Marcia's price for friendship is very real and she is very willing. If it were not possible to make the film for free, she would even be willing to direct Chen Feng's movie for free. The reason is of course that Chen Feng saved her terminally ill daughter. This favor
Her family will never be finished in this lifetime.
Although Marcia has not made another movie for three years because of her daughter's leukemia, her skills as a great director have not fallen behind at all. Judging from Miranda's feedback these days, she is very impressed with Marcia's directing ability.
She kept talking, which made her feel that her acting skills had been greatly improved, and she even praised her to the sky.
Chen Feng took Li Dazhi and Li Yixue with him, and it took him more than an hour to arrive at the crew's location. First, he went to the crew's accommodation to pay homage, and arranged rooms for them. After that, the three of them went to the staff who stayed behind.
Under the guidance, we came to the place where the crew filmed, an ordinary residential house.
This was used as the heroine's home for filming, and some scenes with the heroine Juno, her parents, friends, and boyfriend were shot in the house.
When Chen Feng came in with Li Yixue and Li Dazhi, he was filming the conversation between the heroine and her stepmother. The two asked and answered questions, just like a mother and daughter talking in an ordinary family, which seemed very natural.
The three people came over and tried not to make any noise, and Miranda didn't notice them coming. She just focused on acting, opposite the actor who played the heroine's stepmother.
This is an old actor, almost fifty years old, and his acting skills are still quite good. Chen Feng specially found him from the Actors Guild and passed the interview in person.
Miranda was barely able to keep up when she was acting opposite the veteran actor. At least Marcia didn't stop during the filming of this scene.
After the call is made, the shot is considered passed.
Marcia behind the camera monitor said loudly: "Very good, this one has passed. Let's take a rest first and go to the restaurant to take another picture later."
After Marcia finished speaking, she turned around and saw Chen Feng and the two people around him after being reminded by the staff. She immediately greeted them with a smile.
Of course Miranda saw it at this time, and immediately came over happily.
"Chen, we have been filming for so long, and this is your first time as a producer. You think you are too careless." Marcia said with a smile.
Chen Feng also smiled and said: "My fault. But, you know the reason, I really couldn't leave before."
Chen Feng had never come here before, of course because he had to treat Catherine every day. Of course, there was also the reason why he was lazy, otherwise Beverly Hills would only be more than an hour's drive away.
After Catherine's treatment, she could come over to have a look and then go back before nightfall.
Marcia temporarily forgot that Chen Feng was going to treat her daughter. However, two days ago, after learning that her daughter had gone to the hospital for a full-body examination and was confirmed to have recovered, she seemed to have forgotten that her daughter had been terminally ill.
Something happened.
"Haha, it should be my fault. I even forgot that you were going to treat Catherine." As Marcia said, she suddenly came over emotionally and gave Chen Feng a hug. Fortunately, this hug was only temporary.
, after hugging her, she immediately let go of Chen Feng, with a grateful look on her face, and even said with some tears in her eyes, "Chen, no matter what, I still want to say thank you. Thank you for doing everything for Catherine.
Thank you for everything our family does.”
Chen Feng was a little embarrassed when he was hugged by her so suddenly. After all, Marcia is not very old. Although she is already in her forties, she is well maintained and has some beauty. Otherwise, she would not be able to give birth.
A daughter like Catherine who looks like a fairy.
Fortunately, Marcia let him go immediately. When she heard what she said, she felt relieved. She smiled and said, "You and Matthew are really a couple. He has told me so before. Okay.
Well, don’t say such words again in the future. Now Catherine is my apprentice and one of my own. If you are too polite, it is completely unnecessary."
After all, there were other members of the crew here. Marcia quickly controlled her emotions and said with a smile: "You are right. But if I don't thank you, I will feel uneasy. It's okay now, I have
Thank you for coming and I feel at peace in my heart.”
At this time, Miranda finally intervened: "Marcia, you don't have to be too polite to him. To be honest, he really doesn't care as a producer. If you really want to, why don't you take the time to come over and see if it's true?
No time?"
When Chen Feng saw Miranda saying this, it was obvious that she was still a little concerned about Betty's matter, so she took the opportunity to harm him.
"Yes! You're right, I wanted to be lazy and didn't want to come over at first." Chen Feng admitted generously with a wink, then changed the subject and introduced the two people around him to Marcia, "This is Li Yixue, Li Dazhi,
They are here to report now."
"You are welcome to come."
Marcia smiled and took the initiative to greet the two of them, and even stepped forward to shake hands with them. Both Li Yixue and Li Dazhi were immediately flattered.
"It's best to concentrate on filming their scenes first because they have to go back to the Tang Dynasty to catch up on their schedule." Chen Feng said to Marcia casually.
Marcia immediately nodded and agreed: "Okay. After we finish shooting the indoor scenes here, we will shoot his scenes first. If there are no accidents, his scenes should be finished today."
Chen Feng told Li Dazhi the meaning of the conversation between the two just now. This made Li Dazhi suddenly dumbfounded.
Li Dazhi only has 8 lines, and they all take place in school. There are two main scenes, one is the school's indoor basketball court, and the other is the school's playground track. But they are all scenes with the female protagonist and the male protagonist, and the male protagonist is needed.
, the heroine can only shoot with him.
If we change other supporting actors, of course they are the only ones who can cooperate with the male and female protagonists in the filming, and it is impossible to do the other way around. But now because of Chen Feng's relationship with this crew, even Miranda, the female protagonist, has to cooperate and finish filming the supporting role of Li Dazhi first.
.What’s more important is that Marcia, a great director, actually has no objections to this.
Although Li Dazhi is still a novice in acting here, he still knows how to do it. He really didn’t expect that Marcia, the world’s number one female director, would immediately agree to it with just one word from his master Chen Feng, and he would also ask for other actors in the crew, including male actors.
The host and heroine cooperated with him to shoot first.
This kind of treatment is really unparalleled. Li Dazhi could only express his gratitude to Marcia quickly.
Maybe, Li Dazhi doesn't have to stay here tonight, and if he catches up, he can fly back to China tonight. Li Yixue can only express envy for this.
However, if her scenes are shot intensively, it can be completed in three or four days at most, or even if there is a rush, it can be completed in two or three days.
"Okay. If you really want to thank Marcia, you can have a good time filming later. Of course, you don't need to have too much psychological pressure. Just behave as I did when I acted with you before."
"Yes, Master. I will definitely film well and won't embarrass you."
Chen Feng nodded and stopped talking. Since Marcia still had to continue filming, she didn't talk to Chen Feng and the others anymore, and quickly went to the restaurant on the first floor to direct the scene layout before shooting.
"Is Betty gone?"
While everyone was not going to the restaurant, Miranda grabbed Chen Feng, who was at the end, and asked in a low voice.
Chen Feng was a little embarrassed when he heard this, because before he came here, Betty had no intention of leaving. In fact, his behavior today was very obvious, and he tried not to talk or contact her. Betty should know what he meant, but
But she didn't seem to notice Chen Feng's intention to let her go. When Chen Feng said that he would bring Li Yixue to the set and might not come back until very late, or even not at all, Betty still didn't express any intention to leave.
.
"I can't say for sure. She should have already left. I came to the crew this time and specifically told her that I wouldn't be able to go back until very late, or even not going back tonight. She should be aware that she might have already left by now.
Gone back to her own home."
Of course, Chen Feng would not tell the truth stupidly, but chose the words that Miranda liked to hear.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Miranda relaxed the tense expression on her face and said with a smile: "It's good if you can do this. Betty deserves sympathy, but you have done what you should do.
That's enough. Don't let her misunderstand you, it will be a bit bad."
"Yeah. You're right. I will definitely pay attention to it in the future."
Chen Feng's attitude of correcting his mistakes after he acknowledged them made Miranda even more satisfied.
As the two of them talked, they arrived at the restaurant. Several staff members were busy setting up the shooting scene, the most important of which was the lighting. Marcia had very strict requirements for this. She turned on the camera and adjusted it for a while before finalizing it.
The decorations and some props are much simpler.
However, even so, with Marcia's meticulous efforts, the setting and lighting still took more than half an hour.
After the scene was set up, Miranda, the heroine, and the actor who played the heroine's father entered the scene. At Marcia's order, the camera started filming.
The heroine came in from the door. The heroine's father was sitting at the dining table. There were messy electrical parts on the dining table. He looked like he was repairing the electrical appliances.
The father and daughter just stood here in the restaurant chatting, talking about human nature and love, as if the old father taught by words and deeds, and the daughter was quite enlightened. The picture and the father's words were very warm and touching.
Although this scene only lasted about three or four minutes, it took nearly an hour to film. The main reason was that Miranda's expression was not very good, and it took seven or eight consecutive shots before it was considered approved. This also shows that Marcia's film
The quality requirements for film shooting are very high.
After filming this scene, the crew, at Marcia's request, immediately rushed to the middle school in the town. At this time, it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon, and the students in the school had not finished class yet.
However, the crew had already contacted the school and paid the corresponding fees. The school was quite cooperative.
It will definitely take some time to just move the equipment again and then set it up and debug it properly.
Therefore, Chen Feng, Marcia and Miranda have some free time for the time being.
The few of them did not rush to the school, but sat down together on the sofa in the living room of this house.
"Originally, I wanted to bring Catherine here this time, but she didn't want to come. There was nothing I could do."
After Chen Feng sat down, he first explained something to Marcia. Speaking of which, Marcia had not seen her daughter for several days, especially after knowing that her daughter had recovered. She must have had some thoughts in her heart.
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However, Marcia also knew her daughter's character and said with a smile: "Katherine has such a character. She has no interest in filming, or even movies. On the contrary, she has always loved music and playing the piano.
Matthew and I didn't specifically guide her on this point. She fell in love with playing the piano after we took her to a concert when she was a child."
Everyone couldn't help but feel a little funny after hearing this. A world-renowned great director, but his own daughter is not interested in making movies at all. This is really a bit of a comedy.
"Katherine has a really good foundation. With her looks and temperament, if she wants to act, she can immediately become a new star in Hollywood as long as she performs her true nature." Miranda said sincerely.
Li Yixue also smiled and complimented: "Catherine is actually born with a fairy temperament. If she were to play a role like a fairy or a female elf, she would definitely become a movie star immediately."
Marcia shook her head and said: "It's a pity that she is not interested in acting at all. Otherwise, when she was a child, I would have trained her to be a child star."
After a few people chatted here for a while, they estimated that the time was almost up, and then got up and took the car to the middle school in the town.
The car drove into the middle school campus. Maybe because it was during class, there were not many people inside. The car parked under the teaching building. Under the guidance of the staff, several people came to the school's indoor basketball court together.
Even though this is just a middle school in a rural town, the facilities inside are very advanced. As for the indoor basketball court, universities in many countries may not be able to match it.
In addition, when I drove in just now, the playground of this school was also very well done. There is a football field in the middle. The greening of the stadium is very good, and there is an eye-catching plastic track surrounding the football field.
Several people came to the indoor basketball court. There are a total of 4 basketball courts here, all connected together. There are already many people inside. There should be people from classes or basketball teams practicing there.
The crew occupied a basketball court here, and many students around were pointing and looking.
When Li Dazhi saw so many people, he looked obviously nervous.
When Chen Feng came in, he secretly observed the face of Li Dazhi, this cheap disciple. Seeing that he looked like he couldn't hold himself up from the wall, he could only speak out and encourage him as much as possible: "Don't take this seriously. You
Just act according to the way I acted with you before. You are no worse than foreigners like them."
Li Dazhi could only nod his head with a grimace, but he didn't say anything like what he promised before.