Street performing is a very interesting thing because passersby are strangers. They have no reason to stop for a performer they don't care about, so it's not uncommon for a performer to have no audience at all. Yet it's also common to see dozens of people gather and surround the performer. To put it bluntly, this is the harshest stage.
But the most interesting part of street performing lies in this — the audience's reaction is so direct and so real. Performers can even interact closely with the audience, gaining richer performance experience. For the Death Or Glory band, their performances were almost all street performances, with very few times actually standing on a stage, so Hugo was extremely familiar with street performing.
However, today's performance was different because the musical performance was only an auxiliary means; the main event was the melodramatic soap opera before it, which was a completely new experience for Hugo. In a setting where juggling, performance art, singing, stunts, and other street performances gathered, relying solely on a play to attract passersby's attention was not easy. It required the actor to express the power of the performance vividly. At the same time, the energy consumption for the actors was particularly intense.
When Hugo and Charlize finished and returned home, both collapsed onto the sofa, motionless. Today's street performance lasted nearly four hours in total, with five experiments, pushing their physical and mental endurance to the limit, leaving them only able to lie on the sofa like corpses.
Hugo's mind was completely drained at this moment. He not only managed both acting and singing but also gained a preliminary understanding of script creation. Today's performance couldn't even be called a script, just a skit — one full of holes. This made Hugo realize that the birth of a script or the conception of a story requires a complete system. It's not like an inspiration popping into the mind automatically perfects the story.
Likewise, even if Hugo had countless classic movie story templates released after 1992 in his mind, that didn't mean he could just write them out. A brilliant story framework without excellent dialogue to flesh it out could have its classic inspiration easily discarded. That's the principle.
"Why is it so quiet at home?" Charlize was the first to notice. Usually, Alex was the noisiest at home, but it had been at least five minutes since they returned, and there was still no sound from Alex. That was very unusual.
Hugo's stalled brain finally started working. "Could he have an audition tonight?"
"I don't remember him mentioning one," Charlize thought carefully. If there was an audition, Alex's personality would definitely make him nervous, and he'd have been babbling about it at home for a long time.
Hugo recalled the phone call Alex made to the house in the morning, then sat up and looked around. They hadn't turned on the lights after returning, and the living room was brightly lit by moonlight. Although it didn't affect vision, seeing details was difficult. Hugo struggled to stand, walked to the entrance, and turned on the living room light. The warm yellow light gradually pushed the cold moonlight back to the window.
Then Hugo went to the phone and saw a note. Picking it up, he gestured to Charlize, "He's home. Thanksgiving." Although Alex hadn't said it before, the morning phone call probably changed his mind.
"Joseph went back, Alex went back, so Thanksgiving suddenly became quiet," Hugo leaned against the wall lazily. "I was originally looking forward to everyone gathering to cook a turkey." Hugo had never experienced Thanksgiving in China, so he was very curious about the atmosphere of eating turkey on Thanksgiving. His original expectation was full, but today it was dashed. "Phew, won't it just be the two of us during the holidays?"
This situation of a lone man and woman was unexpected before. As soon as Hugo said this, they looked at each other silently for a moment, then both burst out laughing.
"Don't worry, Kal told me he's not going home for Thanksgiving. He'll go home at Christmas," Charlize pointed upstairs. "Maybe Kal's roommate is around too, so we can hang out."
Hugo curled his lips, "I have no hope for that person." Since Hugo moved here over half a year ago, he had never seen Joseph and Kal's fourth-floor roommate. Like a mythical creature — seen but not found. "I seriously suspect that person doesn't exist." Hugo rolled his eyes and lowered his voice eerily, "Or maybe only Joseph and Carl can see that person?"
Charlize's eyes flickered, but she snorted disdainfully, "That trick should've been played before you turned on the light; now it's useless."
Hugo instantly felt bored. "If it weren't for the curve on your chest, I'd suspect you're a man." This line immediately provoked a pillow flying at him, forcing Hugo to dodge behind the wall. He grumbled loudly, "You just proved it!"
The ringing phone sounded harshly in the empty living room. Hugo had already gone to his room to change clothes and shouted from afar, "Answer it."
Charlize, exhausted, curled up on the sofa, groaned for a while, then finally got up reluctantly and walked heavily to the phone. "Hello, this is Charlize. May I ask who this is?"
"Charlize, it's me, Kal." Kal's voice was usually steady, but now it was almost uncontrollable, as if ready to burst. This stirred Charlize's tired mind awake. "I found your first job — a job! A job! You have a job! I have a job too!" Kal's excited voice almost pierced the phone and directly entered Charlize's ear.
"What?" Charlize's entire brain lit up, her beautiful eyes involuntarily widened, and her voice flew up, dispelling all previous fatigue. "What did you say?"
"A job! I said you have a job!" Kal maintained some composure but spoke quickly, "I found you a role on 'Beverly Hills, 90210.' For now, it's a three-episode guest appearance contract. You start shooting next week!"
"Oh my God! Oh my God!" The smile between Charlize's brows was like a kite set free, flying wildly on her delicate face.
"Although it's just a guest role, it's a main character in these three episodes," Kal quickly explained, "The future depends on your performance. If the crew is satisfied, extending the role isn't impossible!"
"Thank you, thank you, thank you! kal, thank you!" Both Charlize and Kal were overwhelmed with excitement. After hanging up, Charlize immediately started jumping up and down, screaming.
"I have a job! I have a job!" Charlize bounced around like on a trampoline, spinning several times in place, still unable to calm her excitement. She just wanted to share her joy with someone, so she rushed straight into Hugo's room, shouting, "Hugo! I have a job!"
Charlize burst into the room and saw Hugo standing in the middle. Without thinking much, she ran up and hugged him, hanging on his neck while screaming, "I finally have a job!" Since signing with Kal in April, this was the first job she had gotten in seven months. This hard-earned opportunity made her ecstatic.
Hugo was infected by Charlize's enthusiasm, holding her and spinning around, "Congratulations! Congratulations!" Charlize's bell-like laughter scattered across the room, making the cold moonlight dance gracefully. Outside, the glow on the horizon bounced lightly on the waves, dazzlingly beautiful.
"What job? What job?" Hugo stopped and put Charlize down, looking deeply into her eyes as he asked.
"'Beverly Hills, 90210'! A three-episode guest role." Charlize's voice barely contained her joy.
"Beverly Hills, 90210," which premiered on Fox Television in 1990, was the most successful soap opera in the station's history. The series sparked intense discussion among American teenagers. Starting from the protagonists' high school days, the drama, full of handsome guys and beautiful girls, told the romantic ups and downs of wealthy youths in a slow, drawn-out style. It was cheesy and melodramatic but also very relatable, making everyone addicted.
No wonder Charlize was so excited. This show had considerable influence, and debuting on screen with such a work was undoubtedly a huge opportunity. Thinking back on Charlize's arduous acting studies over the past six months and today's street performance gains, the guest role on Beverly Hills was the best reward.
"Wow, look at this beauty right here—isn't she the charming girl from 'Beverly Hills'?" Hugo immediately smiled broadly, making Charlize chuckle and tilt her head back. Her laughter sprinkled like stars throughout the room.
Finally, Charlize stopped laughing and suppressed all her excitement deep inside. Only then did she realize the closeness between her and Hugo—they were tightly embracing, foreheads touching, eyes reflecting each other's gaze. The delicate skin and soft lips were clearly visible, and as she came back to herself, even the warmth of their breaths felt so real.
Hugo had mesmerizing eyes, clear and radiant, that could easily draw someone in without noticing. Charlize felt as if she was about to be deeply trapped in those eyes. She lowered her gaze, noticing the clean and simple jawline, the faint shadow of stubble, and the soft, delicate lips forming a slight curve. The complex and subtle emotions seemed clearly written at the corners of his mouth, irresistibly inviting to be read.
Feeling somewhat awkward, Charlize shifted her gaze down again and saw that Hugo was wearing only shorts. Obviously, she had rushed in while he was changing clothes. His strong and well-proportioned physique made her irregular heartbeat lose control entirely at that moment.
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