Since living together in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, Leonardo and Gisele Bonson have moved here from time to time.

Tonight, Leonardo placed the dinner here.

Because Leonardo bought this mansion with Jack Dawson's money, and the people who came to visit were James Cameron and Suzy Amys.

In such a house where James Cameron knew the origin, the banquet for the director of that year was full of a strong nostalgic atmosphere.

So, after dinner, Giselle Bonchen invited Susie Amis to take a walk in the courtyard, Leonardo and James Cameron, who were staying in the living room, naturally talked about what happened when filming "Titanic".

"I still remember that the first choice for the leading actor in the film was Matthew McConaughey." Leonardo handed James Cameron a cup of coffee and said: "Twentieth Century Fox is trying hard to use Matthew McConaughey to play the leading actor. If you didn't insist on using me, I wouldn't be able to play the movie."

James Cameron adjusted his sitting position: "The requirements of the 20th Century Fox have proved to be all wrong."

Leonardo said without a trace: "Looking back now, how many tricks and mistakes did 20th Century Fox make that year, fortunately you withstood the pressure. Otherwise, this movie would have been done long ago."

"Haha..." James Cameron laughed: "I was almost replaced."

Leonardo agreed: "Yes, I thought you were leaving the crew at that time." He half-jokingly said: "What did Fox's CEO say at that time? We were forced by James Cameron to sell our butts."

For James Cameron, filming "Titanic" is an unforgettable memory, but the beauty is also mixed with many unbearable past events.

After chatting with Leonardo for a while, James Cameron once again discovered that those unpleasant memories were basically related to Twentieth Century Fox.

James Cameron said: "No matter what, without the financial support of Twentieth Century Fox, the Titanic will not be completed."

But Leonardo said: "The funds are all the money you and Jon Landau went to Twentieth Century Fox again and again to ask for. How did we survive the crew when the crew was most nervous?"

James Cameron smiled: "It's hard, but I finally got through it."

Leonardo said: "It was really not easy at that time. Because of lack of funds and insufficient protection measures, Kate almost drowned and ended up with pneumonia. You originally wanted Enya to sing the theme song, but because of insufficient funds, he had to choose Celine Dion. Why did Kate say that? When he heard the theme song sing by Celine Dion, he couldn't help rolling his eyes. I remember you said after the release that the song was simply lingering. Also, the crew owed the assistant group salary, and the assistant poisoned the crew's catering in anger. Fortunately, I didn't eat that day. I remember that your director team was all in the hospital. Brian Beckman, who was in the most dangerous situation, also washed his stomach...."

"That time was really dangerous." James Cameron picked up the coffee cup and took a sip: "Kate...oh, so Kate swears that he will never cooperate with me again."

Leonardo laughed: "I don't want to work with you anymore."

James Cameron shrugged: "Actually you know better than Kate. Many situations and many troubles were caused by shortage of funds."

Leonardo shook his head: "That time, the impression that Twentieth Century Fox left was too bad, so until now, I didn't want to work with Twentieth Century Fox."

Those unpleasant things seemed to be yesterday. James Cameron said: "If it weren't for the fat man Jon Landau, I wouldn't want to contact Twentieth Century Fox again since Titanic."

“All the memories of that shoot were beautiful,” Leonardo said, “except for the part related to Twentieth Century Fox.”

James Cameron laughed: "I agree with this."

Leonardo said again: "That's what Kate thinks."

"Actually, Suzy thinks so too," said James Cameron.

The two chatted for more than half an hour, and the topic was always centered on the accidents and interesting things that happened when filming "Titanic". Because of the things that actually happened and experienced together, Twentieth Century Fox naturally became the villain in the topic of Leonardo and James Cameron, and the object of joint criticism.

In fact, once there is a problem with the crew's financial budget, all kinds of troubles will inevitably come one after another, which makes people very upset.

What problems did "Titanic" encounter in terms of funding? After media reports, most people around the world who are following this film have heard of it.

Just arrived at 9 o'clock in the evening, James Cameron and Susie Amis said goodbye and left.

A few days later, because of the need to discuss the release of "Deep Sea Alien", James Cameron appeared at Embassy Films. Ronan chatted with him for a while, and during this period, he also involved things about James Cameron's new work.

"Is the new project technical preparation done almost?" Luo Nan asked.

James Cameron replied: "I have been staying in the studio and the laboratory during this period. The combination of 3D and IMAX technology has basically solved the shortcomings of shooting "Deep Sea Alien".

Ronan looked very interested: "So, the project is about to start."

"Not so fast." James Cameron had had many conversations with Ronan and had a good impression of him: "I have written the script, but the technical preparation has just completed the first phase."

Ronan knew the content of the script and said, "Can I read the script?"

Cooperation is a two-way choice, and it requires a lot of money. James Cameron just made a little consideration and said, "Yes, I'll send it to your office in the future, but keep it confidential."

"Don't worry." Ronan promised: "No one will see it except me."

He said directly: "James, how are you considering? We will work with your new project? I have all the funds ready."

Last time, Ronan focused on cooperation. James Cameron was also considering that in addition to the traditional six major companies, Hollywood can take out such a large investment, it is also relatively the entertainment industry.

Despite talking about investment and budget, James Cameron said: "The production budget is more than $200 million." Perhaps because of his experience with "Titanic", the director has some control: "The maximum is not more than $250 million."

Ronan said: "It is within the scope that relativity entertainment can bear."

James Cameron's words have not ended: "In the past two years, in addition to film technology, I have also been studying the film market. The importance of promotion and distribution has far exceeded that of the film itself. Ronan, my requirement is that production and distribution must be done by the same company to avoid many unnecessary troubles. Therefore, in addition to production, there are promotion and distribution, and the promotion and distribution cost cannot be lower than the production budget."

Ronan thought for a while and said, "This is OK."

The once-movie claimed to cost more than 500 million US dollars, but half of it was promotional and distribution costs.

James Cameron Ken talked to him like this, which shows that he already had the intention to cooperate, at least he tended to cooperate with Relativity Entertainment.

"This is a science fiction film." James Cameron has been observing and evaluating Relativity Entertainment. Whether it is investment or distribution promotion, Relativity Entertainment's ability in the film business is at the forefront of Hollywood, so he does not reject cooperation with Relativity Entertainment. But in order to avoid some troubles in the later stages, he must tell Ronan about the previous thing: "From now on calculations, the production cycle may be around four years."

Luo Nan nodded slightly: "This financial pressure can be borne by the Relative Theory Entertainment."

Movie investment never throws all investments into it at one time, but invests in installments in a planned manner.

This does not occupy the cash flow of Relativity Entertainment. The investment in new projects can be solved one after another with the financing of the Pacific Investment Foundation.

Since accepting Israeli investment, the Pacific Investment Foundation has made success in personal investment. Including Israeli investment, it has actually received more than US$110 million in personal investment in the past month.

The Pacific Investment Foundation's reputation has become increasingly famous. Although it is far less than the returns of venture capital, its advantage lies in stability.

Not everyone and company will spend huge amounts of money and go crazy to bet on high-risk investment projects.

There are also many people who invest conservatively in this world.

As long as there is no pressure on funds, it will not be a problem to operate such a big production based on the current production and promotional capabilities of Relativity Entertainment.

This is not the first time that Relativity Entertainment has operated a large production project.

Ronan discussed investment issues with James Cameron for a while. With the help of many factors, James Cameron decided to cooperate with Relativity Entertainment.

"We won't talk about how to cooperate and what terms are needed." Ronan said directly: "We have determined the general direction and let the people below talk about the specific matters."

James Cameron thought for a while and said, "I will say hello to Jon Landao today. You will officially negotiate with Jon Landao on project cooperation starting next Monday."

Ronan nodded and said, "I will let George Clint of Sand Sea Entertainment go to negotiate with Jon Landau in person."

James Cameron took the initiative to shake hands with Ronan: "I wish us a cooperation."

Ronan smiled and shook hands with him hard: "Happy cooperation."
Chapter completed!