Chapter 834 834 The First Game

In fact, Hugo has not yet fully entered the state. After all, he has just experienced an international long-distance flight. Although he has been sleeping for a long time on the plane, he is still in a state of fatigue. Of course, the most important thing is that nothing has changed much in the past two months, so Hugo has not adjusted to the fact that his agent has been replaced by Rick.

Now, after hearing Rick's words, Hugo reacted. Now Rick is his manager, and Joseph is his manager, so the first communication between him and Rick is extra important, and this is the basis of all future cooperation, just like Henry and the band back then Say it all before signing the contract.

"I mean, what are your plans for the movie?" Rick said. He had been paying close attention to Hugo's state, and he also noticed Hugo's concentration, so he continued, "Before I When I was handing over the work with Joe, I actually had several scripts on hand, and since then, more than a dozen scripts have come to my door, action movies, literary movies, comedy movies... There are all kinds of them, I I want to hear your thoughts and make a plan for the future work."

In fact, Rick didn't want to have this conversation today if it wasn't necessary, he knew that Hugo was definitely not in good shape after the long flight. But the problem is that Hugo is about to go on tour next, and the current situation of Endeavour Elite Company cannot be delayed. He must complete the communication with Hugo as soon as possible and get started with Hugo's work, so he can only catch the ducks on the shelves. .

In fact, Hugo and Joseph discussed this topic before, but the two did not come up with a clear idea. Now the cooperation with Rick is a brand new beginning, and they still have to face the same problem.

In fact, Joseph did not fully adapt to the change of his identity at this time. Although he has been Hugo's manager for the past two months, because Hugo has never taken over a new job, Joseph has never been able to complete the work. convert. When he heard Rick's question, his first reaction was to think: he should use his contacts to find out what projects in the circle are suitable for Hugo!

But then, when Joseph heard Hugo say, "Tell me what you think," he reacted. He is not an agent now, but a manager. Inquiring about projects and collecting information should be done by brokers, and as a manager, it is to become Hugo's first gatekeeper and build a bridge between Rick and Hugo. Therefore, for Joseph, the most important thing for him is to understand Hugo's ideas, and then pass them on to Rick, then it is crucial to understand Rick's position.

When Rick heard Hugo's simple rhetorical question, he calmed down instead. If Rick wants to please Hugo, he can say "it's all up to you to make the decision", but capable and ambitious agents will put forward their own ideas and give Hugo a choice. Rick is clearly the latter.

"Actually, I think the new work can be put on hold for a while. It's only been a little over two months since 'Life and Death' was completed. I think you need time to rest and adjust, and more time to devote yourself to the band's tour." This is The smart thing about Rick is that he is consistent with Hugo in the general direction, which he learned from Henry, "And, 'Schindler's List' won the prize, but it is a serious Literary film; 'Pulp Fiction' also won an award, but this is a low-cost independent film. I think most of the scripts that come to the door at present will focus on acting. I hope you can further develop your acting talent; Or go to extremes and want to rely on your appeal to make a big fuss about popcorn movies.”

Rick obviously worked hard. His analysis was not only organized, but also very clear, which also made Joseph listen quietly. This ability is the sharpness and wisdom precipitated by experience, "I think instead of rushing to make decisions, It's better to wait for this period of wave to pass, and then choose the work that suits you from the script."

"Then what kind of works do you think are suitable for me?" Hugo said with great interest. In fact, this matter has always been confusing to him. At present, he has no fixed criteria for selecting works, it is all based on interest. Challenge acting is a good choice, but acting in an action movie is also very interesting, and Hugo does not reject it.

This is obviously a very broad and esoteric subject. Hugo is not a pure newcomer now, and Rick can't just follow his own ideas to plan Hugo's actor path, so he must think long-term and communicate slowly. "I don't think you should limit your options, you should open up and make more and more different choices."

Rick obviously had a draft for this, and when he said it, he was full of confidence, "Look at your six choices in the past two years. 'Smell the fragrance and know a woman' is a literary sketch, and 'Yihai Xiongfeng' is a piece of art. Commercial films with artistic flair, 'Sleepless in Seattle' is a chick movie, 'Schindler's List' is a serious historical work, 'Pulp Fiction' is a dark humor indie, but 'Life and Death' is popcorn action Movies. That is to say, you have never limited your own way of acting. You can be competent in different types of works, different types of roles, and digest them according to your ability. This is very rare for actors. "

In Rick's view - or in the view of the entire film industry, the truly outstanding actor should be a chameleon, who walks between business and art, can pull the box office in a commercial blockbuster, and can be wild in an independent art film. Acting skills, such actors are real actors and actors who are widely favored by major film companies.

But in the long film history, how many actors can reach such a standard?

In fact, the so-called golden man's curse is because after obtaining the golden man, he fell into a period of confusion in the choice of works. In the end, do you continue to insist on choosing literary and artistic movies to prove your acting skills? Or do you choose to choose commercial movies with super high remuneration? If the remuneration after getting the golden statuette fails to meet expectations, or the work fails, will the golden statuette effect disappear soon?

The vagueness and ambiguity of self-positioning after obtaining the golden person can easily lead to a long blank period in the career. In the final analysis, it is actually a question of the actor's self-positioning.

Now Hugo not only has the "Little Golden Man's Curse", but also won the Palme d'Or, so what should he be worth next? Fifteen million dollars, or twenty million dollars? Also, if Hugo continues to choose literary and artistic films, what should he do with the remuneration, and whether his acting skills can break through "Schindler's List", is he going to work hard for the Oscar winner? But if Hugo takes on a commercial film, will it fall into a "Hudson's Eagle" tragedy again?

However, on the other hand, Hugo's situation is slightly different. After the "Schindler's List" box office and word-of-mouth double harvest, he chose to star in "Pulp Fiction" with a salary of $250,000, which shows that Hugo did not pay much attention to the remuneration; then he chose the low-cost commercial action movie "Speed ​​of Life and Death", which also shows that Hugo does not exclude commercial films, but scale and remuneration are still not the first criteria.

As Rick's analysis said, Hugo is a changeable actor. He has no fixed shackles, so even if he is recognized for his acting skills, commercial films such as "Speed ​​of Life and Death" will be released again, so To a certain extent, Hugo's choices can be more diverse, and he doesn't need to consider remuneration or subject matter, and the most important thing is to choose according to his own preferences.

"So I think we can slow down the pace temporarily and look at more scripts. If there is a good one, and it is not limited to the subject matter, I will hand it to Joe, and then we will communicate and discuss which works are the most suitable." Rick's answer sounded rough and sounded like nonsense that didn't matter. Saying it was equivalent to not saying it. But this is not the case.

The reason why Rick says this is because he has a clear understanding of Hugo's selection of works in the past two years, so he knows that Hugo can have more choices, Hugo can also make bolder choices, Xiaojin Whether it is a human curse or the burden of a Cannes actor, it does not exist for Hugo.

They can completely slow down, run in slowly on the road of cooperation, find a suitable path, and collide with sparks, thus pushing Hugo's career to a whole new level. Of course, if in the process of slowing down, there is still no way for Rick and Hugo to reach a consensus and find a spark, then the result will be an even more terrible disaster.

Rick can see that Hugo seems to be a very easy-going and warm person, but in fact, Hugo is very principled, and he is also very stubborn in his bones, which can be heard in the music of glory to death come out. Therefore, Rick knows that if he wants to work with Hugo successfully, then excellent communication and enough respect are very necessary.

This point, Lang's failure, Joseph's setback, Henry's success, have all been proved.

Rick wants to be Hugo's agent, not only an agent, but also an agent who can cooperate for a long time, so he will try to find a right path.

Hugo was a little surprised by Rick's answer. He originally thought that Rick was the kind of agent whose interests came first. After all, Rick had many top actors. But now, Rick voluntarily gave up the idea of ​​chasing after victory at the peak moment, and instead offered to slow down the pace, which was really unexpected.

Generally speaking, agents who are chasing profits will definitely want to strike while the iron is hot, and they can't wait for the choice of the next work. Most agents will choose commercial movies, and a small number of agents will choose to continue to polish their acting skills wisely— —After all, Hugo only won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, but in the final analysis, even if he does not take over the film immediately, he must determine the development direction of the next work as soon as possible, which is beyond doubt.

But not Rick.

Hugo suddenly remembered the reason why he chose Rick: Rick was an agent who put his interests first, but he was not blinded by interests. In his personality, he always maintained a kind of "childishness" of loyalty. " emotion.