"Hugo, I'm sorry. In this negotiation, we finally lost the initiative, and Paramount decided to star Jim Carrey in 'Truman's World. On the other end of the phone, Rick's voice was full of exhaustion and apology, this may be the first time since Hugo signed with Endeavour Elite Agency that they tried their best to do it, but finally missed.

Of course, Rick knows that this is normal in Hollywood, and even names like Tom Crewe, Tom Hanks, and Arnold Schwarzenegger are characters who may not be satisfied with themselves. This is the reality of Hollywood, no one is irreplaceable.

But Hugo has had a smooth ride in recent years, with almost no challenges, and it can be said that the whole of Hollywood is completely sweeping, not to mention that "Storm" has just created a new history in the music market. Therefore, such a common situation still makes Rick very uncomfortable, and he feels that he is still derelict in his duty this time. "I'm really sorry, but at the last moment, Kim's agent promised a 50% reduction in salary, which is a condition that Paramount has a hard time refusing. I still had a problem with the timing, and I ended up missing the script......"

Rick rubbed his hair in annoyance, his temples throbbing violently, making his brow tangle fiercely, "Hugo, I'm sorry......"

Hugo was standing in the corridor of the hotel at this time, and the three main actors of the "Perfect" crew had just gathered together for the first script exercise, and in the interval between breaks, Joseph dialed Rick's phone - apparently Rick had already looked for Hugo just now, but Joseph told Hugo that he was busy, so Rick asked Joseph to call when Hugo was resting. But Hugo didn't expect to bring bad news.

Hugo only felt a "buzz" in his brain, and all hope was extinguished in an instant, as if the lights of thousands of homes lit up the night of the whole city, but in a short moment, it fell into a blackout, and the whole world fell into endless darkness, and even the moonlight seemed extremely weak.

"Uh...... It's okay...... Never mind...... I mean, it's not your responsibility. Hugo was a little incoherent, and he had to stop his troubled steps and take two deep breaths in succession.

The recent "perfect" preparations have been so smooth that Hugo has been a little carried away, but he has forgotten about the project "Truman's World" - the classic comedy script that Hugo earnestly wanted to be a part of, the brilliant comedy script that Hugo has been waiting for for more than three years, and the brilliant comedy script that Hugo wanted to devote himself to carefully crafting......

Take a deep breath, "I know, it's not your fault. Hugo forced himself to calm himself down and use his reason to dominate his brain, "We all know how much effort Marvin Josephson spends behind this. From "Saving Private Ryan" to "Truman's World", even in the preparation process of "Perfection", they have secretly made a lot of stumbling blocks - Holly Hunter is an actor under International Innovation Management.

"What's more, businessmen are always after profit, and they must think that Jim Carrey is more suitable for this comedy than me......" Hugo said this, and couldn't help but close his eyes, only to feel a stuffiness in his chest, the disappointment is indescribable, even if he missed "The Shawshank Redemption" at the beginning, he was not so excited. Because in the past, Hugo only hoped to receive good works, without a clear goal; "Truman's World" is the first comedy that Hugo really wanted to try in the past few years, but now he missed it.

The appearance of Peter Weir almost made Hugo think that it was only a matter of time before he signed with "Truman's World", but he didn't expect to end up missing out on it. "Whew...... Rick, you did your best...... You've done your best......" Hugo tried to comfort Rick, but couldn't say a word.

"Hugo......" Rick opened his mouth, but this time he couldn't even apologize, even through the phone, he could feel Hugo's deep disappointment, which made Rick very remorseful. Recently, he has taken the interests of Endeavor elite agency too seriously, and at the same time opened two works under the name of Hugo - this temptation. The confusion was so great that he lost his sense of proportion, and he forgot that he was still Hugo's agent, and he was too greedy and overconfident, which led to a missed opportunity.

With the development of Endeavor elite brokerage companies becoming larger and larger, Rick has gradually realized that his strength is not enough, and people's energy is limited after all, but ambition often blinds people. Thinking of this, Rick couldn't forgive himself, because he knew full well that it wasn't just that he owed Hugo, it was much more than that.

"Go and get some rest, I'...... I still have work here, we'll talk about it when we get back. "Hugo was still exhausted after all, and there was no way to continue. Even though reason told him that he shouldn't blame Rick - and he knew that it was unreasonable to blame Rick, the unconcealable disappointment at this point made him lose his temper, so he just hung up the phone.

Hugo clenched the mobile phone in his hand tightly, although it was said that the first thing that "Truman's World" intended was Jim Carrey, although it was said that the actor of "Truman's World" was Jim Carrey according to the footsteps of history, although it was an accident that "Truman's World" found Hugo, but ...... But at this time, the indescribable disappointment and depression still invaded, and Hugo was overwhelmed in an instant.

He really wants to be in this production, he really wants to challenge this comedy seriously, he really wants to try something completely different, he really wants to challenge the different bottlenecks of acting again...... Most importantly, he really, really enjoyed the work "Truman's World" and he was eager to give it a different soul with his performances......

However, at this moment, it is just delusional.

"Smack!" There was a crisp sound, and before Hugo could realize it, he had slammed the phone into the wall, and the not-so-sturdy phone shattered into countless pieces.

Hugo looked at the wreckage of his mobile phone all over the ground, he didn't even know that the anger in his chest was so fierce that he was a little stunned when he looked at the fragments, but then Hugo laughed, his face full of wryness, and the intense frustration made him laugh at himself - whether it was because he was so eager for the work that he lost control of his emotions, or because he had been at the top for too long to become too arrogant to accept the rejection. But the most ironic thing is that even Hugo himself could not tell the difference.

At this time, the door of the hotel room was pushed open, and Jack Nicholson looked left and right, "Hugo, come in, and the rehearsal will start again in five minutes." ”

Hugo smiled at Jack, "No problem, I'll catch up in a moment." When Jack turned to enter the room, the smile on his lips retracted again.

Hugo leaned against the wall, feeling only a little tired. Although he was busy with "perfection" during this time, and didn't even pay much attention to the "Storm" that made history, as long as he had time, he would squeeze out time to flip through "Truman's World", especially after talking to Helen that day, Hugo was exploring his own style of comedy performance, for which he even found the episode he made a cameo in "Friends" and re-watched it several times.

Hugo had already conceived the character of Truman in his head, and he was trying to find the right way to act, but the result was ...... As a result, it was missed by this work, and the frustration is simply indescribable. Now Hugo can be sure that the reason why he was so disappointed was indeed because he missed this wonderful comedy script, and after missing "Truman's world", he didn't know when the next time he would encounter a suitable comedy script.

Hugo tilted his head back and pressed the back of his head against the wall, but he painted a picture of Truman in his mind...... Then, the corners of Hugo's mouth gently outlined a smile, not a light smile, but a bright smile. Even in the moment when life is fragmented, Truman still chooses to face life with a smile, not because of any special truth, but because he firmly believes that how you treat life, life will treat you.

The smile was slightly retracted, but there was a trace of confusion in Hugo's eyes, and the bitterness and firmness in the shallow smile were intertwined, revealing a trace of vulnerability. Then, the smile on the corner of his mouth slowly outlined again, and the light of firmness and courage slowly bloomed, and he whispered, "Good morning, in case I can't see you, so good afternoon, good evening, and good night!" ”

At this moment, Hugo is not Hugo, but Truman, he really feels Truman's kind of marionette trapped in the center of the stage, everything he once thought was incomparably true is just a lie, and what is even more terrifying is that the truth he longs for is beyond that vast ocean, unknown, strange, fearful, everything is hidden outside the boundless ocean. But in the end, Truman still chose to take a step, embrace the unknown, and embrace freedom. It's like Hugo.

Closing his eyes, Hugo seemed to return to January 14, 1992, when a new and strange world opened up for him, but in the end he chose to take a step. "Second. Chance)" and "Don't be upset about the past." Look。 Back。 In。 Anger)" has opened up a different world for him.

"Hugo, Hugo......"

The sound in his ear caused Hugo to open his eyes, and when he turned back to see Joseph, he said with some irritation, "I am coming." Hugo believed that if he played Truman, he could give Truman more things, and Truman could also allow him to learn more things, but now he misses it.

"Hugo." Joseph said persistently, which made Hugo frown, Joseph walked over, looked left and right, found the remains of the mobile phone on the ground, and then showed a look of sudden realization, "Your phone," Joseph handed his phone to Hugo, "Shirley Lansing's phone." ”