Birth of an actor

"How do you feel?" Ang Lee asked Emma Thompson, who was fascinated by the screen.

Today's filming of the crew has ended, other actors and staff also went back to the hotel to rest, but Ang Lee and Emma Thompson stayed to watch all the scenes filmed today again.They are all people who pursue perfection, and they all have high hopes for this movie, so it is inevitable that they will strive for perfection.

"Perfect, better than I imagined." Emma Thompson murmured staring at the screen: "Edward seems to have stepped out of a book, so vivid, so three-dimensional, even better than what was written in the book. "

In the original novel of "Sense and Sensibility", because the story is completely developed around the life of the Darthwood family, most of the male characters are described sideways, and there are very few frontal developments, so whether it is the images of Edward and Brandon In the novel, it is actually very vague, at least not as three-dimensional and clear as Mr. Darcy in Jane Austen's other novel "Pride and Prejudice".

Emma Thompson was very troubled by this when writing the script. She wanted to be faithful to the original work, but the number of male characters in the original work was too small, and the time interval was too long. Shooting the film probably would turn the movie into a female drama. She wanted to Increase the appearance of male characters, but the main line of the story revolves around the lives of several women. If male characters come out from time to time to refresh their sense of existence, firstly, they actually have nothing to do, and secondly, unnecessary appearances may cause audiences disgusted.

So Emma Thompson finally had to concentrate and refine all the stories of the male characters, so that every time they appear in the script, they echo with a few small plots in the original work, and every time they show their faces in the movie, they have to read the original work There are several small plots in the movie.

——It is conceivable how difficult it is to perform scripts today.

If you don't thoroughly understand the original work and master the script well, it will be difficult to perform well.

"I used to have prejudice against William Bradley, but now, I think I have to give him a correct evaluation." Emma said sincerely: "As far as the paragraph just now is concerned, even Hugh Grant, it's hard to be more real, respectable, and likable than William."

"I'm glad you think so. After all, William and you are a couple in the movie. If the heroine dislikes the hero, I really have a headache about how to shoot emotional scenes." Li An joked playfully.

Emma laughed heartily.

William has already been recognized, Li An thought, so as a director, he should quickly establish his authority.

……

#Just fell asleep, woke up and found that the whole world is different#

#冬如冷盈今天是热火火火 today, there must be something wrong#

#British people are probably collectively infected with the smiling virus#

↑When the No. 101 stranger in the crew showed a friendly smile to William, he couldn't help expressing the above emotions.

And secretly speculate: Could it be that the charm has been boosted by sunshine today?Or is it because he has been so domineering and sideways on the set these days that everyone can't help but fall in love with him?

——The guess is too su, Su's William couldn't help getting goose bumps on his arms.

But even the director and the producer showed their eyes like the survivors—the question mark in William's head: What happened?

Questions were answered after the arrival of Gray Wise.

Gray Wise was an English actor who played John Willoughby in Sense and Sensibility, Colonel Brandon's rival in love—yes, the role that William had been interested in—who had a relationship with Marianne Willoughby. The man who Darthwood fell in love with and finally abandoned her is a character slightly similar to Wickham in "Pride and Prejudice".

Although Willoughby is an unlikable character, Gray Wise himself has a good personality. Most of the crew have a good relationship with him, because they often help each other in riding lessons, and they all love sports together. There are also many topics, and William and Gray have developed a good friendship in a short period of time.

When Gray entered, William had already put on his makeup and was standing in front of the mirror adjusting his clothes.

After staring at William's calm expression for a long time, Gray concluded, "You must have gotten up late this morning!"

Looking at the perfect makeup in the mirror, William touched his cheeks, and showed Gray the fingertips that had rubbed off a thin layer of powder: "I have such a thick powder on my face, you can still see my dark circles ?”

"...do you have dark circles?"

"You didn't see it?" William asked in surprise, "Then how did you know I got up late?"

"Because your expression is too calm." Gray spread his hands and said, "A super big news has been published in newspapers all over the UK today! And this news has something to do with our movie and you. Now everyone Got it, only you don’t know, if it’s not because you got up late and didn’t get the newspaper, then what is it?”

"Super big news?" William raised his eyebrows: "What is it?"

Gray handed over several newspapers: "Read it yourself."

William glanced down at the headline and paused for a long time before blinking.

"Daily Mail" headline: "Hugh Grant caught prostitute in BMW car"

"The Sun" headline: "British lover discredited, caught with prostitute Che Zhen"

"Guardian" headline: "Hugh Grant exposed sex scandal!Will be prosecuted by the police

There are several tabloids in British newspapers, all of which reported Hugh Grant's news without exception. Apart from the eye-catching headlines, even the content is very evocative, especially the reporter of "The Sun", who described Lively as if Hugh Grant was there when he was caught:

"When a white BMW stopped in front of Davini, the glamorous call girl Diwan immediately found out that the driver was Hugh Grant, the famous British superstar, and she happily and Grant chatted for a while, presumably about the price, and then got into his car. Grant drove across the block, parked in front of a house, and then he looked at Diwan, who opened his red lips, Head down..."

"Both Grant and Diwan were so involved that they didn't realize that there was a police car behind them. When the police walked up to the BMW, they were still engrossed in 'work'. Grant's trousers fell below his knees. Diwan Wan Ye was disheveled, and then the police knocked on the window, Diwan jumped up, and Grant quickly got dressed-the police were also taken aback at this time, they had been following Diwan for several days, but they did not expect that the other party would go to bed today. The guest I was looking for turned out to be the famous Hugh Grant!"

Several newspapers also mentioned at the end that Hugh Grant was arrested for "public pornography" and that he would be charged and prosecuted by the police. ), fines and probation at best, but for public figures, their reputations will suffer a heavy blow.

After the movie "Four Weddings and a Funeral" was released last year and became a big success, Hugh Grant has become the most popular actor in the UK, and the whole world knows his title of "British Lover". After the arrest of the prostitute was exposed, how much sensation this incident will bring to the British film industry and even the world film industry.

Now at least three newspapers have listed this news as the biggest scandal of the year in the UK. The News of the World, which is good at reporting celebrity scandals, also sneered and said: "Hugh Grant's image of a good lover is completely finished, and his reputation has been completely ruined. Many film companies are considering rescinding their contracts with him, but this is not his top priority. The most headache for Grant now must be how to explain this to his real girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley. Poor Elizabeth Hurley, She has the most beautiful figure in Britain, but she has not been able to get a loyal heart from her boyfriend."

When he was in the prime of his age and was in full swing when he encountered such a scandal, one can imagine how much Hugh Grant's career would suffer.

——However, when they heard the news, apart from a few regretful or mocking comments, all the crew of "Sense and Sensibility" felt very lucky.

That's right, I'm glad.

Fortunately, fortunately, the crew did not let Hugh Grant be the protagonist, but chose William Bradley.

As a low-investment classical literary film, "Sense and Sensibility", which relies entirely on the original work and actors to attract fans, if a shocking scandal about the leading actor is reported during the filming stage, it will be devastating to the film's future box office and word of mouth.

Fortunately, the production company chose William Bradley in the end-this is why everyone loves William and is pleasing to the eye today. As a member of the crew, no one wants to work hard for a few months. Before it was released, the future was discounted.

The British media, who have been criticizing William in the newspapers recently and criticizing Columbia Corporation for inappropriate casting, have collectively lost their voices today, and for a long time to come, they will also collectively forget that they had criticized the selection of "Sense and Sensibility". Horn's pointing fingers, because a normal person can now see that it is precisely because of abandoning Hugh Grant and choosing William Bradley that "Sense and Sensibility" avoided this big storm.

Closing the newspaper he had finished reading, William said: "...I feel sorry for Grant, but to be honest, he made me feel a lot less stressed."

Why did William have such a good relationship with Ang Lee's Taiwanese assistants before?In addition to having a common topic, but also because they are sympathetic to each other, they are faintly excluded from the circle by the indifferent and arrogant British. The British and non-British people, except for private point-to-point communication, are two different groups in the crew. social circle.

"No one will gossip about you anymore." Gray said, "But even if there is no such thing, with your hard work and performance, sooner or later everyone will change their opinion of you."

"Man, you have too much confidence in me." William looked narrowly at Gray: "It's you, how is that going?"

Gray screamed, covered his face and said, "Don't talk about my sadness, it's completely wrong."

There was gossip in William's eyes, but his voice was very serious: "What happened? Let's hear it, maybe I can give some advice."

So Gray Wise, in a very poignant tone, began to tell about his two dates with Kate Winslet.

——One plays Willoughby and one plays Marianne. In the play, Willoughby and Marianne have a relationship, and outside the play, Gray Wise is also trying to court Kate Winslet.

Last week, Gray asked Kate to go to a rock concert, but halfway through Kate said that the music was too loud and her ears hurt, so she left halfway.

Because Kate doesn’t like avant-garde music, Gray specially bought two tickets for the opera “Othello” through a friend yesterday according to Kate’s preferences, and invited the other party to watch it. Kate really likes operas and came to the appointment happily , but this time he became unacceptable and turned into Gray. Halfway through the opera performance, he fell asleep in embarrassment...

"When I woke up from a nap, Kate's face was gloomy like the sky that was about to rain. Even if I offered to make up with a candlelight dinner, she didn't turn cloudy to sunny. Instead, she looked like a first date. I bid farewell as soon as the performance was over." Gray wiped his face in frustration: "Not only has the relationship between us not progressed during these few dates, but it has actually regressed. Could it be that the witch is talking nonsense?"

William touched his chin: "It sounds like you are not very suitable, what did the witch tell you?"

The friendship between William and Gray was started by the latter on his own initiative. During the period when he first joined the film crew, Gray often insinuated William about the preferences of young people today. On several occasions, he even boldly asked William what kind of dating methods those young ladies like now. , William saw that his eyes always revolved around the 20-year-old Kate Winslet when he was on the set, what else did he not understand?

After getting acquainted, William couldn't help asking Gray, why did his old cow have a soft spot for Kate Winslet, a tender grass? (Gray Wise was born in 66, Kate Winslet was born in 75, the difference between the two is 9 years old)

Then Gray told William a superstitious thing——

It has been seven or eight years since he became an actor, but Gray Wise's career has not improved much. He either made guest appearances in mini-series or played unknown roles in movies. When he was confused about the future, Gray was recommended by a friend to find He got a fortune-telling from a witch in London, who told Gray that he would soon have a turning point in his life.

Gray seemed to believe it or not at first, but when he suddenly got the chance to audition for "Sense and Sensibility" and successfully won the role of John Willoughby, he immediately believed in the witch. Before starting the machine, Gray went to find the witch Fortunately, the sorceress told him that he would meet his destined wife in the crew, so Gray took aim at the young, beautiful and single Kate Winslet as soon as he entered the crew.

However, the progress of this relationship is not as good as Gray's phenomenon at all. Although Kate has agreed to these dates, Gray can feel that there is no phone call between him and her.

"Why Kate and not anyone else?" William asked after hearing Gray's story.

"Because she's the most beautiful, isn't she?" Gray was a little surprised by William's question: "Look, she plays Marianne and I play Willoughby. We have a romance in the script, and she's single..."

William shrugged and said nothing.

"William, let's check the lines." The door of the dressing room was suddenly pushed open, and Emma Thompson in costume walked in with the script, but was startled when she saw Gray: "Oh! You , you are here too."

Gray stood up from his seat and said hello awkwardly: "Hey, good morning."

"Good morning." Emma lowered her head and tidied up the corners of her skirt, and put her broken hair behind her ears.

"Ask your lines, I won't stay and disturb you." Gray nodded and left.

"...Okay. Goodbye." Emma turned her gaze: "William, let's talk about the scenes we are going to shoot today?"

"No problem." William responded readily, his expression remained normal, but his mind became active.

He could see that Emma Thompson was a little absent-minded at the moment, and completely lost the enthusiasm she had when she first entered the door.

William thought that if he had the chance, he would hint to Gray that Kate Winslet was not the only unmarried lady in the cast.