If Hugo's personal opinion is based on Hugo's personal opinion, John Nash's biographies will choose a partner company, DreamWorks, Twentieth Century Fox or Columbia Pictures, which is also his personal emotional tendency. However, Hugo also knows that when doing business, he must remain rational and objective enough to find the most suitable partner.

The appearance of Barry today was an accident. Hugo did not expect that the script adaptation work had even begun, but someone had come to him. But Hugo still spoke rationally and looked at Barry's thoughts. After all, more choices are always more room for more, and this is the right way to do it.

Sure enough, Barry's active verified Hugo's idea. Then, let's see how sincere Barry is, and what other choices Hugo will have besides Warner Bros. What level is Warner Bros. compared to these choices.

Hugo smiled and patted two books on the desktop, "No, I haven't started looking for a partner yet. The adaptation of the script has not yet begun. I have been reading related materials, hoping to be fully prepared before writing."

After getting the expected answer and being extremely excited, Barry calmed down because he knew that he was definitely not the only competitor.

The initiative is in Hugo's hands. As long as Hugo is willing, he can go to Kevin Pence, Shirley Lansing, Long Mayer, Mark Canton and others. Barry has no way to stop Hugo, and Barry also knows that other companies will definitely not give up easily. Next is a hard battle, and today is only the beginning. Not only can he not be too excited and lose his inch, but he should also calm down completely, seize the slight advantage of taking the initiative today, and plan well.

Barry originally wanted to speak simply and roughly, "I will give you $100 million in cost, and all the initiative will be handed over to you, as long as you hand over this project to Warner Bros.". In the current Hollywood environment, this is a proposal that almost no one can refuse. But first, Barry cannot squander at will. If Hugo only asks for 50 million, then it will be meaningless to throw 100 million in his past; second, Barry knows that communicating with Hugo requires patience, and simple and rough are often signs of no sincerity.

After thinking about it carefully, Barry turned his attention to the two books on Hugo's desktop, both of which are related works in economics, one is "Macroeconomics" and the other is... "Nash Game Theory Papers". Only then did Barry notice the name of the book, which made him look interested, "Are you going to write a story about Wall Street? Jordan Belfort?"

Hugo was stunned for a moment, then reacted, showed a big smile, and couldn't help laughing, "I have a lot of association, I have to admire it."

Jordan Belfort, the name is very unfamiliar to many people, but it is no stranger to a movie. "Wolf of Wall Street", the movie is adapted from Jordan's autobiography novel of the same name, and the protagonist of the movie is Jordan. This stock broker in the 1980s went from an ordinary salesperson to a billionaire and created a miracle of 12 million US dollars in three minutes. However, he has been wandering on the edge of the law and even violated many laws. After experiencing crazy money-making, alcohol, drugs, and money laundering, he was punished by law in 1997 and went to prison to serve his sentence.

Jordan is famous throughout Wall Street. After being convicted last year, it can almost be said to have caused a sensation across the United States. Barry thought of Jordan from Hugo's two books, which is indeed a powerful ability and keen sense of touch. However, Jordan's autobiography is still being written, and he completed his autobiography in prison, which is why "Wolf of Wall Street" was not adapted until 2013. Hugo wants to adapt this story now, but there is not enough material for him to be an autobiography writer.

Hugo's smile made Barry shook his head relaxedly, "Should I take this as praise or irony?"

"Praise, definitely praise." Hugo said repeatedly. Barry's keen intuition about the entire market is indeed amazing. "However, I do not have the honor to meet Jordan himself, and I have not experienced his legendary criminal career on Wall Street, so... I can't do anything even if I want to. I'm reading the biography of John Nash recently, but I find that I know nothing about economics, so I look for some professional works, hoping that it will be helpful."

"John Nash?" Barry closed his chin and pondered for a while. In fact, John Nash's story was really popular in Hollywood in 1994. John received the Nobel Prize in Economics, and his legendary life once again entered the sight of the film industry. However, John is very low-key and the adaptation is too difficult. In addition, 1994 and 1995 were the golden age of Hollywood, and there were countless themes of the story, so no one really put the adaptation on the agenda.

Barry just thought for a while, then raised his eyes and cast his inquiring eyes at Hugo, "Is it Sylvia Nassar's 'beautiful soul'?"

Hugo really admired it. He couldn't imagine that Barry had so many complicated information in his mind. He inferred the whole picture from just his words. Hugo showed an incredible smile on his lips and nodded slightly, "Yes...yes, it's the 'beautiful soul'."

The novel "Beautiful Mind" was released in early 1998, which is one of the reasons why "Vanity Fair" was later promoted to interview the Nash couple. But this novel did not cause much trouble. After all, the glory of game theory was forty years ago, and now game theory has long become a part of people's lives, and no one cares about John's life at all. Just like someone is writing a biography of Thomas.edison, and there will definitely be people who are interested, but it is difficult to cause a sensation in the entire market.

At least not as good as the publication of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". This novel written by J.K. Rowling was officially published in the UK and the United States in July this year, causing a large-scale sensation, making the unknown female writer the focus of attention overnight. The entire magic frenzy even began to leave Britain and the United States, spreading towards other parts of the world.

Barry has never read "Beautiful Mind". After all, he cannot read every novel worth adapting into a movie. He only knows this book and has limited knowledge of the story of John Nash. He only knows that this mathematician and economist have made great contributions to the entire society and have been recognized by the Nobel Prize.

"Wow, I can already foresee a wonderful story, which may make another 'Amade'!" Barry gave his highest praise. "The Legend of Mozart" was released in 1984 and won eleven nominations at the Oscars the following year, including nominations such as Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Two Best Actors, etc., and finally won the eight Little Golden Man, becoming the biggest winner of the 57th Oscars.

Hugo knew that Barry was just a polite person, and he wouldn't take it seriously. He chuckled and shrugged, "I hope I can grasp the essence of it. It's too difficult to condense a person's life into a story."

"This is precisely why movies have become art. Through our reprocessing, people can feel the magnificent life and inspire themselves. This unique art is so wonderful." Barry also sighed a little, which surprised Hugo. Barry saw Hugo's surprised expression and chuckled twice to hide his embarrassment. "It seems that I have lost my composure. I just thought that if you tell the story of John Nash, it is definitely worth looking forward to. If there is this honor, I really hope that Warner Brothers can cooperate with you to complete this project."

Barry's words just now gave Hugo a little bit of inspiration. The "Biography of Mozart" was actually processed through some artistic techniques. The story tells Mozart's artistic yet ill-fated life from the perspective of a third party. The weight of all the stories is finally carried on the composition of "Requiem". The movie's description and outline of Mozart is undoubtedly very successful. This musical genius is actually a bohemian, cynical and arrogant young man, which makes many people change their views on Mozart and fall in love with this young man.

Of course, historians may have another saying whether the real Mozart in history is like this, but from an artistic perspective, the "Biography of Mozart" does show off the legendary and difficult life of Mozart. This seems to be somewhat inspiring for Hugo's adaptation of the biography of John Nash.

However, before Hugo could think deeply, Barry's words interrupted Hugo's thoughts. He had to focus on Barry, and then shrugged slightly, "If you have the chance, I will naturally be very welcome. However, I think the most important thing at the moment is the adaptation of the script, and I have no thoughts at the moment."

In fact, many autobiography are bought by the film company, and then handed over to specific screenwriters for writing, and then preparing for the crew. In other words, as long as Barry is interested in the book "Beautiful Mind", he can now sign a contract with Hugo. There is no problem that Hugo said "need to write the script first."

But Barry also knew that this was Hugo's polite rebuttal, and he didn't mind, because he needed to go back and read the book "Beautiful Mind" carefully, and then make an accurate judgment. The next time he found Hugo, he would need to show the Warner Bros. The time left for Barry is not much time. Maybe next week, maybe tomorrow, maybe tonight, Hugo only needs to call Kevin Pence, Mark Canton, etc., and Barry's advantage will be greatly weakened.

So, Barry must fight every second.

Facing Hugo, Barry showed a calm smile, "Don't worry, I have absolute confidence in you."
Chapter completed!