Chapter 334 334 Friends Care

Karl-Earl sat in his small office cubicle, holding the telephone receiver between his shoulders, spinning a ballpoint pen in his left hand boredly, rubbing his right hand unconsciously on a stack of papers on the desk, and his eyes stopped not far away. On the pen holder, I carefully counted how many pens were in the pen holder, and suddenly a messy voice came from the receiver, "Carl?"

The sound made Carl immediately throw the ballpoint pen on the table with his left hand, sit up straight and say, "I'm listening, this is Carl Earl. Yes, I've just received the script for the first episode, it's just I still have some questions... oh, okay, I got it, thanks."

After hanging up the phone, Carl looked at the beeping receiver, very frustrated, and his eyes fell back to the paper under his right hand. This is the script he just received, and the cover reads "Happy Family (Frasier)" ," followed by "Producer: Christopher. Lloyd."

This is the latest audition opportunity Karl has found for Alex, but Karl is not very satisfied with the role that Alex auditioned for, and Christopher Elrod is really not a good producer. The sitcom "Wings" was axed after only two seasons, and it's been poorly received. Now the script for the "Happy Family" navigation set he has in hand is not very good, which makes Carl hesitant.

The so-called navigation episode is actually a pilot episode. Before a drama project is officially established, it is also an experimental episode for the TV station to decide whether to broadcast it, book a season or half a season, etc. "Happy Family" is a project under planning.

Carl got news today that this time it was a public audition, an ordinary script and an ordinary role. If you add the public audition, it doesn't seem to help Alex's acting career at all, so Carl feels There is no need to participate.

But judging from the feedback information just received, the sincerity of the other party is not very sufficient, and Carl is even more distressed. Although Alex and Charlize are both rookie actors who are just starting out, Carl does not want to plan their future casually for them, and pick up any job, which is incorrect. Therefore, this "happy family" proposal made Carl very hesitant.

"Hey, Carl, did you hear that?" The two people standing in the working cubicle next door walked towards Carl in low voices with coffee.

Carl raised his eyes and looked at the two people, "What?"

"There was a quarrel upstairs just now, and I was scolding in the corridor. The whole floor was frightened." The visitor said with a lingering fear.

Carl frowned slightly, but quickly shook his head in relief, "Whales fight, we little shrimps should not watch, so as not to suffer." Carl's calmness made the two people with gossip hearts suddenly feel that Bored, he turned around and left.

In fact, Carl doesn't need to gossip at all. You can guess it. Since the company's co-president Marvin Josephson attended the luncheon at the end of last year, the actions within the company have become more and more frequent in the past few months. For brokerage companies, the so-called power is divided into two parts, contacts and artists, but the real competition is artist resources. In short, the richer the resources of big-name artists in their hands, the more they have the right to speak in the company.

Therefore, if Marvin wants to regain control of the company's initiative - to seize control from Rick Rosen, Ron Mayer, etc., then he must dig a foot, whether it is from other competitors, or from In the hands of competitors within the company, it is inevitable to dig a foothold.

This has also caused the company to jump around at intervals in recent months, but today I don't know which partner Marvin has successfully poached from.

As Karl said, Marvin would not find Karl even if he tried to dig his feet. His two actors, Alex and Charlize, have no "utility value", even Joseph has no such value, "Yihai Xiongfeng "Hugo had this capital when he won the eighth consecutive championship, but now, no one in the company will notice Hugo who is far away in Poland.

Thinking of this, Carl looked at the clock, calculated the time difference, then picked up the receiver and dialed the phone number, which was quickly picked up, "Hey, Joe, this is Carl."

"Carl, this is Hugo, Joe is taking a bath." Hugo's slightly tired voice came from the other end of the receiver.

Carl was slightly surprised, "Oh, Hugo, sorry, I didn't mean to disturb your rest. I... I just have some news to talk to Joe, or I'll call you later?"

"It's okay, it's okay. I just finished script practice and I'm resting." Hugo sat down next to the landline, relaxing his shoulder muscles, "Do you need to talk to Joe in person for a while, or, I Can I bring you a message? Is it important?"

"No, it's just some trivial matter, I just want to ask Joe's opinion." Carl rubbed his temples and leaned back in his chair, "Hugo, actually I want to ask, do you think I am a Qualified agents? Because you know, Alex and Charlize work so hard, but there's really not much I can do..."

"Carl, you are the guy with the nickname 'Superman', aren't you?" Hugo's joke made Carl stunned, and then he laughed helplessly, "Carl, you should know that as an agent, you You've worked really hard, you've got plans for Alex and Charlize's careers, and they both agree with you, so all you need to do is stick with it."

Charlize has also been under Karl for a year. Although the workload is not much, she did not repeat the history of firing the agent John Crosby before, but started acting under the guidance of Karl, and then Continue to hone yourself in some small roles. Even though she's not working all the time, Charlize's life is full and she's happy with herself. That's where Carl's power comes in.

Although Carl knew that Hugo was comforting himself, he couldn't help showing a smile, "You are always so persuasive when you speak."

"This is my advantage." Hugo chuckled.

"Actually, it's like this. I recently received a script for Alex. It's a good opportunity. If successful, Alex will get his first fixed TV role in his acting career." Carl thought After thinking about it, he said his troubles, "But the problem is that the first episode of this script looks very ordinary, and the producers are only trying to make a series independently for the second time. I don't take it too seriously. On the one hand, I'm worried about whether this will delay Alex's time, because it doesn't seem like a right choice; on the other hand, I'm worried that it will affect Alex's future because of my personal judgment. ."

From a certain point of view, actors and agents are a community of interests tied together. There are many agents who use actors to seek short-term huge profits, but it is not easy for them to become top agents, because only real agents Only agents who seek long-term development for actors can plan a clear career development for themselves.

Hugo is an actor and Carl is an agent. This kind of conversation seems to be inappropriate, but Hugo can give Carl a different perspective. "Maybe you should ask Alex for his opinion, you know. When you don't have a When making a decision, it will help a lot to have a lot of communication with the actors.”

Carl nodded, but did not speak, and then he listened to Hugo continue to say, "Also, you should know that many TV series are not very good in the first episode, especially sitcoms, the most important thing is creativity, as long as creativity Yes, everything is possible. You should know better than me about that."

"I think you are still thinking too much, and you are worried about gains and losses, but you have lost accurate judgment." Hugo said this from the perspective of a bystander. In fact, Carl himself has enough judgment. The reason why he is not sure That is, not confident enough.

Carl couldn't help but smiled helplessly, "Maybe. The company's affairs have been messed up recently, and I'm guessing that I've also been affected a bit. I've lost my focus, and maybe I'm a little anxious."

"Actors can never be too hasty. Carl!" Hugo said with a smile, and this sentence immediately made Carl laugh out loud, because this sentence is Carl's mantra and his most faithful advice to actors as an agent. The remark drove both of Carr's former actors away, as nearly everyone was dreaming of Hollywood overnight success. Hugo, Alex and Charlize have all heard it countless times, especially in the period after the Golden Globes event, Hugo has a deeper understanding of Karl's words.

"So, what exactly is the script this time? It makes you so hesitant." Hugo asked casually in order to enlighten Carl, "You know, if this script is really as ordinary as you say, you won't be at all. I wouldn't hesitate to throw it in the trash can long ago, you should go to Joseph's trash can and see how many opportunities he threw away that belonged to me."

After the smile on Carl's face was outlined, it never calmed down, and his mood seemed much better. At this time, Joseph finished taking a shower and walked out from the bathroom, wiping his hair, "Hugo, where did you lose your hair dryer?"

Hugo hurriedly said into the microphone, "Carl, Joe is out, do you want to talk to him?" Then Hugo said to Joseph, "Carl's international call, he seems a little troubled."

Joseph stood at the door of the bathroom, "What's the matter?" Then Hugo heard Carl's voice in the receiver, "I'm fine, Hugo, I'm fine, just talk to you, if you want, you can Share the conversation just now with Joe."

Seeing that Hugo actually sat down to talk on the phone again, Joseph asked again, "Hair dryer."

Hugo pointed to his hair that didn't grow at all, "I don't need it, how do I know where to put it, ask yourself!" Then he continued to chat with Carl. Joseph shook his head helplessly, turned around and walked back to the bathroom, ready to blow his hair.