In the scorching sun, the air was sonic booming from time to time.

I don't know what it exploded, it snapped, very suddenly.

Sometimes there is a burning smell.

Summers in Los Angeles are always very hot, and people here are used to it.

Lee Shengyao also knew about it for a long time.

However, Emmerich didn't seem to get used to it, and the car stopped in Jacques. At the gate of Phoenix, a sonic boom suddenly sounded, Emmerich was startled, closed the car window for the first time, and then looked around vigilantly, took out his mobile phone, and prepared to call the police.

After observing for a while, he found that there was no danger, and noticed Li Shengyao's strange gaze.

Emmerich smiled bitterly: "Lee, I'm really frightened, it's been several times, someone threw rotten eggs at me, I couldn't prevent it, and my car was also attacked many times."

I've seen the news, I've seen someone stalking Phoenix. ”

Important members of the "Joker" crew, such as Emmerich, film crew members, Jackie. Phoenix has had its share of protests from clown fans.

There are also extreme clown fans who try to intimidate them.

Lee understood Emmerich's words, he followed and observed, and then nodded, "Man, you can relax, there are no protesting clown fans nearby." ”

"That's great, I like the safe environment."

The two men then got out of the car.

Their car was parked on the side of the road, and then walked towards the small courtyard of Jacques's house.

"Huh."

Lee Shengyao paused for a moment, and saw a few colored pieces of paper on the ground, which turned out to be a leaflet denouncing the crew of "Joker", which said that Lee Shengyao and Warner were unreliable, and it was summed up that they were filming "Joker", which was completely tarnishing this great charismatic DC villain, they are clown fans with ideas and action, they will never allow such behavior, and they will do their best to prevent the filming of "Joker".

Li Shengyao,Emmerich,Jack Quin. Phoenix's head appears on it, and then a large red cross is drawn.

Emmerich noticed the flyer, and his face was a little ugly, "What a group of crazy people, the Joker is a character who belongs to DC Comics, belongs to Warner, and has nothing to do with them, they are nosy." ”

Li Shengyao smiled comfortingly: "They at least keep the movie hot, and in this regard, this is a good thing." ”

The two of them came to the door, Emmerich walked in front, he raised his hand, but he didn't knock on the door, he turned to Lee Shengyao, and then said: "Phoenix is a very dedicated, very paranoid actor, what he thinks, no matter what others say."

And he has his own ideas about the character.

Lee, if you don't like his ideas later, don't argue with him, we need to use other ways to correct him. ”

Li Shengyao nodded, "I understand." ”

Emmerich looked left and right, then lowered his voice and said, "There must be reporters watching, but we didn't see it."

But if we had an argument with Phoenix, the matter would have spread all over Los Angeles this afternoon. ”

"Then let's calm down."

Emmerich nodded, then sighed, "I've been in the business for almost thirty years, but I've never encountered anything like this before, and I've never been opposed by so many fans.

Lee, I'm actually a little skeptical right now that our decision was wrong. ”

"Definitely not, friend, you have to believe in yourself."

Emmerich nodded, then knocked on the door.

A moment later, the door opened, but instead of Emmerich, a middle-aged woman with glasses and a bit of a dean.

She has a broad waist and a serious face.

"Hi Toby, hi Lee."

Lee doesn't know this woman, but Emmerich does, "She's a famous nutritionist in Hollywood. Jerica, many Hollywood actors will look for her if they want to get in shape in a short period of time. ”

Tracey nodded, "Two, guess whether Phoenix is going to gain muscle or lose weight." ”

She said this, but her eyes were on Li Shengyao.

"Weight loss, of course."

Li Shengyao responded.

Tracey clapped her hands, "Lee, you're awesome, you can really guess his thoughts, you know him well." ”

Li Shengyao smiled, Jie Kun. In order to shoot the clown, Phoenix lost 40 pounds, and when he was filming a red fruit upper body scene, he was as thin as skin and bones.

Tracey smiled and nodded.

Emmerich and Lee then entered the house, and Tracey went on to explain the situation.

Jack Queen. Phoenix has gone out to work out and is not at home now.

"He does aerobic exercise for three hours a day, he's a very hard-working, very persevering person, I used to think he was weird, now I'm a fan of him."

Tracey took what she said for granted, and didn't feel that she was wrong like this.

Emmerich nodded, "And how effective is he?" ”

"It's great, he's hard to read in long sleeves, and when you take it off, you can see the results."

At this moment, two young people came from outside the courtyard, pointing at the courtyard, they were holding mobile phones, and it seemed that they were conducting an outdoor live broadcast.

Li Shengyao immediately remembered Brother Coat, a grassroots star who is very popular in the mainland, it is said that there are one or twenty people squatting outside the door of the house at any time, and the family supports dozens of anchors.

He was a little surprised, he didn't expect the overseas live broadcast industry to develop so quickly.

The two young men pointed out the small courtyard, and then took their mobile phones to shoot around the house, noticed Li Shengyao and Emmerich, and immediately greeted them, and it could be seen that they were very happy, but they did not have any superfluous ideas.

"These two people are not clown fans, they are self-media who do live broadcasts."

Tracey has been here for a long time, and she already knows the doorway.

"Will they bother Phoenix?"

"Sometimes it will, sometimes it won't, it's hard to say."

Emmerich shook his head, "It will definitely affect Phoenix, Warner Pictures has a lot of properties in Los Angeles, we can change him to another place, as long as he wants, he can change it in the afternoon." ”

At this moment, Jack Kun, who had just gone out to exercise. Phoenix is back.

The two young people who had been broadcasting live before hadn't left yet, and when they saw Phoenix, they immediately greeted them.

Both sides seemed to be more excited, and they even scolded each other.

Phoenix is a star actor, and he had a quarrel with the self-media, but he actually surrendered his identity.

Tracey hurried up and led Phoenix into the house.

"You've got friends coming looking for you."

Emmerich glanced at Phoenix, "Man, I said you're really idle, why bother with those fans."

Oh no, it's not like your style.

Man, are you playing with them? ”

Phoenix looked at Emmerich, and then suddenly smiled shyly, as if he had thought of something, and then he laughed, his mouth was very large, and the wrinkles in the corners of his eyes were laughing.

"Haha...... Hahaha...... Ha ha...... Hahaha-"

In the front is a happy smile, and in the back it seems to be a desperate sad laugh.

Emmerich frowned when he heard Jacques's laughter, and looked over in bewilderment.

Jack Queen. Phoenix is known as a Hollywood freak, what is it now?

Li Shengyao saw it in his eyes, and he was a little worried in his heart.

Jack Queen. Phoenix has clearly begun to bring himself into the state of a clown, especially the laughter just now, which at first glance seems to have joy and sadness.

I listened to it too much, but I only felt terrifying.

Lee Shengyao pulled Emmerich, he didn't interrupt Phoenix's state, he just came to Tracey, "He's a drama maniac, I appreciate his attitude very much."

But in my opinion, the most important thing is the physical and mental health of the actors, I don't want any accidents, I want you to take good care of him. ”

Tracey nodded, "Lee, no problem, Phoenix and I are old friends, we have worked together many times before, you don't have to worry about his safety, I definitely won't let him take risks."

However, I can only see the physical data, the specific psychological state, I can't guarantee that in this regard, it depends more on Phoenix itself.

In your play this time, the male protagonist is facing a miserable life or a happy life. ”

"Miserable life."

Tracey frowned slightly, "Under such a role setting, then you have to pay attention to his psychological state, and it is best to ask a psychologist to ensure that his mental health is healthy." ”

Li Shengyao felt that there was some reason, so he agreed.

After whispering to Tracy, he dragged Emmerich away.

Phoenix sat quietly all the time, his eyes complicated.

It may seem like a loving heart, but if you look closely, you will find that deep in his eyes, there is a rage factor.

He already smells a bit of a clown.

Emmerich gradually understood what Phoenix was doing, and there was a little more recognition in his eyes.

Out of Phoenix's courtyard, Emmerich looked around, and when he saw that no one was paying attention to this side, he whispered, "Lee, should we change the place for Phoenix?" ”

"I think Phoenix must have seriously thought about this issue a long time ago, and if he stays here now, it must be in this place, which is more conducive to him to bring him into the state."

"You have a point, then forget it, just let him stay here.

But...... Lee, don't you share your experience with him? ”

Lee originally wanted to talk to Phoenix about the script and tell his views and suggestions for the role.

But I saw the state of Phoenix at this time.

Li Shengyao plans to find another time to have a good chat with him, and forget it now.

"Now that Phoenix is finding his most satisfying state, I won't bother him, let's look at it again, he's a very good actor, maybe he doesn't need more advice from me, he can find the most critical elements of the role himself, and he can play it perfectly.

Toby, come with me to see Sackie. Baez. ”

Emmerich's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded, "That's a woman with a smell." ”

Saji. Baez is definitely a beautiful woman, despite her black skin, but she is like a black pearl Halle Berry, even when compared to white actresses, she is just as eye-catching.

Some old white men like this actress very much.

Emmerich drove fast this time, and after twenty minutes, they came to Sackie. Where Baez rented.

She wore a light yellow short-sleeved shirt with a pair of skinny jeans, perfectly outlining a pair of straight and healthy long legs.

Generally, people with dark skin will look darker when wearing brightly colored clothes.

She seems to complement each other and has a little more energy.

When Lee and Emmerich arrived, she was studying the script in the rental room, and she was very excited to see Lee and Emmerich.

"Li, I have carefully read the script eleven times, I believe I can play this role well, please wait for my good news."

Ninety percent of beautiful Chinese people are like this, no matter what it is, they are full of confidence.

A fat house came to the court, and he could boast that he was comparable to Jordan.

It's not that they're deliberately exaggerating, it's that under the influence of culture, no matter who they are, they are very confident, and they all believe that they can create miracles.

Emmerich looked at Sakie. Baez, nodding as a matter of course.

Li Shengyao sat down, opened the script, and then said, "Come on, tell me what you think of this character?" ”

"This is a low-level woman, she works very hard in her life, but the effort is obviously not enough to adapt fate, she is very smart, she quickly realizes this, she begins to accept the mediocrity of life.

The appearance of the male protagonist made her see her former self, and the two of them attracted each other and quickly approached ......"

Lee Shengyao waved his hand and interrupted Saki Baez's words, "I'm not asking you to retell this story, I hope you can think, understand this character, find her innermost thoughts, find her biggest dream, this is the root of all her actions." ”

Saji. Hearing this, Baez nodded, "I understand, I promise you, I will definitely achieve the state you want before turning on the machine." ”

Lee Shengyao nodded, he didn't directly state the character's true desires.

He was still going to let Saki Baez think.

"Alright, so be it, some extreme clown fans may intimidate and threaten you, and if you encounter such a thing, you have to call the police immediately and tell me, or Toby."

He didn't stay long, and then got into the car with Emmerich

Emmerich laughed, "Enough flavorful black pearls." ”

Li Shengyao rolled his eyes and did not answer.

At this moment, the phone vibrated slightly, and a text message came, which was sent to him by Saki Baez, "Li, I still have some questions, can you come over at night?"

I'll prepare a bottle of wine and we can have a deep conversation. ”

How deep is the deep chat?

Ten years ago, Li Shengyao seemed to be more hungry and thirsty at that time, and maybe he would take the bait.

Now he really doesn't have that idea.

What's more, the role of Saki Baez is very important, and Lee Shengyao must be strict with her, in case she doesn't perform seriously because she has a relationship with him, it will be over.

Not to mention the high cost of sleeping with a beautiful country.

Often more than ten years have passed, and some romantic debts can still be turned out disgusting.

Li Shengyao will definitely not become a popular person in the beautiful country in the future, and he doesn't want to be a king of understanding.

Li Shengyao swept his eyes and did not reply to the message.

Emmerich laughed, "Man, you're asking too much, aren't you?" ”

He was an old man in Hollywood, and he knew at a glance that it was Saki Baez who sent the message.

He didn't expect Li Shengyao to ignore it, and he couldn't help but be surprised.

Li Shengyao smiled, "I hope to separate work and life, so as not to be difficult to deal with in the future." ”

"Do you still use her?"

"Of course, she's got a lot of talent, and I'm sure she can play this role well."

Phoenix's state today has given Lee Shengyao a lot of confidence, and he is now looking forward to starting the game.

(End of chapter)