Hugo had always thought that his villa was large enough, and even seemed a little empty, and he didn't like this feeling very much. Therefore, Hugo always welcomes friends to come and visit, and the empty space is lively, so that it feels like home. Alex and Leonardo sometimes end up working and simply come to him for vacation, and they don't want to leave for months.

But today, Hugo finally felt that the villa was not as big as he thought - and even a little crowded.

More than 400 people flocked into the villa, which obviously could not fit on the first floor, and some went to the jacuzzi on the third floor, where there were also high golf balls, pool tables and mobile bars; Some people went to the private beach below to light a campfire, and it seems that some people started a night swim; Some of them have been transferred to the open-air pool on the first floor and have a lot of fun...... Even so, Hugo felt that everywhere he looked, there were people.

For the first time, it really felt like all the space in the villa was being used to the fullest.

"I can imagine how difficult it will be for you to clean the villa tomorrow, no wonder others say that rich people are squandering." A calm voice brought Hugo's thoughts back, and when he turned around, he saw Kevin Spacey's face teasing and banter.

Hugo chuckled, "Then you and I enjoy such a beautiful scenery, is it considered to be corrupt together?" Hugo was sitting on the balcony on the second floor, surrounded by a loud noise on all sides, but there were not many people here, and it was like a place outside the party, the only place in the whole party.

"It's because they want to splurge that so many people want to enter this circle, isn't it?" It wasn't Kevin who answered, but Curtis Hansen, who was sitting on the other side, the director who was over half a hundred years old, holding a glass of whiskey in his hand, gently shaking the tartar in the glass, looking very relaxed.

Hugo raised his eyebrows, showing a surprised expression, "I thought the dream of acting was." This sarcastic remark made several people around laugh.

"Speaking of dreams," Curtis remembered and turned his head, "Hugo, your assistant brought a young man over and said he was coming to the audition. ”

"Yes, Matt Reynolds." Speaking of Heath Roger, Hugo nodded, "What do you think?" ”

"I asked him to perform a random part of the scene, guess what he performed?" Curtis, however, looked at everyone around him, and everyone looked at him curiously, and then he said, "He performed a little bit." Clothing. Mai, I mean, he really started undressing in front of me. ”

"Hahahaha." Everyone burst into laughter, and Hugo laughed the most, although he had long expected that Heath would be a very bold and uninhibited actor, but Hugo was still surprised by this performance.

'I deliberately didn't stop him, Cruise was standing not far away and Lucas was next to him, so I was like to see how he ended up. Curtis was hidden in the darkness, unable to see his facial expressions, but he could clearly feel the excitement in his tone, and this time he didn't sell off," he jumped. Clothing. After taking off his shirt and pants, he finally jumped directly into the pool. God, you should be there, everyone around you applauded. ”

Bold, but not losing his intelligence, even if he dug a hole for himself, but at the same time he also thought of the way back, daring to act and having talent at the same time. In fact, long before Heath entered Hollywood, he was destined to have a sky that belonged to him.

"If I told you, I just reminded him a little bit that the character is a Hollywood actor who knows how to work together. What do you think? Hugo added that he told Samora some simple information about Matt Reynolds' character to see how Heath would perform. Now it seems that Heath's audition was much more than expected.

Kevin couldn't help but sigh lightly, "Wow, then he's much smarter than me, and this talent is very rare." "Although Hollywood has never lacked talent, every time I see a genius appear, I still praise it repeatedly.

"And what do you think?" Hugo looked at Curtis, and although he didn't see it with his own eyes, he was very satisfied with Heath's description after listening to Curtis's description.

Curtis didn't answer directly, but lifted the cup in his hand and gently hit the wall of the cup with a tartar, "Congratulations on finding a good seedling." I just saw that Carl Earle had gone to talk to him. That's a nod of agreement.

There are three producers of the film "L.A. Confidential", one is Curtis, who is also a screenwriter and director, one is Hugo, and the other is David L. Walber, the official representative of Warner Bros. L。 Wolper）。 However, David is mainly responsible for the cost control part, and he will not interfere in the related work of film production. So I didn't get involved in the casting discussion tonight.

In other words, most of the work of filmmaking would fall to Curtis and Hugo. Curtis put his posture very low, because he knew exactly who was really in charge of this collaboration. What's more, Hugo has behaved very professionally so far, and he has no reason to refute it.

"So, I'm not the first actor to be confirmed?" Kevin's clever words made everyone laugh.

Kevin Bakken, who was sitting on the sidelines, also chimed in at this time, "At least I'm the first actor to be left out." Kevin and Hugo are also old friends, more than ten years of friendship, although there are not many conversations, and there is not much contact at ordinary times, but the words are shallow and deep, and the two are very happy every time they meet. Even if the two people are now in a rival brokerage company, it does not affect each other's friendship.

Originally, Hugo wanted to invite Kevin Beckon to participate in the production of "L.A. Confidential", and Curtis, who had previously collaborated with Beckon on "Wild River", also raised his hands in agreement, but the action was a step slower, and Beckon had already signed up with "Pure Fiction" (Picture. Perfect)" crew signed and will work with Jennifer Aniston on filming.

"If you want, you can come over and make a cameo appearance on a corpse." Hugo said solemnly, and Kevin Bakken stood up in feigned anger, "I refuse to accept independence." The handouts of the referees, I decided to go downstairs and enjoy this night of corruption. After saying that, he muttered "I just saw caviar...... and left the balcony indignantly, causing everyone to laugh.

Kevin Spacey opened his mouth again to change the subject, "I heard you have a list of actors you want to work with?" ”

"Yes, you're first in line on that." Hugo gave an affirmation, which made Kevin raise his hands, and then made a five-body bow gesture, "I think my year has been completed." "There are three characters in this, and you can choose first." ”

Kevin looked calm, "I'm actually more curious about the names on the list." ”

"You should be able to find it on the board of the Screen Actors Guild." Hugo replied with a smile that in fact, most of the actors on the list of actors he wants to work with are familiar names, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Daniel Day-Lewis, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, etc., but these people are all top names, and everyone has a different eye for the selection of works, and it is not easy to gather in the same work.

"So, Hugo, haven't you decided which role you want to play yet?" Screenwriter Brian Hellgrande, who was sitting on the sidelines, interrupted Hugo and Kevin's ridicule and directly shifted the topic to the main topic.

Hugo didn't joke anymore, but thought about it seriously, "Actually, I personally prefer the character of Ed." ”

This is the result of Hugo's careful consideration, and the three characters in "L.A. Confidential" have distinct characteristics.

Jack can be said to be elegant and cunning, so to speak, a wise man, who knows how to use his advantages for profit, and also knows how to stop at the right time and never meddle in things; Ed is treacherous and cold-blooded, and his ambitious ideas are not hidden at all, but in fact, his heart hides real secrets, and the contradiction between justice and revenge makes him wander on the edge of the line; Bard is selfless, upright, and practical, but lacks some ingenuity, and runs amok with a child's heart, which is a clear stream in the background of the dark story.

Among the three characters, Hugo and Kevin are obviously not suitable for Bud, because in the original story, "Bud is the biggest guy in the entire police department", and he is a character whose force value is greater than his brain power. Then it means that the two of them are bound to choose between the two roles of Jack and Ed.

Calm and restrained, gentle and elegant, Jack's definition of good and evil is vague, but at least he holds the moral bottom line, a character that Hugo has not challenged before; Similarly, Ed's type of character Hugo has never been played, Ed's surface looks polite, but like a fox, that kind of elegance is not as popular as Jack, but makes everyone disgusted and repulsed, and is an absolute traitor when he appears, but as the story progresses, Ed's character is excavated little by little, the inner contradictions and conflicts, the driving reasons for what he does, and the struggles and pains he still experiences, make the character full little by little.

It can be said that Jack and Ed are both characters who are full of contradictions and conflicts, but characters like Jack are actually somewhat similar to "Righteous Sea Heroes", although there are many differences in character shaping and sculpture, but they still have the same goal, and both characters choose to do justice. And Ed's weird and somewhat perverted character is something that Hugo has never tried, and it is a completely different challenge from "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Death Row Walk".

So, after thinking about it, Hugo chose Ed.