Superstar

　　 Hugo only now knew how powerful his agency is. In Hollywood in the early 1990s, there were only three top brokerage companies. They were William Morris Agency (WMA), the oldest and most powerful agency in the industry, and two late-stage show Innovative Artist Agency (CAA) and International Innovation Management Corporation (ICM), these three companies are also currently the only three brokerage companies in Hollywood with a rate of as high as 10%, which shows their capabilities.

Simply speaking, the responsibility of a brokerage company is to rely on its own contacts to provide intermediary services to customers, and then draw a profit from the customer’s salary. The stronger the brokerage company, the richer its resources, the more extensive its contacts, and the greater the job opportunities. More and more abundant, customers will naturally be able to obtain broader development prospects. The reason why the three major brokerage companies dare to draw 10% is their ability.

Before signing a brokerage company, when new actors do not have an agent, the Actors Guild of America and the American Federation of Television and Radio Actors will play the role of unions. They can provide a large number of job opportunities and, at the same time, when needed. Agents will also be arranged to help actors sign contracts, with the overall goal of protecting the actors’ interests.

　　 Hugo’s first work "Little Restaurant" was successfully performed with the help of the Screen Actors Guild of America. He was then taken by Ron Meyer to the International Innovation Management Company. It has to be said that Lang still has a lot of means. He pushed Hugo step by step to the position of acting star and was rewarded in the "Death Poetry Club". The following three works of "Deadly Moment", "Detective Raiders", and "Hudson's Eagle" certainly have Tracy's role, but Lang's role as an agent cannot be ignored. It is a pity that these three works all failed unexpectedly, which made people feel embarrassed.

Before the filming of "Hudson Eagle" was released, the brokerage contract of Hugo and Lang just expired, so Lang transferred the brokerage contract of Hugo to Joseph. Although it was also in the international innovation management company, it was obviously in a poor level. Up a notch. Then the results of the "Hudson Eagle" also proved Lang's vision.

　　It can be said that the crew of "Scent of a Woman" finally chose Hugo to play the role of Charlie. Joseph and the international innovation management company behind him are absolutely indispensable.

This is the first time Hugo feels that he is very lucky. He has experienced all of this himself, so he clearly knows how important it is to have a strong brokerage company and an excellent broker. This is also the first time Hugo feels The benefits brought by his predecessor—if this handsome appearance is not counted.

Speaking of the brokerage company, Hugo remembered the Charlize he had met before. He has been busy preparing for the audition for "Scent of a Woman" these days, and actually forgot about Charlize." Joseph, to ask you one thing, you know an agent called...er..."

　　 Hugo rolled his eyes and tried to recall the name of the agent, but he couldn't remember it. Joseph stood by and looked at Hugo's tangled expression without any reaction. In the end, Hugo had no choice but to give up. He started looking for the business card of the agent that day, but he couldn't remember where he put it.

Joseph resisted the urge to roll his eyes, sat down on the mattress and watched Hugo dig through the cabinets there, first with his pockets and wallet, then the coat in the closet, then the bedside table and the desk, and finally Hugo patted it. In his head, he opened the script of "Scent of a Woman", he successfully found a hard card in the script, and then showed a look of joy, "Oh, come to think of it, his name is Karl Earl! "It's Superman's real name, but Hugo doesn't know much about American comics, so his associative memory is not so deep.

　　 Listening to Hugo’s words, Joseph finally did not hold back and rolled his eyes: Please, this is not what you remembered, did you read the name on the business card directly? People who don’t even remember where they put their business cards...

　　 "Joseph, do you know him? He said he was an agent of the International Innovation Management Company." Hugo walked to Joseph happily and handed over his business card.

Joseph looked at the excitement and confusion on Hugo’s face. It seemed that he didn’t realize his confusion at all. Joseph could only sigh from the bottom of his heart, and then took the business card, “Our company has a company called Karl-Earl Well, we all call him Superman." Obviously this name is much more effective for Americans.

Joseph looked at the business card, "Yes, this is his business card. What's wrong?" Joseph seemed to think of something, he frowned slightly and looked up and down Hugo with a confused expression, "Could he pass the business card? Here you are, say you have the potential to be an actor?" If so, it would be funny. Hugo is also the leading actor in three movies, but if he is treated as an ordinary person by the agent, this is really too oolong.

Hugo reacted swiftly now. He immediately realized what Joseph meant, and waved his hands again and again, "No, no, it's a model friend of mine. Carl thinks she has the potential to become an actor and gave her a business card. But not sure. Is this a real trick or a lie? I just saw that it was all owned by our company, so I asked for help."

Joseph nodded suddenly, "Carl and I joined the company about the same time. He is in a worse situation than I am now. At least I have you as an artist." Joseph didn't say that although Hugo is not doing well now," But Carl brought two actors before, and the results were not good. In the end, he was fired by those two actors. He now has no actor under his hand, so he returned to the street as a scout."

　　 "Resign?" Hugo raised his eyebrows. He realized that the agent was actually the helper he hired. He was the boss, and the agent worked for him. Of course, a good agent can also bring more job opportunities to the actors, thereby making the actors more trusting in the agent, which is also counterproductive.

　　 Joseph was a little hairy by Hugo's meaningful look. Hugo didn't trust him before, and he was clearly his agent, but Hugo went over to find Lang again and again. Although he clearly gave some advice-in Joseph’s opinion, completely irresponsible opinions, but privately, Lang warned Joseph several times, "Take care of your actors, I will not do free work", and Afterwards, a part of Joseph's salary was drawn as a consulting fee, which was considered a stop. Now, when Joseph heard Hugo's words like this again, he immediately turned aside his eyes and said stiffly, "This is the right of the actor."

Hugo was a little confused. He just made a little joke. Joseph didn't seem to be the kind of person who couldn't be jokes. But why Joseph looked so serious now, he couldn't help but laughed twice, "But Our cooperation is just now on the right track. Isn't it the honeymoon period? This kind of thing will definitely not happen."

A sentence made Joseph roll his eyes greatly during the honeymoon period, but his serious expression has eased a lot, and a slight smile can be seen at the corner of his mouth: "Smell the fragrance to know a woman" This case is indeed a success. Something to celebrate.

"Joseph, what do you think of Carl? Does my friend want to call him? I should just introduce her to you." Hugo said as he remembered, the top brokers must be all There is more than one actor, and there is no problem if Charlize is introduced to Joseph.

　　 When Joseph heard Hugo’s words, his expression really eased. Hugo is willing to introduce his friends to him, which shows that Hugo trusts him. This is an improvement. "Oh, Carl is a very friendly person. He takes his work seriously and is a trustworthy agent." Joseph knew that his current ability was not enough to bring two actors, so if Hugo's friends could Becoming Karl's artist, that would also be a good result.

　　 "Then why did the two actors have left before?" Hugo didn't conceal it, and directly said his thoughts.

Joseph did not intend to conceal it. You can know these things as soon as you inquire in the company. "Carl is a very serious person. He hopes that the actor can devote himself to every job, so in many cases his personality is relatively stubborn. There will be a lot of conflicts."

　　 Hugo nodded involuntarily. It is conceivable that Karl is a more genuine person. Such a personality is actually a taboo in the process of interpersonal communication, but once he gets started, his achievements will be better than others.

"Furthermore, Karl has always believed that it is not difficult to become famous overnight. UU reading www.uukanshu.com can be born under the combined effect of timing and luck, but it is difficult to maintain the results achieved by opportunistic and deliberate management in order to become famous. Even if you become famous overnight, the future of the actor will still depend on your own strength, otherwise it will only be a vase career." Joseph said here, glanced at Hugo, "So, you know, this idea is not for everyone. All are acceptable."

　　 Indeed, many people come to Hollywood with the dream of reaching the sky. As a result, Karl has been there to persuade others to start from the basics. This is naturally annoying. The so-called loyalty is probably the case.

　　Actually, in Hugo's view, Karl is a very good agent, at least he really considers the actors. Perhaps it is because Karl has not yet reached the top of the brokerage, has not been assimilated by the interests of the industry rules, but I don't know whether his personality can last forever. If it can, it will definitely be a rare conscience in the industry.

　　 "How about it, would you like to introduce your friend to Carl?" Joseph asked seemingly unintentionally, but he was still a little nervous in his heart. In a way, Joseph is very similar to Carl. Otherwise, the two of them would not have entered the industry for more than a year. They would still be in such a bad situation as they are now. Therefore, Hugo’s affirmation of Carl can also be regarded as The affirmation of Joseph is very important to him.

　　 Hugo didn't think so much. He just nodded and said, "Of course, why not?" Hearing these words, the tension between Joseph's eyebrows quietly dispersed, and he was occupied by the faint joy. But Hugo, who was a bit nervous, didn't notice it. He continued there and said, "I should call Charlize..."