Chapter 2111： Power of life and death

Hugo has experienced such a situation before. In fact, in recent years, Hugo has rarely participated in auditions. Most of the time, scripts were delivered to the door, and he chose the scripts. Even if it is a big-name director, few people will pick Hugo-James Cameron is a rare exception. Therefore, the right to decide has always been in Hugo's hands, and Hugo will finally decide which works to appear.

The same is true today. Steven Spielberg did not interfere with the cast and crew of "A Beautiful Life" and left it to Hugo himself. Therefore, Hugo has full power to determine the composition of the entire crew. He can decide whether Leonardo should act in the script, he can decide whether Robert Redford can become a director, and he can even decide on details such as assistant director and screenwriter.

However, Hugo still finds it very strange. Because he is not facing a script, but an actor, he feels...it feels like he is holding the power of life and death in his hand. A decision can change an actor's life-perhaps success or failure. This feeling gives Hugo the feeling of standing at the top, especially when top characters like Robert also actively come to the door, and it also gives Hugo the illusion that he is a god.

But it is this illusion that makes Hugo strange, because he feels like Christopher in "Trumen's World".

Hugo also knows that this kind of thinking is very absurd. Choosing crew members and "Trumen's World" are two completely different things, but Hugo can't help but think: He is Christopher, and he is deciding on "John" in the script. -Who is "Nash"'s love, who is his friend, who is his colleague... He is deciding on the life trajectory and development direction of "John Nash" in the script...

This weird thought made Hugo a little bit jealous. He deeply felt that he had been stuffed with too much in his brain recently, so he was now a little confused.

Hugo has no idea how many people he has talked to. There are at least fifty people in front and back. If they all know that Hugo has facial blindness, and they are very bad at remembering names-including the names of many top personalities. , Then they may not be so anxious—because the most likely thing is that they just worked hard, and Hugo doesn’t remember who said what to him.

Leonardo and Heath have long been unable to bear it, and they sneaked away without knowing when, and now only Hugo is the only one to deal with these things. Just now an actor even improvised in front of Hugo for a while" The scene in "Death Prisoner's Walk", and it's at the door of the bathroom, this feeling is really weird. Actually Hugo wanted to laugh a little, because the other people waiting next to him also couldn't help but laugh, but Hugo knew it was very rude, so he controlled his emotions and listened carefully to the performance of the other party before entering. The bathroom solves the physiological needs.

Hiding in the sanitary compartment, enjoying the rare moments of free time. It’s a pity that although the fragrance inside is very strong, it has a sour and pungent smell. It seems that someone vomited here just now. This makes the air in the bathroom very strange, it is not a "leisure" "Place.

Hugo stayed in there for about three minutes, then walked out and stood in front of the sink to wash his hands. The sound of the faucet made the bad air around me a little relieved, and a low laughter suddenly came from behind, "You can see that you are working hard tonight."

Hugo suddenly became vigilant. Is there anyone else besieging him in the bathroom? This is too exaggerated. Lifting his head, Hugo saw a mess of red beard in the mirror. The man gave Hugo a friendly smile, nodded, and then turned and left the bathroom.

Hugo realized it at this time. Wasn't that Ron Howard just now? He was still thinking about talking to Lang, but he didn't expect Lang to turn around and leave. Hugo hurriedly dried his hands, then hurried to chase them out, looking around, not wanting to do so without any effort, but at the door of the hall saw Lang and Tom Hanks who were talking.

Tom saw Hugo at once, smiled brightly, and beckoned, "Hey, Hugo." There were actually people next to Hugo who were preparing to say hello to Hugo, but when he saw Tom, he could only hold back his footsteps temporarily. Rain Only then was it possible to come to Tom and Lang smoothly.

Tom briefly exchanged a few words with Hugo, and then took the initiative to introduce, "Hugo, this is Lang; Lang, this is Hugo." Then Tom looked at Hugo and said with a smile, "Lang has always hoped to be able to I saw you once, but I never found a chance. I thought, maybe I made a recommendation is a good choice. You should know that Lang is a very good director, right?"

Hugo opened his mouth slightly, and the smile at the corner of his mouth was outlined little by little. Lang took the initiative to step forward and held Hugo’s right hand, "I asked Tom to introduce us to know. I made a special trip to wait for you here. It was actually an opportunity in the bathroom just now, but I think it doesn’t seem to be too good. It’s polite, so I stepped out first. However, it seems that standing here waiting for you doesn’t seem to be the correct etiquette."

There was a trace of restraint and shyness in Lang's frankness. It could be seen that he was a little apologetic. Reminiscing about the words spoken in the bathroom just now, Hugo smiled and nodded, "At least you have left me with dignity, otherwise I am not sure to stay in it for a while, I will vomit first. Let's faint first." In a word, both Lang and Tom chuckled.

"It seems that you have already started talking, then I should leave." Tom raised the champagne glass in his hand, smiled and turned and left.

Lang looked at Tom’s leaving back, and said jokingly, “People who don’t know thought it was Romeo and Juliet.” Hugo was stunned by this description, and then he laughed. He really didn’t. It is expected that in terms of filming, he is quite well-mannered and stable, and he is such a humorous person in real life.

Lang closed his smile a little. He knew that Hugo’s time was very precious. There were countless people who wanted to talk to Hugo tonight. His chance was hard-won, so he must take it well. "In fact, last Christmas’s At that time, I wanted to know you. At that time, Steven and I were at a party and accidentally mentioned your busy script-John Nash's biography. At that time, I hoped to find a time to meet you. , Talk about the script."

Simple and straightforward, and straight to the subject, Hugo was quite surprised for his true purpose, but he couldn't help but secretly delight in his heart.

Although Hugo originally wanted Lang to direct, he was still a little worried. After all, whether Lang can show such skill in controlling biographical films is not yet known, and whether Lang is interested in the script is also unknown. However, it now appears that Hugo's worries are obviously in vain.

——As Hugo said to Leonardo at the beginning, fame is a double-edged sword, and the positive meaning is: you can always find someone you want to cooperate with.

"Oh? Why? Are you very interested in John Nash's story?" Hugo slowed down and decided to listen to Lang's thoughts first.

Lang closed his fingers holding the champagne glass slightly. He knew this was his opportunity, and forced himself to calm down and not be too nervous. There are a lot of directors who want to work with Hugo. There is no more than one director, and a lot less than him. He must rely on his own strength to convince Hugo!

"Yes, I have always been interested in his story. As early as 1994, when he received the Nobel Prize, I was very curious about his experience. But unfortunately, there are only sporadic news reports about him. , I have never really understood his experience. I even tried to visit him in Princeton, but I felt it was too abrupt and had to give up.” Lang’s words surprised Hugo, although John’s story is very suitable for adaptation. Become a biography, but Lang's situation is not only from the perspective of the movie, but more from the personal perspective of John.

In other words, Lang is interested in people, not movies.

Lang didn't notice the change in Hugo's expression, because he had already entered his own emotions, and the memories in his mind slowly rolled over, "I have always been very curious about what weight Nash has been carrying through the long years. You know, Alan Turing is burdened with his own secrets. At the end of his life, he was only forty-two years old. For Nash, the pain caused by schizophrenia has made him unable to extricate himself, almost every day. It’s suffering, but what’s even more terrifying is that he is lonely in this world. No one can share those pains with him, and no one can understand his hard work. During those years, even as a bystander, I felt unimaginable— -Not to mention the parties?"

Hugo looked at Lang in surprise. People are interested in John’s story. There can be many aspects. Most of them are more curious about the so-called "game theory creation process" and "the success of the Nobel Prize." "But Lang is only interested in John's struggle and pain. I have to say that Lang and Hugo hit it off.

Lang raised his head, and finally saw the surprise in Hugo's eyes. He smiled awkwardly, "I know, this perspective is very unique, it can even be said to be a minority, no one is curious about the pain behind the genius, they like it. It’s the achievements of geniuses. However, I always have no way to get these ideas out of my mind."

Having said that, Lang paused for a while, rearranged his thoughts, and returned to the topic, "So, when I heard that you are trying to adapt the story of Nash, I hope I can talk to you, if possible. , I hope to be the director of this story. Of course, the premise is that you can recognize my perspective on the story."

Sincere, but without losing the vigor; taking the initiative, without losing persistence.

Hugo was completely impressed by the "biographical director without any personal style" before him. He smiled, "Mr. Howard, I don't know if you are interested. Read the script I completed not long ago?"