Although Shirley, Kevin and James have left, Hugo's thoughts have not been completely taken back. The opportunity to star in the "Titanic" officially appeared in front of him. So what is his own thought?

However, it is obviously not a good time to think about it. After dealing with several waves of reporters who asked for exclusive interviews, Hugo had to cheer up and deal with Mark Canton. Before the award ceremony today, Mark seemed very proactive. Now Mark is not as good as he was when he watched the World Cup final in the Rose Bowl. He is now talking to Hugo on an equal footing, and it can be seen that his attitude is very sincere.

Mark's purpose of finding Hugo today is very direct and simple. He came for the project "Air Force One". This work with an investment of up to 85 million is very important for Columbia Pictures' next strategic position. Although more senior executives of the company are willing to star in Harrison Ford, Mark hopes that Hugo can become one of them.

Previously, this script was handed over to Hugo twice, but neither aroused Hugo's interest. Mark still hoped to impress Hugo with his sincerity.

Mark's overall view is obviously not as good as Kevin, Shirley and others, and he also has some arrogance in his bones, so he personally ruined the good cooperative relationship between Columbia Pictures and Hugo. You should know that after the Golden Raspberry Award, Columbia Pictures collaborated with Hugo to "Yihai Xiongfeng" and "Seattle Night", which is something that other companies do not have.

However, Mark immediately realized his mistake. A truly qualified businessman must learn to admit his mistakes and correct his mistakes. This is also a must-have for a hero. Mark may be lacking, but he is still an excellent leader. After paying attention to the trends of 20th Century Fox, Mark also realized that they needed to adjust their development plans.

Hugo was indeed not very interested in the script "Air Force One", but because of Mark's enthusiasm and sincerity, Hugo did not directly refuse.

Then Lang Meyer congratulated Hugo in person. Although it was Oscar night and almost everyone would meet and say hello at the party, Hugo still keenly noticed Lang's huge changes. Hugo and Lang had not had a direct conversation for a long time before, but they had two conversations tonight.

In fact, there was nothing substantial about the conversation between Hugo and Lang, and Lang did not mention any script or project, as if he was just a friend to congratulate him, but it was precisely this attitude of no desires and no desires that made Hugo feel abnormal.

Later, Hugo recalled that "Future Water World" was the biggest laughing stock last year, and even the biggest laughing stock in film history. It can be said that Lang, who had just been in office for a year, was really worried. It can be said that Lang is the most unstable position in the position of CEO of the eight major film companies, and it can even be said to be a burning butt.

In this way, it is not surprising that Lang is frequent activities tonight. Hugo noticed that Lang not only let go of his figure and took the initiative to talk to him, but also took the initiative to socialize with top figures such as Marvin Josephson and Roland Parkin who are in charge of Hollywood actor agency contracts.

But Hugo thought about it carefully. Rick had handed over Universal Pictures’ script before, but he didn’t think of any works worth mentioning. Apart from the currently being planned “Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World (the.lost.world:jurass private c.park), Hugo didn’t even remember that he had seen Universal Pictures’ works.

"Hugo, it seems you're a little confused tonight." A low voice interrupted the mixed thoughts in Hugo's mind, which made Hugo feel a little embarrassed. He realized that he was talking to someone else and was distracted during the conversation. This was a very impolite behavior.

Hugo did not make a quibble, but just smiled and said, "Sorry, my fault, maybe I was a little too proud." The second half of the self-deprecating words made Joe Schumacher, who was standing opposite Hugo, lightly slightly, but did not smile.

Joe came with Barry Meyer, chief operating officer of Warner Bros., who was a newcomer who took office in October 1994. At present, the entire Hollywood film industry is facing a huge change. Not only Warner Bros., but also major companies including Universal Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Disney, and Paramount, all changed their helmsmen around 1994 and 1995, and they could clearly feel the competition between them.

Under Barry's leadership, Warner Bros. hopes to focus on high investment and high returns works. Investments of more than 100 million US dollars such as "Tornado" and "Forever Batman" are absolutely not ruthless. Even after the "Future Water World", Barry still has not changed his strategy. Warner Bros. has never cooperated with Hugo, but is willing to sell Hugo for some face. Behind the cooperation of "Seven Deadly Sins", Warner Bros. played a significant role in promoting it.

In fact, Warner Bros. is one of the most visionary companies in Hollywood. Although Kevin Pence of 20th Century Fox is very courageous, his concerns can be seen from the "Titanic" project. At present, the whole of Hollywood is skeptical about whether high investment equals high returns, but Barry Mayer is extremely courageous and unswervingly adheres to the high-end route. This measure caused Warner Bros. to stumble in the early stage and suffered a lot of losses. However, ten years later, they have made great progress and surpassed their competitors in one fell swoop, becoming the leader of the eight major Hollywood film companies.

Today, Barry met Hugo in person and mentioned the script "Tornado" straight to the point. The project was rejected twice by Hugo, and now it has officially started. After the negotiations with Hugo failed, Warner Bros. simply changed its strategy and invited Bill Paxton (forbid ll.paxton) and Helen Hunter (helen.com) who can only be regarded as second-tier actors, to star in the role, investing all the money saved in computer special effects.

"I'm sorry, we didn't succeed in cooperation. Actually, I had signed a check of 20 million US dollars at that time." Barry's words went straight, but they were different from others, which refreshed Hugo.

Hugo also likes such straightforward conversations. The two of them had a pleasant conversation. Then Barry left early and asked Hugo and Jo to continue chatting. Only then did Hugo realize that Joe had a match between Susan Sarandon today, which was obviously not as simple as "receiving Daming for a long time".

Faced with Hugo's joke, Joe did not give an exaggerated reaction, but continued, "Now you are obviously a hero in the United States. I heard that you are also a hero who saves the earth in the just-concluded work. Maybe you are very suitable to play a hero."

"This is my honor. At least you didn't say that I'm very suitable to play a murderer." Hugo said with a chuckling. Unfortunately, Joe still raised his eyebrows and did not smile. Hugo doubted whether the laughter of the two of them was not on the same frequency, which made Hugo a little embarrassed, but he still said calmly, "But, yes, it's true. I have also tried to play a hero in the 'Speed ​​of Life and Death'."

"So have you ever thought that maybe you can become a real hero?" Qiao said, but made Hugo frown slightly, with a puzzled look on his face. Qiao then explained, "I mean, for example, the hero in the comics."

"Clark Kent, Peter Parker, Bruce Wayne?" Hugo suddenly realized and counted the names of the comic superheroes. He understood at this time. It seemed that the main purpose of Joe's conversation with him today was to "Batman and Robin".

When "Batman Forever" achieved unexpected success, Warner Bros. naturally thought of filming a sequel, which was a matter of course. But what about Val. Kilmer, who played Batman before? Is he unwilling to continue playing Batman?

Qiao still didn't have too many expressions, but just shrugged her shoulders and showed her default. Hugo laughed and shook her head, "No, I'm not interested."

In fact, Hugo really likes superhero movies, such as the "Spider-Man" series, the "Iron Man" series, the "Captain America" ​​series, the "Thor" series, the "Batman Prequel" series, the "X-Men" series, etc. Although these movies are simple in the plot, they are really enjoyable as popcorn movies. However, after the second decade of the 21st century, superhero movies have been overdeveloped, and various hero movies are bombarded, making people begin to feel aesthetic fatigue.

Although hero movies later began to develop the stories behind superheroes, including personal charm, heavy past, psychological influence, etc., trying to make the hero image three-dimensional; overall, superhero movies are basically the same routine and it is difficult to find new ideas.

When Hugo first watched several movies such as "Iron Man 3", "Thor 2", "Amazing Spider-Man", he almost didn't find any difference. He just changed the character who beat monsters. Even if he inserted each story into another superhero, there was no sense of incongruity.

Therefore, Hugo is actually indifferent to superhero movies. His interest in the "007" series and the "Mission Impossible" series is far greater than that of superhero movies, because at least the protagonists of these series are given special personal charm, but superhero movies seem boring and mediocre. Of course, Hugo is a bit generalized by saying this, but after countless superhero movies are bombarded, Hugo is indeed aesthetically exhausted.

What's more, he had no interest in "Batman and Robin". This work can almost be said to be a disaster, which directly led to the "Batman" series being temporarily shelved by Warner Bros. It was not until the appearance of Christopher Nolan that it was reopened, and it became one of the most classic superhero movie series in film history in his hands.
Chapter completed!