Chapter 1951: 1951 Unpredictable Timing

Professionals on Wall Street are well versed in the principle of "timing", and making accurate decisions at the right time is the key to success.

The same is true in the film industry. If the "Seven Deadly Sins" had not encountered the resistance of the young volcano when it was released, it might not have been able to achieve such a brilliant success; It is not yet mature, and the market is not yet fully mature, so it may usher in a disastrous failure; "Future Water World" caused a tragedy in 1995, but if it is put in five or ten years later, even if it cannot be successful, it will not be too bad. Bring down a company.

This is even more so for Oscar statuettes. For example, in the year when "The Shawshank Redemption", "Pulp Fiction", and "Forrest Gump" collided, if these three works were placed in other years Maybe they all have the ability to win the statuette, but it is a pity that they met head-on, and history chose "Forrest Gump", which is most in line with the historical trend of the year. If history has undergone slight changes, who can be sure Say, isn't "Pulp Fiction" or "The Shawshank Redemption" the winner?

This is where timing matters.

In the history that Hugo is familiar with, the work "The Devil" was released at the end of 2003. Charlize gave a stunning and wonderful performance. In the subsequent awards season, she was the best, almost with absolute The advantage led the battle for the best actress, and was crowned the best actress title at the 76th Oscar in one go.

But now, from 2003 to 1998, will the timing really be right?

Charlize only turned 23 in August this year. This age is still young and immature in Hollywood. At this stage, most actresses star in some campus youth romantic comedies. Like Charlize, she is working hard to polish herself Acting actresses are definitely rare. But even so, the current Charlize is still still immature. Whether it is performance experience, social experience or understanding of performance, there is still a lot of room for growth due to the lack of time.

The role of Irene Enos is not only heavy and dark, but also complex and sharp, but also delicate and fragile. How a powerless woman became a serial killer that shocked the United States, and the cruel and cold way of killing is even more impressive. is outrageous. But hidden behind her ferocious and terrifying face is the persistence to love, and the loneliness longing for care. That softness is heartbreaking, and what is even more frightening is that this soft corner is being used in life. Bit by bit it was wiped out.

This role is intricate and profoundly real, and the challenge is unimaginably difficult, even surpassing any role Hugo has played so far.

Will Charlize be up to the task?

Not only that, but the prospect of Oscar cannot be ignored. Everyone knows that being nominated for an Oscar is strength, but winning an award is luck. Charlize had the right time and place at the seventy-sixth Oscar, when none of her four competitors could give an effective challenge. Kareke, who won the nomination for the first time by relying on "Whale Rider (Te. Kareke. Tohora)", Keisha. Castle-Hughes (Keisha. Castle-Hughes) was only twelve years old, and she was destined to be an accompanying runner early on; Samantha. Morton (Samantha. Morton) of "In. America" It is the second time to win an acting nomination, but the overall strength of the work is too weak to be almost ignored.

It is Naomi Watts (Naomi. Watts) of "21 Grams (21. Grams)" and Diane Keaton of "Something's. Gotta. Give" who can really make an impact on Charlize. However, the public relations of "21 Grams" are focused on the leading actor Sean Penn, and Diane's work is a romantic comedy with weak competitiveness.

Therefore, almost no one could create a threat to Charlize, who gave the best performance of her career, and Charlize finally took the lead in one fell swoop. But if the "Female Devil" is advanced five years, without the most important timing and luck, will she still be able to win the most important actress trophy in her life?

If "The Devil" was really filmed and released in 1998, then whether this work would become "Forrest Gump" or "Pulp Fiction", or it would simply fail completely and be obliterated in the long river of 1998 No one mentioned it at all.

This is a question no one can answer. Neither can Hugo.

"Hugo? Hugo!" Charlize found that Hugo seemed to be in a daze, and after waiting for a long time, he couldn't hear Hugo's movement, so he had to shout. Only then did Hugo look at Charlize in a daze, and cast a puzzled look, "I'm asking you, what do you think?"

"What are you worried about?" Hugo hesitated and asked.

Charlize chuckled, "Worried that I won't be good enough for the role? Worried that I'll ruin the script? By the way, I've read the first fifteen pages of the script, and it's brilliant! I really like it—worry about my ability Not enough? Worrying that I’m doing more than I can? Worrying that I’m making a bad decision—of course, mostly worrying that David is making a bad decision.”

Charlize's tone was very relaxed, and there was a hint of self-mockery in her words, but she could still vaguely feel her uneasiness and hesitation.

Hugo found that the situation at this time seemed to be similar-Leonardo's situation came to him again. When he persuaded Leonardo to star in "Titanic", although it is completely different from today, the essence is still the same: how should he give his opinion when he knows the historical development track? Is he becoming the "program producer" in "The Truman Show" who hides behind the screen and manipulates his friends' lives?

This is actually a very ironic thing, because Leonardo is now in Lanches, completely away from the chaos of Hollywood. In fact, Hugo knew that James Cameron had already had two fierce conflicts with Rick for this, and James even slammed the door once.

Because "Titanic" is still in the promotion period, but the two leading actors Leonardo and Kate are absent from the follow-up promotion, which is simply a shame for James. However, the publicity period is actually not the most important thing. After all, "Titanic" has been released for nearly two months now, and the intensive publicity period has long since ended. James' real intention is Oscar.

Although the awards season has not yet formed, and although the Oscar public relations have not really taken shape, James has keenly sensed the clues. He hopes that Leonardo and Kate can accompany him to attend some parties, some banquets, some dinners, and do a good job of public relations. He needs to win this Titanic vs. L.A. Confidential vs. As Good as It Gets. He needs to win this vs. Hugo. confrontation between.

But Leonardo disappeared without a trace, and Kate returned to London for a short period of time after finishing the filming of "The Truman Show". Although she could shoulder the propaganda work in the UK, the United States was beyond her reach. This almost pissed James off.

But the problem is that Leonardo is hiding under the wings of Hugo, and now even Shirley Lansing and Kevin Burns are unwilling to confront Hugo head-on—even for James— Cameron. This made James full of anger and had no place to vent, he could only get angry at Rick.

Even so, Leonardo still stayed in Lanches, enjoying the moment of peace that belonged to him. And now, Charlize also left New York, and instead of making phone calls, she arrived at Lanches in person to ask him for help. This is trust in him, but it is also a responsibility.

Hugo didn't answer right away, but thought about it seriously, "Do you remember how we felt when we saw the news?" Charlize followed Hugo's words and began to recall, "We all thought it was a very crazy news. The world, what is it that forced this woman to go on this road of no return? In fact, life is like this a lot of times, and hateful people must have pitiful things, but the reverse is also true, because human beings are very complicated animals. Everyone is so much the same, yet so different. Especially someone like Irene Enos who has gone down an unknown path, who knows the point is the precipice, but keeps on walking, and to understand her, you have to become more difficult."

Charlize nodded, her voice lowered slightly, "I know, this is full of too many unknowns, we have no way to understand." Charlize raised his head, and immediately bumped into Hugo's eyes , there was a touch of bitterness and pain reflected in the amber eyes like a calm hot spring, Charlize understood the meaning in Hugo's eyes in an instant, he thought of her father, and that paragraph was firmly buried in his mind Memories deep but never far away.

Hugo is always like this, easily understanding her true inner thoughts, but without any aggression, on the contrary, she casts a ray of sunshine into her slightly dim mood. There was a faint smile on the corner of Charlize's mouth, thanking Hugo for not directly saying the man's name, for not poking her inner wound, but for giving her enough support.

Taking a deep breath, Charlize buried her inner thoughts, and then said, "This is why I am worried, this is not just a character, but a real person, and let me play Irene Enos, It's almost an unimaginably huge challenge, and I don't even know if I'm capable enough to go deep into Erin's heart and explore her scarred past."

Hugo lowered his eyes slightly, concealing the turmoil in his heart, and then looked at Charlize again. This time, he heard a vague expectation in Charlize's tone that didn't change much—it seemed that Charlize was actually Deep down still wanted to take over the script. She came to Hugo not to ask for advice, but to gain courage.

This is the Charlize he is familiar with, embracing the great dream of acting, struggling to advance step by step in the torrent of Hollywood, but never giving up easily.