Chapter 1945: 1945 Precipitation of Mood
Leonardo looked at Hugo in front of him and smiled softly, "Hugo, the earth doesn't revolve around you, don't take everything on your shoulders, you look too arrogant. You know, I am now a top superstar who can be compared with you."
Hugo was directly amused by Leonardo's words, and joked to himself, "Sorry, I'm such an egomaniac."
After laughing, Leonardo withdrew his gaze, lowered his head and thought carefully, "Do you remember? After the great success of 'Independence Day', I said that you should enjoy this situation, because this is The height that everyone dreams of." Leonardo can't remember the specific words at that time, but the general meaning is like this, "I was still very envious of you at that time, and I also secretly thought, if I can get you results, what will it be like.” Leonardo turned his head to look at Hugo, and laughed, “Believe me, in my fantasy, I enjoy it much more than I do now. It’s almost like walking around in that bright spotlight.”
Although Leonardo was smiling, the bitterness in his smile could not be concealed at all, "It's just that I didn't expect that there is a big difference between ideal and reality. Not only can I not laugh now, but I have even begun to be afraid of facing those people. I don’t know how to face those excited faces.” Leonardo looked at Hugo with his eyes, the loneliness and confusion hidden in the depths surged, “You know, many times When I saw them, I felt that the faces were distorted, like the devil in hell, and it didn't feel like enjoyment at all, but fear."
Hugo looked at Leonardo's loss in front of him, but he just sighed softly. He originally thought that Leonardo was a fan of the authorities, but he forgot that history was already changing, and the core of the change was himself. Leonardo was by Hugo's side, and he had actually seen these situations long ago. Unfortunately, witnessing from the sidelines is different from experiencing it himself. Even if he knew what was going on in these situations, it was hard to resist when he was actually in them. Can only passively go with the flow.
Such Leonardo looks so powerless and helpless.
"I know those friends don't really want to be friends with me, they just want to use me." Leonardo showed a wry smile, "They even asked me if I could bring them to your villa Have a party, I know what they're planning." Leonardo knew that he could fulfill this "wish", Hugo's villa has always been open to them, but Leonardo refused to do so.
"However, recently, I have been really lonely. It seems that the only thing I wake up every day is to face the endless media and people screaming everywhere. Apart from taking pictures with others and signing autographs , there’s nothing else to do. It’s a horrible feeling, like the whole world is full of people, and it’s overwhelming.”
Leonardo's words were incomplete, but Hugo understood him.
Recently, with the rise of the "Titanic", the momentum has become more and more brave, and the Golden Globe Awards have even given eight nominations, and more and more attention has been paid to Leonardo - although the current "Titanic" The box office has not surpassed "Independence Day", but the momentum shown has made everyone dumbfounded, and Leonardo has become the hottest focus during the end of the year.
It is conceivable that in the next period of time, the heat of this kind of attention will only continue to rise, making Leonardo's living space smaller and smaller, and one day even his last private space will be filled by paparazzi. That's the real disaster.
A group of Leonardo’s friends have been busy recently. Hugo and Alex are in the "Truman Show" crew, and other members of Glory to Death have been busy with the "Twisted Tour". Charlize went to New York went to a Broadway acting class, Sandra is dubbing "The Prince of Egypt (The. Prince. Of. Egypt)", Jennifer - Aniston and others are busy shooting "Friends"... In fact , even Tobey Maguire has just finished shooting "Fera. And. Loathing. In. Las. Vegas" and has been back in Los Angeles for less than a week.
When Leonardo needed his friends the most, there was no one around him. Even the phone calls were becoming rarer and rarer because everyone had work, so Leonardo's situation was only getting worse. Oops.
This puts Leonardo in a difficult situation tonight.
"You have also experienced such a situation, right?" Leonardo understood at this moment, the suffering and pain that Hugo endured before the "Storm" world tour, the kind of indescribable The pressure is almost everywhere. What's even more frightening is that no one can understand their own situation—Leonardo couldn't understand Hugo's situation at the beginning. That's the reason. Even if Toby wanted to help Leonardo, Toby was powerless .
Hugo let out a long breath and nodded, "Yes, you are going through the same process now. In fact, it's not just you or me, but every actor in Hollywood who wants to become a top star, If you want to achieve a career, you must go through the road."
It's not just Hugo and Leonardo, in fact, isn't it true for Jim Carrey, Brad Pitt and others? Since the explosive response to "12 Monkeys", Brad's career has fallen into a brief slump in the past year. Instead, his lace news outside of work has become the focus of the paparazzi. , from his relationship with Gwyneth that gradually cooled and broke up, to his happy encounter with a strange woman in a nightclub, almost every aspect of his life has been completely exposed by the paparazzi.
"Can't we just concentrate on acting and ignore these gossip?" Leonardo's eyes revealed countless blankness.
"This is Hollywood." This is Hugo's answer, a cruel and realistic answer. Even Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, these old actors who are wholeheartedly devoted to acting, are hardly exceptions.
The aura around Leonardo gradually settled down, and he could clearly feel the clear loss, "Then how did you get here in the first place?"
Hugo thought about it carefully, how did he get here in the first place? "The Storm" world tour? Or is it the support of friends such as Glory to Death, Leonardo, and Charlize? They are all, but they are not, because what really supported Hugo to come out was his inner persistence to his dreams, so after that he took over the filming of "LA Confidential" and created "As Good as It Gets".
Lows are just short breaks to climb new heights.
"You watched this song for a long time just now." Hugo didn't answer Leonardo's question directly, but picked up the lyrics in his hand again and handed it to Leonardo. Leonardo took it and nodded, "Do you know where the inspiration for this song came from? When I arrived at Heathrow Airport to promote 'Independence Day', the entire tarmac was standing It was full of people, and the turbulent and noisy images are still vivid in my mind. On that day, my inner obsession with rock and roll was ignited again, and I was eager to reawaken the rock and roll belief that had been sleeping for nearly twenty years. I know It's a pretty overwhelming dream, but... at least I dare to dream."
Speaking of this, Hugo couldn't help chuckling twice, even he himself didn't expect this dream to come true—at least not so fast, while the great success of "Storm" made him happy , and made him calm down even more. If the "storm" is the final pinnacle of glory to death, what should we do? Not only him, but the other members of Glory to Death also realized this after their ecstasy, which is also one of the important reasons why the "Twisted Tour" was promoted.
"How can it be just me? It's as if I am the last child who is still fighting, and I still firmly believe: I will guard my faith and face failure with honor; I will engrave the melody in my heart and never stop singing." Leon Nadou softly recited the lyrics in his hand, and repeated them twice, as if reciting a poem, "This is the lyrics you created at that time, isn't it?"
Hugo looked at Leonardo in surprise. He really didn't expect Leonardo's eyes to be so vicious, and he saw the lyrics at a glance. It also shows that Leonardo really echoed the song "Save. Rock. And. Roll" deep down.
Hugo nodded in the affirmative, and Leonardo fell silent, "So, 'Where the footsteps go, trouble will follow, only the connection is kept in the rock'?" Leonardo's The ending sound rose slightly, and he raised his head to look into Hugo's eyes, "Is this what you mean? Everywhere we go is troublesome, but this is the only way to achieve success? We No one can escape, only to be kept in the rock?"
Hugo was amused by Leonardo's interpretation, but he still nodded, "This is your understanding, you have your freedom. Personally, though, the reason why I got inspired tonight is Because of this line." Hugo pointed to the paper in Leonardo's hand, making him look down.
"You are who you love, not what other people love to see you, and in a world surrounded by cries of 'yes,' I heard a roar: No, no!"
How can we really stick to ourselves, keep ourselves, and not forget our original intention in this Vanity Fair shrouded in spotlights? This is an eternal problem, and it is also a problem that every actor who works hard in Hollywood must face, and it is also a problem that every ordinary person who desires to be successful in his or her job must face it? Will one day be blinded by fame and fortune, will one day be crushed by life, will one day be occupied by money and all my soul, so that I will forget my relatives, friends and lovers, so that Forget who I really am.