When Rick hung up Joseph's phone, he just stayed where he was, his brain in a mess. His first reaction was: Hugo is alright?

As a friend, not as an agent, Rick was worried about Hugo's situation.

Although Joseph said that Hugo's allergy symptoms were not severe, Rick still had no way to reassure, and immediately asked his assistant Jim Snow to book the next flight to Baton Rouge, so that he had time to clear his mind.

Rick knew that he had a lot to take care of at this time, and as a friend of Hugo, he could be flustered and worried; But as Hugo's agent, he had to calm down. Not to mention what Hugo's future career will be, at least for now, the news must be completely blocked, and the media must not be allowed to disturb Hugo.

Thinking of this, Rick forced himself to calm down, made a few phone calls, and after arranging the situation, he made sure that he didn't miss any media trouble, and then drove to the airport, where the next flight to Baton Rouge was two hours away.

Dinner had just finished when he arrived at the crew, but Rick didn't have the heart to eat dinner, so he went straight to Joseph, "How is Hugo doing now?" ”

Joseph's brows were also furrowed, but seeing that Rick's face was still full of worry, he still said, "It's okay, Hugo is fine." "This made Rick start gasping again," the doctor also said that it was just speculation, and everything is uncertain at the moment, so you don't have to worry too much. ”

Rick was tormenting his hair in frustration, "Actually, I noticed his addiction to drama before, I should have noticed that something was wrong with him, he was drilling the horns, I should have slowed down a little, even if I took over the filming of 'Death Row Walk', it would have to be delayed for a while." ”

Rick didn't care at all that he was on the crew of "Death Row Walk" right now, and Tim was not far behind him, complaining without shying away from it.

Joseph opened his mouth, but he couldn't say a word of comfort, "Rick, Hugo has been abnormal for the past month, but I haven't paid attention to it, and I should be blamed for this matter." Just thinking of Hugo's blank expression, Joseph couldn't stop blaming himself, it was his job, his most important job, but he was negligent.

Samora, who was standing on the sidelines, took a deep breath, "Rick, Joe, you shouldn't blame yourselves, no one wants this to happen, including Hugo. And now is the time when Hugo needs our help, and if we all mess with ourselves, what will Hugo do? ”

Samora's words silenced both Rick and Joseph.

Rick rubbed his cheeks vigorously, took a deep breath, and cheered up, "Joe, so what's going on now, you tell me in its entirety, Samora and I sort it out, and so do you." ”

While Rick, Joseph, and Samora were discussing, an anxious voice came from outside, "What the hell happened!" ”

As soon as everyone turned around, they saw Steven Spielberg striding into the crew, with a stern expression and even a little anger, and not far behind him, David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg also walked over one after another, and they didn't look very good.

When Steven saw Tim, he asked, "What the hell is going on?" How could this happen if you film well! "Apparently accusing Tim of not managing the crew well.

Tim was really at a loss for words, but he didn't defend himself, just silently endured it. Hugo's accident, he is indeed to blame as a director, not to mention, he is also very worried about Hugo's situation now, he is not only the director of "Death Row Walk", but also a friend of Hugo.

"Steven, Steven!" Joseph shouted loudly, and then motioned for him to be quiet, "Hugo is resting, he has not slept well for many nights. "When Joseph went in just now, he could see that Hugo's forehead was covered with sweat, obviously having a nightmare. But Joseph didn't dare to wake Hugo up, because Hugo really needed to rest, but Joseph didn't understand now whether sleeping was a rest or torture for Hugo.

Steven looked over and realized that it was Joseph who spoke, and strode over again, "What's wrong with Hugo?" I got the news that Hugo was in shock and had a mental illness, what the hell is going on? Steven's face was full of anxiety.

David walked up quickly and gave Steven a hard look, "You can be louder!" Then he looked at Rick, as well as Tim, Susan and others standing aside, "The crew must block the news, you make sure that no reporters come over to disturb Hugo, otherwise they will all be blocked!" ”

In these few words, you can see David's domineering appearance as a top boss, which is completely different from the usual gentle and elegant. Obviously, David and Rick thought of going together, no matter what happened, as long as the media got involved, things would get complicated, and what Hugo needed now was absolute silence.

Steven heard David's words, and also realized his recklessness, and touched his nose a little embarrassed, and then David ignored Steven and looked at Joseph, "We don't know anything about the situation, we just rushed over by plane, which of you can explain clearly." ”

Joseph didn't have time to say hello to Jeffrey, who met for the first time, and after nodding slightly, he explained from the beginning again, although Joseph only briefly explained the matter, and even Joseph didn't know the specific situation, only Hugo, the person concerned, knew best; But everyone was silent after listening to it, Hugo's dedication, dedication, focus and hard work are not only admirable, but also admirable.

"This stupid silly boy ......" Steven muttered a phrase that no one else understood, and he remembered the filming of "Schindler's List", when Hugo was caught up in the character and couldn't extricate himself, just not so strictly; At that time, he himself almost collapsed due to excessive self-blame and guilt, and if it weren't for Hugo's blow, perhaps "Schindler's List" would not have been completed.

Now look at Hugo's almost self-collapse in order to study acting, even an old guy like Steven, who has been rolling in Hollywood for more than 20 years, is inevitably embarrassed.

"Ah......h

Sensing that someone was coming in the room, Hugo raised his head in horror, and then saw familiar faces, but Hugo couldn't react immediately, still breathing heavily, Joseph walked over quickly, "Do you need water?" ”

Hugo nodded. Taking the water cup in Joseph's hand, Hugo poured the whole glass of water into his stomach in one go, and the whole person calmed down a little, looking up at everyone's wandering eyes, Hugo gently pulled the corners of his mouth, "Don't worry, I'm Hugo." ”

This self-deprecating sentence was obviously very joyful, but no one responded at this time.

"Hugo, you need to rest, you can't continue shooting, you have to rest." Rick stepped up and said with a little sternness that it was very different from Rick's usual appearance.

Hugo sneered, "And then go to a psychiatrist?" Or is it a psychiatric hospital for treatment? Hugo glanced at Joseph, and although Hugo had denied the doctor's speculation just now, he knew that Joseph must have told everyone about the situation. And Hugo also knew that something was really wrong with him now, and he needed help.

"Hugo Lancaster!" Steven was very unaccustomed to such Hugo, this was not the Hugo he knew, and it was not the Hugo he was familiar with.

Hugo took a deep breath and raised his head to look at the friends in front of him who cared about his situation, the faces were so sincere, which made Hugo's heart warm slightly, "I can't." Hugo shook his head and explained, "I know, I need help, I'm not in the right place, but I can't. ”

Seeing that Joseph seemed to want to say something, Hugo stopped him, "I'm thinking about how to play the role in a new way, and I'm going to succeed - or rather, I've succeeded......" Hugo looked at Tim, as if to verify that the excellent performance of the scene just now was the best evidence, "So, I can't stop, and I can't accept help, at least, until the end of the shooting." ”

"Hugo, I don't care...... Tim said aloud, but was interrupted by Hugo again, "I care." ”

Hugo's words silenced everyone, "Tim, I care...... I care. Hugo's voice slowly fermented in the air, but it left an imprint on everyone's heart, "I seem to have touched that method, I want to go on, I want to continue to study." Perhaps, I succeeded, at the cost that I would be a madman; But if I stop there, I'll regret it for the rest of my life, and I'll be a madman. ”

The nightmare just now made Hugo's brain even more confused, and he couldn't even calm down and think, but Hugo's inner voice became clearer: he didn't want to miss this opportunity, he believed that he could break through barriers and make breakthroughs, and he wanted to become a better actor. He has made it so hard to get here, and he will choose to keep going, because giving up has never been his choice.

Regret after trying, or regret after giving up, Hugo will always choose the former. This belief has sustained him to the present, and it will also support him to continue to walk.

So, even if Hugo still can't sort out his thoughts, he still doesn't know what's wrong with him, but he knows that he won't choose to give up.

The whole room fell into silence, Hugo did not deliberately raise his voice, nor did he accentuate his tone, and even seemed a little weak because of the nightmare just now, but his words were as heavy as a thousand pounds, weighing heavily on everyone's hearts. "So, I can't stop, and I can't accept help." Speaking of this, Hugo looked seriously into everyone's eyes, "Will you help me?" ”