"*, I still can't believe it," William, the young field attendant, muttered as he grabbed a bagel bread and muttered to his friend, Andy, assistant photographer. Day-Lewis is coming -- I mean, it's happening, they're really doing it -- Daniel. Day-Lewis is coming soon. Did you see him? I heard you were there when he arrived last night. ”

"I just glanced at him," Andy's voice was calmer than William's—but that's all, "the bodyguards kept him very far from the crowd, and I heard we weren't allowed to sign autographs......"

Tony. Gilroy shook his head, and exchanged a look with Sidney opposite him helplessly. Pollack was relieved, "These kids are very obedient, they don't really bother Daniel." ”

The crew had already had a small meeting before Daniel's arrival, and in order to ensure that the master of the method could live comfortably in the crew, several 'decrees' were specially enacted, for example, under no circumstances should any member of the crew talk to Daniel for personal purposes, which would disturb his emotions, make him uncomfortable, and even lead to unpleasant incidents.

This rule is not groundless - on the set of "Blood is Coming", because he is very involved in the film, and Daniel's character is a hot-tempered, cold-blooded businessman, Daniel not only almost smashed his co-actor in an action scene on the set, but also often ranted at the crew members in private, and clashed. Although "Michael. There's no action in Clayton, but Michael is clearly not a happy character either, so the best thing to do is to create a vacuum around Daniel to avoid lawsuits against the crew after a possible conflict.

In addition, the hotel room where Daniel lived was emptied on both sides, including the occupants of the overhead and several adjacent rooms downstairs, and it was best to be gentle in the room and not disturb him - in addition to being shy by nature, not liking to talk to strangers, and being deeply burdened by the public's attention, Daniel has also been plagued by sleep disorders, nightmares, and high requirements for rest, and when the budget is not enough to choose a presidential suite for him (there is no such high-end hotel in the local area), The crew can only try to ensure that he has a relatively quiet sleeping environment, which will not affect the filming work.

Although the crew members are strictly required not to touch Daniel, he also does not like to be watched as a rare animal, and the always pouting agent Lucy (who is very unhappy about Daniel's decision to take on another movie temporarily) repeatedly emphasizes that Daniel wants to be invisible most of the time, and when people meet his inevitable eyes, he needs to be treated with kindness and specialization, that is, when he is nearby, the crew members have to pretend not to pay attention to him and simply keep quiet, Waiting for him to walk away won't work.

Big-name actors always have a lot of strange requirements, especially a national treasure like Daniel, and it is reasonable to have a little personality, but Tony is inevitably a little apprehensive when he is going to touch Daniel for the first time directing, and these specific requirements only increase his pressure, he sighed heavily, and Sidney whispered at the same time, "Ah, he's coming." ”

According to SAG regulations, the regular crew must provide three meals to the crew members in a fixed place, so each crew will have a large dining room, generally speaking, if you don't like to pretend, or have special needs, whether it is a director or a big-name star will dine here with the crew members, Daniel. Instead of asking the assistant to take the food to the trailer, Day-Lewis put his hands in his pockets as if he were preoccupied with his heart pacing into the restaurant.

The buzzing voice suddenly fell silent because of his presence, and for a moment, it seemed that everyone was staring at Daniel, and even Tony and Sidney couldn't help but turn their heads. However, Tony then came to his senses, he shook his head in annoyance, and the atmosphere in the restaurant was restored - only somewhat posturing, and Tony could clearly feel that several people could not help but stare at Daniel.

However, fortunately, Daniel didn't seem to notice, unlike when the crew had a previous script reading meeting, his hair was no longer unkempt, his beard was shaved (Daniel was a little raunchy in private), and his deep and thin silhouette was completely revealed, but the frowning brow seemed to suggest that his mental state was not as perfect as it looked, and judging from his slightly slumped shoulders and the expression he looked around when he took the meal, he seemed to be quite interested in many details of the restaurant.

"I've already started to get into the play." Sidney withdrew his scrutiny - in fact, Tony had been secretly watching Daniel out of the corner of his eye - and whispered to Tony, "Michael. ”

Tony also nodded: Michael is closing his restaurant business in the movie, he will definitely instinctively pay attention to some details of the restaurant building, it seems that Daniel has now fully entered the role of Michael, if observed by someone who is more familiar with him, he should be able to say a lot of things that are different from him.

"Damn methodist." Sidney pouted again, "Continue to never play...... I wouldn't be surprised if he called me Matt for a while. ”

He didn't pay attention to Daniel, who was sitting silently on the empty table with a plate, but raised his chin to the other corner, "What I can't understand is that she's also a methodist, anyone can see it, but she doesn't look like her at all." ”

Just like Daniel, Meryl, who is now recognized as the best actress. Streep will also maintain her performance during the start of filming, but she will not be as exaggerated as Daniel, which is also a great symbol of experiential actors, especially method actors. Jefferson, for her part, doesn't seem to have a problem with 'keeping the show', sitting in a corner of the dining room with her assistant chatting and smiling over breakfast. Jefferson, and Karen. Claude had nothing in common at all.

"She's a mystery." "Sometimes I think she's horrible—if you know what I'm talking about, Sidney." ”

"Of course I do." Sidney shrugged his shoulders and shoved a slice of toast into his mouth. "From Elizabeth. Taylor, Jane. Fonda Romy. Schneider, oh Tony, you bet I've seen many super-talented female stars, but none are more mysterious than her - tell me, are you looking forward to their rivalry? I can't wait for that day to come. ”

This is the first day of the crew's restart, according to the shooting schedule, the two actors are shooting a single scene today, and the real scene will take a few days before filming begins.

"Expectant and scared." Tony honestly said, "I'm afraid my directing approach ruined their performance—"

He realized that his hands were shaking slightly, and Tony quickly clenched his fists, and then continued to inject confidence in himself, "Of course, after a day or two of practice, I believe I can handle that frenzy." ”

Instead of laughing at his nervousness, Sidney nodded comfortingly, "I'm sure you can, Tony, and honestly, you're not the kind of director who gets the first feature film perfect, but I guess the chances of you screwing up are low, after all, after watching their audition clips, we all come to the conclusion that only a bad director misses the ...... that sparked between them That spark—"

Tony understood exactly what he was talking about, but Sidney didn't go on—for Daniel had eaten his breakfast so quickly that he didn't seem to enjoy the pleasure of a meal, and almost gobbled up a quiche, wiped the corners of his lips hastily, and got up and walked to the corner where Jennifer was sitting.

"Karen." He stared at Jennifer closely, but a purely commercial smile also rose on his lips, only the change in tone and posture revealed Michael's mentality towards Karen: wary, suspicious, and a little helpless, Michael hated Karen, looking at it like seeing a poisonous snake, although he often dealt with these crazy rich people, the despair and rancid stench emanating from Karen's body still made him instinctively disgusted her - but Karen was an employer, and he had to maintain basic politeness.

Jennifer. Jefferson smiled lightly and sunnyly, and for a moment, Tony thought she had missed Daniel's wordless signal and the scene was going to be awkward - but the next moment, Jennifer confirmed that he was wrong.

"Michael." Jennifer restrained her smile and whispered these few syllables, and almost in the blink of an eye, her shoulders collapsed, and her eyelashes drooped for a second, and then they rose again, revealing a pair of desperate and suffocating eyes: every second of her breath was a burden for Karen, but she couldn't show weakness in front of Michael, she still had to stay strong, she closed her expression, but her eyes and her temperament - the 'chi' around her still revealed the clues...... "Michael. Clayton. ”

Michael and Karen looked at each other for a moment.

The dining room fell silent, and an indescribable tension spread from the heart of the earthquake like an earthquake, Tony's heart beat faster, his palms were hot, and he was so excited that he could barely breathe.

Suddenly, like Sidney, he began to look forward to Michael and Karen's rivalry.

- Actually, he can't wait for the part he is directing.