Chapter 657: 657

A fight, an apology, a laugh, and all the festivals just melted away.

"Why do you insist on not changing managers?" Joseph asked seriously, looking at Hugo whose smile slowly settled down on the corner of his mouth.

Hugo shrugged and said casually, "Because I thought the contract was going to expire in April anyway, and I didn't want to pay the penalty."

Naturally, Joseph would not believe this, "I'm serious." Hugo has successively rejected the olive branch of Creative Artists Agency and Marvin Josephson, and has always stood by him unswervingly. In his eyes, he is not a fool.

Hugo lowered his head and thought about it carefully. In fact, Hugo felt that Joseph's reproach was a little too harsh. Because Hugo is the soul of traversal, he has an innate advantage in the quality of works, so even if there is no broker to match, Hugo himself can identify the quality of works. For example, "The Shawshank Redemption", if it is another actor, if it is missed, it will not be too regrettable, but for Hugo, it is different, because he knows what this work really means.

Similarly, Hugo has a clear understanding of each work, whether the script is good or bad, whether the role is beneficial to his acting skills, and the results obtained after the work, so he can make a clear judgment, which makes the agent play a role. The space is very small.

Joseph was originally a new agent, and Hugo was just the first official artist he took over, so Joseph had no advantages in network building and crisis management, and his judgment as an agent was because of Hugo. And lost the opportunity, under such circumstances, it is naturally difficult for Joseph to exert his ability.

In fact, judging from Hugo's own ability, agents like Ron Mayer, Martin Baum, Roland Parkin, and Rick Rosen can give him more than rookie agents like Joseph. For example, Hugo took a fancy to the script of "The Shawshank Redemption", and they were able to win for Hugo through their personal connections.

In other words, Hugo dominates, and the agent uses his own resources to cooperate. This method is the most suitable. And Joseph has a shortcoming in terms of "resources", which is why the current situation is caused.

"Because I need a friend more than an agent." Hugo said after thinking.

This is a fact. At present, the five works that Hugo has finished shooting are all selected by Hugo himself in the final analysis. "Le's List", is considered a likely failure in the eyes of others, including the current "Pulp Fiction" as well. It is estimated that other experienced agents will not nod in agreement - "Schindler's List" may be an exception, but Joseph has always given Hugo support.

Therefore, compared to an agent, Hugo needs a friend who stands by his side, fights side by side with him, supports and assists himself.

Joseph looked at Hugo in front of him, but was stunned. Hugo called him a friend, a friend... Joseph knew how important the word "friend" was to Hugo, and even though he had made so many mistakes, Hugo still regarded himself as a friend, which made Joseph instantly Some trembling.

The bits and pieces of the past two years flashed in Joseph's mind. He only felt a little warm in his eyes. Before he realized it, the tears condensed on the eyelashes, and then slowly fell down, Joseph. He quickly raised his hand to wipe away the tears, but he couldn't hide the embarrassment in his wet eyes.

Hugo didn't seem to notice Joseph's panic, and the corner of his mouth raised a smile again, "So, you did what happened to Tracy this time?"

Joseph rubbed his eyes vigorously, wiped away the moisture in his eye sockets, and replied, "Well, I noticed before that she would definitely make small movements, so I have been investigating her secretly. We have always been Being beaten passively, but we can't wait for her to make moves forever, and we will make moves again, it's too passive."

Joseph glanced at Hugo and twitched the corners of his mouth, "Although you said that works are always the key to winning or losing, the Hollywood circle is too complicated, besides works, many things are unpredictable. So, I decided to take the initiative."

After this initiative to dig a hole and let Tracy suffer the consequences, Joseph can really feel his growth in the past two years. You must know that the investigation has been done to clear the ticket gate, and unearthed the inside story of the "Farewell to the Love of Love" crew, and the mainstream Dealing with the news media, everything is not so simple, and at the same time he has to monitor Tracy, pay close attention to her every move, and also guard against Brad Pitt or Ron Mayer and others. In the past month, Joseph could barely remember how many times he had stayed up all night.

Of course, the real senior managers are standing behind the scenes, dividing these matters into countless parts, and then assigning them to their subordinates to execute them. At the same time, they also have countless ears and eyes branches in the corners of Hollywood, media reporters, paparazzi, and behind-the-scenes work. Personnel, actors' unions, production company employees, etc. can all become their sources of information, and they can receive information as long as they sit in the office.

Joseph's network tentacles have been established at present, but it is still not enough. In addition, Tracy is very important, so he must go into battle in person.

"Don't worry, I know how cunning and crazy Tracy is, so I'm still ready for the follow-up." Joseph looked at Hugo with a surprised face, and said seriously with a smile on the corner of his mouth. "She'd better wait until the Oscars are over, denying any of her current plans will only make her more miserable."

Hearing this, Hugo inevitably sighed.

The Hollywood circle is even more terrifying than the big dye vat of society. Just using public opinion and attention can completely kill a person's efforts for more than ten years. Female producers like Tracy are even more difficult to reach the top position. It's not so easy, every step is swaying on the edge of the cliff, and in the end, it's a mistake that leads to eternal hatred.

It is said that hateful people must be pitiful, and Tracy's current situation really makes Hugo a little embarrassed. But Hugo has experienced and witnessed what happened to Uma, so he knows that the so-called "pity" is also based on "hateful", so Tracy has nothing to pity, if Hugo goes to pity Terry Xi, maybe it will be Hugo himself who will enter hell and fall off the cliff in the next second.

Hugo just sighed slightly and blew this matter away in the night wind. At this time, Joseph's voice once again attracted Hugo's attention, "Can you tell me why you firmly believe that 'Pulp Fiction' can be successful?"

Joseph found Hugo looking at him, and explained in a panic, "I don't mean anything else, just... just curious."

In fact, this incident is estimated to be the focus of everyone's curiosity, not only Joseph, but also not only media reporters, including the Weinstein brothers, Quentin Tarantino himself, are still confused. Abandoning a salary of 15 million US dollars, abandoning the perfect future that can reach the sky in one step, and taking a salary of 250,000 to shoot an independent work of a director who has just debuted for less than two years, it is estimated that very few people in Hollywood can really understand.

Seeing Joseph's panic, Hugo couldn't help laughing, "Don't worry, I don't plan to punch you again." This made Joseph chuckle lightly, "No one can firmly judge whether a work will be successful or not. , no one!" Hugo said this is true, but he must add in his heart: I am an exception.

"The reason why I chose 'Pulp Fiction' is partly because Quentin convinced me that, you know, an interesting script, an interesting director, can often make filming very enjoyable, not all works have to be locked Box office or awards, the filming process itself is also a harvest." This is Hugo's sincere words, and it is also his biggest gain in the "Pulp Fiction" crew, "On the other hand, it is because I want to try some different performance methods, you Knowing, a more personal role, allows me to join a role that is my own."

Acting is really a very interesting thing. When Hugo was playing Amon Goss, he would forget the existence of "Hugo" in a trance, and he transformed into that Nazi officer; When playing Vincent, he will make Vincent bring a distinct "Hugo" brand, which is different from John Travofta's version, making Vincent more lively and neurotic, and at the same time more energetic. A part worth digging.

This is the first time in five films that Hugo has really said with absolute confidence that he thinks he's better than the original cast. Although it is said that things still have to wait until the "Pulp Fiction" is actually released before it is confirmed, but Hugo has this confidence.

Therefore, the performance of "Pulp Fiction" is even more important to Hugo than "Schindler's List".

Of course, the accumulation of acting skills is one step at a time. In the five works that Hugo has performed in the past, any one is indispensable. Without any experience and accumulation, perhaps Hugo will not be able to reach the current height.

Joseph listened to Hugo's remarks, and nodded plausibly. He still didn't know enough about acting. After all, he was not an actor, but he understood the emotional changes in Hugo's words. He could feel it. It was a very pleasant experience to star in "Pulp Fiction".

Thinking of this, Joseph couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He had repeatedly opposed Hugo's "Pulp Fiction" shoot, but now it seems that Hugo is the most rational one.

Hugo knew what he was thinking when he saw Joseph's expression, but Hugo didn't plan to play tricks on Joseph again, because he knew that the manager's job was to prevent the artist from ruining his acting career, so Joseph's previous worries were all right , but the method is wrong.

"By the way, Steven came over to be a lobbyist just now, have you heard the news?" Hugo took the initiative to change the subject and asked.