Hugo felt that everything that had happened today was too fast and too turbulent, and everything was rushing up in a swarm, which made him a little confused for a while. First came the "perfect thing", then James Franco, then Alan Strello.

At this time, it was Alan who appeared at the door of Hugo's house.

Hugo and Alan haven't seen each other for more than a year, and so many things have happened in the last time they met, thinking about it carefully, in fact, the two have never talked seriously, and now they meet suddenly, so many thoughts don't know where to start talking for a while.

Taking a deep breath, Hugo said, "It can be seen that we do need to talk. It's not a good place to talk, though, so let's go inside. After saying that, Hugo turned around and took a step to walk down the stairs, but he saw James who was still standing beside him helplessly, and Hugo didn't know what to do with this hot potato, but leaving him here didn't seem to be the right choice. Hugo sighed softly and said, "Come down too." ”

James heard the sound of Hugo sent by the sea breeze, but he was a little hesitant, not sure if the object of Hugo's words was himself, but he turned his head to look, and there seemed to be no one else here except the man who drove the sports car. After realizing this fact, James suddenly became happy, carried his backpack, and walked to the wooden fence, but he did not dare to go in on his own, and finally stood at the door, waiting for the man's move.

Alan parked his car on the side of the road and walked to the wooden fence, but he was also timid, and his steps seemed to be unable to take any step. Alan and James stood in the doorway, looking at the unlocked wooden fence, but they didn't move, they looked at each other, and then they both laughed awkwardly.

In the end, James, who was still young and vigorous, stepped forward first, pushed through the wooden fence and walked in, and Alan readjusted his breathing and followed suit.

After walking down the stairs, James did not see Hugo, which made him a little stunned, and only felt that the huge room made people dizzy. "Here, come here." A voice rang out, making James look over, it was a familiar man, but he couldn't name for a while, "Good afternoon, I'm Samora Casvi, Hugo's assistant." ”

Samora walked into the courtyard and greeted with a smile, "Hey, Alan, long time no see. Samora saw Alan behind her, but she didn't seem surprised, just greeted warmly, "Come in, do you want coffee or tea?" It's tea time, and I've baked some desserts that I can take out for you to taste. ”

Under Samora's beckoning, James and Alan entered the hall on the first floor, found a place on the sofa and sat down, "Hugo go to the second floor to clean and tidy up, and come down immediately." Samora greeted busily, while Alan and James were both silent thoughtfully.

James was quietly surveying the furnishings of the villa, and out of the corner of his eyes he saw Hugo coming down from the second floor, which made him stand up at once, standing uneasily, as if he were a schoolboy who had been punished for standing; Allen noticed James's movements, and also noticed Hugo's arrival, and slowly stood up, looking at Hugo with mixed eyes, but he didn't know what expression he should use to face Hugo.

Seeing the two uninvited guests in the hall, Hugo also felt a headache, which made him have to take a deep breath again, calm down, greet with a smile, and motioned for the two of them to sit down, and then he himself found a place to sit down, "So, Alan, long time no see, when did you come to Los Angeles?" Why didn't you give me a call? ”

Alan looked at Hugo with a complicated expression, trying to calm his mood, "I've been in Los Angeles for a while, and you've been busy filming on the set before, so I didn't bother you. ”

"There's still time for a beer with friends, you should call me." Hugo said with a smile.

In fact, Hugo didn't know how to face Allen. After the Oscars last year, they were invited to board Allen's yacht for a party, and too many things happened that night, one of which was that in the drunken haze, Hugo saw love in Allen's eyes, and Allen was almost about to kiss him, which made Hugo a little panicked, but before the layer of window paper could be pierced, Pedro had an accident. At that time, he and Alan had not communicated at all, and the incident was buried in the night, as if nothing had happened, but deep down he and Alan knew that this was not the case.

Now, facing Alan again, those pasts that seem to have disappeared with the passage of time have become a barrier, making the original friendship jerky and awkward, and no one knows what to do.

Hugo couldn't help but feel a little tricky, he was supposed to catch up with Allen, but the words seemed to be too polite, and James was still sitting next to him, which made the scene even more embarrassing, after hesitation, Hugo still said directly, "So, you appeared today, it doesn't seem that you are looking for me to catch up, so, is there business?" ”

Alan seemed relieved, but seemed more annoyed, and he exhaled softly, "Yes, you can say that, it's business. But before the words were spoken, Alan looked at James, who was sitting next to him and buried his head in destroying his sense of existence, and stopped talking.

Hugo thought for a moment, "Samora, he'...... Uh, he shouldn't have eaten lunch, why don't you take him to the kitchen and see if you can help him? Only then did James realize that Hugo was talking about himself, and raised his head with some uneasiness, carefully examined Hugo's expression, and after making sure that Hugo was not angry, he stood up and followed Samora into the kitchen. Then Hugo looked at Alan and stood up, "We can go out and blow the wind, do you need a beer?" ”

Alan shook his head, picked up the coffee on the table, and squeezed out a smile, "No, that's enough." Your coffee beans are always tasteless. ”

The two men left the hall with their coffee in hand, and walked towards the grass at the end of the sight. Alan pondered for a while, but still didn't know how to speak, time not only did not kill the memory of that night, but on the contrary, the distance between the two people became bigger and bigger, he even forgot how to communicate with Hugo, a thousand words echoed in his chest, but he didn't know where to start, even the touch of his friend had disappeared, which made Alan can't help but close his eyes and hide the sadness and bitterness in his heart.

After reopening his eyes, Alan decided to just talk business, "I've heard that you recently had a project that was looking for investment. ”

Hugo raised his head and glanced at Alan in some surprise, but then thought about it, this is not a secret in the circle, and it is not unusual for Alan to know, so he did not interrupt Alan and let him continue, "If you don't mind, I want to invest in this project." ”

Hugo thought that Alan still had a follow-up, so he looked at it calmly, waiting for the second half of the sentence, but this gaze made Alan a little uneasy, and he pulled the corners of his mouth in embarrassment, "I mean seriously, you know, I am a businessman, and the most important thing for a businessman is profit, and investing in your project is a cost-effective investment for me." So, so I thought, maybe it's a good opportunity to make money. After saying that, Alan took a sip of the coffee in his hand a little crampedly, trying to relieve his nervousness.

Hugo was stunned, "You made a special trip here just for this?" "The figure of Alan running down from the car in a hurry just now looks like he is in a hurry, but the matter of investment is not in a hurry at all, Hugo has just begun to seek investment.

Alan turned his head and saw the stunned look on Hugo's face, which made him avert his gaze in embarrassment, in a panic, his words were full of holes, and it was really difficult to control his emotions after breaking through his reason, Alan smiled bitterly, "Because you didn't seem to be very interested in my proposal just now." ”

Hugo didn't react at once, but looking at Allen's serious expression, it suddenly dawned on him, "Mark Canton......" Allen nodded and gave a positive answer to Hugo's guess.

No wonder Mark was so generous, almost satisfying all Hugo's ideas, and making such a request, of course, there were Mark's own considerations, but Allen, who was standing behind Mark, was so bold that was the fundamental reason. Otherwise, with SonyColumbia Pictures' current situation, the cost of $50 million is not a trivial matter - especially for a small-scale film like "Perfect".

However, Eren has always been hidden behind him, why did he suddenly disrupt his plans and show up directly? Is it just because of Hugo's refusal? You know, Hugo didn't refuse just now, but just said that he needed to think again, which is really a normal decision in the mall.

"You can tell me, why didn't you nod yes?" Alan finally met Hugo's gaze and said in one go, "We have worked together, so I know your requirements and your ideas, I can guarantee that the crew will meet all your requirements, and all your ideas for the script will be guaranteed to be realized, which can be a work built according to your ideas." Speaking of this, Alan also realized that he was too eager, and coughed lightly twice, "I mean, I trust your intuition, you will definitely be 100% responsible for the work, and I believe that the work you create will definitely make money." So, if you have any requirements, you can ask as much as you can. ”

Finally listened to Allen's explanation, Hugo smiled dumbly, "Allen, I didn't mean that, it's just that I still have some doubts about this script that have not been resolved, and I also hope that Mark can read the script carefully after he goes back, that's all." ”

"So, you mean, we can work together?" Joy welled up in Alan's eyes.