Chapter 1986: 1986 Six Killers

Walking into the restaurant, the manager on duty greeted him immediately, showing a perfect and friendly smile, "Mr. Lancaster, welcome to come again, your friend has arrived at the restaurant, waiting for your arrival at the seat, please Come with me." After speaking, he politely led the way ahead and led Hugo forward.

Then Hugo saw Rick Rosen, Katherine Kennedy and M-Nate Shyamalan who were already sitting in their seats from a distance.

Catherine looked around and listened to all directions, and immediately saw Hugo's figure, picked up the napkin on her lap, and stood up. This action immediately caught the attention of Nate next to her, and he stood up immediately, but it was obvious that Nate's movement was a little flustered. After he stood up, he realized that the napkin on his lap had fallen off, and raised his hand to think He wanted to grab it, but realized that the person in front of him was more important, so he stood up straight again, which made his movements panicky.

During the period of hesitation, Hugo had already come to them. The duty manager gave everyone a smile, and then quietly exited.

"Dear Hugo, after not seeing each other for a while, you look even more attractive again. Even though I'm married, I'm still in love with you." Catherine's kind words contained some ridicule, showing that she was kind Intimacy between Hugo.

Hugo shrugged slightly, "It's not my fault." Catherine burst out laughing at this slightly arrogant remark.

Catherine noticed Knight's tension from the corner of her eyes. Even at this time, Hugo's humor could not relax Knight. Like a broken puppet. Catherine knew in her heart that there are only a handful of directors in Hollywood who can remain comfortable in front of Hugo, let alone a newcomer? "Hugo, let me introduce you. This is M-Nate Shyamalan, a new-generation director who has just entered the industry."

Hugo turned his head to look at Knight. Knight is a typical Indian, with thick eyebrows, dark skin, short curly hair, a shy and cautious smile on the corner of his mouth, and a pair of dark eyes because he was too nervous. And trembling slightly, a strong exotic flavor rushed towards his face, even if he didn't speak, he could still feel: he is an Indian.

"Hi, first time meeting, I'm Hugo Lancaster." Hugo stretched out his right hand and looked at Knight in front of him with a smile.

Knight froze on the spot, a little at a loss, and let Hugo's right hand freeze in midair without any reaction. At this time, Rick, who had been standing by the side without speaking, took the initiative to speak out, with a little smile in his voice, "It seems that the atmosphere tonight is a little tense."

This made both Hugo and Catherine chuckle, and Knight also twitched the corners of his mouth, forming a smile, but that look was not really beautiful, but after this reminder, he finally came to his senses, and quickly stretched out his He held Hugo's right hand and shook it hard. After he finished, he raised his head and saw Hugo still waiting with a smile on his face. Only then did Knight realize what mistake he had made, "Oh, sorry , I'm M-Nate Shyamalan, I'm Shyamalan, nice to meet you, Mr. Lancaster."

The unique Indian accent is so existential, it directly announced Knight's true identity.

In fact, Hugo was a little surprised. He was always curious: Knight, known as the "killer of Hollywood's six major film companies", who has been known as the "killer of the six major film companies in Hollywood", would be so superficial; In the event of a failure, Knight was still able to find investment in a steady stream-it didn't stop temporarily until the six majors were cheated over and over again, so Knight must be a very persuasive person, whether it is charisma or lobbying ability , there is bound to be something extraordinary.

But after the actual meeting, Knight's youthfulness and restraint were completely unexpected.

Think about it carefully, in fact, Knight has just entered Hollywood. He has only filmed "Wide. Hugo is three years younger! In other words, Knight is not yet twenty-eight years old this year, and he is a "stupid young man" through and through.

Therefore, so far, Knight's "six killers" have not really shown their power.

"Please sit down, otherwise everyone in the restaurant will stare at us." Hugo said with a smile, and after all four people were seated, the waiter handed over the wine list first.

While chatting and discussing red wine, the atmosphere gradually heated up. Knight also has some knowledge about red wine, so he can join their conversation, but it is obvious that Knight is very nervous-the glass of clear water in front of him will soon bottom out, and he has to ask the waiter to refill the water. Even some beads of sweat can be faintly seen on the forehead.

"Nate, are you okay? Or are you feeling unwell?" Although Hugo could understand Knight's nervousness, the appearance of Knight in front of him was a bit exaggerated, which made Hugo strongly suspect that Knight had an upset stomach.

"No, no, no." Knight shook his head repeatedly. He wanted to speak, but found that his throat was dry for a while, so he had to say "Sorry", took another sip of water, and wiped his hands on the napkin on his knees , "I'm just... a little excited. You know, Mr. Spielberg is my motivation to become a director, he is my childhood idol; and after coming to Hollywood, you are my favorite actor, and Your cooperation has always been my dream, the excitement is really...really...I mean, really excited." Knight was a little incoherent, but he still didn't give up, gritted his teeth and continued, " In fact, when I was creating the script of 'The Sixth Sense', I used you as the prototype to write the character of Malcolm."

"Oh? How do you say it?" Hugo felt a little curious.

Knight turned his head and looked at Catherine, as if asking for Catherine's opinion, Catherine showed a smile, "It's the first time I've heard of this, so you said, when I read the script, I did have this feeling. I feel, no wonder the image of Hugo is the first image that pops up in my mind. I thought it was just because of my personal preference." Catherine used a simple little humor to resolve Knight's youthfulness and restraint, so that Hugo and Rick smiled.

However, Knight did not notice Catherine's efforts, and only after getting a positive answer from Catherine, he said, "Actually, after they read the script, they all believed that Cole was the core of the whole movie, and his special ability will The whole story is connected. But in fact, Malcolm is not only a doctor, he is also the key to the development of the story and the depth of the story.”

Hugo listened intently, which made Knight's confidence rise slightly, "Uh, I'm not sure...have you finished reading the script..." In fact, Rick had given the script to Hugo three days ago, But Hugo has not given any feedback here, so Knight is a little uncertain. At this time, Hugo did not answer, but just indicated that Knight can continue, "Malcolm's role is painful, from the first moment of the movie. , he was immersed in pain. On the one hand, he was annoyed that his failure caused the child to choose to kill himself. On the other hand, he also doubted whether he was qualified for the job of guiding Cole. Therefore, he was always suffering, But while suffering, he has to devote all his energy to helping Cole, so that he can prevent the tragedy from happening again. This is one of them."

"In addition, Malcolm is also confused. He has been trying to think about what is going on around him. He is trying to understand the changes in his life, including work, family, and his life is becoming more and more strange. , but he doesn’t know why, and there’s no way to fix it. He needs to get out of the situation and help Cole, and help himself at the same time, because life never stops. That’s number two.”

"Among his painful past, struggling present, and confused future life, Malcolm still needs to reach out to save Cole. I can't think of anyone other than you who has this complicated sense of struggle." An actor can be competent." Knight said firmly, this sentence is the most fluent sentence he has said since we met today, and his eyes burst out with unprecedented light, it can be seen that this is from his heart deep.

Hugo couldn't help showing a shy smile, wanting to be polite, but Knight continued eagerly, "But that's not all. If it's just that, the role of Malcolm can only be said to be important. In Malcolm, we can see the emotional bond between him and his wife, and the subtle connection between him and Cole. Most importantly, what he represents is life and death, present and past, existence. The contradiction between disappearing, staying and leaving, the pain of struggle is hidden deep in his heart, and Cole is the channel for Malcolm to express this emotion. This is what makes the "sixth sense of spirituality" the most That's the special part, that's what sets it apart from other stories."

"It's like stuffing the core idea of ​​'ordinary people' into 'The Exorcist'. And I'm in charge of the 'ordinary people' part." Hugo's simple answer made Knight brighten up Get up, nodded vigorously.

In fact, in the story of "The Sixth Sense", people are more amazed by the emotional burden maintained by the role of Cole, but in fact, Malcolm is the core character, and his existence itself is emotional contradictions and conflicts. entanglement. As Knight said, the role of Malcolm is far more difficult than people imagine!

The same is true for Hugo himself. When watching "The Sixth Sense", he almost focused all his attention on Cole, and all his emotional fetters were maintained on this eight-year-old boy, but he ignored it. Malcolm's presence. But after reading the script this time, I don’t know if it was because of the experience of the two lives, or because the actor’s experience changed the perspective, which gave Hugo a new interpretation of the whole story.

Especially with regards to the character of Malcolm.