Paul's visit to the class did not look like a visit by a big-name actor at all, the crew greeted Paul cordially and friendly, thanked Paul for the gift with a smile, and the atmosphere of the scene looked like a pantry during working hours, coming and going, bustling, chatting and chatting, relaxed and comfortable.

When filming "Me Against Cancer" before, Nathan heard Seth Rogen mention that when he was recording for "Kung Fu Panda", Brad Pitt came to visit Angelina Jolie's class, which was the real "King style", hugging back and forth, calmly, it didn't look like a crew, but more like a fan meeting. So much so that their work had to be interrupted for two hours.

Today's Paul is very approachable, politely greeted the main management of the crew, and then stood next to him as much as possible to avoid disturbing the work order of the scene, occasionally a staff member walked over, and Paul stood next to him to chat a few words, talking about Lan Li's dedication and professionalism, both sides empathized, Paul shared the interesting story of the original filming of "Fast and Exciting / Love 5", and the staff shared the recent shooting of "Detachment" , it seems that Paul is more like Lan Li's agent, who specializes in visiting the crew and enlivening the relationship between the actors and crew of his own family.

Fifteen minutes after arriving at the crew, under the guidance of the playwright Jeremy Marks, Paul found Lan Li, who was reading the script in the classroom. However, there is no time to come forward to say hello, because the next scene is about to start filming.

Paul found that the way in which a blue gift was prepared was very different between making a commercial film and making an art film.

When he was in the crew of "Fast and Thrill/Emotion 5", Lan Li would also spend a lot of time reading the script, but in comparison, he spent more time on communication, communication with rival actors, communication with martial arts instructors, communication with photographers, and communication with directors.

But today, on the set of filming "Detachment", Lan Li read the script repeatedly from beginning to end, and read the script aloud, and even asked Nathan to have a dialogue with him about the script, and spent a lot of time thinking, pondering every part of the next scene back and forth. Devoted to it, it can even be said that it is completely selfless.

Paul found this to be an interesting thing, but he didn't understand it, because the content of the script is limited, and even if you read it many times, the font and the content will not change. Of course, he also knows that his acting talent is really limited, and his incomprehension is really normal. He couldn't help but think of when he was taking acting classes in Los Angeles before, his teacher once said that traditional academic performances have very strict requirements for script skills-

Not only do they need to read the script, memorize the script, but they also need to understand the script. Before preparing for the performance of a play, just reading the script involves background checks, data collection, character interpretation, self-positioning and so on.

For them, the script is the root of all performances, which is one of the important reasons why British films are always prone to excellent scripts. On the contrary, in Hollywood now, good scripts often win with structure and story, but their skills in lines are almost gone, or rather, they don't exist at all.

So, is Lan Li from the academy?

While thinking about it, Paul saw the scruffy Tony Kaye striding out of the school building, waving his hand, and then the scene reporter ran to the front of the camera, and the voice of the entire crew disappeared instantly, and everyone looked at it attentively.

Involuntarily, Paul also held his breath.

Just as the field reporter was about to play the board, suddenly a figure pushed open the classroom door, poked out a head, and broke the momentum of preparation, and many people exhaled heavily and let out a low startled sound. It was a girl, with fluffy yellow hair, nodding jerkily to everyone, expressing her apologies, and then trotting in front of Lan Li and communicating in a low voice.

It was a completely unfamiliar face, Paul had never seen it before, and he didn't understand what the situation was, and the staff next to him explained, "That's Betty, and the next scene is her and Lan Li's rivalry." Paul suddenly realized, and glanced at Tony, who was standing not far away, only to find that the director didn't care at all, and was confirming some details with the show.

It's a really ...... shooting atmosphere Easy and free, it's just that at the last moment before the start of filming, did Betty have anything to do with Lan Li?

Lan Li had the same question, but he didn't rush and just looked at Betty Kaye in front of him with a smile. Although he and Betty are not friends, and outside of filming, the two have hardly talked to each other, but it can be seen from the usual clues that Betty is an introverted and quiet personality, if she doesn't have to, Betty won't even take the initiative to talk to him, let alone interrupt the rhythm and run in before the official shooting.

Betty bit her lower lip tightly, looking at Lan Li in front of her, not knowing how to speak.

Betty is not a professional actress, to be precise, she has no interest in acting at all, and if it weren't for her father catching ducks on the shelves, she would never have stood in front of the camera lens. She didn't think it would be an absolute disaster for anyone to want to see her fat body on the big screen.

Since the start of "Detachment", Betty has gone through almost all the mistakes that a novice can make, even the simplest scene, without any lines, she can make mistakes, which also makes her more and more nervous. The more nervous you are, the easier it is to make mistakes, and the more you make mistakes, the more nervous you are, forming a vicious circle, and the most basic of a scene has to be shot more than three times.

Even simple scenes are like this, and today's scene makes Betty even more nervous, because she is so nervous, she hasn't had a good night's sleep since five days ago, she reads the script over and over again, and every time she reads, she feels a wave of nausea, just want to vomit, but can't vomit anything.

This scene is the most emotional, full, and releasing scene in the whole movie. After hesitating for a long time, Meredith decided to seek Henry's help, and like a drowning man, she hugged the last piece of driftwood, but she was rejected and spied on by another teacher, Sarah. Ashamed, Meredith completely collapsed, fled in the wilderness, and finally embarked on the road of no return to self-closure.

In this scene, Meredith goes from shyness to sadness, to urgency, and finally collapses, and the ups and downs of emotions are like the end of the world, which becomes the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

Betty was worried that she would mess up, no, she knew she would mess up, and she was sure she would. So, she needs a little help. Irony, isn't it? Meredith needs Henry's help, and she needs Lance's help.

"I ......" Betty had just spoken, and her voice was stuck in her throat, Tony was here just now, she didn't dare to speak, now it was only her and Lan Li, but she didn't know how to speak.

Bold, Betty raised her head and looked at Lan Li, and then she saw those dark brown eyes, deep and bright, full of concentration and sincerity, remembering the previous incident when Lan Li instructed Sammy to perform, she gained a little courage, and then took a deep breath, "I don't know how to perform." I didn't have a clue, the scene was so difficult that I didn't even know how to start. ”

Lan Li pursed her lips, her eyes showed a hint of thought, she didn't make a fuss, she just asked in a deep voice, "Do you know why Meredith came to Henry?"

"......," Betty shrugged, "for help." ”

"If you were going to ask for help, who would you go to? I mean, in real life. Lan Li's question made Betty silent, closed her mouth tightly, avoided her gaze, and refused to communicate, but Lan Li didn't care, and continued, "It's the same for Meredith, it's not easy to ask for help, because we need to admit that we're weak, admit that we're helpless, and sometimes, we need to open up and show our softest parts of ourselves." ”

Betty slowly raised her gaze and glanced at Lan Li with her peripheral vision, carefully groping for Lan Li's expression.

Meredith mustered all the courage to find Henry and ask for help. Not only because she believed in Henry, but also because she saw herself in Henry. Lan Li continued, the seductive words causing Betty to interject and mumble, "And she's in love with Henry." ”

Lan Li smiled and closed her jaw affirmatively. This is Betty's interpretation of Meredith's character, not Lan Li's, which is a positive sign that Betty and Meredith resonate. Tony chose these student actors at the beginning, all of them started from their true colors, they didn't need their superb acting skills, they could just be themselves in front of the camera. Obviously, the same goes for Betty.

But Henry refused. "What Lan Li didn't say is that Henry is now unable to protect himself-

He had been trying to keep his distance from all the students after what had happened to Erica, and before Meredith came to him, Henry's grandfather had died, and his mother's secret had been revealed, and he was deeply mired in grief. This time, it's not just despair, it's sadness and loneliness. So, he can't help Meredith, he's running away, he's retreating, he's refusing.

For Meredith, it was a step of courage and a lifesaver. Lan Li said softly, as an actor, he had read the entire script and analyzed each character, so he knew, but Henry didn't.

Looking at those deep eyes, Betty suddenly felt a thick sadness surging up, she directly covered her mouth, forcibly held back her emotions, and did not let herself collapse, then nodded, trying to say something, but after all, she didn't say anything, just turned around and left the classroom, and then her voice came from the hallway, "I'm ready." ”