Chapter 226: 226

Hugo sat on the back chair in the beauty room, yawning constantly, and the makeup artist Troy Cole, who was drying Hugo's hair, said with a smile, "What did you do last night? You just slept for half an hour."

Hugo opened his eyes, still sleepy, "If you get up at seven in the morning, run for half an hour, and then drive an hour from Malibu to the city, then you can understand my state."

"Oh, Malibu, did you buy a house there? You didn't invite me to the party at the new house," Troy said with a smile, with familiarity in his voice.

In fact, Troy and Hugo didn't know each other for a long time. After Hugo started promoting "Smell Scent and Know a Woman" in November, he fixed himself in the beauty salon where Troy worked. The publicity itinerary is very intensive. Promotional activities such as previews, radio programs, and ribbon-cutting require Hugo to make a full set of preparations to arrive at the scene. Therefore, Hugo and Troy meet frequently, and the two of them will be familiar with each other. Not a lot.

Hugo came to the beauty salon early in the morning to take care of himself in order to attend the Golden Globe Awards ceremony held at the Hilton Hotel in the evening. Since there must be a lot of artists participating in the ceremony today, Hugo also made an appointment early and arrived at the beauty salon on time to start his schedule today.

Hearing Troy's ridicule, Hugo couldn't help laughing, "I'm not that rich now, to buy a house in Malibu? That's a distant dream. The villa I live in now is asking for five million dollars, I heard that Malibu is a low-medium grade."

"Since you know you have a job today, you should have ended your vacation yesterday." Troy said casually with a smile.

Hugo yawned again, "Yeah, I thought it was only a 40-minute drive, but this morning there was a traffic jam on Santa Monica Avenue and I was almost late, which is really frustrating."

While speaking, a familiar and unfamiliar voice came from the TV screen in front of him. Hugo looked up and saw that it was "The Oprah Talk Show", "Isn't this already broadcast the day before yesterday?" During the live broadcast, he and The two of Uma watched in the villa.

"It was four days ago." Troy corrected Hugo and made Hugo laugh, he really didn't have an accurate concept of time during the vacation, "This episode was very successful, and this is the third rerun in four days, "Troy's words surprised Hugo. He was in Malibu, as if he was completely isolated from the world. Joseph mentioned this to him, but Hugo didn't expect it to be so successful. "It's just me." What I saw, I didn’t know after replaying it a few times outside of that.”

Seeing Hugo's curious expression, Troy couldn't help but smile. He asked the assistant next to him to turn his voice up a bit, and then said, "Don't you know the ratings of this 'Oprah Talk Show' premiere? The whole LA is buzzing about it, well, actually I mean the whole of America is buzzing, but you know, I just saw the scene in Los Angeles, I don't know the scene in other cities, but the ratings and the newspapers and magazines told me , man, you've become the hottest topic now."

Hugo's sleepy worms ran a lot, "Ratings? Joe told me, uh..." Hugo felt that his memory was a little fuzzy. When Joseph told him that day, he was so excited, his usual calm tone It was almost impossible to scream directly. Hugo couldn't remember the exact number. He only remembered that he and Joseph were having fun together, but he forgot the details, "15 million viewers?"

"God, you really have a big heart." Troy rolled his eyes, obviously dissatisfied with Hugo's attitude, and then said excitedly with rounded eyes, "Twenty-three million viewers, this is 'Olympic' Pula's Talk Show' is the best show of the past year."

The memory in Hugo's head gradually became clear. No wonder Joseph was so excited that day, and his usual calmness could not be suppressed. The average viewership of "The Oprah Talk Show" has remained at around 12 million, and Hugo starred in This program actually created nearly double the score, which is really shocking. More importantly, this means that 23 million people across the United States watched Hugo's interview, as Troy just said "the whole of America is buzzing" has been confirmed. You know, the current population of the United States is only 250 million!

"You should really read newspapers and magazines," Troy suggested.

Hugo remembered that Joseph suggested the same thing to him, but he stayed in Malibu on vacation, and they didn't subscribe to any newspapers and magazines, plus they stayed at home for a few days, so the information was almost isolated from the world. Like in the 21st century, a computer can connect to the world even without leaving home, so Hugo's news is lagging behind.

"So, what newspaper do you have here?" Hugo was completely awake at this time, looking for any carrier for information.

Troy searched around, and then asked the assistant to bring over all the newspapers and magazines that could be seen around, "Here, here are the newspapers and magazines from the past week, you can find them yourself."

Hugo ignored Troy's busyness and began to flip through the magazine in his hand. He quickly found relevant reviews in Rolling Stone magazine.

"Rolling Stone" started as a professional music magazine, and now it has developed into a professional music magazine with the highest sales and the most authoritative reputation in the United States. It has also set foot in variety shows, movies and other fields, and has become a comprehensive magazine, but the authoritative content of some music content Sex still ranks first in the United States.

"'Sunburn', as a piece of pure acoustic guitar, shows a completely different and fresh style, integrating folk and pop elements, and using the most basic strings to present the essence of music, making people feel Refreshing.

The creator did not use fancy fingering and cumbersome arrangements, but just restored the most original sound quality of the acoustic guitar, and performed with this clear and slightly fragile string sound. When the acoustic guitar vibrates, it is like a bard on the street. When wandering, he sang the story of an unknown sad person, and then fluttered in the wind and sang it everywhere, deeply imprinted in everyone's heart.

The creator can use the simplest arrangement method to present the loss and entanglement deep in the heart, which is called outstanding skill, and what is even more commendable is that the lyrics of this song look bland, but with a faint charm, just like The aroma of mint leaves is average, lingering in the air for a long time, which complements the melody and makes a masterpiece.

It's hard to imagine that such a masterpiece is actually from Hugo Lancaster - this is an excellent actor, whose greatest achievement in music before was the adaptation of the ending song for his starring movie "The Hero of the Sea". But this time, Lancaster took only seven steps to create the song at the recording site of the show. His musical talent was astounding and he had to stand up for it. "

After reading it, Hugo was a little surprised. Although he liked the song "Sunburn" very much, he did not expect that "Rolling Stone" magazine would give such a high evaluation, which was really overjoyed. Before that, Hugo's songs were considered self-entertainment. Even if they were used for Glory to Death, they were only spread among a small group of people. Hugo's ability had never been recognized by authorities; He showed his creative talent in front of thirteen million people, and the authoritative "Rolling Stone" magazine in the United States and the world gave such a high degree of affirmation, which made Hugo a little overwhelmed with excitement. He didn't even have too many expressions. Because he didn't know how to express his joy.

The next few newspapers were out of date, so I didn't see the relevant information, but Hugo's slightly trembling hands still revealed his inner excitement, and he finally found another professional music magazine "Spin".

"Rotation" is a professional music magazine, which is authoritative enough to compete with "Rolling Stone" in the industry. This magazine was founded in 1985. At the beginning of its establishment, it mainly reported on non-mainstream music. Music is given enough attention.

The selection of magazines has always been bold and unconventional, which is very different from the relatively conservative "Rolling Stone" magazine. This can be vividly reflected in the relevant reports of underground rock bands. Many rock bands that are not well-known can even be listed. On the magazine cover of "Rotation", it can be seen that they are bold.

In terms of music types, hardcore, country, reggae, experimental music, and underground music all occupy a considerable proportion of "rotation", and "rotation" played a decisive role in the rise of hip-hop music. Therefore, "Rotation" is very authoritative in the underground music world, even more prosperous than "Rolling Stone".

Hugo opened the "Rotation" and saw the comment inside, "It is a bold attempt to interpret the folk songs in a popular way. And more importantly, not only is it not annoying, but also people like it abnormally. , which is enough to see the talent of Hugo Lancaster. Lancaster used the most concise arrangement to present the deepest emotions in an understatement, but deeply and heavily defeated the audience's psychology Line of defense, 'sunburn' remains on the surface of every listener's skin.

Compared with Lancaster's creative talent, his singing and interpretation ability has attracted the author's attention. An excellent composition can be interpreted in countless ways, and it will never be out of date, but only the most correct way can maximize the charm of this composition. There is no doubt that Lancaster is on the right path.

In Lancaster's effortless singing, the delicate inflection, the dragging of the tail, and the rhythm of the breath are full of amazing skills. I was hit so hard by this song that I didn't have any thoughts except feeling the turbulence and regret in my heart; but after listening to it repeatedly, I could feel Lancaster's voice that sounded flat but was full of countless emotions. As if cream meets strawberry, it maximizes the charm of the song.

No one can deny that Lancaster amazes us. "

Looking at the comments of "Rotation", Hugo finally felt a little real: Has his musical talent been recognized?