novelraw Chapter 115
Chapter 115
"Ding dong..."
The doorbell at the front door alarmed Eve from the kitchen. She specially invited Keanu to have a simple dinner at home today, just to meet up before tomorrow's trial reading session, so as to save time and surprise when they meet.
The steak was being fried in the frying pan, and Eve turned it over carefully with tongs, then walked quickly towards the door.
Who knew that she wanted to close the door as soon as she opened it.
"Who are you, and where did you hide my handsome boyfriend?"
"Then who are you? Why does your hair grow so much after you haven't seen him for a few hours? Could it be that you used a powerful hair restorer?"
Eve tiptoed to avoid Keanu's beard with some disgust, kissed him on the cheek, and said, "This look can't even support you. I'm worried that fans will be disappointed."
"Really? I think it's okay. It's no different from those rock stars in the 70s and [-]s."
Keanu stroked his beard. He felt pretty good about himself. He didn't expect his girlfriend to be so disgusted.
As Eve walked towards the kitchen, she replied, "Maybe I'm not used to it yet. I'd rather you have a light beard. This kind of beard is too exaggerated."
Previously, Keanu only knew that the crew let him grow long hair and beard, so he became a beard and long hair. As a result, the stylist shaved off the beard around his chin and cheeks, but left the beard on his upper lip, increasing the A little yuppie temperament makes his overall look more artistic.
For male actors, the shape of the beard has a major impact on their personality and appearance. The transformation of beard and hairstyle has turned an action movie star and long-time actor of the savior into a rock star.
"I think your hair is cute and sexy, and I want to rub it." Keanu followed into the kitchen, and he looked at his girlfriend who was constantly busy. After changing his hairstyle, he had a different temperament.
Eve patted her boyfriend's hand that was secretly stretched out to rub her hair, and said angrily, "This is the result of six hours of sitting today. Don't mess with it casually. If it breaks, it will cause a lot of trouble."
Keanu didn't know how he could help, so he took out the plate and set it up.
The steak made a sizzling sound in the pan, and the steak itself was fried. Eve sprinkled black pepper and rosemary on it, and the aroma hit the face directly.
Eve carefully poked the steak with the tongs, estimated that it was about the same, then quickly turned off the heat and started the pot. The outside looked brown, and it should be between medium rare and medium rare.
She is not a professional chef, and her grasp of the heat is not particularly ideal. Fortunately, the raw materials are well selected, and the top steak itself tastes very good.
Put the prepared French fries, lemon and boiled snow peas next to the steak, and Eve's simple dinner is ready.
Neither of them can eat much at dinner, and rock stars are basically the skinny type, and it would feel a lot worse if Keanu was round and fat.
Once fat ruins everything, it is impossible for Eve to make her boyfriend fat for nothing, so it is enough to have steak and red wine for dinner.
The reason why those rock musicians stay thin is actually largely because of their chaotic lives. Drugs played an important role in it. Keanu also touched it when he was young, but his friend Rui Fan never touched it after his accidental death due to drugs. , even if he wanted to experience the life of a rock star himself, he didn't try in this regard.
The two sat face to face on both sides of the dining table, and Eve suddenly had a whim. She found out the Polaroid, leaned against Keanu and took a photo, "We will take a photo every time we change our look. Knowing when to fill up the album."
She wants to leave something memorable for this relationship, otherwise, if she breaks up, she can only find a trace of memories from the photos secretly taken by reporters and paparazzi.
"You should take one more photo, I also need to take it back and treasure it." Keanu hugged his girlfriend's body, let her sit on his lap, and said in a low voice: "I hope we can still take pictures together after we are 70 or 80 years old." Such photos. At that time, you can flip through the photo album and tell the story of each photo to your grandchildren.”
"Tell them this is the story of grandma's ex-boyfriend?" Eve deliberately played against the tune. She has only been in love for such a short time, and she has already thought of having grandchildren. This is too far away.
Keanu was a little dissatisfied, hugged Eve with both hands, and deliberately rubbed the beard on her cheek and neck with the beard above his lips, "Ex-boyfriend?"
"No, not the ex-boyfriend." Eve was a little itchy from the beard, and she smiled, "It should be more accurate to describe it as ex-husband, right?"
Now Keanu can't deny it. At the beginning, he divorced happily, but now it is difficult to remarry.
It was hard to catch up with Eve. Anyway, breaking up is impossible, even in this life!
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There are [-] days of sunshine in Southern California in a year, and there is very little rain or cloudy days.
Eve put the script, water glass, mobile phone, keys, makeup mirror, sunglasses, lipstick, tissues, hand cream, cotton swabs, powder puff, eye shadow and other things in a Chanel handbag. Otherwise, you can't hold so many things at all.
Today's job is very simple, that is to go to the studio of Columbia Pictures to participate in a two-day script reading meeting, only the internal staff of the crew can participate.
Actors and behind-the-scenes staff know each other and read lines or scenes in the movie script to each other. It is a real voice performance with emotion, rather than memorizing it all over again.
She has acted in several works, but she has never had such a formal script reading meeting, so she is very well prepared. She is afraid that reading too many lines in one breath will cause a sore throat, and thoughtfully prepared a box of throat moisteners for each actor Sugar, it was packed in the trunk of the car yesterday.
Outside the villa, Keanu parked at the door of her house on a motorcycle. He was wearing a messenger bag that looked like a postman, which looked very fashionable and handsome. He beeped the horn and began to urge.
Eve quickly pulled the door over with a bang, and after confirming that it was locked, she quickly walked towards the car in the front yard. Although she and Keanu were a couple, they decided to drive there separately, and there was no need to stick together all the time.
Backing the car out of the parking space in the front yard, Eve slowed down and came to her boyfriend. She asked, "I'm not late, I have a little too much to prepare."
"It's not late, you can drive ahead, I'll follow you." Keanu lowered the plastic visor of his helmet, covering his cheeks with sunglasses.
Eve didn't say much, let go of the clutch, stepped on the accelerator, and controlled the vehicle to move forward, while Keanu twisted the handlebar and followed the second-hand Ford.
It used to be called lurking, but now the paparazzi just appeared outside the Melrose community in a fair manner. When they saw Eve's car driving out, they immediately picked up their cameras one by one and started snapping pictures.
Just when they were about to follow Eve by car, they found Keanu following behind on a motorcycle. This moment made the paparazzi's imagination run wild!
Could it be that there was a quarrel?
Eve ran away from home in anger, and Keanu was chasing after him in order to save his girlfriend?
Aniseed beckoning!
The paparazzi's eyes lit up one by one, and after taking photos of Keanu riding a bike, they followed all the way up, and five cars started at the same time.
It wasn't long after the two people were exposed that their relationship was just exposed. Will they break up in the end?
The reporters with a little conscience rushed to catch up, while the other reporters simply stayed where they were, and directly sent the photos back to the magazine or the editorial department. The most important thing is to publish the report first, and it doesn't matter whether there is any awkwardness.
Neither Eve nor Keanu knew that there was a string of tails behind her. She was very familiar with the studio of Columbia Pictures. She had been here several times, and she stopped after finding a parking spot with ease.
Keanu parked the motorcycle next to the second-hand Ford, took off the helmet of the motorcycle, and put it directly into the back seat of Eve's car.
"Wait for me, I still have something in the trunk." Eve held the heavy handbag in her hand, then opened the trunk with a key, and took out a cardboard box from it with some difficulty.
Keanu quickly said, "Let me come, let me come."
He took the cardboard box from his girlfriend's arm, lifted it up easily, and asked curiously, "We're here to participate in the script reading session. What's so heavy?"
"Some throat lozenges will be distributed to everyone later, everyone's throat must be protected." Eve said with a smile, "I'm a little nervous, how about you?"
"Why are you nervous?" Keanu didn't understand. Eve was quite courageous before, but he didn't dare to go in outside the studio.
"Because we're going in with you to meet the crew, this is the first time we've met outsiders."
Eve sighed. If she was alone, it would be much easier, without caring about other people's eyes.
Keanu suddenly realized, he picked up the box with one hand with his left hand, and grabbed his girlfriend's hand with his right hand, proving his intentions with practical actions, "Everyone is meeting for the first time, don't worry, we are all professional actors. "
The reporters at the back thought that the two were going to have a dispute, but after getting out of the car, they talked and laughed together and came together. Keanu even helped Eve carry heavy objects. It didn't look like they were arguing, but they were obviously showing affection!
Almost all the titles conceived on the road had to be scrapped, but they still filmed the scene of holding hands, anyway, this trip is worthwhile.
It is already very good to be able to take a Reuters photo of the two working together after the festival. They didn't know that Keanu and Eve would have such a big change in appearance before, and they thought they were mistaken.
It seems that they all came to the studio for filming, and they should not be able to capture the content in a short period of time. These paparazzi disappeared without a trace in an instant, and they were going to take the photos back to the company to deal with business.
Eve entered the studio, only to find that there were desks placed in the spacious and empty studio. The desks were all close together, and the names of the actors and staff were written on each position. It seemed that there were only chairs. There are more than 40, and there is a camera next to it. It is estimated that they are preparing to record the highlights of the script reading meeting for publicity or extra material for movie DVDs.
"Good morning, Mr. Crowe."
Cameron Crowe, the director, screenwriter and producer of the film, smiled meaningfully after seeing Eve and Keanu holding hands, "Good morning, Miss Campbell, Mr. Reeves."
When he first chose the actors, he didn't know about the relationship between the two, but he didn't expect a surprise later.Now "Almost Famous" has not yet started filming, but it has already become a film that paparazzi, entertainment media, and movie fans are extremely curious about and looking forward to. There will definitely be a lot of Reuters photos and even videos when it is filmed on location.
The relationship between the two main actors is a double-edged sword for the film. Although it can ensure high attention, it is also very unstable during filming. .
Cameron has seen Eve's audition clips and her movies, and knows that this girl is absolutely fine in acting.Now the problem is Keanu, whether he can break through himself, whether he can maintain a close shooting state with his girlfriend, this is very important.
He decided to focus on Keanu and the young actors later.
"Let me introduce to you, this is Patrick Fugit, who plays the protagonist William Miller in the movie." Cameron called a teenage boy next to him.
Patrick is only as high as Cameron's chest, with slightly long hair slightly raised, looking a little nervous and excited, with a rather cramped smile on his face, and he said hello awkwardly: "It's a pleasure to film a movie with you, I'm very happy I like your Matrix, it's so handsome and cool!"
Then she looked at Eve and said, "I also like your performance in "Death Comes" very much."
"Oh, Fudge, are you old enough to watch "Death Comes?" Eve said in surprise, "You don't look like 16 years old?"
Patrick showed a shy expression, "After I knew I wanted to work with you, I begged my mother to rent a copy of "Death Comes" and the whole family was terrified. My mother didn't even Dare to go to the kitchen to cook, and dare not take a shower alone in the bathroom. The classmates are discussing your movie, but I didn’t tell them that I want to make a movie with you, and they will definitely go crazy with jealousy.”
This little boy comes from an ordinary family in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has no acting experience before. This "Almost Famous" is his first movie in his life. He is lucky and has a very high starting point.
"It's enough to make your classmates envious if you come to shoot a movie. Enjoy the fun of making a movie." Keanu didn't underestimate him because of his young age. He also extended his hand and shook hands with Patrick solemnly, " Looking forward to your performance."
The little boy was a little overwhelmed. He thought that big stars were all high-ranking, but he didn't expect to be so kind.
Now Eve understands why Cameron chose Patrick as the leading actor. The boy now sees Keanu and the showbiz and entertainment circles, just like William Miller in the script sees Rossall and the rock and roll circle. That feeling is exactly the same!
The expression is very spiritual, and the pure true colors are played.
"Fudge, you have a lot of lines later, save this box of throat lozenges and eat two secretly later." Eve took out a box of candies from the cardboard box in Keanu's hand and handed it to Patrick.
Received a box of candy by accident as a gift, Patrick looked a little weird, he was already past the age of liking candy, but he still said: "Thank you, I didn't know that the script reading meeting would prepare this, it just came in handy .”
Eve nodded at him, and said in a low voice: "Actually, it's also my first time attending a script reading meeting, and I don't know what the meeting is going to do."
"Really?" Patrick's eyes lit up, as if he had found a confidant.
"That's right, remember to keep it secret for me."
Patrick nodded again and again, indicating that he would never disclose any information to the outside world.
After Eve found her place here, another familiar figure stepped forward to hug her.
"Nice to meet you, is the X-Men filming done yet?"
Anna Paquin is two years younger than Eve, but she looks a little older than Patrick on the outside. It may be because the girl matured a little earlier. She said with a smile: "My part is over, Hugh is still here." With James, Sir Ian they still have to shoot in Canada."
The Polycia she is going to play is also a flesh and blood girl, addicted to the rock music circle, and is a familiar friend with Petunia Lane.
"It's just a few days off, and we may not have our part in the beginning." Eve got the filming schedule last night. The main character, William Miller, is with his mother and sister, music critic Lester.
Keanu, Eve, and Anna can all spare time, and Cohen's wife Francis is not a person who is keen on fame and fortune. Neither she nor her husband was nominated for this year's Oscar, so she will not participate in the Oscar. .
"Did he come to make this movie because of you?" Anna Paquin was not yet 18 years old. She was looking forward to love, and Eve's relationship with Keanu made her very envious.
"No, maybe he just took a fancy to this excellent script." Eve didn't admit it, it was Keanu who first signed the contract to confirm the role, and then passed the audition before he was selected.
Who knew that Keanu next to him suddenly turned around, shook his head and said: "Yes, I just found the script because I wanted to make the same movie with her, who knew we were together before shooting, things will not always be It’s going the way we thought it would.”
The affectionate eyes were full of love and pampering. Anna Paquin and Patrick felt a burst of envy at the same time. The two of them showed their love and love and sprinkled dog food so easily.
Eve was still in the dark at this time, and she asked in surprise: "You really accepted the film because of me? At that time, I hadn't started auditioning at all, right? Are you sure I can play this role? What if What if I don't pass the audition?"
"My dear, I have full confidence in you and I am sure that you will pass the audition. Look, we are standing in the Columbia studio now."
Eve was very happy after hearing this, she quietly reached out to hold Keanu's hand, everything was silent.
Producer Ian Bryce looked at the cardboard box in front of Eve and asked curiously, "How many boxes of throat lozenges did you buy?"
"Make sure everyone gets a box and have some leftovers. I think it's okay to give it all to Cameron. You can't do without something like that when you're filming."
"Then try to act well, and don't make me keep talking." Cameron looked around, and at nine o'clock in the morning as agreed, people have already come over one after another.
Eve and Keanu each took some throat lozenges and put them on the table one by one. Anna and Patrick joined in after seeing them. The four of them worked together to put the things away quickly, and then returned to their seats.
Soon some familiar faces appeared in the studio. Jason Li Ruya, who played the lead singer of Still Water, was handsome, with long black hair longer than Keanu, but the beard on his face made them different; Philip Seymour Hoffman, who plays the legendary music critic Lester, is a bit simple and thick. No one would have thought that he, who is still unknown at this time, will become an Oscar winner in a few years.
Zooey Deschanel played the lead role of William Miller's sister, while another actor surprised Eve.
Doesn't Jimmy Fallon host a talk show?Why is it an actor in the crew now?
Coupled with the heroine of "X-Men" and the actor of "The Matrix", the crew is actually very luxurious!
Everyone looked at each other, sat on the chairs and said hello from a distance, the studio suddenly became extremely noisy, and there was even a little echo.
"Everyone be quiet, the script reading will start immediately." Producer Ian Bryce clapped his hands, making everyone's eyes look over: "Before the reading, Director Cameron has something to say .”
The script reading meeting is the best opportunity to focus on the discussion. Everyone has certain doubts when reading the script, and they don't know much about a certain plot or a certain sentence in it.
At this time, the problems can be solved one by one and communication can be strengthened.
The form of the trial reading meeting is very simple, that is, the actors read out their own lines in turn according to the text on the script, and then a special person is in charge of the narration.
Basically every actor has practiced at home many times before this, and this time he will put it in front of the crew members to hear who has good line skills and can express the emotions of the characters at that time.
Sometimes there is only one sentence in the line, but the actor needs to master the pause and cadence of each word to express the character's heart.
Lines and performance are inseparable. There is no one who speaks lines well but acts poorly, and there is no one who acts well but has poor lines. The two complement each other and are integrated.
Except for Cameron, the rest of the screenwriters of the script were also sitting in front of the table with a pen in hand, waiting for the script to be read aloud to check for omissions.
These screenwriters are relatively macroscopic when writing scripts. Due to their own knowledge or insufficient recognition of characters, some lines may look good in the form of words, but after the actors say them, they are very strange and even have words. Unsatisfactory situations need to be directly corrected on site.
Actors basically write biographies of their characters. Everyone studies their own role, and they will have a deeper understanding of the role, so they can put forward some more reasonable suggestions.
Even some outstanding actors will find some hidden problems or sparks of thinking during the process of reading the script, making the lines that are not problematic in themselves more concise and refined.
There are no microphones or loudspeakers on site, just to make the voices of the actors louder, so that it will be convenient for on-site recording.
Director Cameron stood up and said: "There are no outsiders here, let me tell you about the creation of this movie. You should all know that almost all rock stars in history have many negative rumors, such as sex, drugs and Violence and so on. But are these superstars willing to show their truest side to everyone, to a young reporter?"
Everyone including Eve shook their heads.
We all know the answer is definitely no!
"Our film is not to expose the relationship between flesh and blood and rock bands, but to tell an interesting story, not only the story of William Miller, but also the story of the entire 70s, it is more about Telling a big boy with idealism, he came into contact with some real and cruel things in the rock world, which is related to youth and growth."
"I will read the narration, story development and scene description later. I hope everyone can cooperate as much as possible. Let's create this artwork together!"
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