374 New Journeys

"Sleepless in Seattle" was able to win 100 million at the box office in the North American market? This was expected to be laughed out of people's teeth a few months ago, even Columbia Pictures itself didn't dare to say so, but now after the movie is released, it is actually so 'colorful', which is indeed breaking the glasses of many people.

But the film company is naturally happy about the success of the film, Columbia Pictures is waiting to count the money, and other film companies are aiming at the appeal of the two leading actors, but for a small number of people, it is not such a pleasant experience, especially Hugo relying on this film to show his strong comeback, which is not good news.

Although outsiders don't know, Sidney knows the twists and turns in the preparation process of "Sugar-Coated Trap", in fact, Sidney is really optimistic about Hugo's appearance in the work "Sugar-Coated Trap", but unfortunately, in the end, because of the plans of Tracy Jacobs, Ron Meyer, Martin Baum and others, Sidney chose to give up Hugo after weighing it, and turned the "sugar-coated trap" into a trap to contain Hugo, thus creating Hugo's low 'mystery' for nearly half a year.

Strictly speaking, Sidney didn't have much to lose, as he also hacked Tracy and the others at the last minute, dropping Brad Pitt in favor of Tom Cruise. And "Sugar-Coated Trap", under the leadership of Tom, has accumulated $110 million at the box office in four weeks of release, which is also extraordinary.

If placed at any other time, the result of "Sugar-Coated Trap" is enough to make Sidney show his face, but he happened to encounter "Sleepless in Seattle", a love movie starring Hugo, which was released without anyone being optimistic, and the cumulative box office in five weeks of release was as high as 120 million, and it suppressed the outbreak of "Sugar-Coated Trap" for three consecutive weeks, which really made Sidney quite aggrieved.

It's not that Tom's watch is not good enough, it's just that Sidney inevitably thinks: it is indeed a pity to miss Hugo. Moreover, Sidney's friend Steven Spielberg also publicly expressed his appreciation for Hugo, and Sidney's other friend Meryl Streep also seems to have a good impression of Hugo, which makes Sidney can't help but think of Hugo's watch Xiàn during the New Year's Eve party, Sidney can't help but wonder what it would be like if he could really cooperate with Hugo.

Of course, in the world of Hollywood, no actor is indispensable, to be precise, no one is indispensable in any position, and anyone can be replaced. Therefore, it is a pity to miss Hugo, but Sidney will not always remember it, just think about it, after all, Tom also dedicated the "fine" color of the table, although the "sugar-coated trap" is not as expected, but it is still enough to be satisfied.

However, even Sidney has such thoughts, and Tracy as the party is even more uncomfortable, she can also feel that Hugo is quickly catching up with her pace, first cooperating with Steven on "Schindler's List", not to mention the results of this movie after its release, it can be seen from Steven's attitude recently that they have experienced a very pleasant cooperation, which is not good news for Tracy; And the success of "Sleepless in Seattle" has made Hugo Shun lì among the first-line.

At present, Tracy knows that the estimated salary of Hugo in the circle is about 10 million US dollars, in other words, Hugo has successfully gotten rid of the influence of the Golden Raspberry Award and the three works of "Hudson's Eagle" before and after, relying on the box office performance of "Yihai Xiongfeng" and "Sleepless in Seattle", and has come to a position that has not been reached before.

If Hugo can continue to have a stable performance in the future, then he will gain a firm foothold in the position of a first-line actor, regardless of whether he will be able to launch an impact on the top stage in the future, Tracy knows that generally speaking, it will be difficult for an actor to lose his value after he becomes a "first-line", unless there are many consecutive works that are smashed hard, otherwise after entering the 10 million salary club, he will not come out.

So Tracy knows that the duel between "Schindler's List" and "Farewell to Lovers" is her last chance, if she can't snipe Hugo here, then Hugo will really be on the front line after this year, and she can even rely on the success of "Schindler's List" to go further, Tracy has little advantage left, and it will not be so easy for her to continue to suppress Hugo.

The success of "Sleepless in Seattle" was undoubtedly a huge blow to Tracy, who once again missed an opportunity through her hand, and Hugo seized it, and achieved an incredible result. Tracy is simply heart-wrenching, which made her lose control and be angry several times in the "Farewell to Love" crew.

But even if Tracy was angry and angry, it was a foregone conclusion. The only thing she can do at the moment is to put all her 'essence' into the system of "bidding farewell to the sentient sky", and look forward to this work to complete the fatal blow. If "Farewell to Lovers" defeats "Schindler's List", it will be a 'stick' to Hugo in the recovery period, and it can even hit Hugo hard.

As long as you imagine the tragic situation of Hugo after the success of "Farewell to Love", Tracy will be able to regain infinite motivation! "Hugo Lancaster! And that's just the beginning! Tracy clenched her fists through gritted teeth.

Compared with the anger and loss of their competitors, Hugo and Joseph ushered in the long-lost sunshine.

Joseph finally breathed a sigh of relief from the big win of "Sleepless in Seattle", on the one hand, because he chose box office dividends in a gambling style, and finally got a rich return, and now the salary of 15 million US dollars is the top actor club, although Hugo relies on box office dividends to achieve this level, the real salary level should still be between 8 million and 10 million, but this is still the biggest victory since Joseph took over Hugo.

On the other hand, because Joseph also benefited a lot, aside from the additional effects, just saying that this time Joseph can get the 'draw' in his hand, so that Joseph owes Hugo the money in two. Of course, now Joseph is not a partner in the company, and his 'commission' must be divided with the company, and he must also pay taxes, so the amount in Joseph's hands will not be as much as on the books, but this is still a huge improvement for Joseph.

Sure enough, there are countless successful methods in the entertainment industry, but the work is the essence, relying on hype or topics to temporarily attract attention, there is no way to last, only a succession of excellent works can pile up the achievements of artists step by step. The "sexual" victory in the stage of "Sleepless in Seattle" gave Hugo a respite in the confrontation with Tracy, which also restored Joseph's confidence.

At present, major media are promoting that many large film companies are targeting Hugo, the new popular king, hoping to use Hugo's popularity to add fire to their works. But in fact, Joseph did not have as many scripts in his hands as he imagined, after all, "Sleepless in Seattle" is a love movie, showing that Hugo's potential and strength are very limited.

More importantly, after Joseph understood the importance of the work, he was not in a hurry to contact the script immediately for Hugo, and after experiencing the awakening of the Golden Globe incident, Joseph knew that impatience and pride could not help. And Hugo has said before that he doesn't want to appear in any film works for the time being in the short term, and the sequelae brought about by "Schindler's List" still can't quickly integrate into the filming of the new work, so Joseph plans to pick and choose for Hugo's next work.

Joseph had thought about how to arrange Hugo's career as an actor before, and now Joseph finally won the opportunity to calm down and think about it, Joseph didn't want to be too reckless.

So, to everyone's surprise, after the success of "Sleepless in Seattle", Hugo disappeared instead.

Joseph, as Hugo's agent, began to find assistant candidates for Hugo, and on the other hand, he started his own agent. After the success of Hugo's first and last three works, actors who wanted Joseph to be his agent gradually began to emerge, including new actors and actors who had achieved certain results, Joseph had to make his own judgment, and then sign his second and even third actors, and fully unfold his agent work.

It's fair to say that Joseph has entered the busiest phase of the last two years, and he is truly enjoying the added effects of Hugo's success.

On the contrary, Hugo really relaxed, completely disappeared from the spotlight. The promotion period of "Sleepless in Seattle" is only two weeks, and after the end of the promotion, Columbia Pictures originally wanted to extend the promotion period, but was rejected by Hugo and Meg at the same time, Columbia Pictures' indifference before the release of the film obviously put them at a disadvantage, and the promotion period of the two actors signed was only two weeks, and Columbia Pictures did not have any means to restrain the actors, and even the director Nora Ephron did not say anything, which also made the promotion period of "Sleepless in Seattle" end hastily. Fortunately, this did not affect the box office promotion of the movie.

After leaving the movie screen, Hugo returned to the practice of the band Honor to Death, and began to prepare for the band's American road tour, which over the past year has produced songs far more than an album, and with the creation of Neil, Fogin, and others, they have no problem going on a street tour.

However, the so-called tour of Glory to Death is not a formal tour, but a free performance on the streets of every city, which is more like a "wave" performance than a "tour". The band hopes to accumulate more experience through such performances, for the band, a hundred hours of practice is not as good as ten hours of street performance, maybe the academic professional education can bring solid basic skills, but what makes the band really 'colorful' is not the boring practice in the warehouse or school, the band should gradually grow up in countless performances.

The "sleepless night" fever of "Seattle Sleepless" is still brewing, and after Independence Day, glory to death has embarked on a new and strange journey!