Kevin felt that things were a little tricky, and of course he knew what Rick meant. In fact, to put it simply, it is to determine the position of the protagonist and supporting roles, determine one of the characters as the absolute protagonist, and the other characters are positioned as supporting roles, and the entire story line and plot direction are adjusted, according to the main line of typical Hollywood genre films.

Hasn't Kevin considered this kind of scheme? Of course not.

When Kevin decided that he wanted to go the Hugo line, it was clear that Hugo's value was there. He not only wants to star in a work, but also hopes that Hugo can become the absolute protagonist of a work, assume the weight of the whole work, and rely on Hugo's strong appeal to set off a box office frenzy. At this point, Kevin and Rick actually have the same idea.

At the beginning, there were several alternative scripts for Twentieth Century Fox, and this project, currently titled "The End of the World", was just one of them.

But at that time, Roland and Dean disagreed, because these main characters each carried a clue, in fact, in Roland's original version of the script, this could have been filmed into a four-hour work, so that there was enough time to unfold the president, David, Steve and other characters. However, Roland found that he was really not good at portraying characters, and the script seemed lengthy and tedious to write, so he discussed it with Dean before making adjustments.

Therefore, when Kevin asked to revise the script, Roland thought that this required the entire story to be rewritten, a script is not so simple, "put David's role on Steve", it is not so simple and rude, how to distribute the main line and branch lines of the story, the connection and transformation of things, this must be adjusted.

At the time, no one was sure that Hugo would join the production, and the project was only one of the alternates. So Kevin didn't have a strong request for the time being.

Later, who knew that things would develop far beyond expectations, Hugo first invested in the filming of "Seven Deadly Sins"; then refused to "stay away from the casino" and chose "death row walk"; Immediately afterwards, because of the incident of "Death Row Prisoner Walking", he rejected all scripts and chose to rest.

As a result, the projects in the hands of Twentieth Century Fox began filming one after another, and only the "end of the world", which was slow-paced by computer special effects, remained. Originally, Kevin was just going to use the "end of the world" project to temporarily fill up the number and drag Hugo for a while, and the recent big pre-publicity - including Super Bowl commercials, on-site shooting at the White House, etc., are all just smoke bombs.

Kevin is currently discussing another project with James Cameron, but the investment in this project is too huge, and with the tragedy of "Future Water World" in front of it, there is no way to make a direct decision within the top management, and the internal dispute is very fierce. Of course, if Hugo can be persuaded to star, that's another story.

This series of factors is also the key piece of the puzzle that Rick ignored when making speculations, and Rick had never heard of "the end of the world" when he inquired about the news before, not because Rick was not well connected, nor because Twentieth Century Fox was impregnable, but Kevin originally had multiple alternatives, and finally fell on the head of "the end of the world", and the timing problem cannot be ignored.

Now, the cooperation negotiations between the two sides are really back on the script. Of course, the biggest flaw in the script Kevin will naturally not forget jì, in addition to the problem of the weight of the role, this project is indeed very promising, and Kevin also took into account the burden of 20 million salaries on the crew, a budget of 100 million dollars is a very suitable choice for Twentieth Century Fox now, and the cooperation to promote this project has become a priority, which also makes him and Rick hit it off.

Rick and he both have their own plans, Kevin knows this clearly, and when it comes to the script, Kevin is also willing to step back and become another stepping stone for him to show sincerity. So the previous situation arose. It's just that Kevin didn't expect that Rick obviously had bigger ideas, and Rick even did not hesitate to overturn the script and rewrite it, but also to make Hugo the absolute protagonist.

This is not unusual, on the contrary, it is an absolutely normal requirement. But Rick's aggressiveness and domineering are very different from Hugo's previous style. This made Kevin think a lot, because he knew that everyone in this line of work was an old fox, and Rick was not the kind of impulsive and brainless guy.

Kevin's mind was full of thoughts, thinking about the possibility of rewriting the script at this time, or whether it would be more cost-effective to just take out James Cameron's project, and then thought of Mark who he had just met......

I didn't want to, but Alan simply said neatly, "Okay, no problem! Even Kevin couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, "I know what you mean, cancel David's line, focus all the story lines on Steve, and even cut some of the president's stories, so that Steve becomes the real protagonist and bears the weight of the whole story." No problem! ”

Allen's words were extremely light, but his thoughts were very clear. At first glance, you know that he is a layman, and he only has a basic understanding of script writing.

In the face of Rick, Roland could still argue, but in the face of Allen, Roland choked directly and didn't know what to do.

"May I ask if this is ......" Rick has actually given up this project in his heart, compared to this project of Twentieth Century Fox, the three projects that Mark Canton just provided are obviously much more attractive, originally he just wanted to use Mark to suppress Kevin - of course, a large part of the reason is also because Kevin The second version of the script they provided has not changed much, which can be regarded as an insult to Hugo, I don't want Mark to really give three optional projects, and they are all for 20 million pay, This gave Rick a guess. That's why the table xiàn just now is so strong, and there is no reservation at all.

But suddenly this person named Alan Strello gave an affirmative answer on behalf of Kevin, which made Rick stunned, "Sorry, I didn't ask your identity just now...... Of course, Rick knew that the person who would appear today was not an idle person, etc., but he searched his mind carefully, and he really didn't remember that there was such a person in the senior and middle managers of Twentieth Century Fox.

"Alan is one of the producers of this film, and he is responsible for the part outside of the film." Kevin smiled and said cryptically.

For outsiders, there are many "parts other than film production", such as renting venues, equipment transportation, recruiting extras, contacting special effects production companies, managing funds, etc., in addition to the real production of a movie, there are many links, and some film producers can even have a double-digit list. From this point of view, there is naturally no doubt about Allen's identity.

But Rick and Joseph are not outsiders, and the producers who can appear at the project cooperation interview are either people like Roland who grasp the direction of film production, or they are real discursors who control the power of money. Now it seems that Alan is the latter.

Rick was a little surprised in his heart, because he thought that the investor of the "end of the world" was Twentieth Century Fox, but according to the current situation, the investor was likely to be Allen, and Twentieth Century Fox was only in charge. This is also the reason why Rick has never heard of Allen before.

Alan Strello...... Rick searched his mind for the name, but still didn't remember anything.

Listening to Kevin's words, you know that he doesn't seem to poke this fact, Rick's mind is full of thoughts, but on the surface, he is not leaking, and he smiled and nodded, "Allen, so, you mean, is it okay to rewrite the script?" ”

"Yes, we can hand over the new script to Hugo within three days at the latest, according to Hugo's request." Alan looked at Joseph as he spoke, as if seeking Joseph's affirmation.

But Joseph turned his head to look at Roland and Dean, because it was these two screenwriters who really wrote the books. The embarrassment and stunned on Roland's face didn't have time to dissipate, and then he turned his head to look at Allen, looked at Allen deeply, and finally his gaze fell on Kevin.

The countless thoughts in Kevin's head turned around again, "Since Hugo has so many opinions on the script, he may be able to help." Kevin actually wants to rewrite the script, but he must protect the interests of his company at this time, and he can't nod his head lightly.

Joseph, however, shrugged his shoulders and looked noncommittal, as if he did not intend to respond to Kevin. This gesture was actually a refusal, and Rick, who was sitting on the side, said, "Hugo can not give much advice on writing a commercial film script. "That's a soft rejection.

Kevin didn't force it, and said, "If Hugo is really interested in this script...... That, of course, is our pleasure. ”

Kevin neither nodded in agreement, nor shook his head in refusal, but only gave an ambiguous answer.

Rick doesn't care, anyway, Hugo has so many options now, even if Kevin uses means to make Hugo indebted, but Rick will not compromise, there are still many opportunities for cooperation with Twentieth Century Fox in the future, and there is no hurry. He showed a polite smile and directly changed the topic, "Hugo has been at home recently, and he has complained to me before, saying that he has nothing to do, and he feels too bored, which is my responsibility, which makes me very worried." ”

Rick didn't respond to Kevin's words, and didn't even say anything about "the end of the world" at all, which made Allen, Roland and the others a little anxious, although their expressions were not obvious, but the stiffened muscles still leaked their true feelings. Kevin paused slightly, and said with a smile, "There should be a lot of projects that I hope Hugo will appear in now, and every company is trying their best to fight for it, I think, even if it is 20 million yuan, everyone will definitely not be stingy." ”

Kevin is testing Rick and testing Hugo's bottom line. Rick heard it immediately, and he didn't reserve it, so he said directly, "Hehe, I also mentioned to Hugo that day that there is a project that is willing to invite him to star at a salary of 20 million plus 5% of the box office dividend, which scared him." But now our company is relying on him, if he takes a script, the actors under our company are counting on being able to find a job in that crew and seek more development opportunities. ”

Rick also said casually, but the content of the words was not an inch, and the lion directly opened his mouth to make an incredible request, which was jaw-dropping.