Chapter 1382 1382 Before the Hurricane
Suddenly, the script in Hugo's hand was snatched away, which made him startled, and when he looked up, it was Cameron, "You haven't finished reading the script, hurry, hurry, let's clean up. Go out to eat."
Hugo originally wanted to say that he still needs to think about it, but seeing Cameron's expectant look, he swallowed all the words and showed a smile, "I can go out with my current attire, how about you? No? Do you want to change your clothes?"
"Okay! Give me five minutes, no, just three minutes!" Cameron immediately jumped up excitedly, then trotted towards the room with bare feet, threw the script on the sofa in the hall, and disappeared. I ran up the stairs towards the second floor.
Looking at Cameron's back, Hugo opened his mouth, but he didn't open his mouth after all. He just walked over in person, put the script next to the TV cabinet, then picked up his phone and called Rick, "Sorry, yesterday I forgot the time."
"It's okay, it's okay to let them wait." Rick didn't care at all, "Have you read the script that Columbia Pictures gave you? I think the current script of 'Men in Black' is very good and suitable. You." Columbia Pictures handed in three scripts, much better than the batch a month ago.
Just as Kevin worried, Hugo wanted to appear in a commercial film, and almost all the eight major film companies were ready to make a move, and 20th Century Fox's edge ball in the first six months did not have much advantage at all.
"Huh, I haven't had time to watch it yet, I'll talk about it after reading it tomorrow." Hugo took the phone and walked outside, "I just finished reading the script, I think the current version is very good, but there are still some details to be needed. Adjust it, it's not a big deal."
"So you're willing to star in this script?" Rick is optional, these commercial movie scripts are similar to him, he believes in Hugo's vision, as long as Hugo nods and agrees, there will be no problem, "Before Kevin Don't care about those debts, it's nothing." Naturally, Rick couldn't be more aware of Hugo's weaknesses.
"He's been planning for so long, so he has to see some gains, isn't it? Besides, it's good for the company to cooperate with them." Hugo didn't know much about the company's affairs, but he also knew that although At present, they have the upper hand in the "Independence Day" project, but at the company level, Endeavour Elite Agency is still unable to compete with 20th Century Fox. For the company, they also need the help of 20th Century Fox.
At this point, Twentieth Century Fox is a better choice than Columbia Pictures. Kevin's planning for the first six months still played a crucial role.
"However, didn't I choose two scripts before? How about the other one?" Hugo didn't have a strict preference for "Independence Day" and "The English Patient", so he just asked. However, after the "Independence Day" script was completely changed, now Hugo's interest in the project has gradually taken hold.
"You mean 'British patient', Harvey has been working hard to promote this project, if you want, you can find a time to meet Anthony Minghella and talk." Rick naturally did not forget, "but if you play , the time is estimated to be difficult to arrange, and this work will take at least five months to shoot."
Although Rick did not mention it, Hugo knew that Rick was worried about the death of glory. About the fact that Glory to Death has not had any activities for the past six months, Henry naturally knows it, and it is impossible for Rick to be ignorant.
Five months is indeed a long time. Coupled with the time Hugo has to learn British accents, it will be June or July next year. Hugo breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, you can go talk to Kevin. If it really doesn't work, just pick it slowly. Anyway, I've had a very relaxing vacation recently."
The past three months have been the most free and relaxing time for Hugo in the past four years, which made Hugo quite reluctant.
"I know." A smile appeared on Rick's face, "Just wait for my news, by the way, Hugo, do you know Alan Strello?"
"Who?" Hugo was completely at a loss when he heard the name, when Cameron's excited voice came from the other end of the phone, "Go! Go!" This interrupted Hugo's next words.
Rick also wanted to talk to Hugo in detail, including Hugo's specific views on the script, so that he could bring it up when he and Kevin talked further, but hearing Cameron's voice, Rick also knew each other. Said, "You go to dinner, we will contact you later."
"Sorry, Rick, I'll call you tonight." Hugo only had time to say hello, then hung up the phone and quickly followed Cameron's footsteps.
Rick also hung up the phone, but his eyes fell on the post-it note on the table with a name on it, "Alan Strello".
Since the meeting that day, Rick has been paying attention to Allen, and finding out about Allen is actually more difficult than Rick imagined. This Allen is a German. He came to the United States less than six months ago. It is rumored that he is a billionaire. After coming to the United States, he has been in and out of various celebrity parties and top parties. He is currently in the Upper East Side of New York. There is an apartment, but he usually lives in Hampton (Hampton) near New York, a veritable wealthy area, where Allen bought a luxury sea view villa - a villa, which is actually equivalent to a manor .
It is not uncommon for a tycoon like Allen to have friendships with the executives of large film companies such as Kevin Pence and Mark Canton. It is not uncommon for him to want to invest in movies. He is the project of "Doomsday" The investor behind the scene is rumored to have written a direct check for $150 million.
However, Allen's net worth background is quite mysterious. Rick only inquired that Allen's family background should be in the fighter jet military industry and was quite powerful in the former East Germany. In fact, it is not surprising that you can't find out, these people with relevant backgrounds are not so easy to find, and Rick is not a member of the real billionaire circle.
The reason why Rick wanted to talk to Hugo about this was because Allen was obviously very interested in this project that day, and his intention to cooperate with Hugo was very strong. Rumors also said that Allen asked "It must be Hugo" . Rick's first reaction thought that Allen and Hugo were friends, after all, Hugo's celebrity parties were much more advanced than him.
But looking at Hugo's reaction just now, there was nothing special. The name "Alan Strello" should still be a stranger to Hugo, so Hugo couldn't remember it at all. Rick guessed that it is estimated that a layman like Allen does not know much about making movies. Allen just knows that Hugo is the first person in Hollywood at present, and the movie is naturally the best partner if it wants to make money-a billionaire like Allen For millionaires, what they seek is to make money and profit, and the character of a businessman is eternal.
Putting this irrelevant question aside for the time being, Rick took out the list of characters for "Doomsday". Now that Hugo has nodded his head, it is the turn of Endeavour Elite Agency to make a move.
As Rick said, he hopes to be able to package and cooperate, and the characters who mainly have lines in the movie are preferably from Endeavour Elite Agency. Right now, Rick needs to check the list of actors, arrange the actors in the company one by one, and then take the "Hugo nodded yes" sword to negotiate with Kevin. This is not an easy task. Even if 20th Century Fox is now in a weak position and is willing to agree to Rick's conditions, Rick cannot arrange it randomly.
Casting director, a role that is unfamiliar to many people, but plays a pivotal role in film production. In addition to the protagonist, whether other supporting roles can be selected correctly also has a huge impact on the completion of the film. What's more, in the project "End of the World", in addition to the male protagonist Steve, there are several other important roles. If the casting fails, it will be a disaster. Even if Hugo plays the male lead, it will be a disaster. Not necessarily able to turn the tide.
The president, the first lady, and Steve's girlfriend Jia Siming, these three roles have important roles, as well as several important leading roles, representatives of civilians, representatives of soldiers, representatives of government leadership... Kerr had a list of alternates behind each role, and then had to check with their agent to make sure that the alternates wouldn't conflict with each other. The whole workflow was huge.
Rick found that there were still too many limitations in his thinking alone. He simply called over the company's main partners and held a meeting directly in the conference room to discuss. After all, this is very important for the entire Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company. A project is also their first attempt to package a project, and the difficulty is really not small. Moreover, the Endeavour Elite Agency also has its own competition, and each agent hopes that his own artists can become a part of it-they rely on the actors to make a living.
It took nearly five hours before and after, after confirming that each character has two to three candidates for 20th Century Fox to choose, the preliminary preparation work here at Endeavour Elite Agency is only temporary.
Afterwards, Rick called Kevin, and after some arduous discussions, they exchanged opinions on several key issues, and only then did the cooperation intention be preliminarily determined. Rick was not ambiguous either. He immediately put aside the Columbia Pictures project and determined the direction of cooperation with 20th Century Fox.
After hanging up the phone, both Rick and Kevin started to get busy. Once the cooperation on this project is reached, those detailed and final interests can be put aside temporarily. What is important is how 20th Century Fox and Endeavour Elite Agency should use this cooperation to maximize the benefits.
There is no doubt that this is the moment when the media needs to cooperate, and the company also needs to arrange the next publicity plan properly. Not only to avoid the tragedy of "Future Water World", but also to make the "Doomsday" project an epoch-making presence that has shocked the entire North American film market, both companies need to plan well.
The hurricane has already begun to brew, and a new wave of earth-shaking is coming!