"Have Joe seen this proposal?" Hugo was not too worried, but instead joked with a smile, which immediately made Rick look embarrassed.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, these two were previously signed artists under Joseph. The two were good friends, and they were considered to be tied up by Joseph and the first time he signed the contract independently. Previously, Nicholas Cage and Hugo were not "newcomers".

Unfortunately, both of them were very self-conscious. Seeing that Joseph was in a bad situation, they chose to give up early and chose the International Innovation Management Company. In addition, Nicholas also made the same choice at that time, becoming the last straw that crushed Joseph. Although their choice was understandable, they still had different positions in the end. Rick and Joseph didn't like these two people very much.

In the past few years, Fenjin Elite Brokerage Company has risen strongly, and many newcomers hope to sign here. However, Matt and Ben, two newcomers who entered the circle early, have been floating and ups and downs and never got the chance to make a real comeback. They are still unknown people in the circle. Even the international innovation management company has not spent much effort on them.

Who knows, they will appear in front of Rick and Hugo again in this way today.

Screenwriter, this position is crucial to the Hollywood industry, but the literary foundation and creative talent required by screenwriters require the accumulation of years and the accumulation of time. This is also the reason why many Hollywood actors like to play guest directors and producers, but few actors can succeed in screenwriter positions. Therefore, even if Hugo relies on "Before Sunrise" and "Shawshank Redemption" to nominate the Oscar for Best Screenwriter twice, it has never received attention from the media.

Woody Allen, Emma Thompson, these may be the two people who have achieved the greatest achievements in the two positions of actor and screenwriter in film history.

No one could have thought that Matt and Ben would actually write a script, and it was favored by the fierce Weinstein brothers. This script was handed to Rick by Harvey Weinstein.

Matt and Ben would definitely not want Hugo to appear in their own script, but Harvey didn't care at all. On the contrary, Harvey knew clearly that Hugo's potential and ability, and Hugo was willing to appear in independent scripts, even for only car-and-race fees. Therefore, for Harvey, an excellent script that can allow Hugo to join is simply a good thing.

Hugo knew that the subsequent development that no one expected was beyond expectations. This script not only succeeded, but also allowed Matt and Ben to win a place in the fiercely competitive Hollywood, and since then stood out and created a sky of its own.

This script, called "Spirit Catcher", is the cornerstone of this miracle.

From the perspective of twenty years later, people will definitely have countless words to say when they mention Matt or Ben. Matt has made a solid breakthrough along his unique actor path. The "Spy Shadows" series has allowed him to create his own action actor path, and "Successful Things" has made him win a lot of recognition for his solid and simple performance.

Ben's acting skills have always been a "beautiful" landscape in Hollywood. His unique facial paralysis has remained unchanged for thousands of years and has almost become a laughing stock in the entire Hollywood. As an actor, his works have become more and more disasters. However, after his first attempt at the director position in 2007, he found his own path. Works such as "The.town" and "Escape from Tehran" have allowed him to gain both fame and fortune, and opened up a world of his own.

But no matter what, all of this comes from the success of the script "Spiritual Catcher", which has led the two of them to a completely different life path.

The script "Spirit Catcher" is mostly derived from Matt's own ideas, and then joined hands with Ben to promote the plot from the perspective of an actor and complete the conception of the entire script. This tells the story of a mathematical genius seeking spiritual redemption and ideological liberation. It is not only the work that Matt and Ben tried to create scripts for the first time, but also the first work of the two people starring. It achieved great success and won the best original script Xiaojinren at the Oscars of the following year.

At that time, Matt was only twenty-eight years old and only thirty years old. The story of young talent becoming famous overnight unfolded.

Objectively speaking, "spirit catcher" is a good story. Similar to stories about the healing and saving of genius souls, Hollywood has always emerged one after another. From Hugo's famous work "Death Poetry Club" to the "beautiful soul" that later stuns the United States, these works can always bring a fresh wind, integrating the hardships, setbacks and hardships of life into the lines, telling them in a leisurely manner, like a spring breeze.

Moreover, many of the scene settings and many dialogue settings in the script come from Matt and Ben's own experiences. The portrayal is not only vivid, but also real and delicate. When writing this script, Matt was only twenty-four years old and Ben was only twenty-six years old. Their stories and experiences can almost resonate with every Hollywood actor.

This is also the reason why Harvey believes that Hugo will definitely take on the role of "spiritual catcher". Not only because Hugo is only 30 years old this year, it is the most suitable age; at the same time, because Hugo's experience has many similarities with the male protagonist in the story, Hugo's delicate and vivid performance will inevitably add a lot of color to the script; not to mention that this script starts from the perspective of the actors in the creation stage and promotes the story with roles, which is definitely a work that Hugo will like.

But Harvey ignored two things: First, when Matt and Ben created the two main characters in the story, they created them entirely based on themselves, and they definitely hoped that they could star in this story, which is probably also a necessary condition for them to sign a contract with the production company; Second, because of Joseph, Hugo was definitely unwilling to star in this work.

Another thing Harvey didn't know is that Hugo didn't like Ben Affleck, which was already like this long before time traveling.

The earliest was because Ben and Jennifer Lopez had a very high-profile relationship. The two almost managed love as a topic. During their career trough, they racked their brains and used all their means to hype the news. This vigorous love was even more annoying than the bloody soap opera at Colombia at 8 o'clock.

As an actor, Ben is not only incompetent, but even dereliction of duty. His facial paralysis acting is a disaster, but he also uses hype his own private life to make a profit. Just like the Kardashian family, it makes people disappointed and annoying. In fact, after Ben and Jennifer's high-profile relationship ended, there was a survey in the United States that more than 80% of people applauded, and most people thought these two people were too annoying.

Putting aside these things, as a director, Ben's talent is undoubtedly, but it is far from reaching a stunning level.

The entire rhythm control and narrative rhythm of the movie "Escape from Tehran" is a good performance, but it is not unexpectedly exciting. In particular, the story's exploration of the core ideas can almost be said to be scratching the surface, and it can be said that it is above the level but not outstanding. However, Ben made a lot of rhetoric in the media, thinking that he had filmed a classic masterpiece, which deserves corresponding recognition. Even after the Oscar did not nominate him for the best director, he lost his temper and complained repeatedly. In the end, through a victory in public relations and a victory in political correctness, the mediocre work of "Escape from Tehran" defeated "Lincoln", "Pi's Fantasy Drift", "Love", and other works that deservedly deserved awards, winning the Oscar for Best Picture.

Afterwards, Ben also showed a "taken for granted" look, which really made people unable to like.

Of course, these issues may not be a problem in Harvey's eyes. In the face of interests, all differences can be unified and compromised. But for Hugo, he never intended to play the role of "spirit catcher". What's more, he has never lacked choices.

Conversely, as Hugo said, Matt and Ben could not have Hugo starred in this movie, not only because the two main characters of "The Mind Catcher" were written for themselves, this is their chance to succeed, and they cannot give up; but because they naturally will not forget their betrayal of Joseph, they do not want to be reminded of this every day.

Therefore, the cooperation of the "spirit catcher" is simply impossible.

"Now Harvey is still considering whether to invest in this work, and whether I should tell him?" After embarrassing, Rick said lightly, but the simple words were full of decisiveness.

In fact, with Hugo's current status, it is not difficult to ban Matt like him. Especially when the "spirit catcher" hit Hugo's hand, things are even simpler.

However, Hugo chuckled and shook his head. He didn't want to rely on others to take office in the past, but now he naturally doesn't want to use the power in his hands to cut off other people's life. It's not that he is too kind-hearted, but that he just disdains to do this. "If I really want to suppress them, I think it's good to face the finals. Maybe I'll create a better script to let their works be buried directly?"

The competition in Hollywood always exists. Yesterday was Brad Pitt, today was Matt and Ben, and tomorrow there will be others. It is absolutely impossible to rely on means to suppress all newcomers. Not only Hollywood, but the entire society is actually the case. In the fierce competition, wanting to survive, be yourself and improve yourself is the most important and fundamental way.

Hugo's relaxed words also made Rick laugh, "Who knows, maybe you will really have a duel at the end of the year?"
Chapter completed!