Chapter 1814： Power struggle

David-l-Walper stood not far behind the monitor, his expression pretending to be calmly looking around, but in fact he was always looking at Hugo from the outside of his sight, and he kept clenching loose and loose fists. It showed the anxiety that he wanted to talk but stopped.

Hugo is whispering and communicating with Curtis about the next scene, the first police scene today. Although the play of the game is the third act in the whole script, it is the opening scene of the appearance of all beings, including Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Heath Ledger, James Cromwell and others. All will be on stage. And Ed, played by Hugo, is precisely the duty officer tonight, so all clues will be connected by him. He and every actor will appear in rival scenes, and the nature of the characters-hostile or friendly or strange- Will be determined. Therefore, today's shooting task is very heavy.

In the next scene, Kevin, played by Jack, will arrest the Hollywood star Matt played by Heath and make his debut-Matt hangs out with the female celebrity on the eve of the premiere and smokes big. The hemp was stolen; Russell played Bud and his partner will also buy wine back-the police station celebrated Christmas Eve tonight, they are responsible for buying wine; next, they attacked two police officers tonight. The six Mexicans under investigation were also arrested and brought to justice... It was a busy night.

Curtis explained the whole process of the camera to Hugo. After Hugo nodded and said that he understood, Curtis summoned the photographer, the crew and other actors, and planned to talk about the play as a whole. David saw Hugo turning his head and quickly took the opportunity to step forward, "Hugo, I was really sorry just now."

Hugo was stunned, did not understand, David had to explain, "In the RV, I delayed your preparations." Although David is the representative producer of the Warner Bros. crew, he is in front of Hugo. It's hard to straighten your back.

Hugo laughed immediately and waved his hand, "I was not good at it just now."

"Hugo, I know you are very busy now, but I don't know if you can go and accept an interview with reporters?" David finished speaking, frowning in embarrassment, as if he had expected Hugo to refuse.

Hugo sighed helplessly, "David, you should know how important the first scene is today, right? We are now trying to get into work. Even if this is a public filming, I don’t think the reporters should be affected. To work as an actor." Hugo has experienced so many crews and has never been interrupted because of a reporter, because the producers know that this is absolutely not allowed.

In fact, David is not quite sure about the importance of the scene today, because the content of the filming and production was handed over to Curtis and Hugo, and David hardly asked. Hearing Hugo's words, David still looked embarrassed, and hesitated to say, "I'm not asking the actor Hugo, but asking the producer Hugo for help?"

Hugo glanced at David, then turned to look at the reporters whispering beside him, sighed softly, and thought carefully, "How long did you tell the reporters that the public filming was taken?"

"thirty minutes."

Hugo nodded, "Go and gather the reporters." Then he turned around and said to Curtis, "I'll deal with the reporters, and I'll be back soon." After that, Hugo walked towards the reporters quickly. The gathering place walked over.

Hugo realized that the reason why he was not harassed by reporters during filming in the past, even in public shooting, was in order, because there was a strong director or a strong producer who was in a space unknown to the actors. , Let the reporters maintain good order. Now, the "L.A. Confidential" crew needs him to take on this responsibility.

Seeing Hugo approaching, Nicholas immediately showed an expression of excitement on his face. He raised his right hand aloft, and it really attracted Hugo’s attention, giving him the right to ask the first question, "Rain Guo, I watched your performance on the set just now and returned to the set after a lapse of eighteen months. How do you feel?"

"Remind myself, I'm still an actor?" Hugo's final voice rose slightly, seeming to ask rhetorically, and it seemed to be showing off, making everyone chuckle.

Nicholas couldn’t wait to ask again, “In your performance just now, it seems that a lot of information was revealed. In the previous press conference, you didn’t want to mention this role too much. Is it because this role is brand new again? Challenge?"

Although Nicholas asked two questions in a row, many reporters cast their complaints, but I have to admit that this question is also the most curious. The performance of Hugo just now made many people see the way. Although most entertainment reporters are not professionals, practice makes perfect. They more or less have the ability to appreciate, and they can feel that Hugo is gradually growing. Mature acting style.

Hugo chuckled, "Every performance is a new challenge for me. This is also one of the greatest charms of an actor, to experience a different life. From this perspective, I think you are correct. "Hugo's words caused Nicholas to choke, and then he realized that Hugo was basically walking in circles, his eyes rounded and his face looked helpless, and the surrounding reporters were all sulking because of Nicholas' slumping.

They are also dealing with reporters, but Hugo and Ed have completely different styles. This felt too strong for the reporters in front of me, and it became more and more magical.

"Just now you had a rivalry with James Cromwell. Then you will have a rivalry with Kevin Spacey and Charlize Theron. These are all collisions at the Oscar level of best actor. What are you looking forward to?" Another reporter quickly raised his voice and asked while everyone was laughing.

Hugo shrugged, "Hope to satisfy everyone's curiosity when entering the movie theater?" This was another rhetorical question, and the reporter choked directly, not knowing how to respond. This time it was everyone's turn to laugh at him. However, Hugo did not give any more opportunities, and went on to say, "In order to live up to everyone's expectations, our crew needs to go all out. Therefore, today's public shooting ends here."

"But..." Another reporter wanted to speak, but Hugo raised his hand to stop him, "If you are interested in our crew, welcome to visit the crew next time. As for today, I have begun to look forward to the front page of tomorrow. It's the headline." Hugo emphasized this sentence again on the front page headline, then raised his eyebrows and scanned the reporters in front of him, "Huh?"

Hugo took over filming again after a lapse of eighteen months, and also served as a producer. This news is enough to make headlines on the front page, not to mention such a strong All-Star cast. A work with a mere 40 million U.S. dollars investment has attracted such a strong actor to join, which also makes people look forward to the script. There is absolutely no problem with the front page headlines.

But the question is, how can this front-page headline attract more readers, how can it create more topics, and how can it trigger more discussions. The reporters tuned today. I played Hugo several times. If tomorrow's front-page headlines can't satisfy Hugo, then the interview with the crew of "L.A. Confidential" is estimated to be even more difficult. As long as they think about this, reporters can't help but start to have a headache.

Seeing Hugo with a smile on his face, the reporters did not dare to fight anymore-although there were still about ten minutes of public interview time, but now they can only follow the guidance of the staff and obediently Leave the crew in turn.

The commotion in the corner of the public interview attracted the attention of many people on the crew. David walked up to Hugo with a smile on his face and said flatly, "Sure enough, you still need to come forward."

However, Hugo did not buy it, but looked at David in front of him with a smile. At first, David expressed his doubts, but Hugo was still unmoved, and David couldn't help but feel frustrated. , The smile became a little embarrassed and stiffened. Hugo twitched the corner of his mouth, without saying anything, patted David on the shoulder, then turned and left.

Actually Hugo knew that David was using him.

As a producer on the crew, although David is not the top producer in the circle, the powers that Warner Bros. has given him are enough. He can deal with many things by himself, including the previous trivial matters, including just dealing with reporters. However, David did not use his power, either he did not want to take on too many responsibilities and risks, or he wanted to tease Hugo and entertain Hugo, no matter what the reason, but the result is that Hugo's things have become trivial and complicated. stand up.

Hugo nodded and promised to help It's just taking advantage of the trend. On the one hand, it promotes "L.A. Confidential", on the other hand, it assumes the responsibility of the producer, and on the other hand, it also hopes to give the crew a quiet shooting environment. . But this does not mean that Hugo knows nothing.

Regardless of whether David’s starting point is intentional or unintentional, and regardless of what David’s true thoughts are, there is no doubt that he is one of the three major producers of "L.A. Confidential", and he must take on his own responsibility. Hugo does not have to do everything by himself. Therefore, Hugo took a deep look at David at the end, and David's eyes that dared not look directly revealed a few words.

Sure enough to find his position in his position, different positions need to face different problems, and now Hugo, as a producer, must start to think more. With greater power, it also means heavier responsibilities. At the same time, it also means that there are more conflicts of interest, and it is bound to face these power struggles. It's like the previous confrontations with Barry.

Hugo let out a long sigh. He still missed the days when he was purely an actor. This part of the work will be handed over to Joseph in the future so that he can concentrate on his work as an actor. "L.A. Confidential" is not a work that allows him to relax.

Clear the mixed thoughts of the head, let the whole person adjust the state, return to the crew, and soon the shooting will start again.