623 - The little golden man you awarded to me, and then I will give it to you myself, ok?
The meaning of this number is very special to the present. You don’t have to look at it for too long. Just two years ago, Universal Pictures spent 200 million US dollars on "Future Water World", which was so hard to watch.
Now, during the three and a half years of production, "Titanic" has gradually burned 200 million US dollars, so it is hard not to let the media associate. Needless to say, in this era, even if time goes back for twenty years, the production cost of 200 million US dollars is still the only one in Hollywood and even the world.
At this time, James Cameron himself was actually in a state of mind. Since the production of "Titanic", both insiders and the media have been sarcastic about this big ship. Even the top executives of 20th Century Fox and Paramount are not optimistic about the film.
The reason for the huge premiere and the effort to promote it before it was released was more because it was kidnapped by huge production costs. Twentieth Century Fox was completely forced to go away in the promotion and promotion of "Titanic", and it was more willing to go on the road.
The big ship that draws amidst all kinds of mockery, jokes and satires may not be bad. No matter whether everyone is optimistic about this film, it has also won the attention of the whole of North America for this ship.
Just like today's premiere, there were more than 200 media outlets, and at least 400 reporters on the red carpet. The huge attention may be another low-cost publicity method. Twentieth Century Fox even kept the premiere of "Titanic" live on its Fox TV network for this big ship.
The presence of a large number of first- and second-tier stars and directors from all walks of life in the circle has filled the premiere of this unpopular film with stars.
As the host, James Cameron has always stood at the door of the theater to greet the guests. Unless he had to accompany him personally, he stood quietly at the end of the red carpet, watching the big stars in the circle walk onto the red carpet.
Chacha Wayne is a guest who cannot be neglected by truck drivers. Others come to the platform, perhaps because they were invited by 20th Century Fox and Paramount, or because they were to gain popularity and exposure. Everyone knows that he never wants to attend such occasions at high profile. He can come because of a promise on the Oscar stage.
"James, like when I got $200 million a few years ago and started making "Batman: The Dark Knight."
After shaking hands with James Cameron, Wayne and the other two walked in while greeting. "The media and many people in the circle are mocking Warner Brothers for their indulgence in me. Not only is it a joke that I took over "Batman" was a joke, but it is also constantly reporting in the media, mocking "Batman" to become a Waterloo in my career."
Shrugging, he turned to look at the silent truck driver beside him and continued seriously: "You should understand what I mean, those who laughed at Batman all turned into a real joke in the end."
"Thanks."
Looking at this young director who is much younger than himself, James Cameron nodded sincerely and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "Wayne, your confidence in "Titanic" is even more than that of me."
"That's because I understand your abilities."
Several people walked into the lounge, and Wayne nodded to the guests who greeted each other from time to time, but the chat with each other did not stop. "When I was a teenager, I contributed $11.50 to the first part of "Terminator". You don't know, since I saw that movie, I knew that the director was a genius, an absolute genius."
$11.50 is exactly the money for a movie ticket, and the two men laughed out loud almost at the same time.
In North America, one thing is very interesting, that is, the pricing of movie tickets. Since the mid-1980s, the ticket price for watching a movie was just over $10. In the late 1990s, the ticket price for watching a movie in the theater was still only $13.
What is even more surprising is that even if you spend ten years watching a movie, the price of watching a movie is still more than ten dollars. If you calculate the impact of inflation and the depreciation of the US dollar, in fact, in the past 20 or 30 years, North American movie tickets have not increased much.
In fact, the only opportunity for a large-scale price increase in North American movie tickets was created by James Cameron. That's right, it was the massive popularity of 3D. When the 3D popularity driven by "Avatar" spread all over the world, theater companies finally took advantage of this craze to set the price of 3D far higher than ordinary movie tickets.
This rule applies to all film markets around the world. Relevant practitioners are very clear in their minds that the cost of 3D screening is basically no different from 2D. However, this does make cinemas and capital default to the best reason for price increase.
"I'm so busy today, Wayne."
In a corner of the VIP rest area, James Cameron stayed for more than ten minutes, raised his hand, pointed to the direction of the entrance of the theater downstairs, and said apologetically: "After this period, I will invite you to play basketball together. Then we can sit down and have a good chat. I am very happy that you can come to the platform to support you, thank you again."
As he said that, the truck driver stood up and shook hands with Wayne again, preparing to go downstairs to continue to greet the guests coming to the platform.
"Listen, James, I'm not kidding."
He shook the truck driver's hand vigorously, Wayne's face was full of serious expression, and he whispered: "I hope that the little golden man you personally awarded to me and then I will put it back to your hand, ok?"
“Ok.”
James Cameron smiled bitterly at first, shook his head, looked at the other party's serious eyes, put away all his thoughts, nodded seriously before turning around and leaving.
Some things cannot be avoided. There are many times today, Wayne is thinking in his mind that the promotion and promotion of "Titanic" will definitely not be considered a big deal if it is put into the category of Hollywood first-line commercial films, and at most it is just to follow the steps.
The quality of the film is really not to mention. Even when he was on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, he had watched the big ship re-released many times, so sometimes many things are difficult to understand. It is such a tragic Romeo Juliet-like romance that can resonate with countless movie fans around the world regardless of age.
"Hi, Wayne, Nami, are you going to go down together?"
Tom Cruise, holding Nicole Kidman, came over before the film began and asked Nunuu to the large screening room downstairs.
"It's almost time, let's go together."
After glanced at the watch on his wrist, Wayne nodded, stood up and waved to a staff member. Under the guidance of the other party, he walked towards the position left by the organizer.
As several people entered the cinema, more and more audiences, media representatives and guests were also taking their seats. At 8 o'clock in the evening, this big ship, which was full of mystery in the eyes of countless people, finally officially met the audience.
Since the beginning of the movie, Naomi Watts and Nina's eyes have frequently switched on the big screen and the first row of creators, and the two women are whispering something from time to time.
"God, he is so handsome! ****, why is he so handsome?!"
Wayne only vaguely heard a sentence, immediately rolled his eyes, looked at Tom Tsang, who was two seats across it, and shook his head with a wry smile.
He encountered such a situation. When "The Seven Deadly Sins" was released, Naomi Watts kept saying that Brad Pitt was handsome. Now when watching "Titanic", he still has the same tone and the same adjective. This time, even Nina, who has always been suspected of being cold, widened her eyes and was unwilling to miss a frame.
Through the performance of the two women, he knew how great the charm of Anardo DiCaprio was. No wonder there were countless girls who walked into the theater again and again, just to watch the magical face of the dream lover Li Zi.
It has to be said that at this stage, Onardo DiCaprio can definitely be considered a killing of both men, women, young and old. His appearance makes people completely willing to redefine the term poor boy.
"You must accompany us to attend the celebration party!"
Naomi Watts was not embarrassed at all, raised his elbow and poked Wayne, hugged Nina's shoulder and said viciously: "We want to see if this actor is so handsome in reality!"
"You guys do whatever you want, I don't care."
Wayne shook his head, his eyes not leaving the big screen, and it doesn't matter to attend the cocktail party, it's just that he's going home later.
As for whether to know Dashu in the movie, he really has no idea. The other party was completely the most bastard and arrogant stage when the big ship was released. Compared to Tom Cruise, the other party did not have the sober mind of Tom Cruise at this stage.
Many news reports were reported on these things. It was not until a few years after the ship was released that Little Lizi gradually stepped out of the stage of self-expansion and gradually became a later old man in the circle.
Not only the women around me, but also the entire 1,600-person large screening room, women's amazement sounded from time to time in the back row, but as the plot progressed, the entire cinema slowly returned to its tranquility. The story of Jack and Ruth immersed all the audience in.
"You have to promise me... promise me you want to survive... never give up... no matter what happens... no matter how desperate and helpless it is... promise me now and don't forget this promise!"
"Rus, listen to me...Listen...Winning that ticket is the luckiest thing that happened to me...He brought me to you...I'm grateful, Ruth...I'm grateful..."
When the movie ended and Jack was soaked in the cold sea water, saying the last words intermittently, the voices in the entire cinema slowly resounded through the woman's crying.
"no, no, no...God, why do you do this!"
"Please! No, Jack..."
"Damn it, why, you can't do this!"
Chapter completed!