King of Hollywood

"Is it ready over there? Very good, we'll rush there right away." After getting the good news from Ray, Adrian said loudly, and then looked at Hanks who took a brief shower in the RV: " How about it, Tommy, can we continue?"

Hanks, who was drinking water, didn't answer, but just gave him a thumbs up.

"Very good, guys, let's move on, finish the rest of the shots, and you can go home and sleep." Adrian immediately clapped his hands and raised his voice again.

"We have been sleeping for several days, Ed." Gary Sinise, who has been on the set for more than a day and is trying to put his wrapped legs into the wheelchair, said humorously.

"Then why don't you sleep more comfortably, without having to jump up from the bed immediately after I make a phone call, and then stumble and get dressed and go to the set?" Adrian immediately retorted.

"Even if the filming is over, it will be like this." I don't know who said that, and it immediately caused a burst of laughter.

"Very good, since you are so energetic, then we will compress all the shots and finish them today." Adrian left these words and turned away, ignoring the "Oh, no" sound behind him. wailing.

"This is the progress of several films so far." After returning to the director's private caravan, Charlize, who seemed to be sitting at the desk without moving, handed over a document, "Do you need me to sort it out and arrange it in the itinerary? "

"Of course, thank you, if...it's convenient for you." Adrian flipped through it and handed it back, looking at her and said meaningfully. Charlize immediately glared at him again, but still did not respond.

In fact, it was not a big deal. For the purpose of punishing her for letting him dove, Adrian fixed Charlize on the bed after returning to Washington, even though she objectively promoted the communication between him and Sophie. This is also the second time Charlize has used her mouth - the first time in London, which is surprising, isn't it? But it does.

In short, Charlize was exhausted, so she had to lie in bed for a long time the next day before she could get out of bed. Even so, she still felt a little uncomfortable when she walked, and she rested for a long time before starting to work.

"Are you so horny, Ed?" Charlize had ridiculed Adrian so angrily in private, "It's really a strong desire. After walking around Europe for so long, it still can't satisfy you."

Little did she realize that such a question would only appear among the two closest people.

"But, don't you like it very much, Charlie? Your voice is very f*cking and forgetful, and the words that start with F are very skillful, so how can you just talk about me?" Adrian was proud Yangyang replied, making Charlize gnash her teeth but could not refute. She was really cute like this, so he would tease her about it from time to time.

Well, this is all a small episode. Compared to the past when she might have been angry for several days about this matter, Charlize has adjusted very quickly now. After packing up, the team drove the trailer and left the square to the rented site for the final shooting, followed by many curious tourists, as well as many reporters.

These guys' noses have always been sharper than dogs, not to mention that the crew created such a big scene in Washington, if they don't rush over, they will still be killed. Of course, the reporters' attention was basically focused on Tom Hanks. Although there were some interviews with Adrian, they were more of a routine.

Although Adrian has the title of miracle director, although he broke the record and became the youngest winner of the Palme d'Or, and although he caused a lot of controversy in the British and American media two years ago, the reporters are most concerned about those who stand in the spotlight. The next movie star. Only those glamorous stars are their sources of news. No matter how eye-catching a director is, he is always behind the scenes, always hiding himself. If Adrian often had scandals with Julia like last year, the reporters would never mind focusing all the cameras on him, but he has always protected his private life very well for more than a year, and the previous scandals Without more convincing evidence, it gradually faded away, and the reporters naturally lost interest in him.

Adrian was also so happy, he simply answered a few words and passed it on to other responsible persons. It is not easy to hype the topic, besides, he now has his own media—in addition to TBS, Claude has acquired Two newspapers, although not very well-known, at least have print media.

But now is not a good time to hype topics. With development, some topics will pop up sooner or later without hype.

Although Adrian threatened the staff to shoot all the shots within one day, it actually took about two days, and some shots were still very dangerous to shoot. For example, in the part where Lieutenant Dan slid down the slope, Gary Sinise still suffered two bruises, although he had done a good job of protection.

"Okay, guys, I'm very glad to have cooperated with you for so long, thank you all, we will continue next time." After shooting the last shot, Adrian announced, declaring "Ah "The Story of Gan Zheng" seals the mirror.

But this is only half done. For this film, post-processing is the most important thing, especially the work of making Forrest Gump appear in the documentary requires the editor to handle it very carefully. Although Adrian has a lot of experience in editing, but in the face of this situation, he decided to hand it over to more professional people.

Of course, this will all be discussed after returning to Los Angeles. After hugging and saying goodbye to Hanks and others, Adrian took Charlize to New York. In addition to visiting my uncle and aunt again, I went to Natalie's house in Long Island.

"I can't wait to stand in front of the camera and start." The little girl looked very excited. During this time, she has been familiarizing herself with the script, and she has basically reached the point where she has a well-thought-out plan. I have to say that Natalie is really talented, and the short plot performed in front of Adrian is very engaging and attractive.

"You will be an excellent actor, Nada." Adrian praised, and then took a panoramic view of her father's gratified, depressed and helpless tangled expression.

The investment in "Flying With You" is not large, and Adrian has already made arrangements early, the preliminary preparations have been almost done, and the filming will officially start soon. The director chose Richard Ryan, who served as the assistant director in "Forrest Gump". Adrian hinted that he would give him the chance to direct when he asked him to replace the camera, although Ryan has not directed independently Movies, but Adrian is still clear about his abilities, and it is not a problem to direct such a small-investment movie.

Besides, when he was in charge of the guide for Adrian before, he took those few landscape shots very beautifully, and one of the most attractive points of "Flying with You" is the picturesque scenery of those blockbusters. , so choosing him to direct is really a perfect fit. Of course, the producer is still Adrian, so it goes without saying.

Whether it is to visit his uncle and aunt on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, or to visit Natalie in a large area of ​​Long Island, it is a small matter. Adrian's most important job in New York is not here.

"How many more minutes?" Adrian asked the driver after looking away from the car window.

"There are still ten minutes, Mr. Adrian." The driver replied cautiously.

"Okay, there are still ten minutes. I said that the place you chose is really far away." Adrian didn't complain much, but just sighed, and turned his attention to the high-voltage power grid outside again.

In the slightly yellowish sunlight, the tall high-voltage electrical racks standing on the somewhat barren plain moved back one by one with the speed of the car, and there was no human habitation for dozens of miles. For a few minutes, Adrian thought he had left New York State and entered Pennsylvania.

"At that time we looked for a lot of places, and Mr. Director said that was the most suitable place to shoot, so..." The driver explained a little bit, and seeing that Adrian didn't mean to answer, he closed his mouth.

Ten minutes later, they finally arrived at the set of "Seven Deadly Sins" in the suburbs of New York. Although the whole story did not say that it took place in New York, almost every detail was alluded to, so the filming was naturally in New York.

Filming is currently underway on the film's epilogue, in which Kevin Spacey's John Doe, after turning himself in, completes his ritual with Morgan Freeman's Somerset and Dennis Knight's Mills Deceived to the suburbs, then provoked Mills with the head of Mills' wife, and finally completed the crime of "rage".

"No, no, Dan, you look more like you are mourning for your pet dog. Give me more emotion." Finch raised his head from behind the camera, expressing his dissatisfaction in a quick tone.

Dennis didn't speak, but raised his watch to express his apology. So far, this shot has been NG more than ten times. Adrian, who had been narrating and watching, patted David Finch on the shoulder at this moment: "David, give me a few minutes, let me chat with Dan."

Finch glanced at him in surprise, then nodded, and let the director's assistant announce a break.

"How are you feeling during this time, Dan?" Adrian asked as he stepped up to Dennis who was drinking water.

"It's okay." Dennis replied briefly after wiping his face. He got along with Finch quite well according to Adrian's instructions. Finch also liked him very much, and he praised him in front of Adrian just now— —but that didn't stop Finch from yelling at him for his poor performance.

"So what do you think of this scene?" Adrian asked.

"David needs a close-up, so all the emotions are concentrated on the face, and it is completely expressed by the changes in the facial features. If it is not handled well, it is easy to be biased." Dennis said after thinking about it carefully.

"Very well, you know this too, why can't you do it? I don't think your emotions are in place, you know we have collaborated on several movies." Adrian slapped him on the arm.

"Probably... because I didn't put enough effort into it," Dennis said suddenly, "I believe I have brewed enough emotions, but the key is how to express them step by step."

In this episode, John Dooley succeeded in angering Mills by using the head of Mills' wife and killing the child in his wife's stomach when he killed his wife. Mills aimed his gun at John Doe's head, wishing to blow the other's head off with one shot, while Somerset kept narrating to persuade Mills to put down his weapon. If he fired the shot, John Doe would win.

It is indeed not easy to express this kind of confrontation between self and self in intense emotions through expressions step by step. Think about how Brad Pitt did it? Oh, and he lowered his head while yelling "d", deepening the mood each time, which is indeed a good way, but it is also the most tricky way.

Of course Dennis can do the same, as long as Adrian reminds him. But he didn't intend to do this. Adrian wanted to know what Dennis could do with his own groping, so he just gave a little hint: "Simply put, as long as the steps to increase the intensity of emotions are solved, Everything can be solved easily.”

"The steps to increase the emotional level..." Dennis murmured several times, then his eyes lit up, and after saying "I understand" to Adrian, he immediately waved to David: "David, I seem to have found something."

David Finch was also unambiguous, and immediately called the people who were resting to act quickly. If the result of this shooting still ends in NG, everyone can see that Dennis has changed, so Finch announced that he will come again without saying anything.

"Put down the gun, Mills, put it down, if you shoot, he will win" Somerset stared at Mills' face tightly, covering up the anxiety in his tone, he could only stand still and desperately use words to impress the other party, Any slight movement could cause Mills, who was on the verge of collapse, to kill the prisoner.

John Du, who was kneeling on the ground, still looked at Mills calmly, as if he had already secured his victory.

Pointing the gun at John Doe, Mills stared at him tightly. His body trembled slightly, and his eyes slowly opened wide. The bloodshot eyes were clearly visible. , Anger and hatred are so clear, the lips pursed into a line are squirming, and it seems that the sound of the teeth being bitten can be heard.

"No" came a low, but extremely painful voice.

"No" sounded louder, like a dying beast roaring in despair.

John Du's eyes closed slowly, he already knew the result. There was a bang, and it hit his forehead. The lunatic fell to the ground like a scarecrow, and Somerset next to him seemed to have aged several decades.

Finch, who took the shot of "Great", yelled, with a look of excitement on his face, obviously very satisfied with this shot.

Adrian immediately clapped his hands. Wonderful, he couldn't think of any other adjectives other than this. Although he had already had a premonition when the previous shot was NG, he really didn't expect Dennis to be able to do this in just the second shot. Those extremely impactful emotions are expressed on the face in a very layered manner. Even if you watch it live, you can still feel a kind of shock that goes straight to your heart. Although Brad Pitt's performance style is interpreting the emotions of the characters In terms of aspects, it is similar to the current Dennis, but the shock and shock are far from enough.

Nice job Dan. Adrian, who clapped his hands, said this in his heart.

Enthusiastic applause followed, and everyone was impressed by Dennis' wonderful performance. However, Dennis, who was supposed to accept the congratulations, did not show a happy expression, but slowly sat on the ground, covered his face and rubbed.

Seeing this, everyone stopped applauding knowingly. Sometimes the actors take a lot of time to adjust to the emotions of the characters, especially if they get into the play too deeply. Fortunately, Dennis quickly stood up from the ground again. Although there was still a little tiredness between his brows, he no longer looked like he couldn't react when he was shutting down. After all, he knew enough about his role, and this emotion Strong but short-lived.

"Good job, Dan." Adrian patted Dennis on the shoulder first and said after Dennis walked back, and then Freeman, Finch, and Spacey also stepped forward to congratulate him.

"It's really not easy. If I do it a few more times, I will definitely collapse." Dennis said with a long breath.

"Will it break down? Don't be kidding, Dan, if such a little difficulty would make people break down, Kevin would have been schizophrenic." Adrian said jokingly, "I think he is almost integrated with John Du Is it?"

The last sentence was addressed to Kevin Spacey. Spacey, who had his bald head cut off and was wearing an orange prisoner uniform, froze for a moment, then shrugged his shoulders: "Fortunately, at least for now, I No feeling of schizophrenia yet."

Everyone suddenly laughed, and then Spacey complained again: "However, no one has given me applause from the beginning to now. When I was lying there just now, no one came to give me a hand. Knowing I've just been shot."

There was another burst of laughter.

"Come on, Kevin, even if you want to complain, it's not your turn. Some people haven't spoken yet." Adrian said with a smile, and then turned to the beauties who came slowly, "Right, Gwynnie ?”

"What?" Gwyneth, who came over, looked at the people in front of her in confusion, and immediately made them laugh again.

"It's not funny at all." Gwyneth, who figured out what they were laughing at, immediately gave Adrian an annoyed look, turned around and left without saying a word.

Adrian spread his hands, and then chased after him. Gwyneth was wearing simple casual clothes, her blond hair was pulled up, and she had thick bangs in front of her forehead, which was similar to that of Sophie Marceau that day, except that the back was not tied up, but tied. Ponytail, just a small change made her have a completely different style from Sophie.

There was no shot of Gwyneth here, but she still appeared on the set. When Adrian asked her, the reason she gave was to accumulate more experience. As for the real reason, just think that when he returned to Washington, he greeted the crew here to come over.