Watching Hugo's performance during the script reading just now, with his controlled rhythm and cadence, he firmly grasped the initiative in the dialogue through the weight and speed of his speech.In the script, Captain Kendrick is a tough nut to crack; he is an absolutely loyal soldier, so Daniel's confrontation with him is a clash of titans, and it also serves as a warm-up for the later confrontation with Colonel Jessup.Hugo successfully achieved this in his scene with Kiefer, keeping the rhythm of the entire conversation under control. Silently, he dug a big trap, and by the time his opponent realized it, they were already in quicksand, unable to pull themselves out.This ability to control the situation through rhythm was performed so brilliantly by Hugo that Jack could barely contain himself and started clapping.After Jack broke the tense atmosphere of the practice, everyone came back to their senses and finally understood the energy Hugo had injected into the script reading.This awe-inspiring ability left everyone stunned.The script reading lasted for five full days, and Hugo's outstanding performance spread throughout the entire crew.Although the Staff Member(s) still didn't give Hugo good looks, at least they wouldn't deliberately make things difficult for him anymore; they just weren't very enthusiastic, which really made Hugo breathe a sigh of relief.But the problem was, for some people, first impressions were enough to decide everything; no matter what happened later, it was hard to reverse the effect of that first impression.Alej was clearly one of them.Alej always believed that Tom was the most suitable candidate, not only because he was a loyal fan of Tom, but also because he thought Tom was the one who could form the "Iron Triangle" with big stars like Jack and Demi.As for Hugo, he simply wasn't qualified!In Alej's view, Hugo was just a vase with no ability who relied on flattery and cleverness to win some attention.Otherwise, why would the Golden Raspberry Awards have nominated Hugo three times in two years? Not to mention the rumors in the industry about the "inevitable" stories between Hugo and the famous producer Tracy Jacobs.Therefore, Alej had always despised Hugo.Especially since Hugo had made Alej suffer a loss on the very first day he reported to the set, which was unforgivable.Which Actor would show up late to the set and still act like a diva—even if there really were such people, Hugo wasn't at that level.Alej had originally just wanted to teach Hugo a lesson, but he didn't expect to get into trouble himself, which made Alej gnash his teeth in hatred.Therefore, the rumors on set about Hugo's outstanding acting talent, Jack looking at Hugo with new eyes, and Hugo being diligent, low-key, and humble... Alej believed all these messages were the result of careful management by Hugo's agent and were not worth believing.Even though Hugo brought professional legal books to the set to better understand the many legal issues in the play and made countless annotations on his script, Alej was never willing to believe that Hugo was sincerely working hard for the movie.He thought it was all just superficial, and even believed that the entire crew's Staff Member(s) had been blinded by Hugo.This made Alej furious, and he had been wanting to punish Hugo severely, but unfortunately, he had been suffering from a lack of opportunity, until today.The scene about to be filmed was where the lawsuit encountered a huge setback, and it was practically sentenced to death before the winning opportunity arrived.Daniel was both angry and disappointed.He was soaked through inside and out in the torrential rain outside, and when he returned home, he vented his anger on the partners waiting for him.There are several ways to prepare for a scene like this.For example, some big stars can ask to have their coats soaked while keeping the innermost underwear dry, and also pair it with a heating pad to maximize body warmth.But the biggest drawback of this method is that it will look fake on camera.In order to present the best performance, getting the clothes completely soaked is the best choice.Even if you intend to soak your clothes completely, there are different strategies.The truly clever method is to use warm water to soak them, so that steam won't be generated due to high water temperature and ruin the shot; at the same time, it won't cause body temperature to drop too quickly due to low water temperature.Although it was already the end of March, the temperature in Los Angeles had not fully recovered, and one could still feel the chill in the air.Even so, Hugo chose to soak his clothes completely.Regardless of the situation of his predecessor, in Hugo's view, after the Golden Raspberry Awards, it was a brand new starting point.He had to start from the position of a newcomer, step by step.What's more, as an Actor's professional ethics, striving for the completion of the film as much as possible was a matter of course.This had nothing to do with whether the Actor was a big star or not.Therefore, soaking the clothes completely was necessary.While the set was preparing for this shoot, Hugo stood under a showerhead in a bathtub, ready to accept the baptism of water at any time.Hugo even had time to joke with Joseph, who was nearby, "This reminds me of'Singin' in the Rain'. Even if you are walking in heavy rain, you have to enjoy the beautiful moments, and even embrace this cold rain curtain.How about it? Do I have the flair of Gene Kelly?"Joseph looked at Hugo, who was fooling around in the bathtub, without moving, not intending to give Hugo any response at all.He just moved his gaze slightly to the upper left, which looked like half a roll of the eyes, revealing Joseph's inner helplessness.Although Joseph didn't react, the surrounding Staff Member(s) couldn't help but chuckle.Even though the Staff Member(s) were still not enthusiastic about Hugo, it didn't prevent them from feeling the sunshine and humor in Hugo.Hugo had this ability to make people feel a faint sense of comfort during their time together, and the corners of their mouths would unconsciously curl into a smile.Alej watched all this coldly, sneering inwardly, but didn't show it directly on the surface."Hugo, are you ready?" The voice that emerged was like a red snake tongue flicking out of a cobra, with a greasy feeling that made people shudder.His hatred for Hugo was a recognized fact on set.Joseph looked at Rob not far away.Due to concerns that Hugo might easily get sick after getting wet, the crew waited until everything was ready before letting Hugo enter the "drowned rat" state, and then immediately started filming.After receiving the signal that the crew was ready, Joseph said to Alej, "It's ready."Alej turned on the showerhead switch and looked at Hugo with full expectation.The water flowed out from the showerhead along the pipe and landed on Hugo's forehead.In an instant, Hugo shivered twice: the water was really too cold!Immediately after, the cold water seeped into the collar, causing a thin layer of goosebumps to appear on Hugo's skin, and the cold stimulated every inch of Hugo's body wave after wave.Alej looked at Hugo's shivering appearance and couldn't help but laugh with schadenfreude.This was his plan: to replace the originally warm water with cold water.As a crew member, Alej still had that ability.Alej believed that Hugo, who prided himself on being professional, would definitely not care.If everything went well, Hugo might be severely tortured for a while, and there was even a possibility of getting sick, which would be even better.And even if Hugo reported this incident and it was traced back to Alej, he could still claim that something went wrong in the middle and it was just an accident.Joseph also noticed Hugo's shivering but didn't find it strange, because anyone in a warm environment who is suddenly splashed with water might have such a situation.So Joseph didn't realize that the water temperature might be below zero.Hugo stood under the showerhead, feeling that his head was about to freeze, but he didn't say much, because he didn't know that there were so many twists and turns in this water temperature.In the past, Hugo's career as an extra never reached this level, so he didn't know that there were so many tricks in the industry's unspoken rules.Hugo simply thought that this water temperature was intended to create the situation of real raindrops.After all, winter rain wouldn't be warm water droplets.So even though Hugo felt that his head was slow to react, he didn't complain.Instead, he began to enter Daniel's performance state, imagining Daniel's state of mind and condition at this time, and depicting in his mind the situation of entering the room to vent his inner dissatisfaction to his partners later.After all the emotions settled, Hugo walked out of the bathtub and walked towards the built room with staggering steps.Hugo's staggering steps had the same effect as Daniel's state after drinking, so everyone didn't think too much and thought Hugo was entering the plot.With Rob's command of "Action", the scene officially began filming.In this scene, Hugo's lines were huge.He vented his inner anger at Major Galloway, played by Demi, with long lines of dialogue, and his inner anger was vented along with the lines; later, there was a small scene of inner struggle and hesitation, so this scene was not easy to act.After this scene was filmed, there was another scene where Daniel drove in the rain to chase Major Galloway.In this scene, everyone filmed for a long time in the rain curtain created by the sprinkler truck.Hugo was soaked in the rain for nearly an hour.After all the filming was finished, Joseph realized Hugo's abnormality.Although Hugo wrapped himself in two blankets as soon as the filming ended, he was still shivering uncontrollably.He was curled up on the sofa, but it didn't help much.The water droplets constantly dripping from his hair were still chilling, making Hugo almost freeze all over, and Hugo's rosy lips were gradually losing their color at this moment, and his teeth were constantly chattering up and down."No, you go change your clothes. If this continues, you're going to get sick."Joseph thought of Hugo's body, which had been hollowed out by drugs, and Hugo couldn't withstand such tossing.Hugo hadn't noticed it at first, but after being pulled by Joseph, the soreness all over his body struck, and he shivered three times in a row without stopping.He also realized that his current body was not the healthy and strong body he used to have.He seemed to have been a bit stubborn just now.Looking at the embarrassed Hugo, although Alej didn't show it on his face, he was clapping and cheering in his heart.However, Alej's "poker face" skill had not been cultivated enough, and the schadenfreude in his eyes flashed with sharp light.
