Raising his head, Hugo took a closer look and realized that he was standing at the famous Waldorf Hotel. astoria。 Hotel), a five-star hotel on Park Avenue in Manhattan, New York, near 49th Street, is one of the most luxurious and famous hotels in the world.

The Waldorf Astoria Hotel has become the first choice of heads of state and top aristocrats from all over the world when they arrive in New York because of its highest-standard hotel service, with standard rooms below the 28th floor, with room rates ranging from $500 to $1,300 per night, suitable for ordinary people who want to enjoy the top luxury service; The 28th to 42nd floors are luxury suites, where not only many dignitaries and billionaires live, but also many people who have set up "permanent residences" here and come to live here whenever they arrive in New York.

Hugo didn't expect that he would stay at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel for the first time filming, which is too far from the previous life of exile, no wonder so many people dream of stardom, maybe it's because it's too simple - at least it seems like this:

There are 500,000 US dollars in money when you take on a film, but ordinary people can't see the hesitation and pain of not working for a year after filming a movie; is active on the big screen to interpret other people's lives, but ordinary people don't know how difficult it is to play a role well and make a good movie; Standing in the spotlight and receiving the cheers and shouts of the world, ordinary people do not remember that they also have to pay the price of having their private lives transparent, let alone how long the road from obscurity to the spotlight is.

Hugo doesn't know how hard filming will be, he doesn't know how much pressure the actors have to bear on their shoulders, and he doesn't know the torment under the spotlight, but he knows very well how hard-won his opportunities are, not to mention the previous ten years, the criticism after the "Hudson Eagle" and the Golden Raspberry Award almost let the opportunity to "smell a woman" slip away from his hand, so Hugo will not let himself be carried away by the momentary joy, he knows that all the qiē is just beginning now.

"Didn't you say that the crew's budget was tight? How can I stay at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel? Hugo and Joseph walked side by side into the hotel lobby and were guided to the front desk by the waiter.

"It's sponsorship." Joseph replied simply, then said to the front desk, "Joseph Gibbs, Hugo Lancaster." The front desk immediately smiled and nodded, and began to look through the booking records, and then Joseph turned to Hugo and said, "The Waldorf Astoria Hotel cooperated with the crew, and they provided the filming location and accommodation, at the cost of the hotel's logo appearing in the movie, and the hotel was positively promoted. ”

It's not hard to understand why product placement is called. Hugo thought it was a novelty, he thought that product placement was just the norm in Asian film and television, and now it seems that Hollywood is no exception. But if you think about it carefully, the sports cars and cigars that always appear on time in the "007" series of movies are not a kind of product placement? It's just that Hollywood is more rational and clever than Asia, and their advertising placement is more subtle, which has a subtle impact on the audience. For example, now people talk about James Bond. bond) will think of Aston Martin (Aston. Martin) sports car, that's the truth.

Hugo stood in place and carefully recalled the "Smell the Fragrance and Know the Woman" that he had seen before the crossing, and the promotion of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel was indeed secret and profound, which reminded Hugo of the Four Seasons Hotel he visited when he participated in the audition for "River Love", which was the filming location of "Pretty Woman", and he was also very impressed.

"Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Lancaster, your room is on the twenty-third floor." The front desk put the driver's licenses of the two people on the counter along with the room keys, and said with a smile, "Mark will deliver your luggage to the room." Here's your message, and Mr. Martin Brest told you to go straight to the luxurious suite on the thirtieth floor when you arrived. ”

Joseph put away the documents and keys, nodded casually, and Hugo, who was standing next to him, smiled and said "thank you", and the two of them left the front desk, "Then let's go directly to the 30th floor?" Don't need a change of clothes? Hugo looked at his rain-soaked trousers, and the pair of light sneakers he wore because the plane was a long-haul flight were also stained at this time, and the outfit was not a formal suit, just a simple T-shirt and jeans, but there was nothing wrong with him.

Joseph thought for a moment, "Let's go to the 30th floor and say hello first, and then go back to the room." "If you go back to the room, it will be delayed.

While the two men were talking, they were escorted into the elevator by the waiter, and Joseph handed the key to the waiter, "Take the luggage to the room, and then take the key to the luxurious suite on the thirtieth floor." ”

"No problem, sir." Elegant and polite greetings, like a spring breeze.

Seeing the back of the waiter leaving the elevator on the twenty-third floor, Hugo felt that this qiē was very interesting, he had never lived in a five-star hotel before - in fact, let alone five-star, even a star-rated hotel was luxurious, so Hugo couldn't help but sigh, the service of a star-rated hotel is really different, especially a world-famous hotel like the Waldorf Astoria.

Soon, however, Hugo took his attention back and cheered up, for the thirtieth floor had arrived. Stepping on the dark red carpet, walking through the corridors full of classical atmosphere, and finally stopping at the door of the luxury suite, Joseph rang the doorbell, the door soon opened, and Martin's smiling face appeared in front of him, "Hugo, you have arrived, welcome to New York City." ”

Martin gave Hugo a hug, which eased Hugo's nervousness a little, "I hope I didn't come too late." "It's just a polite remark, the crew originally informed them to arrive today or tomorrow, and there was no special time limit.

But Hugo's polite words unexpectedly ushered in a criticism, "You are indeed late." The voice came from the direction of the sofa in the living room, and as soon as Martin got out of the way, Hugo saw Al-Pacino in front of him.

Al is fifty-two years old this year, and the wrinkles on his forehead, his loose skin, and his scruffy beard all vividly show the marks left by the years. When it comes to Al Pacino, I'm afraid that the first image that comes to most people's minds is Michael Corleone, the "godfather". corleone), in the first and second parts of this movie, the handsome and handsome image of Al in his prime without losing his demeanor has fascinated countless girls.

Al and Dustin Hoffman are both well-known short people in the entertainment industry, Dustin is only five feet five inches (one meter six six), and Al is only five feet seven inches (one meter seven) tall. Hand. The momentum of the party, but in the end, Al proved the correctness of this choice with his own practical actions, making Michael Corleone one one of the classic characters in film history. At this time, standing in front of Hugo, he seemed to shrink a lot, and the contrast was very obvious.

"You should have arrived in the morning so we could have more time to practice the script, you're late." Although Al's words smacked of accusation, he had a warm smile on his face, neither close nor distant, and then he stepped forward and stretched out his right hand, holding Hugo's palm tightly.

Although Althan Hugo is a lot shorter, his momentum is not weak at all, and the kind of calm and sharp temperament makes people can't help but look sideways, not to mention the vigorous and powerful hand strength from the calloused palm, so that Hugo can feel Al's old and strong in the most direct way.

Although Hugo couldn't help shouting "Al Pacino" in his heart when he saw Al for the first time, it was much better than when he saw the star a few times before. Coupled with Al's dismount of splitting his head and covering his face, it really kept Hugo awake.

"Sorry for my mistake." Hugo didn't quibble, and agreed to it in one bite, which suddenly made Al's face line relax a little, "I think there should be no other way for me to do it than to work harder in the future." Maybe it's a good idea to start now. ”

Originally, Martin wanted to defend Hugo, but after hearing Hugo's words, he looked at Hugo's gaze and was even more satisfied. As a result, Beau Goodman, who was sitting on the couch, stood up, "So what are you waiting for, let's start practicing now." Hugo, did you bring your own script? ”

Hugo couldn't help but be stunned, and heard Martin's voice in his ears, "You two are too anxious, it's raining heavily, Hugo has just come to the city, and there is not much time left before dinner, even if you are in a hurry to rehearse the script, you don't care about the two hours." ”

Hugo really didn't expect that he had just arrived and was about to enter the rehearsal mode, so he was stunned, but after reacting, Hugo picked up and said, "No, no, we can start now." It just so happened that in the process of reading the script, I still had some questions, maybe during the rehearsal process, I could communicate and learn, I think, this will be helpful for the official shooting. ”

Al and Beau both smiled and nodded in agreement, while Martin, who was standing next to him, looked helpless. Hugo looked at Joseph beside him, "Joseph, I remember that the script was in the backpack I carried, could you please help me get it?" "Hugo's own script, with highlights and notes, is very important information for rehearsals. Hugo knows that he lacks experience and strength, and only diligence can make up for it, otherwise talent is not enough.

Joseph didn't expect things to turn out like this, he nodded and greeted Martin, "I'll go down and get the script." Then he left the luxurious suite, which had only arrived less than two minutes ago.

Hugo, who stayed in the suite, followed Al to the sofa and sat down, Hugo looked around, but didn't find any other actors, and couldn't help but wonder, "So, it's just us, no one else?" ”