Joseph was stunned, he didn't expect Rick to prepare a gift for Hugo, what was the matter? When he was distracted just now, Hugo and Rick talked about something, but even if he regretted it, Joseph had no choice but to follow the footsteps of the two people and walked to Rick's office.

After Rick entered the office, he didn't take out the gift, but waited for Joseph to close the room 'door', and then said in a low voice, "Hugo, this topic is very sensitive in the company now, so it's better not to talk about it outside." ”

Hugo smiled awkwardly, "I thought it was just a project, and it didn't matter if it was known by others, I didn't expect to keep it secret." My bad. ”

Joseph was confused, he obviously didn't know what the two men in front of him were talking about. Hugo saw Joseph's face full of confusion at a glance, although he didn't know the reason, he still explained briefly, "I just asked about this big project of Universal Pictures, and then he pulled him in. ”

Hugo's words still didn't answer Joseph's doubts, and there was still a question mark on his face, and Hugo couldn't help but remind, "The project that Lang, Tracy and Universal Pictures were planning last time. Joseph immediately understood.

Hugo and Rick were chatting just now, but he didn't think much about it, just casually jokingly mentioned this project, saying that he was very curious about what kind of project was more eye-catching than the "sugar-coated trap" with a budget of 60 million, and he didn't want Rick to ask Hugo not to continue, and then came to the office under the pretext of a gift.

"In fact, nothing has been decided on this project, even Universal Pictures is waiting and seeing, and has not confirmed that it wants to invest, and currently Para 'Mon' and Columbia Pictures are also considering it." Rick's connections are obviously not a little stronger than Joseph's, and he knows a lot about the ins and outs of the whole thing, but this information alone surprised Hugo.

"I thought the project was in Tracy's hands." Hugo directly threw out the doubts in his heart.

In Hollywood, there are many ways to set up a film project, but the most common way is to find a new project by a top producer, and then use the project to find a director and actor who is interested in cooperating with the agent, and then seek investment from the production company, and after getting the funds, the project is established, the crew is built, and the shooting is put into production.

Of course, this order can also be changed, this www.biquge.info can be a top director, a top screenwriter or a top actor, and then through the power of Guò's agent to integrate resources and set up projects. However, most of the time, the producer still exists as the promoter. In addition, it also includes the film company setting up its own project and selecting the partner to cooperate; After the finished product is shot at a small cost, the publisher is sought out.

In the late eighties, this approach to film production was sublimated by one of the three major agencies of the present, Innovative Artists, which is the agency to which Brad Pitt belongs, which is bundling. Specifically, the relationship between the agent and the producer is close, and once a project is determined, the director, screenwriter, and actor all choose their own customers with the company, and sell the selected main creative lineup and script to the studio. As a result, the studio has lost a lot of power, such as choosing directors or leading actors, and the power of producers and agents has also risen.

It is also worth mentioning that the increase in the salaries of directors and actors, as well as the box office dividends that appeared after 1986, are also the strategies of innovative artist agencies. This has triggered a continuous increase in salaries throughout Hollywood, and the total cost of the director's production industry has continued to rise, but the major studios have no choice but to give in.

In this context, Hugo always believed that the so-called big projects were in Tracy's hands, and then Tracy united with Lang to build his own team of directors and actors, and then sought investment from Universal Pictures. But listening to Rick's tone, this is not the case at all.

Rick shook his head with a smile, "If it's in Tracy's hands, it's not a secret, Tracy will definitely work with Lang, and we don't need to come into the office." "Joseph finally got into the groove at this point, he put aside all the doubts in his heart for a while, and he realized the importance of this conversation.

"The project is actually in Spielberg's hands." Rick briefly explained, "He has been planning this project for ten years, but it still hasn't happened, and now there are many people who want to join this project." Tracy and Long are just one of them, and there are actually a lot of people in the company who have been watching now, and if we are talking outside, I guess there are many ears waiting for us. ”

Steven Spielberg, one of the most powerful directors in Hollywood today, if it is a project he masters, it is no wonder that it has caused such 'fierce' competition. It's no wonder that Tracy and Lang are so proactive, although both of them have achieved very good results, but compared to Steven, it is still a notch behind, regardless of whether the final project can be made or not, it is also beneficial for Tracy and Lang to be able to get online with Steven through Guò This opportunity.

"What about you? Would you like to join the project as well?" It suddenly occurred to Joseph that Lang might have used this project to 'lure' just now. It was Steven Spielberg who was 'confused' by Hugo, and few people could refuse such an invitation, even Joseph himself felt his blood boiling. But this 'agitation' made Joseph more and more frustrated, so when he asked Rick, his tone was inevitably a little eager and a little stiff, which made Rick can't help but look at Joseph.

Rick wasn't quite sure what Joseph's attitude was all about, but he didn't care, chuckled a little, and shook his head, "No, I'm not interested. To the surprise of Joseph and Hugo, Rick did not continue to sell the off, then explained, "Although Spielberg has the right to decide on this project, it is not such an easy project. Spielberg had been planning for ten years, not because he had been preparing for it, but because the project was so difficult that it would crash if he wasn't careful, so he had to be careful. ”

This is a paradoxical subject. On the one hand, Steven persevered for ten years, and was still unwilling to give up the project, which was indeed 'tempting'. Person; But on the other hand, it has not been possible to make the trip for ten years, which shows that the major production companies are hesitant about it.

"In fact, it is still the case now, why Tracy and Lang are able to participate in the competition is because no part of the whole project is determined, not to mention the director, producer, actors, and even the script has not been completed." Rick smiled wryly, obviously not optimistic about the project, "The script has been written since ten years ago, this is an adaptation of the original script, the author of the original book has never been able to complete the task, the script is two hundred and twenty pages long. ”

Hugo couldn't help but be speechless, the script of "Smell the Fragrance and Know the 'Woman'" is 160 pages, and it took 160 minutes to shoot, and this script actually has 60 more pages, "Is this a "troubled" beauty (goh. the。 wind)?”“‘ "The Lady of the World" is a 238-minute masterpiece!

Rick smiled and didn't answer, but continued, "After that, 'Out of Africa' screenwriter Kurt all the way to Tek (kurt. Luedtke) took over, and he wrote it for four years, and finally gave up. Now the script has fallen to Steven Azerien, the screenwriter of 'Speechless Ask the Sky'. zanian). At the beginning of the year, he completed the script, which caused a 'commotion', "It seems that Tracy was eyeing the project at that time," but the script was rejected by Spielberg again, and it is still being revised. ”

The adaptation process of just one screenwriter lasted a whole decade, and the difficulty of this project can be seen here.

"The director also took a 'Wave' Lansky from Roman (Roman. P01ANSKI) to Sidney and Wave Lack, then Martin to Scorsese and Billy to Wilder (bnly. wnder), still undecided. "All of them are big directors, and every word of Rick is a bomb," but the latest news is that I heard that Steven is considering the possible 'sex' of directing it himself. Before, he was worried that he wouldn't be able to handle the movie, but now it seems that there are not many options left for him......"

The script is still difficult to deliver, the director is still undecided, let alone the actors, this project is really out of difficult birth.

"Actually, although it is a Universal Pictures project, they have not made a decision, because the producer and director are not sure, they are not willing to take risks, and other competitors are also waiting for the opportunity." Rick added, "The project was too sensitive, too heavy and too difficult, and the major studios were very hesitant, and I heard that Universal Pictures was only willing to give a budget of 50 million, but it was obviously not enough." ”

In fact, the risk of this kind of difficult birth project is very high, because it is very difficult to make zuò, and the possibility of the failure of the release will also skyrocket. It can be inferred from Rick's words: This project is certainly "manipulative" and "expected", but it is too difficult, which makes the major production companies a little shrunken, not to mention the previous nine years, after Tracy started trying in March this year, it has been nine months now, but Universal Pictures is still unwilling to make a decision, which can be seen their hesitation and struggle.

For a similar project, Hugo somehow remembered the 2013 release of "The Lone Ranger." "The film was a disaster-ridden from the beginning of its production, and it was finally released, and as a result, the producer Disney lost $200 million.

So the current form is that there are many opportunists like Tracy and Lang who want to have the courage to try, but they all lack hard power, and the production company still can't make up their minds, so the project is stuck here, and it can't be up or down. More people are like Rick watching the show and waiting for an opportunity to see if they can get some benefits.

The grand picture that Lang painted was not credible, and Rick said that he didn't care at all, and he couldn't be trusted—if he didn't care at all, he wouldn't know in such detail.

Hugo suddenly became curious about this project, he didn't have any idea at first, but now when he heard Rick's description, he became curious, what kind of project is this? A project that has left its mark on history? Is it a tragic or excellent project?

"Does this project have a name at the moment?" Hugo asked with a smile.

Joseph glanced at Hugo, and the anticipation on that face made his heart sink down, but Rick didn't think so much, he nodded, "Of course." 'Schindler's List (SCHI),. ”

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