In Hollywood, the producer is undoubtedly the most vocal person in the whole project, and when the film enters the production process, even the big guys such as Barry Meyer, Kevin Pence, and Mark Canton will not easily dictate the film, but leave it to the producer to take full responsibility. The producer is not only the link between the production company and the crew, but also the person who has the power of life and death of the entire crew, and he holds the economic lifeline of the crew and the direction of production.

If you have a bad producer who interferes in every aspect of the production of the work - the point is that the layman doesn't know how to pretend to understand, then it's a disaster, and it's not a surprise to easily ruin a $100 million investment. The "Water World of the Future" is clearly the most representative example.

That's why many top directors take on the role of producer of their own work, Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, George Lucas, etc., whose work is usually produced by themselves. Of course, ensuring quality and creative freedom is one thing, and the fact that producers can participate in dividends is another.

In a crew, those who are eligible to participate in profit sharing include the director, screenwriter, and producer, as well as top actors, such as Hugo. However, Hugo's dividends obviously have no way to compete with directors and producers, and they take the lion's share. In the case of Steven, James, George, they can take a part of the dividend as a director, and then take a part of the dividend as a producer, so the dividend is often as high as more than 20%.

Twenty years later, in Hollywood, it is not uncommon for top actors to serve as producers of their own works, control the quality of their works, and participate in dividends. The main reason is that after the birth of the 20 million club, Hollywood put forward a theory that actors have super high salaries, and they must also bear more risks accordingly. Therefore, in fact, many top actors later served as producers of their own works, sharing the risks of their works in the form of dividends - of course, after the success of the work, the income is also doubled, far more than simply getting a salary of 20 million US dollars.

Tom Cruise has served as a producer in almost every starring work since "Mission Impossible 2", and has conscientiously carried all the risks of his career on his shoulders; Brad Pitt's co-produced works such as "12 Years a Slave", "Selma", "Fury", "Moneyball" and other works have continuously hit the Oscars and achieved very good results; After Natalie Portman became the producer of her own works, she had strict requirements for the quality of her works, and repeatedly had conflicts with co-actors and co-directors, which even led to negative results such as temporary replacement of actors, temporary rewriting of scripts by screenwriters, and disputes with directors and stalled filming schedules.

It can even be said that top actors serving as producers is a norm and a transformation.

However, at the moment in 1996, few actors are willing to do this. Because the producer often means dealing with the production company and the crew, it also means a huge box office risk. There are also very few studios willing to do this, because it means that they give the actors power, let the actors override the director, and challenge the director's authority - for a director like James, this is almost a ticking time bomb for the crew, not to mention, it also means that the studio needs to give more benefits to the actors.

Of course, the bottom line is that no actor has so far had such a strong appeal that studios can trust the actors to put the burden of producers and box office pressure on them – even for independent films, which is occasionally the case, but not very often. Because an actor is an actor, in the current perception, an actor cannot take the risk of a producer.

Barry Meyer isn't the first to eat crabs, Paramount made the first attempt last year, and Tom Cruise not only starred in "Mission Impossible", but also took on the responsibility of a producer. Even Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Hanks and others haven't tried it before, and this is undoubtedly a huge breakthrough.

The results are clear at a glance, and the success of "Mission Impossible" has made Hollywood bigwigs have their own calculations in their hearts. However, it is obviously not an easy task for an actor to become a producer, not only because Hugo and Jim Carrey's 20 million salary has led to different results, which is far more complicated than the "20 million club", because this is the link that allows actors to really enter the core of power and the production industry, which has an immeasurable impact on role positioning, power distribution, and benefit distribution.

But there is no doubt that if there is a production company that wants to try further, Hugo is undoubtedly the best choice. In the whole of Hollywood, if Hugo is not up to the task, then all the other current actors are bound to be incompetent - even Tom Cruise, except for "Mission Impossible", Paramount has no other courage to let him try.

Someone once analyzed that Hugo is currently at the peak of the actor, from awards to box office, Hugo has everything, not to mention his appeal to the peak. For Hugo, there is not much of a challenge, and there is no room for Hugo to rise above the pinnacle of power - unless Hugo picks up the guide tube like his friend Tim Robbins, who once wrote the script "Before Sunrise", so it is not impossible.

Now, however, Barry has come up with a perfect answer: the producer, even a position above the director, involved Hugo in the production of the film.

Regardless of whether Hugo will write the script again, and whether Hugo is interested in directing the position, becoming a producer is undoubtedly a huge breakthrough in his career. Imagine that one day, Hugo may stand on the stage of winning the best picture award as a producer, or Hugo may create a second "Independence Day" as a producer to sweep the North American box office...... Like Hugo's Grammys, this is definitely a new phase.

In the face of such a proposal, it can be seen that Barry has put in the effort behind the scenes, and it is indeed difficult for Rick to refuse.

However, everything is just rumors at the moment, and Rick has heard the rumors constantly, but he has not talked directly to Barry, so everything is still in the rumor stage. But judging from today's situation, it is gradually taking shape.

Curtis, the writer and director of "L.A. Confidential" and one of the producers, is far more convincing than Barry, and his appearance today is to show his sincerity to Rick and Joseph, and most importantly, to have Joseph convey this sincerity to Hugo.

At the same time, once the "L.A. Confidential" project is implemented, it means that Hugo can form his own crew - although he needs to discuss with Curtis, but at present, looking at the whole of Hollywood, except for the top existence of the four major directors in the 80s, no one dares to directly call out in front of Hugo, so Curtis will definitely not disagree with Hugo.

Then, this also means that there will be a large demand for actors in "L.A. Confidential", and most importantly, this is a movie with three protagonists, which is developing in the direction of "Thief of Fire" and "Seven Deadly Sins". Although "Independence Day" has become the first film to be bundled and produced by Endeavour Elite Agency, "L.A. Confidential" is different, Endeavour Elite Agency still has limited resources of top actors, and they are likely to cooperate with actors under other agencies, just like the "Seven Deadly Sins" - Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman are from different agencies.

There are many possibilities for the emergence of Thomas, perhaps Twentieth Century Fox is preparing a new project, since it is impossible to cooperate with Hugo, then it will be a good choice to cooperate with an innovative artist agency; Maybe Thomas made a special trip to report to Joseph, and then expected the actor they favored to be able to join the "L.A. Confidential" crew; Maybe Twentieth Century Fox wants to intervene at the last minute to keep the muddy waters muddy, maybe they have seen the right proposal, and it will come out like an "unruly night" and take a bite to eat at the last minute...... It's hard to guess.

But the appearance of Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer has a clear purpose, it seems that they want to appear in the cast of "L.A. Confidential", plus Rick himself feels the wind and grass, so he thinks that Barry's chips are almost determined.

Even if Barry is willing to let Hugo become the producer of "L.A. Confidential", and Hugo nods and agrees, there are still many details that need to be discussed, such as how to calculate Hugo's salary and box office dividend ratio? For example, how should the selection of actors work? For example, how should the budget and shooting plan be adjusted? Etcetera.

That's why Rick said that it depends on how much Barry Meyer is willing to share, and now they can pay back on the spot at a sky-high price.

This is one of the most significant side benefits of Hugo's prowess, and there is no one in Hollywood who can match Hugo at the moment, unless he has no intention of working with Hugo, as Disney and MGM have done – and there are countless other actors in Hollywood, it depends on each other's negotiation skills.

Now, Rick and Joseph have become Hollywood's hottest figures – and that's the second added benefit of Hugo, with Rick's assistants being asked about even a breakfast, including Samora.

"What about him, do you have a rough idea?" Rick was in a very good mood, and Hugo's career ushered in a breakthrough, which he definitely did not expect. Along with it, Endeavor elite brokerage companies will also have more room for development. Recently, the international innovation management company can be said to be anxious, Marvin Josephson obviously did not expect that a "Hugo" can play such an effect, bringing a series of chain effects, forcing the international innovation management company to be embarrassed.

This is obviously Hugo.

Joseph shrugged, "He said the day before yesterday that he would re-read the script, but he didn't give me any reply yesterday, so, I thought, he needs to think about it again." ”