"So, he stayed here?" Charlize sat cross-legged on a beach chair with the "perfect" script on his lap, raised his chin and pointed at James Franco, who was playing against Alex, with a smile on his lips that seemed to be a smile but not a smile, teasingly.

Hugo shrugged his shoulders, looked back at the bustling lawn, and said in embarrassment, "I'm not sure." James signed up for the acting academy and is now just starting to learn, Alex, Leonardo and Toby and others have finally found a student who can "teach" acting skills, and several people are very excited.

"He called home and explained the situation, I'm not sure exactly what he said, but ...... His family agreed that he would stay in Los Angeles to study acting. Hugo turned his head and retracted his gaze, "So I thought...... He should be living here temporarily, and when he finds a job and can pay the rent, he will move out. ”

"You know you don't have any responsibility for him, right?" Charlize said, raising an eyebrow.

Hugo pursed his lips, "Are you sure?" As James said, whether he wants to admit it or not, they are inevitably linked, and in all that has happened, James has always been an innocent person who has been accidentally implicated.

Charlize chuckled and nodded, "I'm pretty sure. Then she carefully examined the look between Hugo's eyebrows, "But he is indeed innocent." So...... Just make sure you don't have a problem, then he has no problem staying. Charlize was always worried about Hugo, for her, Lena was just a stranger, Hugo was her friend.

Hugo also tapped his chin slightly, "Yes...... It's ......" and laughed himself, "at least he's not a stranger, is he?" "I've known James for a few years, and then through Cameron, Hugo also knew that he was fired in Houston at the beginning. When it came to medicine, it was James who really made a big effort. So, they are indeed not strangers.

"So, what do you think?" Hugo pointed to the script on Charlize's lap and returned to today's serious topic.

Charlize frowned slightly, "I'm not sure, it's undeniable that when I read the script, the person that came to my mind was indeed not you, and the first impression felt ...... It should be a, uh, someone older, but ......" Charlize also tried to organize his language and say what he really felt, "but I think your acting skills are enough to change that first impression, that kind of detail sculpture, can often make a huge difference in that impression." So, I'm not quite sure what you mean. ”

Hugo pondered for a while, "Let's put it this way, you know, in fact, the original intention of writing this script was Ernst," Charlize nodded in affirmation, "Although I was writing with the goal of playing the role, many times in the part of grasping the details of the script, there will inevitably be deviations, and it is more the role that affects the pen and ink, so I think maybe the character will be closer to Ernst, that is, if I come to play, the effect will definitely be reduced." Of course, I know that acting can change many things, but acting is not omnipotent, and acting skills cannot make up for that all-natural impression. ”

"So, you're worried that if you star in your own role, you won't be able to achieve your original intention of writing the script?" Charlize got to the heart of the question and got Hugo's affirmative answer, but Charlize couldn't help but shake his head, "I'm sorry, I can't give you any advice." I know the goal of the actor and want to be able to breathe life into the character with my acting skills and become a part of the story, but the goal of the screenwriter? My understanding was too superficial. ”

"That's also my biggest puzzle at the moment, and I think the biggest goal of the screenwriter should be to make the story look good, and at the same time convey the idea through the story. But I'm not so sure. Hugo said as he thought.

"What about Ernst? Still haven't given you any response? Charlize knew that Hugo had made a special trip to visit Ernst, so he asked this question. Hugo shrugged his shoulders, his face full of embarrassment and regret as an answer, "Maybe you should go straight to the door, you know, what Ernst needs is a little stimulation." ”

Hugo couldn't help but laugh when he saw Charlize's "you know what I know" expression, and remembered the time when they were in Sunset Square, they always liked to make noises on purpose, and then anger Ernst, just to make Ernst not stay at home every day. It turned out to be fruitful, but after they moved, Ernst retracted into his protective shell.

"Looks like I've disturbed your good time." A voice came from the staircase behind, Hugo and Charlize both turned their heads, and then they saw a group of people walking down the stairs, and it was Shirley Lansing who spoke, and she walked in the front, next to Rick Rosen.

However, Hugo did not have time to greet Shirley and Rick, and his eyes immediately turned to the tall and thin figure behind him, the man was already gray-haired, his cheeks were full of wrinkles, and a thick bookish air was drawn between the ravines; Although it was already the height of summer, he was still wearing a sky-blue vertical striped shirt with neatly buttoned and even a bow tie, looking like a decent English gentleman, and the old-fashioned temperament was easily prohibitive.

When Hugo saw this person, his expression couldn't help but pause, and then it bloomed in an instant, "Peter? Oh, my God! Hugo shouted, and then saw the old gentleman smile kindly, as if the master had seen his beloved disciple, which made Hugo immediately leave the beach chair and quickly greet him, "Jesus Christ, how many years have we not seen each other?" ”

"Six years and five months." The gentleman gave an accurate answer, stood on the flat ground in front of the stairs with his feet together, and waited politely for Hugo to meet him, and finally Hugo stopped in front of him, stretched out his right hand, and said with a smile, "Look at this young man, he is already a complete gentleman through and through, I almost don't recognize him." ”

Hugo grabbed the other party's right hand, and couldn't help but swing it vigorously twice, full of enthusiasm that was difficult to express in words, and when he heard the other party's words, he couldn't help but chuckle, "I believe that Mr. Keating will be very satisfied with the results of his education." ”

The smile on the corner of the gentleman's mouth was lightly outlined, and then he looked Hugo up and down in front of him: Hugo was resting at home today, wearing a simple lake blue T-shirt and white beach pants, and a pair of beach flip-flops on his feet. Compared to a gentleman's full formal attire, it was almost disheveled, but he nodded his chin slightly, "Believe me, Mr. Keating couldn't have been more satisfied." ”

When it comes to Mr. Keating, perhaps some veteran film lovers will think of a movie, "Dead Poets Society", and this work is precisely Hugo's famous work, a work of special significance for Hugo's entire career. The gentleman in front of him is the director of the "Dead Poets Society", Peter Weir. Weir）。 Although there were many additional factors for Hugo to join the "Dead Poets Society", Peter did take a fancy to Hugo's bookish spirit at a glance, and during the filming of the movie, Peter polished Hugo's acting skills a lot, even if Peter is Hugo's master, there is absolutely no problem.

Peter, who is already over half a hundred years old, is a very special director in Hollywood, he is a typical Hollywood director, most of the works he shoots can be called "commercial films", but the reason why he is special is because he refuses to conform to the commercial trend and shoot standardized commercial films, on the contrary, he always uses his own unique style and aesthetic concept to interpret the profound, struggling and contradictory human nature, showing a profound connotation.

Among the current Hollywood superstars, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, and Robin Williams can be said to be the top actors he found or became popular, and Hugo can also be regarded as Peter's disciple, and he really entered the top ranks of Hollywood through the "Dead Poets Society".

However, after filming "Dead Poets Society", Peter slowed down his work and was almost semi-retired, shooting only two films in the past eight years. Therefore, Hugo has not seen Peter for a long time, and when he saw Peter appear on the stairs just now, he couldn't hide his excitement.

"It seems that our fears are wrong." Shirley, who was standing on the sidelines, said with a smile, drawing Hugo's attention and shrugging her shoulders, "We're all worried that you won't recognize Peter because you haven't seen him for too long." This is a pun, on the one hand, it is about Hugo's face blindness, and on the other hand, it is also about Hugo's status as a superstar now, completely different.

Hugo didn't mind, just chuckled, "Even if it's true, I'm going to pretend to avoid being rude." This teaser made everyone laugh out loud, and Hugo received Rick's gaze, and then reacted, "Look, I'm still rude, please come in, the pool is obviously not a good place to entertain." ”

Hugo moved out of the way and motioned for everyone to come in. Rick stayed at the end and whispered to Hugo, "New work." This made Hugo understand instantly.

Recently, Hugo has been looking for a "perfect" collaboration, but today Shirley came on behalf of Paramount, not for this work, but for something else, so unexpected Rick was also a little caught off guard, so Hugo was not notified in advance.

Hugo stood still, but he thought about it seriously, in fact, it would be a good idea to let Peter direct "Perfect". It's just that I don't know what kind of work Shirley brought Peter over today, and knowing that Hugo is preparing for "perfection", this is really curious.