Chapter 778： Midnight mutation

Rick Rosen stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows at home, quietly looking at the sky outside the window. As time passed, the bright lights under the sky began to disappear bit by bit, and the sky slowly changed from dark black to dark. In navy blue, the orange morning light on the skyline seems to faint in the night, with an elegant rhyme like oriental ink painting.

Rick has maintained this posture for the whole night. Only those quiet eyes can see the constantly changing thoughts in his mind. Suddenly, Rick turned around, shook his stiff limbs, and walked over. Sitting down in front of the sofa in the lobby, he picked up the fixed phone and dialed a number.

The voice of "Beep..." reverberated in the quiet space. After a long time, the other party picked it up. Rick twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Let's do this!

"Who?" The voice on the other side was stunned, and obviously he didn't react. It's only five o'clock in the morning. For Hollywood whose work and rest time is reversed, this is the time for deep sleep. Such a reaction is really good. It's normal, "Rick?" The other party also recognized Rick's voice and said in surprise, "Grass, do you know what time it is?"

Rick twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, "Joe, please, you know, this can only be resolved as soon as possible. The longer it is, the more trouble it will be."

It was Joseph on the other end of the phone. Although Joseph was in deep sleep, he had developed the agent’s vigilance. His brain quickly became awake. He sat up and said, “You know I’m not here. What kind of work and important things are with you."

"But the importance of Hugo, I don’t need to repeat it again." Although there are countless big-name actors in the International Jianxin Management Company, Rick’s attention to Hugo is increasing day by day, not only because Hugo’s prospects are the most popular. Optimistically, Hugo, who is 27 years old this year, is likely to become the pillar of the entertainment industry in the next ten years; also because of Hugo's vigilance yesterday afternoon, he has reduced many losses for him. Therefore, Rick will never miss Hugo.

Joseph was not dazzled by Rick's flattery, he just twitched his mouth slightly, "Rick, as long as you accept our proposal."

"No problem, let's do this!" Rick said firmly, and then the two people hung up the phone one after another.

Rick was only slightly stunned, and then he dialed the phone number of Ali Emmanuel again and got busy. The famous "Midnight Coup." in the history of Hollywood's brokerage business development officially broke out on this day before the sun rises.

After Joseph hung up the phone, there was no sleep. He clearly realized that starting from today, their group of partners will face a brand new challenge. The phone call just now opened the door to another world.

Thinking back to everything that happened yesterday afternoon, Joseph still found it incredible, and he also felt more and more that Hugo might be more suitable to be an agent. Hugo's keen intuition was really terrifying.

Rick did encounter a rape. When Rick’s assistant, Jim Snow, contacted other people, he accidentally notified people who shouldn’t be notified because he was too flustered. So Rick’s uprising hadn’t erupted, so he was caught by Marvin. Intercepted.

At that time, Rick was dragged out of the office abruptly by the security guards. Under the eyes of the entire company, he was besieged in the center like a bereaved dog. Marvin yelled at Rick as a traitor. I hope the whole company can see Rick’s true face. Although everyone in the company knows what’s going on, this is a game of power. The winners and losers are the winners of history. , Rick was exposed before the launch, Marvin naturally occupied the moral commanding heights, and those who had secretly agreed with Rick did not dare to stand up blatantly, immediately leaving Rick in a desperate situation of isolation and helplessness.

In desperation, Rick also showed an amazing aura.

Rick blatantly accused Marvin of destroying the company's internal unity for his own sake, and even engaged in vicious competition with his colleagues in the company. This accusation almost completely tore off Marvin's fig leaf, making Marvin almost fainted under his anger; Afterwards, Rick said confidently that he wanted to stand on his own, and anyone who wanted to could join him.

During the confrontation, Rick pointed out an important fact. Marvin didn’t understand the brokerage business from start to finish. He was just a simple businessman, and International Jianxin Management Company was able to get to where it is today—from a medium-sized company. The brokerage firm has become a triad member of the industry, relying on the mutual assistance of senior partners. Now, Marvin has to take over the company again. This is a real disaster.

After speaking, Rick decided to leave the company with great excitement. Jim was alone with him, and he looked lonely.

But how could Marvin let Rick leave safely? He also noticed that Rick had already sorted out the information of the agent, so he ordered Rick to keep these information, because these are the property of the company, and Rick has no right to take it with him. go.

Rick is valuable, but the briefcase in Rick's hands is the real high-value product, so Marvin will definitely leave these information at all costs.

As a result, Rick did something shocking. In front of everyone, he opened the briefcase in his hand and sprinkled it out of the window. The entire box of materials was scattered in the wind from the height of the twenty-third floor. Wandering through the whole sky with blank paper, it looks as if it is snowing.

Rick's strong move, which is better than jade, made everyone in the office stunned, and Marvin's face was flushed, as if he was about to explode at any time.

Joseph and Carl who rushed to the company witnessed this scene with their own eyes. The flying paper is enough to cause any paparazzi crazy, not to mention all the agents on the scene, even though Rick has come to this step, His methods, abilities, and qualifications, these are all the capital of a comeback, leaving the green hills to worry about no firewood; but these materials are equivalent to Rick's right and left hand, anyone can get it, it is likely to be on the same stage.

Therefore, the 23rd floor of the International Jianxin Management Company was in a weird state of tension. On the one hand, he was frightened by Rick. On the other hand, he was concerned about Marvin’s strength and his ubiquitous eyeliner in the company. But on the other hand, I was thinking about the spilled information, and my heart was itchy.

Under such circumstances, Rick threw the empty briefcase directly on the ground, and then left the company leisurely with Jim. No one dared to stop him, even Marvin could only be glaring. Helpless.

Joseph knew that there must be someone inside the company willing to follow Rick to leave, but they would not act rashly until they were exposed. Because of Hugo’s reminder, Rick cancelled the "tsetse fly gathering", so Marvin sent The people who went to the party to contain the spies left empty-handed, and no one saw them, so it is still a mystery who will leave with Rick.

Those who stay in the company can leave a copy of the information in their hands in a leisurely manner, or even take away the original directly.

Because Joseph and Carl themselves were like this, they quietly took away their information.

In fact, in the business of brokers, seniority represents ability. Take Joseph as an example. When he first took over Hugo, he didn't have any resources in his hands. He relied on the name of the company to carry out his work, so his ability was limited; but with With the lengthening of Joseph's business time in Hollywood and the rise of Hugo's career, Joseph's data book has also become thicker. The information that Joseph can take away now cannot be underestimated.

Afterwards, Rick had a phone call with Joseph. Because Rick was seen through his plan by Marvin in advance, he had to change his plan and it became more difficult for him to stand on his own, whether it was sponsorship funds or other brokers. People are all hampered-International Jianxin Management Company can be ranked as one of the three brokerage companies, but it is not a vain name, and Marvin's assets and contacts are even more daunting.

Under such circumstances, Joseph proposed Hugo's shareholding.

When Rick learned of Hugo’s plan, he was indeed shocked. Hugo turned Joseph into a manager and then signed the brokerage contract to himself. At the same time, he was willing to invest five million dollars to become one of the partners of the new company. First, Joseph also said that Hugo has no interest in managing the company. Hugo will not intervene in company affairs, but must ensure Hugo's independence and autonomy.

Rick realized at this time that Hugo was actually the real siskin. After hanging up the phone, Rick fell into contemplation. Not only did he need to clarify the recent events, but he also needed to think clearly about Hugo's positioning.

Faced with such a proposal, Rick had no reason to reject it, and Hugo’s conditions were perfect, and he did not have to reject it. In fact, it is not uncommon for top actors to invest in production companies in the entertainment industry. They will Make a movie by yourself, whether you are a director, a screenwriter, or an actor, use your own funds to invest, and then seek profit. Hugo's move is actually just an investment behavior, not surprising.

However, Rick must have an accurate positioning of Hugo. On the one hand, Hugo will become a senior partner of the company. Although he is not in power, he still has the right to speak, in order to avoid such things as Marvin. , Rick believes that Hugo's investment must be kept below three million US dollars.

On the other hand, Hugo will be his artist, which means that he will shoulder Hugo's brokerage affairs, which is completely beneficial to him, and it is what he has always dreamed of. But the point is, how should he grasp the size of the two people getting along? Not only because of Hugo’s investment, but also because of Hugo’s amazing flash in this incident, even if it is just two moments, it is enough to make Rick looked at each other.

Of course, the most important thing is to think clearly about recent events and future arrangements. This thought is all night. In the end, Rick gave Joseph a phone call and agreed to the proposal.

Joseph looked at the phone in his hand, but remembered the last conversation. He was very curious why Rick had the courage to throw away all the information in the briefcase. This is almost a direct proof of Rick’s career as an agent. It should be reluctant. But Rick answered so.

"The boxes are all useless scripts. I faxed out the real materials and destroyed them in the office." (To be continued [provided]. If you like this work, you are welcome to read it and give it to the work. Recommended monthly pass. Your support is the biggest motivation for me to continue to create!)

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