1856 Chapter 1856 Reunion with Bole

"So, he just stayed here?" Charlize sat cross-legged on the beach chair, with the script "as good as it gets" on her lap, raised her chin and pointed to James Franco who was playing with Alex. , with a half-smile smile on the corner of his mouth, he said jokingly.

Hugo shrugged, looked back at the bustling lawn, and said in embarrassment, "I'm not sure." James signed up for the acting academy and has just started studying. Alex, Leonardo and Toby When they finally found a student who could "teach" acting skills, several of them seemed very excited. In their spare time these days, they were playing the most basic role setting and role substitution games in the acting academy, and they were having a great time.

"He called his family and explained the situation. I'm not sure what he said, but... His family agreed that he should stay in Los Angeles to study acting." Hugo turned his head and looked away, "So I think ...He should be living here temporarily, and after he finds a job and can afford the rent, he can move out."

"You know you have no responsibility for him, do you?" Charlize said, raising an eyebrow.

Hugo pursed his lips, "Are you sure?" As James said, whether he wanted to admit it or not, they were inextricably linked together, and among all the things that had happened, James was always An innocent who was accidentally implicated.

Charlize nodded with a chuckle, "I'm sure." Then she scrutinized the look between Hugo's brows, "But he is indeed innocent. So... just make sure you are fine, then It's fine for him to stay." Charlize was always worried about Hugo, for her, Lena was just a stranger, and Hugo was her friend.

Hugo also nodded his chin lightly, "Yes... yes..." Then he laughed himself, "At least he is not a stranger, isn't he?" He has known James for several years, and later through Came Long, Hugo also knew that he was fired in Houston. When it comes to medicine, it is James who really made a big effort. So, they are indeed not strangers.

"So, what do you think?" Hugo pointed to the script on Charlize's lap, and returned to today's serious topic.

Charlize frowned slightly, "I'm not sure, it's undeniable that when I read the script, the person that came to my mind was indeed not you, the first impression felt...it should be a, uh, older People, but..." Charlize also tried to organize her own language and express her true feelings, "But I think your acting skills are enough to change this initial impression, and that kind of detailed sculpture can often make the impression huge. changes. So, I'm not quite sure what you mean."

Hugo pondered for a while, "Let's put it this way, you know, the original intention of this script was actually Ernst," Charlize nodded in affirmation, "Although when I created it, I acted in the role The goal is described, but many times when grasping the details of the script, it is inevitable that there will be deviations. The characters are more involved in the pen and ink. Therefore, I think the characters may be closer to Ernst, that is to say, if I come to play the role , the effect will definitely be discounted. Of course, I know that acting skills can change many things, but acting skills are not omnipotent, there is no way acting skills can make up for that pure and natural impression."

"So, are you worried that if you play the role yourself, you won't be able to achieve your original intention of writing the script?" Charlize grasped the core of the problem right now, and got Hugo's affirmative answer, but Charlize couldn't help but shake Shaking his head, "Sorry, I can't give you any advice on this. I know the actor's goal, and I hope to inject life into the character with acting skills and become a part of the story, but the screenwriter's goal? My understanding is too superficial."

"This is also my biggest confusion at the moment. I think the biggest goal of screenwriters should be to make the stories look good, and at the same time convey ideas through these stories. But I'm not sure." Hugo said while thinking.

"Where's Ernst? Still haven't given you any response?" Charlize knew that Hugo had made a special trip to visit Ernst, so he asked this question. Hugo shrugged, and the embarrassment and regret on his face were the answer, "Maybe you should come to the door directly, you know, what Ernst needs is a little stimulation."

Seeing Charlize's "you know I know" expression, Hugo couldn't help laughing, and remembered the time in Sunset Plaza. They always liked to make noise on purpose, and then annoyed Ernst, just to let Ernst doesn't want to stay at home every day. It worked out, but Ernst retreated into his protective shell after they moved.

"It seems that I interrupted your good time." A voice came from the stairs at the back, Hugo and Charlize turned their heads, and then saw a group of people walking down the stairs, and it was Shirley who spoke - Lansing, she was at the forefront, with Rick Rosen beside her.

However, Hugo didn't have time to say hello to Shirley and Rick at all, and then his eyes turned to the tall and thin figure behind him. Bookish; although it is midsummer now, he is still wearing a sky blue vertical striped shirt, buttoned up neatly, and even matched with a bow tie. He looks like a decent British gentleman, the kind of old pedantic Temperament is easily daunting.

When Hugo saw this man, his expression couldn't help but paused, and then it bloomed in an instant, "Peter? Oh, my God!" Hugo shouted, and then saw the old gentleman showing a The kind smile, just like when the master saw his beloved disciple, made Hugo immediately leave the beach chair and greet him quickly, "Jesus Christ, how many years have we not seen each other?"

"Six years and five months." The gentleman gave an accurate answer. He stood on the flat ground in front of the stairs with his feet together, and waited politely for Hugo to come up to him. Finally, Hugo stopped in front of him. Stretching out his right hand, he smiled and said politely, "Look at this young man, he is already a gentleman through and through, I almost can't recognize him."

Hugo held the opponent's right hand and couldn't help shaking it twice. His enthusiasm was hard to express in words. Hearing what the opponent said, he couldn't help but chuckled, "I believe Mr. Keating will be very satisfied with his education. fruitful."

The smile on the corner of the gentleman's mouth was slightly outlined, and then he looked up and down at Hugo in front of him: Hugo was resting at home today, wearing a simple lake blue T-shirt and white beach pants, and a pair of beach herringbone on his feet drag. It was almost disheveled compared to a gentleman's full formal attire, but he nodded his chin slightly. "Trust me, Mr. Keating couldn't be more satisfied."

When mentioning Mr. Keating, some senior film lovers may think of a movie, "Dead Poets Society", and this work is also Hugo's famous work, which has special significance for Hugo's entire career a work of The gentleman in front of him is Peter Weir, the director of "Dead Poets Society". Although there were many additional factors when Hugo joined the "Dead Poets Society", Peter did take a fancy to Hugo's bookishness at a glance. During the filming process, Peter even polished Hugo's acting skills a lot. Even if Peter is Hugo's mentor, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

Peter, who is already over half a century old, is a very special director in Hollywood. He is a typical Hollywood director. Most of his works can be called "commercial films", but he is special because he refuses to Following the commercial trend, he shoots standardized commercial films. On the contrary, he always interprets the profound, struggling and contradictory human nature with his own unique style and aesthetic concepts, presenting profound connotations.

For the teaching of actors, Peter is even more unique. Among the current Hollywood superstars, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, and Robin Williams can all be said to be the top actors he discovered or made popular. Guo Guo can also be regarded as Peter's disciple, and has truly entered the top ranks of Hollywood through the "Dead Poets Society".

However, after filming "Dead Poets Society", Peter slowed down his work pace, almost in a semi-retired state, and only filmed two works in the past eight years. Therefore, Hugo really hasn't seen Peter for a long time, and when he saw Peter appearing on the stairs just now, he couldn't hide his excitement.

"It seems that our worries are all wrong." Shirley standing aside said with a smile, drawing Hugo's attention, she shrugged, "We are all worried that you haven't seen Peter for too long , I probably won’t be able to recognize him.” This is a pun, on the one hand, it refers to Hugo’s prosopagnosia, and on the other hand, it also means that Hugo is now a superstar, and his status is completely different.

But Hugo didn't mind, he just laughed lightly, "Even if it's true, I have to pretend to avoid faux pas." This ridicule made everyone laugh out loud, and Hugo caught Rick's sight , Only then did he react, "Look, I was really rude, please come in, the swimming pool is obviously not a good place to entertain guests."

Hugo stepped aside and signaled everyone to enter the house. Rick stayed at the end and whispered to Hugo, "New work." This made Hugo understand instantly.

Recently, Hugo has been looking for a "perfect" cooperation, but today Shirley came here on behalf of Paramount, not for this work, but for something else. Such an accident caught Rick a little unprepared, so he didn't notify Yu in advance. fruit.

Hugo stood where he was, but thought about it seriously. In fact, it would be a good idea to let Peter direct "As Good as It Gets". It's just that I don't know what Shirley brought Peter here today, and what work she brought, and knowing that Hugo is preparing for "As Good as It Gets", this is really curious.