Chapter XXXVIII
The weather in early April had gradually warmed up, and the wind Huo Que felt when he got off the plane was also fiercely cold. The weather is good today, just like his mood, because all the exterior scenes of the crew were filmed yesterday, so he returned to Hollywood with the main creative staff of the crew today, and then it was time to shoot the infield scenes.
Coming out of the airport, Huo Que took a taxi, but instead of choosing to go back to the company, he called Alex and said that he wanted to go back later.
"Hello!" Huo Que dialed a phone, and the phone rang twice and answered: "Do you still have a play?" β
"There's still a little bit of drama, it may take half an hour to shoot, why are you back?" The voice on the other end of the phone seemed pleasant, it was Josie's voice. Half a month ago, she registered as an actress with the Actors' Guild, and a few days later she took on the role of the second female character in a movie, which she won from competing among hundreds of actresses.
Huo Que had no doubt that Qiao Qian had this ability, not only because of her beauty. Of course, in this part of Hollywood, the beauty and ugliness of an actor will also determine her future, and Josie definitely has a great advantage in this regard. But she was able to take on this role because of her excellent acting ability.
This has been certified when I was in school, and I remember that every year at the big party held by the school, she would play, and once she was on the stage, she would give a big surprise to the audience.
In order to give herself a better chance of getting this role, she specially called Huo Que for help, after all, Huo Que had already selected actors several times in the Actors Guild. Huo Que only gave her a Jianyì, that is, natural, no matter what role she plays, she must be natural, not too deliberate.
I remember the scenes Huo Que watched in the TV series in his previous life, the howling and crying of the actress in a certain court drama, the long howl of the actor in a certain martial arts film, and the affectionate dialogue of the actor and actress in a certain romance drama, Huo Que would get goosebumps when he saw it, because it was too fake and unnatural at all. At that time, Huo Que had not studied directing, but he still saw at a glance that a certain scene was fake, why? Because he thinks that what is played in this play is impossible to happen in real life.
But there are exceptions, just like the winding lines in "Huanzhu Gege", and the hysterical cry of Erkang, which is very fake, but it is comfortable to watch.
After all, film and television dramas are all fake.
There is a saying that is very apt, you are a madman who plays and a fool who watches.
According to the address given by Qiao Qian, Huo Que arrived at the scene of Qiao Qian's filming half an hour later.
The film she made is an urban romantic comedy with a medium investment. The director is not well-known, but he has also made a movie that has been released, and it is said that it has a bit of an impact, so this movie has also received some attention, and the male and female protagonists can be regarded as second-tier actors in Hollywood.
The place where they filmed today was in a villa, Huo Que was stopped by two security guards when he came to the door, Huo Que explained his intention, but the security guards still didn't let him in, Huo Que had no choice but to send a message to Qiao Qian, saying that he didn't go up, just waiting for her below.
As a director, he certainly knows the importance of crew secrecy. The film shooting management of some small crews is not strict, but when it comes to big crews and big movies, the secrecy is unbelievably strict, such as when filming "Batman. The Dark Knight", the extras didn't know what the movie was after they finished their plays, and when the movie was released, they suddenly realized that it was the famous "Batman. The Dark Knight.
So Huo Que doesn't want to embarrass Josie, and he won't be an impolite person, after all, he is also engaged in the film industry, and he is also a director, if he comes to the set of this play, everyone will speculate.
After sitting bored at the door for half an hour, he finally remembered the sound in the villa, Huo Que looked in, and found that familiar figure, probably at the request of the crew, dressed up fashionable and beautiful Josie.
"Hi Josie!" Huo Que was about to meet her, but a brightly dressed man stopped in front of her: "Are you free tonight, I want to invite you to dinner together." β
The man had his back to Huo Que, so Huo Que couldn't see his face.
"No, Mr. Kelvin, I have a friend today." Qiao Qian replied politely, but her eyes looked at Huo Que outside the iron gate.
The man followed Josie's hot eyes and looked out the door, just in time to see Huo Que's smiling face, Hubert Kelvin wondered, this person seemed to have seen it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a while.
Hubert Kelvin is good-looking, he is a standard figure among white people, and Huo Que immediately remembered the identity of this person, because he had also starred in some movies and was also famous.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Kelvin." Josie said apologetically to Hubert, and then walked quickly to Huo Que's side.
"Where have I seen you?" Hubert smiled sunnyly, slowly walked to the door, looked into Huo Que's eyes and said.
"Maybe." Huo Que smiled faintly: "I once watched your movies, and your acting skills are very good." β
"Humph!" Hubert sneered, he didn't care about Huo Que's praise, his acting skills were already good, do you need to repeat it?
"You're Josie's friend?" Hubert's primary concern is clearly this issue. In the time when Huo Que was looking at him just now, he was also looking at Huo Que.
In this part of the United States, white people have a congenital sense of superiority, when he saw that Huo Que was a yellow race, he subconsciously did not regard him as a competitor, after all, with Josie's beauty and charm, there must be many suitors around him, so it is unlikely that he will choose a yellow person as a boyfriend, not to mention that he feels that Huo Que can only be regarded as average.
"That's right." Huo Que replied.
"Ordinary friends?" Hubert looked at Huo Que playfully, quite provocatively.
"Huh!" Huo Que smiled: "Then what is the relationship between you and Josie?" β
Although this person spoke very badly, Huo Que did not have a nasty feeling, but felt that this person was a little cute. There is a breath on everyone, such as Alex, he belongs to the kind of person who is deep and serious, Alice can feel that she is very cold and beautiful from afar, and Mark knows that he is a gentleman just by seeing him, and Hubert should belong to the kind of person who has a little fame and has to sè.
"Does this have anything to do with you?" Although Hubert is not a big star, he can still cause some female fans to scream when he performs or does any activities, and he feels very uncomfortable listening to Huo Que talking to him like this.
"Then what is my relationship with Josie and what does it have to do with you?" Huo Que kept smiling, but in Hubert's opinion, it made him more and more angry.
"Oh!" Hubert laughed angrily: "Don't you think you have a lot of face when I stand here talking to you?" β
"So amazing?" Huo Que laughed: "Thank you for giving me face, but I'm very short on time, so I really can't spare time to chat with you." β
"Josie." Hubert turned to look at Josie, who looked like she was watching the show, "How do I think I've seen your friend somewhere?" β
The reason why Josie hasn't spoken is that he understands Hubert's personality, he talks and acts like a child, even if he chats with Huo Que unhappily, he won't quarrel. And she believes that Huo Que will not deal with a straightforward person like Hubert.
"Probably." Josie said.
Hubert is not stupid, and with a roll of his eyes, a possibility comes to mind: "Is he an actor?" β
Josie shook her head: "No, he's the director." β
"Which movie is the director?" Hubert's eyes finally changed when he looked at Huo Que, but there were still some doubts between his eyebrows, this director was too young.
"Oh my God!" Hubert was stunned for a moment, and then let out a scream: "I remember, you are the director of "This Man is from Earth", the director Huo Que who won three awards at Sundance. β
Huo Que shrugged: "Thank you for recognizing me." β
Hubert's face turned red when he thought of what he had just said: "I apologize to you for my offensive words just now." β
"It's nothing, it's all young people, I understand." Huo Que said with a smile.
"Where are you going, or I'll send you." After knowing Huo Que's identity, Hubert became polite.
"No thanks." Huo Que refused.
"Okay, then I'll go first."
Hubert said, shook his hand at them, and drove off in his sports car.
"He has no ill will." Maybe he was afraid that Huo Que would misunderstand, Qiao Qian explained.
"I can see it." Huo Que really didn't take this matter to heart: "As your admirer, you must be hostile to the men around you." β
"Oh yes." Qiao Qian blinked her eyes and asked Huo Que, "Are we ordinary friends?" β
Huo Que raised his head and thought for a while: "Definitely not." β
Josie bit her lip and whispered, "What's the relationship?" β
Huo Que was about to make a joke, but he saw the shy face of the girl on the side, of course he knew what this portended, and swallowed back the words when they came to his mouth. And he felt a little happy in his heart for no reason.
"That's a question you should answer." Huo Que wisely threw the topic to Josie, because he felt that any of his answers were incorrect, because the decision was not in his hands.
"If you ask, I'll answer." Qiao Qian looked at Huo Que with a smile, revealing a delicate little daughter.
"What is our relationship?" Huo Que asked very cooperatively.
"Conjugal relationship." After Qiao Qian finished speaking, she couldn't help laughing: "Have you forgotten that you took me when you were a child?" β
Huo Que's nervous heart relaxed, he did take her, but it was just a game played at home when he was a child, although he played it for a long time.