King of Hollywood

Chapter 338 - 338 62 Other Matters

?Chapter 338: Chapter 62 Other Matters Chapter 338: Chapter 62 Other Matters “I have to admit, in terms of looks, Leonardo and River are neck and neck, but River’s acting skills are probably much superior,” Adrian tried to persuade Cameron. “We naturally want to choose the better one.”

“You put too much weight on that Venice Best Actor award for River, Ed,” Cameron said bluntly. “Although it’s a nice honor, it doesn’t really mean anything. What we need is a strong yet gentle male image, a bit unruly. He can be decadent, but he must not seem lost at all times.”

“Do you really think River can’t bring out the aura you want, James?” Adrian asked earnestly.

“I remember you never really took European film festivals to heart. So, why the change now?” James responded with a question not entirely related.

This guy… Adrian raised his eyebrows in surprise, unable to understand why Cameron was so interested in DiCaprio. If it were not for the fact that he knew Cameron and Linda Hamilton were living together, Adrian might have thought otherwise. But then again, it seemed that after Titanic Cameron had broken up with Hamilton. Could it be…

Realizing that his thoughts were wandering without limit, Adrian quickly shook his head slightly to steady his mind. James’s gaze was elsewhere, and he did not notice anything unusual. After clearing his throat, he continued, “Ed, I’ve already agreed to Gwyneth for the female lead. So why can’t Leonardo play the male lead?”

If it were anyone else, they would certainly think that Cameron was making a threat. But Adrian, who knew him well, understood that Cameron was actually lowering his stance to make a request. After all, in order to secure more investment for Terminator 2, he had argued relentlessly with Fox executives. Generally, if he thought something was right, he would stick to it no matter what.

Truck drivers are actually very proud, especially since the challenges faced during the production of Piranha taught him the importance of power on set. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have sold the Terminator script to the film company for 1 US Dollar in exchange for full control on set. The reason why Cameron, who had always been adamant about his rights, was lowering his stance like this was mainly because Adrian had unhesitatingly come up with 200 million US Dollars for him to splurge on filmmaking. Although this amount was not delivered all at once, such a generous gesture was enough to impress him.

Even for Titanic, which in Adrian’s memory had a budget of 240 million, it was Fox that kept increasing the budget at Cameron’s step-by-step request. Otherwise, the Fox executives wouldn’t have been prepared to go bankrupt before the film’s release. Adrian had given Cameron 200 million dollars to make a movie without any specific plan, and though the money did not all come at once, this kind of open-hearted approach was enough to wow the other party.

This could basically be considered a grace of recognition. So, even though Cameron might still stick to his point of view, he couldn’t afford to take an aggressive stance and could only speak in an awkwardly requesting and negotiating tone like now.

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