Chapter 37: The Choice
Chels's face was becoming more and more gloomy, and for a father, they all wanted their children to excel in any field. Abel's acting skills were praised and affirmed by Huo Que, which was something that made the Chels couple feel very proud and gratified.
If this movie can make him an instant hit, then his future will be a star.
However, just now, the director, who has always recognized Able, said that there was something wrong with him, and the problem was that the husband and wife were directing him, which made Chels feel a crisis.
"Since you have laid a path for him, why don't you let him walk freely on this path?" Huo Que spit out a breath of mist: "Parents in the world, I understand your thoughts, but even if you are an adult, if you want to take on two positions, you may not be able to do everything, not to mention that he is still a nine-year-old child." ā
Chels finally understood what Huo Que was saying.
He was born in an ordinary family, and his own ability is limited, and he has not made any name for most of his life, he knows that his hope of making this family rich with his own ability in this life is slim, so he pins his hopes on the next generation.
God favored that their son Able was born to be extremely intelligent, which gave them hope, so they wanted Abel to change the status quo of the family.
The opportunity made them wait, he accepted the advertisement, and then won the leading role of Huo Que's movie with his extraordinary talent.
They were pleasantly surprised to earn $100,000 in two or three months, but they knew that if their son could go on this path for a long time, he would not be able to earn that amount in the future.
But they are also afraid, after all, Huo Que is not a big-name director, although this movie has an investment of more than 10 million, who can guarantee that this movie will be an instant hit?
If the drama is not popular, how can their son be popular? How can their son make money if he is not popular?
Therefore, in order to be precautionary, they did not dare to relax in the slightest degree of Abel study, in other words, they did not dare to gamble, they tried their best to leave a way back for themselves.
Of course, Huo Que didn't mean that since Abel started acting, there was no need to study. He just wanted to make it easier for the kid, maybe he knew that "Home Alone" would make Able famous, so he came to persuade his parents that if Able kept his current acting skills, he would definitely have a sky for him in Hollywood in the future.
However, in his previous life, Macaulay Culkin, the star of "Home Alone", announced his retirement in 1995 due to some family reasons, which made him silent for a while, and his reputation after his comeback was much less than before.
What if Macaulay Culkin didn't die in 1995? Then his star journey is not frank, but at least it will be much better than what he is now. You must know that when he filmed "Little Ghost Move" in 1994, his salary reached 8 million.
Chels lowered his head, as if he was seriously thinking about the question, and after a long time, he said: "To tell you the truth, I don't know what to do, we also hope that he can become a big star with this movie, but who dares to guarantee that this movie can make him a big star?" ā
Huo Que heard the meaning of Chels's words, but he wouldn't pat his chest and say, "Don't worry, this drama will definitely be popular, and your son will definitely be popular." ā
"It's up to you to make a choice." Huo Que changed his tone: "There are pros and cons to everything, depending on which way you think, learning must not be delayed, no matter how long and how far Abel can go on the road of being an actor in the future, knowledge must be there, but now that he is too young, you shouldn't put so much pressure on him." ā
"I understand." Chels nodded: "We should think about it." ā
"Yes, I'm just building yƬ." Huo Que smiled: "If you want him to go further on the road of being an actor, you should give him more support in this regard." ā
"Alright, I'll go back and talk to Abel mom." Chels said solemnly.
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When Huo Que finished talking to Chels, he called it a day, because Abel had not yet recovered his mood, so he continued to shoot in his current state, which was just a waste of film.
Huo Que didn't go back to rest directly, he came to the venue directed by Lowry, but without prior notice.
Laurie filmed the scene where the old man cleared the snow, the scene where the protagonist's cousin lied to him by the window and said that the old man was a murderer.
This scene is to be divided into two films, the first is the dialogue between the three protagonists, the second is the camera looking at the old man Ma through the window, and tonight's shooting is the scene of the old man Ma, and the dialogue between the three protagonists is going back to California to be filmed.
In this scene, the old man Ma's thick beard that covers half of his face, as well as his action of clearing the snow, as well as his eyes looking up at the protagonist in the window and matching the scene, all seem depressed and dull, and even a little terrifying, so the filming of this scene is not easy, after all, this is a Christmas children's comedy.
The sound of "clicking" under his feet came one after another, and Huo Que bypassed a house, and saw Laurie who was guiding on the spot, and Alice who was watching the excitement on the side.
"The camera crew's lens is looking down a little bit more, and it's lowering a little lower." Laurie looked at the monitor and said into the walkie-talkie.
Huo Que stood under a big tree more than ten meters away from Laurie, looked at Laurie at work with a smile, and did not walk over to disturb him.
"The lighting of the scene is dimmed a little." Laurie turned back to the people who were setting up the scene and said, "Okay, that's it, everyone!" ā
Gabby, who was deliberately dressed up by the crew and looked a little sloppy, came to the filming site, took a deep breath and made a gesture to Laurie to signal him to be ready.
"Let's go!"
Laurie's order may be the first time to dominate the movie, so his voice trembled slightly when he spoke.
Huo Que took his eyes off Laurie and looked at Gabi in the performance, he couldn't look at the monitor, but he could see Gabi's movements and expressions.
Although Gabby is an amateur actor, his performance is really in place, which can be seen from his participation in "This Man is from Earth".
At this moment, there was no expression on his face, under the slightly dim lighting, he looked lonely, and his eyes were full of melancholy, it seemed that this scene would definitely be able to achieve the effect on the camera, Huo Que praised Laurie in his heart, this scene is well matched, and the atmosphere of suspense and horror is better than the original work.
However, Huo Que also found a problem, if he was guiding, he should have stopped at this moment. Although Gabi's performance is very good, it is still flawed, his speed of clearing the snow is too fast, this is a deep scene, and the speed of the whole scene is accelerated, so it will not be effective.
"Stop!"
Laurie finally shouted out Huo Que's expectant voice, if he also found out what the problem was, then he was really a genius.
"Gabby." Laurie walked up to Gabie's side: "Your performance is in place, but it is flawed, you swept the floor too fast just now, maybe you didn't feel it, but it looks obvious on the monitor, so we're going to take another shot, you keep all the expressions you just had, just sweep the floor a little slower." ā
Gabi was a former university professor and a very well-read man, and instead of expressing dissatisfaction with Laurie's correction of his performance, he was happy to accept it.
The second time the filming started, Gabi's performance was still in place, and the little difference just now was corrected by him, and this scene passed over and over again.
When Huo Que saw this, he turned around and left, because he had seen everything he wanted to see and was very satisfied.
Not long after returning to the room, there was a knock on his door, and it was Laurie.
"Director Huo." Laurie walked to the chair in front of Huo Que's desk and sat down with an excited face: "Thank you for giving me this opportunity, why don't you go and see if the scene I filmed is qualified?" ā
Laurie's mood is understandable, just like someone who just got a driver's license can't wait to drive.
In fact, the director is also a creator, and although he is full of confidence in his works, he does not dare to guarantee that others will approve of them. It's like a writer, when writing any novel, he thinks the novel is very good, but this is only the creator's own opinion, but only a small part of the popular novels, most of them are buried, so the creator thinks that it is good or not, and it must be tested by the reader.
"I've seen it." Huo Que looked at Laurie with a smile and said.
Laurie's face froze, what do you mean by that?
"I'm referring to the scene I just filmed."
"yes." Huo Que said: "What I'm talking about is the scene you just filmed, I have already watched it, but I didn't watch it on the screen, but on the spot." ā
"Ahh Laurie became nervous: "When did you go, how I don't know. ā
"You just started filming when I went." Huo Que said while cleaning up the things on the table, "How do you want me to comment?" ā
Huo Que raised his head and thought for a while: "Let's put it this way, although I didn't watch the effect of the whole play on the screen, I think the effect must be very good, because of the lighting arranged on the scene and the arrangement of your camera." And most importantly, if I had been directing the scene just now, I would have stopped ten seconds before you. ā
That's a compliment!
Laurie breathed a sigh of relief: "You said that I should shoot this scene as the atmosphere of a horror movie, and I did it, so I don't know if this is the effect you want." ā
"Because you did, it worked well." Huo Que gave him an encouraging look: "You are very suitable for this kind of terrifying and dull scene, come on!" ā
"Thank you!" Laurie was a little excited, because when the film was released, his name would appear on the screen after the screening, and most importantly, part of the film was in his hands.