At ten o'clock, the opening ceremony of the "Seven Deadly Sins" officially began. Sure enough, as Nicholas expected, something was wrong! Because Hugo didn't actually attend the press conference.

When the opening ceremony began, Hugo was still on the scene, and he and a large number of actors such as Morgan, Brad, and Gwyneth walked forward, bustling behind David Fincher to announce the official start of filming for "The Seven Deadly Sins". But then when the staff came forward to collect their champagne from the champagne tower, Hugo was drowned in the crowd, and by the time the press conference began, Hugo never showed up again.

This attracted the attention of all media reporters almost immediately, because there is no doubt that Hugo is the top of all the people present today, and without Hugo, it is estimated that more than two-thirds of the reporters on the scene would have left - just Brad Pitt is not so attractive.

Everyone was speculating about what was going on, and when the press conference was announced, the first question came eagerly, "What about Hugo Lancaster?" Although this question was not even approved by the moderator, some reporters stood up and asked it first.

However, neither the fellow reporters nor the crew stopped the reporter, because everyone knew that this was bound to be the first problem.

Gianni Nunari, the producer, said with a smile, "Thank you for your concern for the crew, I think Hugo will be very grateful if he knows that everyone cares about him so much." Gianni said unhurriedly, looking confident, which reassured the reporters a little: at least it was not an accident, it was expected by the crew. Hugo was a little unwell, so he went to the lounge to rest first, and the doctor from our crew had already gone over to check, and if it was okay, Hugo would appear later. ”

Most of the reporters breathed a sigh of relief, apparently believing Gianni's words. But Nicholas frowned slightly, when he saw Hugo just now, Hugo didn't have any problems, and his face was ruddy and his expression was normal, how could he suddenly get sick? Although it is sometimes uncontrollable to say that sudden illness strikes, Nicholas still feels that things are a little strange.

Since Hugo was not present, all the fire was concentrated on Brad in an instant, which made Brad a little overwhelmed.

"Brad, how do you feel about joining this work?"

"Brad, what is it about this work that appeals to you? Are you satisfied with the cast cast? ”

"Brad, what kind of role do you play, and how do you feel about playing against other actors?"

At the beginning, the problem was still more regular and more convergent, which made Brad very satisfied, Hugo did not attend the press conference, in fact, he became the biggest focus, which is a good thing for Brad, a rare good thing. Before that, whether it was "Night Interview with Vampire" or "Burning Years", his demeanor was shared by others, and today Brad finally truly experienced the taste of the core of the limelight.

But Brad soon began to struggle, although the New Line Film Company only invited fifteen media outlets, but in the end there were more than forty media outlets as many as nearly 100 reporters, this battle was really too grand, and the reporters' questions became more and more sharp, making Brad scramble.

"Brad, can you talk about Hugo's role in the movie? What do you think of him as your rival actor? ”

Brad wanted to roll his eyes, why did Hugo's question ask him to answer? Even if Hugo is not there, the reporter can ask the director or producer or screenwriter, no matter how he turns!

Brad tried to suppress his impatience and looked at David, who still took the initiative to take over the topic, "Hugo will play an important role in the movie this time, which is an indispensable part of the story, and it is also a new test for Hugo's acting skills, which is why Hugo is willing to take on the role." ”

Saying it means not saying it, a bunch of nonsense.

The reporters were obviously very dissatisfied with David's answer, and even Brad added that "I have a lot of rivalry with Hugo in the movie, and I'm looking forward to it now", which is still tantamount to not answering the reporter's question: Hugo's character is still foggy.

"Brad, how do you see the competition between you and Morgan Freeman and Hugo Lancaster, who are going to be working with two wonderful actors in this movie?"

"Morgan and Hugo are both very good actors, and I think this filming opportunity is very rare, and it will be a good opportunity to communicate with each other, and I will take advantage of it." Brad had anticipated this question, and although he was a little irritable at this point, he patiently answered.

Note that Brad uses "communication", not "learning". Communication means that the two sides are equal, and Brad puts himself on the same level as Morgan and Hugo.

Morgan, who was sitting on the side, received a signal from Gianni, so he took the initiative to stand up and relieve Brad, "Brad is also a very good actor, and I have been looking forward to working with him for a long time." I also discussed it with Hugo before, and I thought it would be very interesting to shoot this time. ”

Unfortunately, Morgan failed to break the siege. The reporter not only did not divert his attention, but continued to be aggressive, "Morgan and Hugo have both won Oscar nominations, they are both statuette-level actors, Brad, do you feel pressured now?" ”

Brad tried to take a few deep breaths, trying to calm himself down. He should have expected such a situation a long time ago, shouldn't he? So he shouldn't be disrupted by the press-by-step pressing, "Of course there's pressure, the role of Mills is not easy, I need to spend 200 percent of my focus to be fully committed, and there will be more pressure against Morgan, but I want to be able to turn that pressure into motivation and put on a great performance." ”

As soon as you hear it, you know that Martin has told Bradle countless times, and this answer is almost perfect. The only loophole is that Brad only mentions Morgan, but not Hugo.

"Brad, what do you think of the head-to-head competition with Hugo, both of you are currently the most popular actors, and Hugo's acting skills are obvious to all, now that you are going to compete with Hugo, do you feel nervous? What do you think of Hugo's competitor? ”

Now the reporter has simply stopped hiding it and directly threw out the essential question, which made Brad have no room to dodge, and at the same time made Brad's anger keep going up: obviously Hugo is not here, but almost two-thirds of the problems are related to Hugo, which makes it really difficult for Brad to stay calm.

"Nervous? Of course not, even if you perform on the same stage as Marlon Brando, the nervousness won't help. Brad almost squeezed his voice out of his throat, but still tried to maintain a smile, which made it hurt internally, "I think I should focus on my performance, that's the wisest choice." Hugo is certainly a great actor and I'm sure he's going to give a great performance. ”

The subtext seems to say that Hugo is indeed excellent, but he is not as good as Malone at all, and he is not working with Marlon, so why be nervous?

The reporters are all canines with a keen sense of smell, and although Brad covered it up very well, it still made them feel the opportunity, so another reporter stood up and asked, "Brad, can you introduce us to Hugo's character?" Hugo and you, who is the protagonist and who is the supporting role? ”

Brad finally couldn't help it at this time, an actor who was not there actually managed to appear in almost every question, which is really ridiculous, "I'm the male lead!" I'm the hero! Brad blurted out, and his voice couldn't help but rise, making people feel his impulsiveness and outburst vividly.

However, at this time, Brad was no longer the stunned green he was at the beginning, he quickly realized his impulse, not to mention that at this time, from David to Andrew to Gianni, almost everyone projected their eyes on him, and he clearly felt the tingling sensation of sitting on pins and needles on his back. So he immediately suppressed his voice a little and said bluntly, "Hugo played a very important role, uh...... It's important for the whole story......"

"Hugo and Brad, and I have a lot of rivalry scenes, including Gwyneth," it was Morgan who relieved Brad, and his unhurried tone contrasted sharply with Brad, but the tense atmosphere of the scene gradually eased, "We all think that this role is the most reassuring to Hugo, and I believe that Hugo will give a wonderful performance again." ”

Morgan did a good job of rounding up Brad, especially since Morgan insisted that Hugo and several other major characters had rivalry plays, which again threw the reporters into confusion. Since Brad is the male lead, what about Hugo? Is it really a double protagonist like in "Interview with the Vampire"? That makes sense, too.

However, the reporters on the scene keenly captured Brad's impatience, as well as the secretiveness of Morgan, David, Gianni and other crew members, it seems that there is nothing unusual about Hugo's absence, but it seems that everyone is hiding and unwilling to talk more. Why is that?

Recall that Hugo appeared at the opening ceremony, but was absent from the press conference; The producer is covered up by Hugo, but the actors in the same play are indignant...... This seems to illustrate the fact that Hugo is a big name!

It must be like this, how can you suddenly get sick after the boot ceremony! It must have been Hugo who was playing a big role and refused to attend the press conference, which is why the atmosphere was very stiff - the reporters obviously ignored the factors that fanned the flames.

So, another reporter stood up and asked, "Now that the press conference is halfway through, why hasn't Hugo appeared?" The reporter also thoughtfully added, "If you are really unwell, you still have to go to the hospital for a check-up." ”

Faced with this question, Gianni looked at David meaningfully, and finally said, "Thank you for the reporter's concern, Hugo, as a member of the crew, we will definitely protect his health." If he had felt better, he would have been there at the press conference. ”

Gianni's reaction confirms the journalists' speculations!