Chapter 724

Joseph took a deep breath, redrawing the smile on the corner of his mouth, raised his head and carefully looked at Hugo in front of him, as if today was the first time the two met. Hugo couldn't help frowning. Pulling the corner of his mouth, he said, "Could it be that you were suddenly possessed by an alien?"

Joseph was immediately amused by Hugo, and laughed outright, he shook his head, "I was just thinking, I am your manager, obviously I am three years older than you, but why every time I meet you? When it comes to difficulties, are you comforting me? Are you persuading me?"

Looking back on the past, there were many times that it seemed like this. In a difficult situation, Hugo was always the first to cheer up, then regained his strength, and firmly held the possibility of hope in his own hands. From Hugo, Joseph learned a lot, and this is what Joseph finds the most amazing.

You must know that in the vanity fair of Hollywood, it is never easy for the artists who are covered by the lanterns to stay sane, so more often, the manager is the bystander who pours cold water, and then becomes the stand-in The leader behind the artist. But Hugo is obviously not the case. It seems that after the ups and downs in 1991, after the Golden Raspberry Award, Hugo became another person, changed his mind, and then came to the present step by step.

When you think about it, all the turning points started with the Golden Raspberry Awards. Joseph's long memory awakened the deepest thoughts.

Hugo naturally didn't know what Joseph was thinking, and the corner of his mouth involuntarily drew a shallow arc. If Joseph, like him, had experienced such incredible things as time-travel, although it was just a transfer of his soul, but it seemed like his life had gotten a second chance, then Joseph would definitely cherish this opportunity as much as he did.

"Joe, you know, I've been in this business since I was fourteen or fifteen, and I don't want to be at the top like Macaulay Culkin did, but I've been through a lot, I've been lost, and I've been brilliant However, I also had doubts. So, when I was at the juncture of life and death, my head suddenly became clear, I knew what I wanted, and I was willing to fight and fight for it.”

This is Hugo's own sincere words. Apart from the fact that the time-travel was concealed, this is the truest thought deep in the souls of Chen Yugo and Lancaster.

"To comfort you? To persuade you?" Hugo shook his head with a smile, "No, I'm just constantly encouraging myself, or, in other words, self-hypnosis. It's a day to look at problems negatively, and it's a good time to face difficulties with optimism and positivity. One day, I just chose the latter."

Hugo's simple words made Joseph chuckle. Indeed, on the night of the Golden Raspberry Awards, Hugo was poisoned. After Pinnacle struggled on the edge of life and death, he escaped from death. Since then, Hugo began to choose the path of actively facing the bleak life. Along the way, no matter how great the difficulties, Hugo has not flinched, whether it is the challenge of acting skills in "Schindler's List" or the breaking of physical and psychological limits in "Speed ​​of Life and Death". .

Inexplicably, Joseph thought of the Hugo Ring again. During the period of poisoning, perhaps, since then, Hugo has firmly embarked on a completely different path.

"No matter what you say, but the fact is, to get to where you are today, your efforts are far more than my work." Joseph said indifferently, no resentment, no complaints, no regrets, just admit the fact frankly , "Don't say more, you and I both know this is the truth." Although Joseph didn't look at Hugo, he also knew that with Hugo's personality, he would definitely comfort him, so he took the initiative to say, Sure enough, I heard Hugo's chuckle, "I've seriously thought about it, no matter whether I have the potential to be an agent or not, but for now, I still need to keep working hard."

Joseph turned his head to look at Hugo and said with a smile, "That's why I thought, maybe this time is an opportunity for me to recognize my opportunity. If Cage and the others can leave, maybe I can start working hard again on the ground. So, I didn't save them, and I didn't do any emergency measures."

At this moment, Joseph also wanted to understand that everything has two sides. Maybe it looks like a terrible situation on the surface, but maybe it is actually an opportunity for a fresh start. Just like the original Hugo's Golden Raspberry Award.

Hugo looked at Joseph, and he didn't know what to say. After all, he knew too little about the work of an agent. Naturally, he couldn't understand that when an agent had three or more artists at the same time, he had to work in many different jobs. Difficulties in finding a balance.

"Did you know? Actually, before I signed Matt and Ben, when I only had you as an artist, I was more handy. I enjoyed the time I didn't have to work in the office." Having said this, Joseph himself laughed. , "So sometimes I wonder if I'm not suitable to be an agent, maybe I'm more suitable to be the agent's secretary or something, or an assistant like Samora."

Sitting on the spot, Hugo was also amused by Joseph, but while smiling, a thought suddenly flashed in his mind: Why can't Joseph be his manager?

In fact, in the past two years, Joseph has been more like a Hugo manager than an agent. Joseph dealt with all kinds of clutter around Hugo to ensure that Hugo could focus on his work; when the script came in, Joseph would read it first, then hand it over to Hugo, and finally Hugo made the decision. The relationship between managers and artists.

As Joseph said, if it is an agent, he will first select it himself, and then recommend it to the artist. According to the agent's plan, he will arrange the artist's acting career; but if it is a manager, he will receive it from the agent. After passing the script and preliminary reading and review, the artist will be informed of his own ideas, and finally the artist will make the final decision. Apparently Joseph and Hugo used to get along in the latter way.

Generally speaking, the agent puts his interests first, and takes the interests of the company and his own interests as the priority. There are many actors under the agent, and he hopes that all his actors can achieve good results, just like after July last year, Joseph The situation when there are four actors under him. But obviously, it can be seen from the past few months that Joseph is not a qualified agent, which is why Joseph has self-doubt.

But the manager is slightly different. The manager can also be said to put interests first, but he takes the interests of the artist as his priority. All his interests are completely linked to the artist. The manager must consider his own artist wholeheartedly. Competing with agents, production companies, and media, all actions are ultimately for their own artists. Before last July, Joseph and Hugo's partnership was more like that, and Joseph was clearly doing well.

Of course, due to the close relationship between managers and artists, trust is the most important link, which is why most artists choose their relatives as managers. If there is a disagreement between the manager and the artist, and it is irreconcilable, it will be the biggest blow to the artist. Brokers are not good and can be replaced at any time; but if there is a problem with the manager, this is fatal.

Macaulay-Culkin is the most typical example in Hollywood. After relying on "Home Alone" to become famous, although his parents were named agents, in fact their real identities were managers. They completely regarded Macaulay as making money. Machine, as a result, Macaulay began to play big names at a young age, and even got exposed to drugs prematurely. At the same time, it also made major production companies keep Macaulay at a distance, directly ruining the career prospects of the actor who is one of the greatest child stars in Hollywood history.

To some extent, the manager can be regarded as the artist's first protective net or spokesperson.

Joseph had actually mentioned the managerial matter to Hugo since the end of 1992, but Hugo had never been able to find a suitable candidate—of course, on the one hand, it was also because the manager was not a top priority at the beginning, after all, Hugo had not reached the enough height.

It's not that simple to find someone you trust and who can handle all of your entertainment business. Relatives or best friends, Hugo couldn't find a suitable partner. The main reason was that Hugo entered Hollywood at the age of fourteen. He had only a handful of friends, and Yale University alumni were not close.

But now, Joseph is obviously the best choice.

Joseph is completely familiar with performing arts affairs, which is a matter of course. At the same time, Joseph's current contacts and crisis ability have been proved. Recently, a series of handling methods for Tracy can be seen from Joseph's current methods and vision.

But what about the most important part of trust for managers?

Although it was said that Hugo and Joseph had had a fierce quarrel in the past few months, and their trust had also been in crisis, Hugo would not deny that Joseph was the first person he knew after crossing over, and the two Having personally experienced the most low ebb and struggle after the Golden Raspberry Award, it can be said that Joseph is the object that Hugo currently believes most in this time and space, second only to his father Adam.

Moreover, this friendship will stand the test even more after being collided and polished. Of course, Hugo will not deny that risks still exist, but the fact is that there is no relationship without any risk in the world, even Hugo's mother Lena will choose to leave the family, so other relationships are even more so . But, after so much, Hugo was willing to give it a try.

If Joseph can serve as his manager, many things will suddenly become clear, including the recent intensified poaching scandal and the power game within the international innovation management company.

"Joe, you know what, maybe you could be my manager, that sounds like a good idea."