Chapter 427: The Project Under Love and Killing
"Arnold is looking for me?"
"What's the matter?" When David mentions the name of the future governor, Roland, who is playing with the steamed buns, has countless question marks on his head, because he hasn't been in contact with this tough guy for a long time.
Although the two sides once had a good cooperation on the two projects of "Terminator 2" and "Spider-Man 2", and Roland also invited the other party to act as the producer of "Black Hawk Down", and the future governor also reciprocated by dragging those military spokespersons into the venue, but because the topic is sensitive and involves many relationships, after the project is on the right track, everyone tacitly disconnects, and soon after the movie is released, it happened to encounter the major event of 911, so the future governor who wants to embark on a career will continue to forbear.
This is actually easy to understand.
After all, his wife is a member of the Donkey Party, and whether it is "Black Hawk Down" or 911, these are all big markets controlled by the Elephant Party.
In other words, in Roland's opinion, unless it is related to the official position, otherwise, this guy will not come to find himself at the beginning of the war, but if it is related to the position......
'Is it ...... Did he smell the news of the recall and was ready to pick peaches from the Donkey Party? β
'After finding out that the opportunity is good, you want to ask me, a big donor, to ask for sponsorship? β
Countless doubts popped up in Roland's little brain.
It's no wonder that Roland would think so, because in his previous life, Arnold Schwarzenegger became the governor of California was a topic of conversation after dinner, and actors can run for governor and president, this kind of fair, open and just election is the perfect system for human progress!
Democracy! Freely!
As for what Yin soldiers borrow? 100,000 a second?
Completely non-existent, okay?
Because there was enough talk, so of course Roland remembered? Arnold Schwarzenegger became governor of California by cutting off his beard halfway? And his predecessor, the governor of the Donkey Party? It was brought down by the elephant party.
Although the exact time has been forgotten? But Roland is convinced that Schwarzenegger's career began when Little Bush came to power.
And while Roland is cranky? David on the other end of the phone also gave an ambiguous answer.
"What's the matter? I don't know. But I look at his state, it seems to be a little anxious. β
"So? Since you're staying in the UK and not coming back? Then I'll let him go to England to find you, so as not to delay things. β
'In a hurry?' β
Since David said so, Roland put away his suspicions.
In his opinion, only the position of governor can make the other party so anxious.
However? Wait for Roland to say yes? When David told Arnold Schwarzenegger that he had recently lived in Kensington Palace Gardens and that he could come to the door at any time, the tough guy had already arrived the day after the words fell.
And that's not all? As soon as they met, he called for help? "Oops, Roland! Finally found you! β
"Sit, sit? Sit. "Since the other party has sold miserably to the point, then Roland will not make peace with him hypocritically? Invite each other to sit down at the same time? He also asked bluntly, "What's wrong?" Having a hard time? In a hurry? β
"yes!" The future governor didn't think about it, and nodded again and again, "It's a big trouble, and it's even more urgent!" β
"Since you're in a hurry, why don't you just call me?"
Roland felt that there was something wrong with this guy's choice, "We have known each other for so many years, and there is nothing that is not clear on the phone, since we are in a hurry and still running around, isn't this just a waste of time?" β
Truth be told, Roland also wants Arnold Schwarzenegger to become governor of California.
Because of this matter, it is in his favor.
But just as Roland wanted to be rich and said that he could afford the campaign expenses of the governor of California at that time, the words of the future governor made his eyes dark.
Because of the other party's appeal and his guess, there was a deviation of 100 million points.
"I know we can communicate on the phone, but there are some things that you can't really explain because you don't say them to your face.
I'm looking for you this time because that guy James rejected me again.
He told me that he couldn't continue directing the Terminator series, and he asked me to find another director and screenwriter to continue the story of The Terminator myself, and not only that, but he also told me that it was with your consent.
The new projects and technologies he is researching now are all funded and supported by you independently.
But the question is-
Didn't we say it before? Will the glory of "The Terminator" be continued? β
That's right! Arnold Schwarzenegger does have an urgent matter to discuss with Roland, but the root of his search for Roland is not the governorship that Roland guessed, but the sequel to the series "Terminator"!
Because with Roland's intervention, everything related to "The Terminator" has changed!
In Roland's previous life, when Carolco Pictures launched the popular "Terminator 2" in 91, they relied on the huge income brought by this IP to invest in other movies.
Like Shange Winton's "Recreating the Warrior", Robert Downey Jr.'s "Chaplin", Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone's "Instinct", these are all their works.
It's a pity that the film has a big name but very little profit.
So, when their income couldn't keep up with their expenses, they lost money year after year, and filed for bankruptcy with the California government in 95, and with its death, the major IPs owned by this company have become the object of competition for all Hollywood companies.
In November of that year, Fox, who had just tied James Cameron and was willing to invest in "Titanic", bid 50 million to buy all the rights of Carolco Pictures.
That being said, everyone knows that Fox doesn't like Carolco Pictures' library at all, and just wants to help James Cameron get back the rights to "The Terminator".
Similarly, it is precisely because they know that Fox is willing to spend money on James Cameron, so the two founders of Carolco Pictures, Andrew Varkina and Mario Casal, opened their mouths and quoted 25 million for the full copyright of "Terminator", that is, in their eyes, Carolco Pictures, which owns the copyright of "Terminator", is worth at least 73 million, and if Fox does not pay this money, then they will not sell it.
In such a situation, it was naturally not accepted by Fox, so Fox chose to give up.
In the case of wool to no avail, these two guys can only sell Carolco Pictures to a French company with a lower price, of course, when selling the company, they have already taken out the IP of "Terminator", and established C2 Pictures in 98 to store the shooting rights of "Terminator".
And when Arnold Schwarzenegger's several works hit the street in a row, they saw the opportunity and put the shooting plan of "Terminator 3" on the agenda, in the case of you can't do it, I can't do it, everyone can't do it, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who wants to rely on the role of T-800, let his fame take off again The project of "Terminator 3" took over the project of "Terminator 3" at a low price, and C2 pictures also relied on the box office of "Terminator 3" with an investment of 200 million and 400 million.
So, when Sony and Warner decided to jointly acquire the rights to "Terminator", the previous stubborn guy finally sold it.
But Sony and Warner didn't hold on, and after "Terminator 4", that is, "Terminator 2018", received a box office of 370 million with an investment of 200 million, they also lost their heads and sold the copyright directly to the son of the founder of Oracle.
But what about Roland's life?
When Roland learned at the celebration party of "Spider-Man 2" that James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger wanted to buy back the rights to "The Terminator", he waved his hand and became the second big one for 25 million.
It is precisely because of his righteous friend that the other two put their hearts in their stomachs.
Not to mention that when Arnold Schwarzenegger in this life fell in popularity, he did not pick up the frozen man in "Batman", but starred in Doctor Octopus in "Spider-Man", so when there was a box office popularity, he was actually not in a hurry about "Terminator 3" at that time, anyway, there was a film appointment!
But when "Black Hawk Down" appeared, the situation was different.
In order to prove that he is working for Roland, rather than being determined to go alone with the Elephant Party, Arnold Schwarzenegger now needs a cover that he says on the surface, so filming "Terminator 3" has become the best choice.
Even if this is the same as ridiculing someone's IQ, so what?
Everything is afraid of seriousness!
If I cover it up today, I'll have a statement tomorrow.
If I don't hide it, it's over, and when the time comes, there will be no reason to explain.
But when Arnold Schwarzenegger found James Cameron in a hurry for his career, the truck driver who only got a large investment from Roland in August was too lazy to shoot this boring story!
For today's veterans, IMAX 3D is the future!
As for Terminator 3?
Then let him die in the afterglow of history!
And when Roland listened to the appeal of the future governor, he ......
Well, he thinks James Cameron's choice is actually quite normal, after all, when he, the unjust boss, is willing to invest, the old man doesn't kill him, then I'm really sorry for the humiliation of not being able to invest before.
"It's a real problem." Roland nodded and said, "We all know that he has that temper, and he won't look back when he decides that things are going on, and he wants him to put down his work to shoot "Terminator 3", which is simply impossible." β
"That's right! So troublesome! Arnold Schwarzenegger looked embarrassed.
"Yes...... This shouldn't be! β
Roland felt a little strange, "You obviously know what kind of person he is, so you should be mentally prepared before looking for him!" There's no way you're going to ask him to write you a notebook, are you? How should I go to him with a written notebook?
It's impossible to make him a director and a screenwriter, but it's always okay to be a producer, right? β
It's good not to say this, but when you say it, Arnold Schwarzenegger is even more uncomfortable!
"I'm just going to find him with a notebook!"
"That shouldn't be! Since you go to him with a ready-made notebook, he will be a producer no matter what! β
"But he didn't!"
βWhatοΌ What's this guy's nerves again? Roland frowned, and wanted to ask his wife for a phone number and call the truck driver, but before he got up and called the other party, he suddenly thought of something else and asked, "No, whose book did you take to find him?" β
"Gale ......" Speaking of this, Arnold Schwarzenegger's voice was much quieter.
His face also showed great embarrassment.
"Gail?" Roland, who hadn't figured out the other party's appearance for a while, subconsciously muttered the other party's name, and when an old figure appeared in front of his eyes, the corners of his mouth suddenly twitched.
"Gail Hurd?" Roland asked speechlessly.
"yes......" Arnold Schwarzenegger, who also knew what he had done wrong, nodded.
And when the affirmative response appeared, Roland, who was already sitting on the sofa, leaned back directly.
Because of this, he didn't care.
Seriously, he can't take care of it!
Who is Gail Hurd?
James Cameron's Ex-Wife!
Back then, James Cameron divorced his first wife directly in order to shoot "The Terminator", and stayed with Gail Hurd, who liked him, and then, it was some familiar stories, and "The Terminator", which no one wanted to invest in, started filming directly, James Cameron instantly became popular, and the two also entered the palace of marriage.
But later, when James Cameron met Ronald Perelman, James Cameron, who didn't love Gail Hurd, divorced him directly, and Gail Hurd also sold the rights to "The Terminator" to Carolco Pictures.
It was precisely because of her letting go that the "Terminator 2" written by the two together will come.
But at the same time as James Cameron's divorce, he married his favorite female director, that is, Catherine Bigelow, who later won the Oscar for Best Director with "Bomb Disposal Unit" and "Avatar".
After discovering that James Cameron never really liked himself, Gail Hurd also had a flash marriage and remarried a man, and that guy's name was Brian Palma.
That's right! It's the director of the Jewish Gang!
The guy who took over the filming of "Mission Impossible" when Tom Cruise needed help!
Of course, it doesn't really matter who Gail Hurd marries, the real question is, if James Cameron gets married, then she also gets married, and James Cameron divorces, then she also divorces!
When the news broke that James Cameron and Katherine Bigelow divorced in '91, Gail Hurd, who was pregnant just after getting married, also had news of a disagreement with her husband Brian Palma, and waited for the birth of the child......
This couple is also divorced!
And when the news of her divorce came out, James Cameron immediately married Linda Hamilton, who had given birth to a child for herself and had been delayed for three years, and after finding out that James Cameron was married again, Gail Hurd also chose a new boyfriend, and then soon entered the palace of marriage again!
To be honest, that is, because the times are too old, otherwise, the love and killing of the two of them is definitely a hundred times better than the love story of Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Carnet, the acquaintance of Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart, and the beauty of Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz!
If you get married, I will get married, and if you divorce, I will divorce.
This kind of drama where you have a family, I don't chase you, and if you don't have a family, I chase you, that's called real dog blood!
It is precisely because of this that after the two ended, "Terminator 3, 5, 6" became their famous work.
Everyone knows that they can't go back to the way they were.
And in this case, Arnold Schwarzenegger took a script written by Gail Hurd and went to James Cameron to be the producer?
Isn't this a kick in the head by a donkey?
Empathy, if Roland was a truck driver, he would have refused!
Just kidding! Let me make a book that I've always liked my ex-wife?
Aren't you going to kill me?
"You're looking for scolding!" In addition to sighing, Roland also laughed.
"Then I can't help it! I can't write a script myself! Arnold Schwarzenegger cried out, "When I can't write a script and James doesn't want to write a script, I can only find Gale who knows "The Terminator" best to write a book!" β
"And because James is the soul of this project, you need him to endorse you too, right?"
Roland rolled his eyes and said what the other party was thinking.
"Hey, hey, hey~"
And the future governor smirked and didn't talk.
In an instant, there was silence in the huge living room.
Looking at the chandelier at the top, which he couldn't even be famous, Roland was a little irritable, although he didn't expect to make money with the "Terminator" series, but he didn't want to make this IP bad if he could contact James Cameron.
Just like "Pirates of the Caribbean", people, after all, have dreams.
Even if capital doesn't have dreams, capital also doesn't want to lose blood!
Thinking of this, Roland, who felt that it was difficult, scratched his head and looked sad, "Did you bring the notebook?" β
"Brought it." The future governor will definitely reply.
"Then show me." Roland stretched out his hand.
"Okay." Arnold Schwarzenegger was at a request for Roland to intervene.
And Roland's reason for taking the initiative to intervene is also very simple, if Gail Hurd writes no problem, then it will follow the old man's will and let him remain neutral, if Gail Hurd writes a problem, then find someone to rewrite it and let the old man endorse it.
But when he opened Gal Hurd's "Terminator 3......
The first sentence at the beginning made his face stiffen.
Because of Gail Hurd, he said the reason why the "Terminator" series is loved by the audience!