King of Hollywood

Chapter 12 Going Well

The ground was covered with withered and yellow leaves, and the cold light shone down, making the quiet forest even more desolate, as if nothing existed. The girl squatted on the ground and stared blankly at the sky, before turning her head to look at her mother after a long time.

"Mom, look at me." She said pleadingly, with a gleam in her eyes. However, the mentally disturbed middle-aged woman sitting behind her just stared at the front in a daze without any reaction.

"Something happened, I don't know what to do." The girl lowered her head and continued, but she quickly raised it up again, and continued to look at her mother, "Can you help me this time, Mom?"

However, her mother still didn't respond, and the girl couldn't help raising her voice a little: "Mom, look at me!"

This time, the mother finally lowered her head, but her eyes were always blank.

"'Teardrop' persuaded me to sell this forest, should I sell it?" the girl asked in a trilling tone, a tear finally slipped down her face.

It's a pity that my mother continued to keep silent, and the response she finally had before was just a conditioned reflex.

"Please, help me this time!" The sadness of being overwhelmed by the tremendous pressure uncontrollably emerged from her young face, she lowered her head and shook her head: "I don't know what to do It's..."

Tears gushed out of the eyes again, although it was still silent, it completely wet the girl's face, leaving an obvious mark.

"Very good!" Adrian, who took the camera himself, called out at this time.

There was a pause for about two or three seconds, and the quiet studio suddenly became lively, and the lighting engineer, sound engineer, and prop engineer holding the reflector all relaxed. But Natalie, who was squatting on the ground, didn't respond. She still hung her head there and didn't get up for a long time. The actress who played the mother of a mental patient sitting next to her grabbed her hand comfortingly.

After a few more seconds, Natalie recovered and looked up, smiled at the actress, got up and walked aside, the wet marks on her face were still obvious.

"Very well done." Adrian walked over, handed the tissue in front of her, and gestured to the assistant next to her.

Natalie didn't say anything. After wiping her eyes, she covered her face with the warm towel handed over by her assistant. She leaned her head back on the chair for a long time before recovering with a long breath.

"You did a great job, Natalie." Adrian, who had been sitting by and watched, repeated, "I'm very happy, you have grasped the most important qualities of the role of Rae Dolly."

"Restrained." Natalie replied in a steady voice.

"Yes, restrained." Adrian nodded with approval.

Although Matilda is also introverted, she ignites herself irresistibly after meeting Leon, while Dolly, the girl who has to shoulder the burden of life, is introverted from beginning to end. She is always firm and cold, always unsmiling and reticent, so if she wants to express her emotions accurately, she must work hard on the subtle changes in body language and expressions, so as to make the character appear weak And sturdy.

This is why Adrian, after some relatively ordinary shots, first shot this shot of taking his mentally ill mother to the woods to confide in her in order not to let others see his pressure, instead of going to other people's homes one by one The plot of inquiring about the whereabouts of his father. In this way, Natalie can better grasp the required temperament and emotions step by step. Anyway, the scenes and props required for this movie are relatively simple, and it is very convenient to switch.

"In short, this kind of restrained tenacity runs through the whole movie. If you interpret this emotion well, you will interpret the whole character," Adrian said after a few words, "I can't give you more guidance. , Natalie, the rest is completely up to you to figure out—I heard that you seem to plan to study psychology?"

This sudden change of subject made Natalie stunned for a moment, but she nodded immediately, she was already numb to Adrian's well-informed news.

"If you have time, you can communicate with people who have researched in this area, maybe you can do better." Adrian smiled, and then got up to leave.

Natalie couldn't help but opened her mouth as if she wanted to ask something, but after hesitating for a while, she didn't make a sound, but all of these fell into Adrian's eyes.

"Isn't this exactly what you want, Nada?" He suddenly lowered his voice and changed his address, "You don't want to reveal it in front of people, so of course I have to distance myself from you, don't I?"

He smiled again and walked away quickly. Although her eyes were on him, Natalie restrained herself and did not show any extra emotions on her face, not even such small movements as biting her lips. It was a bit unsmooth to be blocked by the sentence just now.

She has requirements, so naturally she should be satisfied. Adrian is willing to meet all her reasonable requirements, such as making her look a little different from other women. This is not difficult. It is a good way to keep a distance from her in front of the crew members like now. Many people know that he hardly hides his relationship with women in front of the crew members. Although the crew is strict, he will occasionally Leaked a piece of news.

This may not be able to hide it forever, but it will be fine for a few years. If Natalie still remembers her thoughts, she will take the initiative to cooperate. And not only that, Adrian has other arrangements, such as——

"The name of Missouri comes from the language of the Sioux, which means canoe. The Missouri River and the Mississippi River flow through the west and east respectively. It can be outlined in the mind. Hundreds of years ago, the Indians rowed canoes along the river. Next, catch fish from the river to prepare food for the winter." Standing by the edge of a small pond full of original ecology, Adrian said to Jessica beside him.

"We can come over here next summer and try to learn how to canoe if you want," he continued, running his hand through the girl's hair.

Jessica smiled, then opened her arms and took a deep breath: "It's really cold here, even the air is so cold."

Indeed, the coldest month in Missouri is January, which is only about 25 degrees Fahrenheit (-4 degrees Celsius), and even though the temperature rises a lot in March, the average temperature in Missouri is only about 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15 degrees Celsius) How high can it be. Of course, in another two months, the temperature will still return to the level it should be in summer, so it is correct for Adrian to choose to make "Bones in Winter" first.

"Didn't it remind you of something?" Adrian raised his eyebrows in surprise, "I remember you lived in Mississippi before you were four years old."

"Biloxi is a port city, and it's located on the Gulf of Mexico, so it's not that cold in winter." Jessica shrugged.

"Okay," Adrian laughed, "Let's not talk about this anymore, they have already prepared, and I'm going to go there."

He pointed to the other side of the pond, and the props team had already prepared the boat, ready to film the plot where the heroine, led by several middle-aged women, sawed off the hands of the father's body that had sunk into the pond. Taking the amputated hands to the police station will prove that the father has been killed, so as to keep his house.

"I'll accompany you to Kansas City after work is over, okay?" he said, and then leaned over. Although Jessica shrank her neck, she still kissed him.

The filming went well, Natalie held the role well, she almost blended with Rae Dolly, the actor nicknamed "Teardrop" the heroine's father's brother, and John Hacks couldn't stop talking to her .

"It's really hard to imagine that a girl like her who grew up in a big city like New York can play the restrained and wild temperament of a country girl." Said the veteran actor from Minnesota.

Indeed, when filming the beating scene before, when the bloody Natalie confronted a group of dangerous adults, the calm and even cold indomitable appearance left a very deep impression on people. Matilda, who also had a nosebleed from the beating, gave the impression of being stubborn and weak, but Dolly, who had a tooth knocked out, carried a kind of tenacity and tenacity rooted in the bone marrow. For people like Hacks who grew up in the inland area, they are very sensitive to this kind of temperament. They all praised Natalie in this way, so one can imagine how outstanding she is.

As Hacks said, it's really amazing that a girl who grew up in a big city can act like this. Adrian didn't pay too much attention to this. Natalie could do this, except for his series of arrangements to continuously sharpen her shooting progress and her own efforts, there are some more For complicated reasons, I won't say much here.

"She is such a strong girl, and I really want to play such a role." Jessica, who has read through the script, said with emotion and envy.

Although she was pregnant, and she was pregnant at such a young age, the original lively and expressive personality has been restrained a lot, but the natural maternal atmosphere has made her very popular in the crew, Dakota I like her very much, and the number of chats with her is the most after Adrian. Of course, this is also thanks to the fact that Jessica's belly is not obvious, and Adrian's undisguised intimacy.

He did not shy away from showing his relationship with Jessica in front of the script members, and he often hugged Jessica in front of Natalie. Anyone who has worked with Adrian knows that every time he makes a movie, if he has a relationship with the heroine, or a woman with a relationship will visit the crew, so this method is used to separate him from Natalie The relationship couldn't be more appropriate. After all, everyone knows that he is tightly sealed off from the outside world in this regard, but he is very casual in the crew. After getting used to it, how many people would think that he would do the same in the crew?

However, there is another reason besides this. Don't look at Natalie pretending to be indifferent, but from her small movements and part of the tone of her conversation, she can infer her mental state. Although she is very smart, although she is still quite resistant to herself now, women are so strange in this respect, even if she understands this, she still cannot resist some subconscious behaviors, and this is the interesting part.

Jessica didn't stay for too long. Adrian took three days to play in Kansas City and then returned to Los Angeles. In another month, her lower abdomen will be obvious. At that time, it is best to move to a place outside the entire Los Angeles County, and gradually reduce the number of times she goes home, so it is appropriate to let her come out to relax now, and Adrian He also promised to invite her to the set in Missouri to have a look.

It's a pity that the second season of "Dark Angel" has already been filmed, otherwise it would be nice to let her live in Canada for a few months. If it doesn't work, just buy another house in Orange County.

As for what to do in the future, Adrian wasn't worried at all. Even if Mark Alba was a soldier or a Catholic, he could only admit the fact that it was done, and he still had many very flexible means. But Jessica's future development will be troublesome. A role like Rae Dolly is almost impossible. In a sense, she, like Liv, is the most suitable vase.

Let's talk about it, if it doesn't work, then take the route of romantic comedy. Although this kind of comedy began to decline after 2000, it's not that there are no good works. Adrian thought so.

The shooting is still going on, because Natalie is in good shape, and the progress is progressing quite quickly. Adrian estimated that if it keeps going like this, all the shots can be completed in as little as five weeks. After all, the whole story is actually very simple. The key lies in the interpretation of the heroine and how to shoot the details that fully show the theme. In addition, Adrian has a wealth of "experience", so it is very possible to shorten the cycle.

So, on the weekend of the second week of filming, Adrian flew back to Los Angeles, and by the way brought Dakota and her mother who had completed her part—

"Okay, mom, I have to go, or I'll be late." Sarah greeted her mother while packing her things.

"Aren't you having dinner at home, Sarah?" A middle-aged man's head stuck out from the kitchen, "I specially made my special dish."

"Sorry, Ronnie, there's a party I have to attend." Sarah shrugged and smiled.

"That's a pity." The middle-aged man named Ronnie sighed.

"Next time, next time I promise to have dinner at home." Sarah said and apologized to her mother again: "I'm sorry, Mom, I should accompany you."

"It's okay, you have your own work and life." Roselan said with a smile, and sent her daughter to the door.

"Ronnie is a good man, you'll be happy with him, Mom." Sarah and her mother hugged each other.

In the past few years, Roselan had also met with a few men, but they didn't last very long. She didn't stabilize until she met Ronnie Raymond, who was a doctor and cared about others.

"Yes, I know." When mentioning her current boyfriend, Roselan smiled, but quickly put it away, hesitated for a while, then stared at her daughter and asked, "What about you, Sarah?"

"Me?" Sarah shrugged her shoulders as if indifferent, "I don't need to be so anxious, Mom, I'm in the rising stage of my career now..."

But Roselan interrupted her: "You're dating Adrian, aren't you?"

Sarah suddenly lost her voice, and looked at her mother in a panic, not knowing what to say.

"I'm not a fool, Sarah, I already knew it, not to mention the rumors about Adrian are not a secret," Roselan said with a sigh, "I haven't said anything, I want to see you perform Happy face after, I'm so glad to see you become a great actor Sarah you are my greatest pride but I don't want you to be so... I know that man helped me a lot but... "

"No, Mom," interrupted Sarah this time, "it's not like that. I love him, Mom, and I love Ed."

She looked her mother straight in the eye: "I know it might be weird to say that, and I actually find it weird sometimes when I think about it, but... I just love him, Mom. Ed gave me... something I never had before." , that warm, safe...feeling that I've never felt before...Sorry, Mom, but I really love him."

Roselan did not speak, stared at her daughter for a long while, and finally sighed.

"I just want you to be happy, honey," she said. "Promise me, don't hurt yourself, okay?"

"I promise you, Mom, don't worry," Sarah hugged her mother, "I love you."

The mother and daughter hugged for a moment before separating, and then Sarah got into her car and waved goodbye to her mother.

After taking a long breath, Sarah felt a burst of relief. Although she knew that her mother must have known it, it was still a bit awkward and awkward to say it face to face. Fortunately, although my mother didn't support it, she didn't object either, which made her very happy and made her look forward to the next party.

The party was held by Sarah, and the venue was naturally at her home. Many friends were invited, and the crew of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" was not one, and the invitation to someone was sent out early and was affirmed. answer.

"Sorry, I'm sorry." After saying hello to the friends around her, Sarah walked aside. The party was very lively, and she was very happy, but the guy who agreed to attend never showed up, which made her a little angry and worried, after all, this guy had never missed an appointment or was late, and she glanced out just now, as if to see Seeing that familiar figure passing by, she couldn't help but look for him after not seeing him for a long time.

Then, after walking around the aisle, Sarah found nothing. Seeing that there was no one around, and listening to the joyful voices outside, she couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. Could it be that she was wrong?

Sarah then turned around and walked back. When she passed a room, the door suddenly opened, and two hands stretched out from inside, one covering her mouth and the other around her waist, dragging her instantly. went in.

"Ha, Miss Buffy Ann Summers, you are in my hands now." After pressing her against the wall, the other party sneered in a low voice.

Even though the room was dark, Sarah's tense body immediately relaxed, and then she punched the opponent's rib, and said in a dissatisfied voice, "Ed!"