Warner Bros. is indeed full of sincerity. Whether it is the "Matrix" or the "Green Ridge Miracle", they can see their intentions. In the past two years after "Independence Day", Hollywood's top production companies have gained a clearer understanding of the taste of Hugo's selection of scripts, and many excellent works can always appear. This time Barry is even more so.

If it was put a week ago, Hugo would seriously consider any project, and even if he didn't plan to follow, he would carefully consider it. But now the situation is different. The adaptation of John Nash's biography has just begun, and Hugo still does not have a clear framework structure, so he naturally would not rush to invest in the shooting of another work.

Hugo, who was gradually ripe, knew how to grasp the choices, so he just thought for a moment and expressed his apology. This made Barry look slightly surprised.

Although Barry came here to find Hugo this time, the essential purpose was to ask for the latest rumors, which was also the reason why he skipped Rick and directly blocked Hugo in private; but now that he has really been confirmed by Hugo in person, Barry still couldn't hide his surprise: the one-percent possibility actually came true!

"The Sixth Sense of Supernatural" was completed in less than two weeks, but Hugo actually took over the new script. What an excellent project is that which makes Hugo so impulsive? Moreover, there is no movement in the eight major film companies at present, so where did this project come out? Could it be that the old fox took the lead behind the scenes and there was no news at all! Now, even Barry has become countless curiosity about this project.

"Oh? Are you preparing for a project?" Barry did not hide his surprise, but showed a curious expression in his surprise expression. "Projects that can make you excited are not common. I have some curiosity," Barry said half-truely, and finally his eyes fell on the two books under Hugo's right hand. "Do you say... will you be the producer again this time?"

Since Barry has no information now, he can only guess according to intuition, producers and actors, which is basically the standard configuration for cooperation between major film companies and Hugo.

Hugo raised his eyes and looked at Barry deeply, as if he was examining the connotation of Barry's words. Barry looked at Hugo very calmly, and did not urge Hugo too quickly, nor did he show any abnormal expression.

This is the first time Hugo has prepared a work from scratch. Previously, the three works of "Los Angeles City Secret", "Excellent Beauty" and "Trueman's World" have found investment targets, and Hugo doesn't need to worry about cost issues at all. But now the biographical projects he has different. Hugo not only needs to write a script, but also needs to find investment.

In fact, at the beginning of the script, Hugo thought that things were very simple, and that it would be natural to invest in Allen or hand it over to DreamWorks. But this is not how Hollywood industry works.

This is a feasible solution for continuing to invest by Allen, but without any production company's support, Hugo took a sum of funds to prepare a project and a crew, so this is actually no different from an independent production company. The project is too huge, almost no difference from Hugo's own production company, and it requires too high cost and connections. Just like "Independence Day" in the past, Allen was only responsible for paying the money, but still needed to rely on 20th Century Fox, which allowed the production of the entire work to be completed.

What's more, Allen is not an inexhaustible gold mine. The funds he can invest in movies every year are limited. It is already a big expense to purchase Sylvia Nassar's biographical adaptation rights.

There are not a thousand independent producers in Hollywood, and there are eight hundred. These independent producers will search for various works suitable for adaptation all year round, and then purchase the adaptation copyright. Then they will look for interested production companies to cooperate in developing this project. It is impossible to make a movie by relying solely on the producer to pay for it alone. Therefore, Allen bought the adaptation copyright of John Nash's biography, but in the end it still needs to be based on the production company to produce it.

Hugo's first choice is naturally DreamWorks, because he himself is part of DreamWorks, but the problem is that DreamWorks does not have Wall Street's investment, and the amount of money that can be used at any time is always limited. Even large film companies are the same. This is why every production company needs to establish projects in advance. After discussing and formulating a cost budget, they arrange the subsequent release plans, which marks the launch of a movie project.

DreamWorks is currently limited in funds, especially when Allen's investment is almost entirely spent on the issuing department. DreamWorks can almost be said to be in short supply, and every cent needs to be used in half.

In the next year, works such as "The Prince of Egypt (the.p.nce.of.egypt), "galaxy.quest", "forces.of.nature" will be released soon, and projects such as "Brave the Golden City (the.road.to.el.dorado), "Return to Glory (the.legend.of.bagger.vance), "Gladiator", "Remaining the Desert Island" have been officially launched. DreamWorks no longer has more cost space to invest in other projects, at least this year.

In fact, there is another option, which is to pay out for Hugo. With Hugo's current assets, there is absolutely no problem investing a work worth 100 million US dollars, not to mention that John Nash's biography does not require so much money. But even if Hugo pays out for himself, he must find a cooperative production company either DreamWorks or other companies.

DreamWorks is the first choice, but not the only choice. Just look at Steven Spielberg himself. "Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World" is a project he collaborated with Universal Pictures, "Artificial Intelligence" is a project he collaborated with Warner Bros., and "Minority Report (Mission No Days.report)" is a project he collaborated with 20th Century Fox.

It is one thing for DreamWorks to invest in and produce works, but it is another thing for Steven to shoot and collaborate on his own. Just like Paramount and Twentieth Century Fox jointly shoot the "Titanic", the Hollywood film industry is a small circle that competes with each other but is connected to each other.

Even if Hugo is a member of DreamWorks and his projects are looking for partners, DreamWorks must participate in the competition. Considering DreamWorks' attitude is just starting, it may not be the best choice. Of course, the emotional balance factor in his heart cannot be ruled out.

So, regardless of whether Hugo pays out of his own pocket or whether Allen has enough funds to invest, John Nash's biography needs to seek cooperation from film companies.

Hugo originally planned to find a partner after the script was adapted, but today Barry appeared in front of him, which made Hugo think about it and slightly lit his chin, "Yes, I will serve as the producer of this work." Hugo's words confirmed Barry's guess, which made Barry's pupils show a hint of excitement, but he hid it very well, Hugo did not find it, but Hugo's next words made Barry unable to continue to calm down, "I am preparing for this project now, and I will be responsible for the adaptation of this work."

Barry showed a surprised look for the second time, and the excited light in his eyes was slightly revealed. It can be seen that he was full of countless interests in this project, even if he didn't know what project Hugo was planning.

With Hugo's current achievements in the fields of producers, screenwriters and actors, it is only necessary to say that this project was produced by Hugo, and the whole Hollywood will flock to it and go crazy. Conservatively, the cost of 50 million US dollars is not required to be considered at all. Even if there is no script, no actor, no director, nothing, film companies that are willing to take out 50 million to gamble will definitely occupy the majority of the eight major film companies and are willing to compete for it.

In Barry's view, the sign "Hugo Lancaster" is definitely not only worth $50 million. As long as it is an investment of less than $100 million, he is willing to gamble. Of course, if it is $100 million, he still hopes to see the script. However, based on the current information, Hugo is the producer and adapted the script himself. Although it is not sure whether Hugo will play the leading role, the quality of this project has been absolutely guaranteed. For $100 million, Barry is willing to bet!

So, Barry didn't control his excitement and looked at Hugo in surprise, but when he reached his mouth, he still turned a little and asked tentatively, "I've already started looking forward to the gold medal screenwriter taking action again, but this time you are still the screenwriter, or will you also star in it?"

Hugo seemed to have not noticed Barry's excitement, and still just said in his usual tone, "If nothing unexpected happens, I will star in this work this time. I hope I can be competent for this difficult role."

Make a decision!

Barry doesn't need to further inquire. Even if Hugo Lion makes a $100 million investment, he will never be rude. Of course, if Hugo wants to be the director, he may need to consider it.

"Wow, then this work is worth looking forward to, 'Fine and 'Los Angeles Secret'." Barry expressed his true thoughts in a half-taught tone, and his whole mood had completely settled down, because Barry knew that this was his opportunity, and his excellent opportunity must not be missed easily. "I don't know which company your work is working with this time?"

This is a last question Barry needs to confirm, and the most important key: Hugo's project has not yet found a partner, and it is still open to competition!
Chapter completed!