Chapter 566: 566
When I heard the reporter's question, although Hugo was a little unhappy, it was not surprising. These were all expected situations. The reporter had been bothered once at the premiere of "Schindler's List". Obviously, they would not give up easily. They only avoided an attack by Anthony Bond Stewart a few days ago. Now that innovative artist agency has participated, the reporter is naturally even more curious.
So, Hugo was not angry either, but shrugged and said calmly, "No, I have no plans to change my agent for the time being. Qiao's work is very dedicated, and our cooperation will continue."
"Do you mean 'pulp novels'?" A reporter below shouted directly. Hugo looked forward and saw that he was an unrecognizable reporter. After looking at the name of his newspaper, it turned out to be "Us Weekly". Hugo had a good impression of this gossip magazine because of James Rat, but today the reporter had a strange face.
Hugo smiled and nodded, "Yes." It seems that the Weinstein brothers have started to do early promotion. Hugo joins a low-cost independent film like "Pulp Novel", which is absolutely good for the crew, so there is naturally no need to hide it; and for Hugo, he felt that there was nothing to make a fuss about, and he was also happy that he could become a member of "Pulp Novel", so of course he admitted it neatly.
However, when he heard Hugo's affirmative reply, the dozen reporters in front of him showed very strange expressions. The reporter from "US Weekly" blurted out and asked, "Why?" Obviously, he was puzzled by Hugo's decision.
Hugo knew the reporters' thoughts, and they had the same view as Joseph. Hugo could guess that two-thirds of professionals in Hollywood could not understand Hugo's choice, which made Hugo sneer. This was called "I don't know the gold and jade" without knowing it.
"Because this is a good script? Quentin is a good director? I believe this will be a good movie?" Hugo's series of rhetorical questions made the reporters in front of him say. The irony in Hugo's words was really clear. There were also reporters who planned to ask again, but Hugo did not intend to give them a chance. "Today I appeared at the premiere as a friend of Leo. I think we should not limit the topic to me."
Although Hugo said this, it was obvious that the reporter would not let him mercy. Then a reporter stood up and asked, "Hugo, Uma Thurman said in an interview yesterday that she did not think you would fire your current agent. She said that you have always been a person who attaches great importance to friendship. She believes that these recent rumors are false. You confirmed this just now, so what do you think of Uma?"
Uma? Hugo didn't expect Uma to speak for herself at this moment. This was really abnormal, but Hugo didn't pause too much and said with a smile, "Hehe, thank you for your praise. I think this has solved a lot of problems for me."
"Uma also confirmed that she will star in 'Pulp Novels' in the interview. What do you think about this?" The reporter's question followed made Hugo a little curious about the interview. What did Uma say in this interview. Hugo paid a little attention and found that the reporter did not have a working card. This is too abnormal. Could it be a reporter from the "National Inquiry"?
Although there were thoughts in my mind, Hugo's answer did not pause at all, "I am an actor, she is also an actor. I hope we can have a happy collaboration."
Before Hugo decided to star in "Pulp Novel", he actually considered this situation. Although he didn't know what would happen if he really collaborated, Hugo still hoped that he could show the actor's dedication and work with Uma to complete the filming of the movie.
"There was some unpleasantness between you in June this year. Are you not worried about cooperation?" The reporter was still chasing and fighting.
"I said last time that today's protagonist is 'different sky'. It's not me. Please don't focus the problem on me." Hugo curled his smile and emphasized seriously, then looked at the dozen reporters in front of him calmly, which immediately made the dozen reporters look terrified. The main reason was that Hugo was too friendly and warm just now, but the reporters became more and more eager, and now they are completely like falling into an ice cellar.
The reporters then remembered that just a few days ago, Hugo was alone facing nearly a hundred reporters without changing his expression, almost pointing at the nose of the reporters and accusing them of creating an ugly incident of witch trials. No one wanted to face Hugo like that, even if he could reveal more news, he would not want to.
"I answered the last time, I am an actor, and Uma is also an actor. I believe we will all focus on our performance work and work together to complete the filming of the work." Hugo's voice was very serious and formal. After saying that, he looked at the group of reporters in front of him, and then said, "I think my interview is over, goodbye."
"Hugo, you can't just leave like this..." But before the reporter finished speaking, he was overwhelmed by the question that the air-pressure reporter flocked to him.
"Hugo, haven't you ever thought about changing a partner?"
"I heard that Universal Pictures offered $15 million in a film offer to invite you to star in a movie. Is this true?"
But Hugo's footsteps did not stop at all. He directly handed over the recording equipment to the host standing next to him, and left without looking back. Only a dozen reporters stood there with annoyed expression, and then all looked angry at the reporter who had no work card just now. He finally encountered such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but now they were all destroyed, which is really disappointing.
After Hugo entered the Fox Theater, he saw Toby Maguire who had arrived at the theater. A smile immediately appeared on Hugo's face, "Hey, Toby."
"Hugo, you're here." Toby's tender baby face also showed a bright smile. Compared to when he met, Toby was getting more and more relaxed in front of Hugo, and his smile gradually increased. He was indeed a slow-tempered person. "Leo is so happy." Since Hugo was in a whirlpool recently, Leonardo originally thought Hugo would not want to appear in front of the media, but Hugo still came to the scene for Leonardo. Not to mention Leonardo, even Toby was extremely excited. "I guess the reporters outside would be so happy."
Seeing that Toby was actually teasing himself, Hugo laughed, but he did not refute Toby, but looked around, "Can you find the 'Los Angeles Times' today?" Hugo was still a little curious about what Uma said in the interview, otherwise he would have continued to know nothing and would be too passive when facing reporters.
"Of course, there is a newspaper shelf at the entrance." Toby said, although he was puzzled, he still spoke. Although the Fox Theatre is often used as a premiere venue, it is usually an ordinary cinema, so there is a rest area in the hall, so naturally there are newspapers and magazines for the audience to enjoy while waiting.
Hugo walked over and found the "Los Angeles Times" on the newspaper shelf. After flipping around, he found an interview about Uma in the entertainment version. It turned out that it was because "Pulp Novels" confirmed the male and female protagonists one after another. Uma was interviewed. Hugo noticed a detail that Uma only took over the script after she confirmed her performance.
The reason why Hugo noticed this was because he remembered that Quentin said that there were some problems with the choice of other roles, so even if he promised before, it probably wouldn't be able to start filming. Could it be that Quentin has been convincing Uma?
In this interview with Uma, she inevitably mentioned her relationship with Hugo. After all, the news hype that the two of them had been released in Seattle during the period when the news was well known. Uma apologized for her remarks at that time. She blamed the remarks as "I realized at that time how good a man I missed and was very angry with myself. This anger was transferred to him, so I said some irrelevant words." Then Uma expressed her apologies again and again.
What a clever excuse to blame everything for love. This Tai Chi method is very beautiful.
Uma was then interviewed about the rumors that Hugo was about to fire her meritorious agent. Uma stood firmly on Hugo's side. She thought Hugo was not such a person. She also said that Hugo was a person who valued friendship very important, and Hugo and Joseph were very close friends. "I sometimes even envy the tacit understanding between them, so, you know, this is impossible, and Hugo would not fire Joe."
Apart from these, Hugo is not mentioned in other content. Most of them are Uma's expectations and opinions about the script "Pulp Novel", as well as some interesting stories about how Quentin convinced her to appear in this work.
Hugo fell into deep thought when he looked at this report. At a high point, Uma was sending a friendly signal to him, because the next two people would work together to shoot a movie and get along day and night. If the relationship is very bad, it would be a disaster for the entire crew.
But Hugo couldn't convince herself that this was all the truth. Maybe after the trust was broken, it really couldn't be reproduced. There was a voice in Hugo's mind saying: Uma wanted more than just this. But Hugo had no evidence to support this idea.
Hugo clenched his fists slightly and told himself: Don't think randomly. He has never been a person who thinks negatively, so he told himself that maybe all this was just because of what happened before that he could not trust Uma, which would lead to signs of such paranoia.
At this time, Samora's cheerful voice called Hugo back, "Hugo, can I eat the buffet now? Or do you have to wait for the premiere to end?"
Chapter completed!