"If you elevate the problem to a showdown between men and women, any topic will become heated," Hugo said, seeing Oprah's excited expression and realizing he had stepped on a landmine. He quickly explained, "No, that's not what I mean. I know that any relationship requires effort, and some special gestures can advance the feelings between two people.""But what I mean is, why does it have to be a specific day like February 14th, or a day like our hundredth day together? These days actually don't have any special meaning." Hugo explained, having to speed up his words to avoid being interrupted by Oprah again. "I've heard this saying: as long as you meet the right person, every day is Valentine's Day."As soon as Hugo said this, before Oprah could interrupt, the screams from the audience drowned out his voice. Oprah's face was filled with surprise. "Wow, Casanova, 'when you meet the right person, every day is Valentine's Day.' What a beautiful declaration of love, enough to make every woman swoon."Hugo immediately laughed. This wasn't his intention; how did it turn into this, as if he had instantly become a public heartthrob? "I just wanted to say that if a man is willing to put in effort for a woman, any day can become an anniversary. Maybe today I pulled off an amazing surprise, like taking my girlfriend on a hot air balloon to see the sea. Then December 28th of every year can become a mark of that memory. There's no need to necessarily arrange it on February 14th, right?""Good idea. Did anyone write that down?" Oprah joked with Hugo before looking at him and saying, "I understand what you mean, but often, it's precisely because men are unwilling to arrange special activities that we save you time by enjoying special activities on specific special days like Valentine's Day, birthdays, dating anniversaries, and wedding anniversaries, isn't that right?""But the problem is, first, everyone gathers on these days, which actually loses the original meaning, doesn't it? For example, on Valentine's Day, it's so difficult to book a dinner. Countless people are scrambling for a table that night. But if you enjoy it on February 13th or 15th, does it suddenly become meaningless?" Hugo tried his best to explain. In fact, this was also a long-standing flaw of his. Because his memory was always a bit muddled, like his sense of direction and difficulty remembering names, he was always oblivious to special holidays like birthdays, which often caused chaos. "Secondly, men don't necessarily remember all these anniversaries, so if we're willing to make up for it on other days, there's no need to be so particular, is there?"After Hugo finished speaking, he looked at the audience, and the men in the crowd immediately howled in agreement.Oprah raised her voice, speaking over the cheers, "If it's you, perhaps everything can be forgiven. 'When you meet the right person, every day is Valentine's Day.' Who could have thought of such romantic words?" "Yao. Ruo. Long, the master of love songs, that line is from the lyrics of 'Happy Breakup,'" Hugo muttered inwardly. "But the problem is, our lives can't be Valentine's Day every day. Most men are just looking for excuses to avoid anniversaries. So, Valentine's Day still needs to be celebrated on February 14th. As for the problem of booking restaurants, we will attribute it to whether the man is thoughtful."Hugo didn't speak, but just clutched his chest, made a gesture of being shot in the heart, and leaned back, making people laugh. Then he continued, "Perhaps from the beginning, the way men's and women's minds work is just different.""That's why love is so unpredictable," Oprah interjected, a brilliant smile on her face. She was very satisfied with the conversation. Although she didn't delve deeper into Hugo and Uma's situation, that was enough. Her talk show was never known for digging for gossip. On the contrary, she and Hugo had a simple exchange about the thinking patterns of men and women, which would likely spark more discussion when it aired."Going back to the previous topic," Oprah said, and Hugo paused, "Do you have a lot of ideas when you plan surprise activities?"Hugo breathed a sigh of relief. He thought they were going back to the topic of Uma. "No, I actually don't have too many ideas, so I always just wish Valentine's Day could just not happen.""But if you're single on Valentine's Day, you'll envy others," Oprah said with a smile.Hugo nodded. "Humans are self-contradictory animals." Men complain about the hassle of Valentine's Day; women complain about their Valentine's Day expectations being dashed; but if they really don't celebrate Valentine's Day or find themselves single, then there's another kind of sadness."When you plan surprise activities, have you ever tried playing the guitar for a girl?" Oprah finally steered the conversation to her intended track. When Hugo heard this topic, he paused. Before transmigrating, he had indeed tried it, and more than once, which reminded him of his past years. But Hugo's stunned (lèng) in Oprah's eyes was avoidance, and she couldn't help but laugh. "Come on, don't play dumb. You're such an excellent singer, and girls are always captivated by guitar or piano.""Me? A singer?" Hugo was still relatively unfamiliar with this title and couldn't help but laugh. "I play the guitar often, but I don't sing as much.""Why?" Oprah clearly didn't understand. "The ending song of 'A Few Good Men' that you sang showed us what an excellent singer you are.""Because I'm an actor, I don't have many opportunities to sing? And I'm clearly not a karaoke enthusiast." Hugo could only use this excuse to gloss over it; he couldn't think of a better answer at the moment."I think you should try singing more. This might become one of your talents. You know, almost everyone in the entertainment industry has some special skill. Besides acting, being a good singer would be excellent," Oprah enthusiastically suggested. "Perhaps, today on the show, you can demonstrate your singing voice for us.""What? No, no, you didn't mention this to me before." Hugo was stunned. Although he had performed on the street and been in a recording studio, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" was different. This was a show watched by over ten million people, and Hugo was not prepared to sing in front of so many people. If it were with the band Glorious Death, Hugo would be happy, but just him alone? This was too big a challenge."Talent show, this is your talent show, why not?" Oprah looked at Hugo's troubled expression, then turned to the audience for support. "Friends, does anyone want to hear Hugo sing live?""Yes!" The resounding answer from the audience was deafening, and then cheers erupted in waves. The show had been recording for half an hour now, and this was the hottest climax.In fact, Oprah had planned a lot, and having Hugo sing live was the ultimate goal. After "A Few Good Men" was released, although the ending song became a temporary topic, the media had different opinions on the matter. Some believed that Hugo was just dabbling, merely one of the film's promotional gimmicks, nothing special, and just a cover song; others believed it was a studio production and didn't show Hugo's true ability, and these discussions were just hype; of course, some also believed that Hugo's musical talent should not be underestimated.So, Oprah had thought about how to uncover the biggest highlight of this episode. It wasn't his emotional journey, nor was it gossip. It was to have Hugo perform live. Regardless of the quality of the performance, at least it could make the show Hugo's first platform to showcase his singing talent, and that was enough.Hugo had anticipated that singing would become a topic, but he hadn't anticipated such a scene. "Oh, Oprah, I didn't bring my guitar." Hugo tried to decline.But Hugo forgot that this was Oprah's territory. Since she had started the topic, she was naturally prepared. So, a guitar was brought out. Hugo then realized that he was indeed a rookie in the entertainment industry, having fallen into Oprah's traps several times today. Once bitten, twice shy; he would have to be more careful next time.Hugo looked helplessly at the guitar offered by the staff but was unwilling to reach out and take it. Seeing this, Oprah looked at the audience, "Folks, now is your time to scream."Sure enough, the live audience was very cooperative, collectively starting to shout, and some even began to clap their hands in unison, chanting, "Hugo! Hugo!" Subsequently, one hundred and fifty audience members, as well as other staff in the studio, all clapped and shouted together, egging Hugo on.Joseph stood by and watched this scene, also shaking his head with a smile. This trap was clearly carefully arranged, and Hugo, still lacking experience, had fallen right into it. Now he was in a difficult position. Unless Hugo was willing to act like a big shot and directly refuse, but clearly, Hugo hadn't reached that position yet, and his personality wasn't like that either.Indeed, Hugo's personality wasn't like that. Listening to the shouts from the audience, Hugo couldn't help but laugh, secretly telling himself: I took on the challenge of Rock Night, and now I'm just singing in front of ten million viewers, it's no big deal, it's just… how many people exactly is ten million? Never mind, he couldn't see them anyway. Those were all viewers sitting in front of their TVs. Right now, there were fewer than two hundred people in his line of sight, so there was nothing to be afraid of!So, Hugo extended his right hand and took the guitar, and the cheers from the audience immediately erupted collectively.Hugo sat down on the sofa with the guitar, shifted himself to the front half of the sofa, placed the guitar on his lap, and skillfully explored the strings with his fingers. "So, phew… what kind of performance are you expecting?"
