The early morning sun sprinkled into the room without any obstruction, and Hugo heard the sound of Samora calling him to get up in a daze, and it seemed that he had called him more than three times, but he only felt like a paste in his head, but the restless, up and down heartbeat woke up first, and the chaotic brain gradually realized that a new day was coming.

I can't remember what time I fell asleep last night. Later, I chatted with Charlize for a long time, and the two discussed a lot of things, Charlize recently performed "Romeo and Juliet", and learned a lot during the play with Leonardo DiCaprio, Charlize asked Hugo for a lot of acting tips. The tension between the two people was relieved, and Hugo finally fell asleep groggily.

However, feeling the chaotic heartbeat, Hugo knew that he was still nervous and irritable, and although the huge pressure in the recent period had been relieved, there was still no way to completely relieve it. But this is life, no matter how painful, no matter how hard it is, no matter how hard it is, the sun still rises as usual.

After getting up quickly and taking a brief bath, Hugo walked to the first floor, only to find that the whole room was so quiet that he couldn't even hear the sound of the sea breeze. When Hugo looked down, he found that Rick, Joseph, Samora, Carl, Alex and others were all scattered in all corners of the hall on the first floor, but everyone did not speak, and they all looked like they were in a state of despair.

Hugo knew that not only him, but in fact, every friend around him was also under great pressure, because their inner sense of anticipation was even stronger than Hugo's. For them, the Oscar is currently the most important and supreme award in the whole of Hollywood, Hugo has achieved enough recognition at the box office, if he can be recognized by the Oscar for Best Actor, this will undoubtedly become the pinnacle of Hugo's career.

As the media said, this year is Hugo's best chance, and their inner expectations have irrepressibly risen to the top. But as the saying goes, the higher the expectations, the heavier the disappointment; The more you crave in your heart, the stronger the fear of missing out...... This pressure makes everyone start to wander without exception.

Even the most sophisticated and composed Rick was a little distracted at this time. Although Tom Hanks has won the Oscar title in the past two years - he is also Rick's artist, Rick is well aware that the commercial value represented by Hugo is more long-term. What's more, Hugo's biggest competitor is Nicolas Cage - the leader who abandoned Joseph in favor of the international innovation management company, Rick not only hopes that Hugo can defeat Nicholas, but also hopes that Endeavour elite agency can beat the international innovation management company.

"Hugo, breakfast?" It was Samora who broke the silence, not because he was not nervous, but because he had an almost adoring confidence in Hugo, and he firmly believed in Hugo, so relatively speaking, his nervousness was the least.

The noise disturbed the silence in the room, and as soon as everyone turned their heads, they saw Hugo, and they all panicked, talking nonsense, "Oh, Hugo, get up", "Hey, good morning", "Breakfast, breakfast is good"...... I wanted to hide my uneasiness with these trivial words, but the impetuous words filled the room with an indescribable sense of tension.

Hugo let out a long breath, "Yes, breakfast, I think I need a little breakfast." Hugo walked in the direction of the kitchen, picked up an apple from the fruit basket, and began to nibble on it. Hugo knew it was going to be a long day.

Waiting is a very interesting thing, when the attitude is positive, the waiting time will become extremely fast, extremely sweet, extremely cheerful, the kind of excitement that can't wait to embrace the future, can make waiting beautiful; When the state of mind is news, the waiting time will become like a year, every minute and every second is as if it is roasting on a charcoal fire, and tossing and turning cannot eliminate the inner anxiety and boredom.

Today it is clearly the latter. The process of waiting makes the pressure start to get bigger and bigger, and it seems that even a look of encouragement will become a burden of a thousand pounds, so that the love gradually begins to lose control.

"Hugo?"

When a voice came from behind him, Hugo frowned slightly and said impatiently, "What? When I turned my head, I saw Joseph handing over the phone, "Old Jack Taylor." ”

Hugo couldn't help but be stunned, how could Old Jack call at this time, could it be that there was something wrong with Adam? He quickly picked up the phone, "Old Jack, it's me." ”

"Hey! Hugo. Old Jack's cheerful, bright voice came, "How are you feeling now?" You must be nervous, right? Old Jack's words made Hugo tug the corners of his mouth, "If it were me, I would be nervous, and the scene would never be imaginable." Your father is definitely more nervous than you...... though."

"He's been distracted since yesterday, Grayson said he was going to buy two beers yesterday, and he ended up giving him a case of toothbrushes, and I was really going to die laughing...... This morning he drove to the gas station, and then asked Little Jack to wash his car, and just left the car there, but Little Jack drove the car to wash him, and then drove back......"

Listening to Old Jack babbling and complaining about Adam's troubles, Hugo's chaotic heart slowly settled down, and he inexplicably felt a sense of peace of mind.

"I'll be watching the live stream with Adam today, and Jasmine and Michelle will be with you, and we'll be with you always." Old Jack said playfully, and the gong voice had no warmth at all, but it was like a malicious mockery of a western cowboy, which made Hugo laugh dumbly, "I called you just to tell you, you know, in the minds of Adam's old fellows—and of course our Taylors, that you will always be the best, and you don't need anyone's approval, you have to remember that." ”

"So, you think I'm definitely not going to win the prize, and you're comforting me in advance?" Hugo looked down and chuckled, teasing a little.

Old Jack laughed, "If you want to think like that, I can't help it." I'm just telling you, if you have time, remember to give Adam a call, I see he's already smoking while sitting at home. ”

After hanging up the phone, Hugo couldn't help but rub his forehead, and he realized that he had almost forgotten about Adam and had not contacted Adam because of the pressure in the past two days. In fact, in many cases, the bystanders are more nervous than the parties involved, just like in sports events, the people on the field are engaged in a state of selflessness, but the spectators or coaches off the field are more nervous.

Hugo looked ahead, "How far is it to Dorothy Chandler Hall?" They were already on their way to the red carpet, and Hugo was sitting in the VIP car, and he looked ahead, and although the road was already under traffic control, it was still early in the traffic jam.

"There are also two streets, that is, at least a quarter of an hour." Joseph said skillfully.

Hugo lowered his head and dialed the phone again, and made a call to Adam, but the two did not communicate, after all, Hugo's state was not good enough to comfort Adam, and he said a few words stiffly and jerkyly, and the phone hung up. However, after making this call, Hugo's inner irritability gradually precipitated, although his mood was still nervous, although his shoulders were still tight, but at least Hugo could control it.

As the car moved slowly, the surging crowd in the line of sight revealed the whole picture little by little. Outside the street, the crowd of people had already occupied both sides of the road, and the cheers gradually rose to the scene, and the pace of the car seemed to be moving from winter to spring.

In the distance, Hugo could already see the red carpet in his sight, the flashing lights reflected the sky that had turned navy blue into crimson, the brilliant light spots and the stars reflected each other, the surging waves of people rose and fell in the sight, the faces that began to distort because of too much excitement gradually became clear, and the lineup of reporters made the red carpet look like the road to Moses that could be swallowed up at any time.

The 68th Oscars are already in sight, the beating of the heart in the chest is starting to be strong again, the surging adrenaline makes the muscles of the whole body tense, and the palms of the hands can even feel wet sweat. Hugo knew that this unprecedented nervousness came from the imbalance of his mentality, even more nervous than when he first came to the Oscars, but he had no way to control it, Hugo could only take a deep breath, and then take a deep breath again, trying his best to calm his whole being.

Finally, the car slowly approached the entrance of the red carpet, Joseph and Samora and Rick, who were sitting opposite, immediately focused their eyes on Hugo, and Rick, who was the most experienced, patted the back of Hugo's hand, "Remember to smile, that's why they came here." Rick gestured with his eyes to the surging sea of people outside the window.

Listening to this ridicule, Hugo couldn't help but laugh.

Then, it stopped completely, the door of the car was opened by the reception staff standing on both sides of the red carpet, the dazzling lights were cathartic in an instant, Hugo took a deep breath again, raised his feet and walked directly out of the VIP car, his feet felt the softness on the red carpet, and tried to let his center of gravity go down, so that he could slowly land from the floating mid-air.

As soon as he "whew", the crazy heat wave rushed to his face, and the screams, shouts and cheers that broke through the sky were mixed with the tide of flashing lights, and the heat wave that seemed to be the Milky Way falling for nine days surged, setting off a huge wave of air, almost making Hugo unstable.

Hugo straightened his waist and lightly stepped on the red carpet with his feet, and in a trance he could feel the solidity of the ground, which calmed his whole body. He has already passed through countless winds and waves, not to mention that it is just Oscar night? Then, the corners of Hugo's mouth outlined a calm smile, and he took a step forward: Oscar, kick off!