Chapter 641 Chapter 641

Samora parked the car at the door of the house, Hugo got out of the car, and then saw Ernst Lechmann cursing beside the trash can. Obviously, someone did not throw the trash into the trash can accurately. Let Ernst nag for a long time.

Ernst noticed that the car behind him had stopped, and immediately turned around and squinted to look at Samora who came out of the driver's seat. Samora immediately reacted and waved his hands again and again, "No, it's not me, today's garbage I am. It's not lost yet."

Ernst pouted, and continued to turn around and muttered, "This is simply immoral, how can he do such a shameful thing, how dare he!" It can be seen that Ernst said this very angry.

Hugo looked at Ernst in front of him and overlapped him with the famous screenwriter "Ernst Lechmann" in Harvey Weinstein's mouth, but found that it was too incredible, he still did not The method is to overlap the images of Ernst and the screenwriter, and it is not so easy to adjust after leaving a fixed impression in my mind.

Ernst in front of him was wearing a crumpled suit, a tattered shirt and a dark blue pilling sweater, which could be judged by the naked eye to have a long history. His gray hair was combed neatly back, but it was also a bit of a mess. Not fit enough, slightly messy, plus the foul language and irritable temper, it is just a lonely old man living next door, and it has nothing to do with the image of "screenwriter" or related professions such as literati and author.

Could it be that the Ernst in front of him is not the famous screenwriter, but a person with the same name and surname? This is not impossible.

"What! Don't look at me with that kind of scrutiny eyes, I hate it." Ernst noticed Hugo's exploratory eyes sensitively, and pouted, which made Hugo embarrassed to withdraw his eyes and move towards Ernst smiled. But Ernst obviously didn't buy it. He glared at Hugo angrily, and muttered, "Young people are really not polite now..."

Hugo was really dumbfounded when he stood beside him, but he had no way to refute it. He could only touch his nose and admit that he was unlucky.

After Ernst finished muttering, as if he suddenly remembered something, he looked around and said bitterly, "Those crows have finally left, their ears can be clean, and it feels like living next to a subway station recently. , there is no time for peace at all." After speaking, Ernst cast a glance at Hugo, obviously blaming Hugo for all this.

Hugo, however, was reluctant to admit his mistake, and turned his head back with rounded eyes, "Is there a quiet time in Los Angeles? Those crows still fly around every day."

Ernst looked at Hugo and said irritably, "Since you came here, there has been no quiet here." After speaking, he cast a disgusting glance at Hugo, hesitated for a while, but the whole momentum was restrained again. "But what you said makes sense. Even if you don't go to the door, those crows won't stop."

After thinking for a while, Hugo saw that Ernst seemed to be less irritable than before, and decided to ask his doubts directly, "Ernst, I heard that you used to be a screenwriter? Is this true?"

Ernst didn't expect Hugo to suddenly ask such a question. He was stunned for a while, then his brows were tightly tangled together, and he raised his eyebrows and roared, "So what?"

If it is a stranger, he must be frightened by Ernst's wave after wave of roars, but Hugo has lived here for almost two years, and he also has a certain degree of understanding of Ernst, so he is instead He outlined the corners of his mouth and smiled, "It's not great, I'm just curious, you know, the bad-tempered old man in my neighbor's house is actually a famous person, which is always very interesting for children, it's like... like science It's like exploring."

Ernst looked at Hugo's warm smile, and all the words were stuck in his throat. He tried to say something twice, but he didn't say anything. In the end, he could only say something bravely, "Child. , as long as you return the child, you will soon be a thirty-year-old person, cut." After that, he sneered, his eyes kept peeking at Hugo and then moved away, as if he wanted to turn and leave, but he felt It's too useless to leave like this, so it's hard to make a decision by standing in place for a while.

Hugo was not in a hurry, he just stood there, looking at Ernst with a smile, waiting patiently for an answer. Samora, on the other hand, looked like he was watching a good show. He had only been here for less than two months. He was not familiar with Ernst at all. On the contrary, he had suffered a lot. Now that he was hesitant to see Ernst The appearance of the decision is a rare happy event for Samora.

"What are you laughing at!" Ernst's quick eyeballs saw Samora's smile, and he immediately roared angrily. Samora, who had suffered an unpredictable disaster, could only lower her head in depression, and Ernst was a little satisfied. Yes, but as soon as he turned his eyes and saw Hugo who was still smiling, his mood suddenly became worse, and finally he could only say irritably, "It was all seventeen years ago, I don't remember it long ago. ."

Seventeen years ago, Ernst’s words revealed his true emotions. He clearly remembered that the shooting time of his last work, “A Curious Case” was in 1976, but he said so bluntly, this small The details make Hugo suddenly sad.

Hugo didn't know what made Ernst secretive about his former glory, but looking back on Ernst's life in the past two years, Hugo was a little sad. Like Katherine Hepburn, they are top-notch existences who have created countless brilliance, but the growth of time has made them gradually disappear from the spotlight, but Katherine is still active on Broadway, but Ernst No, he was just a lonely old man, grumpy and bored guarding his empty house, waiting for tomorrow, or waiting for death.

But this sentence just now revealed Ernst's thoughts. He still misses the joy of writing the script seventeen years ago. And, he still calls reporters crows, and he's willing to share a little bit of what's on his mind when he sees Hugo upset by the Ballon d'Or incident. Perhaps, Ernst chose to live peacefully in Sunset Square because he never let go of his heart.

After Ernst finished speaking, he glanced at Hugo. He could see a touch of sadness in Hugo's quiet eyes, but it seemed to sting his pride like sympathy, so Ernst immediately supported him. Straightening his back, he said to Hugo imposingly, "Those memories are long gone and have nothing to do with my current life."

Hugo looked at Ernst's back, stubborn and stubborn. He knew that his "sorrow" hurt Ernst, and it could even be said to be an insult. The passage of time took away the original glory and glory. But it can't take away the pride and perseverance of the past. Hugo was a little embarrassed to clean up the sadness in his sight.

"Last year," Hugo hurriedly opened his mouth to raise his inner doubts, this sentence made Ernst's footsteps to leave a little pause, "Nora Ephron is willing to give me a second chance to audition, is it? Did you recommend it to her?"

Hugo pondered over and over the reason for the second chance of "Sleepless in Seattle", and he never found a clue, but now, Ernst is the most likely candidate.

After the Golden Globes incident, Ernst saw Hugo's depression in his eyes. Although Ernst always had a bad face towards Hugo, and even rude words, Hugo knew that this was the case. A lonely old man, wrapped in his irritable temper, has a heart that is afraid of loneliness. So it made perfect sense that Ernst recommended Hugo to Nora, earning Hugo a second audition.

Ernst didn't look back, but said calmly, "It should be your own efforts to get this role in the end." He didn't admit it, but he didn't deny it either.

Looking at the back of Ernst preparing to leave again, Hugo quickly said, "Thank you." This made Ernst pause again, "I mean, although you need to rely on your own strength to seize the opportunity, not all Opportunities are available to everyone, in society, and even more so in Hollywood, so thank you for giving me this opportunity."

In the world of Hollywood, there are countless talented and qualified actors. There are no 100,000 or 80,000. The competition for each role is almost a fight of more than thousands of people, especially those who have experienced a low point or are newcomers who have just entered the industry. It is too difficult to compete with those successful actors, and many people have consumed all their youth and ambition without even having the chance to touch them.

After the Golden Globes incident, although Hugo's situation was not that bad, at least it was not on the edge of a cliff, at most it was a temporary trough. However, "Sleepless in Seattle" gave Hugo the opportunity for the first time, and Hugo successfully seized it, which was undoubtedly a major breakthrough for Hugo who was in a low period.

While Ernst might have just said a word or made a phone call, it was one of the most important turning points of the whole of 1993 for Hugo. So this "thank you" is a sincere thank you from the depths of Hugo's heart.

Hearing this, Ernst stood there without much movement. After a while, he turned around, looked at Hugo, and said with a serious face, "This is Hollywood, One sentence can change the real world of many things, some people don't deserve your sympathy, don't be soft-hearted."

After dropping these inexplicable words, Ernst resumed his steps, hunched over his body, stepped up the stairs step by step, and disappeared from the sight of Hugo and Samora.