Chapter 215: Cameron's Blade

The influx of thousands of extras into the crew inevitably brought management problems, and despite Ryan and Cameron's strict gag orders, some news still spread outside, especially those that had only circulated within the crew.

For example, accidents that happened during filming, a large area of extras withdrawn, all kinds of complaints from the staff, James? Carme's bad temper, Ryan? Jenkins doesn't know how to put in the big stuff of moderation and so on.

Like a balloon that has been inflated to the extreme and punctured by a needle, countless negative news has spread from the crew, and by the time Ryan notices all this, a lot of it has already been seen in the newspapers.

Most of the media's statements are quite polite, after all, Ryan has past achievements as a guarantee, even if the crew has occasional accidents, who dares to guarantee that he will not continue to succeed.

"It is said that the cost of filming the Titanic has increased to 250 million US dollars, which will bring a very bad atmosphere, if this film is successful, it will give Hollywood a hint that only big investment and big production are the guarantee of profits, so that in the event of an accident, many film companies can only go bankrupt." Some filmmakers of the older generation probably can't get used to this filmmaking model, and they vaguely criticize it.

The mainstream media focused on the huge investment in the film and the accident that occurred during the filming. They dug up the things that Winslet almost drowned.

In general, the mainstream media coverage is fairly fair, and even if there is occasional criticism, it is enough to stop.

But the tabloids in the hands of some people have launched a crazy negative hype about "Titanic". Among them, the New Englander newspaper, which has a large circulation, even opened a column called "Observing the Titanic" on the front page, detailing negative news.

"So far, "Titanic" has taken more than two and a half years from the beginning of preparation to the current shooting, and it is far from completion, and we have been confirmed by insiders in the crew, just a few days ago. Ryan? Jenkins was forced to be helpless. can only invest another $30 million, pushing the production budget to the height of $250 million, don't think that he is interested in James? Cameron is full of confidence, this is definitely forced helpless. After all, give up now. This means that the $220 million invested in the early stage has all been wasted. ”

A person familiar with the matter revealed. There is a rhetoric being spread within the crew - Ryan? Jenkins and James? Cameron is the biggest fool Hollywood has ever seen – they spend their money in places they shouldn't, from carpets in first-class cabins to porcelain, furniture, etc. Even filming the food made at a banquet cost nearly $200,000. It seems to us that they are not just stupid, but also crazy! ”

"Although Ryan? Jenkins has a net worth of hundreds of millions, but most of them are stocks and fixed assets, and there is only one end to such a large investment, and in the near future, Hollywood will usher in a bankrupt film company - Jenkins Films! ”

"It's been three months since the crew started filming, let's see what happened during this period, one stuntman was seriously injured and admitted to the hospital, three stuntmen quit after being injured, and eighty-seven actors because they couldn't stand the harsh filming environment and James? Cameron's bad temper, voluntary resignation, heroine Kate? Miss Winslet nearly drowned, and then fell ill with pneumonia. Rosario is not a set at all, but a huge disaster scene! ”

"The most surprising thing is, James? A member of Cameron's filming team, because he couldn't stand his irascible reprimand, actually poisoned the food of the crew, although Ryan? Jenkins' bodyguards find and stop him in time, but will a crew with intensifying internal contradictions succeed? ”

"Titanic is destined to be frozen, it will sink like that huge cruise ship......"

The New Englander has led to a number of tabloids, and they have opened up columns to track the report. Gramham's critics also wrote in their own columns.

""Future Water World" invested $200 million and box office $80 million, "Cut Throat Island" invested $100 million and box office $9.8 million, and "Titanic" invested $250 million and box office?

When Ryan saw it, he only sneered, "Why didn't he list Independence Day?" Just because it's sweeping the summer season? ”

The New Englander was like a dogskin plaster, glued to the crew, and the column they set up would report the so-called inside information every day, listing the accidents that occurred during the filming one by one, even if someone broke their foot, they would put it under the microscope to observe, and finally came to the conclusion that it was a fracture.

Although the security measures on the set are the strictest, no one can prevent accidents, let alone filming a shipwreck.

Thousands of actors gathered on the set, even if someone revealed the news to reporters, there was no way to check it in a short period of time, Ryan said that he always maintained a fairly stable mentality, and Nicole came to visit the class in the middle, even if he had emotions, he vented his anger.

James? Cameron is under tremendous pressure, and although he doesn't take the initiative to read the newspaper, some chatter will inevitably reach his ears.

"Find out who the person who leaked the secret to the paparazzi and the reporter is, I'm going to kill him with my own hands." In the makeshift office, his roar rang out.

"Jim ......"

Ryan sat in the sofa chair and just spoke, when he interrupted, "Let George find that guy, Ryan!" ”

"Come on, Jim." Ryan sipped his coffee and asked with a smile, "Jim, do you know Dotina?" Brown? ”

"Of course, the editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair." Cameron nodded.

"I really appreciate what she said." Ryan knocked on the coffee table in front of him, "What's worse than being talked about is that no one is talking about it!" From another point of view, they are promoting "Titanic". ”

"It's all negative news." Cameron, while not very good at dealing with the media, is not stupid either, "You mean ......"

"That's right." Ryan nodded, "There are also media who will support us, and I have already asked people to do public relations, and take this opportunity to let most people remember "Titanic"!" ”

Just when negative news such as someone was injured yesterday, someone was seriously ill today, and someone drowned tomorrow was hyped up to a hot time, the spokesperson of the crew of "Titanic" suddenly announced that Ryan in the near future? Jenkins and James? Cameron will hold a joint press conference on the set of Rosario.

Instantly, the focus of the entertainment media in the United States shifted from China to Mexico, and hundreds of media outlets rushed to Mexico's otherwise little-known city.

On the day of the press conference, hundreds of reporters were crammed into the makeshift conference room on the set, and five high-powered air conditioners were running at the same time, but they still couldn't stop the heat wave.

"Some people say Jim and I are the biggest in Hollywood." Ryan gestured to Cameron sitting next to him, "I'd like to ask the person who wrote this article, has anyone ever seen two who have never failed in a movie!" ”

In keeping with his tone, Ryan slammed the table hard.

The reporters were a little stunned, although how much had they heard of Ryan when he grew up? Jenkins is no longer Ryan when he was a child, but he didn't expect him to come up and utter such sharp words.

"I know that some people are waiting to see my jokes with Jim, and the crew has been bombarded by some media during this time, and the people who write these things, haven't read the script, haven't seen the footage we shoot, and have never been on the set, insider? Who is in the know? You? I? Or is he? ”

"There are also actors who are injured, which movie will not have accidents when shooting, not to mention that we are filming a huge shipwreck! With 87 extras on the set, do you know how many extras were used in this movie? More than two thousand! Will some extras exit affect us? ”

"And Kate? Miss Winslet's injuries and poisoning are always real, right? The reporter in the front row finally caught Ryan's gap in speaking and asked a question.

"No comment!" Ryan simply closed his mouth, and Cameron opened his mouth tacitly, "Some people say that this movie will fail, and I will have no film to make from now on, so I can only leave Hollywood in disgrace......"

Something surprising happened, Cameron suddenly pulled out a blade from his coat pocket, and a bold line of letters was written on it in black oil paint.

"If the movie sucks, use it!" He said, pointing to the blade.

"Wow~" The reporter below immediately broke out, this is big news.

James? Cameron stole Ryan's limelight with just one move, and all the cameras were shooting at him and the blade.

"Jim ......"

As he walked out of the conference room, Ryan shook his head and didn't know what to say, although he knew that in his previous life, James? Cameron did encourage and push himself so much with the blade.

"I just said to use it, but I didn't say what to use it for." Cameron smiled slyly.

"Trust me, Jim, you don't stand a chance with it."

This press conference attracted a lot of attention, especially James? Cameron's move, better than any hype, attracted a lot of eyeballs.

Then, the media, led by "Vanity Fair" and "Los Angeles Times", began to publish a large number of latest news about the preparation process of the film and the crew, which was almost all positive news, and formed a confrontation with those newspapers that constantly published negative news, completely heated up the topic of "Titanic".

At the same time, Ryan asked Yahoo to make a website to start working, constantly revealing the specific situation of the shipwreck, focusing on the glorious side of human nature, after all, it is a recognized fact that most of the survivors of the Titanic are women and children.

With a multi-pronged approach, quite a lot of the public knows that there will be a super production called "Titanic" with an investment of $250 million next year. (To be continued......)