Resource Tycoon Reborn

Chapter 427 Three Hundred Million US Dollars

"Bang!" Gower accidentally knocked the cup over on the table, and water flooded the table. Although Cameron got up quickly, he still splashed water on his legs. Fortunately, the weather was hot, and Cameron was also on the beach.

The short dress had no impact. But this shows how surprised Gore was. Fang Ming was not much better than her. He was also dumbfounded and stared at Cameron blankly.

Cameron wiped some water from his legs and sat back down as if nothing had happened.

"Fang, did I hear correctly just now?" Gao Er asked Fang Mingyuan pretending to be hesitant.

Fang Mingyuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "James, I thought you wanted to hear the reason why I said that? It's really disrespectful!"

Cameron picked up the wine glass in front of him and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you owe me a favor for no reason. If you come up with any good scripts in the future, I can argue with you." Gower then said.

Fang Mingyuan looked at the former couple, with a look of sudden realization. The two of them cooperated really well.

"Well, since you think so, James, I won't say anything else. I'll come back to you when I'm free in the future. However, if you want to win the script for a promotional video, I'm afraid it will still be a long time.

Not enough. Well, James, you still owe me at least two favors, that's more or less the same!" Fang Mingyuan leaned back on his chair and said calmly. Isn't it just that everyone is playing psychological warfare, who is afraid of who!

Cameron and Gower looked at each other, but there was a bit more sparkle in their eyes. The fact that Fang Mingyuan dared to say such words showed that he must have something in his hands. And judging from Fang Mingyuan's appearance, this was definitely an offer that Cameron could not refuse!

What could be an offer that Cameron could not refuse?

A group of words flashed into Gall and Cameron's minds involuntarily - new movie! And a new movie with a good script and a big production!

If someone else had said this, Cameron would 80% think he was making a fool of himself, but if this matter fell on Fang Mingyuan, it would be at least 80% credible! Not to mention in Hong Kong, in the past one or two years, from Fang Mingyuan

There are so many scripts here. Just because he can be recognized by both Cameron and Michael Crichton at the same time shows his ability. If there are any good scripts in his hands,

The two of them are not surprised at all.

Calculating "Terminator 2" also took nearly a year, and the adaptation of "Jurassic Park" will not be started until Michael Crichton has finished writing it. So in this year's time, if Fang Mingyuan has

What new ideas and ideas have come up? It’s nothing surprising, right?

Gower and Cameron only felt that their hearts were beating violently "bang bang bang". The happiest thing than obtaining the production and director rights of a good script was to obtain the production and director rights of two good scripts.

, this sounds like a cold joke, but at this moment, the two of them really thought so.

"Fang!" Cameron's voice became a little hoarse, which even startled him.

"?" Fang Mingyuan looked at him with eyes full of smiles.

"You mean...you have a new movie script?" Cameron swallowed and finally finished his sentence.

"Ah, well, let's wait until I owe you three favors. Anyway, your most important work now is the release of "Terminator 2" and the preparations for the filming of "Jurassic Park". I want to remind you.

Yes, the budget of "Jurassic Park" will not be lower than that of "Terminator 2", but it cannot be much higher, and I hope that it will be the world's box office champion next year!" Fang Mingyuan did not follow his words at all.

Moving on, we turned to "Jurassic Park" instead.

But the more Fan Mingyuan behaves like this, the more curious Cameron becomes. Why can Fan Mingyuan be so sure that he will not be able to refuse his temptation?

"Oh, James, you will be very busy in the next few years. You are also considering filming a third part of "Terminator". I think "Jurassic Park" will be a trilogy no matter what. In this case, you

It will take at least four years, four years later!" Fang Mingyuan said with emotion, "Ms. Gower, I think James will definitely be too busy alone. Is there any other good director who can help me introduce him?

Like Spielberg?”

Spielberg is also an American director that Fang Mingyuan admires very much. His "et" and "Jaws" are both classics in the history of world cinema. And his "Schindler's List" made the previous generation even more famous.

Fang Mingyuan in the film has a profound understanding of the inhumane concentration camp system of Nazi Germany. According to the film history in the previous life, (Jurassic Park) should also be his work.

"Spielberg?" Gall glanced at Cameron and said with a wry smile, "Fang, if you want to meet him, I don't think it will be difficult. After (Terminator 2) is released, if Fang's prediction is good,

You, half screenwriter and half investor, will definitely attract his attention."

Fang Mingyuan secretly thought about it, and he didn't know what movie Spielberg was filming. Judging from the time, it might be "Schindler's List". This movie has left a strong color in the history of world cinema, and it is also

The movie that launched Spielberg to the top of his career.

Cameron gritted his teeth. Fang Mingyuan was deliberately avoiding talking about it. But the more he acted like this, the more curious Cameron became. Why was Fang Mingyuan so sure that he would be interested?

"Fang, I think you've won! Well, assuming I owe you two more favors, you can finally unravel the mystery, right?" Cameron put his hands on the table and said solemnly.

"Ah?" Fang Mingyuan looked at Cameron in astonishment. This result was a bit beyond his expectation. The information he had read in his previous life never said that Cameron had such a strong curiosity.

of.

"However, if what you said later does not arouse enough interest in me, I will not recognize this promise!" Cameron added, "Don't tell me that you were just bluffing.

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"Okay, okay, since you ask James like this, I will naturally obey!" Fang Mingyuan raised his hands and said, "Ms. Gower, I hope you can understand that this is a trade secret, regardless of the future of the Jade Bird movie

Whether the company is willing to cooperate with Kumho in filming, you have to keep it a secret until it is released."

Gore also raised his hands solemnly and said: "I swear to the omniscient and omnipotent God that I will keep this secret. Even my relatives will not tell anyone without your permission."

Will utter a word."

Fang Mingyuan nodded and turned his gaze back to Cameron. At this time, he already showed a somewhat excited expression - as expected, it was a new movie!

"I plan to start shooting a movie in two or three years. Its total budget, including publicity expenses, is..." Fang Mingyuan glanced at the two people who were listening attentively, and then said, "Three hundred million US dollars!"

"Three hundred million dollars!" The cup in Gower's hand unfortunately overturned on the table again, and the water that had just been re-poured poured out again, but this time, Cameron did not dodge at all and let it flow.

One leg.

Three hundred million U.S. dollars! This huge and shocking amount has completely shocked the two of them!

As the first movie with a shooting budget of more than 100 million US dollars, "Terminator 2" has attracted much attention since the start of filming. I am afraid no one knows better than Cameron and Gall. And Fang Mingyuan actually raised it

To shoot a movie with a total budget of 300 million US dollars, how could this not surprise the two of them?

Three hundred million U.S. dollars, such a large sum, not to mention a film company like Kingfisher Pictures, which can only be regarded as a second-rate company in Hollywood, even an established film company like 20th Century Fox, has never had it.

Cameron looked at Fang Mingyuan dumbfounded. Although he had long thought that Fan Mingyuan might give him a surprise, this surprise was too big! The budget benchmark of 100 million US dollars had just been exceeded, and the results had not yet been seen. Fang Mingyuan actually

He is so confident in himself that he not only handed over Michael Crichton's new film as promised, but also promised a film budget of US$100 million, and is actually planning to make a movie with a total budget of US$300 million.

Movies, such trust...such trust!

For a moment, Cameron felt that it was difficult for him to express his gratitude to Fang Mingyuan in words. Although Americans do not say that a scholar dies for someone who knows himself, as the Chinese say, they can transfer such a large amount to

, not to mention ordinary Americans, even many American companies have handed over huge sums of money to themselves that they will never earn in a lifetime. They believe so much in their directorial abilities and believe in themselves...

Cameron felt that his mind had simply gone blank. He was like a child who had just come into contact with words and didn't know what to say about it.

Fang Mingyuan looked at the two people who were stunned with a smile, and he was extremely satisfied with the effect he had created!

He did not come up with the total budget of 300 million U.S. dollars on a whim. In his previous life, Cameron's final cost of filming "Titanic" was close to 300 million U.S. dollars. Although this budget is astonishing, I believe that any company in the United States

A film company wouldn't dare to raise it rashly. In Cameron's previous life, the original budget when filming "Titanic" was only US$150 million, but it was later increased to nearly US$300 million. For this reason

, Cameron had to donate the 8 million yuan in remuneration he received for directing the film this time. In order to share risks, 20th Century Fox also had to transfer part of its rights to Paramount.

But Fang Mingyuan is different, because he knows that the US$300 million invested in Cameron is definitely worth every penny!

The global box office of "Titanic" exceeded 1.8 billion US dollars, becoming the highest-grossing movie in the history of world cinema. This record remained until the release of Avatar, also directed by Cameron, two thousand years later.

, was broken! And this figure does not include the various derivatives of (Titanic). If all of these are included, it will be a huge income of billions of dollars. And "Titanic" has recently

70% of the revenue was obtained outside the United States and Canada. In many European countries, it ranked first in box office revenue, and the same was true in China. The record it set was not broken until more than ten years later.

Moreover, what Fang Mingyuan values ​​​​more is that the success of "Titanic" will have a huge impact on Kumho Group's future, including the "Terminator" series and the "Jurassic Park" series, plus a "Jurassic Park" series.

"Titanic" will not only confirm Kumho Group's position in the Hong Kong film industry, but may also make it a well-known film company around the world! The same as those old American film companies! You must know that "Titanic"

"After its release, it won nearly 90 awards around the world, including American Oscars, and was nominated 47 times.

a long time……

"Fang, by now you can tell me what kind of movie this is, right? It can't be a brand new version of "Star Wars", right?" Except for the kind of science fiction movie that makes people feel like they are in a dream.

, Cameron really couldn't think of what kind of movie would require such a considerable total budget.

His voice was hoarse, and his throat was as dry as a ball of fire!

"This is a disaster movie, a disaster that will always be remembered in human history! But it will also be a love movie, a modern version of the story of Juliet and Romeo. In this story, what prevents lovers from getting together

It is no longer family power, but the isolation from social class..." Fang Mingyuan narrated the plot of "Titanic" in his previous life in a low voice. Fortunately, he had watched this movie no less than three times, and he was not familiar with it.

I still have a clear memory of the basic main plot.

The drinks on the table have long since bottomed out, but both Cameron and Gore have been completely attracted by this story. They have already heard that the disaster described by Fang Mingyuan is the largest disaster in the history of human navigation.

, is also the most influential disaster of the sinking of the Titanic on its maiden voyage. In that shipwreck, more than 1,500 crew members and passengers disappeared forever into the cold sea of ​​the Atlantic Ocean!

But Fang Mingyuan's script is not in the form of a disaster documentary, but an unforgettable love story that takes this incident as the background and stage!

The film uses the sharp contrast between poor and rich, the social class differences between men and women that have remained unchanged from before to after, the indifferent comfort and respectable behavior of a long-lost era, and the unprecedented luxury of the giant ship, driving it forward crazily and at high speed in the darkness.

The audacity of men...

Life is an adventure and the future is unknown...

Incredible things are possible...