To be honest, Hugo really has no talent for tasting delicious food, and his taste buds are not well developed enough. Hugo is indeed a waste of resources to taste Kobe beef. Hugo can feel the texture that melts in the mouth, and the rich aroma of beef is indeed charming, but it is difficult for him to feel the touch of the soul cheering. This touch Hugo can feel it almost every time he stands on the stage.

Looking at Steven with a satisfied look in front of him, Hugo couldn't help laughing. Steven saw Hugo's expression and gently put the knife and fork down, "You know, you're wasting food."

Hugo nodded, "I admit that if my friend knew that I treated Kobe beef this way, he would throw me a back without hesitation." What he said here was naturally Samora, and these relaxed words made Steven laugh directly.

"However, you can still taste the deliciousness of this beef, right?" Steven raised his eyebrows and asked seriously.

"Of course, I just can't say one, so I'm going to say it." Hugo pursed his lips, "Also, this sauce tastes really good..." Before Hugo could finish his speech, he saw Steven's deflated expression, which made Hugo stunned, then he reacted and burst into laughter.

In fact, top-notch beef like Kobe beef is the best taste of original flavor. Although the sauce is important, it is only an auxiliary after all. Using the sauce to cover up the original taste of the beef is actually a waste. Steven almost didn't dip the sauce during the meal.

Faced with Hugo's slow reaction, Steven breathed a long sigh, "Because I was able to come in today with your name, I won't pursue you anymore. I think we can end this topic and avoid affecting my appetite." Then, Steven solemnly picked up the knife and fork again and tasted the remaining beef carefully.

Although Hugo is not a gourmet, it is undeniable that the beef and red wine taste really good, which makes Hugo involuntarily drink an extra glass of red wine, which is not very common in normal times.

After using the main course, Randy came over to pack the plates and recommended their after-meal dessert chocolate magma cake, which left the space again for Hugo and Steven.

"So, you must be curious about what I'm asking for you today." After wiping the corner of his mouth, Steven took the initiative to raise this topic.

Hugo held the wine and shook it gently, "I thought it was James Cameron's business."

This teasing made Steven chuckled, "I don't know much about James' project, but I can be sure that he is very dissatisfied with you now. He just doesn't know how Kevin will deal with it." Hugo didn't say anything, but just shrugged slightly.

In fact, for James, actors have never been the most important part. First, he is shooting commercial movies, and his acting skills are not high, and he is not good at tune and teaching actors; second, he has strong box office appeal and does not need the actors to add icing on the cake.

So, in James' eyes, Hugo's value is not high.

Steven also knew that Hugo didn't care. If Hugo wanted to star in a commercial movie, there were countless opportunities in the past two years. More than one-third of the scripts of commercial movies in the circle were handed by Rick, so Steven did not continue to talk about it, but instead changed the topic. "We had a conversation before, and you mentioned something. You thought DreamWorks had to have its own distribution department. Can you tell me the reason in detail?"

Steven's straight ball was not covered at all, and he immediately mentioned the topic, which made Hugo stunned. He didn't expect that it would be. After all, he and Steven rarely talked about company-level affairs. Although DreamWorks and Enjin Elite Brokerage Company cooperated very closely, it was all about Steven, Rick, Ali and others, and they had no direct relationship with Hugo.

"Why did you talk to me about this?" Hugo did not answer, but honestly raised his questions directly. "You should know that I am definitely not the right person to discuss this matter, and I have almost no knowledge of the company."

Steven looked at Hugo without saying anything, as if he wanted to find something in Hugo's eyes. After a while, he chuckled, "Hugo, if I say, I believe your intuition and judgment, do you believe it?"

In fact, Steven himself couldn't explain clearly what that feeling was going on.

Since the Golden Raspberry Awards, Hugo's rise trajectory is so legendary that even Hollywood's boldest scripts dare not write like this. Although many people think that Rick plays a very important role in this process, and Steven will not deny this, but Steven also knows that when it comes to choosing scripts, Rick always believes in Hugo, and this is the most magical thing.

In other words, Rick, the agent and Joseph, the manager, certainly play an important role. They are Hugo's most important support support, but the real core is that Hugo relies on his accurate vision to reach his current position step by step.

Someone once joked that Hugo had witchcraft methods to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune. For example, when he visited the cottage three times, he still failed to impress Hugo's "future water world".

Steven also believed in Hugo's vision, which was beyond doubt, so DreamWorks invested in "before sunrise" and "death prisoners' walk" and all made returns, which was of great significance to the just-starting DreamWorks. Although it felt a bit ridiculous, Steven felt that Hugo's accurate vision was unique.

Regarding the distribution department, everyone in Hollywood knows its importance, but Steven has never paid enough attention, not because he doesn't know, but because he believes that the core of DreamWorks should be to ensure their independence and purity. They need to focus all their energy on the production of movies, animations, and music to show their professionalism. As long as their works are excellent enough, the market cannot refuse them, just like Hugo's works.

If DreamWorks spends too much time on the distribution department, it will inevitably distract them. Because the production department is an art to create, the distribution department is a business, which are two completely different things, although they are closely connected.

However, as far as Steven remembered, Hugo mentioned the issue department twice. Later, Steven learned from Rick that Hugo also asked Rick why he did not set up a distribution department. This attracted Steven's attention.

In fact, Steven was also very curious about why Hugo was so concerned about the issue department? Judging from his understanding of Hugo, Hugo is really not good at companies, businesses, and numbers.

Hugo couldn't tell whether Steven was joking. If he knew Steven's thoughts, he would probably be scared and sweating. Sure enough, there are smart people everywhere in this world. Fortunately, it is really difficult to guess such an incredible thing, at least Steven didn't think about it in this direction at all.

However, Hugo also knew that Steven asked himself out for this matter today, which means that the distribution department has entered the sight of DreamWorks. Since he mentioned it before, he might as well talk about it in detail now. Maybe it will make Steven change his mind?

"Steven, can you allow me to ask you a question before answering your question?" Hugo asked, and after receiving Steven's permission, he said, "Why do you think of building your own production company? As far as I know, whether it is you, David or Jeffrey, as long as you want, any film company welcomes you, and will give you enough authority and freedom."

"Just like you?" Steven laughed, "Tell me what you think." Steven did not answer. He knew that since Hugo raised this question, he must have his own ideas in his heart, so he would rather listen.

Hugo was not surprised, and then said, "I talked to David about his unpleasant experience at Disneyland..." This incident is no longer a secret in the circle. When Jeffrey left Disney, he and Michael Esner were completely rebellious. Until 2014, this once close friendship could not be repaired.

"It also mentioned your unhappiness in the process of producing the 'Schindler's List'..." Here we are talking about Universal Pictures' thought that this work was destined to fail, and even asked Steven not to shoot this work. As a result, Steven was furious and only received 20 million yuan in cost and didn't even pay a penny, so he filmed the work.

"David said that although you are already at the top of the pyramid, you are still a member of this industry. You must be restrained and bound, especially those behind the scenes consortiums. Those consortiums do not understand movies, they only understand the numbers in the account books, and all movies have become commercial interests. Therefore, you hope to shoot movies according to your own ideas, without accepting any help from the consortium, and naturally stay away from the control of the consortium, so that you can transform all kinds of fantasy ideas into works."

Although Steven is also an excellent businessman, his "Great White Jaws" has brought commercial films into an unprecedented new model. Until "Schindler's List", people called him "business directors". Steven never denied this, and he was still keen on making commercial films; but in Steven's mind, even commercial films have their artistic parts. If, like a large production company controlled by the consortium, just treats movies as a tool for making money, then it is the destruction of the soul of the film.

DreamWorks is such a place that embraces the dreams of movies, music, and animations. This is also the core meaning of DreamWorks' never-change.

"This is the DreamWorks." Hugo said with a smile. Steven did not affirm or deny it. He just shrugged and told Hugo to continue speaking. Hugo did not refuse. "So do you realize that even if you made a movie according to your own ideas, without the distribution department, the large consortium could still curb your lifeline."
Chapter completed!