The Best Director

Chapter 65 Need Time?

Wang Yang followed Natalie into the coffee shop. There are not many customers in this small coffee shop, and no one has noticed or recognized them. "Natalie. The two sat down in a relatively hidden corner, ordered two cups of coffee from the waiter, and looked at each other in silence.

"Your forehead is bleeding." Natalie looked at him calmly. There was a big hole in his forehead, and blood kept gushing out, staining his eyebrows red. A not-so-intense contest? She was actually interested to know what was going on, but she didn't want to ask.

"Oh..." Wang Yang also felt it. It was hot. It should be the high-speed running just now, which caused the wound to open again. He wiped it: "It's okay, just press it for a while and it will be fine." Looking around Look, he picked up the blue striped napkin on the coffee table, wiped off the blood on his face, then rolled it into a ball to hold the wound, shook his head with a smile and said, "I haven't been injured for a long time, this time I was really careless."

Natalie was noncommittal, but muttered in her heart, does this guy often fight? It seems that he was expelled from Southern California before, and he was wronged because of the fight. She glanced at Wang Yang again, and said to herself, "What a violent maniac." But she had some strange longing, as if a voice was saying that she really wanted to beat her head to pieces.

Wang Yang pressed the wound on his forehead with his left hand, opened the black briefcase with his right hand, pulled out a large stack of stapled papers, and said to Natalie, "Miss Portman, this is the script of "Juno"."

"OK." Natalie took the script with great interest. The reason why she came here and waited for Wang Yang for an hour before leaving was to read the script. She is very interested in the topic of teenage pregnancy. In fact, just a few days ago, she received another invitation. Fox is preparing to shoot a movie called "Sweetheart Yiren", which is also about teenage pregnancy. Novali, a 10-year-old girl who was pregnant for a long time, eloped to California with her boyfriend, but was ruthlessly abandoned by her boyfriend in Oklahoma on the way. The strong Novali gave birth to a child in a Wal-Mart store... That story is very interesting and also makes She was very moved, this is a completely different life experience.

So when Natalie heard Wang Yang introduce the story of "Juno" on the phone, she found it very interesting. Two films about teenage pregnancy and childbirth found her one after another, as if they were destined.

Opening the script of "Juno", Natalie read it seriously, and slowly flipped through the pages. She was so fascinated by it that the waiter brought the coffee, and she Neither noticed.

Wang Yang waited quietly, took a sip of slightly bitter coffee, looked at Natalie's face, and thought a little boredly: "This guy seems to have grown so big suddenly, but now there is no Marty in "Killer Leon" Erda is so handsome..." He looked away, propped his forehead and yawned, actually feeling a little drowsy, not because of physical fatigue,

Simply bored. He took another sip of coffee, but it didn't seem to have a refreshing effect, instead, he drank more and more sleepy...

The lines are very interesting, and Juno's character is very attractive... Natalie became more and more interested the more she watched it. The story and style of "Juno" are completely different from "Sweetheart". The main story content of "Sweetheart" They are all concentrated after Novali gave birth to a child. The theme of the story is about women's strength, courage, respect and love for life, discovering the beauty and happiness around her, etc.; And this "Juno", its story focuses on the whole pregnancy process, which is also a growth process of Juno.

What fascinates Natalie even more is the character of Juno. Compared with the strong, kind and beautiful Novali, Juno is so different. She loves bloody horror movies and rock and roll. , don't care about other people's eyes... Her words and deeds are very interesting, and they all have a very special charm, which seems to be a brand new screen image. This is something Natalie has never been exposed to, and it makes her eager to try it.

"Mr. Wang, what do you mean, how should Juno act?" Natalie looked up at Wang Yang opposite, but was stunned, and saw that he was dozing off with his head propped up and his eyes closed. She watched in silence for a while, and seeing that he was still sleeping soundly, she called again: "Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang." Wang Yang jerked his head suddenly, opened his eyes and said, "Oh, what? I'm here." Natalie said a little funny: "Mr. Wang, did you come to New York to sleep?"

"I'm just thinking." Wang Yang shook his head with a smile. He just watched "Black Swan" in his head. He took a big sip of coffee and asked energetically, "I'm a little too engrossed. What did you just say?" Natalie asked again, and Wang Yang explained: "Well, Juno is a very interesting girl, her tone of voice should be rough, but not too much; People with a soft heart..." He said some understanding, but felt that he didn't speak clearly enough, so he simply said, "Let me demonstrate, you can see."

Wang Yang coughed, showed his hands, and said in a shrill voice: "The baby already has nails, nails." Although he has worked hard, his acting skills are still so bad, let alone playing a different Girl, so the effect can be imagined.

Natalie on the opposite side listened carefully and watched very carefully, but seeing his funny look, she wanted to laugh a little bit, but she also understood the effect he probably wanted. After he finished acting, Natalie nodded and said, "Okay, I'll try." She turned the script back to the first page, read a line, frowned, and performed annoyedly: "Damn it, Banana, can you just shut your mouth?" After saying that, he took a little breath in annoyance.

"No, it's not enough." Wang Yang shook his head and commented: "The expression is still a little quiet; the tone should be a little more impatient, but not irritable; a little rougher, a little more frank..." He shrugged and said : "Release your other side" This is one of the reasons why he considers Natalie. He knows that this girl has a quiet side, but she also has a crazy side, and it will show up slowly in the future, just like in "V for Vendetta" ", she shaved her head bald, this is just one example.

Anyway, what he needs to see is the other side of this Gemini girl; not the old Natalie Portman. But it doesn't need too much, it doesn't need to be crazy, just a suitable level is fine.

my other side? Natalie's heart skipped a beat, as if she had a feeling of being seen through. She looked at Wang Yang silently, and wanted to ask, "What is my other side like?" She thought for a while, and then performed again, full of With an impatient and troubled face, he cursed angrily, "Damn it, Banana, can you just shut your mouth?"

Seeing her enriched expression, Wang Yang nodded and said, "It's almost the same feeling, you just need to let go a little more..." Natalie then performed two more times, and then adjusted to what he wanted As a result, she then said a few lines in the same context, which made him feel a little bit "worthy of being a genius actor".

"That's right." Just when Natalie was very excited to continue the audition, Wang Yang suddenly remembered something. He picked up the briefcase next to him and opened it, and took out an unopened plastic pipe from it. This is An important prop that expresses Juno's character. Wang Yang handed the pipe to Natalie, who was a little confused, and said, "Try it, Juno likes to hold a pipe, although she doesn't smoke."

Natalie took the pipe with a nod, tore open the wrapping, and after fiddling with it, she held the pipe in her mouth and bit it with interest, showing a nonchalant expression.

It felt pretty good, with her own unique taste. Wang Yang looked at her, as if he was instigating, and said, "Swear, swear, well, it's that indecent word, you know, it's very..." Natalie said directly, "Bitch." Wang Yang Yang spread her hands: "Yes." Natalie held the pipe by her mouth with one hand, looked at Wang Yang, and said in a very casual tone: "You are such a nasty bastard."

"Oh, thank you." Wang Yang smiled innocently, and then said seriously: "Try the part where Juno told her parents that she was pregnant?" Natalie seemed to be playing Juno all the time, holding a pipe, Flipping through the script on the table casually, he said OK.

Since Wang Yang was an hour late, they talked for a while, and the time came to lunch time at noon. The two went to a restaurant on the same street to have lunch, and talked for a long time in the coffee shop in the afternoon, before ending the conversation. meeting. With no results, Natalie Portman went home with the script of "Juno"; and Wang Yang also returned to the hotel where he was staying.

Regarding whether Natalie is suitable to play Juno, Wang Yang will say yes. Of course, her acting style is different from that of Ellen Page, but he has never had the idea of ​​"finding a copy of Ellen Page". Excellent actor This is the charm of Ellen Page, which cannot be copied. There is only one Ellen Page, and there is only one Natalie Portman. It's like two directors shooting the same script, and two editors editing the same movie. The result will never be quite the same.

If you hold Ellen Page for proofreading, no one will be suitable; the comparison can only be the ability to perform and the understanding of the role. In just half a day, what Natalie showed was the best among the thousands of girls he interviewed. In terms of performance, she easily understood what effect he wanted, and in terms of understanding of Juno , she is particularly convincing, she put forward a lot of her own ideas and opinions, and did not fully agree with his suggestions, maybe this is the background of a good actor.

Anyway, Wang Yang dare not deny that among the actresses he has worked with, Natalie is the best. Rachel lacked some acting skills; and Jessica... It's a bit of a surprise, in the world in my mind, in 2011, Natalie won an Oscar for Best Actress, and Jessica won a golden raspberry. Best Supporting Actress. Wang Yang shook his head, interrupted his train of thought, and said to himself: "My sweetheart is still young, as long as she doesn't take bad movies and keeps improving slowly. It doesn't matter if she doesn't make progress, as long as she is happy. .”

After taking a hot bath and changing into clean and comfortable clothes, Wang Yang took out the medicine he bought just now to treat the wound. During the disinfection, he grinned in pain and kept cursing: "Damn Cole, bastard, scum... "Shortly after the wound was treated, he got a call from Mark Slant.

Standing on the balcony and looking at the street view outside, as night fell, there were a lot more pedestrians on the street. Hearing Mark Slanter asking about the result, Wang Yang leaned on the railing and said to the mobile phone: "It's okay, she is not the ideal Juno in my heart, but she is already the ideal Juno. She has her own style and style. I understand." He suddenly felt strange and asked: "Mark, what are you doing so nervous, and you can't get Natalie's commission."

"Haha." Mark Slant over there laughed and said, "Actually, my wife and I are fans of Natalie Portman. We like this girl very much. The acting in "Biography" was great."

"So you admire Natalie so much?" Wang Yang couldn't help rolling his eyes, pretending to be serious: "Mark, don't bring your personal preferences into your work."

"Boss, you have wronged me. Isn't Natalie an excellent actor?" Mark Srant denied this with a smile, and he said narrowly: "Actually, there is another most important reason, boss, you and Natalie Tali has an affair, which is a good thing for the promotion of "Juno". Natalie plays Juno, so we don't have to worry about not getting attention."

Gossip Hearing this word, Wang Yang's mood turned a little bit bad, he said in a deep voice: "Beforehand, it doesn't matter who plays Juno, I will not create scandals to hype the movie, this is the most boring way of publicity After a pause, he added: "This method will never, never appear in any of my film promotion plans." But he understands that if Natalie plays Juno, there is no need to create scandals. The media that catches the wind and rumors will naturally edit it in a decent way.

Under the same night sky in New York, in a community with a beautiful environment on Long Island, the Hershlag family (Natalie's original name is Hershlag, and Portman is her grandmother's surname), Natalie is sitting at the desk in the room, she is holding The plastic pipe frowningly looked at the two scripts on the desk, one was "Sweetheart" and the other was "Juno".

For her now, the script of "Juno" is more attractive and interesting to her; "Sweetheart" is also an excellent script, but the character and image of the heroine Novali seem so mediocre and kind. , strong, optimistic, etc., a sweetheart who gathers many good things in one body, but suffers from bad things, and finally finds happiness; Juno is very fresh, Juno's casual, talking The style makes her eager to try.

But Natalie is very clear, and her agent has told her many times that the script is only one aspect, and it is very deceptive. Many times, a good-looking script and a good character become a movie. After the movie, it's a terrible movie; and a script that looks bland and surprise-free can sometimes be a good movie.

The reason is simple, a movie is not equal to a script, it is not a paragraph of text, it is not a matter of a few sentences. Including the shooting of the camera, the performance of the actors, the improvisation on the spot, the post-editing, the soundtrack... everything will affect the movie, and sometimes the script is so pale. Therefore, no matter whether it is a good script or a bad script, the film company is piled up like a mountain, and the same script can make two completely different movies.

In the end, it depends on who is the director, and on the ability of the director.

Looking at the paragraphs of text on the script of "Juno", Natalie bit her pipe vigorously, and the young face covered in blood vaguely appeared in front of her eyes, Wang Yang, the Chinese director who was only more than one year older than her , is it capable enough to turn this script into a good movie? She thought of "High School Musical". Although the content and story of that movie were boring and the actors' performances were average, the style of the whole movie was consistent, very sunny and comfortable, and well shot...

Natalie recalled the advice given to her by her agent: "Wang Yang is a very talented young man. He is very popular now. At his age, even if the movie fails, no one will really blame him. It won’t even count on you. But with your current fame, you can definitely receive some more secure film contracts. Participating in the film of Miracle Yang is neither beneficial nor harmful to your career. It’s up to you to choose. However I want to remind you that you have an affair with Fantastic Young, and if you play "Juno", the affair will never end."

"Gossip? Boring..." Natalie had a disdainful expression on her face. She didn't care about any gossip. It was purely a boring thing. She would not add "scrupulous gossip" to her consideration of acting in a movie, and she Don't care about this, she doesn't even know if she will be in the acting industry for a long time, she has too many things she wants to do.

Of course, what she likes most now is acting. She likes good and interesting stories, and she is eager to participate in these good stories. If there was a role she wanted so badly and someone else took it, she would go crazy. Besides, the university is about to start, and she originally didn't want to take any more roles, the reason for taking the film was only "interest".

Natalie propped her chin and stared at the two scripts on the desktop without blinking. It was obvious that she was now fascinated by the subject of teenage pregnancy, and she was more interested in "Juno".

What if you take over Juno? Natalie suddenly thought that it was also important for her to get along with the director of the film, and she didn't want to be yelled at by an annoying person. In fact, she starred in another 50-year-old Chinese-American director Wayne Wang (Wang Ying)'s film "The End of the Heart" this year, and she worked very happily. Wang Ying is like her father; but the two seem to have nothing to do Related, can she get along well with Chinese directors?

Natalie recalled the contact with Wang Yang today, being late, violent, being rude to women, falling asleep... a lot of bad impressions, but why she felt a little funny, as if there was a voice echoing in her ears "release Your other side comes out," she murmured, "My other side? Juno..."

In the hotel, Wang Yang was lying comfortably on the bed, covered with a quilt, and holding the telephone receiver beside the bed in his hand. He smiled proudly into the receiver and said, "Jessica, I had a fight today." Jessica's surprised voice came: "What? Yang, are you okay? Why did you fight?" Wang Yang laughed nonchalantly and said, "Ha, it's a long story, I'll tell you slowly, but Guess who I hit first? It's Cole."

Speaking of it now, he felt relieved, and said: "The bastard raised him, I knocked out at least three of his teeth, haha." But Jessica was very worried: "Yang, did you do it first?" Wang Yang was silent for a while, and said "um" belatedly, "Don't worry, we don't have to be afraid of him. Jessica, today's situation is really annoying. If I have a chance to do it again, I will call Lost five of his teeth..."

Early the next morning, Wang Yang got up as usual. After exercising, he came to a newsstand on the street and was dazzled by the various magazines and newspapers. He casually flipped through Looking at the latest entertainment daily, I was a little relieved that there was no news about him. Wang Yang bought a few movie magazines at random and returned to the hotel.

Throughout the morning, Wang Yang was working on the script of "Juno", which also made him forget the time, and soon came the afternoon, when he continued to design the screen with ecstasy, the phone rang. Wang Yang took out his mobile phone and saw that it was Natalie Portman's call. He answered, "Hello, Miss Portman."

"Hello, Mr. Wang, I think I have made a decision." Natalie said in a firm and confident voice, "I am willing to play Juno." Hearing this answer, Wang Yang couldn't help smiling, stood up and walked On the other side of the balcony, she smiled and said, "Oh, that's good." Natalie continued, "But Mr. Wang, you know, I'm going to college at the end of the month, and I don't want to miss classes, so I hope that "Juno "The shooting time of "can be put in June next year."

"What?" Wang Yang stopped in his tracks and frowned tightly. Will he have time to shoot until the summer vacation in June next year? Looks like we're going to have to look for candidates again. He pondered and said: "Well, Miss Portman...that's really a pity."

Natalie on Long Island also frowned immediately, feeling a little nervous in her heart. From the moment she made the decision, she found that she was extremely eager to play the role of "Juno", but she wanted to postpone the shooting not just because go to school. She said slowly: "Mr. Wang, listen to me first. I hope to shoot in June next year. There is a more important reason. I need time to study the character of Juno. She is very special, but also very challenging. , I hope I can play the best."

Natalie's voice was very sincere, and Wang Yang began to think seriously, and heard Natalie say again: "But to be honest, Juno's character, psychology, her whole mentality changes, her words and deeds, etc. I have to analyze and research all these; in the past six months, I will let myself try to play this role in my daily life, and I believe that after half a year, I will be Juno."

Finally, she said confidently: "So, I hope to get this role, and I am confident that I can completely control her."

Wang Yang was silent, but Natalie's words reminded him of something, why he interviewed so many actresses but couldn't find the ideal Juno? The reason is probably this, Juno is too challenging, it is not a matter of a day or two to play her well, and it is not just a few words from him. Even for Ellen Page, she studied it for more than half a year. During the period, she made friends with those pregnant girls and talked, imitated and learned their walking posture, etc., and she almost got pregnant without herself.

Damn Wang Yang couldn't help frowning and thinking, did he take it for granted before? "Juno" is not a DV movie like "Ghost Story" that can be done in a week; nor is it an idol movie like "High School Musical" that doesn't focus on acting. The movie "Juno" needs Juno's support too much, but the actress who plays her must be young, and their experience and acting skills are immature. Even talented actors need enough time to feel the martial arts. Move the universe, the holy king, create the holy king, kill the gods and seal the throne at night, seek the magic, proud of the world, the strongest abandoned young man, the royal family of Zhou, kill the gods and seal the throne at night, seek the magic, proud of the world, the strongest abandoned young man, the royal family of Zhou, the martial arts, move the universe and kill the night The throne of the gods and gods, the throne of the gods and gods, begging the devil, the world, the strongest abandoned young man, the royal family of Zhou, the god-maker, will kill the gods at night.

If the shooting is rushed, even if Ellen Paige comes to act, it may not be able to perform well, right? Thinking of this, Wang Yang was a little hesitant. Could it really be nine months before filming "Juno"?

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