Kevin felt that things were a bit tricky, so he certainly knew what Rick meant. In fact, simply put it simply, it was to determine the position of the protagonist and the supporting role, determine one of the characters as the absolute protagonist, and the other characters were positioned as the supporting role, and adjust the entire storyline and plot direction, and follow the main line of a typical Hollywood type film.

Has Kevin considered this solution? Of course it is impossible.

When Kevin is sure to go along the Hugo line, he knows clearly the value of Hugo. He not only wants to star in a work, but also hopes that Hugo can become the absolute male lead in a work, bear the weight of the entire work, and rely on Hugo's strong appeal to set off a box office frenzy. In this regard, Kevin and Rick's ideas are actually the same.

At the beginning, there were several alternative scripts for Twentieth Century Fox. This project, currently named "The End of the World", is just one of them. After adding this script as an alternative, Kevin raised the issue of rewriting the script. Kevin was really clear about the situation facing today.

But Roland and Dean disagreed at that time because these main characters each carried a clue. In fact, in the original script of Roland, this could be filmed into a four-hour work, so that there would be enough time to unfold the characters such as President, David, Steve, etc. However, Roland found that he was indeed not good at portraying characters, and the script was written as lengthy and boring, so he discussed with Dean before making adjustments.

So, when Kevin made the request to modify the script, Roland believed that this required the entire story to be re-written. A script was not that simple and rough. How to allocate the main line and side lines of the story, the connection and transformation of things must be adjusted.

At that time, no one could be sure whether Hugo would join this work, and this project was just one of the candidates. So Kevin did not have strong requests for the time being.

Later, who knew that the development of things far exceeded expectations, Hugo first devoted himself to the filming of the "Seven Deadly Sins"; then refused to "stay away from the casino" and chose to "walk in death row"; then refused all scripts to choose to rest because of the "walk in death row".

As a result, the projects in 20th Century Fox started filming one after another, and only the "Doomsday" with slow computer effects production has remained. Originally, Kevin just planned to use the "Doomsday" project to temporarily charge Hugo and hold back Hugo. The recent massive early publicity, including Super Bowl advertisements, on-site shooting at the White House, etc., were all smoke bombs.

Kevin is currently discussing another project with James Cameron, but the investment in this project is too huge. With the tragedy of "Future Water World", the senior management has never been able to make a decision directly, and the internal dispute is very fierce. Of course, if Hugo can be persuaded to star in the role, it will be another story.

This series of factors is also the key puzzle that Rick ignored when he was making speculations. Moreover, when he was inquiring about the news, Rick never heard of "apocalypse". It is not because Rick has insufficient connections, nor because the 20th Century Fox is a wall of iron, but because Kevin originally had multiple alternatives, and finally fell on the "apocalypse". The timing issue cannot be ignored.

Now, the cooperation negotiations between the two sides have indeed returned to the script. Of course, Kevin will naturally not forget the biggest flaw of the script. In addition to the weight of the character, this project is indeed very promising. Moreover, Kevin also considered the burden on the crew of 20 million yuan in the salary. A budget of 100 million US dollars is a very suitable choice for 20 Century Fox now. Promoting cooperation in this project has become a priority, which also made him and Rick hit it off.

Rick and he both have their own plans, and Kevin knew this clearly. In terms of the script, Kevin was willing to retreat and become another stepping stone for him to show his sincerity. So the previous situation occurred. However, Kevin did not expect that Rick obviously had a bigger idea. Rick even overturned the script and rewrite it, and wanted Hugo to become the absolute protagonist.

This is not unusual, on the contrary, it is an absolutely normal requirement. But Rick's strength and domineering are completely different from Hugo's previous style. This made Kevin think about it because he knew that everyone in this industry was an old fox, and Rick was not the kind of impulsive and brainless guy.

Kevin was thinking about the possibility of rewriting the script at this time, and it was more cost-effective to directly take out James Cameron's project, and then he thought of Mark he met just now...

Unexpectedly, Allen said simply, "Okay, no problem!" Even Kevin couldn't help but be stunned, "I know what you mean, cancel David's line, focus all the story lines on Steve, and even cut some of the president's stories, so that Steve becomes the real protagonist and bear the weight of the whole story. No problem!"

Allen said something very lightly, but his thinking was very clear. He could tell at a glance that he was a layman and had only a basic understanding of script writing.

When facing Rick, Roland could argue, but when facing Allen, Roland choked and didn't know what to do.

"Is this guy..." Rick actually gave up this project in his heart. Compared with the project of 20th Century Fox, the three projects that Mark Canton just provided were obviously much more attractive. Originally, he just wanted to use Mark to suppress Kevin. Of course, most of the reason was that the second version of the script provided by Kevin and others had not improved much. This can be regarded as an insult to Hugo. Unexpectedly, Mark really gave three optional projects, and they were all for a pay of 20 million yuan, which gave Rick a plan in his mind. So his performance just now was so strong and he had no reservations at all.

But suddenly, this person named Allen Strello gave a positive answer instead of Kevin, which made Rick stunned, "Sorry, I haven't asked about your identity just now..." Rick certainly knew that the characters that will appear today were not idle people, but he searched his mind carefully and really didn't remember that the senior and middle-level managers in Twentieth Century Fox Company had this number.

"Allen is one of the producers of this film, and he is responsible for the part outside of the film production." Kevin said with a smile on his face.

For outsiders, there are many "parts outside of film production", such as renting venues, transporting equipment, recruiting extras, contacting special effects production companies, managing funds, etc. In addition to the actual production part of a movie, there are many links, and some film producers can even have double-digit lists. In this way, there is naturally no doubt about Alan's identity.

But Rick and Joseph are not outsiders. The producers who can appear at the project cooperation interview are either people like Roland who masters the direction of film production, or real discourse people who have the power of money. Now it seems that Allen is the latter.

Rick was a little surprised because he thought the investor of "apocalypse" was 20th Century Fox, but according to the current situation, the investor is likely to be Allen, and 20th Century Fox is only responsible for the production. This is why Rick has never heard of Allen before.

Allen Strello...Rick searched the name carefully in his mind, but still had no impression.

Listening to Kevin's words, he knew that he didn't seem to expose this fact. Rick was full of thoughts, but he was silent on the surface. He nodded with a smile, "Allen, so, are you saying that there is no problem with rewriting the script?"

"Yes, we can hand over the new script to Hugo within three days at the latest, as Hugo asks." Allen looked at Joseph as he spoke, as if seeking Joseph's affirmation.

But Joseph turned to look at Roland and Dean, because the two screenwriters were the ones who were writing. Before Roland's embarrassment and surprise could be dissipated, he turned to Allen and looked at Allen deeply, and finally his eyes fell on Kevin.

Kevin's mind turned around again, "Since Hugo has so many opinions on the script, he may be able to help." Kevin actually hoped to rewrite the script, but he must protect the interests of his company at this time and cannot agree easily.

But Joseph shrugged, looking unanimous, and seemed not going to respond to Kevin. This attitude was actually rejecting. Rick, who was sitting beside him, said, "Hugo has few opinions on writing commercial film scripts." This is softly rejecting.

Kevin didn't force himself and said, "If Hugo is really interested in this script... it is naturally our honor."

Kevin neither nodded and agreed nor shook his head to refuse, but just gave an ambiguous answer.

Rick didn't care. Anyway, Hugo has so many choices now. Even if Kevin used the means to make Hugo owe a favor debt, Rick would not compromise. There are still many opportunities to cooperate with 20th Century Fox in the future, so he was not in a hurry. He showed a polite smile and directly changed the topic, "Hugo was unemployed recently and complained to me before, saying that there was nothing to do and it felt too boring. This is my responsibility, which made me very worried."

Rick did not respond to Kevin's words, and even did not even say "apocalypse". This made Allen, Roland and others a little anxious. Although their expressions were not obvious, the stiff muscles still leaked their true emotions. Kevin paused slightly and said with a smile, "Now I hope that Hugo should have many projects, and every company is trying hard to get it. I think that even if it is a pay of 20 million, everyone will never be stingy."

Kevin was testing Rick and Hugo's bottom line. Rick heard it immediately, and did not reserve it. He said directly, "Haha, I mentioned it to Hugo that day that there is a project that is willing to invite him to play with a 20 million yuan pay and 5% box office dividend, which scared him. But now our company depends on him. If he takes a script, the actors under our company are counting on finding jobs in that crew and seeking more development opportunities."
Chapter completed!