Chapter 1290: A Warm Invitation
Standing in front of Hugo is Jennifer Aniston, the actress who relied on "Friends" to become famous all over the world, is no longer an unknown young actor, after the broadcast in September last year, "Friends" quickly became one of the most popular comedies in the United States, and "Seinfeld" and "Happy Family" together supported a piece of the sky of American sitcoms.
Hugo vaguely remembered that he seemed to have met Jennifer before, but he didn't have any impression of the specific situation, fortunately, Hugo knew this face, otherwise the situation just now would be embarrassing.
Cameron chuckled when he saw Jennifer's stunned expression, and looked at Hugo teasing, "It seems that you have a reputation for having a bad memory of strangers' names, and she was completely frightened when you suddenly remembered Jennifer's name." ”
Jennifer reacted at this time, looked at her hands that had pickled chicken wings just now, and made sure that her hands had been washed, so she quickly held Hugo's right hand and smiled a little crampedly, "Yes...... When we first met, we just ...... You know, it's just a hello, I didn't think so, you'll remember. Sorry, I was a little rude. ”
"Maybe it's because you're a beautiful woman." Cameron's joke made Jennifer laugh out loud, and Hugo glanced at Cameron helplessly, obviously, Cameron was really excited today, and it could be felt from all sides.
"So, how did you come to know each other?" Hugo changed the subject and looked at the two men in surprise. Jennifer is still rolling in the TV industry, and the success of the first season of "Friends" has put her in the media camera in real sense; Cameron, on the other hand, switched from modeling to film, and she has little connection with television.
Cameron and Jennifer looked at each other, "Oh! It seemed to be full of tacit understanding, as if to say, "You will talk or I will talk", and finally Cameron, who was in a state of excitement today, said, "Remember when I came back from Baton Rouge, Rick arranged an audition?" Jennifer and I met at that audition, and coincidentally, we both made the final cast, and if nothing else, we'll be working together on this production. ”
Hugo suddenly realized that it was Jennifer who began to enter the big screen.
For actors, the big screen is the ultimate goal, whether it is a stage play or a TV series, including comedians who come from variety shows, they all hope to one day stand on the red carpet of movie premieres. Even if TV is successful, its influence, attention, and development prospects cannot be compared with movies.
Jennifer is naturally no exception, in the post-"Friends" era, although Jennifer's acting role has been limited to the comedy genre, and there is no earth-shaking breakthrough compared to Rachel in "Friends", she still broke out of her own world, and she is also the most successful one in the follow-up career of the six leading actors in "Friends". But in fact, since the initial success of "Friends", Jennifer, who has an eye-catching appearance, likable role, and solid connections, has begun to get involved in the film industry.
The work Cameron mentioned, called "Love is the One", Hugo had an impression of this work for a long time, after he rejected the "Stay Away from Las Vegas" project, Twentieth Century Fox put the project on the table at that time, and Cameron Diaz, Alexander Lorraine, Sandra Bullock, Charlize Theron, Leonardo DiCaprio and other names appeared among the original actors.
"Love is the One" can be said to be part of the huge plan of Twentieth Century Fox, and several projects they are planning at the same time are closely related to Endeavour Elite Agency, and they are also closely related to Hugo. At that time, Hugo and Rick believed that Twentieth Century Fox should have a bigger plan, but they were the one who took the initiative, so they waited for Twentieth Century Fox to make a move.
Now it seems that "Love is the Only" really chose Cameron to play, but I don't know when the real killer move will appear in the game of twentieth Century Fox.
As for Jennifer's selection, it must be Twentieth Century Fox's own considerations, and it has nothing to do with Hugo.
"Love is the One" is actually quite a high-profile independent work, and he is written by handsome actor Edward Burns. Burns) wrote, directed, and acted in his own works, and Edward is also a well-known all-rounder, and at this year's Sundance Film Festival with "Before Sunrise" and the critically acclaimed "The McMullen Brothers" won the Grand Jury Prize, his debut film.
"Love is the Only" is Edward's second work after "The McMullen Brothers", which was favored by Twentieth Century Fox just at the script stage, and Twentieth Century Fox was in charge of the distribution rights of the "McMullen Brothers" video before that, so he had a good cooperation with Edward, and this time he went one step further and directly obtained the investment rights of the work, and persuaded Robert Redford to serve as the executive director.
Giving up "staying away from the casino" and choosing "love is the only thing" can actually be seen as a coordination within Twentieth Century Fox.
"Wow, that gotta be congratulated. I've seen Edward's 'McMullen Brothers' at Sundance before, he's a very thoughtful director, and it's bound to be interesting to work with. Hugo looked at Cameron and nodded his chin in affirmation, then looked at Jennifer with a smile of encouragement.
In fact, Hugo has not seen "Love is the Only", and he doesn't remember that there was ever this work, but Cameron and Jennifer are willing to choose such a small investment independent work to polish themselves, and this choice itself is worthy of affirmation.
Jennifer was obviously a little in love today, she didn't expect the same time in the bar at all, Hugo actually remembered, and even said her name accurately, which made her want to scream with joy.
Although she has now relied on "Friends" to break through, although she is only two years younger than Hugo, I have to say that a top superstar with strength and temperament like Hugo, his charm is really hard to resist, just a smile makes her heart beat a little irregularly.
"Of course, I hope so...... I mean, we all want to be able to learn something while shooting. Jennifer's finger pointed back and forth between Cameron and herself, "However, this time it's also a romantic comedy, and I'm not sure if I'll be able to learn something different." At this point, Jennifer stroked her hair uncomfortably with her right hand, and then explained, "You know, I'm acting in a sitcom right now, and it's basically a life comedy that includes love." ”
"Yes, yes." Hugo nodded, and the corners of his mouth were always a polite smile, and if someone looked closely, they could see that Hugo's smile did not enter the bottom of his eyes, and the tiredness that was not obvious loomed in the depths of his eyes. It's just that Hugo hid it better and didn't show it in the conversation, "Alex is a regular member of the 'Happy Family', and he has mentioned 'Friends' to me several times. ”
Hugo's words made Jennifer immediately show a bright smile, and Cameron even squeezed his eyebrows at Jennifer, as if to say, "I didn't lie to you", which made Hugo shake his head helplessly, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was deeper, "Actually, I have always felt that comedy is very difficult, comedy has high requirements for actors, not everyone can brand comedy into their own style like Jim Carrey, and not everyone can say plain lines with humorous effect, which is not an easy task." I'd love to try my hand at comedy if I had the chance. ”
"Didn't you star in 'Sleepless in Seattle'?" Cameron looked at Hugo in surprise and said in surprise, "And 'Before Sunrise' can also be regarded as another form of comedy." ”
Hugo shrugged his shoulders slightly, "That's a light comedy, but in fact, the test for the actor's personal personality is more delicate emotions than humorous ability." ”
Jennifer looked at Hugo seriously, and then suddenly said on a whim, "If you want, you can come and make a cameo appearance in our series." After the words were finished, she became more and more excited, because Jennifer found that this was definitely a proposal that made her so excited that she wanted to scream, "If you do come to our show, I think the whole crew will explode, it's just so exciting." ”
Looking at Jennifer's eyebrow-dancing expression, even she didn't notice that she jumped twice on the spot, which made Hugo wonder, "That sounds like a good idea, I hope Alex doesn't throw a fist at me." ”
Jennifer realized that one of the biggest competitors of "Friends", "Happy Family", is a work starring Hugo's best friend Alex. Even if she wants to make a cameo, Hugo will give preference to "Happy Family" over "Friends", after all, she only met Hugo for the second time today, isn't it?
Thinking of this, Jennifer calmed down a little, "Sorry, my fault, I didn't think it through." Having said that, Jennifer was still a little disappointed, and the fantasy in her mind about Hugo's appearance on the set of "Friends" was enough to make her scream. But now it seems that the feasibility of this matter is too small.
Hugo didn't take it to heart, he felt that Jennifer was just a casual mention of it in a moment of excitement, just polite words in social situations, and serious words would make the situation embarrassing. Hugo smiled and said, "I really feel my value as an actor to receive such a warm invitation, and next time someone says I'm a vase, I think it will be a powerful weapon to fight back." ”
One sentence made Jennifer and Cameron laugh, and the whole kitchen suddenly burst into silver bells.
"What are you doing? Waiting for chicken wings outside, but it's already waiting for the snot to run down. Leonardo's exuberant voice came and swept into the kitchen like a tornado.