Chapter 1176 1176 Negative Image
Is Hugo an image of a good baby? Obviously not.
Although Hugo has created many docile, well-behaved and likable images, he has never been a good baby. Before he "reformed", he had racing, alcoholism, drugs, fights... negative news emerged one after another. At the beginning, it could be said that audiences across the United States witnessed the depravity of a star of tomorrow, just as Macaulay Culkin quickly disappeared like a meteor in the past year.
Compared to Macaulay, Hugo's previous image was even worse, so when he won the Golden Raspberry Award, countless media criticisms were not a gloating or taking advantage of the situation. They just reported according to facts, but instead watched Hugo fall step by step and feel a little overwhelmed.
Whether it is infinitely unreliable or infinitely brilliant, seeing too much of the same trajectory is annoying. What's more, for the news media, what they need is to be flirting with the old and old. If Hugo hadn't become the first actor in film history to receive the Golden Raspberry Award and is still the only actor to attend, the media would not have been reluctant to report it.
This is also the fundamental reason why the media habitually questioned Hugo after the Golden Raspberry Award. Now another three years have passed, and Hugo has not only returned to its peak, but also reached a height that it had never reached before. It is tied with the famous top superstars in Hollywood history. Under the Matthew effect, the media no longer questioned Hugo, but instead began to habitually praise it.
In fact, even in the past three years, negative news around Hugo has been constantly constantly, with a irritable temper, big names suspicion, Golden Globes incident, Witch trial, Houston incident, etc., including Hugo's repeated situations that made media reporters speechless.
Therefore, although Hugo's reputation is gradually rising and his popularity is gradually exploding, in the public's mind, Hugo has never been an image of a good baby.
There are no rumors about Hugo being a big name. In Hollywood, as long as you are a heavy artist, there will be such rumors. Some people in the circle even joke that it is a sadness to not be a big name, because it shows that you are not worth enough and no one cares. Even a good man like Tom Hanks has been said to be a big name, but he was quickly suppressed by Rick Rosen because his image must not be related to these news.
But this time it seems different, because Hugo did not deny it, Rick did not deny it, and more importantly, the evidence is conclusive!
Anthony Bond Stewart of the National Inquiry newspaper was almost so excited that he fainted because he didn't miss it this time. He explored the "Seven Deadly Sins" crew for most of the day and obtained the most direct evidence. Obviously, Hugo had no room for quibbling, and he could finally reveal Hugo's true face in front of all audiences!
"At the grand opening ceremony of the 'Seven Deadly Sins', all the main members of the crew attended, including Hugo Lancaster. At the opening ceremony, Hugo talked and laughed with the members and seemed in a good mood. However, when the press conference began, Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, David Finch, Andrew Kevin Walker and other main members of the crew attended the event, but Hugo was missing.
Faced with Hugo's absence, producer Gianni Nunali said that Hugo was uncomfortable and temporarily went to the lounge to adjust. But the fact is that after the press conference, our reporter witnessed Hugo and Andrew chatting and laughing in the studio. Not only did he not have any physical fatigue, but he also seemed very relaxed.
It can be clearly seen that Hugo has no problem with his body. So, what is the reason why Hugo is absent from the press conference? This has forced us to think deeply.
At the opening ceremony, we can find a detail. There was no communication between Hugo and Brad, even if there was no eye contact. It is obvious that the competition between these two popular actors has spread from outside the venue to inside the venue, and the smoke of gunpowder was filled with the first day of the crew's start.
From the current public news of the "Seven Deadly Sins", we can tell that Hugo's pay is higher than Brad, but his role is obviously not as good as Brad. This is obviously unacceptable to Hugo, especially losing to his direct competitor Brad, which made Hugo indignant.
In addition to the special "Smelling the Scent of the Scent" and "Schindler's List", Hugo has not played supporting roles since the "Death Poetry Club", especially the glory of his career in the past two years, which has made Hugo step by step the most box office appeal representative in the United States. However, behind the glory of his career, there are hidden worries that are not easy to detect: Hugo's choice of works has taken a detour and has repeatedly clashed with big companies, which has made the big productions of big companies unwilling to cooperate with Hugo last week to shoot the "Mission Impossible". This is a recent example.
Under such circumstances, Hugo urgently needed more successful works to prove himself, so he chose the "Seven Deadly Sins".
Unfortunately, although Xinyi Film Company cannot be regarded as one of the eight major film companies in the strict sense, they obviously made accurate judgments. They took a fancy to Brad's box office potential and chose Brad to become the first male lead. After the defeat in the competition, Hugo hurriedly chose the "Seven Deadly Sins" and joined the crew halfway.
Since the male lead had already chosen Brad, Hugo could only settle for the second lead. But Hugo was still aggressive. First, he surpassed Brad in terms of pay, and then put pressure on the screenwriter, hoping to increase his role and strive to equalize himself and Brad's role.
The conflict broke out before the opening ceremony. When the crew was unwilling to compromise, Hugo chose to coerce and induce. So he refused to attend the press conference. In a hurry, the director and producer could only cover up Hugo and whitewash the peace. Judging from the happy conversation between Hugo and the screenwriter afterwards, Hugo had achieved his goal.
Then Brad's always cloudy expression was reasonably explained.
Obviously, when facing hidden dangers and fluctuations in his career and signs of going downhill, Hugo lost his previous calmness and calmness, gradually revealed his true face, using his popularity as a threat, using his connections to exert pressure, and using his achievements as a bargaining chip to achieve his goals. Although he doesn't know whether the "Seven Deadly Sins" is worthy of his doing this, and whether this work can become Hugo's turnaround, at least in Hugo's view, it is enough to be able to beat the aggressive Brad.
For his own selfishness, Hugo let the ninety-three reporters who rushed to Burbank specifically for interviewing him, refused to attend the press conference, and threatened the crew to collectively help conceal it, and even forced his tyranny to compromise. This was not only unprofessional and irresponsible, but also a disappointment to the audience who loved him and loved him, and a wrong demonstration. After his career rate reached its peak, Hugo had gradually lost himself.
The Macaulay Calkin-style tragedy is still in front of you. Is Hugo Lancaster going to be another negative image representative of Hollywood Vanity Fair? This is really worrying."
"Mr. Bond" Anthony Stewart has indeed two tricks, three points of lies and seven points of truth, and has weaved a news report with conclusive evidence, especially describing all the "Ninety-Three Journalists" as the details of going to Burbank for interviewing Hugo, which undoubtedly caused a lot of hatred.
"National Inquiry" is not those professional newspapers. It is a supermarket tabloid that lives by gossip. As long as there is no special incident like the witch trial, no matter how nonsense they make, their influence will be limited. At least readers will not condemn them for "false reports". Because everyone knows that gossip supermarket tabloids, if you read it, you will laugh it off. Believe it or not.
But people ignore a fact. Many times they seem to be unbelievable on the surface, but subconsciously they have been influenced by supermarket tabloids like the "National Inquirer". A word "groundless" is enough to make them plant the seeds of doubt. This is the power of gossip. What it requires is not people's trust, but people's curiosity and doubt.
Therefore, the "National Inquiry News" did not write a report like formal news, but wrote a speculation similar to a novel, and even vividly described Hugo's mental journey of playing a big name. It is true and credible!
If the "National Inquirer" is just gossip, then the next day, the Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, USA Today and other newspapers and magazines confirmed the news. Although they only confirmed the fact that "Hugo did miss the press conference", the seeds of doubt left in people's minds still gradually sprout and grow.
Faced with such a situation, the crew of the "Seven Deadly Sins" and Rick Rosen both issued official statements that Hugo was indeed feeling unwell yesterday, so he temporarily missed the press conference. The doctor proved that Hugo was physically weak due to food poisoning and needed three to five days to rest before he could re-enter the crew for filming.
However, the official statement of the crew not only did not clarify the facts, but instead made it worse. People believed more: Hugo was taking Joe and playing a big shot!
Because if Hugo really responds sincerely, first of all, he will show up in person. Even if he is sick, he can do an interview with the reporter. If he is unwilling to show up, he is worried that the fact that he pretends to be sick will be exposed; secondly, Hugo will at least act like a gesture, make up for the regret of not attending yesterday, and clarify the misunderstanding.
But unfortunately, Hugo didn't have it. It was just a press release from the crew and the agent. What does this mean? It shows that Hugo is guilty.
Chapter completed!