When he got home, Hugo called Rick and mentioned the meeting with James today, Rick was only slightly stunned, and then laughed, "No wonder Kevin asked me to dinner several times before." ”

Rick also figured everything out at this time, Kevin had spent a lot of effort before, it couldn't be just for an "Independence Day", obviously not only this "Titanic", what Kevin really sought was long-term cooperation - Endeavor Elite Brokerage is now a force to be reckoned with. Of course, what Kevin has been planning recently is naturally the "Titanic".

"Independence Day" has not yet been completed, and the next part has already entered the plan, and Kevin is really ambitious.

"How did you talk to James?" Rick seems to be very relaxed, after the first 20 million yuan of "Independence Day", Rick now has a very loose choice, and he doesn't want to keep urging Hugo, so his mentality is better.

"Not very pleasant, maybe you can listen to James's version." Hugo chuckled and said, but didn't say much, "But 200 million dollars in investment, 20 million dollars in salary, James is so promised, you should be very interested in this, right?" ”

"Wow, I'm interested, but the problem is, you're not." Rick affirmed that with his knowledge of Hugo, in fact, a simple sketch in his mind will know what the conversation between Hugo and James is all about, and Rick can't say everything about the personalities of these top people in Hollywood, but he is certainly not a stranger.

"How do you know I'm not interested?" Hugo asked directly, with great interest, "Perhaps, I'm very interested in James's script?" ”

Rick didn't hesitate at all, and replied directly, "That's great, and I'll definitely do my best to get this script for you." ”

"Even if James doesn't want me to be the lead actor?" Hugo asked rhetorically.

"Even if James doesn't want you to be the leading actor!" Rick replied in the affirmative.

Hugo laughed dumbly, Hollywood is a world run by money, and it is the producer who really controls the power of life and death in the crew, and the director's power cannot surpass the producer even if he is great, just look at the situation of David Fincher during the filming of "Alien 3", he doesn't even have the right to edit the final cut. Of course, a top director like Steven will also serve as a producer and take the decision into his own hands.

Cases like the "Seven Deadly Sins" when Twentieth Century Fox tried to change the ending were very rare, and that time Twentieth Century Fox compromised with Hugo.

But if Twentieth Century Fox is asked to choose between James and Hugo, this is definitely not an easy battle, after all, James is the real core of the "Titanic", and the actors are only part of it. Of course, Rick's self-confidence is not without reason, and with the current trust of Fox in Hugo in the twentieth century, it is very likely that Hugo will be able to win the initiative of discourse and make James deflated.

However, Hugo also clearly knows that it is not uncommon for the relationship between the director and the actors to be incompatible in the crew, but in the case of Hugo and James, once the conflict between the two sides intensifies, this will be a disaster for the entire crew, and it is very likely that the terrible scene of "Future Water World" will be reproduced. This is something that no one wants, including Rick.

Rick heard Hugo's chuckle, and the corners of his mouth also outlined an arc, "Hugo, I'm serious." The most important thing is yourself, do you want to star in this movie? ”

Indeed, did Hugo want to star in "Titanic"? That's the point.

After hanging up the phone, Hugo stood still and thought about it, but his mind was a mess of thoughts, and he couldn't sort out a clear idea, he went to the kitchen and poured a glass of juice, and then slowly walked to the sofa in the hall and sat down, falling into thought.

Hugo vividly remembers the scene when he walked into the cinema to watch "Titanic", because it was the first time to watch a brand new movie in the cinema. Because of the fact that I was born in a small town, the movie theater in the town generally plays old movies from the past, and the school organizes them to go to the movie theater to watch them, similar to "Mom Loves Me Again", "Tunnel War" and other old movie replays. After watching a lot of movies through the guò videotape one after another, the "Titanic" was in Quanzhong at that time. When it was released in China, he finally got the opportunity to enter the cinema for the first time to watch a new movie released nationwide.

The shock on the big screen brought an unparalleled shock to the young Hugo, which can be said to directly refresh his worldview and make him realize for the first time that there is such a magical world on the other side of the world. Of course, the love between Jack and Ruth is even more earth-shattering, and the kind of love that breaks through life and death and breaks through the shackles of the world has opened a new door.

Just as the "Titanic" swept the world that year, Hugo also became a member of the swept at that time, and later he also treasured a set of genuine DVDs of the "Titanic".

If Hugo had been asked the same question just a few years ago, he would have jumped up and said excitedly, "I do, I do......" without any thought or hesitation, he would do his best to be one of them.

But now Hugo hesitated.

Is it because Hugo no longer attaches importance to the "Titanic"? Apparently not, in fact, Hugo still felt an irrepressible excitement when he remembered that he could be one of them, and even when the cold juice slid into his stomach, he could still feel the fire burning in his chest.

starring in "Titanic" has nothing to do with acting skills or salary, this is just a beautiful dream when I was a child.

So, what's different now? Hugo has grown up and matured, and he knows that many times, the real meaning of a dream lies not in achieving it, but in the process of chasing it.

Hugo once heard of a man named James Hooper. Hooper, a British teenager named James Hooper, is famous because he is the Guinness Book of Records for the youngest human to reach the summit of Mount Everest, and he reached the highest peak on earth at the age of eighteen.

James said in an interview that in fact, the moment he reached the summit of Mount Everest, his joy was not as crazy as he imagined, and after coming down from Mount Everest, he fell into a long period of confusion and slump, and even suffered from depression for a time: because he felt that his dream had come true, and it seemed that there was no other pursuit in life. Later, James completed the feat of going from the South Pole to the North Pole without power, and as his dreams were accomplished one by one, he became more and more empty.

James realized that it was important, indeed important, to achieve the dream, but the process of sprinting towards the dream was even more important. He began preparing for the summit of Mount Everest at the age of thirteen, and his parents were adamantly opposed at first, but he relied on his own small steps to convince his parents, and then went through a painstaking search for sponsors, and finally accomplished this feat at the age of eighteen. Compared with the moment when I reached the summit of Mount Everest, the nearly six years before I ran wild were the happiest times.

The same is true for Hugo, becoming a singer on the stage, becoming an actor and standing in front of the camera, this is a dream, but compared to the moment when the dream is realized, his ten years before the crossing and his unremitting efforts after the crossing, this process is the most beautiful.

Hugo suddenly remembered his tireless pursuit of acting during the filming of "Death Row Walk", which was beyond the scope of his dream and became a new goal for him to constantly sharpen himself; The same is true of the music of glory to death, when they lose their aggressiveness, their own personality and sharpness, the band ceases to exist.

Vaguely, Hugo seemed to touch the reason for his musical bottleneck, but it only flashed in his mind and soon disappeared again, which made Hugo a little confused...... Maybe he still needs some time to settle down.

The same goes for the "Titanic", Hugo now has a chance to appear, and as long as he nods, Hugo believes, Kevin estimates that it will be difficult to refuse, even if James Cameron doesn't like it. But after Hugo really starred, will things be as good as imagined?

Hugo knew that estimation was difficult, because he knew that making a film was not just about weaving a dream, but also about a huge team creative process, which required the concerted efforts of everyone in the crew. From the very beginning, James didn't like Hugo to play "Titanic", although I don't know how he was persuaded by Kevin, and he was willing to come over and talk to Hugo today, but Hugo knew that even if he bowed his head to James, explained what he meant, and expressed his satisfaction with the script, the mustard James would not cross this threshold lightly, Hugo's "fame" is a thorn in James's heart, even if Hugo is willing to restrain all his personality and obey James, the contradiction will break out sooner or later. It's a matter of personality.

"Titanic" looks beautiful, but if you really put yourself in it, maybe Hugo, the current Hugo, will destroy it.

Hugo is well aware that there are many, many dreams of his childhood, but it is impossible that all dreams will come true, and he hopes to star in "The Shawshank Redemption", which fails; He hoped to star in "Mission Impossible", but failed; He hoped to star in "Trainspotting" and failed...... Compared with these specific dreams, Hugo's current life itself is on the road to his dreams, and the "Titanic" is just another dream on this road.

It's not that realizing your dreams isn't important or beautiful, it's just that you have to know clearly that the way forward is life itself, and dreams are just the end.

So, as Rick said, James factor aside, does Hugo himself really want to star in "Titanic"? Sitting on the sofa, letting the moonlight fall all over the ground, there were cold droplets of water slowly sliding down from the glass in his hand, and time slowed down like this, but Hugo hesitated.