hollywood melon man

Chapter 223 The big ship is coming!
After finalizing all the locations, Gilbert Jr. and Kane returned to the capital.

Next, Kane needs to stay in the capital and keep an eye on the construction of real scenes everywhere. At the same time, art director Serena Hafey also put aside her work on "The Matrix" and brought some team members to China.

Next, their main job is to breed war horses to provide shooting.

Little Gilbert asked the other party to send a professional team to participate in the filming of some big scenes.

This kind of thing has happened before, but I usually participate in domestic dramas. There may be other problems with involving troops in the production of Hollywood movies.

However, as a special matter, this matter was answered, and the authorities will provide a team of 1500 people to cooperate with the filming.

Serena needs to complete the construction of the interior layout of Minas Tirith, the town of The Shire, and the interior of Bag End. At the same time, you need to design armor, weapons, clothing for elves and humans, etc.

These are quite complex tasks, and if they are done and manufactured in North America, they will definitely cost a lot of money.

But in China, material costs and labor costs are quite cheap, which can save the crew a lot of money.

After getting all this done, little Gilbert returned to North America and was busy filming "The Matrix".

"Bob, no one can always guarantee success, and I am no exception." Little Gilbert said.

Although the film is still in theaters, it has reached its final stage. It is not as strong as "The Sixth Sense" and there is little hope of surpassing "The Sixth Sense".

The film officially started shooting at Warner Studios in early October.

At this time, "The Sixth Sense" finally ended its journey in North American theaters, with a total box office of US$3.17 million in North America, once again setting the record for Little Gilbert's North American box office.

In third place is Spielberg's "Jurassic Park: The Lost World" with a North American box office of US$2 million.

After that, he would use faxes, phone calls and emails to communicate with Kane Serena and others about the preparation status and details. And he travels back and forth between North America and China once a month to focus on the work on "The Lord of the Rings".

Most members of the team will gradually move there in the next two years.

The preparations for "Lord of the Rings" were carried out simultaneously with "The Matrix". Compared with the big project of "Lord of the Rings", the preparations for "The Matrix" were much simpler.

They will cheer for the film and fight for its reputation.

In layman's terms, it turns from black to pink, and then turns into tap water. If anyone dares to speak ill of the movie, expect to be scolded and protested!

"What you said makes sense, but on this project, I don't think you will fail." Robert Egger has enough trust.

The only thing to worry about is that the opposition of these die-hard book fans will cause a chain reaction after the film is released, causing the film's box office to fail to meet expectations.

Although the film ranks third at the North American box office, it ranks first at the global box office this year with a box office of US$9.32 million.

Fortunately, Peter Jackson in his previous life has proven that as long as the film is good enough and matches the imagination of fans of the original work, then these fans of the original work will become the most loyal fans.

Currently ranked second is "Dark Force" co-released by Sony Columbia and Universal, with a North American box office of US$2.31 million.

We all thought that this project would be a success and you never let us down. "

As soon as he returned to Los Angeles, little Gilbert learned that he was being protested by "Lord of the Rings" fans.

In fact, the protest action is of no use. The crew still needs to prepare and shoot.

Robert Egger even came specially to comfort him: "Don't worry about little Gilbert, these people who have no vision and knowledge are always so conservative and don't know how to look forward.

And "The Sixth Sense" is not bad either. With a score of US$7.54 million, it ranks second on the global box office list.

After hard training, the actors finally met Little Gilbert's requirements.

If this continues, this year's North American box office champion will be Gilbert Jr., while Spielberg will win the global box office champion.

The two masters and apprentices teamed up to dominate the film market, which is quite a story.

But things are often unexpected. James Cameron's masterpiece "Titanic" has released an official trailer. The film will land in the North American market on December 19th.

At this point no one knew what this meant, except little Gilbert.

To be honest, because the production cost of "Titanic" is as high as 2.5 million U.S. dollars, plus the publicity and distribution, the total cost has exceeded million U.S. dollars. Now the outside world regards th Century Fox, Paramount and Gilbert Jr. as fools.

This is so normal that even 20th Century Fox and Paramount themselves think they are fools.

If James Cameron hadn't been too shrewd, asking for money halfway through filming, and then asking for money after filming, step by step, making it impossible for investors like them to withdraw, 20th Century Fox would have given up on this project long ago.

Although James Cameron stated at the pre-announcement meeting that if there was a loss, he would not want his $8.5 million director's salary and would commit suicide.

This is quite cruel, but the problem is that if "Titanic" fails, the $8.5 million salary will be just a drop in the bucket, and it will be useless for James Cameron to become a eunuch.

An angry 20th Century Fox, as well as Paramount, are likely to shoot James Cameron eight times in the back.

However, little Gilbert was full of confidence. He took the time to watch the finished film of "Titanic". It was not much different from his previous life and would definitely be a hit.

Gilbert Jr. also encouraged James Cameron: "They are short-sighted people who don't know the potential of this movie.

I think we will create unprecedented brilliance and amaze the world. "James Cameron is also full of confidence. He never thinks that this film will fail: "Don't worry, little Gilbert, we will be a big success. "

In a subsequent media interview, James Cameron said: "Little Gilbert is very optimistic about "Titanic". You have to believe in his vision. This is definitely a pretty good movie."

Everyone didn't take it seriously when they heard this. Little Gilbert was not God, so whatever he said was what he said.

If Gilbert Jr. had directed "Titanic" himself, everyone would still have some confidence, but if James Cameron were to direct it, we are a little skeptical.

It's not that Little Gilbert is better than James Cameron. This is determined by their recent performance, which can be reflected in their remuneration.

After "True Lies", James Cameron's salary was only US$1500 million, but Gilbert Jr. had already risen to the top salary of US$ million.

With little Gilbert's net worth, asking for a salary of US$20 million is definitely not a problem, and the film company is willing to give it to him.

But the remuneration is only part of it, and the real bulk of the income lies in the box office share and peripheral share.

James Cameron claimed that he would give up his $8.5 million salary, but did not say he would give up his share of the box office.

Once the film is as successful as Gilbert Jr. said, James Cameron will earn several times his salary.

But if James Cameron wants to prove himself, he needs to wait patiently for the film to be released.

In addition to "Titanic" waiting to be released, another film that performed well this year is "Contact" starring Naomi Watts.

The film took in a box office of US$1.52 million in North America, temporarily ranking fifth in North America's annual box office. The global box office also reached US$3.95 million. Naomi Watts once again proved her box office physique.

Little Gilbert remembered that in his previous life, this movie had a box office of over 100 million U.S. dollars in North America. He didn't expect that after changing the starring role, the box office would be so much higher than in his previous life.

Naomi Watts, whose destiny has been changed, is shining brightly and is on the verge of becoming the number one actress in Hollywood.

And Naomi Watts is not idle next. In addition to taking on the DreamWorks "Collision" project to earn some money, she began to dance again at the request of little Gilbert.

In fact, Naomi Watts has been practicing dance for several years. She has devoted herself to dance practice since little Gilbert mentioned the project.

According to Naomi Watts' imagination, if she can win an Oscar, she will replace Julia Roberts and become the number one actress in Hollywood.

This is a huge honor, and Naomi Watts has to work hard for it.

After seeing Naomi Watts become a first-line actress, she is not arrogant and indulgent, but still works as hard as before. Little Gilbert is very satisfied.

Of course his own woman, Little Gilbert, is willing to support them, but only if they both work hard enough and he is capable enough.

Like Charlize Theron, looks are just one of them.

If she didn't go in this direction because Gilbert Jr. told her about the requirements of this project, Gilbert Jr. wouldn't choose her to be the heroine of "The Matrix".

After all, Gilbert Jr. was in love with another heroine, Catherine Zeta Jones. After receiving encouragement from Gilbert Jr., she once again plucked up the courage to enter Hollywood for the fourth time.

Before coming to North America, Catherine Zeta Jones disposed of her house in London to show her determination.

Then she carried her luggage and came to Hollywood alone, planning to start from a supporting role.

Of course, Catherine is also very smart and knows how to use her advantages. She had been recommended by Spielberg and met with Gilbert Jr. in London.

So during the audition, she consciously or unconsciously demonstrated this, showing her special relationship with the two great directors, and thus got the role.

This trick works quite well, at least it helps Catherine settle in Los Angeles.

Although she didn't get the lead role, some supporting roles beckoned to her.

When she heard that Gilbert Little's new movie had started filming, Catherine took it into consideration and planned to go and see it as a visiting team.

She couldn't let little Gilbert forget her, she had to hang around in front of little Gilbert's eyes so that he would always remember that there was still such a person like her.

On the set of "The Matrix", after the initial run-in, the filming of the film entered the fast lane.

Compared to dramas like "The Sixth Sense," Gilbert Jr. is undoubtedly better at action movies.

Although "The Matrix" has many science fiction settings, it is essentially a hot and exciting action movie, just disguised as an action movie.

Catherine Zeta Jones entered Warner Studios smoothly. Little Gilbert noticed the British actress, but she was busy filming and only said hello briefly.

"Hey, Katherine, you coming to Los Angeles?"

"Well," Catherine nodded: "After listening to what you said, I decided not to break out in Hollywood, and I won't go back."

"This is the right choice," little Gilbert nodded and said, "You look around first, I'm busy taking pictures!"

"It doesn't matter, just keep busy!" Looking at little Gilbert who was at work, Catherine walked around the set curiously.

(End of this chapter)