Chapter 2064: 2064 Open Competition

According to Hugo's personal thoughts, DreamWorks, Twentieth Century Fox or Columbia Pictures would be a better choice for John Nash's biography, which is also his personal emotional tendency. However, Hugo also knows that when it comes to business, he must remain rational and objective enough to find the most suitable partner.

Barry's appearance today was an accident, and Hugo didn't expect that someone would come to him even before the script adaptation work really started. But Hugo still uttered rationally, looking at Barry's thoughts, after all, more choices always give more leeway, and this is the correct approach.

Sure enough, Barry's initiative verified Hugo's idea. Then, we will see how much sincerity Tibali has, and what choice Hugo has besides Warner Bros., and what level Warner Bros. is compared to these choices.

Hugo smiled and patted the two books on the table, "No, I haven't started looking for a partner yet. The adaptation of the script has not started yet. I have been reading relevant materials and hope to be fully prepared before writing. .”

After getting the expected answer and being extremely excited, Barry calmed down instead, because he knew that he was definitely not the only competitor.

The initiative is in the hands of Hugo. As long as Hugo is willing, he can go to Kevin Burns, Shirley Lansing, Ron Meyer, Mark Canton and others. Barry has no way to stop Hugo. And Barry also knows that other companies will definitely not give up easily. There is going to be a hard battle ahead, and today is only the beginning. Not only can he not get too excited and lose his position, but he should also calm down completely, grasp the slight advantage of taking the lead today, and make a good plan.

Barry originally wanted to say simply and rudely, "I will give you a cost of 100 million US dollars, and all the initiative will be given to you, as long as you hand over this project to Warner Bros." In the current Hollywood environment, this is almost impossible. Proposals that people can reject. But firstly, Barry can’t squander at will. If Hugo only asks for 50 million, then it would be meaningless for him to throw 100 million in the past; secondly, Barry knows that communicating with Hugo requires patience, and being simple and rude is often a sign of insincerity.

After thinking about it seriously, Barry set his sights on the two books on Hugo's desk, both of which are related to economics, one is "Macroeconomics", and the other is... "Nash Game Essays", it was only then that Barry noticed the name of the book, which made him look interested, "You plan to write a story about Wall Street? Jordan Belfort?"

On the contrary, Hugo was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, showing a big smile, and even couldn't help laughing, "The power of association is very rich, I have to admire it."

Jordan Belfort, this name is very unfamiliar to many people, but it is no stranger to mention a movie, "The Wolf of Wall Street", this movie is adapted from Jordan's autobiographical novel of the same name, and the protagonist of the movie is Jordan. This stockbroker in the 1980s, from an ordinary salesman to a billionaire, created a miracle of 12 million dollars within three minutes, but he has been walking on the edge of the law, He even violated many laws and experienced crazy wealth accumulation and alcoholism. Wine, suck. After committing drugs and money laundering, he was punished by law in 1997 and entered prison to serve his sentence.

Jordan is well-known throughout Wall Street. After being convicted last year, it can almost be said to be a sensation throughout the United States. Barry thought of Jordan from Hugo's two books, which is indeed a powerful ability and a keen sense of touch. However, Jordan's autobiography is still being written-he completed it in prison, which is why "The Wolf of Wall Street" was not adapted until 2013. Hugo wants to adapt this story now, but there is not enough material-after all, he is not an autobiographical ghostwriter.

Hugo's smile made Barry shake his head in relief, "Should I take this as a compliment or as a sarcasm?"

"Praise, definitely praise." Hugo said again and again, Barry's keen intuition for the entire market is really amazing, "However, I don't have the honor to meet Jordan himself, and I haven't experienced his legendary criminal career on Wall Street. , so... even if I wanted to, I can’t do anything. I was reading John Nash’s biography recently, but found that I knew nothing about economics, so I came to find some professional books, hoping to help.”

"John Nash?" Barry closed his chin slightly and pondered for a while. In fact, the story of John Nash really became popular in Hollywood should be in 1994, when John received the Nobel Prize in Economics, and his legendary life once again entered the forefront of the film industry. It is within sight, but John is very low-key, and the adaptation is too difficult. In addition, 1994 and 1995 were the golden age of Hollywood, and there were countless story themes, so no one really put the adaptation on the agenda.

Barry just thought for a while, then raised his eyes and cast a questioning look at Hugo, "Is it Sylvia Nassar's 'A Beautiful Mind'?"

Hugo really admired it. He couldn't imagine that there were so many complicated information in Barry's mind. He could infer the whole picture of the matter just from his few words. There was an incredible smile on the corner of Hugo's mouth, and he nodded slightly. Nodding, "Yes... yes, it's 'A Beautiful Mind'."

The novel "A Beautiful Mind" was released in early 1998, which is one of the reasons why Vanity Fair later interviewed the Nash couple. But this novel did not cause much disturbance. After all, the glory of game theory was 40 years ago, and now game theory has long been a part of people's lives, and no one cares about John's life at all. It is as if someone is writing a biography of Thomas Edison (Thomas. Edison), there will definitely be people who are interested, but it is difficult to cause a sensation in the entire market.

At least not as much as the publication of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". This book was written by J. K. The novel written by Rowling was officially published in the UK and the US in July this year, causing a wide-ranging sensation, making this unknown female writer the focus of attention overnight, and the entire magic frenzy even began to leave. The United Kingdom, the mainland of the United States, and spread to other parts of the world.

Barry has never read "A Beautiful Mind". After all, it is impossible for him to read every novel that is worthy of being adapted into a movie. He just knows this book, and Barry's understanding of John Nash's story is also limited. It is known that this mathematician and economist has made great contributions to the whole society and has been recognized by the Nobel Prize.

"Wow, I can already see a fantastic story, maybe another 'Amadeus'!" Barry offered his highest praise, "Amadeus" came out in 1984, and In the following year, he won eleven nominations at the Oscars, including nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and two Best Actors. Finally, he won eight statuettes and became the fifty-seventh Oscar biggest winner.

Hugo knew that Barry was just a formality, and he would not take it seriously, he shrugged with a light smile, "I hope I can grasp the essence of it, it is too difficult to condense a person's life into a story. "

"This is precisely the reason why movies are considered art. Through our reprocessing, people can feel the magnificent life and inspire themselves. This unique art is so wonderful." Barry also rarely sighed , Hugo was a little surprised, Barry saw Hugo's surprised expression, and chuckled twice to cover up his embarrassment, "It seems that I have lost my composure too, I was just thinking, if you were to describe John Nash's Story, that is definitely something to look forward to, and if I have the honor, I very much hope that Warner Bros. can cooperate with you to complete this project."

What Barry said just now gave Hugo a little inspiration. "The Biography of Mozart" is actually processed through some artistic techniques. The story tells the artistic but ill-fated life of Mozart from the perspective of a third person. The weight of all the stories In the end, it was carried on the composition of "Requiem". The film's description and outline of Mozart is undoubtedly very successful. This musical genius is actually a bohemian, cynical and arrogant young man. This has changed many people's views on Mozart and fell in love with this young man.

Of course, historians may have other opinions on whether the real Mozart was like this in history, but from an artistic point of view, "Mozart Biography" does show Mozart's legendary and arduous life. This seems to be some inspiration for Hugo's adaptation of John Nash's biography.

However, before Hugo could think deeply, Barry's words interrupted Hugo's train of thought, he had to focus on Barry, then shrugged slightly, "If there is a chance, I would certainly welcome it. However, I think the most important thing right now is the adaptation of the script, and I have no thoughts at all right now."

In fact, many autobiographies are bought by film companies, and then handed over to specific screenwriters for writing, and then preparing for the crew. In other words, as long as Barry is interested in the book "A Beautiful Mind", he can sign the contract with Hugo now, and there is no such thing as Hugo's "need to write the script first".

But Barry also knew that this was Hugo's polite excuse, and he didn't mind, because he needed to go back and read the book "A Beautiful Mind" carefully before making an accurate judgment. The next time he finds Hugo, he will need to show Warner Bros.' cards to convince Hugo. But now there is not much time left for Barry. Maybe next week, maybe tomorrow, maybe tonight, Hugo only needs to make a phone call to Kevin Burns, Mark Canton and anyone else, and Barry's advantage will be over. was greatly weakened.

So, Barry had to race against the clock.

Facing Hugo, Barry showed a calm smile, "Don't worry, I have absolute confidence in you."