Chapter 21: Twists and Turns

Twilight. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info a traditional neighborhood in El Paso.

The sunset shrouds the city in a brilliant burgundy hue. A flock of birds gracefully glides across the golden sunset. The sound of the birds passed away, and Cabet rode the sunset from the west, walking with a slight limp step by step.

The street was straight, like a plumb line, paved with a thick layer of asphalt, polished and smooth, so that the sun roasted and the pungent smell was unpleasant. Cabet walked on such a road, and his heavy cowboy boots made a "doo" sound when he stepped on it. On both sides of the street are rows of gray-and-white traditional houses, and on one side of the street there are small doorhouses, which are stocked with the daily necessities that are commonly needed in the neighborhood.

There weren't many people on the street, and Cabet walked down the street expressionlessly, like a shell that had lost its soul, repeating emotionless movements. That is, until he stopped at the end of the street and turned into a bar called "Bluebar" on the corner.

At dusk, there are not many customers in the bar, and the stereo plays old-fashioned blues, which makes people sleepy to listen to. He stood in the doorway and glanced at the target: Gavin Feige sitting in a corner of the bar, drinking a sullen drink, and Wendy Moss beside him was talking to him little by little. Cabet frowned, he didn't expect Gavin to be alone.

He listened for a moment, then walked straight up and sat down beside him. Wendy Moss looked at the man who suddenly appeared in surprise, while Cabet stared at Gavin Feig with expressionless eyes.

"What do you want?" Gavin Feig looked at the uninvited guest with a confused look in his eyes, and muttered with a mouth full of wine, "Huh? Who are you who also want money, haha...... I'm telling you I'm not going to spend any more money on your votes, and I'm not the mayor of the town! Ha ha...... Come, drink! As soon as he threw his arm around him, Wendy Moss collapsed in his arms.

"You want to die!" Cabet's eyes lit up and he looked at him expressionlessly.

"Bang dang!" Wendy Moss looked at him in horror, and as soon as he let go of his hand, the glass fell to the ground, and a glass of wine spilled out. She was stunned for a moment, then stood up from Gavin's arms with a hard push, and walked out of the door with a few quick steps. Cabet remained staring at Gavin Feig unmoved.

"Who are you!" Gavin finally came to his senses and looked at him and asked urgently.

"It doesn't matter who I am, it's important that you don't forget who you are? Martin asked me to tell you, don't forget the deal between you, or else," Cabett said word by word, staring into his eyes, "you know the end of David Wayne! ”

"Bang dang!" There was a loud noise, and Gavin struck up from his chair, bringing up the chaos on the table. "It's you...... You did it! What do you want to do? He screamed in horror.

"Sir, what's wrong?" A waiter walked over and asked.

"What do you want?" Cabet kicked with his foot, dodging the wine spilled in front of him, and said slowly and emotionlessly.

"I see......" Gavin Feige slumped into his seat.

"Wait......" Gavin Feige, who had collapsed in his seat, suddenly stood up. Chris then came out of the play in a daze.

“cut!” A voice came, and a large number of staff carrying cameras, lights, and other machines suddenly popped out of all directions.

"What's wrong, Edward, what's wrong?" Joel Cohen rushed over and asked anxiously.

"Nothing?" Edward Norton waved his hand and frowned, "I just think Gavin Feige's character shouldn't be so cowardly, I didn't feel it when I read the script before, and today I played against Chris, and suddenly felt that Gavin's posture here seems to be too low!" ”

"Really?" Joel also frowned, thinking a little depressedly, "I feel okay, Gavin is originally a weak person in the film, so he can be tempted and controlled by Martin to trigger such a story." ”

"No matter how weak you are, you won't be so afraid!" Edward Norton shook his head, "Think about how Gavin Feig, a figure with a head and a face in the town, could be bluffed by others!" ”

"Isn't there a precedent for David Wayne? He was a little scared. Chris also spoke his mind.

"No, no! I still feel that this kind of performance portrays him too superficially. In the scene just now, Cabet played too strongly, and this scene has been unbalanced. Edward still couldn't approve of it.

"Ugh......" Joel sighed inwardly, could he blame Chris for acting too well. In that case, I'll discuss it with Ethan and the screenwriter in the past, and you guys will think about it and communicate your feelings, and everyone will take a break here first. He waved at the two of them, then motioned for everyone to pause before walking out.

Outside the door, Ethan Cohen walked up to him.

"What's wrong, I heard that filming was interrupted, what's going on?" Ethan asked anxiously.

"Edward thinks that the character of Gavin Feige in this scene is too weak." Joel said with a wry smile.

"Sure enough!" Ethan patted his head with his hand and said with a headache, "He's really a very troublesome actor." ”

Edward Norton is recognized as an actor in Hollywood, and he is also recognized as one of the most difficult actors to discipline. He belongs to the outliers of Hollywood actors, especially good at some alternative roles, and he can also express the role in three points. Such a talented actor has been criticized for being too controlling, which is why he makes people feel a little difficult to get along with. Having such an actor on the stall really makes the director both happy and worried.

In fact, Edward Norton is very similar to Chinese actors Jiang Wen and Chen Daoming. Jiang Wen is more domineering and most similar to him, for example, he filmed "Natal Year" for Xie Fei, many movie scenes were his own thoughts, and even let Xie Fei shout to him "If you have the ability to be a director", he said. And Lu Chuan's "Looking for a Gun" made Jiang Wen turn it into a movie in his own directorial style, and Lu Chuan had no sense of existence at all.

Now the Coen brothers are in such a troublesome situation. If you change the script, you can't use a lot of the work you did before, not to mention the economic losses, and the actors' schedules are not easy to talk to the agent. If you don't change it, it's also difficult to get stuck here with Edward.

"Why don't you change this scene a little?" Ethan thought for a while, and suddenly said loudly.

"Huh? How to change, the change is too big, I'm afraid it won't match the previous film. Joel frowned and whispered back.

"You see, this will not work, we will not explain the outcome of this confrontation, only that Gavin Feig stood up and stared at Cabet with an ugly face. Just let Edward play freely without saying a word, and then cut it off. Of course, in the end, with the development of the film, the audience naturally knows the result of Gavin Feige. ”

"Hmm......" Joel thought for a moment, "Okay! That's it! In this way, Gavin's character can also be reflected," he said, his eyes lit up and he appreciated.

Inside the bar, Chris and Edward were chatting.

"Edward, is this really good, will the director be angry!" Chris said worriedly.

"It's okay, I'm used to it." Edward shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently.

"Uh...... Do you think the director will change the script? Chris rolled his eyes and continued.

"I don't know," Edward shook his head sullenly, "who made you perform so strongly, I really feel a little out of balance!" He smiled wryly at Chris.

"Blame me!" Chris had a grumble in his heart.

Fortunately, the Coen brothers walked in and told the results of their deliberations. Chris didn't have any idea, and Edward Norton nodded in agreement after a while. So that they could finally continue filming, and the Coen brothers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Next, the crew rearranged the scene. The director and cinematographer didn't dare to relax, staring closely at the scene on the screen, for fear that Edward and Chris would go too far and play the characters in a bad plot.

Fortunately, this time Chris's performance was a little more restrained, and Edward's Gavin Feige said fewer lines, and the characters were not as weak as before. In this way, a few reshoots were made, and the scene finally ended. Everyone was relieved, and simply cleaned up the room, carrying all kinds of equipment and instruments, and hugged out with laughter.

"Hey! Chris wants to really have a drink. Chris was about to go out when Edward called him out.

"Here!?" Chris was surprised.

"Of course!" Edward opened his hand, looked at him like an idiot, and said, "Is there a more appropriate place than this?" ”

"Oh! Also. Chris shook his head a little embarrassed and said abruptly, "Well, I'm too tired today!" He nodded silently.

"Are you welcome to join me?" A mischievous voice came from the door, and a red figure flew over the bar and stopped in front of the two of them.

"Huh? Kate, how did you change your clothes, isn't there still your play at night? Edward was surprised.

"It's not because you filmed too late, the director saw that everyone was too tired, so he had to rest for one night and resume filming tomorrow. So everyone should thank you! Kate pouted and smiled.

"Huh...... It's good to take a break, although the production cycle of "Connie Town" is very short, it makes everyone's hearts tense a string too much! Chris sighed.

"Well, then let's have a drink today!" Edward walked to the bar and quickly took out three glasses, and didn't know where to find a bottle of whiskey, then poured the wine, divided it into the hands of the three and said with a smile: "I wish you all the best tomorrow!" ”

"All the best!"

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"