"How's it going, how is the script being studied?" Charlize watched Hugo walk into the game room, turned around and asked casually, but before Hugo could reply, she pointed to the TV screen and said, "Leo, you're going to lose again, hey, man, you really don't have any talent for playing games." ”

"Please, cheat, it's definitely Toby cheating!" Leonardo shouted loudly that he didn't admit defeat, which caused everyone else to boo, and Charlize didn't hesitate to put his thumb down, showing no mercy at all. Then she turned back to Hugo and cast a puzzled look, Hugo smiled dumbly, "Yes, there is no doubt that this is a wonderful script, I like it very much." ”

The corners of Charlize's mouth were slightly outlined, "Wow, your evaluation is so high?" It's rare for a script to get so much praise from you. "They're talking about "Truman's world," and "If I'm not mistaken, you're not even so excited about 'L.A. Confidential.'" ”

Hugo shrugged, "There is no comparison. 'Truman's World' is comedy, a subject I've always been curious about, and it's far more difficult for comedy to come up with such a wonderful script than other genres. Hugo paused and thought about it seriously, "Maybe except for horror movies." ”

"Then you're going to have to struggle." Charlize gloated that one was a script written by himself, and the other was a once-in-a-lifetime comedy, and although it was a happy annoyance, it was probably a situation that no one wanted to face, "Is there still no news from Ernst?" ”

Hugo shook his head, the look of disappointment between his eyebrows was not hidden, he was not even sure if Ernst had received the script. Rather than Ernst receiving the script and not reacting at all, perhaps Hugo wished that Ernst did not receive the script. In front of Ernst, Hugo's self-confidence is still inevitably bottomless.

"But you wrote this script, didn't you? You're a screenwriter, why don't you think from a screenwriter's point of view? Charlize said casually, seeing Hugo's puzzled look, she explained, "I mean, you did conceive the script based on yourself, but as you said, a lot of times, the characters have their own vitality, and they are far from the original image. So, why don't you put yourself in the shoes of a screenwriter and think about who Melvin is when you close your eyes? ”

Charlize has not experienced Hugo's entanglement, and her understanding of screenwriting and characters is far less profound than Hugo's, so it is not difficult for her to jump out of the box, she changed her thinking lightly, as if it was just a simple thing.

In many cases, the idea of a layman like Charlize will make professionals roll their eyes; But occasionally, a layman's whimsical ideas can open up a whole new world, allowing insiders to jump out of the predicament and generate new sparks and ideas. For example, this is the case now.

Hugo listened to Charlize's rambling trivial thoughts, and as she spoke, she kept an eye on the intense game going on, "Hey! Alex, it's my turn next, how do you get stuck! Alex sat down without hesitation, "Aren't you talking to Hugo, I'll go first, I'll go first." Charlize looked back at Hugo helplessly, "I think that many times the way of thinking of screenwriters and actors will be closer, but at this time, maybe you should put aside your identity as an actor and think purely from the perspective of a screenwriter." ”

"Jack Nicholson." Hugo said out loud, which made Charlize stunned, and looked at Hugo with a question mark on his face, "What? "Hugo repeated," I said, Jack Nicholson. The first image that popped into my mind just now, Jack Nicholson. ”

"Jack?" Charlize furrowed his eyebrows, as if he couldn't keep up with Hugo's rhythm, "I thought it was John Travolta or something, but...... Jack and yours are too different, right? Charlize didn't forget to look up and down and said teasingly.

Hugo chuckled, "I don't know...... You said I should change my perspective, and then the image of Jack popped up in my mind, and I don't know why. Hugo stood still and thought for a moment, "Maybe it's because I think Jack and Ernst are some kind of close." ”

Under Hugo's guidance, Charlize thought seriously, and then couldn't help but nod, "If so, it is true, although Jack is not as old as Ernst, but ...... At first glance, they don't look like a good person. It is estimated that the image of the clown played by Jack in 'Batman' is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and I always feel that his smile is a little obscene and a little evil. ”

"You forgot about 'flying over the madhouse.'" Hugo added, and then the two exchanged glances with each other, saying in unison, "And the 'Shining'!" ”

Jack is not a handsome guy, on the contrary, his appearance has a kind of evil spirit, the strange temperament that drifts between normal and neurotic, the cunning atmosphere between the eyebrows and eyes always makes people have an urge to stay away, especially the thick and messy eyebrows, which always condense too much focus. But the most interesting part is here, Jack's appearance seems to be very "scary", but he is never hateful, on the contrary, there is a cute temperament, especially when he laughs, there is a kind of baby fat joy on his fleshy cheeks, which is annoying.

Therefore, although Jack has played many "neurotics", and most of the screen images are off-the-beaten, he still starred in "Mother-Daughter Love" and "Love Rivalry (Man). Trouble)", "Heart Fire" and many other romantic comedies, this is the affinity of his personal image and personal acting skills.

"I kind of get what you mean." Charlize tapped his chin slightly, "Although the appearance looks unimpressive, but when you get along, you can find the pleasing part of their personality." "It's the similarity between Ernst and Jack's personalities," and that's why you wrote this script: you just have to look at people for a longer time to see their human touch. ”

Charlize looked Hugo up and down again, "It's true that Jack's appearance advantage is something you don't have, and Jack is indeed closer to Ernst than you. "Not only because Hugo is young, but also because of Hugo's temperament.

Acting skills can indeed change many things, but acting skills are not omnipotent, and the limitations of appearance are bound to have an impact on acting. Most of Jack's screen images are on the cutting edge, Dustin Hoffman's honest and simple image is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and Robert De Niro's temperament of both good and evil makes him like a fish in water in gangster movies.

"It's up to you to see what you're expecting Melvin to look like," Charlize concluded, "I mean, from a writer's point of view." Before the words could be spoken, Charlize suddenly screamed, "Hey! This startled Hugo, and then he saw Charlize step over, "It's my turn, Toby, it's my turn!" Alex had robbed me of my order just now, and now it's my turn. ”

Looking at the friends who were making a mess in front of him, Hugo smiled dumbly, but before he could react, Sandra Bullock's voice sounded from behind, "Hey! I went to the bathroom once, so what about my turn? Come back! ”

"No way!" Everyone else in the room spoke in unison, but Sandra stood in place with a depressed face, and turned her head to see Hugo, who originally wanted to comfort Sandra, but didn't want her to raise her eyebrows, "You are not allowed to cut in line!" Hugo couldn't laugh or cry, and raised his hands to make a surrender gesture.

The box office fiasco of "Life and Death 2" put Sandra under great pressure, and Hugo asked Sandra not to take the script, but Sandra still signed and agreed. Now, Hugo has no intention of mocking his friends, but Sandra said self-deprecatingly, "In the future, you will help me choose all my works", which made Hugo helpless. Recently, Sandra was so bothered by the paparazzi that she simply hid in Malibu.

Sandra watched Hugo raise his hands in surrender, so he immediately smirked and ran behind Charlize and Alex, "The next one is me, the next one!" ”

Hugo stood there and looked at a group of friends who were crazy about the game console, and couldn't help laughing, "Hugo, your letter." Samora's voice came from behind him, and Hugo turned his head and cast a puzzled gaze - there was no need to worry about ordinary letters, why did Samora specifically mention it, "I see the mailing address, it's Sunset Square, maybe Ernst?" ”

Hugo walked briskly, and then he saw the brown paper bag in Samora's hand and took it. Samora still explained, "I'm not sure, because I don't know Ernst's handwriting...... Samora hoped that Hugo wouldn't expect too much, but before he finished speaking, Hugo had already opened the paper bag and shook it, and a script fell out of it, which was "perfect", and a blank piece of paper next to it also fell.

Hugo quickly picked up the blank paper, and the vigorous and powerful font on it was Ernst's handwriting, "Simon's description is a complete failure, several scenes of psychological transformation must be rewritten, you should really go to a gay bar to experience life, it's terrible." "Simon is Melvin's neighbor in the story, and when Hugo gave the script to Ernst, he didn't realize it, so he didn't polish the character further." Simon's agent's role positioning is not clear enough, if he is replaced by a black man and his personality is more prominent, the effect will be more obvious......"

The whole blank sheet of paper was sprinkled, and several main lines in Hugo's script were sorted out, and his opinions were given, which made Hugo break out in a cold sweat - he originally thought that the "perfect" script was already very complete, but in Ernst's opinion, it was obviously not the case, but Hugo couldn't help but get excited, and stood in place and thought carefully.

At the end of the blank paper, it was written, "Finally...... You're not Melvin. ”