Chapter 64: Elaborate Arrangement
"CUT!Nat, be a little more emotional, now you have brought hope back to the planet Naboo, you are the queen, you are going to lead your people to rebel!
Don stood up from the director's chair, looked at the tired actors in the performance area, and shouted disgruntled into the microphone.
Fortunately, in this scene, Natalie did not wear her heavy queen outfit, otherwise she would have been tired and lying down.
"Let me try again, Director!"
Natalie shook her head in good spirits, took the water bottle from her assistant's hand, and drank it without a ladylike appearance.
"Hurry up, let's do one more! Get ready...... Let's go!"
As the crew was ready again, Don gave the order, and the actors in the performance area began to argue in a low tone again, Queen Amidala was bothering with the problems of Congress.
In the actor's rest area not far away, Ben Affleck, who was sitting on a chair, watched Natalie, who had been NG more than a dozen times in a row, repeating over and over again, and couldn't help but feel a little distressed, and whispered to Liam Neeson beside him: "He's so strict!"
The entire crew knew that director Done Walker was courting Natalie Portman.
Unexpectedly, when working, Don was not polite at all, but was more strict with Natalie.
Liam Neeson shook his head, "That shows that Don has a lot of expectations for Natalie. ”
Ben Affleck blinked, seeming to agree with Liam Neeson's claim.
Natalie is young and beautiful, has good acting skills, is of Jewish descent, and has Donn Walker behind her, such an actress is almost destined to walk on a Hollywood strip in the future.
"Have you heard, because of Donn, the top brass of Twentieth Century Fox is already arguing!" Ben Affleck whispered.
Liam Neeson had already heard the rumors in the crew, and shrugged his shoulders indifferently, "We just have to act, we are actors, we must support the director, right?"
Ben Affleck smiled, "Of course! The actor must be on the same side as the director." ”
It's not that these two have a close personal relationship with Tang En, but they are mainly driven by interests.
Because of Donn's concept, he greatly reduced the "humor", "cuteness", "gags" and other young jokes in the script, and cut a large number of redundant shots in the early middle and early stages, but greatly increased the duration and popularity of the final battle.
Such a result will definitely increase the roles of Liam Neeson and Ben Affleck, and the martial arts team invited from Xiangjiang will create more cool and exciting action scenes for them, which will undoubtedly give them extra points for their performances.
However, such a result has seriously damaged the interests of the producers, especially the investors and distributors of Twentieth Century Fox!
Don's reduction of "funny" shots will seriously affect the film's attraction to children, and the surrounding income will inevitably decrease.
More importantly, adding a lot of fights and explosions is likely to make the movie rated PG-13 instead of PG, which in turn will affect the movie's fan audience.
When the Star Wars project was launched, it was when Bill McNick was busy with "Titanic", so the project was single-handedly controlled by President Tom Rothman.
But Bill McNick passed the "Titanic" first, and then, he strongly promoted the release, but the questionable movie "My Grand Greek Wedding" has exceeded 120 million US dollars at the overseas box office, and it is another slap in the face!
Bill McNick took advantage of the situation and would never indulge Tom Rothman's successive provocations. When Tom Rothman was pointing fingers at Donn's filming work, he suddenly made a move, which directly provoked a big dispute in Fox Films, and canceled Tom Rothman's control of the project with an absolute advantage.
Outside, with the full support of Bill McNick, and inside, with the full cooperation of George Lucas and the actors, Donn was naturally like a fish in water, and the filming went quite smoothly.
However, such a result led to a complete reversal of Done Walker and Tom Rothman!
Don is no longer a new calf, and he is unwilling to tear his face with such a big guy. But Tom Rothman is forced everywhere, and he will not be polite.
In the performance area, Natalie Portman is still performing hard.
Suddenly, the lights of the entire crew went out collectively!
"What's going on? Light!" Don stood up suddenly, listened to the restless voices in the crew, and shouted, "Everyone, stay put, don't move!"
At this time, the gaffer shouted, "Director, the power is off!"
"This can't be! We have generator sets and backup power!"
Furious, George Lucas yelled that such a low-level mistake during filming was a slap in the face for him as a producer.
"Don't be in a hurry! Listen to my command, lighting team, fix it immediately!"
Donn interrupted George Lucas at this time, took control of the crew, and then shouted, "Are there candles?"
George Lucas's face was blue, that is, it was too dark to see.
This is a Star Wars set, who is going to prepare the candles?
Besides, what age is this? Do you still need candles for lighting?
It's just to maintain Donn's authority as a director that Lucas can't stop it. After all, he is still young, and he hopes to eat a trench and grow wise!
At this time, the props team shouted, "Director, we have candles!"
"Okay, light up!"
Donn's voice calmed the whole crew, and although the candle flame was faint, it was better than the pitch black.
Soon.
The first flame ignited in the studio.
And then there's the second wisp...... The third wisp ...... Then dozens of flames were lit together, making the dark studio seem to become a vast night sky, and the delicate and shaking flames were like stars looming in the universe.
George Lucas's eyes widened suddenly, and while he felt a little strange, he was also infected by the atmosphere in the studio, here...... Sure enough, it's on the set of Star Wars.
The actors in the performance area all followed Don's instructions and stood quietly in place. Natalie was a little afraid of the dark, but she bit her lip and stubbornly persisted.
Until this wisp of fire lit up around, it was as if a group of dazzling and lovely fireflies appeared around it.
Then, this group of fireflies moved, they seemed to have some tacit understanding, they were changing the direction, changing the formation, and they really centered on her, and surrounded a big circle.
After the big circle was rounded, more than a dozen fireflies appeared, flying out from outside the big circle, surrounding her, and flying in a small circle.
This small circle has a more special shape.
This one is in the shape of a "heart".
……
Today is a special day for Natalie, but because of her work, she has never revealed it to anyone.
But at this moment, Natalie, who is smart and wise, understands it at once.
Where is this power outage?
Where is this a fortuitous event?
This is clearly an organized, well-planned and well-arranged arrangement!
Natalie's heart is like a deer that is about to jump out at any moment.
She really didn't expect that the secret she thought was hidden in her heart was still discovered.
This kind of surprise and touching made her only seventeen years old die happily.
She looked in the direction of the director's area, and sure enough, she saw a flaming red candle, reflecting Tang En's handsome smiling face, slowly walking step by step.
This June 9th, 1998.
It is destined to make her unforgettable!