Hollywood Hunter

Chapter 960 - SPECTRE

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After some courtesies, and knowing that many people were staring at Simon, Schwarzenegger didn't beat around the bush and said, "Regarding Terminator, Simon, I think $15 million is a very sincere price, if Daenerys has any other demands on her side, it's perfectly fine to bring them up, there's no need to drag this out, is there?"

The rights to the Terminator series are currently held jointly by Daenerys and Fox, and Schwarzenegger wanted to reboot the series after the loss of Vapor Secret, and was reminded by the A-girls that Simon had finalized a strategy of selling the rights on a per-shoot basis, and that Schwarzenegger's side would only be able to purchase single-shot rights if he wanted to reboot.

Even so, the price wasn't low at all, and before the French side made their move, the two sides had almost agreed on a price of $15 million, which is equivalent to the current top salary of a top Hollywood actor. With the previous "Terminator 2" box office of more than 500 million worldwide and the popularity of the series, such a price is not expensive, and also a one-time buyout, the two major copyright owners will not participate in any subsequent share.

The deal was put on hold because it had nothing to do with Schwarzenegger. In Simon's current position, he will not deliberately suppress any star unless there is a disagreement between the two parties outside the rules. No problem, you can contact Disney tomorrow, and everyone will officially sign the contract."

Schwarzenegger block head, but the mind is not stupid at all, he can actually associate the Terminator negotiations stuck with the French side, originally this time was hoping that Simon can net a way out, not to implicate the Westeros system and the French side of the tit-for-tat on his own project, thought it would take a lot of talking, did not expect the young man in front of him so easily loose, for a moment are a bit doubtful that there is not any pit waiting for him to jump.

Simon didn't mean to explain too much to Schwarzenegger, saw the other slightly stunned, just to him nodded, and then welcomed the approaching 007 series producer Barbara Blockley and Michael Wilson siblings.

Even though the 007 series was suppressed by Simon for a long time, and the initiative was lost, the two Brockley siblings, who had held the 007 series firmly for decades, did not show any dissatisfaction in front of Simon and remained respectful and courteous. This is human nature, when the gap is so great that people tend to subconsciously give up on the idea of fighting.

The two siblings also have to admit that this time, under the leadership of the young man in front of them, 007's Ghost Party retains the classic qualities of the 007 series, while the entire story is unlike any previous James Bond film. Even their bedridden father Albert Broccoli, who has seen the dailies, has to admit that the change is good for the series.

Six o'clock came quickly as Simon socialized with the creators and supporters of the film.

The premiere began.

The story of SPECTRE begins at sea.

In the middle of the night, a huge, brightly lit cruise ship floats in the English Channel, a plane with its engine off glides closer to the ship, and as it approaches the sky, the hatch opens and a man leaps gracefully from the cabin, landing with a bang on the deck of the cruise ship with his parachute, disposing of it neatly and quickly becoming a gentleman in a suit and tie, walking straight to the cabin where a party is being held.

The scene switches.

The two guards on guard duty noticed something unusual and rushed to make their rounds, only to pass by some tall figure, the camera panning over the two men's waist submachine guns, a clear sign that this cruise ship is unusual again.

The security of an ordinary cruise ship might carry weapons, but not usually such powerful submachine guns.

Inside the Sacred Citizen Auditorium.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, seated front and center in the center of the auditorium, reflected back on the opening shot that had just taken place and had to be impressed, even if he didn't want to admit it.

The average viewer might just think the brief action design was cool and leave a distinct impression in their mind, but for an action guru like Arnold, who has been making movies for more than a decade, it's definitely not that easy to make a similarly eye-catching action innovation.

It's like the Terminator series.

In the first Terminator film, the future robot played by Arnold has his skin destroyed to reveal his metal endoskeleton.

The list of similar classic ideas, intentional or not, is endless in Hollywood.

Whether it is the plot, the action or the soundtrack, the film techniques are all repeated in large quantities with a small amount of innovation.

Those films with a few innovations often become classics.

And then the imitations continue.

In this case, the seemingly simple opening of James Bond's Ghost Party has already inspired professional filmmakers like Arnold to follow suit.

On the big screen, the story continues.

First-time 007 Pierce Brosnan blends into the lively and glitzy party hall of a cruise ship, weaving his way through the crowds, picking up a pretty girl on the way, and throwing in the classic introductory line that would normally be included in the middle or end of the film.

Even without this line, the audience wouldn't actually recognize it.

From the casting stage, the rebooted 007 franchise has been the subject of much media and fan attention, including the first female M, Judi Dench, the new Moneypenny, Carrie Lowe, and Q, Jude Law, who is no longer an old man but a young man along Simon's lines.

With the exception of Judi Dench, none of the regular supporting cast was configured according to Simon's memory of the Brosnan-era lineup.

Kelly Lowell, for example, was supposed to be Timothy Dalton's version of 007's Licence to Kill, but with Simon's arrival, 007's Licence to Kill went on as usual, with the help of a different actress.

All in all, for the new 007 series, Simon wants every character to play their part, rather than the patterned vase that has characterized even Bond himself in the past.

Pierce Brosnan's original Moneypenny was played by an interesting character named Samantha Bond, yes, 'Bond', but Samantha Bond's Moneypenny, while good looking, was basically a vase and a nymphomaniac, and there was even a scene where Moneypenny dreamt up Bond.

It makes no sense to Simon.

Also Jude Law as Q is a consideration of this sort.

In the past, the Q character in the James Bond series has mostly been an old man, and it would be a waste to cast an old man in such an important permanent supporting role. After a few selections, we finally settled on Jude Law, a 24 year old British actor who has only recently made his Hollywood debut, and who is not quite as unconventional as he was later, but rather a reference to Ben Whishaw in the Craig series.

The first Bond girl appears in the opening wedge, and in the spirit of the fatuous strategy, Simon routinely picks a Victoria's Secret Angel.

Because Simon wants to give people a bright feeling, the public is too familiar with the public can not, such as Simon's side of the fame of several Victoria's Secret Angel, while the appearance must also have their own characteristics, and finally selected a Victoria's Secret Angel named Roberta Chirco.

The famous 25-year-old model has absolutely impressive light green eyes that fit Simon's aesthetic perfectly. Not only that, but Roberta Chirco has a special frankness in her temperament, which is placed in the beginning, giving a sense of innocence and creating an atmospheric contrast.

And there will be even more contrast to follow.

Roberta Chirco joined the Vimy legion early on, only it didn't develop as well as the six Vimy spokespeople and the big leprechaun around Simon, mainly because the woman was not an Elite artist, but a client of the old Ford Model Economy.

Even in the pre-Grace era, Simon favored Elite, and the Ford Model Agency has really fallen off a bit over the years.

It's actually quite normal.

The Vermilion legion of about forty people every year, body appearance are among the best in the circle of finished ODY, however, to stand at the top of the fashion circle pyramid, after all, only a few, by virtue of the exposure of the Vermilion show, other people certainly better than the average model development, just want to top, inevitably need some opportunities and luck.

According to the supermodel selection criteria of Ygritte's fashion section, Roberta Chirco hasn't even reached Supermodel's threshold.

In the film, James Bond, using Robert Chirco's gang-girl Zennia as cover, leaves the lobby and sets out to explore the cruise ship.

In a quiet dive, he arrives at the lower level of the ship and is soon discovered.

So battle.

Beat down a bunch of henchmen and keep moving forward, and as it seems to get closer to some truths, others emerge.

The innocent Bond girl, who is supposed to stay in bed after a good time, appears before Bond in a new outfit of tight leather, carrying a long knife and with a completely different demeanour.

Cold, dangerous, and even a little bloodthirsty.

Robert Chirco had worked very hard for this role, and when the reversed image appeared, the audience in the hall was energized.

Simon was also very pleased with Chirco's performance.

Simon personally followed up the project, of course there are a lot of purely face vase role, but not the vase, unless it meets Simon's requirements, he will never release water, like this role, in addition to its image fit Simon needs, Roberta Chirco behind the scenes also put a lot of effort to finally get Simon's approval.

On the big screen, as usual, the villain talks a lot.

Roberta Chirco's Zennia surprisingly knows Bond's underbelly very well, stating that the other side has just come on board and has actually been discovered, but the cruise ship side doesn't want too much conflict with Bond and actively discourages the other side from stopping this operation, so that if Bond agrees, the two can continue this wonderful evening instead of fighting.

Bond, of course, could not agree.

After a delicious and dangerous fight, Zennia, who was using a long knife, was thrown into the sea by Bond through glass.

Many in the audience breathed a sigh of relief.

Hate to see such a stunning character pass away, and now since he didn't just die, but fell into the sea, it means there's still a chance for the other side to show up.

Bond eventually reached the lowermost level of the cabin.

When a door is opened, the lights are pulled down, and as the rows of fluorescent lights come on in sequence, the camera zooms out to sweep across the cabin's neatly yarded, at-a-glance drugs, causing the ever-gentlemanly 007 to blurt out a slow, foul, "HollyShit!"

The wedge ends and the standard 007 series credits begin.

Then comes the main film.

The scene has moved on to Mrs. M's office.

The office TV is showing a mega drug smuggling case that the British government has just busted, where criminal gangs are using cruise ships as a cover to attempt to deliver up to 50 tons of drugs to British soil at once.

The news shocked the world.

A brief background briefing is followed by an intimate conversation between Madame M and Bond.

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the confrontation between the East and West camps no longer exists, and with the loss of the enemy, Bond is starting to slack off. Mrs. M sends Bond to investigate the drug smuggling case in order to tell Bond that their mission never ends, and that the world is never completely calm, so they need the protection of these agents who walk in the darkness.

And, according to the information MI6 has received, this cruise ship smuggling is just the tip of the iceberg of a vast criminal network that is terrifying.

Madame M herself is terrified of this hidden criminal network and reminds Bond that there is deep water behind the scenes, even within MI6, and she can't guarantee whether it has been infiltrated or not, so Madame M doesn't dare to investigate it in a big way and has to find another way.

Simply put, it was a top-secret mission well suited for a lone wolf like Bond to pursue alone.

007 accepts the assignment given to him by Madame M, only, when asked for more information about the killer, all he gets is a vague lead, and a vague name.

Mr. White.

It's clearly a codename.

The English word White means white, and white, often, is also synonymous with drugs.

After a deep conversation with Madame M, Bond begins his mission, the breakthrough is the cruise ship from the opening chapter, Bond first targets Italy where the owner of the cruise ship is, sets off to get there, and it turns out that the owner of the cruise ship is dead, and a funeral is taking place in Rome, Italy.