Hugo did not wait for Joseph's call to reply immediately. In fact, Joseph disappeared all afternoon. Hugo didn't know whether Joseph was thinking about a credible excuse or trying his best to make remedies. Hugo hoped that it was the latter.

At the beginning of the afternoon performance, Hugo seemed a little absent-minded, but Neil had to interrupt the performance and reminded Hugo. Hugo reacted and apologized to his teammates repeatedly. He could not devote himself to the performance, which was fatal to the band and was also an unprofessional performance.

After dinner in the evening, Hugo's cell phone rang again, and when he answered, it was Joseph, "Hugo, sorry, I'm really sorry, I've tried hard, but..." There was a strong sense of guilt in Joseph's voice.

But Hugo was relieved, at least it means that Joseph was still working hard, not just making excuses. But Joseph's words came over immediately, which surprised Hugo, "But... if you really want this script, you should take the initiative to tell me and pay more attention to this project, so that things may have room for improvement. Even if there is a problem, you can remedy it in time."

Hugo got angry, "So you mean, the responsibility for missing this project is on me."

"Hugo, remember? It was you who told me that you have not walked out of the shadow of Amon's character now; it was you who told me that you planned to focus on the band for the time being... Isn't this the case? Isn't it that you are not going to accept the script in a short time..." Joseph's words were also a little anxious, and he sounded bad.

Hugo interrupted Joseph directly, "This is what you remember? So you don't remember I asked you to contact Frank on your own initiative. You don't remember I read the script carefully and even made additional additions. You don't remember I asked you to contact Frankdo again... I thought we had reached a consensus on this issue on the last call, so now it seems that things are still my fault? So, what did you, as an agent, do?"

Hugo's words stinged Joseph and silenced him. Although Joseph wanted to refute, he had no idea how to start. So the phone went silent.

The teammates of Honor to Death who were originally sitting next to the dining table were all frightened by Hugo's sudden bad condition. Neil signaled slightly, then took the lead and left the dining table. The other three people followed him away, leaving Hugo alone in the red deck.

"So, you don't remember that Frank called you several times, but you didn't call back; you don't remember that Frank's modified script was faxed to me; you don't remember that besides Nicholas Cage, I have also been talking about scripts recently..." Hugo actually didn't want to say these things, because these things have no value of holding them accountable.

It is a pity to miss the "Shawshank Redemption", but it is not a big deal. Hugo doesn't care. He didn't feel any pain when he thought he missed the "Schindler's list". But the problem is that Joseph's attitude has always been like this. Hugo originally thought that Joseph was trustworthy, and they were partners and friends. At least they had a tacit understanding: no matter how busy Joseph was, he would not forget Hugo's work; even if this mistake was made, Joseph would not make excuses, and there was no need for Hugo to blame Joseph.

Just as Hugo refused Lang without hesitation, Hugo always regarded Joseph as his agent. But now it seems that Hugo is just wishful thinking. This reminds Hugo of Uma Thurman.

When Hugo finished talking about this lot of things, he actually had no pleasure at all. It was not the pleasure of venting his anger, but an indescribable frustration and dullness. After experiencing the Golden Globes incident, Hugo thought that he and Joseph had grown up, but he did not expect that the halo brought by "Seattle Night Not Sleeping" still made Joseph "too busy to the ground."

"Then what do you mean now? Are you condemning me? Or are you planning to tear down the contract again and sign with Lang again?" Joseph frowned. He learned about Lang Mayer's current news in Philadelphia in the afternoon, and his mentality was awkward. Now, Hugo's reaction forced him to doubt again.

"Joseph Gibbs!" Hugo was angry after leaving! "I tell you, if I want to sign a contract with Lang, I don't have to notify you at all, nor do I have to bother you with these things, or even pay liquidated damages. Do you know why? Because I have never shortened that one million!"

When Joseph borrowed the million dollars from Hugo, Hugo knew very clearly that although one million was a lot of money, it was not worth mentioning for a trust and a friendship. He originally thought that he and Joseph were friends, but now it seems that this is not the case.

"Are you urging me to pay back the money?" Unfortunately, Joseph was in anger at this time, and did not realize the deep meaning of Hugo, and thought Hugo was urging him to pay back the money. The box office dividend of "Seattle Night" has not yet come down, so Joseph's share has not yet been completed, so he has not paid back the money for the time being. "So, what are you planning to do? If you don't want to sign a contract with Lang, why have you made things difficult for me in this matter? Don't you know that I'm so busy that I haven't even had time to eat recently?"

"Yes, there is no time to eat, but there is time to drink champagne." Hugo laughed furiously. Just this light sentence made Joseph calm down completely. "Joseph, you have time to socialize with those senior officials, you have time to play Nicholas Cage's new script, you have time to have two new actors, but you have time to help me deal with a script connection? What do I want to do? I want you to have a correct attitude towards work and attitude!"

"The script has never been the most important thing, the 'icing trap' is like this, the 'death of fate' is like this, the 'Schindler' at the beginning, and the 'Shawshank Redemption' is no exception. But what is important is whether you pay attention to this matter. Starting from Frank's initiative to contact you in late July, how much time did you spend on this project, and how much energy do you want to contact Frank? See what excuses you have made to make me too vain, and then ask me what I plan to do!"

Hugo said this very calmly, with a faint ridicule in his calmness. In fact, in terms of eloquence, Joseph has never been a rival to Hugo. Joseph is not an agent with a strong aura. His ability lies in meticulous thoughts, outstanding organization and accurate positioning. So when faced with Hugo's words, Joseph was completely choked and could not say a word. In the end, he could only put in one sentence, "But this is my job, I am an agent, I am not your manager alone, I am an agent who needs to develop my own career. If it weren't for Anna's help, I wouldn't even have time to go home to sleep. What else can I do? I'm not you, you can travel all over the United States, but I can't!"

After Joseph finished speaking, he waited quietly for Hugo to give a little response, but there was no sound at all on the other end of the phone, just as if something had happened to Hugo's phone again. Time walked like an hourglass for a long time, as if it had been a century. Then a "beep" sound came, and Hugo hung up the phone.

Joseph looked at the receiver with the busy voice in his hand and was stunned. What Hugo had just said kept echoing in his mind: "I want you to correct your working attitude, attitude!" Joseph couldn't help but rub his cheek hard, and then recalled the whole story of the matter. How did the matter develop to this point? It was just a missed script, and why did it eventually evolve into this.

Over the past year and over, the two have become very good friends. Joseph was happy because of Hugo's success. Hugo has also been congratulating Joseph on his career for finally making a breakthrough, but this time the situation seems to be really bad. Hugo's words kept stirring in Joseph's mind, stirring all his thoughts into a paste.

After Hugo hung up the phone, he looked at the yard standing outside, shrouded in the night, trying to calm down his surging mood. Looking at the band friends chatting in the yard, Pedro kept looking towards the restaurant worriedly, obviously worried about his situation. The other three people also came to the eye either intentionally or unintentionally. Among them, Alfonso was the most anxious. Only then did Hugo remember that Alfonso and Joseph were childhood friends.

Is this true when it comes to society? Interests will erode family affection, friendship and love bit by bit, and then the originally innocent and clean friendship begins to gradually change its taste. Hugo has always missed the sincere friendship of his former glorious partners in China, and even the kind of connection that is closer than his relatives. But now Hugo can't help but sigh: After they enter the Midi Music Festival, win attention and succeed, will this friendship also change?

This possibility made Hugo very nervous, first Uma, now Joseph. In fact, what Hugo was worried about was not "Shawshank's redemption" or Joseph's work attitude, but the current situation.

After "Seattle has not had a sleep at night", the situation they faced was even more prosperous than after "Yihai Xiongfeng". Looking at the achievements Joseph has made now, he has already begun to change. Even the lessons of the previous Golden Globes incident did not make Joseph alert. If it were the past, Joseph would not have shirked responsibility at will, but this time, Joseph obviously did not realize the core of the problem and was still making excuses.
Chapter completed!