Chapter 1211 1211 Excellent Opportunity

"Are you serious?" Hugo looked at Michael in front of him, thought about it for a moment, or asked carefully.

"Why not?" Michael pursed his lips slightly, but started to enjoy his appetizers freely. At this moment, the door of the room was knocked again, and the two waiters appeared again, ordering Michael and Hugo. The main dish was brought up, and Michael did not shy away from outsiders, and said directly, "I heard not long ago that Leonardo DiCaprio signed with Endeavour Elite Agency through your introduction."

The waiter didn't even care about politeness at this time, his eyes were fixed on the plate in his hand, and he looked as if he wanted to plug his ears. They were two invisible people. Outsiders always like to detect the gossip in the circle, but in fact many insiders know that some gossips can be snooped, while some gossips are secrets that cannot be snooped. Knowing too much is fatal.

Hugo didn't notice the departure of the two waiters at all, and he was lost in thought because of Michael's words.

Why did Leonardo take it for granted when he mentioned joining the company, and why did he feel strange and surprised when Michael proposed the same idea? Is it really because of the difference in status between Leonardo and Michael now? Obviously not.

Hugo really regards Leonardo as a friend, that is, his own person, so Hugo has absolute confidence in Endeavour Elite Brokerage.

But Hugo kept a distance from Michael even though they called each other friends, not only because there were too few opportunities for two people to get along, but also because Hugo always regarded Michael as a person of another level in his soul. Just like Katherine Hepburn and Gregory Peck. Therefore, when Michael proposed to come to Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company, Hugo had many concerns: Is our company really good enough to not fool Michael? Are our resources really enough, what if Michael's career hits rock bottom?

This difference in trust leads to an essential alienation, so Hugo's ideas and positions are also different.

Raising his head, Hugo looked at Michael's sincere eyes, and his cheeks couldn't help but warm. Michael seemed to see through Hugo's inner thoughts, showed a smile, raised his voice slightly and said, "Hugo, we are friends. Although I won't allow you to call me Mike, but..."

Hugo was immediately amused by this sentence, "So, you are indeed serious." This time, Hugo used affirmative sentences instead of interrogative sentences. Michael was noncommittal. Hugo took a deep breath, picked up the knife and fork, and carefully looked at the steak in front of him, but he did not rush to eat, but said, "In fact, our company is indeed a very good choice. It's too short, it's just passed the first anniversary not long ago, but our company's senior partners are very powerful. By the way, last month, three senior brokers from Creative Artists Agency joined our company and became A senior partner. In addition to that..."

Michael nodded, interrupting Hugo, "I heard, Adam. Sandler, Dennis. Miller, right?"

The corner of Hugo's mouth tickled lightly, "It seems that you have done a lot of research."

Adam Sandler is not yet the top comedian in the United States in the future. He is just a rising comedy star. He is currently a regular on NBC's late-night comedy show "Saturday. Night. Live". The team has won a lot of love, and he will also appear in movies from time to time, but he did not achieve success until "Billy. Madison", which was released in February this year.

Adam can only be regarded as a second-tier actor at present, and he is also a comedian with a lot of talent and a difficult career, so he and Dennis Miller and other "Saturday Night Live" regular team, under the leadership of the agent, left the creative artist agency. When I came to Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company, it did not attract much attention.

But everyone in the circle knows that it is obviously because of the strength of the layout shown by Endeavour Elite Brokerage in the competition process of "Mission Impossible" and "Seven Deadly Sins" that everyone can see their potential, so there will be senior brokers I am willing to join this potential stock, not to become the leader of the three major brokerage companies at present, but to become the hero of the rising stars who share weal and woe in the world.

Michael shrugged and admitted Hugo's speculation, "I know the status quo of your company, but I don't care about it, because I'm just a singer, not an investor, and not a senior partner." When Michael spoke He also took a meaningful look at Hugo, obviously implying Hugo's shareholder status, "What I care about is the manager himself, and the rights he can fight for me. You know, Sony Columbia Records is a hard bone."

From these words, it can be felt that the album "History" has already had a confrontation with Sony Columbia Records in the process of preparing for its release. Although Endeavour Elite Management is now in the process of getting closer to Columbia Pictures, the record company is a completely unrelated independent department, which is another matter.

"Then I hope the professionals in our company can give you a satisfactory answer." Hugo is a half-ass layman for the work of an agent, and he certainly cannot explain it.

Michael also knew this, so the following dinner was smooth, the two of them chatted happily, especially about the creation and understanding of music, the two really had a lot to say. When the dinner was over, Michael's throat tightened - he hadn't chatted for such a long time in a long time.

When they got home, Rick Rosen and Henry Bloom were already sitting on the living room sofa waiting—Joseph called them on the way back.

Seeing Hugo's return, Rick couldn't hold back and stood up, with a rare urgency on his face, which was really surprising for Rick - usually Rick always looks like he is confident , as if there would never be a big mess, "Really?" Today, Rick couldn't hold it back, so he blurted out.

Hugo didn't plan to play tricks on Rick either. He smiled and nodded in affirmation, "Really." After dinner, Hugo and Joseph briefly talked about it, so Joseph would notify Rick and Henry in time to come over, Hugo then explained the situation tonight in detail, and based on his memory, he also stated his speculation about Sony Columbia Records.

Henry was always lazy, thinking about it and said, "Sony's only worry is that Michael will be affected by the incident and is no longer the king, so he wants to take the opportunity to make a fortune in the end. Many demands are neglected, and everything is based on interests.”

Although Rick is also a senior manager, he is indeed inferior to Henry in music, and the right to speak naturally falls to Henry, "However, these big companies are not fools, the truth has been flying all over the sky these days, as long as With a push from a brokerage company behind his back, Michael's image of enduring humiliation and washing away his grievances will soon be pushed to the top, and Sony's abacus will have to start all over again."

Isn't that the case with EMI records?

"If Michael's brokerage contract is handed over to you, would you be willing to do it?" Rick's thinking angle is different. At this time, he is not a broker, but the helm of the Endeavour Elite brokerage company. thinking from an angle.

Henry didn't even hesitate for a second, "No."

Hugo looked at Henry in surprise, and Joseph asked directly, "Why? That's Michael, you know, Michael Jackson!"

"Just because he's Michael Jackson." Henry seems to have had an idea for a long time, "First, he's too famous to have a sense of accomplishment; second, he's too difficult, he hardly trusts anyone, His agent was almost asking for trouble, and I remember his manager was a guy who would do anything for money."

Henry's words made Hugo and Joseph look at each other, but Rick immediately heard Henry's subtext. In fact, signing a big star like Michael is a double-edged sword. Behind the fame and interests that Michael represents, there is a large group of people who are interested in interests. With hyenas eyeing, the complexity of things that brokers have to deal with will increase exponentially.

If it is like Henry who brings glory to death, at least there is still friendship; if it is like Rick who takes over Hugo in the middle, Rick and Hugo must explore each other, test each other, and run in each other, which is obviously Not an easy task. And Michael has always had obstacles in "trusting others".

However, in Rick's view, this is a wonderful opportunity where the opportunity outweighs the challenge. He knows what Michael's joining means for Endeavour Elite Agency. His appeal was further expanded, which in turn increased his appeal to other brokers... Relatively speaking, the troubles and challenges behind the opportunity were not worth mentioning at all, and he really had no way to give up.

This is the difference in perspective brought about by different positions.

Rick was silent for a while, then looked at Henry, "Who do you think can act as Michael's agent in our company?" The reason why Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company is still slightly inferior to United Elite Brokerage Company is that the broker's In terms of quantity and quality, they have only been established for a year, and now there are less than 30 agents in the company, and most of them are film agents-the senior partners are all film agents, and the business they can expand Naturally limited.

That's why Rick thinks Michael's participation is crucial, because it's a signal that our rich potential is hugely attractive to other stars besides our own artists. This will not only attract other artists to join, but also other agents to join.

Henry thought about it seriously, "Tom Strickler."