Chapter 184 184 Meeting the Challenge

There is a table for four in the corner of the restaurant, with a man and a woman sitting facing each other.

Sitting in the direction of the door of the restaurant was an elegant woman with short chestnut hair and short hair, wearing a black turtleneck sweater. Her long and narrow face did not have the softness of a woman, but she wore a manly smile. It was just that. His wrinkled eyes gleamed with wisdom, his slender fingers held a goblet, and through the red wine, one could see that the slender fingertips had a vague elegance.

At this time, the woman was talking to the man opposite in a low voice. The old man in the blue and black shirt on the opposite side had a huge body, and he easily blocked the sight of the surrounding cast, hiding the woman on the opposite side from the door. see the location. Since the old man turned his back to the door, he couldn't see his cheeks clearly. He could only see his head, which was two-thirds bare, and the neatly groomed white goatee on his chin.

The woman held the wine glass in her right hand and said something in a low voice. Then she and the old man laughed softly. The elegant smile was hazy in the dim light of the restaurant, like a spring breeze.

This is what Hugo and Joseph saw when they walked into the dining room. Although Joseph made it clear that the woman was Nora Ephron, Hugo still felt that it was unreal. Nora was 51 years old this year, but the woman who appeared in front of Hugo was every move. The elegance of her makes people ignore her age, and can only involuntarily sigh that this is a strong woman with outstanding ability but not sharp edges. This kind of temperament is indeed not something ordinary people can have.

While Nora wasn't as brilliant as Kathryn. Bigelow, who relied on "The. Hurt. Locker" to become the first in history to win the best Oscar A woman who is a director, this achievement is enough to go down in history. Nora has never been nominated for an Oscar for best director in her entire life. She was only nominated as a screenwriter. Nora has never won an Oscar; but Nora However, together with another female screenwriter and director Nancy Meyers (Nancy. Meyers), they have become the leading figures among Hollywood female directors. With their delicate and romantic perspectives, the genre of chick movies has been pushed to a new peak.

Nora's credits include "When Harry Met Sally," "Sleepless in Seattle," "You're. Got. Mail," and "Julie & Juila," although the Not many, but the year of the work spanned from 1983 to 2009. For twenty-six years, she endowed the chick movie with a meaning far beyond the "romantic comedy", making this type of movie an unforgettable movie in the history of movies. A type of substitution.

Nora in front of her made the best interpretation, she has such ability!

Joseph patted Hugo's arm lightly, making Hugo come back to his senses, and then the two walked over together. Nora saw Hugo first, and then gave the old man opposite Rob Reiner a look Gestured, the two stood up together, expressing their welcome to Hugo with such a gesture.

"Hugo, thank you very much for coming to meet me today." Nora had a warm smile on her face. After introducing each other and ordering, she began to slowly cut into the theme. "I don't know how Rob told you, but in my opinion, you are not my first choice."

Clearly, without any hesitation, Nora expressed her position to Hugo as soon as she came up, which is really surprising. Rob couldn't help but smiled helplessly, obviously he still knew his friend's personality very well; but Joseph was stunned, and his first reaction was to say, "But you didn't give Hugo a chance to speak, did you? ?" After Joseph finished speaking, he also realized that he was still not cultivating enough to get home, and was a little impatient, so he adjusted his breathing, and then said, "I think you should at least talk to Hugo and wait until the dinner is over. draw conclusions."

Hugo knew that Joseph was performing his managerial duties, so he did not speak in a hurry. If he hadn't seen Nora before, Hugo's reaction should have been similar to Joseph's, either impatient or surprised. But after meeting Nora just now, Hugo knew that this strong woman would be able to gain a firm foothold in Hollywood's "patriarchal" circle for more than 15 years, and it would be impossible without two brushes.

From Hugo's point of view, since Nora agreed to dinner today, she was actually giving Hugo a chance, no matter whether the reason she agreed to dinner was Rob's friendship or other reasons, and whether she just rejected Hugo directly, But this process of dinner is actually the time when Nora investigates Hugo.

"That's natural, let's eat first." Nora said politely to Joseph, still smiling, and then she looked at Hugo with some curiosity, "What do you think?"

"Of course, I'm already hungry, and I'm praying not to disturb the people at the next table." Hugo also returned a smile, but the gentleman said it humorously, which made Nora and Rob both chuckled lightly.

It's just that Joseph still looked at Hugo with some worry, but at this time Joseph also calmed down, just like the last time "Righteous Sea Heroes", the meal process was actually an audition, Joseph tried his best to say good things for Hugo, but As an agent, that's all he can do. To really win the role, he still has to rely on Hugo himself. After all, it is Hugo, not Joseph, who is on the big screen.

Nora obviously did not expect Hugo's composure, because Hugo was only twenty-five years old, while Joseph was twenty-eight years old. Relatively speaking, Joseph was more impatient, while Hugo was more mature than young. . Maybe it wouldn't be so surprising if Nora knew that Hugo, despite his youth, had been in society for ten years and was still at the bottom of society. Too bad Nora doesn't know.

"Don't you have any opinion on my point of view just now?" Nora raised her eyebrows slightly, and Rob, who was sitting opposite, couldn't help shaking his head, "Nora!" Nora, however, repeats the old saying, which is unnecessary.

As if Hugo didn't hear what Rob said, he greeted Nora's slightly sharp eyes with a smile, "Yes, of course. I came to this dinner to win this role, not for the sake of this role. A free dinner..." Having said that, Hugo paused and looked at Rob, "Rob, did you pay for this dinner? Or am I being rude?"

This made Rob laugh out loud. He also saw the sly light in Hugo's eyes, and when he recalled the situation during the filming of "Yihai Xiongfeng", Rob was relieved a lot. Joseph, who was sitting across from him, finally calmed down a bit when he saw Hugo's easy-going expression, but he was still paying attention to Nora's expression with half a heart.

The smile on Nora's face widened slightly, "I should pay for this meal, this is my work." On the surface, Nora was answering Hugo's ridicule, but at the same time, it was also showing that the words here have the power to make a decision. The person is her.

Hugo took a deep breath in his heart. He told himself that this audition was different from "The Hero of the Sea of ​​Righteousness". What he needed was not sharpness, but calmness and delicacy. Then Hugo didn't show any strangeness on the surface, turned his head to look at Nora, "That's fortunate, the food I ordered just now doesn't seem to be cheap." A word that was neither soft nor hard, but with a bit of childishness made the People can't help but laugh. But Joseph and Rob were secretly sweating in their hearts.

Hugo continued, "I'm more curious, what is Nora's dissatisfaction with me? I think I should know, so that I can improve." These words made the table for four suddenly quiet, Hugo said It was mainly about anti-customer. As an actor who participated in the audition, he actually took the initiative to attack the director. Such an unconventional approach really made people's heart beat faster. Fortunately, Hugo's words were not sharp or questioning, but more of a friendly, gentleman and polite question, which didn't make the atmosphere worse.

"I heard Rob mention it before, and I also briefly understood the role this time. I am guessing that on the one hand, it is because I am too young, on the other hand... Phew, although it sounds a bit shy, on the other hand, it seems that Is it because I'm too handsome?" Hugo's smiling question overflowed from the corners of his smiling mouth, making Nora unable to hold back his laughter, but then he laughed.

"I'll take your expression as a positive answer," Hugo continued, looking at Nora, "then I think I should be happy. Anytime you get a compliment, it should be a good thing, right?" Rain? After Guo finished speaking, he looked at Joseph. Joseph didn't react at first, but he just paused and said quickly, "But if this becomes the reason for your rejection, it won't be so good."

After Joseph finished speaking, he glanced at Hugo, and he saw the smile in Hugo's eyes. Joseph knew that what he said was right. Fortunately, there is finally a tacit understanding between the two people, no longer like the audition of "Yihai Xiongfeng", there is no communication at all.

Nora did not speak immediately, but looked at Hugo playfully. Hugo's words just now seemed to be just polite words, but they made her see different qualities. Mature, steady, humorous, intelligent, gentle... These qualities are things that Nora did not expect, and also what Nora hopes to see in the character of Sam, in other words, Hugo is showing his ability in this way , hoping to give Nora a reliable and accurate impression.

Suddenly, Nora became interested in the twenty-five-year-old boy in front of her. She remembered what Rob said when he recommended Hugo to her, "He will surprise you."

So, Nora adjusted her sitting position a little, and looked at Hugo's dress with an inquiring gaze, "Then let's discuss this script, I think... Let's start with your clothes today. ." At this time, Nora's eyes were no longer gentle, but more critical and probing, which immediately made Hugo feel the pressure, "This... What the hell is it? A tramp?"