Leonardo looked at Hugo in front of him and laughed softly, "Hugo, the earth does not revolve around you, you don't have everything on your shoulders, you look too arrogant like this." You know, I'm a top superstar on par with you right now. ”

Hugo was directly amused by Leonardo's words, and teased himself, "I'm sorry, I'm such a megalomaniac." ”

After laughing, Leonardo retracted his gaze, lowered his head and thought carefully, "Do you remember?" When Independence Day was a huge success, I said you should enjoy it, because that's what everybody dreams of. Leonardo couldn't remember the exact words at the time, but it was the general idea, "At that time, I was very envious of you, and I used to secretly think what it would be like if I could achieve such results as yours." Leonardo turned his head to look at Hugo and laughed, "Believe me, in my fantasies, I am much more enjoyable than I am now, I am almost free to wander in the shining magnesium light." ”

Although Leonardo was smiling, the bitterness in his smile couldn't be concealed at all, "It's just that I didn't expect that there is a big difference between ideal and reality, not only can I not laugh now, but I have even begun to be afraid of facing those people, I don't know how to face those excited faces." Leonardo's eyes looked at Hugo, the loneliness and confusion hidden in the depths were surging, "You know, many times when I look at them, I feel that the faces are distorted, like the devil in hell, and it doesn't feel like enjoyment at all, but fear." ”

Hugo looked at Leonardo's loss in front of him, but only sighed softly, he originally thought that Leonardo was a fascination, but he forgot - history has changed, and the core of change is himself. Leonardo, who was by Hugo's side, had actually seen these situations for a long time, but unfortunately, what he witnessed and experienced was different, even if he knew what these situations were about, but he was really in them, he was hard to resist, and he could only passively follow the crowd.

Leonardo like this looks so powerless and so helpless.

"I know those friends don't really want to be friends with me, they just want to take advantage of me." Leonardo smiled wryly, "They even asked me if I could bring them to your villa for a party, I know what they're planning." Leonardo knew that he could fulfill this "wish", and Hugo's villa was always open to them, but Leonardo refused to do so.

"However, I've been really lonely lately, and it seems that the only thing I do every day is to face the endless media and the screaming people everywhere, and I have nothing to do every day except take pictures with others and sign autographs. It's a really horrible feeling, it's like the whole world is full of people, and it's breathless. ”

Leonardo's words were incomplete, but Hugo understood what he meant.

Recently, with the rise of the "Titanic" momentum has become more and more courageous, the Golden Globe Awards have even given eight nominations, and more and more attention has been paid to Leonardo - although the box office of "Titanic" has not surpassed "Independence Day", but the momentum shown has made everyone jaw-dropping, and Leonardo has become the hottest focus during the year-end period.

It is conceivable that in the next period of time, this kind of attention will only continue to rise, making Leonardo's living space smaller and smaller, and one day even his last private space will be filled with paparazzi, and that will be the real disaster.

Leonardo's friends have been on the same page lately, Hugo and Alex are on the "Truman's World" crew, the other members of the "Twisted to Death tour" have been busy with the "twisted tour", Charlize is on his way to New York for a Broadway theater acting class, Sandra is working for "The Prince of Egypt." Prince。 Of。 Egypt)" dubbing, Jennifer Aniston and others are busy filming "Friends...... In fact, even Tobey Maguire has just finished his "Fera. And。 Loathing。 In。 Las。 Vegas)" came back to Los Angeles less than a week later.

When Leonardo needed his friends the most, there was no one around him, and even the phone was becoming more and more scarce because everyone had a work relationship, so Leonardo's situation was only getting worse and worse.

That's what got Leonardo into tonight's predicament.

"You've been through that before, haven't you?" It was only at this moment that Leonardo realized that the agony and pain that Hugo had endured in the period leading up to the "Tempest" world tour, the indescribable pressure was almost everywhere. What's even more terrifying is that no one can understand their situation - Leonardo couldn't understand Hugo's situation in the first place, that's the truth, even if Toby wants to help Leonardo, Toby can't do anything.

Hugo let out a long breath and nodded, "Yes, you're going through the same process now. In fact, not only you or me, but every actor in Hollywood, if you want to become a top superstar and want to achieve a career, you must go through the road. ”

It's not just Hugo and Leonardo, in fact, Jim Carrey, Brad Pitt and others are not the same? Since the explosive reaction of "Twelve Monkeys", Brad's career has fallen into a brief trough in the past year, on the contrary, his lace news outside of work has become the focus of the paparazzi's chase, from his love affair with Gwyneth to the breakup, to his golden encounter with a strange woman in a nightclub, almost every aspect of his life has been completely exposed by the paparazzi.

"Can't you just concentrate on acting, regardless of the lace news?" Leonardo's eyes revealed a myriad of blankness.

"This is Hollywood." This is Hugo's answer, a brutal and realistic answer. Even Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep, who are old actors who devote themselves to acting, are hard to be an exception.

The aura around Leonardo's whole person slowly settled, and he could clearly feel the clear loss, "Then how did you get here?" ”

Hugo thought about it carefully, how did he get here in the first place? "Tempest" world tour? Or is it the support of Glory to Death, Leonardo, Charlize and other friends? It's all, but it's neither, because what really supported Hugo to come out was his inner dedication to his dreams, so after that, he took over the filming of "L.A. Confidential" and created "Perfect".

The trough is just a short break to climb new peaks.

"You watched this song for a long time just now." Hugo did not answer Leonardo's question directly, but picked up the lyrics in his hand again and handed them to Leonardo. Leonardo nodded as he took it, "Do you know where the inspiration for this song came from?" When I arrived at Heathrow Airport to promote Independence Day, the entire tarmac was filled with people that day, and the image of the tumult is still vivid in my mind. It was on that day that my devotion to rock 'n' roll was rekindled, and I longed to reawaken the rock 'n' roll faith that had been dormant for nearly two decades. I know it's a very self-conscious dream, but ...... At least I dare to dream. ”

Speaking of this, Hugo couldn't help but chuckle twice, even he didn't expect this dream to come true - at least not so quickly, the great success of "Storm" made him happy at the same time, but also made him more and more calm. What if the "Tempest" is the final pinnacle of glory to death? Not only him, but the other members of Glory to Death also realized this after the ecstasy, which is one of the important reasons why the "Twisted Tour" was promoted.

"How could it be just me? It's as if I was the last child still fighting, still firmly believing that I would defend my faith and face defeat with my head held high; I will engrave the melody in my heart and never stop singing. Leonardo read the lyrics in his hand softly, repeating them twice, as if he were reciting poetry, "That's the lyrics you wrote at the time, right?" ”

Hugo looked at Leonardo in surprise, he really didn't expect Leonardo's eyes to be so vicious, and he could see the lyrics at a glance. It also shows that Leonardo's heart is truly related to "Save the Rock." Rock。 And。 Roll)" echoed the song.

Hugo nodded in the affirmative, and Leonardo fell silent, "So, 'everywhere you go, trouble will follow, and only the connection will be preserved in rock and roll'?" Leonardo's tail rose slightly, and he raised his head to look into Hugo's eyes, "Is that what you mean?" Everywhere we go, it's all trouble, but that's the way to success? None of us can escape but to be preserved in rock and roll? ”

Hugo was amused by Leonardo's interpretation, but he nodded anyway, "It's your understanding, you have your freedom." Personally, though, I was inspired tonight because of the lyrics. Hugo pointed to the paper in Leonardo's hand and made him look down.

"You are who you love, not what others love to see you as you are, and in a world surrounded by 'yes' shouts, I hear a roar: No, no!"

How can we really insist on ourselves, keep ourselves, and never forget our original intentions in this vanity fair shrouded in magnesium lights? This is an eternal topic, and it is also a problem that every actor who works hard in Hollywood must face, and it is also a problem that every ordinary person who aspires to success in his job must face? Will one day be blinded by fame and fortune, will one day be crushed by life, will one day be occupied by money, so that you will forget your relatives, friends, lovers, and forget who you really are.