From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

Eyes followed him like a shadow.

The actors on the entire film set were all watching Gary. Gazes mixed with various complex thoughts eventually followed Gary's line of sight and landed on that figure, prompting them to scrutinize him.

In the "Princess Diaries" crew, the one who attracted the most attention was Anne Hathaway, and the one who was most anticipated and discussed was Julie Andrews.

As for Anson?

Who's that!

Despite holding the title of male lead, in reality, Michael's scenes were even less than Josh's. This "villain role" needed to stir up a lot of hatred, so naturally, the camera needed to give space for the plot conflict.

Anson, like other actors, was just an ordinary member of the crew. His scenes were completely incomparable to "Friends", there was nothing new, and he didn't have the protagonist's halo to win everyone's support.

However!

Anson won Gary's praise, and even changed the filming schedule around Anson, so what were they rehearsing hard for three hours yesterday?

Was it just to become Anson's background?

Gary didn't notice those gazes, or rather, he noticed but didn't care, because this was Hollywood, and envy and jealousy were always the main themes of Hollywood, "If you want to wear the crown, you must bear the weight."

Finally, his footsteps stopped in front of Anson.

Anson looked down at himself. These details were all completed with the help of James Franco. The two of them went through several vintage clothing stores and vinyl record stores in Los Angeles to complete the look.

"Mine."

Anson said generously.

Gary slightly raised his chin, "How about you tell me about this boy, Michael."

Everyone:? ? ?

Didn't you say the filming schedule was tight? Didn't you say we had to seize the natural light window? Why was Gary chatting idly with Anson here?

Anson also knew that time was tight, and the director probably didn't want to know those trivial details, so he simply summarized, "He has his own ideas, his own preferences, his own position. Although he doesn't mind following trends, he wants to figure out why he likes this thing before following the trend, not blindly following the trend for the sake of following the trend."

This is already enough—

So, Michael has his own vision, discovering the beauty in Mia, which is related to appearance but also unrelated to appearance. He had already fallen in love with Mia's authenticity.

Gary's eyes lit up.

At this time, he also noticed that Anson's slightly hunched posture was different from the posture he showed during the last audition, but he grasped his requirements for the eyes, further presenting a restrained and unique character.

Gary had some more ideas.

He felt that maybe he could add something to Michael and Mia's conversation, not much, just two or three sentences, which would not affect the overall situation, but could make the connection between the two characters more three-dimensional.

This is what a truly excellent actor is.

An outstanding actor can perfectly interpret the role; while an excellent actor can inspire the director's inspiration to inject more vitality into the role. Such an actor is one in ten thousand.

Perhaps the Anson in front of him is still a rough stone, now slightly rough and jerky, and what he presents are all superficial, one-dimensional, and direct; but after polishing, given time, it can be completely different.

Gary was looking forward to Anson's future, just like Julia Roberts back then.

But Gary didn't intend and didn't need to tell Anson, he just nodded slightly, "Excellent preparation work."

Again, Gary gave positive affirmation.

"So, is this all? Or, in addition to this, do you have any other surprises prepared?"

Unconsciously, Gary's tone also carried a bit of admiring intimacy, instantly closing the distance.

Anson didn't give a direct answer, but paused for a moment, "If the surprise is revealed in advance, it won't be a surprise, right?"

Gary was slightly stunned, and laughed heartily, "You kid, you're actually keeping me in suspense? Okay, then I'll look forward to it."

Then, Gary gently patted Anson's shoulder.

"We need to make a small adjustment. The overall shooting framework will not change, but we need to add two close-up shots, aimed at your eyes."

"You don't need to change, just maintain the state you were in just now."

"Very good, everything is very good."

After a pause.

Gary added another sentence.

"Unrequited love, both sweet and bitter. I was a little surprised that you were able to grasp it so appropriately, I didn't expect…"

Gary looked Anson up and down. Anson, who was so handsome and had such an appearance, had also suffered grievances because of unrequited love.

"It seems that you are also a person with a story."

Anson:? ? ?

What story!

Couldn't it just be that he's a good actor?

Gary didn't continue to stay, but turned around and returned to the monitor, leaving Anson in place, and the surrounding gazes swarmed in, and all kinds of speculations and emotions stirred in the golden sunlight.

Then, Anson saw Anne, who was peeking and grinning.

Anne silently said with her mouth, "Unrequited love. Unrequited love." At the same time, she matched it with an exaggerated action of covering her chest with heartbreak, like a music video performance from ten years ago.

Anson didn't mind, covered his chest with both hands, imitating the beating of his heart, slowly moved his hands away from his chest, and finally evolved into a heart gesture, and looked at Anne with a sincere face, as if he was confessing his love.

Anne was immediately dumbfounded.

"Haha." Anson laughed very happily.

After a short pause, filming resumed.

In fact, there were no problems with the whole filming process, everything went according to the rehearsal; and, apart from the scheduling, there were no difficulties in other performances.

When Anson appeared in the camera again, Gary couldn't help but stare at the figure in the monitor.

A ray of golden sunlight sprinkled down, not the crew's lights, but the sun in San Francisco gradually climbing to the top of the head, not covering Anson like a spotlight, but lightly and gently falling behind Anson, and the shimmering halo outlined the contours of his face.

That gaze, because of the light, briefly disappeared for a moment, and then reappeared again, and the delicate and profound emotions in the depths of his eyes became even deeper.

In an instant, he was moved.

It turned out that there really was such an actor, when he or she stood in front of the camera, he or she could naturally attract all eyes and all gazes, not only the crew's lights, but even the natural light quietly followed his footsteps and figure, and could easily grasp everyone's minds.

Inherent, he is the darling of the camera.

It was just that short moment, time paused for a moment, gently stopped in those deep and bright eyes, rippling with layers of ripples.

Involuntarily, Gary held his breath, waiting for the camera to leave, continue filming, and finally draw a perfect end to this scene.

"Cut!"

Gary shouted loudly, couldn't help clenching his fist and waving it heavily, and then a smile climbed to the corner of his mouth, and gurgling sounds surged in his chest.

Second update. Extra update in the evening.