Chapter 1328: The Fox Project

Hugo has been rolling in Hollywood for a few years, and at this time he is no longer the young man who was so excited because he got the opportunity to audition for "Yihai Xiongfeng", he not only realized that Hollywood is a huge network, but also knew that many opportunities and coincidences in this circle are accidental and inevitable.

Hugo couldn't help but recall Twentieth Century Fox's previous plan, after making a decision between "staying away from the casino" and "walking on death row", he led a series of chain reactions, among which the cooperation between Twentieth Century Fox and Endeavor Elite Agency and DreamWorks is the most obvious, but this is a strategic cooperation between companies and companies, and Hugo as an actor can only be regarded as one of them.

But Hugo did not forget that at that time there was a big project in the hands of Twentieth Century Fox, and Hugo also received an affirmative answer from the mouth of Sergio Mimika Gozan. Hugo originally thought that the so-called big project was Wu. House. "Broken Arrow" directed by Sen, but this project has never been in contact with Hugo from beginning to end, and then this rumored big project has disappeared. No one brought it up again.

Today, when he met Kevin again, this incident came to Hugo's mind again. But Hugo can't be sure, because today's encounter in the crew of "Love is the One" was completely accidental, and only Joseph knew about Hugo's return to visit the class, so Kevin's appearance was completely a chance encounter. Hugo felt that maybe he was thinking too much.

Kevin looked at Hugo who was calmly dealing with it in front of him, and couldn't help but secretly relax his mood, not too urgent and not too earnest, because he knew very well that Hugo, who looked like a gentle gentleman in front of him, was definitely a hard bone.

Twentieth Century Fox is indeed carrying out a big plan, a big plan that has been brewing since Kevin took office, Hugo was originally a part of the plan, but the strategic position is not so important, even after the huge victory of "life and death", Kevin's attention to Hugo has not reached the strategic height, in the plan of Twentieth Century Fox, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, and Sean Connery are the core figures.

But the subsequent "Pulp Fiction" and "Before Sunrise" multiplied Hugo's worth and reached its peak after Michael Jackson joined Endeavour Elite Agency. Everyone knows that Hugo is a gold mine, but Twentieth Century Fox realizes that Endeavour Elite is also a gold rush.

But how much effort is Endeavour Elite worth investing? This is a difficult problem, although Endeavor elite agency has risen fiercely in the past year, the number of artists under them is really limited, mainly relying on the top group of people to drive the project, not to mention compared with the three major brokerage companies that now dominate Hollywood, even if compared with the United Elite Agency, there are still advantages and disadvantages of each other.

What Twentieth Century Fox noticed, the spirits of the other major film studios must have noticed, but everyone came to a different conclusion when it came to measuring value.

From the current situation, it can be seen that major film companies are indeed promoting cooperation with Endeavor elite agencies, but their targets are still locked on top artists such as Hugo and Tom Hanks. Similar to the kind of packaging cooperation and project cooperation of innovative artist agencies, there are almost none. In addition to the fledgling Dream Factory.

All film companies - whether it is the eight major film productions or small independent productions, everyone knows that Hugo is excellent, everyone knows that Hugo is not only good and cheap but also has excellent acting skills, everyone knows that Hugo's box office appeal is unique in the world, but the problem is that there is only one Hugo, and Hugo's vision for selecting works is completely unpredictable, which also makes various film companies headaches.

So Paramount Pictures chose Tom Cruise to cooperate with "Mission Impossible", so MGM Pictures chose Pierce Brosnan to play the new 007.

Kevin noticed one thing, Hugo is a very affectionate person, friendship, love, and family affection.

Hugo has maintained a good friendship with Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, and Robin Williams, and has maintained a long-term relationship with Kevin Bakken and Barry Levinson, who have worked with him for a long time; After the end of "Schindler's List", Hugo and Steven Spielberg became close friends, so much so that DreamWorks and Endeavour elite agency maintained a good strategic cooperation, "Before Sunrise" and "Death Row Walk" are the products of their cooperation; The works of Leonardo DiCaprio, Alexander Lorraine and others, Hugo is very happy to cheer, and is even willing to take the initiative to stand for them; When faced with the options of "Death Row Walk" and "Away from Las Vegas", Tim Robbins' friendship offensive was undoubtedly decisive......

Although Hugo's selection of works is very picky, it can even be said to be bizarre; But the bonus of friendship is undoubtedly a very important weight, which is why Kevin persuaded Mike Figes to go to the furniture store to talk to Hugo and convince Sergio to become a lobbyist.

It was only at this time that Hugo really rose to the strategic position of Twentieth Century Fox's huge plan, because Kevin realized that he could not only strengthen the cooperation with Endeavor Elite Agency, but also save the country, maybe let Hugo and Twentieth Century Fox start more cooperation!

Endeavour Elite Agency also has many places to explore, "Love is the One" chose Cameron, Tom Hanks's project "Unstoppable Miracle" also has the figure of Twentieth Century Fox, and the "Romeo and Juliet" project, which is currently on the agenda, Kevin also locked in Leonardo DiCaprio and Charlize Theron......

Twentieth Century Fox's huge plan for the next year or even two years has Hugo, Endeavour Elite Agency, and DreamWorks all become important parts of the strategic plan.

Even Hugo aside, these collaborations have outweighed the disadvantages for Twentieth Century Fox; Of course, the most important thing is Hugo, which is now the world's largest commercial value.

After missing out on "Away from the Casino", Kevin knew he needed to plan more carefully, otherwise handing the script to Rick Rosen like any other studio and waiting for Hugo to pick his own satisfying work was too passive, and he needed to take the initiative - but definitely not blindly.

Today Kevin came to the "Love is the One" crew, he lied, he came specifically for Hugo. After Cameron joined the "Love is the One" crew, Kevin informed the two assistant directors and called him as soon as Hugo appeared. It's like a gamble on what Kevin knows about Hugo, and the chips are a step forward in the plan. Sure enough, Kevin was right.

As for Allen, he's not just a smoke bomb, he's also a good friend of Kevin.

"So, Hugo, what kind of films are you interested in?" Just as Kevin was adjusting his mentality, Alan took over the topic positively, keeping the atmosphere relaxed and leaving Hugo with no more time to think.

"Comedy." Hugo was not polite, nor did he hesitate, and spoke directly. But after finishing speaking, he subconsciously glanced at Kevin, but did not find any flaws in Kevin, Kevin was still casual and focused, which made Hugo chuckle in his heart, it should be that he was thinking too much.

"It was an unexpected answer." Alan's eyebrows stretched completely, and he looked at Hugo in surprise, "You and comedy?" Doesn't seem like a good fit, does it? Do you mean the cold-faced smiling type? ”

In fact, it is not for nothing that handsome guys participate in comedy, such as James Franco, such as Zac Efron, who later transformed. However, due to the limitations of handsome appearance, the comedic effect is always limited.

"That's what I'm good at, isn't it?" Hugo saw Allen's surprise, but shrugged his shoulders and confessed.

Alan couldn't help but be stunned, and carefully looked at the look between Hugo's eyebrows, and then he reacted: Hugo is good at breaking people's fixed impressions! This is also the most valuable thing about Hugo. Alan looked at Hugo with a calm face, and immediately understood the humor contained in Hugo's words, and the smile on the corner of his mouth completely bloomed, and he couldn't take his eyes off Hugo, and he couldn't stop it.

"It seems that you have never had much interest in big-scale zuò movies." Kevin said jokingly, feeling Hugo's puzzled gaze, Kevin explained with a smile, "I'm sorry, occupational disease, I always remember that the biggest movie you've ever made so far is only $30 million, and I always feel too incredible." ”

Kevin's answer was still seamless, without any flaws. As the CEO of Twentieth Century Fox, this kind of internal strength and composure in the secret game is definitely a must, and obviously, Kevin has done a good job.

Hugo buried the strangeness in his heart in the depths and smiled dumbly, "No, it's not like that, I didn't mean to avoid the big tsu. Hugo waved his hand again and again, in fact, this is also a misunderstanding of him by major production companies, including Rick, who also thought so before, but after really understanding it, I know that Hugo has never deliberately asked for the cost of making zuò, whether it is large-scale or small-cost, "I just think that if a large-scale zuò movie focuses all its attention on special effects, this is a wrong concept, and the story is still the most important, after all, we are not as simple as watching the explosion." It's like 'Terminator 2', 'True Lies', including 'Life and Death', such stories are very charming. If necessary, I think it makes sense to use a very high investment to create wonderful special effects to complement the story. ”

Kevin nodded seriously, in fact, Hugo had said this point of view before, but it was not universally valued. He raised his eyebrows slightly and asked tentatively, "So what do you think of the 'Future Water World'?" ”