Chapter 990 990 Returning Empty-Handed

Los Angeles in October is still full of the restlessness of summer, and the footsteps of autumn are scattered in the streets of the city, but there is still no way to ignore the sweat and laughter left by summer, especially when people turn their attention to Los Angeles. When you go to the international airport, you can feel the heat that is unique to summer.

Today, at least 150 reporters gathered at the airport, as well as a pick-up fan group of more than 500 people, as well as tourists and pedestrians coming and going, and the entire pick-up hall was blocked. Thousands of people The huge crowd of people made the airport look like a concert scene: bustling, shoulder-to-shoulder.

Such an exaggerated scene, almost every passenger who arrived at the airport was taken aback by such a battle when they walked out of the airport. Even the airport staff who were used to seeing Hollywood superstars picking up the airport were stunned. Such scenes are generally only It can only be seen on the eve of the Golden Globe Awards and Oscars, because the top superstars from all over the United States and all over the world will arrive in Los Angeles to join the event. The airport is such a prosperous scene almost 24 hours a day. However, it is only October, and there are still more than two months before the end of 1994. Such a grand event can definitely be said to be rare.

Every time the automatic glass door of the airport pick-up hall is opened, you can feel the tension of the reporters in front of you, and all the guns and cannons are ready in an instant, as if you only need a starting point, the rainstorm-like flash will hit your face. Come, many timid ordinary people will be frightened by such a battle.

This situation reached its peak when it indicated on the display that American Airlines AA137, which flew from Vienna to Los Angeles, had arrived at the airport. The reporters who were used to seeing countless big scenes were a little nervous. After repeating this for half an hour, everyone was exhausted, but they still stared at the automatic glass door in front of them.

The pick-up fan group standing behind the reporter was much calmer. They did not get excited every once in a while like the reporters, but they continued to discuss in a low voice, and the humming noise clearly reflected them. Inner excitement and anticipation.

Some people were really curious when they saw such a scene, so they stepped forward to ask, and got an unsurprising answer, "Hugo Lancaster is back in Los Angeles today!"

"Before Sunrise" was officially announced 21 days after the start of filming, and then the crew returned to Los Angeles collectively. The news was first heard by the paparazzi with a keen sense of smell, so today's airport has such a grand occasion.

The person who asked the question naturally knew about Hugo, but he didn't understand the reason, "Why? Isn't Hugo in Los Angeles all the year round?" As soon as these words came out, a group of reporters next to them glared at them, and they were so frightened that they asked the question. People can only shut up and run away.

After the person who asked the question got on the airport bus, he asked a little, and then he realized that he was out of date: the 20 million yuan salary has now become more and more serious, and Universal Pictures and MGM Pictures are not willing to let Endeavour elite brokers The company has exclusive focus, so they also joined forces to hype the news more and more hotly.

In the beginning, it revolved around Hugo. One day, it was said that MGM executives went to Endeavour Elite to negotiate in person. The next day, it was rumored that Lang Meyer flew to Vienna to persuade Hugo; The competition between the latest films of "The World" and "007", the promotion departments of the two films fought each other, and constantly showing off their works is the most anticipated new work.

In the past half a month, more than one-third of the news in the big newspapers and tabloids has been this content, and it has become the hottest topic in the United States.

Now, people are wondering which work Hugo chose! Which company will pay for the 20 million US dollars? This is also the first time in history. People are happy to see the film company's "big blood loss", and even hope that the film company will be more generous and more forthright, so that the actors can be more generous. Pay breaks everyone's limits.

Therefore, Hugo's return from Europe naturally became the focus of attention. This makes today's Los Angeles International Airport unprecedented.

Suddenly, someone shouted, "Hugo is out!"

In an instant, the entire pick-up hall exploded. "Hula-la" everyone turned their attention to the automatic glass door, and then saw a man with sunglasses walking out pushing a luggage cart. Almost all the reporters came out at the same time. When I pressed the shutter in my hand, the continuous flash of light flew down like a waterfall, and after being refracted on the glass door, it made the entire pick-up hall look like the sun was directly brought over.

Almost all the fans were stimulated by the dazzling flash and had to close their eyes-because even with their eyes open, the eyes were dazzling silver, and it was impossible to see any figure at all. But the out-of-control flashing lights convinced them that Hugo really came out, so the screams and shouts immediately joined together, and the sudden burst of enthusiasm made people feel the fever of midsummer again.

When the reporters press the shutter, they are actually taking pictures. Yes, the professionalism they have accumulated over the years will allow them to take pictures and observe at the same time. From the lens, the figure outlined by the flash... It seems a bit strange, a little taller than expected, and a little fatter than expected... ...No, the whole person is one size bigger than expected!

This is not Hugo!

Soon some reporters reacted, one after another stopped pressing the shutter in their hands, and then saw Samora's heartless smile, and pointed to the camera with scissors, which made many reporters almost Not a single blood spurted out.

Samora or Joseph will come out first, which is expected, but in general, they will move forward quickly, making way for Hugo who is behind, but today Samora not only did not move forward, but stood in place and posed. . I dare to say that their enthusiasm just now greeted Samora. Isn't this a typical expression wrong!

However, Samora still didn't consciously act as usual. She stood there and continued to scan the crowd. Seeing that no one was going to take pictures any more, she shrugged her shoulders and stepped forward with a look of regret and unwillingness. This really made the reporter They could not laugh or cry.

Although Samora was the first shot, everyone guessed that Hugo was close behind, so the reporters started to follow Samora's footsteps and moved towards the exit, but their eyes were fixed on the back, keeping an eye on Hugo at all times. , but then the reporters were disappointed again, because this time it was Joseph!

This is so abnormal. Both protectors came out first, so what about Hugo?

But Joseph didn't seem to realize this, he caught up with Samora with great strides, and the reporters also found that there was no Hugo behind Joseph, but Richard Linklater.

Now, the reporters are in a dilemma. Are they following Joseph and Samora? Or stay and wait? This kind of situation is really not expected by everyone. What the hell are Hugo and the others doing? As a result, more than a dozen reporters caught up with Joseph, and all the remaining reporters stayed where they were.

Behind Richard appeared Charlize Theron, and Karl Earl, hula, at least thirty reporters swarmed up, and they also needed to interview Charlize and Hugo's cooperation, although currently Charlie It wasn't a secret at all that he and Hugo had their own dates, but the reporters swarmed with their gossip instincts.

When did Charlize see such an exaggerated scene, it was several times more exaggerated than after the premiere of "Schindler's List" last year, and he was surrounded by reporters in an instant. Karl was protecting Charlize by himself, which seemed a little stretched, and the two of them just Like a canoe in a storm, it is bumpy and ups and downs, and it may be destroyed at any time.

Fortunately, Charlize has seen the exaggerated scene of Hugo being surrounded by him. He was mentally prepared in the airport just now, and walked out of the pick-up hall under the escort of Carl.

Behind Charlize, the crew actually appeared, and there was still no sign of Hugo. Now, the remaining 100 journalists are in trouble: what should they do? What trick did Hugo play, and it hasn't appeared yet?

The opportunity to capture the news was fleeting, and reporters had no time to hesitate, and quickly made their choice. The reporters were divided into three groups. One group caught up with Joseph and Samora. This group had the largest number of people. After all, these two were Hugo's right and left hands. It was impossible to abandon Hugo and leave alone. The dozen or so reporters who left gathered together and planned to contain Hugo.

The second group caught up with Charlize. They gave up and couldn't find Hugo. At least they had to dig out some news breaking points in Charlize. They can be regarded as shifting the news focus from salary to scandal, which is also regarded as holding the bottom line: at least there is one news worth reporting.

There were less than 30 reporters in the remaining group. They still stood reluctantly in the pick-up hall, and then dispersed to ask the airport staff whether Hugo had left the VIP passage or if there were other charges. .

The reporters dispersed in a blink of an eye, leaving more than 500 fans who were at the airport at a loss. In fact, they just heard that Hugo was back and came to the airport to create momentum for Hugo. But the result was unexpected. They didn't see Hugo at all, and everyone stood there at a loss: should they leave, or continue to wait?

After the liveliness of Los Angeles International Airport broke out in an instant, it seemed to have encountered a storm. In an instant, thousands of miles were frozen, leaving only a mess, and everyone was stunned. After waiting for Joseph, Charlize and their cars to leave one after another, the airport was still in chaos.

Soon, the third group of reporters heard the latest news from the airport staff, which shocked everyone: Hugo did not come back with the "Before Sunrise" crew, and on this flight, Hugo did not board at all. machine!

So, where exactly is Hugo?