with a smile.
"That's right! It's crossing, hey, that's a really great word, that's what I'm trying to say. "I dreamed that I was killed by a machine killer who traveled from the future, it was a nightmare, I woke up soaking wet, you know, it just scared the hell out of me, it's not human, it's a sparkling metal skeleton, just like the concept art you just picked up." β
After Cameron finished talking about the source of the story of "The Terminator", he sighed, grabbed his hair with both hands, and began to tell Wang Xiaohu about his experience in Hollywood over the years.
It all started when he saw "Jaws" in the theater, when Cameron was still a truck driver and worked part-time as a mechanical maintenance worker, and when "Star Wars" set off a sci-fi movie craze, he realized that he fell in love with the film industry, so he quit his job as a truck driver and came to Hollywood to try his luck.
Apparently Cameron's luck was quite good as he entered Roger. Couman produces models for small-budget films. Soon, he got the opportunity to direct "Piranha 2" under his name.
The film, which has been called Cameron's directorial debut, was shot entirely in Italy, but he did not get along well with the Italian-speaking crew, who was a handyman on the set, and secondly, after the film was completed, the producers did not allow him to participate in the final editing of the fledgling director, and his ambitious film was changed beyond recognition.
Seeing that his hard work was about to be ruined, Cameron pried open the door of the studio with his credit card, 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.
During the filming of Piranha 2, Cameron suffered from illness, hunger and poverty. The painful experience left him with nightmares every night, and Terminator was inspired by one of these nightmares.
"Man, I'm very sympathetic to what you've been going through over the years."
After listening to Cameron talk about his bad experience in Hollywood, Wang Xiaohu sat next to him, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Hey, Jeffes, all the bad past is over, what I want to say is, I want your script, and"
"Really, haha, this is the most exciting good news I've heard in years!" Cameron couldn't help but jump, his hands kept dancing back and forth, and for a while he was a little overexcited.
Isn't it just for this reason that he keeps coming to Concordia and the International Film Group to trouble Winterdur today, and now Wang Xiaohu has promised to ask for his script, which is even more exciting than when he got rid of his virginity.
"And what?" After calming down, Cameron found that Wang Xiaohu was looking at him with a smile, so he clenched his fists and said, "I'm sorry, I was too excited just now." β
"It's nothing, the way you were happy just now makes me look happy for you." Wang Xiaohu patted the sofa and said, "James, sit down and listen to me." β
After Cameron sat down, Wang Xiaohu thought for a while and said, "From now on, I officially hire you as the director of Concorde International Film Group to prepare for this movie that scared you, I don't know how you feel?" β
"No problem!" As soon as Cameron's butt left the sofa, he felt that his appearance would leave a bad impression on Wang Xiaohu, so he sat down heavily, his already fine white skin was flushed with excitement, and his ten fingers kept knocking on his thighs, you can imagine the excitement in his heart at this time.
"Ok, welcome to Concord, you are the fourth director hired by the company after Lucas, Spielberg, and Stallone."
Whether it is Lucas, Spielberg or Stallone, the three are all top Hollywood directors, and the first two have presented the audience with "Star Wars", "Jaws", "Contact of the Third Kind", "ET", "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and other good works, and each of them has a box office of more than 100 million.
The latter set off a boom in American "tough guy" and "hero" films with "Rocky" and "First Blood", and is an idol in the minds of American teenagers.
Being able to work with these three great directors and stars in the same company, Cameron can't wait to stand on the top of the Statue of Liberty and announce the joy and happiness in his heart to the world!
"God, America is a country of dreams!" Cameron screamed loudly in his heart, but he was so hard pressed that his heart was thumping and pumping blood to his brain at high speed, and the feeling of almost suffocating him was simply wonderful.
"Hey, are you okay?" Wang Xiaohu couldn't help crying and laughing when he saw this, "If you feel that you can't hold back, just call it out, no one will laugh at you here." β
"Whew!" Cameron exhaled a long breath, opened his mouth, jumped up from the sofa with clenched fists, raised his head to the ceiling and screamed silently for a long time, then turned around and said, "Boss, from today onwards, I'm James. Cameron is your staff! β
"Yes, that's what it means." Wang Xiaohu stood up with a smile, clapped his hands and said, "Welcome to Xiehe." β
"It's a good feeling! Oh my God, I'm the director of Concord! β
"First go to the personnel department to sign a contract, then take your director card to the director's union to report, and then hand over your bad script to the company's screenwriting department, let them polish it well, and then again" Wang Xiaohu rubbed his nose and said: "Submit me a list of actors and a cost plan." β
βyes,sirοΌβ Cameron said loudly, "Boss, can I use the office phone, I'm going to tell my wife the good news." β
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(To be continued)