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However, for the first time in his life, Hughes compromised when faced with Katharine Hepburn.

Instead of having Katharine Hepburn go down with the ship to film the dangerous process, he opted for a montage technique, pre-filming some terrifying scenes of the sea and the ship sinking, and then inserting them into the film during post-production editing to simulate the scene of passengers escaping when the real ship sinks.

"So we're really going to sink this big ship?"

On the ship, Katharine Hepburn was equally incredulous upon hearing Howard Hughes's response.

Although she had heard Howard Hughes mention his idea of ​​sinking a large ship more than once, she never doubted that it might be true.

The same was true for the thousands of people gathered in front of New York Harbor.

“I never lie, just as I’ve always told you, Catherine.”

When faced with Katharine Hepburn's doubts, Hughes simply responded with an even harsher tone.

“.....〃「 .”

Upon hearing Howard Hughes's firm answer, Katharine Hepburn fell silent.

"It's time..."

Seeing Katharine Hepburn remain silent, Howard Hughes clearly wanted to say something, but Xu Fu stepped in to remind him and spoke up.

Hearing Xu Fu's reminder, Hughes suppressed his inner turmoil, turned to look at the giant ship not far away, and began to count down loudly with his fingers raised.

"All units in position, all personnel on my command: five, four, three, two, one, detonate!"

At Howard Hughes's command, the explosives in the hull were detonated. Visibly, the ship, which was calmly anchored on the sea far from the port, began to rock. With a large amount of seawater rushing into the hole created by the explosion, the entire ship began to sink into the sea.

"It sank! It really sank!"

"OG, this is actually true..."

"Howard Hughes is a complete madman." "He sank a ship while making a movie."

"I thought it was just a scam, but I never imagined it was actually sinking the ship..."

"How much money would this cost, just to drown it all at once? Doesn't the government care?"

"Why should the government intervene? This is Howard Hughes' personal property..."

Even so, this is still too much...

In New York Harbor, even those who had learned of Howard Hughes' decision to sink a large ship couldn't help but gasp in surprise as they watched.

After all, this was a real ship, the kind that sank at sea. It would seem unbelievable to any normal person. It is said that among the crowd in New York Harbor at the time were relatives of those who had witnessed the sinking of the Titanic. When they saw the ship sinking, many people started to cry, and some even fainted.

Subsequent investigations confirmed that the Titanic took 2 hours and 40 minutes from the moment it struck the iceberg until it finally sank into the sea.

Although the giant ship, purchased and modified by Howard Hughes, was not as large as the real Titanic, it sank not because of a real iceberg, so it took about an hour and a half from taking on water to completely sinking into the sea.

During this process, those who witnessed the event in New York Harbor went from initial shock to approval, and eventually even began to ask impatiently when the ship would finally sink completely.

Therefore, when the bow of the ship finally rose and tilted as it was swallowed by the sea, a slow and steady cheer even rang out in front of New York Harbor.

It's worth mentioning that CBS radio station even set up giant cannons and cameras at the scene to broadcast footage of the ship sinking. Reportedly, on the day of the sinking, beer sales in New York City more than doubled, with large crowds of New Yorkers crowding around televisions near bars to watch the footage.

...

"Three, two, one, cut!"

On the ship, as the last glimpse of the giant ship in the frame sank into the sea, Howard Hughes finally breathed a sigh of relief and announced the end of filming.

Immediately afterwards, the lifeguards on board began moving toward the site of the sinking ship to organize the transport of lifeboats.

Of course, they did this not to rescue the victims on board: Howard Hughes had already dismissed all the actors before the ship sank.

The rescue team's mission was to salvage the cameras on the ship.

Meanwhile, the Hughes I, which was in the air, also quickly left after completing its mission. The entire ship took longer to sink than expected. During this process, the pilot of the Hughes I did not even have time to leave. This was the second time that the other side had come up and driven away a sinking warship.

"it's over"

The nearly one-and-a-half-hour shoot was so long that even Howard Hughes, who was initially full of enthusiasm, couldn't help but look exhausted.

However, the prospect of personally piloting the giant spaceship he had modified himself filled him with excitement.

Of course, it wasn't just Howard Hughes who was excited, but Katharine Hepburn was too.

Katherine knew that regardless of the box office results of Titanic, she was destined to make an irresistible mark on Hollywood film history with this movie.

After all, since the advent of cinema, no one has ever been crazy enough to sink a giant ship to make a movie.

Howard Hughes, regardless of his intentions—whether related to the film or purely for personal purposes—did so.

But in any case, the outcome was already predetermined the moment the giant ship sank.

Overwhelmed with emotion, Katharine Hepburn embraced Howard Hughes.

Also on the ship, watching Howard Hughes and Katharine Hepburn embrace and kiss, Xu Fu was somewhat incredulous.

I never imagined they would end up together.

Of course, Xu Fu was not too surprised by this: after all, Hughes had expressed his affection for Katharine Hepburn more than once after the first dinner party.

However, from Xu Fu's perspective, he was not very optimistic about their relationship.

Howard Hughes's erratic personality made him a very...

He is charming yet annoying; whether in movies or in the sky, he can never give up his pursuit of romance.

Regardless of how their relationship ends in the future, Howard Hughes is deeply involved, at least for now.

After his passionate kiss with Katharine Hepburn, Howard Hughes went back to watch a movie, which he found rather unimpressive.

After initial efforts by rescuers, a beautifully mounted camera was salvaged, and Howard-Houst specifically checked the film on it to make sure there were no problems.

Over the next few days, rescue workers will continue filming, while Howard Hughes himself will be in charge of the film's post-production.

Titanic is Howard Hughes' most ambitious film to date, and he himself has high hopes for it.

Of course, considering that Katharine Hepburn is the leading actress in this film, the film itself is even more dispensable.

The news of Xu Fu's acquisition of Fox Film Corporation was not officially announced, but Howard Hughes learned of it from him.

Howard Hughes did not show a strong reaction to Xu Fu's involvement in Holidaywood.

As mentioned during their first meeting, Howard Hughes was generally pessimistic about Hollywood's future due to the Great Depression. If it weren't for the Titanic script that later fell into Xu Fu's hands and impressed him, Hughes wouldn't have even directed or produced the film.

Now that Titanic is finished, it doesn't mean Howard Hughes will put his energy back into making groundbreaking films next.

During filming, Howard Hughes experienced the thrill of being at sea, rekindling his previously suppressed yearning for the skies. He had many redesign ideas for the Hughes I aircraft, waiting to be realized after the release of *Titanic*.

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"Has the information been released yet?"

"for you".

"There's already a reporter at the hospital; now it's just a matter of whether he can get in touch with them."

It was still that dimly lit room, and the same three people who founded the ICA and made their fortunes from it.

Mr. Yi was plunged into darkness. “If you’re not young and impetuous, can you even be called a young person? Oh, so many years have passed, and I’ve never met a young person like this.”

Mr. C continued, "That's because we're going to break their bones."

Mrs. A grinned: "Then we'll perform surgery to put the bones back in place."

but...

It replaced that bone, somewhat like the bone given to a loyal dog.

However, Xu Fu clearly wouldn't go that far.

They originally intended to secretly arrest Xu Fu, but unexpectedly, this happened: not only was he not caught, but he also caused quite a stir.

Fortunately

They were prepared.

Mr. I looked at Mrs. A and smiled, "Mrs. A's suggestion was good. If we hadn't been distracted, the entire New York media would probably have been watching us, and we might have become news for those ubiquitous media outlets."

Ms. A then asked, "What about number 46?"

Mr. C said expressionlessly, "We are still in the process of evacuation, but judging from the vital signs, everything is normal and we can evacuate safely and smoothly."

What is our relationship with the CIA's allies?

"It's fine"

Mr. Yi laughed: "Although the CIA is not a one-man show, if it wants to recruit people, it may not be able to cater to their preferences. However, it is more than enough to stop a cold-blooded high school student from facing the death of his classmate. So as long as we can handle the CIA, there shouldn't be any major problems."

They have plenty of time.

One failure doesn't mean anything.

This is like those subversive people in the CIA saying: I can fail countless times, but if I succeed just once, your regime will frankly not survive!

No one can remain safe just because they are on the International Civil Aviation Organization's list.

For example,...

Among those who took the Abnormal Killer Notification form, very few emerged unscathed. The only exception was drug addict Barry Wise, who was completely unharmed, only changing his form.

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