[US Entertainment] Superstar

Even though it is almost December, the sunshine in California is still very warm, shining warmly on the body.

The weather here is like spring in the morning, summer in the noon and afternoon, autumn in the evening, and several different seasons can be reincarnated in one day.

Eve really went to open the garage. There were some tools that she had never seen before. There was a lawn mower but there was no corresponding gasoline. It is estimated that Demi Moore and others would not come to take care of it, but hired professionals.

In fact, she was just trying to find something new. She didn't have the opportunity to do this kind of thing before, but now she just wants to try it.If she was really asked to clean up the lawn and yard every day or every week, she might regret it that day.

Not to mention that during filming in other places, the lawn and garden can only be taken care of by others, and they cannot be allowed to grow.

Although the United States is privately owned, the use of its own land is not arbitrary.The owner's committee has overall requirements for fences, lawns, and gardens. During holidays, garlands and lanterns must be arranged to ensure the overall beauty of the entire community.

Right now, Eve's villa is divided into a front yard and a back yard. The front yard must be clean and tidy, while the back yard has a higher degree of privacy. Even if there is a party inside, there is no problem.

"How long do you have to film this TV series?" Keanu asked with concern, "Director Cameron wants to have a script reading session before filming. I wonder if you can participate."

Seeing that the time is approaching December, the crew of "Almost Famous" plans to study the script thoroughly in Los Angeles after everyone's Christmas holiday, so that both the staff and the actors can have an intuitive and comprehensive understanding of the film. understanding.

Eve nodded and said, ""Mulholland Drive" has already been filmed halfway according to the schedule, and there are less than two weeks to film the episode where I play Betty. The schedule says 9 days, if the shoot can be done on time If it is completed, David will first edit these shooting materials into a pilot episode. If ABC TV station confirms the reservation, there may be a preparation time, depending on the broadcasting schedule of the TV station, maybe it will be placed in the summer or autumn file. "

She is now a little bit smug after being praised by David Lynch for her acting skills. If her acting skills are too good and she directly impresses the people in charge of ABC TV station, she will be self-defeating and go for a walk to the Emmy Awards before winning the Oscar.

The idea is beautiful, but the reality does not know what it will be like.

Keanu doesn't understand what's so magical about Mulholland Drive that Eve wants to be in it so sincerely.

"Do you have time tonight? We can watch a movie together." He invited. "There are many movies released recently, such as "Toy Story 2" and the latest James Bond."

Eve thought about it. Anyway, I will continue working tomorrow. I can go out and watch a movie tonight. She readily agreed: "Sounds very good, let's go to see "Toy Story 2". I heard it is a movie." Very good movie."

"Toy Story 2", which was released for more than half a month, belongs to the popular and well-received genre. This kind of family carnival movie released during Thanksgiving has already won two weekend box office champions. It is still far behind other competitors in the third week. After death, it is even possible to continue crowning!

At present, its North American box office has reached 1.08 million US dollars, which has exceeded the number of the first work in the same period, and it has continuously brought profits to Disney.

Keanu was also the reason why Eve made up her mind to watch this movie the most. When she was reborn, Keanu had just dubbed a character in "Toy Story 4", so it was also a certain fate.

The second part was released in 1999, and the fourth part was released in 2019. This series is the childhood memory of many people.

Keanu waved his fist and said excitedly: "I thought so too, it must be a very good movie. At first I thought it would be released directly on videotape, but I didn't expect to have the opportunity to watch it in cinemas."

"How about we go to dinner first tonight, and then go to the movies?" Eve was a little greedy, "I haven't eaten Chinese food for a long time, it's a good choice to eat Chinese food in Chinatown."

This time she doesn't plan to eat Cantonese cuisine, but wants to try Sichuan cuisine. Sichuan cuisine is not only spicy, but also dishes such as fish-flavored shredded pork for people who don't like spicy food.

Faced with such a proposal, Keanu naturally had no opinion.

The only regret is that he has to keep a low profile when dating Eve, and he can't ride his beloved motorcycle, otherwise he is telling the paparazzi to come and shoot me, come and shoot me.

Anyway, there was no one in the room, so Eve held hands with Keanu and told him about his plans for each room in the villa.

"I hope I can make good use of this kitchen when I'm not filming."

"The basement is great for a game room or home theater."

"This is my bedroom. I can see the backyard by opening the window. The view is pretty good."

"Such a large cloakroom should be enough for the time being. If not, the room next to it should also be used to store clothes and shoes."

"I like the big bathtub in the bathroom very much. After filming, I can take a comfortable bath and wash away the tiredness of the whole day."

Keanu originally shared the joy, but later he was a little unhappy. He didn't exist in Eve's future plans, as if he was invisible.

"What's wrong? Is this bathroom bad?" Eve saw Keanu's absent-mindedness, and stepped forward to ask.

Keanu knew that this was not the best time and place, but he said honestly: "You know what? Actually, I have liked you for a while, but I just decided to fall in love with you, and hope to participate in your future life .”

Who knew that Eve smiled slightly, "I thought something happened. Could it be that falling in love with me is an uncomfortable thing? You should be happier."

In fact, her heart was pounding, far less calm than she showed. In fact, Eve also knew what Keanu was thinking, otherwise she wouldn't have followed Keanu all the time, she just had to open her mouth.

Originally, Eve thought that Keanu would choose a romantic time to ask, but she didn't expect it to be in her bathroom, which felt a little strange.

"Actually, I am a very lonely person. I usually only have myself in my life. I basically give up on romantic love. I basically don't believe that love will happen to me one day. But now you really appear, I want Respect and always love you."

Keanu walked up to Eve, gently hugged her slender waist with both hands, and whispered his heart in her ear, and even expressed his confession in disbelief.

The words are very simple, basically not sweet words, but it just moved Eve's heart. Such a handsome and sincere man carefully expresses his deepest feelings, which is simply a killer.

She touched the thin stubble on Keanu's face with her hand, and said with a choked voice: "Actually, I occasionally thank God for letting me meet you. You are not perfect, and I have flaws. We are suitable for being together."

The foreheads of the two touched each other, they looked into each other's eyes, and then couldn't help but kissed.

It was a little clumsy at the beginning, but later on it became natural and proficient, unwilling to separate.

Every day, you will pass by strangers. Among thousands of people, you are just passing by.

And since they met each other by fate, each other's lives were completely changed, and they were no longer alone!

After Keanu raised his head, it suddenly occurred to him that he hadn't asked, "Then we are boyfriend and girlfriend now, right?"

"Yes!"

Eve's cheeks were slightly red. Although it was not as romantic as the imagined candlelight dinner and band performance, it was still very touching. She didn't know how long the love between her and Keanu would last. The most important thing is to enjoy the moment !

The two looked at each other and smiled, and then hugged each other, not wanting to be separated for a moment, and didn't think about eating until the sun was setting.

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"Miss Campbell, you are in a very strange state right now. You laughed quietly again just now, and others will find it a bit weird." Mandy shook Eve's arm lightly with her hand, and reminded, "You look a bit like People with schizophrenia, people think you are too deep into the drama."

Eve, sitting in the corner of the arrival hall at Los Angeles Airport, is wearing a camel coat with a red sweater and a light blue T-shirt. Black cropped pants look extremely trendy. This is the most fashionable dress at the moment .

When playing Diana, the makeup artist used various techniques to show her poor skin condition and mental condition, making her look unhappy and mentally tortured.But now when playing Betty, you no longer need similar operations, you just need to show her own appearance characteristics, youth, sunshine, and beauty.

Just now Eve was reminiscing about the fact that he and Keanu secretly went to the movies at night and were almost recognized by the audience. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and told the audience that Keanu was actually a stuntman in The Matrix.

Fortunately, mobile phones in this era do not have a camera function, nor can they store photos for comparison, otherwise this lie will definitely be exposed.

As witty as she is, she easily solves the dilemma of being recognized. When she thinks of this matter, she can't help being proud, even happier than receiving Keanu's confession.

Anyway, the shooting hasn't started yet, and Rita didn't participate in the plot in the script, so she doesn't need to participate in the shooting.The rest of the staff were quite frightened by Eve's occasional mysterious smile, thinking that it was really the same as Diana in the movie, and they had some unexplained hallucinations.

After being reminded by Mandy, Eve immediately corrected her expression. She rubbed her face and reminded herself: "No, no, no, I am a professional actor with professional ethics. I must never laugh casually unless I really can't bear it." live."

As one of the busiest airports in North America, Los Angeles Airport has an astonishing flow of people. There are a lot of passengers arriving at the airport, and one plane after another lands here.

The film crew just rented the filming rights of an escalator here, and it costs a lot of money, so David Lynch is extremely dissatisfied. It would be great if there was more time!

Fortunately, the weather is beautiful, and Los Angeles in winter is basically sunny, without the rain and snow in other places. The Mediterranean climate probably has this advantage.

"Wait a while you help Ms. Irene, she is now a kind stranger you met on the plane, and when the film starts to shoot, you will hold her hand, pay attention to your eyes, you must have a dream The feeling of shining into reality."

David Lynch has worked with Eve for so many days, and he is very clear that the girl in front of him has extraordinary comprehension ability. He only needs a little bit of guidance to understand the desired effect. This kind of actor is really rare.

Eve nodded. She pointed to the camera at the door and said, "Where will the camera shoot, my face or my whole body?"

"Let's talk about the specific effect. I should shoot several times, and then choose the best visual effect from among them." David is also not sure, so let's see the effect of the first shot first.

"Okay, I understand." Eve knew David's entanglement, and it was really hard to make a choice right now.In the absence of actual pictures, of course it is most important to consider all situations.

This plot is very important. The audience who watch it for the first time will think that Betty really exists. It is necessary to show the rationality and secretly hide the unreasonable places in the rationality, so that the second time watching the audience will think that Betty really exists. There is a hint of the latter conclusion.

After David Lynch finished speaking with Eve, he walked over to the extras over there. More than 50 people were extras found by the crew. These people will act as passengers and passers-by at the airport. Background board, there will be no front and lines.

Of course, it is impossible for the crew to find real passengers to shoot, that is full of unpredictability, and they have no idea how the tourists will react.

Just like now, when tourists from all over the world get off the plane, before they have time to appreciate the beauty of Los Angeles, they see several cameras set up at the airport, which look very formal.

So they didn't care about the isolation belt set up by the crew, and took pictures one by one with the camera.Maybe this is Hollywood, where you can meet the crew whenever you come.

ABC TV once suggested that "Mulholland Drive" should be temporarily built in an airport corner in the studio of the studio, which can not only control the cost, but also reduce the interference of outsiders, and shoot as long as you want.

But David Lynch was born in filmmaking. In his opinion, on-site shooting is very important, which can enhance the authenticity and sense of substitution of the film.

The transparent dome allows sunlight to pour down, dispels the cold and decadence, and represents all positive things.

Los Angeles, for someone who has traveled or just imagined this city, may feel that there is nothing here, but in fact it is rich in products.

From the airport to the luxurious apartment where Aunt Betty lives will feel different vibes.

Sunshine is what fascinates David Lynch the most. It has incredible light for shooting movies. Natural light is far better than artificially simulated light.For him, the sun is a sign of happiness, a light that empowers people and makes them believe that anything is possible, and it is vital to feel the power of the sun.

Right now, Eve is playing one of the thousands of dream girls. Betty has dreamed of coming to Hollywood countless times, and imagined that she will succeed in film and television in countless dreams, so she will be a little surprised when she gets off the plane There will also be a feeling of a dream come true.

Every year, thousands of young men and women cast aside the shackles of the world and come to Hollywood from different countries and regions all over the world, hoping to make a name for themselves in the global entertainment center.

But it is too difficult to become famous in Hollywood, the probability is about the same as winning the lottery.It doesn't matter if you have good looks or good acting skills, sometimes a little bit of luck and dedication are more important!

Most of the young boys and girls who come here with dreams of stardom will go to work after they burn out their savings and have been repeatedly scalped in Hollywood.Some serve dishes in restaurants, some work part-time at acting schools, some are hooked up with drugs, and some have embarked on the routine of selling their bodies.

These young people will help each other and encourage each other in times of hard struggle, creating a kind of friendship of sympathy, sometimes not bound by gender.But when one of the parties becomes famous, it is impossible to maintain this friendship.

Eve's experience in her previous life was very similar to that of Diana. She entered the entertainment industry ignorantly, and thought she could show off her skills, but was defeated by reality.And the experience in this life is exactly the same as that of Betty: she just arrived in Hollywood, full of expectations and visions for the future, and at the same time, she is talented and eye-catching, and has been appreciated by the director.

It's just that Betty lost her role, and even her lover was taken away, so she can only become the goddess of nemesis.And Eve is now basically a double harvest in love and career. The commercial film she starred in before was a big hit at the box office, and the literary film she participated in later is about to start competing for Oscars. Compared with most actresses, her career is indeed a lot luckier.Love is even more rewarding. How many boyfriends can be compared with Keanu Reeves?

Therefore, she can empathize with some feelings to act out, while others need to use imagination to simulate reasonably.

It was a helpful performance for her, too.She hopes that she can suffer from "amnesia" like those actors with outstanding acting skills in film history, because a great and outstanding actor often needs to put aside his own prototype and imagine himself as the protagonist in the play, so he loses himself , living in a whole new world.

This "Mulholland Drive" shows this possibility. A person devotes himself to another world, and he is unwilling to wake up. He would rather stay in the dream he knows is false.In the dream, she is the winner in life, and she is nothing without the dream!

After going through the plot in her mind, Eve chose the way of interpretation. She got some inspiration and inspiration from herself, and recalled the situation when she just came to Los Angeles from Las Vegas, and her mood was somewhat similar.

If it is performed according to the mentality at that time, it will be extraordinarily real, and it will not make people feel exaggerated or embarrassing.

"Good morning, Ms. Irene." Eve greeted the gray-haired old lady in front of her. This old man is a well-known veteran actor who has filmed with many big names and has a rich experience.

Irene looks to be in her 60s, with a fat body, and her chubby face looks kind and friendly, just like everyone's elders, without any resentment.She walked in front of the camera with Eve and said in a low voice: "You are so beautiful, both boys and girls will like you very much."

"Every department is ready, group performances are coming in!" David Lynch said loudly with a loudspeaker: "When the filming starts later, you can just walk forward by yourself, and pay attention to avoiding actors and cameras. Pay special attention , Be sure to walk in a hurry, don't look at the camera, as if it doesn't exist."

If the extras suddenly look at the camera twice, the shot will be destroyed directly, and it is necessary to create a feeling that the camera does not exist.

The extras in Hollywood are very professional. The extras of different ages, genders, races, and appearances wear different costumes, and some even carry bags, boxes, and satchels in their hands. They look just like those over there. The onlookers are exactly the same.

After the group actors were almost coordinated, Eve and Irene stood in front of the camera, and the cameraman assistant even took a tape measure to measure the distance between them and the camera. How far apart is the best position must be measured.

"Ah!"

Following the director's order, the group performers who were standing quietly at their respective positions quickly began to move forward. Some silently followed behind the actors, some quickly overtook them, and some walked sideways to the left and right. The real situation is perfectly simulated.

Eve held Irene's arm with her left hand, and a bag was hung on her right shoulder. She raised her head slightly, her eyes seemed to have stars and seas in her eyes, her lips were slightly opened to reveal her white and neat teeth, and she was very curious about everything around her.

Even though she had already landed at the airport and was already on the way to Los Angeles, Betty still couldn't believe that she came to the rumored Hollywood by herself.

In this scene, Eve mainly shows Betty's innocence and curiosity. She plays a young girl who strays from a remote town into a bustling city in a natural and smooth way, as if that's her own feelings, and she can't see the performance at all. Mark of.

Hollywood is a dream factory, who doesn't have a star dream!

It's just that some people only stay in their imaginations, while some people really take action.

As Eve walked forward, she said to herself, "My God, I can't believe I'm really here."

Looking left and right, everything is full of freshness, as if welcoming her to join, the whole city of Los Angeles welcomes herself with open arms.

At this moment, Eve's emotions are very full, and there is also a trace of nervousness and joy.

When he was about to walk to the escalator, David Lynch called out the sound card, and the scene of taking the elevator would be taken later, otherwise the camera would not be easy to place.

"Great acting, you convinced me that you are Betty now!" He praised, "Just perform as before, and let's change the camera angle to shoot."