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"Titanic?"

When Colin said the name, Howard Hughes' fingers holding the cigar paused.

He was only seven years old when the ship sank.

However, he was also deeply impressed by the Titanic incident. At that time, the sinking of the ship shocked the entire United States, and major newspapers published the news of the sinking of the ship for a month. Even now, he can still recall the shock his father, Hughes, showed when he saw the news of the sinking of the Titanic.

"So, what do you mean?"

Seeing the change in Hughes' expression, Colin knew that his goal had been achieved.

He smiled slightly, and under Hughes' gaze, he continued: "Don't you think all this is very dramatic? A ship that claims to be unsinkable encountered misfortune on its maiden voyage. The sinking of the Titanic is certainly sad, but it is also a source of inspiration..."

"If the story of this ship can be brought to the big screen, what kind of attention and discussion will it arouse?"

As a wealthy man, Howard Hughes did not pursue money too deeply, so Colin deliberately directed his attention to it.

"The sinking ship?"

Obviously, Colin's approach worked.

Hughes fiddled with the cigar in his hand, muttering Colin's description of the Titanic.

"In fact, as far as I know, as early as 1898, British writer Morgan Robertson once wrote a book called "Futile"..."

"It describes a luxury ship called Titan, which is said to be unsinkable, and sailed from Britain to the United States across the ocean. This is the largest and most luxurious passenger ship in human navigation history. It is equipped with all the luxurious facilities that were available at the time. The ship is full of wealthy passengers, and people enjoy themselves on this ship."

"However, this ship hit an iceberg on its first voyage and sank tragically. Many passengers were buried in the sea. Everything is a true portrayal of the sinking of the Titanic..."

There is no way to verify the source of inspiration for Morgan Robertson's "Futile".

Because the author committed suicide in the Alamac Hotel room in Atlantic City, New Jersey, three years after the sinking of the Titanic, in 1915.

The reason why Colin mentioned him was just to add some legendary color to the story of the whole ship.

"So, why me?"

There is no doubt that Hughes has been convinced by Colin's story about the Titanic. He looked at the man in front of him and couldn't help asking questions.

"For me, the only director in Hollywood who can shoot the Titanic is Mr. Hughes, there is no second choice."

Colin did not lie about this.

A director who can take out 4 million US dollars to shoot a movie is simply a unique existence in Hollywood in this era.

Colin's words obviously made Hughes very useful.

"In addition, in "Hell's Angels", Mr. Hughes, you conquered the sky, why can't you conquer the sea again in Titanic?"

"Conquer the sea?!"

For an idealist like Howard Hughes, what can make him more excited than Colin's words about conquering the sea.

"Then let's conquer the sea!"

Turning his head to look at the aircraft repair shed under construction in the distance, Hughes accepted Colin's invitation to the film without hesitation, even though he had never seen the script about the Titanic mentioned by Colin.

"As far as I know, many of the families of the victims of the sinking of the giant ship are still alive. If we shoot the story about the Titanic like this, it may cause their protest."

At this time, Luo Yin on the side reminded him.

Luo Yin was worried that shooting a movie about the Titanic would cause controversy, but Hughes himself didn't care about it.

"If they want to express their protest, I am happy to send them movie tickets when the movie is released, so that they can witness the scene of the sinking of the giant ship on the screen with their own eyes. Then, tell them that if they are angry, they can go to the shipyard and cruise company that built the Titanic to protest, if those companies still exist."

Howard Hughes is not a person who is afraid of things. On the contrary, he has an unusually crazy pursuit of movies.

He dared to fly the plane himself in "Hell's Angels" and to shoot real violent scenes in the movie "Scarface" based on the real gangster Al Capone.

This is why he agreed to it after hearing Colin's movie idea about Titanic.

Because he felt a huge challenge from it, and this is exactly what he pursued.

"I have said this before. Morgan Robertson's "Futile" describes a story that is very similar to reality, and I happen to have the copyright in my hand."

Francis, the employee recruited by Colin for the Courier Newspaper.

Before he lost his job, he worked in a publishing house, specializing in collecting and arranging European publications for domestic distribution, and had rich experience in handling the copyright of these foreign works.

Through his arrangement, Colin easily found Morgan Robertson's remains and bought the copyright of "Futile".

Anyway, in this era.

The copyright is not expensive, especially for a less famous author like Morgan Robb. If it weren't for the sinking of the Titanic, perhaps not many people would have noticed this book.

From Colin's description, Luo Yin understood his purpose. He had been aiming for the filming of the Titanic from the beginning.

But why?

If he wanted Howard Hughes to shoot a movie about Superman, Luo Yin would not be surprised at all.

Because this would increase the popularity of "Superman" in his hands and earn more profits.

However, Luo Yin really couldn't connect Titanic with Superman. He couldn't insert Superman's plot into Titanic.

Just like he couldn't connect Howard with the aircraft repair shed.

Standing at the dusty construction site, Luo Yin looked at Luo Yin and Hughes talking in front of him, and a feeling of incompatibility arose spontaneously.

But inexplicably, he had a hunch.

Hollywood may undergo a drastic change because of the existence of the two.

The source of change may start from this humble construction site in Burbank.

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