"Future Water World"? Hugo raised his eyebrows slightly, and his face did not hide his surprise. He expressed his shock at Kevin's mention of this topic. Kevin smiled calmly and explained, "Obviously, this is the second hottest topic this summer. Didn't you pay attention?"

Kevin's subtext is that since the hottest "Death Prison Walk" incident cannot be mentioned, we can only discuss the second hot topic.

I have to say that Kevin's response was calm and calm, but Hugo's inner surprise this time could not be easily revealed. Although he had no definite evidence, Hugo could feel that Kevin's conversation with him was definitely not that simple. However, Hugo also knew that even if he didn't know the truth of the matter, if he did not speculate, he should be the one who took the initiative. Therefore, Hugo's mood was a little relaxed, but his mentality changed from the "unexpected encounter" just now to the "working mode". After looking at Kevin and Allen's sight again, there was some change.

"I don't like it." Hugo smiled, but his answer was straightforward and had almost no room for turning around. This made Kevin stunned, and he didn't even have time to hide his expression. Alan, who was standing beside him, was directly amused by Hugo. His laughter could not be held back and echoed gently on the empty field.

Looking at Kevin and Allen's contrasting expressions, Hugo couldn't help laughing, and the smile on the corner of his mouth bloomed, "I think there are problems in the whole plot. The story is too shoddy and can hardly withstand any thinking and scrutiny. The setting and shaping of the characters are also messy. The most important thing is that the rhythm and the prelude cannot find any highlights. Even as a popcorn movie with a simple plot, it cannot win the positive response from the audience."

Hugo complained about the "Future Water World" with a smile. Such a straightforward way was completely beyond Kevin's expectations. However, his surprise was just that moment, and then he regained his calmness. Instead, he looked at Hugo's eyes with curiosity, as if he wanted to detect the real thoughts in his mind from those amber eyes.

"Wow, this is really something I didn't expect." Kevin simply expressed his surprise, but he had no control just now. "As you say, there is almost nothing good about this movie? It's a complete failure?"

"From the box office perspective, this is true, isn't it?" Hugo's rhetoric made Kevin smile. Indeed, from the perspective of the film company, "The Future Water World" is a useless work, because not only did not make money, but he also lost money.

However, Kevin obviously did not intend to stop there, "So from the perspective of the work itself? You know, the entire Hollywood industry is actually discussing the model of "future water world". At present, mainstream ideas generally believe that this is a failure, which is not desirable. What do you think?"

In fact, since the 1980s, the development model of the film industry has begun to enter a new stage. With the film special effects shining in the "Star Wars" series, and the actor's pay has begun to rise thanks to the mediation of innovative artist agency companies, the cost of making movies has continued to increase. After "Terminator 2" became the first work in film history with an investment of over 100 million yuan, this pace could not stop at all, and the 175 million "Future Water World" of 100 million has created a peak.

As businessmen, major film production companies naturally hope to control costs, because only by reducing costs can their profit margin be greater. However, with a series of works such as "Terminator 2", "Real Lies", and "Jurassic Park" exchanging high investment for high box offices, computer special effects gradually play a more important role in commercial films, but the cost is uncontrollable. However, correspondingly, the attractiveness of this type of film to the audience and the driving ability of the North American film market are stronger, and the achievements have also been better.

Therefore, film production companies are divided into two perspectives. One is that they believe that huge investment can be exchanged for more box offices, which is a reasonable investment. For businessmen, they all know clearly that cost itself is not the most important, and the ratio of cost to profit is more important, and they are reluctant to let their children catch up with the wolf.

Another type of view is that high investments actually destroy the balance of the film industry. On the one hand, it increases the burden on film companies and forces them to need more box offices to make profits. This may require the attention of the film ticket price, increase publicity frequency and means, and attract more audiences. This is almost a drastic change for the already mature North American film market; on the other hand, the use of a large number of special effects will also make the story weaker and weaker, thus losing the original intention of the film.

The disastrous defeat of the "Future Water World" proves the latter view, and the discussion in the circle has once again become lively.

In fact, according to the development trend of the movie, the "Future Water World" model is inevitable, because it is necessary to create high box office, magnificent worldview, grand scenes, and exquisite special effects. High investment results in high returns. This idea was demonstrated in 2014.

In 2014, the top five in North American film history were "Avatar", "Titanic", "Avengers", "Batman Prequel: The Dark Knight", and "Star Wars Prequel 1: The Ghost Threat". The minimum investment of these five works was $115 million, but it created a box office of five times the cost.

The same is true for global box office. The same investment can often sweep the huge box office of more than one billion yuan worldwide. Take "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" as an example. This work cost 300 million US dollars and eventually recovered 963 million US dollars in box office worldwide, which still makes Disney make a fortune!

Especially after the 21st century, the box office giants led by comic hero movies often need exciting visual effects to support the movies to exhale the charming charm of matching and original works and attract more audiences. Therefore, the development of the film industry is actually becoming more and more grand and grand.

After all, for the wealthy Hollywood, spending money is no problem, and huge profits are the goal. This is also an inevitable trend in industrial development. As a result, Hollywood becomes more and more money-making, while Europe becomes more and more literary. These two major movies are starting to different extremes, and facts have proved that Hollywood is the one that has survived for a long time.

Hugo knew this clearly.

"I think your discussion is wrong." Hugo said with a smile. He did not need to hide his ideas, and it was not shocking. "First from the investment cost, the special effects of the 'Future Water World' are indeed very good and worth every minute of spending. I appreciate this very much. After all, a large part of the reason why the movie was born is because the movie screen can realize dreams that we cannot realize, right?"

Whether it is "Avengers" or "gravity", these science fiction movies shot in front of a green screen and then realized through computer special effects actually reflect the essence of the movie's dream. Although in the eyes of film production companies, these movies are money trees.

"The 'Future Water World' model is right, because it continues the 'Terminator 2' model. Unfortunately, it does not have a good story that matches the special effects." Hugo calmly expressed his thoughts.

Not all works can achieve super high box office results by relying on explosions like "Transformers". Although Michael Bay does not know how to control the story, he is very good at controlling the rhythm, creating a good shot, and attracting the audience. "Future Water World" does not have an excellent story, nor does Michael Bay's directorial ability, so it is not surprising that he has a crushing defeat.

When Kevin heard this, he showed a "expectedly" expression. "I have heard that Hugo has been harsh in the script, and I have experienced it again today."

In fact, Kevin still did not capture the core meaning of Hugo's words. Hugo means that a truly excellent commercial film should learn to use the special effects of burning money on the blade. Just like "Transformers", the story is so simple that the introductory screenwriter can write, and it is even so bad that it makes people feel powerless to complain. However, Michael Bei spent every penny on the blade and sold the copy.

It is worth mentioning that although Michael Bay only has three tricks to make his way into the world, the reason why he has stood firm in Hollywood for many years is not only because he can sell copies, but also because he is saving enough! The maximum cost of the "Transformers" series is only 200 million US dollars in the fourth part, which is not too cheap compared to the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series.

However, Hugo did not correct Kevin's plan and joked with a smile, "Discussing such a topic makes me feel like sitting in the office, of course, the premise is that the surrounding temperature should not be so low."

Allen chuckled and looked at Hugo politely, "It seems that we are rude, why don't we find a coffee house to sit down and talk slowly?"

Kevin glanced at Allen and said with a smile, "Allen, you forgot that we have other tasks today. Edward will be sad when he hears what you just said."

Unexpectedly, Kevin did not forget to return the words and reminded Hugo that they were here to find Edward today. However, Hugo knew that Kevin's purpose today must not be that simple, and he couldn't help but remember the previous situation again. It seemed that he needed to say hello to Rick.

Allen was stunned for a moment, then showed a disappointed expression, "What a pity, I forgot about this." However, Allen's bright eyes still looked at Hugo seriously and said politely, "I hope I will invite you to dinner next time."

Hugo could feel the intention of Alan to be in good terms, not just polite words, but not knowing what connection does this have with Kevin's plan. "Of course, I hope I have a chance next time." Hugo also smiled gentlemanly and answered politely.
Chapter completed!