Chapter 17 End of Shooting
How to get closer to someone you just met? There may be many ways, but having common interests and hobbies is undoubtedly a good idea to talk about some topics she is interested in.
"Yes, I have been learning dance since I was three years old and still perform in the troupe. Even now I often participate in community troupe performances, and often participate in drama camps during holidays." Under Ryan's guidance, the two of them quickly changed their topics to the performance. When talking about their experiences in the performance, Natalie's eyes shined and she inadvertently lifted her chin.
"Which one do you prefer for dance or performance?" Ryan asked.
"Performance!" Natalie gave the answer without thinking, and then asked back, "Ryan, are you interested in acting?"
Ryan shrugged but did not answer immediately. He and Natalie were in the corner of the living room, and on the sofa on the other side, Nicole was chatting with the Heshler and his wife. It was actually quite interesting to see these people who had no intersection in their previous lives gathered together.
"Hey, Ryan, what am I going to ask you?" Natalie wrinkled her nose in dissatisfaction.
Speaking of which, this guy who is only one year older than her is quite interesting. He is much better than the little kids in school and neighbors. Not only is he not naive, but he is mature like a little adult. Especially when the topics he talks between the two, he always talks about, and most of the things he raises is also something that she is interested in.
It's just that there is something wrong with him. He seems to have difficulty concentrating and is often distracted.
"Ah?" Ryan scratched his head, "What?"
"Are you interested in acting?" Natalie grinded her teeth and raised her pointed chin proudly. "You don't have any experience in acting like this."
"Can you see this?" Ryan rolled his eyes deliberately.
"Of course?" Natalie seemed to be in a row with him.
"In fact, I'm participating in the shooting of a movie, otherwise how could I come from Los Angeles to the East Coast?" Ryan said lightly, as if it was no big deal.
"Movie? Shooting?" Natalie's eyes gradually widened, and then she showed a look of suspicion, "Come on, Ryan, I'm not a fool, you can't deceive me."
"It's true, if you don't believe it, please ask Nicole." Ryan pointed to the center of the living room, "Do you know? Miss Nicole Kidman, a famous Australian movie star, starring "Skip the Horizon" released in North America. Just make a phone call and ask the theater to know the authenticity."
Naturally, Natalie wouldn't be so bored, but when she heard Ryan say this, she gradually believed it 70% of her heart, but she was still unwilling to accept it. After all, everyone who has watched her performing said that she is a genius, and what if she is compared by a peer? "Isn't it because of Nicole that you played a small role in which you don't even have lines**?"
"Oh, Nat, your words are so damning." Ryan looked injured.
"Hmph~"
Ryan and Nicole didn't stay for too long and offered goodbye before supper. Although he and Natalie had a lot of confrontations between words, they were still very happy, especially before they knew it, Natalie was tricked by him. This girl was like he had seen in his previous life. Because she was too smart and precocious, she was not popular among her peers and had few friends.
After using some tricks, Ryan took her phone number and mailing address and said clearly that there was no winner or loser on the topic of art today. When she returned to Los Angeles, she would write to her and she must refute her.
Children of this age are the most competitive, so Natalie naturally won’t convince herself, and she also said she would give him a good look in the letter.
Nicole was a little happy when she met her peers whom she had talked to Ryan for the first time. You know, although she had never mentioned it, she was always worried. Ryan did not interact with her peers, which would be very unfavorable to his growth. She also observed this girl named Natalie and was indeed very smart.
Could it be that smart children only interact with smart children? This is the idea that Nicole inadvertently came up after returning to Philadelphia.
The trip to New York made Ryan hide in his heart, and something that emerged from this shooting was pressed back into the darkest and deepest part of his heart.
After meeting Natalie and on the phone with her before leaving New York, Ryan began to work hard to get rid of the bad state where he often couldn't tell the difference between dreams and reality. Since he already existed in this world, why bother to worry about everything in his previous life? If this continues, he might even split his personality and become a mentally ill person one day.
After entering mid-November, the film began to finish. Ryan followed the crew, sometimes moving to the streets, sometimes entering churches, sometimes becoming a problem student, and even played King Arthur and Sword in the Stone on the stage in the movie.
Perhaps with more than a month of experience, Ryan's condition has been much more stable, and the problem of difficulty in getting out of the show has been solved to a considerable extent. At least there will be no situation where Nicole can't get out of the show and let Nicole come to help. His perfect interpretation has almost been unanimously praised by David Finch, Al Pacino and others.
"David, now you won't complain about the actors I chose."
During the filming interval, Harvey Weinstein and David Finch had some communication. Mr. Fatty still remembers David Finch's complaints at the beginning. The actress was so beautiful like a vase. He had never seen the little boy, so it might become a disaster for this movie.
"But now I still have to say that Miss Nicole Kidman is too beautiful. Of course, her acting skills are equally excellent as well as her appearance. As for Ryan, I would like to ask you, Harvey, where did you find such a **, and I believe that after this movie is released, everyone will compare him with Judy Foster!"
David Finch breathed a sigh of relief, and he suddenly felt that this movie could become his best work, which must be the favor of the goddess of luck.
After filming David Finch's arm, Harvey Weinstein walked to the other side. During this period, he had carefully read all the books published by Ryan. Although they were stories full of childlike fun, they were undoubtedly very exciting. To be precise, these should be classified into novels of all ages. Most importantly, these stories are extremely suitable for adaptation into movies.
He even felt that the boy had already figured out what he would do in the future when he was writing these stories!
This is a gold mine! No, it is clearly a treasure island with countless treasures!
Ryan stretched out a long and stretched. If he were an ordinary child, he would have been in a state of energy and yawned all over such boring shooting and work.
Similarly, Ryan was a little tired, but he clearly felt that his seemingly thin body was much stronger than he thought.
There were several shots of night shots, which were more than twelve o'clock, but after a night's rest, he would be energetic the next day.
In fact, this situation has been revealed in recent years. Otherwise, he would have had so much energy to plagiarize so many works.
"...She wants me to tell you that she will watch you dance!" The mother sitting in the driver's seat turned her head in disbelief. The boy's emotional and slightly hoarse voice did not stop. "Grandma said that when you were young, you had a fight with her, just before performing a dance..."
As the boy told me, the mother slowly covered her mouth, and tears appeared in her eyes at some point, and she couldn't help crying.
The boy looked at her, "Grandma's answer is...every day!"
Looking at the mother who was crying with her face covering her face, the boy asked, "What did you ask her at that time?"
The sobbing mother tried hard to suppress her excitement, and unconsciously placed her hands on her chest, "I... did I make her proud!"
The boy's lips stammered for a moment, as if he was talking about his mother, and as if he was talking about Nicole. The two in the car could no longer suppress their excitement and hugged each other tightly, and the strong family affection filled every corner of the car.
"Great!" David Finch clenched his fists hard, then subconsciously touched his nose, which was slightly sour, and suddenly felt that after today's shooting, he should call his parents.
Others are not much better than the director. Several emotional people are even quietly wiping their tears. This set of shots is so perfect and so touching, but no one applauds because the siblings are still hugging each other tightly.
"Nicole!" Ryan used all his strength to hold the woman who cared for him wholeheartedly, "I love you! You are the best person to me in this world!"
"I love you too, Ryan!" Ni rubbed the back of the boy's head hard until he rubbed his light brown hair into a bird's nest, and still couldn't bear to let go.
This is the last shot of Ryan and Nicole. Although the film is still a short distance away from the end of the filming, after that, they can leave Philadelphia and return to Los Angeles.
It wouldn't be possible if you don't go back. St. John's Elementary School has called several times, saying that Ryan has been taking leave for too long. If he can't go back to school before December, he can only stay in the new school year. Even if he goes back now, there is still a test waiting for him.
Of course, none of these will be in Ryan's eyes. The age test is just a joke for him.
On that night, the crew held a small party to see off the two of them. Compared with the somewhat cold and arrogant Nicole Kidman, Ryan is more popular in the crew. Although he would cause trouble from time to time and like to tease people, almost everyone recognized him.
Chapter completed!