Chapter 412

After hanging up Frank's phone, Hugo couldn't help feeling tired, and the good mood of walking in the afternoon sun disappeared.

Hugo didn't expect things to be like this. Frank has agreed to Hugo's idea of ​​the script and revised it. He "handed over" the script to Joseph again, but Joseph was too busy and forgot about it, which caused Frank to wait and wait. Did not wait for Hugo's response.

In desperation, Frank called Joseph again to urge him. Joseph, who had an assistant, received the call the first time this time. But Hugo's cell phone was in the suburbs for a few days. There was no signal, so there was no contact. .

After that, the two sides fell into a deadlock again because of whether to talk about the contract or the script first. In the deadlock, Joseph again did not give a positive response. Obviously, he wanted to gain more advantage in the contract negotiation. This was completely Annoyed Frank. Although "Shawshank's Redemption" is a small production, he also sought cooperation after seeing that Hugo was indeed suitable for the role. But now it looks like Frank begging Hugo bitterly. The act of playing big cards coincided with the rumors at the beginning of the year, so Frank simply gave up Hugo.

After understanding what happened, Hugo expressed his apologies to Frank. On the one hand, he was on a road tour outside, which did cause the communication to be inconsistent. The temporary problem with the mobile phone was also a problem with Hugo. On the one hand, Hugo did not follow up with him in time. In order to advance the situation, he did not show enough sincerity, which is also disrespectful to Frank. So Hugo officially expressed his apologies.

This made Frank embarrassed. He also recalled how Hugo had been careful when reading the script. If Hugo was not sincere enough, he would not read the script over and over again. As a result, Frank expressed his understanding of Hugo's situation. Both parties have the intention to cooperate. It's a pity that the "yin" went wrong. I missed this time and can only look forward to the opportunity for cooperation next time.

Here, Hugo learned that, in fact, the crew has signed with Tim Robbins and signed the contract this morning. In other words, the bargaining chip Lang brought today is indeed the cake in the picture.

Hugo felt quite tired after the friendly 'friendship' between the two parties. Although Hugo's own reasons for missing "Shawshank's salvation" this time are also undeniable, such as mobile phone problems, such as the problem of his running'waves' on the road, this is undeniable; but what really disappointed Hugo, Still Joseph's "busy".

Joseph can get busy, this is something to be celebrated. After signing three actors, Hugo is also happy for Joseph. But he was also an actor under Joseph. This time "Shawshank's Redemption" he also worked hard, but Joseph was overly busy and negligent again and again, and finally made himself brush with "Shawshank's Redemption". Although Hugo is not too sorry to miss this script, after all, he missed a masterpiece and there are more works waiting for him, but Hugo is still very disappointed, he is disappointed by Joseph's work attitude.

If Joseph worked hard and followed up in time, he eventually missed it, just like the "sugar-coated trap" at the beginning, Hugo also felt that there was no problem. But this is obviously not the case.

Such a situation is actually not just a manager's problem. For example, Hugo now has a manager, and then relies on the manager to urge Joseph every day, so even if a work agreement is reached, it will not make people happy. . Because Joseph is like a ox, with a whip and a step, such a lack of 'excited' cooperation seems to be forced, and it's really disappointing.

Originally, Hugo thought there was a special reason behind "Shawshank's salvation" and thought that everything was just Lang's provocation, but now it seems that his trust in Joseph has not been rewarded this time.

Sitting on the head of the'bed' quietly thinking for a while, Hugo still regained his spirit. He knew that Lang must not be so easy to fly over to Philadelphia this time. Although he still does not plan to cooperate with Lang, he must Understand what's going on inside the company. Recently, no news from Joseph has been passed.

Because of his busy schedule, Hugo is currently in a passive position.

Hugo first called Carl, but unfortunately Carl's current position is still too low. What he understands is only the fur; then he hesitated, Hugo called Rick Rosen again. Although Hugo knew that Rick was actually a businessman just like Lang, but at least Rick still had a friendship. Sure enough, Rick did not disappoint Hugo.

Recently, the company's co-president Marvin Josephson has moved more and more frequently. He has successfully poached two big-name artists from the company partners, namely Julia Roberts and Paul McCartney. In addition, Marvin also signed With a group of promising newcomers, it can be seen that Marvin is regaining control of the company's power faster and faster.

Prior to this, Marvin hadn't managed company affairs for three years, which allowed Lang and Rick's agents to grow rapidly. The company that was founded with one hand is back in hand. In this way, everyone at the top such as Lang and Rick is in danger.

Julia was originally an artist in Rick's hands, but was poached by Marvin. Rick is already a very tolerant sex, but he still couldn't help but have a head-on conflict with Marvin in the conference room. The news was given to Hugo by Carl Tou, and Rick himself was still tight-lipped. No wonder Lang couldn't bear it anymore.

At present, the power struggle within the company is becoming more and more 'aggressive'. In fact, it has an impact on the actors, but it is not very serious. The most important impact is the agent. Hugo can detect some information from Rick's words just now: the company may split.

If the company really breaks up, the impact will be very far-reaching. At that time, the situation of the actors will also fall into a short period of 'chaos', and the agent is bound to undergo a reshuffle.

It is worth mentioning that Joseph has recently become the object of competition from all parties. Although Joseph can only be regarded as a newcomer in the industry, and his two-year experience is not worth mentioning in front of others, Joseph personally brought Hugo to the peak. And also signed Nicholas Cage, which makes Joseph also have enough chips to become a player, although only a small player.

This is also the biggest reason why Joseph is so busy lately. Recently, two newcomers have taken up a small part of Joseph's time, and Nicholas is choosing the script, and he arrives at the company every day to supervise, making Joseph spend most of his time on selecting new works for Nicholas; and the most important thing is , Joseph spent the rest of the time in social clubs, and from Monday to Saturday, there was almost no interruption in activities.

In Joseph's busy time, Hugo, who wandered around the world after leaving Los Angeles, naturally had no place.

Thinking of this, Hugo couldn't help feeling that there was a bit of bitterness in his mouth. Is Joseph a friend who can share hardships but cannot share happiness?

While Hugo was thinking, the phone on the sofa rang suddenly, interrupting Hugo's thoughts. He dragged his body lazily and walked over and picked up the phone. Now the phone has no caller ID, so It was impossible to tell who was calling, so Hugo answered the phone directly, and Joseph's voice came over immediately.

"Hugo, hey, Anna told me you called, what's wrong, what's the matter?" Joseph only came out to drink water, but accidentally learned the news, and immediately called Hugo. From busy to busy, Joseph has always cared about Hugo.

Hugo rubbed his own temple. He and Joseph had always spoken straight before, but today he hesitated. He began to have scruples. The cooperation between the two has been smooth, but now With scruples, it's really bitter. But Hugo finally decided that it would be better to be straightforward, "'The Redemption of Shawshank, the project has officially signed Tim Robbins."

"What?" Joseph looked very surprised. He obviously didn't receive the message. "Oh, God, Hugo, I'm sorry, I was too busy, so I didn't get the message. Wait a minute, I'll call Frank right away, what's the matter? Maybe." Joseph knew that he and Hugo had a dispute over this matter last time, so he immediately realized that the situation was not good when he heard Hugo's words.

Hugo interrupted Joseph, "No, I called Frank and he told me the situation. He modified the script before, but he didn't get my reply. Then he urged him a few times, but he couldn't. Achieved communication, so he chose other actors."

"Shit is definitely not like this." Joseph was also anxious, and immediately explained, "He did give me the script, and I want to pass it to you, but your phone couldn't get through for a few days, so I put it on hold. I later suggested that we could talk about the contract first, and then talk about the script, but Frank was unwilling to..."

"Yes~www.mtlnovel.com~ I know everything you said." Hugo said.

Hugo's voice made Joseph a little uneasy. It was a little disappointed in his calmness. Although Joseph knew Hugo for a short time, they have been together almost every day for the past two years, so he knows Hugo very well. Especially the Hugo, which has undergone tremendous changes in the past year. Such a Hugo is really disturbing.

"Hugo, listen to me. I really took the initiative to communicate with Frank, but I didn't get the answer I wanted." Listening to Joseph's words, Hugo was disappointed because Joseph was shirking responsibility and he didn't mention himself. Because he was busy, he missed the script response time. He did not mention that he had got the script for nearly ten days and Hugo has not received the script yet...this is not the Joseph Hugo knew.

"Hugo, I think this is a verbal cooperation agreement, so I hope to get more pay for you, but Frank...he..." Joseph was also anxious, and he lost his usual calmness." Hugo, like this, I'll call Frank, you wait for me, you wait for my call." After that, Joseph hung up the phone without waiting for Hugo's reply.