Chapter 1454 1454 Dream Factory

To be honest, Hugo really has no talent for tasting food, and his taste buds are still not developed enough. It is indeed a waste for Hugo to taste Kobe beef. Hugo can feel the taste that melts in the mouth, and the strong aroma of beef is really charming, but It was difficult for him to feel the kind of emotion that the soul was cheering - this kind of emotion Hugo could feel almost every time he stood on the stage.

Looking at the contented Steven in front of him, Hugo couldn't help laughing. Steven saw Hugo's expression and put down the knife and fork gently, "You know, you are wasting food."

Hugo nodded, "I admit, if my friend knew that I was treating Kobe beef like this, he would not hesitate to give me a back slap." Naturally, Samora was talking about here. Steven laughed outright.

"However, can you still taste the deliciousness of this beef?" Steven raised his eyebrows and asked seriously.

"Of course, it's just that I can't say why." Hugo pursed his lips, "Also, this sauce tastes really good..." Hugo didn't even finish his words, and saw that Steven was discouraged. Hugo's expression made Hugo stunned for a while, but then he reacted and laughed.

In fact, for top-quality beef like Kobe beef, the original taste is the best. Although the sauce is important, it is only an auxiliary after all. Using the sauce to cover the original taste of the beef is actually a waste. Steven barely dipped in the sauce during his meal just now.

In the face of Hugo's slow response, Steven let out a long sigh, "For the sake of getting in today through your name, I won't hold you accountable, I think, we can stop This topic is over, so as not to affect my appetite." Then, Steven solemnly picked up the knife and fork again, and tasted the remaining beef carefully.

Although Hugo is not a gourmet, it is undeniable that beef paired with red wine tastes really good, making Hugo involuntarily drink an extra glass of red wine - which is not very common in normal times.

After the main course was finished, Randy came over to clear the plate and recommended their dessert, the chocolate lava cake, which left space for Hugo and Steven again.

"So, you must be curious about what I'm looking for with you today." After wiping the corners of his mouth, Steven took the initiative to bring up the topic.

Hugo held the red wine and shook it gently, "I thought it was about James Cameron."

This joke made Steven chuckle, "I don't know much about James' project, but I can be sure that he is very unhappy with you now. I just don't know how Kevin will deal with it." Hugo He didn't speak, just shrugged slightly.

In fact, for James, the actor has never been the most important link. First, he is shooting a commercial film, and the requirements for acting skills are not high, and he himself is not good at tuning. Teach the type of actors; secondly, he himself has a strong box office appeal, and does not need actors to be icing on the cake.

So, in fact, in James' eyes, Hugo's value is not high.

Steven also knew that Hugo didn't care. If Hugo wanted to appear in a commercial film, there have been countless opportunities in the past two years. More than one third of the scripts of commercial films in the circle have passed through Rick's hands, so Steven also Instead of continuing, he changed the subject, "We had a conversation before, and you brought up one thing, you think DreamWorks must have its own distribution department, can you elaborate on why?"

Steven's straight-line ball didn't cover anything, and he talked about the subject at once, which made Hugo stunned. He didn't expect this at all. After all, he and Steven rarely talked about the company. On the level, although DreamWorks and Endeavour Elite Brokerage Co., Ltd. cooperate very closely, it is all about Steven, Rick, and Ali, and has no direct relationship with Hugo.

"Why did you talk to me about this?" Hugo didn't answer, but raised his questions honestly and directly. "You should know that I'm definitely not the right person to discuss this, and I don't know anything about the company."

Steven watched Hugo without speaking, as if he wanted to find something in Hugo's eyes, and after a while, he chuckled lightly, "Hugo, if I say, I believe yours. Intuition and judgment, do you believe it?"

In fact, Steven himself couldn't explain exactly what that feeling was.

Hugo's rise since the Raspberry Awards has been so legendary that even Hollywood's most daring script dared to write it, although many believe that Rick played a very important role in the process, Steven Will not deny it, but Steven also knows that when it comes to picking the script, Rick has always believed in Hugo, and this is the most amazing part.

In other words, Rick, the agent, and Joseph, the manager, of course play an important role. They are Hugo's most important back-up support, but the real core is that Hugo relies on his unmistakable vision, one step at a time. The footprints have come to where they are today.

Someone once jokingly said that Hugo had a witchcraft method to seek good luck and avoid evil.

Steven also believes in Hugo's vision, which is beyond doubt, so DreamWorks invested in "Before Sunrise" and "Death Ramble", and they all paid off, which is of great significance for the fledgling DreamWorks . Although it felt a little ridiculous, Steven felt that Hugo's accurate vision was unique.

About the distribution department, everyone in Hollywood knows its importance, but Steven has not paid enough attention, not because he does not know, but because he believes that the core of DreamWorks should be the guarantee Their independence and purity, they need to focus all their energy on the production of films, animations, and music, and show their professionalism. As long as their works are good enough, the market can't refuse - just like Hugo's works .

If DreamWorks spends too much time in the distribution department, it's bound to distract them. Because the production department is an art of making, but the distribution department is a business, these are two very different things, although they are closely linked.

However, as far as Steven remembers, Hugo mentioned the issue of the distribution department twice. Later, Steven actually learned from Rick that Hugo also asked Rick why DreamWorks did not set up a distribution department. matter. This caught Steven's attention.

In fact, Steven is also very curious, why does Hugo care so much about the distribution department? Judging from what he knew about Hugo, Hugo was really bad at companies, business, and numbers.

Hugo couldn't tell if Steven was joking. If he knew what Steven was thinking, he would probably break a cold sweat. Sure enough, there are smart people everywhere in this world. Fortunately, it is really difficult to travel through such incredible things. Guess, at least Steven didn't think in this direction at all.

But Hugo also knows that Steven asked himself out for this matter, which means that the distribution department has entered the vision of DreamWorks. Since he mentioned it before, he might as well talk about it in detail now. What about Steven changing his mind?

"Steven, before answering your question, may I ask you a question?" Hugo asked, and after getting Steven's permission, he said, "Why do you think of establishing What about your own production company? As far as I know, whether it’s you, David or Jeffrey, any film company welcomes you as long as you want, and will give you enough authority and freedom. "

"Like you?" Steven laughed, "Tell me what you think." Steven didn't answer. He knew that since Hugo had raised this question, he must have his own ideas in his heart, so He prefers to listen.

Hugo was not surprised, and went on to say, "I once talked to David, and he mentioned Jeffrey's unpleasant experience at Disney..." This matter is no secret in the circle, and Jeffrey left Disney was earth-shattering, he and Michael Eisner were completely at odds, and until 2014, this once close friendship was still not repaired.

"Also mentioned your unpleasantness in the process of making 'Schindler's List'..." Here is what Universal Pictures thought was doomed to fail, and even asked Steven not to shoot this work, the result In a fit of rage, Steven took only 20 million yuan and did not want a single paycheck to shoot this work.

"David said that although you are already at the top of the pyramid, you are still a member of this industry, and you must be restrained and restrained, especially by those behind-the-scenes financial groups, those financial groups do not understand movies, they only understand books. All movies have become commercial interests. Therefore, you hope to shoot movies according to your own ideas, without any help from any consortium, and naturally away from the control of the consortium, so that you can use all kinds of fantastic ideas. I want to evolve into a work.”

Although Steven is also an excellent businessman, his "Jaws" has brought commercial films into an unprecedented new model. Until "Schindler's List", people called him "commercial director". Steven has never denied this, and he is still keen on making commercial films; but in Steven's mind, even commercial films have their artistic part, if, like the big production companies controlled by consortia, only Treating movies as a tool for making money is the destruction of the soul of movies.

DreamWorks is such a place that embraces the dream of movies, music and animation. This is also the core meaning of DreamWorks that has not changed.

"That's where DreamWorks came from." Hugo finished with a smile, but Steven didn't affirm or deny, he just shrugged and motioned for Hugo to continue, Hugo didn't refuse, "Then do you realize that? So, even if you make a movie according to your own ideas, but without a distribution department, the big consortium can still contain your lifeline."