"Hugo, are you sure you want to try again?" Joseph sat on the sofa, looking at Hugo who was gradually calming down.

"Joe, we've discussed this issue just now, didn't we?" Hugo was immersed in his thoughts, then looked up at Joseph who was still uneasy.

Joseph's expression was a little embarrassed, "I know. But today, I received a call from Assistant Everon today, and I just thought that the opportunity finally came, but I didn't think about whether this opportunity was suitable. Everon had rejected you once before, and there was a message saying that he would use Hanks, which means that you are not her first choice. I don't know if this is another trap, and I don't know if this is suitable for your current situation..."

Speaking of this, Joseph couldn't help but rub his temples, as he said. When the audition for "Seattle Night Without Sleeping" appeared again, he was almost overwhelmed by joy. This was the first breakthrough in nearly three weeks since the Golden Globes celebration banquet. In this situation, it became more and more precious, and even more exciting than the audition for "Smelling the Scent of the Scent and Knowing the Woman" that appeared at the same time last year.

But Joseph forgot two things. The first is whether this will be another trap. He was afraid of the rope after being bitten by a snake for ten years. Moreover, Tracy and others' planning has not been long since; the second is to plan Hugo's acting career.

In fact, when the opportunity to "Seattle Night" first appeared, Joseph discussed with Hugo about this issue what kind of actor Hugo wanted to become, but the two of them did not have a clear idea at that time.

After that, the opportunities for "sugar-coated trap" and "desperate world" were actually both commercial production routes, and they could have more influence in the box office, but unfortunately they did not make it. Now Joseph has to raise this question again. Perhaps taking this opportunity to calm down, he made a rough plan for Hugo's acting career, which should be followed by what works and what works should not be followed. This is a good time.

"Joe, in the movie industry, the initiative is always in the hands of the producers. Yes, even if the energy of the agency, actor, and director can influence the producer's decision, the final decision is the producer. Simply put, the rich one is the boss." Hugo actually thought a lot during this period, maybe it was because of the enthusiasm of starting to engage in band performances, or maybe it was because of his thinking after his mentality returned to normal. In any case, Hugo already had a vague concept of his entertainment career. Although it was still unclear, at least he was no longer confused and no longer passively followed the audition opportunity.

Joseph nodded in recognition of Hugo's opinion, "So, whether it is Tracy or Lang, such things will never stop. Now they are just producers and agents. If the same thing happens to the senior executives of a large film company in the future, he is willing to target me or even ban me, then what should we do? Will we quit the actor industry?"

Listening to Hugo's words, Joseph's first reaction was "no", and then said, "This is a circle of interests first. They cannot ban any actors! Because there are also differences of interests within the film company, people may be enemies or friends, as long as they have enough interests."

Hugo nodded, but added in his heart: It's just that some people will never be friends, such as Tracy.

After Joseph finished speaking, he suddenly realized and immediately understood, "What you mean is that such things are impossible to avoid in the entire circle. Even without Tracy, there may be other enemies in the future. Therefore, what we need is not to retreat or worry about being afraid, but to insist on finding different interests and partnering partners to break out a way."

"I didn't mean that, but you're right. I originally wanted to say that mines are everywhere, and I can't help even if I'm afraid. Only after trying it will you know that because of so many complex interest negotiation relationships, no project is completely independent of this circle of contacts." Hugo expressed his thoughts.

In fact, to outsiders, the entire Hollywood is a whole. Even if there is internal competition, it is consistent with the outside world. For example, when American movies are distributed in China, the entire Hollywood unites to negotiate with the government to seek common interests. In Hollywood, the core of competition is interests. If it is involved, it is estimated that a complete circle can be drawn, and there is no way to protect itself.

Therefore, I have always been worried that Tracy or Lang might come out halfway, which is unnecessary. Because this is inevitable, and the real solution to the problem is never to avoid or retreat, but to rely on the interests in my hands to compete. Only in this way can I gain a foothold in this circle.

"The problem is that we don't have enough chips in our hands now, so we're always at a disadvantage," Hugo concluded. "So we don't have the chance to be picky. As long as we have the opportunity to come to the door, we have to try and see, otherwise we will never know the result."

Joseph also reacted and knew that "Seattle's sleepless night" was a rare opportunity. Although no one in the circle was optimistic about the prospects of this work, the entire preparation process was stumbled, and many actors refused to take over the script; but this was Hugo's best opportunity at present, and even if Hugo tried his best, Nora Everon might not nod.

"Oh...what is your acting career? Don't make a plan? What if you encounter a work like "Hudson Eagle" again?" Joseph still felt a little unwilling. He originally thought that after "smelling fragrance and knowing women" and "Yihai Xiongfeng", he could finally make a correct plan for Hugo's acting career, but now it seems that it is going to be ruined again.

Hugo laughed, "Of course, planning is something to be done, but we don't have a clear goal now, so why not just take one step at a time." Hugo couldn't help but think, if there was a script he knew would fail, would he take over in despair because of his current situation? It shouldn't be. Maybe, this is the advantage of time travel. Unconsciously, his leading knowledge has already planned his acting career.

"If you have a choice, are you willing to act in a commercial movie or an art movie?" Joseph asked curiously. In fact, Hugo's performance in commercial movies was very bad. When Lang managed Hugo, art movies had a very good reputation, but all commercial movies were ruined. While Joseph accepted both Hugo's movies, although they won a big box office victory, in a strict sense, both works that were more artistic.

Hugo couldn't help laughing, "Why should we use business and art to distinguish movies? I think the most important purpose of a movie is to please the audience. Think about it, if a movie has a very high artistic personality and makes people amazed, but does not like it, then is there any meaning of existence?"

"But... many art can only be understood by a small number of people." Joseph noticed the loophole in Hugo's words. "Van Gogh's paintings were not accepted by the world during his lifetime, and were not promoted throughout the world until he died. Or, or "Citizen Kane", the movie is now considered by countless authoritative figures to be one of the greatest works in film history, but it was not loved by people at all. The reason why it missed the Oscars was because the Oscars introduced a civilian jury, and these ordinary people could not understand the movie at all, which created one of the biggest regrets in Oscar history."

"According to your opinion, such works are not worth taking?" Joseph asked back.

Hugo admitted that he was asked, but he didn't expect this. After all, he was because he had been in the movie industry for too short and his understanding of many issues was not profound enough. "I mean, whether it is a business or an art, it must be recognized by people in the end to be able to carry forward it, right? Van Gogh was the case, and so was 'Citizen Kane', otherwise he could only be buried in the long river of history like countless other works. So, maybe when we take on the movie script, we should at least see if we like it first, and not be limited to business or art."

Speaking of this, Hugo paused for a moment, "As for the rest, let's leave it to time to deal with it. Maybe at a certain point in time, we will understand or understand what kind of actor I want to be."

In fact, this question is like "your life goal", which is a big topic. Some people do not know their goals for life, but just live for life. Many actors are the same. They keep acting in such a way for their livelihood, for fame, for applause, and for halo. They don't have time to think about whether they can be famous throughout the ages or entertain the public, but just become actors.

Therefore, Hugo, who is only twenty-five years old now, cannot understand this problem. It is really normal. "I hope I can think it through one day in the future." Hugo sighed that the world of art is full of unknowns and is still a long march with no end. No one knows whether it can reach the end, and no one knows what scenery it will be even when it reaches the end.

When Joseph heard Hugo's old-fashioned tone, he couldn't help but smile. He also realized that the problem was a bit big. "Then let's take the short-term goals first and let you become an actor who has enough chips, enough interests, and can take the initiative in his career!"

"Good idea!" Hugo nodded vigorously, "So, when is the audition for 'Seattle Night'?"

"Lunch tomorrow." Joseph simply said that in this way, "Seattle has not been sleeping at night" is actually a very important opportunity. At least when Hugo is in trouble, Nora Everon is still willing to give Hugo a second chance, which is particularly rare. Maybe you can see a different scene after you seize it. Joseph's inner emotions slowly settled down.

"Are you sure you don't need to go to the supermarket?" Joseph said suddenly and blindly.

"For?" Hugo's eyes widened and puzzled.
Chapter completed!