Chapter 636: Covering Up (Second Update)

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Because of Barbara, Playboy "reluctantly" accepted the compromise plan proposed by 20th Century Fox, took over the "Titanic" that had been prepared in the name of Jinchen Film Group, and continued to complete the next filming work independently, of course, in the hearts of Vera Roosevelt and Duke and others, they also owed Playboy a favor-1-

After accepting the plan, the details of the negotiation were handed over to Jason Young and Dennis Zhang, but before the negotiation, Playboy specifically stated that there must be a result within a week, and if it dragged on, he would change his mind, and this made Jason Young aggressive, almost vomiting blood to a vice president of 20th Century Fox.

Of course, both sides are relatively satisfied with the final result, I don't know how Jinchen Film Group got the cost breakdown of the entire preparation process of "Titanic" (later some people said that James Cameron told the secret because he was not angry with 20th Century Fox, and some people said that William Campbell, the former president of Jinchen Film Group, used Infernal Affairs early), after negotiation, the labor was evenly shared, and in the end, the transaction price reached was 136.28 million US dollars.

From the beginning of contact with Playboy, "Titanic" is like a roller coaster, going through several twists and turns, during which it took more than half a year; And it took less than a month from James Cameron's firing of Squid to Playboy's sudden purchase of ownership of the film from 20th Century Fox.

Unless there is foresight, no one can believe that the playboy did all this for "Titanic", the risk is large, the investment is large, not only the return on investment is unpredictable, but the award is not necessarily what it is, a movie, either money or honor, let the 20th Century Fox see James Cameron's toss, and then choose, the answer must be no, because in the end, even James Cameron himself does not have even a little confidence.

Even the eldest and youngest grandmothers don't know why Chen Jin is so obsessed with getting the ownership of "Titanic", but she doesn't care about this, what she cares about is that the playboy told her from the beginning that he wanted to get that ownership, and he didn't hide it from her at all, he said he liked it, and that was enough!

After Jinchen Film Group and 20th Century Fox reached a consensus and signed an agreement, they then held a press conference, and "Titanic" suddenly broke the news, everything was done in secret before, and only a very small number of high-level executives knew, which instantly detonated the enthusiasm of the entertainment reporters.

At the press conference, William Campbell, the outgoing president of 20th Century Fox Films, simply said that it was a normal cooperation between the two companies, and the immediate result was the best, as for the details of the contract, he was naturally tight-lipped about it; And Dennis Zhang, the president of Jinchen Film Group, said that it was a document issued by the headquarters, and he was only responsible for implementation, but when the reporter mentioned Playboy, he immediately denied it, saying that his boss was called Barbara Chen, not Kingchan, Playboy was only the second largest shareholder of the film group, and he was not qualified to give him an order.

This kind of formulaic and obviously nonsense makes the entertainment fans hate itchy, but, everyone knows that it is unaffordable to play with these **oss, of course, the most important thing is that they still have a goal, which is also the best news reporting point - Playboy himself, that is a super ultimate **oss who is easy to talk to.

However, no one can find a playboy in the United States, because he has been staying at the filming location of "Titanic" since the second day of the negotiations, and he is naturally not afraid that 20th Century Fox will be tough because of this, and it will only be a week for him to travel and be fine. Actually, just look at the name - Baja California will know where it is, yes, although it is Mexican territory, it is at the foot of California, USA, and the city of Rosarrito is only 160 miles from Hollywood in Los Angeles, and it is only three hours by car.

Although James Cameron fired Squid, and later Playboy suddenly announced that he would no longer participate, "Titanic" was in trouble, but 20th Century Fox did not mean to give up, after all, it has spent so much money, but it is not conclusive for the time being, therefore, although people are panicked, it is not too out of control, plus the time is not too long, and there are some preparations before William Campbell, when Playboy took over, it was so-so.

Playboy's excellent communication skills and affinity make him feel at home here, not to mention, everyone is also a little in awe of this famous guy who is n times better than James Cameron, even those guys who openly and secretly accuse the company or Playboy of driving James Cameron away, and they are not descendants, and the descendants have long been swept away by 20th Century Fox, and they are all honest one by one.

Playboy is even better at his control of the overall situation, he knows what he wants and what he doesn't want, not to mention, he is also so familiar with "Titanic", except for a few small changes that need to be made, he will basically copy.

In a week, with the help of the people who arrived later, the entire crew of "Titanic" regained its vitality again, which is the time when Jinchen Film Group and 20th Century Fox negotiated a contract, and even, the crew of "Titanic" is even better than before, just look at the working status of the crew, Playboy is a person who is good at mobilizing people's enthusiasm, but he doesn't need to speak out, and he is not the so-called "tyrant" like James Cameron.

The crew doesn't have to worry about money now, playboy is the guarantee of money, unlike before, although James Cameron spends a lot of money, he is also under great pressure, and his life is tight. For example, in terms of food, Playboy raised the standard of $5 for a meal for the average staff, $3 for the middle, and $5 for the high-level, which is such a change, the food immediately went up a notch, and the crew was also happy.

Counting up, the entire crew has more than 500 people, and the extra cost is less than 5,000 US dollars a day, which is 150,000 a month, and there are no 2 million a year, but James Cameron is definitely impossible, because he has to be careful with his calculations, and the playboy doesn't care about that money at all, to put it very casually, he really throws out much more money than this.

The best way to unite people's hearts is to let them see hope, make everything better, and if there is a strong support, it will make everyone confident, and Playboy has done it all so easily.

The crew got it, and the next thing was the actor's problem, Leonardo DiCaprio was naturally the first to disappear from the list, Playboy would never give up this role to anyone, no matter what the outside said, but other actors, especially the heroine, Playboy was a little hesitant.

At this time, another week has passed since 20th Century Fox, and the entertainment reporters finally saw the playboy appear, in fact, it was not that the entertainment secretary rushed to Rosarido, but the playboy didn't dump them, except for making it up, they couldn't get first-hand information at all, and even the crew members were tight-lipped.

"King, why did you suddenly take over the follow-up work of "Titanic", didn't you say before that you would no longer be involved in the work related to it?" After the playboy returned to New York, he was afraid that these flies would buzz around him every day, so he immediately held a simple press conference in Battery Park, and when it came to simplicity, it was because he was sitting on a park bench, and the others, sorry, stood up, anyway, eight big strong men were standing next to him, and it was impossible to squeeze the bench with him. Hearing the question from the reporter from USA Today, the playboy chuckled lightly, a little helplessly, "You should ask the people at 20th Century Fox this question, or, one of their major shareholders, Mr. Duke of Bank of America, can give you a better answer." ”

The playboy pushed two, five or six, and the entertainment reporters were stunned, and the reporter of the "Hollywood Chronicle" frowned, "Does this have anything to do with your purchase of the ownership of "Titanic", or what prompted you to suddenly return to this movie as a buyer after giving up, what is the mystery in this?" ”

"I can't say much, that is, I probably quite like this movie, and I wrote a script for it before," Playboy still looked uncooperative, "As for the rest, buying and taking over are actually the same reason, but I can't say more." ”

The more the playboy talked, the more mysterious it became, but the entertainment reporters were depressed, they naturally wanted the most real answer, not this kind of ambiguous news, the reporter of the "San Francisco Chronicle" quipped, "King, you seem to be a little helpless, you won't tell me, those guys at 20th Century Fox forced you to agree, if it was before, I still believe it, but now it seems impossible." ”

The playboy laughed, "That's not it," waving his hand, "Okay, we can treat this issue as a good cooperation between the two companies, stop here, and if you don't have any other problems, then I'll go first." ”

Where are the entertainment reporters willing to do it, and immediately the entertainment reporters of "Rolling Stone" magazine asked, "Then how will you arrange it next, do you have confidence in the mess of "Titanic"?" ”

Playboy shrugged, "My original plan was to start arranging my new job around July in the second half of the year, and now it has obviously disrupted all my plans, and I don't think I know about the next arrangement," thought about it again, "As for "Titanic", I think, work hard, I will accept the result!" ”

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