"What did you say?" Hugo looked at Rick in front of him with a surprised expression, while Joseph, who was sitting on the side, was deep in thought, and the thought between his eyebrows also showed his incomprehension.

Rick looked around at the frightened staff, smiled and greeted calmly, Hugo's suddenly raised voice just now really surprised many people. "Hugo, would you really like to participate?" Rick looked at Hugo again and said unhurriedly, "If you really want to participate, of course that's fine, it's not a big problem for me." ”

Hugo was stumped by Rick's rhetorical question, and couldn't help but be stunned, "No, that's not what I meant." Then Hugo himself laughed helplessly, as if amused by his own fright and impatient explanation, "Rick, you know what I mean. ”

"Of course I do." Rick was amused by Hugo's expression, and it could be seen that he was in a relaxed mood. Hugo was able to refuse to attend the Grammys, and now he naturally doesn't care too much about whether to attend the Golden Globes, Hugo is just surprised by his remarks.

Indeed, if a month ago, someone had sued Sùrick that he would have refused to attend the Golden Globes, he would have scoffed at the other party and thought that he was crazy. As an agent, an award ceremony similar to the Golden Globe Awards is a publicity occasion that must not be missed, not only the award itself, but also the Golden Globe Award itself and the powerful people who appear at the celebration banquet are important weapons at any time, not to mention that Endeavor Elite Brokerage Company is still in the stage of rapid development, and it cannot be missed.

But now, Rick personally came to Burbank's filming site and personally advised Hugo to "don't attend the Golden Globes", and things are so amazing.

"Rick, are you planning to take the initiative?" Although Joseph was surprised, he thought more and thought more about the big picture, so he thought about it carefully, and he knew that Rick was definitely not out of purpose.

Rick stretched out his hands to Joseph, "You can say that, but it's not accurate, in fact, in the current whole pattern, regardless of whether Hugo attends the Golden Globe Awards or not, the initiative is in Hugo's hands, there is no doubt about it." So if you really want to attend, I raise my hands in agreement. The latter sentence was addressed to Hugo, which made Hugo chuckle, and then Rick continued, "However, I am really trying to fight for more benefits, including Hugo's, and the company." ”

Joseph nodded thoughtfully, while Rick looked around cautiously, and after making sure that the "Independence Day" staff were busy, he controlled his voice and said, "The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has given you eight acting nominations in the last four years, minus three this year, and there are five, but you have never received anything, whether this is a coincidence or a deliberate one, the result has been determined." If you were to show up this year, the Golden Globes would have given you an award in the end, and it would have been like we had made a deal with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to exchange attendance for an award. ”

In fact, there is no direct connection between whether the actor attends or not and the award ceremony, because the award is determined before the award ceremony. But it's undeniable that every award is made by a person, so the proximity of an individual's senses and network can have an impact. Awards, this is a very subjective thing.

Hugo was absent from the Golden Globes two years ago, and there was an unpleasant slander incident at the celebration banquet dating back to 1992, so it can be said that the relationship between Hugo and the Golden Globes has never been close. Last year, Hugo blatantly rejected the Golden Globe Award and went to Salt Lake City to participate in the Sundance Film Festival.

Even if Hugo has absolutely right reasons for it, everyone will have their own speculations.

At this year's Golden Globe Awards ceremony, in fact, even if they only gave Hugo a nomination, people know that more than seventy percent of them are likely to win the award in this nomination.

Hugo's absolute hard power is recognized by everyone, "Schindler's List" won for Hugo's little golden man is still admired, and so far Hugo is also one of the few actors in film history who won the Oscar but did not win the Golden Globe - most of the others are meteors who disappeared after being stunning at the Oscars, and before the Golden Globes had time to seize the opportunity to make up for it, those people gradually fell silent. But Hugo is different, as the first person in Hollywood today, Hugo has never won the Golden Globe? This is a difficult fact for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to accept.

Therefore, everyone knows that Hugo will definitely win the award at the Golden Globes this year, regardless of whether he will attend or not. The Golden Globe Awards gave Hugo three acting nominations and one screenwriter nomination for the first time, on the one hand, it gave Hugo enough attention, and of course, these four nominations are also convincing enough; On the one hand, it is also to increase the suspense, so that the trend of the final award is reserved for the award ceremony.

In such a situation, Hugo's attendance at the Golden Globe Awards for the first time in two years can be seen as a face-saving face for the Golden Globes, but it will inevitably give people the impression that "I am here to win the award", and it will also make people feel that this is a transaction. Even if Hugo won the award by relying on his absolute strength, it seems difficult to justify it.

Timing, that's a matter of timing.

"Of course, even if these ideas of mine come true, they will be just gossip at most, and they will not have much impact." Rick didn't seem worried at all, because he knew that with Hugo's current reputation, as long as it didn't repeat the bad situation like Michael Jackson, it wouldn't make much difference.

But it is precisely because of this that Rick needs to think more comprehensively. When Michael was at his peak, negative news came one after another, and even forced Michael to accept an exclusive interview with Oprah Winfrey to clarify one by one, but even then it had little effect. There are many people who are popular, the gun shoots the first bird, the tree moves the wind, and the wood shows the forest wind will destroy it...... These words all say the same thing: it is never easy to become a real superstar.

This is also one of the important reasons why Rick made this decision, "In addition, in fact, this is also a game between the company and the Golden Globes, this is the question of whether we bow our heads first or the other party bows first, I just want the Golden Globes to know that Hugo will not attend, or must present the trophy to Hugo, and let the Hollywood Foreign Press Association back down first." It's not just a question of awards, it's a question of the whole battle. ”

In short, it is the status of a superstar, which is the so-called big-name strategy, so that even if the other party knows that this is playing a big name, he can only eat coptis dumbly. However, the Golden Globes are the same as Twentieth Century Fox, they will happily swallow the bitter fruit, and they will have to swallow it with a smile.

Rick obviously has a more long-term plan, starting from "Independence Day" to this Golden Globe Award, the layout behind Endeavor Elite Brokerage is definitely not so simple.

"What if they find out I'm not here and decide not to give us an award?" Hugo couldn't hold back and laughed, this kind of behind-the-scenes game sounded to Hugo's ears, it really sounded like a playhouse.

"That's right," replied Joseph, who shrugged his shoulders indifferently, "and you won't be present in the future." ”

"Correct answer!" Although Rick didn't laugh out loud, his bright eyes revealed his relaxed and excited mood at the moment - in less than two years, Endeavor Elite Agency has initially possessed the ability to change the landscape of Hollywood, how can Rick not be excited?

The words of the two made Hugo choke, and he thought about it carefully, the appeal of the Golden Globe Awards is indeed limited, and he never seems to have too many regrets about missing the Golden Globes.

"Actually, all these ideas came to me later," Rick added, leaning forward slightly, his eyes firmly locked on Hugo, "I was only thinking about Hugo's career planning at first, 'Death Row Walk' got the opportunity to participate in the Berlin Film Festival, last year you were absent from the 'Before Sunrise' promotion in Berlin, this year it would obviously be a good choice to attend." ”

Rick slowed down, but continued without stopping, "It's also because your three works last year were all works with more artistic flavor than commercial elements, all of which were definitely more loved by film critics than audiences, and all of which had a better chance of winning awards than box office, so Berlin was a better choice than the Golden Globes." ”

To be precise, compared to the Golden Globe Awards, which is the focus of commercial attention, the Berlin Film Festival is a better choice.

Hugo immediately understood what Rick meant, in fact, it is very simple, similar to last year, choosing to participate in the Berlin Film Festival to express Hugo's insistence on the pursuit of art, which is obviously much more interesting than standing on the red carpet of the Golden Globes and receiving the screams of fans.

Of course, Hugo doesn't necessarily agree with Rick's idea - he and Rick's understanding of art is obviously far apart, and he doesn't think that attending the Berlinale represents a higher level of artistic quality, but it is undeniable that Hugo is also very curious about the Berlinale, just like last year's Sundance Film Festival.

At this time, Rick's thinking was completely clear, he was based on the choice of the Golden Globe Award and the Berlin Film Festival, and made a lot of thoughts, but found that refusing the Golden Globe Award and attending the Berlin Film Festival could become an important step in his chess game, allowing Endeavor Elite Agency to win more initiative.

After saying that, Rick leaned back in his chair again, and the whole person relaxed, "Of course, if you want to attend, this is still a good thing for us, after all, Los Angeles is our home base, and it is also good for the company to appear at the Golden Globe Awards, and it is not a problem to attend the Golden Globes and Berlin at the same time." I just think that if you don't attend the Golden Globes, you can maximize your benefits. So, the decision is still up to you. ”

Golden Globes, to go, or not to go?