1425 1425 A Slap in the Face

Looking at the noisy and struggling crowd in front of him, and Hugo standing in the center with a friendly attitude, Sam thought it was really interesting.

After the absurd and ridiculous list of winners of the Golden Globe Awards came out, for a month, the attitude of Endeavour Elite Agency was very friendly, which disappointed the news media who had been expecting to see a good show.

Although the media all know that under normal circumstances, an artist will not be serious about the award ceremony. There are also very few in the long river, not to mention the Golden Globe Awards have always been exquisite - it can be seen from the fact that the cake of the winners list is so evenly divided, they seldom have bad relations with the artists; but everyone is still looking forward to more sparks. , after all, Hugo has caused the uncrowned kings to suffer many times before this - they also look forward to this Golden Globe Award to experience this kind of taste.

However, Hugo refused a positive response on the grounds that the filming was being closed. This was also considered by the media to be Hugo’s silent protest, while Charlize’s testimonials on the night of the ceremony and Rick’s remarks in an interview after the event were too simple. With disdain. This is also considered by the media to be the most extreme response Hugo has made within the allowable range.

The media generally believe that Endeavour Elite Agency does not want to have a bad relationship with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. After all, they do not yet have the strength of the three major agencies.

In this way, the results of this arm wrestling between Endeavour Elite Agency and the Golden Globes are almost equal: Hugo missed the award ceremony for three consecutive years, which affected the whole ceremony a lot, and it also rained the first time. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which has four nominations, is embarrassed.

But in turn, the Golden Globes only gave Hugo a painless consolation prize in the end, giving up the big hit "Death Ramble" and pursuing "Away from Casino", a head-to-head duel between Brad and Hugo Among them, the former who only won the nomination for the second time was selected, which not only blocked the audience of Youyou, but also prevented Hugo from making any comments in front of the media.

In such a comparison, the game between the two is indeed invincible.

Of course, the overwhelming criticism of the Golden Globes by the news media seems to have put countless pressures on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, but in fact the Golden Globes have won attention on the topic, making up for Hugo's absence. Attention loss, this kind of controversy is still within their acceptable range.

To be precise, Hugo still suffered a secret loss. The old-fashioned Golden Globes have a slight upper hand. They easily dismissed the strong Hugo of the past four years with a trophy for best actor in a musical or comedy. Especially for next year's awards ceremony, the Golden Globes have already seized the opportunity - this year we have rewarded you, so if you continue to be absent next year, this will not give us the whole association face.

But now the situation is completely different, Hugo actually took a private jet to Germany to attend the Berlin Film Festival - this is not a 20-minute distance from Burbank to Beverly Hills, but flew across the Atlantic to reach the other side of continental Europe. Rejecting the close Golden Globe Award and choosing Berlin, which can only be reached by a long-distance flight of more than ten hours, also makes the Golden Globe Award a complete joke.

But the problem is that in the face of such a situation, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has no way to complain publicly, because Rick has been saying, "As long as time allows, Hugo will be there... The Golden Globes, the Berlin Film Festival. Anyway..." Even if they accused them directly, Rick could fully justify: there was no time a month ago, but after a month of rushing to work, Hugo can now make time for it.

Just as Hugo and Endeavour Elite Agency have no way to publicly condemn the Golden Globe Award winner list for being biased, now the Golden Globe Awards have no way to accuse Hugo of choosing to attend the Berlin Film Festival, one of the three major film festivals in Europe. If the Hollywood Foreign Press Association does not defend itself, all speculations will only be surging under water; once they defend and all the controversies surface, they will only lose face.

It seems that not long ago, the Ballon d'Or cost Hugo a secret loss, but now the situation has completely reversed.

Hugo's choice to attend the Berlin Film Festival also put the Golden Globes in a dilemma again.

The major media are condemning the absurdity of the Golden Globe Award winners list. One upset is called wonderful - everyone is looking forward to the emergence of an unexpected surprise; the emergence of two upsets is called surprise - this is an awards ceremony. The embodiment of personality; the appearance of three unpopular people makes people a little confused, and there is a large unpopularity, which is quite speechless. The Golden Globes are not independent spirit awards.

Now, Hugo’s actual actions coincide with the media’s views. Unintendedly, the media are constantly building momentum for Hugo, which finally pushed Hugo to go to Berlin to participate in the film festival – different from the Golden Globe Awards , the Berlin Film Festival is an art film festival in the true sense, and Hugo's three works last year can be regarded as masterpieces of art films. No one will forget that "Before Sunrise" won the best award at the Berlin Film Festival last year. The director's Silver Bear Award affirmation.

Hugo's attendance at the Berlin Film Festival also reaffirmed his stance as an actor rather than a star - which is what Hugo has always insisted on, but this time, this insistence is fueled by the media, allowing the golden ball In an instant, the prize became a pig who looked in the mirror.

It is conceivable that after today's news comes out, the entire United States will usher in a violent earthquake. The madness and sincerity of the more than 150 journalists at the door, Sam only vaguely touched a little sense of reality at this moment. .

Sam couldn't help but sigh again and again. He only now really understands what Rick's remarks in the previous interview mean, and he also really understands the reason why the past month has been calm. Endeavour Elite Agency has thrown it in the face of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. This slap in the face is really too loud. If it goes a step further, "Death Ramble" has been well-received at the Berlin Film Festival...and even won an award...

Thinking of this, Sam couldn't help but get excited. Looking at the red cheeks in his sight, Sam finally knew the ecstasy in the reporters' hearts at this time.

Indeed, the reporters were in a state of absolute excitement at this time. When they learned that Hugo was going to attend the Berlin Film Festival, the news of the bomb explosion immediately made everyone feel as if they were doping, and they all knew know what that means. The irony is that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association should know better what it means—they are themselves an organization of foreign journalists whose media outlets are outside North America.

The crowd surrounding Hugo stopped at the stairs of the plane, and Sam and Tony also stopped quickly. The two of them also took the initiative to step forward and cooperate with their colleagues to block the surging crowd, and then Sam I heard Hugo behind him say, "Thank you for your concern for me."

Hugo's words made the reporters quiet one after another, because everyone knew that Hugo was finally going to respond positively.

Sam looked up, but found that behind the floor-to-ceiling glass of the waiting hall on the second floor, there were crowds of people standing there. Obviously everyone noticed the riot here. The waves coming down will be more turbulent.

"As you all know, I have been busy filming 'Independence Day' for more than a month. Although the work has been relatively easy in the past two weeks, our progress is slightly ahead of expectations, but the advantage is not much. , so we still need to continue to work hard." In response to this kind of scene, Hugo seemed to be at ease, with a smile on his face all the time, his speech was unhurried and clear, but before he knew it, he had already mastered it. The initiative of discourse - the difference in the order of speaking and the distribution of emphasis, often produces unexpected effects, which is the art of speaking.

Hugo took the lead in mentioning the work of the "Independence Day" crew, and he has blocked all the speculations of the reporters about the Golden Globe Award in his throat, "According to the original plan, I will also be absent this week in Berlin to kick off the curtain. Film Festival, Tim and Susan will represent the crew in Berlin to promote 'Death Walk'."

As Hugo said, in fact, the Berlin Film Festival has opened on February 15, and Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon are already in Berlin. "However, a German friend of mine, who happened to be in a hurry and needed to go back to Berlin, sent me a friendly invitation so that I could go to Berlin to join Tim and Susan and contribute to the promotion of the film. Strength. After careful discussion with the crew including Roland, I got permission and decided to go to Berlin, and I will be back as soon as possible within three days to continue the intense shooting of 'Independence Day'."

"Thank you for your attention to me, and I hope you can pay more attention to the 'Death Walk' in Berlin. Thank you everyone." After Hugo finally expressed his thanks again, he didn't give the reporters time to ask questions, and just turned around and left. On the flight ladder.

"Hugo, what's your opinion on the Ballon d'Or", "Are you dissatisfied with the Ballon d'Or", "Don't you think it's too much to miss the Ballon d'Or and go to Berlin", " Are you protesting?", "Does this mean you think the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy doesn't make any sense"...

Countless questions swarmed in an instant, but Hugo didn't stop, and walked straight into the plane, calmly shaking hands and hugs with the flight attendants standing at the door of the cabin, leaving only the red-faced reporters standing in the original place. land.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew, and everyone shivered involuntarily. The sound of "hula la" was particularly loud, as if it was the crisp sound of palms and cheeks.

Sam looked back at Hugo who was still standing at the door of the cabin, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and his mood was soaring.