Barry Meyer was indeed a little furious, because this time he almost took all the initiative again, and finally missed Hugo's works.

Although Hugo has not completed the adaptation of the script at present, in Barry's view, the guaranteed box office of this work in North America is 150 million, and even the box office of "Death Prisoner Walking" in North America has reached 83 million. This time, Hugo's writing of John Nash's biography will inevitably cause a greater sensation. Even if the quality of the finished product is not satisfactory, relying on Hugo's golden signboard is enough to attract audiences to flock to the cinema.

What's more, Barry himself read the biography "Beautiful Mind" written by Sylvia Nassal. He immediately thought of Hugo like Allen. Barry also clearly knew how profound the impact of the incident during the shooting of "Death-Board Walk" was. Until today, whenever people mention the unreliable behavior of the Uncrowned King, Michael Jackson's "Child Case" and Hugo's "Nerve Cases" will become typical cases of people's negative teaching materials. This time, Hugo's adaptation of John Nash's biography is obviously not just a casual talk.

Barry immediately understood Hugo's true thoughts, and he and Allen's thoughts were synchronized. Therefore, Barry was 100% sure that the market effect of this work was simply incalculable. This is definitely a business that can make a profit without losing money.

Therefore, the cooperation of "beautiful soul" was something Barry was determined to win, but now he lost to DreamWorks. Even though Barry knew that Hugo would definitely choose the former between DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Barry still couldn't calm down his depression and anger.

He clenched his fists and closed his eyes on the sofa chair for a while, but his restlessness still couldn't calm down. Barry opened his eyes and picked up the phone receiver, pressed the secretary's call button, and quickly explained, "Help me make an appointment for the golf course tomorrow at 9:00 tomorrow morning, and the relevant meetings tomorrow morning will be temporarily moved to the afternoon."

After the explanation was completed, Barry was truly calmed down.

What really makes Barry angry is not just the missed-up of the "beautiful mind" but the profits that this work can make are important to Warner Bros., but not yet to the point of survival; it is more because of the cooperation between Hugo and DreamWorks, which means too much.

Hugo did not choose Sony Columbia Pictures, which was spending a lot of money, nor did he choose the sincere Warner Bros. Instead, he chose the ambitious DreamWorks. This incident itself already implies too many things.

What's more, although Barry did not find out about the specific cost budget for "Beautiful Mind", DreamWorks has been making frequent moves recently, and the company's internal mobile funds must not be much. Not long ago, "Save Private Ryan" was the first work officially released after the establishment of the DreamWorks distribution department, which has achieved great success. However, the benefits of "Save Private Ryan" have not yet been received, which makes DreamWorks definitely short of it in a short period of time. Therefore, the budget of "Beautiful Mind" cannot exceed the 80 million US dollars proposed by Warner Bros. He suspected that it would be even less than 50 million US dollars.

This small detail can be seen that Hugo's choice to cooperate with DreamWorks is more of a strategic move. This is another step in DreamWorks' announcement of its strong presence to the entire Hollywood after the establishment of the distribution department, "Save Private Ryan" and "Prince of Egypt".

In other words, DreamWorks will have an impact on the film industry next, and under the current background of the turmoil in the entire film market, DreamWorks' lethality has risen sharply. However, as a top tycoon, Warner Bros., the impact of DreamWorks is definitely limited. For Barry, he cares more about the collaboration between Hugo and DreamWorks, which can almost cover half of Hollywood, which will inevitably have an impact on Warner Bros.'s every move in the future.

Therefore, missing the "beautiful soul" makes Barry so angry. Otherwise, with Barry's cultivation and wisdom for many years of high positions, a work that misses does not require a big fight, even if it is produced by Hugo, it does not require such anger.

After calming down, Barry began to sort out his ideas again. He knew that the cooperation between DreamWorks and Hugo could definitely be called a combination of two swords.

Before, everyone was still watching and curious about what changes Hugo could bring after he moved into DreamWorks. However, before the "beautiful soul", people's attitude was relatively conservative, because in addition to "Saving Private Ryan", it has been difficult for DreamWorks to have topical works in the past year, and Hugo almost disappeared after moving into DreamWorks, making it difficult to detect Hugo's influence on DreamWorks.

But now, all situations have changed. Hugo not only began to make efforts, but also had confidence. The influence of DreamWorks will inevitably rise with the advancement of time. Barry needs to readjust the strategy of treating DreamWorks. Of course, Steven Spielberg and Hugo Lancaster are still the number ones worthy of cooperation.

Compared to Barry Mayer, Mark Canton's reaction was obviously much more direct. He called Hugo and strongly expressed his regret, "Hugo, I thought we could really cooperate this time." Just one sentence made Hugo feel a little guilty.

The last time Hugo cooperated with Sony Columbia Pictures was "Sleeping in Seattle". Later, due to the "Speed ​​Speed ​​of Life and Death" and "Wolf" against Taiwan, Hugo completely missed the opportunity to cooperate with Sony Columbia Pictures. Mark has been working tirelessly over the years, and is so close to Hugo, but so far away.

Even businessmen who are interested in interests can inevitably owe favors. What's more, Hugo's impression of Mark has changed a lot. At the 1994 Los Angeles World Cup final, Hugo and Mark were not happy, but after that, Mark's efforts, friendship and calmness have successfully changed Hugo's view.

"Next time, I will definitely give priority to your company for the next work." Hugo could only express his apology with a helpless look on his face.

Missed the "beautiful soul", but won Hugo's favor and guilt. Who can say that Mark is really an "inexperienced impulse"? In this confrontation, only the parties involved know who wins and who loses.

Soon after, Sony Columbia Pictures officially announced that it would cooperate with Enjin Elite Agency to shoot "Patriots". All characters in the movie will be signed by Enjin Elite Agency. The director is Roland Emmerich, the male lead is Russell Crowe, and the female lead is handed over to Sandra Brock. In addition, Heath Ledger and Alexander Lorraine will also be starring.

In addition, they also signed cooperation agreements with DreamWorks for several works, including "almost famous" and "bald savior (an.everlas savior).

At the same time, Disney has begun to implement its plans in an orderly manner with 20th Century Fox, which has never been revealed.

Twentieth Century Fox not only cooperated with DreamWorks to "Remain the Life of the Desert Island", but also signed cooperation agreements for five works including "What.lies.beneath" and "Return to Glory". In one fell swoop, Universal Pictures, the film company that cooperated with DreamWorks the closest cooperation with Universal Pictures relies on the personal friendship between Lang Meyer and Steven, while Twentieth Century Fox relies on a keen sense of smell and real deals.

Disney is not outdone. They worked with Fenjin Elite Brokerage Company to develop works such as "The Insider", "The Three Kings of Escape from Prison (o.brother, where.art.thou?), "Remember.the.titans", which makes Fenjin Elite Brokerage Company truly the fourth brokerage company in Hollywood that can independently complete the packaging agreement.

Fenjin Elite Brokerage Company surpassed United Elite Brokerage Company and was the first company to become a company that can complete package agreements for a long time and multiple works in addition to the three major brokerage companies. This not only means that Fenjin Elite Brokerage Company has gradually gained a foothold, but has begun to show its strength.

At present, just in terms of the number of brokers, the number of Fenjin Elite Brokerage companies has reached 75, which is no longer comparable to the innovative artist brokerage companies.

However, the number of brokers has never been a standard for measuring the level of brokers. In terms of the number of brokers, international innovation management companies are the largest. More than 170 brokers are ranked first in Hollywood, and William Morris Brokerage Company also has more than 150 brokers. However, the innovative artist brokerage company has become the leader in the industry with "small" of 100 brokers. It can be seen that what really determines the ability of the brokerage company is the level of its artists.

The level of its artists determines the success ratio of the brokerage company's packaging agreement. It can be seen that Fenjin Elite Brokerage Company has indeed become the highest leader outside the three major brokerage companies, and there is no doubt that.

It is hard to imagine that an actor's action could actually drive the movements of half of Hollywood, which was a scene that could not be constructed a year ago. At the peak of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, they had such ability, and the production of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" caused a sensation in Hollywood. However, later George gradually turned behind the scenes, and Steven began to concentrate on shooting war biography. The momentum that caused a thousand waves was gone forever.

But now, such momentum has appeared again. Just a "beautiful soul" and just a Hugo Lancaster have brought the five major Hollywood film companies into the competition. In addition to MGM and Paramount, they also claim to be limited in funds. This is also the most special phenomenon after the opening of the blockbuster era: it is not an investment of 200 million US dollars, not James Cameron's grand plan, not a disaster film science fiction film or action film or even a commercial film, but it still causes storm.
Chapter completed!