The next day, the filming of "Burst Drummer" went smoothly.

On the third day, the filming of "Burst Drummer" was still going on steadily.

The entire crew was running at high speed without any unexpected episodes.

The most worrying Simmons did not fall into a slump, quickly recovered his form, did not lose control because he was too deep in the play, nor did he blur reality because of his full involvement, and after a night, he woke up from his dreams, and his state returned.

In the final analysis, in those difficult scenes, Simmons is not the dominant party, but the passive one who falls into the state, and after getting out of the performance environment, he gradually comes back to his senses. For the crew, this is a good thing, but for Simmons himself, whether it is a good thing or a bad thing is unknown.

As for Lan Li, it is still the most stable and reliable part of the crew.

The shooting sequence that was disrupted because of the filming location, and now the actor must take a step back from the perfect state of madness and return to the out-of-control state of going mad, which is an extremely difficult step for the actor, after all, the actor is not a videotape, and if you say go backwards, you can go backwards, and you can fast forward if you say fast forward, and the adjustment of mentality and emotional control are very difficult.

But the truth is that Lan Li's performance is easy and light, and the control and expressiveness are truly shocking.

For the layman, to put it in the most vulgar words, that is, "yesterday he was a self-destructive madman, and today he is back to the innocent fawn before he became a madman", even if they do not understand the context of the character and the power of the performance, they can read the difference between madness and vulnerability.

It's incredibly lucky for any director to have such a top actor, and even more so for a novice director like Damien: he can spend more time and energy on composition, scheduling, and refining ideas.

In just two days, the filming of "Burst Drummer" is nearing its end. Today, tea time has not yet arrived, and the crew only has the last scene left.

This scene is actually very special.

After Andrew and Fletcher reunited, Fletcher threw the bait to get Andrew to pick up the drum kit again, and decided to join a new band to participate in the opening performance of the JVC music festival, which was a step for Andrew to return to life, he hoped that he could truly enjoy the joy and joy of music, and put Buddy Ricky and Charlie Parker aside for the time being, purely believing that he still has talent in the drum kit, and he really loves it.

Before the show officially began, Andrew hesitated for a long time whether he should call Nicole. When he decided that he was going to perform on stage, Andrew finally dialed that number and sent an invitation to Nicole, asking if Nicole would like to come to Carnegie Hall to see the show, but Nicole said that she had to ask her boyfriend.

That's all.

Andrew suddenly realized that what he sacrificed for the sake of drumming and achieving greatness, not only his dreams and hobbies, not only his first love and good memories, but also the pure and persistent, simple and enthusiastic self he used to be, all of which had been wiped out, but he couldn't tell it himself-

Does he regret it?

This kind of doubt and dilemma was not able to find an answer immediately, but then in the stage performance, Fletcher detonated the trap planted in advance, which pushed Andrew to the bottomless abyss, which also induced Andrew's determination and ruthlessness, he not only completed the "murder / father", but also completely cut off all the involvement and scruples, completely focused on the drum beat, everything is just about the drum beat, which also made him finally usher in an artistic breakthrough and achieve perfection.

In the script, Damien does not explain: Is it worth it?

Is it worth pushing musicians to the extreme, as Fletcher did, in order to achieve artistic perfection? Or is it worth cutting off all love and friendship like Andrew did in order to achieve artistic perfection? Or is it worth torturing yourself to the point where Fletcher and Andrew were bruised in order to shine with talent?

The correctness of these three views is not something that "The Burst Drummer" needs to discuss, and it has never been the focus of the film; Damien just wants to present a form or a state of art, at least, this is one of the ways to achieve perfection. Whether people like it or not, it's objective, and there are people who have succeeded.

As for how people perceive it, this needs to be left to the audience to judge for themselves.

If someone has a deep hatred for Andrew and Fletcher, then Damien's purpose has been achieved, because he himself has the same feelings for his former high school band teacher, and if someone admires and admires Andrew and Fletcher, it also means that Damien's idea has succeeded, because art itself is brewed out of disaster.

The reason why Damion chose this scene as the finale was because of a joke by Simmons.

"Have you ever heard that if the final scene of a movie ends with Lan Li's eyes, then the film can be a success. 'Love is crazy', 'Cancer-fighting me', 'Edge of Tomorrow', 'Detachment'...... It's all the same, and not long ago, I heard that at the Cannes Film Festival, 'Drunken Country Ballads' was the same. ”

It was meant to be just a joke, but Damien took it seriously.

The final scene of "The Crackling Drummer" could not be modified, and Damien still favored Andrew's drum beat to detonate the entire jazz band's performance, pushing the atmosphere to a high/climax, and then the screen went black in an instant, and the movie ended, but the final scene could still be adjusted, so Damien chose this scene.

In fact, the choice of this scene was also approved by all the staff members of the crew.

Because the shooting job is very simple, a single camera fixed lens, a large close-up of Lan Li's face and eyes, and then ...... There was no other preparation to do, in other words, the director and videographer just set up the camera, set up the microphone, and everyone could stand behind the monitor and wait for the finish to be done.

It only takes Lan Li to complete the performance, and that's enough.

So, the last scene was finalized.

……

Nicole's voice on the other end of the phone was completely recorded before Melissa Benoist left the crew, and post-production could be added, and during the on-set shooting, it was Rooney who came to visit the class who was in charge of playing against Lan Li, and at Lan Li's invitation, Rooney happily nodded and agreed.

“…… Well, I don't know, I'll have to ask my boyfriend. ”

Nicole's hesitant voice came from the other end of the phone, Andrew was slightly stunned, unconsciously, his fingertips were slightly closed, and his wounded fingers clenched the black phone case, and the blood stains attached to the band-aid could still be faintly seen...... It was all darkened.

“…… Good. After a pause of at least two seconds, Andrew squeezed an "OK" from the depths of his throat, gently tucked his jaw away, drooping eyes to hide the confusion in his heart, and then unconsciously added, "yes." "It's just an onomatopoeia, and my brain is a mess, and I can't find a more suitable word for a while.

Silent.

Andrew lowered his chin slightly, the sparse light spilled down, his long eyelashes projected on his cheeks, and the gray fragility leaked out little by little.

In the end, it was the other end of the phone who spoke first, "I'll ask him." But I don't think he's interested in jazz. ”

Andrew reluctantly raised the corners of his mouth, "Yes, of course, not everyone likes it." His hoarse voice choked slightly, so that his words became even deeper, and he tried to smile, trying to hide his emotions, hoping to pass the smile over the phone. Don't let yourself sound so miserable.

"......" was another long silence, and this time it was Andrew who spoke first, "Okay, then...... Maybe I'll see you there then. ”

"Good. ”

"Okay, goodbye. ”

The phone hung up like this, and the arc of the smile raised at the corner of Andrew's mouth was still maintained, and he maintained this movement and quietly stared ahead, but the focus and focus had been dispersed, and the smile was imprinted on the corner of his mouth like a model, the arc was still the same, and the smile was gone.

In the depths of those light brown eyes, the last little smile slowly collapsed, and the light in the eyes slowly dimmed, lost and confused, confused and sad, and the large area of gray was misty.

This made Andrew a little embarrassed, he raised his right hand, scratched his neck unconsciously, lowered his head, and tried to sort out his emotions, but when he looked up again, the sadness and loneliness still lingered, and then he stared straight ahead in a daze, the extremely bright curvature of the corners of his mouth did not have any smile temperature, he deliberately pulled the corners of his mouth, trying to make the smile brighter, but failed.

The corners of his mouth slowly calmed down, and there was a faint trace of tears under his eyes, hazy and blurry, but before he could gather, he blinked, covering up all the mist, and his eyes regained their dryness and calm, and looked serenely ahead, like a calm lake.

The surface of the lake is deep and deep, but no one can explore the intricacies beneath the surface.

Quietly, just like that, quietly.

……

From Andrew to Andrew, from Lanli to Lanli, they have all completed their own transformation and ushered in their own new life, which may seem calm on the surface, but the essence hidden in the depths of the soul is completely different.

He's Lan Li-Sebastian Hall. At the end of his line of sight, Chu Jiashu was waving goodbye, gradually moving away, and when his vision became clear again, he saw Rooney standing next to the monitor and in charge of matching words.