Looking at the little dot in front of him, Hugo couldn't help but let out an exclamation, took two steps forward, and then squatted down directly, stretching out his right hand, "Hello, man, I'm Hugo Lancaster." ”

Tom and Carl, who were chatting, did not notice Hugo's appearance, and when they heard Hugo's voice, they were startled, and then they saw Hugo's movements, so they both smiled and watched. Xiao Budian looked up at Tom, then turned his head and said with a frown, "Mom told me not to talk to strangers. ”

Hugo raised his eyebrows slightly, smiled and said, "Hey, stranger, I've already introduced myself, and if you tell me your name, we're not strangers." Hugo looked seriously at the pair of aura eyes in front of him, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly, "Look, Tom is standing next to him, and he hasn't taken out his phone to dial '911' yet, which at least shows that I'm not a bad person, does it?" ”

Little Budian was not persuaded by Hugo, but lowered his head and thought seriously in silence for a moment, and then looked up at Tom. Tom was still making trouble, laughing and saying, "I can call '911' right now, if you need to." Both Carl and Rick burst out laughing.

Xiao Budian still didn't make a decision immediately, but turned his head to look at Hugo carefully, as if trying to see some clues in Hugo's eyes. Hugo also widened his eyes, letting the smile in his heart slowly overflow, and then he saw the curvature of Xiao Budian's mouth also rising little by little, "I don't think you should be a bad guy." ”

After making a serious judgment, he took Hugo's right hand, which had been in the air for a long time, and said, "Hello, my name is Haley Joe Osmond. joel。 osment), nice to meet you. ”

Haley Joe Osmond, when the name is mentioned, will be very unfamiliar to many, as if he simply can't compare to a child star as popular as Macaulay Culkin. But this is not the case, Macaulay was once a smash hit, mainly due to the chain effect of "home alone", from the movie box office to home video rental, most Americans have seen this work, in the profit-oriented Hollywood, it has naturally been sought after countless times, which is also the long arc of influence hidden behind the pure digital benefits of the "box office".

Macaulay's greatest achievement was the creation of a new genre, and in the early '90s, films with children as the main characters emerged one after another, becoming a new means for major studios to grab the box office. Therefore, in terms of influence, Macaulay, like Shirley Temple, occupies a leading position in film history.

But if purely in terms of box office and results, Haley's achievements far exceed Macaulay's.

A "The Sixth Sense of the Spirit." sixth。 sense)", a "Artificial Intelligence (a. i:artificial。 intelligence)", which is enough to make Haley famous in history.

"The Sixth Sense" not only swept $290 million at the box office in North America - an achievement far beyond "Home Alone", but also was unanimously sought after by Hollywood, and Haley won an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his superb performance. You must know that the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor has always been a nursing home, mainly to reward senior actors, and Haley, who is only twelve years old, can win the nomination, and the achievement is even more amazing than Anna Paquin, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress at the age of twelve.

"Artificial Intelligence" was never completed by Stanley Kubrick during his lifetime, and was eventually taken over by Steven Spielberg, which only grossed $78 million at the North American box office, but earned $235 million worldwide, and for science fiction movie lovers, it is an indelible work in film history. Haley once again gave an amazing performance!

It can be said that in terms of box office results, Haley far exceeds the box office number of Macaulay's "Home Alone" series and other similar spin-offs, and Haley is even better in that his acting spirituality and talent have amazed the whole of Hollywood, even the conservative and demanding college judges have been impressed by him.

But the main reason why Haley's influence is not as good as Macaulay's is the relationship between the times, and Macaulay was almost born in the early nineties; But by the end of the 90s, times had changed, and the interest in child stars had plummeted, and neither of Haley's films was a family fun genre, and the commercial side was far less influential than Macaulay's.

But even so, Haley still wrote his own miracle in the history of film, and his acting talent at a young age is amazing, especially the performance in "The Sixth Sense", which can be called the most child star.

It's a pity that Haley has also experienced the dilemma that all child stars will face: after adulthood, the transformation and connection between childhood roles and adult roles, which is the so-called transformation pains. How many smash hit child stars have fallen under the threshold of transformation, and it is even more difficult for actors to find a place in Hollywood.

The simplest example is the three leading actors of the "Harry Potter" series, after leaving the series that lasted for ten years, the three actors struggled to get rid of their child star image and the fixed image of the "Harry Potter" series, until 2014, their transformation could not be considered successful.

Even Emma, the best in development, Emma. Watson), she chose to go back to school for a while, and at the same time frequently attended fashion and charity occasions, creating an elegant and noble lady's image, becoming a fashion leader, and gorgeously completing the transformation. But the film results are still lackluster, which is fatal for actors.

The same is true of Haley, who, in 2003, at the age of fifteen, fell into a state of confusion and never managed to break free, drowning in Hollywood's endless up-and-comers.

It is worth mentioning that the first time Haley let people know his name was "Forrest Gump", in which he played the son of Forrest Gump and Jenny.

Looking at the clever and sensible Haley in front of him, Hugo sighed a little in his heart, not only lamenting that Haley at this time has not grown up and is not disabled, but that Haley is developing more and more horizontally after adulthood, from his face to his body, and his facial features, which are not obvious and deep, still maintain their original position, and the result is a tragedy, but now Haley is still so spiritual, cute and cute, and his well-behaved appearance is really likable; He even lamented that he had only seen Macaulay's down-and-out appearance a few days ago, and today he saw Haley, who had not yet stepped on the peak.

"So, we're going to work together next?" Hugo suppressed the sigh in his heart, looked at Haley, who was still a little ignorant in front of him, and showed a friendly smile.

Hayley's caterpillar-like eyebrows twitched slightly, and his confused eyes were a little curious, "So you're going to work with me?" What is your role? ”

Carl, who was standing next to him, laughed without giving face at all, "Man, it seems that you are not that famous either." ”

"Tom, is he famous?" Haley raised his head and asked in a childish voice.

Tom, who was named, shrugged his shoulders, "Uh, yes, you can say that. But I think it's more important that you play against him and learn from him. ”

Haley frowned and had a new question, "So, he is a very good actor?" ”

"Yes, he's a very good actor." Tom replied with a smile, which caused Hugo to applaud himself, and said, "That's a shy compliment." It made everyone around laugh.

Haley turned his head, bit his lower lip, thought about it seriously, and stretched out his right hand to Hugo seriously, "Very good, I hope we have a good cooperation." ”

This person's small gesture made Hugo chuckle again, but he didn't despise it, but solemnly stretched out his right hand, "Thank you for your recognition, I will work hard!" Haley actually nodded seriously, as if to say, "I know", which made several people next to him laugh.

Hugo then got back on his feet and said to Rick, "Whose decision?" Excellent choice, although I feel he goes far beyond the needs of the character. Although it is still several years before the advent of "The Sixth Sense", he can already feel Haley's maturity and understanding, which is very necessary for child actors.

"Sergio, he thinks this kid will definitely not let you down." Rick said simply, causing Hugo to nod his head. As a partner who worked together on Schindler's List, he had a clear understanding of Hugo's requirements, "So, what do you think?" Rick and Carl pulled Hugo aside, while Tom took Haley to his parents.

Hugo knew what Rick meant, and he looked at Carl, "You know, the biggest problem for child actors is career planning, are you mentally prepared enough?" After Haley grew up, his agent obviously didn't plan a future development strategy, just took one step at a time, and as a result, he ruined a seedling with acting talent.

It's like Daniel Radcliffe. radcliffe), after breaking away from the role of Harry Potter, he couldn't wait to break the audience's fixed impression and played a series of bold and unconventional roles, one is to make the audience slow down, and the sense of identity is always too high; The second is that he himself is fixed to those unconventional characters, and it is very difficult to regain the track.

Carl nodded, "But it's also my first time working with children, so I don't know how to control it, and I still need to figure it out slowly." Carl's personality is inherently cautious, and he has always been actor-oriented, just look at the development trajectory of Alex and Charlize, in fact, it is a suitable choice for him to accept child stars, "You mean, he is worth it?" Karl heard the signs of affirmation in Hugo's words.

Hugo nodded rightly, "Yes, he's outstanding." "Simple and straightforward.