Michael strode towards the RV park, and when he passed Tom, he almost crashed into it, and after going around in a thrilling way, he apologized again and again, but his steps did not stop, like a gust of wind speeding by.

Tom stood still, his eyes on Mark who was standing there at a loss, and finally Edgar ran up, patted Mark on the shoulder, and led him towards the RV. As Mark passed by, Tom could clearly see a little bit of crumbling confidence in Mark's eyes.

Turning his head to look at Lance, who was standing side by side with Hayden, Lance's eyebrows were still tightly locked, and he still couldn't get rid of the love just now, but his eyes had already gathered all the focus, and he was discussing with Hayden about the use of the camera in the next scene.

To outsiders, Lance seems to have achieved an incredible success overnight, "City of God" even won three Oscars, and "The Day After Tomorrow" is one step away from the box office of 300 million US dollars, as if Frans has countless halos on his body. But almost no one notices how much effort Lance has put in and how many thorns he has gone through behind these successes.

Suddenly, Tom remembered that when Lance came to him with the script of "Kill with a Knife", those blue eyes flashed with unwavering confidence and unyielding pride.

After staying where he was for a while, Tom turned around and returned to the RV. He originally wanted to take a break and accumulate more energy for the next scene, but he couldn't sleep while lying in bed/on it, he just felt that there were countless ideas in his head that were about to rush out, but he couldn't find a way.

After tossing and turning, Tom got up again, sat down on the couch, put on his headphones, and began to play the classic jazz music of the sixties of the last century, blocking out all distractions from the outside world; Then I took the script, adjusted my breathing, and began to read the script again. Try to settle down the whole person, put the irritable thoughts out of it, and concentrate on entering Vincent's world.

But it was obviously not an easy task, and Tom couldn't help but imagine how important this opportunity was to him. I can't help but reminisce about the details of Lance's performance process, and I can't help but think about the performance details of the next scene...... Read the script in your hand over and over again, and then savor the meaning of each line, including the characters hidden behind the lines.

But the information in my head is just a blank.

In fact, Lance once interpreted the character of Vincent in detail. He is very deliberate when writing the lines of the script, trying to show a very special screen image - a professional killer with philosophical ideas, he always interprets this society from his own perspective and position, and over time, he believes that this is the truth, although he is not an anti/social person, but it is undeniable that he does inherit the indifference and alienation of society, even cruel to the point of numbness.

If that's all there is to it, similar images of killers aren't uncommon. However, Vincent is not the cool killer that would appear in movies or novels, and such a character is relatively easy to create; In fact, he is a very real and complex person, a person who has gradually become numb because of the oppression of society.

In fact, Vincent is not really a lover of fine art, but an acquired person, and his composure and elegance on the outside are actually to hide the darkness and wounds on the inside. Therefore, Vincent's speech contains philosophical ideas, but it always seems too simple and crude. There is also some paranoia, lacking a dialectical perspective, and all philosophical ideas will become relatively lifelike, even in the process of communicating with Max. Gradually, he was persuaded and eventually Vincent began to engage in self-reflection.

It can be said that Vincent is a special character, a character who has gone to extremes under the deformity of social indifference, but the point is that there are very few parts of him that can be expressed. Almost except for his lines, he's an unassailable killer - at least in his debut. This makes the importance of the lines continue to rise, and Tom has to chew on each line over and over again to deduce his own style.

Just lines? Just playing the lines in your own style?

It may sound simple, as if this is just the foundation of the acting fundamentals, and every awards season, film critics can't wait to give similar praise to the actors, "stylized performances", "lines that bring a character to life", "an expression that makes it impossible to distinguish a character from an actor", and so on, Meryl Streep, Sean Penn, Tom Hanks...... One name after another can always be associated with these accolades, making it feel like a performance is like eating and drinking, and it can be easily followed.

But only after really devoting yourself to the performance can you appreciate the hardships and tortures.

Tom is not an actor with acting talent, and over the years, he has always relied on his own efforts to deliver outstanding performances in works such as "Rain Man", "Born on the Fourth of July", "Magnolia" and "Mr. Sweetheart", which is definitely not an easy task. But this time, the challenge of "killing people with a knife" is unimaginable, and it is even more difficult than the scene in "Mission Impossible 2", where he personally went into battle to shoot the scene where he climbed the cliff with his bare hands, and if he had a choice, he would rather shoot a martial arts scene.

For Tom, he doesn't care about the difference between the so-called superficial school and the method school, as long as he can put into the role and achieve the purpose of acting, this is enough. But that's where the difficulty lies – he can't even find a way to go in the right direction.

With a long exhale, Tom tried to convince himself that it was his own choice; It's also a good thing, because the difficulty is also a guarantee of awards season, which means that Lance's commitment is not a lie, and this may be the last chance of his career to hit the Oscars.

But...... It's one thing to think, it's another thing to put in, and it's another thing to execute. Looking at the script in his hand, Tom kept adjusting his breathing, and finally settled down his feelings, and began to read the script again, carefully studying the tone of the next scene, but the door of the RV was opened, and the light that penetrated in completely disrupted Tom's rhythm.

Turning his head, Tom saw his assistant's embarrassed expression, "The five-minute countdown is over." Tom couldn't help frowning, "How long have I been resting in it?" He deliberately took the clock from the RV, so he ignored the time, and then he heard the assistant's uncertain voice, "Three hours? ”

Tom frowned, he knew that he couldn't delay any longer, the scene between Michael Fassbender and Mark Ruffalo should have been filmed, and all the scenes for the rest of the day were his and Lance's, so he could only wave his hand, "Give me five more minutes, tell Sù Lance, I'm in the bathroom." Without hesitation, the assistant closed the door of the RV and turned away, leaving Tom with a private space.

Standing up from the couch again, Tom paced back and forth in the aisle of the RV, "Ms. Macbeth...... Ms. Macbeth...... Lady Macbeth ...... "He tried to find the tone he had become familiar with over the past few days, and it was the first line of his next scene, a sarcastic reference to Max." After finally finding the tone, Tom repeated it a few times without giving up, and after making sure that the whole person was adjusted, he left the RV.

At this time, the crew is packing up their things and preparing to move to the main street for the next scene - the scene where Vincent and Max leave the first murder scene; Mark and Michael stood behind the monitor, respectfully clasping their hands behind their backs and listening to Lance's explanation.

It can be seen that at this time, all the sharp energy on Mark's body has disappeared, and he looks at Lance intently, and his expression is really serious.

Tom waited in the back for a while, waited until Mark and Michael left, and then walked up. Lance took out a packet of skittles from his pocket and threw jelly beans into his mouth one by one, Tom could feel the pressure of Lance at the moment from this simple action, "So, are you sure you don't need to take a break?" ”

Lance turned around and handed the Skittles, Tom waved his hand politely, and then listened to Lance, "No. In the next scene, the love is just in place. ”

Max had just witnessed a murder, and the murderer was sitting in his taxi, which was a huge shock to Max, who was not only restless, but also at a loss, with all kinds of emotions such as fear, panic, timidity, dazedness, and haste.

At this time, Lance has experienced the test of continuous hard battles, and the love has gradually reached the top, and he had a small outburst when facing Mark and Michael's beard problem just now, and the result was that the filming that was originally scheduled to be completed in 90 minutes took twice as long - although Lance knew that this was the first scene after Mark and Michael joined the crew, and everyone needed to find the right rhythm, but the irritability in his heart still surged again.

In addition to the pressure from the outside world, it is more the pressure that Lance himself puts on himself, which is indeed not the best state of Lance now, but it coincides with Max's feelings. So...... "I'm ready, what about you?" ”

Whether it's Lance or Tom, they're all struggling to move forward under heavy pressure, layered like a volcano.

Tom felt Lance's gaze on him, plain and calm, but he always felt that hiding behind that gaze was a challenge, and even more a provocation. During the negotiation stage, all of them were critical of Lance, including Paramount and the innovative artist agency, and they were full of confidence in Tom, even Tom himself, so they were in the mood of "charity" for Lance's various requirements; However, when it came to filming, the position was reversed, which made Tom not only feel the pressure, but also experience the possibility of being humiliated at any time......

Like at this moment.

"Of course, I'm ready too!" Tom smiled confidently. (To be continued.) )

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