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"Sir, 60 million US dollars is really enough. I will always be serious and responsible for the film."

It was the first time that Cameron met such a warm-hearted investor, and he had to fight back with all his strength.

"Oh, that's good. If the budget is not enough, tell me at any time."

What puzzled Cameron and his assistant was that Wang Lei didn't seem to care about where they would spend the money.

He didn't even ask about the progress of the film and the next work.

"Director Cameron, if you feel that this cooperation is very pleasant, I hope we can continue to cooperate for a long time. In terms of remuneration, in addition to the normal director's fee, I can also give your team a share of the box office!"

Cameron was deeply surprised. The film hadn't started shooting yet, and the big boss was eager to cooperate with him.

He didn't know whether Wang Lei was careless or trusted himself too much.

"Even if you don't say it, I will find you for my next film."

This is what Wang Lei wanted. Only he knows how much money "Avatar" makes.

Even if Cameron fails with more than a dozen films, he can make all the money back with Avatar.

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But when the film was about to start shooting, Cameron encountered a major challenge.

The male lead who had been confirmed actually wanted to stop acting.

"Leo, listen to me, the investment in Titanic is as high as 200 million US dollars. There are not many opportunities to take the lead. I hope you will think about it carefully."

"Mr. James, I think very clearly. Thank you again for your invitation.

But my agent is very pessimistic about this film. If this big production is messed up, people will only blame the actors, not the script..."

Listening to Leo's nagging, Cameron lost his patience.

To be honest, his temper on the set is not very good, and he has the title of tyrant.

He didn't curse at this time, but actually still had a little hope for Leo.

But he could also understand Leo's concerns. The change of ownership of the Titanic project became a big headline news in Hollywood.

Now not only his peers are not optimistic about him, almost everyone thinks this will be a bad movie.

The more investment, the greater the pressure on the leading actors.

The morale of the whole team, which had just recovered, was overshadowed again after the male lead did not appear.

After hearing about this, Wang Lei appeared in the studio to stabilize the morale of the troops.

Cameron repeated the matter of Leo's strike.

"Sir, should we increase Leo's salary a little more? He is indeed a good candidate in my mind."

Everyone thought that Wang Lei, who was rich and powerful, would agree to this proposal.

Unexpectedly, Wang Lei said:

"Leo's strike is his loss. We can't spoil him. Contact Christian Bale."

Christian Bale is known as the rubber man of Hollywood. He can lose weight suddenly for the sake of movies, and he can also gain weight suddenly. He is very dedicated. When he was young, his appearance was also very good, but more often he showed his high acting skills.

He became famous for his role in Batman in 2006 and is the same age as Leo.

Cameron's eyes lit up when he heard this name. This guy's appearance was no worse than Leo's at that time, so he was a good choice for the protagonist.

His acting skills in Empire of the Sun are obvious to all. He is a rare young actor in the entertainment industry who has both good looks and acting skills.

"The price for Bale can be higher to show that we do not accept the attitude of the actors' strike."

Wang Lei's temperament is very consistent with Cameron's taste. He echoed:

"It is to warn other leading actors. If they act with an attitude that they will lose, I will be the first to kick them out of this play!"

The reason why Cameron is so "reckless" is that Wang Lei's support gives him enough confidence.

Leo was also shocked when he heard the news that Titanic changed its lead actor. He looked at his agent with a blaming look:

"Didn't you say that the boss of Paramount is a big shot and will definitely increase my salary?"

"Leo, this is an accident. You are still young. It doesn't matter if you don't act in such a bad movie. We have plenty of opportunities."

Leo nodded, not realizing that he had lost a masterpiece that would be included in film history.

But when people really contacted Bale, Cameron began to feel troubled again.

Now that Titanic is well-known, will Bale easily take on this big production that was not optimistic before filming even started?

After really meeting Bale, the handsome guy, Cameron found that he was obviously overthinking.

"Director Cameron, I like this movie very much. There is no problem with the salary. Thank you for giving me this opportunity."

The young actor signed the contract without hesitation.

After Bale left, Cameron and the castingThe director was a little confused.

It was Shirley who explained:

"This is his first movie after returning to Hollywood, and he is the protagonist. After reading the script, he thought the movie would be interesting, and he really liked the sad love story in it.

The most important reason... Bale is United Elite's own child."

Hearing this, both directors suddenly realized.

"United Elite has a good vision, and this handsome guy gives me a very down-to-earth feeling.

I am very strict with actors when filming, and he should be able to stick to the end."

Shirley also heard about how strict Cameron was on the set, and she couldn't help but wipe the sweat for the young actors.

Hearing the news that Leo would stop acting, the most anxious person was the female lead Fat Wen, who begged the casting director to make Leo change his mind.

The casting director reluctantly told her a reality:

"We have already selected Bale as the new protagonist. If you also want to strike, Cameron and Ms. Shirley don't mind changing the female lead!"

Fat Wen was a little emotional at first, but when he heard that the male lead who replaced him was Bale, who was also a young and handsome man, he immediately stopped having any opinions.

After the male and female protagonists were in place, Titanic began a 160-day "hell shooting".

The entire film was shot in only two locations: on the ship and in the water.

The difficulty of the water scene was extremely high, because the water temperature was very low, and Fat Wen was shivering in the water, and everything seemed so real.

In order to create a real and terrifying chaotic scene of the bow sinking vertically into the sea, Cameron also caused some injuries.

But he could not shoot a shot that satisfied Cameron.

Fortunately, Shirley stopped it in time and asked the special effects company to join in, which also allowed Cameron to see the magical power of special effects on large lenses.

Amid the heartfelt cheers of the actors and staff, the $200 million production of Titanic finally came to an end.

The next step is the long post-production.

After the editing is complete, it will also go through a grading review.

After watching the unedited version sent to him, Wang Lei nodded with satisfaction. Even though the male lead has been changed, it still has the same flavor as before.