Chapter 221: The Soldier
Seeing off Natalie, Ryan returned to the set of Rosario, probably because the news of the movie was about to be closed spread, a large number of paparazzi and reporters appeared around, and occasionally some pictures of actors shot with telephoto lenses were published in the newspaper, and the crew also released some news from time to time, maintaining the hot topic about "Titanic".
Most of the rest are some very bits and pieces, or is it James? Cameron wasn't too happy and needed to reshoot the footage.
Of course, there is also a highlight - Jack sinks into the sea.
"Jim, you're glad you fell through the decision to shoot with ice water." In front of the huge water tank of the makeshift studio, Jon? Landau is testing the temperature of the water.
"There's no way, Ryan's physique is a big problem." Cameron shook his head, the actor's white breath can only rely on the post-CG production.
"yes, if he gets seriously ill because of this, a lot of people across the country will mail you bullets." Jon? Landau joked.
There is no financial pressure in this life, this guy with James? Mr. Cameron barely had any conflicts.
"I'm not afraid of bullets, I'm more worried about Nicole? Kidman called on the door. Cameron seemed to have a lingering palpitation, "Do you know how terrible it is for a hysterical woman who loves Ryan more than herself?" β
In the dressing room, Ryan looked at his own white face, and then at Winslet, who asked George to call, "Kate, should we take a little revenge on Jim, he yelled at us for five months, and it was a wild roar of up to three hundred decibels." β
"Do you have any great ideas?" Winslet was clearly interested.
"We've been in the sea for so long...... "Ryan in Kate? Winslet whispered a few words in her ear, and she kept nodding, "That's a good idea, I'll go find the other actors." β
After saying that, he ran out to contact the accomplice.
Half an hour later, Ryan's face was bloodless. Ice flowers hang from his hair, let go of the wooden board he was holding, slowly sink into the sea, and finally disappear into the camera.
βGreatοΌβ
With James? Cameron's voice sounded, the crew erupted in shocking cheers, and after five months of hard shooting, the movie was finally closed.
"Bang~"
When the champagne opened, many colored bars flew into the air.
Ryan stood up from the three-foot-deep tank and said to Kate? Winslet and a few of the actors around her winked their eyes. They quickly jumped out of the tank and brought the basin that had been prepared long ago.
"Hey, give me one!"
Ryan took the plastic basin from Winslet, picked up half of the basin, and jumped out of the tank. Extremely nimble and swift jumped behind Cameron.
"Jim, a gift for you."
In Cameron's surprised eyes. The sea water poured down. The tyrant on the set turned into a soup chicken.
"And me!"
Accompanied by Kate? Winslet's shout, the sea water poured down like a torrential rain, Cameron probably saw something, and there was no intention of dodging, leaving the actor to vent.
However, Cameron will not let go of the initiators. He quickly pulled Ryan to his side and shouted, "Don't forget Ryan, he's an investor and producer!" β
More than a dozen basins of seawater fell on Ryan and Cameron's heads. Not only the actors, but also the rest of the crew joined in, and the pressure accumulated in the past five months was all vented at this time.
The filming of "Titanic" is over, and the actors can leave, but Ryan and Cameron will continue to stay here, and there are many matters to deal with in the future, the most typical is what to do with these props standing on the set.
"We can contact the relevant companies and sell directly to them." Cameron's words are interpreted in another way, that is, to sell props, including model boats, as scrap.
"Isn't that a pity?"
Although this is how the crew handled it in the previous life, Ryan wants to recover more money, and investors who don't pay attention to money are not qualified investors.
"Why don't we contact the government or company in Rosario and see if anyone wants to take over?" It can be developed into a tourist area. "Jon? Landau pinched his chin and calculated.
"Jim, I remember the land around the set, the crew bought it all, right?" Ryan asked.
"That's right, we bought more than 100 acres of land." Cameron nodded.
"That's it, find a way to dispose of other things, don't move that model ship for the time being, maybe someone will take over after the movie is released."
According to the plan, the movie will be released in the summer next year, but it will only be left for less than a year, and if there is really no one to take over, it can only be disposed of as waste.
After the filming of the film is over, the most critical post-production process will begin, and the film will use a lot of CG compositing images, and many plots will need to combine actor shots with model shots, which will be a huge project of time and labor.
Luckily, some motion capture and CG footage were produced long before the film was filmed, and because of that, James? Cameron dared to promise Ryan that the movie would be released next summer.
Soon, Ryan returned to Los Angeles with most of the crew, but he didn't have time to rest, "Cat and Mouse" was about to be released, and he needed to cooperate with the promotion, and in addition to the promotion, he also had to negotiate with Spielberg about the filming of "Jurassic Park 2".
I don't know what kind of conditions Universal used to impress Spielberg again, and he agreed to continue to shoot for "Jurassic Park", and Jenkins Pictures, together with Universal Pictures and DreamWorks, set a total of $80 million for the film.
Thanks to the experience of the first shooting, the film will save a lot of time from preparation to shooting, and the current CG technology is far better than it was back then.
"I'm sure this movie will be in time for next year's Christmas schedule."
It was in Spielberg's office at DreamWorks, and the old Jewish man looked very confident, and then he changed his tone, "After this movie is over, I will immediately devote myself to the shooting of the next movie." β
"You're crazy, Stephen." Ryan was across from him, exclaiming.
Spielberg's shooting speed has always been fast, strictly speaking, he is a typical Hollywood assembly line shooting, every plot will be calculated to the extreme.
"Ryan, how about we continue to work together?" Spielberg sat behind his desk, his eyes glinting behind the lenses.
"Cooperation? What's your next movie? Is there a script? Ryan asked curiously.
"Of course!" Spielberg took the script out of the drawer and pushed it to Ryan, "Is this Robert?" The script written by Rodat is based on the real experience of a soldier in Company E of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. β
Ryan's eyes lit up, he had already guessed which movie script it was, originally he had the idea of this movie, but he remembered that it was mentioned in the relevant materials he saw that the screenwriter of the movie had a script draft a long time ago, and it was not until he met Spielberg that it was turned into a movie.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Ryan eventually gave up on this plan.
After briefly flipping through the script, Ryan made sure he was not mistaken, and said to Spielberg, "Stephen, what is your estimated production cost for this movie, Jenkins Pictures...... Oh, I personally can afford half of it! β
"Titanic" was about to empty Jenkins Films' books, and Ryan simply proposed a personal investment, after all, this was the annual box office champion in his previous life.
"At least 70 million dollars, of course we are happy that you are willing to invest."
Just like in previous lives, DreamWorks will spread the stall too big, and there will definitely be problems with the operation of funds.
"Alright, I'll let Pat do his best to negotiate with you." Ryan returned the script to Spielberg.
"Ryan, I'm talking about collaboration that's more than just investment." Spielberg put away the script and suddenly laughed, "Can I invite you to play one of the roles?" β
"Captain Miller?" Ryan shook his head, there shouldn't be such a possibility, the age difference is too much, "It can't be Urban, right?" β
"Ryan, this is a group scene, the specific actors and characters will be adjusted, if you can, wait for our final notice, okay?" Spielberg smiled like a fox.
"This?" Ryan pinched his chin, he was naturally familiar with this movie, and there were many outstanding roles in it.
"Ryan, we've always had a great time working together." Spielberg persuaded.
This is true, Spielberg and Cameron are two completely different directing styles, although this is a war film, it will definitely suffer, but it is not as good as "Titanic" anyway, think about the filming in the past five months, it is simply a hellish experience, even if there is no Satan there, but there is a man named James? Cameron's tyrant.
Ryan pinched his chin, although he is confident in his acting skills and is ready to do so, after "Titanic", he may not become Xiao Li's idol in his previous life, but he also needs a completely different role to shape his changing performance style.
In that case, with enough public relations, it will be difficult for both the media and the old men in the film school to stand up and chirp.
In other words, is it better to postpone "Jurassic Park 2" and shoot "Saving Private Ryan" first? In that case, it would be an epic duel between GIs and ships.
Of course, Ryan is just thinking about it, he invested a lot of money in "Titanic" and tried his best to pull so many helpers, but he didn't want any accidents.
"Okay, Stephen, you win." Ryan finally made a decision, "Let someone negotiate with Kinsley, and how much are you going to pay me?" β
"Are you short of money, Ryan?" Spielberg naturally understood that Ryan was joking, "Let the people below talk about it." (To be continued......)
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