Chapter 149 Seven and a half million gallons of sadness
"This is a device for monitoring diving conditions. There is an annunciator on the diving equipment. If you encounter trouble, just press it and an alarm will be received here. I will ask the assistant director to watch here, and there will also be a diving instructor.
Standby on site and diving with me was underwater photographer Al Giddings.
You see, this is very safe. All of us on the crew can dive to the deepest point. Why don’t you try it? I remember you weren’t so timid when you were filming Top Gun.”
The next morning, Ronald watched the crew start to get busy diving, and Cameron still invited him to go diving together. This is a hobby that he has had since he was a child. Cameron likes to dive alone with his hand, making no sound.
He was not isolated from the world, and he wanted to share this feeling with his good friends.
"No, I am born with physical discomfort for diving..." Ronald waved his hands desperately. Cameron and underwater photographer Giddings began to put on rubber diving suits. A stream of bleach merged with the rubber.
The smell gave Ronald disgusting thoughts.
The large containment vessel of the nuclear power plant contains a total of 7.5 million tons of water, which has not been replaced for many days. The nearby sheep often come here to drink water and eat grass, and sometimes the filth is discharged into the artificial lake.
In order to prevent infection caused by long-term underwater shooting, the crew had to add a large amount of bleach every day, which made people's eyes uncomfortable. Ronald noticed that the hair of Cameron and the underwater photographer was a little bit...
The bleach soaked it and made it fade.
Cameron noticed Ronald's nausea. Some people were born not suitable for diving. He shrugged. His friend Ronald could no longer share that mysterious and quiet feeling with him.
"Then you stay here for a while. I am going to verify the reliability of the underwater camera. It will take an hour to shoot. There are many interesting props here. You will like it. Then we will watch the video tape together and I will teach you about diving.
Filming stuff."
Ronald nodded, "Then I'll wait for you here, and you, Mr. Giddings. I'm very interested in underwater photography. In an hour, I'm going to listen to your advice."
Underwater photography, especially deep-diving photography like Cameron's, has many unique skills in mechanics and photography, making it a rare opportunity.
Giddings said nothing and pointed to his ear.
"The sequelae of the diving accident. He liked to use a diving bell to dive in shallow seas. One day, the diving bell had an accident. The sudden change in pressure made his ears almost deaf."
"Oh?" Ronald was a little scared again. He would rather fly into the sky than go into the sea.
"When we surface, we have to be very careful and let the pressure change slowly, otherwise there will be a lot of trouble... So we won't be able to come back in one hour, and it will take half an hour to surface."
Ronald nodded to indicate that he understood. Cameron smiled, made a gesture with Giddings, and the two walked toward the artificial lake together.
"By the way", Cameron walked halfway and turned back to Ronald and said, "Gail is coming today, you can talk to her..."
Ronald was speechless. The two couples had a purely working relationship. Gale Hurd as the producer and Cameron as the director worked very well together, but that was the end of it.
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"Mr. Li, would you like to take a look at this thing? It's very interesting."
The assistant director who stayed on the shore and was responsible for watching the alarm device came over and interrupted Ronald's nostalgic thoughts. He took a small bottle with a water-like liquid in it.
"What is this?" Ronald felt it must be some interesting prop.
"Oxyfluorocarbon liquid", the assistant director came up to present the treasure. This is future technology. People can use it to breathe while diving.
"Oh?" Ronald didn't believe it. How could a person breathe with this kind of liquid after leaving the air? This is not the same as a fish.
"We have done a lot of experiments." The assistant director expected that Ronald would not believe it, so he immediately snapped his fingers and asked the assistant to bring a cage.
"Zhizhizhi...", there is a little white mouse in the cage.
"Look..." The assistant director caught the white mouse, held it with both hands, and threw it into the bottle of so-called oxyfluorocarbon liquid.
"Squeak...squeak...", the white mouse made a few calls, and then began to struggle violently. Ronald could see that it was in pain due to lack of oxygen. Finally, the air in its lungs was exhausted, and then it turned over and lay down.
It was at the bottom of the bottle, motionless.
"God..." Ronald felt that the assistant director must have mistaken the liquid. Although it was a white mouse, it died in such pain and he still couldn't bear to watch it again.
The assistant director wanted to make a good impression in front of him, but in fact, this kind of trick might be amazing to outsiders. As a director, Ronald's request to the assistant director was to solve all kinds of troublesome problems on the crew, rather than to create new ones on his own.
come out.
If this is seen by some animal protection organization, it will definitely cause a stir. Hollywood directors don't like filming scenes with animals, and these organizations must have contributed to most of the reason. If they follow their requirements completely, a pet, a horse,
Their treatment on the set is often better than that of actors.
"Look, look, it's about to come to life." The assistant director unknowingly held the bottle in front of Ronald's eyes.
"Squeaks ...", beyond Ronald's expectation, the little white mouse actually lived. As if in the air, he slowly recovered the activity.
"I...what kind of magic is this?" Ronald's eyes almost jumped out of his head. This is indeed future technology.
"This is a new invention of an oxygen-containing fluorocarbon compound. It is very special and has extremely high oxygen solubility. Therefore, it can store and transport large amounts of oxygen. It was invented by Dr. Keirstra and Dr. Bennett of Duke University.
invention."
A man in a white coat saw Ronald's surprised look and came over to explain to him.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! This is the emergency doctor of the crew. This oxyfluorocarbon fluid has been used in exploratory research in some hospitals. Some patients with severe lung disease have been treated with it.
This oxyfluorocarbon allows the lungs to breathe oxygen again.
"Can this thing really allow humans to breathe?" Ronald was surprised.
"Yes, but we haven't found a way to allow him to re-absorb oxygen and expel carbon dioxide. It's only in the experimental stage now." The emergency doctor has some understanding of this pioneering technology.
"In the movie, the plot of the male protagonist Ed Harris, this oxyfluorocarbon liquid is at a key point in the plot. In order to save his ex-wife, a diving expert, he is willing to give up his chance of survival. Later, he meets high-level creatures
We rely on this liquid to maintain the oxygen supply."
"You'd better watch the siren..." Ronald felt bad. The star of this plot was Cameron's expression that he wanted Gale to come back.
The couple were like-minded travelers and had a deep love. This relationship was particularly tormenting Cameron. Especially now that he could still meet Gail, but it was only a professional relationship. He just told himself that Gail would come.
, with an obviously complicated expression.
"Huh?" Ronald thought about something. Did Cameron have a subtext for him to communicate with Gale? He is a common friend of the two of them, and they both came out together when they were young. Maybe Cameron
I want to let myself know what Gale really thinks. Is there still a chance to save her?
Ronald looked at the director's seat and saw a photo frame, which was a photo he took of the two of them when he was at New World Pictures.
"Hey..." Ronald sighed.
"Ronald, what a surprise to see you here."
After a while, Gale Hurd arrived.
She hugged Ronald happily. Several of the recent films Ronald has made are all about women, which makes Hurd very happy. With more stories like this, women will become the next generation of young people in America.
Taking the images of women in these movies as moral models, men will also feel that dealing with women in this way and respecting their personal choices is the correct way to communicate with women.
Gale chatted with Ronald happily for a long time. Ronald took the opportunity to bring up the conversation and pointed to the photos on the table, "So, you and Jim now?"
"Purely a working relationship... nothing else..." Gale replied decisively. She followed Ronald's eyes and saw the group photo. Without saying a word, she threw the photo frame on the table with a snap.
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"Ms. Hurd, would you like to take a look at this thing? It's very interesting." The assistant director seemed like an immature child and came over to show off to Gale.
"Who brought this in?" Ronald was dissatisfied, but Gale chatted happily with him. He couldn't talk, so he stood up and walked outside. "I'll go find a cup of coffee and then go
Check out the artificial lake."
Ronald turned around and went out. The sunlight outside the door shone in, leaving a shadow on the table. The assistant director performed even harder, "Look, look, he is about to come to life."
While dancing, he accidentally touched one of the sockets of the alarm, which led to the speaker. The alarm light on the side was also connected to the pager.
Suddenly, the warning light began to flash faintly. It was hidden in the sunlight and no one noticed it.
"Didi... Didi..."
At the bottom of the artificial lake, there was a problem with Cameron's diving equipment, and there was a problem with the throttle valve of the oxygen tank. He put the respirator in his mouth and inhaled hard, but there was no response.
"Al..." Cameron made a loud sound, but the diving photographer in front, Al Giddings, couldn't hear what was going on here because of his deafness.
"What the hell..." Cameron tried his best to send out a call for help, but there was no response. Neither the first responders at the lake nor the diving instructor of the crew came to rescue him.
He had to take off his respirator, free his hands, and swim upwards as hard as he could.
"It's really unlucky. I just told Ronald about the diving disease. I didn't expect that I would have to surface quickly. If I'm unlucky, nitrogen will cause trouble in the blood vessels, which can cause muscle damage in the least, or cause blood clots in the heart and brain in the worst case.
There is a problem with the blood vessels in the body.
Soon, the rapid ascent caused Cameron's ears to start buzzing, and his whole head began to hurt, accompanied by huge tinnitus.
Bang... The diving instructor and part-time lifeguard on the shore noticed the huge splash emerging from the bottom of the water. He immediately threw a respirator into the water, jumped into the water himself, and dived in. Something must have happened, and he immediately took a look
When Cameron arrived, he was not wearing a helmet or respirator, so something must have gone wrong.
"Pfft..." Cameron grabbed the respirator thrown by the lifeguard and took a breath, only to find that it was not oxygen but water. Now the only air in his mouth was exhausted again, and Cameron choked several times.
.Waving his hands desperately.
"Don't be afraid, I'm right here. You're safe." The other party thought that Cameron was showing symptoms of a panic attack while underwater. Rapidly rising to the surface at this time would cause big problems, so he went to catch him.
I grabbed him and held him down with all my strength.
"Damn..." Cameron's mouth was full of water. He had no strength or ability to say that he was not suffering from a panic disorder when diving deep, but that his respirator was broken.
The more he struggled, the closer the opponent's hoop was, the two people's movements under the water became larger and larger, and the movement on the water surface gradually became more intense.
"Jim! Jim!, are you okay?" Ronald, who had just come over, noticed the problem on the water surface and shouted loudly. Isn't something wrong?
"Ro..." Cameron was not far from the water. He felt Ronald's call. Suddenly he felt a force coming from nowhere and punched the lifeguard in the middle of his chin. Then he used
With the last bit of strength, he jumped upwards with all his strength.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Jim!" Ronald looked at Cameron who was floating up and could no longer move his hands. He was so frightened that he ran forward and took off his sneakers.
He took off his clothes and jumped into the artificial lake where the containment vessel of the nuclear power plant was rebuilt.
"Jim, I've got you, hold on." Ronald dragged the unconscious Cameron and swam toward the shore. Just hearing Ronald's cry, some staff came over and helped them
Pulled ashore.
"Go find a doctor quickly." Ronald put Cameron on the shore and tried his breathing and heartbeat. Fortunately, he just fainted. But he was rising so fast that Ronald was worried about him.
That kind of diving disease I mentioned.
Soon, the doctor from the production team came over and found out that there were no major problems in the initial examination. As long as he rested for a while and observed, if there was no blood clot or other conditions, he would be fine.
Cameron had woken up at this time, and he remembered that it was Ronald who finally pulled him ashore. Although he could not speak, Ronald could understand with his eyes. When a person is dying, perhaps he can grasp the
A little thing is the most precious thing to him. Maybe at that time, Cameron saw Gail's appearance.
By the time he found Gale, Cameron had been carried to the director's chair by the lake, half lying down, covered with a blanket, looking pitiful.
"What did the doctor say?" Gale Hurd did not speak to Cameron, but asked Ronald next to him.
"It needs to be observed for a day. If there is no problem, there will be no problem." The doctor interrupted to answer.
Gale's eyes turned back to Cameron, his eyes complicated. This man was talented, but he also had all the common problems of men. He had given him the opportunity to film The Terminator, but now he was having trouble with their relationship.
, and that female director...
"Huh..." Ronald saw this and breathed a sigh of relief. This situation was very similar to the scene when he and Gale went to Italy to save Cameron... Wasn't that how they got connected back then?
"As a director, can you still continue filming?"
A cold word came out of Gale's mouth.
"As a producer, you can rest assured that I will be able to continue working tomorrow." Cameron finished his words one by one. He spent a lot of effort, then closed his eyes and had no more energy.
Speak.
"That's not necessary..." Ronald looked at Gale's back with mixed emotions.
Just like the 7.5 million gallons of water in this artificial lake, every drop is not as heavy as the tears in the eyes of the two people who parted ways.
Ronald didn't know what to say, and he had nothing to say.
Cameron rested for half a day, began to recover at night, and returned to work the next morning.
The first thing he did was fire the assistant director who neglected his duties and ignored his distress signal, and the instructor who was negligent and failed to ensure the diving equipment. If it had been another person, it would have been a big deal.
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Then he quickly hired the best diving instructor in Los Angeles and gave all the actors a week of intensive diving training before filming started.
Cameron himself chatted with Ronald about the special effects production of this movie.
"So what you're saying is that you're not sure about the computer special effects this time?" Ronald heard Cameron's story and felt that his old friend was really taking a risk.
"There is no way. People from Industrial Light and Magic have already done two experiments, both of which failed. What they used to deal with was either solid targets like TIE Fighters, or particles like lightning and flames. This method of liquid deformation,
We still need to gradually experiment.”
In the story of "The Abyss", those high-level creatures on the seabed finally used seawater to simulate the appearance of humans, and communicated with the professional diving expert played by Ed Harris.
"Aren't you afraid that they won't be able to do it in the end?"
"This is a risk that is difficult to avoid, but I am confident. This is just an engineering problem. No one has done it before. Now that I am here, more directors will design special effects like this in the future."