Lying on the wicker chairs in the garden, the sun lazily falling on the eyelids, the gentle sea breeze rustling in the ears, and the smell of the fishy sea and the dryness of the grass mixed in the air, lingering among the large blooming wisteria flowers, as if time had slowed down in the delicate sand under the feet.

"All day long, I made mistakes and shattered dreams, and suddenly heard that spring was strong and mountaineer. Because of the words of the monks in the bamboo courtyard, he stole half a day of leisure. ”

Hugo fell into a dream in a daze, and the muscles that had been tense for a while gradually relaxed, only to feel the warm halo envelop him, and the tense nerves relaxed in an instant.

The rustling sound swayed in the breeze, making it difficult to tell whether it was the sound of the waves crashing on the beach or the sound of the breeze blowing through the grass. Hugo opened his hazy eyes, the dazzling light slanted into his eyes, he couldn't help but close his eyes again, raised his right hand to try to cover his eyes, only to find that the book on his chest had slipped to the ground, making a muffled "snap" sound.

"Awake?" The sea breeze sent a lazy voice.

Hugo sat up directly, rubbed his cheeks vigorously, and asked in a muffled voice, "What time is it?" ”

"It's almost four o'clock."

"Oh God." Hugo rubbed his temples in annoyance, "I actually slept for three hours." ”

"If a screenwriter knew that his script actually put you to sleep, would he be happy or depressed?" These words made Hugo look up, and then he saw the playful expression on Fokin's face, which made Hugo stunned, and then laughed as well.

Just now, Hugo was going to come over and read the script carefully, but he didn't expect it, but he fell asleep directly. However, Hugo's sleep quality has not been very good recently, but the nap just now made him really relaxed, even if it was only three hours, but at this time he felt refreshed.

"Fukin, hey, hurry up, you're so slow, the waves will come in a while." Pedro's shout floated from behind, and then I saw him trotting all the way over, "Hey, Hugo! Pedro was already fully equipped for surfing, his hair was still dripping with water, and his face was excited, "How about it, do you want to come along?" ”

Once in Long Beach, the band members are trying out some outdoor activities to fill up their spare time and divert their attention by the way. So far, the results have been very good. Hugo and they all tried surfing, Fokine and Pedro had the best time and now have to go into the water almost every day, Alfonso likes to play sea skiing the most, Neil and Hugo are not very good at both levels, even when they go to the beach, they go swimming.

"Neil is also going to go into the water today, but he has all the equipment at home, so he will come over right away." Pedro happily extended the invitation. Since Hugo's house is right next to the beach, their surfing gear is kept here, but Neil gives up after playing twice, and his gear is left at home to collect dust.

Hugo shook his head, bent down to pick up the script on the ground, and shook it towards Pedro, "No, Joe, they're still waiting for my reply." ”

"If you're bored, feel free to come over." After speaking, Pedro didn't wait for Hugo to say hello, he turned around and ran away.

Fokine explained, "He asked two ladies with him today. Hugo immediately understood the reason why Pedro was so excited, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly. Fuquin then also walked towards the beach with his surfboard, and when he reached the exit of the garden, he paused, turned back to Hugo and shouted, "If you can't decide, let it go, you won't be in a hurry anyway." ”

Hugo smiled and nodded, watching Foquin leave.

In the last two weeks of recuperation, Hugo's condition is gradually returning to normal, but it still needs to be further adjusted. Although he knew that the three scripts in his hand were excellent and that they were all rare opportunities, Hugo still had difficulty concentrating for a long time, and often began to wander after thirty minutes or three quarters of an hour.

After the tour, Hugo himself did not expect such a situation. Fortunately, it was rare to enter a deep sleep just now, and at this time, the whole person's mental state recovered a lot, let out a long breath, and began to read the script again.

The three scripts of "L.A. Confidential", "Unruly Night", and "Murder of Green Toes" have their own strengths and are not compatible.

"L.A. Confidential" is an atypical commercial film, as a commercial film, the story is too heavy and the climactic foreshadowing flaws make it difficult for the film to open the box office, but the careful storyline and excellent rhythm control make the script full and rich, and the three main characters are even more charming, colliding with amazing sparks.

It's easy to be reminiscent of Christopher Nolan's later Batman series of films, who gave a new life to superhero movies, injecting contradictory ideas such as "justice and evil, judgment and revenge" into a simple storyline, and carrying out the growth of Batman, making the weak hero image full and three-dimensional. Finally, with the powerful visual effects and gripping plot settings of the super blockbuster, it created a miracle of superhero movie word-of-mouth and box office.

From a certain point of view, "L.A. Confidential" also injects more thinking space into commercial films, about the opposition between black and white, about the blurring of gray areas, about money, power, and desire. The collision between hope and evil, justice and revenge makes the story break away from a simple business story and is thought-provoking.

But the biggest flaw of "L.A. Confidential" is that it does not have the hot scenes of Christopher's "Batman Prequel" series, and the weakness of visual effects leads to the failure of the climax to explode in one fell swoop.

"Uninhibited Night" can be said to be a social epic, through color. Feeling. The perspective of industry reflects the social changes in the 70s and 80s, as well as the focus effect of the entertainment industry and the big truth that the little people maintain it, which arouses people's thinking about fame and fortune, success, and life. Behind the glossy glitz is a chilling decay.

The reason why this film has been praised by critics is not for nothing, leaving aside the talent that director Paul injected into the film, starting purely from the script, the story grasps a simple main line, but attaches to a number of intricate branches, and uses group portraits of characters to interpret the entire era in miniature, which is not only reminiscent of "angry bull", but also comparable to "vulgar".

Of course, the biggest success of "Booly Night" came from the director, Paul Thomas Anderson gave the film a strange tone, saturated with color but with a kind of dullness, and covered with a layer of psychedelic haze, as if sucking. The world seen after the poison can be said to inject special vitality into the movie in all aspects.

"Murder of Green Toes" is an unconventional black comedy that can be called evil. Classics, crazy and absurd humor style, bizarre and bizarre character settings, complex twists and turns, confusing plots, tense and bright rhythm, with the exaggerated but evocative performances of the protagonists, dedicate a well-cooked American black humor.

Although many people say that "Murder of Green Toes" is not the most Coen brothers movie, in fact, the kind of chilling and self-deprecating black humor that is integrated into the movie is precisely one of the Coen brothers' best skills. In this film, all kinds of whimsical details become the highlight of the story, and the narrative method of driving the plot with characters is the only one of the three scripts in Hugo's hands so far.

"L.A. Confidential" is a satirical reality of Los Angeles in the fifties, and "Unruly Night" is the color of Los Angeles in the seventies. Feeling. The ups and downs of the industry, "Murder of Green Toes" is a black comedy that took place in Los Angeles in the sixties.

Interestingly, all three stories are set in Los Angeles, and the time settings of the stories are also similar and different, even the "Murder Green Toes", which does not clearly mention the background of the era, also mentions the influence of the era in many details of the script, which is also the background information that the Coen brothers paid attention to during the filming process.

If Hugo's interests are followed, he has always been interested in comedy, and "Murder of Green Toes" is a real comedy, which is undoubtedly the most suitable choice; But if you talk about the subject matter of the story, the color he tells about "Unruly Night". Feeling. The karmic story has a strong curiosity, and the absurd and exaggerated character settings are also very attractive; But if the decision is made according to the absolute quality of the script, then "L.A. Confidential" will undoubtedly be the final winner, whether it is the character setting, or the plot design, including the depth of the story, this script is the most convincing.

Speaking of directors, the Coen brothers who "murdered Green Toes" are undoubtedly the first choice, and Hugo and the Coen brothers have a very good relationship, not to mention that cooperating with them is also one of Hugo's wishes; Paul Thomas Anderson is definitely one of the directors Hugo hopes to work with the most, not only because of his talent, but also because of his understanding of the role and acting, which makes Hugo full of interest; As for Curtis Hansen of "L.A. Confidential", although his strength is slightly inferior, the control he shows in this movie is also commendable.

Purely from the perspective of scripts, these three scripts are indeed equal, and it will not be wrong to choose any of them, nor will it fail, and choosing one of them means missing the other two, which is a pity in itself; So...... Maybe Hugo should choose from the perspective of performance, starting from the role, thinking about the way of acting, to see which character is the most worth excavating, which character is the most interesting, and which character is the most challenging?

But the problem is that Hugo's recent form is still not stable, and he is not sure if he can sort out a clear idea and make the right choice. Thinking of this, Hugo couldn't help but feel a little headache, as if that blank mentality had affected Hugo's judgment on the future development direction of the actor's career.