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2437【Titanic】

"Mr. Spielberg, if your DreamWorks needs funds or needs to be issued, you can come and cooperate with me." Xia Tian smiled again, "I promise to give you the best treatment."

Although DreamWorks' movies have both profits and losses at the box office, their reputation is still very good. Especially DreamWorks' cartoons, which were once comparable to Pixar and Disney.

Therefore, Xia Tian really hopes to cooperate with DreamWorks to make a fortune together.

Spielberg was also very happy to hear Xia Tian say this.

Xia Tian now not only has the distribution channel of Columbia Pictures, but also the distribution channel of Tianxia Production. Tianxia Production previously acquired Miramax, the largest independent film publisher in Hollywood, and also accepted its distribution channel.

In addition, in summer, there are two TVs, Blockbuster Audio and Video chain, CBS and Snow Media. In terms of the number of distribution channels and the wide coverage, it is unmatched.

Therefore, if DreamWorks can work with him, it would be a good choice.

It would be even better if you can get financial support from the summer.

The average cost of a movie in Hollywood is around 20 million US dollars. DreamWorks' total funds are only 30 million US dollars, which was collected by Spielberg, Jeffrey Carsonberg and David Geffen.

Thirty million US dollars is enough to make a medium-cost drama. Once the drama is lost, DreamWorks will likely close down.

This kind of thing is not impossible. Although Spielberg is the most famous director in Hollywood, he cannot guarantee that his movies will definitely be sold.

Therefore, in order to prevent this, introducing investment is a very worthy of consideration.

"Thank you, Mr. Xia, I'm happy to work with you, too." Spielberg smiled.

...

"Mr. Cameron, you are very welcome." Xia Tian greeted James Cameron again.

James Cameron is one of the most outstanding directors in Hollywood. He actually doesn't have many works, but several works such as "The Terminator" series, "The True Lies", "Titanic", and "Avatar" are enough to make him famous in the history of film.

Xia Tian also admires James Cameron very much and hopes to work with him. But he has been wrong and never had a chance. It's a pity.

"Thank you." Cameron nodded.

"I watched "The True Lies" you filmed last year, it was really wonderful." Xia Tian praised with a smile.

Last year, Cameron collaborated with Schwarzenegger to shoot the action blockbuster "The True Lies", which achieved a very good box office record. The box office in the United States was 180 million US dollars and the global total box office was 370 million US dollars, ranking third in the box office ranking last year, and the results can be said to be quite good.

It is worth mentioning that the terrorists appearing in "The True Lies" come from Central East. However, the movie portrays them like clowns who overestimate their abilities, which also represents the mainstream view of Americans.

But no matter what, they did not expect that it was the character they regarded as clowns who would cause irreparable losses to the United States in a few years.

"Thank you." James Cameron nodded again.

He is not a very sociable person himself, so it is very rare to be able to attend a summer party today.

"By the way, Mr. Cameron, did you hear that you are filming the movie "Titanic" recently?" Xia Tian asked with a smile again.

After the filming of "The True Lies" was completed, James Cameron began to shoot "Titanic". Because he had an extraordinary complex for this giant ship that had sunk for decades, he really hoped to shoot it.

James Cameron nodded.

He has reached an agreement with Twentieth Century Fox, which will invest $150 million to shoot the movie for him.

"Titanic! I also like the story of this giant ship." Xia Tian smiled, "If possible, I hope to cooperate with you."

"Titanic" was released worldwide in its previous life, but it won a box office of 1.8 billion US dollars. The 3D version later released won a box office of more than 300 million US dollars. Therefore, the total box office of the entire movie was 2.1 billion US dollars, a veritable money-making tool.

For movies that make money like this, Summer certainly hopes to get a kick.

"Sorry, Mr. Xia, I have signed an agreement with Twentieth Century Fox, and they will invest in this movie." Cameron waved his hand.

His last movie "The True Lies" was also invested by Fox. Because the box office was good, Fox had the courage to invest in "Titanic" for him.

After all, "Titanic" is a costume drama, with no fighting, no gunfight, no car chase, and no terminator. What is particularly important is that there is no way to shoot a sequel, but it costs $500 million to shoot. If you don't have some courage, you really dare not invest.

"That's a pity." Xia Tian sighed, but he was not too disappointed.

Because he knew that James Cameron was seriously overspending when filming "Titanic", with a total cost of more than $200 million, and the production cycle lasted for three years, almost forcing Fox to go bankrupt. In the end, he had to come to Paramount to share the investment, and finally completed the shooting of "Titanic".

So summer was not in a hurry. He waited for another two years, and when Cameron spent $1.5 billion in budget, he only made a half-finished product. When Fox lost confidence in the movie, he naturally had the opportunity to take over.

"Yes." Cameron nodded.

If he had known that Xia Tian was interested in this story, he would have come to Xia Tian to seek investment early in the morning.

After all, summer is a super rich man worth hundreds of billions of yuan, and Columbia Pictures and Tianxia Production are both very profitable. If they cooperate with them, they can get more financial support and make the film more exquisite.

But now, he has signed the agreement with Fox, and it is too late to regret it, so there is nothing to say.

"By the way, Mr. Cameron, have you decided to come down with the story of "Titanic"?" Xia Tian asked curiously again.

James Cameron shook his head.

Although he received the funds, the script of "Titanic" has not yet fallen. In other words, it has not been officially finalized.

Because he likes the wreck of the Titanic ship, he has many stories to express, which are very complicated, and so far, he has not yet figured out a clue.

Moreover, every time he took a submarine to go out to the ocean to see the wreckage of Titanic, he would have a new story that would have been delayed in finalizing it.
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