This lunch was originally for the "Mission Impossible" audition, but it ended in a stiff state. Steven did not respond to Hugo's advice, and neither of them said anything more. After lunch, the two ended the meeting and parted ways.

Hugo sighed lightly. He was indeed a little nosy today and crossed that bottom line. After all, he and Steven were not friends of his peers. He originally simply thought that he did not want DreamWorks, a unique and charming brand, to disappear in the long river of history in such a miserable way. Steven and his team established DreamWorks with the concept of "independent studio", which has made great contributions to this Hollywood. He hoped that DreamWorks could realize the importance of the distribution department at the beginning of its establishment, thereby avoiding the final destruction.

But Hugo forgot that in Steven's eyes, he was just a young man under thirty years old and knew nothing about running a production company. On the contrary, his words were more like interfering in his affairs. If he thought about it from the perspective of others, Hugo would also feel that his words just now were too self-righteous.

The recent smooth life has made Hugo lose his vigilance. From the Michael Jackson incident, Hugo should understand: He is not a savior, and he cannot change everyone's future. In fact, even his own future is full of uncertainty. What qualifications does he have to "save" others?

Hugo patted his head and warned himself to be clear about his position in the future: he became a senior partner of the Endeavour Elite Agency, but it does not mean that he is already a member of Hollywood management players. For now, he is still just a singer and an actor.

The reason why Hugo mentioned MGM just now is because its particularity is closest to the DreamWorks future model, and the dilemma that MGM is facing now is also closest to the DreamWorks future situation.

There is no need to say much about MGM's glorious history. This is the most successful film company in Hollywood film history, no doubt. However, after entering the 1960s, MGM has been getting worse and worse, and has changed hands several times between various consortiums and suffered hardships. Although it briefly regained its glory in the 1980s, it still could not withstand the historical trend. Finally, it was acquired by Sony in 2005, completely disappeared into the long river of history, and became a subsidiary of Sony.

MGM has its own distribution channels, but with the rise of television, they did not keep up with the pace of history. Faced with the strong rise of the TV industry, MGM chose not to follow the pace of the times and enter the TV industry, but to put all bets on wide screen and large productions. Therefore, after the 1990s, when the cable TV channel and video tape market boomed, MGM's distribution channels lacked the final profit link, and they had to hand over these distribution businesses to Warner Bros.

Real industry insiders know that compared to the movie box office, the video tape market, cable movie channels, movie peripherals, and the Internet market that has risen strongly after the 21st century are the real money-making part of a movie. Because the movie box office needs to be shared by theaters, production companies and distribution companies, but the subsequent benefits are all attributed to the film company. To be precise, they belong to the movie distribution department.

Although the "Entertainment Weekly" has deviated factually about the cost of both works, the details have gradually been revealed. More importantly, their report also specifically mentioned, "Currence Tom Cruise is also a candidate for these two works. The chances of "Man in Black" are relatively slim, and Tom is not very active; but Tom is very proactive about the "Mission Impossible" project, and has discussed with the screenwriter and producer many times, showing his determination to win."

When Tom Cruise's name appeared, the revelation went in another direction. Without any surprises, "Entertainment Weekly" almost spent all his efforts to put the two people on the opposite side.

"One is an absolute idol who swept Hollywood in the late 1980s, and the other is a top actor who has risen strongly in the past three years. The names Tom and Hugo mean the highest peak in Hollywood today, and these two actors also have an indissoluble bond.

In the battle for "Yihai Xiongfeng", Hugo won the first game; while the showdown of "Suillet Trap" was Tom who won the championship. Then, "Night Visit to the Vampire" Tom continued his strength again, but when this work was released, it faced the "Pulp Novel" head-on, but suffered a tragic defeat.

There is no doubt that these two most popular actors in the film industry are now fiercely competing for Hollywood's number one spot. Although Hugo has brought a historical record of five consecutive works with a box office of over 100 million, Tom has also had three consecutive works with a box office of over 100 million, and he will definitely not be at a disadvantage.

This time, the two top male actors today once again compete head-on. Who will laugh to the end?"

"Entertainment Weekly" spent two full pages to describe this showdown. Although there were not many details, it was very in place, and almost completely depicted the current situation. In an instant, all media reporters became excited, and "Mission Impossible" became the core focus; and readers also began to pay close attention to this competition that had just begun.

As "Entertainment Weekly" said, Hugo and Tom are currently the most popular top superstars in Hollywood. Their every move can attract the attention of countless audiences, not to mention the showdown between them, which almost triggered all topics in March of the cold winter, and even the upcoming Oscars at the end of the month were neglected.

This situation reminds Hugo of the hype when MGM casts for James Bond last year. Obviously, this time it was Paramount's own internal plan. If Paramount hadn't revealed so much, "Entertainment Weekly" wouldn't have known so many details. This is the media hype that Paramount took the initiative to instruct for publicity.

Last time in order to advance to the elite agency, although Hugo was not interested in James Bond, he still attended the dinner; now he came again, which made Hugo feel a little helpless, but Hugo also knew that this is Hollywood, and this kind of hype is also one of the ways in which film companies, agency companies, actors and artists and news media use each other. In other words, this is the industry rule. Although Hugo doesn't like it or even dislike it, he can't avoid it because he is part of this circle.
Chapter completed!