Hugo had to admit that Elizabeth's flirting was far too obvious.If the person before him had been a young girl, it would have been a pleasure, but unfortunately, it was a housewife old enough to be his mother, which made it far less pleasant.Watching Elizabeth's peacock-blue eyeshadow flicker in his field of vision, Hugo felt a wave of helplessness.Elizabeth's calloused fingertips slid across Hugo's abdominal muscles; this move, so clearly flirtatious, startled Hugo, and he felt a light patch of goosebumps rise on his abdomen.This made Hugo feel somewhat flustered; he had never encountered such a situation and naturally didn't know how to handle it.In his urgency, a solution flashed through his mind, and he ultimately decided to advance as a way of retreating.Hugo raised his right hand, took hold of Elizabeth's palm that was lightly stroking his abs, pulled it slightly away from his body, and then lightly scratched her palm with his fingernail.His face still wore that warm, sunny smile, and a jolt of electricity made Elizabeth's muscles stiffen involuntarily before she withdrew her hand.This time it was Elizabeth's turn to be startled, though she did not show it on her face; instead, she cast a look at Hugo.If a beautiful woman had made that expression, it would certainly have been charming, but unfortunately, it did not suit Elizabeth, especially with that peacock-blue eyeshadow, which made the image of Susan Boyle flash constantly in Hugo's mind.This made the scene appear significantly more awkward.Elizabeth said softly to Hugo, "You certainly are experienced. Are you flirting with me?"Experienced? What did that mean?Hugo did not think deeply about it, but instead gave a light laugh, his clear, sunny smile blooming at the corners of his mouth, which made Elizabeth's already racing heart flutter even more irregularly."I thought this was part of the audition."Hugo's frank words made Elizabeth pause, and then she saw Hugo look at Jon, who had been sitting on the side watching the show."Right, Jon?"Hearing Hugo's call, Jon could not help but cough lightly in embarrassment.As the representative for the Actor's union, he had witnessed the entire process; although everything had happened covertly and nothing could be seen on the surface, Jon had been in this industry long enough to know that this was an unspoken rule, so he had no need to intervene.But rules were rules, and being called out so blatantly by Hugo made Jon's position quite delicate.Jon quickly withdrew his gaze, let it fall on Elizabeth, and said solemnly, "Can the audition begin?"Elizabeth had also recovered by now, taking a deep look at Hugo and scanning his robust physique up and down; that naked gaze made Hugo feel very uncomfortable.This time, Elizabeth quickly withdrew her gaze, the corners of her mouth curling into an arc."Next, try reading this script."Hugo knew the main event was about to begin.He gathered his thoughts, looked at the script Elizabeth handed over, took it with his right hand, and then placed it back on the table.Then, in the surprised gazes of both Jon and Elizabeth, he lowered his head and buttoned his shirt one by one.Watching Hugo's orderly movements, Jon was clearly struggling to hold back his laughter; he had not previously thought Hugo was someone so full of humor, especially when paired with Elizabeth's "unspoken rule" just now, Hugo's act of buttoning his shirt was even more comical.However, remembering that woman's instructions, Jon's smile immediately faded quite a bit.As for Elizabeth, there was still an undisguised astonishment in her eyes—or perhaps she simply did not want to disguise it—but the way she looked at Hugo had a hint of playfulness.In fact, for Hugo, reading lines with his shirt open made him feel like he was losing focus; either take the clothes off or button them up, one or the other was more appropriate.Hugo had just looked at the scene Elizabeth indicated, thought about the content, and finally decided that buttoning the shirt was more appropriate.After tidying his shirt, Hugo picked up the script again and scanned it with his eyes.Hugo was not an Actor with formal training; he was entirely self-taught out of interest.He did not know any acting methods and simply followed the classic characters in classic films, using imitation to study acting.He had been "studying" acting for five years and did not know if he had actually learned anything, but in any case, extras and supporting roles did not require acting skills.Today was his first formal audition, and Hugo did not know how he should handle it, so he ultimately decided to imitate his predecessors.Hugo had not seen a river runs through it, but he had seen legends of the fall.The characters Brad played in these two works were relatively similar, and today Hugo was going to imitate Brad's acting method in legends of the fall.Using Brad's acting method to compete against the real Brad Pitt was the crux of Hugo's lack of confidence today.But regardless, one always had to try to know; besides, Hugo was not copying him entirely. Even with the same character and the same acting method, the effect presented by different Actors would not be the same.Although he was not formally trained, Hugo knew the importance of understanding the lines, because he had discovered that many Actors had a special rhythm and tone when playing characters.To be precise, everyone's characteristics when speaking were different, and capturing the characteristics of how a character speaks was twice as effective for portraying the character.After reading the lines in detail, Hugo adjusted his breathing before opening his mouth to speak."Although, Paul and I received as much training in fishing as we did in theology."Hugo's voice was naturally very mellow, warm, and sunny, with a touch of melancholy, like velvet that made people intoxicated.At this moment, Hugo deliberately slowed down his speaking speed and softened his tone, which made this line of dialogue have a rhythm that reached deep into the heart."As Presbyterians, my father believed that human nature is inherently evil, and only by acting according to God's will can one regain strength and beauty."This line was a complete sentence composed of three clauses.Hugo adjusted his breath to be slow, which made the whole sentence spoken unhurriedly, adding a bit of a wise man's realization, making the words become profound."To him, salmon, like eternal redemption, are a grace of God. This grace comes from art, and art is not easily attained."Hugo was originally a musician, so he had a special rhythm in his grasp of the lines, presenting a line of dialogue full of wisdom in the manner of a sonnet, with an unexpectedly brilliant effect.It could be said that Hugo had his own understanding of the lines, and he tried his best to combine the character with the lines.If he had performed this line with his shirt open, it would certainly have been ridiculous; Hugo had considered the content of the lines when he buttoned his shirt, and now it seemed it was clearly a wise choice.When the lines were finished, Hugo still felt a bit unsatisfied; this line left him too little room to perform, and he had just entered the zone when the lines were already over.But even so, Hugo was very satisfied; he enjoyed the process of performing very much.Before today, the longest line Hugo had in a performance was only of this weight, and today he had received such a significant performance opportunity in an audition, which was truly the best thing.After the performance of the lines, Hugo looked at Elizabeth with full expectation.He was still very satisfied with his performance just now, but he did not know what kind of performance it would look like in the eyes of others.Besides the lines, there were his expressions, eyes, and movements; what kind of state the whole performance combined into had to be judged by Elizabeth.Jon, who was sitting on the side, was only an agent representing the Actor's union, but he had seen countless audition occasions.Hugo's audition performance was absolutely stunning, even if it was still a bit rough, but Hugo's grasp of the rhythm of the lines and his control over the character's emotions could clearly show his talent.The three terrible films, hudson hawk, fatal moment, and rock, had not completely consumed his talent.It should be known that before these three works, Hugo had become famous relying on his acting talent, not to mention his outstanding performance in dead poets society that made him famous overnight.It was only after that that Hugo's choice of works deviated seriously, which led to the successive "favor" of the Golden Raspberry Awards.In fact, this was a good thing; after polishing and precipitation, Hugo could still become an outstanding Actor, rather than just a vase relying on his looks.However, Jon knew that the decision-making power for the audition was not in his hands, and the situation he understood was not optimistic, so Jon could not help but look at Elizabeth.Elizabeth's expression was very calm, without too many special looks, but in fact, she was very appreciative of Hugo's performance just now in her heart.Although Hugo had just received the Worst Actor award at the Golden Raspberry Awards last night, not to mention his feat of three nominations in two years at the Golden Raspberry Awards, Elizabeth would not forget Hugo's famous work, dead poets society.In dead poets society, Hugo had played the character Neil Perry to the fullest, with his demeanor, eyes, body, and lines... all aspects reaching a height of integration, not at all inferior to the lead Actor, Robin Williams.And in the award season of that year, Hugo was unable to get any nomination for best supporting actor, an event that caused dissatisfaction throughout the critical circle.The performance just now reminded Elizabeth of Hugo's performance in dead poets society, and she saw Hugo's stunning, attention-grabbing talent again.However, it was a pity that many things had already been determined before Hugo participated in the audition, and Elizabeth had no intention of changing them."Hugo, do you have any special thoughts on this script?"Elizabeth failed Hugo's eager hopes and did not intend to comment on his performance, but instead changed the subject.Hugo did not know how the Hollywood audition process worked, but Elizabeth did not express any opinion on his performance and even intentionally changed the subject, which was clearly not normal.Hugo dropped his gaze back to the script in his hand; this line was actually not the line for Paul, the second son in a river runs through it, but the line for Norman, the older son.This kind of thing was not uncommon when Hugo participated in supporting role auditions before, but it was clearly noteworthy in a lead role audition.Could it be that his audition had already met with an accident before it started, or was it even destined to fail?This was just too strange!
