Seeing the figures of Joseph and Hugo walking straight over, the male assistant sitting outside the office immediately stood up and leaned out half of his body to show his intent, "Sorry, Lang is busy right now, you can't go in." ”

Joseph stopped and looked the male assistant up and down, he was dressed in a formal suit, without any features, but the slightly tucked chin and upturned orchid fingers clearly showed that he was not only lacking in masculinity, but also seemed to have a bit too much femininity. This is not surprising, though, as Hollywood, like modeling, is one of the most homosexually gay industries.

Hollywood is a place full of contradictions, on the one hand, more than 25% of the insiders here are gay, and this group of people is scrambling to fight for the basic rights of homosexuals; On the other hand, it is extremely conservative and resistant in practice, and when the spotlight is focused on itself, it often does not dare to say even the most basic truth.

The struggle for equal rights for gays and lesbians in the United States began in the sixties, and the development of the past three decades has been very limited. As the industry with the largest number of homosexuals, Hollywood has not been able to use its huge media power to promote anti-discrimination and rights and interests information, on the contrary, Hollywood's unspoken rules of homosexuality have a long history, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is oppressive. It wasn't until the early nineties that programs in the United States that realistically portrayed homosexuals appeared.

In recent years, there has been a saying in Hollywood that whoever is not gay in the circle depends on whether he dares to play gay, and the most famous example is William Hurt (William Hurt). HURT), he was credited with his 1985 role in "Kiss. of。 the。 spider。 woman)" won the Oscar for the role of the charming and feminine gay, becoming the first actor in history to win the Oscar for a gay role. But everyone knows that he is 100% heterosexual.

Of course, this is no longer suitable for the characteristics of the times after the 21st century, such as Jake Gyllenhaal. Gyllenhaal) starred in "Brokeback. Mountain) has been rumored to be gay ever since.

In Hollywood, homosexuality should also be divided into two categories: in front of the stage and behind the scenes, behind-the-scenes workers basically do not need to be hidden, even ordinary directors or crew members, they will not be discriminated against because of their sexual orientation, not to mention the endless homosexuality in the field of makeup and clothing. The actors in front of the stage should also continue to be subdivided into stars and supporting roles, if the actor has played supporting roles and tricks all his life, then it doesn't matter whether he exposes his sexual orientation or not, anyway, the audience will not care about the private life of a supporting role; But if it's a star, let alone a superstar, then it's only right to hide in the cabinet all your life, because the unspoken rules of homosexuality in the Hollywood industry are even dozens of times stricter than race and gender.

The male assistant in front of him belongs to the group behind the scenes, and he can express his sexual orientation without any scruples, and it will not affect his work in the slightest. Joseph looked at each other with a puzzled expression, "Who are you?" Immediately afterwards, Joseph added, "What about Shirley?" ”

Hugo looked at Joseph and vaguely guessed that Shirley should be Ron Meyer's former assistant.

"I'm Gary Scott. Scott), Lang's new assistant. "Gary. Flatteringly brushing his not long sideburns, he looked back at the office, lowered his voice and said, "Kelly made a big fuss because of Shirley's matter, and the whole company knows about it." "Kelly is the wife of Ron Meyer. This gossip came so suddenly, but it was also so exciting.

Then Gary looked at Hugo and actually threw a flattery. Seeing this, Hugo didn't react for a while, "Hugo, if I were you, I wouldn't go in now, Lang has already drunk three cups of coffee today, and his temper has accumulated to a certain extent." After Hugo reacted, he couldn't help but show a slightly shy and embarrassed smile, he really hadn't met a man who blatantly flattered him. Eye.

Obviously, Gary recognized Hugo Lancaster, which is not surprising, and the next to him is naturally Hugo's agent Joseph Gibbs.

"Gary, tell Sù Lang, I'm going in." Joseph's tone was still relatively tough, but after all, he was just a newcomer, and Lang was already one of the partners of the company, so this difference in rank still made him a little constrained.

"Joseph! You know......" Gary was still trying to stop, but Joseph shook his head and gave a determined look, "Call!" And Gary actually looked at Hugo for help.

Hugo suddenly couldn't laugh or cry, but he still showed a warm smile and comforted Gary. Seeing this smile, Gary nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, for Hugo's sake." Hugo was still shy before, but now he was amused by Gary's sincerity, and he laughed when he stood next to him.

Gary picked up the phone and pressed a button, then said, "Lang, Joseph and Hugo are here...... He insisted on seeing you, yes......" With that, he hung up the phone and looked at Hugo again, "He said you can go in." ”

Joseph looked at Gary's gaze locked on Hugo, but instead laughed, he patted Hugo on the shoulder, "Go in." ”

Hugo smiled politely and nodded in response to Gary's passionate gaze, and then followed Joseph into Lang's office.

The office was at least 430 square feet (40 square meters), with plenty of light, neat furnishings, and elegant and comfortable furnishings, which Hugo felt was even better than Joseph's home.

Lang was sitting behind the desk at this time, with Erlang's legs crossed, silver-white curly hair, and a pair of glasses, but he didn't look as shrewd and capable as he imagined, more like a drama manager or assistant director on the shooting site. However, Lang's pace of speech was far more imposing than his appearance, "So, what are you looking for me?" I don't think we have any problems with communicating. "Crisp and neat, without any mud and water, it also shows his bad mood at the moment.

Joseph was swept away by Lang's momentum, but it didn't affect much, he raised his voice, still asking in a steady voice, "Long, Michael Douglas (Michael. douglas) is your artist, right? He has a movie coming out next week? ”

Michael Douglas now has a very special place in Hollywood, on the one hand, he won the title of "Wall Street" in 1987. Street)" won the Oscar, and on the other hand, he also had a very good record in the field of producers, and the 1976 "One Flew Over the Asylum" was enough to make him famous in history. Of course, Michael Douglass is best known for two things, one is that he married Catheria-Jones, who was two wheels younger than himself, at the turn of the millennium, and the other was that he married Sharon Stone in 1992. stone) co-starred in "Ben." Can (basistinct)".

When Hugo heard Joseph's words, his first reaction was: "Ben." Can it be released next week? The second reaction is: Michael is actually an artist under Lang, and it seems that he is indeed a big-name agent. But Hugo didn't realize that his predecessor was also an artist under Lang.

Sure enough, Ron continued, "Yes, 'Ben. Yes'. What's wrong? What are you looking for? He spoke very neatly, without hiding his impatience, apparently not wanting to entangle Joseph too much.

Only then did Hugo notice that after they entered the office, Lang not only did not say hello, nor did he let the two of them sit down. Lang just sat in the boss's chair and watched Joseph and Hugo stand there and talk, and this condescending feeling was really uncomfortable.

Even if Hugo doesn't know what happened before, he can guess that for a successful agent, an actor in the "fall" like Hugo is obviously not worth spending too much effort, compared to Hugo, Long has too many important artists to manage. No wonder Lang transferred Hugo to Joseph after his contract expired. And at this time, Lang's attitude was not positive at all, even a feeling of charity, so why did Joseph still come to him? This made Hugo very unclear - he still didn't know much about the operation of the entertainment industry.

Although Lang's attitude was very blunt, Joseph continued the conversation very calmly, "Lang, you know that Hugo needs to work recently, I was wondering, can you give Hugo an invitation to the premiere?" ”

Joseph actually has his calculations, March is the off-season for movies, and there are not many movies released, and there are only a handful of topical and attractive works. Among them, 49 million dollars were invested in "Ben. "Yes" is undoubtedly the only work that meets this criterion, and it just so happens that the actor Michael is an actor under Lang, and it is not difficult to get a premiere invitation from Lang, because Michael will definitely get a bunch of premiere invitations, and there are at least a hundred invitations at Lang's disposal.

If Hugo can attend this premiere, both exposure and connections will definitely have a positive effect, Joseph hesitated, or decided to focus on Hugo's career, even if he didn't want to go to Ron Meyer, to overcome, because for agents, learning to face the object of their own hatred is one of the compulsory courses.

As for bringing Hugo with him, Joseph actually hoped that Lang could give some convenience for the sake of his past friendship. Especially thinking of the Golden Raspberry Award in January, it was because of Lang's construction that Hugo fell into the quagmire of the future, and Joseph hoped that Lang would make a little compensation.

Hugo understood Joseph's calculations, but he looked at Lang who was indifferent in front of him, but he sighed lightly in his heart, Joseph really has been in the industry for too short, he doesn't think that Lang is a conscientious agent, and the supremacy of interests is the absolute criterion.

Sure enough, Lang once again verified Hugo's idea, and he shook his head directly, "No, I don't think Hugo is suitable for this occasion. Without any hesitation, Lang rejected Joseph's request without the slightest intention of giving face.