1814 Chapter 1814 Power Struggle

David L. Wolper was standing not far behind the monitor, looking around with a pretended calm expression, but in fact he was always looking at Hugo from the corner of his eyes, clenched and loosened his fists constantly It showed his agitation that he hesitated to speak.

Hugo was whispering to Curtis about the next scene, the first police scene today. Although the scene in the first game is the third act in the whole script, it is the opening scene of all beings, including Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Heath Ledger, James Cromwell, etc. All will be on stage. And Ed played by Hugo happens to be the duty officer tonight, so all the clues will be connected by him, he and every actor will appear opposite each other, and the nature of the characters-hostile or friendly or unfamiliar- will be determined. Therefore, today's shooting task is very heavy.

In the next scene, Jack played by Kevin will arrest the Hollywood star Matt played by Heath - Matt hangs out with female stars and takes drugs on the eve of the premiere. Russel's Bud and his partner will also buy alcohol - the police station celebrates Christmas Eve tonight and they are responsible for buying alcohol; then, attack two police officers tonight. Six Mexicans from the police were also arrested... It was a busy night.

Curtis explained the entire camera process to Hugo, and after Hugo nodded to express his understanding, Curtis summoned the cameraman, stage manager and other actors, planning to talk about the play as a whole. Seeing Hugo turn his head, David quickly seized the opportunity to step forward, "Hugo, I'm really sorry just now."

Hugo was stunned and didn't understand. David had to explain, "In the RV, I delayed your preparations." But it's hard to straighten your back.

Hugo immediately laughed and waved his hands, "I didn't have a good attitude just now."

"Hugo, I know you are very busy now, but I wonder if you can accept an interview with the reporter?" After David finished speaking, he frowned in embarrassment, as if he had expected that Hugo would refuse.

Hugo sighed helplessly, "David, you should know how important the first scene is today, right? We are trying to get into work now. Even if this is a public shooting, I don't think the reporters should affect To work as an actor." Hugo has experienced so many crews, and has never been interrupted because of reporters, because the producers know that this is absolutely not allowed.

In fact, David is not very clear about the importance of today's scene, because the content of filming and production is handed over to Curtis and Hugo, and David hardly asks. Hearing Hugo's words, David's expression was still very embarrassed, and he said hesitantly, "I'm not asking the actor Hugo, but the producer Hugo for help?"

Hugo glanced at David, then turned his head to look at the reporters whispering beside him, sighed softly, and thought about it carefully, "How long did you tell the reporter about the public shooting?"

"thirty minutes."

Hugo nodded, "Go and gather the reporters." Then he turned to Curtis and said, "I'll deal with the reporters and I'll be right back." After speaking, Hugo quickly walked towards the reporters The gathering place went over.

Hugo realized that the reason why he was not harassed by reporters when he was filming in the crew before, even if the public shooting was orderly, was that there was a strong director or a strong producer, and they were in a space unknown to the actors. , keeping the journalists in good order. Now, the crew of "LA Confidential" needs him to take on this responsibility.

Seeing Hugo approaching, Nicholas immediately showed an excited expression on his face, and raised his right hand high, which really attracted Hugo's attention and gave him the right to ask the first question, "Rain Guo, just watched your performance on the set, and returned to the set after eighteen months, how do you feel?"

"Remind yourself, I'm still an actor?" Hugo's ending voice rose slightly, as if asking rhetorically, and also as if showing off, which made everyone chuckle.

Nicholas couldn't wait to ask again, "Your performance just now seemed to reveal a lot of information. In the previous press conference, you didn't want to mention the role this time too much. Is it because this time the role is a brand new one?" challenge?"

Although Nicholas asked two questions in a row, many reporters turned to complain, but we have to admit that this question is also the most curious one. Hugo's performance just now made many people see the way. Although most entertainment reporters are not professionals, practice makes perfect. They have more or less the ability to appreciate, and they can feel Hugo's growing Mature acting style.

Hugo chuckled, "Every performance is a new challenge for me. This is also one of the greatest charms of an actor, to experience a different life. From this perspective, I think what you said is correct. Hugo's words made Nicholas choke, and then he realized that Hugo was going around in circles, his eyes widened with helplessness, and the reporters around him laughed because of Nicholas's embarrassment.

They are also dealing with reporters, but the styles of Hugo and Ed are completely different. For the reporters in front of them, the feeling was too strong, and it became more and more miraculous.

"Just now you had a rivalry with James Cromwell, and then you will have rivalry with Kevin Spacey and Charlize Theron. These are all collisions at the level of Oscar's best actor. Regarding this, you What do you expect?" Another reporter hurriedly asked while everyone was laughing.

Hugo shrugged, "I hope it can satisfy everyone's curiosity about going into the cinema?" This was another rhetorical question, which made the reporter choke, not knowing how to respond. This time it was everyone's turn to laugh at him. However, Hugo did not give any more opportunities, and continued, "In order to live up to everyone's expectations, our crew needs to go all out. Therefore, today's public shooting will come to an end."

"But..." Some reporters wanted to speak, but Hugo raised his hand to stop him, "If you are interested in our crew, welcome to visit the crew next time. As for today, I am already looking forward to tomorrow's front page It’s the headline.” On the headline of the front page, Hugo emphasized this sentence again, then raised his eyebrows and glanced at the reporters in front of him, “Huh?” The tail tone rose slightly, but it was an unquestionable tone.

Hugo took on the film again after eighteen months, and also served as the producer. That news was enough to grab the headlines, let alone such a strong all-star cast. A work with an investment of only 40 million US dollars has attracted such a pair of strong actors to join, which also makes people look forward to the script even more. Front page headlines, absolutely no problem.

But the question is, how can this front page headline attract more readers, how can it create more topics, and how can it trigger more discussions. The reporters called today. I played Hugo several times. If Hugo is not satisfied with tomorrow's headlines, then it will be even more difficult to interview the crew of "LA Confidential". Just thinking about it gave the reporters headaches.

Looking at the smiling Hugo in front of them, the reporters didn't dare to fight any more—although the public interview time is still about ten minutes, but now they can only be under the guidance of the staff, obediently Leave the crew one by one.

The commotion in the public interview corner attracted the attention of many people in the crew. David walked up to Hugo with a smile on his face, and said flatteringly, "Sure enough, you still need to come forward."

But Hugo didn't follow the trend, but looked at David in front of him with a half-smile. At first, David expressed his doubts, but Hugo was still unmoved, and David couldn't help feeling terrified. , the smile stiffened in embarrassment. The corner of Hugo's mouth hooked slightly, without saying anything more, he patted David on the shoulder, then turned and left.

In fact, Hugo knew that David was using him.

As the producer of the crew, although David is not the top producer in the industry, the power given to him by Warner Bros. is enough. He can handle many things by himself, including the trivial matters before, including dealing with reporters just now. However, David did not use his power, either because he did not want to take too many responsibilities and risks, or because he wanted to play tricks on Hugo and amuse Hugo, no matter what the reason was, but the result was that Hugo’s affairs became trivial and complicated stand up.

Hugo nodded and agreed to help, but he just followed the trend. On the one hand, he was promoting "LA Confidential", on the one hand, he was taking on the responsibility of being a producer, and on the other hand, he wanted to give the crew a quiet shooting environment. But that doesn't mean Hugo doesn't know anything.

Regardless of whether David's starting point is intentional or unintentional, and regardless of what David's true inner thoughts are, there is no doubt that he is one of the three major producers of "LA Confidential", and he must take responsibility for his corresponding Hugo does not need to do everything by himself. Therefore, Hugo gave David a look full of deep meaning at the end, and David's eyes that dared not look directly revealed a few words.

Sure enough, when looking for a job in his position, different positions need to face different problems. Now Hugo, as a producer, must also start to think more. Greater power also means greater responsibility and more conflicts of interest, and we are bound to face these power struggles. It's like the previous confrontation with Barry several times.

Hugo let out a long breath. He still misses the days of purely being an actor. This part of the work will be handed over to Joseph in the future, so that he can concentrate on his job as an actor. "LA Confidential" is not a work that allows him to relax.

Empty the messy thoughts in your head, adjust your whole body, return to the crew, and soon the shooting will start again.