Chapter 1129 1129 Difficulty in Choosing

Humans are a very self-contradictory animal. If you choose too much, you will be troubled, and if you have no choice, you will be troubled. Because too many choices means that every choice has risks, it naturally needs to be measured and considered. Often the so-called deliberation will make the problem more and more complicated; but conversely, no choice means there is no way back, forcing oneself In a corner, the anxiety and worry in the predicament also made everything bitter.

But the fact is that no choice means breaking the boat. As long as you resist the pressure, you can achieve unexpected results and see the bright moon through the clouds; too many choices can easily arouse the greed and desire in the depths of human hearts. Hope, always hope to find a perfect choice, so as to get more, "unwilling to give up, reluctant to give up", so many people shattered.

Hugo is like this. After the Golden Raspberry Award, he was forced to the edge of the cliff. He had no choice. When he encountered an audition opportunity, he had to work hard to seize it, close to his full strength, and he did not have the qualifications to choose. "Knowing a woman" doesn't seem like a right choice at all in the eyes of others, but in the face of the last stand, Hugo made a bloody way.

Now, Hugo has so many choices in his hands, ten out of more than twenty scripts were selected, and after a round of exclusion, there are still four scripts left. Which to choose? Which to give up? It all looks right, but it all looks wrong.

There is no absolute right choice, only the one that suits you best. Hugo always knew this clearly, but when he really encountered a problem, he still hesitated. This is the self-contradiction of people. Everyone understands the truth, but not every time it can be followed step by step.

"Twelve Monkeys", "Seven Deadly Sins", "Mission Impossible", "Brave the Deadly Island", these four scripts, if according to the current situation of Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company, including Rick's expectations, in fact, "Ten "Two monkeys" should be eliminated first.

"Twelve Monkeys" is too niche and too unique. After its release, the box office results were not satisfactory. The film critics have a good reputation. However, compared to film critics, the real success of this work is still in the videotape release. After that, the charm bloomed in the audience's word of mouth.

The situation in this work is very similar to "Before Sunrise", or more accurately, "The Shawshank Redemption". It is also the popularity of the audience that makes the movie a classic, and the main characters test their acting skills, but no matter which angle you look at, "Twelve Monkeys" is one size smaller than "The Shawshank Redemption". It's just a pity to miss "The Shawshank Redemption", and so is "The Twelve Monkeys."

Keeping the "Twelve Monkeys" is purely Hugo's personal preference.

Then, after Hugo has successively filmed "Pulp Fiction" and "Before the Sunrise", it is a wise choice to give up "Twelve Monkeys" under the pressure of salary pressure from the agent circle.

Among the remaining three scripts, the attributes of "Brave the Dead Island" are very distinct: a commercial popcorn movie, this work is actually a typical representative work of Michael Bay in the early days, and the "Transformers" series also continued this. Style, dazzling motion shots, sharp editing style, hot special effects scenes, sensational explosion scenes, abuse of slow motion, abuse of wide-angle, abuse of explosion.

Before "Pearl Harbor (Pearl. Harbor)", these characteristics of Michael Bay can be regarded as a beautiful landscape in Hollywood, opening up a new line of commercial blockbusters. Although film critics do not praise him, they also give He was sure. However, he relied on these three axes to conquer the world, so that many people had visual fatigue. From 1995 to 2014, it was bombed all the time, which also made the reputation of Michael's works worse and worse.

But I have to admit that Michael has a way to sell the box office, but the simple and rude three-way axe makes the audience have a pleasant viewing effect, which is also a kind of ability. So the major film companies are still willing to trust Michael, so the audience is still willing to go to the cinema, so people call him "selling copies".

Hugo liked the work "Brave the Deadly Island" very much, although he didn't like "Transformers"-because the plot was so flawed that he couldn't bear to look directly, but Michael's early series of works, from "Jedi Men" to "Break to the Dead Island" to "Armageddon", these popcorn movies make watching movies a pleasure.

What's more, "Brave on the Deadly Island" gathers three superstars, although it is not comparable to the tense duel between "Pirates of Fire" Rial Pacino and Robert De Niro, but it also has a different flavor. So, Hugo left the script behind.

"Brave to the Dead Island" invested 70 million US dollars, which is considered a big production. However, since the actors are all big names, Disney is relatively cautious in the remuneration for Hugo. The initial proposal is 8 million US dollars, but still negotiable. Rick doesn't mind this, because the movie is currently negotiating with Sean Connery. If Sean nods and agrees to play, then even if Hugo takes eight million dollars to play, it's hard for media reporters to say anything— - When working with such a top-notch big name, it is very reasonable for an actor to take the initiative to reduce his salary.

But objectively speaking, this work does not have any test for acting skills, and the characterization is even weaker. If Hugo plays, it is estimated that he will compete with Nicolas Cage for the same role - or the villain of Ed Harris is also an option, but from Disney's point of view, they hope to borrow the positive influence of Hugo, They certainly don't want to "waste" Hugo's appeal on villains.

This is Disney.

It is also a commercial popcorn movie. A choice must be made between "Breaking the Dead Island" and "Mission Impossible". Compared with the former, the latter's advantage lies in the hero Ethan Hunt. There is still room for characters to play, especially in the first and second series of the series, the plot has a small degree of portrayal of Ethan's personality and heart - of course, this is not the point.

Choose to cooperate with Sean in "Breaking the Dead Island"? Or choose to be a lone hero in "Mission: Impossible" and replace his friend Tom Cruise in the role of the agent he has always loved?

This choice is very difficult.

Choose one of the two, if you have to choose, Hugo should choose "Mission Impossible", not a matter of right or wrong, but a matter of his personal preference. However, Hugo guessed that no matter what choice he made, Rick would try his best to fight for "Brave the Dead Island" and "Mission Impossible". If both were successful, it would be the best, and then it would be up to Hugo. Make the final choice; but if any link does not fit, at least ensure that one project can be successful, this is the best solution.

Assuming that according to Hugo's plan, then he must choose between "Mission Impossible" and "Seven Deadly Sins", which is a difficult problem, an unsolvable one.

"Mission Impossible" is an absolute masterpiece of popcorn commercial movies, while "Seven Deadly Sins" is an independent classic full of personality. From a certain point of view, "Seven Deadly Sins" is actually quite similar to "Pulp Fiction", not in terms of subject matter or style, but in terms of its positioning in the entire market. It is also an independent work, and it is also different from the mainstream. The different styles in the market are also tricky works that large film companies are unwilling to take over, but the two works are also works that have won a lot of applause, and they have also performed well at the box office, and they are also in the long history. The imprinted work, more importantly, is also the second work of the two great directors - and it has been a huge success.

But "Seven Deadly Sins" has one advantage over "Pulp Fiction", that is, New Line Cinema is willing to pay Hugo $10 million, although not fifteen million, but it is acceptable for Rick. Bottom line.

So, is it "Mission Impossible" or "Seven Deadly Sins"? This is a difficult choice. No matter which work you choose, you will not fail, and no matter which work you choose, Hugo will not regret it.

In this way, of the four scripts Hugo left behind, only "Twelve Monkeys" was the first to be eliminated, and there were still three scripts competing. Obviously, Hugo only had one person, and he could only choose one.

This is really a happy trouble, and Hugo is already starting to feel a pain in his brain. But take a step back and say that Hugo's troubles are troubles, and he actually doesn't need to make a decision right away. It's fine to let everything take its course and see how things will turn out in the end. The worst-case scenario is that the basket is empty, but Rick and Hugo will obviously avoid that, and other than that, no matter which work you end up in, it's worth having fun.

After Rick left all the scripts, Joseph, Samora, and Hugo started reading the scripts at home during this time, not only them, but Carl, Alex, Charlize also began to read the scripts - because the scripts were everywhere All, as if they were casual reading.

For the time being, they didn't have a clear idea of ​​Hugo's works. Instead, Carl found good proposals for Charlize, "Sense and Sensibility" and "Seven Deadly Sins."

At present, Charlize is still focusing her attention on niche movies. She is not in a hurry to improve her reputation, but rather hopes to polish her acting skills in low-cost movies, so the role is always her first consideration. After "Before Sunrise" was completed, Charlize has been looking for a suitable role. Thanks to the recent good momentum of "Before Sunrise", Carl's plan to find a suitable script for her went very smoothly, but unfortunately, no suitable role has been found for the time being. 's script.

But here in Hugo, Carl has a windfall. Hugo hadn't even started an interview with the director and producer, but Carl took Charlize to meet the producer first, which really made Hugo dumbfounded.

But Hugo didn't wait too long. As one of the hottest actors in Hollywood right now, Rick's work went very smoothly. Paramount proactively found Hugo, but the people who met Hugo let him Hugo was very surprised that it was Steven Spielberg!