Hollywood legendary director

"My dear, why don't you need me to accompany you to the party tonight?" Susie Amis asked somewhat puzzled.

The woman who once played the role of Ruth's granddaughter in "Titanic" is Cameron's fifth wife.

Well, it's very common for old and young love.

Men? Always be dedicated to young people, preferably 18 years old forever. Cameron did exactly that. His love history is very rich.

Before he became a director, he worked as a truck driver for several years, so his first wife was an outsider and a waiter in the truck club at the time;

The second term is Gil-Anne Hurd, the producer of his project. This person has a very wide network of contacts in the circle. Cameron can transform and direct the tube, and this person has done a lot;

The third wife is Catherine Bigelow, a very talented female director who likes to shoot very men's works, mostly adventure and war genres;

The fourth is Linda Hamilton, the actor of Connor's mother in "Terminator"...

"Tonight's dinner is not suitable for women to join, this is a business dinner after all, very important for negotiation." Cameron said lightly.

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Yes, today’s dinner is indeed very important, and it is of special significance to Lehman-in a sense, this dinner will affect the future development policy of Firefly Pictures and determine whether Firefly Pictures has Opportunity to enter the era of special effects movies-Although Lehman does not like popcorn movies, there is no doubt that he does not like it, but it must be missing.

February 15th, evening.

In the private club next to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, two guests soon welcomed.

This is Lyman and Cameron.

Cameron was fifty years old at this time, looked a little old, and his hair was much whiter.

However, Lehman knew that under this not young appearance, hiding was indeed full of arrogance.

Lehman first smiled and stretched out his hand: "Hello, Mr. Cameron."

"Hello, Mr. Luster."

They greeted them simply like this, and the two people sat politely opposite each other, and no one wanted to speak up.

Speaking of it, the two must know each other, after all, they are both directors, but it is true that they are not familiar.

After a while, Lehmann, who was a little experienced in the circle, took the initiative and said: "Mr. Cameron, can you talk about the digital field?"

Cameron nodded, and said with some regret: "I have never thought of this step before. But that is the fact. I plan to give up my shares in the digital field. Then, Mr. Rust, what are you willing to use? Will the price take over?"

"45 million dollars, how?"

"I heard that you bought the shares held by various shareholders in the digital field at a premium of 20%, right?" Cameron pretended to be puzzled: "I am also a shareholder in the digital field, and I am now the second largest shareholder."

Well, the meaning in the words is why there is no premium.

However, the reason for Lehman's premium is to win over the management, but Cameron is obviously not in the ranks.Even, he is a member of the digital field abandoned.

Of course, on the other hand, Cameron took the initiative to give up the digital field.

"Mr. Cameron, this is wrong...tonight should not involve other factors, and such a big business, it is impossible for me to settle it alone. As far as I know, your offer to Industrial Light and Magic It is also 45 million US dollars. They rejected you, but I am willing to pay the money."

"This is different. Your needs are different from Industrial Light and Magic." Cameron smiled slyly. "How about 60 million? It's not that difficult for Firefly Pictures."

Indeed, spending 60 million to buy Cameron’s digital shares is not a big deal for Firefly Pictures, and it is even higher than the budget investment of not a blockbuster film.

However, Lehman asked suddenly: "Have you ever regretted all this? If your proposal to the board of directors two years ago was not so firm, the digital field would not be blocked and stuck in a bottleneck like it is now."

Cameron resisted his temper and retorted: "I compromise once, and there will be a second time, a third time... I still don't think Scott is a suitable leader."

"But he set up a technical department in the digital field. He is also the top talent in the visual effects industry. What do you think?"

Lehman chuckled and did not intend to persuade a paranoid. After all, this guy had fallen out with countless close partners and wives-Cameron had neither management skills nor was willing to spend his time managing the company, or that he Only appreciate the new technology of those movies.

When the director is top-notch, he basically climbs to the top of the pyramid independently, and the one with the lowest desire for this is Cameron. He would rather go snorkeling in the deep sea rather than bother to do this, which is why his wealth is so comparable. The reason for the embarrassment.

Look at Spielberg, George Lucas or Lehman today. It is easy to monetize the contacts they have accumulated with their big-selling works. It can even be said that there are countless financing institutions rushing to give money, but Cameron. I have never done this before-if DreamWorks wants to raise funds, or Lucas Pictures, they will not be short of people to send money. What they lack is how to maintain autonomy in front of all kinds of capital.

It can be said that Cameron has no ambitions. The director circle he got together in paranoia is the most paranoid.

In other words, you are paranoid when you succeed, and you are paranoid when you fail.

"No, 45 million U.S. dollars." Lehman insisted: "My quotation has already overflowed to a certain extent, and you are no longer involved in the company's operations, are you? Instead of continuing to contact other people and consuming energy, it is better to accept I."

Cameron hesitated, seeing that he couldn't persuade Lehman to increase the price, he didn't intend to delay it.

As Lehmann said, he is not welcome in the digital field, and he does not wait to see this company. What the digital field leaves him will only make him sulking.

"Well, I agree to the price of 45 million US dollars, but all payments must be paid in one lump sum, and installments are not accepted."

"It's completely okay." Lehman nodded.

After the initial negotiation of the transaction, the two of them relaxed a lot.

To be honest, Cameron still admires Lyman. As a director, he admires the output of the other party.

Afterwards, the two chatted about the directorship.

While talking, Cameron talked about a documentary he was cooperating with Twentieth Century Fox.

So he immediately asked: "Lehman, what do you think of imax technology?"

Lehman raised his eyebrows and asked in confusion: "imax technology still needs the cooperation of theaters? Have you convinced those misergies?"

Cameron has been experimenting with 3d-imax technology for several years, and everyone in the circle knows that he has been experimenting with documentaries, but they don’t know what else he means by asking?

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