Chapter 403 403 First Dispute

Hugo was already ready to rest when Joseph called. After the band arrived in Jacksonville at noon, they had a performance in the afternoon and evening. After they came back, they practiced for three hours. Everyone was a little tired. , Hugo seemed a little disillusioned.

It was really uncomfortable for Hugo to call Carl in the morning, and it had been at least twelve hours before Joseph called back. However, Joseph obviously knew that he was too late to call back. Hugo answered the phone and he was a series of apologies, "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, Carl told me this morning, but I haven't called you back, I'm really sorry."

Joseph didn't make any excuses, he just apologized sincerely, Hugo let out a long sigh, as if venting his inner depression, "Forget it, it's the same when you're busy at work." This is a fact, Hugo I also understand that Joseph has been very busy recently because of accepting new artists. Joseph is also in a state of high mental tension, so it is normal to have some omissions. "But seeing that you are so busy with work, you know that things are on track recently, and I will remember that you owe me a meal."

"As long as it's not dinner." Joseph was relieved to hear Hugo say this, and smiled again.

"How is it, everything is going well recently?" Although Joseph is an agent, he is also a friend. Hugo still hopes that Joseph's career can develop better, so Hugo did not ask "Shawshank" at the beginning. Redemption", but chatted with Joseph in a relaxed manner.

"Huh, I'm so busy that my shoes are on fire." Joseph's voice could be heard tired, but more excited, the career can finally see a bright future, which is naturally energizing. I signed the two new guys you mentioned, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, but I'm still training first, and I'm looking for some TV shows."

It is the hardest to promote new people. This is the case for Karl to find job opportunities for Charlize and Alex before; it is the same for Joseph to start an actor's career for Matt and Ben. The agent must do everything possible to use the resources at hand to find opportunities. , and stuff the newcomers into it.

In fact, if Hugo has a new work now, Joseph, in the process of negotiating with the crew, asks to put Matt or Ben into the movie, even if it is just a small role, there is no problem. This is feasible. It is also the most limited resource utilization method for big-name brokers. But alas, Hugo went on a road tour.

"In addition, Nick has been picking scripts recently. I need to constantly discuss with the production company, and I have to have a meeting with Nick. Huh, it's really a waste of time to eat." Although Joseph did not elaborate on the specifics, he only said a few words. In it, you can feel his thriving career prospects.

But Hugo frowned when he heard this sentence, "Nick?" He didn't know when Joseph had such an actor, and he was still selecting actors for the script?

"Nicolas Cage! Oh, God, didn't I tell you?" Joseph patted his forehead again and again, "Hugo, I won Nick's brokerage contract at the end of July, and I am now It's his agent, I've been busy with his business recently, didn't I tell you? Really!"

Nicolas - Cage, this is definitely in. He is one of the Hollywood actors most familiar to Chinese audiences. The number of his works imported into China over the years is the highest among all Hollywood actors. He is the Oscar winner, but he is also known as the king of bad movies. Called a model worker, but the uneven level of works is also embarrassing.

At the time of 1993, Nicholas has been in the film industry for thirteen years, and he has appeared in many works. There are many works in cooperation with many big-name directors. (Honeymoon. In. Vegas)" and other works have won him many praise for his acting skills, and David Lynch's "Wild. At. Heart" directed by David Lynch won the Cannes Film Festival. The Palme d'Or has pushed Nicholas' actor career to a new height.

At present, Nicholas can also be regarded as one of the first-line actors in the circle. Although the box office appeal has not been proved, his overall strength and reputation are very solid and stable, and he has gained a firm foothold in the first-line ranks. If compared with Hugo, Hugo may have a slight upper hand in terms of popularity. After all, "The Hero of the Righteous Sea" and "Sleepless in Seattle" are both recent works; but in the minds of film production companies, Nicholas is undoubtedly more important. actor.

Unexpectedly, Nicholas also signed Joseph, which is also the most successful signing in Joseph's more than two years of practice. Hugo can even imagine that under the situation that the internal competition for power and profit in the international innovation company is gradually intensifying, after Joseph signed Nicholas, he will inevitably become the target of the company's top management, so the number of Joseph's entertainment will definitely increase recently.

Now it seems that Joseph's "busy" is worthy of the name, no wonder he has no time to return his calls, no wonder he is also neglectful about the "Shawshank Redemption"...

There were a lot of thoughts in Hugo's head, but he didn't say it directly, but said with a smile, "We haven't talked on the phone for nearly a month, so I only learned the news today, but I really want to Congratulations, this is a huge improvement!"

But Joseph didn't hear the irony in Hugo's words - or he heard it but deliberately ignored it, in short, he chuckled lightly and said again and again, "This is just the beginning, and the next There is a long way to go.”

Today's Joseph is indeed very different. In the past, he was relatively more serious, but today his laughter is much more than usual, and his tone is much more gentle than before. There was no contact for a month, but Hugo felt that Joseph had changed beyond his imagination.

Since Joseph hadn't heard of Hugo's words, Hugo put it down temporarily. Although he felt uncomfortable, after all, his good friend's career progress was worth congratulations, so Hugo put those mixed thoughts in his heart. Putting it all aside, I finally returned to the key issue, "Frank called me today. He said that he kept calling you, but he couldn't reach you, so he contacted me as a last resort."

"Who?" Joseph didn't react immediately, which made Hugo choked.

"Frank Darabont? 'The Shawshank Redemption'?" Hugo explained with a wry smile.

Then Joseph laughed awkwardly, "Yes, yes, I know." Joseph finally reacted at this moment and realized that something was wrong. He completely forgot about the "Shawshank Redemption", which was not the case. Forgot, he did receive two messages from Frank, but just before he called back, something else came over, and he forgot after the rush. Without the secretary's reminder, Joseph was indeed a little stretched, "I'm sorry, Hugo, I'm really sorry."

Hugo originally thought that since Frank had called him and the matter had been resolved, Joseph was really busy recently, and it was excusable, so let it go. But then Hugo thought about it again, he always regarded Joseph as a friend, and Joseph has never been negligent in his work in the past year, but now, Joseph is gradually busy, and there will be more and more communication about work in the future. , so he still has to make things clear, which is good for the future cooperation between the two.

"Joe, I mentioned to you before that I wanted to meet and talk with Frank once, but you never replied to Frank, no matter what your reasons are, it's all your dereliction of duty. For nearly a month before and after, Frank takes the initiative to contact you, and can't even contact you. You are my agent, which is very irresponsible. I hope you can understand that you are someone else's agent, but also my agent, There is not much work for my part recently, so you still have to do it in time." Hugo didn't criticize loudly, but he spoke very directly, without any meaning of beating around the bush, which made Joseph's cheeks suddenly hot.

Joseph knew that it was his dereliction of duty, but he couldn't help but argue, "Hugo, I just don't think you care that much about this script, otherwise you wouldn't have contacted me once in the past month, so I just……"

"Joe, if I don't care about this script, will I still ask you to contact Frank? Even if I really want to reject the script, you must contact Frank and formally convey my thoughts, right? Frank several times. I can't contact you, it's unreasonable." Impulsively, Hugo almost said "If that's the case, why do I want you as an agent?", but he still forcibly endured it. Going down, he didn't want to make things more rigid. After all, he and Joseph had cooperated very happily before, and this time it was excusable.

Hugo took a deep breath, "The script is not the point, it's your attitude to work. I think you should know this better than me." Hugo's words silenced Joseph, and Joseph also understood his dereliction of duty. Hugo's words It's harsh, but it's true.

The excitement between Joseph's eyebrows also subsided, and he rubbed his eyebrows, "I'm sorry, Hugo, it's my responsibility." Joseph also vaguely realized that he was a little complacent during this time, and this was the most Undesirable.

"It doesn't matter." Hugo also suppressed the anger in his chest and tried to remain calm and said, "I have communicated with Frank, he will think about it, and then contact you to see how to modify the script. , the communication is still up to you."