241 Neglect one or the other
The reporters watched Hugo and Joseph leave the banquet hall, as if they were a military parade and saw them off the hall, the reporters stayed in place, hesitating and struggling: what is the interview with Anthony? Or an interview with Hugo?
Nicholas had no such scruples, he almost followed Joseph, left the banquet hall one after the other, and then chased after Hugo, who was walking in front, "Hugo, Hugo"
Hugo's footsteps did not stop, and continued to walk forward, but Joseph turned around, and after seeing that it was Nicholas, he said with a stern face, "Nicholas, we have finished what we should say, and we will not be interviewed again." β
"Oh Joseph, be friendly." Nicholas said with a smile, and it could be seen that he was in a good mood. Witnessing the brilliant head-to-head confrontation just now, it was difficult for him to restrain the corners of his mouth.
But Joseph was obviously not in such a good mood, and he gritted his teeth and retorted, "You should be friendly," although Joseph and Hugo did not read any newspapers before leaving today, which led to their passivity at the beginning; But before entering the banquet hall, they went to the bathroom to adjust their mood, but they accidentally overheard the discussion at the Four Seasons Hotel and learned that the "Los Angeles Times" was black Hugo again this time. This is definitely not good news
The more moments like these, the more Hugo needs allies. They thought the Los Angeles Times would be allies, but they weren't.
Nicholas knew what Joseph was talking about, and he reluctantly raised his hands to make a surrender, "Take it easy, I also have to earn a living to eat." The sentence was as if Joseph had 'forced' him to do something unconscionable, which made Joseph speechless.
"Hey, hey, Joseph," and then another reporter panted after him, who hurriedly handed over his business card, "I am. James Rattle, a reporter for American Weekly, I would like to write an interview for Hugo and let Hugo share his views on this event from his point of view. Joseph didn't take the business card, which made James a little anxious, "I have written two drafts for Hugo before, you can go and see it, I am absolutely sincere." β
Joseph hesitated, "You are the ....... final analysis, the journalist who praised Hugo after the premiere?" After Hugo participated in the "Final Analysis", the "American Weekly" published a related article, which made Hugo instantly the focus, and Joseph remembered it, but it had been almost a year since the incident, and the memory was relatively vague, so Joseph was a little hesitant.
"Yes, yes," James looked very happy and nodded vigorously in the affirmative.
Joseph pondered for a moment, "American Weekly" is a comprehensive 'sex' magazine, but the content of the report is mainly based on gossip, and it can be regarded as the leader of the gossip media in the United States, although the artist still needs to be based on a professional image, but gossip is an inseparable part. Therefore, Joseph took James's business card and planned to go back and read the report that James wrote for Hugo.
"Joseph, I made the appointment first" Nicholas was immediately upset, he was the first to catch up, and took the lead from the competitor.
Joseph raised an eyebrow, "You should have said it straight." Although Nicholas chased after him directly just now, he didn't say anything, Joseph was playing tricks on Nicholas, which immediately made Nicholas stunned. Joseph had no intention of staying and continuing the talks, so he turned around and left.
Nicholas and James stood in place, watching with different expressions as Joseph caught up with Hugo, and then the two left the Four Seasons Hotel. At this time, a large number of people in the banquet hall also chased out, in fact, this conversation just now was less than half a minute, but the reporters chased it out too late, and it was more troublesome to interview Hugo next. This made these reporters a little depressed, so they could only return to the banquet hall again and continue to interview Anthony, hoping to continue to dig out more content about this incident.
Hugo and Joseph returned to the car, and Joseph saw Hugo gently 'rubbing' his temples, "What's wrong?" β
Hugo shook his head, "It's okay. It's just that it's too tiring to 'deal with' these reporters, much more tiring than acting and creating. "Hugo thought of reporters too simply, he thought that he had been rolling in the underground rock circle for ten years, and had seen countless reporters' tricks, and there must be no problem in dealing with reporters by himself, but obviously he was wrong, not only last night, but also Anthony's on-the-spot response today, which really surprised Hugo again and again. This made Hugo feel very tired, and he actually missed the time when no one paid attention to him when he was glorious to death.
Thinking of this, Hugo smiled bitterly. This is a contradiction. When no one is paying attention, I hope to be able to carve out a sky of my own; But when I really have the spotlight to focus on, I feel tired because of this excessive attention and 'chaos' and 'chaos'. The road to the entertainment industry is long and difficult, and Hugo is just getting started.
"So, what's next?" Hugo was a little dazed.
Joseph pondered for a while, "We have said everything that needs to be said, and then it will be up to the media to make a move, and we will see how the media reacts tomorrow." We can only hope that what happened last night will be clear to everyone and that someone will be willing to speak for us. Joseph paused, "I'll contact a few media outlets to test their tone and see what the situation is." β
At such a moment, Mrs. Joseph's connections are stretched again, and if it is Lang Meyer or a professional public relations agent, he will inevitably be able to contact some authoritative media to stand up and say good things for Hugo. A heavyweight ally is often able to change the course of events. Of course, although Joseph is not well connected, he still knows many media outlets, so he can still do a lot.
Hugo couldn't help but sigh, he is now glad that the Internet has not yet developed, if it is the twenty-first century, there is no chance for him to breathe, it is estimated that last night there was a stir on the Internet, Hugo and Joseph have no time to discuss at all, they will feel the huge pressure of public opinion, let them fall into a more difficult quagmire. And now, with the paper media dominating, even mobile phones have not been fully popularized, and the speed of information dissemination is obviously relatively slow, which has won Hugo a chance to fight back.
"Oh, Jesus Christ, I actually forgot about it" Joseph wrinkled the media and slapped himself on the head, "You have an audition at ten o'clock." Joseph closed his eyes, although he knew that self-blame would not solve anything at this time, he still inevitably thought that as an agent, he really had too much to learn. Not only that, but he needed an assistant and Hugo needed a manager, otherwise things would only get worse. But at this time, Joseph has no time to blame himself and be a 'fan', because he has to get to Universal Studios quickly.
"Auditions? What did you say? Hugo was confused, he didn't understand what was going on, "When did you get the audition?" Hugo had never heard Joseph mention it before.
Joseph drove quickly towards Universal Studios and explained, "Last night. β
"I met Arnold Copperson backstage yesterday, the producer of the Field Platoon." Joseph simply explained, "He's working on a brand new film, and he thinks you can audition for the lead actor. I talked to him for a long time, and I think this script and the character 'color' are really good, you can definitely try it. At this point, Joseph remembered the situation, "Oh, by the way, before the Anthony incident, I was talking to Arnold, and that's why we had to stand in the corner." β
Hugo remembered that before he and Uma went to find Joseph yesterday, Joseph was indeed standing in the corner chatting with others, and couldn't help but nod. Joseph continued, "He said he could spare time this morning to see how your audition went, and if it was good, he could gather the director and the screenwriter to have lunch with us and discuss the possibility of you being on the show." β
Sure enough, it was full of sincerity, no wonder Joseph nodded in agreement, "But I didn't expect so many things to happen, I almost completely forgot about it." Joseph slammed the steering wheel to show his anger.
"Please, Joe, we didn't know it was going to be like this, were we?" Hugo thought more openly, "After all, you see, this press conference is a must, even if we remember that there is an audition, we can't change it." After all, auditions can still be adjusted, and even if they are missed, there will be others in the future, but this time the accident must be dealt with as soon as possible. β
Joseph also knew in his heart that if Anthony's affairs were not dealt with, then it was estimated that Hugo would not want to find a job for a long time. But even so, Joseph still can't control his anger, he is more angry with himself, since the end of last year, things have been one after another, from family to work, but he has not handled it well, which is really bad.
Hugo knew that Joseph was blaming himself, and he also knew that Joseph had been in a state of anxiety since Thanksgiving, and family affairs were mixed with work matters, which always made people anxious. Hugo patted Joseph on the shoulder and said, "Joe, you've done a great job, at least you've won me a rare audition, and that's thankful, it's the only good news in the past two bad days." β
Hugo's words made Joseph pull the corners of his mouth, which can be regarded as a bitter pleasure. Hugo laughed lightly, "Okay, are you in the mood to talk to me about this audition now?" I'm not prepared at all, so I should at least let me know what kind of work it is. β
"Oh yes," Joseph nodded, "it's a high-IQ thriller action movie called . Outlaw He. putiv⦠The story is about ......"
Joseph was still making a brief introduction, but Hugo's eyes suddenly lit up: what, "the end of the world"? This is the first Hollywood account-sharing movie introduced in China.