Chapter 1807 Chapter 1807
The reporters stood in the audience, looked at Hugo on the stage, and wondered how Hugo would deal with the situation on the scene. Today is quite special. The crew of "LA Confidential" needs to rely on the strength of reporters to carry out the early publicity. As a producer, Hugo can't ignore the reporters, and it's impossible to confront the reporters head-on. In other words, today It is the uncrowned kings who hold the initiative. So, there is still nearly half an hour before the official start of the press conference, how will Hugo deal with the restlessness of the reporters on the scene?
Hugo walked to the side stage and thought about it for a while, then left the stage, standing by and discussing with Curtis, David and others in a low voice. The reporters started booing again in an instant—the uncrowned kings suffered too many times from Hugo's hands, and they finally seized an opportunity to play a prank. How could they be willing to give up?
There were even reporters who started hitting with inflatable sticks, making the scene sound like Staples Field when the Lakers played at home. This also caused the onlookers outside the street to start screaming and shouting, almost half down. The city has entered a carnival rhythm.
But after only a while, Hugo stepped onto the stage again, but this time he did not go to appease the reporters at the scene, but greeted Kevin Spacey, Charlize Theron and others onto the stage, Now it's the reporters' turn to be at a loss: Is the press conference going to start early? This should not be, because there are still many invited media who have not arrived at the scene-after all, it is still early before the actual opening time.
Hugo lowered his head and exchanged a few words with Kevin and Charlize, and then saw a group of people stepping onto the stage one after another. The reporters below the stage showed different attitudes in a blink of an eye, some were still boisterous, some were whispering to discuss the situation, and some simply picked up the camera to take side shots, which controlled the booing on the scene to a certain extent situation.
As more and more people stepped onto the stage, the chaos turned into a stage, even more lively than the audience. At the same time, the staff began to move the benches and armchairs onto the stage, and got busy on the stage.
Gradually, the reporters understood that this was a group photo shoot, like... like a college graduation photo.
In Hollywood, of course, the crew will still take group photos, but more often they choose to take commemorative group photos with all the staff and the background, props, etc. of the set when the crew is finished; at the opening ceremony, it is very rare. , because the opening ceremony is more of a publicity function, and those who can attend the opening press conference are the protagonists of the crew, as well as big-name actors, directors, screenwriters, etc. As for the group photo, no one cares at all—as long as the protagonist’s It is enough to take a photo.
"Russell, come here, come here." Hugo raised his voice and shouted to Russell who was standing in the corner. Russell couldn't help hesitating, looking at Hugo, Kevin, Charlize and others, at a loss, and then Hugo said Seeing Heath next to him, a smile formed on the corner of his mouth, and he looked back at the roughly formed formation, "Heath, come here too, hurry, hurry."
Russell and Heath ran over quickly, and Hugo made a brief introduction to Kevin and Charlize, but apparently they had met briefly before, "Russell, you are one of the main characters, you need to stand Come to the center. Heath, you stand in the middle of the second row, next to James Cromwell and David Strathairn, and get a little distraction." James Cromway Hall plays the final villain in the film.
Heath looked at the group of senior seniors who had already stood in line, and couldn't help being stunned. The second row was almost the backbone of Hollywood. Maybe they rarely played the leading roles in movies, but all of them were golden supporting roles. The number of times in the story is often far more than that of the protagonist.
When James Cromwell heard Hugo's words, he showed a gentle smile, and beckoned to Heath, "Young man, come here." While speaking, he motioned for David next to him to move For a moment, get out of the way. Heath hesitated for a moment, then ran over in small steps, looking very happy and excited.
Russell stood on the spot by himself, but he was a little cautious. He looked around and didn't know where he should stand. Hugo walked to the chair in the first row and pointed to the middle seat, "Charlize, sit down, it's up to you to win the page today." This sentence made everyone laugh, "Russell, sit until Charlie On the right side of Charlize, Kevin will take another seat." While talking, Hugo sat down on the left side of Charlize himself, and then asked Curtis to sit on his left side.
Russell looked at the seating arrangement, and looked back at Kevin uneasily. He seemed to think that Kevin should sit on Charlize's right, but Kevin didn't care, and sat directly on the chair one seat away from Charlize. When he got down, Brian Helgeland was on his right, "Russell, come and sit down." Kevin also greeted him proactively.
At this time, Hugo stood up again holding the microphone, "I don't know if you understand the basic situation of our crew, but as you can see, this is a huge crew, and the entire crew has more than ninety core staff members." , if you are interested, you can also take a look back. The other behind-the-scenes heroes who are currently busy with the crew, although I want them to stand up together, but considering that after the press conference is over, we still have to do filming work, so , I can only wrong them."
Hugo's words made the busy staff whistle one after another, and the reporters couldn't help but chuckled, "Now, the entire crew is here, I hope everyone can leave a memorial for us, as Du Juan Cuckoo's. Nest group photo ready."
This simple sentence caused everyone to burst into laughter, and even a reporter whistled, and the atmosphere immediately became lively. "The Cuckoo's Nest" actually alludes to the classic movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (literally translated as Flying Over the Cuckoo's Nest)".
Hugo then sat down again, straightened his back, and the reporters started to press the shutter in an instant to record this special moment. This is not only an ingenious opening ceremony, but also a special publicity ceremony - just a group photo of the crew of "LA Confidential" is enough to become a topic, no matter the academic-style ridicule of the photo itself , or the humorous views of "Cuckoo's Nest", or the discussions triggered by the characters in the photos.
On this group photo, people can clearly see the powerful cast, the powerful combination of Hugo Lancaster, Kevin Spacey, Charlize Theron, and the Russell Crowe, who is optimistic, has a huge starring lineup, easily surpassing works such as "Seven Deadly Sins" and "The Wire", and has become a model of a star-studded and powerful cast in recent years; there are also James Cromwell, Danny - DeVito, David Strathairn, Ron Rifkin and other strong blue-collar actors, the movie has not yet started shooting, people are full of expectations for the performance of the movie.
Among them, the acting duel between Hugo and Kevin is obviously attracting attention. Last year, Kevin relied on his wonderful performance in "The Usual Suspects" to defeat Hugo's shocking performance in "Seven Deadly Sins" and won the Oscar for Best Actor. The supporting role is the little golden man, and later the crew broke the news that Hugo won the role of Anonymous in "The Seven Deadly Sins" by defeating Kevin at the last moment, which also made the acting collision between the two full of countless things to watch.
The second cooperation between Hugo and Charlize is also full of expectations. "Before Sunrise" let people see Hugo's screenwriting talent, and also let people know Charlize's beauty and acting skills, and this work let Charlize Nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress for the first time, it has written a good story. What kind of sparks will collide between the two people this time, and what kind of storybook will be deduced by the handsome and beautiful partners. The reporters are already gearing up.
After the photo shoot was over, the staff moved the chairs off the stage, and then began to set up the long table for the press conference. After everything was ready, there were only less than five minutes left before the official start of the press conference. up. At this time, the reporters suddenly realized that Hugo used a small method to divert the attention of the reporters; it was also a small gimmick, which added some topics to today's opening ceremony. Sure enough.
But the reporters didn't have time to be upset, because the press conference officially opened soon.
Almost all topics are aimed at Hugo, Kevin, and Charlize, which is completely expected, especially "LA Confidential", which is Hugo's new work after "Independence Day", bears the burden of There are many hopes, but Hugo can only say, "Every work is a new beginning. I hope that the work can bear huge expectations and doubts like the 'Seven Deadly Sins' at the beginning, and finally prove myself with the work. Of course , this is just my wish, at least I should redouble my efforts from today, otherwise the work will be ruined, and I can’t blame the audience, can I?”
Faced with Hugo's ridicule, the reporters all laughed lightly, and then Hugo continued, "Our work has a group of very outstanding actors, and I have already begun to look forward to the next work, but before looking forward, I will Worry about yourself first, because I haven’t performed for more than 18 months, so I think it’s me who needs to worry the most.” This made everyone laugh, even the people sitting on the stage laughed out loud. Voice, "I'm telling the truth. Besides Kevin and Charlize, Russell is also one of the main characters. He will take on the responsibility of the main role in the movie. Russell is also a very good actor. If you are interested If so, you can go to the Screen Actors Union to investigate his information."
While talking and laughing, Hugo quietly shifted the topic to Russell. As a result, Russell, who was drinking water, didn't expect it at all. He choked himself and started coughing violently, making everyone around him laugh.