Jerry dispelled the doubts of several leading actors in the crew through a realistic and expressive performance.

Next, he had several rivalry scenes with Gwyneth and Jonathan Lipnicki Jr., which impressed everyone in the crew, including Gwyneth Paltrow, who thinks highly of himself.

As for Jerry and Cooper Martin's rivalry, filming won't start until after the New Year's holiday, so Cooper Martin Jr. eliminated his worries and took advantage of this time to go on vacation with peace of mind.

The run-in of the crew is over, and the actors are also cooperating more and more tacitly, making the film enter the rapid shooting stage.

In mid-December, the location shooting was basically over, and the interspersed shots were two-thirds completed, and the rest was a few scenes from the rugby game scene, which needed to be negotiated with the event organizers, and the shooting plan was scheduled for the new year, and then the on-site shooting was carried out when Cooper Martin Jr. adjusted his condition.

There is still a week to go before the Christmas holiday, and according to the filming plan made by James Sr., during this time, it is necessary to finish filming the scene of Little Jonathan playing Red, that is, Dorothy's son.

Little Jonathan is not yet five years old, although he is very obedient, but his state is not very stable, plus the child is weak and cannot withstand the toss.

So Jerry and Gwyneth have all revolved around Jonathan Jr. for the past two days, the little guy has a lot of scenes, and he has more appearances than Mira, and it is a difficult task to finish filming his scenes within a week.

There are two plays on Monday morning.

The first scene is the conversation between a single mother and her son played by Gwyneth on the plane, Jerry is also going to appear, and the actress who plays with him is very beautiful, and her acting skills are above the standard line, and it is not difficult to shoot, over and over again.

Compared with Jerry's easy pass, the "mother-son dialogue" between Gwyneth and Jonathan Jr. did not go well, with not many lines, but was shouted by old James five times in a row, and the sixth time was still NG (unqualified).

Although the problem was with little Jonathan, the old director James was angry at her, which made Gwyneth very embarrassed and even a little discouraged.

Jerry stood on the sidelines and looked at it twice, and found that Gwyneth had no experience in taking care of young boys, did not know how to communicate with children, and her long body, five feet nine inches (175cm) tall, caused an invisible sense of oppression to little Jonathan, who was only one meter tall.

Although Gwyneth has a fresh and beautiful sweet temperament, she can't win the love of a five-year-old boy, and the two didn't communicate before the shooting, so NG naturally can't avoid it.

Seeing Gwyneth's annoyed expression, Jerry smiled and walked over, picked up little Jonathan, sat down next to Gwyns, and let the little boy sit on his lap and chat with him ramblingly.

Sure enough, this illogical way of chatting made little Jonathan very interested, and in less than ten minutes, he chatted with Jerry very speculatively, crisp laughter resounded throughout the cabin, and the innocent smile of the little boy infected everyone in the crew.

Under Jerry's deliberate guidance, Gwyneth also joined in at the right time.

Jerry put little Jonathan between himself and Gwyneth, you and I chatted passionately, and the three of them laughed constantly like a close and warm family of three, this scene made the onlookers very pleasing to the eye.

After chatting for half an hour, Jerry told little Jonathan to memorize his lines when he left, and if he behaved well, Jerry would accompany him to the amusement park for an afternoon of fun after finishing work.

Where there is a reward, there is motivation, and this trick is suitable for both adults and children.

After turning on the camera again, little Jonathan performed very well, Gwyneth also worked hard, and the "mother and son" cooperated quite tacitly.

With the old James saying "Good", the two-hour play finally passed.

Then the crew switched to filming the scene where Jerry and Dorothy's mother and son met at the airport after getting off the plane.

There are many more scenes at the airport than on the plane, at least there are a lot of dialogues between Jerry and Dorothy, and Jonathan Jr. performed very well, playing a lively little boy vividly.

Well, to be precise, little Jonathan is not a performance, but a presentation of his true colors.

He himself is a five-year-old boy, he doesn't have to deliberately behave at all, as long as he plays in his true colors, he and Gwyneth were not familiar with each other before, and they were too strange to each other, so they seemed to be constrained, but now that he is playing, he completely liberates his nature, and his performance is naturally not bad.

At eleven o'clock, the two scenes in the morning were successfully completed, and Jerry left the set with little Jonathan and his parents in his arms, fulfilling his promise to accompany the little boy to the amusement park.

As soon as he got in the car, Gwyneth chased after him, saying that he was also going to the amusement park together, and without waiting for Jerry to answer, he pulled the car door and sat down next to Jerry, and Jonathan Jerry sat in the middle, so the two big and one small three people were on the plane before, and the driver Hansen drove straight to the amusement park.

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Gwyneth was able to take the initiative to follow, much to Jerry's satisfaction.

The week's shooting plan all revolves around himself, Gwyneth and Jonathan Jr., and in order to complete the shoot successfully, it is really necessary to cultivate a relationship.

In other words, a comedy film like this that revolves around career, love, and family is doomed to fail if there is no real affection between the hero and heroine.

So it's a must to properly cultivate some feelings, at least Jerry feels that there is a lack of tacit understanding between him and Gwyneth now, and he seems a little jerky when he cooperates with the performance.

So when little Jonathan was playing on the merry-go-round, Jerry said half-truthfully to Gwyneth sitting next to him, "Gwynnie, how can I make you fall in love with me?"

Gwynnesston's eyes widened, and her long, slender body trembled slightly.

After being stunned for a while, she turned her head to look at Jerry's eyes, her eyes were full of scrutiny, and she said falsely and sincerely: "Dear Jerry, in fact, I have been in love with you for a long time, but you seem to belong to something else, and you don't notice my feelings for you." ”

"Oh, is that so?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Jerry's eyes, and he immediately smiled, "It's an honor to hear you say that, maybe I should do something to express the joy in my heart." With that, he reached out and grabbed Gwyneth's cheek, leaned sideways and kissed it.

As Jerry leaned closer, Gwyneth's cheeks turned crimson, and her eyes were full of surprise, as if she was a little resistant, and as if the surprise had come too suddenly, leaving her completely unprepared.

As Jerry's snort landed on Gwyneth's face, she subconsciously closed her eyes.

The next second, the expected kiss didn't happen, Jerry leaned over and kissed her on the forehead, and then hugged her affectionately, letting her lean on his shoulder.

Jerry's actions left Gwyneth in the dark.

At this time, Jerry's magnetic voice sounded in her ears: "Now I feel that there is no estrangement and strangeness between us, and we are much closer, which is very helpful for our next scenes." Dear Gwynnie, if you don't mind, I hope that we can maintain our current chemistry for the next two months. ”

Gwyneth listened to this, and her body trembled a little, and said softly, "Is it just in the play?"

"Yes, only during the filming. ”

Jerry nodded and smiled: "There are two selling points of our film, one is the first to expose the real status quo of the agent industry, and the other is love, family and responsibility. So if we want to play the role better, we need to cultivate a little affection between us, so as to make our performance more engaged and more tacit. ”

Gwyneth was a little speechless at Jerry's frankness, blinked her beautiful eyes, and said, "Can I refuse?" To be honest, I can't quite accept your request, because I feel that it is difficult for me to accurately control this kind of delicate relationship in and out of the play. ”

Jerry smiled heartily, "Thank you for being outspoken, I don't have the confidence to grasp the scale." There is a saying in the oriental country on the other side of the ocean called 'life is like a play', and I think this is the true portrayal of our actors.

The more works we participate in, the more feelings we feel, the more complex the emotions become, and over time, it is difficult for us to distinguish between feelings and life in and out of the play, so as to fall into a strange circle of 'drama is like life'.

Therefore, actors need to have a big heart, always maintain a good attitude, and make appropriate self-regulation when they feel confused and confused. Otherwise, sooner or later, we will collapse either mentally depressed, or drunk and dreaming of death, and willingly degenerate. ”

This is the experience summed up by Jerry's acting career in the past 20 years.

The reason why I said it to Gwyneth is because compared to many Hollywood actresses, Gwyneth is a more self-disciplined woman, and there are not so many messy scandals and scandals.

Correspondingly, when Hollywood actors first stepped into this industry, most of them had the ideal of chasing their dreams, but as time passed, many people fell deeper and deeper into the maelstrom of Vanity Fair, and finally lost themselves and forgot their original intentions.

Looking at Jerry who was lost in thought, Gwyneth had a strange feeling that his young and handsome body hid another soul who saw through the prosperity of the world.

This feeling made Gwyneth shudder and shudder.

"Jerry, you're distracted. Gwyneth nudged him, reminding softly.

"Oh......" Jerry was stunned and smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, I've been under a lot of pressure lately, and I'm thinking too much, so ...... You know. ”

Gwyneth nodded lightly and smiled sweetly, "I know, you invested in this movie, so you're worried that you're going to mess it up, right?"

"That's right, more than 20 million, in case I lose all my money, I'm just afraid that I will have to live on the street begging for food. Jerry tightened his grip on her shoulder and laughed lightly.

Gwyneth leaned on his shoulder and whispered: "My father has been a filmmaker for more than 30 years, but he has never made a movie at his own expense, my mother was a Hollywood film and television superstar in the 70s, and she has participated in many works, but she has never funded a film, do you know why?"

Jerry thought for a moment and said, "I think it's too risky, right? Once an actor has a family, he has to think about his wife and children, so that they can live a stable and prosperous life." If you invest in making a film yourself, it is too risky, and if you fail, you may ruin your family and make your wife and children lose their livelihood security. ”

"Exactly!"

Gwyneth nodded with a smile and said: "There is a famous saying in Hollywood entertainment that 'directors will never use their own money to make a movie', just like my godfather Steven Spielberg, he is the most famous director in Hollywood at the moment, he knows that his film will definitely make money, but he will not invest his own money in it, so he co-founded DreamWorks to minimize the risk. So, since you understand it, why are you still putting your net worth on it?"

Jerry stretched out his arm and took her into his arms, and said with a smile: "Maybe this is 'young and frivolous', I am young after all, even if I fail, I have time and ability to make a comeback."

But these are all empty words and lies, in fact, there is only one reason why I invested in filmmaking, I am a newcomer, rather than wasting my youth from a small role to slowly start my acting career, it is better to go all out.

To put it up in a fashionable phrase, 'I use all my net worth to pay for my youth'!"

Listening to the domineering and awe-inspiring words, Gwyneth's blood was surging, and her beautiful eyes were rippling, fortunately she was past the age of chasing stars, otherwise she would have admired the man around her very much.

Even if she is no longer a little girl who loves to dream, Gwyneth still can't help but stretch out her lotus arm, hug Jerry's waist from behind, and whisper softly: "I think I can contribute to your investment, if the movie is successful in the future, don't forget to thank me." ”

"Hahaha! Okay, it's refreshing, I like candid girls. Jerry laughed heartily, it was his happiest moment since the film began.

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When you are in a good mood, you are productive.

The thirty-fourth scene continued to be filmed in the evening, and after Jerry Maguire broke up with his ex-girlfriend, he ran to Dorothy's sister's house drunk and ran to the scene.

The filming process went very smoothly, whether it was little Jonathan, who was having fun in the afternoon, or Jerry and Gwyneth, who were getting more and more tacit, they all performed very well, and the whole scene was completed in one go.

Although some lines were tampered with, the scene and the performance complemented each other well, and the improvised dialogue was also very exciting, so the old James announced it with a smile.

It was originally planned to shoot for two hours, but it ended in half an hour, and the entire crew called it a day early.

In the days that followed, Jerry, Gwyneth and Jonathan Jr. continued to perform brilliantly and efficiently, and it took only five and a half days to shoot all the scenes of Jonathan Lipnicki Jr.

So far, except for the rival scenes of several leading actors, which are scheduled to be filmed after the New Year, all other scenes have been filmed in 28 days.

Before Christmas, the entire crew except for the main creative team was on vacation, and filming continued on January 8.

………… (To be continued)