Chapter 763: Before the Rainstorm

"But... Hugo, do you want to go to that company?" Neil asked with a slight frown. If the Creative Artists Agency has begun to plan behind the scenes, it means that something must have happened recently. In fact, although the competition for power and profit within the international innovation management company is mainly carried out in the film department, everyone has already heard about it.

Hugo pouted and said simply and clearly, "No."

Hugo's neatness surprised everyone. After all, from an objective point of view, Creative Artists Agency is a company that everyone is eager to enter. Hugo glanced at Joseph, and the two exchanged glances.

Hugo has never mentioned that Joseph will become his manager after that, and he may follow Rick Rosen to a new company. There are two main reasons. One is that the Oscars are just around the corner, and the situation will change after the awards ceremony. The second is because Rick has never moved, Joseph and Hugo will not take the initiative to come to the door and say "We are going to follow you to the new company", they estimate that Rick is brewing recently, so they are also waiting opportunity.

However, it is better to choose a day than to hit the sun. Since it has already been mentioned today, it is the best time. "Actually, I mentioned this to Joe before, because Joe's brokerage contract will end in April... "Then Hugo briefly explained the situation.

Everyone in the room was full, but no one spoke. It was estimated that everyone was digesting this huge amount of news. In fact, whether it is Glory to Death or Charlize, Alex, Karl, and Joseph himself, everyone can only be regarded as a rookie in Hollywood.

This kind of quarrel between the top management of the brokerage company, although it does not touch on the capital operation such as the acquisition of the company, is already a power game at the management level. It is relatively unfamiliar to them, because they do not have enough capital to participate in such a game. Therefore, everyone was a little surprised when they learned that the internal situation of the company had reached such a level; and when they learned that Rick actually planned to start his own business, they were even more surprised.

At this time, the hall door was pushed open, and everyone turned their heads sensitively and looked over, and it was Henry Bloom.

Henry was about to close the door, but when he saw everyone's gaze, he couldn't help but stop, and then he looked back and forth, but he didn't find anything unusual, but Henry didn't ask, but He stood there and looked at everyone, because he knew that someone would definitely speak first.

Sure enough, Pedro couldn't help it, "Henry, here you are. Hugo said just now that the company is about to split, and then he is likely to follow Rick to open a new company."

Henry's lazy and casual expression picked it up slightly, then nodded slowly, and then closed the door, still walking over with a lazy look, "That's it? I already knew about it." Henry walked to the sofa surrounded by layers, looked left and right, and finally found an empty seat between Joseph and Carl, and sat down, but he not only occupied a position, but the whole person was like a single seat. Like the mud, it scattered, pushing Joseph and Karl aside.

Neither Joseph nor Karl could do anything. They both had a more or less understanding of Henry's habits, so they could only touch their noses and sit next to them.

Henry didn't feel any guilt, and looked at Hugo, "Why, you decided to go out with Rick?"

If it was before, maybe Hugo would have answered honestly, but now Hugo would ask back, "Did Rick send you an invitation too?"

Henry slammed his mouth, "This is what a smart person does. He knows that if he wants to win you over, he will also take away the glory until his death. You can't keep your music contract in the International Innovation Management Company." Therefore, it was no accident that Rick found Henry at all.

Hugo was a little helpless. Joseph would say hello to Hugo when he encountered things, but Henry was basically not in a hurry unless necessary. On the one hand, it is due to personality. Joseph is a serious and cautious type, while Henry is a lazy and casual personality; on the other hand, it is also because of experience. It is not without reason that Henry can become a top agent, and Joseph feels that he is still in the agent position. It is correct to be lacking.

Henry answered casually without taking it seriously, and asked directly, "Are you optimistic about Rick?" Henry gave a positive answer to the previous question, Hugo, and then asked.

In fact, Hugo has no way to give an accurate answer to this question, although he has guessed whether Rick's departure will be the "midnight. So Hugo can't be sure. So Hugo chose Rick partly because of his friends, and partly because of his gut feeling.

Hugo thought about it, "I don't think Marvin Josephson would be a good choice." This answer is more concise and clear.

Henry raised his eyebrows and turned to look at Joseph. Although Joseph's ability was not that strong, the cooperation between Henry and Joseph was actually very pleasant. To be honest, Joseph's performance as Hugo's agent was still good. Getting a helpless look from Joseph, Henry twitched the corners of his mouth, then nodded in agreement.

In fact, Ma Wen is really incapable of the brokerage business. He runs a business empire and plays power games. He has very limited understanding of the brokerage business in the entertainment industry. Therefore, even if the International Innovation Management Company falls back into the hands of Marvin, it is estimated that he will still only stand at the pinnacle of power and hand over the business to others.

So, are there other brokers you can trust? Rick is one of the best options, at least in terms of ability. Coupled with Marvin's greed for power, relatively speaking, it is indeed a good choice to follow Rick out of the new company.

"What about Creative Artists Agency?" Henry continued, "Your career is on the rise and at a turning point. They are obviously a very good choice."

"Do you think those production companies care about me or my agent?" Hugo still didn't answer directly, and continued to answer in a rhetorical way.

It is true that in the early stage of development, actors must rely on their agents. To be precise, the role of an agent is very important until the first-line status is solidified; Man is completely reduced to an intermediary.

Take Tom Cruise as an example. He chose Creative Artists Agency, not because their brokerage ability is second to none, but because they can maximize the added value. However, if Tom chooses a little-known agent like Karl Earle, his work will continue to flow. That's it.

Henry knew that Hugo had never been interested in amplifying his surplus value and making himself a commodity. This was the difference between Hugo and Tom. After relying on "Top Gun" to become popular, in fact, Tom Cruise is now a commodity, and the brand benefits built around him are very huge, which is also an important reason why Tom needs a team of professional brokers - top level - .

But Hugo has not yet reached this level. The works he is currently starring in are all of greater artistic value than commercial value. Moreover, Hugo does not have such a will, so Henry's choice of Hugo is immediately clear.

Henry shrugged, "Okay, I see."

Henry's simple answer immediately confused the members of the Glory to Death band, and Pedro asked suspiciously, "What does this mean?"

"That is to say, I will take Rick's new company with Hugo, and you will follow me out." Henry paused after saying this, "I think Joseph is also thinking the same way, Carl?"

Carl nodded. Joseph had mentioned this to him before. In fact, Rick took care of Carl, and compared to Marvin, Carl preferred a simple working environment. , he also agreed to go to Rick's new company, "I think so too."

Henry spread his hands, "It's as simple as that." He thought for a while, and then continued, "Unless you want to terminate the contract with me, that's another matter."

Generally speaking, there are two types of poaching between brokerage companies, either directly poaching artists, letting them fire their former managers and changing managers or brokerage companies; The artist dug over together.

Neil and the others breathed a sigh of relief. They were worried about whether this incident would cause turmoil. For those of them who wanted to concentrate on music, too much turmoil and change would be very repulsive. matter. Now it seems that Henry is going to Rick's new company together with Joseph and Carl, which means that there will be no changes to the glory of death, which is perfect - of course, provided that Rick will officially send an invitation , and this new company is real, not a scam.

"So, we have to change the agency?" Alex looked at Karl with a confused face, and Karl nodded with a smile, "If there is no accident, it should be like this."

Alex scratched his head, "Did that change?"

Carl spread his hands, "No, I still don't have any resources." One sentence made everyone laugh.

Although there is still no call from Rick at this time, and the game of power within the International Innovation Management Company seems to be calm, but in fact, this is the tranquility before the storm. Oscar has ended, and I believe the real storm will come soon. But for Hugo and others, they have made a choice and are prepared, so everything is not a problem.

The tense atmosphere just now relaxed in an instant, and smiles appeared on everyone's faces again. Charlize couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She suddenly remembered something and punched Hugo on the shoulder, which hurt Hugo. He grinned again, but Charlize didn't care at all, and asked directly, "Is that outfit you wore on the red carpet really Burberry?"