Chapter 1430 1430 The Confusion of the Siege

As an industry that operates under the hood of a flashlight, Hollywood has always been a special presence.

The battle of wits and bravery between top stars and paparazzi is actually a condensation. Whenever the paparazzi are following, the parties are often very angry, and even punch each other directly. They will roar at the paparazzi, "Go away! Give me some personal space. !" They have been begging to preserve their privacy, even confronting the paparazzi and saying bad things.

The same is true for Hugo. He has always been very protective of his private life and has always refused the paparazzi to invade his personal space. Even at the beginning, because of Mr. Bond's offense to Adam, Hugo did not hesitate to directly fight the media. In this regard, Hugo is the same as every other public figure.

This is where the fun is: many second-tier and third-tier artists even want the paparazzi to follow them. There are many artists in Hollywood who pay the paparazzi, tell the paparazzi their location in advance, and let them come over. Candid. For example, taking a photo of the artist dating a big-name star, or taking a photo of the artist negotiating with a certain crew... and so on, to create explosive points.

This is the confusion of the siege city. People standing outside the siege city are always curious about the scene on the other side of the city wall, and yearn to be able to enter the city; but after actually entering the siege city, when the novelty disappears, they find that this is a prison, and they do their best to Want to escape, but often just useless struggle.

However, the siege of Hollywood is even more special. It is not so difficult for people in the city to leave the siege. As long as they are determined, they can leave, but the question is, will they regret it after leaving?

Just like what Hugo experienced just now, when the paparazzi and fans really don't pay attention to them as they expect, will they really be reconciled? Will they really be satisfied? Do they really not regret it?

I'm afraid it will be difficult, apart from those artists who have retired, been forced to leave but have tried their best to come back, like Macaulay Culkin, who have tasted the "smash hit" taste, they are very difficult Willing to be mediocre. Shia LaBeouf and Justin Bieber have all said that they are going to retire, but it turns out that this is just another way of trying to attract attention.

Just like in real life, many people always remember "Yong Yong", not only because it was the peak of their life, but also the scenery that flashed by is unforgettable.

Hugo thought this was a very interesting proposition. He originally thought that he could keep his composure, like picking a script, like an event of glory to death. He has always been very calm, but the scene just now made Hugo realize that, In fact, deep down in his heart, the Hollywood Vanity Fair was still affecting him quietly, and Hugo was also trapped in this wall built by the spotlight, applause, and cheers.

Perhaps, this is the reason why Hugo has been in a bottleneck for the past six months. It is not a bottleneck in acting, but a bottleneck in music creation. It is because of the imbalance of mentality that Hugo's deep pursuit of glory to death and his determination have been shaken - even if he never thought so, but in fact there is still a deviation, so he can no longer determine his own goal. , and there is no way to create the original music that belongs to Glory to Death.

Isn't this a very interesting thing?

Hugo did not expect that this trip to Berlin, which did not seem to have any special experience, made him realize the changes he had not noticed, which was really a surprise. At the same time, Hugo thought of the Berlin Film Festival twenty years later.

Since its inception, the Berlin Film Festival was once considered a kind of political means, but they managed to survive, creating a world of their own in the midst of intense political and cultural conflicts. Therefore, Berlin has always been a commercial property different from Cannes and Venice. They have always focused their attention on the works themselves. The atmosphere of the professional seminar is not a mockery, but a feature of Berlin.

Just like the young people Hugo met just now, they do get excited when they see top stars, and even scream and panic, but they also want to focus more on the work itself than the stars. . This is a culture and a heritage.

In Berlin, there may be no way to feel the carnival of Cannes, the liveliness of Toronto and the noise of Venice, but this kind of film atmosphere is the strongest. During the film festival, the topic that the audience pays attention to, discusses and is keen on is film. Only movies.

In these long 20 years, Berlin has always insisted on its own line, arrogant and arrogant, which has also caused their attention to become lower and lower. Due to the decline of attention, the publicity effect is naturally more and more. Weak, those really outstanding films often choose Cannes or Venice or even Toronto for better publicity, so there are fewer and fewer outstanding works going to Berlin, which leads to more and more rare entries and awards every year.

This forms a vicious circle. Without attention, there will be no sponsorship and no backup, which also makes the prospects of the Berlin Film Festival increasingly bleak, and the title of "three major European film festivals" exists in name only.

Under such a situation, the Berlin Film Festival is also forced to make changes. They also hope to increase their commercial attributes, invite more Hollywood films to participate, and even begin to pursue star effects, hoping to increase their attractiveness. In the face of real life had to bow to the change. But until Hugo understood the reality, there was no effect.

This thought made Hugo feel a little sad in his heart. Is there really nothing in this world that can last forever and never change?

"Hugo, look inside." The bodyguard next to him interrupted Hugo's thoughts. Through the glass door in front of him, Hugo saw the situation inside.

Compared with the outdoor scene where there is more than enough noise and lack of enthusiasm, there is always a noise in the room. Hugo stepped forward and opened the door in front of him. In an instant, the dense heat rushed to his face, and the warm boom was behind him. The cold air is completely dissipated.

Hula la, everyone in the room turned their heads. At this time, there was still a red carpet extending to the end of the hall, but there were a large number of news media on both sides of the red carpet. Hugo only had time to take a rough look, and the flashing lights turned on one after another, like a flood of beasts, which quickly engulfed Hugo.

This is the scene that Hugo is familiar with, but after the episode outside just now, Hugo is not used to it. He feels that such a scene does not match Berlin.

After his eyesight got used to it, Hugo was able to observe the scene carefully. The scarlet carpet stretched forward, and the two sides were full of media reporters, but the interesting thing was that there were more reporters than movie fans. It was a simple glance. , Hugo felt that the reporters were about twice or even three times the number of fans. It seemed that the number of fans at the scene did not exceed fifty at all; and, although the fans tried their best to cheer and scream enthusiastically, the reporters did not The face that is out of control from being too excited is the real madness.

It's a sight that can't be imagined anywhere else, and indeed Berlin is so different.

The four bodyguards escorted Hugo to the red carpet, then left from the side, bypassing the onlookers, preparing to go backstage to wait for Hugo, leaving the spotlight on the red carpet to Hugo alone. Hugo stepped forward and walked towards the end. Since there are not many fans, and they are not like the fans in Cannes, they are not dragging and grabbing like crazy. On the contrary, there are people who give Hugo a high five. The scene is really funny. Hugo only spent a lot of money. The red carpet was over in fifteen minutes.

A male host standing at the end greeted him and said with a smile, "Welcome to Berlin, Mr. Hugo Lancaster, I am Werner. Heisenberg." , he held Hugo's right hand, and then touched his shoulders slightly friendly, even if it was a hug, "Did you see the boiling on the scene? This is the grandest scene since the opening of this year's film festival, how is it? , do you feel welcome by the German people?"

Is this the grandest sight since the opening? Hugo looked at the scale of less than 200 people in front of him, and smiled extremely happily, "Of course, of course, although I have only arrived here less than 24 hours, I have already deeply felt the enthusiasm from the Berlin Film Festival. With vivid impressions, I've started to reflect on why I didn't come here last year."

Hugo's little humor made Werner stunned for a while, and then he laughed, "So is this a compensation this year?" Hugo didn't know how to answer his thoughtless words. , I didn't want Werner to finish speaking, he was overjoyed there himself, and the fans at the scene laughed lightly, while Hugo and those foreign reporters were all calm.

Sure enough, the Germans' laughter is very strange.

Werner didn't seem to have hoped that Hugo would understand his humor either, and he was quick to add, "When I found out that you were going to be here for the festival, honestly, all my friends around me got excited. , looking forward to your arrival. It's like the Pope is here."

What kind of humor is this? Hugo only felt that his head was full of question marks, and he had not had such difficulty communicating with Roland and Allen before. However, Werner continued to speak fluently, obviously he was used to it, "The reporters at the scene today, as well as the fans, have many questions that they want to ask you personally, then I will not take up everyone's time, you Are you ready to get up close and personal with the Berlin Film Festival?"

Turning his head, Hugo saw a pair of wolf-like eyes, from Los Angeles to Berlin, they were probably suffocated, which made Hugo's mouth outline a smile, "If I'm not prepared, it is Can't this part be cancelled?"

This...isn't it right?