This is Shirley's cleverness. She did not deliberately cover up the tense atmosphere in front of her eyes, but explained it with "chemical reactions", which was indeed unique. Then Shirley looked at James meaningfully, and James raised his eyebrows slightly, turned his gaze away, slowly calmed down his irritable mood, and said with a smile, "I have begun to look forward to it when Shirley said this. I wonder if you have any special thoughts about the script?"

Is James a fool who loses his temper? Obviously not. In fact, James is a very smart person. He knows when to suppress his temper and when to completely release his temper. This is also the reason why he always refuses to work with big-name actors. James has the ability to control his emotions, but he doesn't like someone in the crew to challenge his authority, especially when he became a top American director, so he refuses to control his emotions, that's all.

Hugo also felt Kevin's meaningful sight, not warning, but pleading and friendship. Hugo did not expose the duet between Kevin and Shirley, and looked at James with a smile, "I don't like the ending of the script. It's mysterious and mysterious, but it seems profound, but in fact it's just a boring preaching, which destroys the idea of ​​the whole movie and makes the screenwriter look hungry and pathetic."

Hugo's words did not make James angry. On the contrary, he fell silent and looked at Hugo quietly.

In fact, James has thought of countless versions of the ending of "Titanic", but he is still not satisfied. The tentative ending is that the elderly Ruth stands on the deck of the stern of the boat, holding the priceless heart of the ocean in his hand, intending to throw the heart of the ocean into the sea. As a result, this action was discovered by the crew, and everyone rushed to stop her, especially the captain. He spent three years pouring everything into his own, just to find this heart of the ocean. He hoped that Ruth could leave the heart of the ocean.

But Ruth said, "Only life is priceless." Then Ruth and the captain's eyes were constantly exchanged. Ruth hoped that the captain could understand that the countless experiences in life and other people in life were the most important. No matter how much material or how much fame and fortune, it was impossible to exchange. Although Ruth and Jack's love was only a few short days, Ruth's life became unique because of Jack. Ruth kept Jack deep in her heart forever. This was a wealth that could not be replaced by material things. Until the end of her life, Ruth's memories were still with Jack forever.

In the ending of this version, James hopes to change the captain's thoughts through the exchange of eyes between Ruth and the captain. Because in James's conception, "Titanic" is not just a simple disaster film, nor is it just a simple love film. He expresses his feelings about love, life, and life throughout the film, and many lines can reflect this point. At the end of the film, he wants to sublimate the entire thought.

But this ending seems a bit too philosophical and a bit mysterious, and James himself can't tell me any reason.

As a screenwriter, James has a deeper understanding and understanding of the entire story of "Titanic" than anyone else, so Hugo's simple sentence hits James's fatal point. His first reaction was anger, but his second reaction was: Is Hugo joking or does he really have an idea?

James looked at Shirley and Kevin who were quietly winking him, and looked at Hugo with a smile, "Hungry and sad? Very interesting adjective, so if it were you, what kind of ending would you think would be more appropriate?"

There are too many rumors about Hugo in the circle. James has also heard rumors that people praise Hugo's deep screenwriter's skills. "The Shawshank Redemption" and the competition for the Oscar screenwriter department for two consecutive years "before sunrise" are one of the important proofs. But James never believed this because he himself was a member of this industry. He knew how many deviations the so-called rumors could have, and he also knew what the so-called Matthew effect might have.

Feeling James's contemptuous scrutiny, Hugo didn't care at all, just said with a smile, "Have you ever thought about simplifying the ending? For example, the captain and the others didn't need to notice Ruth's actions, Ruth successfully threw the Heart of the Ocean into the sea, allowing the Heart of the Ocean to sleep on the bottom of the sea with Jack again."

"Che." James didn't control his emotions at all, "What an excellent and delicate opinion."

Not only James, but also Shirley and Kevin looked at Hugo in surprise, because Hugo's opinion was really... too unprofessional, too simple, and too much like a joke. But they were both more experienced and did not directly expose their emotions, but just turned their attention to Hugo.

Hugo laughed, "Many times, the simplest one is the most profound one, and too many explanations are just a slight addition to those of you." Hugo did not mean to give a condescending advice, because he knew how much energy James spent on the script of "Titanic". His current screenwriter level is far less than James, so he just expressed his opinion from the standpoint of discussion. "You took so long... I don't know, one hundred and thirty pages to tell this story. Do you think the captain still couldn't relieve himself after hearing the magnificent story, but he was relieved because of Ruth's words? People are greedy. When they see the heart of the ocean representing wealth is near, they will let Ruth go into the sea like this? You try to tell more truths in the last page of the story, but instead make all the efforts of your previous story become insignificant."

The mockery at the corner of James' mouth gradually restrained, he became silent, and thought carefully.

In fact, in Hugo's opinion, the meaning James wants to express has been throughout the entire story, and people can savor it carefully after watching the movie. He deliberately sets a plot at the end of the movie to tell it bluntly, which not only seems redundant, but also makes the story shallow. To be precise, every audience who watches the movie will have their own thoughts and precipitation. This is the greatest charm of the movie, rather than the director specifically telling you, "Hey, the core of the theme of my movie is this, don't mess it up."

"What's more, I always thought that the Heart of the Ocean is the secret that belongs only to Jack and Ruth." Hugo added a simple sentence, without too much explanation. This made James raise his head and look at Hugo with complicated eyes.

"So, you still read the script." Shirley broke the stalemate between Hugo and James and said with a light chuckling, with a bright smile on her face.

Hugo retracted his gaze that fell on James and chuckled, "I once talked with Michael Caine at a charity event about how to choose a script. We all agreed that we should open the script, read the first page first, and then read the last page. If the character I played appeared on both pages, then the script could be taken."

Hugo's mindless words made Shirley and Kevin both stunned, but James understood and couldn't help laughing. Because there was obviously no "Jack" appeared on the first and last pages of the "Titanic" script.

This was the first time that James and Hugo had really developed some interest in Hugo during the two encounters. Of course, at present, it was just a nail-sized interest.

Although Shirley and Kevin didn't understand what was going on, Hugo insisted that he had not finished reading the script, which was definitely a reason, so Shirley glanced at James and then said with a smile, "In fact, for this project, I have met Kevin too many times recently, so that the paparazzi were worried about whether we had an affair." This joke made Hugo laugh directly, "We have many differences and many quarrels. For both of us, this cooperation is obviously not easy. But we both have a consensus, that is, we hope you can become a part of the crew."

This is the first time that Hugo has received a formal invitation from the "Titanic". After several preliminary tests, including negotiations between Kevin and Rick, Hugo has officially become the Jack's candidate or the only candidate.

Shirley and Kevin both knew clearly that the commercial value contained in Hugo was already like this a few months ago, otherwise Kevin would not have started to brew last summer. Now, after Hugo won the Oscar for Best Actor, the Little Golden Man, this momentum will only become stronger and stronger. You should know that the overall attention of the Oscar this year is several levels lower than last year, but the moment when Hugo won the Best Actor Award still attracted the attention of more than 48 million people across the United States, which even exceeded the moment when Tom Hanks won the Best Actor Award last year. This is just a microcosm of Hugo's appeal.

So, they knew that the Oscars had ended less than an hour, but paying close attention to Hugo's project definitely exceeded the number of two pairs of hands. Shirley and Kevin must start first!

Although Hugo had already guessed this, he was still a little excited when he heard Shirley say this. He turned his head to look at James. The two people's eyes touched each other, but James looked at Hugo with a strong scrutiny. The strength and repulsion in the depths of his sight were still emitting light.

Hugo smiled, "It seems that Rick doesn't have to worry about my unemployment for the time being, which will be of great help to improve our relationship." Hugo did not give a positive answer, but cleverly changed the topic.
Chapter completed!