Chapter 618: 618

It's not just a glass of champagne. The champagne was just a polite invitation, but behind it was Marvin's friendliness, and the phrase "then we'll talk about it later" attached to the champagne.

If Hugo accepts this glass of champagne, it means that he has accepted Marvin's goodwill in public, which is one point; it also means that Hugo has accepted Marvin's invitation to continue the conversation for a while, which is the second point .

But if Hugo rejects this glass of champagne, it may directly lead to the destruction of the smiling atmosphere just now, and even swept Marvin's goodwill in front of everyone. The original subtext was hidden behind the champagne. Because of Hugo's move, he was put on the table, then Hugo was bound to become a target, and Joseph.

Marvin's eyes clearly told Hugo: Your ideas are correct. At this time, Marvin's eyes locked on Hugo tightly, and he didn't relax at all. He didn't even allow Hugo to look away. Any slight movement of Hugo would cause Marvin to press further.

And at this moment, Hugo could finally glimpse the emotions behind Ma Wen's eyes, and a trace of cruelty flashed behind those smiling eyes, which made Hugo believe that Ma Wen's means were just drizzle, and even Appetizers don't count.

That's why Hugo doesn't like this kind of power game. Every move and every conversation have hidden meanings, and every step is startling. Even a detail must be paid attention to, otherwise it is very likely to fall into a trap. This game of power fills all relationships with insidiousness, calculation, profit, and intrigue, which is not the way Hugo likes.

Although Marvin's eyes were fierce and decisive, showing his true character, Hugo would not easily compromise. If he wanted to compromise, before Tracy Jacobs, before Ron Mayer At the time of the Golden Globes incident, Hugo had already compromised, so Hugo was unwilling to compromise before, and it is the same now. So Hugo fought back in his own way.

"Thank you Marvin, thank you for your hospitality," Hugo said with a big smile as he took the champagne, and then saw the smile on Marvin's face blooming again, but he didn't wait for Marvin to get complacent. , Hearing Hugo continued, "But I'm really sorry, my old injury relapsed recently, the doctor told me not to touch any alcohol, and I'm currently filming, I can't go against the wishes of the crew. So I can only use words Express my thanks."

Marvin was stunned by Hugo's words. He didn't expect that Hugo would come up with such a sentence, so that his first reaction could not find the correct response to deal with, and then he listened to Hugo continue to say, "I know I'm really a disappointment. It's like this at Christmas, and it's probably going to be like this for New Year's Eve tonight. People like me should be excluded from the party, atmosphere spoiler."

Hugo also laughed at himself, and laughed out loud after speaking, and some people around him who didn't know what to do also laughed, which eased the atmosphere a lot.

Marvin really didn't expect Hugo to handle it like this. Hugo seemed to have no idea of ​​the hidden meaning behind this glass of champagne. Like a rookie in social occasions, he regarded this glass of wine as a simple social entertainment. It's just a glass of wine, as for the meaning behind this "delivery of wine" has completely disappeared. Moreover, Hugo also found a reason that no one could refute, and brought the originally tense topic directly, which made Marvin really stunned.

What can Marvin say now? Either force Hugo to drink, which is obviously stupid; or passively give up, as if nothing happened just now, which is tantamount to admitting his failure; or throw the topic more bluntly, which is also the case Under the atmosphere, Marvin could react the best immediately.

"Hehe, the most important thing in a party is the atmosphere, but in addition to alcohol, there are many things that can enliven the atmosphere, such as beauties. I think the occasion with you must be full of beauties, so you must still be very popular at the party. Yes." Marvin subtly followed Hugo's words, then changed the subject and said with a smile, "I think we can have a good chat in a while and discuss tonight's party..."

"Haha, Marvin's party? Oh, no, I don't think I should go, to avoid ruining your party." Hugo interrupted Marvin again, and he ignored Marvin. The subtext in the words responded literally like this, which made Marvin feel aggrieved, but then Hugo said with a smile, "Actually, it must be fun to be able to attend your party. But unfortunately, I have already made arrangements for tonight, and I have to shoot tomorrow, I am afraid it will be very difficult. I hope there will be opportunities in the future.”

After finishing speaking, Hugo raised the untouched champagne in his hand, raised it towards Marvin, then turned and left. Just when Marvin was about to speak, Hugo turned around and said, "Thank you for your hospitality."

Marvin stood on the spot and didn't take a breath. Marvin watched Hugo leave, Hugo handed the champagne to Samora, Samora hesitated, put the champagne on the counter, and then the two disappeared into the crowd.

Marvin never believed that Hugo knew nothing. If Hugo really didn't know anything, how could he grasp the timing of his speech so accurately; but he had no choice but to take Hugo for a while, which did not make Marvin Angry, it made him more and more interested, no wonder Ron Mayer, Roland Parkin and others did not take down Hugo.

So, is Hugo really loyal to his agent? Marvin doesn't believe that in Hollywood, there is no absolute loyalty, absolute enemies and absolute friends do not exist. As long as there are enough interest chips, everything can be traded, just like his current job in the company, After a year of deliberation, he has regained the initiative, and he is now waiting for an opportunity to launch together, then the International Innovation Management Company can return to his hands.

Marvin looked at Hugo's back, the sullenness in his heart dissipated, and he smiled again, Hugo Lancaster, will he be the opportunity to launch a coup?

"Hugo, are you sure about this?" Samora only felt that a dense layer of sweat was pouring out of her back. Just now, Marvin's posture seemed to burst out suddenly at any time. An existence like Marvin is mastered. With the existence of the power of life and death in others, if Marvin wants to use his personal connections to block Hugo, then the power is definitely not comparable to Tracy and Lang, even adding Martin Baum is not enough, because Marvin has strong capital that none of them have!

Hugo looked at the nervous Samora, but instead laughed, shrugged, and said indifferently, "Why not?" Seeing Samora's stunned look, Hugo explained, "This power game I wasn't able to participate in the first place, I was just a chess piece, they like to be round the corner and make clear metaphors, but I don't like it, if they put it on the table, I might have to think about what to do..." Just like Roland back then -Like Parkin, if Marvin made everything clear, then as long as Hugo is still in the International Innovation Management Company for one day, he must be concerned about Marvin's energy, but it is not good to refuse directly.

"But since he likes to say everything in a suggestive way, I pretend that I don't understand what he can do. He just digs a hole and jumps by himself." Hugo curled his lips. Because he knows that Marvin is still being restrained by Lang, Rick and others, and the struggle for power and profit cannot be put on the table, otherwise the whole company will fall into chaos, or even fall apart, so Marvin can only use hints. , which gave Hugo room to fight back.

"But what if he does get angry and you're still in the company?" Samora said worriedly.

"Do you think he can?" Hugo's rhetorical question made Samora stunned. Thinking about it carefully, the reason why these agents want to win over Hugo is because Hugo has value, so it is currently impossible for them to directly contact Hugo. Hugo turned his face, especially at a critical moment in the internal power game, and they did not allow such deviations to appear. This is also the truth of business. As long as the seller's market has sufficient resources, the buyer's market can only be passive. This is the fundamental reason why Hugo has the upper hand.

"Besides, my contract with the company will expire in April next year." Hugo's last fluttering sentence made Samora laugh.

Now even if the international innovation management company "does not want" Hugo, other brokerage companies can't wait to call Hugo under their command, and no one will push Hugo out of the door.

Of course, Hugo's little advantage can't last long, at least now because the negative effects of "Pulp Fiction" are gradually expanding. The media generally believe that Hugo's choice of "Pulp Fiction" is a suicidal move. Hugo's advantage will only gradually be wiped out until the film is released or until Hugo gets the next one to the satisfaction of the press.

However, this advantage is enough to make Hugo straighten his back in front of Marvin.

After figuring this out, Samora laughed, but then his smile froze at the corner of his mouth, because he saw Joseph approaching from not far away, and Hugo and Joseph were just like that. Approaching the front, about to meet. Although Samora has always been unaware of what happened to Hugo and Joseph, he clearly knew that the two did not meet or talk. A blurry outline of the event. So, it doesn't seem like a good thing for two people to meet at this time.

Hugo and Joseph also noticed each other, and the pace of the two slowed down a bit. Obviously, neither of them unexpectedly met at the luncheon, but the point is that the two people who have not had any conversation for more than two months are To fight directly with each other? Or keep silent?