Superstar

Burbank, located in the northeast of Los Angeles, has less than 80,000 people living within 17 square miles, but it has won the reputation of "Media.Capital.Of.The.World". The reputation seems to be stronger than that of New York. Not only because Burbank is adjacent to Hollywood, it is a geographical advantage; but also because there are many top media and entertainment companies here, including Disney, Warner Bros., National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Viacom, and American Public Broadcasting Corporation ( PBS) have set up branches here, and there are dozens of large studios scattered around, which also makes Burbank very busy all year round.

Walking along Burbank’s European-style avenue, Hugo saw the sign at the intersection that said Warner Avenue (Warner. Boulevard). Hugo was relieved. Although there was a traffic jam along the way, they at least arrived. The destination. Looking at the time, it was already a quarter past nine. Hugo knew that being late was inevitable, but he couldn't solve the problem if he was anxious now. Hugo could only force himself to calm down and look at the surrounding scenery.

　　 In fact, there are no landmark buildings around here. The three-story villa-like buildings are scattered among the green trees, but they don’t look like residential houses, but rather look like embassy districts. Joseph turned the car into a large iron gate, showed his ID to the guard at the gate, and then drove into the park.

　　 There is no sign at the entrance of this park, as if it is just an ordinary place, but Hugo knows that this is the Warner Bros. Studio with the most Burbank studios, and countless movies were shot here. Since Warner Bros. owns five of the largest studios in Los Angeles, major companies will rent studios here for film production, not only Warner Bros. but also other companies. This time, "Yihai Xiongfeng" is like this. Although it was invested by Columbia Pictures, the shooting was carried out in the Warner Bros. studio.

　　 After the car stopped, Hugo and Joseph ran all the way to the studio, but even so, Hugo was late. Seeing that the clock has pointed to the "two" position, this means that Hugo is ten minutes late. It is unpleasant for such a thing to happen on any occasion, not to mention Hugo is not a "popular" in the first place. Actors.

Hugo and Joseph walked into the studio, panting and apologizing, and walked in, but the staff around were obviously not lukewarm. The indifference and even rejection in their expressions were so clearly visible that they didn't even have any. The intention to cover up made Hugo directly feel the atmosphere of something bad.

I looked around and didn’t see Rob. The main actors such as Jack and Demi were not standing visible in the studio. Joseph could only ask the staff standing next to him, "Hello, may I ask the director Where?" According to the general procedure, the actors must be greeted when they arrive at the scene. There is always one person from the director, producer, screenwriter, and deputy director who will take over the task of receiving the actors. But today, apparently no one came to receive Hugo.

　　 "I don't know." This was the staff member's answer. After experiencing the same answer from three staff members in a row, Joseph and Hugo would be fools if they didn't understand what was going on.

　　 Obviously, the crew of "Yihai Xiongfeng" intends to give Hugo a chance. This is not unexpected.

　　 There are many links to the success or failure of a movie. From the current actors to the prop master behind the scenes, the crew is a whole, and only everyone can work together to create an excellent movie. However, the actors shoulder the important task of presenting the entire crew on the big screen, so in many cases, the performance of the actors determines the performance of the movie-this is also the reason why the actor's salary always accounts for the majority of the labor cost of the movie, and the success or failure of the movie It also maintains the income of the entire crew. Simply put, whether the crew can get dividends, leaving aside the intricate relationships between them, will largely depend on the performance of the actors.

So in this situation, at the last moment two days before the start of the movie, the crew abandoned Tom Cruise, a popular niche, and chose Hugo Lancaster, the current worst actor in the Golden Raspberry Award. Although the crew does not have the right to change the producer's decision, there is nothing wrong with expressing regrets and complaints in their hearts.

When the staff generally expressed dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction with Hugo, Hugo was actually late on the first day of the report. Being late means irresponsible, playing big cards, not serious, not attentive, not dedicated, and not at all. Time concept, unrespectful work... Even if Tom is late, it is difficult for the staff to have a good face, let alone Hugo that was originally unflattering?

　　 But what can Hugo say? He was late for being late, not to mention, offending the crew is not a wise choice. In fact, Hugo was mentally prepared before coming. There was also a situation in the "Scent of a Woman" crew before. It was just that Hugo was a supporting role at the time and had little influence on the crew. In addition, from director Martin to actor Al They all like Hugo very much, so the whole film is quite harmonious. But now, "Scent of a Woman" has not been released, and Hugo's situation has not changed much. It is estimated that the resistance encountered in "Yihai Xiongfeng" will only be greater and not reduced.

　　 Therefore, all Hugo can do is express his apologies, and then devote himself to his work and contribute to a wonderful performance. Compared with the explanation on the lips, it is the kingly way to conquer these picky staff with truly outstanding performance.

Joseph was also prepared for this, but in the face of the indifference of these staff, Joseph was still a little upset, because he knew how hard Hugo had been in the past two months, and the role of "Yihai Xiongfeng" was also Hugo totally relied on strength to get it. He didn't think Hugo should be treated like this.

Joseph took a few deep breaths and adjusted his emotions. Then he said, "I sincerely apologize for our lateness, but now it has been wasted. I think Rob and Jack are waiting. Someone Do you know where the meeting room is for script exercises? Please also tell us, thank you."

Joseph is worthy of being an agent. This is both soft and hard. On the one hand, he apologized, but on the other hand, he threatened the staff. If they were too late, the director Rob would definitely know what happened here. Must meet the director's anger. And, don’t forget, Jack Nicholson is rushing to the shooting schedule, and he still has a play waiting to be turned on, so he can’t afford to wait even more.

Sure enough, after everyone looked at each other, a person walked out of the crowd alone, with a polite smile on his face, with a dusty and sweating look, "Sorry, sorry, I just went to deal with something. I'm Aljie -Chaplin (Alergic. Chaplin), as a dramatist."

　　 The man in front of him is of medium build and average face. Apart from the Mediterranean hairstyle, he doesn't have much memory-if his face is greasy. The smile on his face can be seen at a glance as a polite and hypocritical social face. Even in social situations, it is a little embarrassing, but Joseph did not intend to uncover the other party’s mask. He just smiled and nodded, “It’s okay. Let’s still Hurry up and see Rob. Hugo and I were already late. I hope it won’t be delayed any more.”

Joseph never made any excuses. He pushed the blame on traffic jams and other issues, but he frankly admitted that he was late for being late. This won a little impression in the eyes of the staff who were biased towards Hugo, although it was insignificant. .

Allejay took Hugo forward unhurriedly all the way, talking about the weather, traffic and other boring topics. It can be seen that, although Allejay was forced to lead the way by Joseph. , But he still did not intend to let Hugo go. On the way, he was deliberately delaying time and making Hugo be late. The fact that Hugo was late would be hard to please.

　　 This kind of small means of killing people without seeing blood is too much in the crew, which is also the reason not to offend the staff easily. Before Hugo crossed, I once saw a performance scene. The singer offended the organizer staff. As a result, the lighting engineer had a problem when lighting the lights. The singer looked as if watching a zombie in the audience, his face was pale. It was so pale, the singer's tears flowed even more after he stepped down, but it was hard to tell.

　　 But not intending to offend the staff does not mean that Hugo will not fight back.

　　 It took a quarter of an hour to reach the road that can be reached in five minutes. By the time Hugo arrived in the meeting room, he was already half an hour late. Hugo walked in quickly and said to Rob seriously, "I'm really sorry, I'm late."

Rob still had a smile on his face, and he didn't mind very much, but Jack, who was sitting next to him, pulled a face, clearly writing "I'm very upset"~www.readwn.com~ heavily He snorted, "I was half an hour late for the script practice on the first day, so I just postpone the script practice for two hours in the future."

　　 Rob was standing next to him with embarrassment. Demi had planned to come forward to say hello to Hugo, but at this time he froze in place. There is no need to look back at all to see the almost unconcealable smile on Alleje’s face.

Joseph wanted to come forward and explain, but Hugo stopped him. Being late is a fact. He doesn’t need to argue, "I’m really sorry, it’s all my fault. I promise I won’t make this mistake again." I'm sorry." Hugo never smiled, but sincerely expressed his apologies with a nervous and serious expression.

　　 Hugo’s sincere Jack is easy to feel, and this sincere attitude eases him a bit. After all, Hugo did not constantly shirk responsibility and look for excuses like those young people. This is worthy of recognition. But Jack still didn't intend to let Hugo go, he still held his arms and curled his eyes, in a posture that no one would enter.

Hugo went on to say, "I was late when I arrived at the studio, and then I apologized to the staff and took a little time. Fortunately, Alger brought us over, otherwise Joseph and I would not know the meeting room. Where is it? It’s just a quarter of an hour on the road, so I’m really sorry to keep everyone waiting."

Although it was Hugo who apologized, quietly, everyone in the meeting room, such as Rob, Jack, and Demi, looked at Allejah who was standing behind him. Allejay was still trying to restrain himself. There was a smile at the corner of his mouth, but at this moment, he felt the sight of ten thousand arrows piercing his heart, and a bucket of cold water poured down his warm heart in an instant.