Chapter 1905: Noisy
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Shirley gave Hugo a big hug, and then led Hugo into the party scene, "I received a message that you have read the last draft of the script?" Without any greetings, she just came to work. In fact, the professional attitude clearly makes Hugo feel more cordial.
Hugo smiled and nodded, "Are you sure it is the last draft?" This made Shirley laugh too. The script was revised at least six editions before and after, and many of them were Hugo's opinions. Hugo also held several meetings with the screenwriter Andrew, "If Joe's news is correct, then I did read the last draft."
Shirley nodded comfortably. In fact, she had already heard that Hugo was satisfied with the final draft, but she confirmed with Hugo again professionally, "By the way, regarding the shooting location, Peter and Did you say it?"
Hugo thought about it carefully, "Yes, Joe and I mentioned it, in Florida, right? I don't know much about the specifics. I heard that it is a small town full of joy."
Shirley saw the concentrated look on Hugo’s face, and expressed affirmation in her heart for her choice of topic, but she didn’t stop her mouth, “Originally Peter planned to build in a studio, but there were too many obstacles to the implementation. Peter and The staff have been investigating the coasts of California and Florida for nearly a month, and finally found this shooting location to ensure that the film can achieve the best results."
Hugo raised his eyebrows with interest, "Wow, I'm already curious now, maybe I should visit the site two days in advance and feel the charm of that small town."
"Florida in November is warmer than California. You will like it there." Shirley clicked until she saw the oncoming Kevin Pence, smiled and nodded with Kevin, and then politely Said, "Then you guys talk slowly, I will go over and say hello to David Geffen."
Watching the back of Hugo and Kevin leaving side by side, Shirley also took a calm and graceful step and turned to leave, but she let out a sigh of relief in her heart. The short conversation just now contained countless mysteries, which reminded Shirley of the days when she had just taken over Paramount. While her heart was full of ambitions, she was trembling and cautious as if she was dancing wildly on the tip of a knife.
There was "Titanic" before, and now "Trumen's World". Paramount in the middle has also launched several works with very good performance, including "Face Changing", "Groom's Miscarriage", "Sounding Lips", etc. Wait, Paramount is making a strong recovery step by step.
In the preparatory stage, "Trumen's World" is not obvious. After all, the US$60 million investment is not a big deal for the North American market, and it is still a comedy movie. However, the later development curve greatly exceeded everyone's expectations. Hugo's joining made the strategic significance of this work leap to the forefront. The original unobtrusive 60 million investment turned out to be an advantage-because This means that Paramount can spend more energy on publicity and maximize the benefits.
In a limited space, Shirley succeeded in hyping the topic to the apex. Compared with the production rights and 20% of the box office dividend, the 6% dividend plus 20 million remuneration is for Shirley to come. It is definitely a bargain. Not to mention how much money Hugo can get in the end, just the "production rights" alone is enough for Paramount to sweep away the weakness of the past three years-today's boot party is the most direct It proves that even the East Coast has felt the craze.
However, Shirley did not expect the rise of the "L.A. Confidential"—to be precise, an unexpected 200 million box office. At the time of the launch party today, the "L.A. Confidential" has not really broken through the two. 100 million threshold, but everyone knows that this moment will come at any time-for Shirley, she had already smelled signs as early as the third week of the release of "L.A. Confidential".
This made Shirley quite a headache, because in order to remove Hugo from the list of producers, Shirley and Rick played a conspiracy battle, which not only slumped Rick for a while, but also teased Hugo. . Of course, this is the industry rule in the circle, and everyone will play with it, but who can clearly explain this kind of thing?
The production rights are destined to be impossible to hand over to Hugo, otherwise Shirley's deal would be completely lost. Therefore, Shirley must find ways to make up for each other's concern. This is the mystery of human relationships, coming and going, welcoming people with smiles, and combining interests. Gaps can be filled and loopholes can be filled. Everything is possible.
Kate Winslet’s joining was proposed by Kate’s agent. After Leonardo’s match-making process, the contract was successfully signed, but in fact there is another actor that Paramount originally liked, but Kate is also an excellent one. The choice was even better than Paramount’s original plan, so they followed suit.
Nicole Kidman’s joining was the same. The blessings of Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise allowed her to defeat Shirley’s personally close Julia Roberts, while also defeating " Cate Blanchett, recommended by the genuine producer of Truman's World, Scott Rudin, successfully won this important heroine position.
Although Hugo is not a producer, in fact, the entire "Trumen's World" crew can feel his personal influence in every aspect-not to mention the script that has been revised repeatedly. Of course, the script revisions are Hugo, Andrew and Peter. The three main creators have discussed the result, and strictly speaking, it is not the opinion of Hugo alone, the sword fairy in the Avengers.
Today, Shirley specifically mentioned the shooting location. It sounds like a casual chat, but in fact it is still the olive branch that Shirley handed out.
In many cases, the so-called good show does not necessarily need to be placed on the table, and the subtle effect between quiet and subtle is better. The most important thing is that Shirley buffered the relationship between Paramount and Hugo in silence-at the same time without paying any direct benefits, not to mention, the final cast can be called brilliant Very much, Shirley is enough to have more confidence in the movie, and Paramount has absolutely no loss.
The confrontation between masters often kills invisible.
Although Hugo did not know about the high-level transactions between these companies, he always knew clearly that these old foxes must have profound meaning in their gestures. He could feel that Shirley was releasing friendly news because "Trumen's world "He is not a producer, but many details can be seen, and the crew has been asking for his opinion. Although I don't know why Shirley did this, Hugo would naturally not refuse.
After a brief conversation with Kevin, Hugo saw Mark Canton, David Fincher, Quentin Tarantino and others. The audience seemed to be very lively. Hugo just entered the field. The action went on intermittently for more than an hour, and he has never been able to really walk into the middle of the banquet hall. Although Hugo is not the host tonight, but the popularity is far better than the hosts Shirley Lansing and Scott Rudin.
Hugo just finished talking with Scott. He officially introduced Cate Blanchett to Hugo. Kate, who has not yet launched any work in Hollywood, is completely a freshman from Australia, but even so, Behind the young and immature face, you can vaguely see the posture of the queen who will be popular all over the world in the future.
Turning around, Hugo saw an oncoming middle-aged man. Hugo was completely unfamiliar with the face in front of him. He had black and gray hair and a proper Chinese face with the amiable look of an uncle. , It is always easy to gain trust, and it seems that the faces of the people I have seen there have a shallow smile and are full of affinity.
Of course Hugo knows that there are less than 700 invitations tonight, and everyone who can appear here is definitely a person, including the news media. So when he saw the other person politely stretched out his right hand, he also smiled and held the other person’s right hand. The man used a little force to make Hugo feel his vigorous and vigorous vitality, but he did not appear too radical. "Good evening, Mr. Lancaster, I think you should have no impression of me. Please forgive me for being abrupt, because this is indeed our first meeting. Please allow me to introduce myself first. My name is Robert Iger. iger)."
"Mr. Iger, you successfully rescued me. It is always rude to not call the other person's name." Hugo also admitted his amnesia frankly. Such a straightforward answer is more sincere and sincere. The playfulness made Robert smile slightly.
Robert let go of Hugo’s right hand and placed his hands behind his back politely. There is something like an old academic In fact, I have seen you once in New York, but not that time. People refer us. Hugo raised his eyebrows and showed a suspicious look. Robert didn't pause, and then said, "That time you were with Mr. Spielberg, and he introduced you to the chairman of the National Jewish Association." "
Although Hugo is not good at remembering faces and names, it does not mean that he has a bad memory. He quickly remembered the occasion. It was already three years ago. At that time, "Schindler's List" caused a national sensation. The National Jewish Association also had some misunderstandings with the crew. After the misunderstanding was resolved, the film also achieved great success. Later, Steven took Hugo, Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley and others to New York to visit the National Jewish Association. It was a lunch occasion, and everyone had a good time and the main leaders of the association Everyone is full of praise for Hugo.
After that lunch, Jewish-controlled newspapers such as the "New York Times," "The Wall Street Journal," and the "Washington Post" completely changed their views on Hugo. They absolutely did not hesitate to maintain a neutral and objective position as much as possible. Praise Hugo, which has become one of the important forces of Hugo's rapid rise.
It’s just that Hugo didn’t expect Robert to appear on that occasion, but as Robert said, no one introduced them on that day, and naturally he didn’t know each other, but he still raised his voice slightly, "Oh? So... Are you also Jewish?"
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Shirley gave Hugo a big hug, and then led Hugo into the party scene, "I received a message that you have read the last draft of the script?" Without any greetings, she just came to work. In fact, the professional attitude clearly makes Hugo feel more cordial.
Hugo smiled and nodded, "Are you sure it is the last draft?" This made Shirley laugh too. The script was revised at least six editions before and after, and many of them were Hugo's opinions. Hugo also held several meetings with the screenwriter Andrew, "If Joe's news is correct, then I did read the last draft."
Shirley nodded comfortably. In fact, she had already heard that Hugo was satisfied with the final draft, but she confirmed with Hugo again professionally, "By the way, regarding the shooting location, Peter and Did you say it?"
Hugo thought about it carefully, "Yes, Joe and I mentioned it, in Florida, right? I don't know much about the specifics. I heard that it is a small town full of joy."
Shirley saw the concentrated look on Hugo’s face, and expressed affirmation in her heart for her choice of topic, but she didn’t stop her mouth, “Originally Peter planned to build in a studio, but there were too many obstacles to the implementation. Peter and The staff have been investigating the coasts of California and Florida for nearly a month, and finally found this shooting location to ensure that the film can achieve the best results."
Hugo raised his eyebrows with interest, "Wow, I'm already curious now, maybe I should visit the site two days in advance and feel the charm of that small town."
"Florida in November is warmer than California. You will like it there." Shirley clicked until she saw the oncoming Kevin Pence, smiled and nodded with Kevin, and then politely Said, "Then you guys talk slowly, I will go over and say hello to David Geffen."
Watching the back of Hugo and Kevin leaving side by side, Shirley also took a calm and graceful step and turned to leave, but she let out a sigh of relief in her heart. The short conversation just now contained countless mysteries, which reminded Shirley of the days when she had just taken over Paramount. While her heart was full of ambitions, she was trembling and cautious as if she was dancing wildly on the tip of a knife.
There was "Titanic" before, and now "Trumen's World". Paramount in the middle has also launched several works with very good performance, including "Face Changing", "Groom's Miscarriage", "Sounding Lips", etc. Wait, Paramount is making a strong recovery step by step.
In the preparatory stage, "Trumen's World" is not obvious. After all, the US$60 million investment is not a big deal for the North American market, and it is still a comedy movie. However, the later development curve greatly exceeded everyone's expectations. Hugo's joining made the strategic significance of this work leap to the forefront. The original unobtrusive 60 million investment turned out to be an advantage-because This means that Paramount can spend more energy on publicity and maximize the benefits.
In a limited space, Shirley succeeded in hyping the topic to the apex. Compared with the production rights and 20% of the box office dividend, the 6% dividend plus 20 million remuneration is for Shirley to come. It is definitely a bargain. Not to mention how much money Hugo can get in the end, just the "production rights" alone is enough for Paramount to sweep away the weakness of the past three years-today's boot party is the most direct It proves that even the East Coast has felt the craze.
However, Shirley did not expect the rise of the "L.A. Confidential"—to be precise, an unexpected 200 million box office. At the time of the launch party today, the "L.A. Confidential" has not really broken through the two. 100 million threshold, but everyone knows that this moment will come at any time-for Shirley, she had already smelled signs as early as the third week of the release of "L.A. Confidential".
This made Shirley quite a headache, because in order to remove Hugo from the list of producers, Shirley and Rick played a conspiracy battle, which not only slumped Rick for a while, but also teased Hugo. . Of course, this is the industry rule in the circle, and everyone will play with it, but who can clearly explain this kind of thing?
The production rights are destined to be impossible to hand over to Hugo, otherwise Shirley's deal would be completely lost. Therefore, Shirley must find ways to make up for each other's concern. This is the mystery of human relationships, coming and going, welcoming people with smiles, and combining interests. Gaps can be filled and loopholes can be filled. Everything is possible.
Kate Winslet’s joining was proposed by Kate’s agent. After Leonardo’s match-making process, the contract was successfully signed, but in fact there is another actor that Paramount originally liked, but Kate is also an excellent one. The choice was even better than Paramount’s original plan, so they followed suit.
Nicole Kidman’s joining was the same. The blessings of Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise allowed her to defeat Shirley’s personally close Julia Roberts, while also defeating " Cate Blanchett, recommended by the genuine producer of Truman's World, Scott Rudin, successfully won this important heroine position.
Although Hugo is not a producer, in fact, the entire "Trumen's World" crew can feel his personal influence in every aspect-not to mention the script that has been revised repeatedly. Of course, the script revisions are Hugo, Andrew and Peter. The three main creators have discussed the result, and strictly speaking, it is not the opinion of Hugo alone, the sword fairy in the Avengers.
Today, Shirley specifically mentioned the shooting location. It sounds like a casual chat, but in fact it is still the olive branch that Shirley handed out.
In many cases, the so-called good show does not necessarily need to be placed on the table, and the subtle effect between quiet and subtle is better. The most important thing is that Shirley buffered the relationship between Paramount and Hugo in silence-at the same time without paying any direct benefits, not to mention, the final cast can be called brilliant Very much, Shirley is enough to have more confidence in the movie, and Paramount has absolutely no loss.
The confrontation between masters often kills invisible.
Although Hugo did not know about the high-level transactions between these companies, he always knew clearly that these old foxes must have profound meaning in their gestures. He could feel that Shirley was releasing friendly news because "Trumen's world "He is not a producer, but many details can be seen, and the crew has been asking for his opinion. Although I don't know why Shirley did this, Hugo would naturally not refuse.
After a brief conversation with Kevin, Hugo saw Mark Canton, David Fincher, Quentin Tarantino and others. The audience seemed to be very lively. Hugo just entered the field. The action went on intermittently for more than an hour, and he has never been able to really walk into the middle of the banquet hall. Although Hugo is not the host tonight, but the popularity is far better than the hosts Shirley Lansing and Scott Rudin.
Hugo just finished talking with Scott. He officially introduced Cate Blanchett to Hugo. Kate, who has not yet launched any work in Hollywood, is completely a freshman from Australia, but even so, Behind the young and immature face, you can vaguely see the posture of the queen who will be popular all over the world in the future.
Turning around, Hugo saw an oncoming middle-aged man. Hugo was completely unfamiliar with the face in front of him. He had black and gray hair and a proper Chinese face with the amiable look of an uncle. , It is always easy to gain trust, and it seems that the faces of the people I have seen there have a shallow smile and are full of affinity.
Of course Hugo knows that there are less than 700 invitations tonight, and everyone who can appear here is definitely a person, including the news media. So when he saw the other person politely stretched out his right hand, he also smiled and held the other person’s right hand. The man used a little force to make Hugo feel his vigorous and vigorous vitality, but he did not appear too radical. "Good evening, Mr. Lancaster, I think you should have no impression of me. Please forgive me for being abrupt, because this is indeed our first meeting. Please allow me to introduce myself first. My name is Robert Iger. iger)."
"Mr. Iger, you successfully rescued me. It is always rude to not call the other person's name." Hugo also admitted his amnesia frankly. Such a straightforward answer is more sincere and sincere. The playfulness made Robert smile slightly.
Robert let go of Hugo’s right hand and placed his hands behind his back politely. There is something like an old academic In fact, I have seen you once in New York, but not that time. People refer us. Hugo raised his eyebrows and showed a suspicious look. Robert didn't pause, and then said, "That time you were with Mr. Spielberg, and he introduced you to the chairman of the National Jewish Association." "
Although Hugo is not good at remembering faces and names, it does not mean that he has a bad memory. He quickly remembered the occasion. It was already three years ago. At that time, "Schindler's List" caused a national sensation. The National Jewish Association also had some misunderstandings with the crew. After the misunderstanding was resolved, the film also achieved great success. Later, Steven took Hugo, Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley and others to New York to visit the National Jewish Association. It was a lunch occasion, and everyone had a good time and the main leaders of the association Everyone is full of praise for Hugo.
After that lunch, Jewish-controlled newspapers such as the "New York Times," "The Wall Street Journal," and the "Washington Post" completely changed their views on Hugo. They absolutely did not hesitate to maintain a neutral and objective position as much as possible. Praise Hugo, which has become one of the important forces of Hugo's rapid rise.
It’s just that Hugo didn’t expect Robert to appear on that occasion, but as Robert said, no one introduced them on that day, and naturally he didn’t know each other, but he still raised his voice slightly, "Oh? So... Are you also Jewish?"
Shirley gave Hugo a big hug, and then led Hugo into the party scene, "I received a message that you have read the last draft of the script?" Without any greetings, she just came to work. In fact, the professional attitude clearly makes Hugo feel more cordial.Hugo smiled and nodded, "Are you sure it is the last draft?" This made Shirley laugh too. The script was revised at least six editions before and after, and many of them were Hugo's opinions. Hugo also held several meetings with the screenwriter Andrew, "If Joe's news is correct, then I did read the last draft."Shirley nodded comfortably. In fact, she had already heard that Hugo was satisfied with the final draft, but she confirmed with Hugo again professionally, "By the way, regarding the shooting location, Peter and Did you say it?"Hugo thought about it carefully, "Yes, Joe and I mentioned it, in Florida, right? I don't know much about the specifics. I heard that it is a small town full of joy."Shirley saw the concentrated look on Hugo's face, and expressed affirmation in her heart for her choice of topic, but she didn't stop her mouth, Originally Peter planned to build in a studio, but there were too many obstacles to the implementation. Peter and The staff have been investigating the coasts of California and Florida for nearly a month, and finally found this shooting location to ensure that the film can achieve the best results."Hugo raised his eyebrows with interest, "Wow, I'm already curious now, maybe I should visit the site two days in advance and feel the charm of that small town.""Florida in November is warmer than California. You will like it there." Shirley clicked until she saw the oncoming Kevin Pence, smiled and nodded with Kevin, and then politely Said, "Then you guys talk slowly, I will go over and say hello to David Geffen."Watching the back of Hugo and Kevin leaving side by side, Shirley also took a calm and graceful step and turned to leave, but she let out a sigh of relief in her heart. The short conversation just now contained countless mysteries, which reminded Shirley of the days when she had just taken over Paramount. While her heart was full of ambitions, she was trembling and cautious as if she was dancing wildly on the tip of a knife.There was "Titanic" before, and now "Trumen's World". Paramount in the middle has also launched several works with very good performance, including "Face Changing", "Groom's Miscarriage", "Sounding Lips", etc. Wait, Paramount is making a strong recovery step by step.In the preparatory stage, "Trumen's World" is not obvious. After all, the US$60 million investment is not a big deal for the North American market, and it is still a comedy movie. However, the later development curve greatly exceeded everyone's expectations. Hugo's joining made the strategic significance of this work leap to the forefront. The original unobtrusive 60 million investment turned out to be an advantage-because This means that Paramount can spend more energy on publicity and maximize the benefits.In a limited space, Shirley succeeded in hyping the topic to the apex. Compared with the production rights and 20% of the box office dividend, the 6% dividend plus 20 million remuneration is for Shirley to come. It is definitely a bargain. Not to mention how much money Hugo can get in the end, just the "production rights" alone is enough for Paramount to sweep away the weakness of the past three years-today's boot party is the most direct It proves that even the East Coast has felt the craze.However, Shirley did not expect the rise of the "L.A. Confidential"to be precise, an unexpected 200 million box office. At the time of the launch party today, the "L.A. Confidential" has not really broken through the two. 100 million threshold, but everyone knows that this moment will come at any time-for Shirley, she had already smelled signs as early as the third week of the release of "L.A. Confidential".This made Shirley quite a headache, because in order to remove Hugo from the list of producers, Shirley and Rick played a conspiracy battle, which not only slumped Rick for a while, but also teased Hugo. . Of course, this is the industry rule in the circle, and everyone will play with it, but who can clearly explain this kind of thing?The production rights are destined to be impossible to hand over to Hugo, otherwise Shirley's deal would be completely lost. Therefore, Shirley must find ways to make up for each other's concern. This is the mystery of human relationships, coming and going, welcoming people with smiles, and combining interests. Gaps can be filled and loopholes can be filled. Everything is possible.Kate Winslet's joining was proposed by Kate's agent. After Leonardo's match-making process, the contract was successfully signed, but in fact there is another actor that Paramount originally liked, but Kate is also an excellent one. The choice was even better than Paramount's original plan, so they followed suit.Nicole Kidman's joining was the same. The blessings of Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise allowed her to defeat Shirley's personally close Julia Roberts, while also defeating " Cate Blanchett, recommended by the genuine producer of Truman's World, Scott Rudin, successfully won this important heroine position.Although Hugo is not a producer, in fact, the entire "Trumen's World" crew can feel his personal influence in every aspect-not to mention the script that has been revised repeatedly. Of course, the script revisions are Hugo, Andrew and Peter. The three main creators have discussed the result, and strictly speaking, it is not the opinion of Hugo alone, the sword fairy in the Avengers.Today, Shirley specifically mentioned the shooting location. It sounds like a casual chat, but in fact it is still the olive branch that Shirley handed out.In many cases, the so-called good show does not necessarily need to be placed on the table, and the subtle effect between quiet and subtle is better. The most important thing is that Shirley buffered the relationship between Paramount and Hugo in silence-at the same time without paying any direct benefits, not to mention, the final cast can be called brilliant Very much, Shirley is enough to have more confidence in the movie, and Paramount has absolutely no loss.The confrontation between masters often kills invisible.Although Hugo did not know about the high-level transactions between these companies, he always knew clearly that these old foxes must have profound meaning in their gestures. He could feel that Shirley was releasing friendly news because "Trumen's world "He is not a producer, but many details can be seen, and the crew has been asking for his opinion. Although I don't know why Shirley did this, Hugo would naturally not refuse.After a brief conversation with Kevin, Hugo saw Mark Canton, David Fincher, Quentin Tarantino and others. The audience seemed to be very lively. Hugo just entered the field. The action went on intermittently for more than an hour, and he has never been able to really walk into the middle of the banquet hall. Although Hugo is not the host tonight, but the popularity is far better than the hosts Shirley Lansing and Scott Rudin.Hugo just finished talking with Scott. He officially introduced Cate Blanchett to Hugo. Kate, who has not yet launched any work in Hollywood, is completely a freshman from Australia, but even so, Behind the young and immature face, you can vaguely see the posture of the queen who will be popular all over the world in the future.Turning around, Hugo saw an oncoming middle-aged man. Hugo was completely unfamiliar with the face in front of him. He had black and gray hair and a proper Chinese face with the amiable look of an uncle. , It is always easy to gain trust, and it seems that the faces of the people I have seen there have a shallow smile and are full of affinity.Of course Hugo knows that there are less than 700 invitations tonight, and everyone who can appear here is definitely a person, including the news media. So when he saw the other person politely stretched out his right hand, he also smiled and held the other person's right hand. The man used a little force to make Hugo feel his vigorous and vigorous vitality, but he did not appear too radical. "Good evening, Mr. Lancaster, I think you should have no impression of me. Please forgive me for being abrupt, because this is indeed our first meeting. Please allow me to introduce myself first. My name is Robert Iger. iger.""Mr. Iger, you successfully rescued me. It is always rude to not call the other person's name." Hugo also admitted his amnesia frankly. Such a straightforward answer is more sincere and sincere. The playfulness made Robert smile slightly.Robert let go of Hugo's right hand and placed his hands behind his back politely. There is something like an old academic In fact, I have seen you once in New York, but not that time. People refer us. Hugo raised his eyebrows and showed a suspicious look. Robert didn't pause, and then said, "That time you were with Mr. Spielberg, and he introduced you to the chairman of the National Jewish Association." "Although Hugo is not good at remembering faces and names, it does not mean that he has a bad memory. He quickly remembered the occasion. It was already three years ago. At that time, "Schindler's List" caused a national sensation. The National Jewish Association also had some misunderstandings with the crew. After the misunderstanding was resolved, the film also achieved great success. Later, Steven took Hugo, Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley and others to New York to visit the National Jewish Association. It was a lunch occasion, and everyone had a good time and the main leaders of the association Everyone is full of praise for Hugo.After that lunch, Jewish-controlled newspapers such as the "New York Times," "The Wall Street Journal," and the "Washington Post" completely changed their views on Hugo. They absolutely did not hesitate to maintain a neutral and objective position as much as possible. Praise Hugo, which has become one of the important forces of Hugo's rapid rise.It's just that Hugo didn't expect Robert to appear on that occasion, but as Robert said, no one introduced them on that day, and naturally he didn't know each other, but he still raised his voice slightly, "Oh? So... Are you also Jewish?"
