Tony drove Jude back to the hotel, and saw Kate Beckinsale, dressed in a white T-shirt, skinny jeans, and a pair of nude high heels, standing in the doorway, and immediately dismissed the plan to go to Jude's room for a cup of coffee.

"I won't go down, so as not to disturb you."

Tony playfully re-fastened his unfastened seat belt and said a word to Jude, who had already pushed the car door and was about to go down.

"Wait a minute."

Jude tells Tony not to leave in a hurry, and Tony thinks Jude has something wrong, but after less than half a minute, he is disappointed to find that he is wrong.

Jude and Kate return together, and when they get in the car, they tell Tony the address of one of Tony's cafes.

Tony turned to look at Jude, who was wearing a seatbelt next to him, and said, "You asked me to stay just to be your driver?" ”

"Isn't that your job?" Jude glanced up at Tony, "Don't worry, I'll definitely tip more." ”

Kate, who was sitting in the back row, kindly comforted Tony and said, "Actually, you can come with us." ”

"Coffee together?" Tony turned his head and shrugged at Kate, "Forget it, I don't want to offend the director because of this, he took special care of me when I was filming later." ”

"Me too!" Kate winks playfully at Tony.

Jude pretended not to hear the conversation between the two and told Kate about the phone call he had just received.

"What? Mike is going to play a role in the movie! ”

Kate's look of surprise immediately confirmed Jude's suspicion that Mike Sheen had not discussed it with her at all.

"Maybe Mike just wanted to surprise you." Tony, who was concentrating on driving, said without looking back.

Kate didn't seem to hear this, and her whole expression seemed a little dazed.

"I didn't know anything like this was going to happen...... Yesterday he asked me for the script, and then this morning he suddenly told me that he respected my decision, and I thought he said it because he cared about me. ”

Seeing that Kate was in a bad mood, Jude had no choice but to comfort her against her will: "You should have more confidence in your boyfriend." ”

Kate looked up in surprise, her eyes fixed on Jude.

"Do you really think so?"

Jude was stunned, he really couldn't continue to lie in this situation.

"I never mind speculating on human nature with the worst malice, of course, this is my personal negative perception, so what I'm going to say next is just for reference." Jude paused slightly, "There may have been something wrong with Mike's audition, which may have been the reason for his sudden change of stance." ”

"I knew it was so!" Kate covered her forehead in pain, "I called Mike's agent this morning, and the other party told me that Mike's audition failed, and the crew gave the role to another person, and I thought about how to comfort him, but I didn't expect him to ......"

Jude shrugged regretfully, understanding Kate's feelings.

"The good news is that I rejected Mike outright, and the bad news is that if you continue to insist on staying, your relationship may be a big test."

Kai nodded, "Please give me a moment, I need someone to think about it." ”

Tony parked the car on the side of the road and got out of the car with Jude to wait.

Tony sat back in the front of the car and lit himself a cigarette.

"Looks like the gamble isn't over yet, maybe someone is going to owe me $100."

Jude folded his hands and frowned. He didn't expect things to come to this point, and if Kate chose to stay and star in this movie at this time, her relationship with Mike Sheen would probably really come to an end.

Although Jude knew that the two would eventually break up, he was a little worried that the incident would have some emotional impact on Kate's mood and affect her performance.

As for the hundred dollars that Tony mentioned, it was out of Jude's consideration from beginning to end.

At this time, the door was pushed open and Kate stepped down.

"I've already figured it out, can I borrow your phone to use it?"

She walked straight up to Jude, took the Nokia 232 from Jude's hand, and then turned around and started calling Mike Sheen under Tony's stunned gaze.

"You owe me a hundred dollars, but considering you don't have that much money on you right now, you can pay for it today." Jude opened the passenger door, turned his head and added, "The rest is a tip, no thanks!" ”

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Three days later, the crew rehearsed for the first time in another room in Jude's hotel.

Jude is still looking for the official filming location of the film, and the hotel room is simply arranged according to his ideas, a couch, three soft chairs, and a fireplace painted on paper, which is all the furnishings in the room.

After everyone arrived, Jude first introduced the Mexican Emman Ruel Lubezki, as the cinematographer of the film, he often had to intersperse the actors during the filming, and the actors had to ignore him as if he were air when performing, which required a very familiar understanding of both parties, and the cooperation must be tacit.

After explaining to everyone in one breath how to stand and how to shoot, Jude's throat was dry.

If he's dealing with a group of professional actors, he doesn't have to work so hard, because these people know how to adjust their acting style by looking at the position of the camera, but Tony's group of actors with no acting experience cannot.

In such a film that is closer to a stage play, each actor must memorize his or her own lines by heart, and there is no room for mistakes. If someone suddenly makes a mistake in front of the camera for 30 minutes, others will be in pain and want to kill that person with their own hands, which is undoubtedly disastrous for filmmaking.

"I don't mean to offend, but I have to say that the actors you found are not very good, except for the acting teacher who played the male lead, everyone else is basically a rookie, and it is really torture for me to cooperate with them." Ayman Rul Lubezki stood behind Jude and grumbled quietly.

Jude glanced back at the grumbling Mexican.

"Is your increase in pay from 8% to 10% of the film's gross proceeds, is that enough for you to overcome the odds?"

"Good, I'm fine." Ayman Rul Lubezki closed his mouth in amusement.

That's when Kate walked over.

"Can we talk individually?"

"Of course."

Jude nodded, then glanced at Ayman Rul Lubezki behind him.

"I'm going to check the camera."

The Mexican, with some reluctance, walked to the side, occasionally looking back at this side once or twice.

"Mike's plane last night, I don't know if I did it right."

Kate was a little depressed, and it seemed that there must have been a heated argument between them before her boyfriend returned to the UK.

"It's hard to say who is right and who is wrong in this kind of thing, even if this movie is successful in the end, if you break up with Mike because of this, I'm afraid you will still regret it in your heart, but life is like this, there is giving up to get." Jude unscrewed a bottle of water and handed it to Kate, "I can't guarantee that you won't regret having a problem with your boyfriend, but I can guarantee that you won't regret participating in this movie!" ”

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Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to all! Two shifts will start next week ^-^