[US Entertainment] Superstar

Like all film and television productions, "Mulholland Drive" started very quickly with the remittance of a large amount of funds from ABC. In less than half a month, the behind-the-scenes preparations have been completed and the filming will begin soon.

Eve knew that this movie had extremely high requirements on her acting skills. In fact, it was not only the product of the director's show off, but also the script that the two actors dreamed of.

She splits into two characters in the story, the girl Betty in fantasy and Diana in reality.Betty is a typical winner in life. She was appreciated by the director when she first entered Hollywood, and she felt the taste of love, with a cheerful and sunny personality.And Diana is the most standard loser, her career has fallen to the bottom, and she has been abandoned in love.

These two characters are actually completely opposite in character, and it is necessary for Eve to play the two characters in the most intuitive way.

If these two characters with completely opposite personalities and experiences can be interpreted in one film, who would dare to say that they are vases?

Have you ever seen a vase with such good acting skills?

Success is definitely a good thing, but failure is obviously not.If the acting fails, perhaps her acting skills will become one of the most criticized aspects of the film.

Therefore, Eve attaches great importance to both appearance and preparation, and does not want to miss these few opportunities.

Many actors have acting skills in vain, but there is no suitable role for them to fully develop, so that heroes are useless.At least Eve can put aside her troubles for the time being, and the next two films will both test her acting skills.

There was no script reading meeting, and there was no actor greeting, David Lynch directly separated the two heroines, leaving them no chance to get acquainted.

It was still early after Eve had her hair cut, so she simply said to Mandy: "It's still early anyway, let's go to Mulholland Drive to see, I've been in Los Angeles for so long, and I haven't experienced it in person. that way."

"Now?" Mandy couldn't understand the excitement and yearning deep in the actor's heart, "Isn't the script written at night?"

"But I have things to do at night, and it's not particularly safe to drive there at night."

Eve didn't want to have a car accident like the protagonist in the script, so she went to see it during the day to experience the director's inspiration for making this movie.

So the two of them drove out of the studio of ABC TV station and drove towards Santa Monica Mountain. The famous Hollywood sign is located on the branch of Santa Monica Mountain.

This historic road has a unique geographical location and often appears in Hollywood film and television works.Come from the wilderness, pass through the luxurious rich area, and extend to the most famous Malibu beach on the Pacific Ocean.

Mandy drove the car along Mulholland Drive, while Eve slowly observed the scenery on the road, trying to keep this feeling firmly in mind.

Mulholland Drive is actually not long, and you can even see Los Angeles from a condescending height here alone. Below the road is the Hollywood studio.

Maybe it will be dark at night, but it is very clear and bright under the sunshine of California during the day, and the twists and turns are a test of driving skills, a bit like a never-ending road in a dream.

When Mandy controlled the car and just turned around, Eve saw the metal street sign standing on the sidewalk, with the word Mulholland Drive painted on it with white paint.

Who would have thought that a movie could be derived from just this street sign?

She had to admire David Lynch's brain hole, how did he come up with this!

Maybe it's the wrong time and lighting, anyway, Eve didn't think there was anything special about this road.

When the two of them returned to the apartment downstairs, Eve asked Mandy to go back to rest, and she went upstairs with the script, ready to seize any time to prepare.

Eve didn't know the strength of the actor who played Rita. A movie with two heroines had to be evenly matched to be good. If she was compared, she would really lose face in front of audiences all over the world.

There are a lot of characters in the script, but Eve doesn’t remember the existence of these characters. Filming a TV series definitely needs many characters to support it, and movies don’t need too many side plots, maybe those characters will be cut off .

Knowing that this TV series invested by ABC will be cut, she is still willing to continue acting because of David Lynch's investment ability and unyielding director ability.

If the TV series is halfway through filming, it can't just die halfway. David Lynch will definitely find ways to get investment. Eve is not worried about the attraction of top directors at all.

Except for her, everyone in the production team regarded "Mulholland Drive" as a TV series. The film cameras used in the previous meeting were the ones with TV broadcasting specifications, not the ones for big screens in movie theaters.

Although David Lynch is very confident in this story, the investor ABC is not confident enough. If the filmed pilot episode cannot impress ABC, perhaps "Mulholland Drive" needs to find another company to take over.

For the time being, Eve can only live in this small apartment. The loan application she submitted has not been approved yet, and it may take another week.

Obviously, I didn't buy much clothes, trousers and shoes, but the wardrobe in the room couldn't be filled, especially some thick clothes worn in the northern region took up a lot of space.

After returning to Los Angeles, the temperature here is very high, with a minimum of 10 degrees, so there is no need to wear any coat or down jacket.

For the first official date, Eve chose several sets of clothes to put on her bed and sofa, but felt that each set was not very suitable, so she couldn't help but want to go to the mall to see new products.

After choosing and choosing, she finally chose the outfit. A small red dress shouldn't go wrong. In order to prevent the night wind from being too cold, she added a short coat, which can be worn and carried.

This skirt is from the Givenchy flagship store. It is cut with one-shoulder ruffles. The design is very classic and will not be outdated.

Now that the clock is only pointing to three o'clock, she is not in a hurry to change clothes and make up. Instead, she hangs up the rest of the clothes she doesn't wear and puts them back in the closet, and walks to the computer desk with the script.

The script is basically in the same order as the plot of the movie that is screened, but it is not necessarily the same when it is shot.

Just like now David Lynch informed Eve that the scene they are going to shoot the night after tomorrow is all the plots related to Mulholland Drive, whether it is a car accident or sneaking out for a date, they will be filmed in a few nights.

Now Eve is finding out the relevant plot, and then outlines her lines with a pencil, silently memorizing her lines while experiencing the overall plot.

I don't know how long she looked at it until her mobile phone on the coffee table rang.

At first, I thought it was time to change clothes and make up, but Eve picked up the phone and looked at it, only to find that there was still half an hour before the alarm clock rang. It was the call from the manager Robert.

"Eve, are you still on the set of Mulholland Drive?"

Robert asked with concern, his voice was a little thin, as if he was hiding from someone.

"No, my hair and makeup have been done in advance, and I'm reading the script at home." Eve asked back, "What do you want from me?"

"Informed people at the top of the company told me that ABC is very dissatisfied with David Lynch's project. Maybe even the investment in the pilot episode will be withheld."

The script of "Mulholland Drive" is really a bit too mysterious, and it is very jumpy. After reading the first few episodes, it may be cloudy, and the audience needs to explore a little bit.

However, what public TV stations need are some TV dramas to pass the time and pass the time, not such works that need to be watched repeatedly and burn the brain.

Those viewers who missed the first episode will not be able to understand the content of the following.

From the TV station's point of view, it is reasonable not to book "Mulholland Drive".

However, this made Robert Owen anxious!

Eve wanted to participate in this project, and in the end, even the pilot episode might be cut short. It's really not worthwhile to waste time on it.

Fortunately, when the contract was first signed, the terms were relatively loose, and there was no remuneration, so there was no obligation.

"I think this is a good story. David will be responsible for solving these external matters. I just need to act well, and I shouldn't have to worry too much about the rest." Eve added, "I hope they can sort things out before the new year comes." Well, if ABC is not willing to invest, other TV stations or film and television companies may be interested."

Robert hates iron and steel, "You think too simply! If there is no capital injection, this TV series will definitely have to stop midway, and even if a new investor can be found, it will definitely waste time in the middle. The filming will definitely not be completed in December , you are going to shoot "Almost Famous" in January, will they wait for you to finish shooting the movie before continuing to shoot? Maybe they will change people directly, and your efforts will be in vain."

"What's more, you can't keep filming in December. Columbia Pictures officially announced that "The Girl Who Moved Soul" will be screened on December 12th, and it will be released on a large scale worldwide in January. If the film is released, You have to help the crew promote it, it is said that your role is highly completed and memorable, and you may have a chance to be nominated for a supporting role."

The supporting role nomination here does not refer to the Oscars, but to other Critics Awards or Golden Globe Awards. Eve's qualifications are too low, and there are not many roles in the movie. It is too difficult to be nominated for an Oscar.

One side is film promotion, the other side is filming, it is impossible to make a choice.

The most ideal situation is of course to finish filming the pilot episode of "Mulholland Drive", and then participate in the awards season for the first time to get familiar with each other, and finally film "Almost Famous" smoothly.

However, no one can tell what will happen in the future. Neither Eve nor Robert knows what direction things will eventually develop.

The reality is indeed grim, but Eve is not willing to give up. How is it possible to become famous without taking a little risk.

"I want to give it a try. If ABC is really unwilling to order the TV series "Mulholland Drive", then my loss is just one episode of the TV series. The 2 months mentioned earlier is a bit exaggerated, then It’s the shooting time of a whole TV series. If I didn’t book a whole season, it might take ten days and half a month to finish filming.”

What's more, Eve feels that if ABC will kill the pilot episode, David Lynch will need a long time to revise the script, find new investors and distributors, and reorganize the crew to make the TV series into a movie. Find a suitable shooting location and so on.

These things take time. If David appreciates his acting skills enough, the other party will definitely not be willing to change actors. Once Eve is replaced, all the previous shots of her will have to be deleted. How much cost will it be wasted?

"Almost Famous" is expected to wrap up in February, and it should be able to catch up with the transformation of "Mulholland Drive" from TV series to movie.

The customer's opinion is the most important thing. Robert has already said what he should say, so he can only bite the bullet and go on, but he is ready for the schedule conflict.

Now Eve's attention is instead focused on "The Girl Who Moved the Soul", "Our movie has not been finished for a long time, and it will be screened in December. Is there enough time?"

After Halloween, the film was officially shut down, and it was only a month before it was screened.

The post-production of "Death Comes" took more than this time!

Since it is intended for the Olympics, if it is crudely produced, it will definitely disgust film critics or colleagues who are eligible to vote.

"James Mangold didn't actually have the final cut. Columbia Pictures put the big name editor Kevin Turner on the job while you guys were still filming, and now the rough cut is nearing completion. Dec. 12 The screening is aimed at film critics, and it will be different from the final release version, which should be shorter."

Columbia Pictures' expectations for "The Girl Who Moved Soul" are actually not particularly high, purely because of the unreasonable matching of the film for the Olympic Games after the replacement of the president and other high-level officials this year.

In order not to let the publicity resources go unused, and in order to have a harvest next year, the newly filmed "The Girl Who Moved the Soul" was rushed to the shelves, in order to make it a push of Columbia Pictures.

Sound editing, line editing, foley artists, sound mixers, etc. are all in place, and Columbia Pictures has no shortage of experienced behind-the-scenes production teams.

Only the actors know who plays well and who doesn't.

Eve knew that in "The Girl Who Moved the Soul", she had too few roles, only a few wonderful roles, and most of the time she didn't act at all.Lisa, played by Angelina Jolie, is the real first supporting role, not to mention the role of the heroine, and the performance is very eye-catching.

Of course, because the place where Daisy died was too shocking, it may become the white moonlight in the hearts of audiences and film critics.

Like I just said, this role is her real breakthrough, and the critics don't pay attention to the "Death Comes" kind of film.Now its box office has fallen to No.6 in a single day, and the cumulative box office in North America is 6800 million US dollars. It is expected to break through 7000 million US dollars in the end, and it will no longer be able to climb to a higher goal.

Thanks to word-of-mouth and the explosion in the North American market, the overseas box office has also reached 7100 million, and the global box office has reached 1.39 million US dollars. Various media predict that the final box office should fall at around 1.5 million US dollars. The North American box office looks like $1000 million more.

A movie with a production cost of 300 million yuan has a global box office of 1.5 million US dollars, which is a typical example of making a big fortune with a small amount!

New Line Films has long been so happy that it can't find the north, held a celebration banquet, and announced the development of a sequel in a high-profile manner, in an attempt to continue the movie's box office.

New Line itself is only a small and medium-sized film production company. Investing in Tolkien's magical masterpiece "The Lord of the Rings" almost wiped out New Line's family. It happens that the box office and DVD follow-up income of "Death Comes" can barely relieve it. financial pressure.

The vitality of this kind of film company is very fragile. If two or three films with huge losses are produced a year, the company can be closed down.Large companies like Paramount can survive year-round losses and will not go bankrupt.

If Eve hadn't been a newcomer at the time, she would have been able to get a share of the box office and disc income of "Death Comes", perhaps even higher than the salary of many first-line stars!

Eve put the retro mobile phone on the table, and she put away the script of "Mulholland Drive". Seeing that it was almost evening, she had to dress up.

Wearing a red one-shoulder dress with a pair of high-heeled shoes, the whole person was a bit taller. After slowly finishing the makeup, she received a call from Keanu on time. He had already parked the car under the apartment building.

Actors like Keanu were very conspicuous, and Eve didn't want to be exposed too early, so she hurriedly carried her bag and walked downstairs.

Presumably no paparazzi will spot a superstar in the ubiquitous GM SUV.

Keanu covered his face with sunglasses, and after seeing Eve through the front transparent windshield, he opened the car door and went around to the co-pilot side, "Wow, your new look looks so beautiful, I haven't seen one in this state before. you."

Eve with short blond hair can be said to have flaming red lips, and her fair skin looks extraordinarily crystal-clear against the backdrop of a red dress. Unlike the previous soft and sweet image, Eve in her current state looks soft on the outside and strong on the inside, with an indescribable feeling Vigorous.

She really suits red!

When she walked the red carpet for the first time, she wore a long red dress. Although this outfit is much simpler now, it also has the same effect, perfectly controlling the flame-like color.

Keanu took out a bouquet of flowers from the co-pilot and handed them to Eve, "You made the flowers lose their color and luster, they must be very sad."

Eve thought that this person would not be able to speak sweet words, but when he opened his mouth, he was very surprised. He is so good at boasting!

She took the mixed bouquet and replied: "Thank you for the compliment, you have made me more confident. It was a little hard to accept when I just got my hair cut today, but it seems to be not bad now."

"Trust me, you look good no matter what hairstyle you have, you have a perfect face, I've never seen such beautiful eyes." Keanu made an inviting gesture, "Are we ready to go?"

"Of course, let's go!"

Eve didn't expect Keanu to be so sweet after turning on the boast mode, and she had a vague feeling of being overwhelmed.

Today's Keanu is very handsome, wearing a white shirt and a dark coat, his face is a bit stern, and he is handsome and charming when he stares at the road ahead. It reminds Eve of Constantine for a moment. This appearance is really irresistible.

"Where are we going to eat tonight?" Eve asked expectantly.

"I can only reveal one thing, it's not Chinese food."

Keanu made a fool of himself, "Otherwise, you can guess and see if you can guess right."

There are no row upon row of high-rise buildings in Los Angeles, and there are no noisy streets at midnight, but it is the entertainment center of the world, with the longest coastline in the world, and people and food from all over the world.

Eve thought for a while and said to herself, "It's not Chinese food, and it shouldn't be Japanese food either. Could it be French food?"

"Unfortunately, you guessed wrong." Keanu turned on a turn signal and headed towards Route 66.

The end of this road is Santa Monica, and Eve understood instantly: "Are you going to eat at the beach?"

"That's right, I made a reservation at onepico, and the time is right now, we just chased the sunset."

It didn't take long for Keanu to park the car outside the restaurant.

And the two of them suddenly came to the beach, and the restaurant waiter led them to the front seat and sat down!

The view here is extremely wide, and you can overlook the Pacific Ocean as far as you can see. Not far away, chirping seagulls flutter their wings and soar, and a gust of sea breeze brings coolness.Just as the sun was setting, the entire sky was dyed golden yellow, which looked gorgeous and dazzling.

Not far away, there were people playing the piano on the spot. When the sun had not completely set, the candles were already lit.

In this small restaurant, Eve and Keanu forgot the hustle and bustle of Hollywood and immersed themselves in the world of gourmet food.

Fresh pasta is served with Australian lobster, grilled scallops topped with caramel, and the heat is bursting. The tender rib-eye steak has an excellent taste. They are not too anxious, but chat while eating, wishing that the time can be slower.

"This restaurant tastes very good. I hope I can invite such an excellent chef to cook at home in the future." Eve couldn't help but sigh with emotion. She knows how to cook, but she is just lazy.

In addition, actors have relatively high requirements for dietary control, and they don't like to cook by hand. They just cook simple, fast and less oily and salty food.

Keanu said with a smile: "You can do it now. But it is very difficult for a chef to be proficient in several cuisines from different countries. Eating the same food for a long time will definitely get boring."

"No Chinese food, there are many different genres within Chinese food. Maybe I will try to make you a Chinese food after I move into the Melrose community. I am best at tomato scrambled eggs and sweet and sour pork ribs."

Eve is not considered a chef, not even a kitchen enthusiast. The food she cooks is just home-cooked food that can be eaten. She is just talking big now.After all, in her perception, having a chance in the future means never having a chance.

As a result, Keanu took it seriously and replied in surprise: "Really? Then I am looking forward to your invitation."

"If it doesn't look good or tastes good at that time, let's call it a Chinese food delivery service." Eve said in advance, after not cooking for a long time, her skills are rusty.

"You are amazing, it seems that you really like Chinese culture." Keanu felt that he was closer to Asians in appearance, but Eve turned out to be better at everything.

Not only can she communicate with Chen Hu and others fluently in Chinese, she also knows the art of tea, and now she has the skill of cooking Chinese food. The girl in front of her is really omnipotent!

The author has something to say: Sorry for the readers who are waiting for the update. Recently, two patients with coronavirus pneumonia were diagnosed in the city, and people were panicked.

Not to mention looking for masks and cold medicine everywhere, I kept refreshing Weibo and forums after I came back, and I didn’t force myself to code until night.

It will be back to normal tomorrow.