Chapter 1835: 1835 The Greatest Opportunity
"Maybe, I have a solution."
Hugo's words made both Rick and Joseph's eyes shine, which made Hugo feel the burden, and he couldn't help chuckling, "Don't expect so much, I'm not sure if it will work, you know, I'm sure I’m really not very good at corporate affairs. What I really know is my own work.”
Rick raised his eyebrows indifferently, "Maybe your thoughts can give us some inspiration."
Hugo put the coffee cup on the coffee table and looked at Rick and Joseph, "So, the biggest problem is that our company doesn't have enough actors—enough good actors, there is no way to meet the requirements of 'Saving Private Ryan'. The demands of a huge production crew ultimately led to our resources being unable to keep up with our ambitions, is my understanding wrong?"
"No." Rick shrugged and gave an affirmative answer. In fact, the problem will be more complicated, because the plundering and competition for resources within the brokerage circle is not simple, but Hugo's statement can be regarded as the focus of the problem, and it cannot be miscalculated.
"So, if our company has enough excellent actor resources to meet the needs of different projects, not only Steven, but also the packaging and bundling needs of other crews, will the crisis be over?" Hugo said. Rick and Joseph looked at each other. Everyone understands this simple truth, but the problem is that it is not so simple to implement. Hugo's words sounded like nonsense, "No, don't worry, listen to me." Hugo also Noticing the doubts on the expressions of Rick and Joseph, he hurriedly continued.
"Rick, remember our last conversation? The conversation about mining Canadian and Australian actor resources?" In advance, send enough agents—or go directly to local brokerage companies, not only Canada, Australia, but also the United Kingdom—there are countless outstanding actors in the West End of London, and Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, etc. English is highly popular In China, the actors there have advantages that the native Americans do not have—multilingual advantages and the delicate performance style of the European academic school. These are treasure troves. It can take a step ahead of other companies and open up the international market.”
"Hugo, do you know what you're talking about?" Rick cast a surprised look. Hugo's idea is actually to further accelerate the out-of-control pace of Endeavor Elite Brokerage, and further expand the entire "rotten" mess , This is completely suicidal behavior, accelerating the demise process of Endeavor Elite Brokerage Company.
Hugo laughed lightly, "I know exactly what I'm talking about." Because this is the future development trend of Hollywood.
To put it simply, on the one hand, the advent of the era of Hollywood blockbusters, the further acceleration of film commercialization, and the deepening of global influence; shorten.
Just in the next three years, the speed at which European actors set foot in Hollywood will increase exponentially. According to the original process, the international innovation management company was the first to realize this and became the most complete international management company in Hollywood, which also became their capital to fight against the innovative artist management company.
After the 21st century, the five major brokerage companies have their own characteristics. The international innovation management company has a relatively leading advantage in the global market. The innovative artist brokerage company takes the high-end and big-name route. The company has risen rapidly by relying on independent films, and Endeavor Elite Agency has benefited from the vigorous development of TV dramas and has become the hegemony.
Now, Hugo is just a slight push to let Endeavor Elite Brokerage Company first land in the international market, that's all.
"What I mean is that this plan can be launched next. This is a long-term development plan for the company. Regardless of the outcome of the 'Saving Private Ryan' project this time, it is imperative for the company to replenish excellent actor resources. It's okay, isn't it?" Hugo's words made Rick silent, and he began to think carefully, "As for Steven's current needs, I have a bold idea, I don't know if it is feasible, but I can try it .”
"Why don't you let Russell or Heath take part in Steven's audition?" Hugo's words made Rick stunned. "I think at least someone in the company should have considered this matter, right?"
Rick was speechless—no one in the company really thought about it.
Russell Crowe and Heath Ledger are actors who have just joined Endeavor Elite Agency, and they are currently in the middle of intensive filming in the crew of "L.A. Confidential", and the schedule does not match. It was as if Steven had nowhere to go, so he called Hugo. When the company was considering candidates for the role of James Ryan, no one thought of Russell and Heath, the two newcomers.
"You are just flustered for a while, I believe you will remember it if we meet again today." Hugo smiled, "I'm not sure what Steven's request is, but personally, Russell and Heath They are all enough to meet the performance requirements..." Hugo thought about it carefully, "Perhaps Russell will be more suitable."
In fact, from the perspective of age, Heath, who is only 18 years old this year, would be more suitable, because James Ryan is the youngest of four children in his family. The ideas around you will be more convincing to the audience.
But Hugo isn't sure how good Heath's acting skills are right now—the performance in "LA Confidential" is just a small test, and it's hard to see much. On the contrary, although Russell is a bit older, his performance will be convincing enough, and it will be delicate while extroverted. Under the guidance of Tom Hanks, it may give the character a different color.
However, the result still depends on Steven's choice. Russell is too old, and Heath is too young. Perhaps neither of the two actors can meet Steven's requirements. Hugo can't be sure either, but at least it's an option.
Rick thought about it seriously, and had to admit that Hugo's idea was indeed feasible. Moreover, compared to using a famous top star like Hugo to play James Ryan, it is obviously a more reasonable choice to let newcomers play the role and play with Tom. After all, "Saving Private Ryan" is not a movie with great acting skills like "Theft", "The Seven Deadly Sins", and "LA Confidential". What this movie needs is only a top star to drive a group of second-tier, third-tier or new actors .
"Are you really confident?" Rick raised his head and looked at Hugo with some concern.
Hugo shrugged, "If you're asking whether Russell and Heath's acting skills are good enough, my answer is yes. I think the two of them will indeed be the most reasonable choice for Steven at the moment; but, if What you're asking is how Steven will decide...to be honest, I don't know, but we tried to give him the best choice, didn't we?"
Rick also understands what Hugo means. If Endeavor Elite Brokerage Company has worked hard to the end and Steven is still dissatisfied and chooses to cooperate with Matt Damon of International Innovation Management Company, then they don’t need to be disappointed. Just cover up. "So, are you sure you don't have any thoughts on the role of James Ryan?"
Hugo didn't answer right away, but thought about it seriously. Indeed, this is a very good opportunity, regardless of the company's standpoint, this project meets Hugo's requirements from any angle, and he doesn't mind playing a supporting role, but... "No, I always have to Learn to give up, don’t you?” Originally, the project didn’t lock him in at the beginning, and he didn’t intend to act in it. “I’d better focus on my own script, although this is indeed a big temptation. I Almost nodding."
Rick was also amused by Hugo, and his boredom was slightly relieved.
"By the way, you just said that the TV drama department also encountered some obstacles?" Hugo originally thought that his work was over, but suddenly remembered this matter.
After the 21st century, Endeavor Elite Agency is known as the king of TV series. At their peak, the TV series produced by their clients accounted for 51% of the entire market, including "Prison Break", "Hero" , "Comedy", "Ugly Betty" and other works are all produced by their clients; and the proportion of the new dramas is more than 60%, which makes the other four major brokerage companies terrified. It can be called the overlord.
"Yeah, 'F*** Family,' Fox and ABC turned us down. We thought Fox would absolutely agree." Rick didn't know much about the business, and he was more in charge of the movie side, but Mentioning this matter, he still couldn't help frowning.
"The **** family", the absolute classic masterpiece that swept thousands of troops at the Emmy Awards in the first decade of the 21st century, even in the second decade, it is still a classic among classics.
"Why don't you try a cable TV network like HBO?" Hugo said of course, HBO is the well-deserved overlord of the entire cable network in the 21st century, and its classic series emerge in endlessly, almost becoming high-quality series representative.
But what Hugo didn't know was that the real rise of HBO was around 1998. Before that, HBO could only be regarded as a channel for replaying classic movies and a selection of sports events, and neither the user group nor the quality of the episodes could be called excellent. Everything changed dramatically in 1997, because from this year onwards they tried to produce their own series in order to attract more loyal users.
So, when Rick heard Hugo mention "the unappreciated HBO", he showed a surprised expression and made no secret of his surprise, "Did you subscribe to HBO?"