Comeback 563 Principle Question "When I was having dinner with Stanley, I brought you up. Roland and Quentin chatted happily, but suddenly it occurred to him that the topic naturally shifted to Hugo.

Hearing this, Hugo directly showed all his surprise without any hiding this time, even if he wanted to hide it, he was more than capable of it, and the whole love was directly led by Roland's nose, and sure enough, he should still exercise for a few more years, "What? You're kidding, right?"

Roland didn't seem to notice anything, and still looked like he was chatting casually, "No, of course not, I'm serious." Actually, it was Stanley who took the initiative to bring it up, he and Steven are good friends, and he went to see Schindler's List, "I was very surprised to see your performance, and he thought it was the actor you just came up with." ”

This little ridicule made Hugo laugh, Hugo's four works in the past two years have indeed ushered in a big explosion, Stanley will say this, it is not surprising, "It seems that I have to continue to work hard, and now is not the time to be proud." ”

Hugo's calmness made both Roland and Quentin laugh, and Roland went on to say, "If you want, I can arrange for you and Stanley to have a meal together, you know, after we meet, maybe you will have a lot of common topics." Stanley was very interested in your watch, and he felt that he saw the shadow of 'A Clockwork Orange' in your performance. ”

Hugo's cheeks were slightly red because of Roland's praise, although after the release of "Schindler's List", both professionals and ordinary audiences gave Hugo countless praises, including Steven Spielberg did not hesitate to praise him in an interview, but even so, hearing that his performance was recognized by Stanley Kubrick, the joy in his heart still flapped his wings like a butterfly.

Although Malcdowell, who gave a wonderful performance in "A Clockwork Orange", has never won an acting award in his life, he is definitely an authentic veteran actor, and his figure can be seen in many classic movies and TV series, and Gary Oldman was inspired by him to embark on the road of acting.

Roland saw Hugo's expression and thought that the time was almost up, so he said, "I wonder if you are interested?"

Quentin, who was sitting next to him, looked at Hugo excitedly, obviously expecting Hugo to nod, but Hugo suddenly said, "What? Dinner with Stanley?" Hugo laughed, then shook his head, "No, I'm not interested, you know, I'm an actor and Stanley is a director, and I don't think he's going to be keen to talk to me." ”

Hugo's refusal surprised Roland, and Quentin showed an expression of disappointment without any disguise, but Roland didn't care, but continued, "Then are you interested in working with Stanley?"

Hearing Roland say this, the excitement and excitement on Hugo's face were still there, but there was a little more clarity, which made Roland's heart inexplicably "chuckle", but he couldn't detect what was wrong, so he could only look at Hugo, and then heard Hugo say, "Cooperation with Stanley should be everyone's dream, but if you want to cooperate with Stanley, there must be certain conditions." ”

Roland seemed to catch a hint of cunning flashing in Hugo's sunny eyes, but because it disappeared so quickly, he was not sure, and Roland had no time to think, so he could only continue according to the plan, "Hehe, the condition is naturally that you should talk to the crew, who knows what Stanley will think, the director's ideas are always elusive, aren't they?" Roland still turned a corner, and did not directly state his purpose, and then said, "But I think if there are familiar friends, I think it will be much better." ”

At this time, Hugo finally got rid of the excitement he had just now, and his mind reawakened the initial warning: Roland came to the door today, and he came to dig the foot of the wall.

In fact, from other people's point of view, it is normal for Hugo to change his agent now, firstly, the relationship between Hugo and Joseph has fallen into a freezing point, and secondly, people go to high places and water flows to low places, and the rapid development of Hugo's current career does need a more well-connected and better agent.

Hugo understands all these truths, and after falling out with Joseph, Hugo also had this idea, so he simply changed his agent. But in Hugo's view, everyone has their own principles, some things can be done, some things can't be done, and some things are disdainful to do, although Hugo is not a rigid person, but he also has his own bottom line principles.

For example, in the matter of brokers, even if it is natural for Hugo to change any agent now, this is the principle of the supremacy of the interests of the industry, but for Hugo, leaving Joseph and Lang to cooperate is something he disdains to do; Finding a new partner behind his back without making it clear to Joseph was something he could not do; If he really wants to change agents, he will make everything clear, end his relationship with Joseph first, and then look for a new agent.

It's not about moral principles or anything like that, but because Hugo sees Joseph as a friend, and he can't use a knife behind his friend's back, it's that simple. Friendship, this is the friendship that Hugo cherishes the most, because in the past ten years, Hugo has been by his side are friends, and a group of friends support each other to run towards their dreams, and the meaning of friendship has a different status in Hugo's heart.

If Hugo and Joseph are not friends today, they are just simple work partners, for example, not long after the Golden Raspberry Award, Roland came to the door, and Hugo might have changed his door directly.

Joseph was a friend of Hugo's, and although the relationship between the two was very stiff now, Hugo still regarded him as a friend, so Hugo had already made a decision before Roland started these speeches, and he had no plans to change it now.

When Hugo heard Roland digging a pit step by step and waiting for him to jump in, the experience accumulated in the past two years still sobered him up, so Hugo said with a smile, "Familiar friends? What do you mean......" Hugo elongated his tail note slightly, and then said dryly, "Agent?"

Roland was a little surprised that Hugo said it directly, because he had been saying it very secretively just now, in fact, he planned to probe Hugo's tone before the showdown, but now that Hugo has directly picked it out, there is no need for him to hide it, "Yes, agent." I wonder if you have any plans to change brokers, or even brokerage companies?"

Quentin, who was sitting next to him, frowned suddenly, and the excitement just now disappeared without a trace, and he looked at Roland very dissatisfied, obviously disliking the small actions of Roland and the Weinstein brothers behind his back.

However, Hugo did not blame Quentin, but looked at Roland with a smile on his face, but his action was very resolute, and he shook his head directly, "No." ”

The smile on Roland's face froze for a moment, for today's digging of the wall, he can definitely be said to be well-prepared, and Hugo's reaction just now also proved the correctness of all his plans, all of them went according to the plan, but why was the final result completely different?

Roland didn't know which part of the business trip cuò, he obviously couldn't understand, but he still kept his calm, "Why?" I don't see a reason for you to stay with Joseph. You need a better agent, and we have better resources, and at the same time, we will also give you a more relaxed choice environment, you know, we always want our actors to grow into the top of the industry, and we are constantly working in that direction. ”

Roland said a lot, but Hugo leaned forward and asked suspiciously, "Why do you think I should change agents again?" Joseph is doing a good job right now, I just signed with Quentin, didn't I?" Internal contradictions and external contradictions must be clearly distinguished, and Hugo has always had a very clear understanding of this.

Hugo's words made Roland quite speechless, but now he didn't know what to say, but Roland was not a person who was willing to give up lightly, so he paused, seemed to sort out his thoughts, and then said, "As far as I know, your contract with Joseph is about to expire in April next year, and you haven't renewed it with him until now, I think you should be looking for a new agent." ”

Hugo didn't notice this, and when Roland said this, Hugo also remembered that when Longmayer threw Hugo to Joseph, it was May l991, and the two signed a contract for three years, so it expired before May l994. No wonder Lang's activities were so frequent before, it seems that this is also one of the objective factors, on the one hand, the contract is about to expire, on the other hand, Hugo and Joseph are still in an impasse, in the eyes of outsiders, it is completely a good time.

However, Hugo was still unmoved, smiled and raised his eyebrows, "Then I'll wait until the contract expires next year to see the situation." This made Roland very stunned, because Hugo's move was completely unreasonable.

Generally, the right to renew the brokerage contract is in the hands of the actor, because strictly speaking, the agent is the identity of the artist, and the two parties sign an employment contract, and especially at Hugo's current level, there are a lot of agencies willing to provide services for Hugo, and only relying on Hugo alone can support a small agency with less than 30 people, which is not just talking.

Therefore, when a contract like Hugo is about to expire, a year before the fast or six months before the actor, the actor will start to think about whether to renew the contract or change the agent, which is also the time to examine the agency to submit chips and services in advance. Even though Hugo is special, there are still many people waiting after the success of "Sleepless in Seattle", and it was not until November that "Schindler's List" broke out that it began to be sought-after, but now it is time to renew or not.

But it's ...... Hugo didn't do this, which made Roland laugh, he thought about it carefully, and then nodded slightly, "Okay, I know, we'll see the situation in April next year." (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Kazakhstan to read it and vote for the work for a monthly ticket. Your support is the biggest motivation for me to continue creating!)

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