Superstar

Barry Meyer looked at the "New York Times" on his desk. The headline on the front page was "'L.A. Confidential' changes the rules of the industry: suspense drama movies are coming." This made Barry slightly raised his eyebrows, although There is no smile at the corner of his mouth, but from his brisk pace and relaxed lips, it can be seen that he is in a very happy mood today.

Barry raised his head to look at his secretary Michelle Page (.page), and asked calmly, "What are the arrangements for today?"

Michelle opened his notepad, "There is an interview at nine o'clock in the morning. It is the golden pasture of the "American Weekly"."

Barry nodded slightly, "Is the subject still the one that was determined last time?" How does Warner Bros know the hero with a clever eye. This is the subject of the interview. After the "Independence Day" swept across the army last year, the CEO of Twentieth Century Fox, Kevin Pence, also received a similar interview. Kevin is now a historical reformer at the forefront of the times. , Now it's Barry's Warner Bros., and it is undoubtedly the "L.A. Confidential" that brought all this.

"Yes, I already sent the detailed outline of the interview to your e-mail address last night." Michelle gave a positive answer. Now computers have gradually become popular. Although the Internet has not been completely private and life-oriented, it is basically Many of the features have already appeared. "Then there will be a meeting at half past ten. It is for the film production department. They have a few projects at hand. They want to find Hugo to play the lead role, but the board seems to have some opinions."

Barry paused for a while, and frowned slightly, "Is it because of the budget?" Naturally, he couldn't be more clear about these things. The board members of the company would always only stare at their own interests and never let go. , There is no long-term consideration at all. "I heard the rumors, they are disgusting that I gave Hugo 20% of the box office dividend, huh," Barry sneered, full of disdain, "They don't even look at Hugo for the movie. How much value it brings, a group of no-brained guys."

After "L.A. Confidential" signed a contract with Hugo, the contract stipulated that Hugo could get 20% of the North American box office, which would be $52 million!

Before the "L.A. Confidential", the holder of the highest box office record in Hollywood film history was still Hugo. He received nearly 34 million US dollars through "Life and Death Speed", opening a new chapter in North America's history; later Hugo again Twenty million clubs have been opened through the "Independence Day"-this is also the most peak existence in the entire Hollywood, only Hugo and Kim Carey have such qualifications, but I heard that Tom Cruise and Tom Han Brooks, Brad Pitt, Harrison Ford are all fighting to get into this club.

However, before the 20 million club prospered, Hugo once again set his own record. Relying on the producer status of "L.A. Confidential", he received a remuneration of 52 million US dollars, even if it was placed in the distant 20 million. Years later, almost all is an unimaginable data. Even after deducting 50% of the wealthy tax, the after-tax income of $26 million is still enough to make Hugo the first person in the entire entertainment industry.

Now Hugo and Lawrence Rockefeller pay 50% of the wealthy tax, which is a very interesting thing.

Although Warner Bros. did not release specific data, people in the circle have heard rumors more or less that the title of "the first man in Hollywood today" is definitely not for nothing. Hugo once again relied on his own powerful appeal to create Miracle. The remuneration of fifty-two million dollars is a height that almost no one can imagine.

Therefore, in fact, the circle has been discussing, instead of letting Hugo participate in the box office dividend, it is better to invite Hugo to star with a salary of 20 million US dollars. This is definitely a deal that will not lose money. But the problem is that Hugo has now completely transcended the category of an actor, and has more influence as a screenwriter and producer. It is foreseeable that Hugo's next move will not be underestimated. ——Of course, first of all, everyone can pay attention to what kind of work "Perfect" will be, and then you can judge the true level of Hugo as a screenwriter.

Now, Warner Bros. is actually complaining inside. Everyone is complaining that Barry pays too much dividends to Hugo-so their dividends will naturally decrease accordingly.

But Barry was completely dismissive of such controversies. When Hugo asked for a cost of 50 million US dollars, these board members almost seemed to want a piece of their meat. "What does a suspenseful drama movie need so much budget for? "Now Hugo has proved his worth-again and again, "L.A. Confidential" has created such outstanding box office results. Hugo has made great contributions in front of the stage and behind the scenes. Without Hugo, Barry thinks this film If the box office of a movie can exceed $100 million, it will be capped. But it is ridiculous that the suits who are sitting in the meeting room are complaining that they make too little money.

"I know about it." Barry was just a momentary gaffe, and soon returned to normal. He is absolutely sure to deal with these board members. It is just too annoying. "You just mentioned the project of the film department. Today Are there meetings with them?"

Michelle shook his head, "Not yet."

Barry thought about it for a while, "Arrange a meeting at...two o'clock in the afternoon, yes, after lunch comes back, the main character who sells the main character." Although Hugo's next work has been confirmed, Paramount Pictures "Trumen's World", but he knows that he must not relax, and now is an excellent opportunity for Warner Bros. to develop rapidly. After Michelle wrote it down, Barry lifted his chin to signal Michelle to continue, but after listening for a while, Barry interrupted Michelle again, "You call Rick to arrange a meeting and lunch."

"Need to mention the subject?" Michelle raised an eyebrow and asked, but the movement in his hand did not stop.

"No, it's just a pure work lunch." Barry thought about it carefully, then clicked his chin, "I remember that there will be less than two weeks before Hugo's birthday, and I will be free tomorrow morning. You and I will pick a gift for him." After a pause, Barry's brain was running at high speed. "By the way, ask Marvin Josephson. Can we make the dinner we talked about earlier? If it’s not appropriate, then you can only postpone it. You tell him that I was in a hurry that day, and remember to express my apologies."

Business is a huge system. While wooing Endeavour's elite brokerage company, he needs to keep a certain distance from the international innovation management company, but he can't completely cut off the connection. Therefore, he needs to play some tricks, although in fact there is no problem at all for him to attend the appointment.

At the same time, Paramount's Shirley Lansing also started the meeting early. The box office of "L.A. Confidential" was very hot. Although the final box office has not yet come out at the time of the meeting, Shirley has sensitively felt that When it comes, Hugo's salary will reach a new high. Of course, the "Trumen's World" contract has been signed and everything is okay, but Shirley knows that she was too strong in the previous negotiations, and she needs to relax now. The world" is very important.

The entire Hollywood is like a precision machine, running fast. From the perspective of laymen, although the box office of "L.A. Confidential" is outstanding, it does not reach the height of "Independence Day". It is difficult for them to understand everyone's attitude towards Hugo and "L.A. Confidential"; but inside From the perspective of pedestrians, they can clearly feel that the film industry is about to change again. As the promoter of all this, the importance of Hugo is rising. Correspondingly, the elite brokerage companies and DreamWorks Status will continue to rise.

Especially now there are widespread rumors in the circle that Hugo is likely to become a shareholder of DreamWorks, so this is almost a game-changing move. No one can clearly predict the future of DreamWorks. Of course, objectively speaking, Hugo is just an actor, and the direct actions he can make are very limited, but now Hugo and Steven Spielberg, David Geffen, Jeffrey Kasenberg Ge is a top person at the same level, and the influence of the huge network behind them is hard to estimate.

Therefore, the entire industry has started to get busy, in places where people can't see it.

As the focus of everyone’s attention, Hugo did not have such a deep feeling. On the one hand, he actively participated in the propaganda of "L.A. Confidential", and his busy schedule also gave him no time to care about these detailed and terminal conditions; one We need to keep in touch with the "Perfect" crew in New York. The film was officially announced in September, and post-production started. Because James is cutting while filming ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and there are no special effects in post-production, so soon With all the work done, Sony Columbia Pictures has begun to arrange the release schedule, hoping to meet the Oscar registration deadline.

On the other hand, Hugo also needs to invest a lot of time in the script reading of "Trumen's World". Although Hugo has his own experience of comedy performance, the script reading is still the most important thing, and the role is figured out. It needs Hugo to devote all his energy.

Therefore, even for the $52 million in remuneration, Hugo has no energy to exclaim for the time being. He is so busy that his time to sleep is extremely precious, not to mention that "L.A. Confidential" is still in theaters. These remunerations The figures have not been calculated, let alone the accounts, Hugo naturally has no real feelings at all.

Finally, he won a full day's rest today. Hugo read the script for a morning in the study and felt that his brain was almost clogged, so he decided to go for a jog, sweating and quieting the whole person. Changed clothes, ran downstairs quickly, Hugo habitually started to speed up when he left the villa-this way, no matter whether the paparazzi is at the door or not, he can buy time for him, but today is very unexpected. There is only one at the door. Human, Hugo frowned slightly, and ran quickly without thinking.

But after only a few steps, Hugo's footsteps slowly stopped.