Looking at Hugo's relaxed smile, Kevin Burns knew he had made a wise decision.

Kevin heard about something a long time ago, saying that the crew of "Schindler's List" had a lot of fun inside, because the whole crew had been filming in Europe for several months, which was not only a physical but also a spiritual baptism, which made the crew members have a strong friendship with each other.

This matter is not a secret in the circle, because many crews have such rumors, and many crews have to release some similar news even if there are huge internal contradictions, covering people's ears and eyes, such news in Hollywood is not ten thousand but eight thousand, the focus is on how to find the truth behind these seemingly ordinary news.

The man in front of him is Sergio Mimika Gozan. Mimica-Gezzan), which is obviously a very unfamiliar name, even if you ask Hollywood veterans, nine out of ten don't know. Only the real heart will notice him, because he is only an assistant director, an assistant director, and he has only one work worth mentioning before, which made Meryl Streep "Sophie's Choice" after his first Oscar award.

Subsequently, Sergio served as an assistant director for "Schindler's List". That's why Kevin noticed Sergio.

Hugo and Sergio in front of him talked freely, even if they hadn't seen each other for more than a year, they didn't estranged the two of them at all, and they spoke casually and freely. This is a real friend, not a social courtesy. Many people have been curious about how Hugo and Meryl Streep became friends, some say because of Jack Nicholson's matchmaking, others say because of the backstage meeting at the awards ceremony, but Kevin thinks Sergio may be a bridge.

"I'm really sorry, I have something to take care of, please continue, don't worry about me." Kevin noticed the gesture of his assistant not far away, smiled and said to Hugo, and then turned away, leaving space for the two friends who had not seen each other for a long time.

After Kevin walked away, Hugo directly punched Sergio, "What the hell is going on today, I'm confused now." ”

Sergio chuckled, "I don't know, I don't know much. I know Kevin is fighting you for a production and wants you to star in a production. ”

Hugo nodded, "Yes, 'stay away from the casino'." This confirmed Hugo's thoughts, and he made a round around the ballroom and saw Mike Figes who had been left out in the cold, "That's the director." ”

In fact, it is very unfair for Mike to cooperate with a big company like Twentieth Century Fox, because he is a nobody, no one cares what he thinks, he is like a puppet accused of zhì. The only thing to be thankful for is that for a work with such a personality as "Away from the Casino", the producer will not interfere too much, and will give the director enough space to play, which can at least ensure the quality of the work.

Sergio pursed his lips and didn't comment, because he knew that Hugo knew what he wanted to do, and it wasn't his turn to speak, "And then I also knew that Kevin was working on several big projects, and he was now preparing the film crew one by one, and I was just on the alternate, and an acquaintance introduced me to him." But at the moment I have very little information, I just heard that he should want you to star in a commercial blockbuster, probably something similar to 'Terminator 2'. ”

"Is it a big production that James Cameron will be involved in, or is it a sci-fi action movie genre?" Hugo asked suspiciously.

Sergio shrugged innocently, obviously he didn't know anything further, but Hugo didn't mind either, tugging at the corners of his mouth, "At least you already know more than I do." ”

It seems that Rick's news is correct, Twentieth Century Fox does have a big move, and it seems that there is some vague connection with Hugo at the moment, if Hugo is not one of them, at least it cannot be completely excluded. Hugo thought of Tom Cruise, he just talked to Tom and learned that in fact, Tom had just returned from Europe, and the European scene of "Mission Impossible" had been filmed, but the Chicago part had not yet been filmed, he was only in Los Angeles for three days, and then he would go to Chicago to continue working.

Kevin specially arranged this banquet today, which makes people have to think about it. Insiders know that it has been more than a month since the release of "Die Hard 3", and if Twentieth Century Fox really wants to promote or celebrate, this timing is too embarrassing.

"Oh, by the way, Steven will be over in a moment, and David and Jeffrey, you know about it, right?" Sergio originally just wanted to talk to Hugo about Steven, but when he saw the confusion and surprise on Hugo's face, he couldn't help laughing, "I thought you had a phone call with Steven." ”

"I told you, you know so much more than I do." Hugo reluctantly spread his hands to show his innocence.

Three days ago, when Steven visited Hugo for the "Death Row Walk", he did not mention this incident at all, and it seems that Steven's attendance should not be directly related to "stay away from the casino". Moreover, Steven and David and Jeffrey are in attendance, which is the Big Three of DreamWorks, so what does this mean?

At this time last year, when DreamWorks was brewing, Steven and David invited Hugo to watch the NFL draft together, apparently hoping that Hugo could be an important partner in DreamWorks' future plans. Is this true today?

A further collaboration between Twentieth Century Fox and DreamWorks? It's quite possible, and while DreamWorks only has one "Before Sunrise" at the moment, no one can ignore the impact of Steven Spielberg, David Geffen, and Jeffrey Katzenberg joining forces.

Hugo had the ridiculous idea that DreamWorks was going to sign a co-publishing deal with Twentieth Century Fox? Or did the Big Three of DreamWorks listen to him and plan to develop their own distribution channels, so they entered into a strategic partnership with Twentieth Century Fox?

However, this idea has no basis, and Hugo has no way to be sure.

So what is his role in this project? Could it be that Twentieth Century Fox also wants him to be an important partner in the grand plans ahead?

Hugo's idea was actively supported by Rick, who had absolute confidence in Hugo.

Hugo created a box office of 390 million for North America in 1993, and in 1994, Hugo alone contributed more than 400 million box office, and such a strong appeal is completely unrivaled. Although everyone is now talking about Tom Cruise, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford, etc., public opinion generally believes that Hugo is an actor on the same level as these people, but in fact, in the hearts of major film companies, Hugo's box office value has surpassed many competitors and dominates the show.

What's more, no one will ignore Hugo's talent in acting, not to mention that Hugo's commercial films so far have won a bumper harvest at the box office and word of mouth, which is an irresistible temptation for any film company. Confuse.

Rick was not only not surprised by the idea of Twentieth Century Fox, on the contrary, he also thought that Kevin Pence had only such insight until now, and he was already slow to react.

So far, among the eight major Hollywood studios, Columbia Pictures and Universal Pictures have been very friendly to Hugo, but they have not included Hugo in their planning; Paramount has tried this several times before and after, but the method is not right, and it has never been successful, and Hugo has not collaborated with Paramount on works so far.

Now, Twentieth Century Fox has clearly realized the value of Hugo, Kevin plans to put Hugo in an important position in the company's future grand plan, and he did not rush it, and wisely chose to "stay away from the casino" as a breakthrough, and then slowly plan it. It's really clever.

This also makes Twentieth Century Fox the second Hollywood company after DreamWorks to really put Hugo in a strategic position.

This is the embodiment of Hugo's commercial value, and it is also the embodiment of his value as an actor.

"You don't have to think about it, leave it to me." Rick knew that Hugo was not good at these things, and he didn't care much about these things, Hugo was a very pure artist compared to business planning, from actor to singer. However, this is also where his value lies, and Rick knows this very well, "Now that we are in the driver's seat, it will be up to Kevin what exactly he is planning, and even if we don't ask, he will gradually show the blueprint in front of us." So, all we need to do is wait. ”

Rick's words reassured Hugo, and then Rick continued, "Your most important task now is to decide whether your next work will be 'away from the casino' or 'death row stroll'." You don't have to worry about these outside things, no matter which work you choose, it won't have an impact, just leave it to me. As for you, you're responsible for being a good actor. ”

"I like it." Hugo chuckled, although choosing a script is a headache, and the trade-offs are never so simple, but compared to any exchange of interests, business plans, etc., it is nothing.

"I like it too." Rick smiled with satisfaction, because it meant that Endeavour Elite Agency's position in Hollywood's mind was aggravated, "Okay, you give Joe the phone, I still need his cooperation on some things, you don't need to worry, but he needs to." ”

This is also one of the benefits of Joseph as Hugo's manager, because Joseph is professional enough, so the communication between Rick and Joseph often does not require effort.

"Joe, Rick's call." Hugo raised his right hand high until Joseph came over and answered the phone, and then picked up "Away from the Casino" on his lap, and his eyes turned to the lead words on the script again, working with Winona Ryder? That's a great idea indeed.