In the face of Hugo's doubts, Rick, Joseph and Carl, who were sitting on the sofa, looked at each other, as if asking, "Do you say or do I say", obviously, this incident has mobilized almost the resources of the entire Endeavour elite brokerage company, and even Carl is involved.

In the end, it was Joseph who took the initiative to speak, "Do you remember the incident you asked me about on the pie? ”

Hugo looked dazed, calmed down and thought about it carefully, Oscar night was full of people, except for Cameron as a female companion, in fact, Hugo and other people met very rarely, and even Cameron himself would get together with other ladies to talk many times, so Hugo was in communication most of the time, and there were few quiet moments.

"Ah, when I was talking to Thomas?" Hugo remembered that when he was chatting with Thomas Wieland, the head of Burberry in the United States, Joseph came over for a while, because Thomas regretted Hugo's absence from Burberry's catwalk at London Fashion Week this year, and Thomas also joked with Joseph, hoping that Hugo would appear at Burberry's runway during Spring/Summer Fashion Week in October.

Joseph nodded in affirmation. Hugo thought about it seriously, but still found nothing, "What did I ask you?" There were so many people he talked to that night, and most of them were unnutritious polite words, and he really didn't remember them clearly.

Not surprised, Joseph went on to explain, "You ask me why Jon-Walter brought his daughter to Oscar night. ”

"That's right! Right! Hugo slapped his palms twice, and then remembered. At that time, he was actually just casually mentioning it, because he saw Jang-Walter talking to Angelina Jolie at least three times in one night, but when he saw it again, Angelina was no longer strong, and the two of them were far away, as if they had a feud.

"Why did you suddenly start gossiping? I didn't think you had any interest in these things before. Karl, who was sitting next to him, teased.

Hugo could only answer that it was a "whim", he couldn't say that he saw Angelina almost bump into Gwyneth, Brad hurriedly protected the flowers, and the result also provoked the rebellious Angelina to ridicule, thinking that this world was too wonderful, so he didn't hold back and asked Joseph.

"Maybe that's luck." Joseph didn't think much about it, and took over the conversation, "It's rare that you are interested in a gossip, so I went to inquire, and I found out that Walter originally took his daughter to attend the pie, introduce some contacts to her daughter, and pave the way for her daughter's future." But the problem is that the two father and daughter are not together at all, which is really strange. On the contrary, I also saw Walter and Cruise standing together twice, and vaguely felt that something was wrong, so I went to find Rick. ”

It is true that Joseph does not see the big picture as clearly as Rick. So Joseph didn't take care of it, and sued Rick as soon as possible.

The rest of the matter became clear, Rick only asked the person he was talking to in detail, and built a third of the entire blueprint, although it was only a third, but it was enough for them.

In fact, before the Oscar night, Tom Cruise's actions Rick was all in his eyes, if not all, at least more than 60%, correspondingly, Rick has been operating behind the scenes, this time it is indeed the entire Endeavour elite agency is making efforts, from Disney to Warner Bros., from New Line Pictures to Paramount, and even the less relevant Twentieth Century Fox, Universal Pictures, and Columbia Pictures can see the figure of Endeavor elite agency.

Rick's expected ideal ending is that Hugo will win both "Mission Impossible" and "Seven Deadly Sins", with "Mission Impossible" being paid $15 million and "Seven Deadly Sins" taking a supporting role price in a regular manner. However, because "Seven Deadly Sins" is a supporting role, there must not be many scenes, so Hugo was asked to shoot in advance, and then join the "Mission Impossible" crew after the finale.

But what Rick didn't expect was that Tom was determined to win this time, not only using the powerful resources of the innovative artist agency - promising to develop multiple collaborations with Paramount, but also using his personal friendships. Endeavour Elite Agency and Hugo are slightly inferior, and the final defeat to Tom is not too much of a surprise.

The sudden attack on Oscar night was not so much about planning in advance, but rather about Rick's quick decision, the strong man broke his wrist, and chose to give up "Mission Impossible" and focus on the "Seven Deadly Sins".

Joseph first took advantage of Paramount's desire not to have a bad relationship with Hugo and Tom Hanks, and persuaded Paramount to set up a stage together - to be honest, this was a free publicity opportunity, and all Paramount needed was to postpone the announcement of the cooperation with Tom Cruise for a few days, and Paramount had no reason to refuse.

At the same time, Rick, Ali, Carl and others thunderously persuaded Disney, Warner Bros., and New Line Pictures. The way of exchanging interests not only robbed the "Seven Deadly Sins", but also got a salary of 10 million for Hugo, beating the actor Brad Pitt, and making the innovative artist agency disgraced once; At the same time, all the previous controversies were calmed down, and all attention was shifted to the two works, and it was still up to the works to win. On top of that, Endeavour Elite Brokerage is on the rise.

This really makes people admire Rick's crisis management ability, he still did his best in difficult situations, although he missed "Mission Impossible", but the "Seven Deadly Sins" is still in his hands, and Alexander Lorraine also successfully joined the crew of "Brave Death Island".

If the innovative artist agency knew that the root of this qiē was only because of Hugo's curiosity, it led them to notice that something was wrong at the first time and had the opportunity to start the layout. Then I don't know what their expressions will be, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to smile.

"Hugo, I'm sorry, I still didn't take down 'Mission Impossible' in the end." Rick solemnly looked at Hugo and apologized.

Missing "Mission Impossible" is a huge regret for Rick, and it can even be said to be a failure. Not only because this work was originally one of the best choices in Rick's heart, but also because Hugo also nodded and agreed, if Hugo can star in "Mission Impossible", there are still many things that Endeavor Elite Agency can run in the future, and the cooperative relationship between him and Hugo will be closer.

Therefore, Rick believes that this is a dereliction of duty, and after noticing the frequent movements behind Tom Cruise's back, he still does not have enough chips in his hand to be able to make a final decision.

Hugo looked at the serious Rick, but shook his head with a smile, "This is Hollywood, isn't it?" To be precise, this is society, and not everyone can achieve what they want. ”

This is the first time since Hugo entered Hollywood that he clearly felt the fact that strength is not the only criterion for determining victory or defeat. Although he has always known that the breadth and thickness of his network, the use and cooperation of the media, the depth of personal friendships, etc., have the ability to influence the final outcome, this is the first time he has experienced it.

"Mission Impossible" chose Tom Cruise, not because of strength factors, nor because of simple salary, nor because of the actor's adaptation to the role. Simply because Tom makes better use of the surrounding resources than Hugo.

No wonder people are so concerned about Hollywood's power lists! Judging from the current situation, Hugo's momentum is booming, but his position on the Hollywood power list is still not as good as Tom's.

In fact, this kind of defeat is something Hugo doesn't like, because this is not the result of a head-to-head showdown with the basic strength guide, but Hugo also clearly knows that in modern society, many times he has lost without even using his strength, and if he wants to show his strength, he must obtain a certain platform. This is social reality, not just Hollywood.

It can be said that Tom's victory was dignified, there was no conspiracy, no secret stumbling, no slander, and he relied on the combination of his own hard power and soft power to achieve the final victory. Just as he officially declared war in front of Hugo.

Similarly, Hugo's victory over Kevin Spacey to win the "Seven Deadly Sins" is really due to strength? Of course, strength is one of the most important links, and the role of Anonymous is not something that anyone can do, but it is not strength that determines the outcome of the game.

"Rick, although we missed 'Mission Impossible', we won 'Seven Deadly Sins', and also won 'Brave Island' for Alex, and there are several other works, right? It's all something to celebrate. "Hugo not only did not intend to blame Rick, on the contrary, this incident was the first time that he clearly saw the strength of his agents, whether it was Endeavor Elite Brokerage or Innovative Artist Agency, they were not just an agency to take on jobs." The only pity is that the ladies don't seem to have found new jobs. ”

Charlize auditioned for "The Seven Deadly Sins" with little to no chance, and Gwyneth won; Cameron also failed to find a suitable script. This is indeed a pity.

"It's not over yet." Rick chuckled and shook his head, and while they had won the piece, it was just the beginning.

Especially in the process of putting pressure on Paramount, Endeavour Elite Brokerage has fought with the top three brokerage companies at present, and Rick knows very well that they will be vigilant, especially the international innovation management company will definitely increase the pressure on Endeavor Elite Brokerage in the future.

This is an opportunity for Endeavor Elite Brokerage to show itself, and they have successfully emerged; And the next fierce competition is the highlight, whether it is a hero or a bear, it depends on the next showdown.

However, Rick didn't plan to say too much to Hugo, but changed the subject, "The next thing is up to your watch, this time the cast is so strong, are you under pressure?" Although Rick didn't say it explicitly, he was actually talking about the duel between Hugo and Brad, and of course the duel between Hugo and Morgan. It's just that Rick is different from Martin Baum, he has absolute confidence, and he has the confidence to firmly believe in Hugo.

Hugo didn't say anything big and shrugged his shoulders, "Reading the script starts today." "Every qiē has to start from scratch, one step at a time.