Chapter 815

On the 18th, the "Pulp Fiction" crew received two more interviews with Wheels in the morning and afternoon. Although the intensity was not as strong as yesterday, most of them were exclusive interviews this time. The questions were more in-depth and the scope of communication was wider. After nearly seven hours of interviews, Hugo only felt that his head had been hollowed out.

Last night's interview with Wheels was more like a bombardment, and the fatigue was more due to stiff muscles and brains; today's interview with Wheels is more like a battle of wits, but the quality has improved. The operation of the brain was pushed to the extreme. After the interview, Hugo almost thought that all the words he knew in his life would be wiped out.

Once again, Hugo realized that interviewing is a physical and mental work, and dealing with reporters is never an easy task. What's more, this time Hugo has to face news media from all over the world, and he is even more tired.

But there was one thing that was beyond Hugo's expectations.

Thanks this time Yang. Germany. Chang and Zhang. art. seeking representatives. The country came to Cannes to participate in the exhibition, so there were many Chinese journalists in Cannes, including Chinese-language media in the United States and Chinese-language media in Europe. So Hugo originally thought that he would also meet in the wheel interview process. Chinese reporter, this made Hugo a little excited.

After more than two years of travel, he finally has to come into contact with his soul's hometown again!

But the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment. After the interviews yesterday and today, only two Chinese-language media interviewed Hugo, one is the domestic "Watching Movie" magazine, and the other is the American Chinese-language newspaper "Qiao Bao", and the questioning process was not long. , just some simple exchanges.

Hugo actually showed off his Chinese, and the eloquent Chinese shocked the reporter, but other than that, there was no more communication, which made Hugo very disappointed.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, this is also normal. In the mid-1990s, when the domestic film market just opened its doors to Hollywood, the domestic media reported very limited Hollywood movies, and the Internet had not yet developed, so at this time Hollywood is a very mysterious existence for China. This situation did not fundamentally change until the birth of the "Titanic" in 1997, which detonated the domestic audience's infinite yearning for Hollywood movies.

But at this point in 1994, domestic audiences had limited understanding and interest in American films.

Therefore, in the minds of domestic audiences, in fact, the most classic work in 1994 is always "Forrest Gump", not only because this film is an Oscar winner, but also because this film has received the strongest publicity in the domestic media; followed by "The Shawshank Redemption" was later rehabilitated on IMDB, but "Pulp Fiction" was ignored.

The important historical status of "Pulp Fiction" was generally recognized by domestic audiences after entering the 21st century. At that time, people realized that the original "Pulp Fiction" was not only comparable to "Forrest Gump" and "Forrest Gump" in 1994. "The Shawshank Redemption" was an important milestone in the development of American cinema throughout the 1990s.

It is a pity that due to the deep-rooted guidance of media public opinion, the domestic audience's understanding of "Forrest Gump" and "The Shawshank Redemption" is much higher than that of "Pulp Fiction". On a par, this is also a huge regret.

Therefore, at the Cannes Film Festival, the Chinese media are not interested in "pulp fiction", and all the focus is on "live.", which is also excusable.

But for Hugo, in addition to his disappointment, he also felt a touch of loneliness. It was not until this moment that he realized deeply and clearly that he was now a complete Hugo-Lancaster. , and the bloodline before crossing has been completely cut off.

Hugo originally thought about whether he should go back and have a look, look at his youthful self in 1994, and look at his father and mother who were still young in 1994; but now, Hugo realized that his blonde hair Even if the blue-eyed skin appears, not only will it not awaken the familiarity in the depths of the soul, but it may even frighten the younger self, father and mother, thus flapping the wings of the butterfly and changing all time and space, just like the "butterfly". effect" in general.

This realization made Hugo's whole mood fall to the bottom.

Hugo's situation was quickly noticed by everyone, mainly because it was too obvious. Even if Hugo didn't smile, he just sat there quietly, and he had a soft feeling about him. People who are willing to take the initiative to get close; but in the past two days, even if Hugo is smiling, there is a faint melancholy in his eyebrows, which makes people involuntarily want to raise his hand to smooth the slightly frown.

Both Joseph and Samora were worried, especially Joseph, who had not seen Hugo so low since the Golden Raspberry Awards, which made him very uneasy. Originally, Joseph thought that giving Hugo a little space to settle down and get a good night's sleep would quickly improve the situation, but this time it was not the case.

After thinking about it, Joseph decided to have a good talk with Hugo. Only by understanding the situation can he solve the problem, "Hugo, are you worried about the reputation of 'Pulp Fiction'?"

"What?" Hugo rubbed his temples, still feeling very tired. He hadn't rested at all last night, and as a result, a new round of interviews started this morning. This time it is no longer an interview with the paper media, but with some official Cannes publicity interviews.

"It's been two days since the premiere of 'Pulp Fiction', but there are still not many movie reviews in the media, not even many reports. Are you worried about this issue?" Joseph asked tentatively. In fact, according to Joseph Although Hugo was concerned about these things, it was definitely not that serious, so he mentioned it bluntly.

Today is the 19th, but there are still not many movie reviews for "Pulp Fiction", and there are less than ten movie reviews combined. This is two completely different trends from the boom and bustle of the interview media. People are worried. And the problem is not that the media accuse "Pulp Fiction" and that the quality of the film is not good, but that there are not many film reviews whether they criticize or praise, as if... no one pays attention, this situation is really weird, It's even weirder at film festivals in particular. Although Quentin didn't care, the Weinstein brothers couldn't sit still and asked around.

Hugo was stunned for a while, then shook his head casually, "No, I'm not worried about that."

"Then...is it annoying because of the frequent appearance of Uma?" Although Joseph thought the possibility was low, he still said hesitantly.

This question made Hugo helplessly twitch the corners of his mouth, but the smile still seemed a little tired, "No, of course not."

Joseph's brows could not help wrinkling, "What is the reason? You seem to be in a bad state since noon yesterday. Is it because there are too many interviews?"

Hugo looked at Joseph in front of him and did not speak, but heard Joseph still worriedly say, "Everyone is worried about you, Quentin just got angry at Uma and was almost caught by reporters. ; Samuel keeps coming to ask me about you; even that kid Samora didn't eat anything last night."

Hearing this, Hugo couldn't help but chuckle, "Didn't he eat a whole pizza last night?"

"You know, for him, it's not too much. He doesn't dare to let go of his hands and feet to find food now because he is afraid of affecting your mood." Joseph said with a strange expression.

But Hugo said directly, "Are you sure it's not because you want to lose weight, and Samora has been eating and drinking, so you asked him not to eat in front of you?"

One sentence immediately made Joseph's head covered with black lines.

Seeing Joseph's expression, Hugo smiled happily. At this time, the haze shrouded in Hugo's heart gradually cleared away the clouds and fog to see the bright moon.

Didn't he already know he couldn't go back when he crossed over? The past has been completely cut off by time and space, and now he has friends, career, and life here, why is he unwilling to let go of the past, and why is he here to be sad because of some small things? At least, he has now opened up a world of his own as Hugo Lancaster, which is really fortunate.

Hugo let out a long sigh of relief, and the whole person became more relaxed. Joseph finally felt relieved when he saw Hugo's brightened expression, although he didn't know why Hugo was depressed. , he also didn't intend to get to the bottom of it, but as long as Hugo can get back on his feet, that's enough.

Hugo smiled and changed the subject, "You said just now that there are not many movie reviews in the past two days, what is going on?"

Joseph knew Hugo's purpose, but he didn't say much, but explained directly, "There have been so many interviews in the past two days, but none of the major magazines seem to have written film reviews. In the official magazine, we watch all the movies. I don’t have a presence anymore, but the problem is that there are so many reporters interviewing and the publicity is going well, and we can’t understand why such a completely opposite situation occurs.”

Hugo pursed his lips and thought for a moment, "On the day of the premiere, I chatted with Roger Ebert, and he said that he was not sure about this movie, and he wanted to watch it a few more times, slowly. After thinking slowly, write a movie review. You say, is it because of this reason?"

Joseph was stunned.

The film "Pulp Fiction" has opened up a new form in terms of structure, style, theme, etc. It is indeed a shock to the current film art form. It is reasonable for film critics to settle down slowly. However, Is this really the reason?