"An amazing movie!" Angela waved her hand excitedly and excitedly after taking off her 3D glasses. The screen of the imax theater was originally larger than that of an ordinary theater, and the impact after 3D processing was far beyond ordinary. 3D Cinema.
"I don't see anything great except for the huge visual impact." Natalie next to her took off her glasses, took a long breath and rubbed her temples. Obviously, the huge impact made her a little uncomfortable.
"But... at least it's pretty, and it feels... Shocking, isn't it?" Jessica retorted a little first, but she couldn't explain her point of view well for a while, so it sounded a little unconvincing force.
Fortunately, Angela took up the topic in a timely manner: "The problem must be comprehensive, dear Nat, I admit that this story lacks novelty, but it can't be denied that it has made a major breakthrough in technology, right? People first need to go to the cinema. It's relaxation or stimulation, and secondly, thinking through movies, putting the cart before the horse is very bad."
"Nat just said one sentence, no need to criticize like that, right?" Scarlett interjected from the side.
"Why? Is there a mistake that can't be criticized?" Angela spread her hands with a smile.
"Yes, I support Angie!" Kayla on the other side immediately stated.
"Kyla doesn't seem to realize it yet." Avril and Liv, who were sitting in the front row, whispered, "The more Angela loves someone, the more she likes to hit each other in this kind of place. She likes to dominate everything."
"What do you mean, Angie doesn't actually love us?" Liv replied after thinking about it.
"Well..." Avril was stunned, but smiled again after a few seconds, "I actually want to say that we are happier than Nat, because we can strip Angie's strength without any difficulty."
"Really," Liv thought about it again, "but I remember, when we were chatting before, you said that for a while you were just Angie's... personal pet! Is that the word?"
"Liv!" Avril's eyes widened, "We're discussing Nat now! Not me!"
On the back row, Jessica, the good man, defended Natalie again: "Actually, Nat's statement is not wrong. After all, everyone has the right to express their opinions."
"Jesse, you will be called a two-faced person like this." Keira said dissatisfiedly, and Jessica's face suddenly turned red.
Fortunately, Kate interjected: "Okay everyone, our Miss Angel is going to meet the director of this film now, so stop arguing. If you really want to debate, we can hold a small debate after we go back. Yes, the prizes are the same as always."
Saying that, she glanced at Angela beside her, Angela grinned, shook her head, turned away, and a low laugh sounded immediately.
It's okay, it's normal, relax, relax, don't care. Angela kept saying this to herself in her heart, and then set her eyes on James Cameron who was receiving congratulations not far away.
Frankly speaking, Cameron was startled by "Avatar" at the end of 2008. This guy is too sharp, right? Angela could vaguely remember that the time should be later. But if you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to understand why this guy will make this work that can almost be called a full CG movie in advance.
Quite simply, Angela put a lot of pressure on him. Under normal circumstances, the investment of a movie is not credited at one time, but is credited to the other party's account in batches. This makes it easier for investors to better judge whether the contract needs to be terminated, and it can also reduce the amount of money the producer is messing around with. probability. But this time it was different. Although Angela joined Warner and Fox to fund it, she directly called Cameron all at once. Her private funds and Pixar accounted for almost 75% of the total investment!
No matter who gets the money, it will feel hot. Although Cameron is a madman, he is not a brainless fool. Such trust is also a huge pressure. If he fails, even if Angela doesn't say anything, he will be ashamed. Go ahead and stay in Hollywood. Therefore, Cameron has basically stayed in the studio every day for the past three years. Many employees were squeezed out of breath by him and threatened to resign, but instead of being knocked down, he moved into the studio to eat. Live, after the filming started, the title of the tyrant on the set was brought into full play, and even the actors wearing motion capture devices were stunned by him, but such harsh work brought extraordinary success.
That's right, Angela, who was a little worried at the beginning, thought after watching it that this "Avatar" is much better than the one in memory. Although the part in her memory was a little fuzzy due to time, she still made such a judgment. Because of her cues from years ago, Cameron made reasonable changes to the story while making it not only to move the time back to the end of the 21st century, but also to the little details in the film—like what's going on on Earth right now and the company's mercenaries and Differences in regular armies, etc. - explained without leaving a trace.
Even though the whole story framework hasn't changed much, it's still a bit old-fashioned, but it makes it even more exciting.
"Nice job, James." Angela came to Cameron and said congratulations, and the others who were still talking and laughing left knowingly, leaving time and space for the two of them.
"Thank you, how do you feel?" Cameron said with a laugh. Although he shaved off his beard, took care of his hair and wore a suit, he looked very energetic, but his sunken cheeks still showed his tiredness.
"Very good, it's an amazing movie just from the visual effects." Angela sincerely praised.
"Just visual effects?" Cameron was slightly disappointed.
"The story is also good, it's exciting, and there's a degree of relaxation. Your level of storytelling hasn't dropped—there's just one issue, which we've discussed many times." Angela shrugged.
"Well, I'm just worried that if the content is too deep, the audience won't understand it." Cameron spread his hands helplessly, "If you want to see something better, give me another year to re-shoot a certain film. How about some parts?"
"Really?" Angela raised her eyebrows and asked with an extremely serious expression.
Two seconds later, Cameron raised his hands: "In that case, the investors will fry me and eat me."
"Absolutely not, I can guarantee it." Angela said with a smile, "I'm not interested in frying you."
"Really?" Cameron asked with a serious expression this time, this guy really is a perfectionist.
"Of course not," Angela sighed, "I don't want to be told one day that a certain on-set tyrant fell in the studio and couldn't get up. That's it, the movie is already pretty good commercially. , and such visual effects are enough for you to be proud of, this is a miracle created after "Titanic", I believe you will definitely have a place in the future film history, James."
"Is this flattering?" Cameron laughed, "I only hope that this movie can break the record set by "Titanic", otherwise I will be so sorry for your investment."
"I think this goal will definitely be achieved, just wait for them to write you a huge check." Angela said with a smile. Frankly speaking, if it weren't for the fact that the ticket price of the imax first-class 3D theater is higher than that of the traditional 2D theater, it is difficult to say whether "Avatar" can surpass "Titanic" and set a new record. And if inflation is taken into account... Forget it. If inflation is really taken into consideration, the number one box office should probably be "Gone with the Wind" a few decades ago or something
After taking a deep breath and temporarily throwing away these messy thoughts, Angela said jokingly: "Are you going to shout 'I am the king of the world' again at next year's Oscars?"
"If they are willing to award me the best director, I really don't mind doing it again." Cameron raised his chin, then became a little proud and arrogant.
Angela smiled and shook her head: "I'm sorry, I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed, James, maybe my new movie will be released around Christmas."
"That movie built with big-name actors?" Cameron asked bluntly.
"Hey, James, you have to remember that I'm your boss now!" Angela shouted half-truth.
"That was before you said that, we are now competitors!" Cameron looked at her seriously.
"Let's wait and see, I'd really like to know if you can change those oldies who award the best movie and best director to science fiction movies and their directors." Angela shrugged gracefully and turned to leave, Ka Mellon suddenly stopped her: "Wait, Angie."
"Why, are you going to admit defeat?" Angela looked at him with a smile.
"Don't always want to seize the opportunity to hit me anytime, anywhere, I'm not so easily influenced." Cameron adjusted his collar and looked at the girls who were still talking in the distance, "Actually, , I just wanted to ask, who among them are you dating."
Angela looked at him in amazement for a long time without saying a word.
"Don't look at me like that, everyone is more or less interested in gossip," Cameron said solemnly, "Don't worry, I won't say it. To be honest, many times I don't treat you as a woman. So it's perfectly normal that you have a girlfriend."
"Are you complimenting me or mocking me?" Angela pouted, "Since your observation is so meticulous, James, let's take a guess."
After speaking, without waiting for the other party to answer, she turned and walked towards the lovers, leaving Cameron alone and shrugging his shoulders.
However, Angela was not worried about being exposed at this time, nor did she tease the other party's pride, but was full of depression. She suddenly realized that the competition in this Christmas stall is so fierce. Aside from the big productions of other companies, there are only two strong competitors in her own company. "Avatar" is one of them, and the other is the animation department. The big-eyed robot.