197 Seven Steps
"Do we still have a choice?" Hearing Hugo's confident words, Oprah looked at Hugo with some surprise.
Holding the guitar, on the contrary, Hugo's nervousness calmed down, although it was not his own guitar, but it was the instrument he was most familiar with, and it always brought him a sense of security, "Yes, sort of." A smile appeared on Hugo's face, relaxing his mood, "Usually I try to create some things myself, and occasionally try to adapt some classic old songs, 'Next time you meet me (e), it's such an old song, but I didn't want to be accidentally favored by the crew, and it became the ending song of the movie." ”
"Creation?" Oprah obviously didn't expect such a surprise, "Wow, that's great, can you write a song for us on the spot?"
"Live?" Hugo was stunned, he had never accepted such a challenge, but he remembered the song "kill" of Rock Night. your。 heroes)" was also created on the spot, so Hugo laughed, "It seems that you have higher requirements for me." ”
In fact, Hugo originally just wanted to play his previous compositions, which can be regarded as a challenge to himself. But he didn't want to, but Hugo dug a pit by himself and jumped by himself, and Oprah took the opportunity to propose to create on the spot. Since this is a possible 'sex' proposed by himself, Hugo naturally has no need to back down and continue to be humble, Hugo said with a smile, "This is a very strict requirement, I don't know if I can do it, but I am willing to try." Although the words are still polite and humble, the confidence and firmness in the smile reveal Hugo's true feelings at this time.
Trying to compose a song live in front of 10 million TV viewers is not a daunting challenge that no one can handle. Regardless of whether Hugo's attempt succeeded or not, having the courage to meet such a challenge is an important manifestation of Hugo's rising self-confidence. It can be felt that in the year since the crossing, Hugo has also grown.
"It's really too harsh, in fact, it's just your first time performing publicly on the show, and if you feel like it's too stressful, you can try it your way, and you know, no matter what, we have nothing to lose." Oprah's hosting style is still based on 'spring' weathering and rain, so she did not encourage the audience to heckle again, but eased the atmosphere of the scene.
Hugo couldn't help but laugh when he looked at Oprah's smile, "Don't worry about me, maybe I'll compose a 'ding-dong bell'. dong。 bell), that's a good choice too. "Hugo is talking about the famous American nursery rhyme.
Oprah immediately clapped her hands and laughed, "That's a very gratifying result, you know, you have to create a song 'Happy Birthday to you.'" birthday。 t0。 You), it's not that easy. One sentence told the truth and made the audience laugh.
Hugo took a deep breath, and with the advancement of time, the pride just now gradually dissipated, the sense of urgency of creation gradually 'approached', the pressure on his shoulders began to gradually increase, and it was difficult enough to perform in public for the first time, and he chose the stage on the "Oprah talk show", which was completely the pinnacle of self-challenge. But Hugo is not enough, and now he is going to write a song on the spot, which is really a model of self-torture.
Although it is said that Hugo performed "second chance (sed. cha。 look。 ba。 "There is absolutely no problem, because no one will know if it was created by Hugo on the spot, but Hugo still wants to try it, and if he tries to jump through it when he encounters difficulties, he will never succeed." Be brave and take on the challenge head-on, no matter what the outcome is, at least until you work hard to find out.
"So, give me a theme." Hugo looked at Oprah with his guitar in his arms and spoke calmly.
Oprah nodded slightly, "Yes, any song has to have a theme. Oprah didn't expect such a situation either, which was impossible to predict before the program was recorded, but it was bound to become a breaking point in the show's ratings, because even the program team itself was full of expectations, "I originally wanted you to write a song for our show, but then I thought that maybe it wasn't so appropriate, so I thought of a theme." ”
If you create an "Oprah talk show" as the theme, then you lose the meaning of the emergency, and the audience can easily think that Hugo wrote the song before the show was recorded, and everything that happened on the show was acting - even if the actual situation was not real at all. Therefore, Oprah voluntarily gave up this opportunity, and she must focus on the big picture.
"You know, it's December, and it's not going to be a good winter in Chicago." Oprah continued, "But before I came to record the show today, I heard the unfortunate but funny news that my good friend Maria actually got a sunburn at home, not in Miami, but in Chicago, and it was a really laughable situation. Maria had fallen asleep while basking in the sun on the balcony of the house, and when she woke up, she had sunburned her shoulder, and I had been laughing in the lounge for a quarter of an hour. ”
Listening to Oprah's description, the audience burst into laughter, and even Hugo, who had been nervous, couldn't help but burst out laughing. In this weather, even in sunny Los Angeles, it is not so easy to get a sunburn, but frostbite is a little more reliable. But it's hilarious that someone got a sunburn in Chicago.
"So, sunburn, can you make a song with this as a theme?" Oprah turned her gaze to Hugo and cast an inquiring look, "Of course, or something like the winter sun, it's also a good choice." Oprah still took the initiative to provide Hugo with more possibilities for 'sex', mainly because she had no bottom in her heart, and no one else had a bottom in her heart.
Can Hugo sing? This is a fact that has only just been known after the release of "Yihai Xiongfeng"; Will Hugo create? This is a fact that was only known a minute ago. As for Hugo's singing and creative strength, no one knows, and just a song "Next Time You Meet Me" is not worth mentioning at all.
Oprah's palms are also a little sweaty now, she bet all the treasures of this episode of the show on this gimmick, success or failure in one move, if Hugo completely fails, then she has to think about how to round the scene back, after all, "Oprah talk show" has never been a show that expects artists to come out to win ratings. Therefore, Oprah, who has no bottom in his heart, although he has seen too many winds and waves, is still inevitably tense at this moment, and he can clearly feel that the tendon in his back is completely straightened.
"Sunburn?" Hugo raised an eyebrow and repeated, Oprah really gave him a difficult problem.
Hugo sat on the sofa, thought about it carefully, and began to tune the strings, and the audience couldn't help but be quiet, this silence made Hugo's thoughts begin to concentrate, but for a while there was really no clear enough thinking in his head. Hugo had not felt such a situation before, and his mind seemed to have stopped stiffening in order to come up with a creative idea, and Hugo knew that he had to be active and let his mind turn, otherwise he would not gain anything.
So, Hugo looked at Oprah and motioned if he could stand up and move around a little. Oprah agreed, as a matter of course. Perhaps, a little movement can help you think, as for this is a recording show, whether such behavior is appropriate is not within the scope of Hugo's consideration.
The director of the program team looked at Oprah and asked Oprah's opinion, Oprah nodded slightly, and then gestured with his eyes to let the camera lock on to Hugo: Witnessing Hugo's creative process, regardless of the final product, is a memorable scene in the show.
Under the gaze of the camera, under the gaze of all the spectators, Hugo stood up with his guitar in his hand and took a step towards the left-hand side.
Step 1, what is a sunburn? To put it simply, it is a burning pain in the skin caused by excessive sun exposure.
So, what are the symptoms of sunburn? This is the second step, where the skin becomes red, peeling, and burns and stings. In fact, the sunburn does not seem to be strict on the surface, but the needle-like sting pain penetrates into the skin, from the 'flesh'. The pain can be felt in the body and mind, and it can even leave sunburn spots.
The third step, in other words, sunburn is to give injury, which does not look obvious on the surface, at least not as terrible as cuts and punctures, and there is no blood, but in fact, the real injury is only known to oneself. The darkening of the skin and the presence of sun spots are not noticeable at first, and they will only show up after the time has settled.
Thinking of this, Hugo's footsteps stopped, and the first inspiration for the theme of "sunburn" came to his head. Everyone at the scene stared with bated breath, their breathing couldn't help but lighten, and then lightened, lest the slightest sound would disturb Hugo's creation, and the inner expectation began to roll with Hugo's footsteps, step by step, step by step, it was such a concise pace, but it touched everyone's hearts.
Not to mention the audience, even Oprah, even Joseph, couldn't help but stop breathing, looking forward to Hugo's creation, either a blockbuster or a big disappointment.
Hugo turned around and walked back towards the couch. The first step, then what does a sunburn look like? In fact, sunburn is like love, many times the surface can not see the wound, but the heart has been full of holes, the precipitation of time can heal the wound, but after all, it leaves traces, like sunburn.
One step further, so what kind of situation is this in love? The first thing that came to Hugo's mind was the situation of Maria that Oprah had just mentioned, sunburn in winter, but scorching heat in the 'yin' cold.
followed by a small step, this kind of love does not mean that you don't love each other, but that you love each other deeply but hurt each other because of your inner struggle. The other person is in pain, and he is in pain.
At the last step, Hugo returned to the sofa. I thought I didn't love each other anymore and hurt each other, but after the other party turned away, I realized that it wasn't that I didn't love each other, I had always loved each other, but in a different way. So, begging the other party not to leave him, begging the other party not to give up on himself, just need to teach himself a little lesson, and then return to himself. Like a sunburn, the pain penetrates deep into the bone marrow, leaving a brand-like mark, but love will not be cut in two.
In seven steps, Hugo had countless 'chaotic' thoughts in his mind, which were connected by musical notes, and the melody flowed out along his fingertips.