1764 Chapter 1764

Facing Curtis's humility, Joseph also reciprocated, and extended the invitation with a smile, "Since we have already met, why don't we have breakfast together? I don't think Rick will mind."

Rick smiled and waved his hands again and again, "Hey, Joe, I'm the master, okay? I've already invited Curtis to stay, you don't need to be friendly there."

Curtis was also amused by the chorus of Rick and Joseph, "It seems that I have to be rude once, and I think the time of a pancake should settle this argument." Curtis' little The humor completely eased the mood.

Rick and Joseph exchanged a line of sight, and they both knew that Curtis was besieging Joseph here today, not Rick—to be precise, what they needed was someone who could represent Hugo's true thoughts. Object, compared to the agent, the manager is obviously closer to Hugo's life. Therefore, when they invited him like this, Curtis would definitely choose to follow suit and stay. as expected.

However, Curtis was destined to be disappointed. Joseph and Rick were watertight, and they ate breakfast for nearly three quarters of an hour, but Joseph did not reveal anything, and still maintained a consistent statement, "Hugo recently needed Rest." Curtis could only return home with a feather in his hands.

During breakfast, they also saw Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer, but the simple breakfast was busy.

Curtis, also a veteran of the circle, clicked through everything, and then politely said goodbye, giving the space back to Rick and Joseph.

Without waiting for Joseph to ask, Rick took the initiative to say, "Jim released the news yesterday."

This also answered Joseph's doubts: the breakfast of the two of them would be caught by Curtis—Thomas didn't seem to just meet by chance. Hollywood's information network is like a huge spider web, and many invisible details often yield unexpected surprises. Jim Snow was Rick's first assistant—he now had two assistants. Someone circled around to ask Jim for news, and after getting Rick's approval, Jim released the news.

Joseph nodded slightly, "What's going on with Depp and Pfeiffer? I just saw two agents from CAA (Creative Artist Agency)." The topic seemed to be unrelated, but it was actually Joseph Immediately understood Rick's intention of letting out the wind.

"It should be sure. It depends on how much Mayer attaches importance to this project and what kind of bargaining chip he hopes to get in exchange for what kind of profit." Rick's answer was wrong, and it was cloudy for others to listen to. In the fog, but Joseph nodded his chin lightly to express his understanding.

In fact, there is only one key word: "LA Confidential".

Back in time to the Berlin Film Festival, the head of Warner Bros., Barry Meyer, showed off his mystery with confidence, which aroused Hugo's interest and curiosity-Hugo was guessing that what Barry was relying on was probably " Los Angeles Confidential", but Hugo was not completely sure at the time, so in the subsequent confrontation, he revealed the outlet to Kevin Pence.

Kevin lived up to his expectations, and after inquiring about the news, the proposal of "LA Confidential" immediately surfaced.

It is not without reason that Barry is so confident in "LA Confidential". First of all, this is a very solid script. The story structure, character setting, clue arrangement, and thought exploration are all convincing; second, the script has a total of three protagonists. , Barry hopes to be able to follow the models of "Seven Deadly Sins" and "The Wire" to create amazing sparks with a star-studded cast; again, the background of the story is about the 1950s in Los Angeles, which is what attracted Hugo. Power is beyond doubt.

In Barry's view, Hugo is bound to have a strong interest in "LA Confidential"-in fact, he is. However, the "Storm" tour was in full swing at the time, and Hugo rejected almost all proposals, including some proposals from close friends like Steven Spielberg, so Barry had to be cautious. So Barry chose to test in Berlin.

At the very least, Barry needs to make sure that Hugo is really interested in such a proposal, not just his speculation - no one in Hollywood has dared to make a sure assertion about the style of Hugo's selection of scripts.

If Barry's plan is followed, the first step is to determine Hugo's interest; then meet once during the Grammys or Oscars, and talk directly to Hugo about the "LA Confidential" project, which further arouses Hugo's curiosity; The third step is to hand over the script to Hugo. At the same time, start persuading Rick, Joseph and others to ensure that Hugo can accept the script.

Obviously, Barry is determined to win Hugo's latest work for Warner Bros. He is also far more thoughtful, thoughtful, and cautious than any of his competitors.

In fact, Barry can be said to be exhaustive. Hugo not only appeared at the Grammy Awards, but also attended the Oscars. Although Hugo only had one "Independence Day" in 1996, he personally did not Winning no nominations at the Oscars, Hugo was still the star of the night as the presenter. In the end, Hugo awarded the best actress statuette to "Fargo"'s Francis McDormand, wife of Joel Cohen.

If Barry's plan is followed, then things will go very smoothly. At this moment, Hugo, who has finished his tour, should also appear on the crew of "LA Confidential". But Barry missed one most important thing: the Hugos themselves.

Hugo obviously wasn't going to follow through, after he revealed the tone to Kevin. Kevin immediately started to get busy. He was pleasantly surprised to find out about the "LA Confidential" project, and even discovered that "LA Confidential" hadn't signed a contract with Warner Bros. yet! In other words, although Barry has full confidence in the plan, he still has room for it.

Immediately, Kevin also discovered a very important piece of information. Mark Canton and the Coen brothers got closer and closer. The "Murder Big Lebowski" that the Coen brothers had been preparing for half a year began to approach Columbia Pictures infinitely. The friendship between the Coen brothers and Hugo became Mark's biggest bargaining chip.

As a result, all the plans suddenly fell into chaos, and Barry's abacus was no longer full of confidence. The number of production companies willing to invest in the Coen Brothers project began to increase in an instant. Curtis, who held the right to adapt the script of "LA Confidential", Henson has also become a popular figure in an instant... More importantly, other companies have also begun to increase their activities. If it is not "Murder Lebowski" or "LA Confidential", then it will be other projects. All uncertainties are magnified infinitely overnight.

As Hugo expected, there was no need for him to prove anything, and Kevin would investigate and find out. Hugo is focused on touring, while Rick is sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai in Los Angeles. He only needs to stand still to regain the initiative.

After a lot of fighting, the production rights of "LA Confidential" are still in the hands of Warner Bros., but all of Barry's calculations have been disrupted. Now he has not only increased his competitors, but also lost his predecessor in front of Hugo. However, they lost some important bargaining chips, and their advantages in the process of seeking cooperation were eroded, which meant that Barry needed to pay more to seek this cooperation.

The production copyright of "Murder Lebbis Lebowski" was finally won by Mark. Although the Coen brothers' budget for this work was only 15 million US dollars, they did not stop Mark from wanting to cooperate with Hugo. The Coen Brothers agree. Hugo has never been demanding on the remuneration of independent films, and this matter is no secret in Hollywood.

It can be said that after Kevin messed up the whole situation, he didn't get any benefits at all, but for him, this can also be regarded as a victory-the embarrassment of his competitors is his pleasure. More importantly, in the midst of fierce competition, one project came from behind, stood out, and became the focus of everyone's attention.

This project called "Boogie. Nights" was not noticed at all until then. The original script invited Leonardo DiCaprio to star, but Leonardo's "Titanic" "The finishing time was pushed back and forth, but in desperation, Leonardo could only reluctantly give up. However, when he learned that Hugo was selecting a new script, Leonardo introduced the script to Hugo without hesitation.

With Leonardo's escort, Hugo was still on tour, and "Boogie Night" entered Hugo's sight for the first time, which made both Barry and Mark want to vomit blood with anger. It is rumored that after Hugo saw the script of "Boogie Nights", he actually liked it very much. Even during the busy schedule of the tour, Hugo read the whole story twice, and planned to personally discuss the creation of the script once the tour was over. who meet.

After such news came out, Hollywood was immediately blown up—this is Kevin's real victory. Once Hugo signed on to "Boogie Nights," Barry and Mark's hard work was in vain.

What's more interesting is that the production copyright of "Boogie Nights" has been bought, and the buyer is surprisingly New Line Films. The "seven deadly sins" of the cooperation between New Line and Hugo has been talked about so far. This time, New Line is obviously unwilling to miss such a good opportunity. Without interfering with each other, they can still be regarded as two different companies, so the competition between them has sparked infinite sparks.

Faced with such a situation, Barry's secret plan has gone bankrupt. What's worse, he has to pay more to seek this inevitable cooperation, otherwise Hugo may be in conflict with "Boogie Nights" or Murder Lebbian" signed up first.

So Barry made a proposal that Rick would hardly refuse: let Hugo become the producer of "LA Confidential"! There is no doubt that this will be another major breakthrough in Hugo's career, which is an important reason why this breakfast has such a situation.