Rob stood by the long table and looked at it on both sides. It was not appropriate for him to sit on either side, because there were only five people in total. If he sat face to face, one person would inevitably face the air. So he walked to the side of the long table, asked for a chair and sat down, "I'd better sit here."

In this way, Hugo, Joseph, and Brad, and Martin were seated on the other side, and the position was immediately corrected. Originally, Hugo thought there were at least five people auditioned, but now it seems that he and Brad are two of them, and of course, the current first candidate Tom Cruise.

Opposite Hugo is Brad, Rob on the left and Joseph on the right. He and Brad's eyes were in contact. The two young men exchanged smiles and then quickly looked away. Hugo could see the high fighting spirit in Brad's blue eyes, the vigorous and confident posture seemed to be full of sparks. Although Hugo and Brad had not yet reached the stage of sparks of life-and-death struggle, there was no doubt that after "The Love of the Great River", the two met again, and no one was willing to lose in the competition.

As a senior agent, Martin spoke up and started to speak as soon as he sat down. "This is your first work in two years. I heard that you have been preparing for a long time, but it makes us look forward to it. Brad and I were revisiting 'When Harry Meets Sally' last month, right?"

Brad knew that the last question was about him, so he immediately took it on, "Yes, I was still asking Martin at the time, saying that if you shoot a movie in the future, I would be better off winning an audition."

Hugo looked at the two people on the opposite side singing double acts skillfully, and Hugo and Joseph had only been together for two months and obviously lacked tacit understanding. He was not nervous at all. He also took the time to turn his head and glanced at Joseph, as if saying "Look at how outstanding Martin's ability is", but Joseph glared back fiercely.

"Directoral work is always hard, right? I don't want my directorial career to be just one movie when Harry meets Sally." Rob looked up and down with a smile on his face. In fact, his words were gentle, not stiff or sarcastic, but this answer made both Martin and Brad a little stiff, and he could only smile and nod.

Looking at the two people on the other side who were not good at getting off the battlefield, Hugo and Joseph laughed unscrupulously.

"Let's order first. I've missed their grilled chicken breast for a long time." Rob read the menu very seriously, and looked really hungry. "Actually, the chicken noodles are also very good."

Hugo originally wanted to speak out, but after all, it wouldn't work to be a passive gourd during the audition, but looking at Robert's appearance, he obviously didn't plan to get into business from the beginning, so he carefully read the menu. The United States is an immigrant country, and they do not have their own special dishes. When he saw this menu roughly, Hugo could see it in addition to fried chicken and fried chicken, which made Hugo begin to miss the rich and diverse dishes in China before.

"Hugo, how about it? Are there any dishes you feel satisfied with?" Rob took the initiative to raise the topic. It seemed that Brad had just shown it, so he planned to give Hugo a chance.

"Uh, I don't know. I saw Mrs. Nott's famous fried chicken." Hugo was really reading the menu, so he seemed a little intermittent when answering the question. He was reading the detailed explanation under the dish, "I was thinking, since this is really a fried chicken made by Mrs. Nott?" Since the store is called Nott's berries, this dish should be one of their signatures.

Hugo's words made the four men next to him chuckled, including the two competitors on the other side. Although Martin's smile was more disdainful, Hugo couldn't help but smile, "Okay, I know, I'm not a food expert, I admit this sad fact."

"Since you're curious, please click here and try it." This is the comment given by Robert.

Hugo really ordered this dish called "Madame Nott's famous fried chicken". After experiencing the appetizer and salad, when Hugo saw the main course served, he was really shocked. There were only four pitiful wings on a white plate, "Well, are you sure you're full?"

Although Hugo lowered his voice, except for Joseph on his right hand, the other three people also heard it. Brad's eyes were filled with smiles. Today's focus should be audition, and eating is not the protagonist. However, Hugo was right. As a staple food, this plate of "famous fried chicken" does not seem to fill his stomach, but Hugo seemed to have put the point wrong. But it is undeniable that Hugo's honesty is a kind of straightforwardness, not that kind of rustic, ignorant vulgarity, which makes people not only unable to hate, but also can't help laughing.

But Martin Baum, as an agent, didn't think so. He said with a smile, "If you don't have enough food, you can continue to order." This sentence is ironic, just like Hugo came here to eat for nothing.

Robert is not surprised by such a scene. In Hollywood, there is no day to stand out without competition. Being humble and courteous will not see the future. Martin's verbal dispute is just a splash. But Robert doesn't want to sit here and watch them quarrel, so he took the initiative to speak, "The Rodney King incident will be held next month, right? I have seen the front page of the 'Los Angeles Times' report on this incident for two weeks in a row. It's probably going to be very lively recently."

Although Rob seems to be just a chat, everyone here, including Hugo, knows that this is an audition. The conversation besides greetings is not just a chat. The Rodney-Kim incident involves court debates, and can also be regarded as a variant topic of Robert's audition for "Yihai Xiongfeng".

Brad obviously has more experience than Hugo who traveled through time, not only audition experience, but also "experience" as an American, so he quickly moved on to the topic, "We must uphold the justice of the law, don't we? The actions of the four policemen must be punished."

Hugo didn't react at first what the "Rodney-King incident" was talking about. He had only traveled for two months and was not familiar with the news events in the United States. But with Brad's answer, Hugo quickly understood it because even if he, an outsider, knew about this incident, caused a lot of controversy across the United States, and even had an immeasurable influence around the world.

"But, the one who made the real mistake was Rodney King, right?" Hugo said, "It was the media that dominated all this. They convicted the four white policemen, created public opinion, and led to the development of the current situation, right?"

Hugo's view was completely different from Brad, which made Brad suddenly raise his head and look at Hugo with confusion and anger. Even Robert was the same. His expression of disbelief made Hugo feel that he had done something unforgivable.

This is the thing. Rodney is a black man with a criminal record. He got drunk with two black buddies in March last year, but Rodney still insisted on driving his friend home, but he met a patrol officer. The patrol officer sounded the siren and asked Rodney to stop the car.

Rodney's friends realized that the police car was coming and asked Rodney to stop the car, but the drunk Rodney pretended to be crazy by drinking and began to play a speeding war on the road. In fact, Rodney knew that he was a parole criminal with a criminal record. If he was arrested for drunk driving, it would definitely be bad, so he began to flee.

But Rodney was still stopped by the police. After the patrol car asked for support, the police set up a net of heaven and earth and successfully blocked it with more than 20 police cars. After getting off the car, Rodney's two partners immediately put their hands behind their backs according to the rules and accepted the arrest of the police. However, Rodney knew that he was probably doomed, so he simply gave up and began to anger the police with various provocative postures.

The police gradually surrounded the police and made a verbal warning. After the failure, the four policemen stepped forward to try to capture Rodney, but the tall and powerful Rodney was not afraid at all. They began to fight with the four people despite a desperate battle, one of them was even knocked down, which stimulated the other three policemen to use high-voltage electric batons to put pressure on them. However, the strong Rodney actually stood up again and fought with the policemen for a minute. The policemen had to use the baton to savagely beat Rodney, and finally successfully subdued Rodney.

Surprisingly, this beating scene was filmed by a resident named George Holliday. He secretly took a total of 81 seconds of live video. This video did not capture Rodney's provocation, nor did he capture Rodney knock the officer to the ground. He only captured the scene of Rodney fighting with the officer and then suppressing the officer savagely.

The next day, George sent the video tape to KTLA, a local TV station in Los Angeles. KTLA TV station, which was originally frowning because of the continuous decline in ratings, was very treasured. After the president's decision, the editors cut the original video of 81 seconds into a sixty-eight seconds of TV screen, creating the illusion that a white police officer beat black citizens who had no power to fight back.

This video was repeatedly aired hundreds of times on major American TV stations, becoming a racial discrimination incident that caused sensation across the United States. Sensitive blacks believed that their lives were severely threatened, reminding people of the terrifying scenes of the Gulf War not long ago, and thus developed into a riot that caused sensation across the United States and even the world.

In this year, the Rodney King incident has become a thorn in everyone's heart. Its sensation is unmatched even this year's US election. The court debate that will kick off next month has gathered everyone's attention.
Chapter completed!