Kevin and Shirley, including Michael just now, are all going around here, and they don't want to tell the truth. This time Mark suddenly picked out the topic, but it had an unexpected effect, making the whole thing clear.

Kevin, who is most familiar to Rick here, was just stunned and looked meaningfully at Mark, who was now a makeover from a few years ago, and was so acclaimed after its release at this year's Berlinale. "Book Tycoon" is produced by Sony Columbia Pictures, and it is definitely not to be underestimated. Then Kevin then asked, "Speaking of Hugo, why didn't I see him today?" As far as I know, he's not one who likes to be on the red carpet at the last minute. ”

Rick smiled and shook his head, "Hugo needs to rehearse for the weekend's show today, and he didn't come to Berlin. A simple sentence confirmed everyone's conjecture, "He called Sandra to apologize, I think after he goes back, Sandra should teach him a good lesson." ”

In fact, before tonight, everyone had received the news that Hugo had not arrived in Berlin. But only now has Rick answered in the affirmative.

"So when 'Romeo and Juliet' is released, Hugo won't show up?" Seeing that everyone had already started the topic, Shirley simply asked directly - there was nothing sensitive about this topic.

Rick opened his mouth slightly in surprise, and then put a helpless expression on his face, "I don't know, Hugo hasn't given me any news for the time being." Hugo has been busy touring lately, and I can only get in touch with his manager, and more often than not, the assistant is talking back to me. ”

As if complaining that he was being ignored, everyone laughed. But in fact, Rick invisibly put Hugo in a "busy" position, and no matter what situation arises next, Rick can use this as an excuse to buffer a little and then discuss.

"This tour is truly unparalleled, and I saw the news yesterday that the band has made new history in Africa by the number of audiences, with a total of 210,000 audiences in the three cities, breaking the all-time record set by Michael Jackson in Africa not so long ago." With just one sentence, Mark brought everyone's attention back to him, and this wisdom made both Shirley and Kevin look sideways.

With a big smile on his face, Rick humbly said, "I don't know much about the music part. I also learned about this from the newspapers. In fact, thanks to Honor to Death and the strong influence of Michael Jackson, Endeavour Elite Agency has set up a dedicated music department and is growing rapidly.

"It seems that Hugo will continue to focus on touring for a short time." This is the real core of Mark's sentence just now, and he immediately pulled the topic back again, "Originally, I was expecting the project in my hand to impress Hugo, hehe." ”

Although Mark chuckled twice at the end to defuse the atmosphere, he was still a little anxious, and it was likely self-defeating to bring up this topic twice in a row in such a short period of time. Kevin and Shirley had multiple thoughts in their minds without moving.

Sure enough, Rick retracted his smile, looked at Mark solemnly, and asked seriously, "Don't Mr. Canton think it's too early to talk about this?" Rick used an honorific title, which was more than polite, but he pulled the distance away.

Surprisingly, Mark didn't panic, but smiled, shook his head, and then replied in an extremely serious tone, "Of course I know that the 'Tempest' world tour will continue until the end of April. It's a long, long time before the tour ends, but I don't think it's too early to talk about that. ”

This is everyone's thoughts, at this time in December last year, there were people talking about Rick's mouth one after another, and now it is February in the blink of an eye, naturally no one will be too early.

"Hehe, after the tour, Hugo needs to rest and adjust for a while, and it will be too late to talk about it at that time." Rick's words were polite, but they didn't leave any more room for manoeuvre, and the conversation ended abruptly.

Mark was indeed too anxious.

However, compared to Mark's rash actions, Kevin is more curious, what exactly is the project in Mark's hands? Why was Mark so sure that Hugo would be interested in the project in his hands? Where is Mark's confidence coming from? That's the intriguing part.

"Sorry, I saw an acquaintance and had to go over and say hello. When the film screening is over, we'll talk slowly. Rick paused for a moment, politely apologized, and then turned away. The three bigwigs who stayed, Kevin, Shirley and Mark, each had their own thoughts, and they didn't stay too long, so they left separately.

Rick certainly knew what their real goal was, and he couldn't have known it better. Even if the major film companies don't talk about it, he has been paying attention to the script, because Rick knows that many times the appearance of good scripts is irregular, and it is often too late to pay attention to Hugo when he is ready to choose a new work. Therefore, during Hugo's tour, Rick has been paying attention to the scripts, not only the scripts of major film companies, but also the works of many newcomers and nobodies in the screenwriters' guild, hoping to pick out an excellent script for Hugo.

From the brilliant performances of "The Seven Deadly Sins" and "Death Row Walk" to the vigorous outbreak of "Independence Day", Hugo's film career has climbed to unprecedented heights. But this is also a double-edged sword, on the bright side, no matter what theme Hugo chooses, what investment scale, what genre Hugo chooses, it will not cause any controversy, he has absolute freedom of choice, whether it is a commercial blockbuster or an independent workshop, it will not have any impact on Hugo's career.

But on the bad side, the reason why people are so "tolerant" of Hugo is because they believe that no matter what the work is, as long as Hugo plays it, it is bound to be worth looking forward to. "Hugo's production must be a masterpiece", this is a praise, but it is also a shackle.

Rick knew it was almost impossible to surpass the word-of-mouth of "Seven Deadly Sins," "Death Row Walk," or the box office of "Independence Day" — but not a bad one, but at least it shouldn't be a bad work. Rick wanted to be able to handle the first hurdle for Hugo in the script and keep it high.

Hugo's tour will end at the end of April, and Rick hopes to give Hugo a break after that, so that he can slowly adjust his condition, and when Hugo is sure to be ready, he will take on a new script. Rick has never been a quick agent, because he knows that the wisest choice is to go long and big.

So, Rick knows what Kevin, Shirley, Mark and others are after, but he will never let go. If according to the normal planning, Hugo chose a work that started filming in May and made preliminary preparations now, which is very appropriate, which is also an important reason why Hollywood has started to wind up again recently.

Almost everyone is curious about Hugo's next choice, and this time people are curious not about "whether the new game succeeds or fails", but "what surprises the new game can bring". With the coronation of Hugo to the throne of superstars, people's standards will become higher and higher, and at the same time, they will become more and more critical.

Originally, Rick was playing with Kevin and Shirley, which was part of a social situation, and everything was fine, but Mark was anxious and pressed the whole topic close at once, so Rick instantly became serious and gave Mark a soft nail.

In fact, it's not just Twentieth Century Fox, Paramount, and Sony Columbia, but also Warner Bros., New Line Pictures, and Universal Pictures who are here today. Today, the top leaders of Hollywood's eight major studios, except for Disney and MGM, have all come to the Berlin Film Festival, which is very abnormal.

Generally speaking, when talking about film projects with actors, the highest level that can get the general manager of the film department to come out is already a high-level and high-level, mainly because Hollywood movies are based on "projects", and more often the producer takes the lead, and then the producer and the film company negotiate the cost and investment; Or it is like an innovative artist agency to implement bundled sales, then more often the agency finds the script, director, producer, etc., and after packaging the project, it talks to the film company about investment.

Hands-on situations like Mark Canton's are rare and unusual, because as CEOs, their main task is not to talk about the project, but to set the big picture for the company – and that includes the details of the project's investment, of course. One of the reasons why Kevin Pence kept running around last year was Hugo, and he couldn't exclude the Endeavor elite brokerage and DreamWorks behind Hugo, and another big reason was that Twentieth Century Fox was fighting for Allen Strello's investment.

This time is obviously a bit special, because after "Independence Day", the whole of Hollywood is in turmoil, everyone is feeling the stones to cross the river, and as the most appealing actor in the United States at present, Hugo's every move is crucial. That's why these bigwigs are pouring out.

Berlin began to fill the world in an instant, and became the world's focus for an unprecedented time in the cold of February, even surpassing the Golden Globe Awards, which had just ended, and making Berlin, which was forgotten in the corner of the world, stand in the center of the world overnight!

The premiere of "Love and War" was already in a state of uproar - and this was without Hugo; And in the blink of an eye, "Romeo and Juliet" is about to land at the Berlin Film Festival tomorrow, the night before, the whole city began to stir, the hot movement made the cold winter began to heat up, the reason is simple, Hugo, who is on the second phase of the "Stormy" world tour in Europe, arrived in Berlin!