Although the contract could be thrown away like paper in the toilet, a new buyer was not easy to find.
Although many countries bid when Er Mao bid before, the prices of these countries were basically below 40 million USD, which was much lower than Xu Ping's price.
Now, Er Mao Shipyard, who already thought that their big ship was worth 60 million, continued to sell it at 40 million. How could Er Mao Shipyard accept it?
At this time, Er Mao Shipyard was somewhat at a loss. Could it be that they could only continue to sell it at 40 million USD?
In fact, the shipyard had also asked about the price. As a result, these bidders were not only unwilling to pay 40 million USD, but they were even willing to pay about 20 million USD. Er Mao Shipyard was so angry that they cursed on the spot.
As a result, after half a month, there was no result. Just as Er Mao Shipyard was thinking about whether to lower the price appropriately or start a new bid, a company suddenly took the initiative to come to the door and said that they were willing to buy the ship for 60 million USD.
This made Er Mao Shipyard very excited. The director took out the only funds in the factory and invited the company's representative to a banquet in Er Mao's best five-star hotel.
The kind with enough vodka.
"Hello, Mr. Director, I am Lawrence, the general manager of Telensu Films in the United States!" The speaker was a standard United States man with blond hair and blue eyes.
"Film company!!" The director was taken aback and then felt that he was fooled. Which film company in the world would come over to buy a big ship?
The director wanted to leave on the spot, but when he saw dozens of bottles of vodka on the table, he hesitated for a while and felt that it was better to drink all the vodka before leaving. This way, he would not waste the friendship of the workers. After all, this banquet was held with the only unemployment compensation of the shipyard workers.
"Yes, I know. Mr. Director, you may be a little surprised after hearing this, but we are indeed a film company, and we do want to buy a big ship!" The other party laughed.
"Why do you want to buy a big ship?" The director asked puzzledly.
"Of course, it's to make a movie!" Lawrence laughed.
"You want to buy an aircraft carrier to make a movie???" The director felt that his worldview was exploding. He urgently needed vodka to repair his worldview.
"Of course. Don't you know that there is a genre of movies in the world called war movies? War movies require all kinds of war weapons to appear on screen! "Lawrence said.
"I understand now. You're planning to use our ship to make a war movie!" The director finally understood and said, "You're planning to make a movie about naval battles, right?"
"Not bad!" Lawrence said excitedly, "You know, in 1995, Titanic was popular all over the world, so we want to take advantage of it and shoot a movie about the sea and the big ship!"
"That's why we plan to film the legendary life of the United States' World War II Enterprise!" Lawrence said, "Everyone knows the story of the Enterprise. It's a legendary ship. I think if we can make it into a movie, it will definitely be a hit!"
"So, you're planning to buy our boat for filming!" The factory director finally understood why the other party wanted to buy the big ship. However, he still felt that it was a little unbelievable.
"It's like this. We're planning to buy a big ship, and then simply modify it to look like the Enterprise. It will be the most important prop for our filming!" Lawrence said.
"I understand. But our ship is a Russian style, and it's also the latest model. It's completely different from the Enterprise from decades ago!" The director asked, puzzled.
"Yes, that's why we need to modify it. I think a lot of things are similar, but the difference is bigger. But it doesn't matter. We'll modify it during the modification!" Lawrence waved his hand and said, "It's very simple. If it doesn't work, there are still special effects. In fact, there are only a few audience members who know what the real Enterprise looks like. As long as we make it similar and have a physical ship to film such a big scene, the audience will be satisfied! "
"But as far as I know, there are still many York-class aircraft carriers in the United States that have not been dismantled. Isn't it easier to just borrow them for filming?" The factory director asked, still puzzled.
"That's what we thought at first, but after contacting them, we found out that almost all of these ships have been in the museum for decades without proper maintenance. Now, they have completely lost their ability to sail long distances. At most, they can only float in the coastal area. They're useless!"
"At the same time, although these ships are not good, they're all cultural relics. There are many restrictions. Even if we lose a nail, it's considered destroying cultural relics. We'll be convicted. This kind of thing can't be used for filming at all! What's more, we have a big move in the filming plan. The museum will definitely not agree to it! "Lawrence said with a wry smile.
"What's your company's big move?" The factory director asked curiously.
"It's that we plan to blow up the whole ship during the final filming!" Lawrence said.
"What? You want to blow up such a good ship?" The factory director was shocked!
"Yes! Wasn't the Enterprise seriously injured when it participated in the Battle of Santa Cruz? "Lawrence said.
"That's right, but the Enterprise survived. Later, it was repaired while sailing and continued to participate in the battle. In the end, it sank Fusang's battleship Biri! This is the most legendary of her legendary experiences! "
"That's right. In our filming plan, in order to reflect the difficulty of the Enterprise's battle, we plan to make the battle more intense. Originally, the Enterprise was hit by six bombs. We plan to use more than 20 bombs and a dozen torpedoes at the same time, but the Enterprise still persevered in the battle. What do you think? Isn't this very legendary?"
"That's not all. This time, we plan to shoot with live ammunition. That is, we'll really use more than 20 aerial bombs and a dozen torpedoes to attack the Enterprise. This way, we can shoot the most shocking movie, and at the same time, it'll be exactly the same as the actual battle!" Lawrence was very proud of himself.
"But … but …" The factory director licked his lips. "No ship can withstand more than a dozen torpedoes. If we shoot like this, the ship will definitely be destroyed!"
"Yes! That's our big plan! " Lawrence laughed. "We plan to shoot this scene at the end. This way, when the ship sinks and the scene is finished, everything will be perfect!"
"We originally discussed this with the museum, but when the museum heard that we were planning to make some kind of cultural relic, they rejected us on the spot. Sigh, what a pity! "Lawrence sighed. It was indeed a pity.
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