rebirth of change

London was known as the city of smog, but that was many years ago.At that time, the British Empire rose rapidly during the Industrial Revolution. London was full of factories, and the sky was filled with thick smoke.All this, while creating great wealth and propelling Britain to the throne of a world power, has also caused great damage to the environment on which they can live.

In London at that time, even when it was clear, it was extremely difficult to see the blue sky. The sky was always foggy, so it had such a derogatory reputation as "fog city".

However, now London has shaken off the shadow of history. After decades of continuous governance, like other European countries, its environment has completely changed. Except for the large and crowded city, the shadow of the foggy city is invisible.

When Chen Kangjie and the others came out of Heathrow Airport, it was raining lightly and the air was quite fresh. Even on a rainy day, one could still see a trace of the original color of the sky in the gaps between the dense clouds.

The latitude of London is higher than that of the capital of China. In this deep winter, it is relatively cold.Chen Kangjie was wearing a black windbreaker, a pair of flat-frame glasses hung on the bridge of his nose, a gentleman's hat on his head, and shiny leather shoes. Especially Xiong Ziqiang propped up a black umbrella for him. It really looks like a British gentleman.But if you look at them from a distance, you will feel that they are like gangsters, because there are several men wearing black suits and black umbrellas standing around him, and they are in different corners, forming a guard.Seeing this style, people passing by only dared to take a quick glance and walk away.

Due to the rain, although Heathrow Airport was as busy as ever, no one recognized Chen Kangjie.

Outside the VIP passage, a line of luxury black off-road vehicles drove up in front of Chen Kangjie and the others. Liu Deyi stepped forward and opened the rear door of the middle car, and Chen Kangjie sat in sideways.

From the moment he got off the plane, Liu Deyi became Chen Kangjie's assistant in all seriousness, and he also started to perform his duties from this moment on.As for whether Chen Kangjie believed him right away, it was hard to say, after all, Chen Kangjie had a lot of secrets in him, and it would probably be quite difficult for him to trust a newcomer right away.

Chen Kangjie and his group did not stop in London, but took a car directly to Liverpool. It was already close to four o'clock in the afternoon. If there were no accidents, they could reach Liverpool before dark.

There is a distance of 325 kilometers between Liverpool and London. Fortunately, it is a rainy day and it is not a holiday. The road connecting the two big cities is relatively spacious, and there is not much traffic on the road. It took Chen Kangjie and the others more than three hours to get there. It happened to be the moment when the lights of the city first came on.

Liverpool is not like a metropolis like New York or Hong Kong, with row upon row of skyscrapers.Most of the buildings here are not high, but they are particularly rich in history. Just like the hotel where Chen Kangjie and the others stayed, it is only six stories high. It was built in the late eighteenth century. It looks quaint on the outside, but it is very well decorated inside Luxurious, soft crystal chandeliers, red wool carpets, furniture mainly in white and tan, the materials used are either oak or peach wood, exquisite oil paintings are hung on the walls of each room and the corridor, and the waiters in formal dresses are polite. Be polite. Seeing Chen Kangjie and the others come in, the hotel manager put one hand on his chest and bent down to salute before welcoming Chen Kangjie and the others in with a smile, making people feel like they have entered the palace.

Standing at the window of his room on the sixth floor, Chen Kangjie can see the Bank of England building diagonally opposite and the Albion building not far away. More than half a century ago, the owner of the Titanic The headquarters of the White Star Line is located in this building.It's a pity that time has passed and the time has passed. That once smashing company has long been wiped out, and Chen Kangjie's visit this time is to arouse people's memory of its glory, and of course it will draw a tragic history.

Due to the fatigue of the journey, Chen Kangjie did not arrange any activities on the day of arriving in Liverpool. He just asked Comrade Liu Deyi and others, especially those who came from the United States, to go to Canard Shipping Company to participate in the event after a brief meeting tomorrow morning. visit.

Chen Kangjie arranged things for Liu Deyi, firstly, to observe his actual ability, and secondly, let him get to know the people who have working relationship with him, so as not to get confused sometimes.If the assessment is passed, Chen Kangjie plans to set up an office with Liu Deyi as the core, and let him handle his own business alone.

Early the next morning, Chen Kangjie got up and exercised in the room for half an hour. After taking a shower, he went to the restaurant to have breakfast with all the staff who came this time.

Among the people who came this time, some are old friends with Chen Kangjie and have cooperated several times, and some are meeting for the first time and cooperating for the first time.This meeting is equivalent to a breakfast meeting. After getting to know each other, we eat and talk.

In order to achieve a tacit understanding of cooperation and to improve everyone's work efficiency, Chen Kangjie explained all his plans, ideas, and intentions.

There are three aspects to focus on. The first is to find out the details of the ship Titanic, including its structure, facilities, dimensions, interior decoration, cabin distribution, and every detail inside. What kind of tableware is used, what clothes are worn by the crew, etc. Finally, these have to be reflected on the drawings, and the workload is very cumbersome.The second is to find out how the ship sank at that time, as well as the composition and expression of the passengers on board. In this regard, costume designer Deborah Lynn Scott should play a good role.The third is to start research and conceive how to replicate the scene on this ship, so as to facilitate the normal shooting of the movie.

Chen Kangjie put down the bread in his hand, took a sip of milk, wiped his lips elegantly with a napkin, and continued, "I regard this movie as the biggest production of my own movie career. The company's budget is to invest [-] million US dollars. . . . . . . ”

"Wow", I heard that the investment of [-] million U.S. dollars, even if the people present are all leaders in the industry, they are quite surprised. The box office of the movie can't reach this figure, and everyone is talking about what kind of movie will be produced if so much money is spent.

Some people have read Chen Kangjie's script, but many people don't quite understand why so much money is invested in such a romance film.However, not many people are worried that this movie will lose money. According to Chen Kangjie's current reputation and influence in the entertainment industry, even if it is a mediocre movie, I believe many buddies will join in. This romance film earns a lot of profits, so the people here are not very optimistic.

It is normal for these people to think that way. It turns out that when Cameron made this movie in history, the people around him and the investors were not very sure that they would be able to make money, and the amount of investment continued to rise. If he has great fame and influence, it is estimated that no one will accompany him to do it. Even on the eve of the film's release, this historical classic is still not favored by people.However, the result is so wonderful, he has created a miracle in this movie, which has not been broken by anyone for ten years.

Chen Kangjie had no way to make everyone believe in the prospect of this movie. He just wanted to finish what he had to do. He knocked on the table and warned everyone to be quiet before he continued: "No matter what you think, this is a movie. I personally really want to shoot a movie. I hope that you can cooperate with me to complete it conscientiously. The early work will be heavy. I thank you and please everyone. After the work in the UK is completed, we will start to enter the scene construction and character selection Stage. Liu...Deyi, you record it, and then let the American company make preparations for that."

Liu Deyi was sitting behind Chen Kangjie, taking notes meticulously with a notebook in his hand. Fan Wenxuan didn't attend the breakfast meeting. He went to Canard Shipping Company early in the morning.

The reason why Chen Kangjie would tie knots when calling Liu Deyi's name was not that he couldn't remember the name, but that he felt a little awkward.He originally wanted to be called "Xiao Liu", but he was older than him, that would be disrespectful, but calling him by his full name would seem pretentious, but if he were to be called "Brother Yi" like Xiong Ziqiang, the friendship had not yet reached For that sake, besides, he is a serious subordinate.

"Long, I have great confidence in you. I believe this movie will surpass the past." Cindy, the set designer who has been cooperating with Chen Kangjie, said to Chen Kangjie with enthusiasm.

When cooperating with Chen Kangjie for the first time, Cindy also had doubts. He also doubted whether the company's investment would be in vain, and even had the idea of ​​quitting, thinking that the company was playing games.But after several cooperations, Cindy has already admired Chen Kangjie with admiration. Chen Kangjie's movies not only have a higher box office, but also won several Oscars, which made her blindly worship Chen Kangjie. In her opinion, the more improbable things are, the more miracles Chen Kangjie can create, which often surprises people, just like she did not believe that Chen Kangjie could make "True Lies" well and the movie was a success in the end. .

"Thank you, Cindy, hehe, I am more confident when you say that. It is a pleasure to cooperate with you," Chen Kangjie said gratefully to Cindy with a charming smile.

No matter what you think in your heart, Chen Kangjie's status as a superstar is there anyway, and most of the people here are still Chen Kangjie's lobsters, plus Cindy made a start, others have to show some face no matter what, they all expressed that they would definitely be serious Work together to create a classic work.