It was hard to describe the expressions of the people around him at this time. Some people were very stunned, some people were quite surprised, some people tried their best to hold back their laughter, but more people had a combination of several expressions, standing there not knowing what to do. As for Adriaan, his eyes were wide open, his mouth slightly open, and the corners of his mouth kept twitching, so much so that he even forgot to shout "stop." If there was a mirror in front of him, he would definitely find that his expression was similar to the widely circulated word "awkward" in his previous life.
"Um … Stop!" Adriaan, who had recovered, finally shouted, then looked at McKellen with a funny and depressed look. The old man, on the other hand, bowed like a gentleman, as if saying, "What else do you need?"
Many outstanding actors liked to improvise during filming, and McKellen was no exception. Generally speaking, the effect of this kind of improvisation was very good, especially for veteran actors who had been in the circle for a long time. After the production, these improvisations would often become the highlight of the film. For example, in "The Wire," Al Pacino found out that his girlfriend had found another man, and then made people scream and shout to take the television away.
But Adriaan did not expect that the old guy, McKellen, still remembered the joke that day. Although he did not have a rifle in his hand, he still looked imposing with a cane.
"Is there any problem with this?" Looking at his depressed look, McKellen asked with a smile.
"Nothing, you did … very well, Ian. I'm just … a little surprised." Glancing at Wood, Silver, and the others who were still laughing not far away, Adriaan sighed and said so.
Whether it was the performance or the tone of the speech, McKellen was just right, and it matched Gandalf's upright temper perfectly. The veteran actor was indeed extraordinary. But this was not what Adriaan cared about. He did not mind that his version of "The Lord of the Rings" had more changes and more highlights, but this was a little too strange.
He had experienced the kind of dislocation of time and space, where things that had not yet happened affected things that were happening, and then things that had not yet happened might never happen again. But it was rarely as intuitive and impactful as this. It was very interesting, wasn't it? This made Adriaan realize once again that this was his world!
After this episode, Adriaan basically adjusted his mentality. When he first planned "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, he planned to use at least ten months to film. But because he had a reference, the early preparations were relatively complete, and the progress of filming was better than expected. As long as he was there, many tedious parts didn't need to be filmed.
Therefore, Adriaan had the idea of speeding up the process. It would be even better if he could shorten it to six months. This was also one of the reasons why he was still not satisfied even though all the teams had tried their best after he left. He even asked them to put in 200% more effort. Now that Adriaan had adjusted his mentality, he just let nature take its course. Originally, ten months was already short enough. Shortening it by four months was really too much. Besides, everything was changing. Who knew if the progress would be shortened because of certain things in the future? Of course, it could be extended, but it didn't matter.
"Be careful, don't fall into the water. Pay attention to your safety." Adriaan, who was holding a megaphone, shouted to the staff who were busy on both sides of the stream. He then turned around and walked to another group of people. "Liv, are you ready?"
"Yes, I'm ready." Liv, who had already put on her makeup and costume, ran over excitedly. She happily spun in front of him. "How do I look? Do I look very beautiful?"
"Of course, you are the Elf Princess." Adriaan smiled and gave her a thumbs up. He didn't care at all about the looks of the people around him.
She wore a dark green trench coat with a high collar, tied together by a purple ribbon in the middle. The coat was adorned with exquisite elf-style decorations, and there were long white lace cuffs, leather gloves, and boots. Her jet-black hair was combed back, making her look valiant and noble at the same time. Her pointy fake ears made her look extraordinary.
"The weather is turning cold, so don't move around. Follow the trainer's instructions. If you fall into the water, it will be very bad," Adriaan said as he walked with her.
"Got it." Liv made a face and went to the horse. She pulled on the reins and affectionately stroked the horse. "Patty is a gentle girl. Don't worry."
As if happy with her praise, the pure white horse immediately snorted and came over to lick her. Liv immediately dodged while giggling. However, no matter where she hid, the horse would immediately come over and follow her everywhere, causing her to laugh even louder. Adriaan smiled and shook his head. It would be good if Liv could always maintain this innocent look.
Liv had arrived in New Zealand last weekend. After getting over the jet lag, she shot three to four scenes before starting to film the scene where Frodo was being chased by the Ringwraiths all the way to the border of Rivendell. It was not difficult and did not require much acting skills. The river of thousands of horses that was summoned by Arwen was added in post-production. The only thing they had to be careful of was to prevent the actors from accidentally falling into the river.
It was already April. The northern hemisphere was gradually entering summer, while the southern hemisphere was getting colder. Although falling into the water at this time would not be as bone-chilling as winter, it would still be very easy to catch a cold.
Fortunately, with Roland's reminder, there were no problems during the filming. After that, the crew temporarily wrapped up the outdoor filming and returned to the set up in Queenstown to prepare for the scenes in Rivendell. For example, the formation of the Ringwraiths, the conversation between Boromir and Aragorn in front of the Sacred Sword Nathir's fragment, and so on. As for the part where Arwen and Frodo ran wildly through the wilderness, they still had to wait for a while.
Those scenes were slightly dangerous, especially the running scene. Although they could use a stunt double and edit the scene in post-production to make it look faster, many parts still required Liv to do it herself. Even though her riding skills were not too bad and the danger was not too high, Adriaan still decided to wait for a while for her to adjust.
"I don't need to adjust, I can do it well now," Liv was a little dissatisfied and complained when she was alone with Adriaan.
"Don't be so childish, dear. Don't tell me you really want to scratch your pretty face?" Adriaan asked with a smile as he pinched her cheek.
In the scene by the river, because Arwen's face was scratched by a tree branch while she was protecting Frodo, the makeup artist had to draw on Liv's face. Liv had told Adriaan in private that it would be a terrible thing if it happened to her, but now she seemed to have changed her mind.
"What's wrong with that? You don't like it anyway." Liv pouted. She leaned on the sofa and supported her face with her hands. She rolled her eyes angrily.
"Hey, I just said it. Your face is a little long. You don't have to be angry until now, right?" Adriaan sighed. "Besides, it's not like I haven't said that before. You didn't seem to mind, did you?"
Liv snorted. She turned around and lay on her back without saying a word. Adriaan smiled and pulled her into his arms. "Alright, Liv. No one is perfect. You should look at your good points as well as your flaws. For example, your eyes are very beautiful, like sapphires in the night sky. You should know that Arwen has black hair and gray eyes in the novel, but I really don't want you to wear contact lenses for your beautiful eyes. "
"I knew it. You always have something nice to say." Liv snorted, but her tone was full of reproach. There was a hint of happiness in her eyes. She clearly enjoyed Adriaan's praise.
Adriaan smiled. He lowered his head and kissed her on the lips. His hands began to move. Liv chuckled. After lingering for a while, she suddenly turned around and straddled him, kissing him even more passionately.
When a person started to change from not caring about anything to only caring about something or someone, they would become calculative. That was why Liv could ignore Adriaan saying that her face was a little long in the past, but she couldn't anymore. But there was no need to worry. After such a long time, especially after her father's return, the relatively simple Liv was already in Adriaan's hands.
Her performance on the set of "The Lord of the Rings" had already explained everything. She only threw a tantrum in private. At other times, she would laugh and be affectionate with Adriaan without any scruples, as if they were lovers. Several young actors were extremely envious of her. At the same time, they gave up on pursuing Liv. But soon, something even more shocking happened.
"This place looks different from what I've seen before, Aunt Liv." Lily, who was held in his arms, looked around the studio.
"What's different?" Liv asked her with a smile.
"Well... it seems colder here." Lily, who tilted her head and thought for a long time, gave such an answer. Well, no matter how smart she was, she was only a four-year-old child.
"Well, dear, stop pestering Aunt Liv. Come to Mom, she's going to start working." Kate came over and carried Lily back from Liv.
"Liv, are you ready?" Adriaan came over.
"Yes." Liv immediately took off her coat, revealing a gorgeous robe with a half-moon collar. The little fellow immediately clapped her hands and said, "Wow, Aunt Liv is so beautiful."
"Thank you." Liv waved at her and then walked to the set. Adriaan walked up to Lily, kissed his daughter, and then kissed Kate before saying, "Wait a little longer. There are still more than ten scenes to go. Today's work is done. Tomorrow is the weekend. I'll accompany you to visit New Zealand. There are many places worth visiting in New Zealand."
At the same time, he winked at Charlize, who was behind Kate, and then turned to walk to the set.
All these scenes were witnessed by a group of actors. Not only were the young people astonished, but even Motson, Bin, Davis, and the others were in disbelief. At first, when Lily rushed in to hug Adriaan and call him daddy, they thought that she was his and Liv's daughter. However, when Kate and Charlize appeared later, Lily hugged Kate and called her mother.
Well, it was very likely that Adriaan had lived with a woman in the past and got her pregnant. Although he was now dating Liv, he had to shoulder the responsibility of being a father at the same time. But this inference soon became shaky, because Adriaan was quite close to Liv, Kate, and Charlize. It could be vaguely seen that he had a close relationship with them, especially when Charlize was his secretary and assistant. She was so young and beautiful. It was absolutely impossible to say that nothing had happened between them.
What was even more incredible was that the three women also had a good relationship with each other. Although Liv, Kate, and Charlize were slightly more indifferent, it was enough to make people dizzy. So … the answer was … Adriaan's colleague maintained a close relationship with the three women? And the three women got along very well?!
Of course, no one would discuss this in front of Adriaan, not even if McCellen was here — the old man had returned to England for a rest this week. But it was different outside of work, especially on the weekends.
"You know, I saw Adrian and his daughter having lunch with Liv, Kate, and that … Charlie in a restaurant in town the other day. The atmosphere was really harmonious. It was amazing." In the bar, a few men were drinking and chatting, and then Sean Charlton, who played the role of Sam, was drinking and chatting. In the bar, several men were drinking and chatting.
"Maybe … Kate is just Lily's mother, Charlize is her friend, and Adriaan is really just dating Liv?" Elijah Wood said hesitantly. Among these people, he was relatively young and did not like to complicate things too much. Besides, the object of discussion was the director of the movie.
"How is that possible? Didn't you hear what Hadley, one of the assistant directors, said? That Charlize is Adriaan's secretary assistant." Davis shook his head. "Let's put it this way. If the boss of a big company has a beautiful female secretary, then the two are very close to each other. What's more, all three women are very beautiful, aren't they?"
"Well, John, these topics are not for us to discuss." Motson wanted to stop the topic.
"Come on, Vigo, what should we do if we don't discuss this? As long as we don't talk about it in front of Adriaan, he won't care even if he knows. " Davis waved his hand indifferently, then looked at Silver, who had not spoken much. "By the way, Silver, what do you think? I heard that the three of you have a good relationship with Adriaan. "
"Well …" Silver thought for a moment. "Well, I'll just say one thing. Think about what other titles our miracle director has in Hollywood."
His words immediately made everyone in the room ponder. After a long while, Austin clapped his hands. "By the way, playboy!"
Several people showed a look of sudden realization, which then turned into envy. Needless to say, they knew what the answer should be. Although it was a little exaggerated and unbelievable, as long as they thought about Adriaan's achievements, it seemed to make sense.
"He really is a man who is good at creating miracles," one guy sighed.
"Yes, maybe they have even played threesomes or even foursomes together," another guy said.
Soon, the topic began to go deeper, then extended to other aspects, and finally turned to something unrelated.
Adriaan had already expected this situation. Since he had been so generous with Liv and the others in the crew, it was normal for people to talk about it behind his back. He was not too worried. Most of them had been in the entertainment industry for several years, and they knew what to say and what not to say, not to mention Motson, who was relatively decent.
As for the younger ones, such as Wood and Silver, they could help to remind them. This kid knew his style better than the other actors, and he had always been loyal to him. If he was not so passionate about music, Adriaan would even try to support the youngest Oscar winner. Besides, most of the team were veterans who had worked with him for a long time. They would also help to remind some people who got carried away. So, why bother about this?
"Well, darling, if you keep pressing it like that, the poor thing will die." Adriaan, who poured himself a glass of red wine, looked at Lily, who was giggling and fiddling with the puppy on the ground.
"No, Lulu likes it very much." Lily did not raise her head and continued to "ravage" the petite Pomeranian.
Likes it very much? Adriaan looked at the puppy that was pressed on the ground and shook his head. It could not resist being manipulated like this. Should it be said that the puppy had been trained well, or that Lily was very powerful?
"Lily, listen to Daddy and let go of Lulu," said Kate, who came out of the bathroom in his pajamas.
"Okay, okay, listen to Mommy." The little fellow stuck out her tongue and finally let go of the puppy. Lulu, whose hair was a mess, immediately jumped out and hid under the sofa, refusing to come out. It was normal. The poor thing had been "ravaged" by Lily and the troublemakers more than once. Adriaan had seen it several times, not to mention the times when he did not see it.
"Mommy is done. It's your turn, Lily." Adriaan drank the liquid in the glass and came to the little fellow.
"Why is it Daddy and not Mommy?" Lily blinked and asked.
"First, Mommy has already washed it. Second, I won't be able to wash it for you soon. Third, do you hate Daddy washing you?" Adriaan grabbed her with one hand.
"Of course not." The little fellow giggled and then asked curiously, "Why can't Daddy wash me in the future?"
"Because there is a difference between men and women."
"Why is there a difference between men and women?"
"Because that's how God created people."
"How did God create people?"
"Oh, that's a very, very long story."
"I want to listen to the story."
"Okay, but don't splash water on me while you're telling the story."
At this moment, the doorbell rang. Kate went to open the door and Charlize, who was dressed in casual clothes, came in. "I've had enough fun these two days. There are many things that you should see, Eide."
"But I want to wash the little fellow now." Adriaan looked at Lily, who was lying on his shoulder, and then looked at her.
"Let me do it." Kate shook her head and reached out to take Lily, but Adriaan refused.
"Come in together. While I'm washing the little fellow, you can tell me the general story first." He said with an evil smile.
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