Hugo originally thought that this was a very difficult thing to do," "There is no company in this script that would be willing to invest money." It's not that Hugo is arrogant, it's the truth.

Before the crossing, the journey to seek investment was long and distant, and after the completion of the work, the process of release was also arduous and abnormal, except for art theaters, almost no theaters were willing to show the film, even in art theaters, the number of screens played was pitiful, and as a result, "before sunrise" was intermittently screened for four weeks, and it was hastily taken offline.

From here, you can get a glimpse of the difficult journey of this film in North America.

Later, thanks to the old tradition, although the movie was released in limited time and theaters, it still achieved a box office result of five million US dollars, and after it was put into the videotape market, it gradually got due recognition, which made the emergence of the sequel and the achievement of this classic.

Therefore, from an objective point of view, "no matter which company or producer it goes to, it is estimated that it will be difficult to give birth, even if the screenwriter is Hugo, it will not change much." The production company wants to use Hugo to make money, but it doesn't want to help Hugo realize his "ethereal and unreliable" screenwriting talent.

Of course, if it's just an investment of $2.5 million, maybe the production company will consider it, for example, they invest in "", and then in exchange, Hugo will star in one of their productions; For another example, "before sunrise" is given to them to make zuò, but on the contrary, Hugo has to reduce his salary to appear in a certain work......

In any case, Hugo has always thought that "finding investors is definitely not something that can be achieved in a day or two."

Therefore, when he agreed so neatly, Hugo's first reaction was naturally an accident plus an accident.

In fact, David was able to nod his head, which is also a matter of the right time, place and people.

On the one hand, at present, DreamWorks is preparing, maybe "" can become one of the first batch of DreamWorks investment system, originally DreamWorks is in the name of the factory, in the early stage, compared to making money, to establish a reputation is the most important thing, choose Hugo, choose "before sunrise", it can be said that it is beneficial and harmless.

On the other hand, David has always admired Hugo, missed the "", did not expect the opportunity for cooperation to come so soon, not to mention, David is also very appreciative of the idea of "", it is logical that he can nod.

And most importantly, only two and a half million were invested.

David has an account in his heart, "After that, Hugo's salary has soared to 15 million US dollars, and not long ago there were even rumors that Hugo would spend 20 million US dollars to let Hugo star in "Future Water World". 20 million, this is a number that breaks the entire Hollywood salary structure, although it is only a rumor at present, it is uncertain, but it can still be seen that Hugo is now worth in Hollywood.

But Hugo chose to ignore those films and focus on "". David can see that Hugo attaches great importance to this script, 2.5 million in exchange for Hugo's screenwriting debut, and Hugo's favor and friendship can also be added - it can be seen from Hugo's handling of the agent's affairs that Hugo's friendship is worth a thousand gold. With such a cheap deal, David was simply happy.

On the whole, Hugo chose David, which is a crucial part. So, "I found an investor, and I also found a big-name producer - David promised that he would be willing to be the producer of the film himself.

The whole process was unexpectedly smooth, but it can also be seen from this that Hugo's career is now booming and his connections are gradually expanding, and Hugo is indeed on track in Hollywood.

When I got home, it was not even ten o'clock, which was too early.

Joseph, Rick, and Henry were still in the company to discuss how to use the meeting between Hugo and David tonight to grasp more initiative, Charlize, Alex and Carl went to a "Vanity Fair" to warm up for the upcoming New York Fashion Week, Fokine estimated that he and the band members were still at the bar and did not come back, so when Hugo arrived home, he saw that the third and fourth floors were all dark and oppressive, but the lights on the second floor were still on.

Looking at the dim light on the second floor, Hugo couldn't help but sigh. Usually at this time, Ernst is usually resting, but today he is not, apparently, just waiting for news of his return.

In fact, after making an appointment with David to meet, Hugo took the initiative to invite Ernst to go with him, although it was Hugo who wrote the script, but Ernst's credit will definitely not be less, and Hugo also knows that Ernst has always had regrets and infatuations for the screenwriter's life. But unexpectedly, Ernst actually refused, and reprimanded Hugo sharply, looking very angry. But now......

Hugo stood downstairs, thinking in his mind, maybe Ernst was too stubborn, maybe Ernst still cared about his own face, maybe it wasn't what Ernst wanted to return to Hollywood in this way, maybe Ernst also knew that now was not his time...... The more this happened, the more Hugo felt that he felt that Hollywood had never given the great screenwriter a real recognition.

Hugo decided that he would go to the second floor to talk to Ernst about tonight, but he was sure to be duplicitous, blaming him for having enough to eat, but expecting him to say more. Thinking of this, the corners of Hugo's mouth outlined a smile, and the stubborn old man was like a child.

At this moment, a black shadow suddenly popped out in front of him, and he pounced directly on Hugo, which startled Hugo, and subconsciously waved his fist, but before the person had time to pounce on Hugo, he was punched firmly, he took several steps back, shouted pain in his mouth, and quickly explained, "Hugo, Hugo, I'm not a bad person, I'm a screenwriter, screenwriter!" I have a script I want you to see! ”

Hugo frowned and looked ahead, seeing the person through the sparse moonlight, but apparently, it was a strange face, which he definitely did not recognize. Hugo did not let his guard down, still clenched his fists and looked at each other warily. After the Houston incident, Hugo also realized that he was now a public figure and never knew what the unexpected would bring, so he had to be more careful.

The other party finally came to his senses, stood up, gasped for breath, and took two steps forward, exposing himself to the moonlight. In front of him was a thin and tall middle-aged man, his hair was neatly combed, and he was dressed in a suit, although he couldn't see the cut and fabric clearly in the night, but the overall look was very formal, obviously carefully prepared. He did have a thick script in his hand.

"Hugo, hey, hey, take it easy, I really don't mean anything, I was reckless just now, I'm sorry." The man hurriedly explained, and at the same time smiled, trying to ease the atmosphere with humorous jokes, but unfortunately the effect was average, which made him a little embarrassed, he nervously touched his hair, making it more subdued, as if he was afraid that his hair would be insulted if his hair was messy, "I've been waiting here for three days, and I've finally waited for you, so I'm a little anxious, I think you can understand." ”

Hugo was a little confused about the other party, the man was eager and reckless at first, and then tried to maintain his gentlemanly demeanor after calming down - the two acts were somewhat contradictory, and he wanted to express his humor and calmness after he spoke, but it was a pity that this type of joke was placed among strangers, especially between strangers who had just had a little accident or misunderstanding, which seemed a little inappropriate, and made the other person look a little arrogant.

But Hugo wasn't the aggressive type either, so he nodded politely, "It's okay, I'm fine." Then he sincerely expressed his apology, "I'm sorry I did it earlier, I'm sorry." ”

"You've got a lot of hands." The man touched his cheek, still teasing in a relaxed tone, and after he finished speaking, he didn't care about Hugo's reaction, and patted his head to himself, "Sorry, I haven't introduced myself yet, my name is Douglas Hesla." Hessla), a screenwriter. ”

Hugo politely said "nice to meet you", but he had no intention of continuing to socialize here, the other party was a stranger who suddenly burst out, and he didn't think that there could be a conversation between two people. But Hugo took a step, and before he could say his farewell, the other party directly blocked Hugo's way, and hurriedly said, "I now have a script in my hand, which is a huge work, which is not inferior to 'Citizen Kane', if you can play this script, it will definitely be a huge breakthrough." ”

Hugo understood at this time, it turned out that the screenwriter named Douglas wanted to go his own way and find someone to invest in the script, which reminded Hugo of his own experience tonight, and couldn't help but feel a little funny. It's just that now Douglas is a seller's market, and he is a buyer's market, but why Douglas's tone is a bit condescending, as if to say: It's your honor to be able to star in this script.

"Sorry, I'm not interested." Hugo shook his head politely, he really had no plans to take on other scripts in the near future.

But Douglas persevered—as evidenced by the three days he had been here for the last three days, the last three days of which he had been busy with propaganda until his death, and had not returned for two nights, and had not been home until three o'clock this morning.

Douglas stopped Hugo's pace to the side again, "Believe me, you will definitely be shocked by this script, this is a magnificent script that integrates the times, technology, history, nature, human beings and other aspects, and the breakthrough of the character is unprecedented!" You'll fall for this script! ”

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