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Chapter 27: Rising Fame

In Hollywood, what happens when your debut film earns nearly ten million dollars in its first week?

The answer is, you become famous.

Indeed, after *The Shallows* earned $9.854 millio...

Chapter 26: Unstoppable Box Office

Outside the theater, staff members were already handing out surveys.

Without a doubt, nearly all viewers gave the film an A+ rating.

Sara Morton remarked, "With a film like this, who ...

Chapter 25: Conquering the Audience

Jackie Fore, the observer from Universal Pictures responsible for the Los Angeles area, arrived early on Friday morning at a cinema near Century City. He stationed himself near the ticket counter t...

Chapter 24: The Limited Release Begins

With the overwhelmingly positive audience feedback from the test screening, Universal Pictures' promotional efforts quickly ramped up.

The focus first shifted to the media coverage following...

Chapter 23: Achieving A+

The film screening ended successfully, and after over eighty minutes of tense and thrilling beach adventure, the audience could finally relax.

Next, they needed to fill out surveys.

"...

Chapter 22: The Media and Fan Screening Begins

"Hi, Gilbert, long time no see…" Gwyneth Paltrow greeted Gilbert with a big hug.

For some reason, while other people saying his name didn't feel odd, hearing Gwyneth Paltrow say it made Gi...

Chapter 21: Party Anecdotes

"Let's go and greet Director Spielberg," Gilbert said, leading Matt Damon over to Spielberg.

"Uh, can I?" Matt Damon hesitated.

"It's fine. A talented young person like you will surel...

Chapter 20: The First Encounter with Matt Damon

In Hollywood, those without capital one must follow the rules. Gilbert was one of those without capital, and the distribution plan from Universal Pictures soon reached him.

The plan was very...

Chapter 19: Finalizing the Release

In the afternoon after the screening, Universal Pictures' team gathered in a small conference room to discuss the release and promotion of *The Shallows*.

Perhaps because the film was a big...

Chapter 18: The Internal Screening

"Is everyone here?" Lew Wasserman scanned the screening room and said, "Then let's start!"

The first version to be shown was Paul Collins's edit.

Paul Collins was also present, sittin...

Chapter 17: The Odd One

After finishing a day's work, Gilbert returned to his apartment to rest. With the film nearing completion, he was feeling a bit anxious about the impending results.

Upon reaching his apartme...

Chapter 16: Media Attention

Without Paul Collins' interference, Gilbert was able to edit the film as he had envisioned. He was confident that his version of the film would be favored by Universal Pictures.

Meanwhile, d...

Chapter 15: Shameless

For Gilbert, this was a pretty good opportunity. He knew how to edit the film to make it better. If the editing turned out well this time, getting final cut rights for the next film would be much e...

Chapter 14: The Battle for Editing Rights

"This shot needs to be shorter to create a tense and thrilling atmosphere."

"No, it should be longer so we can see the heroine's graceful figure."

In the editing room, Gilbert and edi...

Chapter 13 Exciting American Life

During the filming in Kauai, Hawaii, although Gwyneth Paltrow, as the heroine, had her own separate hotel room, the girl still preferred to sleep in the same room with Gilbert Jr.

The people...

Chapter 12: A Conversation with Spielberg

"Gwynn, where's your chest? Stick it out, it's practically invisible," Gilbert shouted to Gwyneth Paltrow, who was posing on the rocks, showing off her figure.

"You're the one with no chest!...

Chapter 11: The Future of Drone Aerial Photography

The famous Hawaiian Islands consist of 132 islands and are the only island state in the United States, with its capital located in Honolulu on the island of Oahu. However, the filming location for ...

Chapter 10

These harsh conditions were clearly not something a fledgling agent like Sheena Boone could make decisions about, and her face darkened for quite a while.

After listening to Gilbert Jr.'s te...

Chapter 9: The Package Deal Policy

Spielberg quickly submitted Gilbert Jr.'s project proposal to Universal Pictures, and since the president, Shoh Akiyama, had already decided to invest, the project's approval was a sure thing. The ...

Chapter 8: Eye-Opening

After visiting his cheap father, Old Gilbert, Young Gilbert continued to immerse himself in his work. Finally, by the end of June, he handed over the project proposal for "The Shallows" to Spielber...

Chapter 7: The Qualified Old Gilbert

Getting a movie approved in Hollywood involves a very complex process. Take Universal Pictures, for example: typically, once a script reaches them, it undergoes a script review. Seven people cross-...

Chapter 6: Opportunity Arises

The executives briefly discussed the matter and quickly put "The Shallows" aside. Spielberg seemed to have merely recommended it in passing. If things didn't work out, he could always recommend it ...

Chapter 5: Universal High-Level Meeting

At Universal Pictures, a high-level meeting was taking place regarding the new science fiction film project "Jurassic Park." Steven Spielberg had just finished filming "Hook," and besides being bus...

Chapter 4: Rapid Development

Gilbert walked out the door, and Gwyneth Paltrow was waiting outside.

Seeing Gilbert come out, Gwyneth Paltrow quickly approached and asked with concern, "How did it go? Did it work?"
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Chapter 3: A Chance to Take

Unlike the hot-tempered truck driver, James Cameron, Steven Spielberg is famous in Hollywood for his good temper.

For instance, when Julia Roberts, after getting high, had an argument with S...

Chapter 2: Spielberg Gets Interested

Day by day, time passed, and as the completion of Hook approached, Gilbert finally finished the script.

In fact, he had completed the script a while ago since the story was quit...

Chapter 1: Hollywood 1991

In 1991, at Fox Studios in Los Angeles, California, the famous director Steven Spielberg was filming Hook. However, the shoot didn't seem to be going smoothly. One of the lead actors, Juli...