Superstar

　　 Seeing the figure of Joseph and Hugo walking straight, the male assistant sitting outside the office immediately stood up and leaned out half of his body to show that he was blocking, "Sorry, Lang is busy now, you can't go in."

Joseph stopped and looked up and down at the male assistant. He was wearing a formal suit with no special features, but his slightly retracted chin and raised orchid fingers clearly showed that he was not only lacking in masculinity, but also There seems to be too much femininity. But this is not surprising, because Hollywood, like the modeling industry, is one of the most **** industries.

Hollywood is a place full of contradictions. On the one hand, more than 25% of the people in the circle are homosexuals. These people are vying to fight for the basic rights of homosexuality. On the other hand, it is actually operating. She is extremely conservative and defensive. When the spotlight is on her, she often dares not even tell the most basic truth.

　　 The struggle for equal rights of homosexuals in the United States began in the 1960s, and the development in the past 30 years has been very limited. As the industry with the largest number of homosexuals, Hollywood has not been able to use its huge media power to promote anti-discrimination and rights and interests. On the contrary, Hollywood’s unspoken rules for homosexuality have a long history, and it is even oppressive. It was not until the early 1990s that there were shows that portrayed the image of homosexuality in the United States.

In recent years, there has been a saying in Hollywood: To know who is not **** in the circle, it depends on whether he dares to play gay. The most famous example is William Hurt (William. Hurt), who played the role of "Spider Woman" in 1985. The glamorous and feminine **** character in "Kiss. ​​Of. The. Spider. Woman" won the Oscar actor Golden Man, becoming the first actor in history to win the Oscar by virtue of his **** role. But everyone knows that he is 100% heterosexual.

Of course, it is said that after the 21st century, it will no longer adapt to the characteristics of the times. For example, after Jake Gyllenhaal (Jake. Gyllenhaal) starred in "Brokeback. Mountain), it is about his homosexuality. The rumors have never been broken.

In Hollywood, homosexuality should also be divided into two categories, in front of the stage and behind the scenes. The behind-the-scenes workers basically do not need to cover up. Even ordinary screenwriters or crew members will not be discriminated against because of their sexual orientation, let alone. It is said that there are endless homosexuals in the field of makeup and clothing. Actors in front of the stage should continue to be subdivided into stars and supporting actors. If the actor has played supporting roles for the rest of his life, it does not matter whether he exposes his sexuality or not. Anyway, the audience will not care about the private life of a supporting role; but if it is a celebrity, Not to mention being a superstar, it is justified to hide in a closet for a lifetime, because the unspoken rules of the Hollywood industry for homosexuality are even dozens of times more serious than race and gender.

　　 The male assistant in front of him belongs to the behind-the-scenes group. He can express his sexual orientation without any scruples, and it will not affect his work in the slightest. Joseph looked at each other with a puzzled expression, "Who are you?" Then Joseph added, "Where is Shirley?"

　　 Hugo looked at Joseph and vaguely guessed that Shirley should be Ron Meyer’s former assistant.

　　 "I'm Gary Scott (Gary. Scott), Lang's new assistant." Gary Wu. He stroked his short sideburns charmingly. He looked back at the office and said in a low voice, "Kelly made a big fuss about Shirley. The whole company knows about it." Kelly is Lang- Meyer's wife. This gossip came so suddenly, but also so explosive.

　　 Then Gary looked at Hugo, and unexpectedly threw a charm. When Hugo came over, Hugo did not react for a while, "Hugo, if I were you, I would not go in now. Lang has drunk three cups of coffee today, and his temper has accumulated to a certain extent." After Hugo reacted. , Could not help showing a slightly shy and embarrassing smile, he had never encountered a man who blatantly flattered himself. Eye.

　　 Obviously, Gary recognized Hugo Lancaster, which is not surprising, and the next to him is naturally Hugo’s agent Joseph Gibbs.

　　 "Gary, you tell Lang, I'm going in." Joseph's tone is still relatively strong, but after all, he is just a newcomer, and Lang is already one of the partners of the company. This level difference still makes him somewhat constrained.

　　 "Joseph! You know..." Gary was still trying to stop, but Joseph shook his head and gave a firm look, "Call!" And Gary looked at Hugo for help.

　　 Hugo was a little bit dumbfounded, but he still showed a warm smile and soothed Gary. Seeing this smile, Gary nodded in contentment, "Okay, for Hugo's sake." Hugo was a bit shy before, but at this time he was amused by Gary's honesty. He stood beside him. Laughed happily.

Gary picked up the phone and pressed a button, and then he said, "Lang, Joseph and Hugo are here...he insisted to see you, yes..." he hung up the phone and looked at Hugo again. "He said you can go in."

　　Joseph watched Gary's eyes have been locked on Hugo, but laughed instead, he patted Hugo on the shoulder, "Go in."

　　 Facing Gary's enthusiastic gaze, Hugo nodded with a polite smile, and then followed Joseph into Lang's office.

This office is at least 430 square feet (40 square meters), spacious and bright daylighting, neat and orderly furnishings, elegant and comfortable furniture. Hugo thinks it is even better than Joseph’s home. This gap can be Not one and a half.

　　 Lang was sitting behind the desk at this time, with Erlang's legs crossed, silver-white curly hair, and a pair of glasses. He was not as shrewd and capable as he had imagined. He was more like a dramatist or assistant director on the scene. However, Lang's speaking rhythm is far more powerful than his appearance, "So, what is it for me? I don't think we have any problems to communicate." It is simple and neat, without any muddle, which also shows that he is terrible at the moment. Mood.

Joseph was rushed by Lang's momentum, but it didn't make much difference. He raised his own voice and still asked with steady words, "Lang, Michael Douglas (Michael Douglas) is your artiste? He has a movie to be released next week?"

Michael Douglas now has a very special position in Hollywood. On the one hand, he won the Oscar winner with "Wall. Street" in 1987. On the other hand, he also has a very good record in the field of producer. In 1976 "Flying over the lunatic asylum" by him is enough to make his name go down in history. Of course, there are two most well-known deeds of Michael Douglas. One is that he married Catherine Zeta-Jones (Catherine. Zeta-Jones) who was two rounds younger than him in the millennium, and the other is that he married Shah in 1992. Long Stone (Sharon. Stone) co-starred in "Basic. Instinct".

　　 When Hugo heard Joseph’s words, his first reaction was: "Instinct. Ability" will be released next week? The second reaction is: Michael is actually Lang's artist, it seems that he is really a big-name agent. But Hugo did not realize that his predecessor was also an artist under Lang.

Sure enough, Lang went on to say, "Yes,'Instinct. Ability.' What's wrong? What do you want?" He still speaks very neatly, without covering up his impatience. Obviously, he doesn't want to engage with Joseph too much. Entangled.

　　 Hugo only noticed that after they entered the office, Lang not only did not say hello, nor did he let them sit down. Lang just sat in the boss chair and watched Joseph and Hugo stand on the spot talking. This condescending feeling really made people feel uncomfortable.

Even if Hugo does not know what happened before, he can also guess that for a successful agent, an actor like Hugo in the "degenerate" is obviously not worth the effort, compared to rain. As a result, Lang has too many important artists to manage. No wonder Lang signed Hugo to Joseph after the contract expired. At this time, Lang's attitude was not at all positive, even a feeling of charity, so why did Joseph come to him? This makes Hugo very confused-he still doesn't know much about the operation of the entertainment industry.

　　Although Lang’s attitude was very blunt, Joseph continued the conversation very calmly, "Lang, you know that Hugo needs a job recently, I'm thinking, can you give Hugo an invitation letter for the premiere?"

　　 Joseph actually had his calculations. UU reading www.uukanshu.com is the off-season of movies in March, and there are not many movies released, and there are only a handful of topical and attractive works. Among them, the "Instinct. Ability" with an investment of 49 million US dollars is undoubtedly the only work that meets this standard, and it just so happens that the male protagonist Michael is Lang's actor, and he got the premiere from Lang. The invitation letter is not difficult, because Michael will definitely get a bunch of invitations for the premiere, and there are at least one hundred invitations that Lang can control.

If Hugo can attend this premiere, both the exposure and the contacts will definitely have a positive effect. Joseph hesitated again and again, or decided to focus on Hugo’s career, even if he didn’t want to go to Lang Meyer. To overcome it, because for brokers, learning to deal with objects they hate is one of the required courses.

　　 As for bringing Hugo with him, Joseph actually still hoped that Lang would be able to give some convenience for the sake of his past friendships. Especially thinking of the Golden Raspberry Award in January, it was because of Lang's suggestion that Hugo fell into the quagmire afterwards. Joseph hoped that Lang could make some compensation.

Hugo understood Joseph’s calculations, but when he looked at Lang who was indifferent before him, he sighed softly in his heart. As expected, Joseph still had too little time in the industry. He didn’t think Lang was a conscientious agent. Supreme is the absolute criterion.

Sure enough, Lang once again verified Hugo's thoughts, and he shook his head directly, "No, I don't think Hugo is suitable for this occasion." Without any hesitation, Lang refused Joseph's request without giving any face. Intend.