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Hugo is sick.

It's actually not surprising that a long time sucks. Poisoned people are poisoned in all body functions. After the product is damaged, it is not so easy to restore the health of the body. It is always more difficult to repair than to destroy. Although Hugo has been exercising for more than half a year, the busy work and poor eating habits have delayed Hugo's recovery plan.

It is very rare that Hugo has not been sick for more than half a year. After this time, he suddenly fell ill, and Joseph realized that Hugo's health has not been a problem for a long time, not even a cold. But this also made Hugo as serious as a mountain after falling ill this time.

Originally it was just a cold and a low-grade fever, but the body temperature began to rise the next day, and taking medicine and rest was useless, but pneumonia started in two days, and the recurrent fever symptoms lingered and consumed Hugo's physical strength. The fresh energy disappeared from Hugo's body little by little. The warm smile that usually hangs on the corner of his mouth is now pale and weak because of the dry and cracked lips. The bloodless face looked even more haggard, and the wheat-colored skin that had been glowing for a long time was like a dense forest filled with dark clouds, and no brilliance could be seen.

Hugo stayed in the hospital for four days, and the inflammation finally subsided, and then he was in the hospital bed again. After lying on the bed for two days, Hugo finally could no longer bear the smell of formalin in the hospital, and strongly demanded to be discharged before returning home.

Hugo looked at Joseph in front of him and couldn't help but burst into a smile, "Charlize, Alex and Carl have all lost weight because they stayed up all night, why are you... fat?" Joseph looked at the resistance on Hugo's face With a tired smile that slowly bloomed, he only felt a black line on his head, "Could it be that Charlize and the others prepared food for me, and you ate too much at home?"

Although Joseph was very helpless, his worries were finally relieved, because the smile returned to Hugo's face again. Before he knew it, he had become accustomed to such a sunny Hugo. Hugo, who was in a slump and even a coma these days, made him very uncomfortable and uncomfortable. He didn't like this feeling.

"So, if there is any bad news, you can tell me now." Hugo said to Joseph easily, but Joseph raised his head and looked at him with confusion and worry, Hugo pouted, "Yes Alex is here, he can't hide things at all. And...you and Carl are not much better." The heaviness between Joseph's eyebrows can be found even if Hugo doesn't deliberately look at it.

This heaviness is not just a worry about Hugo's illness, but a lingering anxiety. This kind of anxiety is very familiar to Hugo. After the failed audition for "Big River Love" last year, Joseph couldn't even find an audition opportunity for a while. At that time, Hugo had seen it on Joseph, but Joseph was still more vigilant at that time. The result was not obvious, and after the successful audition of "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman", this anxiety quietly disappeared.

Joseph looked at Hugo and hesitated, but the expression was all too familiar. Hugo sneered, "Don't worry, I won't die or live." Hugo lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, "It's okay to keep some things in your heart. You can't extricate yourself from pessimism. This will only stop all the time in your life, which will not only help you, but will only make things worse." This is Hugo It's the biggest feeling I've ever felt during my illness.

A relationship is over, but it doesn't mean life is over. Whether it is to save this relationship, to take revenge for this relationship, or to let go of this relationship, life has to move on. Only by cheering up can everything be possible. It’s good to feel sorry for yourself, cry alone, and be lonely. Not Hugo's style.

Joseph was very happy to see Hugo regained his optimism, but considering that during the week when Hugo was ill, Uma did not show up from beginning to end - this is not surprising - Joseph was still a little worried, but he didn't know How to comfort Hugo, in the end, he could only twitch the corners of his mouth and pretend to be relaxed, "Yeah, it's just a woman, there's no need to embarrass yourself."

Hugo chuckled lightly, and whispered, "Yeah...Yeah..." There was an indistinct emotion flowing in those downcast eyes, and only Hugo could savor the bitterness on the tip of his tongue. , then he raised his head and hid all his emotions, this time, he hid successfully, "So, you don't need to worry, what happened?"

Joseph considered his own thoughts. He didn't plan to tell Hugo. After all, it didn't matter whether Hugo knew or not. Anyway, the result was already doomed, but Joseph immediately thought that Hugo also had the right to know these things, and the rain Guo is not such a fragile person, and even the withdrawal reaction persisted by gritting his teeth.

"Actually, the matter about you playing a big name has subsided." Joseph said a good news first, which made Hugo smiled and nodded his chin slightly. This is Hollywood, and the shelf life of any news will not be too long, even Woody-Allen's shocking family scandals were only raging for a while, and then disappeared. Endless news continued to emerge, diverting people's attention and enriching people's lives. "However, the impact of the matter is not over."

"This is as it should be." Hugo is not surprised that the real lethality of any negative news is not the moment the news broke, but the lasting influence after the news broke, such as "Watergate Incident" ".

The Watergate incident itself was reported by The Washington Post on June 18, 1972, and after that, the protagonist of the incident, Richard Nixon, immediately He responded, and the correct strategy actually allowed him to deceive the people and successfully achieve the re-election of the president.

But after that, one anonymous letter after another was sent to the court, revealing the secret behind the incident. After that, the matter became more and more complicated. The truth of the matter was revealed step by step within two years. On August 8, 1974, Nixon, who had betrayed his family, announced his resignation, putting an end to this incident.

Therefore, purely from the "big name suspicion" incident, the damage to Hugo is not great. After all, this is a matter of paradox and parody. Unless there is real and conclusive evidence, it is difficult to define the so-called big name. However, the impact of the incident on the inner thoughts of people inside and outside the circle will have an impact on Hugo's future career. This is the most important role of the entire incident.

Joseph looked at Hugo's calm expression, and his anxiety was relieved a little, "In fact, Warner Records and Universal Music have contacted me before to ask if you are interested in making an album, but I will call them this week to explain the situation. , it was the secretary who answered the phone."

The point of Joseph's words is this: the album thing is gone. But Hugo's point was, "Wow, two top record labels are willing to make an album for me again? Is this true or false, and when?"

"At the Ballon d'Or celebration banquet, it's not really a wish, I just met them... Forget it, they just mentioned it, I didn't care too much before, you know, all my thoughts were on that day. On 'Desperados'." Joseph said honestly, "And after that, things happened one after another, and I forgot about it." This can't be blamed on Joseph, after all, he's a film manager, and he's a big fan of the music industry. There is really too little understanding, and too little concern.

Hugo gave a long response, "It seems that they are just an idea, and whether it is feasible or not has not been evaluated. Even if there is no such mess, it will not be so easy to do." Hugo said to himself He has a clear understanding of the situation, and he has only shown a song "Sunburn" on "The Oprah Talk Show", which can attract the attention of the record companies, but not enough for them to pay for him. Albums, you must know that albums are about ten songs.

Hearing Hugo's comfort, Joseph's inner anxiety calmed down a little. "And then there's the movie..." Having said that, Joseph paused for a while, he thought about it, but he still didn't give himself to some producers, screenwriters, Hugo was told about the treatment an agent received when they called to express interest in a project.

Those people almost heard that they were "Hugo's agent", and they would start to go around in circles, and they were not willing to talk about the project at all; of course, there were also more radical ones, such as relying on the TV series "Thirtysomething" to get AI. The producer of the best drama series, Marshall - Herskovitz (Marshall. Herskovitz) not only taunted Joseph, but also hung up the phone very rudely.

Thinking of Marshall's mockery, Joseph clenched his fists involuntarily, but Joseph quickly stabilized his emotions and said to Hugo, "The movie is not going well. 'Sleepless in Seattle' seems to be planned Got Tom Hanks."

Although Joseph didn't say it, Hugo can also imagine what happened to him. No matter how real the big-name suspicions are, at least at the current cusp, they will temporarily avoid Hugo for all plans. As for "Sleepless in Seattle", hearing Tom Hanks' name, Hugo let out a long sigh. He guessed that maybe this was the most deadly result, and it was also the result that Tracy expected: now the rain If there is no project in hand, not even an alternate, and the audition opportunity has temporarily disappeared.

Although I don't know how the future will develop, Tracy has worked hard to play such a big game, just to see Hugo's current tragic situation, isn't it? Worse than the Raspberry Awards a year ago. Once Brad Pitt and Uma Thurman can star in "Sugar-Coated Trap", and Tracy and Lang join hands to win "Schindler's List", then the hard days of Hugo's future will only be the beginning.

Having experienced the success of "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" and "The Hero of the Sea of ​​Righteousness", he originally thought that his career would climb to a new peak, but he did not expect that he would be greeted by an abyss. back to the starting point. No wonder Joseph was anxious. Even after Hugo knew his current situation, he could not help but let out a long sigh of relief, venting his inner annoyance.