"Titanic" was a very great movie in the original world of the United States.
The love in it is very pure, mixed with a kind of regretful beauty and a certain lack of the era of freedom. At the same time, when "Titanic" was released, it caused a sensation in the box office around the world, breaking many records that are extremely difficult to surpass and countless award-winning records.
In fact, Lu Yuan didn't know whether he could make a good movie. After all, although Lu Yuan's directing skills had reached a higher level after three years of training, he himself knew that he might not be able to make a good "Titanic".
Knowing that his ability is limited, Lu Yuan will try every means to make the movie realistic.
Special effects are one aspect. For example, this big ship can be filmed as a special effect. With the current special effects of "Industrial Electric Magic", there will be no problem in making all the scenes of this movie look real. However, if it is just real, Lu Yuan still lacks something. If it can be filmed in a real environment, then this sense of lack will be much less.
Generally speaking, Lu Yuan's experience in film making went through three stages.
The first stage was when I first met Wang Jinxue, and I just wanted to make some movies and run away after making some money. The second stage was when the box office was guaranteed, and I wanted to make a good movie in the most cost-effective way. The third stage was the current stage. At this stage, Lu Yuan wanted to make every movie well with his own efforts. As long as there were flaws that could be avoided within his ability, Lu Yuan would hope to avoid them...
Of course, Lu Yuan knew that there was actually a fourth stage, which was the final stage, and the fourth stage was the original stage of the future.
Thinking about the future is too far away.
You have to eat one bite at a time. At least, what Lu Yuan is standing in front of now is that he has to try his best to make a good movie "Titanic"!
At noon, after dinner, Forrest called Lu Yuan.
"Boss, we have contacted Ford, one of the largest shipyards in the United States. When they heard that you wanted to build a ship, they immediately agreed to help us build the ship at cost price. If it's $100 million, they can build something worth about $300 million. However, they have a request..."
"What do you want?"
"The other party hopes that you can allow them to hype this matter. Of course, if you allow it, they hope to invite you to be their image spokesperson. They will pay you the endorsement fee according to the highest standards. If you agree, they will have various benefits in the future..."
"Huh? This kind of company also needs a spokesperson? What kind of image do they want? Aren't they a country... um?" Lu Yuan was stunned when he heard this, and then he remembered that the United States is a capitalist country, not a socialist country like China.
This is true whether it is this world or the original world.
In China, there may still be some human touch, but in the American business circle, profit is basically the main focus.
"They need it, too. One of them, Winter, even wants to build you a luxury yacht. After receiving our order, he has already bought a plane ticket from New York and is heading to us..."
"Am I so valuable now?" Lu Yuan scratched his head when he heard this.
He was stunned on the spot, and then when he reacted, he felt a great sense of madness.
"Boss, don't you know that you are now the target of a lot of international capital? Your international advertising endorsements are worth at least 50 million US dollars! The huge data traffic behind you is actually very terrifying, just like your signature has been hyped up to 100,000 US dollars, and the earlier the signature, the more valuable it is!" Forrest told Lu Yuan everything very seriously.
“……” Lu Yuan was silent.
In a trance, he felt extremely complicated emotions, and then shook his head.
He suddenly realized that since the "Symphony of Fate", everything around him had indeed begun to change.
"Boss, if you are willing, there are countless wealthy people in the United States who are looking to invest in you. If our company's films were not invested in by ourselves and not given to others, our films would have been snatched up by all the big investors long ago! What's more, they are investing in you now..."
"I understand." Lu Yuan took a deep breath, and after a long silence, he finally nodded.
"Boss, are you going to..."
"As for endorsements, forget it for now. We'll spend our own money and let them do it..."
"Okay, I understand!"
After Lu Yuan hung up the phone, he felt excited, inflated, and at the same time, extremely excited.
This emotion lasted for a long time before he slowly calmed down.
All these external things are false.
No matter how much money or fame you have, everything is fleeting.
All I have to do is make a good movie of Titanic.
When Lu Yuan thought of this, he took out the script of "Titanic" and began to study it seriously.
But before I could ponder for long, Forrest called again.
"boss……"
"What?"
"In addition to Forster, another Blue Shipyard in the United States got my number from somewhere and suddenly contacted me just now. They hope that we will not sign the contract and make a decision so early. If possible, they also hope to undertake this project. They said that under the premise of Foster's generous treatment, they can customize a private yacht for you for free, and will also provide five years of maintenance services... If they can put a little advertisement for their company in the movie, then they are even willing to pay a high advertising fee..."
"ah?"
…
The box office performance of "Arrival" is getting worse day by day.
Century Entertainment will naturally be eager to promote "Arrival" and try to save it through various channels.
The event was a grand affair, and well-known Hollywood celebrities such as Annie and Johnny were invited to support various activities of "Arrival".
The effect of the event was very good. Movie fans and major media were also very enthusiastic. It is foreseeable that the attendance rate of "Arrival" will definitely increase tomorrow.
but……
Andrew's expression was very gloomy.
Little Jackson was one minute late for the event!
Yes!
When he hurriedly arrived at the scene, Andrew, who was sitting secretly below, obviously found that little Jackson was not in a very good spirit and his performance was somewhat unsatisfactory.
Andrew can tolerate all kinds of mistakes made by Little Jackson, can tolerate the box office failure of "Arrival", and can even tolerate Fatty Wei and others having contact with Little Jackson, but!
What he can't tolerate most is being late!
Yes!
Although he was only one minute late, Andrew felt that it was a sign of lack of seriousness.
Why couldn't it be one minute earlier?
This is a problem more serious than any mistake.
Andrew didn't say anything at the venue, and he was very satisfied with the performance of the event.
However, in the evening, Andrew finally couldn't bear it anymore and called little Jackson to his office.
…
In the office.
"Mr. Jackson, do you know what I can't tolerate the most?"
"I……"
"Take a look at this stack of photos that Mr. Rick received by chance." Andrew suppressed his anger and handed a stack of photos to little Jackson.
“…” Little Jackson lowered his head. When he saw the stack of photos, he was stunned.
The photo shows Fatty Wei and him drinking, and then they come out with their arms around each other’s shoulders.
It seems extremely ironic.
His face suddenly turned red.
It feels like being slapped in the face!
"Mr. Jackson, I need an explanation! And an explanation for why you were late today. After all, I have always trusted you!"
"I'm sorry... Mr. Andrew, I may have been harmed by someone!" Little Jackson lowered his head, his eyes were extremely complicated, and at the same time his heart trembled slightly, and an invisible flame rose up.
I drank too much yesterday.
I've been having a headache since I woke up this morning.
Yesterday he didn't notice anything and just felt it was very strange, but today, he understood it completely.
All this was done by Fatty Wei and the other man to harm him!
This is all a trap!
Then……
He foolishly fell into the trap!
He clenched his fists, wishing he could hit the smiling fat man hard on the head with his fists!
"Tell me in detail what happened last night!"
"Well, Mr. Andrew, actually, I really had no idea what happened last night, because I..." Little Jackson suppressed his anger and told Andrew everything that happened last night, and even told Andrew about what happened before.
Twenty minutes passed.
Andrew's grim expression gradually began to ease.
"It seems that all of this was planned by 'Lu Yuan'?"
"right!"
"Mr. Jackson, I believe you."
"Mr. Andrew, I..." After hearing this, little Jackson raised his head, his expression was full of excitement and his heart was warm.
"Please sign this contract." At this moment, Andrew handed Jackson Jr. a ten-year contract.
When he saw the contract, Jackson Jr. was stunned.
"ah?"
"I will show my sincerity, and of course, you have to show your sincerity as well. Our previous contracts were all based on cooperation, and this contract is the same, except that the term has been extended. What do you think? With the restrictions of the contract, we have more room for communication. What do you think?"
“Mr. Andrew, I hope I can take a look, give me some time.”
"Okay, let's watch it here."
"Right here?"
"Yes, I have nothing to do today, so I can wait for you."
“…”
After looking at Andrew's expression, Jackson Jr. finally nodded and then began to look at the contract carefully.
Two hours later.
When Jackson Jr. finished reading the contract, the gratitude in his heart disappeared.
"Mr. Andrew, I cannot sign this contract. After all, if I sign it, the movie I am going to shoot today will be completely controlled by you. Even the script, actors, and specific things will all be in your hands. This contract is an A-level contract for new directors." Little Jackson looked up at Andrew.
"The contract is just a form, a constraint. I trust you without reservation, and I hope you can trust me without reservation. You can shoot the movie however you want, and we will not interfere. You can ignore the terms in the contract. It's just to give you and me an opportunity to comfort each other..." Andrew stared at little Jackson.
“I…” Little Jackson’s chest kept rising and falling.
He knew that he couldn't sign this contract.
If you sign and return it, then you are completely ruined, and even your status will be downgraded to a lower level.
After all, he is not a fledgling Hollywood director!
"Mr. Jackson, I expect you to prove your loyalty."
"Mr. Andrew, can you give me a day to think about it?"
"I'll give you one day. Are you going to expose this contract and then officially say that we are suppressing you? And you can use this opportunity to whitewash yourself and jump to 'remote'?"
"I didn't! I wouldn't do such a thing!"
"Then sign it."
Andrew's smile disappeared.
It continued to become extremely cold.
Little Jackson looked at Andrew, although he didn’t dare to meet his eyes or say anything else, but he chose to remain silent.
This went on for several minutes.
After this depressing feeling lasted for a long time, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in……"
"Mr. Andrew, this is bad. The popularity of our "Advent" has been suppressed!"
"What pressed you?"
"We were suppressed by Ford and Blue, the two largest shipyards in the United States!"
"???"
When he heard this, Andrew was stunned.
Shipyard?