The black Land Rover off-road drove into Venice, Ryan sat in the driver's seat, hit the steering wheel, and the car turned into the street where the digital realm was located, he glanced at the rearview mirror, shook his head helplessly, and several paparazzi cars and motorcycles, like hanged ghosts, followed closely.

Ryan's driving skills can only be regarded as decent, and he doesn't have to think about the guy who wants to get rid of the guy behind him like George, but fortunately, he is not out shopping, and the paparazzi and reporters will definitely not be able to enter the place he wants to go.

Venice here is not a famous city in Italy, but a small city in California, Ryan came to the digital realm to meet James? Cameron, the tyrant on the set, just returned from Mexico the other day.

Enter the office building where the digital realm is located, James? Cameron's assistant was waiting at the front desk, and when he saw Ryan, he quickly led him to the office area on the second floor.

"Hey, Jim, it's been a long time, you look so thin."

Ryan hugged the on-set tyrant who greeted him, Cameron not only lost weight, but even his hair was a lot grayer, "I almost didn't recognize you." ”

"Well, Ryan, for God's sake, you should go to Mexico, right?" After the two sat down, Cameron immediately complained, "How many times have you been there since the movie was established?" ”

"So, the preliminary preparations are about to be completed?" Ryan's eyes lit up, he had been preparing for more than two years!

"Except for a few actors, everything else is basically ready." James? Cameron talked about some of the preparatory work.

After the first funds were in place, James? Cameron quickly finalized Rosario, Mexico as the location for the location, in addition to building a studio, the crew built an artificial lake with a total area of 8.5 acres on the coast, contacted several shipyards, and at a price of more than 50 million US dollars, after more than a year, imitated a Titanic of the same proportion. In addition, it took months to build two 22-foot and 44-foot ship models.

In the past year, the crew has gone on a shopping spree in New York, Los Angeles and Mexico City, replicating the table lamps, porcelain, suitcases, life jackets and deck chairs on the Titanic in real quantities, with thousands of pieces.

As a movie maniac, James? Cameron also ordered the latest camera equipment from Sony and Nikon, and the various related equipment used by the crew of "Titanic" is almost the best in the entire world of cinema.

Of course, the huge budget was spent like water, and Ryan's financial supervisor stationed on the set had sent a fax. It is claimed that the film has not yet started shooting, and the upfront budget has a tendency to be tight.

"Ryan, have you figured it out?"

James? Cameron slowly buckled the armrest of the chair, and in his eyes, there was no more suitable person than the guy opposite.

Six feet tall is just right, light brown hair is exactly the same as Jack's image, like marble-carved facial features full of three-dimensionality, looking both young and mature, the fusion of two completely different temperaments is so perfect.

If two years ago there was still a little bit of anxiety. Now in Cameron's eyes, Ryan is simply Jack? Dawson jumped out of the script.

"And how much can you pay me, Jim?" Ryan joked.

"Come on, Ryan. You're the boss of the movie. Cameron waved his hand.

"Okay, Jim, I promised." Ryan finally nodded and let himself embark on a journey from Southampton to the Atlantic.

"Ryan. We can finally join forces again. "James? Cameron's smiling face was clearly full of ill will.

"yes, I'm going to accept the poison of the tyrant on the set again." Ryan is well aware. Even if he is an investor, he still has to maintain the authority of the director on the set.

"What about the other actors?"

"Gloria has been identified at the moment? Ms. Stewart as elderly Ruth, Billy? Zane as Carl? Hockley ...... Well, Ryan, you promised the actor, and then the heroine......" Cameron rummaged through his desk a few times and found a document, "I have a rough choice." ”

As he spoke, he handed over a copy of the information, "She's already auditioned, and she's pretty good overall." ”

Ryan opened the document, and the faint scent of roses reached his nose, which was not only the actor's information, but also a self-recommendation letter, the fragrance was coming from the self-recommendation letter, and the photos in it were extremely familiar.

"Kate? Winslet, an actor from the United Kingdom, was shortlisted for this year's Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and her image and temperament are very much in line with the aristocratic ladies of that era. Cameron explained.

James? Cameron still chose her! Ryan had the feeling that it was.

In her previous life, Miss Ruth was undoubtedly the most criticized character in the Far East, especially her image did not conform to the aesthetics of the Oriental at all, and she was criticized for being useless on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and even had the nicknames of "Shredded Meat" and "Fat Warm".

Frankly, she doesn't fit Ryan's aesthetic either, but having lived in the West for so many years, he knows very well that James? It's not for nothing that Cameron would choose her.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Cameron's unflattering aesthetic, and besides, Kate? Winslet's temperament and figure were very much in line with the general characteristics of aristocratic ladies of that era, after all, the aesthetics of each era were always somewhat different.

"What about your opinion, Ryan."

Hearing Cameron's inquisitive words, Ryan didn't express any opinion, "Jim, it's good that you make a decision, you're the director." ”

"Alright then, Ryan, the script is from you, and you should know the characters best." James? Cameron clasped his hands together, tilted his head and said, "When will you, the screenwriter, planner, investor and leading actor, report to the crew?" ”

"As long as you need, Jim." Ryan laughed, "Anytime." ”

"I'm going back to Rosario in a while, and I hope we can go together." As soon as Cameron finished speaking, Ryan nodded, "Of course." ”

"That...... One more thing, Ryan. "James? Cameron actually showed an embarrassed look, "I think I should say hello in advance......"

Ryan had a bad feeling in his heart, and vaguely guessed what he would say.

"It's hard to maintain the current budget until it's ...... production," Cameron gestured to you understand.

Ryan has read the recent financial report, and knows that a budget supplement is necessary, but it is also clear that Cameron must be put on the reins, otherwise the production cost is likely to push up to $300 million.

"I'll think about it." Ryan didn't say yes directly.

Declined James? At Cameron's suggestion to have lunch together, Ryan left the digital realm and drove back to Los Angeles, where a meeting awaited him.

Nowadays, Hollywood in the region has been reduced to a tourist attraction, and among the famous film companies, only Paramount Pictures is still here, and Ryan's destination is Paramount Pictures.

Since "Forrest Gump", Ryan has officially become a member of the producers' alliance, he is not only the screenwriter of "Changing Face", but also the producer, and he is here for the preparation of the film.

The successive successes of several films such as "Forrest Gump" made Paramount's management full of confidence in Ryan, and he had no objection to his appointment of the director to the main actors of the "Changing Face" crew, but was happy to see it happen, and if possible, they even wanted him to designate a few supporting roles with a little role.

It's a pity that what they don't know is that Ryan only remembers the names of the two leading actors and directors.

"Good afternoon, John, and Nicholas."

After entering the conference room, Ryan and John? Travolta and Nicholas? Cage said hello.

Although a few people are not very familiar, they are all well-known figures in the circle and have always met on some occasions.

"Hello, Ryan, I heard that the movie you made with Stephen has been closed?" Nicholas? Cage said with a slight exaggeration, "Oh God, are you shooting in a plane?" ”

"It's just that the crew is in good shape." Ryan replied with a smile, and then shook hands with the middle-aged man who walked over, "Mr. Wu, I have seen "The True Color of Heroes" and "Bloody Heroes" directed by you, which are indeed very exciting. ”

"It's an honor." The person on the other side laughed brightly, obviously not expecting that his movie would affect important people in Hollywood.

After greeting the others again, Ryan sat at the head of the conference table, and Stephen, who was the executive producer, was in the middle of the list. After Luthor had outlined his preparations, he picked up the topic.

"Mr. Wu, I hope you can perfectly integrate your personal style into this movie, and I believe that the violent aesthetics you advocate will attract the attention of North American audiences."

In a previous life, the white dove? Wu's first three axes really amazed the American audience, and after the amazement, there is aesthetic fatigue, coupled with regional exclusion, he only has these three axes.

However, he has just finished filming "Broken Arrow", which is still very valuable, and Ryan has always looked at people who can create value for himself.

"Mr. Wu, I know that your shooting technique is very stylized, and all the details such as environment, space, design and effects must be in place, so I specially invited Mr. Zhang from Hong Kong to be the producer, and I will give you as much permission as possible."

For a director who has only shot one film in Hollywood and is an outsider, such power is almost a dream.

While giving power, Ryan also said something upfront, he didn't want to see a typical Wu movie.

"I hope the film will be a Hollywood production like 'Broken Arrow', not a pure Hong Kong style."

In North America, there are lovers of Hong Kong-style movies, such as Quentin, the director of "Pulp Fiction"? Tasdino, but that's a minority, and Ryan doesn't want to let the $60 million investment go down the drain. (To be continued......)

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