Chapter 46 046

Seeing the figures of Joseph and Hugo walking straight up, the male assistant sitting outside the office immediately stood up, leaned out half of his body and expressed his intention to stop, "Sorry, Lang is busy right now, you can't go in."

Joseph stopped and looked up and down at the male assistant. He was wearing a formal suit and had no features, but the slightly retracted chin and raised orchid fingers clearly showed that he not only lacked masculinity, but also Femininity also seems a bit too much. This is not surprising though, since Hollywood, like the modeling industry, is one of the most gay industries.

Hollywood is a place full of contradictions. On the one hand, more than 25% of the people in the circle are gay, and this group of people is scrambling to fight for the basic truth of gay rights; on the other hand, it is practical At times, they are extremely conservative and block them again and again. When the spotlight is focused on themselves, they often dare not even say the most basic truth.

Homosexuality in the United States has been fighting for equal rights since the 1960s, and the development in the past 30 years is actually very limited. As the industry with the most homosexuals, Hollywood has not been able to use the huge media power in its hands to promote anti-discrimination and rights struggles. On the contrary, Hollywood has a long history of unspoken rules for homosexuality, and even oppression is not an exaggeration. It wasn't until the early 1990s that programs that actually portrayed homosexual images appeared in the United States.

In recent years, there has been a saying in Hollywood: To know who is not gay in the circle, you must see if he dares to play gay. The most famous example is William Hurt (William Hurt), who starred in "Spider Woman" in 1985. Kiss (Kiss. ​​Of. The. Spider. Woman)" in the coquettish and feminine gay corner won the Oscar winner, becoming the first actor in history to win the Oscar with a gay role. But everyone knows that he is 100% heterosexual.

Of course, this kind of talk will no longer adapt to the characteristics of the times after the 21st century. For example, after Jake. Gyllenhaal starred in "Brokeback. Mountain (Brokeback. Mountain), about him being gay. The rumors never stopped.

In Hollywood, homosexuality should also be divided into two categories: front-of-stage and behind-the-scenes, and behind-the-scenes workers basically do not need to cover up. Even ordinary directors or crew members will not be discriminated against because of their sexual orientation, let alone It is said that there are endless gays in the field of makeup and clothing. Actors in front of the stage should also continue to be subdivided into stars and supporting roles. If an actor plays supporting roles and plays tricks all his life, it doesn’t matter whether they expose their sexual orientation or not. Anyway, the audience will not care about the private life of a supporting role; Not to mention a superstar, then it is only reasonable to hide in a closet all your life, because the Hollywood industry's unspoken rules for homosexuality are even dozens of times more serious than race and gender.

The male assistant in front of him belongs to the group behind the scenes. He can express his sexual orientation without any scruples, and it will not affect his work in the slightest. Joseph looked at each other with a puzzled expression, "Who are you?" Immediately after, Joseph added, "Where's Shirley?"

Hugo looked at Joseph and vaguely guessed that Shirley should be Ron Mayer's former assistant.

"I'm Gary Scott (Gary. Scott), Lang's new assistant." Gary Wu. Delicately stroked his sideburns, which were not long, he looked back at the office and said in a low voice, "Kelly made a big fuss about Shirley, and the whole company knows about it." Kelly is Lang- Mayer's wife. This gossip came so suddenly, but it was also very explosive.

Then Gary looked at Hugo and threw a flattery. Looking over, Hugo didn't react for a while, "Hugo, if I were you, I wouldn't go in now. Lang has already drank three cups of coffee today, and his temper has accumulated to a certain extent." After Hugo reacted , couldn't help showing a slightly shy and embarrassed smile, he had never encountered a man who blatantly flattered him. Eye.

Obviously, Gary recognized Hugo Lancaster, which is not surprising, and next to him is Hugo's agent Joseph Gibbs.

"Gary, tell Lang that I'm going in." Joseph's tone was still relatively strong, but after all, he was only a newcomer, and Lang was already one of the partners of the company, so this level difference still made him a little bit constrained.

"Joseph! You know..." Gary was still trying to stop him, but Joseph shook his head and gave a firm look, "Call!" Gary turned to Hugo for help.

Hugo was a little dumbfounded, but he still showed a warm smile and comforted Gary. Seeing this smile, Gary nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, for Hugo's sake." Hugo was relatively shy before, but at this time, he was amused by Gary's sincerity, and he just stood beside him. laughed.

Gary picked up the phone and pressed a button, then said, "Long, Joseph and Hugo are here...he insists on seeing you, yes..." He hung up the phone and looked at him again. Hugo, "He said you can go in."

Joseph watched Gary's eyes locked on Hugo, but instead laughed, he patted Hugo on the shoulder, "Go in."

Facing Gary's fiery gaze, Hugo smiled politely and nodded, then followed Joseph into Lang's office.

This office is at least 430 square feet (40 square meters), with bright and spacious lighting, neat and orderly furnishings, and elegant and comfortable furniture. Hugo thinks it is even better than Joseph's home. Not a little bit.

Lang was sitting behind the desk at this moment, with Erlang's legs crossed, curly silver hair, and a pair of glasses. He didn't look as smart and capable as he imagined, but more like a drama manager or assistant director on the set. However, Lang's speaking rhythm is far more imposing than his appearance, "So, what's the matter with me? I don't think we have any problems to communicate." Mood.

Joseph was rushed by Lang's momentum, but it didn't have much impact. He raised his voice and asked in a steady voice, "Lang, Michael. Douglas is your artist, right? He has a movie coming out next week?"

Michael Douglas now has a very special status in Hollywood. On the one hand, he won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1987 with "Wall. Street". On the other hand, he also has a very good record in the field of producers. In 1976 One of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was enough to make him famous. Of course, there are two of Michael Douglas' most well-known deeds, one is that he married Catherine Zeta-Jones, who was two rounds younger than him, in the millennium, and the other was that he married Sarah in 1992. Long - Stone (Sharon. Stone) joined forces in "this. Can (Basic. Instinct)".

When Hugo heard Joseph's words, his first reaction was: "Ben. Can" be released next week? The second reaction is: Michael is actually an artist under Lang, and it seems that he is indeed a big-name agent. But Hugo was completely unaware that his predecessor was also an artist under Lang.

Sure enough, Long went on to say, "Yes, 'Ben. Can'. What's the matter? What do you want?" He still spoke very neatly, without concealing his impatience at all, clearly not wanting to engage in too much with Joseph entangled.

Only then did Hugo notice that after they entered the office, Lang not only did not say hello, but also did not let the two of them sit down. Lang just sat in the boss chair and watched Joseph and Hugo stand there and talk. This condescending feeling was really uncomfortable.

Even if Hugo doesn't know what happened before, he can guess that, for a successful agent, an actor in the "degenerate" like Hugo is obviously not worth spending too much effort, compared to rain. As a result, Lang has too many important artists to manage. No wonder Long signed Hugo to Joseph after his contract expired. At this time, Lang's attitude was not positive at all, even a feeling of charity, so why did Joseph come to him? This made Hugo very confused - he still didn't know much about the operation of the entertainment industry.

Although Lang's attitude was very blunt, Joseph continued the conversation with great equanimity, "Lang, you know that Hugo needs work recently, I was wondering, can you give Hugo an invitation to the premiere?"

Joseph actually has his plans. March is the off-season for movies. There are not many movies released, and there are only a handful of topical and attractive works. Among them, "Ben. Neng" with an investment of 49 million US dollars is undoubtedly the only work that meets this standard, and it just so happens that the actor Michael is an actor under Lang, who got the premiere from Lang. It is not difficult to get invitations for the premiere, because Michael will definitely get a bunch of invitations for the premiere, and among them, Lang has at least a hundred invitations at his disposal.

If Hugo can attend this premiere, it will definitely have a positive effect in terms of exposure and connections. Joseph hesitated again and again, but decided to focus on Hugo's career, even if he didn't want to go to Ron Mayer. To overcome, because it is one of the compulsory courses for brokers to learn to deal with the people they hate with ease.

As for bringing Hugo along, Joseph actually hoped that Lang could give some convenience for the sake of his past friendship. Especially thinking of the Raspberry Awards in January, it was because of Lang's suggestion that Hugo fell into the quagmire that followed, and Joseph hoped that Lang could make a little compensation.

Only then did Hugo understand Joseph's plan, but he looked at Lang who was indifferent in front of him, but he sighed in his heart. Joseph was still in the industry for too short a time. He didn't think Lang was a conscientious agent. Supreme is the absolute rule.

Sure enough, Lang once again verified Hugo's idea. He shook his head directly, "No, I don't think Hugo is suitable for this occasion." Without any hesitation, Lang refused Joseph's request without giving any face. Intend.