Chapter 758: New Partners

Chu Qiankun swore that he would soon become everyone's friend, but his confidence was not recognized by everyone.

Except for five-star wine taster George Smith, the other four people were very cold to him.

They are not ordinary people, they are all people who have made great achievements in their respective industries and have a good social status.

If you want to be their friend, you must at least have a similar status, and then it depends on whether they are in line with their appetite and whether they are willing to make this friend.

The word "friend" is not enough to just talk about it with your mouth.

Just because Chu Qiankun is so young, he is a college student from Oriental China. Even if they have no discrimination, there seems to be no chance of becoming friends with them, right?

In their opinion, it would be so easy for Chu Qiankun to become their friend, across thousands of mountains and rivers?

Everyone's reaction was reasonable. Chu Qiankun would not be so stupid that he thought that as long as he climbed the high ground and shouted, his friends would be everywhere.

However, he has the confidence to become friends with them, and does not need to make friends with hearts, just superficial interests.

Now, they feel that he is not suitable to be their friend, and in the future, they will chase them to become his friend.

He still has this confidence.

Chu Qiankun's smile remained unchanged: "Then before becoming friends, let's continue talking about "Avatar". James, don't you mind me saying more, right?"

What he wants to say will definitely involve some secrets. Whether it is suitable for everyone present to know. Chu Qiankun cannot guarantee it, so he needs Cameron's consent.

Cameron didn't know what he knew or what he would say, so of course there was nothing to object to.

Moreover, the people present were his better friends. Today, they invited him to "underground" to say that they were worried, and there was nothing to hide.

So, nodded and agreed!

Chu Qiankun stood up and had no advantage in front of a group of old people. After all, age is a flaw, so he needs some movements to enhance his momentum.

"I just guessed that you were talking about "Avatar", and it seems that there is no mistake. So, let me guess again, what you are talking about should not be about the plot, but about the shooting fund, right?"

The tone was faint, as if he was guessing, but in fact he was extremely sure.

bite!

Five-star wine tasting George Smith originally watched Chu Qiankun and the others speak with a semi-outside mentality.

Holding the handle of the glass in your hand, shaking it gently, appreciating the color of the new wine, hanging the cup, etc.

As a result, Chu Qiankun's words shocked him too much, and he actually hit the wine glass in his hand on the one beside him, making a crisp sound of clinking glasses.

"Wow, it seems that I'm right again, George clinked his glasses."

Chu Qiankun walked back to his seat with a smile, raised his wine glass, and rushed towards George Smith across the street.

I clinked the glass virtually, thank him for his timely response and tacit cooperation.

George Smith also raised his cup and gestured against Chu Qiankun across the air, and then sipped bitterly.

This new bottle of wine is not good, it tastes impure and contains bitterness.

The expressions of the other people were not much better, because Chu Qiankun was right again.

Cameron narrowed his eyes slightly and his forehead wrinkled. One hand on the table seemed calm, and the other hand under the table clenched his fists and trembled slightly.

The brain is running at high speed. How did Chu Qiankun know what their conversation is?

One thing that is certain is that these things are definitely not Lisa. Weisher told Chu Qiankun because she didn't know at all.

Those who know about this are the only people present. Will they tell Chu Qiankun?

This idea just came out and was extinguished by him. How is this possible?

Cameron can become a top director because of his wisdom, but today, he can't figure it out even if he wants to break his head.

Even if he was so wild, he would occasionally flash, but he would eventually deny it.

This is not a movie that allows him to freely spread his imagination. This requires rigorous logic.

However, this matter is so magical, hesitating about an unsolvable mystery is even more exciting than making a movie.

"Is it Jim told you?" After a long time, Cameron asked a suspicious candidate.

"Who is Jim? I don't know him." Chu Qiankun asked back with his eyebrows moving.

"Chairman of Twentieth Century Fox Film Company." I wonder if Chu Qiankun deliberately pretended not to know, Cameron continued to ask: "Do you know him?"

"If I don't know him, why don't I know you through him?" Chu Qiankun asked back.

However, after Cameron said this, Chu Qiankun knew which great Jim was, the chairman of Twentieth Century Fox Film Company and CEO Jim Ganopros.

Cameron's "Avatar" was invested and released by 20th Century Fox Films, and the logic of this guess is correct.

Chu Qiankun's refusal made Cameron lose his final guess direction.

After he finished filming "Titanic", he had an idea.

The initial filming agreement was signed that Twentieth Century Fox would invest 200 million meters of gold for the film, plus the later 100% increase in expenses, which is expected to be between 250 million and 300 million.

Considering factors such as inflation, this investment is not much different from the amount of "Titanic", but even in the blockbuster Hollywood, it is a top-notch investment.

If it weren't for Cameron's good reputation, if it weren't for Cameron's production, it would be a guarantee of box office, 20th Century Fox wouldn't dare to spend such a large sum of money.

Of course, 20th Century Fox will not invest in the shooting fund at one time with more than 200 million yuan.

This money is divided into stages, batches, and according to the shooting progress and time, one by one.

The first fund is the start-up capital of the project, and the budget will be more, with a total of 50 million meters of gold.

In everyone's opinion, such a large amount of funds can last for a year or two.

However, just like James Cameron is a box office guarantee, he is also a guarantee that he has exceeded his budget and is not enough to spend. In just five months, he has "squandered" all the 50 million meters of gold.

All the shooting work was in full swing, and it was impossible to have no money, so the 20th Century Fox Company assigned Cameron another 40 million meter gold in shooting funding.

Although the funds were less this time, I had a little more time to persevere, reaching as much as half a year.

But in just half a year, it took about a year to spend 90 million meters of gold.

The filming of the entire movie has only been about 25%. If calculated based on this data, it will take at least 400 million meters of gold when the entire movie is completed.

Finalization does not mean that everything will be fine, and the movie will be released.

There is also publicity and distribution, which also cost huge amounts of money. In the plan of Twentieth Century Fox, the funds will be around 100 million, or even more.

With both, the total investment of this movie is not something that can be stopped by 200 million or 300 million, and it goes directly to 500 million or 600 million meters of gold.

Five or six hundred million meters of gold!

Is the box office revenue of this movie so much? No one can guarantee that except for Cameron, the lunatic.

"Avatar" is different from some traditional Hollywood blockbusters. It is a completely original story without the mass base of Marvel movies.

Even in the entire movie, no famous first-line star participated, and its biggest selling point was 3D special effects technology.

It is precisely for this reason that this movie can only be played in 3D cinemas, and there is no market like DVD.

Therefore, in addition to Cameron's name, everyone is still quite worried about his profits in such a film.

Now that the investment funds are obviously rising, the senior executives of 20th Century Fox are becoming very worried.

If the investment of 500 million US dollars in the end fails, Fox will definitely be hit hard and may even face bankruptcy.

This is a pain that no one can bear. Fox cannot, and the company's senior management cannot.

So Jim Ganopros, chairman of Fox, found Cameron who was working like a devil, sat down with him, and had a good heart-to-heart talk.

In short, it is a core idea. Fox is still optimistic about Cameron and is still confident in "Avatar".

However, the funds for investing in movies must be handled strictly in accordance with the original agreement.

In other words, Fox will fulfill its investment commitment of 200 million meters, but when there is no obvious hope of profit and Cameron cannot give them greater confidence, they will not add new investment funds.

The meaning of the words is very obvious, which means that Cameron will use the next 110 million meter gold to complete the remaining 70% of the shooting work.

How is that possible!

If this is the case, it would be better to stop work and not shoot.

Jim Ganopros also knew that this was impossible. If there were no workarounds, "Avatar" was destined to be unfinished.

The movie ended a lot, which would definitely be a huge blow to Cameron, but the one that suffered the biggest impact was Fox.

The most obvious point is that this 90 million early investment is equivalent to being wasted.

Ninety million Mi Jin, sometimes you can invest in a very high-end movie. Fox Company has a big business, but there are not many Ninety million to squander.

Therefore, it is unrealistic to make Cameron use the remaining 110 million to make a complete movie, and it is also a way to lose both sides.

Fox is now in a difficult situation for Qihoo. It is impossible to withdraw funds and increase capital. The only way is to find new partners.

Jim Ganopros finally told Cameron that after discussions at Fox's senior executives, they could modify the exclusive terms of the initial agreement to allow Cameron to find new investment funds and share the unknown risks of the shooting.
Chapter completed!