Chapter 563 563 Principles

"I mentioned you when I was having dinner with Stanley." Roland and Quentin chatted happily, but suddenly came to the conclusion and naturally shifted the topic to Hugo.

Hearing this sentence, Hugo directly revealed all his surprises this time without any concealment. Even if he wanted to hide, he was more than enough, and the whole emotion was directly led by Roland's nose. Sure enough, he should still practice for a few more years. "What? Are you kidding me?"

Roland didn't seem to notice anything, and was still casually chatting, "No, of course not, I'm serious. In fact, Stanley took the initiative to bring it up. He and Steven are good friends, he went to watch 'Schindler's List' and was so surprised to see your performance, he thought you were just emerging as an actor."

This little joke made Hugo burst into laughter. Hugo's four works in the past two years have indeed ushered in a big explosion. It is not surprising that Stanley would say such a thing, "Look. I have to continue to work hard, and now is not the time to be proud."

Hugo's calmness made both Roland and Quentin laugh, and Roland continued, "If you want, I can arrange for you to have a meal with Stanley, you know, after meeting, maybe you There will be a lot of common topics. Stanley is very interested in your performance, and he thinks he sees the shadow of 'A Clockwork Orange' in your performance."

Hugo's cheeks were slightly red due to Roland's praise, although after the release of "Schindler's List", both professionals and ordinary audiences gave Hugo numerous praises, including Steven Spielberg in an interview Shi is not stingy with his praise, but even so, hearing that his performance has been recognized by Stanley Kubrick, the joy in his heart still flaps his wings like a butterfly.

Although Malcolm McDowell, who made a wonderful performance in "A Clockwork Orange", has never won any performance awards in his life, he is definitely an authentic old actor. The figure can be seen in many classic movies and TV series, and Gary Oldman was inspired by him to embark on the road of acting.

Seeing Hugo's expression, Roland thought that the time was almost right, so he said, "I wonder if you are interested?"

Quentin, who was sitting next to him, looked at Hugo excitedly, obviously expecting Hugo to nod his head, but Hugo suddenly said, "What? Have dinner with Stanley?" Hugo laughed He got up and shook his head, "No, I'm not interested, you know, I'm an actor and Stanley is a director, and I don't think he'd be keen to talk to me."

Roland was a little surprised by Hugo's refusal, and Quentin showed a disappointed expression without any disguise, but Roland didn't care, and went on to say, "Then are you interested in working with Stanley?"

Hearing Roland say this, the excitement and excitement on Hugo's face remained the same, but there was a little more clarity, which made Roland's heart groan inexplicably, but he couldn't see what was wrong. , can only look at Hugo, and then hear Hugo say, "It should be everyone's dream to cooperate with Stanley, but if you want to cooperate with Stanley, there must be certain conditions."

Roland seemed to have caught a hint of slyness in Hugo's sunny eyes, but because it disappeared so quickly that he wasn't sure, Roland didn't have time to think, so he could only continue as planned, "Hehe, the conditions are naturally You should talk to the crew, who knows what Stanley will think, the director's idea is always elusive, isn't it?" Roland still turned a corner and didn't directly say his purpose, and then said this To, "But I think if there are familiar friends, I think everything will be much better."

At this time, Hugo finally got rid of the emotion that he was so excited that he couldn't help himself, and he reawakened the original warning in his head: Roland came to the door today, just to dig a foot in the wall.

In fact, from the perspective of others, it is normal for Hugo to change agents now. First, the relationship between Hugo and Joseph has fallen into freezing point. Rapid development does require a more well-connected and better broker.

Hugo understands all these principles. After falling out with Joseph, Hugo also had this idea, so he should just change his agent. But in Hugo's view, everyone has their own principles. Some things can be done, some things can't be done, and some things are disdainful. Although Hugo is not a rigid person, he also has his own bottom line principles.

For example, in the case of brokers, it is a matter of course for Hugo to replace any broker. This is the principle of the industry's interests first, but for Hugo, leaving Joseph and Lang to cooperate is something he disdains to do; Looking for a new partner behind his back without making it clear to Joseph is something he cannot do; if he really wants to change agents, he will make it all clear, first end his relationship with Joseph, and then Find a new broker.

It's not some moral principle or anything, but because Hugo sees Joseph as a friend, he can't run a knife in the back of a friend, it's that simple. Friendship, this is the friendship that Hugo cherishes most, because in the past ten years of Hugo, the people who have been with him all the time are friends. They support each other and run towards their dreams. The meaning of friendship is in Hugo. There is a different position deep inside.

If it is said that Hugo and Joseph are not friends today, they are just simple work partners. For example, shortly after the Golden Raspberry Award, Roland came to the door, and Hugo might change his family directly.

Joseph is Hugo's friend. Although the relationship between the two is very tense now, Hugo still regards him as a friend. Therefore, before Roland started these speeches, Hugo had already made a decision, and he has no plans to change it now.

When Hugo heard that Roland was digging a hole step by step and waiting for him to jump in, the experience accumulated in the past two years still made him sober, so Hugo smiled and said, "Familiar friend? What do you mean? ..." Hugo slightly lengthened the ending, and then simply said, "Agent?"

Roland was a little surprised, and Hugo immediately opened up, because he had been talking very secretly just now. In fact, he planned to explore Hugo's words before the showdown, but now that Hugo has made it clear, he will also There is no need to be secretive, "Yes, broker. I wonder if you have plans to change brokers, or even brokerage companies?"

Quentin, who was sitting next to him, immediately frowned, and the excitement just now disappeared without a trace. He looked at Roland dissatisfied, obviously disliking the little actions of Roland and the Weinstein brothers behind his back. .

However, Hugo did not blame Quentin, but looked at Roland with a smile on his face, but his actions were very firm, and he shook his head directly, "No."

The smile on Roland's face solidified for a moment. For today's digging, he can definitely be said to be well-prepared, and Hugo's reaction just now proved the correctness of all his plans. Everything went according to plan, but why? Is the end result different?

Roland didn't know what went wrong, he obviously couldn't understand, but he kept his cool, "Why? I don't see any reason for you to stay with Joseph. You need a better agent, and We have better resources, and at the same time, we will also give you a more relaxed selection environment. You know, we have always hoped that our actors can grow into the top of the industry, and we are constantly working in this direction. "

Roland said a lot, but Hugo leaned forward and asked suspiciously, "Why do you think I should change the agent again? Joseph is doing well now, I just talked to Quentin. It's signed, isn't it?" Internal conflicts and external conflicts must be clearly distinguished, and Hugo has always had a very clear understanding of this.

Hugo's words made Roland quite speechless, but now he doesn't know what to say, but Roland is not someone who is willing to give up easily, so he paused, as if to sort out his thoughts, and then said, "As far as I know, your contract with Joseph will expire in April next year, and you haven't renewed his contract with him yet. I think you should be looking for a new agent."

Hugo didn't notice this. Hearing what Roland said, Hugo also remembered that when Ron Mayer threw Hugo to Joseph in May 1991, the two signed a three-year contract. So it expires before May 1994. It's no wonder that Lang's activities were so frequent before. It seems that this is also one of the objective factors. On the one hand, the contract is about to expire, and on the other hand, the relationship between Hugo and Joseph is in a deadlock. To outsiders, it is a good time.

But Hugo was still unmoved, smiled and raised his eyebrows, "Then I'll wait until the contract expires next year to see the situation." This made Roland very stunned, because Hugo was completely unreasonable. card move.

Generally speaking, the right to renew an agent contract is in the hands of the actor, because strictly speaking, the agent is working for the artist, and the two parties signed an employment contract. Hugo provides services to a large number of brokerage companies. Hugo alone can support a small brokerage company with less than 30 people. This is not just talk.

Therefore, when a contract like Hugo is about to expire, as soon as a year ago, or as long as six months ago, the actor will start to think about whether to renew the contract or change the agent. time. Even if Hugo is special, there are still many people watching after the success of "Sleepless in Seattle". It was not until the outbreak of "Schindler's List" in November that it became popular, but now it is time to renew the contract. .

But... Hugo didn't do this, which made Roland laugh. He thought about it carefully, then nodded slightly, "Okay, I see, we'll see the situation in April next year."