The comeback 403 first dispute.

When Joseph called, Hugo was already ready to rest, after the band arrived in Jacksonville at noon, experienced a performance in the afternoon and evening, and practiced for three hours after returning, everyone was already a little tired, and at this time received a call from Joseph, Hugo seemed a little excited.

It was early in the morning when Hugo called Carl, and it had been at least twelve hours since Joseph called back, which was really uncomfortable. However, Joseph obviously also knew that he was too late to call back, and when Hugo picked up the phone, he apologized in a series of ways, "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, Carl told me in the morning, but he never called you back, I'm really sorry." ”

Joseph didn't make any excuses, just apologized sincerely, and Hugo let out a long breath, as if venting all the depression in his heart, "Forget it, it's like this when you're busy with work." "This is a fact, Hugo also understands that Joseph has been busy recently because of the acceptance of new artists, and Joseph is also in a state of high tension in his 'spirit', so it is normal for some omissions." But seeing that you're so busy at work, you know that things are on track lately, and I'll remember that you owe me a meal. ”

"As long as it's not dinner." When Joseph heard Hugo say this, he was also relieved and smiled again.

"How's it going, it's been smooth lately, right?" Although Joseph is an agent, he is also a friend, and Hugo still hopes that Joseph's career can develop better, so Hugo did not ask about "The Shawshank Redemption" at the beginning, but chatted with Joseph relaxedly.

"Whew, I'm so busy that my shoes are going to catch fire." Joseph's voice can be heard tired, but more still excited, the career can finally see a bright future, which is naturally full of 'energy', "The two newcomers you mentioned last time, I signed them, Matt Da'mon and Ben Affleck, but now I still have to train first, I am looking for some TV drama opportunities." ”

Promoting new people is the hardest part, as was the case with Carl looking for jobs for Charlize and Alex before; Now that Joseph is starting his career as an actor for Matt and Ben, the agent must use all the resources at his disposal to find an opportunity to cram the new actor in.

In fact, if Hugo has a new work now, Joseph in the process of negotiating with the crew, incidentally asked Matt or Ben to be included in the movie, even if it is just a small horn 'color', there is no problem, this is all feasible 'sex', and this is also the most limited resource use method for big-name agents. But alas, Hugo went on a road tour.

"In addition, Nick has been picking out scripts recently, and I need to constantly discuss and contact with the production company, and I have to have meetings with Nick. Although Joseph did not elaborate on the specifics, he could feel the prospects of his thriving career in just a few words.

But when Hugo heard this, he frowned, "Nick? "He doesn't know when Joseph has an actor like this, and he is still choosing the actor for the script?

"Nicolas Cage. Oh God, didn't I sue you? Joseph patted his head again and again, "Hugo, I won Nick's brokerage contract at the end of July, and I am now his agent, and I have been busy with his business recently, didn't I sue you?" Really"

Nicolas Cage, this is definitely in. One of the most familiar Hollywood actors to the Chinese audience, the number of his works introduced into China over the years is the largest of all actors in Hollywood, he is an Oscar winner, but he is also known as the king of bad movies, he can be called a model worker with a high number of films, but the uneven level of his works is also embarrassing.

Standing in 1993, Nicholas has been in the film industry for 13 years, and has starred in a lot of works, including works with many big-name directors, such as "Moonlight 'Sex' Sultry", "Vegas's Honeymoon (HMN. dn。 Vegas)" and other works have won him many accolades for his acting skills, and David Lynch's "Wild at Heart" won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, pushing Nicholas's career as an actor to a new peak.

At present, Nicholas can also be regarded as one of the first-line actors in the circle, although the box office appeal has not been proven, but the overall strength and reputation are very solid and stable, and he has gained a firm foothold in the first-line ranks. If compared with Hugo, Hugo may have a slight advantage in popularity, after all, "The Heroic Wind of the Righteous Sea" and "Sleepless in Seattle" are both recent works; But in the minds of film production companies, Nicholas is undoubtedly a more weighty actor.

Unexpectedly, Nicholas actually signed a contract with Joseph, which is also the most successful signing in Joseph's more than two years in the industry. Hugo can even imagine that when the pace of internal power struggle in the international innovation company is gradually increasing, Joseph will inevitably become the target of the company's senior management after signing Nicholas, so the number of Joseph's entertainment will definitely rise sharply recently.

Now it seems that Joseph's "busyness" is worthy of the name, no wonder he didn't have time to return his calls, no wonder he was also neglected about the "Shawshank Redemption......

Hugo had a lot of thoughts in his head, but he didn't say it directly, but said with a smile, "We haven't talked on the phone for nearly a month, so I only found out about it today, but I really want to congratulate you, it's a huge improvement."

But Joseph did not hear the irony in Hugo's words, or that he heard it but deliberately ignored it, and in any case, he chuckled and said, "This is only the beginning, and there is still a long way to go." ”

Joseph today is indeed very different, in the past he was relatively stricter, but today he laughed much more than usual, and his tone was much softer than before. There was no contact for a month, but Hugo felt that Joseph had changed beyond his imagination.

Since Joseph didn't hear that Hugo's words were there, Hugo put it down for the time being, although he felt uncomfortable, but after all, it was worth congratulating on the progress of his good friend's career, so Hugo put aside all the complicated thoughts in his heart, and finally returned to the key issue, "Frank called me today, and he said that he kept calling you, but he couldn't contact you, so he had to contact me here." ”

"Who?" Joseph didn't react at the first time, which made Hugo choke directly.

"Frank Drabont?" The Shawshank Redemption,? Hugo explained with a wry smile.

Joseph laughed awkwardly, "Yes, yes, I know." Joseph finally reacted at this moment, realizing that something was wrong, he completely forgot about the "Shawshank Redemption", in fact, he didn't forget it, he did receive two messages from Frank, but just before the call back, something else came, and he forgot about it after he was busy. Without the secretary's reminder, Joseph was indeed a little stretched, "Sorry, Hugo, I'm really sorry." ”

Hugo thought that since Frank had called him and the matter had been resolved, and Joseph had been very busy lately, it was understandable, so forget it. But then Hugo thought about it again, he has always regarded Joseph as a friend, and Joseph has never been negligent in his work in the past year, but now, Joseph is gradually busy, and there will be more and more communication about work in the future, so he still has to make things clear, which is good for the cooperation between the two people in the future.

"Joe, I mentioned to you before, I want to meet with Frank to have a 'talk', but you have never replied to Frank, no matter what your reason is, this is a dereliction of duty in your work, and in the past nearly a month, Frank took the initiative to contact you, and he couldn't even contact you, you as my agent, this is very irresponsible. I hope you can understand that you are someone else's agent, but at the same time my agent, and there is not much work in my part recently, and you still have to do it in time. Hugo did not accuse loudly, but he spoke very directly, without any intention of beating around the bush, which made Joseph's cheeks suddenly hot.

Joseph knew that it was his own dereliction of duty, but he couldn't help but defend, "Hugo, I just think you don't care so much about this script, otherwise you wouldn't have contacted me once in the past month, so I ......"

"Joe, if I didn't care about this script, would I still ask you to contact Frank? Even if I do turn down the script, you'll have to reach out to Frank and get my idea across, right? Frank can't get in touch with you several times, which can't be explained. Impulsively, Hugo almost said "If that's the case, then what do I want you to do as an agent", but he still endured it, he didn't want to make things more stiff, after all, he and Joseph had worked together very happily before, and this time it was understandable.

Hugo took two deep breaths, "The script is not the point, the point is the attitude of your work." I think you know this better than I do. Hugo's words silenced Joseph, who also understood his dereliction of duty, and Hugo's words, though sharp and unpleasant, were all true.

The excitement between Joseph's eyebrows also precipitated, and he 'rubbed' his eyebrows, "I'm sorry, Hugo, it's my responsibility." Joseph also vaguely realized that he had gotten a little carried away during this time, and this was the most important thing.

"It's okay." Hugo also suppressed the anger in his chest, and tried to remain calm and said, "I communicated with Frank, he will think about it, and then contact you to see how the script will be revised, and when the time comes, the communication will still be done by you." ”

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