Chapter 61 061

The Farmers. Market, located between Beverly Avenue and West 3rd Street, was established in 1934. It was the idea of ​​a group of farmers during the Great Depression who concentrated their fresh fruit and vegetables crops from their farms here. Sell ​​directly to nearby people at low prices. After decades of development, the stalls gradually expanded, and then along with the decline of this area, the market gradually lost its livelihood value and developed into a tourist area instead.

Due to the complexity of the population here, it has formed a market that is casual and comfortable, with local flavors but with exotic flavors. There are many boutiques, restaurants, jewelry stores, and movie theaters. The warmth and comfort of the traditional market is a unique and beautiful landscape. Of course no one forgets the freshly made toasts, muffins and golden shortbreads, which fill the market with an approachable hustle and bustle.

It only took fifteen minutes to arrive at the Farmers Market from Sunset Plaza. Joseph looked around and quickly found his destination, "There, Knott's. Berry." The crew made an appointment They met in this restaurant next to the main entrance of the farmers market, and the two hurried over.

It took Joseph a lot of effort to find a parking space, and after parking the car, Hugo aligned his collar in the rearview mirror, and Joseph said a little worriedly, "Are you sure this is really okay? "

Hugo was very calm, "I'm fine, really." After finishing his clothes, Hugo opened the car door and walked out, stood in the parking lot, spread his hands and faced Joseph, "Look, this feeling Isn't it nice?"

Since Hugo didn't have time to open the box, he finally got the help of Alex and came to the audition wearing Alex's costume - which is why he asked Hugo's height and weight. Now Hugo is wearing a azure blue tennis shirt, with light blue jeans, and a navy blue baseball jacket on the outside. The whole person looks youthful and energetic, but the calm colors and matching will not look too casual. .

Joseph was still a little worried. It would be terrible to participate in such an audition without wearing formal clothes, but he didn't even wear a shirt, which really made people feel at ease.

Hugo seemed to be aware of Joseph's inner struggle. He smiled and turned to Knott's Berry Restaurant, saying, "You asked me to come here in a shirt for the interview, don't tell me how the interviewer feels, I guess I have It's uncomfortable, isn't it?"

The farmers market is a traditional market, and you can even see a lot of farm clothes in plaid shirts or overalls, while Knott's Berry is a very famous chicken restaurant, but it will be a little out of place in formal clothes. . In this way, Hugo's suit is actually very consistent with the theme, not too casual or too formal.

Joseph nodded. He had no choice but to regret it now. He locked the car door and pointed in the direction of the restaurant, "Let's go."

It was only six o'clock in the afternoon, and there was still a long way to go before dinner time. Not many people came to eat, but scattered people could still be seen coming in and out at the door. Joseph suddenly pulled Hugo's arm and whispered, "Competitors are here."

Hugo followed Joseph's line of sight and looked forward, and immediately saw two people stopped at the door of the restaurant. One of them was a man in a suit and leather shoes, which was completely independent of the surrounding environment, as if he was wearing leather shoes. It was an unfamiliar face, like going down the farmland, but Hugo recognized another person, Brad Pitt.

Today Brad is wearing a light blue shirt without a tie. The top three buttons of the shirt are all loose and drooping lazily and casually, allowing people to vaguely see his wheat-colored health. On his chest, although he was also wearing a formal shirt and trousers, his unrestrained temperament had a strange fit with the surrounding environment, and it didn't seem too abrupt.

Seeing Brad, Hugo's first reaction was: "Big River Love" is also finished? He thought it would take more time to shoot, after all, "Love in the River" had to go to Montana for filming, which was far more complicated than the shooting of "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman".

The second reaction that followed was: The enemy's road was narrow, and he actually competed again after "Dahe Love".

Brad and the other man standing at the door just paused. The man smiled at Joseph as a greeting, but the smile seemed condescending no matter what, and then the two entered the restaurant directly. .

Joseph explained in a low voice in Hugo's ear, "That's Brad's agent, a big man in the circle. Martin Baum, one of the five founders of the Creative Artists Agency."

Hugo immediately understood, no wonder Martin looked at Joseph with a superior feeling, because he had the capital. Not to mention compared to Joseph, even Ron Mayer is a generation behind Martin.

The origin of the American brokerage company is the William Morris brokerage company founded in 1898. They laid the foundation of the entire brokerage industry, but in 1975, five young brokers in the William Morris brokerage company who had not yet made a name for themselves, I was quite dissatisfied with the system that the brokers were ranked by seniority in the company, so they came out and started a new company together. With $21,000 in deposits, $36,000 in loans, and two cars, these five young men worked hard to build the company, which is today's Creative Artists Agency, and Martin- Baum was one of the first five young men.

Both Creative Artists Agency and International Innovation Management were established in 1975 and are now ranked among the top three agencies in the United States, so they have always been competitors and partners. Today, Martin took Brad to go out in person, obviously hoping to successfully win the role of "Yihai Xiongfeng", which is fierce.

After Joseph finished explaining, he suddenly remembered something, and his face darkened immediately, "Tom Cruise is also an artist under the Creative Artists Agency." It seems that Martin must be determined to win, and the transfer of work within the company is It's normal. Tom, who is in his prime, doesn't want to take over, so he will be replaced by Brad from the same company. This is really a perfect connection.

But Hugo did not look so nervous. "How do you know that they are not competition within the company?"

Where there are people there is competition, that's the truth. Even within the same company, there is definitely competition between brokers, just like between Joseph and Lang. What if Tom and Brad's agents also compete? So Brad's chances of winning today are not only not as great as he imagined, but he may also be hindered by Tom's agent.

Joseph knew that he was too nervous. Although what Hugo said was not necessarily correct, but now that the audition is about to begin, it is useless to worry about it. , at least try to see it.

Although Hugo didn't show it on the surface, he was still nervous inside.

Although Hugo seems to have a lot of opportunities recently, in essence, before the official release of "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman", the attitude towards Hugo in the circle is basically the same, which means that the difficulty of audition today is not weak at all. In the previous two times, and now with the competition of Tom and Brad, Hugo is even more at a disadvantage. This is another opportunity that Hugo faces after crossing over, but it is exponentially more difficult. Therefore, it is impossible for Hugo not to be nervous.

After taking a deep breath, Hugo stepped forward with difficulty and walked side by side with Joseph towards the restaurant. After entering the restaurant, Joseph began to scan the entire space of the restaurant. The environment here is similar to a family restaurant, and the atmosphere is relatively relaxed. Although there are not many people dining now, you can still clearly feel the low noise heating the air.

"Sir, how many are there?" the receptionist standing at the door asked politely.

"I've made an appointment, Mr. Reiner," Joseph said, and the receptionist lowered his head to confirm, then raised his head and smiled and said, "Please come with me."

The receptionist took Joseph and Hugo through the dining room, and finally stopped in front of a long table, which was a long table that could accommodate eight people. At this time, three people were already sitting in their seats. When someone else arrived, the three of them stood up politely, and the white-bearded old man sitting at the end of the long table laughed, "Welcome, welcome."

Standing opposite is naturally Brad and Martin who have just come in first, and this old man with sparse hair but a white beard is naturally director Rob Reiner.

Hugo couldn't help but keep his eyes on Rob, the actor who started out as a director but made a name for himself by shooting "When Harry Met Sally" and "Misery" , "The Bucket. List", "Flipped" and other masterpieces, and these works are Hugo's favorite films. Although Rob's popularity is not comparable to that of many commercial directors, he is always able to dig out extraordinary energy in ordinary people, thus touching people's hearts. He is indeed a very good director.

Not long ago, Hugo's co-director, Martin Brest, had only two best works in his directorial career. "Scent of a Woman" is the pinnacle, and "Beverly Hills Super Detective (Beverly Hills Super Detective)" launched in 1984. Beverly. Hills. Cop" - The film held the North American box-office record for twenty-five R-rated movies until 2009 when "The. Hangover" broke it.

But Rob Reiner is obviously better. His works have continued from the 1980s to the second decade of the 21st century, and he has maintained a very good creative standard. Very capable director.

"I hope you won't mind that I chose the meeting place here, there's no way, I can't help but want to eat chicken tonight, so even though I know it's not the right place to talk, I'm still stubborn I chose here." Rob joked with a smile on his face.