Chapter 1849: 1849 An Old Friend Visits

Hugo felt that everything that happened today was too fast and too turbulent. Everything rushed up, and he was a little flustered for a while. First the "As Good As It Gets" thing, then James Franco, then Alan Strelow.

It was Alan who appeared at the door of Hugo's house at this time.

Hugo and Alan haven't seen each other for more than a year, and so many things happened last time they met. After thinking about it carefully, the two of them have never had a serious conversation. Not sure where to start talking.

After taking a deep breath, Hugo said, "It can be seen that we do need to talk. However, this is not a place suitable for talking. Let's go in." After speaking, Hugo turned around and walked away. Stepping was about to go down the stairs, but out of the corner of his vision, he saw James standing next to him, still at a loss. Hugo didn't know how to deal with this hot potato, but it didn't seem like the right choice to leave him here. Hugo sighed softly, and said loudly, "You come down too."

James was a little hesitant when he heard Hugo's voice from the sea breeze. He wasn't sure if Hugo was referring to him, but he turned around and saw that there seemed to be no one besides the man driving the sports car. Others are gone. After realizing this fact, James immediately jumped up. He carried his backpack and walked to the wooden fence, but he didn't dare to go in. Finally, he stood at the door and waited for the man's move.

Allen parked the car on the side of the road and walked to the wooden fence, but he also felt timid, as if he couldn't take any steps under his feet. Allen and James stood at the door, looking at the unlocked wooden fence, but they didn't move at all. The two looked at each other, and then both laughed awkwardly.

In the end, James, who was still young and energetic, took the first step, pushed the wooden fence and walked in. Allen readjusted his breathing, and then took a step.

After walking down the stairs, James didn't see Hugo, which made him a little dazed, and felt that the huge room made people dizzy. "Here, come quickly." A voice sounded, and James looked over. It was a familiar man, but he couldn't name him for a while, "Good afternoon, I'm Samora Caswell, Hugo assistant."

Zamora walked into the courtyard and greeted with a smile, "Hey, Alan, long time no see." When Zamora saw Alan behind, she didn't seem to be surprised, but greeted enthusiastically, "Come in , Do you want coffee or tea? It happens to be afternoon tea time, I baked some desserts, I can take them out for you to try."

Under Zamora's call, James and Allen entered the lobby on the first floor, found a seat on the sofa and sat down, "Hugo goes to the second floor to clean and tidy up, and he will come down soon." Zamora said busy Greeting, while Allen and James were both thoughtful and silent.

James was quietly looking at the decoration of the villa. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Hugo walking down from the second floor. This made him stand up immediately, standing there awkwardly, as if he was a middle school student who was punished to stand. Allen noticed James' movement and also noticed Hugo's arrival, stood up slowly, looked at Hugo with mixed eyes, but didn't know what expression he should use to face Hugo.

Seeing the two uninvited guests in the hall, Hugo also felt a headache, which forced him to take another deep breath, calmed down, greeted with a smile, motioned for the two to sit down, and then he found a place for himself An Zuo, "So, Alan, long time no see, when did you come to Los Angeles? Why didn't you give me a call?"

Allen looked at Hugo with a complicated expression, trying to calm himself down, "I have been in Los Angeles for a while, and you have been busy shooting in the crew before, so I didn't bother you."

"There is still time to drink a bottle of beer with friends, you should call me." Hugo said with a smile.

In fact, Hugo didn't know how to face Allen. After the Oscars last year, they were invited to board Allen's yacht for a party. There were too many things that happened that night, one of which was that Hugo saw in Allen's eyes Admiration, Alan almost kissed him, which made Hugo a little panicked, but before the window paper had time to pierce, Pedro had an accident. At that time, he and Alan had no communication at all, and the matter was buried in the night like this, as if nothing had happened, but both he and Alan knew clearly in their hearts that the fact Not so.

Now, facing Alan again, the past that seemed to disappear with the passage of time has become a barrier, making the original friendship jerky and embarrassing, and no one knows what to do.

Hugo couldn't help but feel a little tricky. He should have talked about the old days with Allen, but the words seemed too polite, and James was still sitting next to him, which made the scene even more embarrassing. After hesitating again and again, Hugo still directly He opened his mouth and said, "So, it seems that you didn't come here today to catch up with me. So, is there a business?"

Alan seemed to be relieved, but he seemed even more troubled. He let out a sigh of relief, "Yes, you can say that, it is indeed business." James, who was buried next to him to eliminate his sense of existence, hesitated to speak.

Hugo thought for a while, "Zamora, he...uh, he shouldn't have had lunch, why don't you take him to the kitchen and see if you can help him?" James realized that Hugo was talking about himself, He raised his head a little uneasily, looked at Hugo's expression carefully, and after making sure that Hugo was not angry, he stood up and followed Zamora into the kitchen. Then Hugo looked at Allen and stood up, "We can go out and have a blast, do you need a beer?"

Allen shook his head, picked up the coffee on the table, and squeezed out a smile, "No, this is enough. Your coffee beans have always been of super high taste."

The two left the hall with coffee in hand, and walked towards the grass at the end of their sight. Allen thought about it, but still didn't know how to speak. Not only did time not kill the memory of that night, but it also made the distance between the two people bigger and bigger. He even forgot how to communicate with Hugo. It echoed in the chest, but he didn't know where to start. Even the touch of friends had disappeared, which made Alan close his eyes involuntarily, concealing the sadness and bitterness in his heart.

After reopening his eyes, Alan decided to only talk about business, "I heard that you have a project that is seeking investment recently."

Hugo raised his head and looked at Allen in some surprise, but then thought about it, this is not a secret in the circle, and it is not unusual for Allen to know, so he did not interrupt Allen and let him continue talking , "If you don't mind, I want to invest in this project."

Hugo thought that Allen had more to say, so he looked over calmly, waiting for the second half of the sentence, but this sight made Allen a little uneasy, and he twitched the corners of his mouth in embarrassment, "I mean it, you know , I am a businessman, and the most important thing for a businessman is profit. Investing in your project is the most cost-effective investment for me. So, so I think, maybe this is a good opportunity to make money." After finishing speaking, Ai Lun took a sip of the coffee in his hand a little awkwardly, trying to relieve his nervousness.

Hugo was stunned, "You came all the way here just for this matter?" The figure of Alan running down from the car in a hurry just now seemed to be in a hurry, but the matter of investment, There is no need to be in a hurry right now, Hugo has only just begun to seek investment.

Allen turned his head and saw the astonishment on Hugo's face, which made him avoid his sight in embarrassment. In a panic, his words were riddled with holes, and it was really difficult to control his emotions after breaking through his reason. Allen smiled wryly, " Because you didn't seem very interested in my proposal just now."

Hugo didn't react for a while, but seeing Alan's serious expression, he suddenly realized, "Mark Canton..." Alan nodded, giving an affirmative answer to Hugo's guess.

No wonder Mark made such a generous move, which almost satisfied all of Hugo's ideas, and even made such a request. Of course, there were Mark's own considerations, but the root cause was that Alan standing behind Mark was so forthright. Otherwise, with the current situation of Sony Columbia Pictures, the cost of 50 million US dollars is not a small matter-especially for a small format film like "As Good As It Is".

However, Allen has always been hiding behind, why did he suddenly disrupt the plan and show up directly? Just because of Hugo's rejection? You know, Hugo didn't count as a refusal just now, but just said that he needs to think again. This is really a normal decision in the mall.

"You can tell me why you didn't nod and agree?" Allen finally met Hugo's gaze and said vigorously, "We have cooperated before, so I know your requirements and your thoughts, I can Guaranteed, the crew will meet all your requirements, and all your ideas about the script will be guaranteed to come true, this can be a work made according to your ideas." Speaking of this, Allen also realized that he was too eager, and coughed lightly He said twice, "I mean, I trust your intuition, you will definitely be 100% responsible for the work, and I believe that the work you create will definitely make money. So, if you have any requirements, you can mention them as much as possible. "

After finally listening to Alan's explanation, Hugo laughed dumbly, "Alan, I didn't mean that, but I still have some doubts about this script. I also hope that Mark can read the script carefully after he goes back. That's all. That's all."

"So, what do you mean, our cooperation can be achieved?" Allen's eyes burst into joy.