"So, Steven, you can tell me now, what's going on?" After watching James' obviously stiff back leave, Hugo turned around and said with a frown.

Everything seemed too weird tonight. Everything happened in the flash. It took less than a quarter of an hour from James' appearance to leaving. The words about the "Titanic" seemed very hasty, and there was no point in the focus, which made Hugo still confused.

"I don't know, I swear, I didn't participate in this matter, I really don't know what's going on." Steven explained seriously.

But Hugo didn't believe it at all, stared at Steven with confusion, then lit his chin slightly, "Okay...right, if you say that..." But even so, Hugo still looked at Steven with questioning, showing no sign of giving up.

Hugo's eyes made Steven irritated and raised his hands to surrender. "Hugo, first of all, I must emphasize that I don't like the look you questioned me. Although I am not a control freak like James, I don't like others to challenge my authority. You know this, you know very well." Steven widened his eyes and said to Hugo viciously.

In fact, Steven said similar things during the filming of "Schindler's List", but now Steven's deterrence to Hugo is no longer there, not only because the two are friends, but also because the two people's positions have gradually become equal.

Hugo shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands innocently, as if saying "I did nothing", which made Steven very depressed.

"Okay, maybe, maybe I've revealed a little bit of news to Kevin," Steven said helplessly, "You know, we have worked together a lot recently. He attaches great importance to James' project and has mentioned it several times openly and secretly. But I really don't know that James will appear today, that's the truth."

"So, if you have something to ask me today, it's fake?" Hugo was not angry, but looked at Steven with a smile.

Steven was so helpless that Hugo's smile that he looked helpless, "No, I really have something to do with you today. But can we have a meal first? The Kobe beef here is true, and I absolutely haven't lie."

"Then let's taste the delicious food here first." Hugo spread his hands, did not continue to pursue the matter, and directly gave Steven a step.

Although he and Steven are friends now, Hugo also knows that people like Steven who have been in the upper class for a long time are still used to taking the initiative. As Steven himself said, he and James are essentially the same type of people. Hugo knows that friends need to get along with each other. Hugo clearly knows where his qualities are.

Although everything was very strange tonight, the strangest thing was the fact that James invited Hugo to star in the "Titanic".

As we all know, James likes to control all the situations in his own hands, and he hates others challenging his authority. He is the one who is the one who controls the power on the set, and there is no doubt that this is the only one.

From the conversation just now, we can see that Hugo didn't play according to common sense, which obviously made James very dissatisfied. He left without even getting to the main topic. If Steven hadn't been there, the atmosphere would have been even tense.

So, looking at the works of James as director and producer, he never used big-name stars except for Arnold Schwarzenegger, which was launched in the "Terminator" series.

James prefers actors who are well-known and have a rising career. It doesn’t matter whether they are second-tier or third-tier actors. Such actors have ambitions and desires for the future, and they will do their best to perform even without supervision. And they have a certain solid foundation and performance experience than a completely newcomer, so the director does not need to spend too much time on the spot to guide them. The most important thing is that such actors can completely control themselves in his hands and things will not lose control.

The marriage between James and Catherine Bigelow fell apart because of the collaboration in filming the "Strange.day" or this work is the last straw that broke the camel's back. James served as the producer and Catherine served as the director. As a result, the two were always fighting for control on the set, and finally they broke up.

During the preparation stage of "Titanic", the original male protagonists were Leonardo DiCaprio and Matthew McConaughey. Neither of them was famous at this time. Both of them were rookies who performed well in the past two years, and their acting skills have been recognized to a certain extent. The most important thing is that they are handsome enough.

Twentieth Century Fox advocated the use of Matthew, while James insisted on using Leonardo, the ultimate winner of the director and production company war was obvious.

But neither Leonardo nor Matthew could be Hugo.

Hugo is not only not a second-tier and third-tier actor, but also a top actress in Hollywood, an unprecedented 20 million-dollar pay owner, and the first owner of the list of actors that any production company most hopes to cooperate with. It can be said that Hugo's influence on the production company and producer is unparalleled. Just look at the "Independence Day" crew.

Therefore, if we cooperate with Hugo, James' authority in the crew will face unprecedented challenges. Even if Hugo does not directly challenge James on the crew, there will not even be conflicts or differences. There has not been any major problems since the filming of Independence Day, but this is still unacceptable for James, such as being stuck in his throat.

The strangest thing about James' invitation to Hugo to star in the "Titanic".

Steven mentioned Kevin just now, obviously Kevin Pence, the top leader of 20th Century Fox. The "Titanic" was invested and shot by 20th Century Fox. However, due to the excessive investment, 20th Century Fox did not dare to take such a large risk of $200 million. Who knows whether the second "Future Water World" will appear, so they found Paramount to work together to produce this work.

Judging from the current situation, Kevin probably hopes to use Hugo as the male lead. Then the planning of the 20th Century Fox over the past year makes sense, not just "Independence Day", but also "Titanic". Kevin hopes to tie Hugo to the 20th Century Fox, of course it is not permanent, but to take advantage of Hugo's value to the greatest extent possible during the peak of his career. This is the true nature of a businessman.

Kevin's expectation for Hugo is very simple, which is to create huge box office waves through Hugo's huge market appeal, especially for high-investment works like "Titanic". Inviting Hugo to become one of them is actually equivalent to adding an insurance policy to the movie.

So what about James? He should be against it. Although Hugo doesn't know if James has taken a fancy to Leonardo now, at least from today's situation, James was temporarily convinced by Kevin, otherwise he would not be willing to come over and talk to Hugo. Unfortunately, the conversation process was beyond James' control, so he left the seat in anger.

I just don’t know what James is thinking now. Before he left, he mentioned the script, and it is impossible to predict how things will develop next. A super project like "Titanic" has never been that simple. The most direct example is "Future Water World".

Although there are many reasons for the final failure of "Future Water World", the contradictions in the production process are obviously impossible to ignore. While the filming was still being filmed, the director and the actors quarreled constantly, and the temporary revision of the script made the screenwriter miserable. There were countless conflicts between the staff behind the scenes, and even the actors glared at them. Many actors were injured and sick during the filming. The male lead Kevin Costner almost died. The filming process encountered weather disasters many times, and the shooting cost continued to rise... The entire conflict continued until the end. Director Kevin Reynolds withdrew from filming two weeks before the filming was completed, and Kevin Costner had to take over.

It’s not because the crew has too many thorns, but because such a huge crew has too many interests involved, and it is difficult to complete it in a simple and small word liquidation. Kevin Costner was already the winner of the Best Director of the Oscar at that time, and Kevin Reynolds’ two previous commercial films failed. The huge pressure and power comparison are all unstable factors in the heavy shooting process.

Therefore, no one can know what the development of the "Titanic" will be, especially Twentieth Century Fox is also worried that this work will become another "future water world". James and Twentieth Century Fox have their own positions and their own ideas. Both sides are careful and hope to take the initiative in their own hands. How both sides find common ground and find solutions is also a problem that must be faced in the filming process.

However, these situations are just Hugo's own guess, and I guess I still need to go back and talk to Rick. Putting aside the intricacies behind the scenes, what about Hugo himself? Does he want to play in the "Titanic"? This is a very important question.

"Dear Hugo, the highlight of tonight is here, I'm ready." Steven's words interrupted Hugo's thoughts.

The chaos in Hugo's mind was only a moment. He knew that it was not the time to think carefully, so he quickly came back to his senses, "Are you going to show off to David?" Hugo remembered that after the popularity of smartphones began, many people were keen to take photos with their phones before eating, and then post them on social networks. Then he looked at Steven, who was ready to wield his smile on Hugo's face.
Chapter completed!