Chapter 193 193 Supporting Facilities

The next morning, after waking up at nine o'clock, Hugo and Joseph took care of themselves and walked toward the Loop business district, less than two miles away.

The Loop is not only the traditional central business district of Chicago, but also the second largest central business district in the United States after Manhattan, New York. On a par with the Elysées, the Loup district has contributed greatly.

Oprah's Harpo production company (Harpo, Inc) is located in the center of the Loop business district, along Washington Street (Washington. Street), you can see the NBA Chicago Bulls home United Center Ball in the distance Museum (United. Center), but you can stop at the junction of Madison Street (Madison. Street), feel the breeze of the Chicago River behind you, and look at the gray brick building in front of you, about The appearance of the thirty-story building looks like an inconspicuous ugly duckling in the eyes of the surrounding high-rise buildings, but it is here that the talk show that will span the United States for more than ten years in the future is born.

Happ Productions was established in 1986 to wholly own and produce the "Oprah Talk Show", but the current business is only this one. It can't be said to be huge, but Hugo knows that this humble production company relies on "Oprah Talk Show" made its fortune and completed its transformation in 1996. After that, it became a large entertainment group with multiple departments such as talk shows, movies, radio, printing, and the Internet. It can be called a typical representative of the ugly duckling turning into a swan.

After entering the building, Joseph and Hugo registered at the door and received a temporary entry and exit pass. Before they could get on the elevator, someone greeted them. While expressing their welcome to Hugo for coming to record the show, they said again. Sorry for missing the pick-up yesterday, and then led Hugo to the studio. Judging from this detail alone, the program team still attaches great importance to Hugo and gave him a grand enough treatment.

Compared with the studio where Hugo recorded the show several times before, "Oprah's Talk Show" has a serious shortage of funds because the production rights are in his own hands, and the entire equipment of the studio is slightly simpler. The so-called studio is a warehouse-sized space with different types of backgrounds. There are two big red single sofas in front, four cameras in the middle, and a boom overhead. camera. The place near the door is the auditorium. The auditorium can only accommodate about 150 people. It looks very simple, reminiscent of the open-air stone steps for watching football in high school.

Only after Hugo entered the waiting room, Oprah came out in person. The talk show queen, who has not yet turned 40 this year, has a retro bun hairstyle from the 1990s, as if staring at a conch on her head. On the average, his face is filled with a friendly smile. His sturdy body is not soft, but rather simple and honest, but the thick lips outline a kind arc, which makes it easy for people to feel intimacy.

"It's an honor to be able to invite you. Thank you very much for your willingness to come to Chicago temporarily." Oprah expressed her welcome to Hugo with a warm hug.

Hugo's cheeks also showed a smile, "Of course, of course. To be invited to the 'Oprah Talk Show', even if it is far away, must come over, this is a very rare opportunity. I must thank you all an invitation to me."

Oprah let go of her hands and calmly looked at the young man in front of her. At this time, Hugo was still in casual clothes, just a simple T-shirt and jeans, just like any young man who just came out of the society, his face was full of expression. Comparable to the bright smile of the sunshine outside the window, the handsome eyebrows are like the most delicate brushstrokes in the painter's pen, which makes people sigh involuntarily.

Before that, Oprah had seen "The Hero of the Righteous Sea". On the movie screen, Hugo in a navy uniform was so heroic, a frown and a smile were enough to instantly kill the hearts of countless girls, so Oprah was right Hugo's handsomeness is obviously mentally prepared. But after seeing Hugo in person today, Oprah still had a momentary pause. Unlike the charm of subduing Hugo, the Hugo in front of him was filled with the smell of sunshine, the faint warmth and sunshine fragrance, let People can't take their eyes off.

"I can't wait to start an interview with you, and I look forward to having a good memory today." Oprah is still very old-fashioned, and quickly restrained her emotions, and said with a smile that both she and Hugo must Getting ready for the show that's about to start recording, "Oh, by the way, congratulations on your double nomination at the Golden Globes, you deserve it."

After speaking, Oprah politely left the waiting room, leaving the space for preparation to Hugo.

Hugo sat down in front of the dressing table, waiting for the "Oprah Show" makeup team to come to take care of his makeup. In fact, in Hollywood, the real first-line stars have their own working teams. In addition to fixed members such as assistants and managers, the bodyguards, makeup artists, hair stylists, and stylists during the promotion period are all long-term cooperative teams.

The top stars may be exclusive teams, because they can afford the long-term salary of the entire team, but most artists work with a team on a fixed basis, and this team will also serve other artists. The industry's top makeup artists, Hair stylists and stylists also have studios or agents, and they are also a subdivided industry, which is no different from professional workers. Therefore, if an artist wants to cooperate with a fixed team, but there is no way to have an exclusive team, they must rely on the public relations ability of the agent, and make an appointment in advance to finalize the time.

To put it simply, first-line artists will have their own team, tailor-made for each of their appearances.

A top program like "Oprah's Talk Show" naturally has its own exclusive team, because they have to record the program every week, so this team is exclusive to the program group - it is also possible for a team to do two or three programs, but mainly for TV programs. This kind of work team is relatively less professional. On the one hand, the show guests are still mainly ordinary people, and the artists have their own teams, so the technical requirements for them are not so high; on the other hand, the team does not have enough time. Come to tailor the makeup and matching for each guest, and the space to play is very limited.

Therefore, it does not mean that the work team of TV programs is not excellent, but relatively speaking, there is still a gap between senior professionals.

After "Yihai Xiongfeng" achieved excellent results, Hollywood generally treats Hugo as a first-line actor, but what is a first-line actor? Hollywood has many criteria. The most basic one is the salary. In the early 1990s, if the salary reached 8 million, it was considered a first-line actor, and 10 million was another threshold. As for the salary of 15 million , and there are only a handful in Hollywood right now.

The second is the entire work team. People once joked that the larger the work team, the better the artist. This is of course just a joke, but it is true that a small number of top stars have such a hobby and hope to use this way to reflect their status ——For example, Mariah. Carey had a work team of more than 20 people around 2000, and any trip was a mighty one. But it is undeniable that a complete work team is very necessary for top artists.

Although everyone now thinks that Hugo can become a first-line actor, this is only an estimate from the box office and popularity. Some people think that Hugo can get 8 million yuan and recognize Hugo's ability. Hugo can't be considered a real front-line until there is a real movie company that offers this price for Hugo.

At present, the promising projects in Hugo's hands are the "Sugar-Coated Trap" without audition and the "Sleepless in Seattle" which has no news for the time being. If it is the "Sugar-Coated Trap", the salary of 8 million is not a dream, but it is still to be seen. The audition situation; as for "Sleepless in Seattle," 8 million is estimated to be more difficult. Therefore, Hugo will have to wait for it to be a well-deserved "first-line actor".

As for Hugo's work team, it is even more pitiful. Only Joseph is alone to support the scene. This is the reason why Joseph reminded Hugo not long ago that he should look for assistants and managers, not because Hugo is already on the "front line", but now The huge workload must be supported by a team, and relying on Joseph alone is not enough. But looking for a team is not that simple. Recently, there has not been enough time, because everything has come too fast, and we can only build a team slowly after this period of busyness is over.

Therefore, Hugo is now a first-line reputation, and the real supporting facilities are still a second-tier actor. I came to the "Oprah Talk Show" without any preparation. I could only count on the makeup artist and hair stylist of the show team to take care of Hugo's outfit. Fortunately, at least now Hugo has found it much easier to find clothing support. Especially when they came to record top programs like "Oprah's Talk Show", clothing brands willing to sponsor Hugo came to the door one after another.

Fortunately, Hugo's makeup doesn't require much care, and the hairstyle is not difficult, so there is no problem with relying only on the show team.

After Hugo was all ready and changed his clothes on stage, the staff of the program team came over and briefly explained the recording procedure of the program to Hugo. Usually "Oprah Talk Show" is divided into upper and lower parts, the upper part is for discussions on recent hot topics, and the lower part will invite guests to conduct interviews and conversations. However, in order to show caution to Hugo today, after obtaining the consent of Joseph, the first and second half of the show will focus on a comprehensive interview with Hugo. This aspect is to attach importance to Hugo. All-round excavation can be said to be the highest-spec show in the past two months.

Hugo couldn't help but feel a little worried when he thought of this. He still didn't know enough about his predecessor's previous affairs. He just hoped that he would not be speechless by Oprah's question. However, as soon as it came, Hugo took a deep breath to calm down the chaotic emotions and prepared for the recording of the show.