Sergio Mimika Gozan kept looking around, and when he saw the beautiful scenery of the water and the sky at the end of his sight, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, no wonder people always yearn for the life of a rich man......"

"If you go to a small island in Australia, you can see something much more wonderful than this for almost no money." Hugo walked out with his coffee and motioned for Sergio to sit down, and the two of them stood on the wooden platform in the inner courtyard, the former lotus pond had been transformed into a basalt wine cabinet, the lower level was a spacious storage space, the upper floor was usually placed with pebbles, and the party was covered with ice, and then the wine bottles were placed on it. Since the Black Rock Wine Cabinet is a swimming pool and tennis court, this open-air platform in the inner courtyard has become the best place for everyone to have a rest.

After a few months of life, the furniture in the villa began to gradually increase, and now there is a complete set of rattan chairs on the platform, and in the middle is a square marble table pier with a dark brown rattan tabletop, and there are small wooden piers scattered around it, all of which can be used as chairs.

"But I'll admit that the view is priceless." Hugo adjusted the smoky grey cushions on the wicker chair before sitting down.

Sergio raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, "But the problem is, this is Malibu, not an Australian island." The second half of the sentence did not say, "That's why people envy the life of the rich", which made Hugo chuckle as well.

"You're cleaner here than you thought you would be, I thought I would have to walk through the paparazzi wall when I came over." Sergio said with a smile, which made Hugo directly raise his hands in surrender, "I hope it doesn't happen, that scene is too terrible to imagine." ”

Sergio looked left and right, then took another sip from his coffee cup, and nervously wiped the sweat from his palms on his thighs, "You should know what I'm here for today, right?" "Sergio and Hugo's friendship can only be described as good partners, far from reaching the intimacy of good friends, so Sergio doesn't know how to speak. But Sergio knew that Hugo was a very sincere person, and telling the truth often achieved better results.

Hugo chuckled and shook his head, "I don't know, you came to sue me." You shouldn't have come here to visit my new home, right? ”

This joke also made Sergio a little more relaxed, "Here's the thing, Twentieth Century Fox is working on a project, and they want to be able to meet and talk to you. ”

Not surprised by the answer, Hugo raised an eyebrow, "Just talking?" "Over the past few months, Twentieth Century Fox has been deepening its partnership with Endeavor Elite Economics, and the pressure has accumulated a lot, and this time Kevin Pence is a must-win, and Rick will have a hard time refusing.

But Hugo also knew that if he really didn't want to, no one could force him, and the initiative was still in his hands. However, Hugo was very curious about what kind of project deserved such a big deal about Twentieth Century Fox.

"You know, getting a partnership is the end goal." Sergio was also not polite in front of Hugo, honestly saying, "If nothing else, I would be the assistant director of this work." ”

Hugo suddenly realized and nodded, "So, is there any news about the work itself that you can reveal to me in advance?" ”

At present, Twentieth Century Fox is very popular, and the pre-publicity has begun before the cast is established, but the information about the project itself is very scarce.

"I don't know much about the situation at the moment." Sergio spread his hands regretfully, obviously unable to understand Twentieth Century Fox's cautious secrecy, "However, if you want, they can contact Joe and arrange a meeting between you and Roland, and Dean." ”

"Roland? Dean? Hugo looked at Sergio with wide eyes.

Sergio suddenly realized that Hugo really didn't have the ability to remember names, and quickly explained, "Roland-Emmerich. Emmerich), Dean Devlin (Dean. devlin), they are the 'reinvention warriors. soldier)' and 'Cosmic Troop'. ”

Of course, Hugo knows them, not because "Cosmic Shock" ended the "vulgar" two consecutive championships last year, but because Roland is the famous king of disaster movies.

In Hollywood, when it comes to visual kings, people must recommend James Cameron, and Peter Jackson of the "Lord of the Rings" series. JA), Michael Bay from the "Transformers" series, Christopher Nolan from the "Batman Prequel" series (Christopher. nolan also has a huge fan base in the field of visual effects. Among many directors, Roland Emmerich, who is nicknamed the "King of Disaster Movies", is also a well-deserved master of visual effects.

Roland, like Michael Bay, can be called the master of commercial films, although the connotation and ideas of their works are criticized, and often become the representative of high-grossing scripts, but no one can deny the unique style that Roland injected into popcorn commercial films.

For example, slow motion of an object crashing into a camera; For example, before the death of important characters, the camera is kept closer, so that the audience can see the process of pupil dilation; For example, the hero and heroine have a hot kiss in front of the glowing background; Another example is the movie, where there is a heavy rain from time to time. These are the hallmarks of Roland.

Like Michael Bay, Roland has his own unique understanding of the rhythm control, climactic foreshadowing and visual effects scenes of commercial films, which has also allowed him to carve out a world of his own in Hollywood.

Almost every one of Roland's works is well-known, "Independence. day), "Godzilla", "The Patriot. patriot)", "the. day。 after。 tomorrow)", "2012", etc., all of which are the works of the German director.

Hearing Sergio mention these two names, Hugo instantly remembered that "Independence Day" was released in 1996, is it difficult to say that this is the super blockbuster that Twentieth Century Fox has been brewing?

"Independence Day" can indeed be called this name, and this work also occupies an important place in the 90s, which is full of masterpieces, and is a classic commercial action blockbuster like "Terminator 2", "True Lies", "Life and Death" and other works. The difference is that the theme of "Independence Day" locks in the story of the alien invasion, which also makes it the most successful alien movie of the 90s.

The story of "Independence Day" is simple, telling the story of aliens entering the Earth's atmosphere, causing panic around the world, and a group of people coming together to fight and defend the fate of humanity.

Born in the nineties, this work has the distinct mark of American world hegemony - Americans save the world, but also has a clear individual heroism - solving all problems single-handedly, and at the same time has a distinctly top-heavy character - special effects steal the limelight from the script and characters.

Although "Independence Day" is not pleasing in the eyes of film critics, and the ratings of film critics are almost the same as "True Lies" and "Terminator 2", and it is generally considered that the plot is ordinary, full of loopholes, and the characters are thin, but this work can be said to be a model of popcorn commercial movies: wonderful pictures, ups and downs of the plot, climactic rhythm, light-hearted and simple story, and shocking visual effects, this qiē has become a model of commercial films in later generations.

It can be said that "Independence Day" has been an unparalleled success at the box office, and even after entering the 21st century, when works such as "Transformers" and "The Avengers" are considered alien themes, the box office of "Independence Day" has not fallen behind, and it has occupied a place in the history of cinema.

Even in 2014, when it comes to the list of the most successful commercial films in film history, "Independence Day" can take its place. More importantly, the depiction of aliens invading the earth on "Independence Day" ushered in a new era in film history, and before that, people's depictions of aliens were always trying to spread terror in a concealment, and aliens were always hidden in the shadows to cause trouble and cause panic. But "Independence Day" has allowed aliens and humans to openly confront each other, as if they are hostile forces in war, which has since opened up a new genre of alien films, allowing aliens to appear in front of the public in a dignified manner, and even carry out destruction.

The "Avengers" can be said to be a continuation of the "Independence Day" model, which came out in the mid-nineties.

Hugo vividly remembers that Independence Day was only in China. The incense of the country. Minato area and Taiwan. Bay Area, and when he first rented a video of a movie to watch at home, the shock was beyond words. Later, I don't remember the bad plot of the movie at all, but I still have a deep impression of the magnificent war scenes.

If you mention the most memorable commercial masterpieces of the 90s, many people will say that it is "Titanic" and "Independence Day", and even the classics such as "True Lies", "Terminator 2" and "Speed of Life and Death" must stand aside. The reason is that "Independence Day" has opened up a whole new world in the subject of aliens.

As a commercial director, Roland's position in Hollywood is also irreplaceable.

Prior to this, Hugo did not think of "Independence Day" when considering the project planned by Twentieth Century Fox, because the cost of this work did not exceed 100 million, and Hugo vaguely remembered that it did not even exceed 80 million, and among the many large-scale projects in the mid-90s, it could only be regarded as a small runabout, and it could not reach the level of a cruise ship at all.

Now it seems that the project that Twentieth Century Fox hopes to cooperate with Hugo is "Independence Day". Hugo suddenly thought that in the celebration banquet of the so-called "Die Hard 3", he saw Bill Pullman, Adam Baldwin, Jeff Goldblum. GoldBlum and others are actually actors from "Independence Day", and other unfamiliar faces should be candidates.

Kevin Pence has been playing a game since April, and it's been a big game. Now, Kevin is officially seated at the negotiating table, but the question is, is Hugo willing to take on the script of "Independence Day"?