Comeback 679 maverick

Hugo, Leonardo, and James stood at the gym door and talked, Leonardo elbowed Hugo's arm, "Although I don't want to interrupt the communication between you and the fans, I think we should still leave." ”

Hugo followed Leonardo's line of sight, and saw a group of people with cameras around their necks walking quickly from the corner of the street, looking at the scale, there were only less than ten people, but everyone with a menacing look on their faces, rushed in the direction of Hugo and Leonardo strongly.

Leonardo thought for a moment, "Is there any news today?" On you? "Leonardo hasn't had any other work done lately, and he hasn't had much attention, and he doesn't think reporters will come to him," Oscar nominees? ”

"No, the nominee luncheon hasn't been held yet, and reporters will stay until then if they have questions." Hugo also began to recall, in fact, such a scene of reporters huddling together can be seen in Hollywood every once in a while, they have long been used to it, and they may not always come to themselves, after all, there are countless artists living in Los Angeles. "Was the last press conference Ian said today?"

"I'm not sure." Leonardo frowned and hesitated in reply.

Although "Speed of Life and Death" invited Hugo, who has been in the limelight recently, to star, the investment in the work is not high, and the crew does not have much to discuss, so after thinking about it, the crew decided not to hold a press conference or a kick-off ceremony, but just held a small media conference, and Twentieth Century Fox invited a group of reporters they were familiar with to carry out the first wave of publicity for the film.

Since it is just a media conference, this is just a warm-up, and the main task is to let everyone know that there is such a movie ready to start shooting, and there is no other role. Therefore, Hugo, who was insisting on physical training, did not participate, and Leonardo also refused, and in the end, the actors did not attend at all, but communicated with the media with the director, screenwriter, and producer as the team.

James stood next to him, not having time to leave, he watched Hugo and Leonardo stand calmly in place, as if they were talking about lunch, and when he looked back, the group of reporters were swarming like sharks smelling blood, this contrast between extreme stillness and extreme movement, with strong contradictions and absurdities, made people jaw-dropping. James has never been directly exposed to Hollywood's life in the circle, so this scene directly shocked him to stay in place and remain motionless.

Hugo also noticed James's sluggishness, and he himself knew that at the end of the Golden Raspberry Awards, he saw the scene of reporters flocking to him with a dumbfounded expression, this kind of scene standing by and watching is a huge difference from personal experience, so he patted James on the shoulder, smiled and said, "We left first, I hope there will be a chance to meet next time." Then he pulled Leonardo and turned away unhurriedly.

Regardless of whether the group of reporters came to Hugo or Leonardo, their departure was the best option, and it would not implicate James.

James looked at Hugo and Leonardo and turned away with a smile, as if the reporters who were swarming behind him didn't exist at all, the two of them were just ordinary people who had just left the gym, looking at Hugo's calmness and ease, James suddenly wondered, how Hugo practiced this kind of indifference, he couldn't imagine how Hugo grew up in the struggle, and he couldn't imagine how Hugo coped with the overwhelming controversy and discussion in the past two months. But at this moment, he had countless curiosity, he didn't want to run away, he wanted to stand next to him and see with his own eyes how Hugo dealt with reporters.

Introverted and shy, James is not good at dealing with the crowd, but at this moment, he is willing to stay.

The reporters were running at the speed of a sprint, while Hugo and Leonardo were just moving forward with their usual footsteps, and this huge difference in speed made the distance between the two quickly shorten, and soon the reporters were like a herd of lions drowning two antelopes, surrounding Hugo and Leonardo, which made James standing next to him dumbfounded.

The reporters really came for Hugo and Leonardo, and for a while, the sound of chirping formed an impenetrable protective net in an instant, imprisoning Hugo and Leonardo in it, listening to the fragmentary keywords in those questions, which were obviously related to "the speed of life and death".

After the announcement of the establishment of the project, not many people paid attention to the project, after all, in the project stage, the topics worth discussing in terms of people, scripts, directors, etc., "Speed of Life and Death" did not have any advantages, and the initial investment amount confirmed by Twentieth Century Fox was only 20 million, which is really not worth discussing.

But now, after the announcement of the cast of "Life and Death", it has sparked a heated discussion among all the media in an instant. Hugo and Leonardo are both strong contenders for Best Supporting Actor at this year's major award ceremonies, and the two are also very good friends, and the cooperation between the two is worth looking forward to; The more important part is that Hugo once again challenged commercial action films, and such a topic is even more shocking.

After the reporters finished speaking, the noise gradually precipitated, Leonardo was already a little impatient at this time, this noisy noise always makes people irritated, but Hugo, who was standing next to him, still looked at the reporters around with a calm face.

Hugo's eyes made the reporters a little stunned, and they couldn't help but think of the scene at the "Schindler's List" celebration banquet not long ago.

After the noise had subsided, Hugo smiled and said, "What is the matter with me on a wonderful morning?" When facing reporters, Hugo has now gradually grasped the initiative, because he knows that reporters are such a group of people, bullying the weak and fearing the hard, so the loser does not lose the battle, no matter what the situation is, at least in terms of momentum.

The reporters looked at each other, and finally it was the senior reporter who took the initiative to break the silence, "Hugo, why did you choose such a commercial film that returns to the action theme?" It is said that there are several works with an investment of more than $100 million that have sent you invitations, but you have given up and finally chosen such a ...... Ordinary works. ”

Hearing the reporter's question, Leonardo looked at Hugo with a strange expression, because the reporter's words were already very restrained, and adjectives like "ordinary" were indeed intriguing on "the speed of life and death".

Hugo did not answer immediately, but stood there and thought very seriously for a while, and then said with a puzzled face, "Do you know? Actually, I'm also very curious," these words suddenly made all the reporters stunned, what kind of medicine is sold in Hugo's gourd? "I'm curious why I'm in this situation every time, and why do you ask similar questions every time. I'm curious, what are your criteria for judging whether a work is good or bad? That's why every time I take on a new work, you have to come over and question it. ”

Hugo's words immediately made all the reporters stand in place with strange and embarrassed faces, and Leonardo couldn't hold back and laughed directly.

In fact, since the Golden Raspberry Award, "Smell the Fragrance and Know the Woman", "The Righteous Sea is Heroic", "Seattle Sleepless", "Vulgar" are all the same, even the "Schindler's List" led by Steven Spielberg is not exempt from vulgarity, it seems that Hugo's every choice is not favored by people, or the theme, or investment, or the object of cooperation, for various reasons Hugo has always been in a situation of suspicion.

Especially after the great success of "Schindler's List", Hugo could have entered the 10 million salary club, but he chose "vulgar", and then chose "life and death", which means that Hugo wasted two opportunities to make career breakthroughs in a row, which is a very incomprehensible phenomenon for people.

If Hugo didn't have a better choice, or if Hugo's choice was convincing, then perhaps there wouldn't be so many skepticism. However, "vulgarity" has nothing to look forward to except Quentin Tarantino, let alone a salary of only $250,000, which is simply jaw-dropping.

And the same is true of the current "speed of life and death", although this is a complete commercial action movie, but since "Terminator 2" created a precedent of 100 million US dollars in investment, the current investment in action movies is not at the level of 60 million, which makes people unable to expect more. In addition, the entire production crew is unknown, and the biggest name, Jane de Bonth, is completely a photographer, and he is completely blank in terms of directing.

In such a situation, each of Hugo's choices has also been questioned indiscriminately by the media, as if Hugo is a maverick and unruly thorn, but those who are familiar with Hugo know that this is obviously not the most suitable evaluation for Hugo's character.

Therefore, in the face of Hugo's rhetorical question that does not follow common sense, the reporters were dumbfounded in an instant, and they didn't know how to describe Hugo's choice of each new work, but the fact is that it is clear that Hugo has achieved great success in four consecutive works, whether it is box office or word of mouth, but whenever Hugo chooses the next work, doubts still pop up involuntarily, and then connect together.

Hugo still had a puzzled expression, as if he was discussing a professional academic issue, he looked at the reporters seriously, and asked suspiciously, "Is it because. Hudson's Eagle, the aftermath? Or are you habitually trying to question my choices? Or, is my choice really so strict about the subject matter? Paid? Investment? Who to work with? This...... What went wrong? ”

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