Hugo stood in place, looking at the back of Ernst leaving, a little puzzled, what did Ernst's last sentence mean just now, why did he feel that the topic of his conversation with Ernst did not seem to be on the same plane?

Hugo couldn't help but look at Samora, who was standing not far away, "Ernst's last sentence just now, is it not related to our previous topic at all?"

Samora also had a look of embarrassment, "I can't say that it doesn't have anything to do with it, but ...... It's a bit weird indeed. ”

"yes!" Hugo's eyes lit up immediately, "I thought I misheard, or my comprehension was declining, you think so too?" Right?" Samora's nod of approval made Hugo feel as if he had found a soulmate, and he immediately flew up, but soon fell into confusion again, "But what did he mean by saying this at the end?"

Hugo just stood there and thought about it, and Samora only felt a little embarrassed, and he patted Hugo on the shoulder, "Uh, aren't we going home?"

Hugo looked up at Samora, who was speechless and pointed to the building in front of him, and Hugo realized that the two of them were standing in front of the house, but they didn't enter, but the cold wind was blowing outside. Hugo hurriedly pulled the collar of his trench coat and took a step.

The two of them came to the second floor, and could not help but glance at the wooden door that was closed as quietly as usual, and then went upstairs again, and when they returned to the third floor, Samora opened the door, and Hugo went straight in and sat down on the sofa, apparently still thinking about Ernst's words.

Samora stood in the doorway, and suddenly thought of something, "Hugo, you say, could it be Uma?"

"What?" Hugo raised an eyebrow and turned his head to look at Samora.

The more Samora thought about it, the more it made sense, "I mean, Uma, you see, he said, 'This is Hollywood' can change the reality of many things, and some people don't deserve your sympathy, don't be soft-hearted." Isn't this Uma? I heard from Joe this morning that all of Umma's auditions had been cancelled, and that her agent had made her disappear for a while. ”

Is that the case? Ernst was comforting Hugo by saying that this is a cruel world, and if you don't know how to fight back, you will only have the fate of being eliminated, so don't lose your sense of competition because of kindness.

Thinking of this, Hugo couldn't help laughing, it seems that Ernst still cares about himself very much, and after the Golden Globe incident last year, Ernst took the initiative to communicate with himself; And today it is the same, I am worried that I am too kind and suffer from my conscience, so I comfort myself. Perhaps, Ernst's heart was not as strict as he looked, which reminded Hugo of his father.

In fact, Hugo looked at Uma's back when he left the crew, and he was still a little unbearable, because this was the first time he saw someone he knew being overwhelmed by the media in the Hollywood system, although what Uma did was true, but this is still a powerful force of the media's "witch trial", the media used its own public opinion advantage to put pressure on public figures, and then pressure, and finally used public opinion to conduct moral criticism, which made Hugo feel a little awkward.

But this is only a momentary thought, because Hugo knows that he is not a saint, but he is not a wicked person either, and Uma does not need his sympathy, and he does not need to be a. The son also set up the archway. Hugo finally learned that this is the iron rule of Hollywood, and at the same time the iron rule of society.

The witch trials were condemned because the sentences they endured were all illusory, but they were mere victims of power. But Uma is not a "witch", all her actions are real, and everything is her choice, and what Hugo did was only effectively use the media to fight back.

Therefore, Hugo does not need sympathy, let alone guilt. Hugo was well aware of this.

Although Hugo did not relent, nor did he need comfort, hearing Ernst say this still made Hugo feel a little warm.

Hollywood is a more condensed and ruthless small society, and what you witness in this circle is actually the cruel reality of the whole society.

In the midst of one incident after another, Hugo gradually grew up, and he also realized that the reason why Vanity Fair is terrible is not because fame and fortune are blind, but because at any time, if you are not careful, you will let yourself get lost in this halo, and finally you can't find your original self.

Hugo once again remembered the sentence in the "Huayan Sutra", "Don't forget the original intention, you have to always." For others, l993 may be the year of the resurgence of rock and roll, or the year when the world calls for peace again, but for Hugo, it is a journey to find his original intention.

From the Golden Globe events at the beginning of the year, to the polishing of the two movies, and then to the road trip of glory to death, followed by the disagreement with Joseph, and at the end of the year, it experienced a ** public opinion frenzy, and finally ended with witnessing Uma's depression.

Although the musical journey of glory to death has only just begun, and his partnership with Joseph still does not know where it will go, Uma has not completely disappeared from this world; But for Hugo, it's like Chihiro's journey in Granny Soup's oil house in "Spirited Away".

This oil house called "Hollywood" is depriving Hugo of his self little by little, trying to make Hugo forget his name, and then stay in this land forever to be bound by fame and fortune, and become a slave of fame and fortune. Hugo, on the other hand, is constantly struggling and trying, he longs not to lose himself, he wants to succeed, but he wants to stick to himself.

If you ask Hugo if he wants to succeed? Of course he wanted to, he wanted to stand on the big screen and perform wantonly, and he wanted to stand on the stage with his teammates who were glorious to death, and that happiness and joy could not be replaced by any other moment. Maybe there are a little bits and pieces of warmth and beauty in ordinary life, but this kind of shining moment can make the whole life different.

If you ask Hugo, does he want a Grammy or an Oscar? Of course, he thinks that the Grammy Trophy or the Oscar Golden Man Trophy is not only an award, but also the highest recognition of an artist's creation, talent, and work, even if they are cloaked in business, no one will deny their professionalism and authority. That moment of glory may be the most shining moment in life.

However, if the price of success is to lose oneself, if the price of success is the loss of family or friendship, if the price of success is the loss of principles, then Hugo will hesitate and hesitate and retreat, maybe the world of "success" is beautiful, but if it is not himself, there is no meaning.

He doesn't want to be like Ernst and Lechman, he doesn't want to be like Michael and Jackson who are unable to resist and choose to compromise after being flooded by sewage, and he doesn't want to be like Uma and Thurman, who is blinded by fame and fortune and doesn't care about a moth to put out a fire...... He's no one else, he's just Hugo, it's Hugo Chen, he's Hugo, it's Lancaster, that's all.

So, Hugo will not sympathize with Ummah, because there is no need; In the same way, Hugo will not be present at this year's Grammys because it is not worth it.

Although the Grammys finally returned the glory to death justice, classifying "almost famous" in the alternative music category; But in Hugo's view, this is not a professional recognition, but a compromise made by the Grammys on business, which is not a commendable recognition for glory to death.

If the rock spirit of freedom, breakthrough, and innovation that Glory to Death has always insisted on is not correspondingly recognized, then they are tantamount to not existing. And the 36th Grammy is such an occasion that does not give corresponding recognition, glory to death naturally does not belong there, glory to death naturally should not appear there.

Maybe one day in the future, let's say next year or the year after, glory to death will appear on the Grammy stage, but definitely not this year.

1993 was a very special year for Hugo, and it was very important. No wonder others say that every bump and bump experienced will become the driving force for progress in the future, and all kinds of hardships will carve out people's personality little by little. Victor Hugo even said that the avenue of art is full of thorns, which is also a good thing, ordinary people are afraid to walk, except for the strong-willed. It was only now that Hugo really tasted the deep meaning of this sentence.

However, if you taste Ernst's words carefully, Hugo has become interested in Ernst's previous career, not only in the glorious times, but also in those low and low moments, ups and downs. In fact, Hugo thinks that what does Ernst look like when facing reporters? I don't know if Ernst's personality in his youth was so grumpy

"If it's really Uma, I don't think she has anything to sympathize with at all, she's completely self-inflicted." Samora muttered that although he didn't know about Hugo and Umma's past, he also felt that Uma was completely self-inflicted.

Samora saw Hugo sitting on the sofa with a distracted look, and knew that Hugo had already lost his mind at all, he kicked the sofa, "It's a radio show at nine o'clock in the evening, you don't plan to wash up and change your clothes, what are you still sitting here?"

"Neil, haven't they all arrived yet?" Hugo said this, but he still stood up, and tonight there was a radio promotion program on the Glory to Death, because the first single of the album "Almost Famous" was finally officially released, so the band used Hugo's spare time to shoot "Vulgar" to carry out some simple publicity around Los Angeles.

"I'm going to make dinner now, and they're probably going to be there soon, and they'll be ready to go after dinner." Samora was talking, but when she turned around, she saw Hugo disappear into the back of the room, leaving him alone muttering in the hall, and Samora withdrew her mouth and walked towards the kitchen.

(To be continued)

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