Michael Eisner naturally won't be afraid of Jeffrey Katzenberg or David Geffen or Hugo, as the head of Disney, Michael's net worth is enough to make a name for himself in Hollywood - strictly speaking, Disney with a strong peripheral system is a natural template for Hollywood's most profitable company, and its innate advantage is half a position ahead.

However, it is no secret that Jeffrey and Michael tore their faces apart, and the two have so far refused to appear on the same occasion. Tonight's party is Hugo's home turf – and Hugo's intimacy with DreamWorks goes without saying, so Michael is missing.

In the end, Disney still sent the veteran and low-key Robert Iger, which has to be said to be a good move - Robert is not a real Disney employee now, and he is not bound by Michael and will not cause internal conflicts in Disney, and Robert's excellent ability is beyond doubt.

At present, the eight major Hollywood studios, Universal Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Sony Columbia Pictures, and New Line Pictures, have all reached cooperation with Hugo, and all of them have benefited a lot -- even Paramount, which is about to start cooperation, is also in the chest. The only exceptions are MGM and Disney.

MGM plummeted after entering the 90s, with few highlights except for the "007" series, and after Hugo's intention to cooperate with James Bond fell through, MGM has not moved much; As for Disney, in fact, the script appears on Rick's desk intermittently, but it is just friendly, not far away, and it does not flock like other companies, but it is currently the least intersecting with Hugo among the eight major film companies.

Putting aside Hugo and Jeffrey's personal relationship, Disney originally started with cartoons, and most of its movies are based on inspirational and comedy in the family carnival genre, and these types of movies do not rely too much on big names, so Disney's pace of chasing Hugo has always been a little careless.

Now, Hugo has taken over "Truman's World" and has become a move to break the balance.

not only because Hugo starred in comedy and hooked up with Disney; And because Hugo's identity as a producer, he has truly become one of the centers of power in Hollywood, and the additional benefits he can bring are incalculable. So, for the first time, Disney's top management appeared in front of Hugo - at least the behind-the-scenes bosses related to Disney, and you can feel that they are also ready to move at the moment.

This can be seen as a sign of Hugo's current strong influence, with Hollywood's eight major studios pouring out of their nests, forming an intricate web of interests centered on Hugo, which is a height that Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise and others have not reached, and only top director-producers like Steven Spielberg and George Lucas have such an appeal.

However, Disney's real purpose is still a fog, and Robert's performance today is too good, with a degree of advance and retreat, left and right, and no one can start at all.

Hugo was aroused by his curiosity, what is the calculation of the Mickey Mouse family, and has seen the methods of Fox, Paramount, and Warner Bros. in the twentieth century, and I don't know how Disney will plan. If Robert's purpose today was to make Hugo curious, he was undoubtedly a great success.

"Believe me, if Michael wants something, he'll do whatever it takes, he doesn't accept 'refusal', he's stronger than James Cameron." Jeffrey commented sarcastically, with strong personal emotion, but not without reason.

David looked at Jeffrey's irritable expression, knowing that the anger in his old friend's heart still couldn't be calmed, and this knot still showed no signs of loosening, maybe DreamWorks has achieved brilliant results, proving that Jeffrey's own choice is correct, proving that Jeffrey's talent is eye-catching, so that Jeffrey can face it calmly. As a good friend, Jeffrey needs David's support.

"By the way, how did you think about the proposal last time?" David immediately shifted the subject, refocusing from Robert to Hugo. But this question made Hugo stunned, with a puzzled expression, and David also laughed, "Allen invested in shares, and you will be the head of his DreamWorks." ”

Hugo suddenly realized that Alan Strello had mentioned to him before that he was willing to invest in DreamWorks' film projects in his own name, and help set up DreamWorks' own distribution department, which is a super project, and the distribution department cannot be successful without three or five years of operation. Alan is a brilliant businessman but doesn't know much about movies, so he invites Hugo to become the head of Allen's DreamWorks and really participate in the management of DreamWorks.

Of course, Hugo really didn't know much about management, and Steven was not a person who liked others to interfere in his personal work, so Hugo would give his opinions more often in the form of consultants. After all, Hugo's keen eye has become one of the most mysterious weapons in Hollywood's mysteries.

Before Hugo could answer, Jeffrey raised his hand and waved, David and Hugo turned their heads and saw Allen chatting with Ron Meyer next to the pool, Alan and Long smiled and apologized, and walked over quickly, Alan looked at Hugo in front of him a little unaccustomed, and finally Hugo generously gave Alan a hug, which made Alan a lot easier.

"Alan, you're just in time, we're talking to Hugo about investing." David's words made Alan understand, and he turned his head directly to look at Hugo, "So, how did you think about it?" It can be seen that Alan still hopes that Hugo can be his head of DreamWorks.

Looking at Alan's sincere appearance, Hugo chuckled, "So, is this really going to happen?" Why haven't I heard anything lately? ”

Alan shrugged, "As far as I know, the distribution department is not that easy to operate, so we are in talks to acquire a few small distribution companies and restructure them to become a new distribution division of DreamWorks. ”

David nodded in affirmation, "If nothing else, we hope that Steven's work this time will be the first work we have produced and released ourselves." That is, "Saving Private Ryan", and thinking back to the bloody storm in the preparation stage of the previous movie, it is not difficult to imagine that in fact, the three giants of DreamWorks have been brewing for a long time. "Why are you acting so surprised? You still put forward this opinion, have you forgotten? ”

Hugo shook his head awkwardly, "I'm only responsible for giving opinions, but I really don't know anything about the implementation part. So, even so, do you still want me to be in charge? ”

In fact, Hugo really thought seriously about this matter, became a part of DreamWorks, and used his own ability to change the future of DreamWorks? This was a huge attraction for Hugo.

After the full-scale invasion of Hollywood by Wall Street, and with the decline of MGM, the true independent studios had completely disappeared, and the struggling DreamWorks was swallowed up after a decade of glory. This is actually the inevitable development direction of the commodity society, but the supremacy of interests is making the film industry lose that purity little by little. It is not only that there are more and more commercial films, but also that the phenomenon of quick success has become common, and the status of screenwriters, the weight of photographers, the importance of lighting engineers, and even the director's voice are constantly weakened, making them an integral part of a commodity.

Hugo loved commercial films, and many popcorn movies were excellent for entertainment, and it was only natural that the art of cinema was born to entertain the public. But when popcorn movies all became one of the "entertainment to death" links, things began to lose their original flavor.

For example, after Marvel movies have achieved incredible results worldwide, major Hollywood studios have overdeveloped movies adapted from comics, and more than five superhero movies can appear in almost a year, which not only causes audience aesthetic fatigue, but also becomes more and more common for patterned shooting, such as Quentin Tarantino, David Fincher, David Lynch, Paul Thomas Anderson, Wes Anderson (Wes). Anderson), Richard Linklater, and others with their own characteristics are becoming less and less valued. Because Marvel movies have almost been patterned, there is no problem in changing any director, and major film companies generally favor new directors to direct these comic book adaptations.

This can be said to be an act of fishing with all their might.

In this context, the existence of DreamWorks is all the more valuable. Of course, it's not that DreamWorks doesn't want to make money, they are also profit-oriented companies - there is no future without profits, and the original historical trajectory ended with DreamWorks being split and annexed; However, DreamWorks represents the pinnacle of independent studios, and the films they produce will not be influenced by Wall Street, nor will they be stereotyped, and strive to break free from the shackles and break out of their own world, which is a respect for the freedom of film art creation and a guarantee for the long-term development of independent films.

It's a pity that DreamWorks didn't make it to the end in its original history. Now, Hugo has such an opportunity to change a history, and even change the trajectory of the film industry, and this is the first time that Hugo really feels that he can "hand" turn the gears of history, and this feeling is really subtle.

In response to Hugo's question, Alan did not speak, but looked at David, who replied with a smile, "Hugo, what we need is your inspiration and advice." ”

Hugo raised an eyebrow, "So, DreamWorks?" The issuing department? David, Allen, and Jeffrey all nodded in affirmation, and Hugo smiled, "Why not?" ”

One sentence changed the future, and the entire Hollywood undercurrent has begun to surge again, but this time no one can grasp the development context, no one.