Chapter 1483 1483 The Three Giants

Hugo and Steven Spielberg only had time to say two words, and Steven showed a regretful expression, "It seems that you are really too popular tonight." Hugo was full of heads. The question mark, and then turned to look in the direction of Steven, and saw Kevin Burns, Shirley Lansing and James Cameron coming together.

Hugo reluctantly turned his head to look at Steven, "How do you know they are here for me, can't they come to say hello to you?" Steven took a sip of champagne noncommittally, as if this was a response to Hugo After answering, Hugo could only twitch the corners of his mouth, "Are you sure you didn't come here specifically to greet them?"

In the face of Hugo's "accusation", Steven looked innocently behind Hugo, "Hey guys, you interrupted my in-depth conversation with Hugo, if you have nothing urgent, you can make an appointment for two. ten minutes later."

Shirley's hearty voice came from behind Hugo, "If I remember correctly, this is Oscar night, not the DreamWorks office." Shirley came over, gave Steven a veneer, and smiled. He stretched out his right hand towards Hugo, "Hey, stranger, we finally meet."

"Hopefully it's a good start." Hugo also held Shirley's right hand and gave a close salute with a smile.

As the CEO of Paramount, Shirley just took office in 1994. The first important decision she made after taking office was to decide on the cooperation between Tom Cruise and "Mission Impossible", and then agreed to Li At his request, he cooperated with Rick to complete a series of cooperation deals, including Hugo's "Seven Deadly Sins" with a super high salary of 10 million US dollars. Although Hugo has not cooperated with Paramount so far, due to Shirley's relationship, Paramount has always been very friendly to Endeavour Elite.

"Congratulations, tonight belongs to you." Kevin immediately shook Hugo's right hand and congratulated with a smile on his face.

James also congratulated Hugo with a polite smile, "Excellent work." However, compared to the enthusiasm of Kevin and Shirley, James was obviously polite. It's not that it's wrong, it's just that you can feel the difference.

Hugo naturally wouldn't mind, and expressed his thanks according to social etiquette. There was no special change in his attitude. Steven's voice interrupted their politeness, "It seems that there is no place for me here, I think I I need a cup of Long Island Iced Tea for enlightenment." Steven's teasing made several people laugh, and then he gave Hugo a meaningful look before turning and leaving.

Hugo knew that Steven was implying: the three people in front of them are definitely going to the Three Treasures Palace.

Even Steven gave up his seat wisely. At this time, all the guests of the Sunset Tower Hotel wisely did not come up to disturb Hugo. Paramount's leader, 20th Century Fox's leader, and top directors. , this lineup is enough to keep everyone at a distance and wait for it to change. It also gave Hugo a rare bit of breathing space.

"Is there any special arrangement to celebrate tonight?" Kevin cut into the topic quite naturally and said casually, "I just got a call from Allen, he arranged a party on his private yacht, what are you going to do? Are you there?"

Compared with Shirley and James, Kevin and Hugo are old acquaintances, so the conversation is much easier, and the smile on Hugo's face is relatively relaxed, "Alan's phone call is really a surprise, his confidential work It's perfect, I didn't even hear the wind at all."

Alan Strello just called to say he had arranged a private party with all the "Independence Day" crew - mostly Hugo's friends, to celebrate Hugo tonight. victory. Kevin, as the head of "Independence Day", naturally received an invitation.

"After all, none of us are sure if the final result is worth celebrating, aren't we?" Kevin's teasing made several people smile.

"It seems that there is no place for us at this private party, which is really a pity." Xue Li took the conversation calmly, still with a decent smile on her face, "However, I feel that if you advance Going away from Oscar night, more people will be disappointed."

"Mel Gibson wouldn't want to hear that." Hugo nodded slightly towards Shirley, and even James couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Everyone must be curious now, what is the next work of the new Oscar winner?" Shirley said this when she looked at Kevin.

Hugo didn't interrupt to answer either. Kevin looked at Hugo with a bright smile, "'Independence Day', I think everyone knows the answer." Kevin had a proud smile on his face. Shirley's annoyed and envious look was just right to fully liven up the atmosphere.

"Kevin, you know I don't want to hear such an answer." Shelly said regretfully, and her eyes naturally fell on Hugo, "'Independence Day' just finished filming not long ago, didn't it? Well? What's the next plan? Are you going to take a break first, or do you want to get busy with the band? Not long ago, I was chatting with a few friends at dinner. Begin a brand new tour, please let me know in advance, I hope I can get tickets in time."

I have to say that Shirley's art of speaking is very clever. In fact, Hugo already knew that Shirley, Kevin and James joined hands to qualify. Obviously, they came for "Titanic", but Shirley did not mention it directly, but Subtly diverted to the topic of the band, it's easy to distance her from Hugo.

The smile on Hugo's face was lightly sketched, "I hope, I hope Glory to the Dead can return to the stage soon, but I guess it will take a while, the band doesn't want to break the 'third is charming' Laws." There are only three things, and the United States is also obsessed with this truth, often thinking that the third time is the luckiest and most wonderful, but this is the most important watershed for rock bands.

"Oh, I guess many young volcanoes are going to be disappointed." The regret in Shirley's eyes looked very sincere, and she was almost a perfect music lover despite her status as the CEO of Paramount.

"But it should be good news for you." Kevin said it in a straightforward manner, "Accurately speaking, it is good news for all film companies." Kevin made some playful complaints. It really makes me laugh.

Shirley pursed her lips and nodded her chin. She pondered for a while, "I can't deny it." This made Kevin and Hugo chuckle. Shirley looked at Hugo again and said casually. To, "So what do you think Hugo? Are you interested in re-entering the production of a brand new work? Not long ago, James gave you a script, what do you think?"

The whole topic naturally shifted to "Titanic", which didn't make Hugo uncomfortable at all. From this point of view, Shirley and Kevin are much smarter than Mark Canton. No wonder Shirley led Paramount to create the next decade of glory. Paramount and Twentieth Century Fox teamed up to create "Titanic", which was Paramount's most sensible choice. However, 20th Century Fox, which originally took the absolute initiative, divided the cake by itself. I have to say Kevin Her courage is still inferior to that of Shirley, a strong woman.

Hugo was not surprised at all, he shrugged, "Sorry, I've been very busy the past few days, and I haven't had a chance to read the script."

"I remember that you have been emphasizing that the script is the most important, so why don't you read it immediately after you get it?" James, who has always remained silent and almost became invisible, suddenly said a sentence, and the tone of this sentence was very relaxed. Soft, but no matter how I listen to it, I feel that the words are thorny and make people feel uncomfortable.

Shirley and Kevin exchanged glances, obviously helpless in their eyes. Hugo didn't notice the two of them, but looked at James and said with a smile, "Maybe it's because I don't have time, maybe it's because I'm not interested, maybe it's because I've read it, but I haven't finished it yet. , don't want to jump to conclusions. What do you think? Mr. Cameron."

Although James is powerful and Hugo admires the giant who has repeatedly created box office miracles, now standing in front of James, Hugo is not at all timid or short of breath. The calm words made James' complexion change, and he almost lost control of his temper.

James has a bad temper in the first place, and after becoming famous, he is even more reluctant to suppress his temper. His bad temper has established many enemies for him in the academy. When "Titanic" won the Oscar for best picture, James stood arrogant on the stage And the arrogant saying "I am the king of the world" was not liked by the Academy until ten years later, and then "Avatar" lost to "The Hurt Locker" for many reasons, but it is undeniable. Yes, James's own personality makes enemies everywhere, and that's one of the reasons.

"If you're not interested, then it's a good thing." James said his thoughts directly, maybe in his heart, he always refused to accept a super big name like Hugo to join his crew, because this A powerful challenge to his authority. Especially today, Shirley and Kevin have always been humble and polite to Hugo, which made James realize that Hugo is the person who really has the ability to challenge his control of the crew.

James' unconcealed remark made Kevin's face a little ugly, but Shirley responded in time and said with a smile, "Wow, it seems that this chemical reaction has begun to work, this brainstorming The speed of the start has already made me and Kevin unable to keep up, if this kind of spark is projected on the script and on the film, it is unimaginable, and I have already begun to look forward to your cooperation."