Chapter 1505 1505 Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea
The liveliness of Rodeo Drive can be said to be a rare spectacle even in Hollywood, where countless myths are born, and with the subsequent fermentation of strong influence, people even call it the "Burberry Miracle". With Burberry gradually becoming the world's top fashion brand again, the "Burberry Miracle" has become a highlight moment in history, and it has also become an important turning point for the fashion circle to become a star.
However, for Hollywood, the "Burberry Miracle" has a deeper meaning, and they feel Hugo's powerful superstar halo from another side, which also makes the competition between various film projects more and more fierce. Although "Independence Day" has not been completed in less than two weeks, the hope that it will become the script for Hugo's next project is enough to flood Rick's office.
"Hugo's first work after winning the Oscar for Best Actor", just this gimmick is enough to make most projects rush. Even 20th Century Fox is in the process of "Independence Day" promotion. With "Oscar-level visual effects, Oscar-level performance shock" to attract attention.
Just like Barry Mayer's considerations, other major companies are actually competing in secret, and you are vying for it or not.
But one not surprising thing that caught the attention of a few people was that after the Oscars, Hugo was extraordinarily low-key, as if he was the one who lost the awards ceremony - even the "Burberry Miracle", in fact Hugo actually stayed at the scene for less than thirty minutes, and then Hugo left through the back door.
And in the recent period, when the major film companies tried to contact Hugo, they could only contact Rick and Joseph, and almost no one had a direct dialogue with Hugo. Of course, strictly speaking, this is normal, because this is the job role of agents and managers, and it is impossible for Hugo to read all the scripts.
Therefore, this small detail is only noticed by a few people, but they do not care.
The chaos of Oscar's death on the night of glory was strictly blocked by Henry, including the follow-up news of Pedro and Alfonso, and no one noticed the abnormality of glory to death - the band has been in the past year. There is almost no activity for a long time, and even the paparazzi are difficult to find clues.
This is a good thing for Glory to Death. The last thing they need now is the media to join in the fun.
However, this is not a problem for the film company. Compared with Hugo, they are more willing to deal with Rick. Hugo's critical and strictness is too difficult to deal with. Although Rick is cunning and deep, he is an agent after all. , is a businessman after all, which means that you can negotiate, trade, and negotiate. Mark Canton is like that.
Mark has been in a really good mood lately, arguably the happiest time in the past month, as he and Rick struck a few deals.
Hugo rejected "Air Force One". Although this result disappointed Mark, he had already expected such a result. It can be said that there is no suspense in choosing Harrison Ford. However, Mark immediately submitted the "Men in Black" plan to Rick - for the third time, not only did he and Rick ate twice, but Steven also made a special call to Hugo, but in the end Hugo still rejected "Men in Black" without even giving a reason, but just felt "not suitable", which made Mark completely dumbfounded.
If that's the outcome, Columbia Pictures will come home empty-handed, which is bad news for Mark.
But what is interesting is that two days after Hugo rejected Steven, Mark heard that Steven went to Malibu to visit Hugo in person, and after returning, he told Mark that the protagonist of "Men in Black" locked Will - Smith and Tommy Lee-Jones. Confused, Mark asked Steven the inside story. Steven didn’t say much, just said that it was Hugo’s opinion.
At first, Mark thought that Hugo was just seeking benefits for the Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company, but then Mark held a meeting with the company to discuss it, and at the same time asked around for some news, only to find that Hugo was not aimless at all, and he refused. The "Men in Black" project is not because I don't like it, it is indeed because it is "not suitable". Hugo believes that Will and Tommy-Lee are two people, one old and one young, one black and one white, one village and one harmonious partner. It will add a lot of color to the film and create conditions for the success of the film.
what does that mean? It means that the "Men in Black" has been recognized by Hugo's golden hand, and is likely to achieve great success? Maybe so, but that's not the point. This means that Columbia Pictures has the opportunity to further cooperate with Endeavour Elite Agency and Hugo-Hugo will help this time, of course not for the sake of Mark or Columbia Pictures, but because of Steven Is the producer of "Men in Black," so if the opportunity is seized, the once-dissolved link between Hugo and Columbia Pictures will be reconnected.
Although Mark lacks in the big picture, the success story of 20th Century Fox is in front of him, and it is absolutely impossible for him to ignore it. After careful consideration, Mark immediately agreed to Hugo's proposal, and the cast of "Men in Black" was thus determined.
However, Mark didn't make a big deal of it, just like 20th Century Fox before, he made a fortune in silence, and the news that the "Men in Black" crew was confirmed did not even cause much movement.
When Mark made a special call to Rick to confirm this cooperation, unexpectedly, Rick took the initiative to bring up a script "My Best Friend's Wedding". In fact, this script was handed to Sandra Brock by Columbia Films, and it also considered Charliez Selon. Of course, not only for Entry Elite Brokers, other brokerage companies are also negotiating.
Mark was very surprised that Rick would be interested in this script, because "My Best Friend's Wedding" is a romantic comedy. After the script was released, the heroine was quickly determined, and the high-profile comeback Julia Roberts became The heroine, and Julia relied on her powerful connections and circles, which is also equivalent to half of the producers, giving a lot of opinions on the film. It can be said that this work is developed around Julia, and even the actor Dermot - Mulroney (Dermot. Mulroney) are hand-picked by Julia.
However, this work is quite special. The story revolves around two women. In addition to the core played by Julia, another woman can also be regarded as the heroine, and her importance is definitely not inferior to that of Julia. The whole work cannot achieve the expected effect, and it is likely to be smashed.
Due to the participation of Julia and the high-profile work itself, Ronald Bass, who had written the "Rain Man" script, wrote the script himself and served as the producer. This brings the budget of "My Best Friend's Wedding" to 46 million, not to mention a comedy movie, which can already make a good action movie, such as "Life and Death". The budget is only $25 million.
Therefore, the crew paid more attention to the other heroine, and the script was handed over to the Endeavour Elite Agency, but they had never given up hope. Because Charlize has been insisting on polishing her acting skills, the strictness of the script selection is not inferior to that of Hugo; although Sandra has a more suitable temperament, because this work has already set the first heroine, Julia-Roberts, Sandra Draki Julia is still three years old, and the setting seems to have too much bias.
Mark does not think that Elite Brokers will cooperate with them the project, and more attention is to be put on other brokerage companies. but now……
Rick actually went for the role for Cameron Diaz, which surprised Mark, because Cameron is now shooting a production in Minnesota, which is why he didn't put Cameron on the reserve in the first place range of reasons. However, now Mark is overwhelmed by ecstasy after the accident. In order to cooperate with Hugo, 20th Century Fox started by casting a wide net around Hugo. Among them, he cooperated with Cameron on "Love is the Only". Now, without waiting for Mark to come to the net, the cooperation opportunities will automatically send it to the door. How can Mark be unhappy!
However, Mark was not in a hurry, because he knew that "my best friend's wedding" crew, Julia's right to speak cannot be ignored. This is the status of a top star crew. Maybe they will not interfere with the operation of the crew, but they have the ability to change everything. Simply put, if Julia doesn't agree with Cameron joining the crew, it's going to be difficult for this collaboration to happen—of course, even if Julia doesn't agree, Mark will do everything in his power to convince Julia. The halo of these superstars represented by Julia is a double-edged sword, which is also an important reason why Joe Schumacher and James Cameron are taboo against Hugo.
Mark still first stabilized Rick, and then asked Julia's opinion. After watching "Geezes in Disguise", Julia nodded in agreement with Cameron's joining.
So, in just a few days, although Hugo rejected "Air Force One" and "Men in Black" successively, Mark actually knew deep down that the "Titanic" was the closest to Hugo at present. The work, whether it is the name of director James or the investment of 200 million US dollars, is enough to make this work another big Mac after "Future Water World", Hugo and "Titanic". The ignorance is unsurpassed by most other works. Relatively speaking, Columbia Pictures, after missing the direct cooperation with Hugo, has launched a close cooperation with Endeavour Elite, which is enough to make Mark smile.
Of course Mark knows that his every move is being watched closely by his competitors, but he also knows the truth of the unreal, so he simply doesn't cover it up, but instead makes his competitors have to think more. Fan.
From Barry to Mark, from Warner Bros. to Columbia Pictures, Hollywood can definitely say that the Eight Immortals have crossed the sea recently, and everyone's eyes are locked on Hugo, looking forward to his next work. There still does not seem to be a clear context.