"So, there's no other way?" After laughing, Alex still reluctantly asked, although he knew that it was indeed incorrect for Joseph to beat the reporter, but the thought of apologizing to the reporter made him feel disgusted.

Carl looked at Joseph, the two of them as agents, in fact, they have been trained, how to deal with such a situation, they understand better, although Carl is also reluctant to admit it, but Hugo's method is indeed the wisest, "This is indeed the best way that can be thought of at the moment." As Hugo said, the fact of beating people will not change. ”

"Grass." Alex angrily punches the pillow on the couch and vents his frustration.

Hugo also felt uneasy at this time, "I would have punched the reporter a few more times if I had known." "Since you want to apologize, you naturally have to return to your roots, but it's a pity.

Joseph couldn't help but smile, "You yourself pulled me so early." This sentence also made Hugo chuckle.

"Anyway, first show your attitude of apology," Hugo said in a deep voice, and then tried to calm his feelings, "Attitude is the most important thing in dealing with this matter." "In other words, even if Anthony insults him and slanders him, he shouldn't hit Anthony, and that's the core principle." It's a damn society. Hugo didn't know if he could do it well, but he had to do it, otherwise the future of him and Joseph would be in jeopardy, and the results of the year's hard work could be ruined, so he had to do it even if he was unwilling.

"Rest assured, the current bowing is only temporary, and one day, that disgusting reporter will appear in front of you like a pug wagging his tail and begging for your forgiveness." Carl takes a more long-term view, "Because you're an entertainer, he's a journalist, and now you're at a disadvantage, but as long as you've achieved enough, you're at an advantage. Artists and journalists are the two ends of the scale, and this balance will not stay on the same level forever. ”

Hugo let out a long sigh of relief, and he knew what Karl was saying. Look at Al Pacino and Jack Nicholson, they don't need to look at the eyes of reporters now, on the one hand, they have been rolling in the entertainment industry for long enough time and have enough wisdom to face these dirty waters, and on the other hand, because their status puts them in an advantageous position, they naturally get twice the result with half the effort when handling things.

Hugo clenched his fists, he would never back down, he would never bow to the damn paparazzi! Absolute!

"Rest, there's a tough battle tomorrow." Carl stood up and looked at Joseph, who was gradually calming down, and after experiencing the adrenaline rush, it was time to clean up the mess. Karl pointed to Joseph's messy shirt, "At least you should take care of yourself, or Faulin will think you're a serial killer." ”

"Cut, Fujin is like a serial killer, he doesn't see anyone every day, and he is 'messing around' like a ghost." Joseph rolled his eyes, finally regained some vitality, waved goodbye to Hugo with Carl, and walked upstairs in a chattering manner, "By the way, you don't need to wash this dress, this dress must be kept until that Anthony is dealt with......"

"I don't mind, as long as you put it in your room, and pray that the 'spring' day doesn't come so soon, otherwise the clothes will smell ......," Karl's voice disappeared into the big 'door'. At the same time, Alex also stood up and ran in the direction of the bathroom while shouting "I'll take a shower first".

Uma finally came to her senses at this point, stood up and pretended to be relaxed, and said, "You can rest early, and I'll go back first." ”

This surprised Hugo, and he frowned, "It's so late, let's rest here today." He held Uma's shoulders and could feel Uma's thinness. Although Uma usually looks very resolute, after all, she is still a 'woman' and 'sex', and it is inevitable that she will feel a little uncomfortable in the face of violent and bloody scenes, and Hugo is also a little worried.

"No, no." Uma looked away unnaturally, then brushed her hair behind her ears, her eyes slightly embarrassed looking down and drifting elsewhere. But then, Uma's eyes saw Charlize's calm eyes, Charlize looked at her quietly and calmly, those eyes were bright and calm, but they made Uma feel very uncomfortable, there was a natural aura incompatibility between the two 'women', and today, Uma's feelings were particularly strong.

Uma retracted her gaze and did not confront Charlize head-on, but lowered her eyes to adjust her breathing, and then raised her eyes to look at Hugo's worried eyes seriously, "I'm fine, compared to you and Joseph, I don't have anything at all." You need to get some rest today, and so do I, so I'll go back first. You're going to have to face a bunch of reporters tomorrow, and I'll make you dinner when things settle down. ”

Hugo lowered his head and 'kissed' Uma's forehead, his 'lips' could feel the coldness of Uma's forehead, looking out the window, it was almost two o'clock in the morning, Hugo rubbed Uma's thin coat with both hands, "I'll send you back." ”

"Then what's the point of me going back, I just hope you can have a good rest." Uma chuckled, "It's not far from my house, so I can do it myself." Okay, you should rest early. ”

Hugo escorted Uma to the door, put on his coat for Uma, and whispered, "You go back and take a bath and have a good rest." Remember to give me a call when you get home. ”

After sending Uma away, Hugo turned around and saw Charlize's meaningful eyes, Hugo frowned slightly, "What's wrong, is there something wrong?" ”

Charlize had a lot of speculation to say, but if she thought about it, it was just a speculation about her 'female' sixth sense, and saying it now would only make things worse, so she just hesitated for a moment and swallowed the words on her lips, "No, I was just wondering why the reporter didn't call the police, you know, Joseph has constituted an illegal personal attack, and he can file a lawsuit." ”

After Charlize's reminder, Hugo also reacted immediately, and gasped, "Is there any 'yin' conspiracy in this?" ”

Charlize shook his head weakly, "We are now passive, there are too few things to speculate, we can only take one step at a time." Are you ready to face reporters tomorrow? There can be a lot of changes in the field, and we have no way of predicting it. ”

"It's ready, why isn't it ready." Hugo let out a long sigh of relief, looked at the living room that was gradually quieting down, the moonlight on the floor made him shiver, and he realized that the coat had just been given to Uma, "This is the way to grow, isn't it?" We do what we want to do, but we hit our heads and bleed, and after every injury, we learn how to face difficulties and then grow. ”

Charlize heard the helplessness in Hugo's words, and she chuckled, "Aren't you worried that your edges and corners will be gradually smoothed out?" Society always makes everyone exactly the same in its own way, don't you worry about it yourself? ”

In fact, Hugo also thought that if he could be like a baby all his life, cry when he is hungry, cry when he is tired, cry when he is in pain, and express his feelings with crying willfully, and then achieve his goal, but this is impossible. The price of growth is that one's own willful 'sex' and one's 'sex' are gradually smoothed out by society in various ways. Even in the Western world, where individuality is promoted, this is an inevitable process.

At the age of fifteen, Hugo left home in spite of a single thing, chasing his musical dreams; But at the age of twenty-five, Hugo still knew the importance of family, and then continued to move forward in regret. So, at the age of thirty-five or forty-five, does Hugo still have such courage? Maybe not.

Hugo shrugged, "I don't know, maybe, maybe not." But let's cherish the time we have now, and I'm going to beat that Anthony up again before all the edges and corners are smoothed out. As he spoke, Hugo was still gearing up and jumping to try, which made Charlize laugh.

Hugo slept soundly that night, and now that he had made his decision and was mentally prepared, there was nothing to worry about. Even if there is still a 'yin' that he doesn't know, even if there are countless ups and downs in front of him, Hugo will not be afraid, on the contrary, he needs to rest well, nourish his 'essence' and recuperate, and then use his best state to meet these difficulties.

The process of the 50th Golden Globe Awards ceremony is quite boring and dull, because there is no TV broadcast, so when people see the list of winners, they do not feel too many surprises, although Hugo and Jack Nicholson, who won the double nominations, went home empty-handed, and the "Yihai Xiongfeng", which is considered to be a hot "door", did not win a prize, but it is not a cold "door", and the final winners are strong enough to deserve the final trophy.

However, compared to the paleness of the award ceremony, the celebration banquet was extremely popular, and a single piece of news ignited the front page headlines of major newspapers and magazines on January 25.

"Hugo Lancaster beats up innocent journalist", such a sensational headline appeared on the front page of the "National Enquirer", the scarlet "color" font is so bloody that people can't bear to look at it directly, and the accompanying photo is a scarred reporter, the ironclad evidence is in front of you, but people can't help but question the authenticity of this news.

Everyone knows that the "National Inquirer" is the highest-selling supermarket gossip tabloid in the United States, and it is also a gathering place for fake news, and more than 80% of the news that appears in this newspaper has a question mark, which can be regarded as a joke more often, and they even once published ridiculous news such as "12 US Senators are aliens".

But this time, the authenticity of the news was quickly recognized by many newspapers, and unexpectedly, the first person to make a confirmation was the "Los Angeles Times" reporter Nicholas McLen, just when people thought that the "Los Angeles Times" praised Hugo, Nicholas broke people's fixed thinking with such a report called "Ugly Hugo Lancaster".

Subsequently, authoritative media including the "New York Times", "San Francisco Chronicle", "Chicago Sun" and other authoritative media all confirmed this incident, which set off an uproar in the United States and instantly plunged Hugo into a moral whirlpool. And Anthony Stewart, the person involved in the incident, held a press conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, and strongly condemned Hugo.