Joseph was stunned. He had never expected that Rick had prepared a gift for Hugo. What was this? When he was distracted just now, Hugo and Rick said something about chatting, but even if he regretted it, Joseph had no choice but to follow the steps of the two people and walk to Rick's office.

After Rick entered the office, he did not take out the gift. Instead, he waited for Joseph to close the door of the room before he lowered his voice and said, "Hugo, the company is very sensitive to this topic now. It is better not to talk about it outside."

Hugo smiled awkwardly, "I thought this was just a project, and it didn't matter if others knew about it. I didn't expect to keep it secret. My fault."

Joseph was confused. He obviously didn't know what the two people in front of him were talking about. Hugo saw Joseph's face full of confusion at first sight. Although he didn't know the reason, he explained simply, "I just asked about Universal Pictures' big project immediately, and then he pulled him in."

Hugo's words still did not answer Joseph's doubts, and he still had a question mark. Hugo couldn't help but remind, "The project that Lang, Tracy and Universal Pictures were planning last time." Joseph immediately understood.

Hugo and Rick were chatting with him just now, but he didn't think much about it. He just mentioned the project casually, expressing his curiosity about what project is, which is more eye-catching than the "sugar-coated trap" with a budget of 60 million. Unexpectedly, Rick asked Hugo to stop talking about it with a mysterious look on his face, and then came to the office with the excuse of gifts.

"In fact, nothing was confirmed in this project. Even Universal Pictures is waiting and watching, and has not confirmed its investment. Paramount and Columbia Pictures are also considering it." Rick's connections are obviously stronger than Joseph. He knows a lot about the whole story, but this information alone surprised Hugo.

"I thought this project was in Tracy's hands." Hugo threw out his inner doubts.

In Hollywood, there are many ways to set up a film project, but the most common way is: top producers seek a new project, then use this project to find directors and actors who are interested in cooperation through agents, and then seek investment from the production company. After obtaining funds, establish a project, build a crew, and invest in filming.

Of course, this order can also be changed. The starting point can be a top director, a top screenwriter or a top actor, and then integrate resources through the power of the agent to set up projects. However, most of the time the producer still exists as the initiator. In addition, the film company sets up its own projects and selects partners; after producing and shooting the finished product at a low cost, seeking favor from the publisher.

This method of film production was sublimated by one of the three major agents in the late 1980s, which is the agency to which Brad Pitt belongs, which is bundled sales. Specifically, the agent and the producer have a close relationship. Once a project is determined, the director, screenwriter, and actors all choose their own customers and sell the selected creative lineup China Unicom scripts to the studio. In this way, the studio loses a lot of power, such as selecting directors or starring actors, and at the same time the power of producers and agents will rise.

It is also worth mentioning that the increase in the pay of directors and actors, and the box office dividends that appeared after 1986 were also the strategies of innovative artist agency companies. This triggered the continuous increase in the pay of Hollywood, resulting in the continuous increase in the total cost of the production industry, but major studios had no choice but to surrender.

Under such a background, Hugo has always believed that the so-called big project is in the hands of Tracy, and then Tracy joined forces with Long to build his own director and actor team, and then sought investment from Universal Pictures. But Rick's tone was not the case at all.

Rick shook his head with a smile, "If it is in Tracy's hands, it's not a secret. Tracy will definitely cooperate with Lang, and there is no need for us to come into the office." Joseph finally got into the state at this time. He temporarily put down all the doubts in his heart just now, and he realized the importance of this conversation.

"This project is actually in the hands of Spielberg," Rick briefly introduced. "He has been planning this project for a full ten years, but it has not yet been done. There are many people who want to join the project now. Tracy and Lang are just one of them. There are actually many people in the company who have been watching. If we are talking outside, there are probably many ears waiting."

Steven Spielberg, one of the most powerful directors in Hollywood today, would be no wonder if it was a project he mastered, which would cause such fierce competition. No wonder Tracy and Lang were so proactive. Although both of them achieved very good results, they were still one level worse than Steven. Regardless of whether the final project can be completed or not, it would be good or bad for Tracy and Lang to join Steven through this opportunity.

"What about you? Do you want to join this project too?" Joseph suddenly thought that Lang might have used this project to lure Hugo, but Steven Spielberg. Few people could refuse such an invitation. Even Joseph himself felt excited. But this excitement made Joseph even more frustrated, so when he asked Rick, his tone was inevitably a little anxious and stiff, which made Rick glance at Joseph.

Rick was not sure what Joseph's attitude was, but he didn't care. He chuckled and shook his head, "No, I have no interest." This surprised Joseph and Hugo, and Rick did not continue to keep it in hiding. Then he explained, "Although this project was controlled by Spielberg, it was not such an easy project. Spielberg planned it for ten years, not because he had been planning and preparation, but because the project was too difficult and if he was not careful, he would smash it, so he had to be careful."

This is a contradictory topic. On the one hand, Steven has persisted for ten years and is still unwilling to give up this project, which is indeed tempting. But on the other hand, it has not been able to make a career in ten years, which shows that major production companies are hesitant about this.

"Actually, this is still the case now. Why Tracy and Lang can participate in the competition is because no part of the entire project is determined. Not to mention the director, producer, and actor, even the script has not been completed." Rick smiled bitterly, obviously not optimistic about this project. "The script started to be written ten years ago. This is a script adapted from the original novel. The author of the original novel has never been able to complete the task. The script is 220 pages long."

Hugo couldn't help but be shocked. The script of "Smelling the Scent of the Scent" was 160 pages, and it was filmed for 160 minutes, and the script actually had 60 pages more. "Is this a "Gone with. The.wind" is a 238-minute masterpiece!

Rick smiled, without answering, but continued, "Then, the screenwriter Cott Ludetke, who 'Going Out of Africa', took over. He wrote it for four years and finally gave up. Now the script fell into the hands of Steven Zailian, who 'Speechless Ask the Sky'. He completed the script at the beginning of the year, which caused a stir. "It seems that Tracy was targeting this project at that time, "but the script was denied by Spielberg again and is still being revised."

The adaptation process of a screenwriter just lasted for a full ten years, and here we can see the difficulties of this project.

"The director also changed from Roman Polanski to Sidney Pollack, and then to Martin Scorses, Billy Wilder, and still hasn't confirmed it." They are all big directors, and Rick's words are releasing bombs. "But the latest news is that Steven is considering the possibility of directing himself. He was worried that he would not be able to control the movie, but now, there seems to be no choice left to him."

The script is still difficult to give birth, and the director is still not sure about it, let alone the actor. This project is really caused by difficult to give birth.

"In fact, although it was a Universal Pictures project, they did not make a decision, because neither the producer nor the director was sure, they were unwilling to take risks, and other competitors were waiting for opportunities." Rick added, "This project is too sensitive, too heavy and too difficult, and major production companies seem very hesitant. I heard that Universal Pictures is only willing to give a budget of 50 million, but this is obviously not enough."

This kind of difficult-to-production project is actually very risky, because it is very difficult to produce, and the possibility of failure in release will rise sharply. From Rick's words, we can infer that this project is certainly operational and expected, but the difficulty is too great, which makes major production companies a little reluctant. Putting aside the previous nine years, after Tracy started trying it in March this year, nine months have passed, but Universal Pictures is still unwilling to make a decision, which shows their hesitation and struggle.

Hugo, a similar project, remembered the "The.lone.ranger" released in 2013. This movie was full of disasters since its production and finally finally released, which resulted in a loss of 200 million US dollars.

So the current form is that there are many opportunists like Tracy and Lang who want to try, but they all lack hard power, and the production company still cannot make up their minds, which makes the project stuck here, neither up nor down. More people are watching the show like Rick, and then waiting for an opportunity to see if they can get some benefits.

The grand blueprint that Lang painted was unreliable, and Rick said he didn't care at all or trustworthy at all, he wouldn't have known in such detail.

Hugo suddenly became curious about this project. He had no idea at all. Now when he heard Rick's description, he became curious. What kind of project is this? Is it a project that left a mark in history? Is it a miserable or an excellent project?

"Does this project have a name at present?" Hugo asked with a smile.

Joseph glanced at Hugo, his heart sank, and Rick didn't think so much, and nodded, "Of course.'Schindler's.list'."

Uh…what?!
Chapter completed!