Chapter 1623 1623 Focus
"Welcome tonight's 'Tonight Show', I'm Jay Renault. After the opening of today, let's skip all the nonsense and warmly welcome our special guest, my best friend Hugo Lancaster."
Papa, thunderous applause and thunderous cheers made the entire studio start to shake. The deafening sound almost made the headphones of the studio director start to appear in noise. He had to take off the earplugs, and then stood up, expressing his welcome to Hugo with applause.
Hugo, with a bright smile on his face, appeared in everyone's sight, making the heat waves at the scene higher and higher. Just when he saw Hugo wavering, the scene was about to lose control.
Today Hugo wore a white shirt with black buttons and a round-neck T-shirt with a black-bottomed colored dog-headed dog head, paired with a light brown fine plaid suit pants and navy suede flat leather shoes. It was simple but grand, with a vibrant and vibrant look in elegance. It easily caught everyone's attention just by making a debut.
Hugo gave Jie a big hug, with a relaxed smile on his face, then walked to his guest sofa chair, waiting for the applause to come to an end, but the surging wave continued continuously, as if it would never stop. The director on the scene had to remind the audience three times that he could sit down, but he still returned in vain. In the end, Hugo tried twice before the scene gradually became quiet.
"It seems that the positions of the guests and hosts should be changed today." Seeing this scene, Jie teased.
Hugo shrugged, "I can also be considered half of the owner of the 'Tonight Show', right?" Jay couldn't help but be stunned. Hugo continued, "I noticed your word, 'best friend', I always thought that this was another way of saying by my family."
At the opening, Jie did not introduce Hugo as a singer or actor, but instead introduced it as "My Best Friend". This is actually a joke. Hugo is now making a counterattack, which made all the audience laugh. Hugo and Jie met so much that every time they laughed.
"I'm very glad that I didn't use 'my closest business partner' to introduce it." This sentence made many people laugh. If you have any knowledge of the news, you can know that Jie made some investments not long ago, but in the end, he failed. The partner fled directly with the money. Although the loss was not big, it made Jie very unhappy. Jie's irony now was obviously meaningful.
However, Jay did not give the audience more time to respond, and then said, "So, the income has been very good recently." After saying this, Jay stared at Hugo's eyes, as if Hugo dared to deny it, and he was about to destroy Hugo's humanity directly.
Hugo didn't react at the first time, but after noticing Jie's sight, he pursed his lips, lowered his head and started to take it in his pocket for a while. Finally, he took out a twenty-five cent coin and placed it on Jie's table.
All the audience witnessed this moment, and then everyone burst into laughter. Hugo spread his hands innocently, pointed to his pants pocket, and shook his head helplessly. This made Jie laugh, "There are so many topics about you recently. Let's first clarify one thing. Is the box office of "Independence Day" about to exceed 500 million, which makes you happier? Or is the single "Young Volcanoes" that won't be so glorious that it bought 430,000 copies yesterday, which made you even more excited?"
This is also one of the most concerned topics of everyone lately, first "Independence Day" and then "Young Volcano", Hugo is climbing to an unprecedented height with an incredible posture. Even Malone Brando, even Michael Jackson, even Steven Spielberg, and even the Beatles, have no heights that can be reached.
Hugo pondered for a while, then replied seriously, "'Independence Day'."
Such a straightforward answer made everyone stunned. Everyone expected that Hugo would definitely hesitate and then make some polite, because this question is basically equivalent to asking "Do you like your left hand or your right hand", "Do you like your father or your mother", "Do you like singing or acting", maybe you have the answer in your heart, but you will never say it. Even if this is "Tonight Show".
But Hugo's answer did not hesitate at all, and he said it simply and neatly. This really made people unable to react at all. Even Jie couldn't help but be stunned, and then he squeezed out a sentence, "Why?"
"You know, there are five people who are glorious until death." Hugo's answer was also very simple, which made people stunned again. Then Jay reacted first, curled the smile at the corner of his mouth, and tried to suppress it, but it did not suppress it. After sketching it again, he burst out laughing.
Hugo was using Jie's previous question to answer the second question: there are five people who have glory until death, and the income from the money needs to be divided equally by five people; but as an actor, Hugo only has one person, and the 20 million yuan pay and two percent dividends received on "Independence Day" are all enjoyed by him alone.
Hugo's answer is really jumpy, but it is also full of explosive points, answering everyone's curiosity in the most interesting way.
When the others reacted, the scene was slowed down several times before it became hilarious. And Jie had already finished laughing and started to ask the next question, "So, let's talk about glory until death. Is this why you abandoned them today and came on the show alone?"
"Although they have never been adapted to interview programs, this is one of the reasons. But..." Hugo pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, that's why. It always seems too crowded under the spotlight, right?"
Looking at Hugo's serious expression, the scene was about to laugh, and Jay also grinned, "Before the single "Young Volcano" was released, what do you think of the Battle of the Century?"
"To be honest, my first reaction was: let me calm down." Hugo's words made everyone laugh. Hugo was disgusting the Oasis and Maria's provocations. "Maybe I can talk about the difficulties the band has encountered in the past year, and the peace we faced, including the difficulties in the production process of this new album, but... I think it will make you look like Oprah, so, maybe I should say..." Hugo shrugged, "The champion is ours! There is no doubt!"
"Oh oh!" The cheers and screams at the scene suddenly surged, and everyone was applauding Hugo's domineering words. At present, only Hugo is so qualified to say this in the United States. On September 23, the reality of the Battle of the Century also proved this.
"So, are you saying that Oasis and Maria are not competitors of glory until death?" Jay asked aggressively. This is also the usual style of most talk shows, including "Tonight Show", which is direct and real, and will not withdraw their words because they are concerned about the parties involved who are ridiculed.
Hugo couldn't help but chuckled, "I'm in the boxing ring now? Is this a straight punch?" Hugo's teasing made everyone chuck, but Jay did not retreat at all, and still stared at Hugo tightly, leaving Hugo with nowhere to escape. The smile at Hugo's lips did not solidify, but rose gently, "Let me say this, I don't think music can determine the outcome, because everyone has their own aesthetic orientation, sales do not represent everything. But in terms of music quality, I have absolute confidence in music that is glorious to death."
Hugo did not answer Jie's question positively, but in fact it was equivalent to answering the question positively. Jie showed a satisfied smile, "Let me see, 'Young Volcano' sold 430,000 copies in North America in just one day, and globally, the sales figure is... uh, 1.28 million copies." All the audience members took a breath, and Jie couldn't help but raise their eyebrows, "Yes, I was completely frightened when I saw this data, which was literally." This made Hugo burst out laughing.
"I know you said just now that sales cannot represent everything, but did you expect such a result before the single was released? A single can create such a terrible miracle in one day."
Listening to Jay's question, Hugo waved his hand repeatedly, "Of course not, to be honest, I don't know much about the specific sales numbers of the current singles. My agent Henry mentioned it to Neal once, but only said a rough number. At noon today, Michael called me and said he was a little jealous of my achievements. Although I knew that the sales volume of "Thunch" was mocking my pride at this moment, I was indeed a little fluttering when Michael said this to me."
The sales miracle created by the album "Thugger" is a height that cannot be broken at all. As the owner of this record, Michael was obviously surprised by the results of "Young Volcano".
"To be honest, the creation of the song "Young Volcano" is a momentary inspiration. I won't describe the creative process in detail, but I must emphasize that this is a very special song. Maybe from a technical point of view, it is not a perfect melody, but it is a song that belongs to all music lovers. I can find that kind of fanaticism about music between the melody and the lyrics. So, maybe this time, "Young Volcano" is so popular because I... are talented."
Just as everyone thought Hugo wanted to say that because of "the audience's enthusiasm for music", although such words were a bit old-fashioned, clichéd and polite, they were indeed the spirit condensed by the song "Young Volcano". But unexpectedly, Hugo gave everyone a surprise.
"Uh..." Jie was stunned again, then lit his chin slightly, with a helpless embarrassment expression, "We can't deny this fact, right?" The audience burst into laughter.
Chapter completed!