From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

“Cut!”

Shooting, end.

The morning's scenes have temporarily come to a close. Next, the crew needs to move to another location to continue the afternoon's shooting. There's no time to relax yet.

Kristen looked at Anson, "Is your scene this afternoon with Group B?"

Anson was slightly stunned, "No, that's tomorrow. This afternoon, I'm still with Group A."

Kristen suddenly realized, "Ah, I must have misremembered. I only have scenes in the morning tomorrow. When you go to Group B in the afternoon, I can rest."

After speaking, Kristen looked at Anson with envy all over her face. She spread her hands, "There's no way around it. That's the treatment for the male lead. We supporting characters just join in the fun. I remember there's a saying, 'With great power comes great responsibility.'"

Towards the end, Kristen tried to put on a serious expression to tease Anson, but she couldn't control herself and burst out laughing first.

Pfft.

She immediately burst into a bright laugh.

On the contrary, Anson, the person being teased, looked calm and stared at Kristen with a face full of question marks: ???

The staff members nearby saw this scene, and one or two of them also had the corners of their mouths lifted in smiles.

In large-scale movies like "Spider-Man," the protagonist won't appear in every scene, and the supporting characters have enough time to showcase their unique qualities. Additionally, there are scenes with extras and numerous transition scenes, and so on.

Therefore, generally speaking, the crew splits into two groups, Group A and Group B.

Group B is led by the assistant director and is responsible for filming scenes that are relatively less difficult. Occasionally, some super-large crews may even have a Group C, which is managed by the second assistant director.

In a busy and tight filming schedule, neither Group A nor Group B will move locations, but the actors need to move back and forth between the two filming locations. Not only do they have to travel back and forth, but whether their performances can connect is also a test.

According to the plan, Anson needs to go to Group B tomorrow afternoon to film a scene, collaborating with James Franco, which is new for both of them.

After all, being friends is one thing, but being acting partners in a movie is another. Anson was also eager to try it out, looking forward to James showing a different side from his usual private self.

On this side, Kristen and Anson were chatting and laughing.

On the other side, Jake Gyllenhaal quietly approached, like a submarine. But this time, he didn't rush forward but obediently stood aside.

Anson noticed.

He thought that Jake should have sobered up and realized his true purpose for visiting the set today. Now, he should be both ashamed and annoyed, at a loss.

He should still give his friend a push. There's no way around it; he's just that kind.

"Hey, Jake." Finding an opportunity, Anson took the initiative to greet him.

Jake finally found an opening, took a step forward, and faced Kristen. His expression was somewhat uneasy and restrained, but there was a faint surge of joy between his brows, which gave Anson an ominous premonition.

Wait, Jake, this blockhead, isn't planning to confess directly here, is he?

Otherwise, what's with that expression?

"Wow."

Unbelievable!

Jake didn't notice Anson's tone at all, hugging his head, happy all by himself.

Kristen was slightly stunned, and a faint smile appeared in her eyes, but she controlled herself. The corner of her eye inadvertently glanced at Anson, and the corners of her mouth calmed down a little. "So, I must thank Anson."

"First, last night, he generously shared his thoughts, helping me sort out the character and understand the plot. The tangled emotional threads were all straightened out."

"And then today, Jesus Christ, if the co-star wasn't Anson, I don't know where this scene would have gone. I don't know, maybe 'Charm 2.0'? But I probably wouldn't like it."

Jake was discussing acting, and Kristen respectfully followed suit.

Anson: Life is hopeless. He was dragging two people, he really couldn't drag them.

Jake was particularly happy, "Yes, yes, yes, Anson, how did you do it? God, in this scene, you just made people unable to take their eyes off you, wow!"

What Anson wanted to say was that the difficulty of acting in this scene was on Kristen's side because she needed to show layers and context. He only needed to be responsible for being affectionate, which wasn't difficult. But he didn't want to discuss acting now, okay?

These two people have fallen into a ditch, and he doesn't want to go together.

Focus!

Please don't miss the point!

"Jake." Anson looked at Jake.

Jake showed a big smile, his wet eyes looking at Anson like a puppy, eagerly anticipating Anson's next words.

Anson decided to cut straight to the chase, "Why don't you invite Kristen for a drink after the shoot? Coffee, I mean coffee."

Alcohol, he's not old enough.

Jake didn't react, blinking his eyes. His pupils clearly wrote, "Why would I invite Kristen for coffee?"

The smile on Anson's mouth gradually stiffened. He gestured with his eyes at Kristen, slowly turned his head to look at Kristen, and Jake mechanically followed suit, then saw Kristen with a confused and slightly embarrassed expression.

Jake, "Ah... ah!"

Finally!

Jake finally came to his senses.

He hadn't planned to visit the set. He didn't want to disturb his friend's work, but in the end, he couldn't control himself. Last night, he couldn't forget Kristen's smile. He tossed and turned, and after hesitating, he still couldn't resist the temptation.

But... but, how did things develop to this point?

Jake looked at Kristen's expression, slapping his cheeks with his hands in frustration, accompanied by two crisp slaps. Jake was completely awake.

"Kristen, uh, tonight, do you have time to do me the honor? Maybe we can have a cup of coffee together, find a French cafe, and chat for a while?"

Although he stuttered a bit, although it was a bit chaotic, at least he expressed his meaning completely.

Kristen inadvertently glanced at Anson, the light in her eyes slightly surging, then looked at Jake, revealing an apologetic smile.

"Sorry, I already have plans for tonight."

Jake didn't speak, his hands slowly sliding upwards, passing his cheeks, forehead, and then grabbing his hair and continuing upwards, his expression very comical, reminiscent of Jim Carrey.

The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, but it seemed particularly bitter, and his voice fell heavily, "I messed up, didn't I?"

Kristen looked at Jake in this state, and a smile couldn't help but climb onto the corner of her mouth, with a sense of silent humor. She didn't give an answer, neither affirming nor denying, just slightly nodded her head almost imperceptibly.