Chapter 1807 1807 A lot of focus
The reporters stood under the stage, looking at Hugo on the stage, wondering how Hugo would deal with the situation on the scene next. Today is quite special. The crew of "Los Angeles City Secret" needs to rely on the power of reporters to carry out preliminary publicity. As the producer, Hugo cannot ignore the reporters, nor can he confront the reporters head-on. In other words, the uncrowned kings who have the initiative today are the ones who take the initiative. So, there is nearly half an hour before the press conference officially begins, how will Hugo deal with the restlessness of the reporters on the scene?
Hugo walked to the side stage and thought for a while, then left the stage, stood beside him and discussed with Curtis, David and others in a low voice. The reporters instantly started to cheer the uncrowned kings again to suffer too many losses in Hugo's hands. They finally seized an opportunity to make a prank. How could they be willing to give up?
There were even reporters who started to hit with inflatable sticks, making the scene sound like the Staples Stadium during the Lakers' home game. This also made the onlookers outside the street start screaming and shouting, almost half the way down. The city has entered the carnival rhythm.
But in just a moment, Hugo stepped back onto the stage, but this time he did not go to appease the reporters on the scene, but instead greeted Kevin Spacey, Charlize Theron and others onto the stage. Now it was the turn of the reporters to be confused: Should the press conference start early? This should not be because many invited media have not arrived at the scene. After all, it is still early to the actual opening time.
Hugo lowered his head and communicated with Kevin and Charlize for a few words, and then he saw a group of people stepping onto the stage one after another. The reporters below the stage had different postures in a blink of an eye. Some were still making noise, some were whispering to discuss the situation, and some simply picked up the camera for side shots, which controlled the situation of joking on the spot to a certain extent.
As more and more people walked onto the stage, the chaos turned into a stage, even more lively than the one below. At the same time, staff began to move benches and backrest chairs to the stage, becoming busy on the stage.
Gradually, the reporters all understood that this was a group photo, just like... it was like a college graduation photo.
In Hollywood, the crew will of course take group photos, but more often they choose to take commemorative group photos when the crew is finished filming. It is very rare at the opening ceremony because the opening ceremony is more of a publicity function. Those who can attend the opening press conference are the protagonists of the crew, as well as big-name actors, directors, screenwriters, etc. As for group photos, no one cares at all, just take photos of the protagonist.
"Russell, come here." Hugo shouted loudly at Russell who was standing in the corner. Russell couldn't help but hesitate, looking at Hugo, Kevin, Charlize and others, at a loss. Then Hugo saw Heath next to him, with a smile on his lips outlined, and looked back at the roughly lined up formation, "Heath, come here too, hurry, hurry."
Russell and Heath ran over quickly, and Hugo gave a brief introduction to Kevin and Charlize, but they had obviously met briefly just now. "Russell, you are one of the main characters, you need to stand in the middle. Heath, you can stand in the middle of the second row, stand next to James Cromwell and David Stratzen, and distract a little bit of focus." James Cromwell plays the final villain in the movie.
Heath looked at the senior seniors who had already stood in the queue and was stunned. The second row was almost the backbone of Hollywood. Maybe they rarely played the protagonists of the movie, but they were all golden supporting roles, and they often appeared much more times in the movie than the protagonists.
When James Cromwell heard Hugo's words, he showed a gentle smile and waved to Heath, "Young man, come here." As he said, he also signaled David next to him to move and move away from his position. Heath hesitated for a moment, then ran over in a small step, feeling very happy and excited.
Russell stood alone, but was a little restrained. He looked around and didn't know where he should be. Hugo walked to the backrest chair in the first row and pointed at the middle position, "Charlize, sit down, you will rely on you to get the page today." This sentence made everyone laugh, "Russell, sit down to Charlize's right, Kevin goes to another position." As he said, Hugo sat down on Charlize's left, and then let Curtis sit down on his left.
Russell looked at the seat arrangement and looked back at Kevin with great anxiety. He seemed to think that Kevin should be sitting on Charlize's right hand, but Kevin didn't care at all and sat down on the chair with one seat between Charlize. On his right hand was Brian Helgrand. "Russell, come and sit down." Kevin also took the initiative to greet him.
At this time, Hugo stood up again with the microphone, "I don't know if you understand the basic situation of our crew, but as you can see, this is a huge crew, and there are more than 90 core staff members in the crew. If you are interested, you can also look back. Although I want them to stand up together, considering that after the press conference, we still need to do filming, so we can only feel wronged. "
Hugo's words made the busy staff whistle, and the reporters couldn't help but chuckled, "Now, the entire crew is here. I hope everyone can leave a memorial for us, just take group photos as cuckoo's.nest."
This simple sentence caused everyone to burst into laughter, and even reporters whistled, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively. "Cuckoo Nest" actually refers to the classic movie "Flying Over the Crazy Asylum (literally translated as Flying Over the Cuckoo Nest)".
Hugo sat down again and straightened his back. The reporters instantly began to press the shutter to record this special moment. This was not only an ingenious opening ceremony, but also a special publicity ceremony. It only requires a group photo of the "Luocheng Confidential" crew, which is enough to become a topic, whether it is the academic teasing of the photo itself, the humorous view of "Dujuan Nest", or the discussion caused by the characters in the photo.
On this photo, people can clearly see the powerful cast, Hugo Lancaster, Kevin Spacey, Charlize Theron's powerful combination, and Russell Crowe, who is highly favored by people in the circle, has a huge starring lineup, easily surpassing works such as "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Stolen Fire" and have become a model of a star-studded and powerful cast in recent years; there are also a number of strong blue-collar actors such as James Cromwell, Danny DeVito, David Stratzen, and Lang Rifkin. Before the filming started, people are full of expectations for the performance of the movie.
Among them, the acting showdown between Hugo and Kevin is obviously attracting much attention. Last year, Kevin defeated Hugo's stunning performance in the "Seven Deadly Sins" with a wonderful performance in "Seven Deadly Sins" and won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor Little Golden Man. Later, the crew also revealed that Hugo won the role of Anonymous in the "Seven Deadly Sins" and defeated Kevin at the last moment, which also made the collision of acting skills between the two full of countless highlights.
The second collaboration between Hugo and Charlize is also full of expectations. "Before Sunrise" allows people to see Hugo's screenwriter skills, and also let people know Charlize's beauty and acting skills. Moreover, this work allows Charlize to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress for the first time, and even wrote a story. What kind of sparks will the two people collided with this collaboration, and what kind of storybook will the handsome man and beautiful woman partner interpret? The reporters are already ready to play.
After the group photo was taken, the staff moved the chair off the stage and then began to set up the long table for the press conference. After all this was ready, there were only less than five minutes left before the official start of the press conference. At this time, the reporters suddenly realized that Hugo used a small method to divert the reporter's attention; it was also a small gimmick, adding some topics to today's opening ceremony. Sure enough, it was a clever one.
But the reporters didn't have time to upset because the press conference was officially unveiled soon.
Almost all topics are fired at Hugo, Kevin, and Charlize. This is completely expected. Especially the new work that Hugo took on after "Independence Day" has carried many hopes. In this regard, Hugo can only say, "Every work is a new beginning. I hope that the work can bear huge expectations and doubts like the "Seven Deadly Sins" in the beginning, and finally prove myself with the work. Of course, this is just my wish. At least I should work harder today, otherwise the work will be ruined, and I can't blame the audience, right?"
Faced with Hugo's joke, the reporters chuckled, and then Hugo continued, "We have a group of very outstanding actors in our work. I have begun to look forward to the next work. However, before looking forward, I will worry about myself first, because I haven't performed for more than 18 months, so I think the thing I need to worry about the most is myself." This made everyone laugh, and even everyone sitting on the stage laughed out loud, "I'm telling the truth. In addition to Kevin and Charlize, Russell is also one of the main characters, and he will assume the responsibility of the main role in the movie. Russell is also a very outstanding actor. If you are interested, you can go to the actors to investigate his information."
Chapter completed!