Chapter 1801 Chapter 1801

"I've already taken down the contracts of Heath Ledger and Russell Crowe, and Carl will take over." Rick simply said that Karl Earle currently has Alex and Charlize in his hands. In addition to the first-line actors, two newcomers have been added, and they are obviously on track. "Is it really good to sign two Australian actors in one go?"

Hollywood has always been quite repulsive to foreign actors. On the surface, it is inclusive and inclusive, but in fact, it is often twice as difficult for foreign actors to make a career in Hollywood. Not only Asian, Latino, and African actors, European actors are not easy to work hard in Hollywood. Relatively speaking, at present, European actors—especially British actors, have gradually gained a place in Hollywood, and everyone has huddled together and achieved good results.

However, there are very few Australian actors who have gained a foothold in Hollywood.

Of course, Hugo can’t say that in the future, Australian actors and Canadian actors will become an important part of American actors. He just said with a smile, “Whether an actor can succeed depends on opportunity and strength. It's going to get blurry. Trust me."

"That's true." Rick nodded, pondered for a while, and then said seriously after a long silence, "Maybe we can send people to dig gold mines in Australia." Hugo couldn't help but wonder. At the beginning, I looked at Rick more. No wonder Endeavor Elite Brokerage Company can become one of the top five brokerage companies after entering the 21st century. Rick's vision is indeed extraordinary.

"LA Confidential" was a wake-up call for Rick, but it could also be an opportunity.

Hugo shrugged, and said with a chuckle, "And Canada." Rick cast a puzzled look, Canada has always been like their own backyard to Americans—the rural ones, they have always been No attention was paid to mining the Canadian market. It was not until the rise of Lionsgate Films and the Toronto Film Festival that people noticed the infinite potential of this market. "They are all English-speaking countries, and the similarities and differences in cultural habits often give actors more possibilities."

Hugo's simple words caused Rick to fall into deep thought, and his mind started to work quickly. Hugo knew that Rick must be thinking about the company's development plan, and he didn't know much about it, so he didn't interrupt.

After a while, Rick came to his senses and explained with a chuckle, "What you just said gave me a lot of inspiration. I need to hold an emergency meeting when I go back today." I have been used to it for a long time, "By the way, I came to see you today, mainly to ask you, Cameron..."

Hugo paused slightly with his right hand holding the coffee, raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Rick calmly, and waited for the next sentence, but Rick seemed to be deliberating his words and did not speak for a long time. Hugo immediately understood, and took the initiative to explain, "We did break up, and... I proposed it."

Rick raised his chin, and replied in a low voice, "Oh", this kind of thing is the most difficult to deal with. After many couples break up, let alone become friends, it is already a good thing to be thankful for not becoming enemies. At the beginning, Uma and Hugo broke up, even if he was not Hugo's agent, he had heard about it; now, Hugo and Cameron broke up, and what's more troublesome is that the two of them They are all artists under him. Leaving aside their work, they probably don't look up and down in the company.

More importantly, Hugo is now the target of everyone in Hollywood. It is very important for Endeavor Elite Agency, and they must take Hugo's situation into consideration. To put it bluntly, if Hugo wants to block Cameron, Endeavor Elite Agency will definitely cooperate fully.

Of course, Cameron is not an unknown person at present, on the contrary, he is still a new generation with a fast-rising career, and it is not that simple to block him. However, this is a world where interests are paramount. As long as there are enough interests, those businessmen can even betray their relatives, let alone just a "new generation"?

Rick thought about it, this matter is really too difficult, but in fact this is his main purpose today, no matter how difficult it is, he must face it directly, "If necessary, I can terminate the contract with her." Hugo was a little unclear So he looked at Rick, not quite understanding the meaning of Rick's words. After making a start, Rick's speech became smoother, "Or, I hold her agency contract, but reject any scripts, or accept a few bad scripts, it only takes a year or two, She's going to suffer."

The youth of an actress has always been short-lived. At the peak of her career, Julia Roberts chose to run away at her own wedding and elope with others, resulting in a two-year career gap. After her return, she still has not been able to find the rhythm again.

Only then did Hugo realize what Rick meant, he couldn't help waving his hands again and again, and laughed, "Rick..." But thinking about it, Rick actually had such an idea, Hugo was moved and ridiculous, and laughed even brighter , "No, no, I don't need it." Hugo looked at the stunned Rick in front of him, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, "Rick, I know what you mean, but, I don't need it, I mean it of."

Hugo suppressed his smile, calmed down and thought for a while, "Actually, although it was me who chose to break up, I actually hurt her. So, I don't need you to do anything for me...revenge." Mentioned this word , Hugo couldn't help but chuckled again, Rick also became a little embarrassed, and scratched his body uncomfortably, as if his skin was itching, "I know that Cameron will continue to stay in the company—— If she asks to leave... I can't stop her, I can understand her decision, but I think you should keep her, she is a very good actress, and her career is on the rise, it is good for the company It's a very important one."

After Hugo finished speaking, he lowered his eyes and thought quietly for a while, "She and I may not be friends, but I believe that we will not be enemies either. If I meet her again, I will handle it well. "This is different from Uma. Uma is already a stranger to Hugo. He doesn't have any special feelings for her, neither love nor hatred. He can face her calmly. However, facing Cameron, Hugo still felt guilty. However, he will handle it, at least, he will try to handle it.

Rick didn't understand what happened between Hugo and Cameron. The things in a relationship were too complicated. Apart from the parties involved, other onlookers couldn't empathize with them even if they saw them clearly. What's more, Rick knew Hugo doesn't like to discuss his personal privacy, and he doesn't ask. But looking at Hugo at this moment, Rick could feel the fatigue between those brows. When you hurt others, why don't you hurt yourself?

"I'll transfer Cameron's work to someone else," Rick said again, but Hugo looked up in astonishment, and Rick waved his hands again and again, "No, I understand what you mean. I mean , I hope that another senior partner will take over Cameron's work, and I think I should also avoid suspicion, after all, she knows that I am always on your side." Rick drew the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly, "Don't worry , she is very important to the company, we will try our best to keep her and arrange a good job for her."

Hugo twitched the corner of his mouth and showed a shallow smile, but it disappeared quickly without falling into his eyes. "By the way, the budget for 'LA Confidential' has been made. Warner Bros. said that they are willing to invest 40 million yuan, which is their limit. You can do the math with Joe to see if there is any need for further negotiations." Ke changed the subject again and returned to work. This was the inside information he had inquired about.

In fact, this is not Rick's job. He is just Hugo's manager. After the new work is signed, it has nothing to do with him. Especially Hugo is the producer this time, and Hugo needs to worry about those trivial things. But Rick and Hugo have a special relationship, so he is still trying to help Hugo get started as much as possible.

Hugo also calmed down his emotions, curled his lips, "I expected that, when they entered the cost stage, they would definitely not want to let go, I only now know why the 'twenty million dollars salary' sounds so exaggerated. "

In fact, the plan Hugo submitted hoped to have a budget of 50 million US dollars. When he negotiated with Barry, the final bottom line was 45 million US dollars. In fact, the final bottom line in Hugo's heart is 40 million. As a result, Warner Bros. was only willing to give a budget of 40 million, just enough to reach Hugo's bottom line, and he deserves to be a real old fox.

On the surface, it seems that the budget is just a difference of five million dollars, but in the actual operation of the crew, the five million can be said to be a huge difference. If it weren't for Hugo's argument, it is estimated that Warner Bros. will further reduce the cost to 35 million US dollars. Even though Hugo repeatedly emphasized the importance of the last big showdown, and even recruited Curtis and Kevin to increase the chips together, it still failed to raise the budget to 45 million.

The position of a producer is really not that simple. That's why Hugo sighed about the pay.

Rick was amused by Hugo's words, "You should have a good discussion with Joe, and then ask Curtis to make a detailed budget list, and then hand over these tasks to David, so that during the filming process, everyone can perform their duties and can Omit some disputes." For producers, the most taboo thing is to want to control everything, but can't control anything, and it will only make the crew a mess in the end. Hugo was not good at macro management, and he didn't know much about cost control, so Rick made this suggestion.

Hugo nodded, "Joe also suggested that day." Then he got up to send Rick away, but Rick waved his hand, "I'm not a distinguished guest, just go out by myself." But Hugo still Insist on sending Rick to the stairs.

Standing at the stairs, the two raised their heads and saw Cameron walking down the stairs.