Chapter 1735 1735 A Bloody Road

Hollywood in the 1950s is arguably one of the most important parts of American cultural history.

Arthur - Miller (Arthur. Miller) in 1949 created "Death. Of. A. Salesman", this play can be called a milestone in twentieth-century American drama, not only let Arthur He has become a master of a generation, and has had a profound impact on the entire literary industry such as drama, film, and television.

After that, the Hollywood script took a qualitative leap, giving birth to "Comet Beauty (All. About. Eve)", "From. Here. To. Eternity", "Roman Holiday", "Dockside", "Giant Biography (Giant)", "Twelve Angry Men", "The Bridge on the River Kwai (The. Bridge. On. The. The. River. Kwai)" and other classics.

At the same time, it gave birth to four contemporary superstars, Marlon Brando, James Dean, Montgomery Clift, Paul Newman, as well as Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly (Grace. Kelly) ), Elizabeth - Taylor, Ingrid - Bergman (Ingrid. Bergman) and other great actresses.

It can be said that the full-scale outbreak of Hollywood in the 1950s brought the influence of the film industry to its peak, and at the same time made the profession of "movie actor" a dream job for countless young people. The city of Los Angeles has developed rapidly, and its rapid rise has made it the focus of the world's attention.

However, there are two sides to everything, and there are always undercurrents under the surface of Los Angeles' fast-growing and glamorous development. Especially after the end of World War II, the United States leapt beyond the old powers such as Britain, Germany, and France, and was firmly ranked as the world's No. 1 power—and even participated in helping Germany and Japan as an aid. After rebuilding.

Americans' self-confidence and pride are rapidly expanding, and almost an entire generation has wandered between fantasy and reality. At this moment, the fast-growing Los Angeles has become a corrupt resort, and Hollywood has become the back garden of Wall Street and Washington. The exchange of interests is blatant, and the transaction of power and sex is on the table. The relationship between businessmen, politicians, gangsters, and senior officials is intricate and complicated. Wan Lu, almost the entire city is unscrupulous.

It is precisely because the social culture in the 1950s was rapidly corrupted and degenerate that even the government's credit began to plummet, which directly gave birth to the glory of rock and roll in the 1960s. Because the young people born after the war gradually grew up and matured, they had enough insights, but they were not valued, and the frustration and the sense of escapism were intertwined. In the precipitation and brewing of these thought waves, in 1969, Woodstock was born.

Therefore, Barry's words easily awakened Hugo's curiosity, starting from rock and roll, and derived from social culture. Barry's remarks obviously mean something. Hugo has some understanding of Hollywood in the 1950s, but it is not deep enough. After all, he was born in 1967, and the culture shock he suffered more came from the 1970s.

"If you lived in the fifties, would you also be one of the founders of Woodstock, for example, to bring forward this event that has influenced three decades of American history by ten years?" Barry said a The topic detonated the thought storm in Hugo's mind, but instead of continuing to talk in depth, he made a bold conjecture, which almost made Hugo exclaimed.

Because Hugo came to the 1990s from 2014, he is using his tiny power to change the course of history little by little. Although Hugo doesn't know what the future will evolve into, he can be sure that the wheel of history is going off track. This is also the driving force for Hugo to keep moving forward and challenging.

Now, Barry's bold assumption hits Hugo's deepest secret almost at once.

If it was before, it is estimated that Hugo will be exposed, but at this time Hugo is no longer Wuxia Amon, Hugo lowered his eyes slightly, covering up the fluctuation of his eyes, and then the corner of his mouth outlined a shallow arc, "Very Possibly, I will also become a member of the corrupt army of those who are drunk and dreaming."

Barry was amused by Hugo's answer, "No, my words...it's very possible, but you..." Barry shook his head twice in a row, "Impossible." Character determines fate, even if it's just a joke, Barry knows it It is impossible for Hugo to become a member of the corrupt army. "Of course, if you play the role in the movie, I am looking forward to it - you play the role of a corrupt police officer."

Hugo raised his eyebrows slightly, although Barry's words did not change, but after Rick's reminder last night and the noisy scene this morning, he naturally had some more thoughts in his heart.

Joseph, who was sitting next to him, was silent all the time, and at this time he heard some clues from Barry's words, so he chuckled, "It seems that everyone has accepted Hugo's negative image now, now it's your turn Rick is going to have a headache, he wants Hugo to be the next Paul Newman."

In fact, Joseph is vetoing Barry's proposal softly. He said that Hugo should be inclined to take a positive role next - after all, from "Schindler's List" to "Seven Deadly Sins" to "Death Rambler", Hugo's "bad guy" image seems to have gone too far. Of course, that's just Joseph's way of rejecting Barry.

Now Joseph is obviously fully mature, and his speaking skills can be completely calm.

Joseph's words interrupted Barry's rhythm, but he didn't care, his eyes moved to Joseph, and he said with a smile, "I think Hugo is more like Brando than Newman." After that, Barry He deliberately looked up and down at Hugo, who was sitting next to him with a slight smile, "Of course, Hugo doesn't have the evil spirit of Brando."

"Is this a compliment?" Hugo raised his eyebrows, and a rhetorical question made the atmosphere suddenly relaxed, and everyone laughed out loud.

Paul has been constrained by his appearance all his life. Even if he plays a bad guy, he is still considered upright and awe-inspiring by the audience; but Marlon Brando is different. His appearance is also good and evil. style of.

Barry's careful test just now was interrupted before he even had time to give a more obvious hint. He also realized that now is not a good time to have a deep conversation. Although Hugo is only staying in Berlin for one day, after all, it is only breakfast time, so there is no need to worry too much. So Barry didn't try any more.

However, before leaving, Barry still said meaningfully, "Los Angeles in the 1950s was smart, painful, complicated, optimistic, interesting, profound, dark, gloomy, confused... It's interesting, isn't it? It's like Born in that era of rock and roll."

After speaking, Barry said goodbye to Hugo and Joseph with a smile, but after leaving, Barry could vaguely hear a little tune—not just a tune that was humming in a cheerful mood, but also a song Very special tune, "Sail".

I have to say, Barry really is an old fox. His last remarks obviously hinted at an important message. The culture of the 1950s gave birth to the golden age of rock and roll; while the culture of the 1990s awakened the spirit of rock and roll, and Glory to the Dead is now setting off a frenzy of rock and roll beliefs. Music derived from culture is the most moving-meaning, Hugo should study the culture of the 1950s carefully.

From beginning to end, in fact, Barry did not deliberately compliment, nor did he say anything official, but after a conversation, it easily set off a storm in Hugo's brain. This is the real master, and he has already achieved his goal without knowing it, and it is impossible to guard against it.

In addition to Barry, there is Kevin Pence. At breakfast today, everyone came over, Hugo saw wave after wave, and in the end he couldn't remember who he had met at all. However, Kevin, as Hugo's most familiar senior executive among the eight major film companies, just smiled and nodded in greeting? Instead, it left an impression on Hugo.

Although Hugo knew that Barry must have something to ask for, he still became interested in an uncontrollable way. He must admit that the conversation just now made Hugo really curious, not only about the Los Angeles culture in the 1950s, but also about the culture of Los Angeles in the 1950s. Barry's ultimate goal - what project did Warner Bros. Is Barry expecting Hugo to star in a project this year, or is he planning for next year?

In any case, Hugo still has the absolute advantage. He is now in a seller's market - and it is a seller's market in short supply, so he doesn't need to worry at all. But even so, Hugo wanted to know what medicine was sold in Barry Gourd.

But... Hugo really can't think of a film about the culture of the 1950s in Los Angeles. In the long river of time, there have been countless movie works. Hugo did not have any definite clues at all. He just wanted to guess an accurate work, which is not much different from finding a needle in a haystack.

So much so that at the next premiere of "Romeo and Juliet", Hugo seemed a little absent-minded. Seeing Hugo like this, Leonardo couldn't help sighing, "It seems that his plan has really succeeded, why don't you go directly to ask him the answer?" They just thought that Hugo was attracted by Barry's topic, Naturally, Hugo has the ability to guess the true face of the project that has never been seen.

Hugo didn't smile, just shook his head. Charlize stood by and looked around. Barry hadn't appeared yet. "Where's Rick? He doesn't know either?"

That's the point, none of the projects that Rick brought over last night were in line with the situation, and this was the part that Hugo found the most interesting. Perhaps, Barry was playing a big game and started planning early. "A movie about Los Angeles? A 'San. Francisco' movie?"

Filmed in 1936, the film "San Francisco", starring Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy, tells the story of love and hatred in the San Francisco earthquake and was nominated for the ninth Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture. Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Story and other important awards, it is also a very famous work named after a city.

Charlize's words made Leonardo laugh, "Hugo just finished filming 'Independence Day', how could it be possible to make another disaster film."

But Hugo's mind suddenly flashed a ray of light: a work named after a city? So..."Los Angeles Confidential"?