Chapter 2143: 2143 Interesting Proposal

Rick did have a few items for Hugo to read today, but after looking around, he realized that he had left his briefcase in the car, and had to run out temporarily, making Hugo laugh out loud— ——Rick, who is always shrewd and wise, actually loses things sometimes, which is really gratifying.

After a while, Rick ran back panting, and wiped the sweat from his forehead with embarrassment, "The last two days have been so busy that I can't remember anything." Ke put the briefcase aside, took out the things from it, and continued to ask, "'A Beautiful Mind' is about to be released, and Steven feels that this work is expected to hit the Oscars, and it may even hit the Oscars." Your third movie star statuette, but...you know..."

Although Rick didn't continue to speak, Hugo understood immediately.

At present, Hugo has won a total of four statuettes. If the film is released in terms of year, they are the Best Supporting Actor in 1993, the Best Actor in 1995, the Best Original Screenplay in 1997, and the Best Actor in 1998. main character. In short, Hugo won four statuettes in five years, and the frequency of winning awards is too dense.

Why are there so few artists who have won consecutive Oscar statuettes in history? One is because it is too difficult to dedicate classic masterpieces for two or three consecutive years; the other is because of the unspoken rules of the industry-it is impossible for one person to win all awards, which requires balance.

Throughout the long history of the Oscars, only nine people have achieved double wins among all the awards. Tom Hanks achieved best actor wins in 1993 and 1994, and Spencer Tracy achieved best actor wins in 1937 and 1938. Reelected, Jason Robards (Jason. Robards) won the Best Supporting Actor Award for two consecutive years in 1976 and 1977.

Louis - Rainer (Luise. Rainer) won the title of queen in 1937 and 1938 respectively, and Katharine Hepburn completed the queen's streak in 1967 and 1968.

Federico Fellini won the Best Foreign Language Film Award consecutively in 1956 and 1957, and Ingmar Bergman also won the Best Foreign Film Award in 1960 and 1961 Consecutive title for foreign language films. In addition, John Ford won the best director award for two consecutive years in 1940 and 1941; Joseph L-Mankiewicz also won the best director award in 1949 and 1950.

In the 70-year history of the Oscars, more than 200 statuettes have been awarded, but only this person has achieved such a feat, and it is worth mentioning that most of them were in the early days of the Oscars, except for Tom- Hanks achieved this feat in the 1990s, and all other winners did it before the 1970s.

It can be seen that as the Oscars become more and more open, the entries become more and more extensive, and the competition becomes more and more fierce. It is true that various film markets are showing a pattern of blooming flowers, and it is even more incredible to complete the reelection. In addition to Katharine Hepburn, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Marlon Brando and other real Oscar darlings, it is too difficult to win consecutive awards in just five or ten years. high.

On top of the Oscars, there are also sayings such as "guilty vote", "compensation vote" and "merit vote". Simply put, it is: Hugo has won four statuettes in the past five years, which has reached an unprecedented height. , even "Oscar favorite" is not enough to describe his achievements. If he continues to win awards, what about other actors? What about the 200,000 registered members of the Screen Actors Guild of America? Should the other actors continue to act? Are they still qualified to compete for the statuette? Is there any more suspense in the Oscars for people to look forward to?

It’s as if after the second decade of the 21st century, the Weinstein brothers’ “monopoly” on the Oscars triggered a frenzy of opposition in Hollywood. If Hugo continues to win awards, it is estimated that all people in the Hollywood industry will join forces Against the Hugos.

Therefore, if Hugo wants to use "A Beautiful Mind" to hit the title of actor again-this will not only be the fourth acting trophy within six years, but also the third actor in film history to achieve the title of actor. Then Steven and Rick both believe that Hugo must join the ranks of the Academy's public relations, build a good relationship with the members of the Academy, and even please the members of the Academy to promote this historic moment.

In other words, during the awards season, Hugo must show up frequently to cooperate with publicity and public relations.

Hugo was stunned, then laughed, "Rick, isn't it too early to talk about these things without even seeing the finished product?"

Facing Hugo's ridicule, Rick shook his head and said simply, "No."

Hugo took a closer look and found that Rick was telling the truth, which made him choke. He couldn't help thinking about it seriously, "To be honest, I personally think that being able to win an award is a good thing, and not being able to win an award is not a bad thing." After experiencing ups and downs in his career as an actor, Hugo's mentality has completely calmed down now After that, he has created a history that ordinary people can't imagine. There is no need to be too greedy. Even with a normal heart, he still realized his dream. "What's more, in the next period of time, I don't think I have time Go to those parties."

Rick immediately understood what Hugo meant-he would not participate in the awards season Academy PR activities, everything will come naturally. In fact, he still has some regrets in his heart, but he also knows that what Hugo said is correct, and people should not be too greedy. Rick let out a long breath, "Okay, I see."

Immediately, Rick handed the document in his hand to Hugo, "Just look through it briefly to see if you are interested. If there is, I will ask Zamora to bring it to you. If not..." Then Yu Guo then took over, "You can use me as a shield to reject them all." Rick couldn't help laughing, and nodded, "Your name is easier to use than mine, if it was me, I would probably be rejected." Cursed to death, but you are different."

Hugo picked up the coffee and took a big sip, flipping through it casually.

Objectively speaking, the scripts that can be handed over to Hugo at present are bound to be unique scripts, not necessarily big investment and big productions, but you can definitely find a lot of bright spots. With Hugo's current status, it is no exaggeration to say that as long as he is willing to nod, there is no script that he cannot receive.

Therefore, Hugo saw many familiar works in his hands, which are worth considering.

Warner Bros. handed over two scripts, "Ocean's. Eleven" and "Training. Day". Both works are very topical, especially the latter, which is also Hugo's favorite. One of his works, in the movie, Denzel Washington gave an amazing performance.

Disney took an ambitious work, "Pearl Harbor". This work is also an attempt by Disney to connect with the blockbuster era. Although it became an important turning point in the decline of Michael Bay's career, the sensation and topic created when it was released that year should not be underestimated.

Sony Columbia Pictures and Ridley Scott collaborated on the real historical event "Black Hawk Down" (Black. Hawk. Down) on the big screen. The preparatory stage has attracted much attention. I did not expect the script to come Hugo hands. This work is definitely not inferior to "Saving Private Ryan" in the rendering and creation of war scenes, but the excavation of the core ideas is slightly lacking.

Twentieth Century Fox put the script of "Moulin Rouge" on Rick's desk, which is also a brilliant work of revival of musical films; the most interesting thing is that Universal Pictures actually put "Fast and Furious ( The. Fast. And. The. Furious)" project was handed over, but instead of inviting Hugo to star, I hope that Hugo will be the producer, hoping to make this movie a masterpiece similar to "Speed ​​​​of Life and Death".

In addition, there are actually several original novel projects mixed in, obviously hoping that Hugo can carry out the adaptation work.

Flipping through it briefly, Hugo couldn't help but chuckled, "Everyone regards me as a superman." This is how Hollywood is. After a person becomes popular, almost any role or script flocks to him, and he can't wait to put this person's residual value Squeeze it all out, and when that day comes, the speed at which people leave can even be described as the speed of light, making people fall directly into the bottomless abyss.

Looking at the project in hand, it is obviously the case. No matter what role or subject matter, as long as it is a little feasible, they will all push it to Hugo, hoping to follow this cash cow and make a lot of money. But the truth is, even as Hugo challenges comedies and horror movies, he's still not everything.

For example, "Moulin Rouge", in fact, Hugo is completely unsuitable, although he is a singer, but he knows nothing about dance, and his research on opera is also close to zero; another example is "Pearl Harbor", based on Michael- According to Bei's personality, the explosion is the protagonist of the movie, and the actors are just a combination of needles and needles. There is no need for Hugo to play the role.

Rick also smiled, "You should take a look at the scripts on my desk. Our daily entertainment program is to see how outrageous the projects sent over are."

Hugo was also amused, he simply flipped through these projects, and finally he pushed all the projects to Rick, including his rather exciting "Training Day" - because Hugo knew that the hugeness of this movie Part of the reason for success is that it involves race issues, and Denzel Washington's black advantage is irreplaceable. Therefore, these projects as a whole cannot impress Hugo.

Rick doesn't mind either, now Hugo has absolutely no problem even if he makes one movie a year, or even one movie every two years, he doesn't have to worry about it at all, so he simply put away all the projects, chatting and saying , "When I was having dinner with Barry yesterday, he also said, are you interested in playing a cameo role in 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'."

"Playing Voldemort?" Hugo thought it was funny, and laughed. Such a choice also made Rick speechless for a while.