"Make way, please make way." Joseph's voice came through, cutting off the reporters' interrogation of Hugo.Hugo only felt Joseph take a big stride to stand in front of him. That sturdy frame immediately blocked all the flashes from the front. Actually, Hugo's six-foot (1.83 meters) frame paired with 160 pounds (73 kilograms) was not weak, but Joseph's bulk still easily blocked out the light and shadows. Only then was Hugo able to open his eyes and see the situation outside through Joseph's shoulders.About ten reporters were blocking the elevator entrance. Although there weren't many people, relative to the narrow elevator door, it was as if an army of thousands was blocking the road. Hugo had been rolling in the underground Rock music scene for ten years; when had he ever seen such a formation? Previously he was a bystander, but this time he had become the center of focus—this was certainly not a good thing, making Hugo feel very uncomfortable. He didn't know whether he should be happy that he had finally received attention, or complain about facing this terrible situation right after transmigrating.Joseph did not give Hugo too much time to think, directly opening a path in front and dispersing the reporters. Hugo quickly followed closely behind. He didn't even know what to say to Joseph, let alone the reporters, and he couldn't provide a reasonable explanation for the previous blunder. He couldn't exactly tell the reporters, "Hey, I'm just an unlucky guy who transmigrated here."Unexpectedly, the reporters did not make things too difficult for them. Although questions and flashes poured in incessantly, they did not stop the two men's pace, and soon Hugo successfully followed Joseph into the car. Hugo guessed the reason the reporters were willing to let them go was that the Golden Raspberry Awards' attention level was not yet comparable to the 21st century, and the reporters already had enough subject matter for their reports from the awards ceremony, so there was no need to continue pestering them. So, did this mean the influence of tomorrow's front-page news wouldn't be as big as imagined? Thinking of this, Hugo's chaotic thoughts after transmigrating finally settled down a little.Watching Joseph start the car's engine, Hugo finally truly felt the trend of the nineties rushing toward him. The car Joseph was driving was actually the first-generation Volkswagen Golf. This was a classic Volkswagen civilian car model, likely produced in the seventies. After entering the 21st century, one rarely saw this car. The mottled paint, muddy tires, and rusty hood—what Hugo felt was not just a sense of the era, but also the harsh reality of the difficult life of this body.The life of an Actor did not seem that glamorous; or perhaps, this body had spent all its money elsewhere? This was not a good start.The scenery of Los Angeles outside the car window could no longer attract Hugo's attention. Looking at the stars filling the sky, Hugo's mind was blank. The shock of transmigrating kept ringing in his mind, causing Hugo to lose most of his ability to think.When Hugo returned home, his consciousness finally muddled its way back to Los Angeles in 1992. He discovered that the car was considered intact, but the road leading to his residence clearly showed how terrible his situation was. The feces, urine, hypodermic needles, and trash on the street at the entrance were nothing; the homeless people and dirty, chaotic tents visible everywhere made the pitch-black night full of the rich colors of "Sin City." In this room of less than 400 square feet (38 square meters) before his eyes, other than two mattresses, a desk, and a wardrobe, no other furniture could be seen. Hugo even wanted to cheer because there was a private bathroom, feeling lucky not to have to use a public restroom. Dirty clothes were thrown everywhere; the ashtray on the nightstand was almost overflowing. A spider nimbly jumped down from above the light, landed on the mattress, and then flew toward the nightstand, as agile as the skills of Tom Cruise in "mission: impossible."Such an environment did not mean much to Hugo. Having run away from home for ten years for his music dream, Hugo had even slept in the wild with homeless people during his days of performing on the road, so there was nothing to complain about having a place to stay. It was just that the body Hugo transmigrated into had been able to become the protagonist of a movie, yet had fallen to this point and still had to live with his agent, so one could imagine how bad his previous life was.Thinking about tonight's big blunder, Hugo's head, which had not yet fully recovered, started to spin again. Heaven knows how much drugs this body had consumed before passing away, allowing Hugo's soul to transmigrate over."Prepare to rest early, tomorrow..." Joseph looked back at Hugo, who was standing at the door in a daze, and couldn't help but shake his head. Hugo was truly too abnormal tonight, but thinking about it carefully, Joseph suspected whether Hugo had overdosed on drugs due to the pressure of the Golden Raspberry Awards and fainted in the bathroom.Thinking of this, Joseph actually didn't know what to say. Even if he wanted to comfort Hugo, he couldn't organize enough words. In the end, he could only try to relax his tense tone slightly, "There's still a movie audition tomorrow. Robert Redford is a tough nut to crack, and casting director Elizabeth Leustig is an even more picky guy."Hugo shifted his gaze from the messy room in front of him to Joseph, subconsciously asking, "What audition?"Joseph frowned, looking at Hugo with surprise, his eyes full of uncertainty. This startled Hugo. Could it be that Joseph had discovered the soul in this body had been replaced? But soon, Joseph withdrew his gaze; he still attributed Hugo's abnormality to the side effects of drugs."'a river runs through it,' a movie adapted from Norman Maclean's autobiographical novel, directed by Robert Redford?" Joseph raised the pitch of his voice, trying to use language to awaken the memories in Hugo's mind. Hugo stood on the spot, raised his eyebrows, and revealed an expression of realization, causing Joseph to curl his lips.Joseph's words bit by bit awakened the memories in Hugo's mind. He was receiving the original memories of this body. It seems that after Hugo transmigrated, he hadn't completely finished the fusion of soul and body and needed the stimulation of reality to fully integrate into life in 1992.Hugo stopped Joseph, who was preparing to enter the bathroom, "Can I use the bathroom first?" Hugo finally used the first person. Although it still felt very strange, it was at least progress.Joseph looked back at the Hugo in front of him. His complexion looked very pale; even the makeup he had carefully applied to attend the awards ceremony could not cover the blood color gradually fading from his cheeks. Those amber eyes were now unfocused and jumping uneasily, and the melancholy between his brows slowly spread like the Romeo in Shakespeare's writing.Joseph sighed and nodded. A tired smile appeared on Hugo's face, and he walked toward the bathroom door with unsteady steps. However, Joseph blocked Hugo at the door, causing Hugo to look up at his agent in confusion. "Hugo, I'm warning you, and this is the last time I'll warn you: don't touch drugs again."Hearing this, Hugo wanted to argue that he would absolutely never touch drugs. But Joseph didn't wait for his answer and turned directly to sit on the mattress, picking up a thick book from the ground—it looked a lot like a script—and started reading.Hugo hesitated for a moment, didn't say anything more, and walked into the bathroom, closing the door. The small space was called a bathroom, but in fact, it only had a showerhead and a sink. If three people squeezed in at the same time, they probably wouldn't be able to turn around. Hugo turned on the faucet, and after the sink was full, he held his breath and buried his entire face in the water.The world under the water was so quiet; this was also the first moment of tranquility Hugo had obtained since transmigrating. He had finally remembered part of his memory just now. The owner of this body was not a nobody in the entertainment industry. Born in 1967 and not yet twenty-five years old this year, Hugo had won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor after starring as the lead in the work "hudson hawk."The movie "hudson hawk" had an investment of 65 million dollars, which was definitely a top-tier super production in the early nineties. Hugo Lancaster had snatched the lead role from the hands of Bruce Willis and starred alongside Andie MacDowell, who had appeared in "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" and later became famous for "four weddings and a funeral." Unfortunately, this movie, which combined action, comedy, and handsome men and beautiful women, not only failed at the box office, grossing only 17 million dollars, but its reputation also plummeted. It won nominations for Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Actor, and Worst Actress at the 12th Golden Raspberry Awards. In the end, Hugo successfully took the crown.Hugo remembered that when the reporters were blocking the elevator earlier, they had said that this was not the first time Hugo Lancaster had been nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor. It seems this Actor had still received many performance opportunities in the past, including tomorrow's audition opportunity for "a river runs through it."However, one can imagine that since Hugo Lancaster won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor, the future road in the entertainment industry would definitely be full of difficulties. Hollywood never lacked handsome men and beautiful women. Hugo had never heard of this Actor's name in 2014, which showed that this Actor was a complete vase. Then tomorrow's "a river runs through it" interview would probably also be ominous.But...Hugo suddenly raised his head from the water in the sink. He realized that this might be his opportunity!Before transmigrating, Hugo, born in 1989 and about to celebrate his twenty-fifth birthday in 2014, had been rolling in the underground Rock music scene for ten years and struggling in the world of bit-part Actors for five years. After running away from home at fifteen, he never went back. The only motivation that kept him going was his persistence for his dream. He wanted to stand under the spotlights and work as an artist; he wanted to become an excellent singer and an outstanding Actor.Chen Hugo, who lived in 2014 at twenty-five, transmigrated to become Hugo Lancaster, who lived in 1992 at the same age of twenty-five. Previously, Hugo hadn't received more opportunities to show his talent, so was this transmigration the best opportunity?Hugo looked at the unfamiliar face in the mirror—light brown eyes, dark golden hair, wet hair slightly curled and hanging down. He tugged at the corners of his mouth, and the man in the mirror revealed a vibrant smile. Then he let out a long breath, "Hugo, this is your opportunity. Seize it." He said in standard Mandarin, the anxiety and nervousness in his heart temporarily suppressed. Thinking about it this way, perhaps transmigrating wasn't so bad after all.
