Martin Baum held his pen, fingers stroking its surface, eyes staring blankly at the documents on the desk, until a knock came from the door, "Martin, Brad is here."Martin only then snapped out of it and said loudly, "Come in."Brad walked in energetically right after.Today, Brad wore a white T-shirt paired with a black leather jacket, his rugged style clearly visible amidst his faintly bursting chest muscles.At this moment, Brad was in his prime, full of a sunny aura, but also slightly impatient and rough; the rashness of youth was fully exposed on him.Martin looked at the Brad before him and thought of Hugo.Actually, Martin had been thinking about Hugo just now, wondering why this young man was so memorable.When Martin saw Brad, he found the answer, because the warm sunshine on Hugo, while perhaps not intense, also wouldn't be as blinding as Brad's; instead, it would seep into the skin in a gentle, silent way.That young man's smile was still vivid in Martin's mind.Actually, Hugo was four years younger than Brad.Logically, Brad should have seen more of the world and should have been more steady and experienced, but the facts were not so.Martin could still clearly picture the scene from the audition that night: faced with Brad's aggression, Hugo retorted unhurriedly but firmly and strongly, the powerful pressure in his every gesture as tenacious as water dripping through stone, yet carried the swiftness of a gale.No wonder the a few good men crew chose Hugo Lancaster, not only giving up on Brad Pitt, but even abandoning Tom Cruise."Martin? Martin!" Brad looked at his agent, who was looking at him, lost in thought, eyes hollow and listless, forcing Brad to raise his voice to wake Martin up.Once he was sure Martin's focus had returned, Brad said, "Why did you call me here?"Brad didn't ask why Martin was distracted because he knew that even if he asked, Martin wouldn't answer.So, Brad walked over to the sofa on the side, sat down, and crossed his legs.Martin put away his inner thoughts, looked at Brad, and shook his head, "Looking at you, you're not nervous at all. Do you think you have no problems at all? Do you think you're a rising star now, and everyone will swarm to find you for movies? I told you, you are nothing right now. You just have one successful work, that's nothing. Don't be conceited."Brad was already used to this manner of Martin's.He kept his legs crossed, looking unconcerned.However, faced with Martin's surging anger, at least he didn't lean back on the sofa chair anymore; he sat up straight, leaning slightly forward to look at Martin, indicating he was listening carefully and not distracted."What's wrong? I haven't done anything the last two days, right?" Brad was confused, clearly not understanding why his agent was scolding him again."a few good men, remember that." Martin didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point, which immediately made Brad alert.Brad put his crossed right leg down, stopped chewing his gum, and looked at Martin with both nervousness and anticipation, "How did it go? The audition, did the result come in? Was I chosen?"Martin suppressed the urge to roll his eyes.It seemed everything he had just said was for nothing; Brad hadn't understood at all."No, you didn't get the role!" Martin said crisply."Damn Tom Cruise!" Brad slammed his knee hard.He took it for granted that Tom had finally compromised and got the role, not considering any other options.He muttered angrily, "He must have wanted to raise his salary, otherwise why would he have stalled for so long and only signed at the last minute? This movie starts filming next week, right? What a cunning guy!""No, it's Hugo Lancaster." Martin interrupted Brad's complaints and announced the result."What?" Brad didn't react for a moment, staring blankly at Martin, looking incredulous."I said, Hugo got the role. Rob ultimately chose Hugo."Martin had just received the result this morning.Rob had rejected Brad, and then he received news that Tom hadn't reached an agreement either.So the result was simple: Hugo had ultimately realized a reversal, snatching the role from the hands of Tom and Brad.Of course, Martin hadn't received final confirmation yet; he had just left a message for Columbia Pictures hoping for a definitive answer, but the possibility of a surprise was very small."F***!" Brad stood up abruptly from the sofa, his face full of rage and depression."Hugo! Hugo! Hugo! It's actually Hugo!"Brad clearly couldn't accept such a result.Imagine his sense of superiority when facing Hugo during the a river runs through it audition last time, and today, Hugo had actually turned the tables and snatched the a few good men opportunity from his hands—Brad seemed to have forgotten that this opportunity originally belonged to Tom, and he had never truly possessed it."Martin, no, anyone can play this role, but it absolutely cannot be Hugo."Brad rushed in front of Martin's desk, angrily supporting his hands on the desk, shouting with a flushed face, "He is incapable of handling this role. Go tell Rob that if I play it, I will be much better, a hundred times better than Hugo!"Brad's self-confidence had suffered a heavy blow.He had originally thought that after the Golden Raspberry Awards, he would just watch Hugo go downhill, but now it seemed that was not the case.scent of a woman wasn't just a stroke of good luck, and the a few good men opportunity had actually fallen into Hugo's hands again, especially after defeating the red-hot Tom.This was truly a violent impact.Martin had actually guessed Brad's reaction.Although he couldn't be sure, he had a vague idea of the role Tracy played in it.Besides, Hugo had completed a victory in a direct confrontation with Brad this time, which would undoubtedly severely damage Brad's confidence.But Martin didn't intend to indulge Brad's arrogance."Don't forget, both Hugo and you won opportunities in front of Rob. It was you who lost this audition. If we're talking about being outstanding, in Rob's eyes, he has already chosen Hugo. You simply don't compare to him."Martin added another heavy dose of medicine, instantly turning Brad's face pale.Then Martin stood up swiftly and shouted at Brad's dejected face, "If this is your level, don't even think about competing with Hugo. He is more than a hundred times better than you. If you are really a man, pull yourself together. Don't play around all day and get lost in joy just because you achieved a little success. Opportunities will always be there. Even if there aren't any, I will create them for you. What you need to do is strengthen your own abilities and seize these opportunities!"Martin called Brad over for the purpose of striking at Brad's self-confidence.Recently, Brad seemed to be a bit complacent and lost.So Martin had to be vigilant, but as an agent, he couldn't hit Brad head-on, and Brad probably wouldn't take his advice well.So Martin could only seize this opportunity, hoping to reignite Brad's fighting spirit.Sure enough, Brad gritted his teeth.He quickly realized that in the two competitions between him and Hugo so far, the result was only one win and one loss.He hadn't truly lost the competition.So, he didn't need to be decadent or depressed; what he needed to do was find his direction again and prepare for the next competition."Hugo Lancaster, our competition has just begun!"Brad clenched his right fist and slammed it hard on the desk, but felt no pain, only infinite fighting spirit!On the other hand, after Joseph confirmed the news, he excitedly returned home from the company.Seeing the third-floor door open, he shouted from the hallway, "Hugo! Hugo!"There was almost irrepressible excitement and joy in his voice, which made the three people who were helping Charlize pack her luggage in her room come out, looking at Joseph, who had lost his usual calmness, with surprise."Hugo!"Joseph didn't seem to notice his own loss of composure.He continued to speak in a voice two octaves higher than usual, trembling, "You got the role of Daniel. You defeated Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt to get this role. You can star in a few good men. You can work with Rob and Jack!"Joseph rattled off a long string of words, but the information couldn't be clearer: Hugo had relied on his own efforts to get another role!This made the joy in Hugo's chest instantly fill up and explode, blooming into beautiful fireworks on his eyebrows, eyes, and corners of his mouth."Really?" Hugo ran excitedly toward Joseph."Really?" he asked repeatedly.Joseph nodded incessantly to confirm, and then saw Hugo jump up on the spot, throwing a fierce punch, completely releasing the joy inside.The success of this audition was too important and too hard-won.It was no wonder Joseph lost his composure, and Hugo was even more excited than he could control.Consequently, Carl and Charlize, who were standing nearby, were also infected.Although Charlize didn't quite understand the situation yet and didn't know how important this audition was, the two of them also cheered together, joining the ranks of Hugo and Joseph's celebration with the most direct actions."Oh yeah!"Alex, who had just walked into the room, saw the four people celebrating and, without understanding why, cheered along.The excited expression on his face showed no awkwardness or embarrassment at all."Wow, that's great! That's awesome!"Alex's shouting was even more exaggerated than the other four combined.After everyone finished shouting and stood panting in place, looking at each other with joy on their faces, Alex suddenly asked, "Looks really great, what are we celebrating?"
