Chapter 1457 1457 The Right to Choose
When he got home, Hugo called Rick and mentioned the meeting with James today, Rick was just a little stunned, and then laughed, "No wonder Kevin invited me to dinner several times before. "
Rick also figured out everything at this time. Kevin had spent a lot of effort before, it could not be just for an "Independence Day", and obviously not only this "Titanic", what Kevin really sought was still Long-term cooperation - Endeavour Elite Brokerage is now a force to be reckoned with. Of course, what Kevin is planning recently is naturally the "Titanic".
"Independence Day" has not been finalized yet, and the next one has already entered the plan, and Kevin is really ambitious.
"How did you and James talk?" Rick seemed very relaxed. After "Independence Day" created the first 20 million salary, Rick now has a very loose choice, and he doesn't want to keep urging Hugo, So the mood is better.
"It's not very pleasant, maybe you can listen to James' version." Hugo said with a chuckle, but didn't say much, "But two hundred million dollars in investment, twenty million dollars in remuneration, James is so committed, you You should be interested in this, right?"
"Wow, I'm really interested, but the problem is, you're not." Rick affirmed that, with what he knew about Hugo, in fact, he simply sketched it in his mind to know how the conversation between Hugo and James was. It's one thing, Rick can't tell the personalities of these top Hollywood people well, but he is certainly no stranger.
"How do you know I'm not interested?" Hugo asked directly, asking with great interest, "Maybe, I'm very interested in James' script?"
Rick didn't hesitate at all, and replied directly, "That's naturally the best, I will definitely try my best to fight for this script for you."
"Even if James doesn't want me to be the male lead?" Hugo asked rhetorically.
"Even if James doesn't want you to be the male lead!" Rick replied affirmatively.
Hugo laughed out loud. Hollywood is a world run by money. The producer is the one who really controls the life and death of the crew. No matter how big the director's power is, it can't surpass the producer. Look at David Fincher's filming" You know what happened in Alien 3", he didn't even have the final editing rights. Of course, top directors like Steven will also serve as producers and control the decision in their own hands.
Twentieth Century Fox tried to change the ending in "The Seven Deadly Sins," which is a rare case, when Twentieth Century Fox compromised with Hugo.
But if 20th Century Fox were to choose between James and Hugo, it would not be an easy battle. After all, James was the real core of "Titanic", and the actors were only part of it. Of course, Rick's confidence is not without reason. Given the level of trust that Twentieth Century Fox has in Hugo, it is very likely that Hugo will be able to win the initiative and make James slumped.
However, Hugo also clearly knows that it is not uncommon for the director to have a bad relationship with the actors in the crew, but in the case of Hugo and James, once the contradiction between the two sides intensifies, it will be a disaster for the entire crew, and it is very likely It will reproduce the terrible scene of the "future water world". This is what everyone wants to see, including Rick.
Rick heard Hugo's chuckle, and the corners of his mouth curved into an arc, "Hugo, I'm serious. The most important thing is yourself, do you want to appear in this movie?"
Indeed, does Hugo want to star in "Titanic"? That's the point.
After hanging up the phone, Hugo stood there and thought for a while, but there was a mess of thoughts in his mind, unable to make a clear idea, he went to the kitchen and poured a glass of juice, and then slowly walked to the hall in the hall. He sat down on the sofa and fell into thought.
Hugo vividly remembers walking into the movie theater to watch "Titanic," because it was the first time in a movie theater to see a brand-new movie. Due to being born in a small town, the movie theaters in the town generally show old movies from the past, and the school organizes them to go to the movie theaters to watch them. It is similar to the replay of old movies such as "Mom Loves Me Again" and "Tunnel Warfare". After watching a lot of movies through video tapes one after another, "Titanic" was in the middle at the time. When it was released in China, he finally got the opportunity to enter the cinema for the first time to watch the new movie released nationwide.
The shock on the big screen brought an unparalleled shock to the young Hugo. It can be said that it directly refreshed his world view and made him realize for the first time that there is such a magical person on the other side of the earth. world. Of course, the love between Jack and Ruth is even more earth-shattering. That kind of love that breaks through life and death and breaks through the shackles of the world has opened a whole new door.
Just like the sweeping gesture of the "Titanic" that swept the world, Hugo also became one of the swept members at that time, and later he also treasured a set of genuine "Titanic" DVDs.
If Hugo had been asked the same question just a few years ago, he would have almost jumped up and said excitedly, "I do, I do..." Without any thought or hesitation, he Will make every effort to be a part of it.
But now Hugo hesitated.
Is it because Hugo no longer takes the "Titanic" seriously? Obviously not. In fact, Hugo still has an uncontrollable excitement when he thinks that he can be one of them. Even if the cold juice slides into his stomach, he can still feel the flames burning in his chest.
Acting in "Titanic" has nothing to do with acting or pay. It's just a childhood dream.
So, what is the difference now? Hugo has grown up and matured, and he knows that many times, the real meaning of a dream is not in realizing it, but in the process of chasing it.
Hugo once heard a boy named James Hooper (James. Hooper) tell his own story. The English boy named James Hooper is famous because he is one of the human beings in the Guinness Book of Records. The youngest record holder to summit Mount Everest, he successfully summited the highest peak on earth at the age of 18.
In an interview, James said that in fact, the moment he reached the top of Mount Everest, his joy was not as crazy as he imagined, and after coming down from Mount Everest, he fell into a long period of confusion and depression, and even He had depression for a time: because he felt that his dream had come true, and it seemed that there was no other pursuit in life. Later, James completed the feat of moving from the South Pole to the North Pole without power. With the completion of his dreams one by one, he became more and more empty.
Only then did James realize that it is very important to realize the dream, it is very important, but the process of sprinting towards the dream is even more important. He began to prepare for the summit of Mount Everest at the age of thirteen. At first, his parents were firmly opposed, but he relied on his own small steps to persuade his parents, and then went through the arduous process of finding sponsors. He finally accomplished this feat when he was eighteen years old. Compared with the moment when we reached the top of Mount Everest, the nearly six years before that was the happiest time.
The same is true for Hugo. It is a dream to be a singer on the stage and an actor to stand in front of the camera, but compared to the moment when the dream came true, he ran wildly in the ten years before the time-travel and unremitting efforts after the time-travel, This process is the best.
Hugo suddenly remembered his tireless pursuit of acting skills during the filming of "Death Row", which was beyond the scope of his dreams and became a brand new goal for him to constantly sharpen himself; the same is true for the music of glory to death, when they lost After the aggressiveness, the loss of its own personality and sharpness, the band ceased to exist.
Vaguely, Hugo seemed to have touched the cause of his music bottleneck, but it just flashed in his mind, and soon disappeared again, which made Hugo a little confused... Maybe he still needs some time to slow down. Slow precipitation.
The same is true of "Titanic", Hugo now has a chance to appear, and as long as he nods, Hugo believes that Kevin is estimated to be difficult to refuse, even if James Cameron does not like it. But after Hugo actually starred, will things be as good as they imagined?
Hugo knew it was difficult to estimate, because he knew that making a movie was not just weaving a dream, but also a huge team creative process, which required the concerted efforts of everyone on the crew. From the beginning, James didn't like Hugo's role in "Titanic". Although he didn't know how he was persuaded by Kevin to come over and talk to Hugo today, Hugo knew that even if he asked James Bow his head, explain his meaning clearly, and express his satisfaction with the script. James, who is grumpy, will not easily cross this threshold. Hugo's "fame" is a thorn in James' heart, even if Hugo is willing to restrain all his personality To obey James, the conflict will break out sooner or later. This is determined by personality.
"Titanic" looks beautiful, but being really in it, maybe Hugo, now Hugo, will ruin it.
Hugo knew clearly that his childhood dreams had many, many dreams, but it was impossible for all of them to come true. He hoped to star in "The Shawshank Redemption", but failed; "Trainspotting", failed... Compared with these specific dreams, Hugo's current life itself is on the road towards the dream, and "Titanic" is just another dream on this road.
It's not that it's not important or beautiful to realize your dreams, but it's just a matter of knowing clearly that the road ahead is life itself, and dreams are just the end.
So, as Rick said, aside from the James factor, does Hugo himself really want to be in "Titanic"? Sitting on the sofa, letting the moonlight fall all over the floor, and outside the glass in his hand, cold water droplets were slowly sliding down. Time slowed down like this, but Hugo hesitated.