Rob stood at the long table and looked at both sides, and it was not appropriate for him to sit on either side, because there were five of them, and if they sat facing each other, one of them would inevitably face the air. So he walked to the side of the long table, asked for a chair and sat down, "I'll sit here." ”

In this way, Hugo and Joseph sat on one side, and Brad and Martin sat on the other, and the position was immediately appropriate. Originally, Hugo thought that there were at least five or more people auditioning, but now it seems that it is him and Brad, and of course, the current first alternate Tom Cruise.

Opposite Hugo was Brad, with Rob on the left and Joseph on the right, and his and Brad's eyes came into contact, and the two young men exchanged a smile before quickly looking away. Hugo can see the high fighting spirit in Brad's blue eyes, that kind of vigorous and confident posture seems to be full of sparks, although Hugo and Brad have not yet reached the stage of bursting out of the spark of life and death, but there is no doubt that the two people meet again after "Big River Love", and no one wants to lose in the competition.

Martin, as a senior agent, sat down and opened his mouth to liven up the atmosphere, "This is your first work in two years, I heard that you have been preparing for a long time, but we are looking forward to it." Brad and I were still revisiting 'When Harry Met Sally' last month, right? ”

Brad knew that this last question was meant to himself, and he immediately continued, "Yes, I was still asking Martin at the time, saying that it would be great if I could win the audition if you made a movie in the future." ”

Hugo watched the two people opposite skillfully singing double reeds, and Hugo and Joseph had only been together for two months and obviously lacked tacit understanding, he was not nervous at all, and took the time to turn his head to look at Joseph, as if to say, "Look at how good Martin's ability is", but was glared back fiercely by Joseph.

"There's always a rush in directing work, isn't it? I don't want my directorial career to be just 'When Harry Meets Sally'. Rob looked up and down with the menu and said with a smile on his face, in fact, his words were very gentle, not stiff and not sarcastic, but such an answer made both Martin and Brad a little stiff, and they could only smile and nod.

Looking at the unfavorable appearance of the two people opposite, Hugo and Joseph laughed very unscrupulously.

"Let's order first, I've missed their grilled chicken breast for a long time." Rob read the menu very carefully, and looked really hungry, "Actually, the chicken noodles are also very good. ”

Hugo originally wanted to take the initiative to speak, after all, it doesn't work to be a passive stuffy gourd during the audition, but looking at Rob like this, he obviously didn't plan to cut into business at the beginning, so he read the menu carefully. The United States is a country of immigrants, they don't have their own special cuisine, as soon as they see this menu, Hugo can see nothing but fried chicken or fried chicken, which makes Hugo begin to miss the rich and diverse cuisine in China before.

"Hugo, how's it going, do you have any dishes that you're happy with?" Rob took the initiative to provoke the topic, and it seems that Brad came over just now, so he plans to give Hugo a chance.

"Well, I don't know. I saw Mrs. Knott's famous fried chicken. Hugo was actually reading the menu, so his answers were a little choppy, and he was reading the detailed explanation at the bottom of the dish, "I was wondering, since this is really Mrs. Nott's special fried chicken?" "Since it's called Knott's Berry, this dish should be one of their signatures.

Hugo's words made the four men next to him chuckle, including the two competitors opposite, although Martin's smile was more disdainful, Hugo couldn't help but show a smile, "Okay, I know, I'm not a food expert, I admit this sad fact." ”

"If you're curious, let's try it." That's Rob's comment.

Hugo really ordered this dish called "Mrs. Nott's famous fried chicken", after experiencing the appetizer and salad, when Hugo saw the main course served, he was really dumbfounded, a white plate with only four pitiful wings, "Uh, are you sure this is full?" ”

Although Hugo lowered his voice, the other three people heard it except Joseph on his right. Brad's eyes were full of smiles, and the focus today should be on the audition, and eating is not the protagonist. However, Hugo is right, as a staple food, this plate of "famous fried chicken" does not seem to fill the stomach, but Hugo seems to have misplaced the focus. But it is undeniable that Hugo's honesty carries a kind of frankness, not the kind of rustic, ignorant vulgarity, which makes people not only unhatable, but also can't help laughing.

It's just that Martin Baum, as an agent, doesn't think so, and he says with a smile, "If you can't get enough to eat, you can keep going." This sentence is full of irony, as if Hugo had come all the way to mix white food.

Rob is not surprised by such a scene, in Hollywood, there is no future without competition, humility and politeness cannot see the future, and Martin's battle of tongues is just a sprinkling of water. But Rob didn't want to sit here and watch them bicker all the time, so he took the initiative to say, "Next month Rodney King. King) is about to go to trial, right? I've been seeing the front page of the Los Angeles Times on this for two weeks now, and I guess it's going to be a buzz lately. ”

Although Rob seems to be small talk, everyone in the room, including Hugo, knows that this is an audition, and the conversation other than pleasantries is more than small talk, and the Rodney King affair involves court arguments, which can also be seen as a variation of Rob's audition for "The Heroes of the Righteous Sea".

Brad was obviously more experienced than Hugo, who had crossed over, not only in the audition experience, but also in his "experience" as an American, so he quickly picked up the topic, "We have to uphold the justice of the law, don't we?" The four policemen. Inspections must be punished for their actions. ”

Hugo didn't react to what the "Rodney King incident" was talking about at first, he had only traveled over two months, and he was not familiar with the news events in the United States, but with Brad's answer, Hugo quickly understood, because even if he, an outsider, knew about this incident, it caused a lot of trouble in the United States, and even had immeasurable influence on the world.

"But it's Rodney King who really makes the mistake, isn't it?" "It was the media that dominated this qiē, it was they who took those four white policemen." The conviction created public opinion and led things to the current situation, didn't they? ”

Hugo's point of view was completely different from Brad's, which suddenly made Brad raise his head sharply and look at Hugo with puzzlement and anger, even Rob, his expression of disbelief made Hugo feel that he had done something heinous and bad.

Here's the thing, Rodney is a black man with a criminal record, he got drunk with two black buddies in March last year, but Rodney still managed to drive his friends home, and he was confronted by a patrol officer. car, the patrol officer sounded the siren and asked Rodney to stop.

Rodney's friends all realize that the police car is coming and tell Rodney to stop, but the drunk Rodney pretends to be crazy with alcohol and starts playing a car fight on the road. In fact, Rodney knew that he was a parole prisoner with a criminal record, and if he was caught drunk driving again, it would definitely be bad, so he began to flee for his life.

But as a result, Rodney was still policed. After the patrol car asked for support, the police laid a wide net and successfully surrounded it with more than 20 police cars. After getting out of the car, Rodney's two partners immediately put their hands behind their backs according to the rules and accepted the arrest of the police, but Rodney knew that he was probably in danger, so he simply broke the jar and began to provoke the police with various provocative postures. Examine.

Gradually, the police who came up surrounded. Cha gave a verbal warning, after which it was ineffective for four police officers. Cha stepped forward and tried to capture Rodney, but the tall Rodney was not afraid at all, and began to fight to the death with the four, one of the officers was even knocked down, which stimulated the other three officers to use high-voltage batons to put pressure, but the stout Rodney actually stood up again and had a minute-long confrontation with the officer, and the officer had to brutally beat Rodney with a baton, and finally succeeded in subduing Rodney.

Surprisingly, the beating scene was actually performed by a man named George Hollid. Holliday), he secretly filmed a total of 81 seconds of live video, this video does not capture the part of Rodney's provocation, nor does it capture Rodney knocking the officer to the ground, only Rodney fighting with the officer, and then the officer brutally suppresses it.

The next day, George sent the tape to KTLA, a local television station in Los Angeles, and after the president's decision, the editors cut the 81-second original video into a 68-second television footage, creating the illusion that a white police officer was beating a helpless black citizen.

The video was repeated hundreds of times on major television stations in the United States, and became a sensational racial discrimination incident in the United States. Sensitive blacks felt that their lives were at stake, reminiscent of the horrific scenes of the recent Gulf War, which developed into a national and global riot.

In the course of a year, the Rodney King affair has become a thorn in everyone's heart, and its sensational process is unmatched even in this year's US election, and the courtroom debate that will kick off next month has gathered everyone's attention.

Brad, Martin, Robb and others apparently watched the original sixty-eight seconds of the footage, and even though they were all white, they knew the severity of this incident, but Hugo said something completely different, which was tantamount to a storm. Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Hugo said innocently, "Didn't you watch the news?" ”