Carl Yiwell sat in his small office cubicle, holding the telephone receiver between his shoulders, turning the ballpoint pen in his left hand boringly, rubbing his right hand unconsciously on a stack of papers on the desktop, and his eyes stayed on the pen holder not far away, carefully counting how many pens there were in the pen holder, and suddenly there was a chaotic sound in the earpiece, "Carl?"

The voice made Carl's left hand immediately throw the ballpoint pen on the table, sit up straight and say, "I'm listening, this is Carl Yiel." Yes, I have received the script for the first episode just now, but I still have some questions...... Oh okay, I see, thanks. ”

After hanging up the phone, Carl looked at the beeping receiver, frustrated, and his eyes fell back to the paper under his right, which was the script he had just received, with the words "Frasier" on the cover and "Christopher" on the cover. lloyd)”。

This is the latest audition opportunity Carl found for Alex, but Carl is not very satisfied with Alex's audition, and Christopher and Elrod are really not a "colorful" producer, his previous sitcom "Wings" was cut after only two seasons, and the reputation is very average. Now the script of the "Happy Family" navigation set in his hand is not "good", which makes Carl quite hesitant.

The so-called navigation episode is actually a pilot episode, which is the actual yàn episode of the broadcast plan of the TV station deciding whether to broadcast it, book a season or half a season before a drama project is officially established. "Happy Family" is a project in the pipeline.

Today Carl got the news that this time it was a public audition, and it was an ordinary script and an ordinary role, if you add a public audition, it doesn't seem to be helpful to Alex's acting career at all, so Carl feels that there is no need to participate.

However, from the feedback he got just now, it seems that the sincerity of the other party is not very sufficient, and Carl is more and more distressed. Although Alex and Charlize are both rookie actors who are just starting out, Carl also doesn't want to plan for their future casually, and they can take on any job, which is not true. Therefore, this proposal of "happy family" made Carl very hesitant.

"Hey, Carl, did you hear that?" The two men standing in the next work compartment walked towards Carl with their coffee and in low voices.

Karl raised his gaze to the two men, "What?"

"There was a direct quarrel upstairs just now, and they scolded each other in the corridor, and the whole floor was scared." The visitor said with a look of trepidation.

Carl frowned slightly, but quickly shook his head in relief, "Whales fight, we little shrimps better not to watch, so as not to suffer." Carl's calmness made the two gossipy people feel bored for a moment, and they turned away in a daze.

In fact, Carl doesn't need to gossip at all, he can guess that the company's co-president, Marvin and Josephson, has been moving more and more frequently within the company in the past few months since he attended the luncheon at the end of last year. For brokerage companies, the so-called power is divided into two parts, connections and artists, but the real competition is artist resources, in short, the richer the resources of big-name artists in their hands, the more they have the right to speak in the company.

Therefore, if Marvin wants to regain control of the company, from Rick Lawson, Ron Meyer and others, then he must dig into the wall, whether from other competitor companies or from competitors within the company, it is inevitable to dig into the wall.

This has also made the company jump at intervals in recent months, but today I don't know which partner Marven has successfully dug the wall from.

As Carl said, Marven will not find Carl even if he wants to dig the foot of the wall, and the two actors under him, Alex and Charlize, do not have any "use value" even Joseph does not have this value, Hugo had this capital when "Yihai Xiongfeng" won eight consecutive championships, but now, no one in the company will notice Hugo who is far away in 'Bo'lan.

Thinking of this, Carl looked at the clock, calculated the time difference, and then picked up the receiver and dialed the phone number, and the phone was quickly answered, "Hey, Joe, this is Carl." ”

"Carl, this is Hugo, Joe has gone to take a shower." Hugo's slightly tired voice came from the other end of the earpiece.

Carl was slightly surprised, "Oh, Hugo, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disturb your rest. I...... I just have some news to talk to Joe, or I'll call back later?"

"It's okay, it's okay. I've just finished writing and I'm taking a break. Hugo sat down next to the landline and relaxed the muscles of his shoulders, "Do you need to talk to Joe in person later, or do you just need me to bring you a message?" Is it important?"

"No, it's just a trivial matter, I'd like to ask Joe's opinion." Karl rubbed his temples and leaned back in his chair, "Hugo, in fact, I want to ask, do you think I'm a qualified agent?" Because you know, Alex and Charlize both work so hard, but there's really not much I can do......"

"Carl, you're the guy you call Superman, aren't you?" Hugo's ridicule made Carl stunned, and then laughed helplessly, "Carl, you should know that as an agent, you have worked hard, you have plans for Alex and Charlize's actor careers, and they all approve of your ideas, so what you need to do is stick to it." ”

Charlize has also been under Carl for a year, and although the workload is not much, she did not repeat the history of firing the agent John Crosby before, but began to practice acting under the guidance of Carl, and then continued to hone herself in some small roles. Even though she hasn't been working, Charlize has a fulfilling life and she's happy with herself. That's where Carl comes in.

Although Carl knew that Hugo was comforting himself, he still couldn't help but smile, "You are always so convincing. ”

"That's my merit." Hugo laughed.

"Actually, here's the thing, I recently received a script for Alex, a good opportunity, if successful, Alex will get the first fixed TV series role 'color' in his actor career." Carl thought for a moment and then spoke out about his troubles, "But the problem is that the first episode of this script looks very ordinary, and the producers are only trying to make a series on their own, and they don't seem to value Alex too much, and on the one hand, I'm worried about whether this is delaying Alex's time, because it doesn't seem to be the right choice; On the other hand, I am worried that because of my personal judgment, it will affect Alex's future. ”

From a certain point of view, actors and agents are tied together in a community of interests, and there are many agents who use actors to seek short-term profits, but it is not easy for them to become top agents, because only agents who really seek long-term development for actors can plan a clear career development for themselves.

Hugo is an actor and Carl is an agent, this kind of 'exchange' talk doesn't seem quite right, but Hugo was able to give Carl a different perspective, "Maybe you should ask Alex's opinion, you know." When you don't have a decision, it helps a lot to 'mingle' with the actors. ”

Carl nodded, but didn't speak, and then he listened to Hugo continue, "Also, you should know that many TV series don't have a good first episode, especially sitcoms, the most important thing is creativity, as long as the creativity is correct, it is possible to be 'sexual'. You should know this better than I do. ”

"I think you're still thinking too much, and you're losing some of your gains and losses, but you've lost your accurate judgment." Hugo said from the perspective of a bystander, in fact, Karl himself has enough judgment, and the reason why he is uncertain is that he is not confident enough.

Carl couldn't help but smile helplessly, "Maybe." Recently, things in the company have been 'messy', and I guess I have also been affected a little, lack of concentration, and may be a little anxious. ”

"An actor can never '' too much. Carl!" Hugo said with a smile, this sentence immediately made Carl laugh, because this sentence is Carl's mantra, and it is also his most loyal advice to the actor as an agent, and it is also this sentence that makes Carl's previous two actors leave, because almost everyone is dreaming of overnight success in Hollywood. Hugo, Alex and Charlize have all heard it countless times, especially in the period after the Golden Globe incident, Hugo has a deeper understanding of Carr's words.

So, what exactly is the script this time? It can make you so hesitant. In order to enlighten Carl, Hugo casually asked, "You know, if this script is really as ordinary as you say, you won't hesitate at all, you would have thrown it in the trash can a long time ago, you should go to Joseph's trash can to see how many opportunities he threw away that belonged to me." ”

The smile on Carl's face never calmed down, and his mood seemed much better. At this time, Joseph finished taking a shower and walked out of the bathroom wiping his hair, "Hugo, where did you lose the hair dryer?"

Hugo hurriedly said into the microphone, "Carl, Joe is out, do you want to talk to him?" Then Hugo said to Joseph, "Karl seems to be a little troubled by the international call. ”

Joseph stood at the bathroom door, "What's the matter?" Then Hugo heard Karl's voice coming from the earpiece, "I'm fine, Hugo, I'm fine, just talk to you, if you want, you can share the conversation with Joe." ”

Joseph saw that Hugo actually sat down to talk on the phone again, and couldn't help but ask again, "Hair dryer." ”

Hugo pointed to his hair that didn't grow at all, "I don't need it, how do I know where to put it, ask yourself!" Then he continued to talk to Carl. Joseph shook his head helplessly, turned around and walked back to the bathroom, ready to blow his hair.