Chapter 1196 1196 Power Struggle

Seeing Hugo coming over, Gianni's whole body was energized, and he looked like he was facing a great enemy. In fact, all the other people in the entire crew add up, and it is not as valuable as a Hugo now. Except for Morgan Freeman who can sell his old age in front of Hugo, the other actors, whether in terms of qualifications or strength, include their current popularity. , importance, and influence on the media and audience, is not as good as a Hugo.

Although the news media has been hyping the showdown between Brad and Hugo, everyone in the circle knows that Brad at this time has no ability to compete head-on with Hugo, just like Hugo in "The Sea of ​​Righteousness" Also not qualified to challenge Tom Cruise.

Gianni can be perfunctory with Brad, David and Andrew, but he can't be perfunctory with Hugo. Not only can't he, but he has to deal with it actively, otherwise no one knows what will happen.

"Hugo, it's like this, listen to my explanation." Gianni slowed his tone and explained it solemnly, trying to ease Hugo's anger.

Hugo nodded and said calmly, "I'm listening." But his slightly frowning eyebrows could clearly feel his seriousness and seriousness.

Gianni couldn't help but be speechless, but he was cursing secretly in his heart. The group of people in the company knew that this was a thankless job, so they threw it to him. The plan unanimously approved by more than a dozen producers left him to bear the rain alone. Fruit's anger. But Gianni can't show anything on the surface, he can only say, "Hugo, we are only in the discussion stage, you know, we have all kinds of ideas, the ultimate goal is to make the movie more Wonderful, but nothing is certain at the moment, everything is still being discussed, still being discussed..."

Gianni was doing tai chi right here, without saying anything substantive, knowing that Hugo had to calm down first.

Brad, who was standing on the side, folded his hands in his chest and sneered. Although Gianni's attitude change was not obvious, anyone with a discerning eye could feel the difference in details. Gianni was obviously tougher just now, and there was a lot in his tone. In saying that this will be a topic of discussion between producers and directors and screenwriters, and even suggesting that the producers have made up their minds to modify the ending; but now facing Hugo, such an actor, Gianni began to be polite.

Andrew stood aside with an obscure face. Although he was a screenwriter, in fact, he was definitely the weakest link in the entire production cast and had almost no right to speak. David, who was still in a defensive posture, made it clear that he was unwilling to compromise. At this time, his face was even more violent. The tragedy of "Alien 3" was still fresh in his mind, and now "Seven Deadly Sins" is also facing such danger. Difficult to calm down.

Hugo is not a fool. After all, he has been rolling around in Hollywood for all these years. Most of these polite words are in his left ear and right out. After confirming that Gianni had finished explaining and was waiting for his own response, Hugo said, "Modify. In the end, whose idea was this?"

Center the red heart. Gianni's heart trembled slightly, he opened his mouth, the phrase "this is the idea of ​​the production team" couldn't be said, Hugo gave Gianni time to react, but he didn't wait for any answer, so he went on to say, " What kind of ending do you want to modify? No, I don't need an answer to this question, please tell me, did you really read the script carefully before discussing the modified ending?"

Hugo has always suppressed his anger, and his tone is very polite when he speaks, maintaining respect for Gianni, but it is precisely this kind of anger hidden in calm that makes people shudder, as if... as if he saw Anonymous. . Gianni didn't even dare to look directly at Hugo's amber eyes, lest it linger in his mind, and he would be haunted by nightmares at night.

Gianni tilted his head slightly, looked from Hugo's left side to Joseph who was standing in the back, and quickly explained, "Of course, of course, we carefully studied the script..."

But Hugo didn't give Gianni a chance to explain this time, "If you really read the script, you wouldn't want to change the script! If you read the script carefully, you know what this ending means to the whole story! If you study the script carefully, you will understand that the whole story is foreshadowed to the end and it is inevitable! If you are willing to read the script carefully, you will not attribute the story to vulgar and boring heroes. In the story of ism!"

Hugo's barrage of questions was not sharp, and the speed of his speech was not always fast, but his momentum was increasing little by little, and the sense of oppression came little by little. The anger hidden behind the calm words was almost unstoppable. . At this moment, Hugo is like an anonymous person. He is completely an anonymous person. The calmness on the surface cannot hide the anger in his eyes, and the anger in his words strikes like a sharp sword.

Hollywood's interests come first. Hugo does not reject it, because he knows that this is the social status quo, this is the true nature of businessmen, and interests are the foundation of maintaining the continuous operation of the entire industrial system. Without interests, there is no art. However, in order to seek interests, there must be an accurate way of thinking. If you just blindly pursue interests, you may end up with nothing left.

Modifying the ending of "Seven Deadly Sins" is like this. Not only will it not increase the benefits of the movie, but it will destroy everything, and it will end in a completely lost end.

So Hugo is angry at the stupid and ignorant producers, angry at the stupidity and stubbornness of their desire for more benefits but not knowing the right way! It's like the anger of Anonymous against this dark and bad society.

Gianni could clearly feel that Hugo's sharp eyes enveloped him like an eagle locking on his prey. Even if he staggered his gaze, he could feel the ubiquity of those eyes, which made him suffer, but Gianni didn't. Knowing that he can't back down, he has to be tough. This is not only a matter of his own face, but also a matter of initiative between the producer team and the crew, and he has no way out.

"Hugo, if you have an opinion, you can discuss it with us. We all hope to make a great work." Gianni tried to look into Hugo's eyes and spoke, but those amber eyes seemed like a bottomless abyss. , make him feel fear, Ben. He could only turn his head in embarrassment to look at David, Andrew and the others standing beside him, in order to cover up his emotional fluctuations, "We are the investors, we don't want to destroy this company. For the movie, believe me, we want this movie to be a success more than anyone!"

Having said that, Gianni's confidence finally recovered, and his momentum was revived. "If the work fails, we will lose money. After you get paid, it will be fine, but we have to bear the consequences." Gianni He took a peek at Hugo. Fortunately, Hugo did not interrupt him this time, because Hugo also received dividends in "Seven Deadly Sins". Although the salary of 10 million US dollars is too high for a supporting role, it is the first in the crew. The remuneration, but New Line Films clearly knew that at this price there was no way to invite Hugo to star, so they still gave Hugo a box office dividend. "So, any of our decisions are not hasty, they are all based on the movie."

"So, how do you want to modify the ending of the movie?" After watching Gianni justify his useless excuse, Hugo's sentence returned to the topic again.

The staff onlookers at the scene couldn't help but take a breath.

In fact, the confrontation between Hugo and Gianni can be seen as a confrontation between the staff and the producer, that is, the confrontation between the employer and the hired. Generally speaking, the hired has no right to speak. Producers are almost a monopoly in the Hollywood environment. They have the power to kill the entire crew, and no one can challenge their authority.

Therefore, when Gianni said that he wanted to change the ending of the script, David, Andrew, Brad and others were very angry and wanted to fight. Brad even said threatening words, but they couldn't make Gianni change his face. Because they are not qualified, their resistance will eventually be suppressed. Just look at Brad's assistant's reaction. If Brad persists, I believe Martin Baum will come to the crew this afternoon.

But there are exceptions to any situation, and top figures like Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Tom Cruise, and Arnold Schwarzenegger have the qualifications to shake the producer's decision and ability. This is the so-called Hollywood Power List.

Now, Hugo can also be regarded as one of them. He has the ability to control the film company and the producer team, and he also has the ability to change the pattern of the crew.

In the face of Hugo's questioning, Gianni was a little discouraged, but he had no way to refute it. He managed to divert the topic away. Now Hugo has returned to the original point in one sentence. Gianni can only cheer up and once again He explained, "Hugo, we are still discussing, we are thinking, either let Samosa stop Mills and pass the law to get justice; or let Mills and Anonymous die together and end in tragedy." Forced to say the specific content, after he finished speaking, he quickly added, "Of course, if you have an idea, you can bring it up, and we will discuss it later. And David, Andrew, you are the same."

Gianni tried to defuse the conflict, dragging things down first, and then seeking the end.

Hugo shook his head, "You didn't understand this story, it's really a tragedy." Hugo looked at Gianni with a slightly excited tone and said, "The reason why 'Seven Deadly Sins' is so good is because of this ending, if you To change this ending would not only ruin the story, but the entire movie, the entire project, and I'd rather opt out than see this tragedy."

Hugo's words came out lightly, but they weighed like a thousand pounds, and they exploded with shocking energy, making everyone around them stunned.