Superstar

Although the three giants of Shirley, Kevin and James have left, Hugo's thoughts have not been fully recovered. The opportunity to star in "Titanic" has officially appeared in front of him, so what is his own thought? Woolen cloth?

But now is obviously not a good time for contemplation. After dealing with several waves of reporters who requested interviews, Hugo had to cheer up and deal with Mark Canton. Before the awards ceremony today, Mark seemed very proactive. The current Mark is not as strategizing as he did when watching the World Cup finals in the Rose Bowl. He and Hugo are now talking on an equal footing. It can be seen that his attitude is very positive. sincere.

Mark’s purpose for finding Hugo today is very straightforward and simple. He came for the "Air Force One" project. This work with an investment of up to 85 million is very important for the next strategic position of Columbia Pictures. Although more senior executives in the company prefer to starring Harrison Ford, Mark hopes that Hugo can be one of them.

Previously, the script was delivered to Hugo twice, but it did not arouse Hugo's interest. Mark still hopes to impress Hugo with his sincerity.

Mark’s overall view is obviously inferior to Kevin, Shirley and others, and he also has some arrogance in his bones, so he ruined the good cooperative relationship between Columbia Pictures and Hugo. After the Raspberry Award, Columbia Pictures cooperated with Hugo successively in "Yihai Xiongfeng" and "Sleepless in Seattle". This friendship is not available to other companies.

However, Mark immediately realized his missteps. A truly qualified businessman must learn to admit and correct his mistakes. This is also a must-have for a hero. Mark may be lacking, but he is still an excellent leader. After noticing the trends of Fox in the twentieth century, Mark also realized that they needed to adjust their development plans.

Hugo did not have much interest in the script of "Air Force One", but because of Mark's enthusiasm and sincerity, he did not bluntly refuse to hit the smiley.

Then Long Meyer personally congratulated Hugo. Although it was said that it was Oscar night and almost everyone would meet and say hello at the party, Hugo was still keenly aware of the great changes in Long. He Lang hasn't talked directly for a long time, but there have been two conversations before and after tonight.

In fact, there is nothing substantive in Hugo and Lang’s conversation, and Lang did not mention any scripts or projects, as if they were merely congratulating friends as a friend, but it was precisely this kind of desireless attitude that made Hugo feel that abnormal.

Later, Hugo remembered that "Future Water World" was the biggest laughing stock of last year, and even the biggest laughing stock of film history. It can be said that it was a complete defeat, which made Lang, who had just completed a year in office, really suffered a lot. It can be said that the position of CEO of the eight major film companies is currently the most unstable, and it can even be said that it is burning.

In this way, it is not surprising that Lang will be active tonight. Hugo noticed that Lang not only put down his figure and took the initiative to talk to himself, but also took the initiative to communicate with Marvin Josephson and Roland Parkin, who have mastered the lifeblood of Hollywood actor brokerage contracts.

But Hugo thought about it carefully. Before that, Rick passed the script of Universal Pictures, and he didn't think of any work worth mentioning. Except for the "Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World (the...: Park currently being planned, Hugo doesn't even remember having seen Universal Pictures' works.

"Hugo, it seems that you are a little confused tonight." A low voice interrupted the mixed thoughts in Hugo's mind, which made Hugo a little embarrassed. Then he realized that he was talking with others. It's very impolite to get lost in the process.

Hugo didn't quibble either, just smiled and said, "Sorry, my fault, maybe I'm a little too smug." The second half of the self-deprecating words made Joe Schumacher, who was standing opposite Hugo, slightly nod his chin. But there was no smile.

Joe came here with Barry Meyer, the chief operating officer of Warner Bros. Barry was an upstart who took office in October 1994. At present, the entire Hollywood film industry is facing a huge change, not just Warner Bros. The brothers, including Universal Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Disney, Paramount, and other major companies, all changed their helms around 1994 and 1995, and the competition between them can be clearly felt.

Under Barry’s leadership, Warner Bros. hopes to focus on high-investment and high-return works. "Tornado", "Batman Forever" and other works with more than 100 million US dollars of investment are absolutely unrelenting, even in " After "Future Water World", Barry still did not change his strategy. Warner Bros. has never cooperated with Hugo, but they are willing to sell Hugo some face. Behind the "Seven Deadly Sins" cooperation, Warner Bros. played a big role in promoting.

In fact, Warner Bros. is one of the most forward-looking companies in Hollywood. Although Kevin Pence of Twentieth Century Fox is very courageous, his concerns can be seen from the "Titanic" project. Hollywood is skeptical of "whether high investment equals high returns", but Barry Meyer has the courage to stick to the high-end route. This measure caused Warner Bros. to stumble and suffer a lot of losses in the early stage. However, ten years later, they accumulated a lot and surpassed their competitors in one fell swoop, becoming the first of the eight major Hollywood studios.

Today, Barry personally met with Hugo, and he mentioned the script "Tornado" right away. The project was rejected twice by Hugo, and it is now officially launched. After negotiating with Hugo failed, Warner Bros. simply changed its strategy and invited Bill Paxton (.) and Helen Hunt (helen.hunt) who can only be regarded as second-line actors to play, and all the money saved will be invested. Go to computer special effects.

"It's a pity that we didn't work together successfully. In fact, I had already signed a check for 20 million dollars." Barry's words went straight to each other, but they were different from everyone else, and Hugo was refreshed.

Hugo also likes this kind of direct communication, because business is not righteous, and the two actually had a pleasant conversation. Then Barry left early, allowing Hugo and Joe to continue chatting. Hugo realized that it was obviously not so simple for Joe to let Susan Sarandon match up today.

In the face of Hugo’s ridicule, Joe did not give an exaggerated response, but went on to say, “Now you are obviously a hero across the United States. I heard that you are also a hero who saves the earth in the work you just finished. Maybe you are a good fit to play a hero."

"This is my honour. At least you didn't say that I am very suitable for acting as a murderer." Hugo said with a chuckle. It is a pity that Joe still raised his eyebrows and did not show a smile. Hugo doubted that the two of them were smiling. Whether it's on a frequency or not, Hugo was a little silly, but he calmly said, "However, yes, it is true. I have also tried to play a hero in'Speed ​​of Life and Death'."

"Then have you ever thought, maybe you can become a real hero?" Joe said, but Hugo frowned slightly, with a puzzled look, Joe then explained, "I mean, like, Talk about the heroes in the comics."

"Clark Kent? Peter Parker? Bruce Wayne?" Hugo suddenly realized and counted the names of the comic superheroes. He understood at this time. It seems that the main purpose of Joe's conversation with himself today is to " "Batman and Robin" came to take a breath.

When "Batman Forever" achieved unexpected success, Warner Bros. naturally thought of shooting a sequel, which was a matter of course. But what about Fang Kimmer (val.) who played Batman before? Isn't he willing to continue to play Batman?

Joe still didn't have too many expressions, but just shrugged slightly, expressing acquiescence. Hugo smiled and shook his head, "No, I'm not interested."

In fact, Hugo likes superhero movies like "Spider-Man" series, "Iron Man" series, "Captain America" ​​series, "Thor" series, "Batman Prequel" series, "X-Men" series, etc. Although the plot of the movie is simple, as a popcorn movie, the viewing process is really enjoyable. But after the second decade of the 21st century, superhero movies have been somewhat over-developed, and all kinds of hero movies have been bombarded wildly, and people have begun to produce aesthetic fatigue.

Although later hero movies began to develop the story behind the superhero ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ including personal charm, heavy past, psychological influence, etc., trying to make the hero image three-dimensional; but on the whole, superhero movies are basically It is a routine, it is difficult to find new ideas.

When Hugo watched several movies such as "Iron Man 3", "Thor 2", and "The Amazing Spider-Man", he almost didn't find any difference. He just changed the role of monsters, even if every story was changed. Putting it into another superhero, there is no sense of disobedience.

Therefore, Hugo actually lacks interest in superhero movies. His interest in the "007" series and the "Mission Impossible" series is far greater than that of superhero movies, because at least the protagonists of these series of movies are endowed with special personal charm, but the superhero movies are boring and mediocre. Of course, Hugo said this is somewhat general, but after the bombardment of countless superhero movies, Hugo is indeed aesthetically tired.

What's more, there is no interest in "Batman and Robin" Hugo. This work is almost a disaster, which directly caused the "Batman" series to be temporarily shelved by Warner Bros. until Christopher Nolan. It was reopened after his appearance, and he became one of the most classic superhero movie series in film history.

However, Hugo's straightforward attitude gave Joe a surprised expression, "Why?"