"Maybe, I have a solution."

Hugo's words made Rick and Joseph's eyes light up, which made Hugo feel burdened, and he couldn't help but chuckle, "Don't expect it so much, I'm not sure if it will work, you know, I'm really not very good at corporate affairs." What I really know is my own work. ”

Rick raised an eyebrow indifferently, "Maybe your ideas can give us some inspiration." ”

Hugo put the coffee cup on the coffee table and looked at Rick and Joseph, "So, the biggest problem is that our company doesn't have enough actors—enough good actors, and we can't meet the needs of such a large crew as 'Saving Private Ryan', and in the end, our resources can't keep up with the pace of ambition, is my understanding wrong?" ”

"Nope." Rick shrugged his shoulders and replied in the affirmative. In fact, the problem will be more complicated, because the plundering and competition for resources within the brokerage circle is not simple, but Hugo's statement is a concentrated point of the problem and cannot be miscalculated.

"So, if our company has enough excellent actor resources to meet the needs of different projects, not only Steven, but also the packaging and bundling needs of other crews, will the crisis be over?" Hugo's words made Rick and Joseph look at each other, this simple truth is obvious to everyone, but the problem is that the implementation is not so simple, Hugo's words sound like nonsense, "No, don't worry, listen to me." Hugo also noticed the confusion in Rick and Joseph's expressions, and hurriedly continued.

"Rick, remember the last time we talked? A conversation about tapping into Canadian and Australian actors? Hugo's words made Rick stunned, and then nodded, "Actually, I think we can advance this project and send enough agents - or go directly to the local agency to poach the role, not only Canada, Australia, but also the United Kingdom - there are countless excellent actors in the West End of London, and then Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark and other countries where English is highly popular, where the actors have advantages that native Americans do not have - the advantage of multiple languages and the delicate performance style of the European academy, These are treasure troves, as long as we operate them properly, we can not only have a huge number of actors, but also be one step ahead of other companies to open up the international market. ”

"Hugo, you know what you're talking about, right?" Rick cast a stunned gaze, Hugo's idea is actually to make Endeavor Elite Brokerage Company's already out of control pace, further accelerate, and further expand the entire "rotten" mess, which is completely suicidal and accelerate the demise process of Endeavor Elite Brokerage Company.

Hugo chuckled, "I know exactly what I'm talking about. "Because that's how Hollywood is going to be in the future.

To put it simply, on the one hand, with the advent of the Hollywood blockbuster era, the commercialization process of films has been further accelerated, and the global influence has continued to deepen; On the one hand, the rapid development of the concept of "global village" and the rapid integration of multiple cultures have further shortened the distance between Hollywood and Europe.

In just the next three years, the speed at which European actors set foot in Hollywood has increased exponentially. According to the original process, the international innovation management company was the first to realize this and became the most complete international agency in Hollywood, which also became their capital to compete with the innovative artist agency.

After the 21st century, the five major brokerage companies have their own characteristics, the international innovation management company has a relatively leading advantage in the global market, the innovative artist agency takes the high-end, big-name route, the William Morris agency has a deep-rooted network, the United Elite Agency relies on the rapid rise of independent films, and the Endeavor Elite Agency has benefited from the boom in the field of TV dramas to become the hegemon.

Now, Hugo is just a gentle push to let Endeavor elite brokerage companies land on the international market first, and that's it.

"I mean, this plan can be launched next, and this is a long-term development plan for the company, regardless of the outcome of the 'Save Private Ryan' project this time, but the company is imperative to replenish the resources of excellent actors, isn't it?" Hugo's words made Rick fall silent and think carefully, "As for Steven's current needs, I have a bold idea, I don't know if it's feasible, but I can try it." ”

"Why don't you let Russell or Heath audition for Steven?" Hugo's words made Rick stunned, "I think at least someone in the company should have thought about it, right?" ”

Rick was speechless - no one in the company really thought about it.

Russell Crowe and Heath Ledger are all actors who have just joined Endeavour Elite Agency, and they are now in full swing filming in the "Los City Confidential" crew, and the schedule is not suitable. It was as if Steven was desperate and called Hugo, and when the company was considering the role of James Ryan, no one thought of Russell and Heath, two new actors.

"You're just panicking for a while, and I believe that if you have another meeting today, you'll remember." Hugo smiled, "I'm not sure what Steven's requirements are, but personally, both Russell and Heath are up to the show......" Hugo thought for a moment, "Maybe Russell would be a better fit." ”

In fact, from the perspective of age, Heath, who is only eighteen years old this year, will be more suitable, because James Ryan is the youngest of the four children in the family, and he went to war at a young age, which will also strengthen the general's idea of letting him return to his mother, which will be more convincing for the audience.

But Hugo wasn't quite sure how good Heath's current acting skills were - the performances in "L.A. Confidential" were just a test of the game, and it was hard to see much. On the contrary, although Russell is a little older, his performance will be convincing enough to be delicate and delicate, and under the guidance of Tom Hanks, he may give the character a different color.

However, the result still depends on Steven's choice, Russell is too old, and Heath is too young, maybe neither actor can meet Steven's requirements. Hugo can't be sure either, but at least it's an option.

Rick thought about it seriously and had to admit that Hugo's idea was indeed feasible. Moreover, it is obviously a more reasonable choice to let a rookie actor play the role and play Tom than to use a top star like Hugo to play James Ryan. After all, "Saving Private Ryan" is not a movie with a big collision of acting skills such as "Thief of Fire", "Seven Deadly Sins", and "Los Angeles Confidential", all this movie needs is a top star to drive a group of second-, third-, or rookie actors.

"Are you really confident?" Rick looked up and looked at Hugo with some concern.

Hugo shrugged, "If you're asking if Russell and Heath's acting skills are up to the task, my answer is yes." I think the two of them would indeed be Steven's most reasonable choice at the moment; But, if you're asking, how exactly would Steven decide...... To be honest, I don't know, but, we try our best to give him the best option, don't we? ”

Rick also understood what Hugo meant, if Endeavour Elite Agency worked hard to the end, Steven was still not satisfied, and chose to cooperate with Matt Damon of the International Innovation Management Company, then they would not need to be lost, and the soldiers would just cover the water. "So, are you sure you don't have an idea of the role of James Ryan?"

Hugo did not answer immediately, but pondered it seriously and thought about it. Indeed, this is a very good opportunity, regardless of the company's position, this project meets Hugo's requirements in every sense of the word, and he doesn't mind playing a supporting role, but ...... "No, you always have to learn to give up, don't you?" Originally, the project didn't lock him in at the beginning, and he had no intention of acting, "I'd better focus on my script, although it's really a big temptation." Confused, I almost nodded. ”

Rick was also amused by Hugo, and his annoyance was slightly relieved.

"By the way, you just said that the TV drama department has also encountered some obstacles?" Hugo thought his job was over, but suddenly remembered it.

Endeavour Elite Agency has been king in TV dramas since the 21st century, and at their peak, the TV series produced by their clients accounted for 51% of the entire market, including "Prison Break", "Hero", "I'm a Comedian", "Ugly Betty" and other works are all produced by their clients; And the proportion of this in the new drama is more than 60%, which makes the other four major brokerage companies fearful, and they can definitely be called overlords.

"Yes, the '**** family', Fox and ABC both rejected us. We thought Fox would be absolutely willing to nod. Rick doesn't know much about this business, he is more in charge of the film part, but when he mentions it, he still can't help frowning.

"**** Family", the absolute classic masterpiece that swept thousands of armies at the Emmy Awards in the first decade of the 21st century, even if it enters the second decade, it is still a classic among the classics.

"Why not try a cable network like HBO?" Hugo rightly said that HBO has entered the 21st century as the undisputed hegemon of the entire cable network, and its classic series have emerged in an endless stream, almost becoming a representative of high-quality dramas.

But what Hugo didn't know was that HBO's real rise was around 1998. Until then, HBO had always been a select channel for classic movie replays and sporting events, and its own user base and series quality were not excellent. Everything changed dramatically in 1997, because from this year they tried to make their own series in order to attract more loyal users.

So, at this time, Rick heard Hugo mention "HBO", he showed a look of surprise and did not hide his surprise, "Are you subscribed to HBO?" ”