Warner Bros. is indeed full of sincerity, whether it is "The Matrix" or "Miracle on the Green Mile", you can see their intentions. In the years or two since Independence Day, Hollywood's top production companies have become more and more aware of Hugo's taste in selecting scripts, and there are always many good works. This time Barry is even more so.

If it were placed a week ago, Hugo would have seriously considered any project, even if he did not plan to follow it, he would have carefully considered it; But now the situation is different, the adaptation of John Nash's biography has only just begun, and Hugo still does not have a clear framework, so he naturally will not rush into the shooting of another work.

Hugo, who was gradually maturing, knew how to make trade-offs, so he only thought about it for a moment and expressed his apologies. This made Barry look slightly surprised.

Although Barry made a special trip to find Hugo this time, the main purpose was to ask for confirmation of the recent rumors, which is why he skipped Rick and directly besieged Hugo in private; But now that it has really been confirmed by Hugo, Barry still can't hide his surprise: the one percent possibility has come true!

Less than two weeks after the completion of "The Sixth Sense", Hugo actually took over the new script - what a good project can make Hugo so impulsive? Moreover, there is no movement from the eight major film companies at present, so where did this project come from? Could it be that the old fox took the lead behind the back, and there was no wind at all! Now, even Barry has a myriad of curiosities about the project.

"Oh? Are you working on a project? Barry didn't hide his surprise, but followed the look of surprise with a curious expression, "It's not common for you to have projects that can make your heart flutter, I've got some curiosity," Barry said half-truthfully, and finally his eyes fell on the two books under Hugo's right hand, "Do you say...... Will you be a producer again this time? ”

Since Barry doesn't have any information now, he can only guess according to his gut feeling that the producer plus the actors, which is basically the standard configuration for major film companies to cooperate with Hugo now.

Hugo raised his eyes and looked at Barry deeply, as if he was examining the meaning of Barry's words, and Barry looked at Hugo very calmly, without urging Hugo too eagerly, and did not show any unusual expression.

This is the first time Hugo has prepared a work from scratch, and the three works "L.A. Confidential", "Perfect" and "Truman's World" have all found investment partners, and Hugo does not need to worry about the cost at all. But now he has a different biographical project, and Hugo not only needs to write the script, but also find investment.

In fact, at the beginning of taking over the script, Hugo thought that things were very simple, invested by Allen, or handed over to DreamWorks to produce, and everything was taken for granted. But that's not how the Hollywood industry works.

Allen continues to invest, which is a feasible plan, but without the support of any production company, Hugo has to prepare a project and a crew with a sum of money, so this is actually no different from an independent production company, the project is really too huge, almost not much different from Hugo creating a production company by himself, and this is too demanding for costs and connections. Just like on "Independence Day", Allen was only responsible for the money, but he still needed to rely on Twentieth Century Fox, which made the whole work possible.

What's more, Allen is not an inexhaustible gold mine, and the amount of money he can spend on film investment each year is limited. Buying the rights to adapt the biography of Silvia Nassar is already a big expense.

Hollywood's independent producers have eight hundred, if not a thousand. These independent producers search for suitable adaptations throughout the year, then buy the rights to the adaptation, and then look for interested production companies to work together on the project. There is no way to make a movie by relying on the producer alone, so Allen bought the rights to adapt the biography of John Nash, but in the end he still needs to be attached to the production company to make it.

Hugo's first choice was DreamWorks, of course, because he was a part of DreamWorks himself, but the problem was that DreamWorks did not have Wall Street funding, and the amount of money that could be used at any time was always limited - even for large studios, which is why every production company needs to set up a project in advance, they negotiate a cost budget, and then arrange the release plan of the film after that, which is the start of a film project.

DreamWorks currently has limited funds - especially with Allen's capital injection being spent almost entirely in the distribution department, and DreamWorks is almost stretched thin, with every penny having to be split in half to be used.

Over the course of the next year, "the prince of Egypt (The. Prince。 Of。 Egypt)", "Galaxy. Quest)", "Forces. Of。 Nature)" and other works are about to be released, and "Brave the Golden City (The. Road。 To。 El。 Dorado)", "Return to Glory (The. Legend。 Of。 Bagger。 Vance), Gladiator, Desert Island Survivor and other projects have been officially established, and DreamWorks has no more cost space to invest in other projects, at least within this year.

In fact, there is another option, that is, Hugo pays out of his own pocket, and with Hugo's current assets, there is absolutely no problem in investing in a work with a cost of 100 million dollars, not to mention that John Nash's biography does not require so much money. But even if Hugo paid out of his own pocket, he had to find a production company to work with - either DreamWorks or something else.

DreamWorks is the first choice, but it's not the only option. Just look at Steven Spielberg himself, "Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World" is his project with Universal Pictures, "Artificial Intelligence" is his project with Warner Bros., "Minority." Report)" is a project he collaborated with Twentieth Century Fox.

It's one thing for DreamWorks to invest in production, but it's another for Steven to shoot his own collaborations, just as Paramount and Twentieth Century Fox collaborated on "Titanic," and the Hollywood film industry is a competing but interconnected coterie within the film industry.

Even if Hugo was part of DreamWorks and he was looking for a partner for his project, DreamWorks had to compete, and given the fact that DreamWorks was just starting out, it might not be the best choice. Of course, the emotional balance factor in the heart naturally cannot be excluded from the scope of consideration.

So, regardless of whether Hugo paid out of his own pocket or not, and whether Alan still had enough money to invest, John Nash's biography needed to seek cooperation from film studios.

Hugo originally planned to find a partner to cooperate with after the script was adapted, but today Barry appeared in front of him, which made Hugo think about it for a moment and nodded his chin slightly, "Yes, I will be the producer of this work." Hugo's words confirmed Barry's guess, which made Barry's pupils show a hint of excitement, but he hid it well, Hugo didn't find out, but Hugo's next words made Barry unable to continue to calm down, "I'm preparing this project now, and I will be in charge of the adaptation of this work." ”

Barry looked surprised for the second time, and the excitement in his eyes was slightly revealed, and it was obvious that he was full of countless interests in the project, even if he had no idea what Hugo was working on.

With Hugo's current achievements as a producer, screenwriter and actor, it is enough to say that this project was produced by Hugo, and the whole of Hollywood will rush to it. According to conservative estimates, the cost of $50 million can be made directly without any consideration, and even if there is no script, no actors, no director, and nothing, the film companies that are willing to gamble 50 million yuan will definitely account for the majority -- at least the eight major film companies are willing to fight for the top.

In Barry's view, the "Hugo Lancaster" sign is definitely not worth more than $50 million, as long as it is an investment of less than $100 million, he is willing to gamble - of course, if it is $100 million, he still wants to see the script. However, judging from the current information, Hugo served as a producer and adapted the script himself, although it is not certain whether Hugo will play the starring role, but the quality of this project has been absolutely guaranteed. $100 million, Barry is willing to bet!

Therefore, Barry didn't control his excitement and looked at Hugo in surprise, but the words on his lips still turned slightly, and asked tentatively, "The gold medal screenwriter will shoot again, and I'm already looking forward to it, but this time you are still just the screenwriter, or will you also star?" ”

Hugo didn't seem to notice Barry's excitement, and just smiled and said in his usual tone, "If nothing else, this time I'll be in this production." I want to be able to do this difficult role. ”

Clappers!

Barry doesn't need to inquire further at all, the works produced, written, and starred by Hugo, even if Hugo Lion opens his mouth about an investment of 100 million US dollars, he will definitely not be soft-mouthed. Of course, if Hugo wants to be the director, then he may need to think about it.

"Wow, then this work is worth looking forward to, 'perfect' plus 'L.A. confidential'." Barry said his true thoughts in a half-mocking tone, and the whole emotion had completely settled, because Barry knew that this was his opportunity, his great opportunity, and he definitely couldn't miss it easily, "I don't know which company your work is working with this time?" ”

This is a question that Barry needs to confirm for the last time, and it is also the most important key: Hugo's project has not yet found a partner, and it is still open to competition!