Chapter 123 Chapter 123

Los Angeles in November is high in the autumn, and the clouds are cool. Although the bitterness of early winter is mixed with the sea breeze blowing from the west coast, the footsteps of autumn are still reluctant to leave. The coldness of this autumn and winter mixed together.

Hugo and Joseph ended the radio recording this morning, and then drove to the company headquarters together. The promotion of "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" has come to an end, and the schedule has gradually become less tight.

In the early 1990s, it was no different than the 21st century. After 2000, the competition in the North American film market became more and more fierce. There was no problem with more than 100 films being shown in theaters at the same time in a week, so the competition for publicity was also very special. It's hot, and the box office competition is often the competition for publicity; but now, there are almost no more than 20 movies released in the theaters a week, and the competition for publicity has weakened a lot. "Smell the fragrance and know a woman" has been publicized for more than three weeks, which is already a relatively long period of time.

After entering the headquarters, Joseph and Hugo first went to the 17th floor. When they saw Hugo's arrival, the staff in the office waved and greeted Hugo with enthusiasm. In fact, the atmosphere downstairs was always better than upstairs. Active, these middle and bottom brokers are more united and closer. Of course, this is also in the absence of a conflict of interest. When the interests intervene, no one will know whether the situation will turn into the deserted look upstairs. Maybe, before there is no conflict of interests, the upstairs is as harmonious as the seventeenth floor.

After Joseph confirmed to the main station that he did not have his own phone number, he went to his place to call Universal Pictures to confirm the publicity schedule for next week, and then greeted Hugo and entered the elevator again. Hugo watched Joseph press down on the twenty-third floor, and couldn't help looking over suspiciously, "Want to see Lang?" Lang's office was on the twenty-third floor.

"No." Joseph shook his head, his expression did not change much. After the past year, Joseph's attitude towards Lang has gradually changed, "I have something to meet Rick Rosen."

"Big Rick?" Hugo is no stranger to this name. Rick helped find the house they are renting now. To express their gratitude, they even invited Rick to the shared apartment for a meal.

Joseph nodded in affirmation, "He said he had something to ask me, I'll take a look." The elevator soon stopped on the twenty-third floor, and Joseph said to Hugo, "I'm not sure what it is, Just sit here and wait for a while." Since this is a brokerage company, it is a service intermediary agency, so customers come to the door at any time, and there is a sofa rest area outside each office. So it was not difficult for Hugo to find a place to sit.

Watching Joseph walk over to the left, Hugo realized that Rick was an agent on the same level as Lang, because he also had his own independent office. Not domineering, on the contrary, there are some gentleman's style. To this end, Hugo also joked with Alex, "Such a character can't attract customers." Because in the brokerage circle, a character must be strong in order to take the initiative, which is the truth. But now it seems that is not the case.

Hugo was thinking about himself on the sofa. Suddenly, a staff member came over with coffee in his sight. Finally, he stopped beside Hugo. "Two packets of sugar, no milk, right?"

Hugo didn't react for a while, just nodded blankly, the female staffer bent down and put the coffee on the sofa, the one-line skirt completely outlined the figure, and then showed a bright smile to Hugo, Then he turned around and left.

what's going on? I have come to the company several times before, and I have never seen such a situation. Not to mention making coffee, no one even pays attention to it. But today, not only do people serve coffee for themselves, the important thing is to remember their coffee drinking habit, and they also pay attention to themselves. Tossed away. Eye. The smile on the corner of Hugo's mouth was immediately outlined, and it seemed that not only the seventeenth floor, but also the attitude towards him on the twenty-third floor had also changed.

It's hard to believe that the success of a "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" can bring about such a big change. Sure enough, the entertainment industry is the most realistic, cruel and direct place. Greeting the high and stepping down, it was so obvious.

He picked up the coffee, the rich aroma came to his nostrils, took a sip, the sour, sweet and bitter taste danced on the tip of the tongue, it was indeed a kind of enjoyment, looking at the orderly corridor through the dense coffee mist, Hugo caught a Incredible figure.

It was a black formal suit, and the chic tailoring was neat and curvy. It outlined a woman's intellectual temperament through the clothes, and at a glance, it was known that it was advanced customization. And this back, Hugo was not familiar with, but his predecessor was all too familiar. The alarm bell in his mind told him: This woman is Tracy Jacobs.

At this time, the man opposite Tracy was Lang. The two were not only acquaintances, but also familiar with each other. Hugo had always known this. After all, one was his ex-agent and the other was his ex-girlfriend. , Hugo has made four consecutive films before Tracy and Lang collaborated. But the question is, what is Tracy visiting Lang for now, the cooperation project? Still no purpose.

Tracy happened to be saying goodbye to Lang. She and Lang performed a face-to-face ceremony, and then said goodbye and walked towards Hugo. Lang, who was standing at the door of the office, didn't stop too much, turned around and went back. But Tracy only took two steps, and her eyes fell on Hugo. She saw a smile that was not a smile on her face, and she looked at Hugo rather playfully, without any dodging or any After a pause, it came into contact with Hugo's eyes.

Tracy isn't actually pretty, as Hugo knew last time he looked in front of the corridor of the Waldorf Astoria in New York, but I have to admit that although time has left traces on Tracy's face, it has also left a mark on her face. Her temperament has become more and more mature.

Unlike the two previous encounters, Tracy did not avoid Hugo's sight today, but just looked at Luoluo generously, and even stopped in front of Hugo, and looked at Hugo with a smile. .

This made Hugo quite surprised, because Tracy thought she didn't know herself after passing by two times before, but she didn't continue to do so today. And this position made Hugo feel a little uncomfortable. Tracy was standing, while he was sitting. Tracy looked at him condescendingly, looking down and contempt.

Hugo stood up with the coffee, and the height advantage immediately caused Tracy to slowly raise her head and look up at Hugo. Tracy was a little surprised by Hugo's actions, but she quickly showed a clear expression and said with a smile, "Long time no see."

Hugo pursed his lips, and the corners of his mouth drew a slight arc, and that little indifferent smile seemed to be indifferent to what was happening in front of him, "Long time no see."

Tracy obviously did not expect Hugo's calmness, her eyes paused at the corner of Hugo's mouth, and after confirming that Hugo's smile was not deliberately made, she also quickly lowered her head and laughed, using this action to make herself The emotion in his eyes was concealed, and when he raised his head again, he became calm again, "I wish you good luck. I heard Lang just now that the premiere time of 'Yihai Xiongfeng' has been set, and I hope everything can be done this time. smoothly."

Hugo's brows furrowed involuntarily. "My agent is Joseph Gibbs." He didn't know why Tracy brought up Lang, and Lang also brought up his premiere, which was not at all. Like Lang's style.

Tracy raised her eyebrows slightly, paused, and then revealed an apologetic smile, "My mistake." After speaking, she nodded slightly to Hugo, continued to walk, and left Hugo.

Looking at the back of Tracy leaving, Hugo was full of doubts. On the one hand, he wondered why Tracy mentioned Lang, whether Lang was still involved in his own affairs, or was he just thinking too much, and he was just one of the boring things to talk about when Lang and Tracy greeted each other; On the one hand, he wondered about Tracy's attitude and what happened between her and her predecessor.

In fact, it is certain that the separation of Tracy and Hugo is definitely unpleasant, but as to whether Tracy abandoned Hugo or whether Hugo betrayed Tracy and chose to leave, it is not clear. Judging from Tracy's attitude now, when she saw Hugo two times before, her attitude was a bit complicated, but she was still relatively cold, and it could even be said that she regarded Hugo as a stranger; but today Tracy took the initiative to fight again. Greetings, his eyes changed twice, but he couldn't understand the emotions inside, and finally ended with a cold farewell, without even saying "goodbye".

Hugo really couldn't find a clue. This memory never merged, so he couldn't explore it. But relying on his intuition, no matter what happened before, there is no doubt that Tracy has no plans to make Hugo better now. From the roundabout rejection of "Love in the River", to turning a blind eye in the hotel corridor, to today's intrigue, it can be seen that Tracy is standing on the opposite side of Hugo step by step, and she is getting more and more determined. Hugo felt very bad.

Whether this is Hugo's illusion or the truth remains unknown.

Hugo felt that looking at the coffee in his hand, his interest was immediately cut in half.

"Hugo, Hugo..." Joseph's voice came from the right side. Although he suppressed his voice, it was still very abrupt in the quiet twenty-third floor. When Hugo turned his head, he saw Joseph's face overflowing. , and the thin man standing at the door of the office behind him was Rick. "Come here! Quick." Joseph waved his hands towards Hugo, and the excitement between his eyebrows revealed a faint light.

Hugo was a little surprised. What Joseph and Rick were talking about actually involved him?