72_72291The bustle of Rodeo Drive can be said to be a rare spectacle even in Hollywood, where countless myths were born, and with the fermentation of the subsequent strong influence, people even called it the "Burberry miracle". As Burberry gradually became the world's top fashion brand again, the "Burberry Miracle" became a highlight moment in history, and also an important turning point in the fashion industry's stardom.

However, for Hollywood, the "Burberry Miracle" has a deeper meaning, and they feel Hugo's powerful superstar aura from another side, which also makes the competition between various film projects more and more fierce. Although it is not yet two weeks before "Independence Day" is completed, the hope of being the script for Hugo's next project is enough to flood Rick's office.

"Hugo's first work after winning the Oscar for the first time", just this gimmick is enough to make most projects rush, and even Twentieth Century Fox has secretly changed the concept of "Oscar-level visual effects, Oscar-level performance shock" to attract attention during the promotion of "Independence Day".

Just like Barry Meyer's considerations, other major companies are actually competing in secret.

But one thing that is not surprising has caught the attention of a few people, and that is that after the Oscars, Hugo is very low-key, as if he was the one who lost the awards ceremony - even in the "Burberry miracle", in fact, Hugo actually stayed on the scene for less than 30 minutes, and then Hugo left through the back door.

And in recent times, when major film companies tried to contact Hugo, they could only contact Rick and Joseph, and almost no one had a direct and face-to-face conversation with Hugo. Of course, strictly speaking, this is also normal, because this is the job responsibility of agents and managers, and it is impossible for Hugo to read all the scripts himself.

Therefore, this small detail is only noticed by a few people, but they do not care.

Oscar's chaos of Glory to Death that night was strictly blocked by Henry, including the follow-up news of Pedro and Alfonso, and no one noticed the anomaly of Glory to Death - the band had almost no activity in the past year or so, and even the paparazzi were difficult to find clues.

This is a good thing for glory to death, and the last thing they need now is the media to join in the fun.

However, this is not a problem for the film company, they are more willing to deal with Rick than Hugo, Hugo's pickiness and strictness are really too difficult to deal with, although Rick is cunning and deep, he is an agent after all, a businessman after all, which means that it can be negotiated, it can be traded, and it can be negotiated. That's the case with Mark Canton.

Mark has been in a really good mood lately, and arguably the happiest in the past month, as he has made several deals with Rick.

Hugo rejected "Air Force One", although this result disappointed Mark, but he had long expected such a result, and the choice of Harrison Ford can be said to be without suspense. However, Mark then submitted the "Men in Black" plan to Rick - the third time, not only did he and Rick eat twice, but Steven also made a special call to Hugo, but in the end Hugo still rejected the "Men in Black", without even saying a reason, just felt that it was "not very suitable", which made Mark completely cry and laugh.

If that's the result, then Columbia Pictures is going home empty-handed, which is naturally bad news for Mark.

But interestingly, two days after Hugo rejected Steven, Mark heard that Steven had personally visited Hugo in Malibu, and when he returned, he told Mark that the protagonists of "Men in Black" had locked on Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. Puzzled, Mark asked Steven about the inside story, and Steven didn't say much, just said that it was Hugo's opinion.

At first, Mark thought that Hugo was just working for the benefit of Endeavor Elite Agency, but then Mark had a meeting with the company to discuss it, and at the same time asked around for some news, only to find that Hugo was not untargeted at all, he rejected the "Men in Black" project not because he didn't like it, but because it was "not very suitable", Hugo thought that the two partners, one old and one young, one black and one white, one Zhuang and one harmonious, would add a lot of color to the movie and create conditions for the success of the movie.

What does this mean? It means that the "Man in Black" has been recognized by Hugo's fulcrum golden god hand, and it is likely to be a great success? Maybe so, but that's not the point. This means that Columbia Pictures has been given the opportunity to further cooperate with Endeavour Elite Agency and Hugo - Hugo will help this time, of course, not for the sake of Mark or Columbia Pictures' face, but because Steven is the producer of "Men in Black", then, if this opportunity is seized, the once-erased connection between Hugo and Columbia Pictures will be reconnected.

Although Mark lacks the big picture, the success story of Twentieth Century Fox is just around the corner, and it is absolutely impossible for him to ignore. After careful consideration, Mark immediately agreed to Hugo's proposal, and the cast of "Men in Black" was decided.

However, Mark didn't make a big splash, just like the previous Twentieth Century Fox, he made a lot of money in a muffled voice, and the news that the "Men in Black" crew was determined didn't even cause much movement.

When Mark made a special call to Rick to confirm the collaboration, to his surprise, Rick took the initiative to bring up a script called "My Best Friend's Wedding". In fact, the script was handed to Sandra Bullock by Columbia Pictures, and Charlize Theron was also considered. Of course, not only Endeavor elite brokerage firms, but other brokerage companies are also negotiating.

Mark was very surprised that Rick would be interested in this script, because "My Best Friend's Wedding" is a romantic romantic comedy, and after the script came out, the heroine was quickly determined, and Julia Roberts, who made a high-profile comeback, became the heroine, and Julia relied on her strong connections and status in the circle, which is equivalent to half of the system, and gave a lot of opinions on the movie. It can be said that this work revolves around Julia, and even the male protagonist Demont Moroni (dermot. mulroney) were all hand-picked by Julia.

However, this work is more special, the story revolves around two women, in addition to the core played by Julia, another woman can also be regarded as the heroine, and the important Cheng dù is definitely not inferior to Julia, once the casting is wrong, the whole work will not be able to achieve the expected effect, and it is likely to be smashed.

Due to the joining of Julia, and the work itself has attracted much attention, Ronald Bass, who once wrote the script for "Rain Man". bass) wrote the script himself and served as a producer. This brings the budget of "My Best Friend's Wedding" to 46 million, not to mention a comedy movie, which can already make a good action movie, for example, the budget of "Life and Death" is only 25 million dollars.

Therefore, the crew still attaches more importance to the other heroine, and the script was handed to Endeavor Elite Agency, but they have never had hope. Because Charlize has been insisting on polishing his acting skills, the strictness of the selection of scripts is not inferior to Hugo; Although Sandra's temperament is more consistent, because the first heroine of this work, Julia Roberts, Sandra is three years older than Julia, and the setting seems to be too different.

Mark didn't think Endeavor would work with them on this project, and focused more on other agencies. But now......

Rick actually fought for the role for Cameron Diaz, which surprised Mark, because Cameron is now filming a film in Minnesota, which is why he didn't put Cameron on the waitlist in the first place. However, now Mark is overwhelmed by ecstasy after the accident, and in the twentieth century, Fox began to cast a wide net around Hugo in order to cooperate with Hugo, including with Cameron "Love is the only one". Now, without waiting for Mark to cast the net, the opportunity for cooperation will automatically come to the door, how can Mark not be happy!

However, Mark is not in a hurry, because he knows that in the crew of "My Best Friend's Wedding", Julia's voice cannot be ignored. This is the status of a top star in the crew, maybe they will not interfere with the operation of the crew, but they have the ability to change everything. To put it simply, if Julia doesn't agree to Cameron joining the crew, the collaboration will be difficult to do - and even if Julia doesn't agree, Mark will do everything in his power to convince Julia. The aura of these superstars represented by Julia is a double-edged sword, which is also an important reason why Joe Schumacher and James Cameron are taboo against Hugo.

Mark still stabilized Rick first, and then asked Julia's opinion, and Julia nodded in agreement to Cameron's joining after watching "Strange Jack in Disguise".

So, in just a few days, although Hugo successively rejected "Air Force One" and "Men in Black", in fact, Mark also knew deep down that the current "Titanic" is the closest work to Hugo, whether it is the name of director James or the investment cost of 200 million US dollars, it is enough to make this work another giant after the "Future Water World", Hugo and the "Titanic". Ambiguity is something that most other works can't surpass. Comparatively speaking, Columbia Pictures, after missing out on the direct cooperation with Hugo, has launched a close cooperation with Endeavour elite agency, which is enough to make Mark smile.

Of course, Mark knows that his every move is closely watched by competitors, but he also knows that the truth is unpredictable, so he simply does not hide it, but makes competitors have to think more.

From Barry to Mark, from Warner Bros. to Columbia Pictures, Hollywood can definitely be said to have crossed the sea recently, and everyone's eyes are locked on Hugo, looking forward to who his next work will be, but there still doesn't seem to be a clear vein