Standing in front of Hugo was Charlize Theron, wearing a denim outfit with a fringed cowboy hat, completely looking like a cowgirl, leaning on the side of a dark red pickup truck, raising her chin towards Hugo, with a flirtatious smile on the corner of her mouth, "Hey, handsome guy, do you have time?" ”

Hugo recognized Charlize and couldn't help but bow his head and chuckle, "Of course, do you want to invite me to coffee?" ”

"Man, you're a man." Charlize pouted with a disdainful expression, and the subtext was: You should have invited me to coffee.

Hugo shook his head and said solemnly, "But you asked me out." Hugo didn't go any further, but shouted across the street, and then pulled into his pocket, "Besides, I just went bankrupt yesterday." I don't even have fifty cents right now, and I'm worried about how lunch should be resolved. All my hope is in you. ”

Charlize pursed his lips and nodded his chin slightly in thought, then with a sympathetic expression, "Okay, for your pretty face, I can buy you a sandwich." Hugo held a bite of the uneaten sandwich in his hand, put it next to his mouth, and opened his mouth wide but didn't know whether he should eat it or not, and Charlize laughed when he saw it.

In the end, Hugo put the sandwich in his mouth and chewed it slowly.

Charlize strode over with heroic steps, putting his right hand on Hugo's shoulder, "Brother, this way, if you do me a favor, I will treat you to a big meal at noon!" How about bacon with two eggs? ”

This time it was Hugo's turn to hold back, laughed hehe, took Charlize's hand away, turned around and opened the door of the convenience store, "So, you came all the way to Lanchez, didn't you come here to see me?" It's disappointing. ”

"Have you heard? Erin Warnos decided to drop the appeal. Charlize didn't joke anymore, followed Hugo, slowly entered the convenience store, and then carefully looked at the old convenience store, but did not rush to pay attention to Hugo's response.

"Who?" Hugo's mind was blank, and he didn't react at all, who Charlize was talking about.

Charlize wasn't in a hurry, "This is Adam's shop?" Charlize looked carefully at the posters on the window, all of which were Hugo's films, and the opposite wall was covered with a large clip-art newspaper.

Just a small space, you can deeply feel the care that this is a father.

Charlize looked back at Hugo and found that Hugo meticulously began to wipe down the shelves, sorting through the mess next to him, and he didn't look like a top superstar in Los Angeles at all, just an ordinary son. This inexplicably made Charlize feel a little warm, and she didn't rush to answer Hugo's question, but rolled up her sleeves, "Is there anything I can help with?" ”

"Well, Leo and I were going to clean up today, but since Leo hasn't come back yet, let's start first." Hugo was also unceremoniously, "Leo will come back after a while, and then let him move the goods from the warehouse, there were a lot of goods yesterday, Adam's waist is not very good, and it has not been sorted out." ”

Charlize answered neatly, and then began to fetch water, wash rags, and really get to work.

"Didn't you study in New York? Finished the course? Hugo asked casually as he sorted out the containers.

Charlize looked carefully at the wallpaper on the wall that left traces of time, and the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't help but slowly outline, carefully avoiding these fragile papers, cleaning the dust around him, "No, I'm still studying hard, I studied the first course, and I signed up for the second one." Like you said, the trials of performing live on stage were so heart-wrenching that I almost thought I couldn't act at all. Oh, God. ”

"Hehe, you don't have to push yourself so hard. There is no essential difference between expressionism and methodology, both are one of the ways of acting, and what I study is not necessarily correct, maybe it is still wrong. Hugo said with a smile.

Charlize couldn't help laughing, "At least you are right about one thing, acting needs to be constantly exercised and polished, watching other people's performances and experiencing different ways of performing is a process of learning." The two months I spent in New York have indeed gained a lot. ”

"Oh yes, I forgot to congratulate you, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, a beautiful victory." Hugo then remembered that in fact, more than half a month had passed since the Golden Globe Awards, but they had never attached much importance to the Golden Globes, so they didn't call each other to congratulate each other.

Charlize raised an eyebrow, "So you want me to congratulate you on winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama?" A rhetorical question made Hugo shrug his shoulders with a chuckle, noncommittal, "You haven't said yet, why did you suddenly interrupt the acting learning class and come to Lanches." ”

"Oh, yes, Erin Warnos." Charlize brought up the name again, "That's why I came to you because I got a good script project, but I was a little hesitant because I wasn't sure if I could play the role well, and I was afraid that I would ruin this great opportunity." ”

Hugo frowned, puzzled, "You've already got this script project?" That means that the crew has confidence in you, and you relied on your own strength to get the role, so what are you worried about? ”

"Do you remember Erin Warnos?" Charlize didn't answer directly, but asked Hugo a question, Hugo thought about it seriously, but still shook his head, "Forgotten?" When we were still in Sunset Square, we saw her news, or did you specifically let me see it? That serial female killer? The court sentenced her to death, but she has always refused to plead guilty and is constantly appealing? That venomous spider in Florida? ”

"Ahh It's her! Under Charlize's prompts one after another, Hugo finally understood, how could he forget this woman! Because of Erin Ainos, nicknamed "Female." Adversary", this is Charlize's role in winning the Oscar!

Although Charlize has always worked hard to hone her acting skills in Hollywood, like Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Julia Roberts and other beautiful actresses, the difficulty of gaining industry recognition is exponentially increasing, because people have always been accustomed to positioning them as vases, and even if their performances are exceptional, it is still difficult to be recognized - it must be doubly difficult and work harder.

In the history that Hugo is familiar with, Charlize has been in Hollywood for nearly ten years, and finally met "Woman." The character of Erin Ainos in "The Adversary". In order to star in this work, Charlize did not hesitate to pretend to be ugly, and even made people can't help her original beauty at all. And in the movie, Charlize showed the absolute acting skills of soul possession, and finally soared to the sky, not only became famous in one fell swoop, but also broke the shackles of the vase and won the first Oscar statuette trophy in her life, truly proving herself.

It can be said, "Female." The Adversary is a crucial piece of work for Charlize's career.

When Hugo saw the news that Erin Enos refused to accept the death trial, his first reaction was to think of Charlize, so Charlize read the news. It's just that I didn't expect that Hugo had forgotten about it, and Charlize brought it up instead.

"What's wrong with her?" Hugo asked curiously, his head hadn't turned for a while, because in history, Erin officially announced in 2001 that she would abandon her appeal and accept the death sentence, and then was officially executed in October 2002, ending the life of this news media hailed as "the most terrible female serial killer in American history".

Hollywood quickly adapted the story into a screenplay and invited Charlize to star in the film, which was released in 2003 and subsequently won Charlize the title of actress at the 76th Oscars the following year.

So, at this time, Hugo didn't react at all when he heard Charlize mention Erin - because it was almost four years before 2001.

"She dropped her appeal." Charlize's answer made Hugo stunned, the trajectory of history has changed because of him, and the fate of many people has deviated from the original track, including Michael Jackson, including Charlize Theron, including Leonardo DiCaprio, but he didn't expect that the fate of Erin Ainos has also changed in this time and space, "In fact, she gave up her appeal at the beginning of last year, and the court sentenced her to death after that." After that, Patty Jenkins (Patty. Jenkins) began to change Erin's story, and went into prison several times to talk to Erin face-to-face, and successfully completed the script ......"

Hugo's movements in his hands couldn't help but stop, listening carefully to Charlize's narration, "She handed over the script to several companies, but no one wanted to shoot, not long ago she found DreamWorks, David got the script, he became a little interested, and then after some conversations, David thought it was a work worth investing in, so he came to me and asked me if I would like to play the role of Irene." ”

History always comes in a way that is unexpected, but then re-aligned with the orbit in a way that makes people stunned. Erin Ainos waived her appeal five years early and accepted the death sentence; "Female. The script for "The Adversary" appeared five years early, but it came full circle and finally found Charlize Theron again.

But is history really that simple? Charlize, who is not yet twenty-three years old at this time, can really show the maturity and experience of the twenty-eight-year-old and play the role of Erin Enos?