Chapter 409 409 Lang's Plan

This is Philadelphia, not Los Angeles or New York, what are the odds of meeting Ron Mayer here? Infinite approaches zero.

But Hugo just saw Lang and appeared in front of him with a smile on his face. You know, even his own agent Joseph, and his good friend Carl, Hugo hadn't seen him for nearly three months. And now seeing Lang, this is really a strange situation.

"So, you showed up in Philadelphia, and you chose to come to the motel. Could it be that there is a big project to start here today?" At this moment, Hugo thought of Cameron Diaz, maybe there are some in Philadelphia today What movie is holding auditions, Lang's appearance as an agent is also reasonably explained. But even though it's reasonable for Lang to be in Philadelphia, it's no coincidence that he's in a motel.

Lang looked at Hugo and had a lot of thoughts in his heart. Although it was said that Lang brought Hugo into this circle at first, Lang was very optimistic about the development prospects of Hugo; but after three years of ups and downs, Lang still didn't expect that Hugo would be able to fight back, and even achieved even better results than he imagined.

This made Lang wonder: If he hadn't given up on Hugo and he had kept going, would Hugo be in a higher position now? And is he really going to be a top agent?

The speed of Hugo's rise in the past year has exceeded Lang's expectations. After the success of "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" and "Yihai Xiongfeng", Lang actually thought about whether he should bring Hugo back. His own banner, and he also took action at the time, extending an olive branch to Hugo at a luncheon late last year.

However, at that time, Lang was just trying it out, not attentive. The rapid development of things after that also made Lang cancel his original plan, because he knew that Hugo would soon become an abandoned son. In Tracy's web of revenge, Hugo is just a dying fish.

However, life is always full of surprises. Hugo, the little fish, actually got rid of Tracy's shackles, seized a tiny opportunity, and then completed the triple jump, not only swept away the decadence of the past six months And Kong, and relying on the posture of three masterpieces in half a year, instantly entered the ten million-level salary club, and now it has obviously grown into a big fish.

Looking at it now, Lang has been excluded from the next plan by Tracy. "Farewell to the Sentient Days" has become Tracy's killer, but Lang has not been able to participate in this work; on the contrary, "Schindler's "The List" Hugo, who is in post-production, has successfully leaned on the big tree of Steven Spielberg, and his future is limitless.

Recently, the pace of competition for power within the company has become more and more rapid, and the existence of Hugo is already a force to be reckoned with. Not only Lang, but also Rick Rosen, Marvin Josephson and others are coveted. Rick and Joseph's good relationship foundation, Lang has always seen, this move, Rick has gone far enough and wise enough, Lang knows that he is one step behind.

Hugo Lancaster, this little sapling that he cultivated by himself, is about to grow into a big tree in the sky, but it is a young broker who harvests the fruit, not the pioneer who sows the seeds. Lang's heart was very distressed. But Lang also knew that his previous interactions with Hugo had not been very pleasant, and his bad temper did not leave much room for manoeuvre.

Of course, Lang has always firmly believed that in Hollywood, there is no absolute loyalty, only insufficient interests. In fact, this principle applies everywhere. Hugo and Joseph are now in the honeymoon period of working together, but sooner or later a loophole will be revealed, giving Lang an opportunity. Lang knew that he and Hugo had been together for ten years. From the age of fourteen to twenty-four, the friendship between the two of them was still very deep, otherwise Hugo would not have targeted the Golden Raspberry Award. Come ask for your opinion. Therefore, Lang believes that all he needs is an opportunity.

Now, here's your chance!

Joseph's recent spring breeze, Lang naturally knew from the same company, but at the same time, Lang also noticed the clues that Joseph had neglected Hugo and made mistakes that almost all novice brokers would experience. After behind-the-scenes investigation, Lang's conjecture has also been confirmed, and the cooperation between Hugo and "The Shawshank Redemption" that had been natural was about to collapse in the hands of Joseph! That was the opportunity Long had been dreaming of, and so he showed up in Philadelphia—the city where he arrived after leaving Washington for the glory of death.

Looking at Hugo in front of him, Lang Jiang's mixed thoughts were instantly suppressed, and he showed a sincere smile, "There is indeed a project that is about to start, and there are still two, these two projects are related to you, I don't know. Are you interested in sitting down and listening?"

Hugo was really familiar with a smile like Lang's, and the memories of the past came up in his mind. This smile can be easily expressed in one word, which is called "no profit can't afford to get too early". While Lang was known for his bad temper, he was equally famous for his excellent work ability.

"No, I'm not interested." Hugo didn't even think about it, didn't pause at all, and answered neatly.

Facing Hugo's answer, Lang's smile froze slightly. Such Hugo was not the young boy he was familiar with. Now Hugo is no longer a rookie at his mercy, but Lang quickly recovered. Come here, he also expected such a situation. If he was not fully prepared, he would not have flown across the United States to Philadelphia at all.

Seeing Hugo striding forward, ready to ignore Lang's existence, Lang hurriedly said, "'The Shawshank Redemption', if nothing else happens, the actor can sign a contract tomorrow, and the candidate is Tim Robbins. "

Hearing this sentence, Hugo's heart froze, because Tim Robbins is the real hero of "The Shawshank Redemption" in memory. So, first, why did Lang know he was talking about the project; second, why did Lang know that Tim was about to sign; third, if what Lang said was true, then why didn't Joseph tell himself, and why didn't Frank get in touch again? Own?

However, although Hugo was stunned, and not long ago, Joseph ignored the "Shawshank Redemption" project because of his busy work, Hugo should be hesitant, and he is not sure what happened to Joseph; but , In front of Lang, Hugo didn't want to show his flaws, he would still trust Joseph, not Lang. Therefore, Hugo was only stiff for a moment, and then returned to normal without any pause, and continued to move forward.

Lang saw Hugo still moving forward, he had to speed up his speech, "'The Shawshank Redemption' producer Frank Darabont originally liked you the most, but something went wrong in the middle. It made Robbins come from behind and is about to sign with the crew, don't you want to know why?" Hugo still didn't stop, "Don't you want to win this role?" Hugo still didn't stop, "If you want, I Frank can be contacted now, we can have a meeting right away, and if all goes well, we can sign today and get the project before Robbins…”

Hugo was still moving forward.

"Don't you want to know the right and wrong of this? Don't you want to get this role?" Looking at Hugo's firm steps, Lang's temper suddenly rose again. In front of Hugo, he blocked Hugo's way, and then waited for his eyes to look at Hugo angrily, "This is an important project, and it is the project you want, why are you not willing to listen to it now?"

"I don't want to participate in this project." Hugo said neatly. After so many things, Hugo was willing to vote for Joseph. As for Lang, Hugo admitted that he was very curious, but he did not The result will be known from Lang's mouth, and he will call Joseph to confirm. Lang is a jackal, and he will not let go when he sees interests, and he is only a link in the chain of his interests. So Hugo did not hesitate at all, and decisively eliminated all possibilities.

If Hugo remembers correctly, the competition for rights within the company is obviously getting more and more fierce, and Joseph has gradually been involved in this circle, and Hugo, who has achieved success in the first and last three works, is a very important bargaining chip. Lang would come to find himself, but he just needed a bargaining chip. To be able to make Lang fly over to Philadelphia from Los Angeles, Hugo suddenly laughed, "Lang, being able to let you come to Philadelphia in person, it seems that this project is really very, very important. , or is my chip really heavy?"

Hugo's sudden remark made Lang's face change slightly. In the past year, Lang knew that Hugo's eloquence was very strong and his observation skills were very keen, but it still exceeded Lang's expectations. However, since it was all broken by Hugo, Lang had no plans to hide it. Instead, he calmed down and decided to open the skylight and say something bright, "I don't know how true what you said is, but I do know that I The chips in his hand do carry a lot of weight." Lang still avoided the questioning in Hugo's words, but changed the subject.

Lang knew that Hugo could leave at any time, so he didn't have any pauses, and said directly, "'The Shawshank Redemption', this is my first bargaining chip, I can contact Frank at any time; in addition, I There is also a project in hand, invested by 20th Century Fox, costing 30 million US dollars, a blockbuster action drama."

Due to the limited time, Lang simply revealed a little information, and then paid attention to the expression on Hugo's face, "How about two chips, are you interested?"

This is the confidence that Lang has come to Philadelphia in person, and it is also his trump card to win over Hugo. He does not think that Hugo can refuse such an excellent proposal. To be precise, it is difficult for any actor to refuse.