Chapter 1346 1346 Rick's Plan

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

Hugo sat on the reclining chair, basking in the sun, holding the original novel "A Clockwork Orange" in his hand, reading it comfortably. Hearing the footsteps coming from the wooden stairs, Hugo raised his head slightly, "Telephone. It's good to say that, you still made a special trip here, is there any special matter?"

Rick struggled to lift a box in his hand, "I just have something to come to find you. I originally asked Samora to go to the company to pick it up. I wanted to talk to you and have a brief talk, so I brought it myself."

Rick's height is not high, and his body is very thin. In addition to his dark skin, colleagues in the company often ridicule him as a refugee. At this time, Rick is carrying the huge box, his entire back is bent down, and he looks inside. Gram seems to be submerged behind the box at any moment.

Hugo quickly stood up, greeted him, and took the box across the black rock wine cabinet. "What's in here?" After Rick handed over the box, he breathed a sigh of relief and muttered. Said, "In the future, Samora will be busy with this matter, and a few scripts will be rewritten like this."

Hugo flipped through it a little, and it was the script, and then he heard Rick explain, "It's all script..." Rick went directly to the first floor room, opened the refrigerator in the kitchen, found the juice, and poured it into a cup , and then came out, "I recently said that you were picking a script, and everyone made a mess. We picked it within the company, and we took it over if we thought it was acceptable."

"How much do I take, when do I want to see it?" Hugo's eyes widened in surprise. There were at least thirty or forty scripts in the box. In the past, although Rick would bring a lot of scripts, they were all selected, and there were only a dozen or so. Today, this large box seems to be completely unselected.

After Rick poured all the juice in, he breathed a sigh of relief and found a rattan chair to sit down, "You have a very strange way of choosing the script, we had four or five meetings internally. There was no result, everyone couldn't figure out what you liked, and you can always see different highlights in the script, I thought, just let you choose whatever you want. Anyway, you're on vacation recently, and it's okay to be idle at home Dry."

Hugo put the box aside and sat down on the reclining chair, relaxing casually, "Aren't you afraid that I will pick another strange work?"

"I've already made a preliminary selection here, and I know how strange it is." Rick showed a sly smile, which made Hugo laugh dumbly, "Actually, I personally think that if you choose a commercial movie next, this is the Good thing, but... the final choice is yours."

After the pressure storm after "Before Sunrise", after a whole year of precipitation and brewing, especially the accident during the filming of "Death Ramble", the pressure that shrouded Hugo's head is gradually dissipating. After careful consideration, Rick believes that it is a good time to take up commercial films. After all, before this, the investment of Hugo's works has not exceeded 35 million US dollars, which is not related to Hugo's current status as a top superstar. meets the.

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

Rick also laughed, "No, I'm thinking about a $15 million salary." Rick didn't beat around the bush 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 you deserve it. As for whether you want to appear in a movie with friendship and low price in the future, it is entirely up to you. "

What Rick was talking about was a question of status. Although Hugo's final salary in the three works of "Pulp Fiction", "Speed ​​of Life and Death", and "Seven Deadly Sins" all exceeded 20 million US dollars, he is definitely the first person with the highest salary in Hollywood today, but this is not a basic salary. , mainly because of the ultra-high income of box office dividends, the meaning is still different. Hugo's current base salary should be 15 million US dollars, there is no doubt, and no one will hesitate, but in the final analysis, it still needs a work to implement.

Hugo pursed his lips slightly, but did not speak. Rick also knew that Hugo had his own ideas, so he was not in a hurry, and then changed the subject, "So, you said that Sergio came to you today, and you didn't say it in detail on the phone just now, then what?"

Hugo put "A Clockwork Orange" aside and briefly described the process, but did not mention the "Independence Day" project, after all, Sergio currently doesn't know anything about "Independence Day".

In fact, Hugo roughly mentioned these contents to Rick on the phone, so when he rushed over to Malibu, he used his personal connections to inquire, "Roland Emmerich..." Rick pondered in a low voice After a moment, in fact, Roland was not well-known in Hollywood at this time. Last year's "Cosmic Soldier" was his first official work to leave Europe and land in Hollywood. In terms of seniority and seniority alone, his weight is definitely not enough. Kevin - Pence's 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 called 'End. Of. Days', and it was about an alien invasion. Earth's story." Rick looked at Hugo and said the information he got, "But I didn't expect that Kevin would invite you with this project."

"End of the world"? What is this work? The only work that Hugo knows by this name is the work translated in Chinese as "End. Of. Days", which is starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. This work is about the invasion of demons into the world. , is completely mediocre, and cannot be compared with "Independence Day" at all.

But Hugo was a little confused by Rick saying "Doomsday" is about an "Independence Day" alien invasion of Earth.

Rick didn't notice Hugo's instant confusion, and he continued to say, "This project is not enough in terms of investment, director, and screenwriter lineup... Compared with the scripts handed over by other companies, the competitiveness is too weak..." Rick paused for a moment, and said suspiciously, "Is it difficult because the script is so good? Is there a level of 'Terminator 2' or 'Life and Death'?"

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

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

Rick curled his lips, noncommittal, his definition of good screenplay was so far from Hugo's standards, there was no value for discussion, "By the way, 20th Century Fox said the work invested $100 million -- if they leaked the news The reference work is this 'doomsday'..." Rick pondered for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Hugo, you say, will they come for a salary of 20 million US dollars? "

After the hustle and bustle at the end of last year, the 20 million salary has not been mentioned for a long time. Where did the idea of ​​Rick come from?

Rick entered the rhythm of his thinking, "Look, Kevin has been planning since April. He obviously wants to take the company to the next level. First, he uses 'stay away from the casino' to test you... ...give Cameron a job again...The cooperation with Endeavour Elite Economics is also increasing..." After muttering for a while, Rick suddenly raised his head and looked at Hugo with bright eyes, "I see. , Kevin definitely wants to make a fuss about the 20 million salary, but why is he so sure that you will take on this work?"

Rick was always there to ask and answer his own questions, while Hugo was at ease beside him. After a while, Rick frowned and muttered, "Could it be that Kevin has too many choices, and he doesn't have absolute confidence that this script can convince you? But if Kevin has been planning since April, how could it be possible? Are you not prepared? This is not right! Is it just because of the salary of 20 million? Or, Roland and Dean are not big figures, and their scripts can be changed according to your wishes, so that Kai Wen is invincible...but that's not right, most screenwriters in Hollywood will reject you now..."

Rick talked a lot, but still couldn't figure out a thought, he couldn't help knocking on the table and thinking, "I must have missed something... But why does he believe that this work will be a box office success? Aliens invaded the earth? This sounds too unreliable, but is there really something good about the stumbling script?"

If you say this, "Independence Day" is also in line. Although the storyline makes people complain, but it is acceptable in the plot of the 1990s, and it is still above the standard. Mysterious impression, this is undoubtedly a carnival for alien lovers and UFO lovers. Therefore, the "Independence Day" script is indeed brilliant.

Rick raised his head and looked at Hugo excitedly, "I think this may also be an opportunity for our company." Hugo felt that he couldn't keep up with Rick's thinking speed, mainly because of his thinking angle. The amount of intelligence and the amount of intelligence are different from Rick, but Hugo still cast a questioning glance at Rick, and Rick said word by word, "We can take you as the center and pack the entire crew to twenty. Century Fox, like Creative Artists Agency!"