Obviously, while the New York Post is worried about Hugo's "career prospects", the Hollywood industry has strong confidence in Hugo's future. You don't see Macaulay Culkin relying on a "home alone" for three years, and the film appointments continued, until last year, when his superb father completely cut off the back road; And Hugo's absolute strength in the past three years has made the whole Hollywood red, and some people even think that Hugo can "turn stones into gold".

This is Hollywood, or rather, this is the nature of businessmen.

The average quality of the five scripts that Rick showed Hugo this time was really impressive, and it was enough to be happy for any actor to choose any script. Now, all of these works are presented on the table in front of Hugo, and he is free to choose.

Hugo's momentum is evident today.

After Columbia Pictures, Hugo read scripts from Warner Bros. and Disney, both of which had not worked with Hugo before, but apparently they didn't want to miss Hugo's cash cow. There were a total of seven scripts between the two companies, and Hugo picked out three of them and placed them in the pending positions on the right-hand side.

Jane de Bont became a sought-after figure in the wake of his meteoric fame, and this time he teamed up with Warner Bros. to create the disaster film "Tornado," and the screenwriter found the creator of "The Great Train Robbery." first。 great。 train。 Robbery), "Jurassic Park" director and screenwriter Michael Clayton (Michael Clayton). CRI), out of the current budget of 90 million, Hugo is paid 15 million dollars.

The reputation of this work is actually average, but it is also a work worth mentioning as a disaster film of the 90s, which was very good at the box office that year, and went down in history as the first work in film history to be published on DVD. Hugo's deep impression of this work comes from Jane De's unclear directing intentions, he lacks a clear understanding of the script, on the one hand, he wants to shoot a purely visual effects commercial blockbuster, but on the other hand, he spends a lot of time outlining the plot, hoping to dig out more deep things, but unfortunately the plot is a little pale and weak, and the core idea is also bland.

But Hugo still kept the script for the time being because of Jane De's personal friendship.

Also from Warner Bros.'s "Moment of Killing" (a. time。 to。 kill)" has many old acquaintances, Samuel L. Jackson and Sandra Bullock have already been confirmed to play, and Kevin Spacey is considering it, and he mentioned that if Hugo is willing to play the leading role, he is more than happy to play with Hugo. This work, which only invested 40 million US dollars, did not have much budget in terms of salary, but the court-themed work similar to "The Heroes of the Righteous Sea" gave Warner Bros. more confidence, so the script was submitted to Hugo.

Hugo hadn't seen the work, and he had planned to see it before crossing over - because the lead actor in this work was Matthew McConaughey, and I heard that Matthew's performance in it was praised a lot. This made Hugo very curious, why Matthew, who had polished his acting skills early, became a vase idol later, and how hot Matthew's acting skills were at that time.

Out of curiosity, Hugo left the script for the time being, and he wanted to read it well.

Among Disney's many scripts, Hugo left only one, "The Brave Island of Death." rock)", this work can be described as thunderous, and the later explosion king "sold copies" Michael Bay (Michael). Bay) relied on this work to win countless word-of-mouth and box office successes, and the three major acting actors Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris (ED. Harris's drama adds a lot to the work, and this work can be called a classic commercial blockbuster.

Hugo hardly hesitated and put the script on his right.

I have to say that so many scripts are flocking to me, some scripts are aimed at Hugo, and some projects are only one of the alternates, of course, there are also a small number of projects that are just submitted with the mentality of trying it out, and there are not necessarily Hugo who really put Hugo in the plan. But these excellent scripts really dazzled Hugo, and a clear blueprint of the glory of Hollywood in the nineties gradually formed in his mind.

But when Hugo saw the Universal Pictures script, he couldn't help but laugh, "Rick, did Long call you?" ”

In the blink of an eye, Lang has been the CEO of Universal Pictures for nearly a year, but Hugo and Lang have never been in direct contact, and I don't know what kind of situation it will be when the two of them meet now. But if you analyze objectively, now Lang is the representative of the film company, if it is facing third-tier actors, it can be said that the film company is the party that holds the power of life and death; But if you are facing top actors, then they are in a relationship of mutual checks and balances.

"Yes, we've had a lot of calls." Rick shrugged his shoulders and said lightly, "He would like to have more collaborations with our company." ”

From Tom Hanks to Clint Eastwood, from Al Pacino to Hugo Lancaster, Endeavour Elite does have the initial capital to negotiate, and in the past year, Lang's situation has not been wonderful, except for "Modern Primitives" who grossed more than 100 million, no of Universal's works has grossed more than $50 million.

Therefore, Lang is naturally very willing to build a good relationship with Rick, and he also needs Hugo, who is currently on the rise, to bring him more success.

"He also asked about you and wanted to see when he would be able to have a formal meeting with you." Rick said with a smile.

Hugo looked up at Joseph and couldn't help laughing. Feng Shui takes turns, and now it is clear that in the confrontation between Hugo and Lang, Hugo has the upper hand, and Lang is the one who needs to ask Hugo for help - Lang knows exactly how many scripts Hugo has at hand to choose from.

So Universal Pictures is also very positive, they only gave Hugo three scripts, and two of them were left by Hugo, and the probability has surpassed that of Columbia Pictures.

Hugo was actually quite hesitant to leave behind the script "Las Vegas (O)", which was written by Nicholas Pellegui who wrote "Good Guys". pileggi) and another collaboration between him and Martin Scorsese.

Martin will always be one of the directors who makes people want to work with him, and this work is also the last part of Martin's crime trilogy, and its artistic value is unquestionable.

But Hugo believes that in the work "Casino Storm", Martin actually has a little bit of stylistic struggle and transformation, that is, from an artistic documentary style to an artistic depiction of documentary themes, so in the description of the relationship between the male and female protagonists, there is a little love for children. Since the work was conceived after the "age of innocence", Hugo has always wondered if Martin has become more obsessed with the love of children. This is slightly inconsistent with the gangster-themed works themselves, and the heat of the treatment is not as good as "Once Upon a Time in America".

Overall, "Las Vegas" is a good work, but it has not yet reached the height of a good work.

Hugo hesitated a little, but after thinking about it carefully, he still couldn't refuse Martin Scorsese's "charm" and put this script on his right-hand side.

When Rick saw Hugo, he immediately put "Twelve Monkeys (12. monkeys)" and Joseph glanced at each other helplessly when the script was placed on the right-hand side. The investment cost of this script is only 29 million, and the salary for Hugo can only be opened to 8 million, which is already a high-cost system in independent films, and this science fiction work is on the wrong side, and the subject matter is also very unpopular, even more niche than "Pulp Fiction" and "Before Sunrise".

Rick originally didn't want Hugo to choose this script, but he guessed that Hugo would be interested in it, because the script was really good.

If Rick had spoken his mind, Hugo would have widened his eyes and told him: this is not only a good work, but also a classic!

"Twelve Monkeys" can be called an absolute classic in science fiction cult movies, this work not only has a complete world view and meticulous narrative structure, as a science fiction story can withstand the audience's repeated scrutiny, the story explores "whether human beings can rely on their own strength to change their past" such an esoteric topic, the connotation is worth savoring; And the movie's outlining of the characters is even more incisive, and this work allows the world to see Brad Pitt's acting skills in a real sense for the first time.

Indeed, it was Brad Pitt.

While "Burning Years" and "Interview with a Vampire" made Brad a national idol, and the former also earned Brad his first Golden Globe Award nomination for acting, "Twelve Monkeys" was the first work that Brad really won the praise of all critics, and this work earned him his first Oscar nomination.

Brad's performance in this film is crazy but delicate, and his young and uninhibited performance is indeed remarkable, even reminiscent of Leonardo's performance in "A Different Sky" last year.

Strictly speaking, "Twelve Monkeys" is the first time Hugo has seen all the scripts today, because this work made Hugo feel the challenge of acting again, and he was quite eager to try.

Hugo was in high spirits at this time, and the rest and relaxation of the past few months almost made Hugo forget how beautiful the moment of the performance was. Although the performances of "Pulp Fiction" and "Before Sunrise" have given Hugo a lot of experience, the previous "Schindler's List" period of tension and excitement in the midst of oppression has not tasted for a long time, and these dazzling scripts on the table made Hugo feel his desire for acting again.

Hugo couldn't help but get excited, and after putting down the "Twelve Monkeys", the corners of his mouth rose and he said in a cheerful tone, "Let me see what scripts are still there." The relaxed tone made Rick, Joseph, and Samora all look at each other and laugh involuntarily.