Chapter 1845: 1845 Project Launch

Steven Spielberg crossed his legs and looked arrogant and arrogant. He squinted his eyes and looked at Hugo in front of him from the corner of his eyes. He slowly picked up the coffee in front of him and took a sip. Seeing that appearance, Hugo couldn't help laughing, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was slightly outlined, but he didn't speak, but raised his head, still looking at Steven unmoved, without taking his eyes off.

Steven raised his eyebrows lightly, and said in a disgusted tone, "Could it be that I have derailed from the times? It turns out that asking for help can be so high-profile."

Hugo lowered his head and adjusted his smile slightly, trying to put on a sincere gesture, "So, what do you want?"

Steven held his chin and thought seriously, "You can try it." Hugo was completely amused by Steven's seriousness, but Steven didn't care about Hugo's smile at all, and added "You can refer to the tone and posture I used to approach you before."

"You mean... no gesture at all?" Hugo's retort left Steven speechless, and in the end he could only be defeated by Hugo's calmness.

Steven changed his sitting position again, and finally returned to his usual posture, "At least you can tell me, did you really foresee the failure of 'Batman and Robin'? That's why you always face their provocations." Indifferent, Barry Meyer, a lucky bastard, everyone is expecting you to give him a good lesson. By the way, there is also 'Speed ​​2'."

Hugo actually laughed out loud this time, "So what are you guys expecting? Shall I give Barry a frontal uppercut?"

"That's a good idea." Steven shrugged, "But Schumacher and Clooney obviously have calculations, you know, Tracy Jacobs, don't you just let them ?"

Faced with Steven's curiosity, Hugo really felt helpless, "I thought you wouldn't be curious." Recently, friends have often discussed this matter in private, and everyone knows the joke about the Avengers , but Hugo did not expect that Steven would do the same, "Steven, you should know that in this circle—no, in this society, competition always exists. If you want to beat your opponent, you must finally The best way is always to be yourself. Just like 'Batman and Robin', the limitations of their own works have led to such a result, and I don't need to do it at all."

Of course Steven understands this truth, but he has a disgusted expression on his face, "I still prefer Hugo who confronts media reporters."

"Hehe, you mean, the person who challenged your bottom line face to face." Hugo's words made Steven roll his eyes speechlessly.

"You haven't answered my question yet." Steven asked again, Hugo was stunned, and Steven had to explain, "Did you foresee the failure of 'Batman and Robin'?"

"I'm not an Indian prophet, if that's what you're asking." Truth be told, Hugo didn't really pay much attention to "Batman and Robin"—although he did already know that the movie was a flop , Recently, because of "LA Confidential" and his own script, he doesn't have much time to pay attention to other gossip.

Steven was also amused by Hugo, "Then, you can at least tell me, Heath Ledger, where did you find this little guy." Hugo opened his mouth and wanted to argue, Steven But he directly intercepted, "Don't try to fool me, Rick told me, it was recommended by you."

"So, can I take it as good news?" Hugo didn't answer, but asked rhetorically.

Steven didn't joke anymore this time, and nodded directly, "The role of James Ryan is definitely played by Heath." This is the best news for Endeavor Elite Agency, and it also means that The biggest hurdle of "Saving Private Ryan" has been passed.

"I thought you would choose Russell, but I didn't expect it to be Heath." Hugo was indeed quite surprised. Heath, who is not yet twenty years old this year, has already shown an enviable talent in acting. It is not an easy task to convince Steven, who has read countless people, and Hugo himself has experienced it.

Looking up, Hugo saw Steven's puzzled eyes, and he laughed, "Actually, it was just an accident, do you believe it?" Hugo briefly told the story of how Zamora met Heath. After reading it again, Steven shook his head again and again.

"That's why people say L.A. is the capital of opportunity, doesn't it?" Steven sighs.

Hugo ignored Steven's feelings and leaned forward slightly, "So, are you interested?"

Steven finally became serious at this time, "Why did you think of creating such a script? Such a small-scale work discusses such a serious and profound topic? Moreover, you also proposed such an ironic topic ?” Steven looked at the script on his right, and still couldn't help laughing.

"L.A. Confidential" was officially announced two weeks ago, and the intensive and tight shooting ended, and now the entire crew is intensively engaged in post-production. It took Hugo two weeks to complete his own script, and finally gave a very subtle title, "As. Good. As. It. Gets" - the three protagonists in the story all have their own The eccentricity and persistence, being almost marginalized by society, but striving for the impossible perfection, all the thoughts are concentrated in this title.

As Steven said, full of sarcasm.

A week ago, Hugo successively brought the script to meet with top producers, directors and investors in Hollywood, officially launching the project. The first one he found was Steven, but Hugo didn't talk about the project directly, because he knew that it would not be difficult to find investment by relying on his name, and he hoped to find a real Those who are interested in the project can dig out the depth and thickness of this work. Therefore, Hugo still hopes that the other party can have an interview after reading the script.

Steven was the first.

Facing Steven's question, Hugo thought for a while, "As long as you look at people for a long time, you will find their human touch." This sentence, which was not an answer to the question, made Steven fall silent, thinking about it carefully The three characters in the story can taste endless details.

As the top actor in Hollywood at present, Hugo is best known not for his personality, achievements, or charm, but for his nitpicking—choosiness about his works. Almost no one can determine Hugo's taste in selecting works, but there is no doubt that Hugo's requirements for scripts are extremely demanding.

Similarly, this requirement is also reflected in Hugo's screenwriting work. The work "Before Sunrise" vividly shows the process of a man and a woman pulling each other, speculating on each other, and sparking each other. The seemingly boring, ordinary, and tedious conversations contain endless wisdom. The charm of the lines was brought to the extreme.

And this time, in the script of "As Good as It Gets", Hugo has brought his exploration of characters to the extreme. When Steven read the script, he felt this charm. At the very beginning of the script, Hugo set up an almost irreconcilable contradiction for himself, and then as the story progressed, the links were untied. Ordinary love movies are completely different, a little sour, a little astringent, a little spicy, and there is no sweet part at all, but people can't help but be intoxicated in it.

Those seemingly unintentional details outline the character bit by bit. Even in the process of reading the script, Steven can outline the image completely and clearly in his mind. It's amazing. But at the same time, Steven also clearly knows that this puts extremely high demands on the actors. It is unimaginably difficult to fully display the countless details that Hugo has integrated into the script and truly integrate into the characters.

Steven nodded slightly. He must admit that, as a screenwriter, Hugo's sophistication and delicacy are very rare. The script of "As Good as It Gets" is like a cup of coffee. Goodness, similarly, as long as you savor it carefully, you can discover its profound foundation.

"Who do you plan to use as the three protagonists?" This was Steven's biggest worry after seeing the script. Because this script is not the biggest test for the director, but the actors. It is definitely not an easy task to meet the high requirements of Hugo's script. Once the casting fails, such an excellent script will become a mess.

One question, Hugo knew that Steven had thought about it seriously, "I plan to play the leading role myself. During the writing process, to a large extent, I created it based on myself. I also hope to challenge again. Challenge yourself to a comedy role." Hugo has never concealed his comedy ambitions, so Steven is no stranger, "The heroine's words... To be honest, I'm still thinking, Nicole Kidman, Holly Hunter, Julia Roberts, Emma Thompson are all under consideration."

What Hugo didn't say is that he actually thought of Cate Blanchett (Cate. Blanchett), but after going to the Screen Actors Union to investigate, he found out that Kate has just joined Hollywood—1997 was her first appearance In the year when she was on the big screen, Hugo is not sure whether the current Kate has enough profound skills to play the heroine.

"That neighbor, I'm thinking Edward Norton or John Cusack."

After Hugo finished speaking, Steven thought for a while in silence, frowning slightly, as if he was struggling with a problem. Hugo didn't speak either, but quietly gave Steven space. After a long time, Steven shook his head slowly, "Hugo, don't you think that you are actually not suitable for the role of the leading actor?"