Chapter 1808 Chapter 1808

The press conference, which was originally planned to last 30 minutes, lasted nearly 50 minutes and still did not end.

Charlize was answering a question about the differences in the cooperation process of the three actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Keanu Reeves, and Hugo Lancaster, and received Charlize's help-seeking eyes , Hugo couldn't help laughing, and took the initiative to take over the conversation, "Your question can't be counted. I'm on the scene, and Leo is probably hiding among the reporters at this time. Charlize's answer is bound to be polite. , are all false things..."

Before Hugo finished speaking, the scene was full of laughter. Everyone turned around to look for Leonardo's figure. Charlize even gave Hugo a thumbs up, and then gave the big thumbs up in front of everyone. The thumb fell down, as if provocatively saying "I must speak ill of you", Hugo shrugged, expressing his indifference—or innocence, "So... If you are curious about this question, go down I can wait for Charlize to ask questions in an exclusive interview, and I promise not to read that issue of the magazine."

The seasoned reporters at the scene couldn't help applauding Hugo one after another. Charlize, Kevin and others were naturally surprised by this, but Russell, who hadn't come back to life sitting next to him, was completely dumbfounded.

Hugo went on to say, "I think the interview session should be enough. I just saw that our drama director said that if we don't start work again, we don't want to start it today. I think we should all avoid this disaster. After finishing speaking, amidst the light laughter of the reporters, Hugo stood up on his own initiative, and ended the severely overtimed press conference in this way.

Although the reporters were helpless, they had to admit that what Hugo said was the truth. They still had a lot of questions to ask. After all, this was the first time that Hugo sat in front of the reporters honestly in the past half a year. It's up to them to ask, who knows when the next such once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will be—but, it's all over now.

Russell raised his head and saw that the actors on both sides of him stood up one after another. He also stood up quickly, looked around, but didn't know what to do. Hugo patted him on the shoulder, and whispered in his ear, "Get ready to start putting on makeup, and then just follow the instructions of the script manager. We will officially start the machine in forty-five minutes."

After finishing speaking, Hugo didn't have time to wait for Russell to respond, and saw Joseph waving in the audience, so he could only walk off the stage quickly, and followed Joseph towards the surging crowd that blocked the intersection of the street. While walking, Joseph quickly explained the briskness to Hugo. When he reached the intersection, Hugo saw enthusiastic faces in front of him. He waved to everyone with a smile, which made the audience excited Shouts and cheers rose from wave to wave.

Then Hugo saw the group of uniformed traffic policemen standing at the entrance. He vaguely felt that some of the faces were very familiar, but he couldn't tell them apart. Another producer, David, stood beside him and accompanied him. Hugo walked up quickly and said with a smile on his face, "It's really hard for everyone this morning. We have caused you a lot of trouble, thank you."

and politics. Dealing with government staff is an inevitable procedure for outdoor shooting, and David is responsible for this part of the work. However, today's situation is really special. After making a mess of porridge all morning, it was hard to control the situation without causing any real loss or injury. David came here specifically to thank everyone for their assistance, but as the most well-known member of the entire crew of "LA Confidential", Hugo's personal appearance is obviously of great significance.

Hugo shook hands with everyone one by one, saw Sam who just handed him the loudspeaker, and also saw the young traffic policeman answering his questions at the intersection. Hugo didn't recognize this face very clearly, but fortunately Joseph He gave him a look hint, "This is the person who came to me just now", which immediately awakened Hugo's memory, "So, do I owe you an autograph?"

"Do you remember?" The young traffic policeman immediately showed surprise.

Hugo raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile, "No, I don't remember, it was my manager who reminded me just now, I hope I haven't missed the appointment." He laughed, "At least you didn't refuse." Hugo didn't say anything, but just looked at a large group of uniformed officers standing next to the young traffic policeman, and raised his hands in a gesture of surrender. Everyone burst into laughter in an instant.

After thanking the uniformed staff, Hugo expressed his gratitude to the crowd who came to watch the opening ceremony again, and then he was able to turn around and enter the crew, and really devoted himself to the preparations for the next filming.

Hugo quickly returned to his RV, changed his clothes, and then the makeup artist stepped forward to help Hugo apply makeup according to the makeup set requirements a week ago. It's ten minutes. Hugo was about to calm down and focus on the character. He didn't want David to come to Hugo again. It seemed that he had something important to do, but after listening carefully, he realized that it was just about the "public shooting in a while." It was just a small question of how many reporters were allowed to enter the set to take side shots”, Hugo was helpless.

"David, you can decide these things. You don't need to ask me. Even if you have questions, you can ask Curtis. After all, he is the one who also serves as the director." Seeing David, what else do you want to say? However, Hugo shook his head and directly stopped the following, "No! No, I don't want to listen anymore. I need time, I need space, and I need silence!" Seeing that David was still unwilling to go out, Hugo started Tell Joseph to chase people away, "Get out, get out, get out! I said it, I need space for the next shoot, Jesus Christ! I'm a goddamn actor!"

After everyone went out, Joseph closed the door of the RV, leaving only Hugo inside, and the whole space suddenly fell silent.

Although Hugo hasn't taken a good look at his exclusive RV so far, he has to admit that it does give him a private space, which is exactly what he needs most at this moment.

Hugo has known for a long time that being a producer is not so easy, because the producer needs to shoulder more responsibilities, and the success or failure of the film will largely rest on the shoulders of the producer. Of course, the crew is a huge and delicate instrument, and there will be corresponding professionals for each position, and the producers only need macro-control.

This is probably the case with "LA Confidential". Not only Warner Bros., but also the news media, as well as Endeavor Elite Agency, all have great expectations for this project. Hugo can feel the ubiquitous pressure all the time. This kind of pressure is unprecedented, even the simplest period of "Death Row Walking" is incomparable. Compared with the unfamiliarity and strangeness of the producer's work, Hugo is still more worried about his own job, which is also the most important part.

Hugo mentioned in the press conference just now that he hasn't performed in nearly eighteen months. This is the truth, not that his acting skills have regressed, but that the entire performance state, performance rhythm, and performance feeling need to be regained. Acting is not a bunch of keys that you throw away and then pick them up and use them immediately. This is a skill and an instinct. After all, you still need to learn from the past.

Those real veteran actors—especially actors from the British Academy, most of the time they will continue to perform stage plays in the West End of London when they have no filming work. In order to continue to hone myself. The sense of drama, this is the first time Hugo really felt the word.

In fact, the sense of drama is not a formal vocabulary, but a word used by senior actors to summarize their own feelings. This is the same as the sense of language. When people learn a language, apart from the framework structure such as vocabulary and grammar, there is also a "sense of language", which is a kind of ability to directly and quickly understand the language and characters. , understanding, experience and absorption of highly concentrated ability. This is a kind of talent, but also a kind of experience accumulation.

The sense of drama can also be considered in the same way, which is probably a feeling for all aspects of performance.

There are two kinds of people who can feel the so-called "sense of drama". One is a talented genius who doesn't even know what acting is, but when they stand in front of the camera, they know how to express the needs of the characters; Experienced actors, they can feel the thickness of the characters in every gesture, but they may not be able to see the traces of the performance. The natural freedom and smoothness allow them to easily control the entire scene.

Hugo didn't feel the "sense of drama" before, and didn't even understand what it was. However, after 18 months without a real performance, Hugo really experienced the existence of the sense of drama. He could clearly feel the jerkyness, and even felt that he would become awkward and uncomfortable standing in front of the camera, as if he He knows how he should perform in front of the camera, and how he should shape his character, but he needs to awaken the sensitivity and delicacy in his body.

He needs time and quiet.

However, due to the additional pressure of the "producer" status, it was difficult for Hugo to calm down and concentrate on the research of characters and scripts. This is the biggest problem with having two jobs, being incapable of doing both.

In the past, Hugo was just a simple actor in the crew, he only needed to devote himself to the performance, and that was enough. But now, it is very difficult to do. At a certain moment, Hugo seemed to vaguely understand why those top superstars were uncontrollably irritable, or to use more positive words to describe: outstanding personality, sharp edge-Marlon Brando, Katharine Hepburn, Marilyn - Monroe, Vivien - Leigh, Clark - Gable, etc., are the same.

The caravan finally calmed down. Hugo drank a cup of hot water, let himself take a deep breath, and then took a deep breath, and the whole emotion slowly settled in the silence.