Chapter 193: Supporting facilities

The next morning, after waking up at nine o'clock in the morning, Hugo and Joseph took care of themselves and walked towards the Loop business district less than two miles away.

The Loop is not only the traditional central business district of Chicago, but also the second largest central business district in the United States after Manhattan, New York. It is of extraordinary importance not only in the United States but also in the world-Michigan Avenue is well-known in the world. Comparing with the Champs-Elysées, the Loop area is indispensable.

Oprah's Harp Productions (,) is located in the center of the Loop business district, along Washington Street, you can see the NBA Chicago Bulls home stadium United Center (u) from a distance. 'The boundary can stop, feel the breeze of the Chicago River behind you slowly, and look at the gray brick building in front of you. The appearance of about thirty stories looks like inconspicuous to the surrounding high-rise buildings. Ugly duckling, but this is where it will give birth to talk shows in the United States for more than ten years.

The Harp Production Company was established in 1986, and it owns and produces the "Oprah Talk Show". But the current business is only this one, which is not huge, but Hugo knows that this humble production company relies on " Oprah’s "Talk Show" started its transformation in 1996, and later became a large entertainment group with many departments including talk shows, movies, radio, printing, and the Internet. It can be regarded as a model of the transformation of an ugly duckling into a swan. represent.

After entering the building, Joseph and Hugo registered at the'door' and received temporary access passes. Before they had time to get on the elevator, someone greeted them and expressed their welcome to Hugo to record the show. I once again expressed my apologies for missing the pick-up yesterday, and then led the two Hugo to the studio. Judging from this detail alone, the program team still attaches great importance to Hugo and gave him enough grand treatment.

Compared with the studios where Hugo has recorded the show several times before, the "Oprah Talk Show" is seriously inadequate because the production rights are in his own hands, and the entire equipment of the studio is slightly simpler. The so-called studio is a warehouse-sized space with different types of backgrounds. Two big red single sofas are placed in the front, four cameras are in the middle, and there is one above the head. A jib camera. And the place near the entrance to the'door' is the auditorium. The auditorium, which can only accommodate about one hundred and fifty people, looks very simple, reminiscent of the'dew' sky stone stairway seats used to watch football in high school.

Hugo only entered the waiting room, and Oprah personally greeted him. This year's 40-year-old talk show'female' king, with a vintage bag hair style from the 90s, seems to be staring at one. The conch is on the head, and the face is full of friendly smiles. The sturdy body is not feminine, on the contrary, it is a bit simple and honest. The thick'lip' petals outline a gentle arc, which makes it easy for people. It produces a sense of intimacy.

"It is really an honor to be able to invite you. Thank you very much for your willingness to come to Chicago temporarily." Oprah expressed his welcome to Hugo with a warm hug.

Hugo also showed a smile on his cheeks, "Of course, of course. To be able to get the'Oprah talk show' invitation, even if it is far away, you must rush over. This is a very rare opportunity for me. I must thank you for the invitation."

Oprah let go of his hands and looked at the young man in front of him quietly. Hugo is still in casual clothes at this time, just a simple t-shirt and denim pants, just like any young man just out of society. In general, his face is filled with a brilliant smile comparable to the sun outside the window, and his handsome eyebrows are like the finest brushstrokes in the painter's pen, which makes people sigh involuntarily.

Prior to this, Oprah had already watched "Yihai Xiongfeng" on the movie screen. Hugo, wearing a navy uniform, was heroic. A smile and a smile are enough to kill countless young women. So Oprah is obviously mentally prepared for Hugo's handsomeness. But after seeing Hugo with his own eyes today, Oprah still had a momentary pause. Unlike the charm of subduing Hugo, the Hugo in front of him was filled with the smell of sunlight, the faint warmth and fragrance of sunlight, let People can't move their eyes.

"I can't wait to start an interview with you, and I look forward to having a good memory today." Oprah is still very sophisticated, and quickly tempered his emotions, smiling and said that she and Hugo must both Prepared for the upcoming recording of the show, "Oh, yes, congratulations on your double nomination at the Golden Globes. This is what you deserve."

After speaking, Oprah politely left the waiting room, leaving the prepared space to Hugo.

Hugo sat down in front of the dressing table, waiting for the makeup team of the "Oprah Talk Show" to come and take care of his makeup. In fact, in Hollywood, the real first-line stars all have their own work teams. In addition to fixed members such as assistants and managers, the bodyguards, makeup artists, hair stylists, and stylists during the promotion period are all long-term cooperative teams.

The top stars may be exclusive teams, because they can afford the long-term salary of the entire team, but most artists work with a team, and this team will also serve other artists. The industry’s top makeup artists, Hair stylists and stylists also have studios or agents, and they are also a subdivided industry, no different from professional workers. Therefore, if an artist wants to cooperate with a fixed team, and there is no way to have an exclusive team, he must rely on the agent's public relations ability and make an appointment in advance to finalize the time.

To put it simply, first-line artists will have their own team, which is tailor-made for each appearance.

Top-notch programs like "Oprah Talk Show" naturally have their own dedicated team, because they regularly record programs every week, so this team is exclusive to the program group-it is also possible that a team can do two or three Programs, but mainly for TV programs. The professional **** of such a work team is relatively weak. On the one hand, it is because the program guests are still dominated by ordinary people, and the artists have their own teams, so the technical requirements for them are not so high; on the other hand, because the team does not have enough The time to tailor makeup and collocation for each guest, the space for play is very limited.

Therefore, it is not that the work team of TV programs is not good, but that there is still a gap among senior professionals.

After "Yihai Xiongfeng" achieved the results of "sexuality", Hollywood generally treats Hugo with the standards of first-line actors, but what is a first-line actor? Hollywood has many standards, the most basic, the first is the salary, in the 1990s In the initial stage, the salary can reach 8 million, even if it is a first-line actor, and 10 million is another'threshold'. As for the salary of 15 million, Hollywood is currently one of the few.

The second is the entire work team. People have joked that the bigger the work team is, the bigger the artist is. This is of course just a joke, but it is true that a small number of top celebrities have such hobbies and hope to reflect their status in this way. ——For example, Maria-Kelly (. Carey) had a work team of more than 20 people around the year, and any trip was a huge'dangling'. But it is undeniable that a complete work team is very necessary for top artists.

Although everyone now thinks that Hugo can rank among the top actors, this is only an estimate from the box office and popularity. Some people think that Hugo can get 8 million pieces and recognize that Hugo has such an ability, but in Hugo can't be regarded as the first line of real deal until there is a real film company offering this price for Hugo.

At present, Hugo’s promising projects are the "Sugar Coated Trap" with no auditions and the "Seattle Sleepless" that has no news for the time being. If it is the "Sugar Coated Trap", the salary of 8 million is not a dream, but we still have to watch the audition. The situation; as for "Seattle Sleepless at Night" 8 million is estimated to be more difficult. Therefore, it is estimated that Hugo will have to wait to be named as a "first-line actor".

As for Hugo’s work team, it is very pitiful. Only Joseph is the only one to support the scene. This is why Joseph reminded Hugo not long ago that he should look for assistants and managers, not because Hugo is already “on the front line”, but now. The huge workload must be supported by a team, and relying on Joseph alone is inefficient. But seeking a team is not that simple. Recently, there has not been enough time, because everything has come too fast, and I can only slowly form a team after the busy period of time is over.

Therefore, Hugo now has a first-line reputation, and the real supporting facilities are still a second-line actor Come to the "Oprah talk show" without any preparation, can only count on the show crew The makeup artist and hair stylist of Hugo take care of the outfits for Hugo. Fortunately, it is much easier for Hugo to find clothing support now, especially for recording top-level shows like "Oprah Talk Show." Clothing brands that sponsor Hugo have even taken the initiative to "door".

Fortunately, Hugo's makeup does not require much care, and the hairstyle is not difficult, so there is nothing wrong with relying only on the show team.

After Hugo was all ready and changed the costumes for the stage, the staff of the program team came over to Hugo and briefly explained the program's recording procedures. Usually the "Oprah Talk Show" is divided into two parts, the upper part is for discussions on recent hot ‘door’ topics, and the lower part will invite guests for interviews and talks. However, in order to express the prudence of Hugo today, after obtaining Joseph’s consent, the first half of the show will focus on a comprehensive interview with Hugo. This aspect is the emphasis on Hugo, and on the other hand, it will also be conducted on Hugo. All-round digging can be said to be the highest-spec program in the past two months.

Hugo couldn't help but feel a little worried when he thought of this. He still didn't know enough about the previous things of his predecessor. He just hoped that he would not be speechless when asked by Oprah. That would be terrible. However, he was at ease when he came, and Hugo took a deep breath to calm the chaos and prepare for the recording of the show.