Chapter 1167: 1167

Facing Hugo's doubts, Rick, Joseph, and Carl, who were sitting on the sofa, looked at each other, as if asking, "You said it or I said it." Obviously, this incident almost mobilized the resources of the entire Endeavour Elite Agency. Come on, even Carl got involved.

Finally, Joseph took the initiative to say, "Do you remember the thing you asked me about at the party?"

Hugo was at a loss, and he calmed down and thought about it carefully. On Oscar night, people came and went. Except for Cameron as a female companion, Hugo actually met very few other people, even Cameron. Long himself would get together and talk with other ladies a lot of the time, so Hugo spent most of his time socializing, with few quiet moments.

"Ah, when I was chatting with Thomas?" Hugo remembered. When he was chatting with Thomas Verlander, the US head of Burberry, Joseph came over, because Thomas was concerned about Hugo's absence from this year's blog. Burberry expressed regret at the London Fashion Week show, and Thomas also joked with Joseph, hoping that Hugo will appear in Burberry's show during the spring and summer fashion week in October.

Joseph nodded affirmatively. Hugo thought about it seriously, but still found nothing, "What did I ask you about?" There were too many people he talked to that night, and most of them were polite speeches that were not nutritious. He really couldn't remember them. So clear.

Joseph was not surprised by this, and then explained, "You ask me why Jon Voight brought his daughter to Oscar night."

"Yes! Yes!" Hugo clapped his palms twice and remembered at this moment. At that time, he was just casually mentioning it, because he saw Jon Voight take Angelina Jolie to talk to others at least three times a night, but when he saw it again, Angelina was no longer by his side. , The two people are far away, as if they have hatred.

"Why did you gossip all of a sudden? You didn't have any interest in these things before." Carl, who was sitting next to him, laughed and teased.

Hugo can only answer is "on a whim", he can't say that he saw Angelina almost hit Gwyneth, Brad rushed to protect the flower, and the rebellious Angelina was ridiculed for a while. This world is really too wonderful, so I couldn't hold back and asked Joseph.

"Maybe this is called luck." Joseph didn't think too much, and took the conversation, "You are rarely interested in a gossip, so I went to inquire about it, and I found out that Walter was originally attending the party with his daughter, Introduce some contacts to my daughter, paving the way for her future. But the problem is that the two father and daughter are not walking together at all, which is really strange. On the contrary, I also saw Walter and Cruise standing together twice , I vaguely felt that something was wrong, so I went to Rick."

It's true that Joseph's bigger picture is less clear than Rick's. So Joseph didn't take care of himself, he told Rick right away.

The latter thing became clear. Rick just asked in detail the person he talked to before, and built a third of the entire blueprint. Although it was only one third, it was enough for them.

In fact, before Oscar night, Rick saw Tom Cruise's actions, if not all of them, at least more than 60%. Correspondingly, Rick has been working behind the scenes. , this time it is indeed the entire Endeavour elite brokerage company that is working hard, from Disney to Warner Bros., from New Line Pictures to Paramount, and even the unrelated 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures can all watch To the figure of Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company.

The ideal ending that Rick expects is that Hugo will win both "Mission: Impossible" and "Seven Deadly Sins", "Mission: Impossible" will be paid 15 million US dollars, and "Seven Deadly Sins" will take the cost of supporting roles. However, since "Seven Deadly Sins" is a supporting role, there must be not many scenes, so Hugo was filmed in advance, and he would join the "Mission Impossible" crew after finishing.

But Rick didn't expect that Tom was determined to win this time. Not only did he use the powerful resources of the Creative Artists Agency - he promised to develop and cooperate with Paramount on many works, but he also used his personal friendship. Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company and Hugo are slightly inferior, and it is not too much of a surprise to lose to Tom in the end.

The sudden attack on Oscar night was not so much a plan in advance, but Rick made a decisive decision, the strong man broke his wrist, chose to give up "Mission Impossible", and focused on the "Seven Deadly Sins".

Joseph first took advantage of Paramount's not wanting to have a bad relationship with Hugo and Tom Hanks, and persuaded Paramount to set up a stage together-to be honest, this was a free publicity opportunity, and all Paramount needed was The announcement of the cooperation with Tom Cruise was delayed for a few days, and Paramount had no reason to refuse.

At the same time, Rick, Ali, Carr, and others persuaded Disney, Warner Bros., and New Line Pictures with great force. Through the exchange of interests, he not only grabbed the "seven deadly sins", but also got 10 million yuan for Hugo, overwhelmed the hero Brad Pitt, and made the creative artist agency disgraced once; All the controversies were settled, and all attention was turned to the two works, and then the works would still win. The most important thing is that the endeavour elite brokerage company has just emerged.

This really makes people have to admire Rick's crisis handling ability. He still did his best under difficult situations. Although he missed "Mission Impossible", "Seven Deadly Sins" are still in his hands, and Alexander Lowe Lin also successfully joined the crew of "Brave the Dead Island".

If the creative artist agency knew that the root of all this was just because of Hugo's curiosity, which caused Rick and the others to notice something was wrong at the first time, and had the opportunity to start the layout. So I don't know what their expressions will be like, it's probably hard to smile.

"Hugo, I'm sorry, I still didn't take 'Mission Impossible' in the end." Rick looked at Hugo solemnly and apologized.

Missing out on "Mission: Impossible" is a huge regret for Rick, even a failure. Not only because this work was originally one of the best choices in Rick's heart, but also because Hugo also nodded and agreed. If Hugo can play "Mission Impossible", there are still many things that the Endeavour Elite Agency can operate in the future. , the partnership between him and Hugo will be even closer.

Therefore, Rick believes that this is a dereliction of his own work. After realizing that Tom Cruise is making frequent moves behind his back, he still has not enough chips in his hand to make a final decision.

Hugo looked at the serious Rick, but shook his head with a smile, "This is Hollywood, isn't it? To be precise, this is society, and not everyone can achieve what they want."

This is the first time since Hugo entered Hollywood that he has clearly felt the fact that strength is not the only criterion for winning or losing. Although he has always known that the breadth and thickness of personal connections, the degree of media utilization and cooperation, the depth of personal relationships, etc., all have the ability to influence the direction of the final result, but this is his first experience.

"Mission Impossible" chose Tom Cruise not because of strength factors, nor because of simple remuneration, nor because of the actor's adaptability to the role. Simply because Tom uses the surrounding resources more than Hugo.

No wonder people pay so much attention to the Hollywood Power Charts! Judging from the current situation, Hugo's momentum is booming, but his position on the Hollywood power list is still inferior to Tom.

In fact, this kind of failure is not what Hugo likes, because it is not the result of confrontation with the basis of strength, but Hugo also knows clearly that in modern society, many times there is no room for him to be defeated. , In order to show their strength, they must obtain a certain platform. This is social reality, not just Hollywood.

It can be said that Tom's victory was upright, with no conspiracy, no secret stumbling, and no slander. Just as he formally declared war in front of Hugo.

Similarly, is Hugo's victory over Kevin Spacey and the "Seven Deadly Sins" really due to strength? Of course, strength is one of the most important aspects. Not everyone can play the role of Anonymous, but it is not strength that determines the outcome.

"Rick, although we missed 'Mission Impossible,' we got 'The Seven Deadly Sins' and 'Breakthrough' for Alex, and several more Right? This is all worth celebrating." Not only did Hugo not want to blame Rick, on the contrary, it was the first time in this incident that he clearly saw the strength of the agent, whether it was an elite agency or an innovative artist. Even a brokerage company, they are not just an intermediary who picks up jobs. "The only pity is that the ladies don't seem to find new jobs."

Charlize had almost no chance of auditioning for "The Seven Deadly Sins", Gwyneth won; Cameron also failed to find a suitable script. This is indeed a pity.

"It's not over yet." Rick shook his head with a chuckle, although they took down the work, it was just the beginning.

Especially in the process of putting pressure on Paramount this time, Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company and the three top brokerage companies have played against each other. Rick knows very well that they will be vigilant, especially if the International Innovation Management Company takes over It will definitely increase the pressure on Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company.

This time is an opportunity for Endeavour Elite Brokerage to show themselves, and they succeeded in making their debut; and the next fierce competition is the highlight, whether it is a hero or a bear, depends on the next showdown.

However, Rick didn't plan to talk too much with Hugo, but changed the subject, "It's up to you to perform, this time the cast is so strong, are you under pressure?" Although Rick didn't say it explicitly, in fact he Also talking about Hugo vs Brad and of course Hugo vs Morgan. It's just that Rick is different from Martin Baum. He has absolute confidence. He has the confidence to unswervingly believe in Hugo.

Hugo didn't talk big, shrugged, "Read the script from today." Everything has to start from scratch, one step at a time.