Barry Meyer was indeed a little frustrated, because this time he had almost taken advantage of all the opportunities again, and finally missed Hugo's work.

Although Hugo has not yet completed the adaptation of the script, in Barry's opinion, the North American box office of this work is guaranteed to earn 150 million - even the North American box office of "Death Row Walk" has reached 83 million, and this time Hugo wrote a biography of John Nash, which is bound to cause an even bigger sensation. Even if the quality of the finished product is not satisfactory, relying on the golden sign of Hugo is enough to attract the audience to flock to the cinema.

What's more, Barry himself had read the biography "A Beautiful Mind" written by Sylvia Nassar, and he immediately thought of Hugo - like Allen, Barry also knew exactly how far-reaching the events during the filming of "Death Row Walk" were, and to this day, whenever people talk about the unreliable behavior of the uncrowned king, Michael Jackson's "prostitution." Child. and Hugo's "Neuropathy Case" will become typical cases of people's negative teaching materials. This time, Hugo's adaptation of John Nash's biography is clearly not just a random talk.

Barry immediately understood Hugo's true thoughts, and his thoughts and Alan's thoughts were in sync. Therefore, Barry can be 100% sure that the market effect of this work is simply incalculable. It's definitely a sure-fire business.

So, the collaboration of "A Beautiful Mind" was a must-win for Barry, but now it has lost to DreamWorks. Even though Barry knew that between DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Hugo would definitely choose the former, Barry still had no way to calm the depression and anger in his heart.

Clenched his fists and closed his eyes on the sofa chair for a while, but the restlessness in his heart still couldn't be calmed down, Barry opened his eyes and picked up the phone receiver, pressed the secretary's call button, and quickly explained, "Help me make an appointment for the golf course at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, and the relevant meetings tomorrow morning will be temporarily moved to the afternoon." ”

After the explanation was completed, Barry was truly calm.

What really angered Barry was not just the miss of "A Beautiful Mind" - the profitability of the work was important to Warner Bros., but it was not yet an existential one; It's more because of the collaboration between Hugo and DreamWorks, which means too much, too much.

Hugo did not choose the money-rich Sony Columbia Pictures, nor the sincere Warner Bros., but the ambitious DreamWorks. The incident itself already hints at too much, too many things.

What's more, although Barry didn't inquire about the specific cost budget of "Beautiful Mind", DreamWorks has been making frequent moves recently, and the company's internal mobility funds are certainly not much. Not long ago, "Saving Private Ryan" was the first official release after the establishment of DreamWorks' publishing department, and it was a huge success, but so far the revenue of "Saving Private Ryan" has not arrived, making DreamWorks definitely stretched thin in a short period of time. So, the budget for "A Beautiful Mind" could not have exceeded the $80 million proposed by Warner Bros., and he suspected that it was even less than $50 million.

This small detail can be seen that Hugo's choice to cooperate with DreamWorks is more of a strategic move. This is also another step, and a crucial step, for DreamWorks to declare its strong presence to the whole of Hollywood, following the establishment of the distribution department, "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Prince of Egypt".

In other words, DreamWorks is about to hit the film industry next - and in the context of the current turmoil in the entire film market, DreamWorks' lethality has skyrocketed. However, Warner Bros. as a top predator, DreamWorks' impact is definitely limited, and for Barry, he is more concerned about the cooperation of Hugo and DreamWorks' troika, which can almost be said to cover half of Hollywood, which is bound to have an impact on Warner Bros. every move in the future.

That's why missing out on "A Beautiful Mind" made Barry so angry. Otherwise, with Barry's years of cultivation and wisdom in high positions, there is no need to make a big deal about missing a work - even Hugo's production does not need to be so angry.

After calming down, Barry began to gather his thoughts again, and he knew that the collaboration between DreamWorks and Hugo could definitely be called a combination of two swords.

Previously, everyone was still waiting to see what kind of changes Hugo could bring after moving into DreamWorks, but before "A Beautiful Mind", people's attitudes were relatively conservative, because except for "Saving Private Ryan", in the past year, it has been difficult for DreamWorks to have topical works, and Hugo has almost disappeared after moving into DreamWorks, making it difficult to detect Hugo's influence on DreamWorks.

Now, though, all has changed. Hugo not only began to exert force, but also full of confidence. DreamWorks' influence is bound to grow over time. Barry needs to recalibrate his approach to DreamWorks. Of course, Steven Spielberg and Hugo Lancaster are still the number one objects worth working with.

Compared to Barry Meyer, Mark Canton's reaction was obviously much more direct, he made a phone call to Hugo, and strongly expressed his regret, "Hugo, I thought we could really work together this time." Just one sentence made Hugo feel a little guilty.

Hugo's last cooperation with Sony Columbia Pictures was "Sleepless in Seattle", and later because of the "speed of life and death" and "wolf" against the stage, Hugo completely lost his cooperation with Sony Columbia Pictures. Mark has worked tirelessly over the years, so close to Hugo, yet so far away.

Even businessmen who put their interests first will inevitably owe a debt of favors. What's more, Hugo's impression of Mark has really changed a lot. At the 1994 World Cup final in Los Angeles, Hugo and Marc did not get along well, but Mark's hard work, friendliness and calmness have since succeeded in changing Hugo's opinion.

"Next time, next time, I will definitely give priority to your company." Hugo could only express his apologies helplessly.

Missed the "Beautiful Mind", but won Hugo's favor and guilt. Who's to say that Mark is really an "inexperienced impulse"? In this confrontation, only the parties themselves know who will win or lose.

Soon after, Sony Columbia Pictures officially announced that it would cooperate with Endeavour Elite Agency to shoot "Patriot", all the roles in the movie will be packaged and signed by Endeavor Elite Agency, directed by Roland Emmerich, the male lead will be played by Russell Crowe, and the female lead will be given to Sandra Bullock, in addition, Heath Ledger and Alexander Lorraine will also star.

In addition to this, they have also signed contracts with DreamWorks including "Near Fame", "Bald Savior" (An. Everlasting。 Piece)" and other works.

At the same time, Twentieth Century Fox and Disney, which have always been inconspicuous, also began to implement their plans in an orderly manner.

Twentieth Century Fox not only partnered with DreamWorks on "Desert Island Afterlife", but also signed a contract with "What. Lies。 Beneath" and "Back to Glory" have become the film company that has worked most closely with DreamWorks outside of Universal Pictures, with Universal Pictures relying on the personal relationship between Ron Meyer and Steven, while Twentieth Century Fox relies on a keen sense of smell and real deals.

Disney has not shown any weakness, and they have teamed up with Endeavour Elite Agency to develop The. Insider", "The Three Kings of Prison Escape (O. Brother，Where。 Art。 Thou?)", "Remember. The。 Titans)" and other works, making Endeavour Elite Agency truly the fourth agency in Hollywood to be able to complete the packaging agreement independently.

Endeavor Elite Brokerage Company surpassed United Elite Brokerage Company and took the lead in becoming a company that can complete the packaging agreement for a long time and multiple works in addition to the three major brokerage companies. This not only means that Endeavour elite brokerage has gradually gained a foothold and has begun to emerge.

At present, in terms of the number of brokers, the number of Endeavor elite agencies has reached seventy-five, which is on a par with innovative artist agencies.

However, the number of brokers has never been a measure of the quality of brokerage companies, if purely in terms of the number of brokers, International Innovation Management is the largest, with more than 170 brokers ranking first in Hollywood, and William Morris Brokerage also has more than 150 agents. However, the innovative artist agency has become the current leader in the industry with a "mere" 100 agents, which shows that what really determines the ability of the agency is the level of its artists.

The level of its artists determines the success rate of the brokerage company's packaging agreement. It can be seen that Endeavor Elite Brokerage Company has indeed become the top leader outside the three major brokerage companies, there is no doubt about it.

It's hard to imagine that an actor's actions can drive half of Hollywood, which could not have been constructed a year ago. At the peak of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, they used to have this ability, and the production of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" caused a sensation throughout Hollywood, but then George gradually moved into the background, and Steven began to concentrate on shooting war biographies, and the original momentum of one stone stirring a thousand waves is gone.

But now, again, the momentum is reappearing. Just one "Beautiful Mind", just one Hugo Lancaster, has five of Hollywood's eight major studios in the fray - in addition to MGM and Paramount, which are on the move, and New Line Pictures, which boasts limited funds. It's also the most peculiar phenomenon since the beginning of the blockbuster era: it's not a $200 million investment, it's not James Cameron's grand plan, it's not a disaster movie, a sci-fi movie, or an action movie—not even a commercial movie, but it's still causing a lot of turmoil.

Globally, there is no semicolon.