According to Hugo's personal thoughts, John Nash's biography chooses a partner company, DreamWorks, Twentieth Century Fox or Columbia Pictures would be a better choice, which is also his personal emotional inclination. However, Hugo also knew that in business, he must maintain enough reason and objectivity to find the most suitable partner.

Barry's appearance today was an accident, and Hugo didn't expect that the script adaptation work had not even really begun, and someone had already come to the door. But Hugo still spoke sensibly and looked at Barry's thoughts, after all, there is always more room for more choice, which is the right thing to do.

Sure enough, Barry's initiative validated Hugo's idea. So, let's see how much sincerity Debarry has, and what options Hugo will have besides Warner Bros., and what level Warner Bros. will have compared to these choices.

Hugo smiled and patted the two books on the table, "No, I haven't started looking for a collaborator yet." At the moment, the adaptation of the script has not yet begun, and I have been reading the relevant materials and hope to be fully prepared before I start writing. ”

After getting the expected answer and being thrilled to the extreme, Barry calmed down, knowing that he was definitely not the only contender.

The initiative is in Hugo's hands, as long as Hugo wants, he can go to Kevin Burns, Shirley Lansing, Ron Meyer, Mark Canton and others, Barry has no way to stop Hugo, and Barry also knows that other companies will definitely not give up easily. What follows is a hard battle, today is only the beginning, not only can he not be too excited and lose his square inch, but also should completely calm down, grasp the slight advantage of taking the lead today, and plan well.

Barry wanted to simply say, "I'll give you $100 million, and all the initiative will be given to you, as long as you give this project to Warner Bros.", which is a proposal that almost no one can refuse in the current Hollywood environment. But once Barry can't squander at will, if Hugo only asks for fifty million, then there is no point in him throwing 100 million; Second, Barry knows that communicating with Hugo requires patience, and simplicity and rudeness are often signs of insincerity.

After thinking about it seriously, Barry set his eyes on the two books on Hugo's desk, both of which were related to economics, one was "Macroeconomics" and the other was ...... "Nash Game Theory Essays", at which point Barry noticed the name of the book, which made him look interested, "Are you going to write a story about Wall Street?" Jordan Belfort Belfort）？ ”

Hugo was stunned for a moment, then reacted, showed a big smile, and even couldn't help laughing, "The association is very rich, I have to admire." ”

Jordan Belfort, this name is very unfamiliar to many people, but it is not unfamiliar when it comes to a movie, "The Wolf of Wall Street", this movie is adapted from Jordan's autobiography of the same name, and the protagonist of the movie is Jordan. This stockbroker in the 80s has gone from an ordinary salesman to a billionaire, creating a miracle of collecting 12 million dollars in three minutes, but he has been on the edge of the law, and even violated many laws, and experienced crazy wealth and drunkenness. Liquor, suck. After drug and money laundering, he was punished by law in 1997 and went to prison to serve his sentence.

Jordan is well-known throughout Wall Street, and after being found guilty last year, it almost became a national sensation. Barry thought of Jordan from two of Hugo's books, and it was indeed a powerful ability and a keen sense of touch. However, Jordan's autobiography is still being written - he completed it while in prison, which is why "The Wolf of Wall Street" was not adapted until 2013. Hugo now wanted to adapt the story, and he didn't have enough material - he wasn't an autobiographical ghostwriter, after all.

Hugo's smile made Barry shake his head relaxedly, "Should I take this as a compliment or a sarcasm?" ”

"Compliment, definitely compliment." Hugo said again and again that Barry's keen intuition about the market as a whole is truly amazing, "However, I don't have the privilege of meeting Jordan in person at the moment, and I haven't experienced his legendary criminal career on Wall Street, so ...... Even if I wanted to, there was nothing I could do. I was reading John Nash's biography lately, but I didn't know anything about economics, so I came to find some professional books that I hoped would help. ”

"John Nash?" Barry lowered his chin slightly and pondered for a while, in fact, John Nash's story really swept Hollywood in 1994, when John received the Nobel Prize in Economics, and his legendary life once again entered the sight of the film industry, but John is very low-key, and the adaptation is too difficult, plus 1994 and 1995 are the golden age of the entire Hollywood, and there are countless story themes, so no one has really put the adaptation on the agenda.

Barry only thought for a moment before raising his eyes and casting an inquiring glance at Hugo, "Is it Sylvia Nassar's 'Beautiful Mind'?" ”

Hugo was truly admired, he couldn't imagine that Barry had so much complicated information in his head, just from his words to deduce the whole picture of the matter, Hugo showed an incredible smile on the corner of his mouth, and nodded slightly, "Yes...... Yes, it's 'a beautiful mind'. ”

"A Beautiful Mind" was released in early 1998, which was one of the reasons why Vanity Fair later interviewed the Nash. and his wife. But this didn't make much of a splash, after all, the glory of game theory was forty years ago, and now that game theory has long been a part of people's lives, no one cares about John's life at all. It's as if someone is writing about Thomas Edison right now. Edison), which will certainly be of interest, but it is difficult to cause a stir in the market as a whole.

At least not as much as the publication of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". This book was written by J. K。 Written by Rowling, it was published in the United Kingdom and the United States in July this year, causing a huge sensation, making the unknown female writer the focus of attention overnight, and the whole magic frenzy even began to spread out of the United Kingdom and the United States to the rest of the world.

Barry didn't read "A Beautiful Mind", after all, he couldn't have read every book worthy of being adapted into a movie, he only knew the book, and his knowledge of the story of John Nash Barry was limited, but he knew that the mathematician and economist had made great contributions to society as a whole and was recognized by the Nobel Prize.

"Wow, I can already foresee a wonderful story that might make another 'Amadeus'!" Barry gave his highest praise, "Mozart" came out in 1984, and won 11 nominations at the Oscars the following year, including nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, two Best Actor nominations, and finally won eight statuettes, becoming the biggest winner of the 57th Oscars.

Hugo knew that Barry was just polite, and he wouldn't take it seriously, so he shrugged his shoulders with a chuckle, "I hope I can grasp the essence of it, it's too difficult to condense a person's life into a story." ”

"This is precisely the reason why film is called art, and through our reprocessing, people can feel the magnificent life, so as to inspire themselves. This unique art is so wonderful. Barry also sighed rarely, which surprised Hugo, Barry saw Hugo's surprised expression, and chuckled twice to hide his embarrassment, "It seems that I am also a little out of shape, I am just thinking, if you tell the story of John Nash, it is definitely worth looking forward to, if there is this honor, I very much hope that Warner Bros. can cooperate with you on this project." ”

Barry's words just now gave Hugo a little inspiration, "Mozart's biography" is actually processed by some artistic techniques, the story tells Mozart's artistic but ill-fated life from a third-party perspective, and the weight of all the stories is finally carried on the composition of the "Requiem". The film's portrayal and portrayal of Mozart is undoubtedly very successful, and the musical genius is actually a bohemian, cynical and arrogant young man, which has made many people change their opinion of Mozart and like him.

Of course, historians may have another theory about whether the real Mozart in history is like this, but from an artistic point of view, the "Biography of Mozart" does show the legendary and difficult life of Mozart. This seems to have inspired Hugo's adaptation of the John Nash biography.

However, before Hugo could think deeply, Barry's words interrupted Hugo's train of thought, and he had to focus on Barry, and then shrugged his shoulders slightly, "If there is a chance, I am naturally very welcome." However, I think the most important thing at the moment is the adaptation of the script, and I don't have any thoughts at the moment. ”

In fact, many autobiographies are bought by film companies, and then handed over to specific screenwriters to write, and then prepare the crew. In other words, as long as Barry is interested in the book "A Beautiful Mind", he can now sign with Hugo, and there is no problem with Hugo's "need to write the script first".

But Barry also knew that this was Hugo's polite excuse, and he didn't mind, because he needed to go back and read the book "A Beautiful Mind" carefully before making an accurate judgment. The next time he finds Hugo, he needs to show his Warner Bros. cards to convince Hugo. And now there is not much time left for Barry, maybe next week, maybe tomorrow, maybe tonight, Hugo only needs to make a phone call to Kevin Pence, Mark Canton and others, and Barry's advantage will be greatly weakened.

So, Barry has to race against the clock.

Facing Hugo, Barry showed a calm smile, "Don't worry, I have absolute confidence in you." ”