Superstar

Joseph was stunned. He didn't expect Rick to prepare a gift for Hugo. What is this? When he was distracted, Hugo and Rick talked about something, but even if he regrets it, Joseph There was no other choice but to follow in the footsteps of the two people and walked to Rick's office.

After Rick entered the office, he didn't take out a gift. Instead, he waited for Joseph to close the door of the room before he said in a low voice, "Hugo, the company is very sensitive now. It's better not to talk about it outside." "

Hugo smiled awkwardly, "I thought it was just a project. It doesn't matter if others know about it. I didn't expect to keep it confidential. My fault."

Joseph was at a loss. He obviously didn't know what the two men were talking about. Hugo saw Joseph's face full of "confusion" at a glance. Although he didn't know the reason, he explained it briefly, "I just asked about this big project of Universal Pictures, and he was dragged by him. Come in."

Hugo's words still didn't answer Joseph's doubts. He still had a question mark on his face. Hugo couldn't help but reminded, "Last time Lang, Tracy and Universal Pictures were planning the project." Joseph suddenly understood.

Hugo was chatting with Rick just now, but he didn’t think much about it. He just mentioned this project casually, expressing his curiosity about what project is actually more eye-catching than the "sugar-coated trap" with a budget of 60 million yuan. With a mysterious expression on his face, Ke told Hugo not to continue speaking, and then came to the office under the pretext of a gift.

"In fact, nothing has been decided on this project. Even Universal Pictures is on the sidelines and has not confirmed that it wants to invest. At present, Paramount and Columbia Pictures are also considering." Rick's contacts are obviously better than Joseph's. It's not a little bit more powerful, he knows a lot about the ins and outs of the whole thing, but just this little information makes Hugo very surprised.

"I thought this project was in Tracy's hands." Hugo directly threw out the doubts in his heart.

In Hollywood, there are many ways to set up a film project, but the most common way is to find a new project by a top producer, and then use the project to find directors and actors who are interested in cooperating with an agent. , And then seek investment from the production company. After getting the funds, set up a project, build a crew, and invest in filming.

Of course, this order can also be changed. The starting point can be top directors, top screenwriters or top actors, and then use the power of agents to integrate resources and set up projects. However, most of the time the producer still exists as the promoter. In addition, it also includes the film company setting up its own projects and choosing partners; after producing the finished product at a small cost, seeking the favor of distributors.

This method of film production was sublimated by one of the current three major brokerage companies, Innovative Artist Brokerage, in the late 1980s-this is the brokerage company to which Brad Pitt belongs, and that is bundled sales. Specifically, the agent and the producer have a close relationship. Once a project is determined, the director, screenwriter, and actor all choose their own clients from the same company, and sell the selected main creative lineup and Unicom scripts to the studio. As a result, the studio loses a lot of power, such as selecting directors or leading actors, and at the same time the power of producers and agents has increased.

It is also worth mentioning that the increase in the pay of directors and actors and the box office dividends that appeared after 1986 are also the strategies of innovative artist agencies. This has triggered a continuous increase in the salaries of the entire Hollywood, leading to a continuous increase in the total cost of the production industry, but the major studios have no choice but to give in.

Against this background, Hugo has always believed that the so-called big projects are in the hands of Tracy, and then Tracy teamed up with Lang to build her own director and cast team, and then seek investment from Universal Pictures. But listening to Rick's tone, that's not the case at all.

Rick smiled and shook his head, "If it is in Tracy's hands, it is not a secret. Tracy will definitely cooperate with Lang, and we don't need to come into the office." Joseph finally entered the state at this time. , He temporarily let go of all the doubts in his mind just now, and he realized the importance of the'sex' of this conversation.

"This project is actually in the hands of Spielberg." Rick briefly introduced, "He has been planning this project for ten years, but it still hasn't taken place. Now there are many people who want to join this project. Especially. Lacey and Lang are just one of them. There are actually many people in the company who have been watching. If we talk outside, there are probably many ears waiting."

Steven Spielberg, one of the most powerful directors in Hollywood today, if it were his project, it would be no wonder that it would cause such fierce competition. It’s no wonder that Tracy and Lang are so proactive. Although both of them have achieved very good results, they are still a grade behind Steven. Regardless of whether the final project can be achieved, they can pass this time The opportunity to catch up with Steven is good for Tracy and Lang.

"What about you? Do you want to join this project too?" Joseph suddenly thought that Lang might just use this project to'entice'. "Confused" Hugo, it was Steven Spielberg. Few people could refuse such an offer, even Joseph himself felt enthusiastic. But this kind of ‘excitation’ made Joseph even more frustrated, so when he asked Rick, his tone was inevitably a bit eager and stiff, which made Rick look at Joseph.

Rick wasn’t sure what was going on with Joseph’s attitude, but he didn’t care either. He chuckled and shook his head, "No, I’m not interested." This surprised Joseph and Hugo quite a bit, and Rick also Without continuing to sell off, he explained, “Although Spielberg has the power to make decisions this time, it is not an easy one. Spielberg has planned for ten years, not because he has been preparing for it, but because Because this project is too difficult, it will be smashed if you don't pay attention, so he must be careful."

This is a contradictory subject. On the one hand, Steven persisted for ten years, still reluctant to give up this project, it is indeed ‘tempted’. People; but on the other hand, it hasn’t been able to make a career in ten years. It can be seen that the major production companies are hesitant about this.

"In fact, it is still the same now. Why Tracy and Lang can participate in the competition is because no part of the entire project is determined, not to mention the director, producer, and actors. Even the script has not been completed." Ke smiled, obviously not optimistic about this project, "The script has been written ten years ago. This is a script adapted from the original novel. The author of the original novel has never been able to complete the task. The script is as long as two hundred. Twenty pages."

Hugo couldn't help being stunned. The script of "Smelling the Fragrance and Knowing Women" took one hundred and sixty pages, and it took one hundred and sixty minutes to shoot, but this script actually has sixty more pages, "Could it be that this is a" "The Lady of the Chaos" (.the.)?" "The Lady of the Chaos" is a two hundred and thirty-eight-minute masterpiece!

Rick smiled and did not answer, but went on to say, "After that, Kurt Luedtke, the screenwriter of'Out of Africa' took over. He wrote for four years and finally gave up. Now the script has fallen. It was in the hands of Steven Izerian (steven.), the screenwriter of "Speaking to the Heavens". He finished the script at the beginning of the year, which caused a commotion. "It seems that Tracy is staring at that time. On this project, "but the script was rejected by Spielberg again, and it is still being revised."

The adaptation process of just a screenwriter lasted for a full ten years, and the difficulties of this project can be seen here.

"The director also changed from Roman-Bo Lansky(.) to Sidney-Bo-Luck, then Martin-Scocis, Billy-Wilder (bnly.wnder), still nothing Determined.” All of them are big directors, and every word of Rick is releasing a bomb. “But the latest news is that Steven is considering the possibility of directing'sex' himself. Before, he was worried that he could not be Driving this movie, but now it seems that there are not many choices left to him..."

The script is still dystocia, and the director is still uncertain, not to mention the actors. This project is really due to dystocia.

"In fact, even though it was a Universal Pictures project, they did not make a final decision, because the producer and director were not sure, and they were unwilling to take risks. Other competitors were also waiting for opportunities." Rick added. "This project is too sensitive, too heavy, and too difficult. The major production companies seem to be very hesitant. I heard that Universal Pictures is only willing to give a budget of 50 million, but this is obviously not enough."

The risk of this kind of dystocia project is actually very high, because it is very difficult to produce, and the possibility of a screening failure will also rise sharply. From Rick’s words, it can be inferred: Although this project is capable of “operating” and “expecting”, but the difficulty is too great, which makes the major production companies hesitate to put aside the previous nine. Not to mention the year, after Tracy started trying in March this year, nine months have passed since now, but Universal Pictures is still unwilling to make a final decision, you can see their hesitation and struggle.

A similar project Hugo did not know why he thought of the movie "The Lone Ranger (the...ranger which was released in 2013. It was a catastrophe from the beginning of production. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com was finally released, and the film was eventually produced. Fang Disney lost 200 million US dollars.

So the current form is that there are many opportunists like Tracy and Lang who want to be brave enough to try, but they lack hard power. The production company still can't make up their minds, making this project stuck here. . More people watched good shows like Rick, and then waited for the opportunity to see if they could make a profit.

Lang's grand blueprint is not credible, and Rick said he didn't care about it at all. He wouldn't know it in such detail if he didn't care about it at all.

Hugo suddenly became curious about this project. He didn't have any ideas before. Now he heard Rick's description, he became curious. What kind of project is this? Is it a project that has left a mark in history? Is it miserable or is it? Excellent project?

"Does this project currently have a name?" Hugo asked with a smile.

Joseph glanced at Hugo, the look of anticipation made him sink, but Rick didn't think so much, he nodded, "Of course. ‘Schindler’s list (),."

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