Chapter 110
After the recording of the program, Hugo and Jie left the studio, but before they could go out the door, the audience swarmed up, and the road they left was crowded. Jie looked at the enthusiastic and excited faces, patted Hugo on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "It's your time." Then he left first.
Hugo stayed where he was, watching the audience around him gradually approaching him. He didn't react for a while, but then the lady standing at the front - the lady holding the "Hug Here" sign took out a mark With a pen and a poster of "Smell the fragrance and know a woman", Hugo immediately understood, and with the lady's sentence "Can you sign me?", Hugo's idea was immediately confirmed.
sign? This is really beyond Hugo's expectations. In fact, these are the three major benefits when artists and fans meet. The other two are hugs and group photos. This is also the best opportunity for fans to get close to their idols. It's just that Hugo has never signed for anyone, either before or after crossing.
At this moment, Hugo really felt the rise in popularity after the release of "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman". You must know that in the nine months before that, Hugo walked the streets of Los Angeles countless times, but never People asked Hugo for an autograph, so that Hugo forgot about it at all, and only devoted his energy to the study of acting skills and adapting to life in Los Angeles in the early 1990s.
And now, it's not just one person, there are at least 40 or 50 people around here waiting for Hugo's autograph. Whether they join in the fun or really like Hugo, the lively scene in front of them makes Hugo really feel the rush of people coming from all directions. The heat, the twinkling eyes, the earnest calls, and the earnest touches made Hugo substantively feel what it means to be popular. Since recording "The Tonight Show", he felt that the feeling of lightness reached a new peak at this moment, and Hugo only felt that he could ride the wind at any time.
But what does his predecessor's signature look like? Hugo thought about it carefully, but couldn't find any answer in his mind. When Hugo was writing lyrics before, he also worried that his handwriting would be different, but there was no problem when he showed it to Joseph, so Hugo guessed that his body's instinct was still playing invisible. It works, it's like a withdrawal reaction that lasted for more than four months.
"Of course." Hugo didn't hesitate any longer, showing a bright smile, took the poster of the lady standing at the front, "Who is it?"
Hugo put the poster on his palm and tried to start writing, but there was nothing he could do. He raised his head and looked around, relying on his height advantage, and walked over to the table that Jie used when hosting, and the whole crowd surrounded Hugo. , move together. Walking to the table, Hugo signed his name on the poster. He wanted to sign "Chen Hugo", but it was impossible, so Hugo signed "Hugo-Lancaster". Lancaster)", the flowing English cursive script is elegant and timeless, rather like a great writer writing with a quill pen on a parchment scroll, which makes people think of the origin of the name "Hugo".
"Meredith Morris." The lady's words made Hugo stunned. He couldn't help but look up at the lady in front of him. He was very sure that it was a middle-aged lady, not him." The little girl seen at the premiere of "Smell the Scent and Know a Woman".
After thinking about it, Hugo asked, "Uh, I met a lovely girl named Meredith Morris at this premiere..." In fact, Hugo has a lot to remember about names. He always had a hard time remembering people's names, but the girl at the premiere impressed him so deeply, and when the lady in front of him reminded him, Hugo immediately remembered it.
"She's my daughter." The lady said with a smile, "I'm Catherine. This autograph is for my daughter, who needs to go to school today." Hugo suddenly realized that it was very rare to chase stars for her daughter, but Catherine He added, "I watched your movies too, and I like you a lot too."
The smile on Hugo's face was full of happiness and joy, and he lowered his head and wrote "Dear Katherine and Meredith-Morris, thank you for your support, it's my honor" above the poster.
Later, Hugo handed the poster to Catherine again and said again, "Your support is very important to me." Then he expressed his thanks with a smile.
Looking at Hugo's sunny warm smile, Catherine's gaze softened as she looked at Hugo.
The other audience members next to them also handed over the pen and paper in their hands. Hugo also took over the pen and paper one by one and patiently signed for each audience member, even including the words they asked for, and waited for Hugo to sign more than a dozen times. It was only later that I realized that I was still inexperienced. He foolishly changed the pen every time he signed, which wasted a lot of time. It would be better to hold a pen and sign on the paper that was handed over at the beginning. The speed is obvious. Much sooner. Unfortunately, this is Hugo's first autograph in his life, so naturally he has no such awareness.
In the end, it was already thirty-five minutes after Hugo signed the autographs for the forty-one audience members, which was really a long time.
Joseph welcomed Hugo back to the backstage, and hurriedly bid farewell to Jie. He didn't even have time to chat any more, so he had to rush to the radio to record. This time, "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" was an unexpected success, making the whole publicity itinerary. All became compact. Originally, Universal Pictures did not have so many publicity arrangements at all, but after the success of the first week of the film, the rearranged publicity immediately tightened up.
Sitting in the car, Hugo immediately saw a dozen fans gathered at the entrance of the studio. He asked in surprise, "Have they been waiting here all the time?" Hugo vaguely saw a few familiar faces , the face I saw when I arrived just now.
Joseph didn't make a fuss at this time, and focused his attention on the road conditions ahead, "It's nothing, you don't see those fans who are waiting all night to see their idols, that's the most loyal." The subtext is that , just waiting for the 90-minute program recording is nothing at all.
Although he said so, Hugo still leaned against the window and stared at the fans who were trotting along with his car. The smile on his face was full of curiosity and satisfaction, and he kept waving to the fans. "Smell the fragrance and know a woman" is not a work that can attract fans, so after the promotion, it was able to receive such an enthusiastic response, which really made Hugo a little overjoyed. The dark cloud of the Golden Raspberry Award that had been shrouded in the head before seemed to have finally dissipated, and the cloud was cleared to see the bright moon.
Hugo's excitement did not last long, and a bigger surprise was waiting for him at the door of the radio station. Here, not only a dozen fans, but more than 30 people gathered at the door to see Hugo's news. When the car appeared, they all swarmed up, and Hugo couldn't even open the door.
Hugo had never seen such a scene before, and he was also a little dumbfounded when he was overjoyed. "Then how do we open the door like this?" I read news reports before that some stars were surrounded by enthusiastic fans in the car, and there was no way to leave the house. Hugo still didn't understand, what is "no way to move", which is definitely too exaggerated. But today, Hugo has personally experienced what is called a so-called containment.
Hugo tried to open the car door, but the fans outside kept pushing forward, holding the door tightly, and there was no way to push it open at all. How Hugo's strength alone can fight against the momentum of a large group of people is completely There's no way, and Hugo doesn't have a bodyguard now - he didn't expect this situation at all, and he didn't reach the level of hiring a bodyguard, so now Hugo is really trapped.
The fans not only blocked the doors, but also kept slapping the windows and shoving the body, making Hugo feel like he was not sitting in the car, but a small boat, and the waves outside were not small. This kind of enthusiasm is more than two levels higher than the "Tonight Show" just now.
Joseph also kept pushing the car door irritably, but also did nothing, "The radio station is about to be late, they still..." At this time, Joseph was more concerned about whether the radio station could arrive on time. Being late is not a good thing. It was unexpected that the "Tonight Show" was left by fans for autographs just now, and now he was blocked at the entrance of the radio station again. Joseph realized that he must leave early in the future, because unexpected situations such as fans and paparazzi must also be listed. into consideration.
Fortunately, at this moment, the security guard at the entrance of the radio station went to the side of the driver's seat to clear a road. Fortunately, there were only about 30 people at the scene, which was not much, so the security guard closed the car door smoothly. Open it and let Joseph go down first. Joseph stood at the door of the car, withstood the fans behind, and shouted inside, "Hugo, hurry, hurry!"
Hugo climbed over from the passenger seat, his feet had just landed on the ground, and before anyone had time to stand up straight, he could feel several hands rushing towards him. This kind of enthusiasm made Hugo a little overwhelmed. Joseph quickly protected Hugo, surrounded by four security guards, and walked towards the radio station building, but all the fans seemed to be wrapped in marshmallows around the stick, and they couldn't get rid of them, so they followed Come here, with a bee-like humming cry that makes every move Hugo difficult.
Hugo only felt that he was about to suffocate. The surrounding heat, shouts, and touches surrounded Hugo. There were only thirty people, but Hugo felt that there were three hundred people in a trance. full of resistance. This sweet annoyance came so quickly and caught people off guard.
When Hugo finally walked into the building and blocked all the fans out, Hugo had time to turn his head to look at the scene behind him. Thirty fans were still waving their hands at Hugo, their faces full of faces. Joy and happiness, the complete picture that fills the line of sight makes Hugo outline the arc of the corner of his mouth like this, and exhaled a long breath, "This is a wonderful picture."
"Late!" But Joseph didn't intend to wait for Hugo to continue to sigh, and directly pulled Hugo to run towards the inside of the building.