David L. Walber stood not far behind the monitor, looking around with a pretended calm expression, but in fact the rest of his eyes kept looking at Hugo, and his fists kept loosening and loosening, showing his anxiety about what he wanted to say.

Hugo was whispering to Curtis about the next scene, the first police scene today. Although the play is the third act of the whole script, it is the opening scene of all beings, including Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Heath Ledger, James Cromwell and others. Hugo's Eddard is the duty officer tonight, so all the clues will be connected by him, he and each actor will be in a rival scene, and the nature of the characters - hostile or friendly or unfamiliar - will be determined. So, today's shooting task is very heavy.

In the next scene, Kevin's Jack will arrest Heath's Hollywood star Matt, who has been hanging out with the female star and smoking it on the eve of the premiere. hemp was stolen by others; Russell's Bud and his partner will also be back buying alcohol - the police department celebrates Christmas Eve tonight, and they are responsible for buying alcohol; Then, two police officers were attacked tonight. Six Mexicans were also arrested...... It was a busy night.

Curtis explained the whole process of the camera to Hugo, and after Hugo nodded to show that he understood, Curtis summoned the cameraman, the show and other actors, intending to talk about the whole play. David saw Hugo turn his head, and hurriedly seized the opportunity to step forward, "Hugo, I'm really sorry just now." ”

Hugo was stunned and didn't understand, David had to explain, "In the RV, I delayed your preparations. Although David was the representative producer of Warner Bros. on the set, it was difficult for him to straighten his back in front of Hugo.

Hugo immediately laughed and waved his hand, "I didn't have a good attitude just now. ”

"Hugo, I know you're busy right now, but I wonder if you can go and give an interview to reporters?" After David finished speaking, he frowned in embarrassment, as if he had expected Hugo to refuse.

Hugo sighed helplessly, "David, you should know how important the first scene is today, right?" We're trying to get into work right now, and even if it's a public shoot, I don't think the journalists should affect the actors' work. "Hugo has been through so many crews and has never been interrupted because of reporters, because the producers know that this is absolutely not allowed.

In fact, David doesn't know the importance of today's scenes, because the content of the film shooting and production was handed over to Curtis and Hugo, and David hardly asked. Hearing Hugo's words, David's expression was still very embarrassed, and he said hesitantly, "I'm not asking actor Hugo, but asking for the help of producer Hugo?" ”

Hugo glanced at David, then turned his head to look at the reporters who were whispering to each other next to him, sighed softly, and thought carefully, "How long did you tell reporters about public shooting?" ”

"Thirty minutes."

Hugo nodded, "Go and gather the reporters." Then he turned back to Curtis and said, "I'm going to deal with the reporters and I'll be right back." With that, Hugo walked briskly towards the place where the reporters had gathered.

Hugo realized that the reason why he was not harassed by reporters during the previous filming on the set, even if it was in public, was because there was a strong director or a strong producer, who kept the reporters in good order in a space that the actors did not know. Now, he is needed in the crew of "L.A. Confidential" to take on this responsibility.

Seeing Hugo coming over, Nicholas immediately showed an excited look on his face, raised his right hand high, and sure enough, it attracted Hugo's attention and gave him the right to ask the first question, "Hugo, I watched your performance on the set just now, and how do you feel about returning to the set after eighteen months?" ”

"Remind yourself that I'm still an actor?" Hugo's tail note rose slightly, as if it was a rhetorical question, and it also seemed to be showing off, which made everyone chuckle.

Nicholas couldn't wait to ask again, "There seems to be a lot of information revealed in your performance just now, and you didn't want to mention too much about this role in the previous press conference, is it because this role is a new challenge?" ”

Although Nicholas asked two questions in a row, many reporters cast complaining eyes, but I have to admit that this question is also the most curious about everyone. Although most entertainment reporters are not professionals, practice makes perfect, and they have more or less the ability to appreciate it, and they can feel Hugo's increasingly mature performance style.

Hugo chuckled, "Every performance is a new challenge for me, and this is also one of the greatest charms of an actor, experiencing a different life. From that perspective, I think you're right. Hugo's words made Nicholas choke, and then reacted that Hugo was simply going around in circles, staring at him with a helpless face, and the reporters around him were laughing sullenly because of Nicholas's deflatedness.

It's the same dealing with reporters, but Hugo and Ed have very different styles. This is too strong for the reporters in front of me, and it is more and more magical.

"You had a rivalry with James Cromwell just now, and then you and Kevin Spacey and Charlize Theron are going to have a rivalry with each other, and it's all Oscar-level collisions, what do you expect from that?" Another reporter took advantage of everyone's snickering and hurriedly raised his voice to ask.

Hugo shrugged, "I hope to satisfy everyone's curiosity about walking into the cinema?" This was another rhetorical question, which made the reporter choke directly, not knowing how to respond. This time it was everyone's turn to laugh at him. However, Hugo did not give more chances, and continued, "In order to live up to everyone's expectations, our crew needs to go all out." So, that's the end of today's public shooting. ”

"But ......" and the reporter wanted to speak, but Hugo raised his hand to stop him, "If everyone is interested in our crew, welcome to come to the crew next time." As for today, I'm already looking forward to tomorrow's headlines. On the front page, Hugo emphasized this sentence again, and then raised his eyebrows and swept the reporters in front of him, "Huh? The tail note rises slightly, but it is an unmistakable tone.

Hugo took over the film again after eighteen months, and he also served as a producer. The news was enough to hit the front page headlines, let alone such a strong all-star cast. A work with an investment of only 40 million US dollars has attracted such a strong actor to join, which also makes people look forward to the script more and more. Headlines on the front page, absolutely no problem.

But the question is how this front-page headline can attract more readers, how it can create more topics, and how it can spark more discussions. Today the reporters polled. has played Hugo several times, if tomorrow's front-page headlines fail to satisfy Hugo, then it is estimated that it will be even more difficult to interview the crew of "Los Angeles Confidential" next. Just thinking about it makes journalists can't help but start having a headache.

Looking at Hugo with a smile on his face in front of him, the reporters didn't dare to fight anymore - although there were still about ten minutes to go for the public interview, now they could only leave the crew obediently under the guidance of the staff.

The commotion in the corner of the public interview attracted the side eyes of many people in the crew, and David walked to Hugo's side with a smile on his face and said flatteringly, "Sure enough, I still need you to come forward." ”

But Hugo didn't buy it, but looked at David in front of him with a smile, David also expressed his doubts at first, but Hugo was unmoved, and David couldn't help but feel furious, and his smile was a little embarrassed and stiff. Hugo hooked the corners of his mouth slightly, didn't say anything more, patted David on the shoulder, and then turned to leave.

In fact, Hugo knew that David was using him.

As the producer of the crew, although David is not the top producer in the circle, the power given to him by Warner Bros. is enough, and he can handle many things by himself, including the previous chores, including dealing with reporters just now. However, David did not use his power, either he did not want to take too many responsibilities and risks, or he wanted to play tricks on Hugo and entertain Hugo, no matter what the reason, but the result was that Hugo's affairs became trivial and complicated.

Hugo nodded and agreed to help, but he just took advantage of the situation, on the one hand, to promote "L.A. Confidential", on the other hand, to assume the responsibility of the producer, and on the other hand, to give the crew a quiet shooting environment. But that doesn't mean Hugo didn't know anything.

Regardless of whether David's starting point is intentional or unintentional, and no matter what David's true thoughts are, there is no doubt that he is one of the three major producers of "L.A. Confidential", and he must take on his corresponding responsibilities, and Hugo does not need to do everything himself. Therefore, Hugo finally glanced at David with deep meaning, and David's eyes that did not dare to look directly had already revealed a few words.

Sure enough, in his position, different positions need to face different problems, and now Hugo, as a producer, must also start to think more. With more power, it also means more responsibility, and at the same time, it means that there are more conflicts of interest, and there will inevitably be these power struggles. It's like a few previous encounters with Barry.

Hugo let out a long breath, he still missed the days when he was simply an actor, and this part of the work would be handed over to Joseph in the future, so that he could concentrate on his own work as an actor. "L.A. Confidential" is not a work that allows him to relax.

Empty the complicated thoughts of the head, let the whole person adjust to the state, return to the crew, and soon the shooting started again.