Chapter 221 Soldiers
After seeing off Natalie, Ryan returned to Rosario's set. Perhaps the news that the movie was about to be closed was spread. A large number of paparazzi and reporters appeared around. Occasionally, some actors photographed using telephoto lenses were published in the newspaper. The crew also released some news from time to time to maintain the popularity of the topic about "Titanic".
Most of the remaining ones are very fragmentary or are not satisfied with the shots that need to be reshooted.
Of course, there is another highlight of it - Jack Shenhai.
"Jim, you should be glad to have given up the decision to shoot with ice water." Jon Landau was trying the water temperature in front of the huge water tank in the temporary studio.
"There is no way, Ryan's physique is a big problem." Cameron shook his head, and the actor's white breath could only be produced by post-production CG.
"Yes, if he gets seriously ill, there will be many people in the United States who mail you bullets." Jon Landao joked.
There is no pressure on financial resources in this life, and this guy has almost never had any conflicts with James Cameron.
"I'm not afraid of bullets, I'm even more worried that Nicole Kidman will come to the door." Cameron seemed to be in lingering fear, "Do you know how terrible a woman who loves Ryan better than herself and is hysterical?"
In the dressing room, Ryan looked at his face that was comparable to Bai Wuchang, and then looked at Winslet, who made George call him, "Kate, should we take revenge on Jim? He yelled at us for five months, but it was a wild roar of up to three hundred decibels."
"Do you have any good ideas?" Winslet was obviously interested.
"We've been in the sea for so long..." Ryan whispered a few times in Kate Winslet's ear, and she kept nodding, "It's a good idea, I'll go find other actors."
After saying that, he ran out to contact his accomplices.
Half an hour later, Ryan's face was bloodless, and ice flowers were hanging on his hair. He loosened the wooden board he was holding, slowly sank into the sea water, and finally disappeared into the camera.
“Great!”
As James Cameron's voice rang out, the crew burst into shocking cheers. After five months of hard shooting, the movie was finally closed.
"Bang~"
As the champagne was opened, many colorful strips flew into the air.
With the sound of water, Ryan stood up from the water tank more than three feet deep and squeezed his eyes at Kate Winslet and several actors around him. They jumped out of the water tank and brought the basin that had been prepared long ago.
"Hey, give me one!"
Ryan took the plastic basin handed over by Winslet, picked up half of the basin of water, and jumped out of the water tank, rushing behind Cameron with great flexibility and speed.
"Jim. Gift to you."
In Cameron's surprised eyes, the sea water poured down, and the tyrant on the set turned into a chicken.
"And me!"
Accompanied by the shouts of Kate Winslet, the sea water was soaked like a rainstorm, Cameron probably saw something, without any intention of dodging, and let the actor vent his anger.
However, Cameron would not let the initiator go. He quickly pulled Ryan to his side and shouted, "Don't forget that Ryan is still there, he is an investor and producer!"
More than ten basins of sea water fell on Ryan and Cameron one after another. Not only the actors, but other crew members also joined in. The pressure accumulated over the past five months was vented at this time.
The filming of "Titanic" has ended and the actors can leave. But Ryan and Cameron still have to stay here. There are many subsequent matters to be dealt with. The most typical example is what to do with these props standing on the set.
"We can contact relevant companies and sell them directly." Cameron's words were understood in another way, that is, sell props including model ships as scrap.
“Isn’t it a pity?”
Although this was how the crew handled it in his previous life. However, Ryan wanted to recover more money, and investors who did not pay attention to money were not qualified investors.
"Why not do this, let's contact Rosario's government or company to see if anyone wants to take over? This place can be developed into a tourist area." Jon Landao pinched his chin and started to think about it.
"Jim, I remember the land around the set, and the crew bought it all, right?" Ryan asked.
"Yes, we bought more than a hundred acres of land at the beginning." Cameron nodded.
"Let's do this, find a way to deal with other things. Don't move that model ship for the time being. Maybe someone will take over after the movie is released."
According to the plan, the movie will be released in the summer next year, but it will be left for less than a year. If you really can't find someone to take over, you can only be treated as scrap.
After the filming of the movie, the most critical post-production has entered. This movie will use a large number of CG synthesis images, and many plots require combining the actor's shots and model shots, which will be a time-consuming and labor-intensive project.
Fortunately, some motion capture and CG shots started production long before the filming of the film. It is precisely because of this that James Cameron dared to assure Ryan that the film will be released next summer.
Soon, Ryan returned to Los Angeles with most of the crew, but he didn't have time to rest. "Cat and Mouse Game" is about to be released and needs to cooperate with the publicity. In addition to the publicity, he also had to discuss the shooting of "Jurassic Park 2" with Spielberg.
I don’t know what conditions Universal Pictures used once again impressed Spielberg. He agreed to continue to play "Jurassic Park". Jenkins Pictures, together with Universal Pictures and DreamWorks, offered a total of $80 million in shooting budget for the film.
With the experience of the first shooting, the movie will save a lot of time from preparation to shooting, and the current CG technology is far beyond that of that year.
"I'm sure this movie will catch up with next year's Christmas."
This is in the office of Spielberg, where the old Jewish man seemed very confident, and then he changed his mind, "After this movie is over, I will immediately devote myself to the shooting of the next movie."
"You're so crazy, Stephen." Ryan exclaimed across from him.
Spielberg's shooting speed has always been faster. Strictly speaking, he is a typical Hollywood assembly line shooting, and every plot will be calculated to the extreme.
"Ryan, how about we continue to work together?" Spielberg sat behind the worker's desk, his eyes shining behind the lenses.
"Cooperate? What is your next movie? Is there a script?" Ryan asked curiously.
"Of course!" Spielberg took the script out of the drawer and pushed it to Ryan. "This is a script written by Robert Rodat, based on the real experience of a soldier in the E Company of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II."
Ryan's eyes lit up. He had guessed which movie script it was. He had originally had the idea of the movie, but remembered that the relevant materials he saw mentioned that the movie's screenwriter had a script draft a long time ago, and it was not until he met Spielberg that he turned into a movie.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Ryan eventually gave up on this plan.
After briefly reviewing the script, Ryan was sure that he was right and said to Spielberg, "Stephen, what is the estimated production cost of this movie, Jenkins Pictures...oh, I can personally bear half of it!"
"Titanic" almost emptied Jenkins Film's books, and Ryan simply proposed a personal investment, after all, this was the annual box office champion in his previous life.
"At least $70 million, we are happy that you are willing to invest."
Just like in the previous life, DreamWorks has put the stall too big, and there will definitely be problems in the operation of funds.
"Okay, I'll let Pat negotiate with you as soon as possible." Ryan returned the script to Spielberg.
"Ryan, what I mean by cooperation is more than investment." Spielberg put away the script and suddenly laughed, "Can you invite you to play one of the roles?"
"Captain Miller?" Ryan shook his head. There should be no such possibility. The age difference is too much. "Can it be Urban?"
"Ryan, this is a group scene. The specific actors and roles will be adjusted. If possible, wait for our final notification. Is it OK?" Spielberg smiled like a fox.
"This?" Ryan pinched his chin. He was naturally very familiar with this movie, with many outstanding characters.
"Ryan, our cooperation has always been pleasant." Spielberg persuaded.
This is true. Spielberg and Cameron are two completely different directorial styles. Although this is a war film and will definitely suffer, it is not as good as "Titanic". Thinking about the past five months of filming, it is simply a trial in hell. Even if there is no Satan there, there is a tyrant named James Cameron.
Ryan pinched his chin. Although he was confident in his acting skills and prepared a move, he might not become Xiao Li's idol after "Titanic", but he also needed a completely different character to create his own changing performance style.
In that case, with enough public relations, it will be difficult for the old men from the media or the film school to stand up and complain.
By the way, should we push "Jurassic Park 2" and shoot "Save Private Ryan" first? In that case, it would be an epic showdown to fight the big ship.
Of course, Ryan was just thinking about it. He invested heavily in "Titanic" and tried his best to attract so many helpers, but he didn't want any accidents.
"Well, Stephen, you won." Ryan finally made the decision, "Let someone negotiate with Jinsley, and, how much money are you going to pay for me?"
"Are you short of money, Ryan?" Spielberg naturally understood that Ryan was joking, "Let the people below go and have a talk."
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Chapter completed!