Chapter 211 211 One Step Behind

Hugo followed behind Joseph and returned to the hall, then passed through the crowd who were waltzing, and walked down the stairs to the second floor. Joseph leaned against Hugo's ear and said, "I just saw Martin Baum." Unsurprisingly, it seems that Brad Pitt is also working hard for the "Sugar Trap" project, "but I didn't see it. When it comes to Brad, I don't know if they've talked about it, or how far it's going."

As long as Joseph remembers that he has made little progress in the past month, he feels like he wants to beat his chest. After all, he is still inexperienced. It is impossible for a qualified agent to delay a project for a month without any news. If the negotiation is successful, he should actively keep in touch with the producers and know the news as soon as possible, but he is still too passive. I just hope this time it can be saved.

Hugo felt Joseph's nervousness, and his steps were much faster than usual. It could be seen that Joseph was in a hurry, and Hugo didn't say much, but comforted, "No matter what happens to others, at least we have to do well first. We can do it ourselves, otherwise, we don’t need competition from other people at all, and we will be left behind.”

Joseph paused for a while. He knew that Hugo was telling the truth, and that this was the end of the matter. It was no use complaining about himself. It was only reasonable to focus on tonight's audition first. When Joseph stepped forward again, although it was still fast, there was less urgent panic, and it could be seen that he was trying to calm himself down.

The second floor is obviously the living room, and the corridors are lined with bedroom designs. Hugo and Joseph walked to a door on the left and stopped. At the door stood a burly black man with his hands folded on the In front of his body, he stood there with a serious expression, and after seeing Hugo and Joseph appear, there was not much change, he just glanced at Hugo from the corner of his eyes, then raised his left hand and knocked on the white wooden door behind him, "Mr. , Hugo Lancaster has arrived."

About two seconds after the voice fell, the black man unscrewed the door handle with his left hand, pushed open a third of the space, and motioned for Hugo and Joseph to enter.

Looking at this scene, Hugo remembered the opening scene of "The Godfather" for some reason, and he and Joseph were like ordinary residents who were going to visit the Godfather. The idea seemed absurd to Hugo, because Sidney Pollack was not a director with a gangster background, and he didn't know much about gangsters, which can be seen from Sidney's director's work. .

Sidney is an outstanding actor, and as a director, he is second to none in guiding the actors' acting skills. Almost every actor in his directed works can be nominated for relevant performances. Meryl Stry Top acting veterans such as Pu, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Newman (Paul. Newman) are all in Sidney's tune. Benefit from teaching. Of course, among the many actors who worked with Sidney, Robert Redford is undoubtedly the most special one. His friendship with Sidney began in 1962 when the two worked together as actors in "War." Hunt)" for thirty years. When Robert later directed his debut film "Ordinary People" to win the Oscar, he also personally expressed his gratitude to Sidney in his acceptance speech.

So, imagine the strength of that connection when Robert offered to recommend Brad Pitt to Sidney for "Sugar-Coated Trap."

With thousands of thoughts in his mind, Hugo walked into the room. It was a study room. The neat books filled his eyes. The huge globe on the desk attracted a lot of attention. Sidney did not. Sitting behind the desk, but sitting on the coffee table sofa in the center, he stood up and greeted Hugo and Joseph with a smile, "Good evening, gentlemen. How is the party tonight, do you like it?"

Sidney looked gentle, with messy curly hair, thick lens eyes, and a wrinkled forehead and corners of his eyes with traces of time. He looked like a very bookish man, which reminded Hugo of another. Intellectual director Woody Allen, but compared to Woody, Sidney's strong physique is obviously much more arrogant.

"I'm getting older, although I like to be lively, but my ears can't bear it, and I always need some clean space." Sidney explained the reason why he didn't appear as the master in such a joking way, and shook Hugo and Joseph. hands, and then motioned for the two to sit down.

"The so-called party, in fact, what I like is the excitement." Hugo temporarily suppressed the thoughts in his head and looked at Sidney with a smile, "It's just that compared to the excitement, after the party is over, the Empty but even more reluctant." Hugo's words surprised Sidney, and his eyes stayed on Hugo's face for a while, "Of course, we must be glad that today is the New Year's Eve. Days, so after midnight, it must be happier."

When Sidney retracted his gaze, he saw the mistletoe sticking in Hugo's left chest, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help evoking a smile, "Of course there is still hope." Sidney expected several kinds of encounters with Hugo. The situation, but the actual situation is completely different, he has to admit that, apart from that hasty and polite meeting at the premiere of "Yihai Xiongfeng", he is not very impressed with Hugo, except for a handsome picture In addition to the face, but handsome is almost equal to a vase, this law is difficult to change in Hollywood, even if Hugo got a double nomination for the Golden Globe Award, it is still the same.

However, just two sentences and one detail today made Sidney's impression of Hugo concrete, "So, have you read the script of 'Sugar-Coated Trap'?"

Hugo remembered that Joseph said that the meeting time was only ten minutes. No wonder Joseph had no intention of speaking at all, and handed over the initiative directly to him; no wonder Sidney went straight to the topic after being polite. "No, it's a pity I didn't get the script." Hugo said the truth without any cover up, but his tone was still relatively soft, and he sincerely expressed his regret, which made Sidney chuckle lightly. , "But I have read the original novel, and I am currently reading it for the second time, trying to learn more about the relationship between the characters in the story."

"A serious actor is the luck of the director and the crew at any time." Sidney affirmed Hugo's positivity, and the kind smile on his face made Hugo's confidence a little more.

Hugo surmised that perhaps the audition had been delayed for the past month so that he could fully read the original novel. However, Sidney went on to say, "However, I must express my regrets and regrets that we cannot cooperate this time." Although Sidney's words were soft, they were very firm, "There is no way to cooperate." , without any ambiguous words, it was a categorical denial, which was completely opposite to the relaxed atmosphere just now, which surprised both Hugo and Joseph.

Hugo frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about something, but Joseph couldn't bear it anymore. It was really confusing that this matter took a turn for the worse, "But..." But Joseph only said the first syllable, West Germany Ni raised his hand to stop Joseph, and then explained.

"I'm really sorry, Hugo is a very good actor. I'm sure he can play any role, but unfortunately, we don't have the chance to cooperate this time." Sidney looked at Joseph firmly. Said, and then turned his attention to Hugo, "I hope we can have a chance to cooperate next time."

In fact, Sidney originally planned to simply reject Joseph through his assistant, but Hugo's excellence and Joseph's persistence still moved Sidney. He decided to at least give Hugo the respect he deserved and tell Hugo his decision in person. . After all, it was Sidney who first took a fancy to Hugo and hoped that Hugo would appear in the "Sugar-Coated Trap".

Hugo carefully distinguished the words in Sidney's words. When he rejected the possibility of this cooperation, he used positive words; when talking about future cooperation, he used uncertain words. This shows that there is indeed no chance for cooperation, and the so-called future is just a polite word to express Sidney's sincerity.

Hugo let go of his brows and showed a smile, "Originally, I was thinking about what kind of performance I would use to impress you, but I think there is no chance this time, so look forward to the future." Continuing to fight for the opportunity, this surprised Joseph. Joseph wanted to say something, but he saw Hugo's calm smile and swallowed the words.

Sidney looked at the young man in front of him. Although he was rejected, his eyes were still full of confidence, not anger, but regret; not sad, but firm. This made Sidney admire Hugo again, and he was a little shaken in his heart. Hugo's role in "Sugar Coated Trap" can really show color, he believes it. But... remembering that he had made a decision, Sidney suppressed all thoughts, smiled and said, "Of course, I will look forward to the future."

Hugo stood up first, followed by Sidney, and then Joseph. The three shook hands with each other. Hugo smiled and said, "Then don't disturb your rest. Tonight's party is very lively, you should Come down and join everyone in the celebration, there's not much time left in 1992."

Sidney chuckled. "Don't worry, I'll enjoy the New Year when 1993 arrives. Have a great night!"

After the reception was over, Hugo and Joseph turned around and left the study.

Hugo knew that he and Joseph were one step behind. This one step behind, as Lang Mayer said, was fatal. No matter how hard Hugo worked, it was impossible to reverse. This is what Hollywood calls the supremacy of opportunity. Opportunities are everywhere. Some people get them and some people don't get them. This forms the difference between top actors and first-line actors. And in the "sugar-coated trap" this opportunity, Hugo missed.