Comeback 445 Talking about the script Quentin looked at Hugo seriously, in fact, at the very beginning of the conversation, he was "What do you think of the possibility of inviting you to star in my second directorial work at a low price?" This kind of content is used as an opening statement, and the salary is the core of it, but at this time, Hugo catered to his plan and put the topic of salary on the table, but Quentin didn't want to talk about this topic first.

Quentin and Hugo are not familiar, that's a fact. Quentin doesn't know much about Hugo, all his cognition comes from rumors in the circle, media reports, and that's it, so when he decided to invite Hugo to play "Vulgar", his first reaction was that Hugo was likely to reject him, and he had no way to have a clear understanding of Hugo's selection principles.

What are Hugo's requirements for salary? What about Hugo's requirements for the script? Is Hugo willing to give up the high standard of remuneration for the sake of a script that produces a "good" script? Or is Hugo unwilling to back down on the salary rules?

Quentin didn't know anything about it.

When Quentin brought it up with Harvey Weinstein, Harvey wasn't optimistic about it. Harvey doesn't think the time is right. Hugo experienced the trough after "The Heroes of the Righteous Sea", and then relied on "Sleepless in Seattle" to fight a beautiful turnaround, and then entered the 8 million salary level with a strong force that no one expected, you know, this is a dream moment for any actor, and it can even be said that this is an actor's dream of Hollywood.

Now that Hugo is standing in front of this opportunity, he only needs to receive a film with a salary of eight million dollars, regardless of the success or failure of the film - or as long as there is no fiasco in the "Hudson's Eagle" genre, Hugo's status as a first-line actor will not be shaken, and the salary of eight million dollars will not be reduced for a long time. Once in a lifetime, it is not an exaggeration to use such an adjective to express the importance of this opportunity.

At such a point in time, if Hugo gave up his salary of eight million dollars, it means that the accumulated momentum of "Yihai Heroes" and "Sleepless Seattle" can easily become a bubble, and the ups and downs of the previous nearly a year will be wiped out in an instant, which is a difficult decision for anyone. Unless "vulgar" can win a big victory, Hugo will return to the original point overnight, and even the level of three million dollars during the "Yihai Heroes" period cannot be maintained, because "vulgar" can't even pay three million dollars.

So is Hugo willing to give up such a good situation and such a great opportunity for the sake of "vulgarity", and does "vulgarity" have such value for Hugo to do this gamble...... In this regard, Harvey said that the situation is not optimistic.

Harvey thinks it's a matter of timing, and if Quentin's invitation had been before the release of "Sleepless in Seattle," or after Hugo had taken on another $8 million film, the odds of Hugo nodding and agreeing to play "vulgar" would have risen by at least 50 percent.

Harvey is one of the producers of "vulgar" and an investor, and even he does not have absolute confidence in the script, and at the same time he does not have absolute confidence in Quentin, who is the second film, which also makes Quentin himself not sure.

It is precisely because of this that Quentin avoided Joseph - as an agent, Joseph's consideration must be more comprehensive, and the insistence on the eight million salary is not only money, but also a strategic necessity, Quentin has almost no chance to convince Joseph, plus Quentin and Hugo had a very pleasant conversation, which led to today's meeting.

Quentin didn't know Hugo well enough, he didn't have enough confidence, he didn't want to destroy all opportunities directly because of the ultra-low salary, so Quentin decided to start with the script first, he ignored Hugo's reply just now, and instead asked, "Don't you want to know what the story of the script I'm preparing is?" ”

"Of course." Hugo was a little surprised by Quentin's change of subject, but he didn't mind. Although he knows a lot about "vulgarity", in front of Quentin, he has to play a character who doesn't know anything about the script and listens carefully, "I think you mentioned last time we met, this is a story about gangster minions. ”

"Yes, so to speak." Quentin's face was 'delighted', the last time the two met was four weeks ago, and Hugo had a lot of wine at that time, but Hugo actually remembered their conversation, which was a positive sign, "The character you want to play - or I want you to play the role 'color'," Quentin looked at Hugo with a smile, seeing that Hugo did not reject it, so he continued, "This horn" His name is Vincent, and his story line can be regarded as the center of my entire script, he first accepted the boss's instructions to complete a mission, but in the process of the mission, he encountered some accidents and killed a minion by mistake, which caused them to fall into a 'chaos' and 'chaos'. ”

Accompanied by Quentin's words, Hugo sketched the picture of the movie in his mind, and he had to admit that Quentin's lens language was much more 'refined', because the trivial shots were connected according to the logic in Quentin's mind, so as to burst out with dazzling light. But this can't be blamed on Quentin, because he now has to dictate the whole story, and he can't tell the whole script, which makes the story seem dry.

The story of "vulgarity", compared to oral narration, the script should be much more intuitive, presumably Quentin also expects Hugo to read the script to understand the story, but today Hugo came over at noon, and did not leave more room for Quentin.

However, Quentin was still unwilling to give up, and was still tirelessly elaborating, "After all the things were dealt with, Vincent and his friends came to the restaurant to eat, but they encountered a robbery by the mandarin duck thief, Vincent They were naturally very easy to deal with, and after solving the situation, Vincent received an order from the boss to accompany the boss's wife to relax, but the boss's wife accidentally overdosed on drugs, which was another rush 'mess'." In the end, Vincent was killed by a boxer while on a mission. ”

After saying that, Quentin was a little frustrated and patted his head in annoyance, "What I just said must be boring." "The "fine" color of "vulgar" lies in the charm of the whole complete story, and a little clue alone cannot reflect the "essence" of the story at all, "but you have to believe that this story is very 'fine' color." The whole script is divided into three stories, one is Vincent, one is a boxer, and the other is the pair of mandarin duck thieves. I will use Vincent's main line to connect the three stories irregularly to complete the whole movie. ”

Even though he was a little frustrated, Quentin was still unwilling to give up and continued to lobby, "Trust me, if you could 'find' the time to read the script, you would definitely have a different idea." Quentin picked up a script from a chair next to him and handed it to Hugo.

Hugo looked at Quentin with a smile, he could feel Quentin's small eyes full of pleading and pleading, it was difficult to refuse, he put down the knife and fork in his hand, and took the script, Quentin's shoehorn face immediately bloomed with a bright smile, Hugo put the script on the left hand side, and re-prepared to enter the pizza battle in front of him, but his mouth asked, "So, what is my horn 'color', you haven't sued me yet?" Why do you think I'm a good fit? ”

"Vincent? In fact, this is a typical 'mix' and 'mix', but he belongs to the kind of horn 'color' that has some wisdom but a little rough nerves, some strictness but a little humor, and some impatience but can calm down. "Quentin is a person who is good at telling stories, but he wants to interpret the character more by actors.

In fact, Quentin's works leave a very wide range of room for the actors to play, and it is up to the actors themselves to show what kind of performance they present, such as Christopher Waltz. z) relied on Quentin's works to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor twice.

"But I don't want it to be De Niro's type of 'mixed', nor is it the type in 'The Godfather', it's more of a 'sexual' personality full of black 'color' and humor, with a contradictory sense of funny." Quentin recounted all his thoughts about the diagonal 'color', but after saying that, he felt that there was no accurate description, so he smiled awkwardly, "Maybe you should discuss it slowly after reading the script." ”

Hugo knew that Vincent's role was a huge challenge, but from an actor's point of view, he really needed to read the script and savor it, "So, you don't have any requirements for my appearance?" For example, hairstyles or something? ”

Quentin has always liked to use a 'sexual' actor, of course, this is also related to his film style, so if he asked Hugo to star, he must have his own calculations, Quentin originally wanted to say something, but when he heard Hugo take the initiative to ask this question, he swallowed the words that came to his lips instead, "What do you think?" ”

Hugo shrugged, "Judging from the details you just mentioned, I think it's either a bald head or a shiny back." ”

Quentin's eyes lit up, and interest immediately came, "What do you say?" ”

"If it's bald, it may be a person who looks a little clumsy on the outside but does things neatly, and the occasional 'exposed' wisdom can create a sense of contradiction." Hugo said his thoughts, although he had a deep impression of John Travolta's appearance in "vulgar", but he stood in the actor's point of view and said his understanding, "If it is a shiny back, it is better to wear a suit and leather shoes, showing the retro style of the golden age, and the appearance is an elegant gentleman, but he turns out to do cruel and cold-blooded things, this contradiction is also very good." ”

Hugo just said a few words, and the smile in Quentin's eyes immediately appeared, just as Quentin expected, Hugo just listened to some details, and immediately gave Vincent's role more soul, which also made Quentin more and more determined in his idea: he wanted Hugo to play "vulgar"! …… If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Kazakhstan to read it and vote for the work for a monthly ticket. Your support is the biggest motivation for me to continue creating! )