Hollywood Director 1992

In front of the villa, police lights flashed, the red and green light reflecting on the courtyard walls. Several police officers were busily working in the yard.

The male lead, Alex, ran to the front of the yard, panting, his hair and t-shirt soaked with sweat.

"What happened? Where's Todd?"

The police ignored him. The actor playing the FBI agent stared at him, suspicion in his eyes.

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"Alex, get out of here quickly."

The female lead, Claire, hid behind a large tree and called out softly.

At this moment, the police pushed a stretcher out of the villa, on which lay a package containing Todd.

Todd's parents also came out.

"What happened?"

"Didn't you see?"

Todd's father walked over, filled with anger. "Because of you, Todd committed suicide. He felt too guilty about George's death and chose to end his life this way."

"Impossible!"

Alex glanced at the black package containing Todd's body. "Listen to me, he wouldn't commit suicide. He said at school that after you calmed down, he and I would still be friends. If he was planning to commit suicide, why would he ask me to hang out?"

Todd's father, Mr. Wagner, ignored him and turned to walk towards his wife.

"Mr. Wagner!"

Alex shouted a few times, but Todd's father was unwilling to believe him.

The police put Todd's body into a police car, closed the door, and left.

Alex's face was full of disappointment and sorrow.

"Cut!"

The performances of the extras in this scene were generally fine, but the performances of the two leads were slightly lacking.

Ryan Phillippe had some problems with emotional output.

It wasn't full enough, nor was it infectious enough, similar to a singer singing a high note. Link wanted a C5, but Ryan only sang a C3, still a bit off-key and needing to be adjusted higher.

Liv Tyler's performance barely passed. It would have been okay to be more lenient with her.

But Link wanted to continue to push her, to see how much potential she had in acting.

Link called the two of them over, telling Ryan how to mobilize his emotions, how to make the emotions more intense; telling Liv Tyler how to perform more naturally and effectively.

In addition to these two, Link also invited Mr. Weston, who played Todd's father, to be more angry, to put some pressure on Ryan, and to use this method to drive Ryan's performance.

Mr. Weston was a professional actor, better at acting than the main characters, so it wasn't difficult for him.

The third take began, and this time Ryan and Liv performed quite well, basically meeting his requirements.

However, in order to ensure the quality of the shot, he shook his head and said it wasn't good, and asked the two to perform it again.

This scene was filmed for two consecutive days before it was finally declared over.

"Being a director is really not easy."

Ben Affleck sat on the steps, watching the busy crew and Link walking back and forth among them, and sighed.

"What are you sighing about again?"

Joaquin looked at him helplessly. The crew members came after receiving the notice, but he insisted on joining the crew early, doing nothing every day, just staring at Link filming, praising Link non-stop every time he spoke of him, like a sycophant.

"Look at Link, still working non-stop in this hot weather, guiding the actors, designing movie shots, checking the filming situation, putting in a lot of effort. Other directors are really too lazy compared to Link."

"It's just that Link has taken on too much work, screenwriter, cinematographer, makeup artist, actor, art director, etc., he has to manage everything. Actually, he doesn't have to... Oh, is that Liv? Why is she crying? Haha, interesting."

Joaquin Phoenix raised his chin and pointed to the front row. Liv Tyler was sobbing and wiping away tears, crying that Link was too strict and she didn't want to act anymore. Ms. Bibi Buell was comforting her beside her.

Liv heard Joaquin laughing at her, turned her head and glared at him, wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve, and left angrily with her small bag.

Joaquin shrugged and laughed, "See, being an actor is also not easy. You get scolded if you don't act well."

"Link is doing it for her own good. This is her first play, and she's building a foundation. If the foundation isn't laid well, it will affect her future development. Link doesn't hesitate to waste time pointing her out during filming, teaching her how to act hand-in-hand. This kind of opportunity is very rare for a new actor. Even if Liv Tyler complains about Link now, she will thank him in the future."

Ben Affleck said.

Joaquin nodded, not refuting his words.

Link patiently guiding Liv Tyler and Ryan Phillippe during filming was naturally hoping that they would perform better.

If they could understand Link's good intentions and listen to Link's guidance, their acting skills would improve rapidly after filming this movie and they would become professional actors.

If this movie was a hit, they could also become stars by taking advantage of the movie's popularity, a star actor with acting skills.

This step would save them several years or even more than a decade, which is something many grassroots actors dream of.

Of course, if they couldn't understand Link's good intentions and wasted the opportunity, they would be the ones to regret it in the future.

"Link is so annoying. No matter how I act, it's always NG. He must be targeting me."

In the car, Liv Tyler said with red eyes, angrily.

No mistake, one first, one hair, one inside, one appearance, one in one look!

"You don't have any conflicts, why would he target you?"

Ms. Bibi Buell said as she drove the car.

"Then, is it possible that he's not satisfied with me?"

"Even less so. Link is not only a director, but also an investor. If he wasn't satisfied with you, he would have replaced you long ago. Don't forget that he's a billionaire writer and director. His time is very precious, and he wouldn't waste it on just anyone. He's willing to guide you because you're very good and have the value to be guided. Think about it, isn't that right?"

Liv Tyler blinked her wet eyelashes, feeling that it made sense, but she had been trained by Link many times on the set, very strictly. No one had ever criticized her like that since she was a child.

Link, a boy only three or four years older than her, treated her like that, making her lose face.

Liv felt very wronged and said stubbornly, "He's just targeting me. I don't want to act in his movie anymore."

"Are you sure you don't want to think about it again?"

"No need to think. If I say I won't act, then I won't act."

"Okay, then I'll call Link now and tell him you're not acting, and let him recast. There were many girls your age who hoped to act in this movie during the last audition. That Sarah Michelle Gellar is good, very beautiful, and very suitable for this role. There are also Jennifer Aniston, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Cameron Diaz, who are also good and very suitable. Let them play the role and let them become big stars because of this movie."

Ms. Bibi Buell really stopped the car, took out her phone, and called Link.

"Mom, what are you doing?"

Liv Tyler snatched the phone, hung up, and said angrily, "We signed a contract. If we don't act, we have to pay compensation. Where do we have the money to compensate him? Forget it, I'll put up with it and continue to finish this play."

"Are you sure?"

Bibi Buell smiled and said, "The call has already been made. Director Link knows that we called. Do you want to call him and thank him, saying that you will continue to work hard in the future and ask him to give you more guidance."

"He trained me more than ten times today. Do you want me to ask him to train me more? I'm not a masochist."

"Saying that can ease your relationship with Link. If he guides you again in the future, he won't be too serious. If you want to have an easier time, make this call and thank him."

"Really?"

Liv Tyler blinked.

"Hmph, your old mother has lived for more than forty years. What kind of man haven't I seen? Link is just a little boy four years older than you. It's too easy to deal with him."

Ms. Bibi Buell said confidently.

Liv Tyler hesitated for a while, but didn't call. The main reason was that Link was too strict and cold on the set, very different from the boys she had known in the past. She didn't know how to talk to Link.

"Dare not call? So you're afraid of Link. That's rare. There's also someone you're afraid of."

"Who's afraid of him? I'll call!"

Liv Tyler hardened her heart and dialed Link's number.