"Is life always so painful? Or is it only like this when you're young? " The little girl took the handkerchief from Leon and wiped the blood from her nose. She stared at Leon and asked.
Leon was silent for a few seconds, then he replied softly, "Always."
Then, he looked at her again and said, "Keep it." Then, he turned around and walked to his room. The little girl looked down at the handkerchief in her hand and smiled. Then, she said, "Hey, I'm going to the grocery store to buy something. Do you want me to bring you milk? One bottle or two bottles? Two bottles, right? "
Leon stopped and turned around to look at Matilda for a few seconds. Finally, he nodded instead of tacitly agreeing like before. Matilda smiled happily and walked downstairs with light footsteps. The distance between the two of them narrowed again, and what happened after that was only logical.
After the scene was completed, the crew began to adjust again. Every staff member had a serious look on their faces. Because Adriaan emphasized that the next scene was very important. Although there were some newcomers in the team, most of them had worked with him in at least three movies, and some had even worked with him from the beginning to the end of six movies. Therefore, it was very clear that once Adrian emphasized something important, he would immediately become very harsh. If they didn't want to be severely reprimanded, they had to do their job well.
"Gina, come here!" Adriaan, who was standing by the door, looked at Natalie. Then, he turned around and said in a strict tone.
"What's the matter, sir?" A woman in her thirties walked over quickly and calmly.
Adriaan didn't waste any time. He raised the light meter to the little girl's face and said, "Do you see it?"
The light meter's bulb lit up with an orange light.
"Do you mean the light is a little dim?" Gina asked uncertainly.
"At first, Nada's back was lit. Plus, this is a narrow corridor, so the light needs to be dim. When the door opened, a bright white light hit her face. It's the level of daily light. At this time, Matilda's face should look pale, but now it's just deathly pale. " Adriaan said as he pointed at the girl's face. Although his tone was still stern, there wasn't much accusation in it.
"Got it. I'll take care of it right away." Gina nodded and took Natalie to do her makeup again.
Adriaan then continued to work on other things. Soon, all the work was ready. The most important scene of the whole movie was about to start. Adriaan was once again in charge of the camera.
The girl reached out and pressed the doorbell. Although she was sobbing silently, she still tried her best to stabilize her trembling body. When she walked past the door, she saw her father's corpse, heard the words "You killed a four-year-old child", and saw the person standing at the door staring at her back. All of these made her understand that if she showed a different expression, she would be the next one to be killed. The only thing she could rely on now was that the man she had chatted with could open the door.
"Please, open the door," she said softly while sobbing. Then, she pressed the doorbell again.
"I beg you, I beg you." She whispered again and again, pressing the doorbell again and again. Her shoulders were slightly trembling, and tears of fear and panic were rolling in her eyes, ready to fall at any time.
Finally, after what seemed like a moment, but also like a few worlds, the door was finally opened. The white light shone on the girl's tearful face, as if it was shining from heaven.
"Stop!" Adriaan's voice was much lower than usual. He took a deep breath and took a few seconds to adjust his emotions. Then, he waved his hand and said, "It's done."
Low sighs of relief could be heard. This scene had been repeated more than ten times.
"Are you okay, Nada?" After rubbing his face to calm himself down, Adriaan came to the side of Natalie, who was taking small sips of water under her mother's care.
"No problem, I'm fine." Although Natalie looked tired, she still gave Adriaan a smile.
Adriaan was silent for a few seconds. Then, he looked at her mother and sighed softly, "I have to apologize to you."
"Why?" Natalie showed a surprised expression.
"Originally, on the seventh take, your performance was already very good, but I still shot it continuously … almost 16 times." Adriaan raised his hands and waved. "Your performance surprised me, Nada. You are the most talented girl I have ever seen. I really want to see how far you can grow."
Natalie blinked, and the corners of her mouth gradually curled up. The surprise on her face gradually turned into joy. "It's okay, I just … just want to do better … Your praise is really touching … Mom, did you hear that?!"
She looked at her mother excitedly, and her words were slightly incoherent.
"Your performance is really good, dear." Sheila smiled and stroked her daughter's head. But when she raised her head to look at Adriaan, the smile disappeared. "Eide, I think it's better to reduce this situation as much as possible. If it's really necessary, we can also split it into two takes."
"Mom, splitting it into two takes is not good for the mood to build up." Before Adriaan could speak, Natalie spoke first.
"No, no, no, Nada, I agree with your mother." Adriaan spoke up for Sheila. "At least just like just now, there is already a good scene. It's not a big deal to split it into two takes."
"If that's the case, don't even think about shooting a second time if you stop the first time." Natalie immediately raised her eyebrows and said.
Adriaan was a little stunned. His eyes swept between Natalie and Sheila twice, and then he laughed. They shrugged and laughed at the same time.
It's really indescribably charming. Adriaan sighed softly in his heart. The reason why he repeated this scene more than ten times was, of course, not really because "I want to see how far you can grow." During the filming, the Natalie in front of the camera had an indescribable softness and strength, which made people want to hold her in their arms and comfort her. Especially when watching from the camera, this feeling was even stronger. Coupled with the various things that happened during the audition, even with Adriaan's self-control, it was inevitable that he would act impulsively.
"Eide? Eide?! "Natalie's voice seemed to come from the sky, pulling Adriaan back to reality.
"What's wrong?" He asked, and then he showed a look of realization. "Oh, sorry, I was distracted."
Natalie didn't speak, but she looked at him with a slightly strange expression.
"Did I do something too much?" Seeing her like this, Adriaan asked jokingly.
"What happened?" Sheila, who just went to get water, also asked.
"Nothing, I just think … Eide's distracted look is very interesting." Natalie stuck out her tongue and returned to her previous eccentric appearance. The fatigue between her eyebrows seemed to have disappeared.
"Rest well, there are still some finishing scenes for me to do." Adriaan smiled, then turned around and left.
I want her! This was the second time he said this in his heart.
Although Adriaan was in New York filming the movie, it didn't mean that he didn't care about other things, including work and life.
"Really? It's great that you like it. I can't wait to see your performance on the big screen. Maybe it won't be as amazing as in Pulp Fiction, but it will definitely be unexpected. " Adriaan held the phone and slowly paced in the room. Occasionally, he would stop to look through the glass at the night view outside.
Thanks to Nokia, they finally introduced a phone that was relatively small and could be held in the palm of one's hand. Although in Adriaan's eyes, this phone still couldn't escape the evaluation of being simple and crude, he immediately changed it after it was introduced. He also gave it to the people around him. At least it was much better than the big brick.
"Of course, I will definitely visit you, don't worry. How about this, when will you arrive in New York? I will pick you up at the airport. Oh, it doesn't matter, just be careful. " Adriaan chuckled, and his tone was full of concern. Coupled with the affectionate look when talking on the phone, at first glance, he really looked like a good lover.
At this time, the doorbell rang. Adriaan looked at the door and then at the other bedroom.
"Someone is coming, dear, I think I have to hang up," he said as he walked to the door. "Who is it? Oh, dear, I don't have x-ray vision or the ability to predict … "
Just as he opened the door, he suddenly froze on the spot. Outside the door was a tall woman with a head of black hair, wearing sunglasses and a brown windbreaker with a wide hem that reached her knees. She was also holding a Nokia phone by her ear.
"Do you know now?" The woman said with a chuckle.
Adriaan looked at the phone in his hand, then at the woman in front of him, shrugged and moved aside.
"You just told me that the crew of 'Delicious Love' won't arrive in New York for a few days." After the woman walked in, Adriaan complained in a joking tone.
"I just want to give you a surprise, Eide." The woman took off her sunglasses, revealing her beautiful face. Her sexy red lips opened slightly. Who else could it be but Monica Bellucci?
"Although it will be a few days before the crew arrives in New York for the location shooting, it doesn't mean that I can't come earlier." Monica took two steps and leaned against the back of the sofa, looking at Adriaan with a faint smile. "It seems that we have been separated for a few weeks."
"Oh, I have to apologize to you for not being able to fly back to Los Angeles last weekend." Adriaan chuckled. "By the way, did you come straight after you got off the plane?"
"I got off the plane and went to the hotel room I booked to prepare before coming over." Monica's eyes were teasing.
"So, there's a surprise?" Adriaan asked with a smile while stroking his chin.
Monica didn't say anything more. She just stared at Adriaan, slowly untied the belt of her trench coat, and then took it off. Her mature and sexy body, which was not wearing anything under the trench coat, appeared in front of him without reservation.
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