Chapter 412 412 Dispute Again

After hanging up Frank's phone, Hugo couldn't help but feel tired, and the good mood of walking in the afternoon sun was completely dissipated.

Hugo did not expect things to be like this. Frank had already agreed with Hugo's idea of ​​the script, and revised it and handed it over to Joseph again, but Joseph had forgotten about it because he was too busy, which caused Frank to wait and see, but nothing Waiting for Hugo's response.

In desperation, Frank called Joseph again to urge him. Joseph, who had an assistant, received the call immediately, but Hugo's cell phone was in the suburbs for a few days, and there was no signal, so he couldn't get in touch. .

After that, the two sides got into a deadlock because of whether to talk about the contract or the script first. In the deadlock, Joseph once again did not give a positive response, obviously wanting to gain more advantages in the contract negotiation, which was completely annoyed. frank. Although "The Shawshank Redemption" is a small production, he also sought cooperation because he saw that Hugo was indeed suitable for the role, but now it looks like Frank is begging Hugo, this kind of big-name actor The behavior coincided with the rumors at the beginning of the year, so Frank simply gave up Hugo.

After understanding what happened, Hugo expressed his apologies to Frank. On the one hand, he was on a road tour outside, which indeed caused the communication to be incoherent. The temporary problem with the mobile phone was also Hugo's problem; on the other hand, Hugo did not follow up in time. It is also disrespectful to Frank for not showing enough sincerity. So Hugo formally expressed his apology.

This made Frank embarrassed. He also recalled the seriousness and carefulness of Hugo when he read the script. If Hugo did not have enough sincerity, he would not have read the script over and over again. Therefore, Frank expressed his understanding of Hugo's situation. Both parties have the intention to cooperate. It's a pity that they missed this time and can only look forward to the opportunity to cooperate next time.

Here, Hugo learned one thing, in fact, the crew has signed a contract with Tim Robbins, and signed the contract this morning. That is to say, the chips that Lang brought today were indeed the cake in the picture.

After the friendly conversation between the two sides, Hugo felt quite tired. Although it is undeniable to say that Hugo missed the "Shawshank Redemption" this time, such as mobile phone problems, such as the problem that he has been rushing on the road, it is undeniable; but the real disappointment to Hugo is Joseph's "busy".

Joseph was able to get busy, which should be celebrated. Three actors were signed, and Hugo was happy for Joseph. But he is also an actor under Joseph. This time, "The Shawshank Redemption" has also worked hard, but Joseph has repeatedly neglected because he is too busy, and finally made himself pass by "The Shawshank Redemption". Although Hugo is not too sorry for missing this script, after all he missed a masterpiece and there are more works waiting for him, but Hugo is still very disappointed, he is disappointed by Joseph's work attitude.

If Joseph worked hard and followed up in time, he still missed it in the end, just like the original "sugar-coated trap", Hugo also felt that there was no problem. But this time things are clearly not the case.

When this happens, it's not just the manager's problem. For example, Hugo now has a manager, and then relies on the manager to urge Joseph every day. Even if a work agreement is reached, it will not make people happy. . Because Joseph is like a ox, moving with every whip, such a lack of passion for cooperation looks like it is forced, which is really disappointing.

Originally, Hugo thought that there was some special reason behind "The Shawshank Redemption", and that everything was just Lang's provocation, but now it seems that his trust in Joseph has not been rewarded this time.

Sitting on the head of the bed and thinking for a while, Hugo regained his energy. He knew that it would not be so easy for Lang to fly to Philadelphia this time. Although he still did not plan to cooperate with Lang, he must understand what happened inside the company. What, there is no news from Joseph recently-because of being busy, Hugo is in a very passive situation now.

Hugo first called Carl, but unfortunately Carl's current position is still too low, what he understands is only the fur; then hesitated, Hugo called Rick Rosen again, although Hugo Knowing that Rick is actually a businessman just like Lang, but at least Rick still has a friendship. Sure enough, Rick did not disappoint Hugo.

Recently, the company's co-president Marvin Josephson has become more and more frequent. He has successfully poached two big-name artists from the company's partners, namely Julia Roberts and Paul McCartney. In addition, Marvin also signed With a group of potential newcomers, it can be seen that Marvin's pace of regaining control of the company's power is getting faster and faster.

Before that, Marvin had not managed the company's affairs for three years, which made the agents like Lang and Rick grow rapidly, but recently Marvin seems to be dissatisfied with the stability of his retirement life, and plans to come out again and put himself The single-handedly founded company is back in the hands. Since then, the high-level executives such as Lang and Rick have been in danger.

Julia was originally an artist in Rick's hands, but was poached by Marvin. Rick is already a very forgiving personality, but he couldn't help but have a head-on conflict with Marvin in the conference room - this The news was revealed to Hugo by Carl, and Rick himself remained tight-lipped—no wonder Lang couldn't hold back.

At present, the power struggle within the company is becoming more and more fierce. In fact, it has an impact on the actors, but it is not very serious. The most important impact is the agent. Hugo can detect some information from Rick's words just now: the company may be divided.

If the company really broke up, the impact would be far-reaching. At that time, the situation of the actors will also fall into a short-lived chaos, and the agent is bound to undergo a reshuffle.

It is worth mentioning that Joseph has recently become the object of competition from various forces. Although Joseph can only be regarded as a newcomer in the industry, his two-year working experience is not worth mentioning in front of others, but Joseph personally brought Hugo to the peak, And also signed Nicolas Cage, which gives Joseph enough chips to be a player too - albeit a small player.

This is also the biggest reason why Joseph has been so busy lately. Recently, two newcomers have occupied a small part of Joseph's time, while Nicholas is selecting the script, and he arrives at the company every day to supervise, so that Joseph spends most of his time on selecting new works for Nicholas; and most importantly, Joseph spends the rest of the time. They are all socializing, and from Monday to Saturday, there is almost no interruption in activities.

In these busy times for Joseph, Hugo, who left Los Angeles and traveled around the world, naturally had no place.

Thinking of this, Hugo couldn't help but feel a little bitterness in his mouth. Could it be that Joseph is a friend who can share hardships but not joys?

Just as Hugo was thinking, the phone on the sofa suddenly rang, interrupting Hugo's thoughts. He dragged his body lazily over and picked up the phone. There is no caller ID on the phone now, so It was impossible to distinguish who was calling, so Hugo answered the phone directly, and Joseph's voice came over immediately.

"Hugo, hey, Anna told me you're on the phone, what's the matter, what's the urgency?" Joseph had just come out to drink water, but unexpectedly learned the news and immediately called Hugo. Busy and busy, Joseph has always been very concerned about Hugo.

Hugo rubbed his temples. He and Joseph had always talked straight before, but today he hesitated. He began to have scruples. The cooperation between the two has always been smooth, but now he has scruples, which is really bitter. But Hugo finally decided that it would be better to be direct. "The 'Shawshank Redemption' project has officially signed Tim Robbins."

"What?" Joseph looked surprised, apparently not getting the message, "Oh god, Hugo, sorry, I'm too busy to get the message. You wait, I'll call Frank right away, what's the matter? Possibly." Joseph knew that the last time he and Hugo had an argument because of this, so he heard Hugo's words and immediately realized that the situation was not good.

Hugo interrupted Joseph's words, "No, I called Frank and he told me the situation. He revised the script before, but he didn't get my reply, and then he urged several times, but he couldn't get it. Communication was reached, so he chose other actors."

"****! That's absolutely not the case." Joseph was also anxious, and immediately explained, "He did give me the script, and I wanted to hand it to you, but your phone couldn't get through for a few days, so I put it on hold for the time being. Down. I suggested later that we could talk about the contract first and then the script, but Frank wouldn't..."

"Yes, I know what you said." Hugo said.

Hugo's voice made Joseph uneasy for a while. It was a little disappointment in his calmness. Although Joseph had not known Hugo for a long time, they had been together almost every day for the past two years, so he knew Hugo very well. Especially Hugo, who has changed a lot in the past year, such a Hugo is really disturbing.

"Hugo, listen to my explanation. I really took the initiative to communicate with Frank, but I couldn't get the answer I wanted." Hearing Joseph's words, Hugo was disappointed for a while, because Joseph was shirking responsibility and he didn't mention himself. He missed the script reply time because he was busy, and he didn't mention that it took him nearly ten days to get the script, and Hugo has not yet received the script... This is not the Joseph that Hugo knew.

"Hugo, I think this matter has already reached a verbal cooperation agreement, so I hope to get more remuneration for you, but Frank...he..." Joseph was also anxious, and he lost his usual calmness when speaking." Hugo, like this, I'll call Frank, you wait for me, you wait for my call." After that, Joseph hung up the phone without waiting for Hugo's answer.