"& Trade.

When Hugo heard this word, his mind couldn't help but start to think, although Hugo didn't know much about running a company or anything, but he had already glimpsed some of the rules of Hollywood games. In addition to money, connections and transactions are also part of this circle, whether you like it or not, and whether you accept it or not, standing in this circle, there is no way to stand alone. Whether it is actively cooperating with the transaction or passively forcing the transaction is objective.

From Cameron's words and Hugo's own thoughts, it can be seen how far-reaching the impact of the 20 million salary is this time, and now Joseph says that this is a transaction, so who is the person hiding behind it, and what is being promoted?

Joseph then gave a simple explanation, but Hugo answered all his questions.

To be precise, this deal should have started from the beginning, after Hugo participated in the private banquet, although the paparazzi continued to hype, but in fact, they did not dig out the real insider.

In the next big game of chess, they organized this private banquet, but did not deliberately hide the news, which made people feel the craze for the first time the relaunch of the "007" series. At the banquet, they obviously failed to convince Hugo to star, which is a pity, but not fatal, because Hugo was not the best choice for them in the first place.

At the banquet, Rick is definitely not just chatting like Hugo, his chats are all purposeful, and soon, Rick hooked up with the high-level executives, at least leaving an impression.

Subsequently, Rick inquired that there was a backhand after the banquet, and they were planning to use Hugo's current super popularity to hype, although Hugo refused, but Barbara Brocory did not say it explicitly during the whole conversation, and Hugo did not explicitly refuse, and did not put it on the table. Therefore, MGM planned to "ignore" Hugo's refusal, offer a salary of 20 million US dollars and a global box office dividend, invite Hugo to star, and sign three films.

Once this news is released, it will be explosive, whether it is played by Hugo or a salary of 20 million US dollars, which will make the "007" series immediately become the focus of attention of major media.

Next, if Hugo accepts the invitation and decides to star, then they can negotiate with Hugo about the salary, even if it is 20 million US dollars, it is within their acceptable range, because they really want to make a comeback with this "007" series; If Hugo refuses to be invited, the hype effect has reached its peak, and they can also use Hugo's refusal to hype up a second time before announcing the real actors.

At that time, they can definitely be invincible, and after the "007" series was launched, they also arranged a series of publicity plans, and they planned to gamble on this movie.

Therefore, inviting Hugo to the banquet was actually just an introduction, and the plans surrounding Hugo were endless.

Hugo had no way to refuse, because the banquet was an invitation from Steven, or he would definitely not offend these two bigwigs - whether it was for Endeavor Elite Brokerage or for his personal friendship with Steven.

And the news after that, all took the absolute initiative, and any reaction of Hugo was expected by them, even if Hugo directly tore his face and said that the news was at the banquet that night - or that he refused the invitation, there was no problem. MGM was still able to handle it, and they were completely prepared. What's more, with Hugo's personality, he may not necessarily tear his face, because there is no benefit to tearing his face with MGM, and it will also affect his friendship with Steven and George.

It can be seen that Hugo is a chess piece and has become an important part of this chess game. This old fox is really skillful.

However, Rick also, he will definitely not sit idly by and let the use of his artists to hype, he is an agent, an agent who puts profit first in everything, since the hype is imperative, and Ali also thinks this is a wonderful opportunity, then all he can do is to make Hugo's - or make Endeavour elite brokerage company maximize the benefits.

So, when the offer was actually made, Rick unexpectedly expressed a positive intention, but Rick also said that he had the sincerity to cooperate, but it would take some time to convince Hugo, especially since Hugo was now in Vienna, and the persuasion process was certainly not so easy.

This made people overjoyed, if Hugo could nod yes, this would naturally be the best result, and the hype effect would be maximized. So after discussing it internally, MGM agreed, and then offered a salary of 20 million US dollars, and handed the check to Rick, as long as Hugo was willing to sign the contract, then the salary could be cashed out immediately.

Subsequently, at Rick's suggestion, the "Los Angeles Times" broke the news directly. Naturally, there was no stop, and even if Rick didn't break the news, they would have to contact the media. MGM not only did not stop it, but contacted a large wave of media to directly stir up the news, and in an instant the whole United States knew that Hollywood was about to enter the era of 20 million salaries.

But then, it was found that something was wrong, because less than three days later, the "Los Angeles Times" broke the news again, and Ron Meyer made the decision to invite Hugo to star in the movie "Future Water World", and also offered a salary of 20 million US dollars, and the check also appeared on Rick's desk, as long as Hugo nodded, he could sign a contract at any time.

In an instant, the whole of Los Angeles was boiling, if there was only one "007", it might still be a good show concocted by Rick and the team, but now there is another one, and it is also from the end of last year that it was rumored that he was willing to invite Hugo for fifteen million "Future Water World", and the authenticity of the news skyrocketed in an instant.

No one will forget that Lang was once Hugo's first agent, and it was Lang who single-handedly brought Hugo to the audience. In order to regain his glory, Lang took out a budget of 150 million to shoot "Future Water World", which already caused a sensation in the entire film industry, and now it has exploded with a salary of 20 million US dollars, which is naturally lively.

If you don't know what's going on behind the scenes at this point, then they're fools. Obviously, Rick played with them, MGM using Hugo, but Rick in turn used MGM as well. Obviously, Rick took advantage of his personal friendship with Lang to invite him to join this hype drama, in fact, everyone in the circle knows that "Future Water World" has been rejected by Hugo, and Universal Pictures is currently negotiating, but now the news of inviting Hugo with 20 million has broken out, which is naturally a sensation.

Now, everyone's eyes are focused on Hugo, but because Hugo is located in remote Vienna, across the Atlantic Ocean, the media has to focus on Endeavor Elite Agency: this medium-sized agency that has only been established for half a year has the ability to get two 20 million salary invitations for Hugo, which is beyond the reach of many people, even the most powerful innovative artist agency does not necessarily have this courage.

So, naturally, Endeavour elite brokerage companies have become the focus of discussion in the industry, and their means and capabilities can be seen in this news.

Of course, those who understand that they have suffered a secret loss will definitely not sit still, and they will inevitably hype this up; And naturally they are not being used in vain, they will also use means to get in and out, and strive to use this hype to achieve the best results.

Therefore, in fact, there is no such thing as Hugo's 20 million signing of a certain work, it is completely a hype. hype "007", hype "Future Water World", Rick hype Endeavor elite brokerage company, two uncashable $20 million checks, let this news wave blow from the United States to the other side of the Atlantic, the entire film industry has been turned upside down, and all practitioners are enthusiastically discussing.

Hugo's chess piece, on the contrary, looks like an outsider. He didn't even know what was going on in Los Angeles...... Something fantastic.

"Rick knew that you wouldn't agree to these two signings, and there was no need to bother you with the hype, so he didn't sue you, and he handled these things alone in Los Angeles." Joseph summed it up briefly, "Rick greeted me, asked for my opinion, and said that if a journalist came to Vienna, he wanted me to be in control." ”

Hugo nodded his chin slightly, but did not speak. Joseph thought that Hugo was minding this matter, "Actually, Rick and I both think that it is better to let you know about this matter, after all, you are the party." However, you haven't been in a very good state these days, so I didn't tell you right away, sorry. ”

Put it on anyone, you are "used" but you don't know it at all, and you will definitely not be in a good mood. Hugo, in particular, has always disliked hyping this matter, so Joseph and Rick's concerns are also justified.

When Hugo heard this, his first reaction was also to feel a little unhappy, but he thought about it seriously, if such a large company deliberately wanted to use him to hype, it was irresistible, even if he was unwilling to cooperate, MGM would be fully prepared. So, Rick is already doing his best to minimize the negative impact of this incident.

"No, I'm fine." Hugo chuckled and said, "Besides, Ali is actually right. I am also a partner of Endeavour Elite Agency, and I naturally hope that the company can develop well. So, that's one of my obligations. "After all, Hugo's funds did not fall from the sky, and he invested in Endeavor Elite Brokerage Company in the hope of achieving a return." And, it's an inevitable part of Hollywood, isn't it? ”

Hugo's ease reassured Joseph a little, "But, I'm more curious, did they really write a check for 20 million and put it on Rick's desk?" ”.