Chapter 779 779

"I want to go and see that scene." Hugo sat in front of the dining table, eating the bacon on his plate, tsk tsk admiration, "The paper flying in the sky, the jaw-dropping expression, the tense atmosphere... tsk tsk tsk , People who don't know think they're making a movie."

Rick really had a domineering arrogance. He directly spilled the information in the entire briefcase. This move was more direct than a slap in the face of Marvin. It is estimated that the atmosphere in the entire International Innovation Management Company today is very strange. Bar.

"Rick said that those are all scrap scripts, and he has already faxed the real information." Joseph explained, he came over with a coffee pot and filled Hugo's cup.

Hugo was not surprised at all. He reminded Rick that if Rick didn't know how to be flexible, he would be completely stupid. So, even if Rick didn't transfer all the information, he couldn't just leave with the information in a foolish way, which was to be expected.

"Haha, those who were deceived by Rick, I guess all of them are very distressed." Carl also rarely gloated. In that kind of atmosphere, he couldn't help but want to clap his hands and applaud, "Even the movie is not that spectacular!" Karl couldn't help but sigh again, "Thousands of sheets of paper floated out, and then a strong wind blew, twenty When you look at the third floor, you can feel that the whole world is white paper floating, tsk tsk..."

"Is this matter serious? Today's "Los Angeles Times" reported it." Alex is relatively ignorant about these things. Although he knows what happened, he has never felt the seriousness. In fact, this is also because actors like Alex and Charlize have not yet reached the qualifications to enter this game, so they do not have such strong feelings.

Hugo raised his eyebrows, "Are they so leisurely?"

Samora sat on the side, just opened the newspaper, Hugo came over, and Charlize, who was sitting opposite, also came over, and everyone cast a curious gaze.

Sure enough, I saw a press release, and it was still a news with pictures. This is really rare, but the pictures are not the spectacular scene of paper flying all over the sky, but the door of the international innovation management company. The news only briefly introduced the internal contradictions of the International Innovation Management Company, and then mentioned that Rick Rosen was swept out of the house, thinking that there will be a lot of turmoil in the brokerage industry in the next period of time.

At first glance, he knew that the reporter had not uncovered too much inside information. Hugo glanced at it and found that the signature was not Nicholas McClen, and he immediately showed a clear expression: No wonder this guy has not called himself up to now.

"Hollywood is just that big, and our company is also a top player. Some people must pay attention to this kind of event, which is normal." Joseph was not surprised by the media reports, "but they are not too interested in the inside story, you Didn't see it? Nothing was mentioned at all except Rick."

"It's better not to mention it, otherwise there will be a lot of commotion, and Marvin is also on guard." Carl said, "Otherwise, Marvin knows who among the senior agents is going to leave, and this matter will be even more troubled." Speaking of which, Karl couldn't help but look at Joseph, "Rick really said that three of the senior agents are willing to leave with him?"

At present, there are only 18 senior managers in the top management of International Innovation Management Company, and everyone has a good hand, even if they are not top stars-after all, there are only a handful of superstars in the whole Hollywood, but the first-line artists in their hands may be The star of tomorrow cannot be underestimated, it is a very important force.

If four senior partners, including Rick himself, can leave their own businesses, the new company's chances of success are bound to rise a few notches.

Joseph nodded, "That's what Rick told me, but let's just wait and see, who knows what will happen in the future." After speaking, Joseph glanced at Hugo, couldn't help but smile, and then turned his eyes away Come on.

Since Hugo is investing in new companies, the relationship between Rick and Hugo is delicate. Rick and Hugo had a special phone call. Joseph did not know the content of the call. He guessed that Rick should show some of his cards to Hugo. However, Joseph didn't want to know, and he didn't want anyone else to know.

This is not a question of trust or distrust, but it is a matter of many people talking, and sometimes it is normal to say something unintentionally. Therefore, before the dust settles, the fewer people who know, the safer. Therefore, Joseph himself did not ask Hugo, nor did he tell others that Hugo was going to invest in Rick, as if in this incident, they were just playing a small role in the lineup.

In fact, Rick did show his cards to Hugo, not because he trusted Hugo, but because of the wisdom Hugo showed twice yesterday afternoon, which made Rick's eyes shine, and he also existed He was tempted, so he showed his cards to Hugo to see how Hugo would react.

This time, midnight politics. During the change, there are three senior partners who are planning to leave the company with Rick, namely Ali - Emmanuel, David - Greenblatt (David. Greenblatt) and Tom - Strickler ( Tom. Strykerle). Like Rick, these three are senior agents with full wings. Ali and Rick are on the same level. David and Tom have gradually become the backbone, and their strength should not be underestimated.

In addition to this, three other senior partners of other small brokerage firms have also expressed their willingness to invest in the new company, plus a group of other capable brokers, the new company will be able to have twenty-seven brokers when it is initially established, Among them were Karl Earle and Henry Bloom; nine of them were senior partners—the first investors, including Hugo.

Generally speaking, a company that currently has 70 agents in Hollywood can be regarded as a large-scale brokerage company-there are only four at present, except for the three major ones, and then there is the United Elite Company established in 1991, but currently United Elite The company is still in the development stage, and there is still a gap between the three major standards, so people do not put it in the category of truly large brokerage companies.

Judging from Rick's plan, the new company started out as a medium-sized brokerage company, but there is still a long way to go in the future.

If nothing else, this is the embryonic form of Endeavour Elite Company. Although Hugo knows that Endeavour Elite Company will be one of the five Hollywood brokerage companies in the future, from the current point of view, it is full of difficulties. Arrangements, office building arrangements, etc. are all top priorities; and the pressure from international innovation management companies, coupled with the squeeze from other mid-sized brokerages, is worrying.

Sure enough, starting a business has never been easy.

Hugo didn't notice Joseph's eyes, but he also knew that he didn't want to say these things. Anyway, after everything was successful, everyone would know about it. Now that they knew it, they couldn't help, so Hugo moved on. "By the way, did Rick mention Lang's whereabouts?"

Hugo only remembered after hanging up Rick's phone. How did Ron Meyer disappear in this incident? He was almost invisible, as if he had disappeared at all.

Joseph nodded, but his eyes were somewhat cautious, "Lang left the company, and he took over as the chief operating officer of Universal Pictures."

In fact, the relationship between Lang and Hugo has always been bad. Later, because Hugo's career improved, Lang seemed to avoid the limelight, and the head-to-head confrontation with Hugo seemed to disappear overnight. But now it seems that Lang has not disappeared, but has a new goal and started planning. If Lang becomes the chief operating officer of Universal Pictures, then everything can be explained.

As soon as Joseph's words came out, everyone became quiet and seemed to realize the importance of the position of "Chief Operating Officer". If you think about it further, Tracy's relationship with Universal Pictures has always been very good. Does Tracy have any credit for Lang's entry into Universal Pictures?

Of course, these are all speculations and cannot be verified at all.

Seeing everyone's seriousness, Hugo chuckled lightly, "Actually, this is a good thing, the relationship between an agent and an artist, the relationship between a production company and an artist, these are two completely different connections. ."

Agents can be said to depend on the artist to live, and only when the artist’s work is smooth can they be nourished; but the production company and the artist are in a mutually restrictive relationship, and the artist is one of the tools to make money for them. This difference in connection will inevitably lead to changes in the way Lang and Hugo get along.

Hugo knew that they were actually worried that after Lang became the chief operating officer of Universal Pictures, Hugo would definitely not be the first choice for Universal Pictures to choose actors in the future. Although it would not be blocked, the difficulties would increase, which is to be expected. of. In other words, Lang now has the upper hand, because he can control the life and death of Hugo in the work or not.

But Hugo's thinking angle is different, so he is not too worried. Joseph also said, "Lang needs to consider the interests of Universal Pictures, and he has more constraints. There is definitely no way to do whatever he wants as before. When he is under more pressure, in fact, his relationship with Hugo has also changed. change will happen.”

Joseph's view of the problem is now much clearer, and the overall situation is also more obvious, so he just paused for a while, and realized the deep meaning from Hugo's words.

To put it simply, brokers put their interests first, but they are for the sake of the artists, with the artists as the core; and the big production companies are even more interested, and in the face of absolute interests, Lang could not refuse. Therefore, on the surface, Lang seems to have the upper hand, but in fact he also has more demands. It is still impossible to predict how the future will develop.