In the face of Curtis's humility, Joseph also reciprocated politeness and sent out an invitation with a smile, "Since we have already met, why don't we have breakfast together?" I don't think Rick would mind. ”

Rick smiled and waved his hand, "Hey, Joe, I'm the master, okay?" I've invited Curtis to stay, and you don't need to be there to be nice. ”

Curtis was also amused by Rick and Joseph's singing in one, "Looks like I'm going to have to be rude once, and I think the time of a pancake should settle the argument." Curtis's little humor eased the mood completely.

Rick and Joseph exchanged glances, and they both knew that it was Joseph who Curtis was besieging here today, not Rick - to be precise, they needed someone who could represent Hugo's true thoughts, and the manager was obviously closer to Hugo's life than the agent. So, as soon as they invited him, Curtis definitely chose to stay with the water. Sure enough.

However, Curtis was destined to be disappointed, Joseph and Rick did not leak, and ate a breakfast for nearly three quarters of an hour, but Joseph did not reveal any tone, and still maintained the same statement to the outside world, "Hugo needs to rest recently." This left Curtis with no choice but to go home.

During breakfast, they also saw Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer, but the simple breakfast was busy.

Curtis, who is also a veteran in the circle, ordered everything to the end, and then politely took his leave and returned the space to Rick and Joseph.

Without waiting for Joseph to ask, Rick took the initiative to say, "Yesterday Jim released the news. ”

This answers Joseph's suspicion: the two of them will be caught by Curtis for breakfast - and Thomas does not seem to have just met by chance. Hollywood's information web is like a giant spider's web, and many small details that cannot be seen can be unexpected. Jim Snow is Rick's first assistant - he now has two assistants, and someone goes around in circles to ask Jim for news, and after Rick's approval, Jim releases the news.

Joseph nodded slightly, "What happened to Depp and Pfeiffer?" I also saw two agents from CAA (Innovative Artists Agency) just now. The topic didn't seem to be connected, but in fact, Joseph immediately understood Rick's intention to let out the news.

"It should be accurate, it depends on how much attention Meyer attaches to this project, and what kind of bargaining chips he hopes to exchange for what kind of benefits." Rick's answer was that the bull's head was not in the horse's mouth, which made others listen in a fog, but Joseph nodded his chin lightly to show that he understood.

In fact, there is only one keyword: "L.A. confidential".

Time rewinds to the Berlin Film Festival, Warner Bros. head Barry Meyer is showing off the mystery in his chest, which arouses Hugo's interest and curiosity - Hugo was guessing that Barry was likely to rely on "L.A. Secrets", but Hugo was not completely sure at that time, so in the later confrontation, he revealed the wind to Kevin Pence.

Kevin also lived up to his expectations and inquired about the news, and the proposal of "L.A. Confidential" immediately surfaced.

It's not for nothing that Barry is so confident in "L.A. Confidential", first of all, this is a very solid script, and the story structure, character settings, clue arrangement, and ideological mining are all convincing; Secondly, the script has a total of three protagonists, and Barry hopes to be able to follow the model of "Seven Deadly Sins" and "The Line of Fire", and use the star-studded cast to collide with amazing sparks; Again, the story is set in the fifties in Los Angeles, which is undoubtedly attractive to Hugo.

In Barry's view, Hugo was bound to take a keen interest in "L.A. Secrets" - and indeed it was. However, the "Tempest" tour was in full swing at the time, and Hugo rejected almost all proposals, including some of Steven Spielberg's close friends, so Barry had to be cautious. So Barry chose to test in Berlin.

At the very least, Barry needed to make sure that Hugo was genuinely interested in such a proposal, and not just his speculation that no one in Hollywood had dared to assert Hugo's style in choosing the script.

If Barry's plan is followed, the first step is to determine Hugo's interest; Later, they met once during the Grammys or Oscars, and directly talked to Hugo about the "Los Angeles Confidential" project, which further aroused Hugo's curiosity; The third step is to hand the script to Hugo, and at the same time, start the work of persuading Rick, Joseph and others to ensure that Hugo can take the script.

Clearly, Barry has his sights set on winning Hugo's latest film, Warner Bros. He is also far more thoughtful, thoughtful and cautious than his competitors.

In fact, Barry can also be said to be a last resort, Hugo not only appeared at the Grammys, but also attended the Oscars, although in 1996 Hugo only had one "Independence Day", he personally did not win any nominations at the Oscars, but as an award presenter, Hugo still became the focus of the night. In the end, Hugo awarded the actress Golden Man to the wife of Francis McDormand - Joel Cohen of "Ice Storm".

If it goes according to Barry's plan, then things will go very well, and at this moment, Hugo, who has finished his tour, should also appear on the crew of "L.A. Confidential". But Barry misses one of the most important things: Hugo himself.

Hugo apparently wasn't going to follow the rules, and he revealed the tone to Kevin later. Kevin immediately began to get busy, he was pleasantly surprised to discover the project "Los Angeles Confidential", and even found out that "Los Angeles Confidential" had not signed a contract with Warner Bros. yet! In other words, Barry is confident in the plan, but there is still room for it.

Immediately, Kevin also discovered a very important piece of information, Mark Canton and the Coen brothers are getting closer and closer, and the Coen brothers' "murder of green toes" that has been preparing for half a year has begun to get infinitely closer to Columbia Pictures. And the friendship between the Coen brothers and Hugo has become Mark's biggest bargaining chip.

As a result, all the plans were suddenly messed up, Barry's sure calculations were no longer full of confidence, the number of production companies willing to invest in the Coen Brothers project began to increase in an instant, and Curtis Hansen, who held the right to adapt the script of "L.A. Confidential", also became a hot figure in a blink of an eye...... What's more, other companies are starting to do more, if not "Murder Green Toes" or "L.A. Confidential," but other projects. All the uncertainty was infinitely magnified overnight.

As Hugo expected, he didn't need to verify anything at all, and Kevin would investigate a thorough situation. Hugo is focused on touring, while Rick is firmly seated in Diaoyutai in Los Angeles and can regain the initiative by holding his ground.

After a fierce battle, the production rights of "L.A. Confidential" are still in the hands of Warner Bros., but all of Barry's calculations have been disrupted, and now he has not only increased his competitors, but also lost the opportunity in front of Hugo, lost some important chips, and his advantage in the process of seeking cooperation has been eroded, which means that Barry needs to pay more benefits to seek this cooperation.

The rights to "Murder of Green Toes" were eventually won by Mark, and although the Coen brothers' budget for the work was only $15 million, it did not stop Mark from wanting to work with Hugo, which the Coen brothers also agreed. Hugo was never demanding of independent films, and this is no secret in Hollywood.

It's fair to say that Kevin didn't get any benefit from messing up the whole situation, but for him, it can also be said to be a victory - the embarrassment of his competitors is his pleasure. More importantly, in the fierce competition, a project came from behind, stood out and became the focus of everyone's attention.

It's called "Boogie." Nights)" project was not noticed at all before this, the original script was to invite Leonardo DiCaprio to star, but Leonardo's "Titanic" finishing time was postponed again and again, and in desperation, Leonardo had to give up. However, when it was learned that Hugo was picking a new script, Leonardo did not hesitate to introduce the script to Hugo.

With Leonardo's escort, Hugo was still on tour, and "Unruly Night" entered Hugo's sight for the first time, which made Barry and Mark so angry that they wanted to vomit blood. It is rumored that after Hugo saw the script of "Unruly Night", he actually liked it very much, and even in the busy schedule of the tour, Hugo read the whole story twice, planning to meet the creator of the script in person as soon as the tour ended.

When the news broke, Hollywood exploded - and this was Kevin's real victory. Once Hugo signed with "Booly Night", then Barry and Mark worked hard for so long in vain.

What's even more interesting is that the production rights of "Unruly Night" have been bought, and the buyer is New Line Films. The "Seven Deadly Sins" of the cooperation between the new line and Hugo have been talked about so far, and this time the new line is obviously not willing to miss such a good opportunity, so it is naturally vigorously promoted - although the new line is a branch of Warner Bros., but the management does not interfere with each other, it can still be regarded as two different companies, so the competition between them has also burst out with infinite sparks.

Faced with this situation, Barry's plan to secretly Chen Cang has gone bankrupt, and worse, he must pay more to seek this inevitable cooperation, otherwise one negligence will allow Hugo to sign a contract with "Unruly Night" or "Murder Green Toe" first.

So, Barry came up with a proposal that Rick had a hard time refusing: make Hugo the producer of "L.A. Confidential"! There is no doubt that this will be another big breakthrough for Hugo, which is a big reason why this situation happened at breakfast today.