Hugo smiled bitterly, "Michael, I don't want to give up, because I don't want to give up, but ......" Hugo didn't say the words behind it, because he didn't seem to be able to say anything constructive except "never give up", which is equivalent to saying nothing, because "never give up" is not something that can be done by shouting slogans. It's a terrible feeling.

"Hugo, no, I don't think it's a renunciation, it's just a temporary compromise, and it's a compromise I have to make." Michael's mentality has quietly changed, before calling Hugo, he felt that he was just telling Hugo the result in person, that is, he really gave up; But now, Michael knows that things are starting to look different, because of Hugo.

"What? What did you say? Although Hugo has grown a lot, he still knows too little about the entertainment industry, and he can't immediately understand what Michael means by "temporary compromise", and why is this a compromise that must be made?

"You know, while there is no evidence to prove Jordan's claims at the moment, the jury is not going to ignore Jordan's testimony as a witness, so the whole litigation investigation will go on for a long time, six months, a year, even two years, and my physical and mental condition is already unbearable." Michael whispered that although this was a decision he made after the fruit examination, the mentality at this time and yesterday's mentality has been turned upside down, if yesterday was a compromise of giving up, then now Michael realizes that this is not giving up, but fighting in another way.

"I'm a singer, there are too many people who have been hurt in this matter, I still hope to be able to continue singing, recording, acting, hoping to continue my life, play my talent, work hard, I don't want to continue to dwell on this matter." Michael went on to say that this made Hugo on the other end of the phone more and more angry, he felt that this was bowing to the society and compromising with the media, which was psychologically difficult for him to accept, Michael also seemed to feel Hugo's fluctuating feelings, he hurriedly said, "Hugo, calm down, listen to me, this matter has been hyped too exaggerated, you also know that countless media want to make money through the negative news of this matter, and the supermarket tabloids are even more desperate to obtain the so-called exclusive, Even the Los Angeles police have been bribed, and if this continues, the number of people who will be hurt will only increase, and now they are just attacking me, but what next? They will attack my family, they will attack my friends......"

Speaking of this, Michael paused and hesitated for a moment before he spoke, "You know, there are more and more vicious rumors against you now...... "Michael is admitting that Hugo is his friend, which is not an easy task for Michael.

However, Hugo didn't notice it at this time, he just blurted out, "I don't care, let those crows continue to crow, for me, it doesn't have any effect." ”

"I know you don't care, but what about the others? What about my family, my work partners, and the rest of my Neverland? You know, even the families of the Neverland cleaners are surrounded by paparazzi, and they are now going to the supermarket with a whole bunch of paparazzi flashing lights, and they're all innocent, but because I'm affected by this. Michael's series of rebuttals made Hugo gradually calm down, "Do you know why many gay people in Hollywood don't dare to come out publicly? There are many reasons for this, such as fear of being discriminated against, fear of losing one's job, but one of the most important is that they are not allowed to come out.

Michael's words made Hugo speechless, although he didn't know these things, but he understood it at once, in fact, in simple terms, it is the word "responsibility", just listen to Michael continue, "Because every artist is a combination of interests, theoretically speaking, an artist's sexual orientation is just their **, and it has nothing to do with their career, and all audiences have nothing to do with it." But in fact, the artist itself is a joint combination of the play and the play, and the powerful public relations machine of the film company and the agency takes advantage of the artist's smile and deification into a public image and packaging them as a commodity; Once this image is rooted in the minds of the audience, it will have independence beyond the artist himself, and when the details of his life that do not conform to the image are circulated, the image will be destroyed, and the impact will be huge. ”

"Let's make an assumption that if Tom Cruise is gay, he has the courage to admit that he is not even afraid of losing the box office and losing tens of millions of dollars, but he still has to think about the livelihood of other people, because his work directly affects the interests of a whole bunch of people. If his salary is cut in half, the income of his agents, managers, public relations, assistants and others will be affected, and if he wants to disclose his personal secrets one day, then everyone around him will convince him that this is not actually 'sincere', but 'selfish'. ”

Michael's words had a huge impact on Hugo, he always knew that an artist is actually a commodity, and even everyone in society is a commodity, only commodities with utilization value and commercial interests will be willing to be hired by the company and generate social value, but Hugo did not expect that behind the value of the commodity, there is a corresponding responsibility.

In fact, this is a very simple truth, the owner of a factory, he has no way to act willfully, because this is not only his business, but also the livelihood of the entire factory employees, this is the problem of responsibility. At the end of the movie "Crazy Stone", the director of the factory sold the factory to the developer for his own benefit, but left the factory with no source of livelihood for more than 200 people of all ages, so he was scolded bitterly, and this is the reason.

The same is true in the entertainment industry, the higher the position of the artist, the heavier the responsibility, leaving aside the problem of coming out mentioned by Michael, the artist drinks and smokes. The reason why drugs, brawls, drag racing and other issues have been repeatedly emphasized by the media is because they are a role model, a public figure, and their every move has a huge impact, and only by taking the corresponding responsibility can they be considered real superstars. Tom Hanks, George Clooney and others are examples of this, and they have been called Hollywood representatives.

This is the reality of society, as it is said in "Spider-Man", "how great the ability is, how great the responsibility", and the corresponding position must assume the corresponding responsibility. A beggar is selfish and may have no impact on society; But if the government officials are selfish, then the impact on society will be infinitely far-reaching, and this is the truth.

Michael let out a long sigh, "So I chose to reconcile, which is the best option for me, because I really can't continue to hold on; It's also the best choice for everyone around me, and even more so for the crows who are chattering, and I don't want them to continue to talk about it. ”

Hugo was really silent this time, he could feel the weight of the topic, but this was also the most important lesson he learned since he entered Hollywood, human beings have never been absolutely free, and real freedom should be under certain frameworks. But Hugo still felt unwilling, did he just let Chandler and his son succeed? Is this just how the Chandlers and their sons get for nothing? Is this how Chandler and his sons get away with it?

Michael seemed to be able to feel the heaviness of Hugo's breathing, but at this time he was much more relaxed and smiled softly, "Hugo, you know what? You've worked hard enough, and you've done a lot of good things for me. Chandler called last night and offered to reconcile, and he was obviously hesitant and scared, I think, your threats against him in the media really worked, and the Amitol thing really messed him up. ”

This surprised Hugo, who originally thought that the Chandler father and son would not give up until they achieved their goal, so they would never bow their heads. And Hugo also remembered that in history, Michael used 22 million dollars to reach a settlement, and it can be seen from here that Chandler and his son are cobras that bite their prey and never let go.

"Tomorrow our lawyers will meet, and I think maybe this time the out-of-court settlement will be smoother than expected." Michael actually had the energy to smile, which surprised Hugo, even through the phone, Hugo could feel the relief and relief in Michael's tone.

"And what about after the reconciliation? Is this the result? You know, if you choose to reconcile, then the reporter will definitely think that you have a ghost in your heart and admit the facts of this crime. Hugo was persuaded by Michael, he knew that maybe reconciliation was the best option, because it was a dead end, especially the testimony of Jordan Chandler as a minor was decisive, but Hugo still felt unwilling, this is what he was, always unwilling to give up, and persevered until the last moment.

Michael could hear the stubbornness of never giving up in Hugo's words, which made the corners of his mouth outline an arc, "Hugo, you know what? If I had compromised before this phone call, maybe I would have chosen to disappear for a few months, recuperate, and then concentrate on my music work when the weather is calm. But now, I don't think so. ”

Michael's words rekindled a little hope in Hugo's heart, like the leaking sunshine behind the dark clouds, thin but brilliant, "You know, taking a step back doesn't mean giving up, maybe it's just a temporary compromise, and then continue to have enough strength to give a strong response." I think I'm just taking a step back now, ready to start building on the power and then letting the media that wants to see my jokes fall through the glasses, like you've been doing all along.

Michael smiled and said lightly, at this time, the shackles in his heart could finally be relaxed a little, and the curvature of his mouth rose slightly, "Have you forgotten?" When everybody was laughing at you for taking 'Sleepless in Seattle,' you didn't stand up and fight back, but used the movie's post-release performance to make the media slap itself in the face, and now, almost everyone thinks that you chose that 'vulgar' movie as a mistake, and you're still not in a hurry, because you know that facts are always more powerful than words. So, I thought, I should learn from you. ”

Hugo listened to Michael's words, and the smile on the corner of his mouth began to bloom little by little, could it be that he really changed history? Did his little butterfly really change the course of history with his weak force?

Listen, Michael's weak but determined voice rings in his ears, "They want to see my jokes, but, me!" Absolute! No! Allow! ”

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