Chapter 918: 918 Tai Chi Pushing Hands

Hugo knew what Rick meant. Before the "Road to Glory" tour started, they discussed it, and they were not in a hurry to shoot new works for the time being, so the "Interview with the Vampire" that David Geffen was preparing for was put on hold— - Of course, now that nearly two months have passed, maybe "Interview with the Vampire" has already started filming, so naturally there is no place for Hugo.

Now that the tour is over, it's clear from Mark's hints to Joseph that Columbia Pictures is now trying to mend their relationship with Hugo. In fact, the two sides can't say that the relationship has broken down, but it is just a little unpleasant. It only needs a little olive branch to solve the problem.

However, Hugo deciphered more things from Rick's expression, "Why, other than Columbia, other companies have actions?"

Looking at Hugo's sleepy expression, Rick chuckled, "Of course."

As expected, the great victory of "Speed ​​of Life and Death" directly pushed Hugo to a new high in his career, while the great success of "Road to Glory" was an unexpected gain. Although it was only Hugo's success alone, It's like the whole Hollywood has released a signal: Hugo, who has such a prosperous career, did not hesitate to choose Endeavour Elite Agency, which shows that this agency is worthy of Hugo's trust.

Everything has two sides. When the Golden Raspberry Awards were at a low point, people thought that Hugo had no success in Hollywood for ten years, and his vision was bad; but now, Hugo's ten-year career of ups and downs has become what people call "rich." Experience", so now Hugo's choice of brokerage company has become "wisdom and discernment". This is the obvious difference.

Moreover, not only Hugo, but another actor under Rick, Tom Hanks, has also risen strongly. First, he was the Oscar winner, and then the hot reaction after the release of "Forrest Gump", which further made Endeavour Elite Agency. into people's sight.

It can be said that although Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company has only been established for less than three months and has not yet established a foothold, after this period of deliberation and adjustment, they have initially stabilized their position. International Innovation Management Company wants to easily suppress Endeavour Elite Brokerage. Company, it is not so easy.

So, recently Rick's mood is like the hot sun on Miami Beach, full of vigor.

Hugo looked at the bright smile on Rick's face, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but tick. Although Rick was always smiling, the lightness and joy that came from his heart still made Rain. Guo noticed the difference, "So, tell me the specific situation?"

In fact, Hugo has just finished touring, plus he will be in the studio for a while to complete the second album, at least until the end of July, he has no plans to start working again. But now that Columbia Pictures has taken the lead, it doesn't hurt to have a cursory look at the situation. Even if you don't get to work right away, it's a good idea to gradually start picking out some scripts.

Although Rick was excited, he still did not take the initiative to persuade Hugo to start accepting the script, but asked Hugo for his opinion, and after he got affirmation, he explained the situation. At least from this point, it can be seen that Rick is not carried away by interests, and he knows how to examine moderation.

"If you want to talk about the scripts of major companies, then I think it may be more appropriate for you to go to the office, because there are at least several boxes." Rick laughed, and there was a rare trace in his words. Proud, this is rarely seen in normal times.

Joseph's eyes widened in surprise, "Rick, what size box are you talking about?" At the end of last year, Joseph also experienced the kind of frenzy that the script flocked to, at the most he had more than forty scripts on hand. , but not so many boxes. So, listening to Rick say this, Joseph was quite surprised.

Not only Joseph, but even Henry, who didn't know much about movies, looked over in surprise and laughed lazily, "Did I misunderstand? When did Hollywood scripts go out everywhere like waste paper?"

Rick's personality is not the type that likes to show off, so he did not enjoy the surprised eyes of Joseph and Henry, but looked at Hugo and said, "I don't have a detailed count, but I have at least seventy scripts in my hands. ." Having said that, Hugo's eyes suddenly widened, seventy? What is this concept? Could it be that the entire Hollywood script is swarming? This is incredible!

But Rick didn't pause, and continued, "But there is water, there are actually twenty-five from the eight major film companies, some of the others are independent production companies, and some are... you know, An unknown screenwriter." When Rick explained this, everyone suddenly realized.

There are two well-known ways for Hollywood screenwriters to get ahead. One is to connect with the production company, and the other is to connect with the powerful people. The former includes sending scripts to production companies and independent companies, finding suitable sponsors for investment, etc.; the latter involves communicating with well-connected and powerful objects such as producers, directors, and actors, who are willing to help match No matter whether they are willing to invest in production, the result is the same.

The first method is relatively traditional and formal, but it is also more difficult. The production company may receive hundreds of scripts a week, and it is not easy to stand out.

The second way is much more casual, such as dining in a restaurant, meeting a big-name director, and cheekily coming forward to submit the script. This is a common thing, not only for screenwriters, but also for small directors and third-rate actors. are applicable. Therefore, there is often a joke in Los Angeles, "The supply of waiters in restaurants will always exceed the demand, especially restaurants where big-name stars often haunt."

At the beginning, Joseph got more than 40 scripts in his hands, including those submitted by these second-tier and third-tier screenwriters alone. The "speed of life and death" is one of them.

Now after Hugo's rapid rise, it also includes low-cost works such as "Pulp Fiction" and newcomers such as "Speed ​​of Life and Death", which naturally gives rise to great hope for the bottom-level screenwriters, so Rick is busy here. stand up.

"There are actually grades from the eight major film companies. About half of them have a more sincere attitude." Rick summed it up briefly. He doesn't care much about the numbers, because Rick knows that the quality of the script is far better than that of the screenplay. Quantity is important, and the actor in front of him has always been a very assertive person, and a hundred scripts are not as good as a script that suits your appetite.

"Columbia Pictures actually tentatively gave me two scripts before this, and did not talk further, but from the information Joe detected today, the action behind them should be much bigger than expected." Rick looked Glancing at Joseph, he knew that Mark was an old fox. Today, Joseph was able to extract so much information from Mark's mouth. Although Mark underestimated the enemy, Joseph's ability could not be ignored.

Immediately, Rick looked at Hugo again, "I think repairing the relationship is really only secondary, the point is that Mark is now under a lot of pressure at Columbia Pictures, and I heard that someone inside the company seems to want to take his place, And Mark wants to put chips on you."

Rick is well-informed, and the secrets inside Columbia Pictures can be inquired, although it may be just a matter of guesswork. In a large company like Columbia Pictures, internal power struggles are bound to exist all the time, and this is also a compulsory subject for leaders of large companies. Mark is no exception.

However, Hugo was not interested in the internal struggle of Columbia Pictures. He chuckled, "Then he may have picked the wrong target." This sentence made Rick, Henry, and Joseph all smile at each other, all in their eyes. Empathy was revealed.

Hugo's words did not mean revenge, but something else.

If Mark wants to rely on several consecutive successful works to consolidate his position as president, then the commercial blockbuster is bound to be the first choice, because it is the quickest; and the choice of art works, the performance of the Golden Globes and Oscars is full of unknowns , and even if the award is awarded, the follow-up effect will take time to brew. Therefore, commercial blockbuster is the best choice.

But the problem is that Hugo does not reject commercial blockbusters, but he also does not want to blindly take commercial works. For example, he just starred in "Life and Death", and maybe he will appear in action movies in the future, but at least it won't be the next one; for example, he starred in "Sleepless in Seattle" last year. Not much interest.

In this way, Mark wants to be effective in a short time. Compared with Hugo, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, and Arnold Schwarzenegger are obviously more reliable choices.

"But Mark is very confident." Rick and the three of them knew what Hugo meant, so he chuckled and continued, "I have all the names Joe snooped on today, although Mark I haven't been handed the script, but it's no secret that those names are currently in the pipeline."

"Just for you," Joseph interjected, which made Rick smile shyly.

Instead of admitting or denying it, Rick went on to say, "Jerry Zach, Gus Van Sant, Sam Raimi. Action, comedy, crime, western, adventure, love... those three The project the name represents covers almost all of these projects, and the genre also includes commercial films, art films, and he is obviously very thoughtful. And, I guess, he has more projects planned than these three people."

Listening to Rick's analysis, Hugo raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Are you serious? For me, just for me? Mark prepared so carefully? Why do I feel like he is going to sell me to a human trafficker?"

Hugo's words made the three of them laugh again, and Henry said lazily, "Sell you to Amsterdam?"

Rick smiled and said, "That's why I said, Mark is not to be underestimated. I can imagine that he has a careful idea of ​​how to control the situation, and you are only part of his larger plan."

Hugo rolled his eyes, "Okay, okay, I see, I'm going to Amsterdam!"