When "Smelling a Woman" was finished, it was already early March, and after nearly six weeks of filming, the ice and snow in New York were gradually replaced by the footsteps of spring, Hollywood gradually returned to calm after experiencing the excitement of the Grammys and Oscars, and Hugo's life after crossing has experienced some bumps and displacement, and finally adapted.

After returning to Los Angeles from New York, Hugo finally got some respite. Its use of the word "gasp" is inaccurate, because Hugo has no work at hand, and he is completely idle when the filming of "Smelling the Fragrance and Knowing the Woman" ends.

With Hugo's current prestige, and without Tracy's help, it is almost impossible to have a script to take the initiative to come to the door; Although Joseph can continue to seek auditions for Hugo, the second "Smell and Know Woman" is not so easy to find, rather than keep going to auditions and being rejected, it is better to wait for "Smell and Know Woman" to be released, see the media reaction, and then seek a new job, but more practical.

Of course, there are risks in doing so, and it's okay to say that "Smell the Fragrance and Know the Woman" succeeded, but if this movie also failed, or if Hugo's performance did not wait for the affirmation of the film critics, then Hugo's acting career is estimated to continue to slide into the abyss.

In order to avoid this, Joseph, as an agent, had to come up with some solutions. In particular, the post-production of "Smell the Fragrance and Know the Woman" has just begun, and after that, it depends on the eyes of Universal Pictures to arrange when the movie will be released, and there is at least half a year in between.

But the problem is back to the original point: with Hugo's current reputation, there will be no job that will come to the door. Joseph thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to start with small things, increase Hugo's exposure, and see if it was possible to bring Hugo a job outside of movies, such as cameos in TV series, such as program performances.

Joseph had been busy before he came back to Los Angeles, and he continued to be busy after he returned, but it didn't seem to be going very well.

Looking at Hugo, who hung up the phone, Joseph hesitated for a long time, but still made a decision, but he didn't say it immediately, but asked, "What, still no one answers?" ”

Hugo frowned, then nodded.

Since that night with Charlize, Hugo went to New York, and since then Hugo has devoted himself to the filming of "Smell a Woman", almost forgetting Charlize, and there has been no contact for more than a month.

After returning to Los Angeles, Hugo thought about asking Charlize out for dinner again, after all, his friend in Los Angeles was Charlize, but after calling three times, no one answered, and he almost thought that Charlize had moved. But when you think about it, it's no surprise that Charlize is a model, and February and March are among the busiest seasons of the year for models. At this time, Hugo once again felt the inconvenience of the early nineties, without a mobile phone, without a computer, it was really too difficult to connect.

Putting Charlize behind him for the time being, Hugo looked back at Joseph and said, "Forget it, let's talk about it another day." What's wrong, what's wrong with you? You're not going out today? Since coming back to Los Angeles, Joseph has been running out a lot, and you can see that he is busy.

Joseph paused, but said, "I'm going to go to Lang, do you want to go with me?" After struggling for a long time, Joseph finally decided to seek the help of Ron Meyer. Joseph's time in the industry is still too short, and his contacts are very limited, even if he uses the company's resources, it is not so easy to find a suitable exposure opportunity for Hugo.

After several tosses, Joseph found that Lang had a suitable film premiere for Hugo to attend, although Joseph was very reluctant to ask Lang for help, because he was worried that the cooperative relationship with Hugo had progressed, and Hugo favored Lang again, then his work during this time would be in vain, and the future road would be even more promising.

But if you think about it carefully, Joseph knows that what he is doing is for Hugo, and he hopes that Hugo can do his best to get out of his current predicament and seek development, and of course, the further is to make him successful as an agent, so if he can achieve this goal by seeking Lang's help, Joseph feels that he still has to work hard, because he knows that this is what an agent should do. Joseph is also gradually becoming a qualified broker.

For Ron Meyer, Hugo had heard of it for a long time, but had never seen it. In fact, after crossing over, Hugo took the initiative to meet only two friends: Charlize and Leonardo, but now Charlize can't be contacted, and Leonardo has no chance to meet after the relationship of "smelling the fragrance and knowing the woman", as for the crew that just ended, they got along very happily. So if you think about it, Hugo also thinks that he should be proactive, and since he has crossed over, then he should try to adapt to life here.

So Hugo nodded, "Okay, let's go together." ”

Hugo's crisp and neat answer made Joseph sigh secretly in his heart: it seems that Hugo's trust in Lang has not completely faded, and he originally thought that it would be different after experiencing the Golden Raspberry Award, but ...... However, Joseph quickly adjusted his mentality, after all, he took the initiative to ask Hugo if he wanted to go with him, and there was no need to keep entangled.

"Why did you go to see Lang? What's the matter? Hugo curiously asked, in fact, Hugo only knew some simple things about the affairs between Lang, Joseph and his predecessor, but he didn't know the specific inside story. But this did not prevent Hugo from making a judgment: his current agent was Joseph, he and Lang were not bound by any interests, and they were not friends, so there seemed to be no need to meet.

Joseph did not answer, but took the lead and left the house, and Hugo followed, closed the door of the room, and walked downstairs with Joseph, and then he heard Joseph say muffled in front of him, "Go talk about a job." ”

Hugo pouted, not quite understanding what Joseph said, his agent was Joseph, so why did he go to Lang for work? Could it be that Lang's artists have jobs to offer him? Originally, Hugo was curious and wanted to ask, but then he looked at Joseph's stern expression and closed his mouth.

Looking at the white Volkswagen Golf in front of him, although Hugo strongly suspected that it would fall apart at any time when he first took it, after riding for a long time, he felt that this car was also very good. You know, in the 21st century, this kind of antique car is still a collector's favorite, when the retro style is the most violent, owning a car with the characteristics of the times is also a reflection of taste, and now Hugo is sitting in this car, but there is an illusion of pulling the wind - except for the vibration of jolting from time to time.

Thinking that he was about to visit the International Innovation Management Company for the first time, Hugo's curiosity couldn't help but start to rise again, but this curiosity could not be asked to Joseph, Hugo could only go around in his mind, not knowing what one of the top three brokerage companies in the United States would look like, whether it would be grandiose, would it be spectacular......

Across the Beverly Hills, head southwest along Santa Monica Boulevard to see Tury, Los Angeles' most densely populated residential community. city), Constellation Avenue (Stellation. Boulevard is located in the area of the Century Park (Turi. park), you can see green dripping green all around. On Constellation Avenue, many artists have chosen to live here – not as expensive as Beverly Hills, but also not far from the heart of Hollywood, and surrounded by well-established community amenities.

The International Innovation Management Company has arranged its headquarters on Constellation Avenue, and it is less than a quarter of an hour's drive from Joseph's residence to the company, which is quite close, this road passes through Beverly Hills, Century City, and is surrounded by many artists, which is also very convenient for the company's business development.

Joseph turned the car into the Constellation Avenue, and Hugo soon saw a towering glass building, at least thirty floors or more, at a glance it was an office building, but the building was not marked with a name around it, Hugo couldn't help but guess, "This whole building belongs to an international innovation management company?" ”

"Yes." Joseph said it plainly and clearly, which made Hugo's mouth stiffen there, which had not yet been closed.

Hugo thought he knew enough about the company, but now it seems that the international innovation management company is much bigger than he thought. As the top agency in the United States, the business and artists under the International Innovation Management Company are definitely much larger than Hugo imagined.

Joseph didn't notice Hugo's strangeness, he skillfully drove the car into the parking lot, and then took Hugo into the elevator, which went straight up, and finally stopped on the twenty-third floor.

After entering the floor, Hugo kept looking at the busy scene around him, in fact, it was no different from any ordinary company, except that the office space was basically composed of a transparent glass office, and then there was a corner belonging to the assistant outside, and there was nothing unusual about it.

"Why, so curious, as if you haven't been here?" Joseph saw Hugo's appearance and said casually.

Hugo suddenly realized that he had let his guard down again, but this time he was not nervous, "No, I just haven't been here for a long time, and I feel that some new faces have been added here." "It's been almost two months since he crossed over, and it's normal for there to be personnel changes for such a long time, and the renewal and job hunting in the entertainment industry has always been the fastest, even behind the scenes.

Joseph nodded in agreement. Immediately, Joseph's footsteps stopped at the door of an office, and Hugo guessed that this should be Ron Meyer's office, but Joseph stood at the door and said to the assistant next to him, "Who are you?" ”