Chapter 723: 723

Although Joseph was able to remain calm when faced with Carl, when faced with Hugo, Joseph had no ability to quibble. I have to say, Joseph breathed a long sigh of relief. The knot in his heart that had been holding on tightly was finally loosened at this moment, and then slowly loosened, as if a big stone in his heart had finally fallen, and his whole body was covered with Much easier.

Hugo looked at Joseph, whose brows were stretched out in front of him. He could even hear the crisp sound of the boulders on Joseph's shoulders. It disappears silently in the tempering of time, and eventually drifts away. In fact, it is not only friendship, but any relationship, including love and family, and relying on negative emotions to support it, this is all impossible.

The so-called forgiveness and forgiveness is not only letting go of the other party, but also letting go of yourself, which is probably what it means.

"So, Joe, what are you going to do about Cage, Damon, and Affleck?" Hugo directly stated the core of the problem without covering it up. Recently, Joseph has only been taking care of Hugo. And ignoring his own career, now in a precarious situation, is not a good sign.

Joseph gave Hugo an annoyed look and muttered, "I told him not to say anything."

"You can't blame Superman." Hugo knew right away that Joseph was talking about Carl. If Carl had not told him about it, Hugo would still not know the situation. "He was worried about you too. On the contrary, I'm glad he told him. Me, because I don't want to be the one who caused your career to fail, I won't make the same mistakes you made before."

Hugo's light-hearted teasing made Joseph laugh helplessly. He knew that Hugo was joking. This incident was completely different from the previous one. Although Joseph had been busy with Hugo's affairs recently, it was all the same. It was his own choice and had no connection with Hugo, so naturally it cannot be said that Hugo destroyed Joseph's career. Instead, Joseph's career was made by Hugo.

Joseph smiled and shook his head, "Don't feel too good about yourself, the reason why I didn't deal with this..." Having said this, Joseph paused, and he was a little hesitant about whether he should tell Hugo this, because He is also not quite sure about his own thoughts. "That's because... I've actually been thinking recently whether I'm not suitable to be an agent."

Joseph's answer, Hugo absolutely did not expect, the surprise on his face directly showed, "Uh, what?"

"You heard what I said." After speaking, Joseph chuckled instead, not heavy or sad, with a light expression on his face, "You know, before I took over you, I could only be regarded as As an intern, my experience is even shallower than that of Superman. I have no knowledge or ability in the brokerage industry. Many brokers are assistants, or they have worked hard with senior brokers. I haven't experienced any of these parts, I just studied with Lang's side for a few months, but the so-called learning, you should know Lang's..."

Having said this, Joseph and Hugo both smiled at each other.

"You are my first artist, to be honest, when I first took over you, the only thing I learned was to clean up the mess for you, but those reporters didn't listen to me, and I didn't know how to use the media. He was led by the media, and things got worse and worse." Joseph recalled the years in 1991, which was really appalling, but now, he can laugh and talk about that memory, which is how he grew up kind of.

Joseph paused for a moment, and recalling those days, he was indeed touched a lot. In a blink of an eye, three years had passed, and he now has his own understanding of the work of an agent, but it was precisely because of this that he let him go. Joseph thinks more, maybe, he really is not a good agent.

"You know, in the work of an agent, I made almost every possible mistake." Joseph said this, his smile was a little more bitter, no one can face his mistakes so calmly, this is not a It's easy, "I don't have any ability to fight back against reporters, which makes things even more terrifying; being late on the first day of filming puts you in a dilemma; facing reporters' provocation, you can't do anything about it, and finally you have to clean up. Mess..."

Listening to Joseph's words, Hugo wanted to deny it. This time, it was Joseph who stopped Hugo. Instead, he continued to talk with a wry smile, which made Hugo feel powerless.

"Faced with Tracy and Lang's conspiracy, I can't think of an effective solution. First, the 'sugar-coated trap' and then the 'desperate world'. I just missed each work, and I was completely passively beaten. The situation." Joseph also felt very helpless when he said this. If it is now, Joseph has countless ways to deal with the plans of Tracy, Lang, and Martin. It is absolutely impossible for things to come to a deadlock. But, it's all just an "if".

Joseph deeply felt the painful price he paid as an agent growing up, which is why he questioned himself-because the tuition was too expensive and heavy, "But the problem is, At that time, I didn't realize the seriousness of the problem at all. After I achieved success, I got carried away. I missed the 'Shawshank Redemption'. , so to speak, yes, that's it, I screwed everything up."

"But, Joe, you can't look at the problem this way." Hugo finally found the gap and interjected, "Any mistake, there are many reasons, you say you haven't dealt with the problem well, am I doing well? Look? Look at how badly I dealt with reporters' provocation, oh, God, I think it's incredible now." Hugo said earnestly, "We are all growing up, the Hollywood circle is too complicated, no one is a genius , as soon as you come here, you can have both sides and be exquisite, all of which need to be learned."

In this regard, Hugo really has a deep feeling. When he crossed over to Los Angeles, things were so weird and bizarre. One day before he was a young boy preparing to attend the Midi Rock Festival; one day later he became an actor who had a place in Hollywood. This earth-shaking change cost a fortune. It took Hugo a long time to get used to it. In the colorful Vanity Fair of Hollywood, Hugo is downright stunned. He has also stumbled all the way to the present, and this journey has not been easy.

This is also the reason why Hugo can fully understand Joseph, not only because they are friends, and they have come to the present together side by side; but also because Hugo can also empathize and experience everything Joseph faced.

"You can say that." Joseph smiled and shrugged, but he knew it was because of Hugo's understanding of him. If it were someone else, maybe he would have lost his job long before the Golden Globes incident." The problem is, Hugo, I have really little help for your career development."

"'Scent and Knowing a Woman' was a group audition, 'Righteous Sea Heroes' was an introduction by Pacino and Nicholson's; 'Sleepless in Seattle' was matched through Reiner; and 'Schindler's List' ', you know, it's Super Al's credit; as for 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Life and Death,' it's your choice too."

As Joseph spoke, he found that his self-confidence was drastically diminishing, "Look, Hugo, I didn't give you any help at all. Others think that these job opportunities are all for you, and they are sure that they are mine. Vision. But the problem is, you won these jobs yourself, and you chose these works because of your vision.”

This is the crux of the problem. Joseph found that in his three-year career as an agent, there were not many moments that could be called bright spots. Perhaps the dividend of "Sleepless in Seattle" was one of them. The complete sabotage of the West-Jacobs plot is one. But beyond that, there are really few.

When Hugo heard Joseph's words, he could only be silent. He didn't know much about the work of an agent, and he had no way to refute Joseph, "Joe, you know what? In my opinion, the job of an agent is to , Use your own connections to select scripts for actors, and use your own abilities to handle the relationship between actors and the media. In fact, it is the actors who really have the power to decide, right?"

Joseph did not speak, but he understood what Hugo meant. In fact, in a narrow sense, the work of an agent was indeed the case. The scope of contacts and the ability to handle crisis were the core values.

"So, I think you are an excellent agent." Hugo didn't say much, but from his point of view, it was not as bad as Joseph said, "Joe, although you have made mistakes at work, But you've always been able to keep things organized and make the whole situation look clear at a glance, you see, whether it's film work or music work, you've always got it right, there's nothing wrong, and the promotion schedule. , Although you don't give me much advice on script selection, you have now established your own network, won me more script opportunities, and you have gradually found a knack for your relationship with the media, haven't you?"

After a long period of training, Joseph is indeed a good agent now, and his ability has been demonstrated. Hugo believes that what Joseph lacks should be confidence, "The most important thing is that you are a passionate and conscientious person. My agent, believe me, without your company, maybe I would have given up when I failed the audition for 'Dahe Love'. You have accompanied me until this day, although I don't know if this is a success, but But I firmly believe that you are also part of my current record. We are friends and partners."

Joseph looked at Hugo in front of him, and his eyes couldn't help but warm, which made him avoid his eyes in embarrassment.