Chapter Twenty-Five: Back to Los Angeles
“CUT! OK! Very good! Joel kept his eyes glued to the camera before he finally exhaled a deep breath and shouted. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info "Papapa......" There was a round of appreciative applause all around.
Jack Nicholson, wiping the blood from his face, sat up from the floor. "Shhh...... You're really heavy," he moved his jaw and said with a smile, "But, good job, I almost didn't pick up when you went crazy." It seems that the next time I cooperate with you kid, I have to prepare well. ”
"Huh?" Jack waited for a moment before hearing Chris squeak, and when he turned around, he saw that Chris was still slumped on the ground, not knowing what he was thinking. "What's wrong with you?" He lifted Chris up, and when Chris looked up, he was startled. I saw that his eyes were red and his face was unusually pale.
"Not good!" Jack chuckled inwardly, his brow furrowed, and quickly helped him bend down and slapped him twice on the back. Chris retched twice and then suddenly threw up all over the floor. Instantly, an unpleasant sour smell filled the air. Nearby staff rushed over to help.
"What's going on? What happened to Chris? Ethan Cohen noticed that something was wrong here, and hurriedly ran over, and when he came, he saw Chris's condition, and asked anxiously.
"Nothing? I guess it's too much into the play, and I feel a little depressed and uncomfortable! Jack Nicholson frowned and said in a deep voice, "Ugh...... The experience school is like this, I'm afraid it won't get better without ten days and a half months! ”
At this time, Fanny also squeezed up to Chris and rinsed his mouth with water. Everyone lifted Chris to the rest car, and a group of people, especially several leading actors in the crew, watched the car pull him back to the hotel with great concern.
Chris had woken up a long time ago, and he just felt unspeakably uncomfortable, as if a wall had isolated him from the outside world. Since joining the crew, all the troubles, all the irritability, all the negative emotions, all seem to have erupted at the moment when Cabet went crazy.
"You're awake!" Fanny sat next to him and said, "How are you feeling now?" ”
Chris turned blankly to look at Fanny's worried face, and didn't speak, just looked straight at her. Fanny was alarmed by his gaze and got up and took a glass of water to his mouth. Chris took a sip of water and turned away from her, leaving Fanny at a loss.
For days, Chris didn't say a word. The crew was as heavy as a mountain in their hearts. Fortunately, after watching it, the crew doctor thought that he had no physical problems at all, and his psychological problems had to wait for him to self-regulate. Alan also flew in from Los Angeles in a hurry, and hurried back when he saw that he was fine, leaving Anna here to help him with some things.
Kate has been hanging since he fell ill, wanting to care about it, and worrying about being photographed by the paparazzi, and waited until Chris finally spoke ten days later to breathe a sigh of relief. Although the crew has not stopped the filming process these days, some scenes that Chris needs to participate in have to be delayed.
After Chris slowly improved, he first sincerely apologized to everyone for this. Some time later, after reshooting his footage, the filming of "Connie Town" in El Paso finally came to an end. After a short two-day break, everyone got on the plane back to Los Angeles.
West Hollywood Apartments.
Chris slowly woke up from the bed, his eyes open and he lay on the bed with a happy face, not wanting to move. After returning to Los Angeles from Texas, the crew rushed to the Paramount Film and Television Base non-stop to complete the filming of the remaining indoor scenes. "Connie Town" is really finished. Everyone frantically vented their hard work and fatigue for more than three months at the finale party, and then said goodbye. The next thing Chris and them are working together again, probably until the pre-promotional campaign for "Connie Town" in early November.
"Jingle bell!" As the doorbell rang, Chris reluctantly got up from the bed and walked to the door, where he saw the USPS. He was a little puzzled, thinking about who would send him something, and after thinking for a while, his eyes lit up, could it be her!
In a few moments, a box the size of a picture frame was delivered. After closing the door, Chris impatiently took the things out. Sure enough, it was the painting that Sophia had promised to give him on the mountain in the Great Turn.
The picture uses bright colors to freeze the sunset scene on the drawing paper for a moment. But the most striking thing in the whole painting is the silhouette of Chris sketched with a few brushstrokes, just like Sophia promised to paint him with extreme charm.
Chris happily flipped the painting over, and sure enough, he saw Sophia's words at the back, and added a smiley face after "To Chris Vaughn". Chris thought of the figure he had chatted with very well before, and a smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Huh?" Chris's face was stunned, "How did she know my name was Chris Vaughn, I didn't tell him my full name!" He thought to himself.
He shook his head, picked up the phone and dialed a number that he had written down.
"Hello, I'm Sophia." A familiar voice rang on the phone.
"Hello, thank you for the gift." Chris's heart moved, and he pinched his nose and said.
"You're Chris, haha......" Sophia laughed and debunked it at once.
"Huh? How did you guess? Chris asked a little depressed.
"Haha...... Because I've only given you one painting lately, you're so stupid! Sophia laughed.
"Oh, I see, hehe...... By the way, it was a coincidence that you sent the painting today, how did you know I was in Los Angeles today! Chris asked.
"Guess?" Sophia said mischievously.
"You wouldn't have known I was Chris Vaughn, would you?"
"You're not too stupid, haha......" Sophia laughed, "There is a clear picture of you in the entertainment newspaper, how could I not recognize it!" ”
"Hey! Then why didn't you tell me? Chris asked angrily.
"Why am I telling you? Wouldn't we be friends if we didn't tell you about it? Sophia said.
"Of course not!" Chris was sure, "But I'm relieved if you say that, Sofia Coppola!" He was silent for a moment and said suddenly.
"Ahh Sophia exclaimed, then fell silent for a while, "When did you find out?" ”
"You found it at first sight, haha...... I forgot to tell you that The Godfather is also one of my favorite movies! Chris said smugly.
"That ......"
"Of course it won't affect us to be friends!" Chris said firmly.
"Well, we're really self-righteous!" Sophia sighed and said, "Self-righteous funny, haha......"
"Haha......"
"So have you had time lately?" Chris suddenly asked with some nervousness.
"Yes, what's the matter?" Sophia was silent for a moment on the other side, and then said.
"I want to treat you to a meal, and thank you for the painting by the way." Chris replied with a sigh of relief.
"Is this an invitation?" Sophia asked softly.
"Of course!"
"Alright then!" After a while, Sophia replied quietly.
"Then I'll set a location and call you again?" Chris said with joy in his heart.
"Okay, I'll wait for your call."
"Goodbye then, Sophia."
"Goodbye, Chris."
"Who is it, Sophie?" Sophia hung up the phone and saw her father approaching.
"A good friend." She replied casually.
"Male? Look at you, you're not just a simple friend, right? Quentin? Francis quipped with a laugh.
"It's not! I met in El Paso. Dad, why are you gossiping, I think you are getting more and more boring after retirement! Sophia rolled her eyes, not breathing.
"Haha, what, Sophie doesn't like her father, so do you want me to help you supervise the production of "Angel with Broken Wings"." Francis laughed, "I don't know what you think, why did you suddenly want to make a movie." ”
"Of course," Sophia got up and sat down next to Francis, shaking his arm and coquettishly, "This is my first time making a movie after all, you must help me, Dad!" ”
"Okay, okay, if you shake me again, I really won't be able to help you."
“Year! I knew Daddy was the best! Sophia jumped up laughing and ran up the stairs as fast as she could.
"Haha......" Francis looked at her back with a doting smile and shook his head, "I really don't know which young man can accept you!" Alas......"