At the end of September, the weather in London was getting colder, and the continuous light rain continued for almost the entire month. Theolod was standing in front of the "Phantom of the Opera" studio at Pinewood Studios, wearing an iron-gray coat that reached to the calf, and before he could get a clear look inside, he was interrupted by oncoming field work.

"You are here, Mr. Lechte, and the doorman informed me ten minutes ago that your car had come in, but I waited a long time and did not see you. I'm Felicia Anlop, a set manager, and you can ask your assistant to come to me if you need anything in the future. Where's your assistant? didn't he take you to the studio?" the man was a middle-aged woman with a typical Scottish accent, and when she saw that Theorod did not have an umbrella in her hand, she immediately covered the black umbrella in her hand over his head, "Come with me, Mr. Webb's studio is not far from here." ”

"I heard that it won't be officially turned on today, so I didn't take him with me and let him rest in the hotel, the assistant's work is very hard, and I can drive myself. Theolod said, seeing that Ms. Anlop, who was a head shorter than him, had some difficulty in making umbrellas for the two of them, and immediately held the handle of the umbrella gentlemanly, "I'll help you." ”

"You're so kind. ”

"It's fine. I came here in advance to get a look around the environment, but I saw that the workers in the studio were still busy, and it seemed that the Paris Opera House had not yet been built?"

"You don't have to worry about that, we're in the finishing stages and the weather has been causing us a lot of trouble lately. I'm sure Mr. Schumacher has told you that you will be recording the recordings in Weber's studio in advance for two weeks, and that the opera house will be finished in two weeks. Ms. Anlop explained.

Theolod was noncommittal about this statement, and he didn't know that he had seen the crew with procrastination once or twice, so after the other party explained the reason, he changed the topic and chatted about trivial things to avoid being cold on the way. It wasn't long before Ms. Anlop, who was chatting happily, saw their destination and couldn't help but say with some regret:

"You see, that building is Webb's studio, and when you go in, there will be other staff members leading you, so I can't go in, I have to go to the set. Hope to talk again next time I have time, I wish you a smooth recording. ”

"You too, I wish you a good day, take your umbrella, it's still a little cold, and you can't get too much rain on it. Theolod said, handing her the black umbrella, smiling and nodding before turning and walking into Webb's studio.

What a good and polite boy, Anlop sighed in her heart, and so considerate and gentlemanly, already so popular Tiandu is still so polite and unpretentious, no wonder there are so many people, men and women, young and old, like him, and she will show off this matter to his son when she goes back today.

Theorod, who kills men and women of all ages, didn't know that he had another middle-aged fan, and he was led by the staff to the conference room and met many main actors. This is the first official meeting of the cast of "The Phantom of the Opera", and Theorod looks around, except for Anne, all of them are new faces.

Anne came earlier than him this time, and when she saw Theorod walk in the door, she beckoned to him and motioned for him to sit next to her, completely forgetting the fact that the scandal between herself and Theorod had become known to the whole world. And to her left sat a handsome man, with long light brown hair up to his shoulder, and when he saw Theorod looking over, he raised a polite and elegant smile.

Judging from his temperament, he should be "Raul" Patrick Wilson.

"Theo, I was talking to Patrick about you just now, but I didn't expect you to come. Anne said to Theorod, "Let me introduce you, Patrick Wilson is our Raul, Patrick, and this is Theolod Lecht, the phantom of the theater." ”

"Hello, Mr. Lechte, it is a pleasure to have the opportunity to work with you. Patrick stretched out his hand to Theorod, his temperament was biased towards a weak bookishness, which was quite in line with the aristocratic status of the male No. 2 Raul, but in private, Theorod could see that the other party was much more sunny and lively than his temperament.

"Oh, you can call me Theo like Anne, don't be unfamiliar, we're going to work together for so long. Theolod smiled and shook the hand of the man who was not too tall for him, "I'm also glad to be working with a professional musical theater actor, and I might want to ask you a lot more about singing." ”

Before coming to the UK, Theolod had done some homework on the actors who were about to play with him, and he was very interested in this actor who sang musical theater Broadway, and the popular "Six Heroes of Light Pigs" on Broadway in the first half of the year made him famous, and I heard that he will definitely have a share of this year's Tony Award for Best Musical Actor. However, it is a pity that Theorod, who had just finished his Oscar career and was on the rise at that time, did not have the opportunity to see this musical, nor was he able to watch his performance up close.

Of course, Theolod didn't want to compete with him. Broadway actors and Hollywood actors are completely two different concepts, and they are both actors, and they are very different from body language to performance. Hollywood actors are facing the camera and the big screen that magnifies subtle movements several times, while Broadway actors are directly facing the audience, so most of the time their acting skills are exaggerated with drama, and the two-hour non-stop singing and dancing performance is extremely testing the physical strength of the actors, and the occasional emergencies have extremely high requirements for the ability to play on the spot.

It is not easy for a Broadway actor to transform into a big screen, exaggerated body language and demeanor once they are magnified several times, it is extremely funny and somewhat superficial, and similarly, it is not easy for Hollywood actors to transform into Broadway, if a screen actor who is accustomed to delicate and restrained performances cannot increase the rendering of his acting skills and exaggerated body movements, even the Oscar actor may not be able to break through in the theater.

Seeing that Theolod had heard of him, Patrick's eyes widened slightly in surprise. The two of them not only cooperate across the bank, but also in terms of value and status, they are a difference between heaven and earth. Originally, he was ready to introduce himself, but who knew that the other party actually put on a familiar friendly and humble posture, which made him suddenly not know how to take it for a while.

"You're kidding, I'm not that good......"

And Theorod, of course, will not let the other party fall into an embarrassing atmosphere, sensitively caught Patrick's surprise and helplessness, he immediately smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be modest, man, you have to believe in yourself, maybe you can get the Tony Award? ”

"What's the matter? If I can help. ”

"Absolutely. I want to know, will there be a show of your "Six Heroes of Light Pigs" at the end of this year or early next year? If so, can you help me reserve a good seat?" Theorod winked at him.

"By the way, keep one for me, too," Anne chimed in, "Some of my friends who have seen your performance say that you sing very well, and of course, there is the dance in the middle, which I heard is very sexy......"

"Really, then I'm going to have to support our Raul even more. ”

"Oh my God, don't bury me together, okay, okay, I'll promise to give you the best seats. Patrick's face was flushed by what they said, but fortunately the director Schumacher, who walked into the room, rescued him.

"What are you three talking about? Theo, don't bully honest people. It seems that in Schumacher's eyes, the heartthrob and noble son Theorod has already turned into a black-bellied fox, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Patrick's embarrassed smile on his face and directly decided that he was being bullied by Theorod, "Ander always told me before that I should match the actors of the Phantom of the Opera triangle so that you can cultivate a tacit understanding, and now it seems that our two old guys are too worried." ”

"Hey, my dear director, you have to trust me, I never bully people, we were just exchanging feelings amicably. Theolod put his arm around Patrick's shoulder. Lately, he has been controlling his diet to keep his figure on par with the phantom's emaciation, and at this moment he hugged Patrick, who was as tall as him but much stronger than him, and looked indescribably awkward.

But Schumacher was not at all worried that the skinny phantom was too weak to stand next to this Raul, he knew that the usual Theorod and the acting Theorod were completely two people, and what worried him was whether Raul, a noble son with a weak temperament and a weak appearance, would be suppressed by this thin and thin phantom and couldn't raise his head.

Thinking that this movie is likely to eventually become a one-man show in which he alone supports the whole movie because of the addition of Theorod, Schumacher can only hope that others can beat him in terms of singing skills, the most promising of which is Patrick, otherwise, the fullness of the movie's characters will be completely unbalanced.

It is of course good to have a powerful actor with acting skills to join, which is great news for directors with great ambitions, but having such a big name who has changed his reputation as a director means that the director may have to worry about the other party occasionally playing big names, occasionally challenging the director's authority, and occasionally suppressing the scene...... Theolod is certainly not an actor who likes to play big names and like to be too rebellious, but the fact that the difference in strength is too big is enough to become Schumacher's sweet annoyance.

"Well, of course, Theo is a very nice guy to work with. Patrick, who was hugged by Theorod's shoulder, couldn't help but smile, because Theorod himself was a little different from the warm gentleman who was superficial on the media plane. A polite and warm gentleman is certainly good, but it can also give people a sense of being unapproachable, and the occasional bad taste may be as good as being close to the neighborhood.

"Well, whatever you say. Schumacher shrugged helplessly, he wondered if Patrick must have been confused by Theolod's face, and then he clapped his hands for everyone to see, "I'm sure you all know our shooting arrangements, and in order to ensure the perfection of the shooting, we will record everyone's singing in advance and play it during the shooting." ”

By the way, it can also effectively prevent some people from forgetting words or changing their lines while singing.

Schumacher didn't say that, he continued: "There are eight of them in the Weber studio, and we're going to start recording two weeks in advance, and I'm hoping to finish and fix at least half of the singing." Theo, Annie, Patrick, I'll review the three of you myself, and the assistant director will take care of the others. Ender will probably come over tomorrow to see how we're doing. ”

"Is there a problem?" Schumacher glanced at everyone and saw that no one had any questions, so he nodded, "Very well, guys, we'll start work in ten minutes." Big triangle, the three of you follow me to the biggest recording studio, you record the singing between the three of you first, and then separate and record with the others. ”

"The Phantom of the Opera" is an alternative start in the form of a recorded song, and Theorod, who is assigned to be assigned together, can observe and learn Patrick's singing skills up close in advance.

His singing voice is indeed very beautiful, somewhat similar to Theorod, he sings a typical baritone, his voice is mellow and clear, gentle but not sweet, even if he occasionally climbs the high register. Just from the perspective of singing, he can perfectly control the childhood sweetheart aristocratic young master who loves Christine deeply.

Anne sang in a decent way, and after rerecording it a few times, she seemed to sing her heart, and the more she sang, the smoother it became.

It was Theorod, and in the absence of a performance, Schumacher praised him for singing well countless times, and even Weber, who came to inspect the next day, had to admit that he was a little impressed with him. But he himself was not satisfied at all, he always felt that there was an indescribable awkwardness, this feeling of "still a little bit" made him keep a frown during the recording, he asked for a re-recording several times, but no matter how many times he recorded, he had no clue.

"After all, you're not a professional musician," Patrick advised, believing that Theolod was already a very good singer as an "amateur," "don't be too yourself. ”

Theolod thought about it after hearing this, suddenly his eyes lit up, hugged Patrick hard, patted him on the back, and said with a smile: "Oh yes, you're right, Pat, I'm not a professional singer, I'm a professional actor, thank you." ”

"You're welcome?" Patrick hugged Theolod in a daze, not understanding why the other party was so happy, so he could only pat him lightly on the back like him.

He certainly didn't know what Theorod was thinking. Yes, he didn't come from a singing background, so he couldn't reach the height he wanted, but he was an actor, and when he sang, something was missing. If you can't reach it when you sing, then when you act, you can. 166 Reading Network