Chapter 15 - 015 Pies come

Hugo lifted his eyes from the script in front of him.The dense English letters on the script gave Hugo a headache, reminding him of the dismal days of doing English reading comprehension in junior high.However, unlike his school days, he was now a native English speaker; although his memories were only partially merged, he had no problems with English listening, speaking, reading, or writing.However, every time he read the script for a while, Hugo found it magical; even though he had personally experienced something as unbelievable as time travel, he still found it incredible.The news of the failed audition for "a river runs through it" was confirmed the next day.Even though the media's main focus was on the 49th Golden Globe Awards, many media outlets still reported the news that Brad Pitt had been selected for the lead role in "a river runs through it".The reason was simple: because the newly crowned Golden Raspberry Awards worst Actor, Hugo Lancaster, had failed to get the part.This left Hugo feeling quite dumbfounded.Although he failed the audition, Hugo didn't stay depressed for long.He realized that perhaps this time travel was truly his opportunity; if he gave up after just one failure, that was definitely not his style.Moreover, whenever he recalled the joy and happiness of being immersed in the performance during the "a river runs through it" audition, Hugo didn't want to give up; this was the moment he had dreamed of before time travel, so how could he be willing to miss it?This was the decisive factor for Hugo to get back on his feet!What Joseph had said before about there being many audition opportunities waiting for Hugo was clearly a lie.Although Hugo's situation in Hollywood couldn't be called notorious, it was undeniable that producers had to be more cautious when hiring Hugo.And Joseph also knew that after three consecutive failed works, the selection of Hugo's next work had to be very careful; if he failed again, perhaps Hugo's acting career would truly come to a temporary halt.Therefore, after the "a river runs through it" audition, Joseph got busy, constantly trying to find a suitable audition opportunity for Hugo.Unfortunately, without the help of Ron Meyer and Tracy Jacobs, Joseph's influence was indeed limited, and opportunities were naturally not easy to find.However, luckily, this also gave Hugo a buffer period to properly adapt to local life in Los Angeles.Joseph was indeed a very capable agent; although he was a newcomer, both his methods and mindset were excellent.He didn't make Hugo wait too long before getting a very excellent audition opportunity.Under the current circumstances, this was not easy at all; and when Hugo saw the script Joseph brought him, he was even pleasantly surprised, which made it even more rare.The script Joseph brought this time was "scent of a woman", a low-budget production with a $10 million budget from Universal Pictures, one of the eight major film companies."scent of a woman" was a remake of the 1974 classic Italian film "Woman Scent".The film told the story of a preparatory school student who served as an assistant to a grumpy, blind retired officer.The original film focused more on the past life of the male lead, Colonel Slade, but the script for the remake focused more on the relationship between the characters.Screenwriter Bo Goldman, who had written the classic film "one flew over the cuckoos nest", placed the perspective of the adapted story on a young student, revealing the true meaning of the story step by step through the changes in the relationship between the student and the Colonel."scent of a woman", which was still in the pre-production stage, had actually attracted a lot of attention because the producers had found the famous Al Pacino to play the male lead, Colonel Slade.The third work after Al Pacino became an Actor was "The Godfather", which had always been hailed as one of the best films in history.In this work, he acted opposite Marlon Brando without losing out at all, and thus received a nomination for best supporting Actor.After that, Al Pacino received nominations for academy award for best actor for three consecutive years for "Serpico", "The Godfather Part II", and "Dog Day Afternoon".He also became one of the best Actors in film history with his explosive performance, and was ranked alongside Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, and Jack Nicholson as the four genius Actors of the seventies.After entering the nineties, although "Dick Tracy" brought Al Pacino another nomination for best supporting Actor, the lackluster nature of "the godfather part iii" still disappointed many people.It wasn't that "the godfather part iii" was really that bad, but in the face of the glory of the first two parts of the series, the third part was indeed difficult to match.Before this, Al Pacino had taken a four-year hiatus from acting because of "Revolution", a film with a $28 million investment that only grossed less than $1 million.After his comeback in 1989, the success of "Sea of Love" and "Dick Tracy" did not return Al Pacino to his true peak.Now, facing the criticism of "the godfather part iii", Al Pacino's reputation was indeed not as good as it was ten years ago.Therefore, the response in the news media to Al Pacino taking the role of Colonel Slade in "scent of a woman" was very limited.People still held a conservative view on Al Pacino's resurgence.Universal Pictures only put up a budget of $10 million, and from this point, one could also see their cautious attitude.But even so, the combination of Al Pacino and Bo Goldman, plus the direction of Martin Brest, who had directed "Midnight Run", was still worth looking forward to.Especially for Actors, if they could play the student Charlie in the film and act opposite Al Pacino, this was definitely a rare opportunity.The role of Charlie required someone between twenty and twenty-five years old, possessing a humble, polite, and gentle student temperament.The attraction of this to young Actors was undeniable.Hugo didn't expect that Joseph would actually get him an audition opportunity for "scent of a woman"; it was truly a huge surprise.Although the news media had a relatively conservative attitude now and Universal Pictures was also cautious, Hugo, the soul who had traveled through time, clearly knew what a precious opportunity "scent of a woman" was.What "scent of a woman" was most praised for later was naturally Al Pacino's brilliant performance, which also allowed Al Pacino to finally win the academy award for best actor after six consecutive failures.Furthermore, the film itself also won nominations for best picture, best director, and best adapted screenplay at the Oscars, which could be described as receiving constant praise.More importantly, the box office performance of this film was also very impressive, and it was definitely a rare classic masterpiece.In "scent of a woman", although Charlie was only a supporting role, his screen time was actually not weak; it could even be said that it was almost on par with Colonel Slade, only the core of the narrative was on the Colonel, which made the distinction between the lead and supporting roles.The difficulty of the role of Charlie was naturally not comparable to Colonel Slade, but there was also a lot of room for performance in the character's inner struggle and transformation.If he could perform in "scent of a woman", this would not only be a breakthrough in Hugo's acting career, but most importantly, he could also act opposite Al and learn more from this great Actor.The appeal of this film was enough to make Hugo start to get excited.When Hugo got the script for "scent of a woman" from Joseph, he was almost unable to control his excitement and almost gave himself away in front of Joseph.At this moment, he deeply realized what a rare opportunity this time travel was.He had not only traveled through time, but he had also brought his knowledge, perspective, and experience from up to 2014 to 1992.This meant that the "opportunities" and "luck" that were hard to come by for other Actors could be easily realized for Hugo.What Hugo had to do was not wait for a pie to fall from the sky and hit him, but to aim at the opportunities suitable for him and try his best to seize them.Now for Hugo, the opportunity was no longer a problem; his talent, his sweat, and his persistence were the keys to success.After getting the script, Hugo began to prepare for the "scent of a woman" audition.Joseph had already done his job as an agent, and he was still tirelessly seeking more audition opportunities, so the next step depended on Hugo's efforts.About a ten-minute walk from Joseph's house, at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard, there was a Starbucks located under the shade of the boulevard trees.Every day, Hugo would walk to the entrance of this Starbucks to read the script.The home of two bachelors was already a mess, and coupled with the fact that the environment in Joseph's house was really not good, Hugo simply went to the open-air seats outside Starbucks to read the script in such an open and spacious space.At the same time, he could also sunbathe and relax, which was indeed a good choice.Today, Hugo arrived at Starbucks early as planned, took a two-person seat outside, and started reading the script.This time, compared to the rush of "a river runs through it", there was enough time for Hugo to prepare, so he hoped to read the script carefully; not to appreciate it as an audience member like he did when watching the movie, but to stand from an Actor's perspective to truly understand the plot, lines, and the connections between characters.Hugo hoped to win the role of Charlie; his desire was unprecedentedly strong, so he would definitely go all out!After reading the script and feeling tired, Hugo stretched heavily to loosen his stiff back.Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a young man wearing sunglasses by the street chasing a young girl.The expression of the young girl, hidden behind her hair, seemed very impatient, constantly shaking her hand to refuse, but the young man was unwilling to give up and kept chasing.This, flirting with a decent girl in broad daylight?Shouldn't one "roar when seeing injustice, and strike when it's time to strike, rushing through the nine provinces..."