Chapter 860 860 Lena News

James Franco just celebrated his sixteenth birthday not long ago on April 19th, and on the sixteenth birthday of other peers, their energy was spent on getting a driver's license, because that means Now that they can have their first car, it's even more exciting for the boys: they can drive themselves to pick up their date mates!

But for James, his sixteenth birthday was all about Hugo Lancaster.

The first time James discovered his mother's secret was on Mother's Day last year. He and his two younger brothers Tom and Dave were busy at home in order to prepare a present for their mother. Their plan was to give her a good rest. Throughout the day, all household chores are undertaken by them. It's a pity that besides the mother, there are only four big men left in the family, and they are really clumsy about housework.

James grinned when he accidentally smashed a framed picture of his mother holding his first birthday while sorting out his mother's dresser. When he was cleaning up the residue of the photo frame, he found that there was actually a photo on the back of the photo, which was a photo of a mother holding another infant child.

James is very puzzled. This photo is very old and even yellowed, and the child above doesn't seem to be him or any of his two younger brothers. James then noticed the date at the bottom of the photo, November 20, 1968, and on the back of the photo it read "One year old Hugo Lancaster, you were born with love and blessings, wish you good health "Grow up", the font is even a little blurry, and you can only vaguely see the mark left by the pen and ink. 1968? What a long time ago.

James remembered that his parents should have met around 1976, which means that this photo is actually a very distant memory before the parents met. Who is the child in the mother's arms? The mother had no siblings, and the child was unheard of. The most important thing is that the mother hid this photo, which means that this is a memory that I don't want to be brought up, or a secret.

When the youngest brother, Dave. Franco (Dave. Franco) barged in, James subconsciously hid the photo without telling the family.

But after that, James began to pay attention to who the baby was and what was the relationship with the mother? This question mark is like a seed, quietly sprouting in James' mind and thriving as time progresses.

When the second clue came out, it was because of a movie called "Sleepless in Seattle". The father wanted to give the mother a romantic night, because the father knew that the mother was a person who loved poetry, and she had an indelible romance. feelings. That night, father not only dressed in formal clothes, but also drove a sports car with roses, and took mother out as if on a first date - the two planned to have dinner outside.

However, when the two came back, they broke up, which made James feel very inexplicable. After asking his father, he found out that his mother didn't seem to like the movie. "She seemed a little grumpy and uneasy after seeing the movie. Is it because she suddenly doesn't like romantic movies? I heard everyone say it's pretty good."

My mother loved chick movies and they kept the "When Harry Met Sally" tapes at home.

James' doubts about his father were also incomprehensible, but a few days later, when he accidentally found the name "Hugo Lancaster" on the poster of "Sleepless in Seattle", James was like being struck by lightning. It's so common, how could he forget this name, how could it be possible!

Although there are countless people with the same name in the world, and although there is no evidence to link that Hugo with his mother, James is sensitive to perceive that something is wrong. Could it be that the child in the photo has grown up and is now Hugo - Lancaster; Could it be that the mother and the child had some unspeakable secret?

What's more terrifying is that James realized that his father didn't know all of this, and he didn't realize the meaning of the name "Hugo Lancaster" at all, so his father chose "Sleepless in Seattle". movie.

Since then, James has been paying attention. He first got to know the actor Hugo Lancaster. He found that the actor's experience was very interesting. He also won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor last year. , but this year, it has relied on three films to achieve brilliance and was born with a proud attitude. It is worth mentioning that the actor was born on November 20, 1967, which coincides with the information on the mother's photo.

Therefore, James mentioned Hugo Lancaster in front of his mother several times, intentionally or unintentionally. Every time, his mother seemed to be a little flustered and brought up this topic intentionally or unintentionally, as if he didn't want to talk about it more. Later, in order to test his mother and also to study Hugo, James rented videotapes of several films such as "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman", "The Sea of ​​Righteousness", and "Dead Poets Society" to watch.

It turned out that my mother was indeed very anxious. Although she did not escape, she seemed absent-minded before and after watching the movie, and her mood swings were very obvious when watching the movie, especially when she saw Hugo playing the role in "Dead Poets Society" and chose to end herself. At the time of life, the mother completely broke down.

In the eyes of others, the mother is only sentimental because of the movie, but James can't help but think about it.

But on the other hand, James wondered if he was thinking too much, because his mother didn't have any abnormality at all, and she didn't often look at the photo, as if the person named Hugo really didn't make any sense, My mother kept the photo just as a souvenir. This made James a little confused. He guessed that either his investigation was not in-depth and thorough enough to find the abnormality of his mother; or he thought too much.

Time slowly slipped away in such a dull day, and everything was fine. It was not until the early publicity of "Schindler's List" started one after another that James really revealed the truth behind the scenes.

As a film closely related to Jews, "Schindler's List" has attracted countless attention in the early stage of its release. Lena is Jewish, and she also attends some Jewish gatherings on weekdays. This film will undoubtedly enter the the public eye.

The early publicity of "Schindler's List" was quite overwhelming, and it could be said to be pervasive, which made Lina have no way to avoid it, and in the early stage of the film's publicity, the entire public opinion was still mostly negative or worried. Among them, the one about Hugo There is a lot of negative news.

So, James discovered that his mother had been restless during that time. Even when he got up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet, he found his mother sitting in the hall weeping, and what his mother was holding in his arms was the photo of his mother holding him when he was one year old, but James knew that his mother really He was holding the photo hidden in the frame.

A bold idea jumped into James' mind: Could Hugo be his mother's son? The idea was so daring that it would almost destroy him; but it was so believable, because the idea alone was enough to answer all the questions.

James didn't dare to press his mother, because he didn't know if his wild thoughts would have the opposite effect, but instead broke the peace of the family - his father still doesn't know, at least it doesn't seem to know. So he went into battle himself. The night he performed at the Hollywood Bowl was the first time he saw Hugo.

Hugo standing on the stage is so dazzling, which makes James a little stunned, so when he and Hugo face to face, he can hardly control his emotions.

On the one hand, James admired Hugo, because Hugo's acting skills in the movie, the shocking power, made him yearn. For the first time, he felt that maybe becoming an actor was a good idea; more because The dynamism and enthusiasm displayed by the band on stage gave him a new understanding of rock and roll.

But on the other hand, as long as he thinks that Hugo may be his half-brother-even if the news has not been confirmed, he feels very entangled. Why did the mother hide this fact from the father? Why haven't I heard about Hugo in fifteen years of my life? What else is hidden here? Did the mother abandon Hugo, or was the mother forced to separate from Hugo?

That night, James fled.

The next day, James, who was still unwilling, appeared at the premiere of "Schindler's List". He called out his name to Hugo, but unfortunately, Hugo did not respond. James was still not reconciled, he even followed Hugo, when Hugo was preparing for fitness for the filming of "Life and Death", but the result was still no different.

It wasn't until then that James suddenly realized that maybe Hugo didn't know all this at all.

Later, James checked a lot of news, a lot of information, in a 1989 published "Los Angeles Times", James found the information he wanted. Hugo was interviewed during the promotion of "Dead Poets Society". He said that his mother left home when he was eight years old, and there is no news so far. He hopes that if his mother sees the news, he can come back to him because he misses him very much. she.

In 1989, he was born, Tom was born, Dave was born. They form a happy family.

James guessed that Hugo didn't know where Lena went, Hugo didn't know their existence, and Hugo didn't know why he found him.

James was silent, he didn't know how to face Hugo, and he didn't know how to face his mother.

Countless thoughts swirled around in his mind, but he couldn't find an outlet. He wanted to whitewash the peace, but his inner thoughts kept hitting his heart; he wanted to find the truth, but the peace and tranquility of the family failed is the most beautiful existence. After hesitating again and again, James still confronted his mother, one-on-one.

He wanted his mother to tell him that it was all just his wild thoughts.