Hugo walked into the crew, only to find that all the staff members who were discussing it hilariously had suppressed their expressions, and the eyebrows that were dancing just now had become restrained, and at a glance they knew that they were discussing the most lively news event in recent times - news events related to Hugo. Hugo couldn't help but laugh dumbly, "Hey, guys, I'm not a porcelain doll, don't worry about me breaking if I touch it casually." ”

Hugo's words made the staff laugh, and Hugo sat down in front of the dressing table and said to Joseph, who followed him, "Joe, you're not serious, are you?" Now do you want everyone not to talk about it in front of me? I've said it all, I'm fine, I'm fine now. ”

Although the incident has become well-known, even at the regular White House press briefing not long ago, some reporters raised the matter to the press officer -- most notably the conflict between the privacy protection of public figures and freedom of speech, and the bad behavior of the news media beyond the bottom line of morality; But as a party, Hugo was completely ignorant of what was happening outside.

Thanks to this era without the Internet, when Hugo had no way to read newspapers and watch television, his sources were completely cut off, and he knew that there was a commotion outside because of the interruption of the crew's work, but he didn't know exactly what it had developed, and he didn't know the details.

The entire crew of "Death Row Walk" was given a gag order repeatedly, and no one was allowed to tell Hugo the news from the outside, at least not until the movie was completed.

And those news media can be said to shoot themselves in the foot, they are now exhausted and too busy to take care of themselves, so there are no paparazzi to bother Hugo again. This made Hugo miss the ugliness of the media's schadenfreude, and also missed the wonderful scenes of dog-eat-dog and rat crossing the street in the back.

At first, Hugo didn't know that the "National Enquirer" broke the news that he was being treated by a psychiatrist, because everyone kept it a secret, and later Charlize brought it up when he called Hugo.

Charlize didn't say it by accident, but she was willing to believe Hugo, and she knew Hugo well enough.

In Charlize's view, Hugo's psychological pressure was given to him by himself, and had nothing to do with any other people and things in the outside world, Hugo himself drew the ground as a prison to trap him, and Hugo also needed Hugo himself to break the confinement and shackles and enjoy freedom again, especially for this kind of psychological problem, no one can help Hugo, even if the help of a psychiatrist is limited.

As for the noise and chaos of those news media, it is not worth mentioning at all for Hugo, who did not care before and does not care now. It's not about psychology, that's Hugo's personality and persistence.

Therefore, Charlize felt that it didn't matter if he mentioned it to Hugo, and it could also become a joke after Hugo's tea. Because of this, Charlize and Joseph also had some disputes, but both of them knew that they were both friends of Hugo and from Hugo's standpoint, and after two quarrels, the two of them took a step back.

Hugo can know what's going on outside, after all, it's too difficult to show no traces at all, not to mention that the crew of "Death Row Walk" is so big, not every staff member is a good actor, and it is difficult to force so many people not to talk about it. But Hugo still had no direct access to the media, and he didn't need to know the extreme, terrible words and extreme, strong opinions in the media.

In this regard, Hugo was also quite helpless. In fact, Hugo agrees with Charlize's point of view, but he also knows that Steven, Tim, and Joseph are worried about themselves, and in order to avoid him being overstressed, they take extreme measures to block the news, and there is no need to know about the gossip news, but this makes Hugo feel like glass that shatters when he touches it, and he can't laugh or cry.

Joseph looked calm, "Aren't you usually afraid to be interested in these hypes and gossip?" It just so happens that you need to be fully involved in the role now, so it would be nice to have less distractions? ”

Hugo really couldn't laugh or cry, he didn't want to know and he was forbidden to know, these are two things, from a mental point of view, it makes people feel uncomfortable, but Joseph's words he really can't refute. In fact, if you imagine it, you will know the face of those media, and if you know it, you will only make yourself feel bad.

Hugo pouted, and didn't argue with Joseph anymore, anyway, the "Death Row Walk" is coming to an end, he still needs to devote himself to filming, if he is still curious after the finish, even if he doesn't want to know, it is estimated that the news media will not let her go.

"Which scene was filmed today?" Hugo looked at Joseph and took the initiative to speak.

Joseph expertly opened the marked place of the script, "There are still two scenes left, and Tim thinks it will be officially finished tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." ”

At present, the most difficult scenes of the movie have been filmed, including the final ending, in a completely clean environment, Hugo's performance is like a god, so that Steven and Tim are completely praised, even Susan admires Hugo, the last few climactic scenes Hugo's performance is really wonderful, the shooting speed and completion completely exceeded expectations, which also made the crew complete the shooting according to the expected goal after a week of rest. However, there are still some shots and some simple scenes that need to be reshot, so the work of these two days is relatively easy, but I still can't relax.

Hugo sat on the spot and began to read the script while putting on makeup, because this character needs to wear a wig and draw tattoos, so the makeup time will be relatively long every day, and Hugo has also developed the habit of reading the script. When the makeup is finished, he is ready for today's shoot.

"Joe, how long is it until shooting?" Henry Bloom's voice came, Rick had been here before, but Endeavour Elite Agency needed Rick to take care of such a big mess, so Henry was replaced later, and Rick went back to Los Angeles first.

Henry and Joseph stood next to each other and communicated briefly, and then Henry walked over, "Hugo, the single matter has been replied to by EMI Records." Hugo put the script down, looked at Henry, and did not speak, but motioned for him to continue.

Henry was not in a hurry at all, but sat down next to him first, adjusted a comfortable position, and then continued, "They still want to release this single, but because there have been too many things recently, it is bound to have an impact, and the strategy is not right, it can easily become malicious hype, so they will push the time back a little." ”

In the second week of July, the single "Wonderwall" completed its fifteenth consecutive title, setting a new record in the history of Billboard, and the album "Bathing in the Morning Light" also sold Changhong with the huge success of the single, and EMI Records knew that it was unwise to let the glory to death remake the new album in a short period of time, not only is it still in an extremely strong situation after the first anniversary of the release of "Bathing in the Morning Light", so they are not in a hurry to let the band make a new album, Instead, they want to focus their attention on the post-propaganda of "Bathing in the Morning Light".

Therefore, EMI Records hopes to use the power of "Labyrinth" to release the fourth single of the album "Bathing in the Morning Light", the previous three singles "Beautiful Day. day)", "shape of the heart. of。 my。 heart)" and "The Wall" both won Billboard titles, and they all achieved incredible brilliance, so if they continue to strike while the iron is hot, maybe the album "Bathing in the Morning Light" can reach new heights.

After much deliberation, EMI Records dropped the "One Step Closer" (OEP) that had achieved numerous notaries at the Grammys. closer)" and selected "time. of。 our。 life)" song. The release was originally planned for the second week of August.

But the unexpected followed, and the historical events of August 5 almost changed the entire plan of EMI Records.

Hugo, who was on the cusp, was clearly not suitable for any promotional campaign, and releasing a single at this critical moment was almost throwing money directly into the water, and EMI Records had to postpone the plan. But then things took a turn for the worse and entered a new phase, and EMI Records saw an opportunity again and thought they should take the opportunity to release a single.

However, Henry questioned this plan, if the single is released at this moment, EMI Records will clearly make a fortune by breaking the news, which will definitely be a loss for the image of EMI Records, and the Glory to the Death team will definitely not be happy, and more importantly, Henry said that Hugo will never participate in the promotion of the single.

In such a situation, EMI Records also had to rejudge the market. Obviously, the impact of a news event is widespread, even if Hugo is a victim, especially because Hugo maintains too many corporate interest networks, which can be said to affect the whole body. Not only EMI Records, but also New Line Films' release and release plans for the "Seven Deadly Sins" must also be adjusted, including the pre-publicity plan.

Today, Henry got the final reply from EMI Records, obviously they are still unwilling to give up this plan, because the fourth single is not only a single, but also related to the follow-up promotion plan of the second half of "Bathing in the Morning Light", and it also involves the planning for the first half of next year - in the case of no new album and no tour in a short period of time from glory to death, EMI Records still has many plans to achieve profitability, and the single is an important carrier.

"Postponed? When will it be postponed? Hugo doesn't care, in fact, he only participated in the pre-promotion of "Labyrinth", and has been filming since then, and it is also necessary to release a single for the sake of the band.

"September." Henry simply said that the timing was really ambiguous. You can't be too impatient, and you need to minimize the negative impact of news events; But it can't be too slow, the follow-up effect of "Lost Wall" is gradually weakened with the passage of time, so EMI Records is also very cautious, "But I told them that the band will not participate in the promotion this time, at least you won't, if the other members of the band are willing, it may just be some radio promotion." To this, they agreed. ”

Hugo nodded slightly, "I'll call Neil and them in a moment to apologize." ”

"But they changed the release single." Henry's lazy focus on the end was thrown out, causing Hugo's eyes to widen in surprise, "They changed it to 'apologize.'" ”

The timing? This situation? Released the single "Apologies"?