The filming of "The Heroes of the Righteous Sea" went very smoothly, Jack Nicholson quickly completed all his scenes and left the crew, although the relationship between Hugo and Jack is not close, they can only be regarded as ordinary friends, but from Jack, Hugo has learned a lot of things, which is really a very rare experience.

Hugo, who has made a breakthrough in acting, is quite handy in other scenes, and constantly confirms his experience in practice, which is also the best means to hone his acting skills, and this period of time is really enjoyable for Hugo.

Entering April, almost all eyes in the United States are focused on Los Angeles because the Rodney King case is about to go to trial. After a district court jury watched the full footage, the four officers were acquitted, and just two hours later, fires raged across Los Angeles, filled with black smoke and gunfire, and many people took advantage of the fire to loot and loot in stores. At this moment, law and order were completely paralyzed, and a quarter of the city was in flames, and the losses far exceeded those of the black urban riots at the end of the sixties. Disorderly. Even more severe is the violence. The chaos was spreading, and signs of unrest were showing in major cities across the United States, which forced President George W. Bush to mobilize tens of thousands of federal troops and the California National Guard into Los Angeles to quell the unrest.

Violent. After the chaos broke out, blame and abuse were directed at the jury, and the jurors were scolded for acceptance. Racists, in the midst of chaos and anger, no one on the jurors was willing to listen to the true accusations of the incident. Because this is an election year, President Bush is completely stunned, and as the head of the executive branch of the federal government, he went so far as to overstep his authority and announce that the federal government would re-indict white police officers before the federal grand jury had heard the case and made a verdict on the indictment.

On the one hand, Bush does not understand the cause and effect of the incident at all, and he is also a member of the media blindside. On the other hand, in an election year, the Rodney King affair has become a political incident, and the worried federal government has had to intervene and even demand that white police officers be convicted anyway, which really makes the incident completely out of control.

This is the first time that Hugo has stood in the long river of history and felt the heaviness of history. Watching movies before, say the American species. Tribe. How severe and exaggerated the discrimination is, or how complex the culture and traditions of the United States, a country of immigrants, Hugo does not feel at all substantial, because it is a world far away from him, not only geographically, but also temporally.

But now, Hugo is standing in the United States in 1992, despite the Los Angeles storm. At the time of the chaos, the entire crew of "Yihai Xiongfeng" came to Washington on the East Coast. d。 c) to carry out the filming, which was fortunately not affected; But watching the city where I lived a week ago turn into a sea of fire, the shock in my heart is still indescribable.

In fact, the reason why the Rodney King incident triggered the Los Angeles riot this time. The reasons for the chaos are very complex. The economic globalization of the United States has led to a large number of unemployed black husbands in major cities, losing their basic living security; Former President Ronald Reagan (Ronald. Reagan) has drastically reduced welfare programs during his administration, which has worsened the gap between the rich and the poor; Poor Black neighborhoods have long been neglected and crime rates remain high; The judicial system is full of malpractices. Violations of the law and abuse of power are extremely common.

However, the most important reason is that the media is calling for wind and rain, making a big noise, and not hesitating to mislead the facts with the deleted video for their own interests, so as to control the outcome of the incident before the court starts, and the "uncrowned king" plays the role of God's judgment at this moment, in a sense, single-handedly directs this unprecedented urban riot. Disorderly!

Now, this incident is not over, it can even be said that it has just begun, under the watchful eye of the president, under the stimulus of the election year, the Rodney King affair is still a fuse that could explode at any moment, and no one knows where the incident will eventually go.

"Freedom of speech and fair trial are two of the most precious things in our civilization, and it is difficult to choose between them." Hugo repeated this sentence in a low voice, and then nodded his head slightly in agreement, and many of the problems reflected in the Rodney King affair are a true portrayal of these two difficulties. Hugo looked up at Kevin Bakken next to him, "Who said that?" ”

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Blake (Hugo. black), which has the same name as you. Kevin smiled, and then saw a shy smile on Hugo's face, and couldn't help patting Hugo's shoulder, "I was wondering if this was one of the reasons why Rob chose you in the end." ”

The reason why Hugo brought up this Rodney King incident is not only because it is the hottest focus in the past week, but also because Hugo has been thinking about this case in the story of "The Heroes of the Righteous Sea", in the eyes of Colonel Jessup, he made a series of decisions to protect his family and country, but from a legal standpoint, Daniel could not agree with the colonel's point of view. But the problem is that the colonel did not kill Santiago with his own hands, so how to understand the case and how to analyze and debate the case, Hugo felt that he needed to think carefully.

Just as Hugo and Kevin were talking here, Joseph suddenly ran over, "Hugo, Uma is here to visit the class, you ......"

Hugo didn't react for a while, and when he looked over, he saw Joseph frowning slightly and looking worried, "What? Who are you talking about? Hugo didn't understand at all, so he had to ask again.

"I said, Uma has come to visit the class, and now she is at the door of the set." Joseph repeats that he doesn't know what Hugo's relationship with Uma is now, he chased after him and then suddenly gave up, then the kiss at the premiere of "The Last Analysis", and then Umma's overnight stay at Hugo's house turned around. So, Joseph wasn't sure if Hugo would welcome Umma's arrival.

Hugo was stunned, and subconsciously looked in the direction of the entrance, so naturally he couldn't see anything, but saw the staff with an ambiguous face. He looked at himself ambiguously - this kind of teasing look would not have appeared before, but now everyone treated Hugo with much more affection, as if to say, "The beauty has come to the door", as if waiting to see a good show.

Hugo couldn't help but feel a little headache, he didn't know what the relationship between himself and Uma was now, and the two of them had no contact after that night, and he even directly entered the "Yihai Xiongfeng" crew and was busy until now. And now, Uma actually came to visit the class directly, and Hugo didn't know what was going on, but what could he do now, he could only push the boat along the water, "I'll go out to meet her." "The beauties came to the set in Washington in person, and Hugo didn't go out to greet him, which is not the behavior of a gentleman.

Hugo handed Joseph the lunch box in his hand, and then walked towards the door of the set, but his mind kept thinking about what to say first thing after meeting.

"Hello?" This doesn't seem right; Otherwise, "Hey, long time no see", which seems too casual; "I really didn't expect you to come to visit the class, it's so welcome", this ...... Too enthusiastic; "It's my pleasure for a beautiful woman to come to visit the class", is this flirting?

All kinds of thoughts in his head were cranky, and before he knew it, he came to the entrance, and then Hugo saw the pretty and fresh Uma, and he couldn't help but stop. Today, Uma wore a simple white shirt and light blue jeans, and finally a pair of black shoes, a simple and simple outfit, without any gorgeous embellishments, but showed the most touching and pure side of Uma's temperament.

Uma also saw Hugo, with a bright smile on her face, waved at Hugo, and then walked up with brisk steps, "I'm filming near Washington, and I heard that you are also here, so I happened to pass by to take a look." Uma greeted him relaxedly, as if the two of them were familiar friends, and his generous expression made Hugo's nervousness a little redundant, "Why, you shouldn't see me coming empty-handed, so you don't welcome me to visit the class, right?" ”

Hugo couldn't help but be amused, and said with a smile, "I was at least expecting coffee." ”

Uma shrugged her shoulders and touched the pocket of her flat jeans, "When I get paid, I'll have it." ”

"Bread? Or milk? Hugo and Uma walked side by side to the crew, and he continued to joke about Uma's words. But before the words came out, Hugo secretly screamed that it was not good, and the suggestive flavor of the words was too obvious.

Sure enough, Uma glanced at Hugo meaningfully, the smile on the corner of her mouth paused, and then bloomed with relief, "I thought pizza was the most popular food during the visit." Uma didn't point out the underlying meaning of Hugo's words, but wittily revealed it with a simple joke, but the look was imprinted in Hugo's eyes.

"Fried chicken, in fact, is the best choice." Hugo's eyes flashed, and he didn't dwell on it any longer, but continued on with Uma's topic.

After the two of them entered the crew, Hugo took Uma to get to know Rob, Demi, Kevin and others briefly, and then the two of them sat down next to the makeup table on the set, Hugo pointed to the messy lunch box box in the corner, I ate Chinese food takeaway at noon today, but unfortunately it was not the taste in my memory, "I heard that someone came to visit the class just now, and I am looking forward to getting rid of today's lunch." How about you try our crew's lunch? ”

"Oh, believe me, your lunch is definitely not as lethal as our crew," Uma crossed her legs and crossed her hands on her knees, looking like a lady, but her eyebrows were slightly raised along with the words, showing signs of vividness, "When my stomach was squirming with hunger, I saw a simple sandwich appear on the dressing table, and at that time I really wanted to say, 'Grass! Is this lunch? Even if it's not a rich Chinese dish, at least it's a hamburger, but it's just a sandwich. My middle finger almost burst through the roof. ”