Walking into the restaurant, the manager on duty immediately greeted him, showing a perfect and kind smile, "Mr. Lancaster, welcome you again, your friend has arrived at the restaurant, waiting for your arrival in the position, please come with me." With that, he politely led the way in front and led Hugo forward.

Then Hugo saw Rick Rosen, Catherine Kennedy and M. Knight Shyamalan, who were already sitting in their seats, from a distance.

Catherine saw Hugo for the first time, picked up the napkin on her lap, and stood up. This movement immediately attracted the attention of Knight next to her, and then stood up, but apparently Knight's movements were a little flustered, and after he stood up, he found that the napkin on his knee had fallen, and he raised his hand to grab it, but realized that the more important thing was the person in front of him, so he stood up straight again, which made his movements become hasty.

In the midst of their hesitation, Hugo was already in front of them. The manager on duty smiled at everyone and quietly walked out.

"Dear Hugo, after not seeing each other for a while, you look more attractive again, even though I am married, but I still have a heart for you." Catherine's kind and teasing words show the intimacy between her and Hugo.

Hugo shrugged slightly, "It's not my fault. This slightly arrogant sentence made Catherine laugh immediately.

Catherine noticed Knight's nervousness, and even Hugo's humor did not make Nate relax, and he smiled, but he didn't smile, and looked like a broken puppet. Catherine knew in her heart that there are only a handful of directors who can remain comfortable in front of Hugo in the whole of Hollywood, let alone a newcomer? "Hugo, let me introduce you to M. Knight Shyamalan, a new generation of directors who have just entered the industry."

Hugo turned his head to look at Knight, who was a typical Indian, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, dark skin, short curly hair, a shy and restrained smile at the corners of his mouth, a pair of dark eyes trembling slightly because he was too nervous, and a rich exotic style came to his face, even if he didn't speak, he could feel that he was an Indian.

"Hello, first time meeting, I'm Hugo Lancaster." Hugo stretched out his right hand and looked at Knight in front of him with a smile.

Knight was directly stunned in place, a little at a loss, and actually let Hugo's right hand stop in mid-air, without any reaction. At this time, Rick, who had been standing next to him and had not spoken, took the initiative to speak, with a little smile in his voice, "It seems that the atmosphere is a little tense tonight." ”

This made Hugo and Catherine chuckle, and Knight also pulled the corners of his mouth, outlining a smile, but that look was really not wonderful, but after this reminder, he finally reacted, and quickly stretched out his right hand, held Hugo's right hand, shook it hard, and when he was done, he raised his head and saw Hugo still smiling and waiting, and Knight realized what he had done, "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm M-Knight Shyamalan, I'm Shyamalan, it's nice to meet you, Mr. Lancaster." ”

The unique Indian accent is really too presence, and it directly declares Knight's true identity.

In fact, Hugo was a little surprised, he has always been curious: Knight, who is known as the "killer of the six major Hollywood film companies", will be three-headed and six-armed; And even in the case of repeated failures at the box office and word of mouth, Knight was still able to find a steady stream of investments - until the Big Six were pitted again and again before they were temporarily stopped, then Knight must be a very convincing person, whether it is personality charm or lobbying ability, it is bound to be outstanding.

But after actually meeting, Knight's youthfulness and restraint were completely unexpected.

If you think about it, Knight is actually just entering Hollywood now, and he's only shot one of "Wide." Awake)", and the response was mediocre, and the experience was not enough; What's more, Knight is even three years younger than Hugo! In other words, Knight is not yet twenty-eight years old this year, and he is a "stunned young man" through and through.

So, so far, Knight's "Big Six" hasn't really shown its power.

"Please sit down, or the whole restaurant will be staring at us." Hugo said with a smile, and after all four of them were seated, the waiter handed over the wine list first.

While chatting and discussing red wine, the atmosphere gradually warmed up. Knight also knew a little about red wine and could join them in the conversation, but it was obvious that Knight was nervous - the glass of water in front of him was quickly bottoming out, and he had to ask the waiter to add water again, and even some beads of sweat could be faintly seen on his forehead.

"Nate, are you okay? Or are you feeling a little unwell? Although Hugo could understand Knight's nervousness, it was a bit exaggerated to see Nate like this, which made Hugo strongly doubt whether Nate was upset.

"No, no, no." Knight shook his head repeatedly, he wanted to speak, but found that his throat was dry, and he had to say "sorry", took another sip of water, and wiped his hands on the napkin on his knees, "I just ...... It's just a little exciting. You know, Mr. Spielberg was what motivated me to become a director, he was my childhood idol; And after coming to Hollywood, you are my favorite actor, and working with you has always been something I have always dreamed of, and that kind of excitement is really ...... It's true...... I mean, it's really exciting. Knight was a little incoherent, but he still didn't give up, gritted his teeth and continued, "Actually, when the script for 'The Sixth Sense' was written, I was based on you when I wrote the character of Malcolm. ”

"Oh? How so? Hugo was curious.

Knight turned his head to look at Catherine, as if asking Catherine's opinion, Catherine smiled, "It's also the first time I've heard about this, you say this, I do feel this way when I read the script, no wonder the first thing that comes to mind is the image of Hugo." I thought it was just because of my personal preferences. Catherine uses a simple little humor to dissolve Knight's youthfulness and inhibitions, making both Hugo and Rick smile.

However, Knight didn't notice Catherine's efforts, and only after getting Catherine's affirmative answer did she speak, "Actually, after reading the script, they all thought that Cole was the core of the whole movie, and his special ability connected the whole story." But in fact, Malcolm is more than just a doctor, he is also the key to driving the story forward and influencing its depth. ”

Hugo listened intently, which made Knight's confidence rise slightly, "Well, I'm not sure...... Have you finished reading the script......" In fact, Rick had already handed over the script to Hugo three days ago, but Hugo has not given feedback here, so Knight is a little unsure, and Hugo did not answer at this time, but just signaled that Knight could continue, "Malcolm's character is painful, from the first moment of the movie, he is immersed in pain, on the one hand, he is annoyed that his failure led to the kid choosing to self-destruct, and on the other hand, he doubts whether he is qualified to do the job of directing Cole. Therefore, he is always suffering, but at the same time, he must devote all his energy to helping Cole in order to avoid the misfortune from happening again. This is one of them. ”

In addition, Malcolm is also confused, he is always trying to think about what is happening around him, he is trying to understand the changes that have taken place in his life, including work and family, his life is becoming more and more strange, but he does not know the reason and there is no way to solve it. He needs to get out of his predicament and help Cole and help himself at the same time, because life never stops. This is the second one. ”

Caught in the midst of his painful past, his struggling present, and his uncertain future, Malcolm still needs to reach out to save Cole. I can't think of any actor who can handle this complex sense of struggle except you. Knight said categorically, this sentence is the most fluent he has said since we met today, and his eyes burst out with an unprecedented light, and it can be seen that this is from the depths of his heart.

Hugo couldn't help but smile shyly and wanted to say something politely, but Knight continued with some eagerness, "But that's not all. If that's all there is, the role of Malcolm can only be said to be important. In Malcolm's body, we can see the emotional bond between him and his wife, as well as the subtle connection between him and Cole, and most importantly, he represents the contradiction between life and death, present and past, existence and disappearance, stay and leave, the pain of that struggle is deep in the heart, and Cole is Malcolm's channel to express this emotion. That's what makes 'The Sixth Sense' the most special, and what sets it apart from other stories. ”

"It's like stuffing the core idea of 'ordinary people' into 'exorcists'. And I'm in charge of the 'ordinary people' part. Hugo's simple answer made Knight's whole body brighten up and nodded vigorously.

In fact, in the story of "The Sixth Sense", people are more amazed by the emotional burden maintained by the character of Cole, but in fact, Malcolm is the central character, and his existence itself is emotional contradictions and entanglements. As Knight said, the character of Malcolm is far more difficult than people think!

Hugo himself is the same, once when watching "The Sixth Sense", almost all of his attention was focused on Cole, and all the emotional bonds were maintained on the eight-year-old boy, but he ignored Malcolm's presence. But after reading the script this time, I don't know if it was because of the experience of two lives, or because the actor's experience changed the perspective, so that Hugo had a new interpretation of the whole story.

Especially about the character of Malcolm.