"Are you serious?" Hugo looked at Michael in front of him, thought carefully, and asked carefully.

"Why not?" Michael pursed his lips slightly, but began to enjoy his appetizers freely. At this moment, the door of the room was knocked again. Two waiters appeared again and served the main course ordered by Michael and Hugo. Michael did not avoid outsiders and said directly, "I only heard not long ago that Leonardo DiCaprio signed a contract with the Enjin Elite Agency after your introduction."

The waiter didn't even care about politeness at this time, staring at the plate in his hand with his eyes tightly, looking like he was eager to block his ears, and he was just two invisible people. Outsiders always like to explore gossip in the circle, but in fact, many people in the circle know that some gossip can be found, while some gossip are secrets that cannot be found. Knowing too much is fatal.

Hugo didn't notice the departure of the two waiters at all, and he was trapped in thought because of Michael's words.

Why did Leonardo take it for granted when he mentioned joining the company; but Michael felt strange and surprised when he put forward the same idea? Is it really because of the difference in status between Leonardo and Michael now? Obviously not.

Hugo truly regards Leonardo as his friend, that is, his own people, so Hugo has absolute confidence in the elite agency. It is not surprising that friends join, but also actively match them. This is called trust.

But Hugo, even though he is friends with each other, always keeps a distance in his heart, not only because the two have too few opportunities to get along, but also because Hugo's soul has always regarded Michael as a person of another level, just like Catherine Hepburn, Gregory Parker and others. So, when Michael proposed to work hard to become an elite agency, Hugo had many concerns: Is our company really good enough? Is it not to cheat Michael? Are our resources really enough? What if Michael's career falls into the bottom after he comes?

This difference in trust leads to essential alienation, so Hugo's ideas and positions also differ.

Looking up, Hugo looked at Michael's sincere eyes, his cheeks couldn't help but feel warm. Michael seemed to see through Hugo's inner thoughts, smiled, raised his voice slightly and said, "Hugo, we are friends. Although I won't allow you to call me Mike, but..."

Hugo was amused by this sentence, "So, you are indeed serious." This time, Hugo used not a question, but a positive sentence. Michael did not agree, and he was considered a default. Hugo took a deep breath, picked up a knife and fork, and looked at the steak in front of him, but he did not rush to eat it. Instead, he said, "In fact, our company is indeed a very good choice. Although we were established for too short and just celebrated the first anniversary not long ago, the senior partners of our company are very capable. By the way, last month, three senior agents from the Innovation Artist Brokerage Company jumped to our company and became senior partners. In addition..."

Michael nodded and interrupted Hugo, "I heard, Adam Sandler, Dennis Miller, right?"

Hugo curled his lips gently, "It seems you have done a lot of research."

Adam Sandler is not yet the top comedian who will become famous in the United States in the future. He is just a comedy rookie who has just risen. He is currently the fixed team of the late night comedy program "Saturday.night.live" on NBC TV. He has won a lot of love. He may also star in movies occasionally, but it was not until the "Super-age transfer student (lly.madison)" released in February this year that achieved success.

Adam is currently only a second-tier actor, and he is a comedian with a lot of talents and hard-earned career. Therefore, under the leadership of his agent, he and Dennis Miller and other fixed teams of "Saturday Night Live" left the innovative artist agency and came to the Enjin Elite Agency, which actually did not attract much attention.

But everyone in the circle knows that it is obviously because the layout power shown by the "Mission Impossible" and "Seven Deadly Sins" competition in the previous competition has allowed everyone to see their potential, so senior brokers are willing to devote themselves to this potential stock, not seeking to become the leader of the current three major brokerage companies, but seeking to become the heroes among the rising stars who share the joys and sorrows to conquer the world.

Michael shrugged and admitted Hugo's speculation, "I know the current situation of your company, but I don't care about these things, because I'm just a singer, not an investor, nor a senior partner." Michael also looked at Hugo meaningfully, obviously implying Hugo's shareholder identity, "What I care about is the agent himself, the rights he can fight for me, you know, Sony Columbia Records is a hard bone."

From this, we can feel that the album "History" has already had a confrontation with Sony Columbia Records during the release preparation process. Although the Eternal Elite Agency is now in a process of constant intimacy with Columbia Pictures, the record company is an independent department that is completely irrelevant, which is another matter.

"Then I hope that the professionals in our company can give you a satisfactory answer." Hugo is a half-baked layman, so he definitely cannot explain it.

Michael knew this, so the next dinner was very smooth, and the two of them had a lot of fun chatting, especially about the creation and understanding of music. When the dinner was over, Michael's throat was a little tight. He had not been chatting for such a long time.

By the time he got home, Rick Rosen and Henry Bloom were already sitting on the living room sofa waiting to come back and Joseph called to inform them.

Seeing Hugo come back, Rick couldn't help but stand up, with a rare hurricity on his face. This kind of Rick looks really surprising. Rick always looks confident, as if he will never be confused. "Really?" Today, Rick couldn't bear it and blurted out directly.

Hugo did not intend to tease Rick. He smiled and nodded directly to express his affirmation, "Really." After dinner, Hugo briefly told Joseph, so Joseph would promptly notify Rick and Henry to come over. Hugo then explained the situation tonight in detail, and based on his memory, he also expressed his speculation about Sony Columbia Records.

Henry always looked lazy and thought about it and said, "What Sony is worried about is that Michael is no longer the king of heaven due to the subsequent impact of the incident, so he wants to take advantage of the opportunity to make a big profit in the end, which is to neglect Michael's many demands, and everything is based on interests."

Although Rick is also a senior agent, he is indeed not as good as Henry in music, so his voice naturally falls in Henry's hands. "However, these big companies are not fools. The truth has been flying all over the past few days. As long as there is an agency pushing it behind the scenes, Michael's image of enduring humiliation and washing away grievances will soon be pushed to the top. At that time, Sony's calculations must be repeated."

Isn't this the case with Eidien Records?

"If Michael's agency contract is handed over to you, would you be willing to do it?" Rick's thinking angle was different. At this time, he was not an agent, but the helmsman of the elite brokerage company. He was thinking from a coordinated perspective.

Henry didn't even hesitate for a second, "Don't do it."

Hugo looked at Henry with a look of surprise, and Joseph asked directly, "Why? That's Michael, you know, Michael Jackson!"

"It's because he's Michael Jackson." Henry seemed to have had an idea for a long time. "First, he's too famous and has no sense of accomplishment; second, he's too difficult to deal with. He hardly trusts anyone. Being his agent is almost just asking for trouble. I remember his manager is a guy who does everything for money."

Henry's words made Hugo and Joseph look at each other, but Rick suddenly heard Henry's subtext. In fact, signing a big star like Michael is a double-edged sword. Behind the fame and interests represented by Michael, there is a large group of hyenas who are eyeing interests, and the complexity of the things the agent has to deal with will increase exponentially.

If he brought glory to death like Henry, at least there was friendship; if he took over Hugo in the middle like Rick, Rick and Hugo would have to explore each other, test each other, and get along with each other, which was obviously not an easy task. Michael has always had obstacles in "trust others".

But in Rick's view, this is a wonderful opportunity where opportunities outweigh challenges. He knows what Michael's joining means to the elite brokerage company. It can almost be said to be an opportunity to reach the top in one step. At the same time, it can further expand the company's appeal in the music market, thereby increasing its attractiveness to other brokers... Relatively speaking, the troubles and challenges brought by the opportunity are not worth mentioning at all, and he really has no way to give up.

This is the difference in perspective caused by different positions.

Rick was silent for a while and looked at Henry, "Who do you think can be Michael's agent in our company?" The reason why Fenjin Elite Brokerage Company is still slightly inferior to United Elite Brokerage Company is actually because of the number and quality of agents. They have only been established for a year. There are less than 30 agents in the company now, and most of them are movie agents and senior partners. All of them are movie agents. The business they can expand is naturally limited.

This is also the reason why Rick believes that Michael's franchise is crucial, because this is a signal: in addition to our own artists, our rich potential is also very attractive to other stars. This will not only attract other artists, but also attract other agents to join.

Henry thought about it seriously, "Tom Streckler."
Chapter completed!