~： Six hundred and twenty-two - the big gamble that made Fox almost a yellow booth

If you ignore the type of movie and the overly long timeline, James Cameron's continuous and firm way of success in the director's work is really similar to Wayne.

Since the birth of "Terminator" in 1984, the truck driver has become the leading special effect sci-fi pioneer in the circle.

Two years later, he brought the second part of "Alien", which grossed over 10 million US dollars at the premiere and 85 million US dollars at the North American box office, which shows the director's grasp of the market. You know, that was the result in the early and mid-1980s. At that time, the number of theaters and the scale of screenings in North America were far from what they are now.

"Abyss" in 1989, "Terminator 2: Judgment Day", which brought fans across North America into a sci-fi carnival in 1991, although due to James Cameron's production cycle, every released film, All made him take a solid step forward.

Success, success, and constant success seem to be synonymous with this truck driver. And with the release of "True Lies", the entire circle, almost impatiently, gave him the same respect as Steven Spielberg and George Lucas.

It can be said that since the "Terminator" in 1984, James Cameron has only spent ten years and several successful commercial films, surpassing more than 90% of the directors in the circle, and also go. More than 90% of the director's path has been completed.

As time entered the 1990s, Wayne's emergence, to a certain extent, did slightly obscure the light of this business genius.

It was also the very individual "Happy Death Day" that laid the foundation, and one "Escape from the Dead" was a blockbuster and directly entered the 100 million yuan director club, and then quickly established itself in the circle at the rate of one film a year. status.

The same continuous success, success, success, the difference between the two is that Wayne's filming speed is extremely fast. Together with Steven Spielberg, he is called a typical fast shooter in the circle.

The extremely fast production speed means more production. In addition, he was the first to win the Oscar, allowing Wayne to succeed, and has steadily surpassed the truck driver in the circle.

But one thing is very interesting. Although James Cameron became famous in 1984, not many years earlier than Wayne, in the general cognition in the circle, they never regarded the two as directors of the same era. Prefer to think of truck drivers as the previous generation.

Perhaps the reason why people generally understand this is because of the age of the truck driver, who made him look and was born much older than Wayne, and in 1990, it was like becoming a director of two generations. line is the same.

"This project has now become a joke for everyone in the circle!"

In the waiting area on the red carpet of the Beverly Chinese Theater, Tim Burton was wearing a formal dress, looking at both sides of the bustling red carpet, shook his head slightly and joked: "Hey, Wayne, I bet, You workaholic, you definitely don't know another name for Titanic."

Since the time set by the organizers had not yet come, Wayne took Naomi Watts, who had just returned to Los Angeles, and waited in the temporary rest area. Tim Burton, who hadn't seen him for a while, happened to be waiting here, and the two naturally sat together.

Hearing Tim Burton's ridicule, he smiled and shrugged, and asked cooperatively, "What's the other name?"

"The ship destined to sink!"

The character of the gothic genius director is still the same, and he has no intention of restraining himself. "I heard that James Cameron almost forced the 20th Century Fox executives to sell their ass! You know what? This guy is not only a set tyrant, but he has always had a problem with bouncing tickets. And, maybe this It's still under your influence."

"What?"

Tim Burton's ridicule caused several people around to laugh together. Wayne lit a cigarette with his head tilted, and threw the cigarette case and lighter into the hands of the ghost director angrily. "Shit, what does this have to do with me? My project never bounces! I never forced Jeff Robinoff to sell his ass!"

It's okay if he doesn't explain. As soon as he opened his mouth to explain, the people around him laughed even more. Everyone knows the relationship between him and Tim Burton. The two are pure friends and old partners, so no matter how much they joke between them, no one thinks Wayne will be really angry.

"Hey, hey, hey."

The gothic genius director habitually took the cigarette, lit one with his head tilted, smiled and handed the cigarette case and fire to Nina, pouted his lips, pretended to be surprised and said:

"Listen, all over Hollywood, you're the guy who pushed the cost of a movie to $200 million in the first place. Look, man, truck drivers keep bouncing tickets and asking for more money for big boats, who knows. Is it under your influence..."

"Yes, yes, if I were a director of the same status, I would think so too." The two were chatting, Tom Cruise was holding Nicole Kidman, and the two walked over together, and his mouth was also Constantly joking. "Damn, why does Wayne get 200 million dollars in investment for every movie? If he can get it, I want that **** number, hahahaha."

"Uh......"

Amidst the good-natured laughter, Wayne spread his hands helplessly. The thing is very simple, because the production cost of this "Titanic" was successfully added to 200 million US dollars after countless bounces.

This number, in Hollywood now, basically means that Wayne can get it frequently, and this is one of the reasons why many people are not optimistic about the big ship.

He has already proved himself more than once that he can use the production cost of 200 million US dollars to exchange for many times the revenue for Warner Bros. The truck driver has never controlled such a large investment.

The arrival of Tom Cruise did not change the original chat atmosphere. Wayne just hugged him, and while they waited, they continued to chat casually about various developments in the circle.

'The biggest gamble in movie history', 'The whole Hollywood joke', 'The hilarious project that nearly made 20th Century Fox a flop'. Wait, etc. titles like this, before this premiere, the media couldn't wait to put them on the big bow.

However, Wayne has always been clear that those media reporters who keep making fun of it in the newspapers, those people who are waiting to see jokes in the circle, will eventually become real jokes. He knows better than anyone that twenty Century Fox and Sticky Meth-Cameron won the bet.

Not only did he win the bet, but he also succeeded in making this classic love movie a box office miracle that no one in the film industry could surpass in the countless years that followed.

"Does it mean that as long as men come together, in addition to chatting about the dynamics in the circle, or talking about film work and women?"

Not far behind the men, Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts got together and looked at the men who were laughing from time to time. Mrs. Cruise pouted and said helplessly. : "Nami, this is the so-called successful person? Ha."

"Yes, they are the successful people that everyone in the circle looks up to."

Unlike Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts didn't mean to make a joke in her tone. Instead, she stared at a few men and nodded solemnly. "Nicole, men's desires are nothing more than power, money and fame. To a certain extent, they have got everything that men generally want. Perhaps, this is the sign of success."

Looking at the men who were talking about "The Flash", Nicole Kidman nodded silently, no matter who they were, admitting that these men are definitely the top winners in this regard. .

Wayne Greenberg, Tom Cruise, Tim Burton, even with Tim Burton, has always been regarded as a taciturn Johnny Depp, in the eyes of most people in the circle , is also a star.

"I heard......"

Before the organizer came to notify the start of the red carpet, Nicole Kidman turned her head and looked at her "girlfriends" from her hometown beside her, as if she was chatting casually and asked, "You went to star in a female film. The protagonist's movie?"

"That's right."

Naomi Watts glanced at Wayne's back inadvertently, and said happily: "The project Wayne invested, wrote, and produced is called "Charlie's Angels". Damn, these months of filming time , It's just torture for me, Nicole, it's much harder and more sinful than just starring in a vase."

"Really?" Nicole Kidman said with a sisterly affectionate expression, "You must send me an invitation for the premiere."

"No problem." Naomi Watts nodded with a smile.

At 7 o'clock in the evening With the prompt of the staff of the organizer 20th Century Fox, Wayne finally took Naomi Watts and set foot on the red carpet. As always, the two walked towards the media interview area at the entrance of the theater at a relatively fast pace.

Even in the face of a large number of questions from the media, Wayne simply praised the movie a few words, quickly ended the interview, and walked towards the theater.

"You seem to like this movie very much?"

Naomi Watts put her arms around Wayne's arm and asked in a low voice as she walked. When she just faced the media, she heard that the polite words of the man beside her were not just superficial politeness. She really knew this man too well.

While speaking, she stabbed the man beside her with her elbow and asked curiously, "Did you participate in the internal preview of Twentieth Century Fox?"

"Of course not." Wayne shook his head slightly. "I'm not optimistic about the movie, but the ability of the director James Cameron."

No matter what the reason is, this big ship, 20th Century Fox and Paramount, did not hold any public media previews, nor did they invite famous film critics to watch in advance. The secret attitude is also countless people. Reasons for not liking the movie.

"嘁......"

Naomi Watts rolled her eyes and saw James Cameron, who was standing at the entrance of the theater, and did not continue to ask.

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