Rebirth of America, this is my time

Ethan~ look~ the sun is coming out~

In the early morning of August 20, 1978, London.

When Ethan looked in the direction of Evelin's finger, a deep orange color connecting heaven and earth suddenly came into view. The not dazzling sun poked out its confused head from the end of the Thames like a child who had just woken up. Blowing by the breeze, the slowly flowing river sparkled with light.

Such a scene made Ethan quickly raise the Leica camera in his hand, and with just a click, he preserved the beautiful scenery of water, sky and warm colors forever.

The next second, a smiling face suddenly appeared in the square world in the lens. The girl's head was tilted slightly, and her golden hair fell like a waterfall, as if a layer of tulle blocked the warm sun, but yet More like a winter mist, shimmering against the sun.

Press the shutter again to record faithfully.

The continuous banging sound is the wail of the film, but it is also the girl's joy.

It wasn't until Ethan put down the camera that the girl who had been posing before came closer and asked expectantly: Did you capture them all? How is it? Does it look good?

Of course it looks good. Ethan replied directly without thinking.

That's what you said! If you don't look good when you come out, you're screwed! The girl wanted to put the blame on others.

Ethan didn't panic at all about this rogue behavior. It doesn't exist! He shook his head and said, There is no technology at all in photography. As long as the person is good-looking, the photos taken will be good-looking.

When she heard Ethan's rebuttal, the girl wanted to continue to emphasize on whether the photos were good or not, but when Ethan said that beauty is greater than technology, the girl who was staring at him suddenly smiled. I blinked, looked around and wanted to take another photo.

The public outing made the surrounding security guards look nervous. Although they knew that the mission abroad would not be easy, no one expected that their employer had no self-awareness of being a rich man.

A guy with a net worth of hundreds of millions likes to watch the sunrise as much as a commoner?

Alas - this is really -

The thoughts of rich people are so unpredictable to them!

After the sun completely broke away from the horizon and climbed into the sky, the two people who had watched the sunrise returned to the Savoy Hotel where they were staying. After having breakfast and resting for a while, they went straight to the British Museum to watch the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets. 'collection'. Regardless of whether it was the mummies of ancient Egypt or the sculptures of the Parthenon in ancient Greece, these two country bumpkins were eye-opening.

In the afternoon, the two bumpkins went to St. Paul's Cathedral again. Even though the building no longer had the original Roman style and had been rebuilt into a Baroque style building, the magnificent dome and majestic sculptures still remained. Can people smell the weight of history?

Standing at the entrance of the apse and looking at the high altar, the golden pantheon made Ethan smile and ask, What do you think? He tilted his head and looked at Evelin.

It seems to have a longer history than our country. Evelin said honestly.

Hahaha—— Ethan laughed out loud.

Now that he has decided to take a rest, Ethan wants to leave the hard work of America and go out for a walk. That is what he wants to do most.

The reason for choosing John Bull is also very simple: firstly, in his previous life, he was born in Asia, set foot in America, and went to Oceania, where New Zealand is located, but before crossing, he had not touched Europe and Africa. In this case, , he can try to make up for it in this life; secondly, the Alien project team under Destiny Pictures is frantically making progress in John Bull...

Yes, although Ethan wanted to relax, but really let him put down the company in his hands and ignore it?

He admitted that he was not as awesome as little Joseph.

A vacation is a vacation. Even if Hawaii is burned down, he can ignore it.

After walking around London for three days with his sister and visiting all the places Evelin wanted to visit, Ethan took the satisfied girl to Surrey on the edge of London and got into work in Shepparton. room.

This is an old film studio. Founded in 1931, they have a history of nearly 50 years. Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, Attenborough's Young Winston and Zinnemann's The Day of the Jackal were all shot here.

When Ethan and Evelin came here, the container building with white walls and red tiles came into their sight first. After revealing their identities to the staff, and following the guidance of the other party, the future would sail on the screen. The Nostromo also appeared in front of the two of them.

While they wanted to watch the filming, Steven Spielberg, who got the news, also came up to him, Wow - Ethan - long time no see -

The sudden shouting disrupted the order of the scene. Director Ridley Scott, who was telling the actors about the scene, suddenly frowned and looked around. The actors surrounding him also followed the direction of the sound. They looked puzzled, but when they discovered that the person speaking was a film producer, and the distinguished guest he greeted was the largest investor and copyright owner of the entire film...

All the disturbances disappeared.

What replaced it was a sudden burst of enthusiasm and curiosity.

no way.

There is no other person in the world who can have $100 million in cash at his disposal at the age of twenty-three.

Oh - you guy, why did you shout out all of a sudden? Ethan glared at Spielberg angrily, but at the same time he smiled and opened his arms to hug him.

I'm not surprised by your arrival! Spielberg explained with a laugh.

But after you shouted, how can I observe the shooting scene? Ethan was very dissatisfied.

Oh, forget it - Spielberg shook his head, Are you interested in making a movie? I would rather believe that wild boars can climb trees than I would believe that you want to make a movie!

The confident words made Ethan helplessly shake his head and pat the other person's back.

After the two let go, Spielberg also turned his attention to Evelin, Hello Evelin.

Hello Steven. Evelin reached out her hand.

Only then did Spielberg shake her hand gently, and the moment they touched her, they parted.

As Spielberg said, Ethan was not interested in the filming of the movie. He said hello to the director and said hello to the staff, and then he chatted with Spielberg about the progress of the project.

The Alien project officially started filming on the 1st of last month. According to the plan, they will shoot most of the scenes in Shepparton Studio, except for the surface of the alien planet, the space cargo ship engine room, and the space cargo ship medical room in the movie. These three places require external viewing.

The crew has already found these filming locations. The latter two are both in England. One is an abandoned power station in the western suburbs of London, where there are equipment in the engine room, and the other is an abandoned hospital in Hertfordshire. A simple layout is enough. Can be used as a medical room. The only thing that needs to be traveled far is the surface of the alien planet...

The surface of the alien planet needs to be shot in Wales, and the Welsh National Park there matches the setting of the movie. Spielberg said: If everything goes well, the movie will be completed in October this year, and then Industrial Light and Magic will be fully committed to post-production. Service, next summer…”

Spielberg stretched out his finger and said, Eight months of production time should be enough. I am 70 to 80 percent sure that the film will be released in the summer of next year.

Don't worry, we will not relax on the quality of the film.

Although Spielberg did not guarantee it, Ethan is very satisfied with the certainty of a summer release in the 70s and 80s. After all, their previous plan was to strive for next year's Christmas release.

And after Ethan yelled, Spielberg was personally watching, and the construction period was shortened by four months?

Wow--

This is really a medical miracle!

Now that the movie is expected to be released in the summer, Ethan will no longer stay in the studio, because he has discovered that with his appearance, the staff present will peek at him from time to time.

Although he knew he was handsome, this kind of distraction was not something he, a capitalist, could tolerate.

So, he took advantage of the fact that it was already noon and asked the knowledgeable Spielberg to invite him to a restaurant next to the studio for dinner. While waiting for the meal, the two also chatted about other things.

Thank you for your hard work this time. Ethan, who was sitting there, said with a smile: If you hadn't been watching here, then I guess this movie might have been delayed until 1980.

Oh—that's what I should do.

Spielberg shook his head and said with emotion: If it weren't for me taking you to Colombia, then this project might not have encountered so many troubles...

Don't talk about the past.

Ethan waved his hand and interrupted the other party's words.

I'm not worried.

Ethan admitted that when he learned that the head of Columbia and Spielberg were inextricably linked, the shutdown caused by the concealment really made him feel very unhappy.

But this discomfort will not affect the relationship between the two parties. In other words, even if Spielberg hides something in his previous personal relationship, Ethan can tolerate it.

First of all, Spielberg's hiding was just to protect himself, because his personal network was already exposed, and he was just suppressed by Colombia;

Secondly, Spielberg had indeed helped him a lot before, whether it was his contact with Ralph Bell or finding out everything Philips planned, that was all Spielberg had done before he helped. Actively help. There may be some personal selfishness involved in this, but at the same time, the benefits Spielberg brought to him are absolutely unique.

With these, Ethan is willing to ease the relationship with him.

Well……

To put it simply...

Business is business.

When Ethan said that he didn't care about what happened before, Spielberg, who was sitting across from him, nodded apologetically. This appearance made the atmosphere a little awkward, so Evelin He opened his mouth and said, Steven, I heard that you turned down a project for Alien?

This behavior won't affect you, right?

Oh - no - Spielberg understood what Evelin meant, and answered with a smile: Originally, Sidney didn't want me to take on that project, but Sidney was very upset after I turned it down. Happy.

Why? I heard you say before that that project seems to be from Universal? Ethan was a little curious, Global's CEO is not optimistic about his own project? Isn't this a bit outrageous?

Hahaha - that's because I wanted to make that project myself. Spielberg explained: It was a comedy movie related to war, about what happened after Pearl Harbor, and Sidney felt that that History must be serious, so they opposed my filming from the beginning...

As Spielberg told it, Ethan realized that the movie he rejected was 1941.

This is a movie related to WW2. It tells the story of Ben who planned a sneak attack on Los Angeles after the attack on Pearl Harbor. In order to destroy the glory of Los Angeles, they decided to destroy Hollywood.

Under Spielberg's planning, he decided to make the film into an absurd comedy. He wanted to play with black humor, but before the film was approved, countless people opposed it, including even Cub Rick, as a senior member of the same group, told Spielberg that the film could only be shot from a canonical perspective and could not be marketed as a comedy.

But Spielberg didn't want to make a canon, so he wanted to use his power at Universal to go his own way. Even if his boss, MCA CEO and Universal CEO Sidney Sheinberg, came forward, he wouldn't listen. And just when everyone had no choice but to pull this stupid donkey away, Columbia Pictures was shocked, and Ethan's roar led him to John Bull.

To be honest, Sidney wanted to thank you.

Because he thought this movie would be the waterloo of my career.

Spielberg smiled and spread his hands, But I don't believe it...

Although it didn't happen this time, I don't care. I'll just look for opportunities to shoot it in the future.

The irony's words made Ethan's mouth twitch slightly. After finding the relevant information in his memory, he understood that this movie was really Spielberg's Waterloo.

Although he wanted to tell Spielberg, 'The people around you are really saving you,' but without having read the movie script, he didn't know where to start.

Therefore, he could only say: There is a chance.

After all, Universal has given you great authority.

Just when Ethan thought the topic would end, Spielberg shook his head and said, No, no, no, after this year, I won't have a chance.

Why? Evelin, who had been listening, didn't understand.

Because my contract with Universal expires this year. Spielberg said: We signed a year-term contract, not a project contract, so once the contract expires, Universal can no longer bind me, and I can move around as I please. It’s time to make a movie, and in this case…”

I don't think any studio would accept my idea.

After all, they were opposed before.

The same goes for Universal.

Sidney wanted an extension, but I wanted to think about it.

The news made Ethan and his sister look at each other.

Both of them saw surprise in each other's eyes.

Because they remember that Roy Disney had offered an olive branch to Spielberg and Lucas through them! With this invitation ahead of him, could Spielberg have some ideas?

If not——

Why didn't he renew his contract with Universal?

Thinking of this, Ethan tentatively said, Roy?

Yeah~ Spielberg didn't hide it, That's him.

I'm very interested in the things you told me before. Responsible for all the business of a live-action film company? Wow, that's really challenging...

Of course, if you want to acquire a film company? Then I will definitely be more excited!

Although Spielberg had behaved quite kindly in previous interactions, Ethan knew that this guy had never been Wozniak's kind of guy who regarded money as nothing.

It is true that Spielberg likes movies, but at the same time he will not give up the greater interests. If not, there would be no DreamWorks in Ethan's previous life.

And when Ethan caught Spielberg's eager gaze...

He immediately shook his head, Acquiring a film company?

Wow, this thing is still too far away for me. Our company has enough business now, and I need to take care of them before I think about other things.

After all, acquiring a film company and setting up a company are two different concepts. The former has a lot of people to support, while the latter can focus on the development of a single project like an independent film company.

But with your current size, it is very easy to run a Hollywood company. Perhaps because the two parties entered the chatting stage, Spielberg mentioned Columbia again, Take Columbia as an example. MGM is very important to them. The offer was only twenty-four dollars a share.

When the Hollywood giant is worth no more than 200 million, you...

You can buy one after two years of operation.

Spielberg raised his eyebrows at the two.

And this matter...

Ethan actually knows it very well.

Note: ① The real-life Alien was filmed from July 5 to October 21, 1978. The editing took twenty weeks and was completed in the spring of 1979. The screening was on May 25, 1979. Full screening is June 22nd. ② Spielberg’s title as the Prince of the World is not random. When he was filming 1941, Kubrick even came forward to persuade him not to film like this (the information comes from Kubrick's personal documentary in 2001) Picture Life), but he didn't listen. Even so, Sidney Shenberg still approved 35 million for him. To put it harshly, if you say Spielberg's surname is Shenberg, some people will believe it. , which is simply too good for him. ③Kubrick is also a Jew. ④The market value of Columbia in 1978 comes from the history of MGM compiled by the Los Angeles Times. On November 20, 1978, MGM officially made an acquisition invitation to Columbia, purchasing 1.75 million shares at a price of US$24 per share, which is 20%. Working backwards, that's 8.75 million shares, with a total market value of 210 million yuan.