Located between Beverly Avenue and West 3rd Street, the Farmer's Market (Famers. Founded in 1934, the idea was conceived by a group of farmers during the Great Depression to concentrate fresh fruit and vegetable crops from their farms and sell them directly to nearby people at low prices. After decades of development, the stalls gradually expanded, and then with the decline of this area, the market gradually lost its livelihood value and developed into a tourist area.

Due to the complexity of the composition of the population, it has formed a casual and comfortable, local flavor but exotic market characteristics, boutiques, restaurants, jewelry stores, cinemas, the warmth and coziness of the traditional market is a unique and beautiful landscape, of course, no one will forget the freshly made toast, muffins and golden shortbread here, so that the whole market is filled with approachable noise.

It was only fifteen minutes from Sunset Square to the farmer's market, and Joseph looked around and soon found his destination, "There, Knott's. berry）。 The crew made an appointment to meet them at this restaurant next to the main entrance of the farmer's market, and the two of them hurried over.

It took Joseph a lot of effort to find a parking space, and after parking the car, Hugo straightened his collar in the rearview mirror, and Joseph said with a little concern, "Are you sure it's really okay?" ”

Hugo was very calm, "I'm fine, really." Then after arranging his clothes, Hugo opened the car door and walked down, stood in the parking lot, and faced Joseph with his hands outstretched, "Look, isn't that a good feeling?" ”

Since Hugo didn't have time to open the box, he eventually got Alex's help and came to the audition wearing Alex's costume - which is why he asked Hugo about his height and weight. Now Hugo is wearing a blue tennis shirt, light blue jeans, and a navy blue baseball jacket on the outside.

Joseph was still a little worried, it was already terrible to participate in such an audition, not wearing formal clothes, but not even wearing a shirt, which really made people feel at ease.

Hugo seemed to sense Joseph's inner struggle, and he smiled and turned to Nott's berry restaurant, and said, "You asked me to come here in a shirt for an interview, don't say how the interviewer feels, I guess I'm uncomfortable, don't I?" ”

The farmer's market is a traditional market, and you can even see a lot of plaid shirts or cargo pants dressed as farms, but Knott's Berries is a famous chicken restaurant, and it can be a bit out of place to come in formal attire. In this way, Hugo's outfit is actually quite in line with the theme, not too casual and not too formal.

Joseph nodded, anyway, there was no way to regret it now, he locked the car door and pointed in the direction of the restaurant, "Let's go." ”

It was only six o'clock in the afternoon, and there was still some distance before dinner time, and there were not many people coming to eat, but you could still see scattered people coming in and out at the door. Suddenly, Joseph took Hugo's arm and whispered, "The competitor is coming." ”

Hugo followed Joseph's line of sight and looked forward, and at once he saw two people stop at the door of the restaurant, one of the men in a suit and leather shoes was completely separate from the surroundings, as if he was wearing leather shoes under the farmland, which made people laugh, this is a strange face; However, Hugo recognized another person, Brad Pitt.

Today, Brad is wearing a light blue shirt without a tie, and the top three buttons of the shirt are scattered, lazy and casual drooping, which can make people faintly see his wheat-colored healthy chest, although he is also wearing a formal shirt and trousers, but his casual and uninhibited temperament has a strange fit with the surrounding environment, but it does not seem too abrupt.

Seeing Brad, Hugo's first reaction was: "Big River Love" is also finished? He also thought that he would have to shoot for a while longer, after all, "Big River Love" had to go to Montana (Montana) to shoot, which was far more complicated than the filming of "Smell the Fragrance and Know the Woman".

The second reaction immediately followed: The road is narrow, and they actually compete after "Big River Love".

Brad and another man, who were standing at the door, only paused, and the man smiled at Joseph, which was considered to be a greeting, but this smile was a bit condescending no matter how you looked at it, and then the two of them entered the restaurant directly.

Only then did Joseph whisper in Hugo's ear, "That's Brad's agent, the big guy in the circle." Martin Baum baum), one of the five founders of an innovative artist agency. ”

Hugo immediately understood, no wonder Martin looked at Joseph with a sense of superiority, because he had this capital. Not to mention compared to Joseph, even Ron Meyer is a generation behind in front of Martin.

The origin of the American brokerage company is the William Morris brokerage company founded in 1898, and they laid the foundation of the entire brokerage industry, but in 1975, five young agents in the William Morris brokerage company who had not yet become famous were quite dissatisfied with the seniority system of the brokers in the company, so they came out together to found a new company. With $21,000 in savings, $36,000 in loans, and two cars, these five young men built the company that is what it is today, and Martin Baum was one of the first five young men.

Both Innovative Artists Agency and International Innovation Management were founded in 1975 and are now among the top three agencies in the United States, so both have always been competitors and partners. Today, Martin took Brad out in person, obviously hoping to successfully win the role of "Yihai Xiongfeng", which is menacing.

After Joseph finished explaining, he suddenly remembered something, and his face suddenly darkened, "Tom Cruise is also an artist under the innovative artist agency. It seems that Martin must be determined to succeed, and it is normal to transfer work within the company, and Tom is reluctant to take it, so he will be replaced by Brad from the same company, which is really a perfect connection.

But Hugo didn't look so nervous, "How do you know that they are not competition within the company?" ”

Where there are people, there is competition, that's true. Even within the same company, there is definitely competition between brokers, just as there is between Joseph and Lang. So what if Tom and Brad's agents also have zài competition? So today, Brad's chances of winning are not only not as great as imagined, but he may also be hindered by Tom's agent.

Joseph knew that he was too nervous, although what Hugo said was not necessarily right, but now that the audition is about to start, it is useless to worry too much, just like the "Big River Love" audition, even if you know that it is doomed, at least you have to try to see it.

Although Hugo did not show it on the surface, he was still nervous inside.

Although Hugo seems to have a lot of opportunities recently, in essence, before the official release of "Smell the Fragrance and Know the Woman", the attitude towards Hugo in the circle is basically the same, that is to say, the difficulty of today's audition is not weaker than the previous two times, and now with the competition of Tom and Brad, Hugo is even more inferior. So, it is impossible for Hugo not to be nervous.

Taking a deep breath, Hugo walked with difficulty and walked side by side with Joseph towards the restaurant, and once inside, Joseph began to scan the entire space of the restaurant. The atmosphere is more akin to a family restaurant, and the atmosphere is relatively relaxed, and although there aren't many people dining, you can still clearly feel the low noise heating up the air.

"Sir, how many may I ask?" The receptionist standing at the door asked politely.

"I've made an appointment, Mr. Reiner." Joseph opened his mouth, and the receptionist looked down to confirm it, then looked up and smiled, "Please come with me." ”

The receptionist took Joseph and Hugo through the dining room, and finally stopped in front of a long table, which was a long table that could accommodate eight people, and at this time there were already three people sitting in their seats, and when they saw that someone else had arrived, all three of them stood up politely, and the white-bearded old man sitting at the end of the long table laughed, "Welcome, welcome." ”

Standing on the opposite side is naturally Brad and Martin, who have just come in first, and this old man with sparse hair but a white beard is naturally director Rob Reiner.

Hugo couldn't help but keep his eyes on Rob, the old man who started out as an actor but made a name for himself as a director, that is, he filmed "When Harry Met Sally", "Ten Days in Danger (Misery)", "The Bucket List (the). bucket。 list)" and "Flipped", and these works are all Hugo's favorite films. Although Rob is not as well-known as many commercial directors, he can always dig out extraordinary energy in ordinary people, so as to touch people's hearts, and he is indeed a very good director.

Not long ago, Hugo's co-director Martin Brest had only two of the best works of his directorial career, "Smell a Woman" was the pinnacle, and "Beverly" (Beverly) launched in 1984. hills。 COP)" -- The film held the North American box office record for twenty-five years of R-rated films, until 2009, when it was "hangovered." hangover)" breaking.

But Rob Reiner is clearly even better, his work has continued from the 80s of the 20th century to the second decade of the 21st century, and he has maintained a very good creative standard, which can be called a very capable director.

"I hope you don't mind if I chose the place to meet here, there is no way, I almost can't suppress the idea of eating chicken tonight, so even though I know this is not the right place to talk, I still stubbornly choose this place." Rob joked with a smile on his face.