"Hey, Rick." Hugo took Rick's outstretched right hand, and Rick patted him on the shoulder, motioning for him and Joseph to sit down on the couch, saying, "Looks like I saved a cup of coffee." This made Hugo laugh.

"You're done talking?" Hugo looked at the office, and Lang's space was about the same size, and it was also a whole wall of floor-to-ceiling windows, and the cityscape of blue sky and white clouds and high-rise buildings was spectacular.

Rick is a small American man, perhaps because of his Native American ancestry, so his skin is relatively dark, he looks dark, thin, short, and very inconspicuous, but he has a pair of extraordinarily bright eyes, which can easily make people ignore his appearance and focus on his conversation. Unlike Lang's strength, Rick is more like an agent who is still working the seventeenth floor, rather than these 'elite' British vampires on the twenty-third floor.

But if you are deceived by Rick's appearance like this, you will make a big mistake. Rick is the backbone of the international innovation management firm, and he was ranked in the top five within the company for the whole of last year, on a par with Lang, and earlier this year, Rick officially became a partner in the firm.

Those who can achieve such results in the brokerage industry will definitely not be honest people.

"Actually, it's nothing, I'm just a middleman." The smile on Rick's face was not big, shallow, with those not too big eyes bent in an arc, looking friendly, with an indescribable affinity. Then Rick looked at Joseph, "I'll give you the opportunity to publish the answer."

Joseph didn't hesitate too much, and met Hugo's inquiring eyes, the excitement between his eyebrows sparkling under his eyes, "You know Sidney a 'Bo' Lac (Sydney. p011ack)?”

"Of course." Hugo nodded without hesitation, although he was starting from the "reader. reader)" The film knows Sidney, but Sidney's famous director has more famous classics, such as "Out of Africa." of。 Africa)" for example, "Mr. Tootsie" and "The Feelings of the Past." ere)”。 He is definitely one of the most 'outstanding' directors in the history of American cinema.

"This time, Paramount 'Mont' is preparing an adaptation of the script, and Sidney has been chosen as the director." Joseph's tone rose slightly, revealing the joy in his heart, and it was clear that he had not finished speaking, "The adaptation of the script has been decided by Robert Downey. towne). ”

"Robert a Donnie?" Hugo is not an interrogative sentence, but a repetitive confirmation statement.

Robert Downey is not the father of the future famous Robert Downey Jr., there is no relationship between them, Robert Downey Jr.'s father Robert Downey Sr. downey。 sr。 ) is an independent film director and producer. The Robert Downey mentioned here is a well-known Hollywood director and screenwriter, and his classic screenplays include "Bonnie." aohunder)" and so on.

As you can imagine, Sidney and Robert's collaboration, this is definitely a top lineup

At this time, Para Mon was going through a period of pain, and after a long period of low "fandom", he made a comeback and returned to the top ranks of Hollywood, but the "sex" iron triangle, the symbol that led the revival of Para "Mon", was broken by Disney, and Disney poached the second iron triangle: Jeffrey Katzenberg. I (Atzenberg) and Michael I. Eisner (Arsenic. eisner), which puts Palamont back into the slump.

In this case, inviting big names like Sidney and Robert to collaborate on a project is a clear indication of Paramon's ambitions. Sure enough, Joseph's next words confirmed Hugo's conjecture, "It's Robert." Para 'Mon' made a budget of $60 million to invest in this project. ”

"Wow, this is another 'the. te plus ior), ? Hugo was surprised by the cost budget.

If it had just crossed over in January this year, Hugo would have said "such a small investment", because after the 21st century, there have been countless investments of more than 100 million US dollars, and works with a cost of more than 200 million yuan are not uncommon. But after a year of adapting here, Hugo knows that the current film market, with a cost of more than 50 million, is a big production, and it is rare.

Therefore, Paramount 'Mon' actually made a budget of 60 million, and Hugo's first reaction was an action movie with very complex special effects, which was also one of the most popular genre films in the early 90s.

"No, it's another 'Yihai Heroes'." It was Rick who replied, and he smiled apologetically at Joseph, "I'll tell you about the script." "He definitely didn't talk to Joseph in detail about this, after all, Joseph only came in just now, so it must be more familiar to Rick," this is about a young man who graduated from Harvard Law School and received a lot of preferential treatment after working in a law firm, but then he found out that the company was actually involved in the underworld, so that he was involved in a case that attracted the attention of the Ministry of Justice. ”

"Lawyer again?" Hugo immediately understood, and this is what Rick said, "It's another 'Yihai Heroes...... Causes.

"Yes." Rick nodded in affirmation, "Now they're just starting to cast, and they're starting from scratch." Sidney has heard about your 'color' in 'The Heroes of the Righteous Sea', so I hope you will be able to audition. ”

"Me?" Although Hugo was mentally prepared, he was inevitably a little surprised after hearing Rick really say it, after all, "Yihai Xiongfeng" has not yet been released, so he didn't expect the opportunity to come so soon.

Rick was amused by Hugo's surprised expression, but his smile was still not big, just a larger arc, and his eyes had narrowed into a slit, "Hugo, you know, this circle is actually very small. Speaking of which, Rick also used his thumb and forefinger to pinch together as if he were pinching a strand of hair, expressing himself forcefully.

At the beginning, after Hugo finished filming "Smelling the fragrance and knowing the 'female'", he got the opportunity to audition for "Yihai Xiongfeng" because of his "color" appearance, and finally Hugo relied on his own efforts to grasp it; And now, Hugo has received more attention because of the brilliance of "Yihai Xiongfeng", coupled with the positive reaction caused by the release of "Smelling the Fragrance and Knowing the 'Woman'", the opportunity really took the initiative to send it to the "door".

Compared with before, Hugo's status has quietly changed, and now there are audition opportunities that are automatically sent to Joseph, which is a big progress, and it is also a big move of 60 million invested by Para 'Mon' Pictures, which is even more rare.

"Wow." Hugo did not hide it, he directly issued his happy voice, the recent positive impact of "smelling the fragrance and knowing the 'woman'" has made Hugo overjoyed, and today's opportunity is the icing on the cake. "I'm still thinking, I haven't had any invitations to the 'door' for half a year, and Joseph should be in a hurry......"

"Are you sure you're not in a hurry?" Joseph was also in the mood to argue with Hugo at this time. Although in the past few months, Joseph said that Hugo should have a good rest, but without any auditions, Joseph's uneasiness will inevitably begin to grow as time progresses. But now, after the release of "Smelling the Fragrance and Knowing the 'Female'", Yiqiē has begun to get on the right track, which couldn't be better.

"Rick, thank you, thank you really." Hugo expressed his gratitude again and again, in fact, Rick is not Hugo's agent, he has no need to help at all, this is different from finding a house, this is a job opportunity, to put it bluntly, money is reputation, Rick's free help is indeed admirable. The comparison between Ron and Rick immediately made it clear.

"No, I've already remembered on my notepad that you owe me a meal." Rick still said lightly with a smile, and Hugo and Joseph also laughed, "Actually, you don't have to worry too much, Sidney asked me for Joseph's number, and then I will help with the contact, that's all." You know, even if I don't want to sue him, he can contact the company, and the end result is the same. So to be exact, I didn't help much. ”

Rick honestly said, "Besides, we're still competitors, and I have actors under my command who are going to audition. So, don't be in a hurry to thank me, maybe my actor will beat you and get the horn by then. ”

Hugo couldn't help laughing, but mentioning this incident awakened a little memory for Hugo, "Rick, I saw Tracy in Lang's office just now, and it seems that she was discussing something important. Could it be Sidney's project?" It's not that Hugo has delusions of victimization, it's just that this point in time is a bit too coincidental, right?

"Oh, no. Tracy and Long are talking about a Universal Pictures collaboration. Rick said simply, but there were still some doubts in Hugo's sight, such as why Tracy said in front of him that Lang mentioned him, and whether Tracy had anything to do with the project when he met with the head of production at Universal Pictures at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel before. However, Rick obviously had no intention of letting Hugo continue to ask questions, so he directly ignored Hugo's eyes, and continued, "I have just given Sidney's contact information to Joseph, even if this project is informed to you, the rest will have to work on your own, as a competitor, I will not provide any help." ”

"Of course." Joseph took over the topic with a smile, he also noticed Hugo's distraction, but now he was no longer surprised, "What is the name of this project, you haven't told me yet!"

"Oh, look at my 'sex', I'm getting older." Rick patted his head, took a script from his desk, and placed it in front of Joseph, "The sugar-coated trap (the. firm) "It's the script, my share. If you want, you can go to Sidneyna, and besides, this is an adaptation of the original book, you can go and see the original book. ”

"The book of the same name by John and Grisham?" Joseph remembered last year's best-selling namesake of the year, and after getting Rick's confirmed reply, Joseph once again saw the determination of Para Mon Pictures to do a big job this time.

"Oh, by the way," Rick suddenly remembered something else, "I heard that Brad and Pete also got an audition. You know, Sidney and Robert Redford have a strong 'relationship', and they are old partners who have worked together 'out of Africa'. "Robert Redford, the director of "Big River Love", sure enough, this is a very small circle.