Although Shirley, Kevin and James, the three giants, have left, Hugo's thoughts have not been fully recovered, and the opportunity to star in "Titanic" has officially appeared in front of him, so what does he think?

But now is clearly not a good time to ponder, and after dealing with several waves of journalists asking for an exclusive interview, Hugo had to pick up his spirits to deal with Mark Canton. Before the award ceremony today, Mark seemed very proactive, and now Mark has no strategy when he watched the World Cup final at the Rose Bowl, and he is now talking to Hugo on an equal footing, and it can be seen that his attitude is very sincere.

Mark's purpose for finding Hugo today is very direct and simple, he is still here for the "Air Force One" project, this work with an investment of up to 85 million is very important for the next strategic position of Columbia Pictures, although more senior executives of the company are currently interested in Harrison Ford to star, but Mark hopes that Hugo can be one of them.

Previously, this script was handed to Hugo twice, but it did not arouse Hugo's interest, and Mark still hoped to impress Hugo with his sincerity.

Mark's overall view is obviously not as good as Kevin, Shirley and others, and he also has some arrogance in his bones, so he personally buried the good cooperative relationship between Columbia Pictures and Hugo - you must know that after the Golden Raspberry Award, Columbia Pictures and Hugo have cooperated with "Yihai Heroes" and "Seattle Sleepless Night", which is a friendship that other companies do not have.

However, Mark also realized his mistake immediately, a truly qualified businessman must learn to admit and correct mistakes, which is also the open-mindedness that a hero must have. Mark may have been lacking, but he was still a good leader, and after noticing the movements of Twentieth Century Fox, Mark realized that they needed to adjust their development plans.

Hugo really didn't have much interest in the script of "Air Force One", but because of Mark's enthusiasm and sincerity, he didn't reach out and not hit the smiley man, and Hugo didn't refuse outright.

Later, Ron Meyer personally congratulated Hugo, although it was Oscar night, and almost everyone at the party would meet and say hello, but Hugo was still keenly aware of the huge change in Lang, Hugo and Lang had not spoken directly for a long time, but there were two conversations before and after tonight.

In fact, there was nothing substantive in Hugo's conversation with Lang, and Lang didn't mention any script or project, as if he was just congratulating him as a friend, but it was precisely this wantless attitude that made Hugo feel abnormal.

Later, Hugo recalled that "Future Water World" was the biggest laughing stock last year, and even the biggest laughing stock in film history, which can be said to be a complete failure, which made Lang, who had just been in office for just over a year, really anxious. It can be said that in the current position of CEO of the eight major film companies, Lang is the most unstable, and it can even be said that he is burning his ass.

In this way, it is not surprising that Lang has been active tonight. Hugo noticed that Lang not only put down his figure and took the initiative to talk to him, but also took the initiative to socialize with Marvin Josephson and Roland Parkin, who are the lifeblood of Hollywood actors' agency contracts.

But Hugo thought about it carefully, and before Rick handed over the script from Universal Pictures, he didn't think of any work worth mentioning. In addition to the "Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World" currently in the planning (the. lost。 world:jurassic。 park)", Hugo didn't even remember seeing Universal Pictures' works.

"Hugo, it looks like you're a little confused tonight." A deep voice interrupted Hugo's thoughts, which made Hugo a little embarrassed, and he realized that he was talking to someone else, and it was very rude to get distracted during the conversation.

Hugo didn't quibble, just smiled and said, "I'm sorry, my fault, maybe I'm a little too proud." The second half of the self-deprecating words made Joe Schumacher, who was standing opposite Hugo, nod his chin slightly, but did not smile.

Joe is the chief operating officer of Warner Bros. Barry Meyer. Meyer, Barry was an upstart who only took office in October 1994, and the entire Hollywood film industry is facing a huge change, not only Warner Bros., but also major companies including Universal Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Disney, and Paramount, all changed helms around 1994 and 1995, and the competition between them can be clearly felt.

Warner Bros., under the leadership of Barry, hopes to focus on high-investment and high-return works, and the investment of more than $100 million in works such as "Tornado" and "Batman Forever" is absolutely unrelenting, and even after "Future Waterworld", Barry still has not changed his strategy. Warner Bros. has never cooperated with Hugo, but is willing to sell Hugo some face, and behind the cooperation of the "Seven Deadly Sins", Warner Bros. has played a big role in promoting.

In fact, Warner Bros. is one of the most visionary companies in Hollywood, although Kevin Pence of Twentieth Century Fox is very bold, but his concerns can be seen from the "Titanic" project, and the whole Hollywood is skeptical about "whether high investment equals high returns", but Barry Mayer is bold and unswervingly adheres to the high-end route. This measure caused Warner Bros. to stumble and suffer many losses in the early stage, but ten years later, they have accumulated a lot of money, surpassing their competitors in one fell swoop and becoming the top eight Hollywood studios.

Today, Barry met with Hugo in person, and mentioned the script of "Tornado" straight to the point, the project was rejected twice by Hugo, and now it has officially started. After failing to negotiate with Hugo, Warner Bros. simply changed its strategy and invited Bill Paxton, who can only be regarded as a second-tier actor. Paxton) and Helen Hunter (Helen. hunt) and invest all the money saved into computer special effects.

"Unfortunately, we didn't work together, and I had already signed a check for $20 million." Barry's words were straightforward, but they were different from everyone else, which made Hugo refreshed.

Hugo also likes to go straight to this point, and the two of them actually had a pleasant conversation. Barry then leaves early, allowing Hugo and Joe to continue their chat. Only then did Hugo realize that Joe's matchmaking of Susan Sarandon today was obviously not as simple as "long-standing fame".

In the face of Hugo's ridicule, Joe did not give a too exaggerated reaction, but continued, "Now you are obviously a hero of all America, I heard that you also played a hero who saves the earth in the work you just ended, maybe you are very suitable to play a hero." ”

"It's my pleasure. At least you didn't say I was fit to play a murderer. Hugo chuckled and said, but unfortunately Joe still raised his eyebrows and didn't smile, Hugo wondered if the laughter between the two of them was not on the same frequency, which made Hugo a little embarrassed, but he still said calmly, "But, yes, it's true, I also tried to play a hero in 'Speed of Life and Death'." ”

"So have you ever thought that maybe you can be a real hero?" Joe spoke, but Hugo frowned slightly, looking puzzled, and Joe then explained, "I mean, for example, the heroes in the comics. ”

"Clark Kent? Peter Parker? Bruce Wayne? Hugo suddenly realized, counting the names of the comic book superheroes, he understood at this time, it seems that the main purpose of Joe's conversation with him today is to find out the wind for "Batman and Robin".

When "Batman Forever" was an unexpected success, Warner Bros. naturally thought of making a sequel, and it was a matter of course. However, Fon Kilmer (Val. Kilmer)? Wouldn't he want to continue playing Batman?

Joe still didn't have much expression, just shrugged his shoulders slightly, indicating acquiescence. Hugo smiled and shook his head, "No, I'm not interested." ”

In fact, Hugo likes superhero movies, "Spider-Man" series, "Iron Man" series, "Captain America" series, "Thor" series, "Batman Prequel" series, "X-Men" series, etc., although these movies have simple plots, as popcorn movies, the viewing process is really enjoyable. But after the second decade of the 21st century, superhero movies have been somewhat overdeveloped, and all kinds of hero movies have been bombarded, making people start to suffer from aesthetic fatigue.

Although later hero movies began to develop the stories behind superheroes, including personal charm, heavy past, psychological impact, etc., trying to make the hero image three-dimensional; But on the whole, superhero movies are basically a routine, and it's hard to find new ideas.

When Hugo first watched several movies such as "Iron Man 3", "Thor 2", and "The Amazing Spider-Man", he almost didn't find any difference, just changed the role of fighting monsters, and even if he inserted each story into another superhero, there was no sense of disobedience.

Therefore, Hugo is actually not interested in superhero movies. His interest in the "007" series and the "Mission Impossible" series is far greater than that of superhero movies, because at least the protagonists of these series of movies are endowed with special personal charm, but superhero movies seem boring and mediocre. Of course, Hugo's statement is a bit generalized, but after countless superhero movies bombarded wildly, Hugo is indeed aesthetically fatigued.

What's more, there is no interest in "Batman and Robin" Hugo, this work can almost be said to be a disaster, directly directing the "Batman" series to be temporarily shelved by Warner Bros., until Christopher Nolan appeared before it was reopened, and in his hands became one of the most classic superhero movie series in film history.

However, Hugo's crisp and neat attitude made Joe show a surprised expression, "Why? ”