Hugo couldn't help but be stunned. Why did Shirley Lansing call him at this time? Since "Trumen's World" has chosen Jim Carrey, it means that the matter has been settled. Then Shirley called... to apologize and hope to cooperate next time; or to show friendship and provide another performance opportunity; or... there are too many possibilities, but Hugo has no connection at all.

Hugo took Joseph's cell phone in confusion and was about to answer the phone, but he remembered Jack and others who were waiting in the room. He pointed to the room. Joseph said he could handle it, and then Hugo answered the phone, "Hello, Hugo is talking here."

"Hey, Hugo, you can see that you are very busy tonight. I called you several times, but it didn't get through." Shirley's chuckling voice seemed leisurely and casual.

Hugo rubbed his brows and chuckled, "Today is an important day for the crew. I am having a meeting with Jack and the others, so my phone has been turned off. Sorry." Hugo also responded half-truely, but he is on the passive side now. Not only can't figure out Shirley's calculations, but the impact just now has not fully recovered, so Hugo's voice is still tired.

Fortunately, Hugo was tired all day today, so Shirley didn't find it strange, "Yes, I've seen relevant reports in the evening news. This work has made many people look forward to it very much. Mark's wish has always come true."

Listening to Shirley's polite greetings, Hugo could feel a little irritable. He didn't like such hypocritical dialogues very much, and even the necessary means during negotiations, Hugo didn't like it either. What's more, this was not what Hugo was best at. In addition, he was in a bit of a mixed mood today, and the bitterness on the tip of his tongue could not dissipate, so Hugo decided to use the method he was most familiar with to solve the problem.

Tell the truth.

Hugo took a deep breath and took the initiative to speak, "So, you call me at this time, definitely don't want to congratulate me?" Shirley asked back "Why can't it be", which made Hugo chuckled, "Sherley, I'm not a fool."

"I can hear the sarcasm in your words." Shirley's voice still had a slight smile, but the words were very soft and had almost no sharpness. "But, in fact, I do want to congratulate you. Not everyone can possess Mark's courage, even if I believe 'Fine and perfect' is a good script."

Shirley also said the truth half and half, which was a good start. Hugo smiled, "So, can I understand that you want to be more conservative recently and refuse to make too many bold changes?" Hugo said this, paused for a moment, and he could hear Shirley's confusion sounds from the other end of the phone, "I mean, you chose comedians to act in comedy, rather than a serial murderer."

Hugo is talking about "Trumen's world".

Shirley originally wanted to take the initiative, but she didn't expect Hugo to break the balance and raise this topic on her own initiative. However, this is not surprising. People in the circle have more or less understood Hugo's habits. Shirley chuckled, "I don't think this is conservative, I will say it is a 'strategic choice'."

"Then, I believe you made a wrong choice." Hugo's words were underestimated, but they burst out with unprecedented confidence. Hugo is always modest and does not lose his sense of propriety, but at this moment, Hugo's words shine with light that people dare not look directly at, truly showing his current top superstar style.

Shirley couldn't help but be amazed by Hugo. She had never seen such a Hugo before. "Tell me, what is your confidence?"

"Because I'm Hugo Lancaster." Hugo's mind flashed through his words, but he didn't say them, because he realized how dramatic and arrogant the sentence was, which made Hugo laugh out loud, and the smile at the corner of his mouth was completely outlined, "Because I'm an excellent actor, I can give Truman more things, and I believe Peter can dig out more colors in me."

Shirley had no way to refute it. This was Hugo's profession and Hugo's confidence. Even in the whole Hollywood, no one could refute it. "So, if you were to star in the 'Trumen World', what would you make?"

Shirley's words made Hugo pause, his brows frowned slightly, "I thought you had signed with Carrey." There was only a chuckle on the other end of the phone, and Shirley didn't speak. Hugo slowly started chewing, but he did not stop talking, but continued, "So... a $15 million salary, a 10% box office dividend, and a producer's identity."

This is not Hugo's own idea, but Rick's bottom line before. The part of negotiating the pay is always Rick's job, and Hugo hardly interferes as long as Rick is not out of style, and he has never been out of style. Hugo knows that Rick has actually been fighting for the initiative for him when he negotiated with "Trumen's World": it is still more convincing than the pay.

Rick hopes that Hugo can become a producer, and then share that the bottom line of the box office dividend of 15% is $60 million; if not, it is second-rate, then it is $20 million in pay and $8% in box office dividend, with no box office bottom line; the final bottom line is that it is actually not Hugo's quote just now, but $15 million in pay, 5% in box office dividend, and the producer's right to speak.

The reason why Rick is willing to give in is because he clearly knows the importance of "Trumen's world" to Hugo. Rick has been fighting for the position of producer, which is a guarantee for Hugo and the elite agency for advancing. This is also a very important part.

When she heard Hugo's offer, Shirley chuckled, "Hugo, you know, you have always been an actor who focuses on works, and this has never changed. I think it has not changed now. Otherwise, you would not give up on playing "Full and Perfect."

Hugo lifted his chin gently, and he outlined too many things from many details of Shirley's phone call. Obviously, "Trumen's World" did not sign a contract with Jim Carrey. Hugo even suspected that the news Rick received was that everyone in the circle knew the importance of these insider information, and the news that could be obtained through great hardships in the circle were basically true, because the agent himself had the ability to identify the source of the news. But this time Shirley used their initiative to successfully deceive Rick.

Purpose? In fact, Shirley hopes to skip Rick and negotiate directly with Hugo. Interest is naturally the core focus. Shirley knows Hugo's desire for "Trumen's world". She wants to use this Shangfang sword to force Hugo to compromise.

Although Hugo is not sure how far from the truth the process he speculated is, he knows that Shirley must have come prepared by skipping Rick and negotiating directly with him. The fact is that Hugo does have a great desire for the "Trumen's world". With Shirley's deliberate creation, this excitement of losing and gaining is almost impossible for Hugo to control himself.

"Sherley, you are a smart person, why should you keep going around with me?" Hugo almost nodded and agreed without hesitation. Even though he knew that all this was probably Shirley's conspiracy, he still didn't want to miss the "Truman's World". But the remaining reason was telling Hugo that if he let Shirley lead his nose, even if he successfully starred in "Truman's World", the subsequent cooperation would be difficult to go smoothly.

Hugo's straightforwardness made Shirley chuckled again, and she did not directly answer, "Hugo, there is no need to ignite the fire. We all know that this is just a deal."

"That's just for you." Hugo's words were completely beyond Shirley's expectations. She could even clearly feel that Hugo's boiling blood was gradually cooling down. Shirley is a smart person, extremely smart. Otherwise, as a woman, she would never have climbed to the position of Paramount CEO in Hollywood, which was so crazy. At this moment, Shirley smelled danger.

Shirley inexplicably remembered Hugo's previous anecdotes. Kevin Pence, Tim Robbins and others have successively achieved cooperation based on Hugo's emphasis on friendship. Hugo's emphasis on works and on friendship is an existence that no top Hollywood boss cannot ignore. Hugo can no longer agree to a project cooperation for friendship; similarly, Hugo can also refuse to cooperate for a project in order to deceive.

"A $15 million in pay, 5% of the box office dividend." Shirley finally didn't go around in circles this time and directly showed her trump card.

Although Shirley represents Paramount, and used a series of tricks to play tricks around and even forced Hugo to chaos, Shirley ignored one thing. In the face of absolute right to speak, the more urgent person is the winner. Hugo's "Trumen's world" is far inferior to Shirley's desire for Hugo.

With the same $20 million in pay, Hugo's value is almost twice or even twice that of Kim Carrey; while Kim is willing to play "Trueman's World" with only $10 million in pay. When facing Hugo's $15 million in pay, his competitiveness is still insufficient. His only advantage is Kim's comedy skills, but Peter Will said: He believes in Hugo, in fact, how many people in Hollywood do not believe in Hugo?

So, Shirley finally revealed her trump card. In an instant, everything became clear. Like Barry Mayer, Shirley was still planning to control the entire crew. Barry handed over the position of producer of "Los Angeles City Secret" to Hugo, but she still sought a lot of benefits from it. Shirley simply hoped to take the production rights of "Trumen's World" in her own hands and maximize the benefits.

This is the core focus of the confrontation between Shirley and Rick.

Hugo did not answer the first time, which made Shirley a little uneasy. The uncertainty made her feel uncomfortable. After about three seconds, it seemed like three centuries. Hugo's voice came over, "You can talk to Rick about the details of the contract."
Chapter completed!