Chapter 707 This is the good friend of the Chinese people
On January 20, 1994, this was about the day when the American people have attracted the most attention in China's history, and it was also the day with the largest number of American journalists in the entire city of Demons.
After various early publicity, the launch of the replica Titanic has become the first-class news in the United States and has attracted the attention of countless viewers.
American journalists, no, to be precise, Western journalists all flew to the Magic City and squeezed into the small dock of the Jiangnan Shipyard, waiting for the moment when the replica Titanic was launched.
Because the Titanic is actually a British-made cruise ship, and most of the dead passengers are British citizens, the British are also very concerned about the Titanic.
Moreover, there was no 20th Century Fox's fuel to the fire. It was entirely spontaneously hyped by the British media and the people themselves. As the news became popular in the UK, the whole Europe began to pay attention to this news, so it was not only American journalists, but also European journalists sent by the entire Western world, about twenty countries, and European journalists sent by Europe to report on this incident.
Such a grand scale made Jiangnan Shipyard itself not expect it at all, especially when they saw more than 500 reporters applying to Jiangnan Shipyard to broadcast the scene of the Titanic departure on the spot, the director of Jiangnan Shipyard could not make a decision. He could only report the situation to the superiors and ask the superiors to make a decision.
There is also a debate above, because Jiangnan Shipyard itself involves some military products. If reporters are allowed to come in at this time, it may not be possible to introduce some spies, which is very dangerous.
However, after repeated discussions, the above finally decided to let all reporters enter the live broadcast, because this is an excellent opportunity to showcase China's industrial achievements and play a significant role in promoting China's international reputation and economic development.
As for some issues of military secrets, they can be transferred out in advance, and there is no possibility of leaking the secret.
So, the Jiangnan Shipyard officially opened to the public on the 20th. More than 500 reporters from various countries flocked to the ship platform and looked up at the ship at close range, as if a super ghost who returned 82 years ago.
According to the aftermath statistics, about 40 million viewers in the whole meter watched this live TV broadcast. If we included the whole of Europe, the total population of watching the live broadcast reached 70 million, which is a very amazing number.
The Titanic is scheduled to set sail at 10:10. Before that, reporters can only interview the senior executives of 20th Century Fox and director James Cameron present, and listen to them telling them some stories about the preparations of the Titanic that have been prepared long ago.
For example, Jon Landau, like reporters complained that when the Titanic was preparing to shoot, the investment was $80 million, and later the investment increased to $140 million, and now the investment increased to $240 million.
Jon Landau even said that when he learned that his investment had risen to $240 million and that the missing dollar needed him to find, Jon Landau went to the top of the Empire State Building that night, intending to jump down from above and end it all.
However, before he died, he would be pulled and jumped down by James Cameron!
"Fortunately, I met a generous gentleman who was willing to pay the $100 million additional investment, and I finally survived," sighed Jon Landau.
"Huaxia is really a great country. Their superb skills make me admire it very much!" James Cameron also said with a flattering expression in an interview. "When the movie was initially planned to shoot, I planned to build a real Titanic, but domestic companies gave prices that I couldn't accept. The cheapest one also costs $380 million, which exceeded all the budgets of our movie."
"So later I had to give up and planned to build only 1/4 of the Titanic, which is the Titanic within the range that your camera is shooting now. This will at least deceive the audience of the movie!"
"But later I was lucky enough to contact Jiangnan Shipyard, and they quoted me a price that I couldn't imagine. For the principle of confidentiality, I can't tell you, but what I can say is that this price is more than twice as cheap as 1/4 of the Titanic, otherwise our shooting cost would not be $240 million, but $540 million!"
James Cameron blew China to the sky. Of course, this does not mean that James Cameron loves China so much. But he knows that the investor of the movie is looking at him not far away. If he says the wrong thing, then the money for the investment may be gone!
Before all the investment funds are in place, James Cameron must be desperate to praise the damn investors and make them happy.
Moreover, James Cameron is not a lie. After all, he really admires China's industrial strength and speed.
However, what James Cameron did not expect was that his words made many Chinese officials present, as well as the Chinese people who also watched live TV.
"Mr. Cameron, he is a good friend of our Chinese people!" A big man commented in front of the media.
So James Cameron transformed into a good friend and old friend of the Chinese people. He has a very high reputation in China, and has gained great benefits in China.
Well, the most obvious advantage is that there is a period when James Cameron proposed to make a movie. China's investment is always in place at the first time. At the same time, his movies can always be reviewed and approved at the fastest speed and entered the Chinese film market. This is a super treatment that even Spielberg does not have.
After more than an hour of interviews, Jon Landau, James Cameron, and the captain of Jiangnan Shipyard, and the top leader of Magic City, four people stood on the high ship platform. In front of them was the steel butt of the Titanic.
The four people picked up a bottle of champagne, looked at each other and smiled, then knocked hard on the butt of the Titanic. Then the tugboat in the distance made a roar. The Titanic, which was originally parked on the shore, began to move forward, and finally rushed into the water like a bomb, completing the water entry ceremony.
In the next 60 days, the tugboat will tow the Titanic towards the distant Hawaii.
Chapter completed!