James? Cameron has been following the Titanic for more than a year, and since he happened to see the news of the big ship in the newspaper, he has always had the idea of bringing that story to the screen.

For more than a year, James? Cameron traveled back and forth between Europe and the United States, gathering a lot of information about the ship, and even interviewed some of the shipwrecked people and their descendants.

Gradually, a story derived from real memories, gradually in James? Cameron's head is formed.

Given the good experience of working with Oriental Film Company, James? Cameron initially wanted Kang Jianfei to invest. But the general manager of Oriental Film Company is Cameron's ex-wife Anne? Hurd, the two have turned against each other since their divorce, and the conflict of emotions and interests makes them unable to cooperate at all.

So James? Cameron approached the top brass of 20th Century Fox and was warmly welcomed by Fox top brass as the director of "The Terminator". But when James? After Cameron and Fox executives talked about their shooting plans, the other party's attitude quickly became cold, not only the existing computer special effects technology could not realize Cameron's idea, but also the production cost was too huge, both of which greatly dampened the investment enthusiasm of 20th Century Fox.

On another plane, James? It was only after five years of contact with the top management of 20th Century Fox that Cameron finally got his first investment. In the course of five years, James? Cameron originally planned to shoot "Spider-Man", but had to shoot "True Lies" for technical reasons. It wasn't until "True Lies" was applauded and acclaimed that 20th Century Fox once again took Cameron's directorial talent seriously. promised to invest in the filming of "Titanic".

And now, James? After Cameron received a cold reception from 20th Century Fox, he simply contacted Kang Jianfei directly. He thinks Kang Jianfei is a person with a lot of market vision. It should be possible to see the box office potential of "Titanic", and if Kang Jianfei can be convinced, he can easily get Paramount's investment - Cameron still does not believe that Kang Jianfei dares to invest alone, and only hopes for Paramount Pictures.

Sure enough, when Cameron and Kang Jianfei talked about it on the phone, Kang Jianfei was extremely interested. In order to strike while the iron is hot, Cameron can't wait to fly to Hong Kong. I want to persuade Kang Jianfei to invest in person.

"Of course, it's not just Romeo and Juliet, which takes place on the water, it's much more expressive. In fact, I wanted to replicate a Tantanic on screen. and the whole shipwreck, it will be a very magnificent and tragic scene. "James? Cameron recounted his thoughts.

Kang Jianfei asked with a smile: "But, with the current computer special effects technology, is it enough to support your idea?" ”

"It's a little difficult. But that's not the point. "James? Cameron didn't pay attention to the technical issues at all, saying, "When Lucas decided to make Star Wars, the special effects technology of the film at that time was not up to the mark, so Hollywood had Industrial Light & Magic, and it brought about revolutionary advances in film special effects. Mr. Kang, the two "Terminators" you have invested in, as well as "Shushan" and "Tomb Robbery Notes" produced by Oriental DreamWorks, are the same. The production process of every film is a process of technological progress in film special effects. Maybe when "Titanic" is released, the special effects technology of the movie will usher in a new leap because of us. ”

Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "These space pans you are talking about. Not enough for me to invest heavily in a blockbuster film with an uncertain future. ”

James? Cameron opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say for a while, because Kang Jianfei is not a person who doesn't understand computer special effects at all, and it's not easy to fool insiders.

Seeing that Cameron was a little disappointed, Kang Jianfei smiled again: "But I am indeed very interested in the story of "Titanic", but I just don't want to shoot it in the past two years, because the current special effects technology is really difficult." ”

James? Kamere was hopeful, saying, "We can do some prep work and start shooting as soon as we have enough technical reserves to support the special effects for the whole film." ”

"I think so too, so I wanted to make another special effects blockbuster to test the waters, and by the way, accumulate the special effects technology of companies in the digital field." Kang Jianfei said.

James? Cameron asked, "What movie does Mr. Kang want me to direct?" ”

Kang Jianfei smiled: "It's not you who direct, but us who co-direct." ”

"We cooperate?" James? Cameron was a little surprised. He admits Kang Jianfei's directorial level, and it is enough to direct the "Terminator" series alone, why should two directors go out in one movie?

"Look at this," Kang Jianfei handed a script to James? Cameron, "The script was only translated into English yesterday, and I was going to fax it to you, but I didn't expect you to fly to Hong Kong." ”

"Jurassic Park?" James? Cameron said to himself, "That's a familiar name. ”

Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "A novel published in the United States last year is also called "Jurassic Park". ”

James? Cameron said: "I remember, around last year, there were six companies vying for the film rights to this novel, and you bought it? ”

"I'm just willing to pay for it." Kang Jianfei said proudly.

"Jurassic Park" author Michael? Clayton is a well-known American best-selling novelist and screenwriter whose almost every one of his works has been brought to the big screen.

Take "Jurassic Park" as an example, the novel was taken by Spielberg before it was published, but Clayton didn't negotiate it because the asking price was too high. After that, several Hollywood film companies began to compete, and the price of film rights rose from 1.5 million to 2 million, and the writer Clayton finally relented.

Kang Jianfei didn't know about it, but he gave it to Annie earlier? Hurd said hello and asked her to call if she found a script that was particularly interesting or interesting.

It's a strange fact that a couple of Hollywood studios are grabbing the rights to a film for an unpublished novel, Annie? Hurd informed Kang Jianfei about this before Universal Pictures bought the script for "Jurassic Park".

When Kang Jianfei heard that it was the famous "Jurassic Park", there was still half a hesitation. Directly to Anne? Hurd $5 million asked her to win the film rights to the novel.

Clayton had already planned to sell the rights for 2 million, Annie? Hurd suddenly came in halfway. Raise the royalty to 2.2 million. Universal Pictures is also optimistic about the script, and the price has increased to $2.5 million, Annie? Hurd immediately shouted a high price of 2.8 million.

Clayton, the author of the novel, was happy in his heart, and he looked like he was in a dilemma when negotiating, in fact, he wanted the two companies to raise the price to 5 million.

When Annie? When Hurd called 3.6 million, Universal Pictures finally withdrew from the film rights to an unpublished novel. No matter how famous his author is, it is unlikely to be worth as much as $3.6 million.

The end result was a happy affair, with the writer Clayton's novel selling for a whopping $3.6 million. Annie? Hurd got the remaining $1.4 million, while Kang Jianfei got the rights to "Jurassic Park."

"Jurassic Park" is not just a special effects blockbuster, it has a very special place in the history of cinema. Before the release of Titanic, Jurassic Park was the highest-grossing movie. At the same time, it is also a special effects blockbuster that has swept the global box office market. Especially in some countries and regions in Asia. Hong Kong films have always had the upper hand in the local market, but "Jurassic Park" has beaten Hong Kong films to the ground with supreme divine might.

"Terminator 2" is just an appetizer, and "Jurassic Park" is coming in the era of real special effects blockbusters.

Kang Jianfei said: "I adapted this script according to the novel for more than half a year, and the location of the film was changed to Asia. Of course, Dr. Hammond and Dr. Marco, a chaos scientist, who tried to create Jurassic Park, are still Americans, and the identities of the heroes and heroines are changed to Hong Kong and Japanese, so I have to take into account the Hong Kong and Japanese markets. ”

James? Cameron opened the script and said, "I'll take a look before I decide." ”

"Please." Kang Jianfei said with a smile.

Well done with the English translation of the script, James? Cameron read the script in one sitting. Then he said: "Although the story is a bit old-fashioned, if you really make this movie." And if the dinosaurs in the film are filmed as real or fake, it will bring a huge visual impact to the audience, just like when people watched "Star Wars". ”

Kang Jianfei smiled: "How is it, are you interested?" ”

James? Cameron asked, "What am I responsible for?" ”

Kang Jianfei said: "You are mainly responsible for special effects and building a studio, and I am responsible for casting, location selection, scene scheduling, etc. ”

The sentence that Kang Jianfei is the main one makes Cameron quite disgusted, and he hates being interfered with by others when making movies, because he had a painful experience when he directed "Piranha 2" before.

Cameron wanted to refuse directly, but Kang Jianfei's promise to invest in "Titanic" tempted him again, because according to Kang Jianfei, the filming of "Jurassic Park" was to accumulate technical experience for "Titanic".

It will take more than a year to make "Jurassic Park", and when this movie is finished, it will basically be possible to prepare for the filming of "Titanic". James? After some consideration, Cameron felt that it was not difficult to co-direct a sci-fi blockbuster with Kang Jianfei, and after asking about the salary and specific details of the cooperation, Cameron agreed.

The two chatted for an afternoon, and when it was almost evening, Kang Jianfei personally sent Cameron down and called his subordinates to help Cameron arrange accommodation.

"Mr. Kang, Mr. Cameron, what a coincidence." Michelle Yang suddenly came out and said.

"It's a coincidence." Kang Jianfei smiled and glanced at Yang Ziqiong thoughtfully. The woman in front of her must have been waiting downstairs for several hours, just to be able to talk to Cameron or Kang Jianfei, it is very likely that when she was at the airport, Michelle Yang recognized Cameron first, and then took the initiative to help.

But it's not a big deal, Kang Jianfei and Cameron are both big names in the film industry, and other actors must also seize this opportunity to make friends. Michelle Yeoh used to be supported by Pan Disheng, so naturally she didn't worry about no filming, but now she has been making a comeback after several years, and the audience has almost forgotten about it, and she must help nobles to make a comeback.

Cameron had a good impression of Michelle Young and offered to ask her to have dinner with her. And Kang Jianfei has been riddled with scandals in the past few days, and he doesn't want to be photographed by reporters with the actress anymore, so after saying goodbye to them, he drove to Zhou Huimin's house alone.

Zhou Huimin's new home has not yet been exposed, where Zhong Chuhong and Lin Qingxia live, but there are paparazzi squatting 24 hours a day. (To be continued......)