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After hanging up the phone, Hugo held the brick and jumped up excitedly, constantly chant, "Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson", this rhythmic and melodious cadence rendition sounds like rap. In general, even if Hugo didn't dance directly in the hall, people could feel his excitement directly.

Charlize looked at the funny pink slippers on Hugo's feet, and burst out laughing, "You should really see what you look like now." That little bit of random thoughts just disappeared like this and turned into a plume of smoke and dust. Deep inside, disappear.

"Clown?" Hugo was very self-aware, he said with a smile, causing Charlize to nod again and again. But Hugo didn't mind at all, and still jumped at his own pace, making Charlize laugh non-stop.

At this time, the horn of the car came from the window, Hugo smiled and pointed out the window, "Mr. Perfect is here."

Charlize just realized that she was sitting here with Hugo just now, time passed by so fast, she didn't care about looking for shoes, so she tiptoed to the room and quickly changed into a sweater and clothes. Jeans, holding the jacket and heading downstairs all the way.

Seeing Charlize's quick movements, Hugo couldn't help but be amazed. It seems that other women take a long time to prepare to go out, but Charlize is always very fast, not a woman at all, but this is indeed a worthy recognition. advantage. But think about it, Charlize always spends too much time in the bathroom, which proves that she is still a woman after all.

Hugo walked to the window and saw Charlize sitting in the car with a smile on his face. Mr. Perfect handed her a cup of coffee, and then backed out of the garage, ready to leave. Charlize saw Hugo through the car window and waved his hand with a smile. Hugo picked up the stiffness at the corner of his mouth and showed a smile as he watched the car leave.

Hugo stood by the window for a while, until the car completely disappeared on the path, and then paused for a while, then he came back to his senses, he realized that he got up so early today, not only because it was too noisy outside , but because he had an appointment with Quentin Tarantino this morning.

Looking at the clock, Hugo hurriedly packed up. It took only ten minutes before and after including washing, and Hugo quickly left the house. Sure enough, there were still two paparazzi at the door, and Hugo didn't have time to pay attention to them, and trotted all the way towards Sunset Square.

Samora actually lived on the street next door, and it took less than five minutes to walk there, but Hugo did not wake Samora, but took it as a jogging exercise and ran all the way to Sunset Boulevard. Ten minutes later, he I saw Quentin sitting by the window of the "Intellectuals Cafe".

When the waiter in the coffee house saw Hugo walk in, he immediately showed a familiar smile, "Hugo, good morning." Hugo also waved hello with a smile, and the waiter asked, "Is it still a practice?"

Hugo glanced at the small blackboard of the barista menu next to him, nodded, and then pointed to Quentin's position, "I'm sitting there." He walked over and looked at Quentin with a smile on his face, " Sorry, I'm late."

Quentin's iconic horse face showed a big smile, "No, I arrived early, and there are still seven minutes before our appointment time." Quentin pointed to another person sitting next to him, for the two A brief introduction was made, "Roland. Perkin, Hugo-Lancaster; Hugo-Lancaster, Roland-Parkin."

Hugo also shook hands with Roland. Roland looked to be almost fifty years old, and his eyes were shining with kindness. Hugo didn't know his identity. He just sat down after saying hello. Quentin controlled the rhythm of the conversation, "So, how did you find such a coffee house, it's really very special."

"I discovered it by accident during an interview." Since the last time he met Nicholas-Macron at the "Intellectuals Coffee House", Hugo has been coming here often, from time to time to find some fresh coffee beans, but he is familiar with the clerk. up. "Most of the people who come here are white-collar workers. Everyone is very quiet, and there are very few people in the industry. It is a very suitable place for conversation."

"The coffee here is really good. Although I don't know much about coffee, the aroma is charming enough." Quentin said with a smile, "I came here today to give you the contract. Your agent is here. Once the action is very fast, after the legal department has reviewed it, call me yesterday and explain that it will be sent directly to you to sign."

Hugo smiled and nodded, "Has the start date been confirmed?"

This time, although Joseph did not contact Hugo, it was still Anna who called, but it was true. Joseph's movements suddenly accelerated, and the contract for "Pulp Fiction" was quickly checked, and then waited for Miramax to first After the seal was finished, Joseph asked Quentin to come directly to Hugo to sign it.

Yesterday, when Anna called Hugo to tell about the situation, Hugo was full of question marks. Although Joseph's actions were not unusual, it was just speeding up, but Hugo always felt that something had changed. Unfortunately, he said no. Come up with a reason.

At the beginning, Hugo kept both the scripts of "Life and Death" and "Pulp Fiction". He originally thought that Joseph would insist on shooting "Life and Death" first. At least this film invested 28 million US dollars, and 800 The $10,000 remuneration and allowable box office dividends are obviously more in line with Joseph's value orientation, but I didn't expect that now "Pulp Fiction" has been determined first, and "Speed ​​of Life and Death" is naturally put on hold for the time being.

Hugo had heard before that the competition for the male protagonist of "Speed ​​of Life and Death" was very fierce, so Hugo put it on hold for the time being, and it was estimated that he had passed the script. This means that Joseph gave up "speed of life and death", and chose "Pulp Fiction" in obedience to Hugo's meaning.

Is this a silent protest? But it's not like... Hugo always felt a little abnormal, but he just didn't have a clear idea.

Hugo flipped through the contract, the salary was $250,000, 20% of the box office dividends, and the bottom line of the box office was reduced to three million. It can be seen that Joseph and the Weinstein brothers had a relationship. After a tug-of-war, it maximized the benefits for Hugo—or minimized Hugo’s losses as much as possible.

After the confirmation, Hugo didn't hesitate any more, and signed his name at the end of the contract. In this way, "Pulp Fiction" is determined to be Hugo's next work. In fact, Hugo took the film very quickly. It was only a little more than half a year after the completion of "Schindler's List", and he immediately entered the next crew. This also proves that Hugo is currently in a hot market.

"I spoke on the phone with your assistant Samora yesterday. He said that you will participate in the Junjie Music Festival next week, and there will be no schedule after the end. So, do you think we will start on the 20th, how about that?" Quentin thought about it. The author said, obviously asking for Hugo's opinion.

Hugo could clearly feel that Quentin, the ruffian, really took great pains to make himself appear in "Pulp Fiction". He smiled, "I thought you would turn it on after Christmas."

Quentin shrugged, "You know, after Christmas comes New Years, and after New Years, awards ceremonies and stuff like that, it's always hard to figure out the right time, so it's better to be a little earlier. Of course, the crew on Christmas Day. There will be a holiday, after all, this is an annual family day."

"I thought Thanksgiving was the family's day, and Christmas was the store's day." Hugo's teasing made Quentin laugh, and Roland, who had been sitting beside him, also laughed, "Then On the 20th, the crew has been delayed for so long because of me, I can't continue to go back."

"No, no, in fact, even if you sign a contract in advance, our crew can't leave to start shooting." Quentin said with a smile, "Because we also encountered a little difficulty in choosing actors for other roles. You know, Small-budget independent film." This truth made Hugo laugh out loud.

After confirming the launch date of "Pulp Fiction", Quentin immediately relaxed, and even seemed to be eager to try, but at this time, Quentin noticed Roland sitting next to him, and quickly turned his head and smiled. He picked up the coffee, "I don't know much about coffee, I only know some skins, but Roland knows a lot. He just said that the coffee beans here are very good, and it is a rare place for selling high-quality raw coffee beans in Los Angeles. ……much better."

Quentin looked at Roland, who smiled and said, "Starbucks."

"Yes, much better than Starbucks." Quentin nodded again and again.

To be honest, Quentin's technique of changing the subject is really rough. He is obviously shifting the subject to Roland, hoping that Hugo can talk to Roland. This surprised Hugo, because Roland never spoke. He thought Roland was Quentin's agent, or the Weinstein Brothers' spokesperson, or Miramax's representative, for "Pulp Fiction" "The signing came, but now it doesn't seem to be.

Hugo glanced at Quentin, the ruffian turned his eyes away nervously, and raised his coffee cup to cover his embarrassment. Although Hugo and Quentin were friends, they were not very familiar with each other, so Hugo also used eye contact to look for him. Before an answer, he simply looked at Roland bluntly, "So, Mr. Parkin has a lot of research on coffee?"

"Please call me Roland." Roland said with a smile, as if he understood Hugo's doubts, he calmly took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Hugo.

Hugo took a look, and the company name on the business card was very conspicuous: Creative Artists Agency.