Superstar

After Sergio left, Hugo did not respond in a hurry, but first called Rick. Rick learned of the situation and drove straight to Malibu.

Hugo sat on the recliner, basking in the sun, reading the original novel of "A Clockwork Orange" in his hand, reading comfortably, hearing the footsteps coming from the wooden staircase, Hugo slightly raised his head, "Phone It's fine if you say it here. You still have a special trip over here. Do you have any special matters?"

Rick strenuously lifted a box in his hand, "It just happened to be coming to you for something. It was originally taken by Samora from the company. I wanted to talk to you briefly, so I brought it myself."

Rick was originally not tall, and his body was very thin. In addition to his dark skin, colleagues in the company often laughed at him as a refugee. At this time, Rick was carrying the huge box and his entire back was bent down. Ke seemed to be submerged behind the box at any time.

Hugo hurriedly stood up, greeted him, and took the box across the Black Rock wine cabinet. "What's in it?" After Rick handed over the box, the whole person was relieved and muttered. Speaking of, "This matter will keep Samora busy in the future, and a few scripts will be reproduced like this."

Hugo flipped through it a little, and it was the script, and then listened to Rick's explanation, "It's all scripts..." Rick went straight to the room on the first floor, opened the refrigerator in the kitchen, found the juice, and poured it into the cup. , And then came out, "Recently, I told you that you were choosing the script, and everyone was in a mess. We picked the picks within the company, and we took the ones we thought were okay."

"How much do you want, when do I want to see?" Hugo widened his eyes in surprise. There were at least thirty or forty scripts in this box. In the past, although Rick brought a lot of scripts, they were all selected. A dozen of them are almost the same. Today, this big box seems to be totally unselected.

After Rick gurgled in the juice, he breathed a long sigh of relief and found a wicker chair to sit down. "You have a strange vision of choosing the script. We have four or five meetings inside. No results, everyone can't figure out your preferences, and you can always see different highlights in the script, I thought, let you pick it out. Anyway, you recently took a vacation, and it’s okay to be idle at home. Do."

Hugo put the box on the ground aside, and sat down on the recliner again, relaxing casually, "Aren't you afraid that I would pick another strange work?"

"I still picked it up initially. No matter how strange I am, I know it." Rick showed a sly smile, making Hugo laugh dumbly. "Actually, I personally think that if you choose a commercial movie next, this is Good thing, but... the final choice is still yours."

After the stress storm after "before sunrise", after a whole year of precipitation and brewing, especially the accident during the shooting of "Death Row", the pressure on Hugo's head is gradually dissipating. After careful consideration, Rick believes that it is a good time to take over commercial films. After all, before this, Hugo’s investment in works did not exceed 35 million U.S. dollars, which is not the same as Hugo’s current top star status. meets the.

Hugo stared at Rick for a while, then laughed, "Are you thinking of an investment of more than 100 million U.S. dollars?"

Rick also laughed, "No, I'm thinking about 15 million dollars in salary." Rick didn't whistle around this time, and said directly, "I think you need to get a super high salary, this It is in line with your status and status, and this is what you deserve. As for in the future, it is up to you to decide if you want to appear in a friendly and low-priced movie."

What Rick is talking about is the status issue. Although Hugo’s final salary in the three works of "Pulp Fiction," "Life and Death", and "Seven Deadly Sins" exceeded US$20 million, he is definitely the highest paid person in Hollywood today, but it is not the basic salary. , The main reason is the super high return of box office dividends, and the meaning is still different. Hugo's current basic salary should be 15 million U.S. dollars. This is undoubtedly, and no one will hesitate, but after all, it still needs a work to implement.

Hugo pursed his mouth slightly, and said nothing. Rick also knew that Hugo himself had an idea, so he was not in a hurry, and then changed the subject, "So, you said that Sergio came to you today. You didn't elaborate on the phone just now, and then?"

Hugo put the "Clockwork Orange" aside and briefly described the process, but did not mention the "Independence Day" project. After all, Sergio currently does not know anything about "Independence Day".

In fact, Hugo roughly mentioned these contents with Rick on the phone, so when he rushed over to Malibu, he used his contacts to inquire about it, "Roland Emmerich..." Rick muttered lowly. After a while, in fact, Roland is not well-known in Hollywood at this time. Last year's "Space Shock" is his first official work to leave Europe and land in Hollywood. In terms of his seniority and seniority, his weight is definitely not enough. Kevin Burns’ abacus, Rick needs to think about it.

"If it’s Emmerich, I’ve actually heard of this project. The investment cost is not high. The original plan was 70 million. It was named'end of the world (end.of.days)', and it was about alien invasion. The story of the earth." Rick looked at Hugo and said the information he had received, "but I didn't expect that Kevin would invite you with this project."

"The end of the world"? What kind of work is this again? The work Hugo knows is called this name, only the Chinese translation of "end.of.days", which is starred by Arnold Schwarzenegger, this work is about the invasion of the demons into the world. , It is completely mediocre, and it can't be compared with "Independence Day" at all.

But Rick said that "the end of the world" tells the story of the alien invasion of the earth on "Independence Day", which made Hugo a little confused.

Rick didn’t notice Hugo’s momentary chaos, and he continued, “No matter whether it is investment or the lineup of directors and screenwriters, this project is not enough...Compared with the scripts handed over by other companies, the competitiveness is too weak..." Rick paused for a moment, and said puzzledly, "Is it difficult because the script is so good? Is there a level of'Terminator 2'or'Life and Death Hour'?"

Hugo choked. In his opinion, from the perspective of the script, "Life and Death Speed" is better than "Terminator 2", but the overall quality of the two works is indeed the same. "Rick, your focus is wrong. No matter how brilliant the script of a commercial movie is, it is still in that frame. There are not many novel works like'Life and Death'."

Objectively speaking, the script of "Independence Day" is not much better, which in itself is not the highlight of this work. A truly excellent commercial blockbuster script should be headed by "Batman's Prequel: The Dark Knight", which is an insurmountable benchmark.

Rick curled his lips and didn't comment. His definition of excellent screenplay is far from Hugo's standards and has no value for discussion. "By the way, Twentieth Century Fox said that this work will invest 100 million US dollars-if they leak the news. The reference work of this is the words of this'end of the world'..." Rick groaned, his eyes lit up suddenly, "Hugo, do you think they came for 20 million US dollars? "

Twenty million yuan paid after the hustle and bustle at the end of last year, it has not been mentioned for a long time. Where did Rick's idea come from?

Rick has entered his rhythm of thinking, "Look, Kevin has been in the layout since April. He obviously wants to take the company to the next level. He first uses "away from the casino" to test you... …Giving Cameron a job again…The cooperation with Endeavour Elite Economics Inc. is also increasing…” Rick mumbled for a while, then suddenly raised his head and looked at Hugo brightly, “I know. , Kevin definitely wants to make a fuss about the 20 million pay, but why is he so sure that you will take this work?"

Rick was always there to ask and answer questions, but Hugo was idle by the side. After a while, Rick frowned and murmured, "Is it because Kevin has too many choices, and he himself is not absolutely confident that this script can convince you? But if Kevin started planning in April, how could it be possible? Will you not be prepared? This is not right! Is it just because of the 20 million pay? Or ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Roland and Dean are not big people, their script can be exactly what you want Change so that Kevin will be invincible... But this is not right. Now most Hollywood screenwriters will reject you..."

Rick snapped a lot of talking, but still didn't have a clear idea. He couldn't help knocking on the table and thinking, "I must have missed some key... But why does he believe that this work can win the box office? Aliens invaded the earth? This sounds too unreliable. Does the script really stand out?"

If you say this, "Independence Day" is also in line. Although the storyline is weak, it is acceptable when placed in the nineties plot, and it is still above the standard. The biggest highlight of the whole script is to change people's aliens. Mysterious impression, this is undoubtedly a carnival for alien lovers and enthusiasts. Therefore, the "Independence Day" script is indeed brilliant.

Rick raised his head and looked at Hugo with excitement, "I think this may also be an opportunity for our company." Hugo felt that he could not keep up with Rick's thinking speed, mainly because of his thinking angle. And the amount of intelligence is different from Rick, but Hugo still casts an inquiring glance at Rick. Rick said every word, "We can take you as the center and pack the entire crew for twenty. Century Fox is like an innovative artist agency!"