Birth of an actor

Entering December, the filming of "Gait Shot" has also come to an end, and it is not far from closing the mirror.

After finishing a running scene, William waited for the director to replay the shot and handed him a gesture of satisfaction before walking out of the studio.

Danny Bourne immediately stepped forward and handed over the palm-sized mobile phone: "Amon's call has been waiting for 5 minutes on the line, I told him you can call him back later, but he insisted on waiting You come out and answer the phone as soon as possible."

William raised his eyebrows and gestured with his eyes: "What's the matter?"

"I don't know." Danny Byrne mouthed, "He insisted on telling you first."

It didn't sound like a bad thing, William answered the phone and said "Hello".

Amon Goffman said immediately on the other end of the phone: "The response to the preview in Chicago has been fantastic!"

"Titanic" is still far from being released, and the only film with William's participation in the trial screening now is "Scream".

"Good news." William breathed a sigh of relief: "Is there a score?"

"The movie has just finished showing, and I'm at the preview meeting right now. People in the distribution department have already gone to count, and the full results haven't come out yet, but according to the comments I heard, the score of the movie is between seven and eight. Doesn't look too good, does it? But that's okay because these critics are raving about you, and you're all above eights individually! Roger Ebert gave the film two and a half stars, but gave you three Half! He even said your performance elevated the quality of the entire film! Jesus, Will, do you know what that is like?"

"My God." Roger Ebert's praise is probably what all actors want, and William is no exception.

"Know AO Scott?"

"The chief commentator of The New York Times? Of course I know him. His film reviews are very profound—wait a minute." The surprise came so quickly that William couldn't bear it for a while: "He also went to Chicago? But isn't there a test screening in New York?"

"Scott came to both test screenings, and he was engrossed in the screening process, and finally left with a smile. I bet he can produce at least one review with an 8 or more!"

"It seems that I don't have to worry too much about the film's box office?"

"This is what I want to tell you too." Amon Goffman's tone was extremely cheerful: "Mili Max is going to add another 200 yuan screen!"

William was a little surprised: "But then the number of premiere screens in the midnight show will exceed 1000 yuan."

The rating of "Scream" is R-Rated-R-rated movies, which contain more scenes of sex, violence, drug use, and dirty words. Audiences under the age of 17 must be accompanied by their parents or guardians to watch. It's a little bit better than NC-17, which is forbidden to watch under the age of 17-as a horror thriller that is not pornographic, but still has a lot of bloody scenes, this rating is still very reasonable.

After the follow-up production of the film is completed, the preliminary release method for "Scream" by Mimi Max is to be screened nationwide at midnight on Thursday, and the number of premiere screens is 700. This number does not sound too many, but it also belongs to the same group in the United States. The medium level of the theme movie when it was released-the R-rated movie has many restrictions, and it cannot be compared with the G-rated and PG-rated movies. With investment and actors and other reasons, 700 is a more appropriate number. If the premiere If the condition is good, the distributor can immediately increase the number of screening theaters. If the premiere condition is not good, the number of screening screens will be reduced, and the loss will not be much.

However, the subsequent development has proved that even as a professional production and distribution company, Rice Max has changes and unreliability from time to time. It was temporarily decided to increase the number of screening screens at midnight from 700 to 900, lay out a red carpet, and invite a number of media to participate in the premiere—and they did not plan to hold a premiere, after all, the cost of filming is low, It would be more cost-effective to hold a premiere without knowing whether the box office will be profitable or not.

The number of screens has increased from 700 to 900, and now it has become 1100. This is only a midnight show, and the number of theaters that will be released on weekends will directly double to more than 2000. In addition to the simple premiere, Mili Max is not popular enough for the subject matter, and the investment is also medium. The lower "Scream" gave such high expectations, which really made all the main creators feel more pressured.

""Gaita" will be closed within a week, right? In short, you fly back as soon as the shooting is over. We need to prepare for the premiere."

"Isn't the premiere on December 12th? It's still half a month away."

"Half a month is not much time at all! Will, do you know that actresses start prepping their gowns two or three months before a premiere or an awards show? We need to do your full body styling, gown selection , change the dress, I also used my personal connections to invite the most famous public relations devil in town, Barbara will teach you some conversation skills for dealing with the media, I know you have done a good job in the past, Will, But we still have to make you smoother and more likable."

"...Sounds a bit exaggerated?"

"Exaggeration? No, try listening to this sentence—" Amon Goffman said ambitiously: "Whether it's movies, newspapers, or fashion magazines, I need you to grab all the front pages!"

……

The camera zoomed in slowly, and zoomed in again, until nearly half of the screen was occupied by those amazing green eyes.

A lot of starlight shone in from the window of the space capsule, bright and dark shadows swayed across Vincent's face, and the biggest ball of light happened to hit those dark green eyes, making the eyelashes look longer and more slender, and the green color deeper , almost approaching blue or starry sky.

In the deep tones, a thin layer of watery light gradually appeared.

"CUT—"

Before any tears actually fell, Andrew Nicholl stopped at the right time-did Vincent finally cry or not?He needs to leave a suspense.

William blinked, and the water in his eyes quickly disappeared.

Celebration sounds gradually began to be heard around the studio:

"God bless, the camera has finally been successfully sealed!"

"These months have been exhausting, hey, how about a vacation to Mexico?"

"I heard there's a closing party tonight?"

"I love parties!"

When Danny Bourne found William, William was surrounded by people, all kinds of people wanted to sign autographs and take photos. Danny Bourne stood outside the crowd and shouted: "We have to go, Will!"

After signing the last name, William handed the notepad to the owner, and smiled at everyone: "Sorry, my assistant is calling me, why don't we take a photo together?"

Others were also very talkative. They all said that there are so many people, it is a bit too troublesome to ask William to take a group photo, and it is more convenient to take a group photo. Therefore, amidst the shouts of "321 Victory!" took his last shot.

"Aren't you going to the party tonight?" When William greeted the director, producer and other actors one by one, and told him that he was about to fly back to Los Angeles, he had finished filming his part earlier than William, and had already changed into casual clothes and walked around freely. Jude Law, who was wandering around the set, suddenly appeared, tilted his head and asked William.

"Oh my God!" William jumped back a step while clutching his chest.

Jude Law looked at William very innocently, and blinked: "What's wrong?"

"I felt frightened, literally." William took a deep breath, gestured to Jude Law's height and said, "You just appeared so suddenly, and you're still so tall, I thought Jerome had come to life. "

The cross-camera closing scene of Jerome’s suicide and Vincent’s spaceship launch, they shot for two full days, William was a bit too involved in the scene, and in order to integrate the realism of the character’s performance, Jude Law was usually on the set. Often do not need to walk with two feet, but dangle in a wheelchair, William has already adapted to the condescending height difference, so William, who was still immersed in the play just now, saw Jude Law so big The living person stood in front of his eyes and was taken aback...

Jude Law was amused by William's words, and the smile was very imageless.

William watched the other party quietly without speaking. At this time, Jude Law showed a big laugh and vitality that the character of Jerome did not possess—it seems that Jude Law played quite quickly.

"Is there something wrong with me?" After Jude Law finished laughing, he looked at his whole body and asked William, "Why do you seem so silent?"

"I just think you act very quickly." William shrugged and said, "If it were me, it would probably take at least three days to adjust my mood after filming the ending."

"No, I haven't completely come out of Jerome's influence." Jude Law restrained his laughter and changed it to a very shallow smile: "It's just that your reaction was so funny just now, I couldn't help it." .”

"I'm not going," said William suddenly.

"what?"

"To answer your initial question, I can't attend the closing camera party tonight." William shrugged helplessly: "A movie is about to premiere, and I need to go back to Los Angeles as soon as possible to prepare."

"Scream?"

William raised his eyebrows: "You know?" After a pause, he smiled and asked, "So I'm so famous?" Of course, this sentence was deliberately mocking Jude Law.

Unexpectedly, Jude Law nodded seriously: "I read a lot of your news in British newspapers last year, most of them were about "Sense and Sensibility", and there were also some "Titanic" and other daily news. News, it's rare for the British media to care so much about a rising Hollywood actor."

William rubbed his nose: "I think most of them are not very good evaluations." After he snatched the role of Hugh Grant, the British media collectively attacked him still fresh in his memory.

"Most of the comments are a bit harsh." Jude Law said honestly: "But British journalists have always been like this, and they are not very kind to their own actors, and "Empire" and "Daily Mail" seem to have a good impression of you. , seldom say anything unfavorable to you.”

"Empire" is a British film magazine. Although it has a short history and was only founded in 1989, due to the strong strength of the magazine, it has attracted a group of well-known film critics, and its market positioning is accurate and readers' tastes are grasped. The film has a unique and profound evaluation, and it is quite accurate to wait and see the direction of the major award ceremonies. Therefore, it is not only the highest-selling film magazine in the UK, but also has a high status in the world film industry.Hearing that "Empire" had a good impression of him, William was relieved.

As for the "Daily Mail", which ranks among the top three newspapers in the UK in terms of sales volume and influence, William remembers that the British United Press Group behind it seems to be Lance's grandfather Waddington's family. Own a lot of shares?

Seeing the endless conversation between the two, Danny Bourne coughed unbearably: "Will, we have to go, you know, the plane waits for no one."

William had to shake hands with Jude Law to say goodbye: "Goodbye, Jude."

Jude Law shook back and smiled: "Goodbye, Will."

Danny Byrne, who had been peeking at William all the way until the flight took off, couldn't help but say, "You and Jude Law shook hands just now, you know that?"

William, who just closed his eyes to rest: "...shut up."

……

While William says he has a lot of clothes, Armon Goffman insists he needs to make another outfit for the Scream premiere.

"It's not that I don't trust your taste, Will, it's just that the clothes you make in London are too formal, come to think of it, you're going to the premiere of Scream, a horror film, Instead of '007' or 'Batman,' wouldn't it be embarrassing if other actors went to the premiere in just jeans and you looked like you just came back from a White House dinner?"

So William was persuaded.

However, there is only less than a week left before the premiere, and it is definitely too late to find a tailor-made tailor with a high skill. In Hollywood, except for large awards ceremonies or grand premiere red carpets, people will wear very formal clothes, other small award ceremonies, such as the Saint Denis Film Festival, or general premieres, men usually do not wear very formal.Sometimes there’s the premiere of a road movie or a cowboy movie or a gangster movie, and the protagonists walk down the aisle in jackets and jeans, or simple shirts and trousers.

So Armon Goffman and William made an appointment directly at the Armani flagship store on Rodeo Drive.

When William walked into the store, Amon was holding a shirt and gesticulating in front of the full-length mirror. He waved to his agent and said hello: "Hi, Ami."

Danny Bourne let out a burst of laughter: "Ami? Hahahaha."

Amon Goffman threw the shirt to the waiter standing on one side: "Help me wrap this one up, and the tie I just tried on." Then he rolled his eyes and looked at William: "I said earlier that it is not allowed Call me- WTH?! What's that thing on your head, Will?"

William shook his head: "Hair, it's obvious."

Amon Goffman stretched out his arms to cover his face: "Go away from the glass, my eyes will be blinded."

"Good morning, Will." When William passed by, the Armani clerk in a dress smiled and said hello: "Blonde hair is very beautiful, like Apollo."

"Thank you." William winked at the other party.

Because Jude Law himself has blond hair, William also dyed blond hair because of plot reasons when filming "A Thousand Golden Hair", which is still a kind of light golden color. Andrew Nicole's lens is colder, and the whole picture It is blue in tone, so although the hair is dyed, it is not obvious in the camera, but it is different in daily life. This golden color is really dazzling in life.

"Why not dye it back?" Amon Goffman was still covering his face with his arms.

"Is it ugly?" William asked in the mirror: "I think it's okay. It's rare to dye your hair once. It's not good to keep it for a few more days as a new hairstyle."

Unlike ordinary American children, whose hair color was light when they were very young, and became darker as they grew older, William has had dark hair since he was a child. Every time he takes a group photo, standing next to his younger classmates is particularly conspicuous. He has never Not sure what I would look like if I was blonde.Now he knows, and he doesn't look bad with blond hair. Although his facial features and height have not changed at all, the difference in temperament can be clearly seen through the mirror.

How should I describe it, oh yes, if the dark-haired him is deep and mysterious, and can play some roles of schizophrenic murderers, then the blond-haired him can definitely play the angelic boy who is most favored by serial killers. Undo a few shirt buttons and mess up your hair?You can also play a guest role as a playboy who specializes in seducing women's hearts.

"You are like a big lump of gold dangling in front of my eyes now, and I love gold to death." Amon Goffman's eyes were exposed from the gap between his arms: "You know how much patience I have to control Live by yourself?"

"Really? But I've been dangling in front of you for so many years, and I haven't seen you pounce on me."

Just when William was dumbfounded when he learned the truth, a golden woman wearing sunglasses walked in—literally golden, with medium-length curly hair, and the color was a specially prepared golden color , wearing a white suit skirt, Hermes red Kelly bag hanging on the wrist and black red-soled high-heeled shoes form a perfect match.

When she walked up to William, the woman stopped deliberately, pushed the sunglasses on her forehead, looked up and down William with shocked eyes, and suddenly screamed: "It's the type I'm obsessed with, Goffman, why didn't you introduce him sooner?" Get to know me! It's almost like the male version of Marilyn Monroe!"

"The male version of Monroe? Will? Jesus Christ, I can't help it hahahaha!" Amon Goffman laughed wildly.

"..." William had a "WTF" expression on his face.

"When you're unhappy, the picture with your head upright, your eyes wide and your mouth pouting is very similar!" The golden woman couldn't help but rushed over, imprinting a big red lip mark on William's right cheek, which William couldn't avoid. .