He and Victor Hugo were both writers/publishers. He needed Hugo's publishing rights in order to help solve the problem.
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Verne meeting Victor Hugo is important because Hugo's encouragement inspired Verne to pursue writing as a career. Their meeting led to a lifelong friendship that helped shape Verne's literary career and influence his works, particularly his scientific romances like "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea."