039 First interview

Nicholas, 26, spent two years as a journalist, first at the San Francisco Investigator. francisco。 examiner)" in San Francisco. Francisco is one of the largest newspapers in the area, and is associated with the San Francisco Chronicle (SAN. Francisco "is the biggest competitor. But in the United States, the San Francisco Chronicle is not only a big newspaper that can be compared to the Los Angeles Times, but it is also the top 15 media in terms of sales; But the influence of the San Francisco Examiner is clearly much more limited.

But Nicholas' keen grasp of journalism made him a sensation in journalism, and the Los Angeles Times' editor-in-chief was appreciated by the editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times, who took a job at the best-selling newspaper on the West Coast late last year, and that's when he began reporting on Hugo.

Nicholas didn't actually have any ill will towards Hugo, he was just reporting. Looking at Hugo's experience in the entertainment industry, he walked to the first landmark point step by step - "Dead Poets Society", but before he reached the peak, he added three consecutive bad movies to his resume, which is not good news for any actor. Therefore, Nicholas's remarks are only a part of the overall news media opinion, and there is nothing special about it.

However, since the 12th Golden Raspberry Awards, Nicholas has felt that Hugo has some meaning, "Hugo, at the Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony not long ago, you actually cried so much that you couldn't speak, I want to know, are you really thanking the organizing committee for the 'recognition', or is this just a show, a deliberately arranged show?" ”

Nicholas's first question is very sharp, and this is also what he is most curious about, although in the past time, there have been many reports about the Golden Raspberry Award, and reporters are full of speculation, but Hugo has never responded positively. Now that Nicholas has finally got the opportunity, he naturally will not let it go.

Faced with this question, Hugo, who was formally interviewed for the first time, was really stunned and didn't know how to answer, because he was completely in a state of chaos at the time, and as a result, there was an oolong, and he couldn't tell the truth, so he could only find a way to answer, "Are you saying that you can't tell whether I'm real or false?" If it was a show, then I received the award for the worst actor with my best acting skills, which is interesting. ”

Hugo's answer made Nicholas pause, this logic he really hadn't thought about before, and this answer was even more unexpected for him, making Nicholas look at Hugo with a little more inquiry.

"But it's a pity that those are my truest emotions, not my acting skills." Hugo shrugged his shoulders regretfully, "For a long time, everyone has been secretive about the Golden Raspberry Award, because no one wants to accept the award of 'worst acting'. But in my opinion, this is just a way to entertain the masses, so why avoid it? To put it mildly, since you've made such a terrible movie, what else is there to avoid? Being honest about your mistakes will make you better in the future, isn't it? ”

Hugo's honesty made Nicholas's eyes shine, in fact, this statement is also a common idea of the general public: the first is that the Golden Raspberry Award is just an entertainment awards ceremony, if you take it seriously, you will lose, and only if you think it is a shame people will have the same opinion, on the contrary, if you are willing to laugh at Bojun, then people will laugh at it.

The second is about the award itself, since the actor has taken on such a bad movie, and has been criticized by the audience and critics when it is released, then what is the need to keep a fig leaf to cover up? The result is just to embarrass yourself even more.

However, this is just the audience's idea after all, for the actors, they all cherish their feathers very much, even if the works have been drowned in Rotten Tomatoes, they are not willing to really stand in front of the audience to accept criticism, face and image are very important to them, maybe time has passed, many years later, but it is definitely not the present. It's one thing to shoot a bad work, it's another to stand on stage and be teased, ridiculed and teased by the audience.

Therefore, no one has been willing to attend the Golden Raspberry Award for a long time, and this is the reason.

"And what about tears?" Nicholas was intrigued by Hugo's answer, this was the first time he had seen an actor who could face his mistakes so calmly, even if the wolf Bèi at the Golden Raspberry Awards had become the laughing stock of others, but Hugo did not avoid it, but still used an optimistic and cheerful way to ridicule himself, and easily won the favor of Nicholas.

"You can think of it as gratitude or remorse, but I personally prefer to think of it as motivation. But anyway, you're all happy to watch, aren't you? I think I made a little bit of a contribution to the Golden Raspberry Award. Since he couldn't escape, Hugo faced it calmly, after all, everything that happened at the Golden Raspberry Awards was a fact, and even if he wanted to deny it, he couldn't argue.

Nicholas nodded appreciatively in his heart, satisfied with Hugo's answer, but he had no intention of letting Hugo go, "Then can I understand that you are very dissatisfied with the work 'Hudson's Eagle'?" ”

The question made Hugo laugh, "I don't think Martin will be happy with your question." ”

A four-to-two answer made it impossible for Nicholas to make an effective attack, because he was not a special interview today, just a routine interview, and he had to leave most of his time to interview Al except for Hugo. Thinking of this, Nicholas had to shift the question to "smell the woman", "Hugo, let's talk about this movie." ”

The interview about "smelling the fragrance and knowing the woman" is obviously a lot more regular, because it is a routine interview, so the questions are more rigid, and Hugo's answer is also decent, but it is not as exciting as the comings and goings that have just begun. Although Nicholas has been carefully recording the key points of Hugo's answers, he always remembers Hugo's wit just now, such Hugo is really interesting, much more interesting than most actors.

So, when the crew reminded Nicholas to interview Al, he couldn't help but ask another question, "Hugo, did anyone say you're a big name?" He was genuinely curious about Hugo's answer.

In fact, this statement has been rumored since the "Fatal Moment", mainly because after Hugo gained good attention in the "Dead Poets Society", his next work directly sat in the position of the protagonist, and it was three consecutive movies, and the investment was not small, so it has been rumored in the circle that Hugo played a big name, and he was unwilling to take on the script of the supporting role, and the requirements for the salary have been stuck in the position of three million and are unwilling to come down.

"Yes." Hugo's crisp answer made Nicholas happy, but the next words made Nicholas cry and laugh, "Did you just say it, or were you the first person to say it?" ”

Nicholas felt himself feel the urge to roll his eyes, "Hugo...... I mean, has anyone other than me said that? Is there such a rumor in the circle, or is there such an accusation in the crew? ”

"Oh, please, Nicholas, you're a journalist, shouldn't you be better informed than I am? They even came to ask me if the order of this question was wrong. Hugo said with a relaxed smile on his face, but Nicholas didn't know what to say.

Originally, Nicholas just wanted to knock on the side, after all, Hugo played "Smell and Know a Woman" this time, not only a supporting role, but also the salary announced by Universal Pictures was only 500,000 US dollars - this dispelled the voices of many media questioning the crew's choice of Hugo, so Nicholas could no longer continue to say that Hugo was a "big name", and could only ask tentatively.

But he didn't expect that Hugo's Tai Chi pusher, but instead pushed the ball back, which overwhelmed Nicholas, and in the end he could only smile, "Yes, that's right, that's right." If I hear about this in the future, I will tell you as soon as possible. ”

"Trust me, if there is news about this, I will know before you." Hugo had another trick, and Nicholas hadn't reacted at first, and he wanted to say, "Didn't you just say that I was better informed than you, why did you know before me", but then he turned a corner:

Hugo is saying that if he played a big name, he would have known it earlier than the reporters, because he was self-aware. At the same time, Hugo is still tantamount to indirectly denying Nicholas's question just now: so far, Hugo has not thrown off the big names.

This simple sentence conveyed so much information that Nicholas glanced deeply at Hugo: the handsome young man in front of him was far more interesting than the bad actor he wrote.

However, Nicholas didn't say anything more, he raised the notebook in his right hand, gestured, and then left directly, and then he had to interview Al Pacino. The two men did not hug or shake hands, but came and left in a hurry, and an interview that lasted less than ten minutes was over.

Looking at the back of Nicholas leaving, Hugo breathed a long sigh of relief, originally thought that it would be difficult for reporters to interview, and the other party was still Nicholas, who had a narrow path with him, but now it seems that it is far easier than he imagined. Although Nicholas's questions were not lacking in sharp and sharp parts, he seemed to have no problem coping with them, which immediately gave Hugo a lot of confidence.

"Is it okay?" Joseph waited for Nicholas to get to Al and then came up to him and asked, "Is there anything I need to pay attention to?" Joseph needs to check the content of the interview, and if there are any questions, he needs to communicate with the Los Angeles Times in advance to avoid mistakes.

"No, it's good, it's a nice conversation." After Hugo finished speaking, he pondered it carefully, and then nodded, "Well, it's much better than I expected, at least I didn't punch him, that's a good thing." A teasing sentence made the corners of Joseph's mouth twitch again.