Chapter 122

In a twinkling of an eye, it's August 22.

On this day, Zhuke and Victor arrived at the scene half an hour before the opening of the trial film meeting.

Well, the audition was held in the headquarters building of 20th century fox.

"Boss, it seems that Fox and Paramount will be suspended in the 20th century. The production cost of Titanic alone is more than 200 million dollars!" Victor whispered.

Zhuke immediately said with a smile: "yes, the production cost of more than 200 million US dollars, even if it is the top six in Hollywood, has been delayed for several years at a time, and the funds can not be recovered quickly, which is also very choking."

The production cost of the ship is as high as US $200 million, which exceeds the production cost of Universal Pictures' future water world of US $170 million.

It's the highest in the history of film!

Of course, if inflation is taken into account, gone with the wind, produced in 1940, is bound to be at the top of the list. But even so, the production cost of big ship is enough to rank second in film history.

Huge production costs, plus hundreds of millions of dollars of publicity capital, more than 300 million dollars. Even any of Hollywood's top six companies dare not invest such a huge cost, not to mention the full four-year shooting cycle.

Not enough working capital!

Fox, one of the top six, can't afford to be hurt!

Because of the shortage of funds, paramount was pulled in.

But!

In the words of Paramount Pictures President: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Damn Cameron and fox, I only need to invest 20 million dollars, but in the process of shooting, we were forced to add money again and again. Now we've invested nearly 100 million dollars in paramount! "

Paramount regrets it!

In fact, the biggest regret is the 20th century fox.

"When you Cameron first came to us to talk about cooperation, didn't you say that $110 million could be done? And it's also included in the publicity expenses. But how can the cost be piled up so high now? "

In the process of shooting the ship, the producer interviewed Cameron more than once to tell him to save costs.

But who is Cameron?

He is a famous gold gobbler in Hollywood!

For example, Terminator 2, a lesson learned from the past, added $40 million; No matter how much production cost you set for him at the beginning, he will always be short of funds.

Now it's the same with Titanic.

Time and again to add costs, so that Cameron had to take the initiative to give up $5 million director's pay, leaving only the film's box office bonus.

Huge cost pressure, a few years of shooting cycle, enough to crush any film company.

Of course, now the film has been completed, the biggest pressure in addition to investors, is the director Cameron himself.

"Boss, you've seen the news these days." Asked victor.

"Well!"

Zucker nodded: "I know the news you're talking about is the press conference of Titanic the other day, right. Ha ha, Cameron really let it go. He even photographed a razor blade in front of the reporter at the press conference. Moreover, he threatened that the film was losing money, and he did not need the accountability of the audience and investors, so he gave himself the result. "

Zucker had heard this anecdote in his last life.

I never thought that I could see the news of Cameron wearing a blade again after crossing.

It didn't take long.

Zucker met the belated Cameron.

"Hi, Mr. Wald, Mr. Jones. Welcome to our company." James Cameron and Zucker met at a cocktail party before.

"Cameron, you're not in good shape?" He sighed.

"Oh? It's not very good. You know why. No, it's all Hollywood waiting to see my joke. " Cameron laughed at himself.

Today's Cameron is well dressed, but his deep eyes and thin body are enough to prove that he is very haggard.

"It's all right, my friend!"

Zhuke looked at him and said solemnly, "if they want to see your jokes, let them see them. I don't think you will fail this time. Maybe you can make the box office more than one billion dollars and beat them in the face!"

A billion dollars?!

"What are you talking about, man?"

At this moment, Cameron himself was stunned, and even Victor was stunned.

Victor said in his heart, "boss, even if you want to send charcoal in the snow, there's no need to blow the air."

I have to say that Cameron himself was scared.

You know, in the original history of time and space, Cameron once said in an interview: if the movie fails, I will either wipe my neck and commit suicide or go back to work as a truck driver. As for the movie box office forecast you said? Well, I thought I'd be happy if the global box office exceeded $600 million.

Zhu Ke is very good at sending charcoal in the snow.

You should be kidding about the $1.8 billion box office in the world.

Of course, some people say that Titanic's schedule is very good, and there is no strong opponent to stop it.

This reason holds.

In fact, there are some reasons for this, otherwise, how can we win the weekly box office champion for more than ten weeks in a row?

However, it broke the box office record in North America.

Wherever we went, no matter which country, it basically broke its box office record.

From this point, we have to say that the ship is excellent!

.......

Soon.

The invited guests and audience are all here, and the film starts on time.

In the process of watching the film, the representatives of the cinema had to admire Cameron's directing skills and the excellence of the film.

But!

They are still not very optimistic about the results of Titanic!

A representative of AMC cinema said: "the film is three hours long. It's too long. The audience will be sleepy."

The representative of Emperor Entertainment cinema said: "the duration will greatly affect the daily box office output. The time you show one round is enough for us to show two rounds of other films. From the perspective of our cinema, the benefit will be reduced. Moreover, in recent years, the box office of any film related to water is not very good. "

In fact, it is.

Universal Pictures' future water world, Spielberg's Captain Hook and so on, are all on the street!

The representative of Xi man Ke cinema also said: "our cinema can show this film, but we have to discuss how many films to arrange. After all, the final outcome of the film is not the family joy that the American people like."

A number of invited representatives of the cinema and many film critics also expressed their dissatisfaction with the final box office of the film.

20 world Fox

Paramount: --

Cameron: "and

Well, the three of them said they were hurt!

However, Zhuke laughed silently and whispered to Victor: "aren't they short of money? Later, you go to talk to paramount, and say that we Wald pictures can contribute the publicity funds, and joint distribution is OK. "

"Eh?"

For a moment, Victor looked at Zucker in some kind of enclosure.

"The first watch" is presented.