Chapter 119 Donald Duck
Hughes still needs time to arrange his itinerary for photographing icebergs.
Especially since he is currently preparing to establish a flight company.
After coming out of the film and television studio, Roy breathed a sigh of relief. He still likes to talk to ordinary people. Being such a maverick like Hughes always makes him feel more stressed, because you never know what's next in the other person's mind.
What are the thoughts?
It was like he couldn't understand that the other party just wanted to take a shot of an iceberg.
Just the idea of going to the place where the giant ship sank.
While calming his emotions, Roy's eyes couldn't help but cast his eyes on Colin beside him.
He did not forget that the other party was the mastermind behind Hughes' filming of the movie "Titanic".
At first, he thought that Colin asked him and Howard Hughes just to establish connections, but he did not expect that the other party would unexpectedly persuade him to make a movie, and it would be a big production like Titanic.
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As a Hollywood practitioner, it would be false to say that I am not envious.
Even if Disney focuses on areas such as animated films, it is still a money-burning business.
Even, in some respects, animated movies cost more money than live-action movies.
Among Hollywood producers, Hughes has always been at the top.
After all, there are very few producers who would make a film without regard to the cost as he did.
Everyone in Hollywood knows that once a movie is invested by Hughes, there is no need to worry about funding.
"Congratulations, Colin, I can already foresee the response after the release of "Titanic". Once the movie is released, you will become a household name in Hollywood."
"Thanks."
He politely accepted Roy's blessing.
But in fact, the purpose of Colin's trip has never been to become famous in Hollywood. He may enter the fame and fortune fair of Hollywood. But not now, but after acquiring Paramount.
The reason why he actively contacted Hughes was also because of the connections behind him.
Titanic was just a stepping stone to establish a relationship between him and Hughes.
to accomplish its true purpose.
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After leaving Hughes Film and Television Studio, Colin's goal of this trip was mostly completed.
However, he did not leave Los Angeles just now.
Instead, he cooperated with Roy's request and went to the Walt Disney Studios.
Although, the reason given by Roy was that Walt had some problems with the interactive animation between Superman and Mickey, which he, the author, needed to determine.
But both of them knew that this was just an excuse.
"Colin, long time no see."
At the studio, Colin met Walt. He looked the same as before, with his hair neatly combed back and shining with grease.
In fact, this was also the standard dress for most men in this era. Even Hughes, whom Colin had seen before, was the same, with his hair combed back to reveal his forehead.
Colin respects this, but does not abide by it.
He didn't like the feeling of his hair being soaked in hair cream.
"It's been a while since New York and Los Angeles were too far away."
Nodding, Walter felt the same way.
If he hadn't been so bored on the train from New York back to Hollywood, he wouldn't have been inspired to create Mickey.
"When will there be more convenient transportation so that people will not be bothered by distance."
Thinking of his own experience, Walter couldn't help but sigh.
"I think airplanes are a good choice."
"airplane?"
Hearing Colin's words, Walter shook his head, not believing his conjecture.
During this period, the flying altitude of passenger aircraft was still limited to an altitude of 7,000 feet. This altitude was in the troposphere, causing the aircraft to fly abnormally bumpy. It is for this reason that the vast majority of Americans do not believe in the safety of aircraft. According to
According to statistics, less than 1% of people in the United States at this time have ever flown on an airplane.
The person who truly popularized the development of the American aviation industry was Howard Hughes, whom Colin had met before.
He played a key role in the development of the U.S. aviation industry and was even called the "Father of Global Airlines."
However, now the "aircraft king" has turned his attention to the sea because of Colin's Titanic, and is preparing to take pictures of the iceberg that sank the giant ship. Perhaps the development of the US aviation industry will be delayed for a few years.
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The studio had a brief chat about each other's situation.
Walt's topic naturally led to the production of animation.
Since Mickey, Disney has been trying to create new animated characters. At present, Disney's popularity is mainly concentrated on Mickey. Even Minnie and Pluto are, in a way, an extension of the Mickey family's popularity.
One is defined as Mickey’s pet and the other is his girlfriend.
In terms of story, Walt has been creating new animated characters in the "Symphony of Confusion" series.
In these stories, many animations even feature completely new animated scenes in addition to the animated image of Mickey at the beginning.
Disney has been working on this kind of creation for nearly three or four years.
But he has never been able to create an animated character that can rival Mickey's popularity.
At present, Disney still relies on Mickey to support most of the studio's funds. Everyone, including Roy, knows that this cannot last long.
In "Symphony of Confusion", Disney has tried most of the animated characters, from inhuman skeletons to trees and many animal dwarves, but the audience doesn't seem to like them much, they still
I am very fond of Mickey. Roy has also tried more than once to license other animated characters, but the results have not been significant.
"Perhaps you can try to start with the images of other animals."
Originally, Colin had no idea of participating in Disney animation production. Anyway, even if he didn't say it, all Disney's classic characters would appear in a few years.
However, since Walt took the initiative to express his troubles, how could he, as a 'friend', just stand by and watch this happen.
You can't blame me for this, you took the initiative to speak.
After reciting something silently in his mind, Colin made a thoughtful expression on the surface. After a moment of silence, he said in a tentative tone: "The image of Mickey comes from a mouse, so a chicken or a duck is a good choice."
"Chicken, duck?"
"That's right, especially the duck. Don't you think its croaking sound is very suitable for creating an animated character?"
Chapter completed!