Chapter 71 20th Century Fox
The virtues of the tabloids, especially the ones under News Corp., Ryan knows all too well. Some people may not know about the New York Post, but when it comes to The Sun, I am afraid that everyone knows about it. The two newspapers belong to Murdoch's banner, reporting the same style.
After the lawyer's letter was sent, the tabloids have restrained a lot. It is only in the early 1990s, and they are not as rampant as they were later.
Ryan immediately put the matter behind him. He couldn't be bitten by a dog, and then go to the dog and bite back, right? Besides, don't worry, if there is a chance in the future, he will naturally settle the account with News Corp. He is not the one who can hold the boat in the Prime Minister's stomach.
As for going to a lawsuit, forget it. Those tabloids want him to take them to court. That is to do free publicity for them and increase their influence.
Originally, Ryan wanted to find time to visit Natalie. Unfortunately, the Long Island girl was not in New York. After her summer vacation started, she attended a drama camp and went to Tennessee early.
After going around the major cities in eastern North America, on July 29, the crew came to the last stop of the trip, the seaside resort of Miami, Florida.
With the passage of time, the box office accumulation of Terminator 2 has become more and more terrifying. After the first four days of the first four days, it won the box office of nearly 60 million US dollars. In the second week, the box office fell slightly, but still achieved 4700 dollars. multi-million dollar results.
The North American box office of the movie exceeded 100 million US dollars within two weeks of its release. Even if there is still a little gap between the results achieved by Batman, it is still very rare. Don't forget that Batman is a superhero, before the movie appeared. Accumulated a large number of comic fans.
Today, Terminator 2 has been released in North America for four weeks, and has achieved a box office of nearly 160 million US dollars. It is a foregone conclusion that the North American box office exceeds 200 million US dollars. It has also been launched one after another, and the box office is also booming.
It is rude to say that this movie has swept the summer season, and many movies have changed the release date because of its existence.
The two teams promoted by the crew on the east and west coasts have become the focus of the entertainment media. No matter where they go, they are surrounded by a large number of movie fans, as well as dozens of tabloid reporters who have murdered Filmin for a month. , it is estimated that it can be pulled from New York to Los Angeles.
James Cameron has thus completely established his status as a master, and Linda Hamilton has also become a first-line actress. As for the people who benefit the most from the movie, it is naturally Ryan and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Ryan needless to say, as the movie continues to sell well, more and more media continue to deduct the name of Hollywood's first child star on his head, including the New York Times and the Washington Post. The large-scale newspapers and magazines, and at least half of the fans who surround the crew every time they promote, come for him.
Of course, the biggest gain is Arnold Schwarzenegger. T800 made him a superstar in Hollywood. It is said that a producer has offered him a salary of 20 million US dollars and invited him to join.
It is a pity that Schwarzenegger declined all of them, because he had a perfect script in his hand.
In an interview with reporters, a movie fan once said, I had no interest in the movie at first, and only entered the theater because I liked Ryan, but after the movie started, the tense plot and the suffocating air made me I shivered with excitement. The fatal shot of T800 to T1000 made me extremely excited.
I will always remember the ending of the movie, he made me cry, I like John Connor played by Ryan, the rebellious and kind future savior, and T800 played by Schwarzenegger, they accompanied me through the whole movie Movie.
Especially T800, I like his leather jacket, sunglasses and that shotgun; I like his human heart under his metal casing. The image of the Terminator sinking into the furnace is still rippling in my mind, the slowly descending rope, the scalding hot The furnace, watching the broken terminator slowly melt in the furnace, I don't know what wet my eyes, when he was about to burn out, that thumbs up broke my heart, even though Crying in front of others seems hypocritical and embarrassing, but I really can't help it.
All right! My own brainless fan began to change to Arnold's brainless fan! This is Ryan's thoughts after seeing the report, but he doesn't mind, even if he is the one with the best acting skills in the movie, this movie is destined to leave only one classic image, that is T800.
After the intensive publicity journey, Ryan's body gradually became unbearable. After all, he was in the growth stage.
After returning from the theater to the Hilton Hotel where I stayed that day, I really wanted to throw myself on the bed and have a good sleep.
Cameron didn't let Ryan have a little leisure, he took him to the coffee shop, and found a secluded place to sit together, the big beard looked at him and just smiled, Ryan was puzzled and waited. After more than ten minutes, I finally understood.
After a middle-aged man entered the cafe, he went straight to their table, and after shaking his hand, James Cameron introduced, Ryan, this is Grant Hill, the production manager of Twentieth Century Fox. .
Then, Ryan was introduced to the other party.
Grant Hill? Ryan frowned. He only knew of a basketball player who seemed to be called this name. Well, he had no love for basketball. News Corp, he rarely deals with Twentieth Century Fox.
After saying hello, everyone sat down again. Ryan was so smart. He looked at the two who were talking in a low voice, and roughly understood what was going on.
Twentieth Century Fox is the film subsidiary of News Corporation, and it is also the most pleasant film company to work with James Cameron. Ryan knows that if it weren't for his appearance, the future True Lies, Titanic Avatar will be the product of their cooperation with many other companies.
Because the tabloids represented by the New York Post have been attacking all the time, Ryan has no good feelings for News Corporation. During the promotion process of the crew, he complained more than once. Presumably Cameron should have seen something. It was only in private that this meeting was facilitated.
In fact, Ryan is very clear that most of the attacks in those newspapers are natural, and there is no relationship between them and the film company. Moreover, hype is hype, and business is business, which are two different things.
This is North America, and it pays more attention to practicality. After a few simple courtesies from both sides, they quickly entered the topic.
Ryan, 20th Century Fox has the intention to invest in True Lies, I'm here to ask your opinion. Grant Hill said.
I gave Jim the script. I won't interfere with which film company he wants to cooperate with. As for the price of the script, you can have someone talk to Pat. Ryan originally wanted to take part in the film. Part of the investment, but thinking about the horror budget of the movie in the previous life, and then thinking about the little money on hand, it's okay.
Then do you have any advice? Hill asked again.
It's a Jim movie, and I'd better say less.
Seeing Cameron's eyes, Ryan had no choice but to say, Okay, one thing, this movie is my inspiration from an old French movie, the copyright is currently in my hands, you probably have to spend more Some money.
The two still looked at him blankly, Ryan sighed, and had to say again, Talk to the Pentagon and get a few real Sea Harrier fighters, Arnold better learn to drive, at least he can guarantee takeoff and landing.
Actually... Cameron squeezed his beard, I really want to change the daughter in the movie to a son, and then let you play.
Come on, Jim, then this role will be overturned, and besides, I'm not the right age now. Ryan didn't want to work with him again as an actor unless he had to.
What's more, in a previous life, Aliza Dushku, who played the role of the daughter, fell off the plane during filming, broke several ribs, and lay in the hospital for several months. God knows if he plays the role. , will the same situation occur.
Grant Hill did not expect things to go so smoothly. Of course, they only needed to reach an intention, and there would naturally be an agent to discuss specific things.
After talking a few more words, he soon talked about the investment of this film. Grant Hill knew that Ryan and Nicole and others had set up a shell film company, and asked politely, Ryan, actually we Both parties can work together.”
Ryan naturally understood what he was talking about, shook his head with a smile, and said, Grant, I want to ask, how much did you budget for this movie?
Currently $100 million. Hill said this without frowning.
Indeed, the big sales of Terminator 2 made people see the strength of James Cameron, and also realized that if you want to achieve high box office, big investment and big production will be inevitable.
But Ryan knew that this hundred million dollars would definitely not be enough for Cameron to squander, and the investment amount would have to increase by at least 20%. Moreover, he heard Beard say that the movie will not start until next year at the earliest. He doesn't have that much money to put on this one project.
Forget it. You should know that we cooperated with Warner on Bodyguard and with Miramax on The Hero of the Sea of Righteousness. We don't have enough funds at the moment. Ryan refused directly.
When leaving, Grant Hill shook Ryan's hand solemnly, completely dealing with his peers, Well, Ryan, I think we will have more opportunities to cooperate in the future.
There will definitely be. Ryan replied politely.
Returning to the living floor, before entering the room, Ryan said a few words to the oncoming Mario Casa, that he will no longer follow the crew tomorrow and will go to the seaside studio in Miami to visit the class.
Nicole Kidman is filming part of the navy scene there with the crew.
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